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VOL. XXXIII.
SALINE, WASHTENAW- CO., MICH., THURSDAY," FEBRUARY 6,. 1913.
NUMBER 19
CIVIC LEAGUE FORMED
Officers Elected At The Meeting Held
j.   ■ On Friday Evening.
FARMERS' INSTITUTES
Opening  Meeting  Will Be   Held
Salem On Monday.
At
About thirty enterprising citizens j Good roads will be emphasized at
braved the weather and attended the the Farmers''institutes of Washtenaw
meeting held in the council rooms - County which will convene Jlondaj',
Friday evening, for the purpose of February 10, at Saleni; Tuesday at
forming an association to promote the Gunn's hall, Cherry Hill; Wednes-
welfare of Saline. I day,   Ypsilanti;     Thursday.   Willis;
The session was marked by a feel- I Friday at Webster in the Congrega-
-Ing of harmony good to witness and . tional church;   Saturday in  the Ger-
little time was wasted in getting clown ; man Methodist church, Sylvan; Mon-
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to business.
A name, "Civic League,'.' .was settled upon, aher which officers were
elected fdr the ensuing year as follows:
President—Fred Henrie.
Vice President—H. W. Bartlett.
Treasurer—C. A. Curtiss.
Secretary—W. JI. Fowler.
The framing of constitution and by
] day, February 17, at .North Lake in
!the Grange hall. The state speaker
. selected is A. R. Potts of Lansing.
| . A "round-up" farmers' institute
\ will be held in Saline, February. '20
| aud 21. The president is C. K. Par-
; sons, Saline, and the conductor; J.' H.
j Bramble of Tecumseh.
j Programs are now being made up
laws was left to the officers to perfect for thesa^yents and will be ready for
and present at a meeting to be called  distribution in a few days.
later by the president, at which time i '	
it is expected the various committees [    Do your shoats fail to grow aud with
to push the movement along all lines  all your work and feed do they stand.
will be appointed.
STRAYED—Large stock hog. ■
18-2t-c        H. G. LTXDEsrscHini
around and squeal? It's worms that's
the matter antLI.E. Wood is the guy
that's got the stuff to kill the worms
and make them grow. 19-tf-c
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LOST LIFE IN FIRE
Not a Presidential bee, nor a political bee of any sort, but
the bee in your boase*: should be the lesson taught by the little
hustler, the bee itself. The bee is a worker. He also is a
scrapper. Eve? get acquainted "with his business end? He
looks oat for his own, stands up for his rights, but above all, he
works asad SAVES. He does not save in an individual pile,
either. He goes in with others of his kind and BANKS his
earnings in the hive. The bee has in all ages been considered
a wise old boy---and he is. Pat his plan into your bonnet,
lid, Panama, or whatever kind of headpiece you may happen
to wear, ft wili beat a political bee at least ten different ways.
Use our Bank for yoar hive.
Make our strong Bank your Bank.
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SUPT. WALLING PRESIDENT
gJ^q-^'^vSri-tgi^^L***^ m^.i.ii^'reW-WrTT'rr rir
Aged "Billy" French Victim of Blaze
Which Destroyed His Home.
Many of the Observer readers have
doubtless read in other publications
the wandering stories of the terrible
death of William, or "Billy" French,
as he was commonly called, which occurred Saturday night, and for that
reason particularly, we have spared no
trouble in getting the facts in the case
from, those wlio are we'll informed.
The story is a most sad-and pitiful
one when we realize that a human life
was cut off in a "fiery furnace," so to
speak, while only a few feet away
there were persons anxious,- yet powerless to save him. The circumstances
surrounding this story are complicated only in one or two points, yet quite
the opposite to what has before appeared in print.  ■
"Sir. French had been up town during the early afternoon, going home
about 3:30 with his usual supplies, for
Sunday. After reaching home he
split and carried in wood for a couple
of hours when he went in the house,
kindled his fire, sat down by the stove
and as was his usual custom, "dropped off in sleep." Something like
two hours later he awoke and finding
his fire burned out and the room
chilly because Qf the cold night, he
again stoked up, this time using,
more fuel than before and in his easy
chair again was soon lost "in sleep,
thus giving the wood fire an opportunity to get a big start. Close around
the stoves there were piled quite a
quantity of-dry wood.Jcindlings and
other inflammable stuff and it is supposed that the intense,Jieat from the
stove ignited some of the light stuff
and the flames rapidly made headway
at the samevtime awakening "Billy,"
who both oVercome and -frightened,
rushed out, forgetting his valuables,
and to the* home of Ben Forte, only a
few rods away, where he called ior
help. The two with pails of water
hastened to the building, "Billy" being some distance ahead, and seemingly unconscious of the trap which
awaited him, with pail in hand rushed
into the front door where the flame's
were then pouring out fiercely, enveloping him as he entered. He managed to reach the back part 'of the
house where as a portion of the corner
fori'J he was discovered standing erect,
badly burned and dead, near a rear
opening where it is believed that he
tried to make an escape, but overcome
by heat and smoke could not make it
and perished, the body being recovered badly charred. Mr. Forte, who was
some distance behind "Billy" did not
see him enter the house tand went for
more water, returning and not then
being able to find him supposed that
he was within the building. Mrs.
Martin, who lives on,ly a few rods east,
as she saw the blaze and rushed to the
window, saw "Billy as "he mads his
final dash into the flames, but in her
excitement did not at the time realize
who it was,
"Billy" had carefully put away in a
metal trunk quit© a lot of keepsakes
and relics, and it is believed had some
  money and that possibly his dating
%^%^®*^^'""*'*<&/S^y^/^''"V'&^^ effort was to secure that, yet his posi
tion when found and the'condition of
the burned trunk clearly show that he
did not reach it.
Mr. French is believed to have been
well into his nineties, was highly respected and honest. Born in Kentucky and came to Saline about 55"
years. The funeral was held in the
M. E. church Tuesday afternoon and
was well attended.
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In order to make room for our Big Spring
—   Stock of Wall Paper, we offer what we have left, §
,000  Rolls ' at ONE-HALF   Off".
5-ceat paper at 2 l-2c       ?-cent paper at 3 3-2c
S-cent paper at 4c 10-cent paper at 5c
It will pay you to look it over^^sasm*
'iIlkt?l  a  IMALULlUUl-d   Ob
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Will Lead The Teachers5  .a
The Coming Yent,
Supt. W. L. Walling ol Saline was • «f
elected president of the Washtenaw j i
County Teachers' Assoeicrion Friday,
in Ann Arbbi" W. W. Aiken of the: |
Ann Arbor high school, vice presi- : if
dent, and Miss Cora Haas of Ann Arr i j
bor, secretary and treasurer. i j
The entire meeting was one long! {
to be-remembered by ail who attend- ' i
ed. It was full of live vpae.-hes and-i ;
splendid music, and the high school I
hall was packed with .an r-n'hnsiastic i.,
crowd. •        '    I,.,
The-two addresses of the day fwere} :
given by President Charle* "Mr-Kenny '
of the State Normal on "Habits," and j -{
XJ. S. Commissioner P. P. Claxton on j •
"Reading."        '.   . -•»     j-J
Miss Gertrude Breed  outlined the i jl
teachers  retirement  salary  law   and
invited teachers to sign   c  petition,
soon to be presented to the legislature, ]
which was done by the majority pres- ' J
ent.    A resolution ,^jas later made for • H
the passing of the retirenu nt law.
Two hundred sat down to aNieliciou's (
banquet at noon, in th3 ;■;.. ninasiijm. '
the service being dohesin* the domestic science department.    e ***
Following the  dinner   toasts   -nere
given by "President fit. I). 1-In'ortin.j o"
the TJ. of M., Mrs,  G. _\Y*  ^ter^on
of the Collegiate Alumnae and   Di, ,
L. H. Jones of  Ypsilanti.      D. VT.
Springer,   secretary of thy  National i
Educational Association, r.rosided «.s '
toastmaster.
President McKenny in hi:; speech
before the institute on "The lav oi i
habit''said, "Some teachers wouldn't
think for a minute that ikty were tho
sort of individuals their pupils think ,
they are, unkind, nagging, sarcastic, |
almost-always fault finding,  in fact |
just a bundle of habits,    Th-?y do not,
realize they have formed t?jase habitb  ;
and it is grgood thing for everyone to
stand off some times 'am! fciko stock '
a i
of himself, to ask,hin>scL whether h>
is forgetting, to be «rti(.;:.<.i.-, u-ndei,
sympathetic, if he is a fen her .Mho
would tend to check the c-f.'ervescenee
of childhood.
"One of the best habi;> to form." j
the president continued, '"id tha habit j
of initiative, which is in;',..: an dent le- ,
soureefulness.    The man oi cunslmc-
tive habits  is what the v.'.-rkl need-
and there is great dan;, r in rfenooi '
life  that  we  shall   tail   v.; I'ultiv.Hu
the constructive ability  ..;  tha  < ml-,
dren.    Blessed is the taaclii.-.r who tan j
discover  originality,   in-   the   Moiii'
wants original people"-  it v&nts men
and women of original ideas and bu'_h
men'and women, are mod? by stimulating the original idea.; which lie in
■"Children."—Ypsilanti Prtis.
THEY MX
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e still nave a good line "to
select; iro
Do yon.have headaches?   If so, come in
and have your eyes tested
And if you need glasses I will give you a good fit
and GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, at reas-"
onable prices. Remember I test your eyes arid
change the lenses free of charge for one year.
ive me> a
trial
JEWELER,
OPTICIAN
.uetory
. Regular price
$12.00
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bor sav-
This woaderfal
ing device
cost many .times yearly
will save its
E-Z
Requires hit one person
to operate
Will keep your home |
clean and sanitary all |
the time |
, Investigate at once     #
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Call and seej^ie E-Z at
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If you are going to need anything in the Furniture line during the
year it will pay you well to buy now.    Al! during February we are
going to cut prices on everything in the store.   BUY NOW.    Values;
•Wiiltell. "    ,
Furniture and Undertaking.
Licensed Embalmed
Parcels post is taking with the peor
pie, as is evidenced by the fact that
six million packages were carried the
first week of its establishment.,
According to the report of the Bank
Commissioner the deposits in the
banks of the State have inceased 3£3,-
000,000 during the last year. The total deposits in 441 banks and five
trust compauies is $319,311,715.
Beading the advertisements in this
paper and buying' gQods where you
can buy the best goods for the least
money, is just like finding good
money. People who never read advertisements are just like people who
would not take the trouble to stoop
down and pick up a dollar they saw
•lying on the ground.
This is the season of the year when
mothers feel very much concerned over'
the frequent colds contracted by their
children, and have abundant reason for
it as every cold weakens the lungs, lowers the vitality and paves the way for
I the more serious diseases that so often
; follow.    Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
J. F. WEISSINGER'"?™^^^^-^-*!*5^'
.. j and safe to take.    For sale by 33. H.
Lady Attendant     ;creSSy.
Presbyterian G?ra*<"s3 Raws
Subject at the Sunda;r morning service: "With Jesus, but nv.'z knowing
Him."g
•Prayer meeting topic: ''i-I.jme Mission; Present Condition oi American
Indians; Foreign Misvi-.n.-;, Korea;
The Ajjostolic   Church   Iteproduced;
Persecutions."
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The annual meeting of ihs church
and society will be held in ihe church
on Tuesday evening. February 11, at
8 p. m. All interested in the church
and its welfare are cordially requested
to be present. Beporis of rho year's
work, financial standing an.I the- spiritual welfare of the church will be
considered and prove of gKjjr.il interest to all who are- seeking the progress
pf the Redeemer's kingdom.
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BULK '•     ,•'.
A fresh assortment oL
Blue
CHOCOLATES IN
Also a new line of LowneyV     »   ,.<
box candies, and assorted asts      "
list In
S Fresh roasted peanuts every Wednesday aad Saturday*
Bujfd Up Your "scv/n.
What makes some othiT towu look
better than this is having h.\ior boosters.
This town was built arjun 1 the first
store, not around the first mr.il order
catalogue.  ■
Our grand-dads built "th; - town by
patronizing it; they never rigured that
we would do otherwise.
Some folks seem to think that all
that is needed to make ;■* tov.n is a
freight house and a postoln\ e.
The freight, house doesn't add much
to the looks of the town; but this is all
the mail-order patron helps to build.
The man who wonders why there
isn't more work for a fellow in this
neighborhood is sometimes the very
chap who~is giving emp'.oyrnant to a
mail order erew somewhere else:
Hoi lunete
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!. WASHING
Do you. know that more rial danger
lurks in a common cold tki.u hi another of the minor ailmvi3'.ir? The.sai"e
way is, to take ChaniberLunV Cough
Remedy^ a thoroughly itelia* It- preparation, and rid yourself of iV.c
quickly as possible. This r^-i;;i-
sale by(E. H. Cressy. ""
cold  as
h- is fur
Are the be§t washing machines- made, -and we
have them in Hand, Gasoline and Zlecirie power.
We guarantee them for five -years against any
imperfections in material or workmanship, and
will replace free of ail charges any such defective
parts.
We give a thirty-day free trial if you are in
the market for a machine.
•  - Our Harness "Department,
Now is the time to have that harness repaired iv*£ usled". *** Our prices are
right and our work is wan'anied.  ..   ;
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SBEGER-&
"The Hardware on the Corner."
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