The Yale expositor., 1920-05-20
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The home of Edward Hobbs, of
Deckerville, was destroyed by fire
last week, with a loss of $1,000.
Detroit parties are endeavoring
to interest Marine City people in
the locating a tractor plant there.
Commencement exercises for
Algonac high school will be held
June % and 25, with twelve grad
yates.
Vassar has been granted free
mail delivery and service will be
installed as soon as the village
does its part of the contract.
A thoroughbred Holstein calf
was born on the Dunning farm at
Goodells last week that weighed,
when an hour old, 1876 pounds.
The Wallace & Morley Company
store at Bay Port, with the post
office, was destroyed by fire last
week with a 100000 loss and par
tial insurance.
John Hamilton, of Port Huron,
aged SO years, was found dead in
his bed Friday morning of last
week. He had had several strokes
of apoplexy.
Charles Koehler, an Armada
farmer in trying to avoid hitting
a chicken on the road, sent his ma
chine into the ditch and capsized.
He was unhurt, but the car was
damaged.
A May festival given by Catho-
lie churches of Croswell, Peck,
Carsonville and Port Sanilac at
Croswell, netted them $3,000.00.
A Bazaar and a chicken supper
were the big attractions.
The G. c. Smith Boat & Engine
Company at Algonac, placed a
Grant motor in a Hacker Mono
plane type cruiser, 80 X 5 feet,
built for the celebrated musician,
Paul Strasbourg. of Detroit.
The Ringed Neck Pheasants, a
game bird introduced into China
township locality, have multiplied
to such an extent that the woods
seem full of them and the noise
of the growing of the male bird.
Alva Loghan, employed at the
Aikman bakery, Port Huron, fell
from third story window Thurs
day Of last week and was still un-
conscious when picked up. She
was taken to the hospital in a SER
ious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Stewart, of
Port Huron, have since the birth
OF their little daughter, given an
annually a big party in her honor.
Last week Betty was six years old
and entertained forty little kid
dies at her home.
Is. ii. Welton, one of Port HUI
ron's first city clerks. now past 80
years of age. was found on the
streets in an unconscious condi-
tion. Having no relatives in the
city ne was sent to an infirmary
to be taken care of the rest of his
life.
The Bad Axe Womans Club,
composed of about thirty women,
motored to Lansing on Wednesday
where they were guests of Govern
or and Mrs. Sleeper. They were en-
tertained at a dinner and motored
to various places of interest on
Thursday. Mrs. Sleeper is a mem
Der of the Bad Axe club.
AS a result of neighborhood
fracas of long standing, Irwin
Doan, of Croswell appeared before
a justice charging Mrs. Charles
: Ellsworth, neighbor, with at.
tempting to take his life by shoot.
: ing. The woman was arrested but
: refused to plead and was released
under a bond for $500, until exam.
ination.
! -Four Ubly men in a Ford car
e returning from fishing. crashed
4 into a locomotive drawing freight
D cars one day last week. and three
e received serious injuries. The ma
j. chine was wrecked. The train wa.
] not seen by the men until too late
t The names of the three hurt ar,
e Will Mardlin, John Franzel ant
Peter Swartz.
Six of the nine publishers o.
weekly newspapers in Tuscola Co
met at Caro- Monday evening ant
I revived the county organization
: H. F. Walker, of Unionville; tn,
Y oldest publisher in time of servic,
+ in the county, was chosen presi
dent of the society; and Harr,
Lester, of Mayville, the latest t,
acquire a newspaper property
was named secretary.
Ernest Johnston. of st. Clair
recently married a young girl. Ii
week he eloped with Mrs Arthu
Bailer, blind woman, also of 81
Clair. Being brought back fron
London, Ont, marital difference
and entanglements were aired las
week in Police. court. Port Huron
and the matter settled by Mr.. an,
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