The Yale expositor., 1912-08-01
THURSDAY, AUGUST |, 1912.


Bad Axe expects city mail delivery
soon.
There is some talk of another bank
in Capac.
The Masons of Port Huron and Sarn
ia will hold big picnic at TashmoC
Park August 2.
Reports from the lake shore towns
state that the apple crop this year will
be one of the heaviest in years.
Marlette citizens are doing the right
thing by their rural friends by holding
a farmers festival August 20 and 30.
Memphis and Capac are both consid
ing the remodeling of the old school,
houses or the erection of new buildings
The barn of Ed. Dixon near Rich
mond was struck by lightning Tues
day of last week and burned to the
ground.
| A large number of Detroit men are
investing in property at Lexington and
it looks as if the old town is coming
into its own again.
Max Mauer of Port Hope was sen.
fenced to so days in the county Jail for
| attacking his wife one day last week
and rendering her unconscious.
y city base ball league has been
formed at Uarbor Beach and schedule
of games played. "A good plan to keep
up little excitement during the sum.
mer.
Acting upon the belief that "a frebug
has been operating in Sarnia for some
time, the mayor of the Canadian city
has offered reward of 500 for his
arrest.
At a special election in Deckervile
OH Monday of last week it was voted
to bond the town for $4,000 to provide
for the installation of electric lights and
water works.
Croswell has set good example for
other places by requiring that the tele-
phone and electric light poles and wires
be removed from the main streets and
run in the alleys.
"A COPYRIGHT, Ont, woman was
caught smuggling butter into st. Clair
last week by the customs officers at the
latter place but was let Off after re.
ceiving severe lecture.
The different Oranges in the eastern
part of Sanilac county are planning to
hold union picnic in Jolley's grove,
|
| CrOswell, some time in August.
a bad piece of road caused John A.
Moore of Minden City to lie thrown
out of his auto when it overturned
near Kinde recently. The machine was
badly wrecked but the owner escaped
with few minor bruises.
George Yoemans, an aged resident
of Marine City was found dead in his
chair at his home Friday of last week.
The man had been dead for some time
when discovered and the body was or.
dered to be buried Immediately.
Lapeerites who are more than dis
gusted with the service furnished them
by the Michigan State Telephone Co.
will send in a complaint to the state
railroad commission and thereby leave
the settlement of the question i'm it's
hands.
The receivers are busy Strengthening
out the affairs of the &. w. and F. II.
Moore bank at Capac and recently is.
sued the statement that the only assets
available would be the Oregon timber
property owned by the defaulting
brothers.
The gaining of a right of way for the
Handy Bros. railroad into Peck has
been held up for a time because the
farmers of Elk township are asking too
much for their land. Funny how some
people will knock progressive prop
osition.
Despite the fact that the village of
Carsonvile has all ordinance against the
firing of guns within the corporation,
several residents of that place narrow
ly escaped injury on Sunday of last
week by careless use of firearms with
in the town.
Two youngsters of Lexington were
engaged in fist fight recently when
the father Of one boy interfered. In
stead Of chastising his own son, the
parent took out his vengeance upon the
other boy. AS result fine of $3.50
was collected from the offender.
Blanche SADIE, who resides near
Brown City, was struck on the head
and rendered unconscious when pole
used in stacking hay became loose and
fell to the ground. The accident hap
pended on Monday of last week and
the latest reports state that the girl is
now out of danger.
Captain Plow of Port Huron life
saving station, who refused to go to the
assistance of the Lexington fisherman
when they were marooned in Lake
Huron recently, has been severely scored
by parties who are familiar with the
facts in the case and it is expected that
the government will take some action
in the matter.
Railway post office service oil the
two mixed trains between Port Huron
and Almont has been discontinued by |
authorities at Washington under the |
plea that the business conducted in this |
department did not justify the paying |
for such accommodation. AS a result,
the citizens of Almont are up in arms,
and justly demand mail service on these
trains.
81 was cured of diarrhoea by one
lose of Chamberlain's Collie Cholera |