The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-07-11
THURSDAY, JULY IL, 1912.
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Peck wants to have a graded high
school and the matter will be decided at
the school meeting next Monday.
| A new depot is to be erected at Will
mot for the joint use of the Detroit,
Bay City Il Western and the Grand
| Trunk.
| The heavy electrical storm on We'd
nesday of last week killed three horses
on the farm Of John Kane south of
| Applegate.
The Bervile Exchange Bank is in
the process of liquidation. Lack of
business is given rs the reason why
this bank is being discontinued.
The "drys" met in convention at
| Nassar June % and besides electing
officers for the county, completed the
organization for the coming spring cam
palgn.
| The little son of William Sicken of
Marine City was drowned by falling
off the dock into Belle River. The
accident took place OH Thursday of
last week.
An electric light wire scraping
against the corner OF the roof caused
the destruction by fire of the residence
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noon of the Fourth.
| John w. Weed, one of Brown City's
most successful physicians, has retired
after twenty years practice in that viii
lage and will make his future home on
large farm in northern Michigan.
Croswell is expanding over fifteen
thousand dollars in the construction Of
two large sewers and several smaller
ones. This will be an awful "drain"
upon the people but it pays to be up to
| the times.
President Handy and Superintendent
Ruttle of the Detroit, Bay City IL
| Western railroad were in Caro- last
week to see the first locomotive on
their line cross the new steel bridge at
that place.
Arrangements for letting the con.
tracts for the grading of the Port Hur-
on Il Northern between Lakeport and
Lexington have about been completed
AMI work will commence upon this di-
vision i'll short time.
Marine City is installing a drinking
fountain on one of her main streets.
A good step forward. Wake up Yale
and let's get into the game. Why not
provide little accommodation for our
visitors and ourselves?
Harry Douglas of Port Huron leaped
into eighteen inches of water at Lake
side park Sunday, striking his head
against the bottom with such force
that he was rendered unconscious. AL
though the injuries are serious it is
thought that Douglas will recover.
Inlay City will not have Business
Mems excursion this year because of
the fact that the Grand Trunk railroad
will not offer any concession of fares
and the members of the Business Mems
Association of that place think the
regular rate too high to make this an
nual event successful.
After guaranteeing a certain well
known evangelist specified amount
of money if he would conduct meetings
at Lapeer, it was found that the cOllec
tions would not cover expenses so now
he is claiming $50 from each of the men
who pledged themselves to his support.
Religion comes quite high out Lapeer
way.
Memphis people seemingly do not
believe the old saying, "dust to dust,
for they are strongly agitating the use
of street sprinkler on their streets.
The reason that they have not had
this service before is probably because
they cannot find anyone who is willing
to climb on the water wagon.
New Baltimore is rapidly taking its
place as one of the progressive towns
of the vicinity. An organization,
known as the New Baltimore Amuse
ment Co, has recently been formed,
the purpose of which is to provide
the amusement for the citizens of that
place. A new dancing pavilion is now
under construction.
A unique reunion was held in Lex
ington on July 9TH when Mr. and Mrs.
William Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Crawford and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Dawson celebrated the twentieth ami
versary OF their marriage, respectively.
The three couples were all married in
Lexington on July 4th, twenty years
ago.
Two small boys and little girl came
near drowning on Monday evening Of
last week at Algonac. They were in
row boat and had gone out to ride the |
swell sfrOm the steamer Tashmoo. The |
waves were too high for them and
when their craft capsiZed it took some
lively work on the part of the rescuers
to save them from going down.
Nicholas Hardt, Belgian beet weed |
er living near Capac and his two.year-
old son were instantly killed by being
struck 10y lightning during the severe
electrical storm which swept this Sec
ton late Friday afternoon. His wife,
who was standing near at the time,
was rendered unconscious but will re
cover. Hardt was sitting on keg of |
nails holding the child when the bolt
struck.
Mrs. Andson Miller, age forty years.
mysteriously Misrepresentation her home |
near Berville late Friday night of last
week and everyone in that vicinity is |