The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
THURSDAY, February s, 1917
HERE AND THERE

A new $4,000 school house will be a
feature for Carsonville this spring.
Romeo citizens are planning the
erection of permanent children's hos
pital.
Chas. Withorn, of Almont, sold his
$40 Id hog the other day for $500.
Some pig.
Pontiac hobo jail prisoners must now
clean the snow from Pontiac streets
and sidewalks.
The Jeffersonian would like to see
Croswell auto dealers join forces and
put up an auto show.
The Lexington band is practicing
new music twicea week to be ready
for next summer concerts.
Robert AIRED, an employe OF the
Romeo Foundry Co. at South Park, was
caught in belt one day last week and
severely injured. He was taken to
the hospital.
The six. months old girl of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Bowers, southwest of
Peck, was found dead in bed one day
last week. She had not been feeling
very well of late.
The flax mill at Deckerville opened
on Tuesday of last week with w. j..
Henning, of Yale, as superintendent.
1t will take three months to work up
the stock on hand.
saginaw men have bought the Star
roller mills at North Branch and pros
poets seem favorable to an early open
ing and operation of this plant which
has been idle for many months.
The Deckerville Recorder says that
out of one hundred and seventy-five
students examined in the local school
of that village by Nurse Nelson, only
four were to be found without defects.
The last yoke of oxen said to have
been owned in Sanilac county were
shipped last week from Decker to Buff
falo where they will end their useful
ness by being served as choice cuts of
beef for New York.
James A. Miller, of near Sandusky
died last week from injuries received
while working in gravel pit. A large
piece of gravel fell upon his back,
which injuries and a delicate constitu-
ton brought death.
Men of the Congregational church in
Almont are serving banquet tonight
to 100 people, with program ofspeech-
es and music after the feast. The OBJ
ject is to raise fund for the placing
of furnace in the parsonage.
A couple of Detroit hunters were
captured near Croswell last week using
ferrets to bag rabbits. They were
taken before justice who imposed
fine of $500 and costs, and they were
allowed to go home minus the ferrets.
Mrs. John Sprowl, of Croswell, was
feeding her cat when 1t gave her a
slight scratch in the palm of her hand.
The arm began to swell and in two or
three days the woman was dead. Mrs.
Sprowl was suffering from diabetes,
which made it impossible to save her.
Alrnont people were full of enthu-
siasm over fox chase, and others, too,
as there were nearly 200 present when
chase was advertised last week. A
10-mile route was gone over, two red
foxes being used, and the winning dogs
were considered some heroes.
At the recent Business Mems ban
quet given in. Croswell in honor of and
farewell to Mr.. and Mrs. 4. j. Batters-
bee, who are leaving for new home in
California, an even hundred were pres
ent and fine program of toasts was
given after bountiful spread.
The Almont ladies are whole-hearted
and true. Twenty-six of them. have
organized a Ladies' Hospital Auxiliary
and already with one tag day sale, the
sum of S62.7s was raised. The Burley
Hospital is to be congratulated upon
having this willing and generous sup
port.
Harry Smith, of Bridgehampton, is
in Sanilac county Jail awaiting hearing.
Harry is IL years old, and while angry
with his father, seized an axe and cut
cash in his fathers head. The axe
being taken away from him, he found
hammer, but the mother managed to
secure this weapon and he was finally
overpowered.
Hon. John ). Thompson, one Of
Michigan's pioneers, died at his home
in Port Sanilac last week. Was In the
legislature two terms, and held other
offices of trust, was director of the
Michigan Salt Association for Is
years, was head of the Thompson Bros.
salt block in st. Clair some years ago,
was interested in much real estate In
Huron, Sanilac and st. Clair counties.