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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
Same Here

A man is judged by the company he
keeps. A town is judged by the news.
paper that represents it. A newspaper
is any towns public representative, its
agent, its publicity medium in every
sense of the word. Practically every
town is judged by newspapers. What
would you know of Detroit if it were
not for its newspapers? They're the
boosters, the up-builders and advertis.
ing agents of the city's progress and
growth. The same may be said of the
country weeklies. They invariably
serve as criterions by which to Judge
the activity, progress, or retrogressiOn
of village as the case may be. For
the reason alone eveTyOn Interested in
the welfare of this city and community
owe to the local paper their 6ngrudng
support. The merchants can help by
using it as an additional medium for
their own advertising, the citizen can
support by subscriptions and by con.
tribution of items of news, and the
delinquent subscribers can aid two.
fold in making this good newspaper
by renting now that dollar OF two
they are in arrears.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
Work of County Agriculturist

1t has been a pleasure to write most
of the accounts OF the work during the
past four months. but this cannot be
said in the case of last week as about
everything that had been planned had
to be given up on account OF the
weather or the roads. Much of the
time that was available, however, be-
tween showers, was used in completing
arrangements for the potato inspection
work, which is being done by Mr. Waid
this week. During the week the fol
lowing men were visited: MyrOn
Mills, ). j.. Watts, Arthur and George
Fish, Elmer Bowie, Charles Stevenson,
Avery Schenk, Charles Radick, John
Norman and Charles Myron.
j. II. Muncie Of East Lansing was in
the county short time for the purpose
Of learning to what extent the bean
crop of the county was affected with
disease. 1t was possible to visit only
few fields, and Mr.. Muncie estimated
that at least 10 per cent Of the bean
plants showed signs of disease and en-
phasiZed the Importance of getting
start with disease free seed by selecting
healthy plants from the field before
harvesting.
ID. b. Whelan, field man in entomol-
ogy for the Agricultural college was
also in the county OIL Saturday. Some
requests for Information regarding in
sects has been previously made, and
accordingly a few wheat fields in Grant
township where Hession fly had been
reported were examined. While sever
al of the insects were found, Mr..
Whelau did not consider the number
great enough to indicate any great
danger in store for the next years crop.
Owing to the badly delayed haying and
harvesting the farm engineering work,
that was To be done along the line of
household water systems by the college,
has been postponed until September
Forty seven letters were written and
sixteen persons called at the office dur
iug the week. &. l.. Brody
COunty Agliculturist.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
TIL URSDAY August II, 1915
HERE AND THERE

Base ball tournament in Marlette
today.
A number of Improvements are being
made to the hospital in st. Clair.
The Brown City Mfg. Co. has con
tracted for 436 Ford cars of the 1916
model.
Port Huron's Business Mems AssOci.
alton has entered into contract with
the Redpath Chautauqua to return in
1916.
The Capac Journal thinks some of
the Merchants might have made spec
ial sales on umbrellas with good re-
suits.
Miss Gertrude MoorehOuse resigns
the Office of superintendent of the
Deckerville school on account of failing
health.
Men working on the new church
at Brown City struck for higher
| wages and quit. Work was resumed
| with other labOrers.
Arm ada people are hoping that be-
fore snow flies the new Detroit, Mt.
Clemens 81 Armada road will be COM
! pleted to their town.
The Womans Literary Club of Dec
kerville has presented new park to
the village. DedicatOry services were
held on Monday, August 8.
While intoxicated, a man by the
name of TietZ lay down on the inter
urban tracks near Romeo, and was run
oyer and killed, his body being horribly
mangled.
Dewitt Walker, son of the founder
of Capac and who has lived there him
self for fifty eight years, is writing
some interesting data for the Journal
of the early days of Capac
The parents of Stephen Fuchs, of st.
Clair, are asking the city the modest
sum of $4,000 to settle for injuries the
boy received when Pine river bridge
was being swung recently.
The organization of a new company
to be known as The Richmond Hay &
| Grain Association is a probability for
Richmond. Most of this sum necessary
has already been subscribed.
The Eleventh coastguard district may
be moved from Harbor Beach to Port
Huron, as being more centrally located.
Peter Jensen is the recently appointed
superintendent, succeeding Mr.. Kiah
who held that Office twenty years.
The Lexington band has purchased
a lot at Lexington Beach and will dis
pose of the same 10y rattle. They plan
to sell between four and five hundred
tickets at dollar each, and with the
money earned will buy new uniforms.
Croswell got all wrought up over
anticipations of a condensory plant last
week and just ready to "pony up" when
word came that the smooth fellow who
was doing the talking and wanted the
money, was rank impostor. 1t was a
close call.
The beet crop in the county will
suffer very little from the heavy rains.
Many report that their beets are in
good shape and some that they are
slightly damaged 1t is estimated that
about 10 per cent of the entire crop will
be damaged. This is an exceeding small
per centage compared with some Of
the other crops.
Mrs. Margaret Ellison, a pioneer of
Columbus township, having endured
the struggles and hardships of pioneer
days, still must suffer Recently she
narrowly escaped being gored by an
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
Call for Meeting by
Township Clerks.

To John l.. Patterson, L. ii. Parkin-
son and George Middleton, constituting
the township board of Brockway, and
Thomas Shut, Steve McMurtrie and
John Brough, constituting the town
ship board of Lynn:
You are hereby notified that on the
9th day of July, A. d. 1915, applica'
tion was made to the county drain
commissioner of the County of ST. Clair
for the locating and establishing a GER
tain drain which will traverse the
townships Of Brockway and Lynn, and
that on the Both day of July, a. ID,
1915, we were notified by said drain
commissioner of the filing of said ap-
plication.
We hereby designate the 10th day of
August, A. ID. 1915, at 500 o'clock in
the forenoon, at the residence of Orley
Starks, in section 30 of Brockway town
ship, as the time and place of meeting
of the township Boards to consider and
take action on said application, at
which time and place aforesaid, you
are hereby notified to be present.
Earl Rose and Elton Kenney, Town
ship Clerks of Brockway and Lynn
townships 1872
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
"Wednesday. AUGUST lS

2:l6 Trot, 3 in 3 (Closed)-
b. b. Hyde Feed Store pQrse.$l, 900
2:22 Pace, in 5-Port Huron
Bread Cos purse. .......... 900
2:30 TrOt, in 5--UniOn Hotel
purse ............... 500
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
Thursday, August 10

Thursday, August 10
2:20 Pace, 3 in 5-tClosed
Hotel MetrOpOle purse. ..... $1,000
213 Trot, 3 in 5-POrt Huron
Brewing Co.'s purse. ........ 500
2:l2 Pace, 3 III 5-Liquor
Dealers Purse .........,..... 800
Free-for-all pace-Siples
Krispy Krust Bread purse. 800
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
POULTRY WANTED

POULTRY WANTED.
| am in the market for poultry of all
kinds and will pay the highest~market
prices for same. Bring i'm your poultry
Wednesday of each week. Inquire at
residence, opposite feed barn, Yale.
30 Henry u. Dinner.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12

enraged COW. Now she has fallen and
broken her hip which owing to her age
cannot be set and she can only wait
until death relvees her
Announcement has been made that
William H.. Wallace, of saginaw, has
bought out the interests of w. j. Orr
in Huron county. These includes the
Bay Port Fish Co., w. j. Orr Fish Co.,
Ballard Fish Co.. saginaw Bay Fish
Co., Wallace IL Orr Co Bay Port Bank
and the Bad Axe Grain Co. Mr.. Orr
has purchased from Mir. Wallace the
state banks at Remus, Blanchard, Yes
taburg and Six Lakes. The big deal
was concluded Saturday.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
IMPORTANCE Of atAlIRY KIDNEYS
Yale Readers Should Learn How To Keep
The Kidneys Well

uS htuhGJs WGu
The kidneys have dig work to DO
All the blood in the body is coursing
through the kidneys constantly TO be
freed of poisonous matter 1t is a
heavy enough task when the kidneys
are well, but cold, chill, fever or
some thoughtess exposure isl likely TO
irritate, infame and congest the kidneys
and interrupt the purifying work.
Then the aching frequently begins
and is often accompanied by some ir.
regularity OF the urine-toO frequent
passages, sediment or retention.
Thousands testify to the wonderful
merit of Doan's KidneyPills, a remedy
for the kidneys only, that has been used
in kidney troubles 30 years. You will
make no mistake in following this Yale
citizens advice.
Jesse Bullock, farmer, II. +. ID. No l
Yale, Mich, says: 81 had bad attack
of backache some months ago and the
trouble had become so severe that |
could not stoop. l was advised to try
DOan's Kidney Pills and procured a
box at Grant Holden's Drug Store,
They removed the trouble and | give
them the credit for making a perma.
nent cure have had no sign of kid.
ney complaint since"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr. Bullock
had. Foster Milburn Co., Props, Buf.
falo, n. Y. Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
Tuesday. August II.

2:24 Trot, 3 in 8 (closed)-
Times Herald purse ISL 900
1928 Pace, in 5-Rapid Railway
purSe..... ..............,... OOO
20S Pace, in 5-Kern Brewing
Co.'S purse ................. 800
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
Everything is Set for Big
Harness Races This Month.

August II, Is, 10 and 20 are the
dates, Port Huron is the place and
the Driving park is the scene. Every.
thing is set now for the annual speed
carnival in this city and by the time
that the races are scheduled it is ex.
pected that Mr.. :. Pluvius will have
ceased with his overtime operations
and that u spell of real weather will
be here
In addition to the events already
announced, the Driving park manage
ment has added 2.16 pace, 80 that the
total purse money TO be given away at
this meeting amounts to $4,000 which
is the greatest offered at Port Huron
race meeting
a few daysof bright sunshine are all
that's needed to put Port Huron's half
mile oval in tip top condition During
the last few months a number OF new
stables were constructed at the park so
that hOrsemen are assured of splendid
housing space
"This really should be a banner
year." remarked Secretary Knill.
"Owing to the war in Canada and the
fact that many OF the best stables are
closed across the border should bring
wealth of horses to Port Huron. All
of our events are we'll filled and both
the purse and stake races should prove
attractive to all"
The program for the four days fol-
lows:
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
HOW n YhlaH

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrb that CAP.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
T. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r,
j. Cheney for the last IS years, and be.
lieve him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
BY his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Testi-
monials sent free Price, 75c. per bot.
tie. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for oonstipa-
Ion,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
Postponine Old AGE.

Overworked, weak or diseased kid.
neys make one feel old before middle
age. rheumatism, aches and pains
too free perspiration of strong odor and
other symptoms are warning that the
kidneys need help. Foley Kidney Pills
make the kidneys strong and active.
III. Il. Hennessy.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
ANNOUNCEMENT

Owing to the confusion in the names
of two Doctor FraZiers on Military St.,
DIR. II. C. Frazer, specialist on Eye,
Ear, Nose, and Throat diseases wishes
to announce his office on the ground
floor of the Yokom Bldg, opposite the
Harrington Hotel, 1011 Military ST.,
Port. Huron, Mich.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12

Advertising in this paper pays.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-08-12
Friday, August 20

2:14 pace, in 5-(Closed)-
Goodison Stock farm purse
Sarnia, Ont observation-disclosures 500
PIG Trot, in 5-Port Huron
Creamery Co purse ......... 90
2:25 Trot, in 5,-Laundry
Mems purse .................. ID
3-year old 2:20 Trot-National
Grocer Co. purse. 90
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-27
SYNOPSIS.

After the finding of WI Fang's body and
Kennedy's disappearance a submarine APP
pears the following morning on the bay
A man plunges overheard from II and
swims ashore; II IL the entrance Of Mar
cius Del Mar into America AT the Dodge
homo one OF WI Fang's men IL trying to
obtain information Of Kennedy and the
lost torpedo. His plan Is blocked by Del
Siar's arrival, who also succeeds In win
ming Elaine's confidence. Later she IL
warned by q little old man to be careful.
Del Mars mission at the Dodge house was
TO locate and recover the torpedo. He
would have been successful had II not
been for Elaine's dog, Rusty, who dug Il
from the flower pot. while Del Mar and
Elaine were talking only few feet away
Rusty carried the torpedo to the attic
The little old man meets Del Mar at the
Dodge home. They draw guns together
gases from tbs exploded shells of the old
mans revolver overcome Del Mar and
Elaine. and the old man of mystery es-
capes. Shortly after this affair Elaine
gives masquerade ball. Del Mar at
tends. Neither he nor his domino girl
can locate the torpedo. A gray friar
warns Elaine and Jameson of Del Mars
purpose. and his plans are upset. Del
Mar succeeds In getting this girl in
Elafne's home as maid. She finds the
torpedo in the attic. places It In trunk,
which with others Is sent to Elaine's
country home. A holdup on the train
takes place. Del Mars men carry the
trunk away only to find on opening 1t
that they have the wrong one.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-27

worried tts way half nom the mans
pocket. The farmer seized It. The
man fell back. limp. and the farmer.
with the torpedo in one hand, grasped
At the gun on the ground and straight
ened up.
He had no sooner risen than the
man was at him again. His uncon-
seriousness had been merely feigned.
The struggle was renewed.
( At that point. the hedge down the
road parted and Del Mar stepped out.
A glance was enough to tell him what
was going on. He drew his gun and
ran swiftly toward the combatants.
Az Del Mar approached. his man
succeeded In knocking the torpedo
from the farmers hand. There 1t lay,
several feet away There seemed to
be no chance for either man to get It.
Quickly the farmer bent his wrist.
aiming the gun deliberately at the
precious torpedo. As fast as he could
he pulled the trigger. Five of the six
shots penetrated the little model.
So surprised was his antagonist that
the farmer was able to knock him out
with the butt Of his gun. He broke
away and fed, whistling on q police
whistle for the dog just as Del Mar
ran up,
Del Mar stopped and picked up the
model. It had been shot into an un-
recognizable mass Of scrap. In q fury.
Del Mar dashed It on the ground. ours
ing his men as he did 80.
The strange disappearance OF the
torpedo model from Elaine's room
worried both of us. Doubtless II Ken
nedy had been there he would have
known Just what to do. But we could
not decide.
Really" considered Elaine, II
think we had better take Mr.. Del Mar
into our confidence.
"Still, we've had great many warn
ings," objected.
II know that" she persisted, "but
they have all come from very unre-
liable sources"
very well,' I agreed finally, then
let's drive over to his bungalow"
Elaine ordered her little runabout
and few moments later we climbed
into It and Elaine shot the car away.
As we rode along, the country
seemed 80 quiet that no one would
ever have suspected that foreign
agents lurked all about. But 1t was
Just under such a cover that the ne
farious bridge and harbor mining work
ordered by Del Mars superiors was
going ahead quietly.
AS our car climbed a hill on the
other side of which, in the valley. was
q bridge, we could not see one Of Del
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-27

ssytAfng that Elaino had unpacksd.
Then he began on the little writing
desk. the dresser and the bureau draw
ers. A subtle smile flashed over his
face as he came to one drawer that
was locked. He pulled q sectional
Jimmy from his coat and forced It
open.
There lay the precious torpedo.
The man clutched 1t It with look
of exultation. Without another glace
at the room he rushed to the window.
seized the rope and pulled himself to
the roof. going as he had come.
It did not take me long to unpack
the few things had brought and was
soon back again In the living room.
where Aunt Josephine joined me In q
few minutes.
Just as Elaine came hurriedly down
the stairway and started toward me.
Del Mar entered from the porch. She
stopped. Del Mar watched her close
ly. Had she found anything? He was
sure OF 1t.
Her hesitation was only for mo-
ment, however. Walter" she said.
may speak to you q moment? Ex,
cuse US, please?"
Aunt Josephine went out toward the
back of the house to see how the
servants were getting on. while I fol.
lowed Elaine upstairs. Del Mar with
q bow seated himself and opened his
magazine. No sooner had we gene.
however, than he laid 1t down and eau
tiously followed US.
Elaine was evidently very much ex-
cited as she enterd her dainty little
room and closed the door. Walter"
she cried. i've found the torpedo"
We looked about at the general dis
order. why" she exclaimed nerv.
ously, someone has been here-and
I locked the door. too"
She almost ran over to her bureau
drawer. 1t had been jimmied open In
the few minutes while she was down
stairs. The torpedo was gone. We
looked at each other aghast.
DChihu 10, noWoVcA, wo uiu hoS ooo
the keen and watchful eyes Of Del
Mar, opening the door and peering In.
Perhaps half mile down the road.
the farmer abandoned his hayrack
and now. followed by his peculiar dog,
walked back. He stopped at point
In the road where he could see the
Dodge house in the distance, sat on
the rail fence and lighted blackened
corncob pipe.
There he sat for some time appar-
emily engrossed In his own thoughts
about the weather. the dog lying at
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-27

Mars men In hiding at the top. He
saw Ms, however, and Immediately
wigwagged with his handkerchief to
several others down at the bridge
where they were attaching pair Of
wires to the planking.
Someone coming" muttered one
who was evidently q lookout.
The men stopped work Immediately
and hid in the brush. Our car passed
over the bridge and we saw nothing
wrong. But no sooner had we gone
than the men crept out and resumed
work which had progressed to the
point where they were ready to carry
the wires Of an electric connection
through the grass, concealing them as
they went.
In the study Of his bungalow. all
the time. Del Mar was striding angrily
up and down, while his men waited In
silence.
Finally he paused and turned to one
Of them. "See that the coast is clear
and kept clear" he ordered. II want
to 60 down"
The man saluted and went out
through the panel. A moment later
Del Mar gave orders to the other man
who also saluted and left the house by
the front door, Just a. our car pulled
up.
Del Mar. the moment the man was
gone, put on his hat and moved to-
ward the panel In the wall. He was
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-27

his feet. Now and then he looked
flxedly toward Dodge Hall.
Suddenly his vigilant attention
seemed to be rfveted ON the house.
He drew q field glass from his pocket
and leveled It. Sure enough, there
was q man coming out Of q window,
pulling himself up to the roof by q
rope and going across the rooftree.
He lowered the glasses quickly and
climbed on the fence with q hitherto
unwonted energy. XIII
"Come. Searchlight." he called to the
dog. as together they moved on quick
ly In the direction he had been look
ing.
Del Mars men were coming through
the hedge that surrounded the Dodge
estate Just as the farmer and his dog
stepped out IN front Of them from be-
hind q thicket.
"Just minute" he called. II want
to speak to you"
He enforced his words with a VI
cious looking gun. 1t was two to one
and they closed with him. Bcfore he
could shoot. they had knocked the gun
out Of his hand. Then they tried to
break away and run.
But the farmer seized one Of them
and held him. Meanwhile the dog de-
veloped traits all his own. He ran In
and out between the legs Of the other
man until he threw him. There he
stood. over him. The man attempted
to rise. Again the dog threw him and
kept him down. He was . trained Bel
CLAN sheep hound. splendid police
dog.
"Confound the brute" growled the
man, reaching for his gun.
Al he drew II. the dog seized his
wrist and with q CRY the man dropped
the gun. That too, was part Of the
dogs training. (
While the farmer and the other man
struggled on the ground. the torpedo
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-23

painful one. For years her husband
had been working for the company.
He had started at tAa bottom and
was just getting fair salary when
he was attacked by a mysterious dis
ease. After a months absence he
had lost his position; that was two
months ago, and the disease, which
no doctor could diagnose, had made
inroads upon his system until his
life seemed ended.
"But this isn't the way to the hos
pitaI" she exclaimed, as the machine
turned into a pretty lane and stopped
before a comfortable-loOking house.
cit is my house-my private hos
pital," answered the doctor.
And half an hour later Harold was
comfortable in bed and feebIy con-
scious.
He looked up and recognized the
face of his father. Now, according
to all rules of literature, father and
son ought to have fallen into each
others arms. But, oddly enough, the
moment his son recognized him the
doctor felt the old pride tie his tongue
-and restrain the hands that were so
anxious to enfold the young mans.
you told me never to let you see
me again." said Harold weakly, land
1 tried to keep my promise"
you are here as patient, Mr..
Carter" answered the doctor. ''You
owe me no gratitude. It is my duty
to heal with all the means in my
power"
The young man averted his face.
He, too, had pride.
Nevertheless, in the days that fol-
lowed the doctor found it difficult to
conceal the love that came into his
heart. Mildred was just the little
daughter-in-law that he had always
pictured to himself And little Har-
old, bIissfuIy unconscious of anything
but loving kindness, was creeping