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North Branch.
Ten Marine City boys attended
the State Y meeting at Grand Rap
ids last week.
Night school classes at the High
school in Port Huron started out
with Cd persons.
The Richmond Girls basket
ball team have won the six games
they have played this season.
Willis Smithers, a Bad Axe
farmer, had his left arm amputaC-
ed in a corn shredder last week.
Two miles of paving will be
laid on Front street, Algonac, the
job to be done as soon as possible.
DR.. w. B. Curtis, pioneer res
ident and physician of Mayville,
died last week at the age of SO
years.
The Harbor Beach Times has
column of five weddings which oc-
Cured in that little city during
the past week.
Charles Blood, sr., retired
business man of Marine City,
died quite suddenly at his home
after only three days illness.
A foot ball squad composed of
men not less than 200 pounds is
being organized in Romeo. Must
have lot of big men over there.
Ben Davenport, editor of the
Algonac Courier, who has been
very i'll from typhoid fever, but
recovering, suffered a relapse
last week.
The Ladies Library Associa-
tion of st. Clair, has become
branch of the st. Clair county
Library, whereby it will receive
many benefits.
Herman Greher, a Minden City
farmer shot himself while despon-
dent over the loss of his crops,
which were destroyed by fire. He
ieaves a wife and eight children.
Bad Axe High may get chance
to win the state gridiron title by
playing with Muskegon at Ferry
rield on Dec. a, if Menominee will
not represent the Upper PENN
sula.
Wayne Marvin, of st. Clair, pied
guilty to charge of trapping
muskrats out of season and with
having muskrat hides in his pos
session and was fined $500 and
costs last week.
Mrs. John Scrivner, of Cass
City, supplied fifty-three homes
with fifty-three turkeys for
Thanksgiving which she had rails
ed. The turkeys weighed 587 lbs
and she was paid $181.97 fol
the lot.
For the first time in the history
of the Diamond Crystal Salt Co
the entire plant is shut down
temporarily. 1t may be closed fol
two or three weeks, or longer. The
warehouses are filled to capacity
with salt.
James Campbell, of Kenocket
township, st. Clair county, is 102
years of age. Up to the past yeal
he has been straight and sturdy
but recently he has not been we'll
lie was born at Calcutta, India
but claims to be a Scotchman.
An artificial ice plant will b,
erected in Port Huron by tn,
Kern Products Co. to cost $100,
600 or more, and will be in opera
tion by April 1st. So it natter
not whether st. Clair or Blacl
rivers produce much or little nat
ural ice, Port Huron and Marys
vile can be supplied with the ar
tificial kind.
Mrs. Wilhemina Laskowski, o
Port Huron, celebrated her ninet
first birthday on Nov. 18th, an,
the day was fittingly celebrate
by her children. Mrs. Laskowsk
has lived in Port Huron for fit
years. She knit one thousan
pairs of socks for the America
soldiers during the world war. Sh
still knits for pastime.
As several Port Huron boy
were returning home from hunt
ing in a patch of woods near tn
Foundation Co. plant, rifle i
the hands of Stewart Buchana
was accidently discharged, tn
bullet penetrating the skull 0
Harry McMuldrock, walking i
front of Buchanan, and lodgin
in his brain. He was taken to hi
home and then to the hospita
but died on the way. The lad wa
16 years of age. No blame is al
tached to the boy who shot him.