The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-07-06

Portland
Herbert Beard. of Iron Mountain
blacksmith, one of the 26 Republican
candidates for sheriff Of Dickinson
county, was first to file his nomina-
{ papers and announce his stand
on the Volstead act, following the
declaration of the Michigan Anti
Saloon league that it would ask every
candidate for sheriff how he lined
up on the prohibition laws.
Joe Miller and Dan Burns, burglars
who ransacked the home of f. j.
Bennett at Niles and carried away
valuables consisting of three gold
watches and three rings, and who
subsequently were arrested at Wa.
bash, Ind, have made signed crn-
lession of the Niles burglary and
surrendered the stolen articles, au
thorities said.
The steamer James A. Farrell, Of
the Pittsburgh Steamship Co line,
received a bad cash through her
plates for about 20 feet on her port
side when she was grazed by the
steamer A. NJ. Byers near Round
island. The Farrell was up.bound
light, and the Byers was down-bound
with coal. The Byers was slightly
damaged.
The biggest robbery in Mt Glenn
ems in years was effected when over
$4,000 worth of jewelry, silks and
fancy goods were hauled away from
the store of S. Steeh & Co. Entrance
was gained through a rear window
near the river bank, and it is believed
the goods were taken away in
launch during the early hours Of the
morning.
A membership drive to start Au-
gust ! and cover the entire state, was
announced at Lansing by the Michi
gan state farm bureau. A thorough
canvass of every county will be made
it was said, in the hope of getting
the farmers of Michigan solidly lined
up behind the organizations legisla-
tive and agricultural programs.
George Benz, a widower with four
children. was buried alive in a clay
pit near Petoskey while hauling clay
to the Petoskey base ball field. A
large boulder hit him on the head.
His children, inquiring of neighbors
why daddy doesn't come home"
started search that resulted in the
finding of his body.
After having been a justice of the
peace at Monroe for some 20 years,
during which time he married $500
couples and arraigned a similar mum
Der Of dry law violators, since 1918,
William ]. DAM will retire. He will
be succeeded by Lee Smith, who was
elected in December.
BY majority of 70 out Of total of
| 1919, Munising taxpayers approved the
issuing of school bonds for 100000
to complete and furnish the new Will
liam c. Mather High School, now un
der construction. There were 1879
votes for the bond issue and 60
against it.
Mrs. Mary Cavanaugh, pioneer
mother of Mecosta county, died at Big
Rapids at the age of 80 years. More
than 20 descendants live in Detroit
She leaves seven children out of
family Of IL, an adopted son, so grand
children and 40 great grandchildren
Owing to the fact that Port Huron
property owners are delinquent in
payment of taxes amounting to $3.50,
600, It will be necessary for the board
OF supervisors to authorize 100000
bond issue to meet current expenses
for the next six months.
Margaret Warner, pretty 19-year.
old Benton Harbor girl, waived ex
animation when she was arraigned at
Paw Paw on a charge of stealing
$3.50 from Thomas Vallew, and was
bound over to Circuit Court.
Harold Edward Miller, years old,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George F. j.
Miller of Adrian, bled to death as the
result of the extraction of two teeth.
The proposition to merge the Meth
odist and Congregational churches at
Reed City, carried. two to one, in a
vote OF the Methodist congregation.
Walter Bruen, Ia years old, failed
in his attempt to rescue his brother,
Robert, IL, when the latter cried for
aid as the boys we're swimming in
Grand River. Robert was drowned.
They are sons of Edward Bruen, Of
Oh and Rapids.
Fred G. Brown stock and bond
] salesman, will be arraigned in Circuit