The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-02-21
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At Central Hall, Yale
Saturday Evening, Feb. %, 1908.
Mrs. Mary Hennessy is sick at her
home on south Main street.
The Michigan Press Association held
ameeting at Saginaw two days this week
The state Farmers Institute round
up will be held at Lansing, Feb. % to
Chas. A. Ponsford is the proud father
of baby girl born on sunday last.
Congratulations.
The fellows now out to beat Taft are
the same gents who were charter mem
bers of the Anything to Beat Roose-
velt' club.
BY last weeks Sanilac County Times
we notice that James, the ten-months-
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Water
man is quite sick.
Sam Bonney remarked to a represent
ative of the EXpositor the other day
"They say the thumb is snow bound.
l think its the whole hand"
a number of young people were pleas
antly entertained at the home of Lillian
Bricker on Friday evening of last week.
Everyone reports most enjoyable time.
Chas. Z. Wells has been engaged by
the members of the Brown City Cornet
Band to instruct them the coming season
He will go to that place one night each
week.
Next Monday evening is the regular
meeting of the Foresters. A special
program will be rendered and every
member is earnestly requested to be
present.
The NYB's had a very pleasant
evening at cards last Friday, at the
home of Mrs. Herb Hennessy. Re
freshments were served by the host
esses of the evening.
Henry Welch is planning on fitting
up the building which he now occu-
pies in order to install an electric the
atre. He will open this to the public
about April LIST, and run the same dur
ing the summer months.
Although the list of recently elected
officers of the LOTMM was published
in the Exposition, some are at loss to
know whom to pay their dues and as
sessments to. Mrs. Mary Hennessy was
installed Finance keeper and all moneys
should be paid to her.
A recent ruling from the postal au-
thorities at Washington is that paper
containing a news item of someone
"holding the lucky number" in a draw
ing contest, or any similar expression
shall not be entitled to mailing privileges
of the postal department.
The Con- Con raised the salaries of six
star officers at their meeting Feb 49,
The Governor who received "a 1000, now
gets $1,000, the Attorney general from
$500, to $1,000; state treasurer from
$1,000 to $500; auditor general from
$1,000 to $500; and secretary of state
from $500 to $500.
A ship canal between Lakes Michigan
and Erie, from Benton Harbor to the
vicinity of Toledo is projected in a bill
introduced by Rep. Charles V. Fornes
of New York. The secretary of war is
instructed by the bill to survey the ca
nal and report the cost. To make the
survey 100000, or as much thereof as
shall be needed, is appropriated by the
measure.
Wellington Beaver and wife moved
their household goods to Saginaw on
Tuesday of this week, and Tuesday
evening they left to make their home
in that city. Mr.. Beaver has been the
manager of Fred Brueck's harness shop
here for the past year, and has given
entire satisfaction. All will regret to
lose Mr.. and Mrs. Beaver who have made
many friends during their stay in our
city.
A wave of prohibition is sweeping
over parts of Michigan. In all proba-
bility row of counties through CEN
trail Michigan from the Indiana line to
Grand Traverse county will go dry at
the coming spring election. For the
past two Sundays the lid has been
clamped down tight i'm Detroit. There
will be something doing at the next
election alright.
In the debate last Monday night be-
tween the Phi Phi Alpha and Zeta
Sigma literary societies of Alma Col
lege, the Phi Phi's won a unanimous
vote. On the winning team were Her
man Morse, John Marchmont and
Francis Cobb, while OH the Zeta Sig
ma team were George Horst, Alex.
Sayles and Don Casterlin. This makes
the second consecutive year which the
Phi Phi's have beaten the Zeta Sigs.
The winning team goes to Olivet April
II, to debate team there. The ques-
ton will be the same as debated Mon
day, "Resolved that the federal govern
ment should levy a progressive inheri.
lance tax, constitutionality conceded"