The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-07-25
HERE AND THERE

The Apologize hay sheds recently
burned are being rebuilt
An organization of Boy Scouts has
been formed at Algonac.
Mrs. Guy Hanson, of Croswell, is
quarantined with light case of small.
pox.
The new big lumber mill plant at
st. Clair covers about thirty acres of
ground.
Donald Mcleod, pioneer of Sanilac
county, died at his home in Jeddo, st.
Clair county, July 18th.
9. e. Ogle. a retired farmer living in
Marlette, died very suddenly July ID.
He was about 20 years of age.
Mrs X. w. Veitch, of Capac, has
knit between so and go pairs of socks
for the Red Cross since January.
Harriet McIlhinney, of Shower, was
drowned at Lake Pleasant while bath
ing. Miss McIlhinney was teacher.
Frank Kekiasen, a farmer of China
township, A. years of age, dropped dead
on July ~, while at work about his
farm.
The l. D. o. +. has offered Marlette
Township Board lot upon which to
erect new library building. The offer
is accepted.
Rev. S. b. Porterfield, a retired min
lister SO years of age, living in Croswell,
died last week. The widow and seven
children survive him.
Joseph McClellan's ice house at
Peck burned to the ground at 11:30
Sunday night. The fire is a mystery.
There was no insurance.
The Anderson & McCann livery barn
at Marine City, burned to the ground
last week with a $4,000 damage. Most
of the contents were removed.
Frank Carney, of Mt Clemens, more
than 80 years of age, has organized a
company of Spanish war veterans, Of
which he is one, for war service.
The Junior Patriotic League of Lex
ington are giving concert and "Mrs.
Jarley's Famous Wax Works" this
evening at the Lexington Opera house.
Mrs. Abend of Charleston, Huron
county, is widow with six sons, four
of whom are in service with their
country. Two little sons are left to
the mother.
Ten candidates took the civil service
examination last week at st. Clair for
the position Of postmaster at Marine
City. There were two women amongst
the candidates.
The Capac base ball team states that
it will be necessary to disband or dis
continue home games unless the games
pay better so as to cover expenses. The
boys are running behind.
The Sanilac County Republican has
In its office several stalks of oats with
the letter "B" plainly seen on each
blade The editor and others are anx-
ious to have the riddle solved and the
meaning given.
Pearl A. Kinney, of Snoyer, and
Frank Collins, of Croswell, deserters
from Camp Dix, New Jersey, and
Columbus, Ohio, were arrested last
week in Sanilac county and turned
over to the Federal authorities.
Some unknown assailant shot at ohm
Martin, twelve years old, who lives in
Wheatland township, Sanilac county,
badly peppering the young lad with
shot, last Sunday evening. Whoever
did the deed got away nicely and the
sheriff has found no clue, although
working for week.
John Myron, who at one time lived
on farm at Blaine and former sup
erintendent of the Marlette school, has
been suffering from overwork and a
collapse, and attempted his life by
nearly throwing himself from a win
dow in the ninth story of Cincinnati
hotel. He was rescued by force from
his position.
The Detroit, Bay City & Western,
together with 81 other short line rail-
roads in Michigan, has been taken over
by the United States railroad admins
tration. This will mean that the pres
ent service will be maintained and that
the employees will be paid according to
the governments scale of wages.