The Yale expositor., 1917-02-01
THURSDAY, February l, 1917
HERE AND THERE

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week on account of scarlet fever.
l.. X. Glassford has been appointed
postmaster at Capac to succeed the late
5. B. Coddington.
Through trains have been running on
the d., B. G. & w. railroad from Bay
City to Port Huron this week.
Carsonville business men must be
more liberal with their advertising in
their home paper or the Tribune will
croak.
Three young Capac men, have left
their native parts for trip to Florida.
They are Hale Currier, Keith Adler and
Cecil Large.
The Mayville Monitor has dropped
into line with many others, and March
1st is the date set for the raise of sub
scription price to $1.50.
The citizens of Romeo are starting
movement to abolish their saloons next
Nay instead of waiting for the state
prohibition to become effective.
The eleven-year r.old boy of II. w.
Kennedy, of Moore township, Sanilac
county, died from diphtheria last week
aud an older child is still very ill.
The new station buildings at Rose
burg and Fargo are about completed
and d., B. G. q w. agents will be plac-
ed at both stations as soon as regular
traffic begins.
Editor. Postmaster Brookins, of
Owendale, has just completed the round
ing up of his print shop, household and
postoflice under one roof, and now feels
that he is master of all he surveys. j..
Rev. Rolph Duff preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday to his people of the
Congregational church in Armada, who
are reluctant to lose good pastor. Mr..
Duff is now the Governors private
secretary.
L. A. Stroup, of Capac recently re-
ceived letter from brother not heard
from in 38 years and supposed to be
long since dead. The brother is in
Dawson City, Alaska, and working in
! gold mine.
The Bourke store and dwelling in
Sandusky, burned to the ground early
last Wednesday morning, with loss
of about $4,000, partially covered by In
surance. This building was land
mark of the town.
John A. Anderson, who was superin-
tendent of the Port Austin division of
the Pere Marquette several years ago,
has again been given that position and
Supt. Hayes has been transferred to
the Saginaw division.
Dewitt Walker feels safer in staying
down in Florida until his home town,
Capac, gets its water system in better
shape. He doesn't feel that he can
stomach the reservoir water where the
two bodies were found recently.
The report given in this paper last
issue that G.. K. English, of the Bad
Axe Tribune, had taken over the In
dependent seems to be an error, as a
later report states that company has
been formed and that Dave Isles will
be its manager.
The Richmond high school athletic
club gave an unique sort of entertain
ment in their town the other night
which seemed to please large number
of people. 1t was called a Community
Box social and was given in the high
school building. An excellent program
was provided and the sale of lunch
boxes netted the club $5400,
Croswell boys have been making
themselves obnoxious around houses
y where social affairs have been held. for
so long and little notice being taken, so
they allowed themselves particularly
good time the other evening and four
Of them got arrested and will be shown
that indecency can go too far. All re-
fused to plea, were let out on 500 bail
and trial set.
A club composed of twenty-one wom-
en-, residents of Harsen's Island, with
cut male, help excepting manual labor,
has just completed handsome COM
munity hall, which is going to be a
blessing for the Island people, as they
have had no place of gathering for
social and civic affairs. The building
viii be devoted to Sund ay school, anna
teur theatricals, dancing, parties and
saoial affaire