The Yale expositor., 1912-03-07
THURSDAY, MAR. Z, 1912.
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There are several cases of small .pox
in st. Clair
A knitting factory is possibility
for Sandusky.
Prosecuting Attorney II. O. Bah
cock, of Sandusky, has announced his
candidacy for second term.
Armada citizens will have an oppor-
tunity to vote on the new railroad
franchise next Monday, March IL.
A number of Inlay City residents
were poisoned by eating tainted meat.
AS yet no serious results have follow
ed.
The Thumb papers are all full of
railroad talk. Numerous roads and
routes are being proposed and dispos-
ed of.
Deckerville is another of the Thumb
towns which will vote to bond itself
for an electric light and waterworks
plant.
AlmOnt is considering new water
works system. "A committee visited
several neighboring towns and report
has been prepared for the council.
Mrs. William Erb, of Mead township,
was found dead in a snowbank 40 rods
from her home. Returning from
neighbours, she lost her way and froze
to death.
Judge Beach has ordered the jurors
drawn for the March term of the San
lilac. county circuit court to report Mon
day, March IL, instead of Tuesday,
March D.
The site of the Harrington hotel,
which recently burned at Brown City,
will not be vacant long as Frank Nc
Dougall will build an auto and buggy
repository.
}. w. Atkins, of Marlette, the furni-
ture and hardware dealer, has been
obliged to give up his business on &C
count of i'll health. He expects to
leave for California.
The Lexington News, in an effort to
show the world that their city is not
dead one by long shot, uses a couple
of columns writing up the towns in
dustries and business places
The Diamond Crystal Salt Co., of st.
Clair, is putting out new thing in
brick salt tt be used by dairy and stock
farmers. There is Il great need for
this and success will be theirs.
j. X. Osgerby, late superintendent of
the Vassar school and formerly of the
Marlette schools, has resigned and ac-
cepted a position as state agent in
Nebraska for school furnace COM
pany.
Jay Shaw, an eccentric character aud
well known in st. Clair county politics,
has lived in Port Huron 40 years under
the name of Shaw, but dying, leaves a
letter which says his real name is Will
lam Plimpton. He was 81 years Of
age.
Bad Axe has four pioneers who have
lived within the city limits more than
quarter of century and whose com
bined age is 345 years. Grandma Elvin
is 90, Charles Collins is 80, hale and
hearty. Mrs. Haller and Mrs. Long
are each 81 and both in good health.
The Harbor Beach News had an ex-
citing time last Tuesday morning when
fire was discovered in the press room.
However the firemen and many other
willing ones were Oh hand and the fire
was soon put out. The occupants of
the Bartlett block were given scare,
but the most damage was done to the
News Office.
"A pathetic death occurred near Mar.
lette last week. John Hansen and his
blind wife lived alone and while he
was reading to her as she lay in bed,
she heard a fall, and with the aid of
her cane found that her husband lay
on the floor. She sat beside him ex-
pecting neighbors in, but no one came
until the next afternoon, when the sad
case was discovered and arrangements
made for the burial