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Morning Star, October 1, 2023, pg. 6
We continue with our theme of "Albion, 100 Years Ago." October 2, 1923: "City Considering Water Meters. At last evening's regular session of the City Council, the matter of installing a system of water meters was discussed, but no action was taken." October 2, 1923. "Mrs. Stanley Bounowski, 726 Austin Ave., was severely cut on the head and narrowly escaped having a fractured skull about noon today at her home when one of the boarders said to be one Frank Nugo hit her on the head it is alleged with a stone. A physician was called and dressed the wound which was a bad one because of a cut artery. People of the neighborhood averted that Nugo had been drinking." October 3, 1923. "Frank Bronitchik pled guilty to a charge of assault and battery in the court of Justice Wm. S. Price late Tuesday and paid a fine of $10 and costs. He was the man who inflicted a severe scalp wound upon Mrs. Stanley Bounowski, Austin Ave, resident yesterday about noon by throwing a stone at her. Chief of Police Clyde Stoddard made the arrest." October 4, 1923. "Alex Dmitruk, 25 years old, died yesterday at 10:30am at his farm home, 5 miles south of Eaton Rapids. He formerly lived in Albion and the remains were brought late yesterday to the home of his mother-in-law on Austin Ave." October 5, 1923. "A preliminary meeting for the organization of a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan was held Thursday evening at the White School house, at the northern end of Maple St. Road north of Albion about two miles, and was attended by a crowd of something over one hundred men, most of whom came from this vicinity." October 9, 1923. "Word was received yesterday at the Albion Confectionery of the death of the 9-month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Speros Andritsakes, formerly of this city, which occurred about August 29 at Sparta, Greece. She was born at the Albion City Hospital January 10; her parents having returned to Greece during the summer." October 13, 1923. "The Union Grocery on Austin Ave. and two residences in the section of the city were raided by local officers late Friday. A quantity of wine was found in the store it is said, and some mash was located in one residence. Three men were arrested and were taken to Battle Creek, where their cases will probably be tried in Justice court." October 15, 1923. "Four Albion youths were arrested in Eaton Rapids Saturday night on a drunk charge. They told the officers they secured the liquor at the Union Grocery on Austin Ave., which place was raided Friday." October 16, 1923. "The Bijou Theatre, moving picture house located in the Rosenthal Block, S. Superior St., has changed hands. M.E. Klinkel of Monroe is taking it over from George McGuire who has been the proprietor for the past eight years." "Robert Wochholz, meter-reader for the Consumers Power Company, is walking on crutches as the result of being bit by a dog in one leg this morning, when he visited the home of Stanley Bounowski, Austin Ave. The animal, which was ordered kept confined that it may be watched for any sign of rabies, growled when Wochholz entered the place, but when he started to leave, it attacked him." October 19, 1923. "Marjorie Kuhn of Jackson, charged with the slaying of Zelon Lake of that city, who died at Jonesville December 26 last, from strychnine poisoning, was found guilty of first-degree murder, later Thursday, after the jury had been out five hours and ten minutes." "A Dodge coupe owned by Carl Schumacher, N. Superior St., was taken from the Albion Malleable Iron Company's garage near the plant on W. Chestnut St. this morning, and the local officers were attempting to locate it this afternoon." October 20, 1923. "John McKinney House Raided, Booze is Found. A quantity of liquor said to be both wine and whiskey, was secured by a part of county officers in a raid on the farm residence of John McKinney, on the Clark St. Rd. just north of the Hayes Company's plant Friday evening." October 22, 1923. "Schumacher Car Found in Jackson. The two young men who are thought to have driven it to Jackson parked the car near Main St. and one of them sat in the machine all night, it was learned."
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