The Yale expositor., 1920-06-24
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at Brown City.
The Lexington band will 90 to
.Marlette July 5th.
A plan is on foot to enlarge the
st. Clair county court house.
Sandusky high school will hold
it's first Alumni banIuet this year.
July 1st and I'd are Inlay City's
dates for its semi-centennial cele-
bration.
The Provost murder case will
cost the county of Macomb about
$18,000.00.
Work has begun on the mile of
cement road running through
Brown City.
The sugar factory at Marine
City shut down for a few days on
account of lack of material.
The st. Clair small boy is earn
ing his pin money by caddying for
the golfers at the Country club.
The recent electrical storms did
a large amount of damage in SAN
lilac county to houses and animals.
Roy Kerr. OF Elmer township
raised barn last week 40xSO.
There were ll6 men present to
assist.
Negotiations are under consid
Grafton for the sale of the Mem
phis elevator to the local farm
bureau.
Four head of cattle belonging to
Edward Beadle, of Speaker town
ship, were killed in recent cleo
trical storm.
Peter Hammer, who recently fell
out of swing at his home in, Ma
rine City, died from the injuries
a few days ago.
A Woman's Auxiliary to the
Legion will be organiz-
ed in st. Clair, under the direction
OF Mrs. B. F. Champion.
A fire swept out the hotel Secor
recently, the oldest hotel in Caro-.
1t was being used as rooninp
house. Caro- has one hotel left.
The annual X. of G. Thumb pic
mic will be held this year in Bad
Axe on August II. II is estimated
there will be $4,000 visitors there.
Detroit and Port Huron busines
men have lately been looking over
the old paper mill buildings at
Capac with something or other in
view.
The Bolly hotei at Harbor
Beach has been purchased by the
Masonic Building Association of
that city, who will remodel it for
Use as club room, dining room and
lodge.
The eleventh annual reunion of
he Silk family in Sanilac county
vas held last Sunday at the home
)f Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Silk in
Natertown township. There were
IL guests present.
Something rather unique is the
recreation home or school of psv-
,ology, which J. II. Carter has
itted up at Lexington. 1t is now
open and sessions are being held |
With various speakers.
Eighth grade graduating exer-
Uses were held in Peck last week,
which closed the graded school
history in Peck, as next fall term
starts with high school and an ad-
'quate number of teachers.
Marine Savings Bank at Marine
;ity celebrated its Beth birthday
asst week. The late George w.
;orman started this bank June Ia
S84. His son John, vice-president
reasurer, is an active executive
,fficer.
Several Sanilac county people
we're injured in various ways last
week. Joe Simmons fell and was
injured at Cyrus Kings barn rails
ng in Argyle. John Eckensmiller
nd Herman Krause were hurt by
alling timbers at Levi Kritzman's
'arn raising. Frank Dawson re-
eived some bad burns as he was
Tearing up land. He threw gaso-
inc on a smoldering brush piles
lrs. ID. j. Kitchen fell on her steps
nd broke her wrist.
A farmer living in the suburbs
I Metamora has a curious calf
orn with only two legs instead of
our, The fore legs are entirely
llsslng, nor are there any signs
4 any place for them. The calf
; four weeks old and aside from
his deficiency is perfectly normal
nd healthy. The owner has placed
he animal on exhibition and is
harging admission to see the
reak. He has already been offer
d a large sum for the animal.