The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-06-09
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Caro- citizens have planned 4
patriotic program for July 4th
and auto races for the 5th and 9th
Over one hundred people at
tended the Kalbfleisch reunion
at Brown City one day last week.
The Redpath Chautauqua opens
its course in Marlette on August
24th. Many good entertainments
are on.
Mt. Clemens has an efficient
health officer who has been on the
job for more than % years. He is
DR.. l.. G. Folsom
The AlmOnt division of the Pere
Marquette is back again on the
old time schedule, which the peO-
pie petitioned for.
The Grimes grist mill in Peck
has been sold to Lyman Tennis
wood, Of Peck, who already has
started operations.
Grandma Beebe, of Almont, re-
Gently celebrated her l06th birth
day. She retains her faculties to
a remarkable degree for one so
old.
The local stores at Deckerville
have agreed to close at IL o'clock
noon, every Thursday during the
summer months, beginning June
10th.
Antoine La Forest, of near
Smith Greek is 81 years of age. He
has lived in st. Clair county 70
years and is active and we'll for
his years.
A petition is being circulated
amongst business people and cit
liens of Memphis, to get the gen.
eral opinion regarding a water
works system for the village.
Pigeon must hold another spec
ial election on account of an err
ror In the recent election held on
the proposition to bond for fifteen
thousand dollars for water works
improvements.
Harold Mutt, Deckerville
young lad, climbed an electric
light pole, got in touch with a live
wire, and fell over 20 feet to the
ground, his hands and back being
burned severely.
Walter Barr, who has been
with the Brown City Banner for
the past IL months, has purchas-
ed an interest in the paper at
Flushing, and moved with his
family to that place.
The Tri-County Association, O..
f. s., which met in Sandusky last
week, was largely attended. The
next meeting will be held in Cros-
we'll. Mrs. Mabel Brown, of Mar
lette, was elected new president.
The body of Corp. Harrison G.
Hayes, who was killed on the bat
tlefield of France. was brought
back to Memphis, his home town.
and a military funeral was held
on Sunday.
Glenn Lintz of Brown City, had
his eye badly cut and lacerated.
when, as he was cutting wire for
the cement road, the wire flew
up, striking his eye. 1t is thought
the sight will be saved. He was
taken to Saginaw to consult a
specialist.
The st. Clair city band. compos-
ed of 25 pieces, organized just a
few weeks ago, made it's first pub
lie appearance Decoration day
at Marine City, and was warmly
praised for it's fine program and
good playing.
A Russian on the Bishop farm,
near Almont, was making a little
stuff for himself and a few of his
friends, combining his operations
to underneath the back porch,
when officers found and put a
stop to his neighborly acts.
The old National hotel at Men,
phis, which has been used recent
ly as dwelling house for several
families, has been sold by A r.
Stroupe to ID. E. Knickerbocker of
Dryden. 1t is reported the new
owner will operate it as hotel
again.
X. F. Thomas, an Almont meat
market proprietor, was obliged to
close his shop because of the
fact that the ice making machine
which some company had put in
for him went broke and would not
lrnish ice so necessary to keep
the meat.
Two young men were drowned
in Cass river near Vassar on Mon
day of last week Cecil Whidden,
"a years old, Of Vassar, was siez-
ed with cramps, and his cousin,
Raymond Leonard, endeavored to
help him. Both were drowned.
Both bodies were recovered.