Chesaning Deaths (1877)
Local deaths that happened in the general area of Chesaning, Michigan as recorded in the pages of The Chesaning Argus.
January 29, 2023
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The Chesaning Argus, November 21, 1877
The classifieds section of this week’s edition of The Chesaning Argus provides some insight into local Native American culture, and furnishes an epilogue to the story of a brutal murder.
January 26, 2023
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The Fall of Shako
The Fall of Shako is the account of a historical battle between two Indian chiefs that took place near Chesaning, along the banks of the Shiawasse River. It’s author was a young James Oliver Curwood (1878-1927), who would later go on to become an acclaimed writer of adventure novels.
January 24, 2023
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The Chesaning Argus, November 14, 1877
This week we receive some insight into both the past and the future of The Chesaning Argus, and one local pioneer gives his own personal recollections of the great Indian chief Shako, who once made his camp near Chesaning.
January 23, 2023
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The Forgotten Places of Chesaning
The area surrounding the village of Chesaning contains a surprisingly high number of now lost and forgotten places of interest, most of which no longer appear on any map, and many that have even faded from local memory.
January 13, 2023
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