The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-12-11
"KLONDIKE BILL"
A VERY RICH MAN.
HE BELIEVES IN PATRONlZ-
ING HOME INSTITUTIONS.
Having Just Recently Returned From
the Gold Fields and Purchased a
Fine Farm Near Yale as a
Xmas Present for his Newly
Married Neice and Her
Husband. Will start
them up in Life as
Wedding Gift.
A Realistic Romance.

A few days ago there arrived in this
city gentleman familiarly known
among his old friends as "Uncle Bill,'
or "Klondike Bill" as it was in Alaska
where he had just recently accumulat-
ed a fortune in the gold fields. He had
with him his newly married niece, Fan
ME and her husband John.
They put up at the Paisley Hotel on
South Main street. "This," said he, sis
a typical Michigan hotel of the first
class. / have known Mr.. j. B. Paisley,
the owner and proprietor, for years,
and he is mine host after my own
heart, a thorough business man, en-
dowed with that delightful intuition
that makes guest feel at home, com
Portable, contented and in mighty good
luck. The house is one of convenience
and a home for the travelling public;
the apartments are well furnished and
the cuisine all that superior chef and
unlimited orders can make it, / have
engaged rooms here for you to occupy
until your own house is i'm readiness"
With these remarks Uncle Bill grac-
iously presented the deed of the fine
farm he had bought them. They then
hired a rig and drove out to the farm.
Now where to-" asked the polite dri
yer, as the trio entered the conveyance.
Uncle Bill looked askance at his wards.
"Oh, goodness knows, there's lots to
buy" remarked Fannie. "Then sup
pose we buy lots FIRST" quoth John
without turning hair. Uncle Bill
saw the point and started for j. A.
Rapley's law, abstract, real estate and
loan office, nearly opposite the First
National Bank, remarking on the way.
IL can always depend on j. A. Rapley
for bargains in real estate and loans, as
he never holds out false lights to in
duce people to buy. He can also make
your abstracts and draw up your con-
tracts and mortgages. What Rapley
tells you about property may be set
down as solid facts as his judgment on
good things is par excellence" The
party were not long in making dicker
for nice house on pleasant street in
Yale, besides another farm which I'm
Gle Bill knew to be a splendid invest
ment.
''By the way" exclaimed Uncle Bill
with paternal air, "the next thing to
look after is the lumber for those other
improvements which are so absolutely
necessary. Come with me and I'll in
troduce you to my old friends, the y ale
Lumber & Coal Co., whose Office is near
the railway station, who are the princi-
pal dealers in that line in this city and
they have well equipped and conven-
iently arranged coal shed, lumber yard
and storehouses in connection. They
carry the most complete line of build.
ing material in the county, everything
from the stills for the foundation to the
shingles for the roof, including doors,
windows, newell posts, mouldings and
lath, fine interior finish, etc. 1t is
pleasant to deal with II. IL. Holden,
the manager, for greatest aim is to give
satisfaction TO every customer, and ev-
erybody for miles around Yale buy
their lumber and building material
from them. Special attention is given
to car load lots. They keep everything
for the completion of a modern home.
They engaged carpenter to build it.
"How about the plumbing, Uncle
enquired Fannie, "you remember you
said you would see somebody about
that" "Jess so, jess so; and we shant
have any bother to do that work either.
I'll go and see Schlegelmlch Il Sweet