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The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
Neighborhood News
From Nearby Towns
ITEMS TAKEN FROM NEWSPAPERS OF NEIGH.
BORING TOWNS AND VILLAGES

A mysterious fire destroyed
straw stack of about 20 tons Oh
the farm of Charles Felstew nea
Richmond last week. A chemica
engine saved the barns and othe
buildings.
Sandusky has a new 25-pieea
band with a director permanent,
hired by the merchants of tn
town, who will move to Sandusk.
and enter upon his duties Jan. 1st
The director is Frank Millard, o.
Plymouth.
Twenty-one drains have beef
constructed in st. Clair county
since April, 1921, at a cost of ap-
Iproximately $4,000. Applications
are in and surveys have beer
made for II other drains which
will be completed in 1928.
The jury trying John Seymour
63 years of age, for the murder o.
Archie Barlow, Port Huron hote
proprietor on the night of Sept. 3,
on the farm where a picnic" wa,
being held, found Seymour guilt,
of murder in the second degree,
after 212 hours of deliberation.
An entry in the death recorc,
ledger in the county clerks Office
in Sandusky discloses the faci
that Garfield Benedict, now county
clerk of Sanilac county, is dead.
An entry in the ledger says Date
of death, July 21, 1881; name,
Garfield Benedict, age 6 months;
place of death, Washington town
ship, Sanilac county; disease,
Group; parent, William Benedict;
date of recor May 25, 1882.
When Mr.. Benedict was question
ed as to whether he was supposed
to be the same party, he answer
ed, yes, as the place of birth and
parents are identical!
Two young men and two girls,
all claiming to be students in De-
troit Junior college, were found
living in the Coburn cottage az
Orchard Beach, st. Clair, las,
Sunday by the owners, Mr. anC
Mrs. +, G.. Coburn. of Memphis,
who had motored down to theii
cottage that day and who were
very much surprised to find it oc-
cupied. The State police at st.
Clair were called and overlook
and arrested the four who had
made hasty exit. They were
taken to the Jail in Port Huron
and their people in Detroit COM
municated with, who came to the
rescue and took the erring ones
home. They had left their homes
Thanksgiving morning for a va
cation hike, so they said.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
A MANS PRAYER

On the walls of the Henry T..
Perkins wholesale house in
Springfield, Mass, appears the
following work-a-day petition to
the Supreme Being. Its applica-
tion is universal-its practice a
wholesome habit:
Teach me that sixty minutes
make an hour, sixteen ounces one
pound and 100 cents one dollar.
Help me so to live that ! can lie
down at night with clear con-
science, without a gun under my
pillow and unhaunted by the faces
of those to whom l have brought
pain. Grant that may earn my
meal ticket on the square and
that in earning it l may do unto
others as l would have them do
unto me. Deafen me to the jingle
of tainted money and to the rus
tie of unholy skirts. Blind me to
the faults of the other fellow but
reveal to me my own. Guide me
so that each night when l look
across the dinner table at my
wife, who has been a blessing to
me, l will have nothing to con-
ceal. Keep me young enough to
laugh with little children, and
sympathetic enough to be consid-
crate of old age. And when comes
the day of darkened shades and
the smell of flowers, the crunch
ing of wheels in the front yard
make the ceremony short and the
epitaph simply-'HERE LIES A
MAN From the Manufactur-
er's News.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
RECTOR BEAL WEDDING

At 400 o'clock p. M, on We'd
nesday, Dec. 9th, at the Churhh
of Christ parsonage, Miss Iva L.
Rector and Herbert l.. Beal were
united in the Holy Bonds of Mat
rimony by their pastor, Daniel F.
Tucker. The attendants were
Miss Rachel Kerry and Morris
Rector.
The bride is the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Rector
and is a highly esteemed young
lady. She was attired in a lovely
blue silk messaline dress with
bead trimming.
The groom is an industrious
and enterprising young man, the
junior member of the firm of Beal
Bros, farmers and stone masons.
After the ceremony was per-
formed the bridal party motored
the home of the brides parents
where bountiful six o'clock wed.
ding dinner was served.
Mr.. and, Mrs. Beal are active
church workers, he being super
intendent of the Church of Christ
Bible school, she being the Sec
retary. They have a large circle
of friends and acquaintances who
wish them success and happiness
as they Journey through life.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
SENDS RHYME WITH CASH

Dear Mr.. Menzies, Yale, Mich:-
For some time it has been my
wish
To pay you up, so now, by heck,
Pm sending you a little check;
1t won't pay up far in advance,
But though / dug deep in my
pants
And hunted all the whole house
Ger,
l couldn't dig up any more.
But send your paper right along;
For that little paper We are
strong.
It let's us know the news from
Yale,
Who's moving out or giving a sale
1t tells us news we like to hear
About old friends and neighbors
dear;
About the weather and the crops,
When price goes up or when it
drops.
Now please accept this as a start,
I'll come again with all my heart.
I'll have more money in my duds
If get a chance to sell my spuds.
Now | hope you'll think I've done
my best,
And print my paepr with the rest.
And don't think that Pm a clacker
But send it to yours truly,
FRED PACKER.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14

The new Masonic Temple at Ro-
meo will be dedicated Jan. %.
Lexington citizens are debating
the matter of constructing a new
road through the village.
For the purpose of sewer con-
Istruction IN Main street, Almont
has voted to expend $4,000.
The new building of the Marine
City Savings Bank was formally
opened to the public last Friday.
The Brown City school was clos
| ed last week to allow changes and
repairs to be made to the heating
Iplant.
Memphis schools commemorated
national education week with an
excellent appropriate program on
Friday.
The Sugar factory at Croswell
has finished it's 1922 run. 1t was
the shortest run in it's history, but
paid well.
Brown City citizens are in favor
of having the "a hour electric
service from the Edison plant at
Bad Axe.
Of 81 aliens who came before
the judge in Tuscola county last
week, applying for naturalization
papels, II qualified.
The Almont Masons held their
annual rabbit and chicken ban
quet last week. This is one of the
largest social events in Almont.
At the recent State Implement
Dealers Association held in Lam
sing, John P. Sheehy, of Emmett,
was chosen one of the directors.
A school store has been opened
in the new school building in St.
Clair, where the students may
buy their tablets, pencils, paper,
letc.
The four-year-old son of Earl
Eagen, Port Huron township, re-
ceived a broken jaw recently from
the kick of a horse. The child
will recover.
In the corridors of the Port HUI
ron city hall last week attention
was drawn to a dog swapping at
passersby, apparently suffering
from rabies. Officials shot the
dog.
When a Deckerville man had
to pay an assessment of $13 for
his delinquent dog tax. he was
pretty well riled up, but he was
informed there were others in
the same fix. There are 500 dogs
in Sanilac county with unpaid Ii
censes, which means about $4,000
in costs and fines.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
MAILING RULES

The local postoffice and all the
postofices Of the nation are car
rying on mail early for Christ
mas" campaign. Placards tell the
public to mail early and to wrap
securely and give IL instructions
for the proper wrapping and
marking.
One of these posters says, "In
preparing you packages for mail
ing, remember to
Wrap it with tough paper.
"Tie with stout cord.
Write or print a plain address
with ink.
place return address in upper
left corner.
Attach address to article itself
inside wrapper.
"Inclose articles liable to
breakage in corrugated paper or
wooden boxes or pack in excel
sior or similar substance.
'If contents are perishable or
fragile, mark the package con-
spicuously or have the mailing
clerk do it for YOU.
Think of the miles it must
travel, rubbing up against other
parcels, handled and rehandled.
when ready to mail it give it
the once over, address, return
address, stamps, wrapper and
packing.
Mail it early and insure it."
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

Some two weeks ago VIM Gard
ner, of Fargo, came to NY store
TO deliver sumo apples, pafking
lis car in front tf my place. Mar
sral Henry came and ordered him
TO move hi car as the village had
rlaced a sign NO Parking Here"
at line of postoffice and my place.
Cars were allowed to park all
along Main street, only not in
front of my store. Since then /
have written my attorney, w. H.
Burgess, at Sandusky, in regard
to this matter and find they can
not stop parking of cars in front
Of my place unless they stop it
all along Main street.
Am advised that the city of
Yale is discriminating against my
place of business in not allowing
cars to be parked in front of
same where cars are allowed to
be parked in front of every other
store along Main street.
If the city authorities wish to
be just, an ordinance should be
passed and adopted prohibiting
the parking of cars anywhere on
Main street. Until a prohibitive
parking law is put into effect you
may park your cars in front of my
palce of business.
Yours for justice,
A. E. GUNNER.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
Board of Commerce Meet
Called for Friday Evening
IF YOU ARE BOOSTER BE SURE AND At
TEND THIS EETING,--IMPORTANT
BUSINESS TO BE DISCUSSED.

The meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce which is called for to-
morrow night at the Council
Chamber should be attended by
every business man and citizen
who has the interests of the city
at heart.
This meeting is called for the
purpose of reading, and if ac-
ceptable, adopting the by avs
written by the committee appoint
ed to look after the matter.
The committee which was to So
licit membership will also report,
and it is to be hoped they have
taken enough interest in the or
ganization to do their share.
Another matter to be taken up
tomorrow night is that of setting
date for the first banquet,
which will probably be given
some time in January.
1T the first meeting the ques-
tion OF a charge for membership
was discussed, and it was decided
that the membership fee for the
first year would be $500, which
would include the banquet. At
this low figure every business
man and citizen should join and
make the Board of Commerce as
nearly 100 per cent in the matter
OF membership as possible.
Don't think that this associa-
ton is confined to the city of Yale.
We want every farmer in this
vicinity to join, realizing that this
is a city depending on the farmers
for it's very existence, and what is
good for Yale is also good for the
surrounding country.
Turn out tomorrow night and
help put Yale on the map.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
EFFICIENCY OF
YALE SCHOOLS

Since the efficiency Of our
schools has been computed for
each of the past two years, it
might be Of interest to some to
know what it is again this year.
The computation has been made
at about the same time of year
each time and by the same meth
cd, so the results would be COM
parable.
Two years ago the efficiency
was found to be about rs percent
Last year it was about 81 per
cent, and this year it is found to
be 88.5 percent. A highly efficient
school is considered one having
an efficiency of 81 to 80 percent.
The percent is seldom higher than
this because of deaths and sub
normal children.
A repeater is one who spends
more than one year in a grade.
Each repeater must be taught the
work of the grade over again
one or more times. This costs the
Yale district $3.50 per repeater
year. Two years ago 81 per
cent of the pupils in the grades
were repeaters. Last year it was
reduced to Is per cent and this
year to 5.3 per cent. That is, in
two years the number of repeat
ers has been reduced from 45 to
13. This was due to the painstak-
ing work of the teachers, the in
PRODUCTION of better methods of
teaching, and the cooperation of
parents in securing regular at
tendance of the pupils. This les
sening of the number of repeaters
saved the Yale district 80 times
$3.50, or $1,000 last year alone.
The efficiency was found in the
following manner, as had been
before:
The number of beginners, cor
rected for the change in popula-
tion is 20. If there were no re-
peaters and none dropped out or
died, we should now have 20 in
the eighth grade. But we have 81,
so our efficiency on this score is
29-31sts. Again, if there were no
repeaters and none died or drop
ped out, we would have 20 in each
grade, and 8 times 20. or 232 in
all the grades. But we have 245,
hence our efficiency on this score
is 232-245ths. The combined eff
cheney of our schools is 29-31sts
times 232-245ths, which equals
6728-7595ths, or SS.5 percent.
The percent failing in the
grades this past month is about
112, and for the three months an
average Of about 2 percent. This
is but two out of a hundred
which speaks we'll for the work
of the teachers and the co-opera-
tion of the parents in securing
regular attendance.
In the high school percent
failed this last month. Since
it is quite common for high
schools around the state to fail
as high as Is percent, much cred
it should be given the teachers
and pupils for the quality of the
work done.
Respectfully submitted,
A. T. Greenman, Supt.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
a Word of Warning to
the Users of City Water

Winter is at hand, and where
there are furnaces and a pipe
should burst and no shut off in the
basement and the cap off the stop
box, it would be a very serious
condition. If l understand the
law rightly every furnace owner
is obliged to have a shut off in
side his building. Every person
should carefully look over the
water and toilet pipes to see that
they are all tight and secure be-
fore cold weather comes.
]. H. MOORE,
Light and Water Commissioner
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14

A small company of Custer
township farmers have faith that
a vein of coal exists 35 feet deep.
They are about half way down and
are doing the excavating by hand.
Daily crowds Of farmers gather
around the spot, but no word of
prospects can they get from the
chief engineer, VIM. Nichol. At
tempts to find oil in Sanilac Co.,
at various places have so far been
unsuccessful. This is the first
recent instance of projected coal
mining here.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14

For Sale-Second-hand organ,
good as new. Will sell cheap
if taken at once. First house
east side of Woolen Mill, Yale.
Mrs. A. Beckett.
Wanted to Rent-A good farm.
Write A. McRobbie, Kingston,
Mich, Route No. 2.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
BrOckway Tax Notice

/ will b. at the Yale State Bank
beginning the 18th of December,
every Friday until the 10th of
January, 1928, to receive Brock
way township taxes.
MORTON KILBORN,
Brockway Township Treasurer
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14

Mrs. Eva ]. Black & Co. have a
large amount of Christmas holly
for sale at their millinery store.
Everybody likes holly at this time
Of year for decorations as it adds
a Christmas cheer to the home.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
Light and Water Commissioner

Come to our box social and
Christmas entertainment at the
Mcconnell school on Friday eve
ming, Dec. %. Ladies please bring
boxes.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14

For Sale-Barred Rock roosters.
Price, $1.50 each. Some good
birds. w. A. Silverthorn, two
miles north of Yale. 1913
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
Notice to Water Consumers

You are hereby notified that all
water taps found running all
night will be discontinued.
Our tank was full on Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning
there was not drop in it. Should
a fire occur we would be in very
serious condition.
SHUT YOUR TAP
j. H. Moore, Commissioner
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14

For Sale-A large fumed oak Ii
brary table in excellent condi-
ton. Price reasonable. Mrs.
Geo. Barth.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14
Lynn Township Taxes

will be at Yale State Bank on
Thursday, Dec. 21st, and every
Thursday thereafter until Jan.
10, 1923, for the purpose of re-
ceiving taxes. John Clink,
1872 Treasurer Lynn Township
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14

wanted-Telephone operator at
once. Apply to Staley & Brick
er, Yale Telephone Exchange.
The Yale expositor., 1922-12-14

Subscribe FOR Tie Expositor.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-20
Pdtrolling of Belt-Gredt
Falls HighWay Jtdrteo

gnad shape now but from there to
Great Falls it is very bad, and there
has arisen a question as to just what
can be done in the matterrit develop
ing that the connection with Great
Falls cannot be done by federal aid,
as the commissioners contemplated, by
going north on Valeria drive about
half mile TO the Highwood road and
then into Great Falls on that road,
the federal bureau refusing to get
in on such basis, and insisting up
on going straight across to strike
Second avenue south at the st. Thorn
as orphanage. To do this would split
the field there. which would practic-
ally mean the purchase of the right-of-
way. The Great Falls Commercial
club has taken the matter up and now
propose the extension of Second ave-
nue. north to connect with Valeria
Way, in which case the county would
try to obtain federal aid in building
about two miles of road to connect
with the Belt highway. Through this
action it is hoped to soon have the
work under way.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-20
Jazz Orchestra is
Badly Jazzed Sat.

The Jazz ala Mode orchestra was
jazzed very nearly to a finish last
Saturday evening in filling their en-
gagement for the Easter ball at Mel
hart. Mrs. Fred Siegling and Miss
Alice Beaudry, with Mr. Siegling as
property man, went up to the Silver
City on Saturday mornings train. il
being arranged that NJ T. Messelt and
Raymond Millard IS luld come up late
in the afternoon On a speeder
Shortly after the train pulled out,
carrying the property man, the pian-
ist and violinist, snow began falling.
-4HtiHHiffr I'll day at intervals. But
disregarasng this fact, Mcsselt and
Millard made the start on the speeder
with Greek as chauffeur. They made
Il mile this side Of Albright and then
hit snow drift which the speeder
could not negotiate While the mu-
sicians were anxious to clear the track
and go on, the Greek knew the coun-
try and said, a'No use. big storm up
there. sleep in tunnel if 90 further =
So the men jazzed their way back 10
Belt, while the women jazzed their
hardest to make up for the two miss
ing pieces-all the while with visions
Of Easter bonnets remaining on the
shelves at home, unused and unad-
mired, and the nrnnertl- deprived
Of an opportunity TO indulge in his
favorise indoor sport bemoaned the
fate that made his wife a musician.
The three returned Monday after
noon on the Neihart Sand Coulee
Stockett Unlimited, where it had been
that all would return after
their engagement on sec
ton house special thand car traiier.)
with the speedsr as motive power n
lime TO feast on an Easter Sunday
morning breakfast Of ham and eggs. !
But in spite Of it all. the dance was
! success, though many who had
going up from Monarch (
;ould not because Of the storm, and
leat sum was realized for the base
,all team.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-20
Want Barker Road
N ade PaSSabIe

II. S. Haney of Monarch headed a
committee from that place before
the board of county commissioners
last week, asking that the board con
tribute $4,000 or more to the fixing of
the road from Monarch TO Barker for
ore hauling, Ex-senator t. c. Power,
president Of the Block p mining COM
pany Of Barker, also appeared and
urged the board to come through, the
Monarch people to contribute some
$3.50 and the mining company fig
ure to be named The proposition was
taken under consideration by the board
and an investigation will be made.
According TO the committee the l2
miles between the mines and Monarch
are almot impassable. yet IL tons per
day Of ore must be hauled each day
for shipment from Monarch TO Hell
ena with a caterpillar engine and the
work is becoming more and more inn
possible as spring opens.
There are 81 miners employed in
the Block mine. and 100 ton con-
centrator works steadily concentrating
100 tons to IL tons per day and MAX
ing rich enough To ship with profit.
Senator Powers told the commission
ers, however. that the company had
been working four years, two years
up,and at the present time
was 100000 loser, but hoped to play
even during the next couple of years
II the Pittman act held good, and the
board aided in fixing the ore road.
The unfortunate part Of the propo-
sition TO the commissioners" is that the
mines lie just one mile and half in
vide the Judith Basin county line and
IRE taxed in that county, while the +
-oad to Monarch, without dollar Of
.axable wealth along the route, lies
n Cascade county
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-20
Legion TO Sponsor
Belt Cleanup Day

At last Thursday evenings s regular
meeting of the American Legion it
was decided that the post would stand
sponsor for a cleanup day for Belt,
when, if the plans of.the post mater
liaiiize, Reit-Nill be gfYer-ttle-H most
thorough cleaning of the winters ac-
emulation of rubbish it has ever
had Commander "Chuck" King was
authorized to appoint committee to
head the work and as soon as this COM
mittee is named and can be organized,
a meeting of different organization
heads win be arranged for at which
definite plans for the cleanup will
be made 1t is hoped that the date
can be fixed for Arbor day, May 9,
and that at this time everyone in the
city can be pursuaded to join in the
movement. with the result that the
city will be entirely freed of rubbish
of all kinds.
1t is planned to seek the cooper
alton of the city officials, the fire de-
partment, the Women's Auxiliary of
the Legion, the Boy Scouts, the Camp
Fire girls and the schools and to
thoroughly organize the work so that
it can be carried on with no con-
fusion
1t was also decided that the Legion
would again handle the Fourth of july
this year, and an execu-
tive committee composed Of Com
mander King. Adjutant Leo G. GRAY
bill, J. r Heafey and Arne bakllo
was named to promote the plans Of the
the day, the first duty being to secure
the use of Castner City park for the
celebration.
In addition TO the regular order of
business, Commander King made his
report upon the attendance at the con-
vention of Disabled War Veterans in
Great Falls a few weeks ago.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-20

the democrats have picked ON George
Harper as a candidate for the NOM
ination for county commissioner.
Harper was formerly clerk of the dis
trict court, being defeated by Alex
Remneas two years ago, but in times
past was considered the strongest
candidate of his party. and it seems
pretty certain that he viii be the man
TO oppose the republican candidate for
commissioner in the fail election.
The week has not passed without
bringing out additional candidates on
the republican side, especially for con-
FRESHMAN and state senator. Herbert
Woodward of Hobson will get into the
game for the congressional nomi-
nation, it is said and if true, the other
candidates will be well aware of it,
for Woodward has fighting ability
second to none-witness the fight he
led for the creation of Judith Basin
county and the fight he is still max
ing for Hobson for the county seat
He is the second TO announce himself
from Judith Basin county. George
Kirk, Benchland banker, coming
out last week. IL
Then Alex Goodman, one of the re
publican state representatives for the
past two terms.is -heins quite freely
as candidate for the state
senatorship nomination. Mr.. Good
man, however, while admitting that
his friends were pressing him to make
the race, fatty states that he has not
as yet decided to do so.
II seems very probable that Sher-
iff Bob Gordon will have contest
in the primaries for the nomination
TO succeed himself. Harry Stevens Of
Great Falls being counted upon as a
candidate for the nomination
on the republican ticket. Stevens
has served couple OF terms in the
legislature, is member of the Great
Falls city council and several years
ago was secretary of the republican
county central committee. 1t is said
he will put up strenuous fight. and
that is well, for 1t would certainly be
a sore disappointment to Sheriff Bob
10 have to make fight for the nom
ination and not have IL q good lively
one.