The Yale expositor., 1920-04-15
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Four daughters of Al. Lockwood
Of Almont, have the scarlet fever.
Every house in Smith Greek is
occupied and more are badly
needed.
Elk township produced one
woman voter. She voted the dem
ocratic ticket.
A smoke consuming appliance
has been placed on the smoke
stack of Cass City's condensary.
Frank Gordon and Roscoe Nor
ton, Kinde business men have pur-
chased the Lane drug store in Bad
Axe.
Attention ladies served a public
dinner on election day, the money
going for new carpet for the M.
E.church.
The contribution of st. Clair
county to the near East fund at
the end of last week, had reached
$9,265.61.
The Capac Dramatic club is
practicing for the play Deacon
Dubbs," to be given for the benefit
of the o. E. S.
After a 44-year residence in
Marlette, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Kill
gour have gone to North Yakima,
Wash, to make their home.
Frank j. Wood, station agent al
Peck for five years, has resigned
his position and entered into the
mercantile business at Sandusky.
Oliver Beemer, who has conduct
ed service garage at Melvin for
some time has gone to Port Huron
and Melvin now is without shop
of this kind.
Rev. K. G. Spayd, former NJ. E.
minister recently city editor of the
Bad Axe Tribune, has given up
the literary career and re-entered
the ministry.
The Macomb cA,y lCo 5arm
will be improved TO the extent of
$4,000. The proposition to issue
bonds for that amount and pur-
pose carried.
Detroit parties are buying the
brick yard on the r. j. Peterson
property at Caro- and expect to
put in modern machinery and t1rn
out large quantities of brick.
William Lovers, formerly assist
ant engineer for the state highway
department at Port Huron, has
been named county engineer for
Huron county to replace J. H.
Schwaderer, resigned.
Henry Binkle, former cashier Of
the State Bank at Harbor Beach,
charged with embezzling $4,000,
claims to have no funds to hire a
lawyer to defend him. The Judge
appointed lawyer and a plea Of
not guilty was entered for Binllle.
Brown City enthusiasts are
going after $4,000 foundry plant
for their town. So many families
are moving away from Brown City
that the citizens are unanimous
that something must be done, or
before long the city will be a back
number.
Joshua Conklin, we'll known Co
lumbus township farmer, has left
life interest of his all to his
widow, and the will gives her the
right to cut from the real estate
any frewood she may need, so
that she will not be put to the ne
cessity of purchasing such fuel
The property is left to three sons,
subject to the life interest clause
Ernest w. Harris, a Marlette
| farmer, 80 years of age, sold his
farm recently, purchased a home
in Pontiac and went there to pre-
pare for the coming Of his family
For some unexplainable reason, he
shot himself in the bathroom OF
the new home while all alone
He leaves wife, daughter and two
, sons.
A feature of the Easter Sunday
morning service in the First Con
gregational church in Port Huron
was the observance of the 5Otl
anniversary of Prof. Cawthorne as
organist of the church. He was
presented with a most beautiful
basket of flowers. In the Congre
gational church at st. Clair, Miss
: Edna Memo, organist for twenty
five years was the recipient of an
immense bouquet of red roses.
Marysville will have just one
old landmark in memory of tn,
{ old town. The Methodist Episco
pal church, built in 1863, will b,
: preserved in permanent park
: It will be repaired, the tower
: which was recently blown off viii
be replaced, and the whole mad,
to look exactly as it did when i
was built. It will, however, b.
moved from its present location
where it is in the path of indus
trial growth. and placed in IN