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VOLUME XXXXI
SALINE,  WASHTENAW  COUNTY,  MICH., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30^. 1920
NUMBER 16
CALENDARS  FOR 1921
People of
Saline and -
ts Vicinity
j Business   Firms   Passing   Out   Som<*
I   -   '   -Unusually  Tine  Ones.
Methodist Church Note^s
Bev. C. P. Bayless. Pastor.
TOjJIGKT
H. W. ^aa-tlett    leads the
prayer.
m
Tlie spirit of the season
prompts the Officers and
directors of this Bank to
express to you our appreciation of our pleasant business relations during the
past year and to most
heartily. wish you health
and prosperity for the com
ing year.
'■ings Bank
Member of Federal Reserve Bank
Once, each year we take "this means of
thanking- our friends for their good will
extended to ns from time to time;, and
we* use it gladly to express our grateful
appreciation for the business given us
in the past year. •
We sincerely hope that in the future,
our relations niay be most cordial and
that mutual advantage will result.
With the season's greetings,
BURKHART BROS
"MONEYS WORTH or MONEY BACK."
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The Quality Grocery
PHONE 86
I wish to thank you for your liberal
support throughout 1920. I trust,
that our service has been so satisfactory you. may continue with us
during the ensuing year.
Wishing you a Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
Phone 86
MARTIN FUOSS
(.1
It affords us real .pleasure to extend the
season's greetings' and wish you, one and
all a very Happy - and Prosperous New-
Year.
Schnebelt's Bakery
Tlie Observer job department der- ' meeting at Mrs. Frank Tower's, 318
ing the past few weeks has deliver- 'North Ann Arbor,, tonight, (Thure-
ed to local and Bridgewater business j day) at 7:30. "We" shall look -definite-
JBrms some of the finest calenders [ ly toward the week of .prayer from
ever turned out at this office.       -    J this, meeting.      Next week's    union
Layher '& "Wenger have -a beautiful \ meetings with the Federated, congre-
hanger entitled "Nature's Beauties;"
which is all the name implies. An
extra large calander pad is attached.
Bally & Stark have three pretty
designs, "Not Guilty," '/The Saerit"
and "Treasures," the latter a mother,
little  girl and baby.
"Appreciation" is the title of "\Y.
E. Dietiker's calendar, a hisauliful
young lady admiring a sweet boquet
"Show Bound" is a dainty calendar
being given'out by Martin Fuoss.
The Saline Mercantile Company
is passing to friends and customers a
remarkably pretty scene, "'The
Stilly  Night,"
Edward J. Muir's "Hope'-'. is a
hanger that for real beauty is seldom excelled.
A group at happy - children adorn
the calendars .of the Saline Confectionery.
One, of the prettiest wall poekets
he has ever used are Fred Schmid'f
holiday remembrances to   patrons.'
Eugene Betz of Bridgewater is
giving patrons a likeness of the
"Popular"  (jar.
Bersuder Brothers' "Silver Vista"
is a pastoral scene in keeping with
the fine calendars they have distributed in the past.
The Bridgewater Bank distribute
beantiful panels revealing a lady
enjoying a boquet of roses.
Farmers gathering the hay crop
on the flats wihich are watered hy. a
winding stream is the scene depleted on ithe hangers heing given
to patrons of the Bridgewater Farmers Produce Company.
■ Michigan Wages Health Drives •
The Re'd Cross pu'bli(|rh,&alth ftufse
and the Bed Cross health centers
throughout the. state of Michigan,
working for city and country people,
are -throwing increasing light upon
the subject of health. Army examinations dnrijlg the war revealed a
sad state of physical deficiency in
■the state, both in urban ^and rural
districts and it is with a view to
giving simple _directions to improve
the public health that the Red
Cross has intensified its nursing and
health center  activities.
lit is a fact that the average American city or town "spends three ofj
four dollars per capita for its' fire
and police protection, and only
twenty-nine icents per capita for the
safeguarding of health.
In the face of such figures; one no
longer wonders why such a scourge
•as the influenza epidemic was so"
devastating. Individual attempts at
prtoeataon, such as the wearing of
gauze masks, can count for little,
when.a community as ,a whole fails
to provide community -protection.
The nursing service in this state i?
trying to remedy any such recurrences by emphasizing the importance of regarding health laws.
CBOP   BEPOBTS*
The acreage of w.heatand rye sown
this fall in Michigan, is considerably
less than last year. The acreage of
wheat now on. the ground is about
four per cent less than, the average
annual harvesital acreage of the past
15- years. The acreage of rye was
more than dpubJe during the war,
Teaching an estimated acreage of
900,000 acres in 1919. There was; a
marked decline last year, nndj a further decreased aogeage wag! shown
this fall, arthough it is 50 per cent
greater than the pre-war average.
The December Crop Report for Michigan, issued hy.Vgane H. Church, Agricultural Statistican, U. B, Bureau,
of crop esttmatesl and Coleman C.
Vaughan, secretary of state, also
shows that the average monthly wages paid hy farmers during the past
•season were 25 ter cent greater, and
day wi^ges from 15 to 20 per cent
greater than the previous year.
A FABMEB IS SJ>BE—
A nearby farmer is sore at us now—
says he lost $150 through an ad, in
this .paper. You see he advertised he
had six pigs for sale and it wasn't
long before he sold" them out and got
enough inquiries aft-erwar-d Chat he
could.have sold 5150 worth mora if
he had "had them. He says tha.t the
little liner ads. not only bring home
the bacon, "but they .get rid if the
whole hog in short order.
Ration should be on our heavts from
now on.- Let /us come promfitlv at
7:15 or soon thereafter so as lo open
the service exactly on the half hour,
fering bibles and testaments.
FRIDAY
New Year's Eve! The' Epworth
League will watch the old year out
and the new year in .at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Smith. Transportation will be. provided for. all—
young and old—wio care to come.
Meet wi,th us at the Interurban waiting room at eight o'clock. A social
evening will occupy us until 11:30.
The. last half hour will he fittingly
spent to a devotional period. How
are you going to spend New Year's
Eve?   "We invite you.
SUNDAY AND NEXT WEEK
At ten—Sacrament of the Lord's
Supperu, At 11:30—The Church
Sohool! Rememhsr we have prcm
ised an attendance of at least one
hundred to begin lhe New Year. At
six—(Note the chmre in time fo?
this week) fhe Epworth League
meets under the leadership of Miss
Doris AVheeler. A worth-while toric-
and an able leader. Do not Sail to
meet with us. Begin tih'e new year
right.
SPECIAL   ANNOUNCEMENT
At seven—We meet for evening
worship with the Federated cungre-J
gaition in the Federated church.
The occasion is the initial' meeting
of the week of prayer. Let us tie
much in prayer before this hour to
the end that our united worship
this "first week of the new year be
highly fruitful spirtually.. The interest of the Kingdom of God de-
.pemls .-.-upon, our efforts and thosa of
all 'worshippers elsewhere this coming wseek. „
"More things are wrought by
prayer
Than this world ■dreams of."
Wherefore let us assemble. early'
next Sunday evening to worship together in spirit and ip-uth. The
pastor of the Methodist /church has
been -invited to deliver! the sermon
of the evening. ff j
The leadership of ithe remainder
oi the meetings wia be alternated
between the two pastors.
Tha place for the (meetings is Monday and Tuesday    at the    Federated
church;    Wednesday,   Thursday,   and
Friday at the Msthodist church.
airs. M. B. Noble,     Jap. 22
The Federated Church
W. ,Ir Cross. Pastor.
10:00 a. m. "Some Things About
the  Puritans/'
Sunday School at 11:30.
7:00 p. m.* Rev IJiayLeiSS of the M.
E. church will preach in this church
at a union service.
A Union week of prayer with the
Methodist church next week each*
evening at 7:00 p. ,m. Monday and
Tuesday in. the Federated .Church,
Wednesday, ■ Thursday and Friday in
the Methodist church.
All our 'people and community
are jorged to be present. Lets hum-
hie ourselves? . before God that He
may lift ui ;ap.
NO SPEED LlailTS
'i.   FOB CUBAN TAXIS
Havana, Cuba, eiaims the distinction of having feolved the problem of
cheap transportation more satisfactorily tihan any ©ther -city.  >>
Operating witllin a territory whose
radius is little greater than a. mije,
eight thousapS. Ford automobiles
carry one off two persons* between
any two p,6ints in -the circlei for
twenty- cents. Under no speed limitations, tjjfe drivers are left to their
own fafee, rushing hack and forth
througli the streets, but their feet
and h^iids have become so -highly developed that they ean swerve out/'of
one another's way more adeptly than
can /be imagined.
Blades, Cuban upholsterers ha.ve
transformed the Ford. Mahogany replaces the metal of the toimeau,
wMpcord for the body upholstery,
faiijoy carpet i£or cho floor, and many
eolired leather tor the seats. In a
•sinfele car may be seen Ave or six
-different shades of leather.
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'The shortage of houses will not
worry Mr. Harding during the nexfr|
fou£ years.   He is perfectly satisfied
1'EOPOSES  BUBAfc
F1BE STATIONS
DODGES "LIVED IN  MANCHESTER
Major I-onnis of Tpnia Has }?lnn to
Protect Farm Buildings from
Fire
Good roads opfen the way for aiding another facility for the benefit
of ^those who li^o. in rural d"s.ri t;
In the opinion of Major ~A. P. Loomis
of Ionia county, well 'known in state
politics as well as in agricuut'iral
circles. He .proposes that fi_ e ,t -
tions be established for the protection cf farm hemes end buildi i.s.
And he speaks from experience -_in
mjaking flhis suggestion. He says
tliat he" is nst ready, to prop se lhe
•details of the plan, hut sees no reason why ^with a network of good
roadja extending from moot eomtnunl-
ties,- the farmers should hot have
fire protection as well as the city
dweller.   . '* •
WEthin tihe past len months there
•have heen about twenty-five    barns,
farm    homes    and  other    buildings
» ft
burned in Ionia county    gays KJaior
Looihis.     lit    is    generally believed
among Insurance men and tlie people
of the county that these  fires' have
teen  practically  all  been  of  incac-
diary origin.   Among the number of
sufferers form    fire    loss    is Major
Loomis, whose barns were 'destroyed
last fall.    He was  not at home at
the time and his family    sent word
to the Ionia fire department and an,
auto    truck    was hastened    to    the
•9 -
s-e-re. It did Mt arrive in time to
save the barn "hut the traineid flro-
ntcn look change of the situation and'
directed the saving of some ^property
as well as saved the other building^.
At another fire in the neighborhood
word was also sent to rtha city firemen, but not until all the neighbors
had been notified, as a result of
which the firemen wea^ too late, although the distance wasl such that
if pron0t word had been phoned in
the department truck could have
saved P.arf- of'ffiie "frailidiingg. At this
last fire excited* people rushed property out of the building and left
it where it later caught fire aaid was
destroye®. Had trained men been in
sharge this loss at least could have
heen prevented.
■ That is the'point Mr. Ijoomis makes
in suggesting the fire* departineMt.
He_.says that even if ijhe firemien did
not arrive in 'time to stop the fire
In one building they would be of
greater service in directing operations to prevent its spread and getting out property from, burning
buildings, and in some instances
would undoubtedly save lives. It is
his Opinion that the firemen by- directing bucket _ brigades and nsing
the chemicals from their trtick
could, easily save more than /enough
property to cover the added expense.
Probably few, if any citizens of .
Western Washtenaw county are
aware of the fact that Horace E.
Dodge, heald of the Dodge Brothers
M:.tor company of Detroit, who died
at Palm Beach, Florida, and was
burled in Woodlawn cemetery, Detroit* Wednesday, was a resident dl
r.Iav dhester when :a small hoy.' JB^
brother, John, who died recently,
was a Manchester hoy, also. Their
parents iiveij, in. what was then
^slisd Soulesville, hut moved..from.
there many years ago.
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OBSERVER LINERS
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
6c per Line.- First lusertionr Then 3c
per Line;  Blinimrm charge 25c.
Far Sale—Portland: Cutter.:
"Wiedman Auto Company.
Wanted—Poetry.      Highest    price
paid.   Harry Golasky, Phone 35.    17
Saw filing,    at lhe    old   plaining
■mill.    O. BriggS   " IS
Pump repairing of allr kinds given
prompt attention. S. A. Fitzgerald,
phone' 14-F3. litf °
Ernest D. Aher,   teacher   of Piano •
and voice.    Apply to  204  Michigan
avenue, Saline. ' i9
Visiting cards, wedding invitations
and announcementl, either printed or
engraved, at the Observer office.
•For first class work in dry cleaning, repairing or tailoring, call on
us, in the Wallace hlcek. James
Louis, Tailor and Cleaner.
Our market will be closed aU day
Christmas and New Years. The Sun^
days following we will he open from
} 8 to 12,
Layher & Wenger.
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Mr. and airs; Santa Tisife School.
Thursday evening Mr. * and Mrs.
Santa Clans visited the 'fractional
district Lodi school and brought a
bag full "of toysi and fun. Before they
arrived 4he people of the district and
others had gathered them and enjoyed the following program:
Song:     Christmas   Tree—School.
Joke, on Pa—Reuben Guenther.
Christmas Intruder, a dialogue by
eight pupils.
Please Pass the Cream—Raymond
Hirth and Carrie Meyer.
A Letter to Santa—John Kilein.-
Christmas Lullaby, solo—Lucile
Hirth.
The Luckiest Girl, dialogue by
four girls:
Two Little Letters—Reuben Guen:
ther and Madalehe Raahe.
Christmas Shoppers, hy four boys.
A Secret—-Madalene IJaahe.
Helping Santa Olaue, dialogue." hy
all of the -pupils.
Now Aren't You Glad ^ You Came?
song, by the sdhool.
Maniage licenses.
Cleophes Arend, 21, Chelsea; Nellie
Aldrich 21, Chelsea. f *
-   Everett L. PerMns, 22, Ann Arlwr;
Rosina  Gravatt,  23,  Ann Arbor.
Frank A. MoNichol, 32, Washington, D. C, Flossid Cocknell, 24, Washington.
, .James^. L. -  Moore,    26,     fpsilanti;
Ruth Thomas, 26, Ypsiilanti".
Bdward Shanahon, 62, Detroit; Mary Howe, 54, Chelsea.
Herbert S. Ferwick. 23, Ann Arbor;
Rhth Pilgrim, 20,. Climax.
Loyal Hampton Lumby, 25, S.itn
Arbor; Vica Ethel Hunter, 26, Pontiac.    ■
Clyde Chaney, 26, Rapid City;
Ethel Aldehburg,  26,  Salem.
TAKEN UP
Bay. Mare, weighe about 1150,
small star in forehead. Walter
Koebbe. ' Dec. 4th
For Sale—We have some fine Ply»a
mouth Rock roosters.   You can make
your own selection at §2 each.  Friis
& Brackel, phone 84.        -       16tf.
Emil H. Arnold, Optometrist, 220
•S. Main street," Ann Arljor, specializes dn superior eye examination and
glasses at reasonable prices.     9tf.-
Let u^ have your vulcanizing jobs.
Satisfaction as to work and price assured;. George Uphaus, Weissinger
building,   Saline. '
• Perfection Oil for tractors goes
farther than any other. Be sure to
get Perfection.
Earl Fosdick, Agent.
Piano Tuning—-Player piano and
organ work. 22 yeairg, experience.
Phone 888 Ypsilanti, Mich. 1 will
pay for all phone calls:
I2tf     * E. E. Q>mhs.
For Sale—llom Barron English
White Leghorn Cockerels. Larger
and better laytsrs than common, leghorns. Some from1 288-303 egg strain.
S2.00 each or 3 for §5.00 Mrs. 3am
Craig, Saline, Mieh, Route 4, Phone
139-F4. *.'... 16
TDIBEB  WAKTED.     ;
Hav^ig leased the mill of Charles
Fahrner for another year, "we are iB
the market for all kinds jof saw timber, especially elm 'and oak. Out
marfiet will permit us to pay yon a
good price, standing or at the mill.
Write, or phone No. 70, an3 we'll be
pleased to call and see what yoa
may have.
33tf. G..P. BRACEY & SON.
Detroit United Lines
Eastern Standard Time.
Between Saline and Ypsilanti
Leaves Saline—
6:50 a- m., 8:410 a. m, and eveiy
two hours to 8:40 p. m, 10:45 p.
m., 1:15 a- m.
Leaves Ypsdlanti—
6:25 «i. mi. 7:40 a. m., and every
two hours So 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 Ypsilanti
for Detroit and Jaekson.
In effect May 18. 1920,
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