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A. J. Warren, Editor.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1906.
VOL. XXVU.-NO 10
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Saving Money
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Why Spend Your Money
and time  going lo a  bank,  wben you  can  make your
deposits in your   OWN   NEIGHBORHOOD   at   any .time
DAY   OR  NIGHT,   HOLIDAYS   AND   SUNDAYS   and
GET INTEREST TOO.
This bank will send full explanation if yon
Send In Your Mame
Founded in 1863.
Capital and Profits nearly $20o;ooo.
The First Natonal Bank
ITpsilantl, Michigan
1), b. QUIRK,
C. B. KING,.
.,.,., President.
.Vice President.
D. L. QUIRK, JR, Cashier.
F. L. GALLOP,.. Asst Cashier.
GOOD GOODS
LOW PRICES
Our candy department is full of choice, pure sugar candy.    Be
careful and  buy your candy at the right place.     We do  not
handle any glucous candies.     VVe sell a pure sugar candy for 10c
per pound.
Our raisins are the large Four Crown and very choice.
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We. haye Sweet Potatoes,  Cranberries,  Grapes. Figs,    palps,
Qlfros, Qysterg, Chepse;   CannecJ Co.ru,  Beqs.,  Tomatoes,  *i.nd in
fsipt eyejy arfaple egi-pipd by first plass jnerphsiots.
"Padies' apd (Jenf's flandkerehiefs, a large line to select from.
A popiplefo lipe pf kadies' 01oyos and Mittens, a good Qhrist-
fpas pyegent fpr- a friend.
Jj*4djp§' anA gent's House Slippers at the Co-operative prices.
A gj*3§ pfviepdav for every family,
We ai'e toiu-3
SALINE CO-OPERATIVE CO.
Looking Sir nttiiii.
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I will show the finest line of Watehes,
Clocks, Jewelry and Silverware ever shown in
this town.   In Silverware J have
CHAFING DISHES, TEA SETS,
BAKING DISHES,       CAKE BASKETS,
P FRUIT DISHES,       SMOKING SETS,
CHILDREN'S CUPS,
I invite you to inspect my stock before purchasing elsewhere.
E. HL Cressy,
tm-iK 'Hthkjts^^s-.^!^
andkerchiefs
and a whole lot of Useful Xmas Presents
can be found at our store.
* Chas. Burkhart
KJEIGHB0RH00D NEWS
.Afljm          Happenings of Interest Gathered for tbe
JHLmW\.                         "Benefit qf Oar "Readers.
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A Ciever Invention.
A patent bas been granted to Joseph
Crist, a former resident of Ypsilanti
but now in the employ, of the Wayne'
Automobile Co, in Detroit. His invention is n new device of mechanical
movement by which the speed of an
automobile or any other mechanism
can be controlled and- changed by a
single lever, at the will of the operator. At present there are several
speed gears on an automobile which
change with a jerk and are not under
instant steady control. This device
of Mr. Crist's is simple, inexpensive,
made of steel and ean be attached to
any machine. Several firms in New
York have sent offers to the inventor
to purchase the patent bat he proposes to retain an interest in it.
An Old Apple Tree.
Uncle David Woodarci of Clinton,
has in his orchard an" apple tree that
for 65 years has withstood the storms
of winter and the drouths of summer,
and which is yet a prolific bearer.
His son, who is also a fruit man of
considerable ability, says he sees~*no
reason why apple trees with proper
care should not bear fruit for a century, or even longer. The aged tree
mentioned above is the Tallman Sweet
variety.—Adrian Press.
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Year's Work Ended.
The canning faptory has completed
its work for. the season. Since mid-
August, it has employed from 40 to 50
hands and oyer $IG.,000 has been paid
out for labor, materials, etc. Some
fields of tomatoes yielded from 400 to
600 bushels per acre. After January
first, Messrs. Fletcher, Towner and
McGregor will be ready to contract
acreage for next season.—Ypsilantian.
Ann Arbor will have another gas
plant.
Measles are prevalent at Pinckney,
several cases being reported.
Mrs. Mary A. Sergeant of Clinton,
died last week, aged SO years.
A bank is being f^lkef] o*j at Munith,
to be Snapped by Detroit p^rtied.
Mrs. Anna B. J&npedy at Ann .Ar
bor, died last week, ag-sd S3 years.
Dundee has a young men's club, organized for tuu,tual benefit and pleasure.
The Presbyterian Ladies of Ypsilanti, cleared $ 14Q froqj their sample
sale. /*
Farmers near Manchester are complaining of missing corn from tbeir
cribs, ;
Two soaaol districts in Brighton
township did not receive their share of
primary money.
Wheat in the northern part of the
county is looking the best it has for
some years at this seasou.
The schoolhouse at West Sumpter
was burned last week, and is believed
to be of incendiary origin.
The case of Frank Scott vs. Athletic
Association of Ann Arbor, has been
transferred to the Monroe county
court.
Judge A. V. McAlvay of Lansing^ a
former resident of Ann Ar^or, has
been elected 95 Chief Justice of the
State Supreme Court.
Miss Jennie Buell of Ann Arbor, has
been elected Secretary of the S^ate
Grange, a position wt^lp^ §he has held
for tb*a j^s^ sixtftep. years.
Dr. Raines B. Angell, president of
the University of Michigan, is being
favorably men.tiongij a$ a candidate for
U. S. Seflatpy. from Michigan.
The Mptftopial building fpr tlje {J, of
M. caH-jpu,**) is n$w assyre-J, the e&rner-v,
stone \p5t ba laid next June. ' The
building will cost about §lSp,000.
Dr. George Clark of Bay City, *js
now one of the physicians of"* Ypsl^gpti.
Ho graduated frocn t^.e Somoeopathio.
dep!3,rt{?jefl^ of the U. ojNvi. in 1S93.
Dr, Wm. J. Herd man, professor of
Diseases of the Miud and Nervous System and Electrother-ageatios of the
U. of JfT.^ fl*jed at Baltimore Friday.
Ann Arbor is to have one more*' factory, the Ann Arbor Hay Press Co.
has organized with capital stock at
§25,000. Sheriff Mewton is the President.
The second in the series of shooting
matches between the Ann Arbor and
Ypsilanti rifle teams came off in Ypsilanti last week Wednesday evening,
with victory for the Ann Arbor team.
The final oratorical content, to decide who will gain the honors of representing the State Normal College in
the inter-collegiate contest in Hillsdale in March, was held at the Normal
hall Saturday night.
On Thanksgiving, Mrs. Margaret
Burtless of Lansing s.ent to Miss Lou
Payne of this village, who is such a
sufferer and is almost entirely helpless
from rheumatism, a check for §3S,
which had been contributed as a
Thanksgiving token of love from her
old school friends.—Manchester Enterprise.
Another Livingston boy to the front,
James McClear, a former Livingston
county boy from the township of Unadilla, now of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho,
was elected state senator at the election on November 6. on the Democratic
ticket in a district where the Republican majority was over 2,000.—Livingston Democrat.
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Nearly every one likes a fine i
hair dressing.   Something to j
make the hair more manageable; to keep it from being!
too rough, or from splitting]
at the ends.   Something, too,
that will feed the hair at the
same time, a regular hair-food.
Well-fedhairwillbestrongjand j
will remain where it belongs-***--
on the head, not or* tha eomfal!
The best Irin*^ pi a testimonial —
"Sol^ iqs'oVer eisty ■ycz.-z.'"
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Mads by J. O. Ayor Co., Xicvreli, "Jilas^rp
Also manufacturers of
SARSAPAKiLU,
pill**;,
ggggSV PECTORAL.
SPECIAL
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A Western Woutlep,
There's a Hill io Howie, Tex., that's
twice aa big as last year. This wonder
is W. L- Hill, who from a weight of
90 pounds has grown to over ISO. He
says: "I suffered with a terrible cough
and doctors gave me up to die of Consumption. I vvas reduced to 9Q pounds,
when I began taking Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. Fow, after taking 12 bottles, I have more than doubled in
weight and am" completely cured."
Only sure Cough and and Cold cure.
Guaranteed by All Druggists. 50c and
Sl.OO.   Trial bottle free.
Additional Train Service to Deti;o^
Lake Shore Ry. train No_. 4^ leRjV-,
ing Saline at 4:15> p; ^ bow- wakes,
direct conneg^c-ft a^ YpftHaiUti with,
• Mich,igs*jHr ^e^tijal B. R. train for Detroit, arr-yang at 6>00 p. m. Michigan
Central train * leaving DetroAi at f-'IO
a. m. makes direct Qcuwectijon. at Yp--
silanti with *s5\opnsing. train over that
branch. This service is in addition to
'the through train each -i^ay between
Hillsdale and Detroit,
mmm
lA     my new line of
pieces
of
and extra  mouth
all kinds.
Pipes froth ao to $2.50.
Alga a fine line of Cigars
and Tobaccos of* nearly all
brands.
W. R. Stierle
G. S. WORTLEY & CO. -will sell
All Men's, young Men's, Boys' and
Children's Overcoats, JTlsters,
Reefers, Pea Jackets and Winter
Suits at
Greatly Reduced Prices
In this sale we include the celebrated Hart, Schaffner and Marx
Fine Suits and Overcoats which
are the best in the'world.
. Remember this is the only store
in Ypsilanti that sell H. S. & M.s<
Clothing.
C. S. WORTLEY & GO.
CHRISTMAS
Before deciding on your Christmas
Presentslgo and see what
A. C. CLARKE
has in the way of gifts.
A pin cushion given with every purchase of one dollar and over.
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
By The State Association of Mutual Insurance Companies of Michigan.
Lansing, Mich., February lo, 1905
Whekeas, Prof. West Dodd of Des Moines. Iowa, has so scientifically
and satisfactorily demonstrated to this convention the process by whieh
nature produces lightning and the true methods of guarding against itr
. thereby saving a large per cent of insurance losses and much life.
Therefore, be it Resolved, That-it is the sense of this conventio-n*
that the good offices of the companies here represented be tendered to
Prof. Dodd in his great work of educating the people of Michigan in
the true method of saving life and property from destruction by lightning, and that the system of Dodd & Struthers is hereby recommended*
to all patrons of Mutual Insurance iu Michigan as the correct system
of protecting building from lightning.
Be ix Fuethee Resolved, The thanks and appreciation of this convention is hereby" extended to Prof. Dodd for his instructive and generous lecture, and that these resolutions be printed in the report of this5
convention, aad a copy of this resolution be presented to Prof. Dodd.
' J. B. Tayioe, Belding, Mich.
J. S. Shafbr, Mason, Mich.
A. O. White, Fremont, Mich.
J. E. Tayioe, See. Committee
.IT1, X>- FORD, Agent
Headquarters for
Foley's Honey aaa Tar
farimmremisf^tfrei KcropM£&
At Wheeler's Pharmacy.
Come and see our Jewelry, Silverware and Fancy Articles.
A Fine Line of Toys up stairs.   Bring the little folks to  see  what
Santa Cl.aus has for them.
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