The Yale expositor., 1913-10-16
Local and Otherwise.

A fire of incendiary origin burned .he
Kerr elevator offices at Melvin Mon
day morning. Loss about $4,000, with
but very. little insurance.
Under Sheriff Windsor of Port HUI
ron was in Yale Tuesday investigating
he cause OF the recent fires. We have
no information to give out regarding
the investigation.
We are grateful to the numerous
subscribers who are remembering
that a dollar applied to the credit of
their label makes life look roster to
the publisher.
Mrs. c. II. 1 ellotson, who has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. V. A.
Lacy for several weeks, returned to
Niles Wednesday. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs G.. Il.
Gillian. who has been in Yale for a
few days.
While in Marlette Friday repre-
sentative of the Expositor called on
X. II. Baldwin, editor of the Leader.
He was found hard at work. but took
time for a pleasant chat Mr.. Bald
win is giving the people of Marlette
and vicinity an up-to-the-minnute pa
per.
The board of supervisors are in SEES
sion at the county capital this week.
We notice by the proceedings that our
representatives have been appointed
Oh important committees. The route
of the county road system adopted by
the road commissioners has been pass
ed upon and accepted.
Some one set fire to Mike Sheehy's
cream station located in the little
building recently vacated by Clark
Mcconnell either Sunday night or
Monday morning A hole was burned
under the front door but did not get
very much start. A bottle was found
that had had kerosene oil in 1t.
Yale farmers have already started
to bring in their bean crop and ouner
grains and getting top notch prices
from the local dealers. The bean crop
seems TO be fairly good around here
here and the price is holding up. Yale
has a reputation as a market town
among the cities of the Thumb and
our buyers have their hands full.
Hazen Pingree Ferguson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Ferguson, of near
Watronsville, who was accidently
shot last week, died on Tuesday. He
was born in Yale December %, 1898,
and moved with his parents to New.
berry then Vassar, and afterwards TO
the Higgins farm, where they are now
living. Besides the parents two sis
ters and four brothers are left.
Your local newspaper helps town
not only directly, by centering the in
terests of the surrounding community
i'm the town but indirectly in many
ways. While the home paper is help
ing to boost the community, the bust
ness interests of the town should
boost the paper by soliciting a sub
scription occasionally and throwing
all the advertising and job printing
his way that they can.
The steamer Hazel is making regu-
lar trips between Forestville and De-
troit and wayports, carrying freight.
This plan fills a long felt want and
IL is greatly appreciated by all ship
pers. The long haul to the railroads
Is now unnecessary and time and
money is saved. n. G. Potts OF For
estville, and others are backing up
this enterprise and SC far il has prov
ed a success, taking care of fruits,
grain, etc, and getting them on to the
market in short order.
Dorothy Elizabeth Lacy entertained
dozen of her young friends at tea
last evening celebrating her thir-
teenth birthday. The decorations of
the table were in keeping with the
Halloween season. The favors were
little green lanterns filled with candy.
After refreshments, games and dane
ing were enjoyed by the young peo-
Pile coincidence of the occasion
was the fact that the thirteenth birth
day should occur on the thirteenth day
OF the month in the year 1913.
Roland F. Woodruff, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elijah Woodruff. of Speaker was
united in marriage at Cornith, Ont, on
Wednesday, October 1, to Miss Bessie
l.. Kipp, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Scion Kipp of that place. The we'd
ding ceremony was performed by Rev.
James Elford NJ. E. minister After
short honeymoon trip to Niagara
Falls and other points they returned
on Wednesday evening October Sth,
to Speaker where they will make their
future home. Congratulations are ex-
tended.
The new primary law provisions are
as follows: Party enrolment is dis
pensed with. Hereafter, instead of all
party tickets being separate and dis
tinct and printed on paper of differ
-ent colors as under the old law. all
party tickets will be printed on the
same ballots as are election ballots at
the present time. Each party ticket
will be under its own heading and i'm
1914, when the first general primary
occurs they will be in the order of
votes cast for the secretary of state
at the last general election. That is
in the case of Michigan-republican
| national progressiye democrat social