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THE
OBSERVER
VOLUME 45
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHi, THURSDAY, JULY 22,1926
NUMBER 43
THE PIRATES OF OLD
Buried Their Gold
FOR SAEE-KEEPMG
Security of possession has .always been
the first instinct of man. Many a hiding
place has been lost or f oirgotten—even in
our present day-
There is no secret hiding plaice that can
compare with the absolute Safety of bur
Fire and Burglar-Proof Vaults! In them
nothing can be lost nor discovered and
appropriated by others.
Boxes—$1.00 a year and up
Saline Savings Bank
The One Story Bank on the Corner
Member of Federal Reserve Rank
The Quality Grocery
PHONE 86
FOR GOOD THINCtS TO EAT
Have Yon Ever Traded With Us!
Do you like to miss a good tiling, especially 'something that your neighbors ame -en-joying* fno-m day
to day?
Try Trading at This Grocery Store
Those neigKboirs of yours have, known ag-ood thing
for a| long time. 'They haveiT3e;en TRADING WITH
US--getting tlie very best -of GROCERIES, and
FOODSTUFFS at the lowest possible prices.
Phone 86 MARTIN   POUSS
THEY ALL say that spark plugs, seldom foul,
that gasoline doesn't g*et Into thie crankcase-
when they insist upon STAEBLER .GASOLINE
As low priced as any you can buy!
CASolTNf
STAEBLER-KEMPF OIL CO.
PHONE 242-F2
SALINE. MICH.
Summer Groceries
•
A proper diet requires that we eat a different
variety of foods during the warmer months.
The consumption of heavy foods should be lessened and those of a lighter nature substituted.
We have anticipated your needs in summesr
groceries and you will find our stock 'complete,
groceries and you will find our stock complete and
a high standard of excellence maintained.
E. H. COOK & SON
A Good Provider
GREEN AND HIS BAND
FOB CHAUTAUQUA
lY-uous Musical Organization Return-
ing to Cliairt-UKiiia "Platform
After a Tear's Absence.
TITUS & O'BRIEN.ABE    ,    i*
PROGRESSIVE CONTRACTORS
Furnish Employment to Many Men at
Good Wages.
fflftlinifiat (§lb ppnplrs Home. (EbcliTa, fRiri-igan
Tliis poem,, written by the Era*.. Reuben Crosbjr of Saline, "was read
"at ihe dedication of thc new -wing of thc Chelsea Methodist Home: a
memorial to Dr. ancl Air.*. Marquis F. High, which gives splendid
accommodation .to a numlier who were upon the waiting list. .Tlie
dedication 'Occurred on Alay 15th, 1926. and thc poem written at the
request of the programme "Committee
For all tlie joy that this glad day affords us,
Accept '0 Lord thy peoples song of praise,
And bless we pray to their intended service
These walls that unto Thee our hands have raised.
This home/at first a thoug-Tit, that stirred to action
The sympathetic hearts of friends now gone,
Expands to meet the present time's requirements,
That still may come, as years go speeding on.
It stands today a home secure and stable,
A worthy sacrifice in brick and stone,
Proof of the Church's kindly ministration,
To meet the needs of those she calls her own.
A sheltering roof, with friendships true and tender,*
A safety isle for those in life's old age;
A genial place for calm a©d quiet waiting
Till they are called to turn earth's final page.
We thank Thee, Lord, that many tired travellers
Have found herein" a place of quiet rest,
And answered here the Awaited call that brought them
Reunion in the home land of the blest.
And may Thy church forever say to pilgrims,
Alone, or bowed beneath the weight of years,
Come ye apart and rest -awhile in comfort,
And free from all anxiety and fears.
We dedicate it to the holy uses
Of those of Thine who watch life's setting sun, •
A gift of love pure and disinterested
To those whose toiling days on earth are done.
We thank Thee, Lord, for all the faithful helpers
Who, through the years, for current needs have cared;
Giving in time and thought unstinted service,
And still to carry on are quite prepared.
May steadfast friends through all the coming seasons
Be raised to do this work so well begun;
Or to expand it as may be required,
Till time and need their lengthened course have run.
Then surely, when the sun of their existence,
Sinks where no human eyes can clearly see,
The Lord who noted all at last will answer,
"In serving thus, ye did it unto Me.' "
Here, too, where'kindly deeds are not forgotten,
Though none may fully realize their sum,
The blessed seeds that men through life have scattered.
Shall; yield a hundred-fold in. years to come.
And yonder, where the wof*k of life is valued
By One who knows the worth of every deed,
Those serving and those served shall have in fulness,
The life that evermore is life indei-d.
' So great has been the demand fo-r
return engagements of Green and his
band, tlie Damous rnusicail organization which two years ago delighted
chautauqua audiences on the circuit,
of which our community is a part,
the program builders have arranged
for a return tour. We arc very fortunate -in getting this great band
this season. Good ,m>usie presented in
a way which keeps t he audience wondering what -pleasing surprise is
coming next, is but one of the. reasons
for the popularity of this band. It
will be the feature on the third after-*
noon of our chautauqua.
The    three    act    .dialect    comedy.
"The  Babble,"   is   the   attraction   for
the opening night session.    This is a
dejUghitMiil play, presented by an   all-
star cast,  headed, by Arthur J. Beri-
ault. veteran character actor.   Another   dramatic   production   of   quite   a
different type is the spectacular and
fantastic    play,    "A    Message    from
Mars."    Scenically this is said to be
; one of the most pretentious present-a-
i tions  ever offered to chautauqua pa-
• t.rons  and   ft  will   undoubtedly   be   a
i fitting climax to the week's entertain-
i mont  antl enjjoyment.
|     Dr. Harry G. Hill, in a psychology
] lecture,    "An    Undiscovered   World,"
I and Ward B. Flaxington- ,in  his challenge   lectuiire,    "The    Patriotism    of
Peace," and Ethel L.  Irwin in an interesting travel  leictn.re on   "Mexico"
will Interest the lecture going and information  seeking citizen.
Fryie & Co., magicians and illusionists, with two musicians in the company, wil.1 provide .on the second day,
Programs which will surprise and
mystiify all, while Tho Harmony
Maids on the fourth, day wilt present
a program> oif songs and beautifully
icostumcd novelty numbers which will
appeal to every one.
On the whale, the dates July 28-
August 1 inclusive promise to bring
to this community a program of surpassing interest and one which merits
. and will undoubted .ji draw* a greater
attendance than any of previous
. seasons.
JVhy Fm going
to the Greater
MICHIGAN
STATE FAIR
WHEN  YOUTH   FLAMED  HIGH
Last  Sunday when we were all  over
to  my wife's  cousin   Cherry  Whipple's
! for dinner, I got bantering with Cherry
about our romancing together in the old
days before we both got married (to
somebody else) and Cherry said: "Joe,
seems to mc you're looking kind of old
this year!" "That so," I snorts, "tell
you what I'll do, Cherrj-, I'll take you
to the State Fair in September ancl show
you the best time of your young life.
Midway, horse show, auto races and
we'll have a bottle of pop all by ourselves." Course I wasn't very serious
about it. but just then my wife comes
-up. "What's this—what's' this, taking
Cherry to the Fair?"    "I accept," cuts
. in Cherry. "Joe invited me." Now I've
got to take 'em both!
One of thc newest of the substantial fixims in Saline is that ot Titus
& O'Brien, civtl engineers and cement contractors. Paul Titus iand
Lawrence O'Brien comprise the .company.
Launching out for themselves a
few months .ago they have taken on
and are progressing well with a large
volume of -business. They have completed all of the culvert work for the
county along "Mh17 near Dexter, laid
600 yards of concrete construction for
the D., T. & I. near BLissfield, which
required a carlioad of steel reinforcing, and are engaged in laying a
lvalf-inii'e of corrugrated pipe for the
raihroad company along .us right of
way which will require 'until fall' to
complete. Abcuit a dozen men are
actively engaged on this job. under the
direct-ion of Mr. O'Brien.
Associated with the firm is William
Hooper, in thc capacity of superintendent, and he has supervision of
the work here in Saline, which will
include the laying of '.curbs and gutters along McKay street, in. addition
to the job now .under way at the
Wiedman garage, and which gives employment t,o a number of .men at good
wages.
Titus & O'Brien are successful
■users of the system which includes
cp.leiiun -chloride with Portland content, which hardens ready for traffic in three days, instead of thc usual
three weeks, and are pioneers in the
'•evelopment of this branch of eon-
ci etc construction.
Saline is fortunate in being headquarters 'for such an enterpiri&ing and
hustling firm, as they are bound to
grow with the increasing demands
fer high -class.and rapid construction
work.
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.   Scratch   pads   for  sale   at   this   office.
Complete stocks at lowest prices a»
Dietiker's.
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ETHEL L. IRWIN ,
On the fifth afternoon, a 'lecture-
entertainment quite different than
the ordinary, will be presented by
Ethel L. Irwin, who has traveled extensively in Old Mexico and through
Latin American countries. Miss Irwin
discusses the characteristics and
habits of the Mexican people and explains their social and political institutions. It is her object to create a
better understanding between the
people of the United States and our
Sister Republic because it is upon
understanding that amity and peace
ful relationships are builded. Five
changes of costume are used, showing
the dress common to the upper or
educated classes, as well as the uncultured peon class.
Saline Chautauqua, July 28-Aug. 1
PROGRESS SHOWN
BY COMPARISON
Contrast Between Saline of Today and
a Few Years Ago is Startling.
The old saying, ".Familiarity
breeds contempt." applies to cities as
well, as individuals.
All who have lived in. Saline for
any length of time are inclined to
take a good many things for granted.
We accept as a matter of course our
fine stoires, our good business buildings, anti-active homes, our churiches
and schools, our splendid streets and
sidewalks, up to date sewer and water
systems, efficient electric light and
power srrvice, aiid our Many other ad-*
vantages..
Yet it was not so -many years ago
we did not have many of these things,
or ati least none to compare with those
of the present day. Man*}- old timers
—and they need not be so old, either
—oan iremember certain seasons when
"farmers .could not get- to town through
the mud. They can remember a. good
maniy other inconveniences, too, which
■nho efforts of our progressive citizens
have eliminated.
It is well to think o'f these things
once in a while. It i!s well to reflect
upon ithe progress made here in the
last score of years and to .think how
much finer Saline will be if the same
progress is made during the next
twenty years..
A Sonnet from Nixon' Waterman
Whilst Pa and Ma is dressin' up to go I
To church or somewhere, so Ive heard \
Ma tell
The neighbor women. Pa tears round'
pell mell i
And   turns  tilings  upside. down,   and,
wants to know
Who hid his clothes! and makes  Ma ■
stop and show
Him  where   to   find   them.    Ma she
knows  full well
They're where he kept 'em since he
camie to dwell
In our house; that's been twenty years
.    or so.
And when Ma's   done her level best
to try
To helo Pa so he will  not fuss and
ifret,
And found his clothes, shoes,  collar.'
handkerchief .and  tie.
And there, aint nothin' more for her
ro get,
Pa looks at her,  and with  au awful'
sigh
Says. "Thunderation!   Aint you rdady
yet?" - ,
Wanted—People i» this Yicimity '.
who hare any legal Drifting required I
in the settlemeat of estates, etc, tc-'
have it sent to this newspape*.   Tbe !
PROGRESS   OF   THE  GREATER
MICHIGAN STATE FAIR
The Live Stock exhibit is alwavs one of thc big features of the Fair. This department will be the besl
this year in the whole history of the State Fair.
Special awards in addition to the regular prizes are
made for contests won by Michigan-owned cattle.
O Michiren State Fair 1926
Saline Chautauqua. Julv 28-Auir. 1
SPRUCE WOOD 2000 YEARS OLD
A Piece of wood from a barge or
yacht of ancient Rome has recently
been identified by tho wood technologists of the United Snates Depnirtment
of Ag' iculture as. a Sipecics of spruce.
Tho specimen was recovered from
Lake *N*emi. near Roma This lake is
still famous for its beauty and was a
fashionable resort of Roman nobles at
t!he time of Ca.ligula, about 40 A. D.
It is possible the yacht .firagments had
been submerged nearly 2000 years.
rates are universal in- suc-rt matter?.
and to have -four notleee a*p_>ear in
this _ka**«r it ia eoly aaoasaary to as~E
the probate Jndg* to scad thwn here
WATER DUES
May be pa>d Friday afternoon at the
Savings Bank, Saturday evening at
the Citizens Bank and Saturday evening, July 31 at the Citizens Bank,
or at .my home 'at any time.
FRED LUCKHARDT. Com.
Methodist CimrcSi Notes
Reuben Crosby. Pastor
The services for Sunday, July 25
will be worship at 10:00, Sunday
school ,11:15,. 13pwoi*th League at 6:30,
"worship  at 7:30.
Thursday evening prayer and
praise at 8:00   o'clock.
The week night service has grown
in interest and attendance during
the Eiast week. It reached the
highest] attendance in two years last
week. You are 'cordial"jy invited to
these .meetings.
Christian Science Notes.
The Christian Science society of
Saline holds its services in the hall
ever the Citizens bank. Sunday at
10:30 a. m.
Subject:   Truth.
Testimonial meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:30.
A cordial invitation  is given  to all
S'.incay school immediately follows
the morning sei /ice to which pupil?
under 20 may be admitted.
FOR SALE,
About S acres of nice gsrden and
fruit land wjith now house, right in
Saline village. This place has never
before been offei/ed for sale, but the
owner wislVCs to leave town". If interested call
Willis M. Fowler, Saline
Such popularity is harldy believable
by many here who have lived so nea.r
Southern Michigan's great scenic
gardens, the Irish IHills, but over 4100
•climbed the stairs of Brighton's tower
there over July 4jh and 5th. .tt is
said that fully as many viewed the
grandeur from its twin tower. Folks
from many neighboring states view
the hills each Sunday and the number of visitors increases every week.—
Addison Courier.
For Sale—60 .acres mixed hay near
Ann Arbor. A.  C. Lange, phone 76.
Dr. Henderson's dental office in Saline will be closed "until August 16.
Use Wonder Feed for those chicks.
None better.    Saline Mercantile Co.
Watkins  Quality  Produats.    B.   »V>
Stutz, 210 Harris sstreet, phone 128.
For Sale—Registered Guernsey bull
7 months old- Andrew Girbach, phone:
195-F3. 43
For Sale—Registered O. I. C. sovr
and nine pigs four weeks old. B. L-
Cramer. 42
For Sale—Cleary schorarship,
cheap if taken soon. Wiedman Auto
Company.
DOX'T FORGET TO ORDER THAT
FERTILIZER. SALINE MERCANTILE.
COMPANY.
For Sale—Black mare 9 years old.
weight about 1100. Aliser Allison,
p'hone lSO'-.FB. 43
For Sale—Poland Clvi-na stock hog,
George Bondie, phone 192-F13, the
Sraitlei- farm. 43c
Try our Solite High Test gasoline.
Ths. car will start easier. Wiedman
Auto Company.
For "Sale—Samson Tractor with P. /
& 0     plows.   Pi'icod to sell quickly.
Wiedman Auto Coiinwii.v.
Monuments, Markers and Cemetery
Work of ali kinds.   Jos. L,.Arnct, Aua,
Arbor, Michigan, phone 8914,
Calling  cards,   wedding  invitation-rand announcements, either printed or
engraved, at The Observer office,.
HORSE COLLARS
Buy  your  horse  collars   here   and
save   money,     Henry   O.   Dieterle.
For Sale^—Two good 3-inch tiitfe
lumber wagons, one practically ne>v;.
9-butshel wagon box. Heniry .Cornish-
Phone  195-F21. ' 43
Genuine 13-plate Ford Storage batteries, with rubber case, guaranteed
for one year, only S35.00. Wiedman,
Auto Company.
Wanted—Cattle to pasbuie by tihe
week or season; 60 acres good pasture
with water and, shade near Safine.
A. C. Lange, phone 76.
Whenever in the market tor gumnu
ed labels, get Observer samples and
prices. Our line embraces everything in the label line.
Emil H. Arnold, Optometrist. 22«*
S. Main street, Ann Arbor, specializes;
in Superior eye examination ands
glasses a*t reasonable prices.
1924  FORD   ROtDSTER
Buy it now*!   For  $1"0.00
GEO. V. COOK
Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
Phone 61
Fdr   Sale—Somte   good   house   and
building Ids .in  Saline and Ann Arbor;   also   serwsnaT  large    and small
farms   on   good roar's "ueair  town   on,
easy terms.   A. C. Lange, phone 76.
TOUR PICK
,   Of Several Good Tourings
With s*arters.    $50.00.
GEO. V. COOK
Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
Phone 61
A CLERK who-began to write insurance for us in 1920 hod an income in
1925 of S5600.   Instructions free.
PROVIDENCE MUTUAL
Life Insurance Co.
Nathaniel Reese, Genenal Agent
3012-15  Book   Tower,   Detroit,   Mich.
1923 CHEVROLET COUPE
This  is one of the   Duco  finished
Balloon  tired jobs.    Drive this up to
date auromobil'e and vou'll buy it.
GEO. V, COOK
Authorized  Chevrolet Dealer
Phont 61
A  SCHOOL   TEACHER   joined   our
organization   12   years   ago   and   had
produced  an   application   every week
frr a.11 'his r-a-ioi.    Last year his income was SS000.    Instructions free.
PROA1DENCE MUTUAL
Life Insurance Co.
Nathaniel Reeste. General AsrentJ
3012-15  Book   Towea*.   Detroit," Mich.
92G CHEVROLET TRUCK
W)e have a slightly used 1926 Chevrolet truck jc'ha sis psnd cab. 30x5
fiires on all wheels. This is "he very
lat-est model and can be bought at a
considerable* saving.
GEO. V. COOK
Authorized Chevrolet Dealer,^
Phone 61  -
With Congress adjourned the farmer is safe for another season at
least.
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