The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-08-05
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A big track meet is to be held
at Attention tomorrow, Aug. 9Th.
Electric light rates have been
raised for Almont business
places.
Romeo has a six-day Chautau-
qua this summer, beginning on
August 21st.
Howard Kenyon, 10-year-old
st. Clair boy, died last week
from diphtheria.
Alex Jones, a st. Clair boy,
fell while at play in his yard and
broke his collar bone.
1t is rumored at st. Clair that
Henry Ford has taken options
on the Pine Shore subdivision.
The sugar factory at Marine
City was closed for a week ow-
ing to lack of raw sugar. 1t is
now running again.
Mildred Tank. five years old,
died of diphtheria last week after
few days illness at the home in
Elmer, Sanilac county.
The Diamond Crystal Salt
plant shipped 495 cars of salt
in July. 1t was the best record
of any month for a year past.
A big dredge belonging to
whitfield Patterson. of Bad Axe,
burned to the ground from un-
known cause. The loss is $4,000.
Jonathan Hubble, for 67 years
resident of Sanilac county, died
at his home in Carsonville last
week. He was a veteran of the
Civil war.
Lightning hit the barn of FL
mer Tritter, near Carsonville last
week, destroying the barn, a
quantity of hay, one horse and in
juring another.
William P. Innis, of Port HUI
ron, has been appointed as dep
uty internal revenue collector,
and will work in the Port Huron
and Detroit districts
A new electric fire pump re-
Gently installed at the Algonac
waterworks, has been tested and
proven out in great shape. The
pump throws a stream a distance
of 180 feet.
Mrs. William McCarty. of AL
gonac, stepped on needle as
she was preparing for bed, and it
required doctor and nurse
three hours to draw it from the
foot.
A young lady came from Bel
gium last week and was married
to John Willie, of Kelly road,
near Capac. The road people
gave them a charivari, a banquet
and a dance.
An oil stove exploded in the
home of Chas. Laribelle, of AL
gonac, burning the house and
contents and $500 belonging to a
son. A collection was taken up
for the family.
DR.. Alice Brabb, of Romeo, re-
Gently deceased, left a large
quantity of drugs and medicines
and her sisters have given it to
society, who have packed and
sent it to a hospital in China.
DR.. and Mrs. H. P. Caswell, of
Chicago. were in Capac last
week and purchased an old-time
spinning wheel of Jas. H. Turn
bull, which they will present to
the Chicago Historical Society.
The Marine City roller mills,
with capacity of so barrels of
-four a day has been purchased
by C. F. Mann, who will in
crease the output to 100 barrels
per day and operate the mill
with electricity
VIM. f. Ruprecht, switch
man living in Port Huron, was in
stantly killed in the railroad
yards last Saturday, when he
was thrown from the engine un-
der the train. His head and one
arm was completely severed.
If st. Clair votes favorably
on August 81, the Edison COM
pany buys st. Clair's municipal
light and power business for the
sum of $4,000. For 13 years
this proposition has been the
warmest political proposition in
st. Clair.
Sixteen boys of high school
age, who were working on the
Dixie highway through Marine
City struck for a ten cent in
crease an hour in wages and quit
when their demand was not met.
A gang of Syrians have been put
on the job.