The Yale expositor., 1921-06-23
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st. Clair expects to have a
wholesale bakery.
There are few mild cases of
scarlet fever in Capac.
Hosea Burton, Of Owendale,
has just celebrated Ms 9eth
birthday.
A freight truck line has been
started from Detroit to Almont,
carrying freight both ways.
The Algonac Choral Society
has been formed. 1t has 60
members and will give concerts.
The Lapeer eouaty high school
field day was held at Almont last
Friday. Lapeer won most points.
Dennis Jones. was born in Port
Huron in l841 and has lived there
ever since, rounding out his 80th
year as resident.
Capac young men are taking
the girls to church these Sunday
evenings instead of to show.
They say it costs less.
Freeman Utley, respected cit
lzen of Worth township, Sanilac
county, died last week. Mr.. Utley
was blind for five years.
The annual meet of the Tuscola
county athletic association was
held at Caro- recently, with Cass
City taking high points.
The canniniA factory whistle at
.Croswell was blowing last week.
The report is that peas are about
ready up there for the cans.
st. Clair's winning slogan was
written by Edna Pierce, of the
high school. 1t is "St. Clair the
best, Yesterday, Today and For
ever"
The corner stone of the new
Emergency hospital in Port HUI
ron was lald II The cere-
monies were under Masonic aus
pices.
Mrs. Anna Meter, of st. Clair.
dled last week at the age of so
years. She leaves II children. 81
grand children and z great grand
children.
In order to decide whether Mar
lette should have Sunday evening
movies or not special election
was held, the vote being 27U
against and 70 for.
Charles H. Lang, prominent
business man of Capac, died last
Friday after long illness. He
was 90 years of age and had al
ways lived in Capac.
The Methodist Episcopal church
in Mayville held a pleasant and
profitable anniversary on Sunday
last with many former pastors
present and taking part in ad-
dersses etc.
Sanilac county is trying to list
up sufficient subscribers at S10O
per, to guarantee the sum of
$50, 900 with which to purchase
the necessary equipment and
make a thorough explor Ation for
l in the Thumb distr.cr.
William j. Orr, a prominent fig
ure in the development of the
Thumb territory of Michigan.
widely known banker and busi-
ness man, and an important fig
ure in the United States Food Adj
iministration during the war, died
at his home in Saginaw at the age
of 81. Mr.. Orr, who for many
years had an interest in the Elk
ton Elevator Company, died Of
heart failure, following rheuna-
tism.
Thirty Harbor Beach fishermen
held an organization meeting at
the Community House Monday eve
ming and selected the following
ing officers: President, O. Hurkett
secretary, Henry Hollander; and
treasurer, John Hollander. The
object Of this organization is to
cooperate with the state fisher
mems association. Similar organ
izations are being formed at Mich
igan ports where commercial fish
erman are located.
Samuel Mcdonald, of Port
Austin, was taken to the county
Jail at Bad Axe last Wednesday
night, charged with attempting to
shoot his brother Alex. The
brothers had had trouble recently
and when Samuel appeared with
a gun, Alex, in his nightshirt,
Jumped out of the window and
ran down the road, Samuel run
ming after him and shooting, it is
alleged, His aim was poor, how
ever, and Alex was unhit. Samuel
claims he was only trying to
scare his brother. He is held i'm