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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09

bank has prospered wonderfully and
the foOtings now run into the mil
lions. Some time ago the Moore
brothers became interested in a large
lumber tract in Oregon and George
w. Moore. who had been cashier, left
to take up his residence out there
Since then the Moores have erected a
mammoth mill, have established Off
ces in Oregon and San Francisco, and
Fred T. Moore will now devote more
OF his time TO the financial end of the
business George W. being now busy
III the operating end, where they EN-.
ploy hundreds of men. Three years
ago, it is stated, the Moores were Of
fered half a million dollars for their
Oregon proposition. Having made
their first money in the lumber woods
they decided to work it out them.
selves. Fred T. Moore was formerly
mayor of Port Huron and George w,
Moore has held several state positions
OF honor and trust.
Judge Stephen A, Graham, who
takes Mr.. Moore's place as cashier
of the st. Clair County Savings bank,
needs no introduction to the people
Of St Clair county. He has just COM
pleted his tenth year as Judge OF
probate and is well known for his ex-
cellent work in that office, not only
here, but throughout the state He ia
vice-president of the Probate Judges
association. During the time he has
been Judge of probate he has also
been closely associated with the bank
in IN .nnanit,r Of att a., Il
ing Mr.. MOore's place when the lat
ter was called away on other bust
ness. In this manner he has become
thoroughly acquainted with the de
tails of the banking business and is
especially well equipped to step into
this position. His legal training
serves him TO good purpose. During
all of his career as judge of probate
he has had many intricate problems
with which to deal and has only been
reversed once, by the higher court,
an almost unequalled record Judge
Graham is conservative and bears an
envlable reputation and goes into his
new position with the best wishes OF
his friends, who are legion.
IL regret severing my pleasant re.
Idlion WIN tle 81 SldiI COuity odN
ihgs bank, but our other interests in
Port Huron and our timber interests
west demand my time" said Fred T.
Moore to reporter. George and |
have built an immense property in
Oregon and have finally reached the
point where we must give more tiT'
to it. We are lumbermen first. That's
how we started right in the woods Of
Michigan. We both like the lumber
business, We have one of the finest
capacity, We could not live long
enough to cut off all the timber In
the tract we control"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09

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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09
May l5!h, Clean-Up Day.

The special attention OF Iale's citi.
Zrna IL called 10 the fact that Wednes.
day, the 10Th of May, has been desig-
mated AS "Clean Up Day throughout
the state, and that everyone should
make special effort to have their yard
cleaned up by that time. Those who have
40 means Of drawing away their rub.
blsh such as tin cans, etc, will kindly
place the same IN heap on the side of
the street shortly before that date and
the City street Commissioner will at
tend To it.
A city inspector has been appointed
whose duty 1t is to assist the health
board in looking after the sanitary
condition Of the city, and will make
his Inspection Immediately after May
18th, and all closets, barn yards and
other nuisances detrimental to the
public health must be taken care of
before that dale
j 4 STEVENS Msyor
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09

JUDGE GRAHAM RESIGNS.
Fred r. Moore Resigns as Cashier ST.
Clair County Savings 6ank-Judse
Graham Will Succeed Him.

On May lst change OF interest TO
banking circles throughout the county
and state will take place at the ST
Clair County Savings bank. Fred 7,
Moore, who has been cashier of the
bank for several years past, has re-
signed to become more actively en-.
gagged in the big timber business in
Oregon, along with his brother, Geo.
w. Moore, who took up his residences
in the west several years ago. Steph-
Ell A. Graham, Judge of probate of
this county, who has been attorney
and director of the bank for several
years, has been elected cashier in
place of Mr. Moore and will resign
his official position and give his time
and attention entirely to the work Of
the bank. The other officers of the
bank remain unchanged.
The st. Clair County Savings bank
was founded by the Moores and from
IA small institution has grown to be
one of the strongest and most power
ful in this section of the state. Under
the management of the Moores the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09
viii Change Their Residence.

The following news item taken from
the Owosso Evening Argus of April %,
Will he of interest to Yale friends:
"Mr and Mrs. +. \. GriswOld returned
saturday afternoon from Lansing
where they have purchased residence
known as the Coleman property at az
Allegan street. They have sold their
residence at 32l Park street, in this city,
and expect to move to Lansing in IA few
days. The girls and boys of the ele
mentary department of the First M. T..
sunday school of which Mrs. Griswold
Is superintendent, presented her with a
solid silver spoon. Many warm friends
that Mr.. and Mrs. Griswold have made
here during their comparatively brief
stay in Owesso, will regret their de
DaTture
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09
Melvin Pioneer Merchant.

Charles Dewey, pioneer merchant of
Melvin, will celebrate his 10th anniver.
sarv Of starting in business IN that
hustling little village on the north and
west OF us May 10th. On that day he
will give discount Of 10 per cent on
all merchandise, with the exception of
sugar, as token of appreciation for
the liberal patronage accorded him
during all these years. Mr.. Dewey has
not as yet become millionaire from
the profits Of the business, neither has
he been unfortunate enough to suffer
loss from fire or failure. Mr.. Dewey is
a most pleasant gentleman To deal with
and his friends, whom are legion, will
join with the Exposition in wishing him
many more years of successful business
and social life
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09
Colonial Ladies Quartette.

The Ladies Benevolent Society OF
sacred Heart church have been forum
ale IN securing the services of the well
known Colonial Ladies Quartette of
Detroit, who will appear in Central
Hall, Yale, Tuesday evening, May Ia,
under the direction of Miss Elizabeth
Emery of the Mcdonald School of Mus
ic assisted by Miss Agnes Louise Nit
chell, reader.
These ladies come well recommended
and the people of Yale and vicinity
should not miss this SPLENDID opportu-
nifty of hearing something pleasing in
the way of singing and dramatic art
Miss Mitchell being exceptionally good
as Il dramatic reader.
Admission 20 cts; reserve seats 10 cts
extra. On sale at Pollock IL Hennessys
drug store Monday evening.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09

Maie l.. Evans spent Tuesday in TT.
Huron.
Chas. Craig visited relatives in Pigeon
Tuesday.
Mrs. V. A. Lacy was Port Huron
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. +. G.. johnson was a TT. Huron
visitor OH Wednesday.
G.. j. Sealy was at Port Huron last
Saturday OH business.
VIM. Roy has gone to Deford to do
spring work Oh his farm.
James Sweet transacted business i'll
Detroit the first of the week.
Mrs. II. NJ. Waterman, of Peck, Wis.
tied \ ale friends "Wednesday.
Henry and Roger WEIGH were in IT.
Huron last Friday Oh business.
Bert Mcdonald was called To Flint
Wednesday to see his brother Nint.
Roy Bricker was down from Marlette
and spent Sunday with his parents.
Joe Ferguson and family of Flint
are IN Il visit to ale friends and rela.
tives.
Mrs. f. Z. Currier and daughter
Mayme spent Wednesday in Port
Huron.
Donald Black of Sandusky visited
his sister Mrs Mary McKellar over
Sunday.
Mrs. Meade and two children of De.
troit were guests of Mrs. Ed. Andreae
this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Roadway, of
Memphis, visited relatives in this local.
ity last Saturday.
Hazel Reid returned to Port Huron
Wednesday morning after spending a
few days in Yale.
Chas. Noble, wife and daughter An
ma OF Brown City, were guests at the
Beecher home on sunday.
Jas. l.. Beayis was in Detroit the
| first of the week attending the funeral
of Mr.. llutchinson's mother,
Geo n. Jones and Geo. ". Ferguson,
of Shabbona, have been visiting in Yale
and vicinity the past week.
Lloyd Allen left for Pontiac the first
of the week where he has found EN-
plOyment in an automobile factory.
Mrs. j. ". Harrington and Miss Car
rie Harvey visited Detroit friends
Tuesday and Wednesday Of this week,
10
York City to Niles was IA week end
visitor with DR.. V. A. Lacy and family.
Mary Sheehy came home from school
at Adrain "Wednesday night for visit.
She has been sick and also had trouble
with her eyes.
Edward Andreae and wife, Mrs.
John Holden and Mrs. f.. W. Farley
motored to Detroit Tuesday morning,
returning the same night.
w. A. Bailey, Wallie Mackey and Mrs
Ives, of Detroit, and VIM. B. Thompson
Of Memphis were guests Of j. G.. Hart
and wife over Sunday.
f. II. Drake, Bert Jardine steve
Windsor, j. |. Rosenthal and j. A.
MenZies autoed to Port Huron Tues
day returning Wednesday morning.
Ed. Denison Mccall, who is doing
gospel work ut Kings Mills, Ont, has
been granted two weeks leave of ab.
sence, is spending the time OH his farm
west of Yale.
Mrs. f. Il. Van Dorm of East Orange,
n. j., who has been visiting her par.
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Evans, return.
ed home Tuesday. Her mother ac-
companied her home to spend month
in the East
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09
What Texans Admire

is hearty, vigorous life, according to
Hugh Tallman, of San Antonio. ave
find" he writes, "that DIR. Kings New
Life Pills surely put new life and en-
ergy into a person. Wife and believe
they are the best made" Excellent fol
stomach, liver or kidney troubles. %
cts at Pollock IL Hennessy's.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09
Comrades. Attention !

There will be meeting of w. III
Dunphy Post, 424. G.. A. r., on Satur
day, May II, for the purpose of max
ing arrangements for Decoration Day
The members are all requested to De
present Meeting to be held at my
residence on First street.
Charles Montney,
Commander
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09
DIR. Cornell.

DIR. Cornell, eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist, of Port Huron, will be at the
Paisley Hotel, Yale, on Friday, June
9Th, 1912.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09

Strayed from my premises on Wed
nesday, a black and tan, bob tail dog.
Any information rs to his whereabouts
will be thankfully received by Stephen
Barr. l.2
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
Young Woman Hurrles to the Place
and Hears Shot-Man VIII
Recover.

South Orange, N. J.-Writing q note
to the girl he loved but could not mar
~ because he has a wife living. and
stating therein that he intended to kill
himself, Julian Dillon, twenty-five
years old. sent a bullet into his shout
der. The note, which was written to
Miss Marie Blanchet, advised her of
the place he had chosen to end his
life. so she, with Miss Marie DON
nelly. companion. hurried to the
place In order to prevent the act.
AS the two young women approach
ed, Dillon waved his hand from a dis
lance and disappeared into the woods.
Then they heard "a shot. Charles
Stiastny Of Vose avenue happened
along. and discovered Dillon lying in
the bushes. He sent for the police
The wounded man was taken to the
Orange Memorial hospital, where the
bullet was extracted with little trou-
BILE. He is expected to recover. He
told the police 1t was an accident. but
he will probably be placed under ar
rest on his recovery.
Dillon IL the son of wealthy parents.
both Of whom are dead, but he never
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21

DE langwidge dat niger used was
de wust ali IL ever head"
What did he say"
He say d-n an hill an er heap
mo- SIGH words"
How about you. Mythology" asked
Judge Douglas of Ajax.
"Ah amt never seed him. Jedge: he
amt In COTE"
Il mean did you use the profanity
as charged by Alexander"
All belongs ter de Tobacco class
of de fust African church. an an
cont nevah use no family whatsum-
ever. Hit are mistake, ledge; dat
niger Alex he done lied erbout hit"
III the language Of a popular song.
Somebody Lied in the case" said
the court"
However. that is neither here nor
there. and much as I regret the me-
cessity of imposing penalty on such
distinguished personages. you will be
required to deposit IS each in the
hands of Clerk Bill.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
GIVE MEN SOCKS TO WOMEN


San Francisco, Cai.-The Chinese
are assimilating Caucasian customs
fast, but their inability to differentiate
between masculine and feminine garb
or to understand why half hose are
worn only by men caused sixty-two
cabin passengers Of the liner Man
churia much inconvenience at Shang-
hal three weeks ago.
The Manchria, which arrived from
the orient recently. was ordered into
quarantine at Shanghai because Of the
death of steerage passenger from q
communicable disease, and all pas
sengers were ordered ashore to take
a plunge in germ-killing solution.
Each was assigned a bathroom and
the clothing of each was taken away
for fumigation. The Chinese neglect
ed to mark the clothing. A sedate
man of sixty received q corset In lieu
Of his waistcoat. Many Of the women
received mems socks. others no stock
ings at all, while many garments
went astray, never to be restored to
rightful pwners.
Captain Dixon. veteran Of many q
storm, fed to his cabin when the wom-
en- appealed to him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
HAS FLYING AUTOS

ordinary automobile. One lever only
is used to start, and move forward
or backward, by reserving the rota-
ton of the wing, and there is one
pedal by which ex ira brake power Is
put on.
The whole car weighs about 1920
pounds. or. with its three passengers
and the necessary equipment, about
1000 pounds. A start was made about
o'clock in the morning, in the pres
ence of several spectators, and after
showing on its capabilities in various
preliminary maneuvers the car went
on on its journey of 300-odd miles
amidst cheers. The travellers sent
kilograms reporting progress from diff
ferent points on the way, and arrived
safely at Lyons. The future trade In
terests involved in this experience
may prove of immense Importance.
and the new type of wing may turn
ort superior to the screws SO COM
monty used in the aeroplane. In the
trials made by M. Filippi with a view
to finding the best shape for the wing
the present model gave 20 per cent.
of power, which is at least 10 per
cent more than has yet been pro-
duced by the best known screw propel-
Ter OF the usual type.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
Uncle Sans Official Fish euesser Is Let Out

THE official guesser for the United
! States government has lost his
job. For years the government has
bought live salmon upon the good eye
of veteran fisherman, who took q
sQuint at Zach fish and then put down
in his book what he guessed to be the
right weight. The bills were paid ac-
cordingly- of dollars.
Every year the government buys
from 600 to 1000 live salmon for
breeding from the weir owners on the
Bucksport. Verona. Orland and Penob-
scot Shores The price paid is the
market rate. from 20 to IS cents q
pound, with so cents bonus for each
fish for the trouble of keeping them
alive
To get at the exact weight OF live
salmon is practically impossible. for
it is very delicate work at best In
dipping them from the pound in
the weirs to the car" which is an
old dory filed with water, carefully
ined with cotton fan..el and covered
With q netting. which Is covered ont.
;ide with canvas. The utmost eau
sen is necessary. for in the spring the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21

UIASHINGTON-When one looks
W on the picture of the Camorrists
in their cage in Viterbo, where they
were being tried as instigators of
crimes and members of criminal or
CARNATIONS, 1t comes right home to
the clerks who work In the treasury
department in Washington. Since
the economy cranks got to work they
have turned the old treasury depart
ment upside down. The secretary
the treasury has a little walk of his
own, a little elevator of his own and
driveway made through portion
OF the treasury plaza purposely for
him. none of these to be used by the
common herd at all. All are protected
by gates of wrought-iron from invasion
of the clerks or any of the assistants
about the treasury department Be-
fore the economy commission got in
their ticks there was sort of placita
In the heart of the treasury. the
white stone walls being built up
around 1t. When SO many of the cor
ridors and other rooms had to be
taken up by private elevators, drive
and runways for higher officials. this
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
Dared by Companion, Young Woman
Braves the Waves With BruIn
at Venice, Cal.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Miss Anna Fred
ericks. pretty beach girl, went swim
ming through the breakers at Venice
accompanied by a half-grown CHINA
mon bear.
For while 1t looked as II the great
seal of California had come to life
and had gone forth for paddle in the
ocean.
Miss Fredericks was one of the
thousands of bathers along the ocean
front. She was clad in an attractive
silk bathing suit and was accampa-
MED by several friends, when r. l.
Pierce of Pasadena strolled by leading
two half-grown cinnamon bears which
he secured In northern California
when the bears were only a few
weeks old.
Il dare you to take one of the bears
In swimming" said friend to Miss
Fredericks.
The young woman took the dare.
Her escort, after futile attempts at
discussion, secured one the bears. The
little animal was quite tame and trot-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
HONOR TO BRITISH GENERAL
People Of 6rocI<vllIe, Ont. Iaud the
Memory Of Commander Who Won
Detroit In War Of 1912.

Brockville. Ont.-A monument In
honor Of the memory of Gen. Sir
Isaac Brock, who was in command of
the Canadian forces against the Amer
leans In the war of 1912, was unveiled
in this city with interesting but mod
est ceremonies. The local chapter OF
the Daughters of the Empire, to whose
efforts the erection of the monument
Is due, was in charge Of the ceremo-
MES. The principal address was de-
livered by Col. Samuel Hughes. the
Canadian minister of militia and de-
Tense.
The date for the unwilling of the
memorial was appropriately chosen.
since 1t was just 100 years since the
surrender of Detroit, with which
event the name of General Brock is
most closely associated in American
history.
General Brock was born In the
island of Guernsey in 1859 and had
a brilliant military career in the Brit
ish service before he was sent to Cam
ada. He was made q knight of the
Bath for his victory at Detroit. but
he survived his honors less than two
months.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
Capital City Post-Ofice Cats Always on Job

there they Immediately contracted 4
bad case of Philadelphia hookworm.
Although on the Official pay roll. so
runs the story, they fell into line,
formed union. and announced them
selves old-time Philadelphia conserva.
tives. The mice have recovered from
their scare and the cats are taking
graft
An immediate investigation was or.
dered at which Assistant Postmaster
Louis Robinson presided. Testimony
was to the credit Of the local ONCE.
and developed the following facts:
No highly cultured civil-service cats
were on the register No cats of any
kind had ever sought ofncial appoint.
ment. though some were on the Job.
II any cat crusader ever finds his
way on duty bent into the post-office
he most likely will be lynched. The
post-oflce cats have good records. and
count their friends by the Official reg
lister.
When summoned before the inves-
committee. the cats did not
come.
Always hustling in the interest OF
the service" chuckled the division
chief
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
Treasury Clerks Are Gagged Like Camorrists

placita was fixed up as sort OF q
glass house, and several hundred
clerks fired out into that. OF course,
the sun beats down on this glass
house from the time that it rises until
it sets, and the result was that about
half the clerks were Ill all OF the
time from the heat last summer. So
this summer they aave put great
canvas over this glass house, and
keep water running on it all the time.
The poor clerks that work 4 under
this are turned In In the nothing,
and the iron gates are closed like
stone prison, and to get out to get
bite to eat in the 80 minutes they
have at noon they have to tell their
name, age. nativity. place OF resi-
dence and a lot of other family his
tory. At least those who have to eat
say that it seems to them it takes up
enough time to give their pedigree
from the Revolution to now before
they get out without having to do the
same things to get back in, and that
takes up at least 10 minutes from
their scant half hour from eating 1t
is said the iron cages are necessary
for the safety of the money which the
clerks are counting. but the treasury
department has been running for
about 100 years with no such safe
guards. and there hasn't been 800
lost in the whole 100 years. So, after
all. the clerks In that section of the
treasury department haven't any
thing over the Camorrists who were
shut up in steel cages every day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
MRS. BELMONT is MARKETER
Society Woman Does This as a Pro
test Against Petty Graft
Of Employees.

Newport. r. Mrs. o. H. P. Bel
mont is doing her own marketing this
summer as a protest against a sys-
tenn of petty graft. which she says has
become well-nigh universal in the
households of the wealthy summer
colonists here.
"This system Of graft, by which en-
pIoyees profit at the expense of en-
ployers. is all wrong" says Mrs. Bel
mont 1--WE pay our aids good wages,
for which they are expected to do a
certain service. 1t Is certainly unfair
for them to expect to make large
sum of money on commissions that
are bound to come ont Of the pockets
of their employers"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
Alexander Bluffs Ajax In HymeneaI Mix-Up

A LEX Power and Ajax Tobey, two
"A leading members of the colored
back alley 400, who were related by
marriage. inasmuch as Alex had led
Ajax's sister to the hymeneal altar
and promised to provide board and
lodging for the rest of her natural
days. were arraigned before Judge
Douglas of the police court on a
number Of charges ranging from
"cussing'' to "scrapping."
The statement made by Alex was.
that the lightning defer invaded his
domicile and In the presence of his
copper colored spouse had used Ian
gauge of q very tabascoitic variety
Alex further testified that he had pick
ed up stick Of stove wood with
which he persuaded Ajax to desist.
Unlike his famous prototype. who de-
fed the unseen, Ajax wilted when he
saw that piece Of timber in the mus
cular hands of the brawny Alexander,
and beat it. He didn't take time to
leave by the door. but jumped out of
the back room window. which, in his
precipitate flight he did not stop to
open The result was disastrous-to
the window-and the smoky Ajax
sought protection Of the police.
What brought about the difaculty"
queried the Highland chieftain, who
is presiding over the police court in
the absence of Judge Hugo (to) L