The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-08-31
THURSDAY. AUGUST 81, 1911.

Harbor Beach band reorganized last
week and elected new officers.
The Sanilac County Farmer has
started subscription contest.
The Inlay City ball boys got "fussed"
while playing the BloOmer Girls, con-
sequently lost the game Is to /.
Gallinger =. Il Mclnally, of North
Branch, will put up new brick build
ing OH Banker street for blacksmith
shop.
China township had very severe
rain and hail storm last week. Much
damage was done to the crops in that
section.
The annual picnic of the St Clair
County Pomona Grange was held in
Aldrich's Grove, Capac, on Wednesday,
August 80.
Warren Stone, of RichmOn I, return
Ell short time ago from the west and
is now telling glowing stories of its
possibilities
Algonac residents think they are it
now that III. i. Prescott's cruiser Sea
Wolf won a perfect score in the Scripps
endurance test.
TWO accidents occurred IN Decker.
vile last week when David Bombard
and Johnnie Odgen were injured OH
wagons while driving teams.
Chas. Rice, of Hutchinson, Kans., is in
Minden City epdeavorng To prove that
he is entitled to quarter interest in an
estate OF $4,000 lett by his aunt.
The Dean family, of Brown City,
held their annual reunion last week.
Although the weather was not of the
best yet good time was enjoyed.
Everyone is boosting for band at
Memphis. The old instruments will be
repaired and new ones bought in or
der to put that town or the musical
list again.
Last week The Richmond Review
ran supplement giving an excellent
writeup and photograph of the State
Sanitorum at Howell for the treatment
of consumption.
William Singstock, of near HarbOr
Beach, lost fine barn and the years
harvest last week when a spark from
the threshing engine set it on fire. 1t
was valued at $4,000.
Bert Smith, of Burns, committed
suicide last Thursday morning by shoot
ing himself with a shot gun. 1t is
said he broOded over the death of his
uncle in Washington.
The Sanilac county Republican lost a
good and faithful person in Miss Efle
Parish who has been connected with
that paper for thirteen years. Leona
Pritchett takes her place as Miss Parish
resigned last Saturday.
The Business Mems Association
along the Sand Beach line held an ex-
cursion last week which was well
patronized They went to Tashmoo
Park A large crowd attended and
everyone enjoyed the days outing.
Three young boys of Algonac are
starting in to make business of
burglary, but their plans were nipped
in the bud when they were captured by
Nerna Harsen and Henry Cunning
ham while rObbing the lunch counter
belonging to the former.
A double wedding took place We'd
nesday, Aug Is at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hill, near Capac, when
their daughters Pearl May and Rose
Maud married Melvin Cole, of Pontiac,
and John Bryce, of Capac The young
couples took short trip.
The annual Field Day which Memphis
way. Horse races, foot races, and 9TH
er sports amused the largest crowd
which ever attended one of these meets.
Memphis successfully demonstrated
that she could entertain large crowds.
A careless auto driver ran into
buggy containing Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Chisholm as they were returning home
Sunday afternoon and tipped it over,
breaking the harness and severely
bruising the occupants. The auto did
not stop to learn about the damage.
Sheriff Graham is on the job investigat-
ing.
Melvin Stark, of Marine City, an
eight-year- old boy, was drowned i'm st.
Clair river last week. He discovered
an old boat and climbed in. The boat
drifted from shore and becoming
frightened the boy jumped overheard
and soon sank. The body was recover
ed later.
The Marlette Leaders weekly state
ment that Marlette is the best town in
the Thumb seems to be quite strongly
disputed. Brown City, Croswell, Min
den City, Harbor Beach, Sandusky and
Others are all running her close race.
All these towns are up to the snuff and
Marlette will have to show them the
reason why she is the only pebble OH
beach.
The Minden City Herald was twenty
two years old with its last issue. Bro.
Meredith is endeavoring to give the
good people of that town and surround
ing country newsy and boosting
paper and is succeeding nobly i'm his
efforts. The Herald's advertising
columns are well patronized and the
news columns are full of good reading
matter well written.