The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-01-08
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NEARBY CITIES
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mere are now JWO ION ldIlIlS az
Port Austin.
Scarlet fever cases in Ubly are
keeping the school closed for a
time.
The Port Austin Coast Guard
station was closed for the season
on the opening Of the new year.
The McLennon pool room al
Sandusky has been burglarized
several times, the other night $50
being taken.
Aaron Huffman, a pioneer sett-
Ter in Tuscola coonty, died Oh
Christmas day after stroke of
paralysis, aged "a years.
Edward Lohrstorter, janitor at
the court house in Port Huron for
the past 10 years, has resigned and
David Finch is his successor.
The Goodfellow Club of Harbor
Beach received and distributed
$340.25 at Christmas time for the
needy poor of the community.
Quite a number OF Bad Axe
residents are leaving January 9Th
on a special car for Tampa, Fla,
to spend the remaining winter.
Fishing shanties on the river
at Algonac have sprung up like
mushrooms and sportsmen are
having great times at the winter
fishing.
Raymond Seiffgin, aged II, of
Sandusky, died instantly when his
gun in his own hands, accidentally
went off, the bullet entering the
heart.
Edward, 13-year old and only
son, of Jas. Busha Of st. Clair,
went through the ice of st. Clair
river on Christmas day and was
drowned.
The wife of w. j. Spears, attor-
ney and banker at Vassar, is dead.
Mrs. Spears father, the late B. w.
Huston, was at one time attorney
general of Michigan.
Richard j. Loree, deputy county
drain commissioner Of Sanilac
county, received a Christmas gift
from a wealthy brother-in-law, OF
check for $5,000.00.
Because of the scarcity and hign
price of labor, A. NJ. Bascom, St.
Clair ice dealer will put up no ice
this winter. 1t seems to be ~ TO
st. Clair to provide an artificial ice
plant.
Richard Wagner, Of Bad Axe.
now a student at Alma college, ha-
been notified of his appointment
TO West Point military academy.
through the efforts OF Congress-
man Cramton.
The Bijou Theater in Port iIu-
ron, which has not been operat-
ing lately, has been purchased by
Port Huron men and, after under
going decorations, will be opened
again 70 the public.
The annual Christmas ball Civ
Ell by the 500 club in Bad Axe,
was big success, netting the sum
of 100000, which will be turned
over to the city library for new
books and equipment.
Clinton Lord, IA year old Elk
township boy, had his left arm
caught in a power feed cutting
machine and it was so terribly
mangled that it was necessary to
amputate the member just below
the elbow.
Rev. Ralph M. Crissman, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
church of Port Huron, is called
the marrying parson" of the city
for the month of December. Dur
ing this month he performed II
marriage ceremonies.
Fire at Hemans, Sanilac county,
recently destroyed the large eleva-
tor, hay sheds and office of the
Thos. Wilson Inc. The loss will
be about $4,000 partly covered
by insurance. The origin of the
fire cannot be determined.
John Mcdonald, Sandusky no.
tel man, was arrested recently as
be was leaving Port Huron tunnel
depot for his home, and search
found five quarts of whisky in his
suit case. He was arraigned in
police court and bound over to
circuit court. Bail was fixed at
S500.00
George Teets, who operates a
cream station in Sandusky, mar
rowly escaped being killed when
the truck he was driving collided
with tree. Mr.. Teets received
! several broken ribs, cuts on the
face, and was badly hurt in the
chest and knees. His machine
was almost a wreck.
On December 20, Mrs. Gather
inc Daughrety of Deford, reached
her Tooth birthday and with tn,
exception of dim eye-sight, is a,
hale and hearty as a woman O.
fifty and possessed of unusual fac
ulties. She was married at TWEEN
tv and bOre nina chiIdran Al,