1920-10-28; Saline Observer

              VOLUME XXXXI
SALINE,  WASHTENAW  COUNTY, mCH... THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1920
NUMBER 7 "
Know Where
Your Money
Goes?
At the end of the month or the
year, do yon know where your
money has gone?
When you figure it over do you
not And that you can account Ior
only a part of your expenditures?
Eight here is where a cheeking
account would help you. Your cancelled checks would furnish an accurate and permanent record of
where your money has gone.
Try a cheeking account at this
hank.
Saline Savings Bank
Member of Federal Reserve Bank
Astonishing Growth j
Of Farm Bureau'
Council Proceedings
The regular meeting of the Saline
Common  Council "was  held    Monday
A Year Ago Or^i^tion Kented Two \ eyenlns, October    4,    in the council
Michigan Crops Lead       !
The Whole Country!
Small Booms as
rooms.
j    President Fuoss in the chair.
Trustees present: Burkhart, Seeger,
Today Owns Building and Warehouse . Bredarnltz, Rentschler, Wheeler  and
and Has Membershij) of
85,000.
•ftsjy
nMBB>P^ffmqwiMwui..n....^wwTmT«
The store of*	
Universal Satisfaction
Prices always as low as the lowest
We will not be undersold
BURKHART BROS,
um\tiY'S WORTH or MONEY BACK."
•L.
The Quality Grocery
PHONE 86
Tlie right place to get Fruit, Vegetables and Fancy Groceries
AT  MUCUS- THAT  WILL SATISFY
f
Nice new Honey, Grape Fruit, Figs, Dates, Nuts
Oleo 35c      Lard 28e       Cottosuet 25c
SALT PORK and BACON
FLOUR—Peerless, Gold Medal, Snow Loaf,
Golden Eagle and 1900
BRANDS   THAT   YOU   KNOW,   AT   BIGHT   PRICES
Bring- us your Butter and Eggs All g'oods promptly delivered
YOURS   FOR  BUSINESS,
Phone 86
MARTIN FUOSS
TEAMWORK
produces results on the farm or the baseball diamond, in a bake shop or in making- real towns.
When business houses insist upon retailing
home-made products because of that product's
WORTHINESS it is a good sign and this spirit
displayed every day will make our town better ev-.
ery day.    -
Eat Schnebelt's Bread. Insist upon it. Get it
at your grocer's.
Schnebelt's Bakery
i Curtiss.
;    Minutes  of  last meeting read  and
I approved.        - .
,, j    The following bills audited gy the
By Jas. B. Campbell.) |FlnaMe committee were read.
Juisft a year ago plans for the build- | Detrojt Edison Co. street Its. $127.50
ing of the Michigan. State Farm Bu-; Detroit Edison Oo.Uights council
reau    took    .definite    shape.      Work \        rooms    .r.\-.        45
started for the beginning of tihe mem-j Detoit Edison Go. Its., power 100.40
bershlip campaign in the first county j c   H   Carven, Marshall Salary
of   the   state—Oakland.     Only   two  Kent >fistte, labor  	
other   counties   at. that   time,   Barry j Fred LUCkha,rdt, salary	
and   Allegan,   were   ready to   follow   %<_ D   Fora, plumbing supplies    14.05
Oakland's example.
Rated at 108.1 Per Cent. With Great
Crop ol Potatoes*. Beans
and Beets.
Only   Fir*   States   Outrank   Ours in
Production of Garden
Seeds.
lli:bigan   crop   prospects   are   es-
ernlly bright this year, brighter in
6.00   fact  than far  the  remainder   of  the
.  S.00  country where crops as a whole are
116.70   above  tlie  average.
According to forecasts of the United
M. J. Pardee, pl'umbing sup's  . .12.25  States  bureau  of  crop   estimates   for
At  that   time   most   of   the   state ! -\vje(jmarl Auto Co. use of trae. 18.00 October,  Michigan   crops   rank.   1S0.1
viewed -the   plans    as' "it   can't    be s c   H   Carven,  labor    73.60 Ptr cent,    or more than    S per cent
done."   Ideas of how the farm bureau (pjjiio Luckhardt, labor      81.20 higher than the 10-year average. This
has grown in this past year may be ' H_ D  Edwards & -Co. hose    ..  G3O.00 is 2 per cent higher than the  aver-
indicated by the   following  compari-'     Motion by Seegei' thSt bills bs al- age    for    the    state    in  September,
sons: ! lowed  and  orders  drawn    for   same. Crops   for    the    whole country rank
A year ago Mr. Bingham, Mr. Pow- [ supported by Bulrkhart.    Carried. 106.O per cent of average,
ers, and one stenographer comprised]    Tiie treasurer asked for an exten-      Michigan's potato  crop  is now es-
the active .personnel of this organlza-   tjon 0f time to collect the taxes.  Mo- tiinateu  at  23,918,000 bushels,  Which
tion.    Today there are approximately ! tion by Wheeler that time for collec- is 4 per  cent  above the  10-year  av-
90 people at work for the State Farm   tion 0f taxes be extended to October err.ge.     It    is    estimated    tliat   the
Car-
sugar beet crop will reach 1,361,000
tans, which is S per cent above the
average.    This    is    considered prac-
Bureau. j 20.   Supported by Bredernitz.
A year ago .tihe headquarters of the ! rieo\.
State Farm Bureau were two small j Motion by BurKliai't that meetin
rooms rented.over a bank at Bi-i'ming- jje adjourned until Friday evening, tically high in view of the trouble
ham. Today it owns its own office ' an^ clerk instructed to request the over piicea between the sugar fac-
biiilding and warehouse combined, in" village Attorney Jones to bo ta-esent.
Lansing,  and has three other ware- j supported by Wheeler.    Carried,
houses   leased   for   the   handling   of j     .
wool. j     Adjourned     meeting,     October     4.
A   year    ago    there    were   no   §10 > fceia    ^n    the    council .room  Friday
members and. no  organized counties, i evening, October 8. ■
Today there are 84,398 members andj     president Fuoss  in  Chair.
59  organized counties out of the  33 j     Trustees  present:  Bitrkhart,   Rent
in the state. ! mehler,  Bredernitz,   Seeger,   Wheeler  estimate for last month.
If nothing   had  been   done   in the > all(j curtiss.
Vuildiiing  of the „farm bureau  beyond i     jn absence of clerk, O. C. Wheeler  .Michigan  this year   has  the   largest
lories and the beet growers.
The apple crop is very targe, being estimated at 13,800,000 bushels,
;', substantial gain over the prediction a month ago.
The bean crop is estimated at 3,-
GW.OOO bushels on 273,000 acres
planted.    This    is    better    than tihe
but below
tha    estimate    of    December    1919.
the expectation o£ a year ago, which
was just organization, a big job
would have been accomplished. However, tlhis organization work has progressed on an astonishing scale and
in addition a variety of departments
have been started to work and attained various stages of progress with
■which there sis general familiarity. An
acted as clerk protempore. bean  acreage  in the  country.
Village Attorney F. E. Jones, and Michigan Is one of tihe leading
Mr. Cox of Ann Arbor were present, states in the production of garden
" Evening spent discussing the good vegetable seeds. It has,10,24!0 acres
roads proposition. | pimiteid to seeds, only five states out-
•Meeting adjouthed'trf gall' of "Pres-* ranking it.
ident. ■ . —=	
  i OBITUARY.
Woman's Clnl) Meeting I
The   second    regular    meeting  of!
the club for tills working year was!
held at the ii-me of Mrs. George Barr,'
Tuesday  afternoon,   Octobex  16  with
a  good attendance.
The president  opened the meeting
in   regular  order   and   after  minutes
cf ithe preceeding meeting  had been
read and  approved,  and  the    treas-'
urer's report accepted, it was decid-]
ed to place the picture of our little
French boy and    his.   letter    in tlie j
scrap book for preservation and ref-j
erence j
" Three delegates to the meeting o*
the county federation of clubs, to bj
held in Ypsilanti, October 28, were
elected as follows: (Mrs. Fred Burkhart, Mrs. Unterkircher, and Miss
Smith, the president and as man:-.*
f the elub members as possible also
to attend.
Jirs. Ormond Feldkamp was elected a member of the club.
An Interesting roll caill followed,
.".•n "What a busy woman . shoul I
read," and many helpful suggestion;
and opinions were received.
Mrs. Sawyer's paper on "Recent
Books Worth Reading"' was fine and
gave a comprehensive review o.'
some of the books read during her
summer vacation.
Mrs. George Barr followed with a
L.rill on titles of books and their
.uihors. Miss Smith pleased the clu\>
•A-itli a sang, "The Old Refrain," a
\T.enne.se folk song, adapted by Kreis-
ier for his friend, John McCormaek,
followed by a charming little song
''My Shadow'' for an encore.
Mrs. Frank Harwood gave a splendid and really remiarkable review- of
onaith's "The Sailor" and the ladies
v, ent home feeling that tlie afternjoon
was profitably spent.
The club will meet Tuesday, November 2, with Mrs. Harwood, those
going by electric car to leave on the
2:40 car, Eastern tame. This will be
Federation Day and the club delegate will give her report of the recent meeting at Saginaw:   '   -
Roll call, "Ypur Ideal Occupation."
OBSERVER LINERS
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
6c per Line Wrstf'insertion? 'Then 3c
per Line; Minimrm charge 25c.
Wauted—Cider apples.    Gall at A.
L. Westphal's
Slab wood
phene 37.
■sale.   H. H. Hallock,
7tf
. Wanted—House and lot.   C. A. Jordan, ait the postoffice.
Wanted—Colored lady wants work
by the day.   Gall phone 39..       •   7
—See the Methodist Bulletin at the
Citizens Bank Saturday.
For Sale—Good team of ho.rses,and
harness.   Wiedman Auto Company,
For Sale—Single comb Butt Orpington cockerels. Raymond Rentschler,
phene J.S6-F12. 9
Adjourned meeting of Saline, Corn-
idea of the development of the organ- j moa council held Thursday evening,
ization in the  counties  may be best: October 21, in council  room.
indicated by the following tabulation 1     president Fuoss in Chair.
of memberships: j    Trustees present:' Burkhrat,   Bred-
Sanilac   3220,  Huron  3407,  Berrien | enr,;ti',  Rentschler  and Seeger.
2953, Saginaw 2650, Oakland 2400, Al- ;     Absent:   Curtiss.
legan   2350,   Lenawee   2300,   Calhoun
22S2, St. Clair 2250, Washtenaw 2200,
Clinton   2160,   Tuscola   2160,   Monroe
2150,   Lapeer    2100,    Kent   2050.   St.
approved.
Motion by Bredernitz  that Central
standard time be a<i "pted November
Joseph 1836 Hillsdale 1820, Genesee.; fir3t and hereafter the village time
1785, Branch, 1761, Oceana 1740, Shia-! ije ^ -,ve.med by the governor's proc-
waseee 1700, Jac'kson 1700, "Van Buren' lamarlon. Supported by Wheeler.
1G75, Kalamazoo 1673, Ionia 1610, j Carried.
Eaiton 1600, Macomb 1532, Montcalm ! Enter C. A. Curtiss.
1500, Cass 14S2, Barry 1480, Mecosta J Mn\ F. O. Wiedman requests per-
1421, Mason 1420, Liviugston 1400, i mission to draw water from wash
Ottawa 1350, Wayne 1338, Chippewa |[rack in new garage into the sewer.
1250, Menominee 1150, Midland 1150, j Motion by Burkhart that Mr. Wied-
Manistee 1040, Delta " 1002, Alpena' man*s request be granted, to drain
912, Grand Traverse 885, Gladwin 750, [jnt0 the sewer to be built with a
Wexford 734, Ogemaw 675, Emmet j double catch baislin, the work to be
666, Leelanaltt 646, Benzie 634, Clare j ,i01le under the supervision of the
614, Cheboyg"an 58.8, Presque Isle 575, j street commissioner. Supported by
Antrim   554,   Charlevoix   54S0,   Mar-'; Seeger.    Carried.
Helena Dietz was born in Hessen
Menkshausen, Germany iu 1833. She
eaine to America in November, 1856.
In 1359 she was united in marrtge
to Jacob Lutz. To this union was
bcT.n four children, Matilda, Louis,
John and Jacob, all of whom, except
Miniiites  of last meeting read and  ;JatUda>   preceded   their   mother   in
quette 505, Otsego 390, Montmorency
356, Luc,e 288, Schoolcraft 264, Crawford 135, Houghton, unlinashed.
President Fuoss - appointed the following   committee,  Wheeler,   Breder-
i nitz     and     Curtiss,     recommending
deajth-
Mr. and Mrs. Luitz moved to Lodi
icwaship after their marriage where
ii:ey settled on a farm, and later
purchased and moved on the farm
south of Saline now known as the
Lutz farm. They remained there
irutil Mr. Lutz's death, which occurred in 1899, after which Mrs.
Ljtz moved 'to the village, living
hers for some time and finally went
to Bridgewater to live -with her
daughter, Mrs.-Boettner.
Many years ago she united with
the Lutheran church here and continued her membership.
After a number of months of failing health she passed away at the
home of her daughter October 22,
1920. The .funeral service was held
at  the   home  of  George  Boettner  in
j sij;ii boards    be    placed on    the flag Bridlge.water    Sunday afternoon    and
Beginning   Tuesday,  November     2, j poie in the center of the village di
the first    car will leave   Saline for j recting    to    the    surrounding   cities
Ypsilanti at 6:50    ,a. m.,    instead of I and  villages.
6:55 a. m„ according to Superinten-j -phe committee on plia.is for the
dent A. H. Cady of the D. J. & C.Ry. Red Gross rooms was asked to make
The first car will leave Ypsilanti for some' definite report at the next
Saline at 6:25 instead of 6:30 a. m..'.,meeting of the council.
All other cars will continue on the Motion by - Wheeler to adjourn,
present schedule. Supported by Burkhart.    Carrier.
That the Michigam Anti-tuberculos- { MARTIN FUOSS, President.
is Association, In establishing a quota j EDITH C. ROUSE. Clerk.
of ten Christmas seals' per capita in J .        	
thg coming seal sale in December, is    CIVIL    SERVICE   EXAMINATION
afterward at the Lutheran church in
Saline,    Rev.   Adolph   Lederer    offi-
' elating.    Interment in Oakwood ceni-
. otery.
The  relatives    who were    present
, from out of town were:    Mrs. Lydia
t Lutz and family of Ann Arbor;  Mrs.
, T. M.    Loomis    and   daughter. Miss
; Irene  Lutz,    of    Fowlerville:   Misses
rliith    and    Reta    Lutz    of Detroit:
I Harold Lutz  of Eaist Lansing;    Mrs.
■ Carrie Umberhau and  family of. By-
l ron;   Mrs.   Charles   Gensley,   Lennon;
not .setting   an   impossible   goal    is j    a civil service examination will be' Joseph Schwiekent, Byron; Mrs. Han-
by   the    record   of   Calhoun  iieig at the Chelsea postoffice on Sat-nah Hagen of Ann Arbor.
shown
county far 1919, as appears irom reports from that county. The quota
during 1919 throughout the state was
only five seals per capita, but in
spite of that Calhoun county sold 9.25
seals per capita, within less than one
of the goal fixed for this year.
urday, November    13,    1920,  for the j 	
purpose of filling the position of ru--j AUCTION    SALE
ral mail carrier at Saline and Whit-!
more Lake postoffices and vacancies1    George   Schmid,   Sr.,   will  offer  at
that may later occur on rural routes' public auction at his home, 106 South
in Washtenaw county. j Ann Arhor street, on
The salary of a rural mail carrier! Saturday, Oetober 30, 1020,
The average voter at election time  on a standard .route of 24 miles daily! at 1:30 p. m., the following household
finds himself insufficiently informed
upon the one or more constitutional
'amendments or law propositions that
usually come before electors for consideration. Many will be heard inquiring: "What are these amendments all  about, anyway—Ihow. shall
is ?1,SS0 per annsum, with the addi- goods:
tional >30 per    mile  for    each mile'    Two   oak   bedsteads,   springs   and
in excess thereof. j mattresses;    2   dining   room   tables,
  ! recking chairs, 2 Axminster rugs, 9x
The board of supervisors has voted. 12; center tables, Jewel range, kitch
to give Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McCor-: en cabinet, couch, Roger vacuum
mick, who   have had   charge of the sweeper,   oil  stove, sewing   machine,
I vote?"   Elsewhere in the Observer [ county home    for thirteen    years, a' sideboard, cooking utensils, and oth-
embodied in the official election no- ; two    montihs'    vacation    with   pay.. er articles too numerous to mention.
tice, will be found a synopsis of each J This is the first time Mr. McCtornfiok] GEO. J. KLAGER, Auctioneer.
amendment which    gives    the    sub- j has  had a vacation of' more than a !  —	
stance of its provisions.    Those who; iew days since    he has    worked for
desire to inform themselves in advance of election will thus have an
opportunity to do so by reading up
oh the amendments.
the county. His loyalty and efficiency, as well as that of Mrs. MeCormick, were praised by the supervisors.—-Manchester  Enteprrise.
For Sale— Godd Light "Wagon.
0 A. D. Crittenden.
—-See the Methodist Bulletin at the
Citizens Bank Saturday.
BESOLUTIONS.'
At the mass meeting in tlie opera
house last Thursday evening, at
which prominent speakers discussed
the proposed school amendment, the
following resolutions were read and
adopted by unanimous acclamation:
Resolved: That we, the' people of
Saline assembled this 21st day of Oc-
tobar, 1920 declare our 'unfaltering
opposition, to the proposed school
an: en anient as un-American and unfair in principle, harmful in scope,
a: d impossible and wantonly wasteful
in execution.
Resolved: That we pledge our un-
-tinted effort to work unitedly and
persistently towards its defeat at the
conning election.
Wanted—Cider apples.    Call  at A.
L. Westphal's
For Sale^—Poland China boar.    TL.
H.  Bamer,  phone  1S3-F12. 9x
Wanted—Condensed living quarters
in Saline for winter. Board desired
if possible, as follows: 7 breakfasts,
6 evening meais, and Sunday dinner
(14 meals per week). Young couple,
no children. Methodist family preferred. Best references furnished.
Address Box  X,  Observer office.
Visiting cards, wedding Invitations
and announcements, either printed or
engraved, at the Observer office.
For Sale— Nonesuch, Steel Red,
Tolman Sweet Spies and Greening
Apples.       (fitt) R. "W. M.lls
Let us have your vulcanizing jobs.
Satisfaction as to work and price assured. George Uphaus, at Wiedman's
Garage.
Perfection Oil for tractors goes
farther than any other. Be sure to
get Perfection.    -
Earl Fosdick, Agent.
Fore Sale—1 stock wagon, 1 light
wagon, 1 large^meat wagon, double
harness, single harness.
7tf Layher & Wenger.
For Sale—We have several good
used ears for sale at reasonable
pi'lce|s,. Also Ford Runabout with delivery box. Just the thing for light
trucking.
Printed signs; No Hunting, Trapping of Trespassing, No Smoking, etc.,
for sale at The Observer office. Only
ten cents each, of thre for twenty-
five cents.
For Sale—A good yearling fine
.wool ram, and .thorobred O. I. C.
stock pigs, to be registered free »ln
buyer's name. See, or call, Jacob
Smith, phone 192-F12. 7
Make old    houses    look like    new.
Painting of all kinds—house painting,
stores,  barns,  'garages,   also Interior
painting of all kinds,    Call Phone 39.
Piuvker Dry  Cleaning  Co.
Wanted—two girls for general
housework in Ann Arbor. For information phone or write Mrs. A. H.
Lloyd, 1735 "Washteinaw Avenue, or
phone 256-M. Ann Arbor. 7
FUKNH'UKE    AT    PB1VATE    SALE
Oyk Chiffonier with mirror, Oak
Wardrobe, Oak Sideboard, Steel Cot,
Mahogony Davenport, Oak Bookcase,
Student's Book Rack, Parlor Table,
Oak Bedstead, Upholstered Walnut
Sofa, Parlor Chair, Pillows, Comfortables, A few Dishes, 25ryai'ds of
Carpet, large Refrigerator, Oak Library Table. All will be offered at
private sale after Saturday, October
30. C.  A.   JORDON.
South Ann Arbor street.
Detroit United Lines
Eastern Standard Time.
Between Saline and Ypsilanti
Leaves Saline—
6:50 a. m., 8;4!0 a. m., and every
two hours to 8:40 p. m., 10:45 p.
m., 1:15 a. m.
Leaves Ypsilanti—
6:25 a. m,., 7:40 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 Noithville; . at Ypsilanti
for Detroit and Jaekson.
In effect May 18, 1820.
Wanted—A , woman for general
house work under a competent
housekeeper in a country home. This
is a good opportunity for a young
person to get a thoiiough training in
domestic science. Address Vivienne
Farm House, R. F. "D, No. 8, Ann. Arbor, Michigan, or telephone Ypsilanti
824. ' 3x
TEIBEK  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 yon &
] good price, standing or at the mill.
Write, ot phone No. 70, and we'll b*.^
-pleased to call and see what you
may have.
33tf. G. F." BRACEY & SON-
PIANO   TUNING
Victor AllmendihgeiY 1203 Forest
Ave., Ann Arbor, Tuner for the University School of Music, St. Thomas
Conservatory of Music and St. Mary's Conservatory of Music of Chelsea. For youi' convenience, leavo-
orders with Miss Vesta Mills, Musi«
Teacher, 'Saline or send your order •
to my office at Resadience*. Phpne
1650 J.
WANTED—People In this • vicinity „
who have any legal printing required
in the settlement of estates, etc., to
have it sent to thia newspaper. The
rates are universal m such matters,
and to have j;onr notices appear in
this paper it is only necessary to ask
the probate iudse to'-send them here.
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