The Yale expositor., 1921-08-25
S2.0G Per Year in Advance
Neighborhood News
Items Boiled Down
Items Taken From Newspapers Of
NeighbOring Towns and
Villages

Richmond ishaving a fve-day Req
path Chautauqua this week.
A survey is being made Of the vii
lage of-Romeo for a system Of sewers.
Jas. Conlen, Of Croswell, is now
managing the Jackson House, Capac.
Marlette is infested with Jack
the pepper" and citizens are laying
low for him.
The New Church summer school
an annual event at Almont, is in
progress now.
Marlette people are enjoying their
Chautauqua this week. The ticket
sale was turned over to the Legion
Post.
l. o. Blackburn, well-known cili-
zen and undertaken Of North Branch
for the past forty years, died last
week.
A. j. McNaught, of Capac, who
was taken to the Pontiac hospital re-
Gently with mind affected, died last
week.
DR.. J. H. Burley, Of Almont, has
moved to Port Huron. He will still
have office hours at Burley hospital,
Almont.
l.. H. Howse, former editor Of the
Brown City Banner, still a resident,
is looking toward the postmastership
of that city.
Leonard Johnston of Peck base
ball fame, has been offered try-out
with the Lansing team in the Cen
tral League.
The new Community House at
Harbor Beach will be formally OPEN
ed on Wednesday, September 2lst,
with big event.
James Long and family, of Peck,
have started in two Ford cars, by
way of Chicago, for their new home
in the Canadian Northwest.
DR.. w. d. Lane, of Bad Axe, is the
newly-appointed u. S. pension exam
iner for the Thumb district, to sue
ceed the late DR.. M. c. Mcdonnell.
For the benefit of Harbor Beach's
new Community House, white
Elephant sale will be held, when all
sorts Of articles will be up for pur-
chase.
Marlette common council has elm
mated one man at the lighting plant,
engaged new superintendent and
hopes to save 500 month by the
changes.
Tuscola county is experimenting
with tar preparation on ten miles
of trunk line highway. If the work
proves successful other roads will be
treated
VIM. Schafer, of Brown City, LOST
his nearly new barn with all its con-
tents of hay and grain when it was
struck by lightning in a recent storm
Loss SO, 900 with $500 insurance.
Pat Kelar, of Melvin, paid fine
of ten dollars and costs, amounting
to fifty-three dollars into Judge Hys-
lop's court, when he was found gull
ty of assault and battery on his wife
st. Clair will have three large cleo
trio lights placed at designated points
along the water front in the town as
an aid to night officers and protec-
tion to property from thieves and
burglars.
Frank Lewis, who has been the
village blacksmith at Metamora for
more than 40 years, committed sui
eide at his home there by cutting his
throat. He was despondent over
more than years illness.
Marion, eight-year-old only daugh-
ter of Joseph Dietlin and wife, near
Marine City, was shot and instantly
killed by her six-year-old cousin Jack
Muir of Detroit. last week. The boy
did not know the gun was loaded.
Minden City school has been drop
ped from the University list, because
the school building does not come up
to specifications and the teachers do
not meet the qualifications necessary
so school districts near will not be
permitted to pay tuition of students
wishing to attend Minden school.