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VOLUME XXXXI
SALINE,  WASHTENAW  COUNTY,  MICH., THURSDAY, SEPT. 23, 1920
NUMBER 2
■The Owe STonv Bahk - OhThc Cobweb I
Leokmi
for a
Thrill?
BANK ROBBERY
NIPPED IN THE BUD
THE TERROR" SHOWS
!PASTOR   VISITS    16    HOSPITALS
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TOM MIX AT HIS BEST j
There is a real thrill, there is excitement in saving' and seeing- your
balance grow.
If you have never" watched your
balance steadily growing in some
good bank you have missed one of
the joys of living.
Everyone ean save something. Everyone may experience this pleasure.
Jf you have not secured one of our
savings books, call for it today.   "
alee Savings Bank
Member of Federal Reserve Bank
Tom   Mix,   known  throughout   the }
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motion picture world as the  "dare- j
devil of the screen',' by virtue of his 1
: remarkable skill in hazardous stunts 1
1 I
, has added to ttiis .great popularity by I
j his fine work in "The Terror,, his lal-
! est William   Fox   production, whijh
; will be seen   at thfe   Liberty theatre
' Saturday.
j    Despite  his past achievements    as
A  combination  of    good   judgment ; an  imepl.so„ator of Western tiharac- J
and luck  frustrated    an    attempt to j ters,  in the   portrayal :of    which he
rob one of the local panks at mid- j has caused audiences thrcugheut the
day last Friday,    and    but   for  .theiland to   sasp   at  his   death   defying
Clever Arrest of Gang From
Detroit Last Friday Prevented Bold* Daylight Job.
i stunts on the screen,    it    can safely
j be      said      that    ' in      his      latett
j "thriller" he eclipses anything he has
taxi driver to bring them west of Sa,- ; previously  done.
fact that Wednesday night a couple cf
thieves  in Detroit hired    a    Hudson
SHOES
School Shoes
Dress Shoes
Work Shoes
Prices are Right
Every pair guaranteed
BURKHART BROS-
line, where the thugs dumped the
driver out at an early hour Thursday morning and continued on their
way with the car, the designs of the
bunch who figured on robbing the
bank  would have  been realized.
About six o'clock Friday morning four young men and a woman
drove into town in a Hudson taxi
(which they had stolen the night before in Detroit) ind were in and
out of town several times during the
forenoon. Deputy Sheriff Cook, having been advised of the theft- of the
first mentioned Hudson, naturally
was on the- lookout for such ,an auto.
He noticed the car with the young
men and woman in it, sized it up
and concluded it wasn't the one he
was intereste'd in, hut their actions
finally aroused his suspicion that
all was not right with them. And
then they disappeared for a while.
It had slipped his mind and he had
gone to dinner. When he was at
home his son, Walter, noticed the ear
again come into town from the
west, stop long enough to let three
of the men out, who proceeded up
town, the car eventually following
slowly, Walter called hia father on
the phone and tlie latter hopped into his * car and came down town,
luckily having an automatic in his
pocket. As he reached the Savings
bank Messrs. Lehman and Skinner
were just leaving and he told them
what might be in the air. Mr. Skinner stepped back Into the bank and
procured Ms revolver and stood on
the corner awaiting developments.
Proceeding toward his garage, Mr.
The story is one of the most interesting in which Mix has been
Keen.
Mix appears as Bat Carson, a Deputy United States Marshall who ' is
commissioned to investigate leakages of gold from the Sonora mines.
In executing his commission Carson
is called upon to display all the
skill and daring at his command.
He succeeds in locating the gold
thieves after" several -terrific battles
and then a romantic touch conies in
hig winning the beautiful sister of
one of tihe bandits' tools—a young
man who has been exonerated of
all complicity in the crimes.
The supporting cast, headed by
Fraucella Billington, is an exceptionally fine one, including Lester
Cuneo, Charles K. French, Lucille
Younge, Joseph Bennett and Wilbur
Higby.
Council Proceedings
The regular meeting of the Saline
Common Council held Monday evening, September 13,* in the "Council
rooms.
President Fuoss in.the chair.
....Trustees   • present: <***•Jtenfcschler,
Seeger, Bredernitz and Curtiss.
Trustees absent: Wheeler and
Burkhart.
•Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The following bills audited by the
Finance   Committee   were   read:
Detroit '.Edison  Co.,  power
lights	
and
H
The Quality Grocery
PHONE 86
Where you can buy Groceries oi" Quality as cheap as anywhere
on earth.
And you g"et them delivered.
1 toe added a small stock of China—Take a look!
Everything i" Fruit Jars, Rubbers,  Parowax  Scaling  Wax,  Mrs.
Price's Canning C'oinnotind.
TOILET PAPER—8 LARGE ROLLS POR 25c
Apples, Peaches, Plums, Tomatoes, Celery, Melons
and Sweet Corn
ALWAYS A GOOD FRUIT SUPPLY.
Laundry and Dry Cleaning'sent vxtry Friday.
YOURS  FOR MORE  BUSINESS,
Ehone.86 .       MARTIN   tUOSS
HIGHEST  CASH PRICE  PAID  POR  EGGS.
Cook picked up Fred Burkhaa-t    and   Detroit Edison Co.,  lights for
when they had gone a little farther       Council rooms
BREAD, CAKES, PIES, COOKIES
AND CONNECTIONS.	
We can make a better cake than you can for
the same money, and we save you the time of baking it. It is the same with Bread, cookies, etc.
There's not an ingredient goes into our baking
that would not meet your full approval. May we
not serve you, when we can serve you so well?
Schnebelt's Bakery
they came upon the Hudson taxi with
the leader of the .gang and the young
woman. Stepping to the running
board of the taxi and shoving the revolver in the man's fac;e he was
f.romptly searched, relieved of his
weapon, and driven up town to look
for the others of the band. At the
corner Mr. Skinner joined them, having in tho meantime noticed the
other three standing in front of
Dr. Wallace's office. It was only the
work of a few minuter to round up
the whole outfit, relieve all of them
oi their guns, later taking them to
the county jail.
That they were a bad gang their
later confessions proved. From their
story it was their intention to rob
the Citizens bank, but they had, figured the bank would remain open
during the noon hour. Finding it
closed they had to stand around and
wait for someone to return Irom
dinner, and it was during this interval the captures, were made. If
the bank had not closed it would
have been 'the work of a very few
minutes to Cjar-ry out their plans,
and with a little start of the officers
their capture would have been extremely difficult.
On Saturday two of the men
were sentenced to Marquette, two (o
Ionia, and the young woman to the
Detroit house of correction. Monday
night the leader of the gang, John
Sullivan, effected an escape from the
jail and up to the present has not
been apprehended.
Deputy Sheriff Cook and Fred
Burkhart left early Tuesday morning
to take one of tlie men arrested here
to Marquette for a two years' sentence, and two to Ionia for a two
years' imprisonment. The girl in
the gang was sent to the workhouse
in Detroit for 90 days, her sentence
being lighter because of the fact
that she was not armed.
Detroit Edison Co., street It..
Herman Rentsc'trer, ieanrng.
Fied Luckhardt, saVary	
Henry  Goltz,  teaming	
Fred Sellen, teaming	
Herman Alber, teaming	
Philo Luckhardt, labor      62.S0
163.40
.45
127.50
3.50
116.70
3 50
7.00
4.00
Charles Carven, labor...
Arthur Sturm, labor	
John Kohler.-teaming....
John Bruckner, teaming.
Fred Gross, teaming	
MOTHERS!
.   105.20
.   _   8.00
.    23.10
3.50
3.50
j Standard Oil Co., oil       9.S0
E. C. Rowley & Son, incidentals    6.70
F  D. Ford, water supplies   12S.15
Martin Fuoss, incidentals     20.S0
Wm. Meade, 13 loads gravel..      2.60
Fred Luckhardt,  express,  supplies, etc     32.50
C. H. Carven, Marshal Salary 6.00
Ii. Muller Mfg. Co., water sup. 65.4-'9
H. Mueller Mfg. Co., water sup.   26.40
Motion by Bredernitz that bills be
accepted and orders drawn for same.
Supported by Rentschler-.   Carried.
The treasurer requested an extent
sion of tlm$ for collection of taxes.
Motion by Curtiss that time for
taxes be extended until October 1st.
Supported by Bredernitz.   Carried.
The following petition was read by
Clerk:
To the Common Council of Saline:
Gentlemen:
We respectfully request permission
to erect a structure of concrete and
brick on the lots on the south side of
Michigan avenue^ known as the Gordon property. This structure to be
used for a garage. Also to place a
gasoline pump on the curb.
Respectfully,
Wiedman Anito Co.
Motion by Bredernitz that petition
be granted. Supported by Curtiss.
Carried. *
Motion by Rentschler to adjourn.
Supported by .Curtiss.    Carried.
MARTIN FUOSS, President.
EDITH C. ROUSE. Clerk.
A baby 'health clenlc Will he held
at the council rooms on Wednesday,
September 29. Specialist? from Ann
Arbor will be assisted by our public
health nurse. Bring the babies and
have a free examination and health
talk -with .the doctors.
The Federated Church
W. J. Cross, Pastor.
Sunday school 11:15.
Prayer and Bible study,
1:30 p. m.
A welcome to all.
Thursday,
Dr.   William    Hoffman    Carries    on
Worjk of Comfort Among
Patients
By GEORGE C. TAFT.
The foreign born to the fast moving cosmopolitan Detroit from the
quiet of their old world homes are
bewildered by the change. They are
even more upset when disease or accident places them iu hospitals and
gives theni time to review events of
tlieir hurrying ■experience1. Life in
the city takes away thoughts of everything but work and daily existence. •
To help these men and to give the
support of religion to others as-well,
a hospital pastor is supplied by the
Detroit Council of Churches and financed by the Women's Interdenominational Missionary Board. Dr.
William. Hoffman, retired Presbyterian minister, is hospital pastor of
Detroit. He succeeds the Rev. William J. Balmer, who began the work
May 1. He visits 16 hospitals with
more than 2,000 patients. He is on
call day or night. Daily reports are
made to M. C. Pearson, secretary of
the Detroit Council of Churches.
Dr Hoffman' does what no one
church could do alone. Most of bis
work is in the large wards. Here
are usually found the patients who
need him the most. It is planned to
visit all hospitals weekly. Every
courtesy has been given by ti.e hospitals.    Dr„ Pearson says.
No opportunity is lost to be of
service to men of all creeds and beliefs. The work of the hospital pastor does not end with the calls at
■the bedside. He follows up each
case. He writes letters for patients
to their friends; he gives advice. He
arranges matters brought to his attention. He never loses sight of the
main purpose of the place—to give
religious comfort and counsel
,Tp. swing, the., patients attention
to other thoughts, and not disturb
him with arguments is the usual
id .n. Many are hungry for .someone to listen to them and hear their
lire stories. These stories are gladly heard by the pastor. He is often
able to make approaches by this
mei.ns which would be impossible by
any other.
Simon Claymon, 17S Garfield avenue, was one who lay restless and
s eepless in Harper Hospital. Bye
Uotible would not permit him to
read. He gave a newspaper printed
'n Hebrew to •Mr. Hoffman and asked
Mm to read it aloud. Mr. Hoffman
(')uld not read the Hebrew of the paler but he recalled enough of his
university work to read several chapters from the Old Testament. And
the .man went quietly to sleep.
Thomas Storn had been in the
Lutheran State Church in Finland
until he was 16 years old. He discussed with interest religious questions and topics    with Dr. Hoffman.
These are only two of the number
of cases with which Dr. Hoffman
comes in contact. They serve to
show that no one whom it is possible to reac,h Is neglected.—Detroit
News.
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Tersely Told
DUCK HUNTERS MUST
NOW WATCH TIME
When Uncle Sam Says Sun is Down
It's  Down
Duck hunters will be under the
supervision of tlie United States
weather bureau as well as subject to
the game department's wardens from
the morning of September 16 to the
evening of December 1, inasmuch as
the foianer will act as an adjunct in
determining the exact time of sunrise and sunset, in the interim of
which ducks, "except wood ducks,"
may be legally shot under the provisions of Act 275, Public Acts of
1911,  as  amended.
Section 1093, Compiled Laws, 191.5,
fixes central standard time as the
determining time measures. The
weather bureau gives 5:19 a.m. and
5:47 p. m. as the time for sunrise
and sunset on September 16. State
Game Commissioner John Baird
states that prohibition of earlier or
later shooting will be strictly enforced.
VILLAGE TAX WOTICE
Village taxes' are due, the last extension having been granted as to
time limit for collection. PJease attend bo this matter at once.
Miss Lottie Wallace,
Village Treasurer.
Adrian—St. Joseph academy opened for the fall term, having an enrollment of 460.
Standish—The Omer Creamery,
owned by D. Henry, burned at a loss
of §3,000. It will be rebuilt immediately.
Holland—A runaway horse struck
fhe Methodist church at Wayland and
fell down the basemeiit steps, breaking its neck.
Adrian—Meridian trunk highway,
south of Hudson, is now being made
to the Prattville read with about 25
(.earns working.
Petoskey—Ninth forest preserve, iu
Emmet county, is to be opened before
the close ol the month, it is of 3,000
acres on Cecil Bay.
Charlotte—When the Nottawa
Drain is finished, iu Newton Township, it will drain 60,000 acres of land,
aud will cost ?180,000.
Marshall—Boxing lor the year ending June 30, 1920, brought the state
$40,000 in fees, says Thomas W. Beggar, state boxing commissioner.
Port Huron—Thumb District Backers, members of Group 7, who vh,^.
Port Huron, Sept. 2-4, will also be entertained at St. Clair and ilarysviii.-.
Kalamazoo—Louis Olivet, switchman iii the Kalamazoo yards oi t-ia
Naw York Central railroad, dLd
fiom injuries received while coupli..^
cms.
Kalamazoo—Mrs. Charity Lel.s
Potter, of Kalamazoo; aauough Iur
husband, Allen Potter, has been dead
35 years, celebrated her diamoiia
\\2cidir>g anniversary.
Beriamont—Mrs. Anna Carrier, for
3U years postmistress in this villas j,
has resigned, owing to ill-health, ai;ii
will make her home with a daujjhtjr
luar Memphis, Tenn.
Kalamazoo—Miss Elaine Freeman
nas presented, for a second time, a
bill against the city ^toiv^lli^iar-xhe.
death of her Airedale pup, which was
shot by a policeman.
Hillsdale—A new factory for the
manufacture of brushes of all kinas
will be started in Hillsdale in a few
days by George H. Bartlett, who has
come from Kingstown, N. Y.
Eaton Rapids—New Carnegie library plans are about finished and the
foundation will probably be completed this fall. Charles Horner gave
the site to the library board.
Scottville—Virgil A. Fitch, defeated
as a Republican candidate for nomination as representative, says he will
seek election on slips as an opponent
of R. J. Quail, Republican nominee for
prosecuting attorney.
Onaway—There are few, if any idle
farms in northeastern Michigan,
James E. Snody, president of the
Northeastern Development Bureau,
said here following a visit to every
county in the district.
Bay City—A -way out of the quandary the board of education finds itself in, regarding the choice cf a
hich school site for the West Side,
iia» heen opened by the offer of a
site for the school by Thomas Tl
Handy.
Muskegon—Neatly clipping off the
heel of her shoe, lightning p'assea
through the body of Miss Marjorie
Benjamin, aged 20, of this city, without injuring the young lady other
than giving her a slight shock from
which she has already fully recovered.
Muskegon—Continental Realty Co.,
composed largely of officers and
Stockholders in Continental Motors,
at the -meeting of the city commission, outlined plans for the development of a 700-acre tract east of the
city and extending to Muskegon river
into a model home district.
Houghton—A movement may shortly be set afoot to bring about a separation of the upper peninsula posts of
the American Legion from the department of Michigan, making the tf.
P. an independent department. "It is
claimed by proponents of the plan
that the distance between the two
peninsulas is so great that proper cooperation is impossible.
Kalamazoo—After taking a flight
in an airplane, attending a vaudeville
•performance in the evening and buying tickets for a boxing bout Ewan
Bjork, whose neighbors have'declared
him the most cheerful man they
knew, committed suicide. While his
wife and daughter were away, he removed the tube of a gas stove, inserted the end in his mouth and
turned on the gas.
Lansing—Duck hunters will be under the supervision of the United
States weather bureau as well as subject to the Michigan game department wardens from the morning of
Sept. 16 to the evening of Dec. 31.
The weather bureau will act as an
adjunct in determining the exact
time, of sunrise and sunset in the
interim of whicli ducks (except woods
ducks) may legally be shot.
ATTENTION   FARMERS
You now have an, opportunity "to
secure genuine leather, extra quality
U. S. Army Halters at less than
half their actual value. Also Wcoi
Blankets, Hip Rubber Boots, Canned
Eacon, Roast Beef, Corned Beef,
B. R. Lantern Globes, Enameled Table Ware, Knives, Forks, Spoons,
Tt-ays, all kinds of dishes, etc. On
sale all day Saturdays and Wednes-
nesday, & to 12 a. m. at 213 North
4th, Avenue, Ann Arbor. Come early as these supplies will not last
long.—Adv.
OBSERVER LINERS
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Ge per Line thirst .insertion;. Then 3e
per Lino;  Miniiuvm charge 25c.
Bailey & Stark can do your tinning
pi omptly.
For Sale—Some thoroughbred rabbits.    The Tavern. 52s
For Sale—Bushel  Crates  and Barrels. 4 C. Fahner
For   good   tinning,   see   Bailey  &
Stark hardware-, Saline.
For  Sale—Popcorn,   beans,   butternuts, walnuts, vinegar, cider barrels.
ltf   Frank Camburn, phone 160.
For     Sale—Thoroughbred    Barred
Rock cockerels, six months old.    ,
ltf S. Y. Cotton, phone 74.
Fine  Wool  buck   for   sale, or   exchange.   Phone 199-F21
52x Harold Miller-    .
Visiting cards, wedding invitations
and announcements, either printed or
engraved, at the Observer office.
Wanted-—Customers for milk and
cream. Have good Jersey cpws. .A.
C. Lange, 308 B. Henry street, phone
76." 3
For Sale—Two sows with pigs.
Fine AYool ram, MeCormick corn hinder. Fred J. Wiedman, phone-200-
F12. -■■ 3
Let us have your vulcanizing jobs'.
Satisfaction as to work and price assured. George Uphahs, at Wiedman's
Garage.
For Sale—Top buggy, nearly new.
Also road wagon and gasoline engine
on trucks.
Wiedman Auto Company.
Use Red Crown Gasoline. Doesn't
overheat your niotor and—more
miles per gallon. At storage tanks,
^9e; 29%c in epuntry and SOc at
garages. Earl Fosdick, Agent.
Wanted—At the Martha Cook
Building, Ann Arbor, helpers for dining room, pantry and kitchen wgrk;
also girl for work on first floor. Good
home and wages. Apply to House
Director, plione 2150
lx
WANTED—People in this vicinity
who have any legal printing required
in the settlement of estates, etc., to
have it sent to this newspaper. Ths
rates are universal m such matters,
and to have your notices appear in
this paper it is only necessary to ask.
the probate jud.ee to send them here.
TIMBER   WANTED.
Having leased the mill of Charles
Fahrner for another year, we are in.
the market for all kinds of saw timber, especially elm and oak. Our
market will permit us to pay you- as.
good price, standing or at the mill.
Write, or phone No. 70, and we'll be-
pleased to call and see what yorc-
may have.
33tf. G. P. BRACEY & SON.
"Detroit United Lines
Eastern Standard Time.
Between Saline and Ypsilanti
Leaves  Saline—
6:55 a. m., 8:40 a. m., and every
two hours to S:40 p. m., 10:45 p.
m., 1:15 a. m.
Leaves Ypsilanti—
6:30 a. m., 7:41) a. m., and every
two hours to 7:40 p. m., 10:15 p.
m. and 12:45 a. m.
Last car waits for the theatre car
from Ann Arbor.
Cars connect at Wayne for Plymouth and Northville; At Ypsilant*
for Detroit and Jackson. .
In effect- May 18, 1920.
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