The Yale expositor., 1920-07-08
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ing August.
Mrs. H. c. Morris of Marlette
has been stricken with paralysis.
The Marine City Independent
has installed in it's office a new
Linotype.
Funds for the public play
ground in Marine City will be
raised by public subscription.
Three arrests were made In
Minden City last week of auto
speeders, which will likely have a
good effect.
There are fifty three schools in
Sanilac county out Of one hun
dred sixty that have not hired
teachers yet.
There are four cases of small
pox in Bad Axe, each in a differ
ent family. Health officials ad-
wise vaccination.
The new bridge at Locke Bridge,
over Belle River, has finally, after
long delay, been completed and
opened to the public.
w. A. Hathaway of Valley Cen
ter has sold his entire store stock
to Michigan Stock buyers and has
gone out of business.
The Patton family of Almont
and vicinity to the number of
sixty, held a reunion at Park Is
land, Lake Orion recently.
The Marlette Leader in its last
issue gives accounts of four an
nual family reunions - Kelley,
Cargill, Harneck and Foster.
st. Clair is to have a Commun-
ity playground through the sum-
mer where young folks may play
under wise and suitable direction.
Mrs. Walter ]. Allen Of Peck, re-
Gently had an eleven pound tumor
removed, at the Port Huron hos
pital. She is in serious condi-
ton.
The condensary built in 1919 in
Palms, has only now started op-
Grating, owing to delay in equip
ment, freight congestion, strikes
and labor situation.
The Richmond Review thinks
that some people who seemingly
have nothing to do, could just as
well be cutting the luxuriously
growing weeds about town.
A committee Of five from Ian
sing were in Croswell last week
looking over the rebuilt Presby-
terian church in that place. They
found many fine points to take
back with them.
The Woolman Construction Co.,
of Sandusky, have landed the Por-
tage River dredging contract. The
river runs through three counties
Washtenaw, Jackson and Ingham.
The price was $160,000.00.
Several years ago the depot at
Clifford burned and the people
have been anxiously awaiting IA
new building. Now they are
promised a union depot to be built
by October first.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Vannest,
formerly residents of Peck and
Sandusky, for fifteen years in
Saskatchewan, have disposed of
their farming interests there and
will return to Michigan to live.
Ray Foster of Peck came near
losing his Ford sedan. While at
Sandusky some one threw cigar
cite stub from a second story win
dow into the machine setting fire
to the cushions which were de-
stroyed.
A double celebration was held
in Sandusky last week on occa-
sion of the golden wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Evans and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Gleason, at the home of the for
mer. Eighty five people were
present, four generations of the
Evans family and all the children
of both families.
SO many of the large trucks
used in road construction are pass
ing through st. Clair just at pres
ent, making life miserable to Riv-
erside Avenue residents by the un-
earthly noise caused by wide op-
en- cut-outs and powerful engines,
that the matter has been put be-
fore the Common Council. The
drivers of the trucks have been
instructed to use their mufflers,
or if they haven't them, to get
them.
Fred Mcdonald, living on the
Wooden Track out of Port Huron
was instantly killed early last
Saturday morning, while on JOY
| ride after taking in two other men
| met in a restaurant at two a. m
1t was raining and the road was
slippery and Mcdonald was driv,
ing some 40 or so miles an hour
A curve in the road was not no.
ticed and the machine was driv.
en- off the roadway, hitting the
fence. SluY-rinO around and craeh