The Yale expositor., 1917-03-29
THURSDAY, March 20, 1917
HERE AND THERE

G. A. Preston has closed his bakery
in Lexington on account of the high
cost of materials.
The question of free public library
will be put to vote in Marlette at the
coming election.
Huron county will organize the
county in agricultural work and en-
gage county agriculturist.
Harbor Beach is talking up the idea
of a Community House, which will
serve much needed public want.
The Lexington band will celebrate
its sixth anniversary with concert and
dance on Monday evening" April 9th.
Marvin Welton, 32 years in the livery
business in Inlay City, dropped dead
one morning last week as he> was
dressing.
Nathaniel w. Henry, of Peck, hav-
ing reached the age of 20 years, his
pension has been increased from $25
W DoO q HlOuIu.
Dedication of the new M. Z. church
at Croswell will take place on Sunday
April lst, services continuing over
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Caution, of Mayville,
aged 90 years, died last week. Her
father, an old pioneer of Mayville, was
the first person buried in that cemetery
in 1858.
The Summers FiberCo. of Port Huron
will erect permanent fax station at
Sandusky. An acreage of 1000 acres
is wanted 500, already having been con-
tracted for.
st. Clair has received the present of
two cannon and eighty cannon balls
through the efforts of Congressman
Cramton. Proper ceremonies will be
held on Memorial day.
John Christensen, in Sanilac county
jail for the month past accused of wife
desertion, has been released. His al
legged soul-mate came on from Chicago
and paid his fine of $3.50.
An inmate of the Armada lookup
the other night, narrowly escaped suffo-
cation from soft coal gas. The man
managed to make himself heard before
he became unconscious.
A Tr-County Veterinary Society
composed of Macomb, Oakland and
Wayne counties, was organized in De-
troit last week. DR.. Judson Black, of
Richmond is vice-president.
The site for Almont's canning fac
tory has been decided upon and the III.
N. Weller Co., of Toledo, agrees to
build the factory and employ an av-
erage Of 30 persons the year round.
The counties of Huron, Sanilac and
Tuscola produced one-fifth of the State
bean production, a million and quar-
ter bushels. The state yield amounted
to about six and one-half million
bushels.
The Gould home place in Almont
containing two village lots on corner
with many beautiful shade trees, has
been purchased for the new Carnegie
library. The plans for the building
are being made ready.
The Sa0ilac County Farmer man is
getting the young folks of his county
all wrought up over naming their
farms, and letters are coming in by the
column. Every farm in the county
will soon have a name at this rate. A
mighty good idea.
There are 1875 school districts in HUI
ron county, with $4,000 children. Of
this number $500 are enrolled in the
public schools with 227 teachers and
an average of 3S pupils to teacher.
The average cost per capita for instruc-
| tion is $22.
The Hotel belong property at Reese
has been sold under foreclosure pro-
ceedings, instituted by the Bank of
Saginaw. The bank was the only bid
der and secured it on their own bid Of
$1,000. 1t is said several men are de-
sirous of re opening the hotel.
There is bill before the legislature
at Lansing to make all drivers bring
their automobiles to stardstill before
crossing a railroad track. Another bill
will prohibit the use of sleighs on the
highways on which the runners are not
as far apart as the standard wagon
tread.
Jacob Roche and wife, of Pontiac,
Illinois, are this week moving onto
their large farm northeast of Peck.
The farm consists of l040 acres Of
mostly unimproved land, and as Mr..
Roche is man of means, it Is his in
tsntion to develop the property and
make it one of the garden spots of the
Thumb of Michigan. Good luck to