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SALINE
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SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1917
NUMBER 17
MARRIAGE LICENSES
William Wissman, 55, Ann Arbor;
Mrs. Nellie Cheney, 49, Waco, Wash.
John Werek, 43, Freedom; Mrs.
Lydia G. Lambarth, 34, Lima.
Henry Robert Hoeft, 25, Ann Arbor;
Margaret Redies, 20, same.
•Percy David-Hinks, 24, Cleveland;
Emma Beeler, 27, Chelsea.
Hugo E. Mann, 28, Ann Arbor; Edna K. Porshee, 26, same.
ADDITIONAL  LOCAL
Mrs. George Gartung and Miss Net-
'tie' Simmons were Detroit visitors
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Luckhardt of
Lodi spent the week end with friends
in Lansing.*
The Eastern Stars-will entertain
the Masons an(J their wives at the
Masonic hall, on Friday evening,
January 26.
MOST EXTRAORDINARY
WHY W£ ADVERTISE
This bank is doing its business along progressive
and constructive lines, and believes in earning a
steady growth, therefore, we advertise for new customers.
Each year v/e try to improve our service, and
add to it, something that will be to the interest and
comfort of our depositors.
We are strong, for our own splendid state, and
believe in the integrity and prcgressh-fensss of our
home people, and in their ability, to work ,out successfully, the problems that confront them.
SALINE SAVINGS Us.
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Cross Cut Saw Chopping Axe
Splitting Maul
Iron Wedge and Log Chains
Ice Saw    Ice Tongs    Etc.
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Butcher Knife and Steel
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Every factor of a good investment is met in the
Ford Car for business utility—low first cost, small
upkeep, minimum depreciation. With these merits
is all the motor car performance you can buy at
any price. In city or country Ford service is close
at hand—the service that keeps more than 1,750,-
000 Ford cars in daily use.
Touring Car $360, Runabout $345, Coupelet
$505, Town Car $595, Sedan $645---f. o. b. Detroit. Remember, Ford owners drive their cars all
the year around.
F. O-. WIEDMAN'S GARAGE, SALINE
Firestone Tires and Accessories
Theatrical Announcement of the Season
is "A Daughter of the Gods."
The most extraordinary theatrical
announcement of the entire season
is that William Fox's million dollar
motion picture, "A Daughter of the
Gods," featuring Annette Kellermann,
will be presented at the Whitney-
theatre, Ann. Arbor for four days,
commencing Sunday night, January
14. The picture will be shown, twice
daily, at 2:15 and 8:15 p. m. This
wonderful production has created the
biggest furore in the whole history of
motion pictures. It was first shown
to the public at the Lyriq Theatre,
N&w York, early in October,-and immediately became the talis of the
metropolis. This great picture is still
running there, and has proved to be
the greatest success New York has
had in a score of years. After the
picture won success in New York, Mr.
Fox put it on in all of the big cities;
and it is now repeating its New York
triumph in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington
and St. Louis. The picture has scored
so heavily that it will undoubtedly
run two years in New York, and a
full year in the other cities. "A
Daughter of the Gods'" was filmed on
an island in the Carribean Sea, which
was leased from the British government for that purpose, the actual cost
of making the picture was $1,000,000',
the total number of persons appear-
in s* in the production, 22,000, and the
largest number in a single scene,
19,000. Mr. Fox caused an entire city
to be built, and then had it destroyed
by fire. Annette Kellermann, known
as the "most perfectly formed woman
in the world," performs the most daring feats of her eventful career", in
the various scenes. Miss Kellermann
is the champion swimmer and diver
of the world and she more than lives
up to.her reputation in this film. It
required eleven months of ceaseless
work for the whole company to make
the picture.
A delightful musical score, composed by Robert Hood Bowers, will
be interpreted by an augmented symphony orchestra of thirty master musicians.
HAVE YOU PAID YOURS?
MAKE SPLENDID GAINS
Popular Young Couple Wed.
One of the first weddings of the
New Year took place on Thursday,
January 4, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Richardson, 404 South
State street, when their daughter,
Grace Elizabeth, was united in marriage to Prof. Arthur Metcalf, superintendent of schools at Saline, Mich.
Miss Helen Martin of Boyne City
sang "At Dawning" hy Cadman, after
which a simple ring ceremony was
read by Rev. F. O. Scurrah, pastor of
Westminster church.
The parlor was decorated with
palms and narcissus and the bride
was charmingly dressed in hunter's
green and wore a corsage bouquet of
violets. The mother of the bride
wore a wisteria silk gown.
After the ceremony a three course
dinner was served in the dining room
which was in keeping with the decorations of pink sweet peas.
Mr. Metcalf stands well in his
chosen vocation and is studying to
get his Ph. D. at Columbia university. His bride will be missed here
as she has" been a favorite in social
and musical circles. They left on
the afternoon train for their new
home well showered with rice.—Big
Rapids PioneerrHerald.
Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf arrived home
on Saturday and have been receiving
the congratulations of their many
friends.
"Blessed be Nothing"' Feeling Abroad
in the Land.
While it is nice to feel one is very
comfortably situated financially, and
that the future has few if any terrors,
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there Gomes  a time,  about twice  a 1
year, when the feeling that "blessed
be nothing" grips the pocketbook, If
not the heart, and that is when we
have   to   walk into   the   treasurer's
office and put up our little ante for
the upkeep of the various institutions,
state, township and village.
But when one contemplates all one
gets for our modest stipends, even
though the sta te may he run rather
recklessly as to expenses; the feeling
of security we may all enjoy In this
great and glorious country, notwithstanding the noise made hy the war
jingoists in our national capitol, we
can pay our taxes and feel that we
have really been getting something
for our money.
Perhaps you are curious to know
just how hard some of the biggest
taxpayers are hit. If you are, the
following list will ease your mind,
for here are the 29 heaviest taxpayers
in Saline township:
Henry Bredernitz, $127.99.
Fred Bauknecht, $106.68.
Jacob Burkhardt, $127.99.
Jacob Bayha, $108.33.
Wilbur Cornish,.$152.27.
Volney Davenport, $117.83.
L. R. Feidman, $118.43.
Julius Feldkamp, $115.87.
Finkbeiner Bros., $123.73.
George Feldkamp, $118.40.
Edward Feldkamp, $133.99. -
Roland Finch, $164.22.
Jacob Girbach, $124.35.
John Gordon, $208.02.
David Gordon, $193.08.
Herman Gross, $124.63.
Ralph Hammond, $112.82.
J. W. Hull, $211.47.
C. A. Jordan, $139.37.
John Kohler, $141.85.
Chris. Lambarth, $113.93.
Aaron Luckhardt, $115.73.
Julius Marion, $201.88.
Mike Mohrhardt Estate, $134.66.
Austin Robison, $193.45.
Joseph Schaible, $144.84.
Fred Schweitzer, $124.79.
Walter Smith, $134.70."
Thomas Zahn, $125.46.
The seven in the village who have
the largest assessments to pay:
Burkhart Bros.-, $100.82.
Charles Carven, $135.38.
Peter Cook Estate, $108.03.
Conrad Boettner, $133.95.
Saline Creamery Co., $141.14.
A. L. Westphal, $141.04.
O. C. Wheeler, $115.23.
Christian S^ence Notes   .
The Christian Science society of
Saline, an authorized branch of The
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Boston, Mass., holds its services in
the hall over the Citizens bank.
] Sunday jnorning at 10 o'clock and
Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock.
! January 14, 1917. Subject: Sacrament.
j Golden Text: I Corinthians 5:8.
"Let us keep the feast, not with ol'd
leaven, neither with the leaven of
malice and wickedness; but with the
unleavened bread of sincerity and
truth."
i    Sunday school convenes immediately after the morning service.
All cordially invited to attend.
A Toledo firm bought  ftie county
infirmary bonds, paying a premium
of $501.50 for the lot—$40,000 worth.
; The bonds draw 4% per cent interest.
Report of the Condition of the ?  -
SALINE SAVINGS BANK
At Saline, Michigan, at the dose of business Dec. 27th, 1916. as called for by the commissioner of the
banking department:
KESOTJKOES LIABrLITIES
Loans and discounts, viz.:
Commercial dept $   64.411.74
Savings dept        81,655.31
Bonds, mortgages and securities, viz.:
Commercial dept         8.700.00
Savings dept.        99,520,18
Premium account	
Overdrafts.	
Banking house	
Furniture and fixtures „....
Other real estate vc	
Items in transit.	
Reserve—   Commercial   Savings
Due from banks
in reserve cities. 10,830.46      40.894-5
Exchanges for
clearing iouse      132.99
U. S. and'Nat.
bank currency   4,069.00       7,000.00
Gold coin         52.50       5,500.00
Silver coin    1,010.05 200.00
Nickels and cents     26.92 25.53
Checks and other cash items	
146.067.05
108,220.18
121.10
2,937.44
5,595.62
1.885.60
8.914.47
2,225.00
69,741.60
130.80
Total ,        $345,838.86
Capital stock paid in       $ 25,000.00
Surplus fund  16.000.00
Undividedprofits.net  4.225.59
Dividends, unpaid.  8.00
Commercial deposits subject to check     65540.89
Cashier's checks outstanding         269.21
Savings deposits
(book accounts)  199,505.71
Savings certificates
of deposit     35.289.46
300.605.27
Total..
$345,838.86
State of Michigan, County of Washtenaw.'ss. 1. G.. A. Lehman, cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the aboye statement is true to the best of rny knowledge and belief and correctly
represents the true state of the several matters therein, contained, as shown by the books of the bank.    .
.   G. A. LEHMAN. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of January, 1916: E. D. Skinner. Notary Public *
My commission expires June 11,1918.   "
Correct attest   George J. Feldkamp, F. Rose, George.Burkb.arf. Directors.
-•     DIRECTORS:—George Burkhart. George J. Feldkamp. Frank Rose. Gottlob Hertler,  GeotBe" J.
Mann, Julius H. Feldkamp. Joseph Burkhart. G. A. Lehman. R. L. Finch. -"
Deposits Jn Saline's Banking Institutions
Show 1916 War Prosperous Year.
In this issue appears the statements of the financial condition of
Saline's prosperous banks. If you
had saved the statements that were
printed about a year ago and, had
them for comparison with the ones
in this week's, paper, you would discern, that during the past twelve
months deposits have increased more
than $125,000, which, we take it, is a
sizeable increase .for a community the
size of Saline.
Some of our readers may wonder
why we print so many good items
concerning banks and bankers during the year, when they seem to be
doing so well. Well, "there's a reason." While this community is especially fortunate in the rank and file
of its thrifty citizens, there's always
a chance for improvement. We "are
still very far behind the European
countries when it comes to per capita
bank deposits, and there is no other
one thing so beneficial for the rising
generation than object lessons in
thrift. While we are no advocate of
penuriousness, it is useless to deny
that if all who should had substantial
hank accounts they would be freer
from worry and much more useful
citizens. The habit of saving, even if
not much, is a worthy one and should
be adopted by all classes, rich and
poor, old and young, male and female.
Changes in Old Firm.
The Friis & Minnett Milling company has been reorganized and will
hereafter be known as the Friis Milling company. Ferdinand Friis will
remain as senior member of the firm
and the other members of the company will he Walter Brackel of Grand
Eapids, son-in-law of Mr. Friis and
formerly in the mercantile business
at that place, Harry Friis of Detroit
and Miss Fannie Friis, son and
daughter of Mr. Friis.
Miss Fannie Friis, who until recently controlled the sales work, will
do the bookkeeping for the new firm
and will be succeeded in the sales
work by Mr. Brackel, who has had
some experience in this line.
Mr. and Mrs. Brackel arid family
will make their home in Saline.
Methodist Church Items
Rev. E. R. Stevenson, Pastor.
"Taming the Wild" is the subject
Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Sunday
morning the subject is "Loving God
With the Mind."
We are observing this week as the
Week of Prayer. Thursday and Friday evening at 7 o'clock there will be
services at the Presbyterian church,
and you are invited to attend. These
meeting have been very helpful. You
should go.
Epworth League at 6 o'clock.
Everybody welcome.   :
Miss Olive Cressy visited relatives
in Ypsilanti Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. William Dell and son, Lloyd,
were Ann Arbor visitors Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. D. A. Townsend and daughter,
Miss Olive, were Ann Arbor visitors
Saturday.
Report of the Condition of the
CITIZENS BANK
At Saline, Michigan
at the close of business Dec 27th, 1916, as called
for by the commissioner of the banking department:
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, viz.:
Commercial dept $112,370.56
Savings dept    83.U8.27      $195,488.83
Bonds, mortgages and securities, viz.:
Commercial dept   17366.06
Savingsdept 264.802.13       282,168.19
Overdrafts  46L70
Banking house  7500.00
Furniture and fixtures    Charged Off
Otherreal estate  1.229.99
Items in transit  1,659.84
Reserve—   Commercial   Savings
Due from banks
inreserve cities. 50,680.38      46.200.00
U. S. and Nat. .
bank currency. 8.098.00     10.700.00
Gold coin..     445.00     10,000.00     •
Silver coin  1.100.50
Nickels and cents    212.41	
127.436.29
168:34
60.536.29    66.900.00
Checks and other cash items	
Total..;	
TiTABn,ITIES
Capital stock paid in	
Surplus fund... '.	
Undivided profits, net.	
Dividends unpaid *...	
Commercial deposits subject to check... $112,947.92.
Cashier's checks out-
-standing       1,306.49
Savings deposits ~
(bookaccounts).........   278,813.49
Savings certificates of
deposit.....  136.480.92      	
Total        $616013.18
State of Michigan. County' of Washtenaw, ss. I.
C. A. Curtiss. cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the above statement is true to
■the best of my-knowledge and belief and correctly
represents the true state of the several matters
therein, contained, as shown "by the- books of the
bank. C. A. CURTISS. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to "before me this 3rd day
of Jan., 1917, LLOYD E. FAIRBANK. Notary
Public.  My commissionexpires Mar.,12.1917.
Correct attest * JB. "P. Davenport. G. L.'H6yt,
J.W.Hull,Directorsj . — -■--   -— --*•
$616,113.18
$25,000.00
50.000.00
31.559.36
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Cotton goods are advancing.
We have a good line of Crashes,
Ginghams- Percales and Sheetings
They will surely he higher.
BURKHART BROS.
P. S.--Prices on Overland Cars going up.
Better buy now.
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For Fancy Fruit, Vegetables and Canned Goods
Were  You  Satisfied
with the quality of our goods and the service rendered
you in 1916? If so, may we have the continuance
of your patronage throughout 1917?
Nice ripe Grape Fruit 3 for 25c
Navel Oranges 30c to 50c per dozen
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Special Prices on Candies:
Chocolate Drops per lb.         -         - 19c
After Dinner Mints per lb.        - -        18c
Peanut Butter per lb.   —       - -       19c
Iceland Moss Squares per lb.        - . -      17c
Fruit Straws per lb.        -         - -        17c
Peppermint Lozenges 10-ounces for" -      10c
Toasted Marshmallows 13 ounces for     -     10c
Raspberry Jello 10 ounces for     - -      10c
Peanut Brittle 10 ounces for       - -      10c
Box Candy Specials, to Close Out
Regular 35c boxes, 25c       60c boxes for 45c
Headquarters for Delicious Popped Corn
SALINE CANDY KITCHEN
William Poppos, Proprietor
Phone 245  j
Saline's Prosperity
depends very largely on how
much Saline money is spent
at home. When you need
Bread insist on it's coming
from the home bakery. It
will be Good Bread, and the
money continues to circulate
in this community.