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VOLUME XXXXI
SALINE*, WASHTENAW  COIJNTT, Ml|H., THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 1920
NUMBER 4.
PROPER STORAGE SAID TO  :" ' ;
BE VITAL FOB POTATOES
Rome Fell
Michigan  Tuber Crop  Banks Second;
Only to New York—Careful
,' Handling1 Needed. t.
Not because her enemies were
strong but because shey as a nation,
had become weak through waste and
extravagance.
History is always pointing parallels. Let us not allow the glory
which is ours to go the way of Roman power and culture.
If you and I and all the rest will
curb extravagance and save for the
future we are doing our part:
This bank will help you.
a book today. A
Gall for
Saline Savings Bank
Member of Federal Reserve Bank
Oct. 1st to Oct. 9th
Dart Percales, were 50c, now. .. 40e
Light Percales, were 45c, now   35c
32 inch Dress Ginghams, were 50c, now........  40c
27 inch'Dress Cringhams, were 45c, now........  35c
Apron Ginghams, were 35c, now   SOc
9-4 Bleached Sheeting, was $1.25, now 1.00
9 4 Unbleached Sheeting, was $1.15, now   90c
8-4 Unbleached Sheeting, was 95c, now  SOc
Calicoes, were 25c and SOc, now 20c and 25c
Dark Outing Flannels, were 55c, now .' 40c
Light Outing Flannels, were 50c, now   35c
One lot Child's Hose, were 35c, now  29c
All Summer Underwear  One-Qiiarter Off
All Shoes Ten Per Cent Off
Men's Bine and White Stripe Overalls, were
$2.75, now „. 2.25
One pound Calumet Baking Powder   24c
5 bars Flake White Soap ...'...    34c
Fels Naptha, per bar. ..:     8c
P. & Cr. Naptha, per bar.   8c
Large package Eellogg's Corn Flakes ...  20c
Our Loss Is Your Gain
AU Gingham Dresses 2 to 16 yrs,, | OFF regular
prices.
A few silk waists to go at £ OFF.
Big line of Blankets—PRICES RIGHT!
Men's High Rock Underwear—Best made—$1.50
each.     - "  -.      " "
Come in and get our prices before buying. We
will not be undersold.
ABOVE PRICES ARE ALL FOR CASH
Special—Sugar 16c
BURKHART BROS.
"RHXNEFS WORTH or MONEY BACK."
Many Localities Observe the Date to
(. Eduw\t«it Buhlic Against >W asJ
•   less Loss.
Eeonomii'eal .-handling .and -storiiiffi
of Michigan's vast .potato crop is o'iie?
oi the igreatest problems lacing,
farmers of tihe state this year, ac-.
cording to Dr. G. "H. Coons, plants
•pathologist at the Michigan' Agricul-f*
tural College-! Crop estimates iiowt
indicate one of the largest potato]
crops produced in recent years, and!
Michigan -will rank second in qiidft-1
tity only to New York, and second tq;
none an quality.
"Many factors enfcar into the pata4
to situation", says Dr. Coons, "and
one would be rash, indeed, who at-;
tempted to advise the farmers wheth-J;
er to" hold W sell. It is likely that
much of the crop will he held, for later delivery, however, and proper
handling and storage is practically
vital for this portion of the crop.
"Whether the crop is moved .at
onCje or held ih storage, the farmer
must exercise care jn handling, pro-j
tect from frost, and prevent deterioration, A common fault in the
past has been to injure seriously by-
bruises or wounds( in handling.. In
addition serious loss (from - rotting
arises from warm, moiist storage- conditions.      .  ' ■■■'.--."
"The cardinal principle Is "to pno-
vide ventilation and to keep the xn-
hers cool. The black heart condition which developed so maikedly
last season may he avoided if the
tubers are well aerated and do not
get too warm. The potato, even -at
the lowest o'fferinig- of this uncertain
fall market, is worthy of -careful
handling." •'
FIRE PREVENTION DAY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 1)
In a single year 20,000 'lives and
§325,000,000.00 were lost hy lire, is
the statement of the National Board
of Fire Underwriters, who are backing a nation wide movement far the
observance of Hire Protection Day.
■October 9. Mosit of the fires that occur are preventable.
The general character of Fire Prevention Day is three-fold. First,
that of arousing the public to a
sense- of the importance of the subject and of its own responsibility.
Second, that of instructing the pub-
lie as to the precautions to be observed. Third, that of accomplishing
definite results, such as cleaning up
premises, -promoting inspections, removing hazards, etc.
Ohservattion of the Fire prevention
Day began in 1911, and last year it
was designated in 33 states hy governor' proclamations. Special programs were held In school rooms,
fire departments gave parades, motion pictuire houses flashed practical
suggestions on Screens. This year
many places are planning to observe
the day fittingly.
GOOD SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
FOR COMMUNITY MEETS
The home >eicono:m)ics department
of the farm bureau bias made arrangements with iMrs. Martha
Frendh, head of the home economics,
■and also with Missel Coral Havens of
the food departmtent of the M. A. C.
extension service, to come to Washtenaw county and give talks* upon
their respective lines of work if
organizations or groups- of women desire-to secure their services.
Both of these womem are enthusiasts in'their work and* thus their
talks' are of great interest and value.
Woman's clubs, Parent-Teachers associations and groups of unorganized
women who may wish to arrange
for meetings "with talks upon the
feeding of the children, clothing for
women and. children, food values or
kindred topics, will do well to in-
ouire at the Washtenaw County -Farm
Btaeau, office and get in touch with
these speakers.
The Federated Church
W. J. Cross. Pastor.   .
Morning topic^ "Life for a Look."
Bveiiing topic: "The Great Desire."
Sunday school 11:15.
Prayer and Bible study, Thursday,
7:30 p. m".
A welcome to all.
THE   RUBAL    SCHQOl    EXHIBIT-
Twenty-four districts sent in exhibits for the county fair. There
were over seventy different pieces'.
This exhibit was put 'up at first by
townships awl districts so that
there would be no difficulty for the
judges and to render the- exhibit
easier for patrons- to pick out exhibits sent in from their  schools.
For some reason about two-thirds
of the exhibit was taken down and
badly scattered and it was impossible
to show the exhibit in the limited
sp.ace. Most favorable comment was
passed on the exhibit. The- judges,
Miss Mlnn/Le Staeb of the Mack school
and Mrg. E..'B. Avery of the Berry
awarded the prizes. The premiums
Vent to the following-
Ann Arbor township, No. 3 f rl., Miss
Josephine Hoppe. 75c; No. 5, Miss
Cora Haas teadher, $1.50"; 16 frl.,
Grace Broomfield teacher, $3.90.
Bridgewater township, No. 3, Lydia
Fliehman teacher, $1.60,
Lima township, No-. 7, Edna Mast
teacher, $1.80; 8 frl„ Mrs. Shank
teacher,  §4.10.
Saline township: Saline village
school was tihe only school exhibiting
and wias awardted $10. 3 frl., Elizabeth Smith teacher, 75c.
Salem township, No. 6, Laura
Kaiser teacher, $4,10; No. 7, Florence
Bunch, $2; 15 frl., Mildred Walsh,
$3.75.
Sharon township, 4 frl., Erma Gage
teacher, $1.
Superior township, No. 3, Mrs. Sai-
dia Dixon, $4; 3 frl„ Sarah Rice
teacher, $3.20; No. 6, Carrie Crippen,
^12 70
Sylvan township, 5 frl., Anne Bo little, $3.75.
Webster township, 1 frl,, Hazel
Slayton, $1.50; 6 frl, Emily Schmid,
$2 00
Ypadantl township, 12 frl., Ruth
Stiehle teacher, $1.
Yoik township, 4 frl:, Ruth Kreager teacher, $1,
The teachers given above were in
the schools named last year and sen
the exhibits in on last year's work.
The districts., in. any one. township-
competed with one another. The
premiums for competition of the different townships are as- foolows:
Lima, 8 frl, first •premium ?15,
teacher Mrs. Shank.
.Ann Arbor, 16 frl., second premium
$10, teacher Grace Broomfield.
Superior, No, 6, third piemlum 5,
teacher Carrie Crippen.
STATE  OUTLAYS   TO   RISE
Estimates for "Next 2 Years May Be
$20,000,000.
Estimates of expenditures for the
■next two years* at the state house
which are being compiled call for
increases in Virtually every department.
It is expected that the total appropriation will jump from §17,500,-
000 a year to $20,000,000 for the two
fiscal years ending June 30, 1922
and 1923.
State police department asks $647,-
967, against $335,780 appropriated
by the last legislature. Highway
commissioners seek $352,000 as
against $252,00 last Voted. Live stock
commissioners call for $203,000, an
increase of $73,000. The food and
drug commissioner says he will need
$3O,000*a year more.
DEMOCBAT MEETINGS
Lodi town hall, Monday, October
11; Dexter town, hall, Tuesday, October 13; Superior town hall, Wednesday, October 13; Pittsfield town
hall, Thursday, October 14; Bridge-
Water ttown hall, Friday, October i'a;
Whitmore Lake, Saturday, October
16; Lyndon town hall, Monday, October 18; Lima town hall, Tuesday,
October 19; Knight" school housef in.
Scio, Wednesday, October 20; Webster town hall, Wednesday, October
20; Sharon town liall, Thursday,
October, - 21; iFreedom .town hall,
Thursday, October 21; Augusta town
hall, Friday, October 22; Bridge-
water Station, Saturday, October 23;
Salem town hall, Monday, October 25;
Milan Tillage, Tuesday, October 26;
Saline village, Wednesday; October
27; Manchester village, Thursday.
October 28; Ann Arbor (Sty. Friday,
October 29; Ypsilanti Oity, Friday,-
October 29; Chelsea village, Saturday, October 30; Dexter village, Saturday, Oetober 30.
Marriage Licenses.
Emibert E. Reed, 36, Ypsilanti;
Btertha Iftige, 31, Ypsilanti.
Marion Thomas, 37, Ypsilanti;" Muriel M. NortKcott, Onaway.
MICHIGAN GRAINS  TO
COMPETE AT CHICAGO
State Growers Making Effort tp Better Last Year's Fine Record at
International.
Announcement that 'the International Hay amd Gralin Show will be held
at Chicago again this year, in connection with the International Live
Stock Show, November 27 to December 41, has claused many Michigan
farmers to start -preparation of exhibits for the big competition. Hope
that state growers; will be able to
better tbqir splendid record of last
year is being expressed by local Men,
who believe that Michigan grains
can lead their classes at the International.
"Michigan was well represented at
the Chicago show last year," says
A. L. Bibbins, secretary of the Michigan Crop Improvement Association,
Wiith the result tttiat state crops won
recognition and distinction. This
was particularly true in the case of
red rock wheat and rosen rye, both
of which won a large number of prizes in Uheir class,
"Competition of this kind is valuable for the state, in that it acquaints thousands of people -with'
Michigan's crop production. It is
advisable that we start early to prepare our exhibits. Tliose who have
good quality grain, clover, alfalfa,
etc., should make selections of the
same inline near future and get ready
for the International. Corn growers
in particular should make selections
early."
Ten thousand dollars in prizes was
distributed at the show last year,
and a similar amount will be put up
this fall. Those who are interested
in sending an' exhibit to the International should communicate at an
early date with A. L. Bibbins, Farm
Crops Department, M. A. C, Bast
Lansing.
Woman's Club Meeting
, On .Tuesday .afternoon ,o£ this w-efek
L.hg Saline Woman's Club was delightfully entertained ait the home of
the new president, Mrs!. Wfaodbridge.
Twenty-seven members and one guest
were present
Roll call was responded to by the
subject "Improvements I Would Like
to se% Made in Saline.'' Some of
them were as follows: Better # roads
on Michigan avenue, a much needed
rest room, all the lots in Oakwood
cemetery kept mntm. a skating park,
an office room for our resident nurse,
a better community spirit, etc.
These and many more responses
brought forth considerable discussion.
The program of the afternoon
opened with a- piano solo by Mrs.
Taylor, This was follow|e!d by the
president's address, who in ,a few
well chosen worlds gave a cordial
welcome to all present. She also
gave a brief outline of the wfork and
coopesration she djesired to have during the year that lies before -us.
The club wasi then favored with
hrief histories of the work done by
the past presidents, Mrs. Kate Weiennett, Mrs. Anna Miller, Mrs. Unterkircher,'-.Mrs. George Barr, and Mrs.
Caroline Burkhart.
These papers brought out many interesting events that hapipiened in
the early days of oiir dub, as well
as those that had taken place up to
tihe present time, A letter was read,
also pictures shown, of tha French
orphan boy, tnat is being taken care
of by our club.
Piano duet by Misses Mills and'
Smith was very much enjoyed by all.
After singing our club song we
adjourned for a social - hour, and it
certainly proved to be one. At the
close Of the' hour the hostess in her
most gracious manner invited the ladles to the dining i-oonv where a delicious two-course luncheon was
served, the club, colors, yellow and
white,- being carried out in both
courses.
-The' ,guests at a late hour departed
for their homes, each feeiing that
it was a "President's Day" lon'g ro
be rembered.
CARELESS AUTO DRIVERS    *
CAUSE-MANY ACCIDENTS
The Ann Arbor railroad,  company.
has made public statistics . compiled
to show the indifference of drivers o'f
motor and other vehicle^ to danger -at
railroad crossings. ' The figures are,
based   on   a   check made* at certain -"-
crossings in Toledo, Milan, Ann Ar- '-'
bor, Howell,  Owosso, Ithaca,   Alma,
Shepherd, and Frankfort, during the,
seven days encing August 20.-
«The figures    show   that    in those
seven days, the .total   number of ve- .
hides passing   over these   crossings
was 4S.227, and   of that   number 41,- f
495, or   S6.2 per cent   of the drivers ;
took no action to determine whether '
or not a train was coming. -Only 3.1
per cent stopped; 4.2 per cent slowed
down; 3.8 per cent ldoked in one direction   and 2.7 per cent -looked in,
both directions,
The vehicles contained 74,399 persons, and as a result of the indifference of the drivers, tihe lives of 60,-
000 people were placed in Jeopardy in
one week, the railroad points ofii.
OBSERVER LINERS"
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Be per Line First msertioiij Then 3c
iier Line;  Minimrm charge 25c.
For Sale—Delainp buck. Fred Walker, plione 149-F32. ,5
"Beautiful  golden  oak  diniins roam
auite for sale. ' Phone 39. x
Parker Dry Cleaning Company.
For Sale—Popcorn,  beans,  butternuts, walnuts, vinegar, cider barrels.
ltf   Frank Camburn, phone 160.
For Sale—Spw and 10 pigs; also 2-
year-old ram, anld 8 good shoats.
Mrs. Drake, Maple-Aver, Saline.
From now on we will make cider
enly on Tuesdays and Fridays.
•G. F.tBracey & Sons,
NOTICE—Andrew Murray will sell
onibns! for ..§1*25. per ibusheMor thS
next ten days at his home in Milan,.
Visiting cards, wedding inyitatiohs
and announcements, either "printed or
engraved, at the Observer office.
Wanted—-To rent five or six room
house. What have you? See Bailey
& Stark. •.'-.'
For Sale—Second hand Johnson
Com- Binder amd a nearly new Osborne Corn Binder.,
Herman Heininger.
Let' us have your vulcanizing jobs.
Satisfaction as to work and price as-,*
sured. George Uphaus, at Wiedman's
Garage.
Perfection Oil for tractors goes
farther than, any other. Be sure to'
get Perfection.
Earl Fosdick, Agent.
Make old v houses   look like- new.
Painting of all kinds—-house painting,
stores, .barns,  garages,  also interior
painting of. all,kinids,   Cakl Phone 39.
,Parker Dry Cleahiirg Co..'.
WANTED—People ln 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,
and to have your notices appear in
this paper it is only necessary to ask
the probate judse 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- a
good price, standing or'at the mill.
Write, or phone Nov 70, and we'll be
pleased to call an.d see what yon
may have.
"33tf. G. F. BBAOEY & SON.
CHARMING.   GISH   COMEDY
The popularity of Dorothy Gish
with screen fans is emphatically
demonstrated by her reception "in
her latest Paramount comedy, 'Til
Get Him Yet," at fihe Liberty theatre
Sunday. The photoplay is .a charming one in every respect and provides
Miss Gish with one of the best roles
iin which she has been seen this
season, The picture must be ?een to
be fully appreciated.
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 8:40 p. m., 10:45 p.
m, 1:15 a. m.   *■
Leaves Ypsilanti—
6:30 ia. m., 7:4'0 a. m., and every ■ s,
two hours .fo 7:40 p. m., 10:15 p.
.:      m. and 12:45' a. m.
'   Last jjar waits for the theatre car
from Ann Arbor.
Cars ^connect  at Wayne for Ply-   •
mouth  and Northville;   at Ypsilanti
for Detroit and Jackson.        . .
In effect May 18. M20.
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