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VOLUME -XXXIX.
SALJNE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1919
NUMBER 23
OUTSIDE OF THE AIB YOU BREATHE
THEBE IS NO CO3IM0DITY IN SUCH
GENEBAL USE BY EVERYONE, AS
MONEY.
SOME DAY YOU WILL BE TIBED OP
WOBKING AND NEED A LONG? BEST.
YOU CAN LOOK FOBWABD TO THIS
BAY WITH PLEASURE IF YOU DEPOSIT
IN THIS BANK A SMALL PART OF YOUR
EARNINGS EACH WEEK.
SALINE SAVINGS BANK
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THE FABMERS' INSTITUTE
Always a Good Stock
to Select From.
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Will be Held in the Opera House on
Thursday,   February  27.
An event of great importance to the
live wires among the agriculturists is
billed fo'r TbursSay of next week, the
occasion being the annual Farmers'
Institute. So far as we know there
are no auction sales billed for this
date, and there should be- a record-
breaking attendance. The Epworth
League will serve dinner to all at 50c
a plate. The following splendid program has been arranged, a glance at
which should convince every farmer
he cannot afford to miss any part of it:
Morning" program will open at 10,
afternoon at -1 o'clock.
FORENOON
Use of Lime to Increase Crop Production—Mr. Kennedy, President of
Wayne County Farm Bureau.
Poultry Breeding and the Advantages of the Different Breeds—Prof.
Burgess, of M. A.. C.
Dinner.
AFTERNOON
Song: ."Playing Soldier"—Group
from the First and Second Grades.
Duet: "Faithful Friends"—Ruth
Bracey and Hilda Johnson.
Song: "Hooray for Uncle Sam"—
Group of Boys from Fifth and Sixth
Grades.
(There will be "no encores.)
Alfalfa on Every Farm—H. S. Osier, Washtenaw County Agent.
.Music—Male Quartette.
Recitation—G. W. Preston.
Home   Crafts—Mrs.   Stockman
Lansing.
'Music—Male Quartette.
Poultry    Management—Prof.
gess.
EVENING
Music—High School Chours.
Moving Pictures.
Address—Dr. Eben Mum-ford, State
Leader of County Agents.
Solo—John Finch.
Corner Stones of Democracy-
Stockman.
Moving Pictures.
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Farmers' Club Meeting
The February meeting of the Saline
Farmers' club met at Shady Nook
with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Feidman on
Saturday, February 8.
The meeting was called to order by
President "Josenhans -and- -opened-by
all repeating the Lord's Prayer. After
the usual business the following program was carried out:
Roll call was responded to by "Quotations from Washington."
The question of "Why are taxes so
high and how can they be reduced?"
was opened by Arthur Lutz, followed
by a discussion.
Mr. Feidman gave a report of his
methods of farming, and then the
meeting adjourned for dinner.
After the dinner hour the viewing
committee's report was given by Arthur Lutz, followed by a general discussion.
Anna Higgins gave a reading, "The
Hireing of a Tramp."
Arthur Lutz gave a very interesting
talk on "Farm Bookkeeping," showing why it is Just as necessary for a
farmer, as any other business man,
to keep a record of his business.
A reading, "Pay As You Go," by
Mrs. Higgins.
Questions from the question- box
were then discussed, after which the
club adjourned to meet in March with
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hammiond.
THRU MOUNTAINS AND TUNNELS
Let Your Money Circulate at Home
The more you buy Saline made bread the more your,
money will circulate at home, thus promoting the general
prosperity of all. We make our money as well as our bread
md pastries here, and we spend our money here, too. Qut-
eide bakeries spend their money at home, too, which doesn't
help Saline much, does it? When ordering bread, specify
Saline made bread.
Schnebelt's Bakery
U. S. Food Administration License No. B. 11957   "*-
AUCTION SALE
Herman Lindenschmitt, having purchased the barn and livery stock of
Dick Elliott, known a* the DaMosh
Barn, Ypsilanti, will- sell at Public
Auction on
Friday, February 21, 1919,
at Ypsilanti,  at the George DeMosh
barn on Michigan Ave., at 1 o'clock.
Eighteen Head of Horses-^12 draft
and* 6 general purpose^ horses, all
young stock.
Two Ford sedan cars. These cars
are 1918 models and in first qlass conr
dition.
Five top buggies, 1 open buggy, 3
hacks. 2 surreys, 5 sets of single harness, 4 sets of double harness, 5 cutters, 2 double cutters, 6 robes, 6 blankets, stable blankets, 3 stoves, office
fixtures, and many smaller articles
too numerous to mention.
Terms—All sums of §10 and under,
Cash; all over that sum, 6 months'
time on good bankable notes at 6%
interest.
NOTICE—Don't miss this sale. Everything will absolutely be sold to the
highest bidder regardless of-its value,
as this stock must be turned 'into
cash.
JAMES FINNELL, Auctioneer.
This sale.takes place rain or shine.
Mrs." Amos Miller returned Saturday, after a week's stay in Ann Arbor,
called there by the serious illness of
her son-in-law, E. E. Schrpen..
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richards entertained Mr. and Mrs. Francis. Gould
Sunday, it- being the forty-third wed-
'ding anniversary of'the latter.
William Westphal, Mrs. D. Galatian
and son, Carl, were in Detroit last
Thursday- to attend the. funeral of J.
J. Galatian, "Carl's grandfather. They
returned on Friday.
George Coe Saw .Some Mighty Fine
Scenery on Trip to Hampton
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Hampton Roads, Va., Jan. 24, '19
Dearest Mother:
At last we are East, out here on the
Chesapeake Bay. We are eight miles
from Norfolk. I will tell, you a little
of our trip here.
We reached Columbus, O., at nine
o'clock. They let us off ;for half an
hour to- go to the Red Cross canteen.
They gave us aU we could eat. After
leaving there, all went to bed. Each
one of us had a berth on the train, in
a Pullman. I slept good until about
5:30, when they got us up for breakfast. I went to the back of the train
and saw the Ohio river, When we
crossed it. Then we went into West
Virginia. I saw some mountains' on
the Kentucky border, but we didn't
hit Kentucky from 5:30 on. We went
through tunnels in the mountains every two miles or so until 11 o'clock.
There were two tunnels at least a
mile in length.
After we hit West Virginia it was
nothing but mountains. It seemed as
though we were continually turning
around the mountains in the valleys,
cut-outs, -tunnels and now and then
we would be up on'top of some of the
ranges with the people a half mile below.
The rocks, most of the time along
the tracks, would go straight up on
one side for a half mil,e.
In West Virginia all one could see
was mining country. There were
small houses set up in the mountains
on posts. Most of the mining country
has houses all the same size and
shape and color. ~
There were some nice houses, but
they were very few. There were more
negroes' in the mining country than
white people.
There was nearly a continuous line
of houses all through West Virginia.
Everywhere there was a- cut-out in
the mountain or a fertile valley there,
would be a small, town, but not more
than 200 people at the most.
It was funny to see where they
tried to farm on the mountain sides
where it looked impossible to stand.
They would have small fields fenced
off for -stock and' for agriculture, but
I cl n't believe the fence would hold
any stock, for if they started rolliug
they never would stop till they hiit
the bottom.
There were some small, streams
which followed the railway all thru
West Virginia and part of Virginia.
The mountains in West Virginia are
of good height. I wanted to get a
picture of some of them, but it rained all day long, just enough to make
it foggy and cloudy.
When we got to Bluefield, West Va.,
the Red Cross gave us some swell
eats We had all. the home made biscuits we could eat. They stopped for
us about twenty minutes, so we got
filled up.
We got our regular meals on the
train which cost the government a
dollar a meal, and we had all we
could eat at that.
About one o'clock yesterday afternoon we went into Virginia. The Blue
Ridge is well named. The mountains
in Virginia are certainly blue. There
certainly are some high ones, too.
About 4:00 we got out into level country and it was level.from then on all
the way in to Norfolk.
The soil for about a hundred miles
after leaving the mountains is just
about the color of brick.
We_landed in Norfolk last night at
12:00. Got on trucks and came out
to camp, landing here about 1:30.
This morning I ran into about a
dozen fellows who used to be in .old
Co. G in Dewey, and also some from
the Armed Guard School who were
shipped here in October and November.
We. won't be in this catnip very long.
They are going to send us out in
ships to patrol the coast from Nelw
York to Norfolk for awhile, then to
go on transports.
I hope this letter finds you folks
as well as I am feeling today. The
weather is fine. I am writing this out
in the sun. We have washed hammocks "out of doors. The nights are
chilly, but the ground hasn't been
frozen this year. We don't need to
wear our sea coats here ini camp in
the day time. I presume my address
will be changed before long.
I won't give you my address until
later. We miay be here today and ofi
tomorrow, and again we may stay
here longer.- But when I know we
are settled I will write and let you
know. We are at Hampton Roads
Naval Operating Base. There' won't
be any use taking liberties while here.
They give us six hours three times a
week, but the people don't like sailors
in Norfolk. Will olpse for this time,
with love. 7 "
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FATHERS   AND  SONS
.  HAVE  FEAST AND TALK
Presbyterian Church* Scene of Happy
aud Inspiring Social
Function.
Over a hundred men and boys—125
to be exact—sat down to the Fathers'
and SonsC banquet served by the ladies of the Presbyterian church last
Thursday evening. -While all were
being served tlie high schol Victrola
was busy with high grade records.
After grace had been said by Rev*.
W, H. Hoffman, a splendid menu was
thoroughly enjoyed. The program
proper was carried out in the auditorium of the church, and while the
majority were waiting for those who
had been obliged to eat at the second
tables, J. W. Hull improved the opportunity to speak a few words of
warning anent the "Beer and Light
Wine Amendment." Miss Margaret
Fairbank presided at the piano while
a few songs were sung to keep everybody in good humor.
Chairman Curtiss had prevailed upon A. D. Crittenden to act as toast-
mas'.er for the evening, and the choice
was a happy one. Mr. Crittenden
kept things miDving so~smoothly that
the program was ovar with, at a seasonable hour.
L. C. Reiman, secretary of the
County Y, outlined the work of the
organization and assured us it won't
be long before the results of the campaign are noticed in Saline and vici-
n'ty. Of course, the immediate benefits may not be particularly noticeable, but it is only a question of time
when it will be found to be all" its
■ponsors hope for it.
Harold Finch, who went across,
told many interesting things concerning his army experiences in this
country and abroad, and was a strong
booster for the Y insofar as he had
been able to observe its workings.
Lieut. Eugene Crittenden spoke
briefly concerning conditions at Lawrence, Kans. The flu made such rav-
'ages there, that it about paralyzed everything, but? -what he had seen of
the Y there _and at other places was
all In its favor.
Chaplain Levering's address was
good, and was the last on the program.
During the evening -several fine
musical numbers were given by John
Finch and Messrs. Henne, Finch,
Hildner and Miller, and at the close
all sang America. Earlier in the evening two n'eW'verses, copied: from a
Detroit -paper, on a blackboard where
all could see, were sung by the audi-
"ence standing.
All departed feeling that the banquet had been an inspiring success
with congratulations due to Carl A.
Curtiss, the chairman of the various
committees. It is a fine beginning in
a wonderful movement for the uplift
and encouragement of the boys of
Saline and vicinity, and there is no
reason why next year the program
should not cover a full week and the
opera house filled to overflowing on
the night of-the banquet.
W, D. Richards of Rochester visited his brother, Fred Richards, the
first of the "week. On- Tuesday they
they visited at the home of A. C.
Richards "of York.
OBSERVER LINERS
Classified Advertising
ic per Line Klrst insertion;  Then 3c
per Line;. Mininirui charge 25c".
Heavy "draft team for sale.
25 - -     Fred Richards.
I have a f ew'bushels of white beans
cor sale.    _ 21tf       George Theurer.
We are expecting, a car of Pocahontas egg coal soon. Place your or-
lers now.        B. & F. E. Jones.   22tf
Methodist Church Itemr,
Rev. E. R. Stevenson. Pastor.
"Undeveloped Possibilities" is the
subject Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
"Up to the Will" is the subject
Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.
Epworth League meets at 6t00 p. m.
Sunday evening.
Prayer -meeting Thursday evening
at 7:00' o'clock.
For Sale—Red Polled bull one year
old;   will register 24
R. L. Finch & Sons.
Lost—Pocketbook, containing fountain pen arid some change. Finder
please leave at the Observer office.
- Cash paid for Liberty Bonds. David A. Killins & Son. 107 First Nation-
il Bank Building, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Louis Scherdt found an auto tire
chain; owner may have- same by
proving property and paying for this
rotice.
A special meeting of. the" O. E. S.
will be held Monday evening, February 24, for the purpose of conferring
degrees of the order.
-The entertainment for the O. E. S.
special meeting will be' a one-act
comedy entitled; "Time Out"
CARUSO AT ANN ARBOR
Will Appear at Hill Auditorium-Mon-
day Evening, March 3.
Enrico Caruso, the distinguished
Italian tenor of the Met*"°P°litan
Opera Company, will make his Ann
Arbor debut Monday evening, March
3, when he will be heard in a miscellaneous program of arias and patriotic songs.
During" the -miany years that Mr.
Caruso has been the leading star of
the Metropolitan Opera Company, he
has seldom appeared in concert. In
fact, during thle last ten years he has
been heard in concert in the west and
middle west not more than eight or
ten times.
Last fall when arrangements were
perfected for a brief tour, Ann Arbor
was fortunate in being able to secure
one of his four appearances. Owing
to the state-wide ban on public gatherings because of the influenza epidemic, it was necessary to give up
the concert at that time. Through
the efforts of his managers and himself, the Metropolitan Opera Company
was induced to deviate from its rigid
regulation^ of many years and to permit him to fill this date during the
opera season, making a special trip
to Ann Arbor for the purpose.
The significance of this will-be appreciated when it is realized that it
is the first time in the history of his
long career that he hasleft New York
during the opera season.
He will give the~s'ame program as
announced last fall and will be assist-
-ed by the same artists: Nina Morgana,
the remarkable soprano, who will be
remembered as the child wonder at
the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo and who later was "discovered"
by Caruso and through him given an
opportunity to develop her wonderful,] J
talent. "Elias Breeskin, the young
Russian "violinist, who has -made so
creditable a record during the past
year, will also be heard in the same
program, while .piano accompaniments will be played by Salvatore
Fuccito_and Isac VanGrdve.
Mr. Caruso will be accompanied to
Ann Arbor by his youthful bride and
a coterie of other distinguished personages.   '"
Special interurban cars will leave
the auditorium east and west immediately after the concert.   -
A limited number of tickets are
still available at the office of the
University School.of Music
NOW ON SALE.
Good little hind or fore quarters of
'oeef or beef by chunk.   Prices right.
22tf Shmid & Schleh.
To Rent—The flat above the printing office. Electric lights, bath and
.ther conveniences. Rent very low.
Inquire at Observer office.
WANTED, APPLES.
I will pay $1 per bushel for good
Ben Daviis apples," and $1.50 for other
varieties.   Deliver to Cotton's store.
23x       " FRANK CAMBURN,
For Sale—Combination heater; will
burn hard or soft coal, coke or wood,
tn fine shape and would cost in the
neighborhood of $50 new; yours if you
wiant it for about one-quarter of that,
•inquire at Observer office.
Wanted—Heirs of Captain- Edwin D.
Phillips,'"Who died- in. the","army4n
1864. Captain Phillips was appointed
to the (Military Academy in 1845 from
Lodi. Edward J. Redmond, attorney,
McGill Building, Washington, D. C.
COMBINATION   SALE
A combination sale of farms implements, etc., will be held at the Saline
Garage on March 15. Any one having
anything they wish to include in this
=ale should notify us before Maroh 1.
The Saline Garage.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
By reason of the fact I have accepted an important business connection
in Detroit, my dental office will be
■>pen only on Sundays until further
notice. Hours 10 a. -m. to 4 p. m.
K. R. Gibson, D. D. S.
°resbyterian Clmrck News
Rev. W. H. Hoffman. Pastor.
Subject Sabbath morning: "The
Church of the Living God." Evening
heme: "George Washington, His
Character, Career and Influence Upon
History."
The session will meet after the
morning service to organize and ap=
point a clerk to care for the records.
The death of C. F. Rankin in Chicago was so sudden* and unexpected
that we cannot realize we shall see
him no more in his accustomed place
in the sanctuary. He was a christian
of sterling qualities, a man whom all
esteemed, a devoted follower of
Christ, whose genial nature radiated
sunshine and cheer upon all who enjoyed his acquaintance.
The Fathers' and Sons' banquet
and social evening was a decided success. The ladies did well, as they always do, in the serving of tables, the
boys were comfortably satisfied and.
every one was in the happiest mood,
rhe county Y. M. C. A. secretary gave
a clear and interesting account of his
rural work, which should receive general and hearty endorsement. Chaplain Levering's address was timely
and inspiring, showing the great importance - of this movement, and that
to prove a success it must have God's
moral endorsement. It was especially
noteworthy that the young soldiers
present gave their unqualified endorsement of the Army Y. M G. Ai,
so far 'as it had come under their observation. »
The ladies of the church should
bear in mind that at their meeting in
March the annual offering is to be
made for the missionary boards' of the
church.
The report at the annual meeting
that we had come to the close of the
year with all bills paid and a balance
in the treasury should awaken gratitude to God for his abounding favor.
The latest temperance bulletin of
our.church informs,us that 42 states
have now ratified national prohibition,
six more than enough to meet the
Federal requirement. There are in
round numtbers 300 distilleries, 1,000
breweries and little less than 200,-
000 saloons hi this country, and behind this1 offensive barricade the liq-
our forces are strongly entrenched.
Every intelligent voter in April must
be sure to go over the top and drive
this nefarious evil from our fair domain.
Martin Keck of Lodi has sold his
farm to George Rentz, and instead of
moving to town he has purchased the
15-acre farm of Adam Stoll, where he
will keep reasonably busy and enjoy
life.
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A Busy Store
Our store is always a busy storeA because
we aim to do a big business and make smaller
profits. Our prices and quality will stand comparison with any of the large city stores as well
as the mail order -houses, and furthermore we 1
guarantee everything we sell to give perfect I
satisfaction or your money refunded. .      '    »
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Mr, and Mrs. George Bernard were
in Detroit on Monday.
Harold* Richards ,Was in Detroit
Tuesday on- husinesS
Mr. and Mrs^ Morgan Sherraan-*f
Detroit are visiting their mother. Mrs.
Mary Gannett, and sister, Mrs. Arba.
Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Clark entertained their brother and wife, Mir. a"fid
(Mrs. C. A. Bovie, of Columbus, 0.,Sat>
ur day. night. and Sunday.
The Quality Grocery
PHONE 86
For Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Canned Goods
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