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A. J. Warren. Editor.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1908.
VOL. XXVilI.---NO 44
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The largest collection of the state's products and resources ever
shown has been assembled for the fifty-ninth annual state fair anc
libera) education is furnished tlie tens of thousands of visitors wh
will throng the big 145-acre beautiful ground to view the fruits of to
!%3 which have been gathered from the farm, the factory, the home an
-*" mother eartn. ?30,000 in premiums has been provided for compet
tors in the various departments.
HOT QTftfK PSRfinF Througli the grounds, .11 to 12 noon, September 8.
L4SE. aiUia rjiftHUl*. andl0.   Be sure to witness the Judging Contest
m the Live Stoek Departmentior-younir men of this state tinder 30 years of age.
IMPLEMENTS and VEHICLES
Ten -big carriage manufacturers will ~m
exhibits of their goods. Over a hund
im pitmen ts and machinery manufacturers, comprising' the largest in the Uni
Sutisba-ve taken every a\ ailable inch of space in that department.
|i im STOCK EXHIBIT S?»f;
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hor^e-, s\\ me and bheep ha"\ e been entered,
and all barns, stalls, sheds will be filled.
&$ BIG POULTRY SHOW «^-
be l epeatea \\ lth many new entries.
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the iei il*a of the favorable season in thiB
3tatc for fruits and kindred products.
FAST SEW TRACK
5i*S,000 top Race Purses
•snl be among the attractive features
of the fur    The track is one of the
„ fastest in the country
IS LVEMS ARE ON THE RACEJG CAHD.
VISIT TIE GREAT
i-^ifi'.yaY Man-   of
"■»"«> tho best at-
I .mens from the New
\forli hippodrome and tho
orntry's biggest pjrks
Aiil locate on the Midway
Kvryfhitig* will be clean
ami noi'm's oi an objec-
stoiinole n.iture will be
permitted on the ****rounds
■FRED POSTAS,
President
I. H. BU1TERF1ELD
Secretary
A. J. DOHERTY
Gen'ISupt.
JAMES SLOCUM
Business Mgr.
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DAN PATCH,
The fastest'harness horse in the
world, will endeavor to break his
own record»Tuesday, September 8th.
Jlr. Hersey. his driver, Bays that he
has never been in better condition
to do it, and our new track is the
fastest in the United States. No
extra charge for this1 event.
FREE SHOWS
JACK
DALLAS.
will mate 21 flights with his bie air
ship—three daily, two by daylight,
one at night followed by a powerful
searchlight. JackDallasistheonly
In ine person who dares to make
flights at night.
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There will he free
shows jn front-of
grand stand between  race heats  and
intermissions in the evening.   These
shows include:
SPtttnUH'S TROUPE OF PERFORMING BEARS
JAMES E. K1RDY, HIGH WIRE KING
DRtKO SHEEP ANS DOBS
BJUWIffl'S AEPIAt ARTISTS
WOOOFORD'S PERFORMING DOGS AND PONIES
MAtVERN ACROBATIC TROUPE
CUVETTES'. COMEDY BAR ACT
14 STATE BANDS SSSSSSS
a well known Detroit band, will make
music for those who go to the fair.
CHILDREN'S DAY J"tJs !'&
set aside as. Children's Day, and that
day every child under 12 years, will bo admitted to the grounds free of charge.
Many novel entertainmentsVill he provided for the children.
Will be held on the grounds Monday, September 7th. Noted "speakers will bepresent.
This will be Michigan's greatest Labor Day demonstration.
GRAND DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS £&
and best creation of Henry Pain, the world-renowned
fireworks expert and originator of outdoor spectaeles.is ■
a dramatic and realistic rendition of'"Sheridan's
Ride or Hie" Battle of Cedar Creek." None who
come to the fair should miss seeing this MARVELOUS
PATRIOTIC SPECTACLE. Commences Saturday
night, September 5, continuing for five nights Every
evening following the bsttle scene, there will be given a
brilliant collection of fireworks, embracing some of the
most startling designs everbrousht to the state. Thousands of dollars were spent in proi idmg this display.
REDUCES FARES ON MimOADS filSSSSa
reduced faros for tlioso coming to the state lair, end visitors
who lenvo-tio trains down, m the* city are parried direct to
tho main ontrance for ono fi\o cemt fare, .tverj tiling looking to the safety and comfort of visitors lies Deen installed
on tho grounds.
LABOR DAY EXERCISES
SPELLMSN'S
PERFORMING
BEARS
The most wonderful troupe of pertorni-
ingbearsinthe world
direct from the New-
York hippodrome,
rn3y be seen free
every afternoon and
evening. They will
he taken about the
streets of Detroit
cvory foronoon in a
big automobile.
He is unable to be up today, ancl will
probably be confined to his home for
some time.-—Daily Press.
Accident Averted.
Early Monday morning the section
hands on the Lake Shore found that
during the night some person or persons had taken the bolts, out ol a triangle splice in the rails about H miles
south of town which had caused the
rails to become loosened. It was a
very fortunate discovery as it might
have caused a bad accident. The matter has been reported to headquarters
and'an elTort will"doub'less be made to
Dud the perpetrators of this malicious
and dangerous piece of work.—Tecumseh News.
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CAPITAL. $25,000
Money to loan.
Safety Deposit Boxes to rent.
Prompt and careful  attehlioa to each  individual
account.
ravings
We {.By 3 per cent Compound luterest on Savings
Deposits from $1.00 up.
Particular attention given to the business of Ladies
and Children.
OFFICERS
Charles Burkhart,
'Daniel HissTy,
Arthur A. Wood.
G. A. Lehman,
W T, Bradford,
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Cashier
Auditor
Saturday is Sports Day at Manchester.
A pickle factory is being built at
Elowell.
Mrs. Sarah Hand of Ypsilanti, died
August 3, asjed 89 years.
Hiram Eaton, a well known pioneer
of Milan, died August 1, aged SO.years.
The Wayne County Baptist Association will meet at Howell August 26 to
28,
Douglas Ticknor, one of the oldest
pioneers, of Pittsfield township, died
Friday, aged 80 yea is*.
The Baptist and Methodist Sunday
Schools of Ypsilanti enjoyed an Outing
at Belle Isle last Thursday.
Wm Oliver, an aeronaut of Mason,
was instantly killed last week while
making an ascension at- VandercoOk's
Lake near Jackson.
Little Kenneth Salvador of Detroit,
who was visiting his grandmother at
Ann Arbor, was drowned in Allen's
creek last Thursday.
Two Jackson mon have undertaken
the task of walking to Yellowstone
National Park and the Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
Harry Valentine, aged 10 years, of
Circleville, Ohio, who with his uncle
was beating hib way to Kalamazoo, fell
from a freight train at Chelsea last
week and cut in two.
Dr. Laura Trega of Traverse City, a
•,raduaj.e of the University of Michigan dental departmsttt, has gone to
Get-many to accept a position "in the
danlitl office of Dr. John McBride, formerly of Detroit, at Dresden.
Promoters of the proposed $500,000
liotei and tanalarium al Ypsilanii,
have oDlained an option on the Owen
properly, upon which there may be
valuable mineral springs. Ann Arbor
and Ypsilanti capitalists are behind
the project.—Ex.
Several boys in Adrian were discovered having a good time last Monday.
They were standing in a stairway, and
with along wire were spearing bananas from a fruit stand near by and
were eating the fruit. An officer put
a stop to. t he feast.—Hudson Post.
Brain Commissioner Wilbur Jarvis
is drawing up plans for a mammoth
drain six miles in length te run from
Jerusam through Sylvan, Freedom,
Dexter, Lyndon and Lodi townships to
Mill Creek. Several drains will empty into it at Jerusalem. The drain
will be large enough to run a gasoline
launch in it and will cost a lot of money.—-Ypsilantian.
Another Ann Arbor man who has
added his name to the list of mountain climbers is"Prof. Wm. H. Hobbs,
professor of geology in the University,
who is now-abroad. Prof. Hobbs has
won fame for himself in the ascent of
Mt. Blanc making  the  round   trip in
seven and one-half   hours.     The pre-
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vious record was eight hours. Prof.
Hobbs is a man 44 years of age.—Leader.
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The Human Way.
"What are you diggin' for?"
"Well, I've got the idee thar's gold
va. the land."
"And what'H you do with it if you
strike any?"
"Go to celebratin' till it's all gone.
I reckon, an' then go to diggin' ag'in!"
"Watch this space
for next week, it will be full of
pointers and money savers for
you.
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Ties Were Burned.
Workmen on thy D., J. & C. Kail-
way line burned the grass around the
large piles of ties that have been
stored several miles east of Chelsea",
and also near Guthrie's crossing, west
of town, Monday, in order to avoid the
possibility of their catching fire dutv
ing the dry period The expected fire
happened, although not as anticipated,
and the ties were totally destroyed,
The fires were so hot that the tracks
were warped out of shape, "and the
cars could not run. Passengers were
compelled to walk around the fire and
transfer to another car. There were
about 4,500 ties in the two piles, being
those taken up from the Boland line,
and were piled up ready for shipmenj;.
—Staudard-Herald.-
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A New Enterprise.
The common council at a special
meeting*Wednesday evening, granted
John B. Cole a franchise to erect and
operate a gas plant ia this village for
a period of twelve years, for fuel purposes. This ■will be good news to
every housewife, as.it is a great deal
more comfortable than running the
range, and safer than gasoline. Mr.
Cole informs us that he will make ai
can»ass of the village at- once, and if
enough contracts can be sighed work
will be commenced on the plant which
will be firstclass in every respect and
it will be in running order; by April 1.
—Chelsea Standard-Herald.
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Painful Accident. ,
While riding down town on -his bicycle about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, J. George Zwergel struck a telephone pole on the corner of Emmet
and -Perrin streets, throwing him j him to perfect health."
against the curbing. He was unable New Discovery is the King of throat
to get up, alone, ind Bert VanRiper! and lung remedies. For coughs and
who drives a Merchants' Delivery wa- colds-it has no "equal.    The first dose
Jewelei? aiad Optician.
Why James Lee Got Well.
Everybody in Zanesyille, O., knows
Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural route S. She
writes: "My husband, James Lee,
firmlTy believes he owes his life to the
use of Dr. King's New Discovery. His
lutgsewere so severely affected that
consumption seemed inevitable, when
a friend i eeommended New Discovery.
We tried it, and its use has restored
Dr.  King's
gon,"took him home. Dr. Hull was
summoned and found that,no-bones
were ■■broken, although"'he  is   tadly
bf uisad and his left- thumb k sprained,  free.
gives relief. Try it! Sold under
guarantee at O. ..■**£>. - Witeeler's- •Pha*c-
naacy.    50c and "51.00".     Trial bottle
REPEAT
We will repeat our special coffee deal for Saturday.
This is a snap for coffee drinkers. Without a que's-
tioa this is the best coffee deal ever offered to the
public.   One pound only 121c.
We ha,ve a few cases left of the Deeriead Salmon
which we still offer for 15c. This is a solid pack; and
a splendid fish worth 18c, our price 15c.
The J. M. Bour Co.'s celebrated Koyal Japan Tea
is a blooming success. It is out- heaviest seller, at
50c per lb.
If vou would lite some good codfish, ask for a
package of the Cloverleaf, the carefully , selected
boneless pure cod and only 15c.
SIHRT   WAIST SALE
We are continuing our Shirt Waist Sale, Our
white wash goods and muslin underwear. These
are all bargains to you,
SPECIAL ON OXFORDS
Wo have a few pairs Of Ladies' Tans.. Gun Metals
and Patent Colt, that you can buy for $1.98.
MEN'S WORK SHOES
We have been heavy on these this season. Sizes
are well kept up.
OVERALLS
We have cut out those "cheap John" stuff and sell
quality.    We' have splendid values in this line.
MUSIC
We will have more new music this week. We are
always glad to see you in the Co-operative store.
Callin and we will furnish you with plenty of music
Saturday. 4
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STAPLE Goods
including Jewelry, Silverware, Toilet
Articles, Books, Stationary, Etc.
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