The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-04-18
A heavy frost Tuesday night.

y few OF our autOmObiliSts have
been brave enough to try the roads
this week.
Our sailor boys are anxiously
awaiting orders to leave any moment
for the great lakes.
The walls and ceiling of Central
Hall have been calcimined-a much
needed Improvement.
Lowell Munroe has moved from the
house he recently sold to- Charley
Martin, to the Merrill fiat
Frank Jackson. who has been con-
fined to his home by sickness for
three weeks is out around again.
Jacob Miller is re-shingling his
dwelling house and making other
improvements about the premises.
Vacant houses in Yale cannot be
found. A few tenement houses would
be very desirable at the present
time
Street commissioner Henry and
assistants have been busy this week
cleaning the streets of dirt and
rubbish.
The warm rains of the past week
have started vegetation and the
lawns of the city present a green
appearance.
Mrs. ]. e. Staley gave pleasant
6 o'clock lunch on Wednesday. q
dozen covers being laid. The event
was in honor Of Beulah Benedict.
Tuesday evening Florence Har-
rington entertained a number of
guests in honor OF her friend Miss
MCGEE. A very enjoyable evening
was spent.
The Misses Hayward and Pierce
entertained a dozen young ladies
Monday evening in their rooms at
Mrs Rounds and delightful time
was had by all,
Geo. Weston has purchased the so
acre farm in Greenwood known as
the Henry Doelle place and will
move onto the same as soon as
Theodore Ulrich moves off.
The following pupils names were
omitted from the first grade list in
the roll Of honor published in the
Yale EXpositor last week:-Donald
Minnie, Harold and Villa Saunby.
We learn with regret that our old
| friend and former. resident of Yale,
Robert w. Menerey, is seriously ill
at his home in Coleman His brother
Isaac left Yale last Saturday to see
| him.
Fred +. Farley of Croswell spent the
winter in Florida, and when his
| friends tell him about the severe win
ter we experienced in Michigan, they
| find it hard work to convince him that
they are telling the truth
A local poet the other day handed
us the following: How sweet is
spring, when the brides sing, and the
baseball fans and the ALSO rams" com
mence to plan their annual plans, and
the good housewife, with her head in
a towel, tears up the home while the
babies howl.
| We had several showers of rain on
Sunday with thunder. The sun bare.
| ly peeped out once or twice during
| the day. 1t was another disappoint.
ing Sunday for the new spring hats,
| but the ladies who hadn't theirs all
went to church well pleased to wear
the old ones.
A letter addressed to VIM. Weese
Jr., Lynn, Mich, was found behind a
drawer in the Capac postoffice last
week, that had been mailed nearly
10 years ago. The long delayed letter
was delivered to its rightful owner
and after reading it he remarked, "Oh
well, it might have been different,
but she is married now"
Theodore Ulrich, residing 6 ga
miles east and l-2 mile north of
| Yale, or miles north of Fargo, will
offer for sale at public auction at the
premises on Monday, April %, all of
his farm live stock, implements, etc.
He has sold his farm. Sale com
mences at one o'clock sharp. Terms
usual. Geo. w. Bell auctioneer.
Governor Osborn has issued a proc
lamation designating Friday, May 3,
as Arbor and Bird Day throughout
Michigan and asking the people to
earnestly observe it. He asks the
superintendent and teachers in the
schools, women's clubs and farm and
| city organizations to encourage the
| planting of trees and the protection
OF wild birds.
w. II. Fletcher of Yale, and Robert
S. Fletcher of Marlette, were called
here last week by the serious illness
of their mother, Mrs. Chas. Fletcher.
| Two daughters, Mrs. Billings and Mrs.
Weston of Speaker also arrived no
Friday. At the present writing, Mrs.
Fletcher is gradually improving, but
| her recovery will naturally be slow
on account of her advanced age
Lexington News.
We noticed by one of our last
weeks exchanges that an Easter
shower was given one of the rural
mail carriers consisting of 81 hens
eggs, goose eggs, pound of but
| ter, 2-quart can of buttermilk,
pounds of smoked ham, and a variety
OF vegetables. We will wager pair
of our last years socks that most
any one of Yale's' rural carriers
would appreciate such a shower
April is a brief emotional month
which has only 30 days and spends
most of its time weeping for the S1st.
1t arrives just after the backbone of
March has been broken and lasts un-
| til IL is safe to put on a thin necktie