The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-09-18
NEWS ITEMS OF
The PAST WEEK
IN NEARBY CITIES
Items of Interest About People
In The Thumb District of
Michigan

The elevator at Roseburg, re-
Gently purchased by the Kerr
Hay G. Grain Co., has been put
in splendid shape and is now in
full operation.
SaAilac county physicians met
at Brown City last week and held
a profitable and enjoyable session
ending with chicken dinner.
Howard Booth, a Sanilac coun-
| ty young farmer, had a fall re-
Gently which he would not care TO
have repeated. From the top to
the bottom, about 80 feet, inside
a silo, w.s lis experience, and be-
sides being unconscious several
hours, and considered in a SER
ious condition, no bones are brok-
en-, and report has it that he is
now on the road to recovery.
Harry A. Leslie, of Decker, has
arrived from France. His troops
were the first to arrive in France
and was with the 'last to reach
home. They were at the front
220 days. Private Leslie has
had some wonderful experiences.
When Cecil McWilliams kicked
the fly wheel in order to start a
threshing machine engine, the
engine back-fired and as a result
a leg was broken in two places.
September 23rd is the date set
for a special election in Croswell
concerning the bonding for con-
crete road.
James |. Galbraith has received
his commission and is now the
new postmaster at Croswell. A.
r. Martin is the retiring post
master.
Richmond is planning a full
time from noon to sunset and then
some, on Friday, Sept. 26, when
a homecoming time will be cele-
brated. A big dance in the eve
lining will be for the benefit of the
band boys.
The Banner Salt Co., Of Marine
City, has been sold to Sydney c.
McLouth of the same place. This
Institution has long been a loser
financially, and now the block
will be dismantled.
Army worms overran a portion
of R. K. Walkers grain fields near
Sandusky and six acres of oats
produced six loads of grain and
the machine turned out ten BUSH
els. Some worms.
Benz. Mcclure, lifelong resi-
dent of Watertown sold his farm
and will move to Sandusky.
| c. c. Rice, of Lexington, boasts
of this record: From piece of
ground Sc feet by 20 feet he rails
ed 80 pounds of clean hand-pick-
ed beans. This is at the rate OF
nearly GO bushels to an acre.
| David Mclean, of Buel town
ship, has lost his big barns with
all the seasons hay and grain
from fire which it is thought
originated from damp hay. Five
Thousand dollars, with no insur-
ance is a serious loss to one who
Ecan i'll afford it.
| The Armada Times is now
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. T.
Sutton, who have purchased from
Mr.. Sutton's father, E. T. Sutton.
We bespeaX all prosperity for the
new firm.
There were no less than 100
auction sales dated for the next
three months in Sanilac county,
according to last weeks papers.
Brown City people are agitating
the question Of organizing band.
Chas. G. Crosby, veteran leader
and organizer, can be secured if
the scheme goes through.
Two young men were arrested
in Algonac last Sunday night
carousing and using foul lang
uage. They were put in jail and
taken to Port Huron the next day
where they were fined. Their
homes are in st. Clair.
The Algonquin hotel in Algo-
mac has secured Japanese cook.
The Michigan Bean Company
Plant, located in Port Huron, has
been sold to new company, to
be known as the Chamberlain
Holmes-Jeffords Co.
Robert Sterns, telegraph opera
tor at the Pere Marquette office
; IN Harbor Beach disappeared re-
Gently, taking all his belongings,
and later it was discovered that
$3.50 is missing. A warrant is