The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-04-14

S|~rN"~~~N~O0(~> >-N~'>' -|~"~>>N~~~0~"~-
At midnight, April Is, the life saving
stations on Lake Huron were opened
for the season.
The annual tax sales of st. Clair
county will be held at the county
treasurers office on the first Tuesday in
May.
Ashrey creek, at Memphis, received
ten thousand brook trout last week.
There will be fine fishing in Ashrey
creek in few years.
Nathan May, mail carrier at the
Marine City post office, was struck by
q Rapid railway car, while delivering
mail and is probably seriously injured.
He is an old man.
Capt. John Sinclair, for over % years
vessel captain on the great lakes
and for over 30 years light house
keeper at various stations on the inland
seas, died last week.
The flax mill at Brown City closed
for the season last week and will be-
gin operations again about July 20.
Over $4,000 was paid out to farmers
and for labor during the year.
Down in Marine City man was
| digging basement under his house
| last week when he came across several
crooks of nice, sweet butter, probably
put away by former tenant of the
! place.
! L. L. Dawson, who was appointed in
| spector of immigrants at Windsor, will
not take the position, but will accept
the state management of the lie Marie
Perfumery Co., which will locate him
| in Detroit.
Oliver Jacobs, of Clyde township,
! lies ill with pneumonia at his home,
and his wife creates such disturbance
about the house that he gets no rest.
Neighbors have asked for warrant to
arrest Mrs. Jacobs.
Mrs. William Canham, of Port Hur-
on, dropped dead from heart disease,
while at work at her home last Friday
morning. Her husband had left home
only 10 minutes before to take the train
for Detroit. Mrs. Canham was subject
to heart attacks.
John Harrison, proprietor of a hotel
in Deckerville, about six weeks ago
sold out, intending to buy hotel at
Almont. He went to Detroit with
$1,000 and has not been seen or heard
of by his family since. 1t is believed
he has been BULLY dealt with.
The Ladies History Class of st. Clair
has organized a society to be known as
the st. Clair Improvement Society, the
object of which will be to encourage
and promote a movement to improve
the streets and beautify all public
and private properties within the cor
porate limits.
The investigation of matters pertain
ing to the Lapeer county poor board
has cost that county about $1,000. The
members of the poor board, John Hev-
ener, of Lapeer, John Dec, Of North
Branch, and Marvin Welton, of INLAY
City, were dismissed from office and a
new poor board was elected.
The Grand Trunk locomotive shops
at Port Huron were closed at noon last
Saturday for an indefinite time, reason
stated that general overhauling and
repairs would be given the machinery,
etc. The closing was surprise to the
500 workmen. 1t is thought that it
meant the forestalling of strike.
ID. ii. Dorman's wooden mills at Mar
lette were nearly destroyed 10y fire on
Monday of last week. The mill was
not running but the gasoline engine
was being used to saw wood outside.
1t is not likely that Mr.. Dorman will
rebuild as this is his third burn out,
loss this time being $1,000 with no in
surance. 1t is thought, however, that
a stock company will be organized and
a mill put up.