The Yale expositor., 1922-06-15
THUMB TALES
TERSELY TOLD
Items Taken From Newspapers of
NeighbOring Towns and
Villages

NOTIH DTdHCu VIII NOJS OH VIC
Waterworks question June 10.
Work on the new Desmond
theatre in Port Huron ig being
pushed rapidly to completion
Melvin business men have rails
ed a fund for improving mile of
muck land south Of the village.
Bad Axe high school graduates
this year the largest class in it's
history. This class numbers AZ.
The Lexington band is giving
an hour open air concert every
Wednesday evening in Croswell.
Thirteen boys and thirteen girls
receive graduating diplomas from
Inlay City high school this year.
The wife of Rev. Geo. l.. Trav
er, of Sandusky, fell down stairs
at her home last week and broke
her arm.
st. Clair high school presents
the musical comedy, "The Cap
tain of Plymouth" on June 10Th
and goth.
Samuel Emigh, LeXington's old
est resident, died last week at the
age of 80 years. A widow and
one son survive him.
Frank Macier. of Richmond, set
out 1000 grape vines this spring,
which have already made an av-
erage growth Of foot.
Hotel Carroll, at Brown City,
was raided recently and Thos.
Burnell, proprietor, arrested for
violation of the liquor law.
Calcium chloride will be tried
out on st. Clair city streets for
dust laying purposes. The citi-
zens must buy what they need for
their property purposes.
Sandusky high school girl
graduates not only have made
their own graduating dresses for
several years past, but this year
have made their Baccalaureate
gowns.
The Harbor Beach Times puts
out a 16 page issue last week in
honor Of the big bargain day sale
there on Tuesday this week. Har-
Dor Beach merchants filed each
page with alluring advertise
ments.
Ernest Sutherland, lifelong
resident of Memphis, slashed his
throat with a razor Saturday of
last week, being despondent, and
died in a few hours. Suther-
Z lands wife had been dead for 20
years and he was living with a
son.
The -four mills, which have been
heavy industry of Marlette for
the past quarter of a century, are
now sold by the Mathews estate
to the Marlette Farmers Coop
. erative Elevator Co. The plant
will be used for bean storage
bean picking and feed grinding.
! A basket picnic is being held
today, Thursday, at the farm
! home of Daniel Hilliker in Maple
{ Valley township in honor of the
6Oth anniversary of Mr.. Hill.
ker's residence on this farm
Everybody is invited. There will
be speaking and other entertain
ment this afternoon.
Milton Morgan, Wright school
Worth township will attend the
State Fair at the Fair Associa
, tion's expense this year, the result
of his having the highest exami
nation standings of any rura
student in the county. Frances
Burgham of the same schoo
stood next highest and was nam
!. ed alternate.
: A. w. Mapes, Capac, was award
t ed the contract for digging tn,
d Kelly Cutoff drain in Musse!
: ownship, Larry O'Neill, count.
drain commissioner announce,
Saturday. The cost of the ditcl
which will be 1908 rods long, will
e be approximately SO rod. Nh
Il Mapes was the lowest bidde
n among twenty. six of whom wer
}. equipped to dig it with dredges
., Beginning Monday, June 18th
the bus will leave Yale at 900 q
m. for Port Huron and wa,