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*LUME XXXIX.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1919
NUMBER 29
I
The Ship of Chance
THESE ABE PLENTY OF PEOPLE TFH0
ABE SITTING ON SOME SHORE WAITING EOB SOME SHIP OF CHANCE TO
COME IN.
WHY SHOULD IT COME IN?
ANY SHIP LADEN WITH GOLD, SAILING TIIE SEAS, HAS AN EXPERIENCED
PILOT, WHO KNOWS WHEBE HE IS GOING.
IT IS JUST AS EASY TO SAVE MONEY
AS IT IS TO WAIi'.
SALINE SAVINGS BANK
The One Story Bank on the Cornea*
MEMBEB OE FEDERAL EESEEVE BANK
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argains
We are going to close out the halance of our
lines fo Acme and Monarch paints, and are
making a special price on these lines. Good
paint is high. If you are going to need some
paint, see us and get our prices,—we can save
you some-money. Not all colors—come first
and get the Ibest selection.
Also a special price on our line of Betro
yarnishes. Come in and look this over.
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HENNE
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THE ONE PRICE QUALITY STORE 1
SALINE, MICH. $
A
Good Seeds and a Profitable Garden I
*
Will Help You Reduce Living Expenses *
Everyone who creates or cultivates a garden helps, $
and helps greatly, to solve the problem of the *
feeding of the nation. *
Now is the time to start planning for that |
garden. We have a good assortment of *
RICE'S and D. M. FERRY SEEDS X
Every Seed a Live One. *
POULTRY FOOD |
Don't forget our line of Poultry Pood. Pratf s Poultry Regulator 5?
will quickly and naturally put your birds in fine physical shape, able .5.
to lay lots of highly fertile eggs which will hatch. Then get Pratt's *
Baby Chick Food, which will raise every chick. %
Phone 49
S. Y. COTTON
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Everything in Building Material
Always a Good Stock
to Select From.
FORD
Schnebelt's Bread
With all its merits, such as flavor, texture and
sr e, Ip never excelled. It holds its flavor, and has that
sp^slylsg taste.
It contains nothing hut the hest material, which
makes it a superior hread. Try a loaf and he convinced.
Special orders are given pur most careful attention. Try us on anything you may need in.our line.
Schnebelt's Bakery
u. tf '-'Qod Administration License No. B. 11957
PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS
COMING, MAY-JUNE
Labt A-npcaratncc Was in 1902, Seventeen Years Ago, Entomologist Says. —
A visitation from the seventeen-
year locust can be expected in the
central and southern tier of counties
in late May and early June, entomologists of the experiment station at
M. A. C. predict. The insect specialists are basing their forecast on records which show that the Lst
"plague" occurred just 17 years ago,
in 1802. In scientific, circles the '* o-
custs" are called the "periodical cicada."
"Some damage maj* be expected,"
declared Don C. Whelan of the entomological staff at the college, 'hut
there need be no great alarm. The ill
reputation enj >j ed by the cicada, has
its origin mo e in the minds of the
people than in any vast damage the
insect has wrought."
Records in possession of the college
disclose that the heaviest visitations
of the locust occurred in 1£02 i;
Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Genesee, Eal
amazco, Oakland, St. Jostph and
"Washtenaw counties, with smaller
swarms in Hillsdale, Ionia, Lake,
Lenawee, Missaukee, Newago, Sa_l
naw, St. Clair and TanBar^n co n-
ties. It was expected also" that considerable swarms would invest Barry,
Eaton, Gratiot, Jacks n, Livingst'_n,
Monroe and "Wayne counties, but the
locusts, for s&me reason, failed to
keep their appointments.
The periodical cicadas, the e to
mologists say, whi'e oftimes harmful
is at the same time one of the most
interesting of natural phenomena
After living underground for 16 years,
the creature comes to the surface for
a few weeks in the spring of every
17th year. Jt's size is about that of
an adult 'cricket—the blade fellows
that ean he found, everywhere during
the summer months.
This, according to the entomologists, is the 17th year, and if nature
holds to her customs of the past, the
locusts can be expected to emerge
from the ground during the lastw*eek
in May, or the first week in June.
When it first makes its appearance, it
is without wings, and is called a pupa.
This pupa, upon coming to the surface, guided by some unerring instinct, scrambles towards the nearest
shrub or tree and begins forthwith to
climb and fasten itself to a twig or
branch. About a half hour after arriving at its moorings, its skin spl ts
open along the back, and out of this
"shell" crawls a new creature, wl.h
wings.
Under normal conditions the insects remain in evidence for a period
of two months or so, and as a rule
their disappearance is almost as sudden as their appearance. Most of
them usually make their w*a.y ba :k
into the ground by the end of July.
Persons who have studied the locust say that as a rule it eats little
or nothing during its six weeks v's't.
Such damage as is dene is wrought
by the adult female, which in lay ns
its eggs, slits the bark of the young
twigs of trees and bushes. if the
swarm happens to be in a forest, or
woodlot of oak or other similar trees,
the* damage is usually relatively
slight, but if the habitat of the loous's
happens to be a young apple orchard,
the harm done is often quite ex'en
sive. It is sometimes recommended,
when locusts are expected, th^t t"*,e
usual prunin. operations during tht
winter and spring be deferred in order to after a larger tw!g growth, and
to distribute by this means the dim-
age over a lager surface.
Considerable drmage is sometimes
brought on, too, by the open wounds,
through which harmful insects and
diseases sometimes gain entrance to
the trees.
The eggs usually are laid in the
trees about two weeks after the insects first come out of the ground,
and the young hatch out towards the
end of July. The larva from, these
eggs run about the limbs a bit, like so
many small ants, and then deliberately loosen their holds and fall to
the ground, into which they burrow
for their 16 years of subteranean
life. In the ground the larva live on
sap sucked from roots, but in spite of
their large numbers, it is said that
except in unusual instances, they do
very little damage.
One of the most striking characteristics of the cicada is- its peculiar
note or song. "Where there are largs
numbers of the insects, this is said to
drown out even the cowhel's.
GROW SOY BEANS
Suggested by the County Agricultural
Agent, II. S. Osier.
Give!-
Last season a number of farmers in
Washtenaw county co-operated with
the' Farm bureau in growing soybeans with corn for the porduction of
silage. Practically every farmer "who
tried the combination was very well
satisfied and agreed that the 80 cc-nts
invested in enough soy beans to seed
an acre was easily paid back with a
high rate of interest in the one or
two tons extra silage per acre he was
able to secure.
The feeding value of soy beans is
equal to that of alfalfa. Corn being
high in starches, toy beans added to
it increases the procoition of protein
to starchy food.
Where eight to ten pounds per acre
of soy beans, are seeded with corn,
there is no reduction in the yield of
corn. The soy beans can be mixed
with the corn and planted at the
same time. They must be frequently
stirred in order to be kept mixed with
the corn. The soy beans gather considerable nitrogen. In order to do
this there must be a development of
root nodules. Inoculation is necessary if the beans have not been previously grown. Culture for this pur
pose can be secured through the
Washtenaw County Farm bureau office, Ann Arbor, or the Michigan Agricultural college, East Lansing. The
variety Hollybrook is recommended if
grown with corn. , The seed shcu'd
cost about $5 per bushel of 60 pounds.
On acount of the high price of
feeds, every farmer should at'empt to
grow soy beans with at least part of
his corn. The fact that practically
every farmer who used them last year
will continue the practice this season
is sufficient recommendation as to
their value for silage. The County
Farnu bureau has been able to locate
a quantity of Hollybrook seed and it
will be possible for those desiring to
plant soy beans this year to secure
seed through some of the local seed
dealers of the county. Anyone interested should mske his wants known
early, so that plenty of seed can be
ordered by the dealers.
The County Farm bureau will be
g'ad to answer any inquiries regarding methods of seeding and growing
the crop.
OBITUARY
Benjamin Jones was born in Herkimer county, N. Y., October 13, 1852.
He came with his parents, Ezra and
Matilda Jones, to Saline in 1862. He
was one of a family of five children,
two of whom survive, Minnie R-, who
remained with him after the death cf
the father and mother and kept the
home, and Frank E., of Ann Arbor.
He leaves two nephews, Ferley W. of
Santa Rita, New Mexico, and Lieut
Elroy O. Jones, of 32Sth Regiment,
Field Artillery, now on his return voyage from France. Another nephew*,
Everett D., of Detroit preceded him in
death three weeks ago.
Benjamin, with his brother, as B. &
F. E. Jones, was engaged in the retail
coal trade in Saline for about thirty
years. For the last three years he
had rheumatism, which crisped lvni
at times. Since October last he had
been afflicted with heart trouble, followed by dropsy, the latter being the
cause of his death on Sunday after-
noon, March 30, 1919.
Deceased was known in business
life as an honest, conscientious man,
and was universally respected. He
leaves a large circle of friends and ac-
quaintances in this community, |Where
he spent practically, his life time,
who, with his. relatives, mourn his
departure from us.
' The funeral services were held at
his late residence on McKay street on
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Hoffman officiating. ~
FARMERS SHOULD NOT
BUY "LIME-FERI'l.,*'
A product known as 'Luiie Fer ii'.
manufactured by the Fertil Chemical
Co., Cleveland, Ohio, is being sold in
some parts of the S ate. Agents representing this company, have b^en
in "Washtenaw county attempting to
sell this product ."through local dealers. -. . -' * "'-"-- ?—-
"Lime-Fertil" is a mixture cors s-
ing of approximate*y 20% raw i\ck
phosphate and S0% g o nd litre t ne
and is also said to contain "all crop-
nitrogen-nxing bacteria, mixed in tie
two materials which are of prime im
portance to the soil and to the bacteria." The chief result of the product is supposed to be due to the pr.s-
-nce of these bacter'a.
A chemical analysis made by the
.Michigan Experiment station chem
ist, of a sample collected at Detroit,
Mich., shows that the statements of
the manufacturers concerning the materials of which the product is co.n-
tosed, are essentially correct. Two
samples were submitted to the bacteriological department, Mi hiaan
Agricultural college, for examination
and they report on both the coxplcte
absence of nitrogenjflxing orgmisms
and several times less bacteria vi all
kinds than is nominally found in an
average soil.
It is plainly evident.therefore, that
whatever value "Lima-Fertil" mty
possess from, an agricultural standpoint is entirely dependent upon the
amounts of rock phosphate and l'me-
stone it contains. At the present
market prices for these materials
"Lime-Fertil" is not worth more than
$5.00 per ton. The retail price is
$40.00 per ton.
The Washtenaw County Farm bureau wishes to advise all farmers and
gardeners tlie exact commercial value of the so-called "Lime-Fertil." A
product worth only $5.00 per ton and
sold around $40.00 per ton is nDt a
very economical material to use in-
crop production.
-Clothes, Shoes,
Blankets—Give!
Respond Generously to the Call of the
Refugees in Devastated Euron?.
One of the big problems in Europe
today is to provide the new baliies
with clothing. Every day little babies
for whom no preparation has b e.)
made—because no prep-)ration coald
be made—are coming into the world.
They need clothing—little skirts aud
hands and flannel dresses. The
clothes the babies of America ha. e
outgrown will be a Godsend in- Europe. The Red Cross is also collecting all the flannel cloth and muslin it
can- gather up. This cloth will br
used to make c.oihing for the tiny
.efti-rees ot Europe.
But, not alone babies are in need in
Europe. Much of the adult population in the war-stricken countries are
nearly as destitute of wearing apparel
as the babies.
To give the people of Saline and vicinity a chance to make a thorough
elean-up of all under and outer clothing, that can be worn by large or
small, the ladies of the Saline Red
Cross will have a depot at the building formerly occupied by the Saline
"•'av'ngs bank, where- all such a.itic e
may be le't. The drive will last Ap
pi-il 1 to 15, but the rooms will not be
open except on April 10, 11 and 12
Tn addition to the articles previous'y
reTitijned, shoes, slippers—any thi-ip
'rat can be worn on the fe3t—will be
accepted. It is hoped to gather up
■everal tons of usable articles in tne
*ounty, all of which will be promjt'y
shipped to the European districts
most in need. In return for what yoi
T'fly be able to contribute to t">is
•vorthy cause you will receive the
eirtfelt appreciation of countless
>-efugees who have been in dire st a"U
for many long months.
Metfcodist Church Items
Rev. E. R. Stevenson, Pastor.
Services next Sunday morning at '0
/clock. The evening service is at
7:30 p. mi.
In the evening at 7:30 there wi.lb'
a union rally of dry voters.
I ivyer meeting Thursday evening
it 7 30 o'clock.
IS BUILDING ROADS
Harvey McMichael Writes His Aunt,
Miss Lily McMichael, lt Looks
Like a Long Job.
I will have a carload of Royal
fence this week. Edw. J. Muir.
Leognan, France, March 5, 1919.
Dear Aunt:
Your letter of February 17 received
today and was. glad to hear from you.
This is a nice day here with us.
We moved our kitchen yesterday into a schoolhouse, so we are in a very
nice place now. The water is inside
and everything is handy.
We are near the Y. M. C. A. and
there is something doing there nearly
every evening, so we have something
to go to if we wish to.
The houses here are all built of
stone. You do not see any built of
wood. The soil is gravel and the
farms are nothing; grapes are the
principal crop, and they are made into wine.
You asked me about the churches
and towns The people here are mostly Catholics, so we have CatVo'ic
churches, which are pretty good. The
stores are not very numerous, and
what there are keep a general stock.
You must think by this time we
have got that 73 miles of road built,
but we have not, and at the rate we
are going now! guess we will be over
here a year more, if we finish it.
As it is nearly supper time I must
close, hoping this finds you all well,
as it leaves me O. K.
Yours truly,
Harvey M-;Michael.
Bugler, Co. F, 312 "Engineers,
A. P. O. No. 705, Am. Exp. Forces.
1*1 es'oyterian Church News
Rev. W. H. Hoffman? Pastor.
Subject Sabbath morning: ' The
Commission that Peter Received.'
Sermon by request.
In the evening we will join in a
temp ranee rally" in the Method's";
church.
The sympathy of all tlie perple is
hea'tily expre£sM..jto, .Miss Minnie
Jones, in the death of her bro'li r,
which breaks another of the ho., e
ties.
Frank Smith is leading the prayer
mec-ting this week in the absence uf
the pastor. There sho id be a large
•lumber present to great him.
The pastor has been requ3sted t-i
marry in Detroit this week two of t e
•ighly esteemed young pscp*e o
decker,ll'e, whom he rece'ved in o
lie church and who were active "n
Ciir'sUan Endeavor.
ii is delightful to keep in touch
with the old friendships and to hav -
iuch striking evidence of cordial a i-
•preciation.
Everyone interested in Presbytcr-
ianism will read with pleasure th t
in Pittsburgh recently the two committees of the northern and so thern
Presbyterian churches met and formed a tentative report for union, to be
submitted to the next general assern-
b'y, thus forming a national church
and obliterating a char ter of di;co *d
and dissension caused by the civil
war.
, It is very noticeable and suggesti e
how many dying messages have come
from prominent persons just as the/
were about to step into eternity, t"*e
notes lying on ex-President Roosevelt's writing desk, the printed volume on the home published by Dr.
Chapman, and now the souvenir card
sent out by Dr. Davies. who recently
died in Philadelphia. His last message to his people was strikingly tru3
of his ministry.
It is often asked, what ought the
church to do in these great days?
In simplicity, we answer: Prea h
with a new passion, a new love for
God's day, a new love for God's house,
a new love for God's Word, a new-
love for God's Son.
Woman's Cluh Meetin?
The Woman's club held its annual
meeting and election of officers at the
home of Mrs. Luther Briggs on Tuesday afternoon, April 1. The time was
entirely taken up with annual reports
and the election, which resulted as
follows:
President—Mrs. Caroline Burkhart.
First vice president—Mrs. Anna E.
Miller.
Second vice president—-Miss Vesta
Mills.
Recording secretary—'Mrs. Vera D.
Curtiss.
Corresponding secretary—Mrs. Julia Sellen.
Treasurer—Miss Ruth Rose.
Custodian—Mrs. H. B. Taylor.
OBSERVER LINERS
Classified Advertising
6c ner Line First insertion; Then 3c
per Line; Minimrm charge 25c.
I will have a carload of Royal I
"HEROES OF THE
ATHLETIC FIELD"
Conference at Chelsea to be Addressed by Noted Athletes.
fence tliis week.
Edw. J. Muir.
Good wood for sale. Phone 141-F23.
30x Will Visel.
For Sale—Light double spring wagon and a patent lever dump box.
29 Fred Richards.
For Sale—Barred Rock eggs for
hatching, Park's laying strain.
29tf Walter Gross.
Wanted—Single man to work on
farat, hy the month or year. Inquire
at this office. 29
For Sale— Span of half-blood Bil-
gian colts, 4 and 5 years old. _
30 J. W. Wheelock.
For Sale—Good Durham Bull, IS
months old. The kind that suits. •
30x Amps Miller & Son.
Salesmen Wanted to solicit ord rs
for lubricating oils, . greases and
paints. Salary or Commission. Address The Harvey Oil Co., Cleveland,
Ohio. 29
For Sale—Pure bred Single Comb
Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching,
Phone 166-F2. Mrs. W. L. Rundel.
Cash paid f.or Liberty Bonds. David A. Killins & Son, 107 First .National Bank Building, Ann Arbor, Mich.
For Sale—Hoosier kitc'-en cab "net,
china closet and six almost new colonial dining room chairs. C-ll this
office. 29
"Heroes of the Athletic Field" will
be the address that J. Fred Lawton,
U. of M. football star and author of
football songs., Detroit, will give at
the Older Boys conference at Chelsea
April 25 and 26.
For four years Fred, as the Detroit
high school boys know him, played on
the Detroit Central High school gridiron. Then two years on Fielding
"Hurry-Up"' Yost's famous teams in
1908 and 1909. He held many university offices and was co-author o
three Michigan . operas. "Varsity,"
the famous fighting football soni
placed him among those sons of the*
great university who will live foreve
in the memories of "Michigan student*..,
and followers of football.
As an imitator of Coach Yost anc
his methods, Fred has no equal. Ev
ery Detroit high school boy has hear-
how the great coach wins games b
talking to his men. Football storie
are his forte. He will tell of some o
the athletic heroes he has met.
Another football man will be at th
conference. He is !E. C. Lindemann
M. A. C. football player and formei
student leader. "Lindy" was for some
time state leader of boys and girls
club work. Nowr he is with the Chi
cago Y. M. C A. college and has a
wonderful message for older hoys on
"Christianity and Dem;cracy."
Several other men of like caliber
will speak at the conference, whel
no high school boy should miss.
Registration cards and posters wil
he in the hands of all school.superin
tendents and Y. M. C. A. leaders.
To Rent—The flat above the printing office. Electric lights, bath and
other conveniences. Rent very low.
Inquire at Observer office.
For Sale—Black Hawk corn planter, with check-row attachment, in
first-class condition. Phone 1S9-F2.
29 F. L. Smith.
NOTICE:—The Ypsilanti Mineral
Bath Sanitarium, is now ready to receive patients. Extensive repairs
have heen made and experienced attendants secured. Phone 800 M. 32x
For Sale—Combination heater; will
burn hard or soft coal, coke or wood.
In fine shape and would cost in the
neighborhood of $50 new; yours if you
want it for about one-quanter of that,
.nquire at Observer office.
WANTED—People in this vicinity
who have any legal printing required
in the settlement of estates, etc., to
have it sent to this newspaper. The
rates are universal in such matters
md to have your notices appear in
this paper it is only necessary to ask
e.he probate judge to send them here
MAY TAX BACHELORS
Being a bachelor in Michigan wil"
be to invite another call from the ta*
collector if the legislature patses r
bill contemplated by Rep. Jacob Chew
of Charlevoix. How*ever, men unelev
3S have nothing to fear as the proposed tax will not hit them.
Men between the ages of 3S and 42
will have to pay a state tax of 50 cent**
iif they have not acquired a wife. For
men between the age of 43 and 4'8thra
proposed tax will be but twenty cent■■■
each year. Widowers between the*
ages of 30 and 40 and men who have
obtained divorces will not be sub'te t
to the tax.
In order to stimulate interest in
matrimony Rep. Chew provides in his
bill that any person subject to the
pravisions of the bill who marries
shall be paid a bonus of $2 by the
countv .treasurer.
TWO-INCH SINGLE, OJfE TIME
Much of the fault that is found with
local advertising can be traced back
to some fault finder who placed a two
inch, single column, one time, advertisement in the lccal newspaper—and
then expected the people to come in
and take the goods away from him.
That is like trying to pull off a
baseball game with only one inning.
Advertising in local newspapers is
profitable to local business men when
it is done correctly and run contin-
uous'y—especially when it teamworks with national advertising.
Repetition builds reputation.—Des
Moines Register.
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You'll Not Regret a
Purchase Made at This Store
Our guarantee of satisfaction with every
purchase makes it practically impossible for
you to find fault with anything* you buy here.
We make it a point to handle only the most
tdependable merchandise and we make it plain
ta all who buy that they have the right to return any purchase if it fails in any way to give
satisfaction.
BURKHART BROS
The Store That Makes You Feel at Home
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The latest thing in an alarm clock
is a contrivance that emits a honk
making the sleeper "think he is In
front of an automobilej And he gets
out of bed .with a single jump.
After painting a big sign in a
farmer's field the painters threw the
empty paint cans on the ground and
the farmer's cows licked the cans and
Uhe farmer's cows licked the cans
and, it is c"a"med, died. Now the
farmer is suing the owner of the sign
■for loss of Jiis cattle, This is in
Jackson county, where anything is
liable to happen.—Manchester Enterprise.
A. E. A. MUMMERY, M .D.
Physician and Snrgeon
Ann Arbor, Mich
Office: Hutzel Bldg. Hours: 1:00-4:00,
7:00-8:00 p. m. Sundays hy appointment. Phone 36-F2.
Res. 502 E. Jefferson. Phone 1935.
Will be at The Tavern Tuesday ana
and Friday evenings from 6 to 8. v,
The Quality
PHONE 86 - §
I For Everything that's Good for the Palate in Fresli and Canned Vegetables. "|
Fruits and Meats XX
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Grape Fruit are Fine—2 for 25c ||
Swift's Premium and Moxley's Oleo 37c per pound |
Bring us your Butter, Eggs and Farm Produce fj
I have some Early Ohio's and Early Rose for Seed §
ORDER NOW! 1
Don't forget we send Laundry and Dry Cleaning every Toes'y and Sat'y. ~
SATURDAY SPECIAL: |
20 Bars Queen Anne Soap for $1.00 jj
20 Bars Sunny Monday - $1.00 XX
Yours for more business, S
| Phone 86 MARTIN FUOSS 1
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Object Description
| Title | 1919-04-03; Saline Observer |
| Date | 1919-04-03 |
| Publisher | LeBaron & Nissly |
| Description | An issue of the Saline, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1880. No longer published. |
| Subject/Keywords | Saline (Mich.) - Newspapers; Washtenaw County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
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| Title | 1919-04-03; Saline Observer |
| Date | 1919-04-03 |
| Publisher | LeBaron & Nissly |
| Description | An issue of the Saline, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1880. No longer published. |
| Subject/Keywords | Saline (Mich.) - Newspapers; Washtenaw County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | This material is in the public domain. |
| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Transcript | ■■■^^tspwk*** ~^Mt^vr_ % "^!?» -t ^y*** *v*r •**'*=** v' "- ""*-"-^-'*^**^^r--*^--^*^T' "^"^ -'?"'■???' .-^ - ^^•-^/^^^T^^J^JT^?'?^'^'-* ■ST* it*-?*. *;**??»; *"* ■Pw:sl-sl ! W/lRSA-VINGS STAMPS 1 rS3UEO BY TH2 J VNTTED STATES J GOVERNMENT W! m*J?a WSB.SAVtticssaA'ps issued by the UNITED STATES GOVE&NMEHT *LUME XXXIX. SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1919 NUMBER 29 I The Ship of Chance THESE ABE PLENTY OF PEOPLE TFH0 ABE SITTING ON SOME SHORE WAITING EOB SOME SHIP OF CHANCE TO COME IN. WHY SHOULD IT COME IN? ANY SHIP LADEN WITH GOLD, SAILING TIIE SEAS, HAS AN EXPERIENCED PILOT, WHO KNOWS WHEBE HE IS GOING. IT IS JUST AS EASY TO SAVE MONEY AS IT IS TO WAIi'. SALINE SAVINGS BANK The One Story Bank on the Cornea* MEMBEB OE FEDERAL EESEEVE BANK » * « $ * ****-*?* ^ ^ ^. -^ * -^ >;■: ^ ft *$*;;;** r* *)}:**** it*5i: ****** ft argains We are going to close out the halance of our lines fo Acme and Monarch paints, and are making a special price on these lines. Good paint is high. If you are going to need some paint, see us and get our prices,—we can save you some-money. Not all colors—come first and get the Ibest selection. Also a special price on our line of Betro yarnishes. Come in and look this over. If Phone 50-4R HENNE *.■:■:■**■*-***•*>■ * --£ ft * * * * *S ft * & S: t ft * 4 & -* :«f v ****■*:■: -jj; * * * * :J; THE ONE PRICE QUALITY STORE 1 SALINE, MICH. $ A Good Seeds and a Profitable Garden I * Will Help You Reduce Living Expenses * Everyone who creates or cultivates a garden helps, $ and helps greatly, to solve the problem of the * feeding of the nation. * Now is the time to start planning for that garden. We have a good assortment of * RICE'S and D. M. FERRY SEEDS X Every Seed a Live One. * POULTRY FOOD Don't forget our line of Poultry Pood. Pratf s Poultry Regulator 5? will quickly and naturally put your birds in fine physical shape, able .5. to lay lots of highly fertile eggs which will hatch. Then get Pratt's * Baby Chick Food, which will raise every chick. % Phone 49 S. Y. COTTON ^..j.j.wi-'.j^'ii^MJHj.J"^*^*"^**!"!"!'^ Everything in Building Material Always a Good Stock to Select From. FORD Schnebelt's Bread With all its merits, such as flavor, texture and sr e, Ip never excelled. It holds its flavor, and has that sp^slylsg taste. It contains nothing hut the hest material, which makes it a superior hread. Try a loaf and he convinced. Special orders are given pur most careful attention. Try us on anything you may need in.our line. Schnebelt's Bakery u. tf '-'Qod Administration License No. B. 11957 PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS COMING, MAY-JUNE Labt A-npcaratncc Was in 1902, Seventeen Years Ago, Entomologist Says. — A visitation from the seventeen- year locust can be expected in the central and southern tier of counties in late May and early June, entomologists of the experiment station at M. A. C. predict. The insect specialists are basing their forecast on records which show that the Lst "plague" occurred just 17 years ago, in 1802. In scientific, circles the '* o- custs" are called the "periodical cicada." "Some damage maj* be expected" declared Don C. Whelan of the entomological staff at the college, 'hut there need be no great alarm. The ill reputation enj >j ed by the cicada, has its origin mo e in the minds of the people than in any vast damage the insect has wrought." Records in possession of the college disclose that the heaviest visitations of the locust occurred in 1£02 i; Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Genesee, Eal amazco, Oakland, St. Jostph and "Washtenaw counties, with smaller swarms in Hillsdale, Ionia, Lake, Lenawee, Missaukee, Newago, Sa_l naw, St. Clair and TanBar^n co n- ties. It was expected also" that considerable swarms would invest Barry, Eaton, Gratiot, Jacks n, Livingst'_n, Monroe and "Wayne counties, but the locusts, for s&me reason, failed to keep their appointments. The periodical cicadas, the e to mologists say, whi'e oftimes harmful is at the same time one of the most interesting of natural phenomena After living underground for 16 years, the creature comes to the surface for a few weeks in the spring of every 17th year. Jt's size is about that of an adult 'cricket—the blade fellows that ean he found, everywhere during the summer months. This, according to the entomologists, is the 17th year, and if nature holds to her customs of the past, the locusts can be expected to emerge from the ground during the lastw*eek in May, or the first week in June. When it first makes its appearance, it is without wings, and is called a pupa. This pupa, upon coming to the surface, guided by some unerring instinct, scrambles towards the nearest shrub or tree and begins forthwith to climb and fasten itself to a twig or branch. About a half hour after arriving at its moorings, its skin spl ts open along the back, and out of this "shell" crawls a new creature, wl.h wings. Under normal conditions the insects remain in evidence for a period of two months or so, and as a rule their disappearance is almost as sudden as their appearance. Most of them usually make their w*a.y ba :k into the ground by the end of July. Persons who have studied the locust say that as a rule it eats little or nothing during its six weeks v's't. Such damage as is dene is wrought by the adult female, which in lay ns its eggs, slits the bark of the young twigs of trees and bushes. if the swarm happens to be in a forest, or woodlot of oak or other similar trees, the* damage is usually relatively slight, but if the habitat of the loous's happens to be a young apple orchard, the harm done is often quite ex'en sive. It is sometimes recommended, when locusts are expected, th^t t"*,e usual prunin. operations during tht winter and spring be deferred in order to after a larger tw!g growth, and to distribute by this means the dim- age over a lager surface. Considerable drmage is sometimes brought on, too, by the open wounds, through which harmful insects and diseases sometimes gain entrance to the trees. The eggs usually are laid in the trees about two weeks after the insects first come out of the ground, and the young hatch out towards the end of July. The larva from, these eggs run about the limbs a bit, like so many small ants, and then deliberately loosen their holds and fall to the ground, into which they burrow for their 16 years of subteranean life. In the ground the larva live on sap sucked from roots, but in spite of their large numbers, it is said that except in unusual instances, they do very little damage. One of the most striking characteristics of the cicada is- its peculiar note or song. "Where there are largs numbers of the insects, this is said to drown out even the cowhel's. GROW SOY BEANS Suggested by the County Agricultural Agent, II. S. Osier. Give!- Last season a number of farmers in Washtenaw county co-operated with the' Farm bureau in growing soybeans with corn for the porduction of silage. Practically every farmer "who tried the combination was very well satisfied and agreed that the 80 cc-nts invested in enough soy beans to seed an acre was easily paid back with a high rate of interest in the one or two tons extra silage per acre he was able to secure. The feeding value of soy beans is equal to that of alfalfa. Corn being high in starches, toy beans added to it increases the procoition of protein to starchy food. Where eight to ten pounds per acre of soy beans, are seeded with corn, there is no reduction in the yield of corn. The soy beans can be mixed with the corn and planted at the same time. They must be frequently stirred in order to be kept mixed with the corn. The soy beans gather considerable nitrogen. In order to do this there must be a development of root nodules. Inoculation is necessary if the beans have not been previously grown. Culture for this pur pose can be secured through the Washtenaw County Farm bureau office, Ann Arbor, or the Michigan Agricultural college, East Lansing. The variety Hollybrook is recommended if grown with corn. , The seed shcu'd cost about $5 per bushel of 60 pounds. On acount of the high price of feeds, every farmer should at'empt to grow soy beans with at least part of his corn. The fact that practically every farmer who used them last year will continue the practice this season is sufficient recommendation as to their value for silage. The County Farnu bureau has been able to locate a quantity of Hollybrook seed and it will be possible for those desiring to plant soy beans this year to secure seed through some of the local seed dealers of the county. Anyone interested should mske his wants known early, so that plenty of seed can be ordered by the dealers. The County Farm bureau will be g'ad to answer any inquiries regarding methods of seeding and growing the crop. OBITUARY Benjamin Jones was born in Herkimer county, N. Y., October 13, 1852. He came with his parents, Ezra and Matilda Jones, to Saline in 1862. He was one of a family of five children, two of whom survive, Minnie R-, who remained with him after the death cf the father and mother and kept the home, and Frank E., of Ann Arbor. He leaves two nephews, Ferley W. of Santa Rita, New Mexico, and Lieut Elroy O. Jones, of 32Sth Regiment, Field Artillery, now on his return voyage from France. Another nephew*, Everett D., of Detroit preceded him in death three weeks ago. Benjamin, with his brother, as B. & F. E. Jones, was engaged in the retail coal trade in Saline for about thirty years. For the last three years he had rheumatism, which crisped lvni at times. Since October last he had been afflicted with heart trouble, followed by dropsy, the latter being the cause of his death on Sunday after- noon, March 30, 1919. Deceased was known in business life as an honest, conscientious man, and was universally respected. He leaves a large circle of friends and ac- quaintances in this community, Where he spent practically, his life time, who, with his. relatives, mourn his departure from us. ' The funeral services were held at his late residence on McKay street on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Hoffman officiating. ~ FARMERS SHOULD NOT BUY "LIME-FERI'l.,*' A product known as 'Luiie Fer ii'. manufactured by the Fertil Chemical Co., Cleveland, Ohio, is being sold in some parts of the S ate. Agents representing this company, have b^en in "Washtenaw county attempting to sell this product ."through local dealers. -. . -' * "'-"-- ?—- "Lime-Fertil" is a mixture cors s- ing of approximate*y 20% raw i\ck phosphate and S0% g o nd litre t ne and is also said to contain "all crop- nitrogen-nxing bacteria, mixed in tie two materials which are of prime im portance to the soil and to the bacteria." The chief result of the product is supposed to be due to the pr.s- -nce of these bacter'a. A chemical analysis made by the .Michigan Experiment station chem ist, of a sample collected at Detroit, Mich., shows that the statements of the manufacturers concerning the materials of which the product is co.n- tosed, are essentially correct. Two samples were submitted to the bacteriological department, Mi hiaan Agricultural college, for examination and they report on both the coxplcte absence of nitrogenjflxing orgmisms and several times less bacteria vi all kinds than is nominally found in an average soil. It is plainly evident.therefore, that whatever value "Lima-Fertil" mty possess from, an agricultural standpoint is entirely dependent upon the amounts of rock phosphate and l'me- stone it contains. At the present market prices for these materials "Lime-Fertil" is not worth more than $5.00 per ton. The retail price is $40.00 per ton. The Washtenaw County Farm bureau wishes to advise all farmers and gardeners tlie exact commercial value of the so-called "Lime-Fertil." A product worth only $5.00 per ton and sold around $40.00 per ton is nDt a very economical material to use in- crop production. -Clothes, Shoes, Blankets—Give! Respond Generously to the Call of the Refugees in Devastated Euron?. One of the big problems in Europe today is to provide the new baliies with clothing. Every day little babies for whom no preparation has b e.) made—because no prep-)ration coald be made—are coming into the world. They need clothing—little skirts aud hands and flannel dresses. The clothes the babies of America ha. e outgrown will be a Godsend in- Europe. The Red Cross is also collecting all the flannel cloth and muslin it can- gather up. This cloth will br used to make c.oihing for the tiny .efti-rees ot Europe. But, not alone babies are in need in Europe. Much of the adult population in the war-stricken countries are nearly as destitute of wearing apparel as the babies. To give the people of Saline and vicinity a chance to make a thorough elean-up of all under and outer clothing, that can be worn by large or small, the ladies of the Saline Red Cross will have a depot at the building formerly occupied by the Saline "•'av'ngs bank, where- all such a.itic e may be le't. The drive will last Ap pi-il 1 to 15, but the rooms will not be open except on April 10, 11 and 12 Tn addition to the articles previous'y reTitijned, shoes, slippers—any thi-ip 'rat can be worn on the fe3t—will be accepted. It is hoped to gather up ■everal tons of usable articles in tne *ounty, all of which will be promjt'y shipped to the European districts most in need. In return for what yoi T'fly be able to contribute to t">is •vorthy cause you will receive the eirtfelt appreciation of countless >-efugees who have been in dire st a"U for many long months. Metfcodist Church Items Rev. E. R. Stevenson, Pastor. Services next Sunday morning at '0 /clock. The evening service is at 7:30 p. mi. In the evening at 7:30 there wi.lb' a union rally of dry voters. I ivyer meeting Thursday evening it 7 30 o'clock. IS BUILDING ROADS Harvey McMichael Writes His Aunt, Miss Lily McMichael, lt Looks Like a Long Job. I will have a carload of Royal fence this week. Edw. J. Muir. Leognan, France, March 5, 1919. Dear Aunt: Your letter of February 17 received today and was. glad to hear from you. This is a nice day here with us. We moved our kitchen yesterday into a schoolhouse, so we are in a very nice place now. The water is inside and everything is handy. We are near the Y. M. C. A. and there is something doing there nearly every evening, so we have something to go to if we wish to. The houses here are all built of stone. You do not see any built of wood. The soil is gravel and the farms are nothing; grapes are the principal crop, and they are made into wine. You asked me about the churches and towns The people here are mostly Catholics, so we have CatVo'ic churches, which are pretty good. The stores are not very numerous, and what there are keep a general stock. You must think by this time we have got that 73 miles of road built, but we have not, and at the rate we are going now! guess we will be over here a year more, if we finish it. As it is nearly supper time I must close, hoping this finds you all well, as it leaves me O. K. Yours truly, Harvey M-;Michael. Bugler, Co. F, 312 "Engineers, A. P. O. No. 705, Am. Exp. Forces. 1*1 es'oyterian Church News Rev. W. H. Hoffman? Pastor. Subject Sabbath morning: ' The Commission that Peter Received.' Sermon by request. In the evening we will join in a temp ranee rally" in the Method's"; church. The sympathy of all tlie perple is hea'tily expre£sM..jto, .Miss Minnie Jones, in the death of her bro'li r, which breaks another of the ho., e ties. Frank Smith is leading the prayer mec-ting this week in the absence uf the pastor. There sho id be a large •lumber present to great him. The pastor has been requ3sted t-i marry in Detroit this week two of t e •ighly esteemed young pscp*e o decker,ll'e, whom he rece'ved in o lie church and who were active "n Ciir'sUan Endeavor. ii is delightful to keep in touch with the old friendships and to hav - iuch striking evidence of cordial a i- •preciation. Everyone interested in Presbytcr- ianism will read with pleasure th t in Pittsburgh recently the two committees of the northern and so thern Presbyterian churches met and formed a tentative report for union, to be submitted to the next general assern- b'y, thus forming a national church and obliterating a char ter of di;co *d and dissension caused by the civil war. , It is very noticeable and suggesti e how many dying messages have come from prominent persons just as the/ were about to step into eternity, t"*e notes lying on ex-President Roosevelt's writing desk, the printed volume on the home published by Dr. Chapman, and now the souvenir card sent out by Dr. Davies. who recently died in Philadelphia. His last message to his people was strikingly tru3 of his ministry. It is often asked, what ought the church to do in these great days? In simplicity, we answer: Prea h with a new passion, a new love for God's day, a new love for God's house, a new love for God's Word, a new- love for God's Son. Woman's Cluh Meetin? The Woman's club held its annual meeting and election of officers at the home of Mrs. Luther Briggs on Tuesday afternoon, April 1. The time was entirely taken up with annual reports and the election, which resulted as follows: President—Mrs. Caroline Burkhart. First vice president—Mrs. Anna E. Miller. Second vice president—-Miss Vesta Mills. Recording secretary—'Mrs. Vera D. Curtiss. Corresponding secretary—Mrs. Julia Sellen. Treasurer—Miss Ruth Rose. Custodian—Mrs. H. B. Taylor. OBSERVER LINERS Classified Advertising 6c ner Line First insertion; Then 3c per Line; Minimrm charge 25c. I will have a carload of Royal I "HEROES OF THE ATHLETIC FIELD" Conference at Chelsea to be Addressed by Noted Athletes. fence tliis week. Edw. J. Muir. Good wood for sale. Phone 141-F23. 30x Will Visel. For Sale—Light double spring wagon and a patent lever dump box. 29 Fred Richards. For Sale—Barred Rock eggs for hatching, Park's laying strain. 29tf Walter Gross. Wanted—Single man to work on farat, hy the month or year. Inquire at this office. 29 For Sale— Span of half-blood Bil- gian colts, 4 and 5 years old. _ 30 J. W. Wheelock. For Sale—Good Durham Bull, IS months old. The kind that suits. • 30x Amps Miller & Son. Salesmen Wanted to solicit ord rs for lubricating oils, . greases and paints. Salary or Commission. Address The Harvey Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 29 For Sale—Pure bred Single Comb Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching, Phone 166-F2. Mrs. W. L. Rundel. Cash paid f.or Liberty Bonds. David A. Killins & Son, 107 First .National Bank Building, Ann Arbor, Mich. For Sale—Hoosier kitc'-en cab "net, china closet and six almost new colonial dining room chairs. C-ll this office. 29 "Heroes of the Athletic Field" will be the address that J. Fred Lawton, U. of M. football star and author of football songs., Detroit, will give at the Older Boys conference at Chelsea April 25 and 26. For four years Fred, as the Detroit high school boys know him, played on the Detroit Central High school gridiron. Then two years on Fielding "Hurry-Up"' Yost's famous teams in 1908 and 1909. He held many university offices and was co-author o three Michigan . operas. "Varsity" the famous fighting football soni placed him among those sons of the* great university who will live foreve in the memories of "Michigan student*.., and followers of football. As an imitator of Coach Yost anc his methods, Fred has no equal. Ev ery Detroit high school boy has hear- how the great coach wins games b talking to his men. Football storie are his forte. He will tell of some o the athletic heroes he has met. Another football man will be at th conference. He is !E. C. Lindemann M. A. C. football player and formei student leader. "Lindy" was for some time state leader of boys and girls club work. Nowr he is with the Chi cago Y. M. C A. college and has a wonderful message for older hoys on "Christianity and Dem;cracy." Several other men of like caliber will speak at the conference, whel no high school boy should miss. Registration cards and posters wil he in the hands of all school.superin tendents and Y. M. C. A. leaders. To Rent—The flat above the printing office. Electric lights, bath and other conveniences. Rent very low. Inquire at Observer office. For Sale—Black Hawk corn planter, with check-row attachment, in first-class condition. Phone 1S9-F2. 29 F. L. Smith. NOTICE:—The Ypsilanti Mineral Bath Sanitarium, is now ready to receive patients. Extensive repairs have heen made and experienced attendants secured. Phone 800 M. 32x For Sale—Combination heater; will burn hard or soft coal, coke or wood. In fine shape and would cost in the neighborhood of $50 new; yours if you want it for about one-quanter of that, .nquire at Observer office. WANTED—People in this vicinity who have any legal printing required in the settlement of estates, etc., to have it sent to this newspaper. The rates are universal in such matters md to have your notices appear in this paper it is only necessary to ask e.he probate judge to send them here MAY TAX BACHELORS Being a bachelor in Michigan wil" be to invite another call from the ta* collector if the legislature patses r bill contemplated by Rep. Jacob Chew of Charlevoix. How*ever, men unelev 3S have nothing to fear as the proposed tax will not hit them. Men between the ages of 3S and 42 will have to pay a state tax of 50 cent** iif they have not acquired a wife. For men between the age of 43 and 4'8thra proposed tax will be but twenty cent■■■ each year. Widowers between the* ages of 30 and 40 and men who have obtained divorces will not be sub'te t to the tax. In order to stimulate interest in matrimony Rep. Chew provides in his bill that any person subject to the pravisions of the bill who marries shall be paid a bonus of $2 by the countv .treasurer. TWO-INCH SINGLE, OJfE TIME Much of the fault that is found with local advertising can be traced back to some fault finder who placed a two inch, single column, one time, advertisement in the lccal newspaper—and then expected the people to come in and take the goods away from him. That is like trying to pull off a baseball game with only one inning. Advertising in local newspapers is profitable to local business men when it is done correctly and run contin- uous'y—especially when it teamworks with national advertising. Repetition builds reputation.—Des Moines Register. ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft if ft ftft ft ft If ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft tf ft if i? You'll Not Regret a Purchase Made at This Store Our guarantee of satisfaction with every purchase makes it practically impossible for you to find fault with anything* you buy here. We make it a point to handle only the most tdependable merchandise and we make it plain ta all who buy that they have the right to return any purchase if it fails in any way to give satisfaction. BURKHART BROS The Store That Makes You Feel at Home $ ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftft ifft ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftft The latest thing in an alarm clock is a contrivance that emits a honk making the sleeper "think he is In front of an automobilej And he gets out of bed .with a single jump. After painting a big sign in a farmer's field the painters threw the empty paint cans on the ground and the farmer's cows licked the cans and Uhe farmer's cows licked the cans and, it is c"a"med, died. Now the farmer is suing the owner of the sign ■for loss of Jiis cattle, This is in Jackson county, where anything is liable to happen.—Manchester Enterprise. A. E. A. MUMMERY, M .D. Physician and Snrgeon Ann Arbor, Mich Office: Hutzel Bldg. Hours: 1:00-4:00, 7:00-8:00 p. m. Sundays hy appointment. Phone 36-F2. Res. 502 E. Jefferson. Phone 1935. Will be at The Tavern Tuesday ana and Friday evenings from 6 to 8. v, The Quality PHONE 86 - § I For Everything that's Good for the Palate in Fresli and Canned Vegetables. " Fruits and Meats XX *♦ . a.mmmmmmm«*B»«m«*k«mB«mm*mmn«tt-K«»«MW.mmm.«>««mmama.«m«i.«.T»'K».m<«mm«m«.«.««.«wm*.'».*«.mt JJ Grape Fruit are Fine—2 for 25c Swift's Premium and Moxley's Oleo 37c per pound Bring us your Butter, Eggs and Farm Produce fj I have some Early Ohio's and Early Rose for Seed § ORDER NOW! 1 Don't forget we send Laundry and Dry Cleaning every Toes'y and Sat'y. ~ SATURDAY SPECIAL: 20 Bars Queen Anne Soap for $1.00 jj 20 Bars Sunny Monday - $1.00 XX Yours for more business, S Phone 86 MARTIN FUOSS 1 ;»:i:i»iii»»:iii»iTiitiii»nxi»tiii;iit:tt:it:iti»tit:tit:t:ii:i:ti»n»i:lttii:»::i;:»i»U«»^ 1 4 -*i •-ii ""51 ■ 4\ ■."j&t .•jw.y.. ■».-i«fey»> ,M^L. ^-aMMfcj^.^at'fea |
