The Yale expositor., 1920-07-22
NEWS ITEMS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
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Beach.
Marine City in 1920 has a popu-
lation of 1871, a decrease of 80
or per cent since 1910.
John l.. Kearns, of Brown City
has gone to Park City, Utah, to
work in the Office of a mining COM
pany.
Brown City people enjoyed their
three day Chautauqua, those who
attended. Next years course is in
doubt.
julie Benedict, of Brown City,
has leased a building and will
move his stock of drugs to Port
Huron.
The Sanilac County Republican
it's 35th birthday last
week. The Republican is a mighty
fine paper.
Emma, baby daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Jelink of Apple
gate drank I've out of a milk bot
tie, with fatal results.
Minden City hasn't municipal
lighting plant, but five Delco sys-
tens have been installed recent
ly in business places.
Croswell school will put in
Lonestic Science course. A land
atApe gardener will be engaged to
lay out and Deaut;fy the school
grounds.
Sanilac county Oddfellows and
Rebeccas will hold their first bas-
ket picnic on Tuesday, July 9th
in Sandusky and it will be made
an annual affair.
The Decker Grain and Lumber
Co, of Decker has purchased the
property of the CasS City Grain
Co. The new company will COM
plete the new elevator.
Things are coming st. Clair's
way so bountifully these days
that the people are encouraged to
ask for a public garbage depos-
itory, sanitary of course.
The New Haven Foundry Com
pany has completed a GO SO ad-
dition to its building which now
is a cement block 60 X ITO feet,
equipped with all modern machin-
cry.
The annual eight-day camp
meeting of the Free Methodists
will be held in Sandusky from
July 2S to August A. On Sunday,
August l, the new church will be
dedicated.
A still and quantity OF mater
ial on the Howe farm near Rich
mond, was taken possession of by
officers last week, and VIM. Mar
tynk, who owns the farm, was ar
rested and taken to Mt. Clemens.
Detectives have been working
in Sanilac County lately in connec
tion with the beet controversy
and last week about rs farmers
were subpened to Sandusky
where each was questioned by
prosecuting attorney Boomhow-
er. No warrants were issued on
testimony secured and it is hoped
that the affair is ended. 1t is stat
ed that those farmers who grow
beets will not be molested and
those who are not growing a crop
this year, will, as soon as things
are settled between the growers
and refners.
George II. Brinker, the oldest
resident of Warren died Monday,
aged 81. Mr.. Brinker had been
married three times and had
twenty five children, II grand
children, and 25 great grandchil-
dren. OF these, 18 children, 65
grandchildren and "a great grand
children survive him, making 102
living descendants. Sixty years
ago he bought a little farm about
a mile south Of Warren, and there
he opened blacksmith shop, and
shod horses until he was more
than 80 years of age. His last
child was born after he had pass
ed his SEVENTEEN birthday.
Mrs. w. L. jerks, who was ap-
pointed a committee in st. Clair
county to look up and report on
sites for the proposed tuberculos-
is sanitarium, went to Memphis
to look over some possible loca-
tions, and will also visit st. Clair.
The plan adopted by st. Clair,
Macomb, Lapeer and Oakland
counties at a recent meeting of
those interested in Mt. Clemens,
is to build joint institution to
which each county may send pa
tients. Mrs. jerks will report
for her county and other COM
mittees for the other three coun-
ties at a meeting to be held the
first of August at Mt. Clemens.