The Yale expositor., 1922-05-18
THUMB TALES
TERSELY TOLD
Items Taken From Newspapers of
NeighbOring Towns and
Villages

The Romeo Observer has en-
tered upon it's 57th year of exist
ence.
The new Emergency hospital in
Port Huron, will be open to pa
tients July 1st.
here is good ferry service
now between Marysville, Stag
Island and Corunna.
The Diamond Crystal Salt
plant at st. Clair, is working OH
a nearly normal basis now.
A new farmers elevator will
be erected in Palms to take the
place of the one burned last fall.
l.. R. Glassford and T. H. Ben
jamin, Capac citizens, will build
cottages at Elk Lake this summer.
Hotel Croswell has been re-fit-
ted throughout with new furni-
ture, and will soon be opened to
the public.
Forest Lord, editor of the
Michigan Business Farmer, has
purchased the Herald and Times
of Gaylord.
A crew of sixty men are work
ing at the Croswell Canning fac
tory, getting the plant in readi-
ness for the seasons pack. 1t
will not be long now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davidson,
of Richomnd, celebrated the 50th
anniversary of their marriage last
week. Children, grandchildren and
near relatives were present.
Marlettes Community club held
its first open meeting Thursday
evening of last week, when about
three hundred people filled the
spacious dining room of Odd Eel
lows Temple.
The Sanilac County Times of
Peck, had birthday on May IL,
becoming twenty-three years of
age. A flourishing, prosperous
youngster that we trust will con-
tinue to good old age.
Thirty-six gallons of wine were
poured down the sewer at the
city hall in Port Huron one day
last week by order Of Judge Tap
pan. This was seized wine, and,
according to law must be destroy
ed. A dozen bottles of whiskey
and case of beer was the same
day sent to the food and drug
department at Lansing.
James Adams, 80 years old,
who came to Caseville when boy,
died at his home in Caseville, on
Wednesday Of last week, after a
lingering illness covering a per-
iod Of years. Mr.. Adams was a
prominent merchant of Caseville
for many years. He was also con-
nected with the Francis Crawford
firm for many years in the pioneer
days. In the early eighties he
served the county as treasurer.
A bunch of state police swooped
down on Huron county last Thurs
day and made cleanup of hootch
joints. The following were ar
rested: The American Hotel, Har-
Dor Beach, for possessing liquor.
Dewitt's Creamery, Port Hope, for
possessing liquor. Alfred Stew
ems, Bad Axe, for possessing Ii
quor and obstructing an officer
while in line of duty. Martin
Smith, Bad Axe, possessing liquor
William Short, White House farm,
still and liquor. Leo Fuerst,
Port Hope, possessing liquor.
Evaline Gillian, Harbor Beach,
possessing liquor. Jas. Ahearn,
Kinde, possessing liquor.
About thirty-five pupils in the
high schools of Brown City, San
dusky and Croswell left on
Thursday morning of last week
for a motoring trip to Owosso,
Flint, Howell and Lansing, TAX
ing advantage of the dismissal of
schools because of the 9Th grade
examination being held at this
time, to inspect dairy farms with
view to obtaining calves for
Golf club work. Clubs are be-
ing formed at Croswell and Brown
City. The party was in charge of
the preceptors of the schools and
John d. Martin, County Farm Bu-
reau manager. The pupils from