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SALINE
VOLUME 45
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MTCH., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11^1926
NUMBER 20
YOU can't use the other fellow's umbrella when the
Rainy Day comes
so
Start a Savings Account with
th<
Saline Savings Bank
The One Story Bank on tlie Corner
Member of Federal Reserve Bank
The Quality Grocery
PHONE 86
FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Send Father Here
For Groceries
He will be able to get a baskeltful of i;he choicest
Groceries you've ever Trad and tlie total cost wiM
surprise, you with, its lowness.   If father is busy, -J
use the phone.   Our delivery service is at your disposal.
Choice fruits and vegetables' in season.
Remember our mottoi, "Quality and Service."
MARTIN FUOSS
Phone 86
Cold-weather, makes it hard for
ordinary lubricating oils to circulate properly and do the work
that's absolutely necessary.
Staebler Winter Oil, a light,,
high-grade lubricant, is needed.
Makes a difference in any mo,t-
or.   Costs no more.
STAEBLER-KEMPF OIL CO.
PHONE 242-F2
SALINE. MICH.
HOME TOWN BREAD
You won't have to coax the kiddies to eat more
of it, once they have tasted Jersey Cream Bread.
It's the kind that'll satisfy their growing appetites
more with every slice. %   .
And it is highly nourishing—we'll baked of the
best of ingredients—the kind that builds sturdy
bodies and rosy cheeks.
Take home a loaf or two for them todayv
the Home Bakery
-GeorgelVasiiington of Today
ANNUAL MEETING OF
SALINE MERCANTILE CO.
Held in tlie Liberty Theatre Thursday of Last. Week.
PLAN TO ACCREB-IT
5 MILLION CHICKS
Tiew "Poultry Improvement Association
IwsgHjcts Hundreds  of .¥loc"ks In
■State.
That about five million "baby chicks
■will "he .certified th.is spring by the
aiiaKlgan Poultry Im-Rptrwemeiit Association is indicated by records in-
the office of J. A. Hannah, secretary
■oi 'the association and extension specialist in* poultry at the ■Michigan college, y
Inspectors, who "work lunder the
Joint supervision of .'ths !poultry department at M. S. C. 'have been out in
••the state since last "November. More
than, 300,000 hens have 'been inspected in about 2,500 different flocks. It
is said that 78 commerical hatch er-
Ses in the state, -with, a combined
hatching capacity ;o'f three million
eggs at one setting, 'have signed the
certification agreements with the
'poultry association.
Assurance for the -purchaser that he
is securing baby -chidks of high qual-<
Ity stock is said to "be the chieif aim
of the certification, iton. General encouragement ot the strict honesty on
the part of all poultry dealers is ex--1
pected to follow t'he 'work of th'e association. ''Truth in.'Advertising" will
b'e insisted lupon vigorously.
About seventy stockholdrers of the
Saline "Mercantile Comipany met in
{ihe Liberty theatre last Thursday af-
terncon for the annual meeting. All
of the old directors, as follows, were
reelected: Herman Gcnsley, Herman
Gross,. Wilbur Cornish, Permann'
Clements; Henry Bredernitz and- Alfred Hertler.
Report* of the mianagea*s of the departments weaje read, and proved interesting to all. assembled. It was
shewn thai? 2'79 carloads of merchandise were handled during the year,
an increase of about 15 per cent over
the previous year,
Moving pictures provided the entertainment feature of the afternoon.
After the "business of tke day was
taken eSre of, the subject ol a chemi-
! cal engine -for  rural  fire  protection
was taken up '.informally and discuss-
I -ed at   length, a good   proportion of
those assembledi <b:eihg iii favor of it.
[A committee was appointed to meet
t with the proper authorities in the vil->
'. la-ge to go into the matter to see if
some arrang^iraen* cannot be arrived
at to afford fire protection" to the rii-
piiM«m»i>«»i«ir '        ral .districts, which! at the same time
tlul *-*■*«» «1!SK would*add to the fatflities in the vil-
MVES IN IPICTURE lage    _ _ expected some action will
be taken along this line "before very
GROCERY   STORE
CHANGES HANDS
Fred Schmfd  Has  Sold   to  Emanuel
Cook aud Son.
Fred Sehmid, who has conducted a j
grocery  here  tor  the  past 15  years,!
and made a signal success of the en- j
terprise, .on Saturday sold his stock to
Emanuel Cook and son, Clarence.
Mr. Cook, Sr., who will conduct the
business personally, needs no introduction to Saline people, having
lived in and close to Saline -practically all his life. His son, Clarence,
\viio will be associated with .him financially, will continue in his pres,-*
ent employment at the. Saline Savings bank.
Mr.  Sehmid has ttaade no definite
plans for the future, except to assure
himself lie will enjoy a. good long vacation from the cares of "business" life.
All will wish foi* the new proprietors a good measure of success in
their new venture.
THE OBSERVES LINEBS
Classified Advertising
lc   PER WORD   EACH   INSERTION
Liberal Discounts on Ads Running a
"Month or Mori*.
Scratch  pads   tor  sale  at  this   office.
For Sale—Five shoats.   Phone 137-
F23.      - 22
Complete stocks at lowest prices at
Dietiker's.
For Sale-—200 hard wood crates. Inquire of Liee Tower.
Highest  prices paid for  chicken*.
Emil Milkey, plione 145-F13.       21
Unconscious, •'
The  fair  Claxabelle was  ambitious;'
To travel was one of her witions.
She went on the ocean
-And felt the ship's Ttnooeaai
And then began feeding the fitlous.
—ToniaTiNews.
Owen Moore  and  Constance Bennett
Display "Coiirage^n ^odft ol
the West.* *'-
long.
*
TOLX ROADS TOR
"  " ' , „   t r TRUCKS ARE SEEN
Dropping several hundred feet from 	
an inidi-no of fire into the rocky' bed _ ._      ., _ ,     .,
of  a river fe <ane .of She hazardous «OTwmn«nt    Leaning    Toward    the
Beals aocoanplsshed  ,by  Owen   Moore
and   Constance   Bennett   during   the
filming of the Zane Grey*-Paramount
production, "Code of the West," com-.
ing to the Liberty Saturday and Sun-.
day.
Rcstoiratlwi!   of   Excise
Inaica'tea.
Tax    Is
Specially "built "toll roads for trucks
are a possibility in the near future,
AUCTION SALE
The farm* having "been sold, the undersigned will soil -at public auction
on the premises. :1 "miles west of Ann
A.rbor and 5 im'iles -north of Saline, on
Ann Arbor and "Saline gravel road, on
Thursday. Fcliruary 25, 1926,
Commencing at 12 o'.clock sharp, the
following described property:
Stock—Bay team 7 and>S -yrs. old,
wt. 250O; bay mare 12 yrs. old. wt.
1400; chestnut gelding 12 yrs. old, wt.
1200; black imare 6 yrs. old, wt. 1500;
saddle horse 13 yrs,. «5ld.
Holstein cow :S .j-rs.'old, was fresh in
Nov.; Holstein 6 yrs. old, was firash
in Dec; Holstein 6 "yrs. old, was fresh
'in Nov.: Jersey 6 yrs. old, due to .call
i.n March: Holstein heifer 6 mos old-,
Holstein bull 8 linos, oldi eligible tt
.register.
S Shna.ts wt. 120 lbs. each: 2 fat
hogs. wt. 225 lbs. eivch; 3 brood sows,
■iue to pig latter part of March; 7t
shoats, wt. 100 lbs. -each; 3S sheet*,
due to lamb in April*. Black Top ram;
115 Plymouth Rock .chickens.
Implements, Etc-—McCormick grain
binder, nearly new McCorimi k mrw-
er and corn "binder. 'Farmers Favorite
grain drill. Clean 'Sweep bay tedder,
Jchn Deere side delivery rake, dump
r-.ke. land roll0!-, springloodh drag,
single dis,c, 60-tooth --drag, Davie 2-
"•iorsc earn planter, clover buncher. 2
2-horse corn cultivators, Oliver walking plows, nearly new corn shelter,
Plymouth fanning mull, Faiirbank
scale. 2 wide tire lumber wagon", 2
flat hay racks, dump scraper, 2. gravel
"bottoms, 7-ho-rse gas engine, tank
hea.t.c.r, galvanized tanks, 40 crates,
2 caldron kettles with jackets, thirty
strain bags, 3 sets o'f slings. 2 good
"bu'g.glies and 1 not so good, 1*locksmith
Forge and anvil, post drill, .never been
used; 135 oak posts. 1000 feet of lum-
Portland cutter better, than new, spray
rig 2 wagon jacks, ice sa-iv, 4 pairs of
i.ce tongs, 3 sets double harness, light
("riving hr-.r-ness, 2 hog coops, 50-ft.
extension ladder, 14-ft. extension ladder, 2 short- ladders, hog hook "and
scrapers, forks, shovels, boes and
mm.ny small tools. DeLaval cream separator, "bainrel churn, 3 20-gal. creeks,
m'ilk pails, 4 barrel's eider, 'fence
stretcher, log tongs, grindstone, crosscut saw. seed sower, canthook, stump-
puller, 2 log chains, 2 light dhaiin,*-,
beetle and wedges, stoneboat. Jewel
range, sheet iron stove, some lvouse-
hoVl goods.
Six tons timothy and 2 tons alfalfa
hay, 300 bu. oats, some barley. 350 bu.
.corn, 25 shocks corn, some ensilage,
-.2 bu. timothy seed.
One year's time at 6 per cent.
BLMER CLOUGH.     '.
George J. Klager. Auctioneer. t
Arthur Armibruster,, Clerk. i
"The scene   required  ware  nerve  ac<J0TaiTrg to.experts who are study-
than ^anything il have ever seen,' de-  .      ..,     _ ... „ , _     _,,	
dared Director William K. Howard, lnS «"- transporation problem. The
after it was -over. "Yet neither Mr. tendency to look Tipon the truck as a
Moore nor Miss sBennett would agree dividend paying transportation vehi-
to use a double. Tihey displayed what de to the railroad., is evidenced by
■I ibelieve is -one of the greatest bits of ' akin, to the railroad, is evidenced by
courage ever'brought out in a motion . action of tlie senate in. restoring the
jp'tetune." ! three -per cent 'excise  tax on trucks
In the .photoplay  both  Moore   and Which the liouse had eliiimnated.
.Miss Bennett are hemmed in on  all       Trucking  lines  are in  direct com-
■s'ides;bv a S.er,rific'forest fire and their  "Petition    With    the    -railroads,,-,   and
•only .hope o'f escape is to jump  into many  members of  congress   lean  to
the river far 'below.    They make the  t'he -view they should pay a-    tax 'for
leap  and land, in the stream- where
tliey   are   immediately  rescued   by   a
Party** wsLittug -on 'the bank.
^This scene comes as  a fitting and
thr>. injury' they do to the roads. The
interstate roads now bu-ilt with fed-
era"! aid 'money are primarily for the
passenger -vehicles.   "With more than
tremendous climax to a series of "tense ball the famiilies In th.e* county poss-
dramatic events -which, have their be-
Simnlng when iMiss Bennett, who im-
essing -passenger cars, it is inconciev-
alile that- congress Will long continue
personates   a   vivacious   flapper from   to tax 'these vehicles. The same can
the  east,   goes  west  for  her  health,
vamps Moono, a sturdy young cowboy,
not "be said of tlie truck.
The trucks are cutting
in heavily
and then deliberately turns him down "n.   the   railroads.     Once  goods   are
■.when he proposes. „ loaded   into   a   freight   car they .can
The   cowboy,   unaccustomed  to  the be  carried more    cheaply than   any
•viewpoint of the-east, where such con- other way.    But the tnick can  do a
'duct  is  l'iglith-  regarded,  determines deer to-doar   service    and    eliminate
to teach her a"'les.son. He kidnaps her, fl*e crating and. handling charges in-
Twces her.,  at the point of a gun, to cident    to   ian,y    railroad    shipment.
Marry him and then carries "her off to Shipment 1-y   truck-often results in a
ivis cabin in the forest wilderness. It
'is th.~.rc that the forest fire traps
them and then—well, then .comes one
savins'- of.hundreds of dollars in boxing alone.
It would  be   manifestly   unfair   to
of tne mightiest thrills ever flashed  r-s1"- tl,e   general taxpayers to pay for
on the screen. . . building   "highways   used   ex-clusiveliy
"iCade .off ttoe West" was adapted to fo'' tr.-ic.ks. It is said that trucks
tlie screen by Lucien Hubbard under covering a .regular route of 100
the personal supervision of Zane Grey, mile- or over. Will imake 10 times the
"Besides Moore and Miss Bennett, the, wofi.1: for their owre'-s that an equal
oast boasts such well known and well* length of railroad would make,
liked players as Mal'el Ballin, Charles
Ogle and David "Butler.
"MOST TAT  TAXES
UNDER  1»25   LAW
Under  authority  cf  an
by   the   1925   Legislature,
the tax ..commissioner   to
socalled ■charita'bl.e, religious and educational   institutions   ta   determine
whether  it  is  being -used solely  for
these     purposes,     Geo.rge    E.    Lord,
chairman o'f the tax commission, has
had an exhaustive iuvestigotion.   He
has decided that Y. M. C. A. .and Y.
Townshli* Tax Notice
■ I will be at Citizens Bank Saturday,
February 20 and at'the Savings Bank
Saturday, February 27.   All taxes not
act passed   ,,;,-,*  Pn   or  before  Febr'uarv  27  will
dirGctin0"
investigate have 2 ver cent adc*ed as,fces.   Let's
go, and make it snappy.
Floyd  Rhoades,
Township Treasurer.
NOTICE
Having sold   my business,   I    will
W^C" ^_-, pi"°.Pert;v .shaliu'not,e5° \.scot   appreciate it if    all knowing    themselves indebted .'to me will   call as
soon as possible and take care of the
Fred Sehmid.
free." His inquiries .thus far have
disclosed that properties in these
classes charge for their facilities and
inraany instances make a profit. Ac- Same..
cording to Mr. Lord they are in direct competition with hotels, boarding houses, and other business which
pay taxes. The extent of taxable liability will be determined by personal investigation.
Parochial     schools   probably    will	
continue to be tax exempt under the      For Sale—Four Holstein cows;  13
hZ ^,o!;!n,P^rd,-tat*d   -that- ^ Fine W0(jl breeding'ewes, will lamb
lias   not   completed  his  inquiry   into
For Sale—r800 bu. good corn; cheap
pair of horses; flat rack, wagon,
double harness; red sow with pig. A.
Sehmid, phone 145-F4.
the status of these schools, but thev
undoubtedly are educational institutions entitled -to encouragement.
If they were to be taxed out of business it would -mean a great'drain on
the tax payers -of every commiunity
because^new
be   provided     to    accommodate
parochial pupils, he said.
April 15; and some tools.   C. C. Coon,
8 miles west of Saline. 21
For Safe—5 tops alfalfa hagy, McCormick   corn  harvester,  Nisco   ma-
schools would 'have to  nure spreader, wide tire wagon.   C. C.
the  Coon, S miles west on M-23.
"Property "Buyers Attention.
Have houses in Saline. Milan and
Ann Arbor for immediate possession.
Farms. Also good building lots. Buying Real Estate, your purchase is an
investment wisely .made. Think it
over.   A. C. Lange. Saline,   phone 76-
i     Lost—Painter's drop .cloths.  Finder
please notify Frank Camburn.   20tf
For Sale—A quantity of alfalfa
hay. Herman Bartels, R. F. D. 2,
Milan. v 21
DO YOU KNOW
That the price of a New Improved
Chevrolet Truck complete with 6x8
rack and cab, is only S690 delivered
in Saline?
GEO. V. COOK
Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
Phone 61
Sales Representatives
We have openings for several men
and women .who are "above the average. Don't dicker away with .commodities that have been done to death;
got hold of something that is worth
While, where salary is only limited
by ability and work. . Enquire P. O.
Box H, Saline,
FOR SALE—FARMS
We have farms, all prices and sizes.
If you are looking for a -farm at a
reasonable price give me a call and
I will be glad to show you wliat we
have on. hand.
LEWIS ERNST. ■•
303 N.  Ann Arbor St.  Saline, Mich.
F0R~SUiE       "
55-Acrc Farm
Close to town on Ann Arbor road;
5 "acres" of wheat, 10 acres timber;
good, fair .building. Price. tight.
Willis M. Fowler.
The Federattici ChMi
"       S. T. Dunk, Pastor.
Morning worship at 10:30, Bible
school at 11:45, evening service at
7:30.
On Thursday at 7:00 p. m. the regular prayer and praise service will
be held, at the close of which the
young people will have their meeting. These meetings have been a
real success and young people are invited to attend.
Chocolate Drops," Special, S*;0 centa
per pound. Saline Candy Miteheii.
For  Sale—2  second  hand  kitchen
ranges, cheap.   H. Gross & Son.
Watkins Quality Products. E. W-.
Stutz, 210 Han-is sstreet, phone 128..
Get your supply of Wonder Starting
Mash far those clucks. Saline Mercantile Co.
Methodist Church Notes
Reuben Crt-sby. Pastor
Sunday next at morning service at
10:00, the sacrament of the Lord's
Smpper will be administered, preceded by the sacrament of baptism for
any who desire .it, children or
adults. All .who desiire to receive
the sacrament are invited to do so,
as there is no denominational restriction.
Sunday school at 11:45, Epworth
League mission study at 6:30 p. m.
The 7:30 service will- be a Father
and Son service, with all Scouts and
their fathers especially invited. The
address will be approprate to the occasion.
Thursday evening, service of
prayer and praise, at 7:30.
As we enter the Lenton period let
us s«ak the high test, good of it, for
ourselves and otihers, and tliis we
may do by giving God the first place
in our lives and remembering the
Savior's hungry vigil in the wilderness as a part of the price. He
paid for our 'redemption. Let us
watch and pray with Him. fast occasionally, and seek more earnestly
t-he living bread, which He alone can
give. • s
Tho nu.rch.aise of 25 acre-; of land
on" Washington lake near the intersection of the Monroe and Chicago
turnpikes at Cambrige Junction as a
penmaaent camp site for the boy
scouts of Monroe and Lenawee counties was announced Monday by officers
of the .Wolverine Council. The land
is part of the Billmeyer estate and
was purchased by the scouts' committee for §6,000.—Dundee Reporter.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish  to thank the many friends
and neighbors who so kindly remembered  me with  a Valentine shower.
Mrs. Ed. Stierle.
Christian Science Notes.
The Christian Science society of
Saline holds its services in the hall
over the Citizens bank, Sundav al
10:30 a. m.
Subject:   Mind.
Testimonial meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:30.
A cordial 'invitation is given to all.
Sunday school immediately follows
the morning service to which pupil?
under 20 may be admitted.
For Sale—Six lid Jungers range,
first class condition. W. L. Elfring,
North Ann Arbor* street, phone 131.
Don't forget to come and pick out
your new' spring hat at tbe Hulda
Slvoppe. Prices range from $4.00 .up.
Over the Westphal Restaurant.
For Sale—Black well matched
team, weight 2S00; wide tire wagon,
gravel box, heavy harness. Complete
outfit or' separately. A. C. Lange,
306 Henry street, Saline. IS
For Sale^—Milan property, 3-ii
acres, p. o' ho-ise, barn, poultry
hou-:i-. fnr1- fTe~ -*nd* shrubbery.
Goo;" o'1'-- a'jon s!te Bargain for im-
<-  ■- i  i.   ----Ip.    Cash  or terms.    A. C.
"n  e, Sal;-*'. ■ ' 31
PA1*    SAT .IF,    .
jVriv (i-Rooin House
Gfiu-'l'i-te "n ev-.ry defail, fine full
size lot with garage; paved street
with paving tax fully paid. A good
discount off "price for cash. Williis
M. Fowler.   * . ,
Par Sale—Pure bred S. C. White
Legorn cockerels, Hollywood strain.
A. C. Lange. 18
Try our Solite High Test gasoline.
The car will start easier. Wiedman
Auto Company.
' To Rent^—Three living rooms; also
for sale, Ford 2-door sedan. John
•Feuerbacher, Jr. -      22
Monuments, Markers and Cemetery
Work of ali kinds. Jos. L, Arnct, Ann
Arbor, Michigan, phone 8914.
Don't miss the Dollar Day bargains
Friday and Saturday, February 19.
and 20 at Mack & Co., Ann Arbor..
Genuine 13-plate Ford Storage batteries, with rubber case, guaranteea!*
for one year, only $16<50. Wiedman.
Auto Company.
VETERINARY SURGEON
Dr. E. B. Miller, 1308 Broadway,
Ann Arbor, phone 3740. Calls answered promptly. 24
FERTILIZER
Get our prices on Fertilizer before
you buy your spring supply.     Salinei*
Mercantile Co.
TRUCKING
We are prepared to do any kind of
trucking, stock a specialty. Johnston
& Pierce, phone 152. 18tf
Substantial savings await you on
Dollar Day at Mack & Co., Ann Arbor.
Look for the bargains Friday and
Saturday!
Your car will start easier if stored
in a warm garage. We have clean,
warm, fireproof space to rent- 'Wiedman Auto Company.
Emil H. Arnold, Optometrist. 220
S. Alain street, Ann Arbor, specializes
in superior eye examination and
glasses at reasonable prices.
NOW
Buy a genuine Exide 13 plate bat-.
terv for $16.50
GEO. V. COOK
Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
•  Phone 61 *
Farmers ana Village Property Owhctb
Attention!   If you yant to sell farms
or city property, please call
LEWIS ERNST.
303 N.' Ann Arbor  St.,  Saline, Mich.
FORD TOURING CAR
With starter, only-?50.00.
GEO. V, COOK
Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
* Phone 61
Baby Chicks. Puirebred. Michigan
Accreditesd. Come and see our big
modern hatchery and find out about
our methods of chick production. If
you cannot come, write for full information. Washtenaw Hatchery. Geddet
Road, Ann Arbor. jel6.
Let Us Tan Tour Hides and Skins
Fur coats, robes and ladies' furs.
We can make you a garment from
your hide or skin 'for less than 'half
of what- j-ou would pay retail. Send
for booklet of prices; we' can sare
you money. George W. Pentland. 17
Adrian street, Blissfield, Mich..       23
FORD ROADSTERS
We   have   several   Ford   roadsters
with boxes for less than $50.00.   Just
the thing for the farmer.,
GEO. V. COOK
Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
Phone 61
1923 CHEVROLET TQURIN
• We have several 1923 touring can
to clear out at prices from $100 up.
See them now.
GEO. V, COOK
v Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
Phone* 61
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