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k. J. WiRBEN, Editor.        * „   SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, L90<5,
VOL. XXVI.-N018.
I have a lot of*-*^^***-'
CUTTERS ^ BOB SLEIGHS
and will name a-very low price on
them while they last. ." *'
Buy a whip or Pocket. Knife at
my store and you will recommend
them to your friends.
Respectfully,
FLAVE D. FORD
We TU Ik Public
for the courtesies of the past year.
We are at your service for the year
1906.
We  promise   you  only  first  class
goods.
We .solicit a part of your patronage.
We will.have special bargains in
several lines.
For canned:goods try our line. Corn,
Peas, Tomatoes, Salmon and all lines.
S. T. FAIRBANK
The Right Time
to place your order for fence is right now.
We still have about 500 rods left on our
spring order that we are selling at the old price
after this is gone the price will advance 2c per
rod. Don't forget we have the heaviest fence
made. '
12 bars 58 inches high.
Top Wire 7 pounds.
All other wires g pounds.
Stays iolb wire, 16 1-2 stays per rod.
Special, Saturday, February 17
4 quart Granite Basins, regular price 25c,
special price for Saturday ioc (one to each
customer).
GUT!
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Headquarters for
Saline Souvenir
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; Comer Drug Store
Model Roadbeds.
State Roadway Commissioner H. S.
Earle met with the highway commissioners of Washtenaw county at Ann
Arbor Saturday, and' explained the
plan by which the s$ate will pay part
of tbe cost of building; a mile or more
of model roadbed in tho country. The
local commissioners asked many questions and received much helpful information about their work. Commissioner Richard Gorton of Ypsilanti
town, held the record for continuous
service, having been in his present
office • fourteen years, and Senator
Earle said that it is a good thing for a
township to keep an officer long enough
to let him carry out extensive plans
and put the township in good condition.—Ypsilantian.
Conscience Smitten.
Someone from Ann Arbor has sent
to the Pontine, Oxford & Northern
Railway company at Pontiac "*>4 with
a letter printed with pen and ink so
that the writing cannot be recognized.
The letter was postmarked Ann Arbor
and says: "Place this in the treasury.
I did not receive the money, but was
instrumental in helping the other fellow get it."—Times.
Counties Quarrel.
A suit by summons has been begun
by Lenawee county against Jackson
county. The amount involved is S300
and is founded on a claim of a c*ertain
Fred Weeks, who went to that county
and was taken sick, 'he claiming that
he is a resident of Jackson county.
The matter h is been discussed between
the poor authorities.—Enterprise.
Rare Specimen.
A couple of months ago J. O. Mort-
enson caught a badger alive and kept
it until one day last week when 'he
took it to Ann Arbor and sold it to the
U. of M. museum. They claim it is
the first Michigan badger to be seen in
many years. It will be killed and
mounted for txhibitlon in the museum.
Pinckney Dispatch.
Narrow Escape.
A steam radiator in the chemic-sl
laboratory at the University exploded
last Thursday sending a mass of iron
into the ceiling above, then falling to
the floor almost breaking through into
the room below. Steam filled the
room, which scattered the inmates and
all the windows. -Luckily no one was
hurt. *   :
Foley's Kidney Cure
makes kidneys and bladder right.
J. H. Hitchcock of Milan, died last
week.
Livingston county has solid rural
free delivery.
Stockbridge will be deprived of one
of its rural routes.
Paul Bjinbenek is the new assistant
postmaster of Ypsilanti.
Fred Siintag of Dundee, sold a hog
the other day that weighed 630 pounds,
A new gymnasium is to be built in
Brown's Business University at Adrian.
Mrs. L. L. Glover of Chelsea, celebrated her eighiy-firat birthday last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Ballard of Willis,
celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary Saturday.
Two brothers in Oakland county, up
to January 15, Sold' !j"550 worth of fur,
including mink and skunk.
Charles O. Barnes, assistant postmaster at Ypsilanti, dropped dead in
his office one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Gcelz of Ann
Arbor, report the first pair of twins
recorded under the new law.
The weather has been cold enough
to freeze the feet of Alf red. Cook of
Superior. He may lose many of his
toes.
Dr. R. S. Copeland of Ann Arbor,
removed a growth about the size of a
hen's egg, from the throat of an Eaton
county lady.
A new parochial school for the
church of Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart' of Chelsea, will be built next
summer and will cost 520,000.
Samuel E. Cranson of Northville,
has bee'u appointed to the position of
assistant car mossenger for the Bureau
of Fisheries at Washington, D. C.
Miss Nellie Stocking of Chelsea, recently started a mushroom bed in her
cellar and she is now supplying her
friends with the toothsome mushrooms.
Some young men of Ypsilanti, miscalculated where a large tree would
fall and smashed down a telephone
pole and tore the cable for a considerable distance.
The intermediate department of the
Congregational Sunday School of Ypsilanti, held a jolly penny social to
raise §5 for. some leaflets but they
cleared §lo instead.
The White Portland Cement Co. ar,
Four Mile Lake, has two large judgments to meet and if they are not paid
by April 2, the entire plant will be
sold to satisfy the claims.
If you have a name that you dislike
you can have it changed by petitioning
Judge Leland, as did Dr. Nancrede of
Ann Arbor. His name hereafter will
be Charles Beylard Guerard de. Nan-
crede.
1st Be Closed Out
The Yelloiv; Fever Germ
has recently been discovered. It bears
a close resemblance to the malaria
germ. To free the system from disease germs, the most effective remedy
is Dr. King's New Life Pills. Guaranteed to cure all diseases due to malaria
poison and constipation, "oc, by all
druggists.
In Italy.
The Italian country editor^ stepped
to the case aad put* the following in
type: "A returned banana peddler,
wEo made a fortune in America and is
said to he worth at least 5300. entered
a tavern recently and ItnOfJ'ert down
ose of the a+tendants because he did
not black his boots quick enough.
When remonstrated with by the landlord, he swilled up pompously, drew
a large roll of money fror< his purse
and asked the landlord whr-t "he tavern was worth. The actions of these
Vulgar rich are becoming almost unbearable."—Detroit "News.
Spanish Drug Store Regulation.
In Spain drug stores are permitted
to sell drugs all day on Sunday, but to
deal in perfumery on that day is unlawful. Candy cannot lawfully be sold
later than 11 o'clock in the forenoon unless no clerks or assistants
are ennloyed. Proprietors may keejj
open all day if they do the work them-=
selves.
The editor of the Memphis Tenn ,
".Times" writes: "In my opinion Foley's Honpy and Tar is the best remedy
for coughs, colds and lung trouble, and
to my own personal knowledge Foley's
Hcn^y and Tar has accomplished many
permanent cures that have been little
short of marvellous.'' Refuse any but
t*ie genuine in the yellow package.
Wheeler's Pharmacy
Because we make medicines
a for them.   We give them the
1 formula for Ayer's  Cherry
Pec'toral, and they prescribe it'
for coughs, colds, bronchitis,
consumption.   They trust it.
I Then you can afford to trust
**"* it.   Sold for over 60 years.
" Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is a Teraedy that
scould Toe in every home. I luivensed a great
Seal of it for liard courIis iind colds, and I
know wliata splendid medicine it is. I cannot recommend it too liislily."—SIakk E.
CoilEJf, Hyde Park, Mass.-
"Haas by 3V O. Ayer Oo., £oweH, Moss. I
Alao -mnunfaetarers of
LIS!
Serionslr.honestlr"Hennit"Salve
•will cure this health-destroym?
s%callea "jncrecable" disease. 2&&
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SAHSAPARIIXA
VIOGR.
To make room for our large purchase
of spring goods *we must reduce our
present stock and in order to do this
we are making exceptionally low prices on all heavy goods. Owing to the
mildness of the winter, our stock of
men's suits and overcoats, boys' and
children's clothing offer you the choice
of an unusually large selection, we still
have a large line of carefully selected
fur coats at $15 to $25 which we- wish
to close out this season.
G. B. WORTLEY & CO.
AYor'--! f>"'r$ rvf^Srw aid the Cherry
Paat-rii :»* bisakJ-fts.  up a cold.
As we have'said before, owing to the mild weathei,
we find we*have more"! Coat3"'''than we can carry, so
have cut the price to do.the business. Tou need an
overcoat and we need'thej'inoney.   Let's swap.      "
All our fine. H.S. &) M. and.
W. W. Co.'s hand tailored guaranteed coatsfmust go.
$i5';Ob Coats now    $11.25
$i2.oo|Coats now .   $8.98 -
$10.60 Coats now      $7.48
$8.00 Coats now      $5.98
We have several good coats only one or two of a.
sise left that we will'sell at even a greater; discount.
Most of our'aonts are staple blacks and grays and the
styles are right. We ask you to'oompare these prices
with others. »-.,Wby go out of town when you can buy
better goods forj less money at home. We give
money back'.forjgoods. back.
A. G. Wood & Co
New faces at our market where you will receive
courteous treatment and only the best of al) kinds
of meats.
We Keep ©Til^
Choioe cuts of Steak, Pork and Lamb,  also Roasts,
Stew, Soup Meats and Sausage, sweet and nice.
Poultry -and Fisfe
in their season, also smoked aud salt meats in all
styles and kinds.
Come and see us, our prices are right.
Geo. Schmid & Son
G-eo. Schmid.
Alphonse Schmid
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