1937-08-19; Saline Observer

              THE
SALINE
OBSERVER
VOLUME 56
SALINE,   WASHTENAW   COUNTY,   MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1937
NUMBER 46
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First Frame House Baiit la This Community
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o be or
Service to You
Is a Pleasure
To Us
The
Saline Savings
Bank
The One Story Bank On the Corner
Electric Fence Units
Either A. C. or Battery Type
Now is a good time to get those pullets started
on Larro Egg Mash. They should be in full production soon, for all indicatins point to better egg
prices. If they need worming we have the correct
remedy. For lice and mites we have Roost Spread
and Magic Nest Eggs that sure do the business.
You can't go wrong with Larro Dairy feed and Calf
meal either.
Bran, Mids  and Hominy
L
Cole's
PHONE 47
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SALINE
Among  the many interesting oldf    Horace Parsons lived where Chris.
houses in this vicinity is that oh the
Briggs farm, now owned hy Mrs,
Ruth Bond Hoyt This was the
first frame house built in this
community, erected in 1829 by Orrin
Parsons, grandfather of Mrs. Mable
Case of this city.
The road running past the house
Dieterle now resides. He and his
brother, Roswell, who lived in the
DePuy house, owned and operated
the flour and feed mill now owned
by Frriis & Brackel. Horace Parsons' son, Charles, lives on McKay
street and is an authority on wool.
His sister, Mrs. Minnie Norman,  is
to the north and south was the orig- also a resident of Saline. They are
inal Saline-Monroe road, built of grandchildren of Orrin Parsons, the
planks. The front part of the build- pioneer who founded the home in
ing is just as it was then but an ad-   this vicinity.
dition has been fastened to it during' Orrin Parsons, Jr., was in the
the years since. "While remodeling: lumber business for ' a number of
and building the addition it was dis- i years. Mrs. Mable Case is his daugh-
covered that the house was fastened
together with wooden pegs in place
of nails, as was the custom then.
There was a full basement and this
is 'still well preserved. Prior to the
days of refrigeration basements were
an important factor in Keeping the
food as well as storing it.
Orrin Parsons was the father of a
large family, eight of whom Jived 1 o
manhood and womanhood. The
daughters were Melissa,' Zilpha, Re>
becca and Sara; the sons, Orrin, Roswell, Horace and Cornelius. Miss
Sara never married. She was a
dressmaker and found plenty to do
making the rounds of her brothers''
and sisters' families, for dresses in
those days were made of many yards
of cloth, lining, stiffening braid, lace, _
etc. It required many clicks of the
needle to make a dress.
Melissa married A. D. Sumner.
They had two daughters, Flora and
Clara, who were married in the
house their grandfather built. Flora
married J. W. Hull, who was the
leading hardware merchant in Saline
for many years and his daughter,
Miss Cora, is a great-granddaughter
Clara married Dexter Briggs and
they lived on the old farm. Three
daughters were born to this union.
When they grew to young woman-'
hood and the time arrived for then*
marriage, they too chose the old
homestead for the nuptials. These
weddings were those of Clifford
Shaw to Mary Alice Briggs, John
Mitchell to Florence, and Jay R.
Watson to Fannie Mae, the latter
wedding taking place June 18. 1906.
Luther Briggs is a son, and also
Sumner Briggs of Adrian.
Zilpha married "William H. Davenport, who became the leading citizen and merchant of Saline, also the
first banker. Up to that time merchants kept their money hidden in
a keg of nails. Mr. Davenport purchased the first safe used here. Other
merchants came to him and requested that he keep their money in
it. In this way he gradually became custodian of their funds and
later was instrumental in getting
the bank chartered here. He was
loved and respected by all who knew
him. Saline benefited by the presence of himself and wife for they
were always interested in community
betterment The splendid library
which we enjoy today was the gift
of Mx- and Mrs. Davenport.
Rebecca married James Brown and
they settled .on a farm north of
town, where they prospered.
ter.
Cornelius Parsons ran a general
store where now the C. F. Smith
Company is located on Michigan
avenue. It is said that the woodwork in this store was exceedingly
beautiful, the counters being of
black walnut. At that time the door
was in the middle with windows on
either side. His son, Grove L. Parsons, like his father, is a Michigan
avenue merchant, but he specializes
in gents' furnishings.
The old house has stood through
storm and time, smiling placidly in
the summer and affording shelter
and warmth in the winter. Many
have known tlie joys of its fireside.
The stranger has been taken in and
the friend graciously entertained.
Through days of affluence and days
of perplexity the same spacious shelter and refuge have been extended
to those who knew it as home. With
huge trees shading the lawn, it has
witnessed many a beautiful garden
party in the days that are gone
when lavender scented the ah-, when
young maids grew to womanhood
within its walls. Thus today the old
homestead lives in its memories of
gayety and sadness interwoven with
remembrance of charity and kindness.
A secret underground tunnel on
this place was once the shelter of
frightened runaway slaves, fearful
lest they be discovered and returned
to their masters to meet a worse
fate than that from which they had
escaped. From here they were smuggled into Canada, where they became legally free. And in the era
following the abolishment of slavery
the same tunnel, which had been a
veritable heaven for the oppressed
and abused, became the hideout of
horse thieves. Sometimes even the
horses were hidden in the tunnel for
weeks at a time.
Today the glamour and grandeur
of the old homestead belong to the
past. Modern transportation with
its 60-miles-an-hour machines speeds
along the concrete winding in and
out among the hills like an endless
silver ribbon. Highways are built
from a practical and economical
vie%vpoint, hence the stream of hurrying, scurrying 20th century folk
pouring along the highway a few
miles away never see the quaint old
homestead, never hear the legends
connected therewith, aiid miss something of the wealth of romance and
history belonging to this particular
territory.
Simplicity The Keynate
Of Wedding Ceremony
Uniting   in   Marriage   Miss   Lucile
Clara Theurer and air. Stanley
Buta on Saturday.
For Sale—Harvest apples.   Phone
191-F11. 45tf
Wolverine Shoes wear longer, cost
no  more.    At Parsons'.
Use    Good   Luck   Laying   Mash
Saline Mercantile Company.
Alfred Manley Young
Of Saline Township
Passed   Away   at His   Heme   Last
Thursday Afternoon at
the Age of 73.
Alfred Manley Young of Saline
township passed away at his home
last Thursday afternoon at the age
of 73 years. Deceased was born
June 27, 1874, in Edgewood, HI., and
was four years old when he came
to Michigan, living in Saline township practically all his life.
For 15 years Mr. Young operated
a milk route. Ten years ago he
built a gas station adjoining his
home on US-112, west of town, which
he still operated. July 15, 1903, he
was married to Lydia Scherff of
Streator, 111.
He is survived by his wife and
three daughters, Miss Majorie, at
home, Mrs. Walter Harris of Saline
township and Mrs. Paul Wiedmayer
of Clinton; three brothers, James and
Alden of Ann Arbor and Edward of
Clinton. Mrs. Austin. Robison of Saline township and Mrs. Fred Stimpson of Saginaw are sisters. He is
also survived by several nieces and
■nephews.
Funeral services .were at 1:30
Sunday afternoon with Rev. W.
Breitenbach in charge. Burial was
in Oakwood cemetery.
CARD  OF THANKS
We .wish to thank our friends,
neighbors and relatives for their acts
of kindness shown by them during
our recent bereavement in the loss
of our beloved husband and father.
We also want to thank Rev. Breitenbach for his comforting words.
Mrs. Young and children.
Experiences Related At
Meeting Of Rotary Club
Incidents of Childhood Provide Much
Interest; Vocalists Perform;
Three Guests Present.
A rather unique program was enjoyed by Rotarians at their meeting
at The Tavern last Thursday noon.
It was an "experience" session, during which as many of the members
as had time related interesting incidents connected with their childhood
Too bad we couldn't have taken them
down in shorthand and relay them
to you, for they were very interesting.
A week ago Thursday, birthdays
of four members was observed and
they elected to sing their way to
freedom from the usual tax, the
"artists" being Messrs. Henne, Keveling and Trout with G. C. Town-
send directing. Last week "Wanny"
Cook and "Allie" Burkhardt performed vocally.
Guests at the meeting were Emil
Ahrens, secretary of the' Tecumseh
club, E. P. Nutting of Moline, HI..
and E. J. Bodley of Quincy.'
Simplicity was the keynote in the
wedding ceremony that took place
at the country home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Theurer, uniting in marriage
their daughter, Lucile Clara, to Mr.
Stanley Buta of Gaines, Michigan,
August 14th.
The bridal party took its place
at 2 p. m. before the colonial staircase with an arrangement of garden
flowers of peach gladiolus, white cosmos and asparagus fern for background.
The wedding service was read by
Rev. Adolf Lederer, pastor of Trinity
Lutheran church, in the presence of
members of the immediate families,
and friends, from Cadillac, Howell,
Ann Arbor and Saline.
The bride's gown was of floor
length peach organza.over satin. The
Elizabethan rolled collar formed a
neckline from which an aquamarine
grograine ribbon formed the bodice
tying in the back in long streamers
to accent the tiny train of the gown.
With this she wore a small net cap
with a shoulder length veil matching
the gown in color. Her arm bouquet
consisted of pink roses, white sweet-
peas and swansonia interwoven with
tulle and tied with satin ribbon.
Miss Florence Ehnis attended the
bride and was attired in a gown of
aquamarine chiffon over satin with
high neckline and puffed sleeves. Her
arm bouquet was of Talisman roses
and snapdragons tied with peach ribbon.
Mr. Buta was attended by Mr.
Coye Hoover of Howell.
Following the ceremony light refreshments were served buffet style
The dining table was centered with
Talisman roses and delphiniums and
tall lighted tapers.
The bride's traveling costume was
a dress of navy blue marquisette,
white felt hat and white accessories.
She also wore a corsage of pink
roses and sweetpeas that had been
cleverly concealed in her wedding
bouquet. <
Mrs. Buta is a graduate of Michigan State Normal College, having a
degree in music. For the past six
years she has been an instructor and
supervisor of music and art in the
Howell public schools.
Mr. Buta attended the Pontiac
Business Colloge and General Motor's Tech. school at Flint and is employed "by the General Motors Com-
oany in the Chevrolet accounting department at Flint.
Mr. and Mrs. Buta are on a ten-
dav motor trip through northern
Michigan and Canada and after September 1st will be at home to their
friends at 1416 Lapeer street, Flint,
Mich.
W. E. Dietiker, licensed embalmer
and undertaker.    Phone  175-F2.
For   Rent—Furnished    apartment.
Herman Bredernitz, phone 270.
For Sate—Two O. I. C. brood sows.
Charles Schultz, phone 257-F2.   47
Dr. Hess' Stock and Poultry Tonic
now on sale by Saline Mercantile Co.
For Sate—Oak dining room suite
in good condition. Ray Davis, phone
69-F2. 45tf
Wanted—Plain sewing or mending. Will patch overalls. Box F,
Saline. 45x
Radio repairing, all makes. Stevens & Bush, or caE Otto Foster,
phone 55.
For Sale—Beautiful thoroughbred
white Collie puppies. Martin Fuoss,
phone 184-F3. 45tf
See or write Toonan & Johnson,
Milan, for demonstration of Schult
house  trailer. 48
For Sale—60 Barred Rock pullets;
reasonable. 216 South Ann Arbor
St., phone 82.
Sand, gravel,, cinders, rock, black
dirt, manure. General trucking, ashes.    Call phone 223-F3 27tf
Some handsome new colors, Women's Silk Hose, Service and Chiffon
weights,   69c,  at Parsons'.
Make a five-gallon test of Ford
"Benzol" today. Now for sale by
the Wiedman  Auto  Company.
For Sale—Single bed, 3-piece enameled bedroom suite, reasonable.
Call evenings.    309 E. Mich, Ave.
For Sate—Screened gravel, immediate delivery, from Seyler's pit
Phone 780-F3 or 23875, Ann Arbor.
Lost—On East Mich. Ave. solid
gold brooch, size of 50c piece; keepsake. Reward if returned to this
office.
Interesting Story
About Germany
People Look Healthy and Well Fed;
Women Do Bulk of Heavy
Work; Spoils Their Beauty.
SALINE  Cm TAXES DUE
I will be at the Citizens Bank on
Saturday, August 28, to receive city
taxes. This will be the only up town
date; may be paid at my home at
any other time.
Frank Camburn. Treasurer.
CARD  OF THANKS
I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the fruit flowers, etc..
received by me while I was in the
hospital and since Tetfirning home.
Miss Augusta Josenhans.
To tell it is to sell it
Make yourself necessary.
A rather .interesting story has
drifted to us from a Michigan
woman who recently returned from
Germany. She with several friends
visited relatives in that country.
They say the people all look healthy
and well fed, the women do the
heavy work and leave the lighter
jobs for the men. However pleasant
it 'may be for the menfolk, the
women grow old looking long before
their American sisters, who have
things much easier. Women of 30
look like women of 60 in this
country, they say.
Sugar- is an expensive item on
the bill of fare and the common
people do not use much of it. They
have learned to eat fresh fruit
without any sugar on it. Gasoline
is also expensive and there are not
many autos in the country. Those
who were taken for a ride in the
American car- experienced a sensation akin to seasickness, thus proving they are not used to the vehicle
used so commonly here. Farmers
draw hay by hitching a cow to the
wagon; perhaps he may have one
horse and use that and a cow for a
team. No land is spared for a lawn
as in this country. The gardens are
planted to the very door. The stable
is attached to the house with only
a wall to divide them.
Waitresses are paid on the average
55 a month in the large cities. Milk
is carried to the creamery in the
pails in which it was milked. When
bread is ready for the oven it is
placed atop the womens' heads and
carried to the bakery from whence
it returns light and delicious. The
people are thrifty and hard working
and they manage to get along in
spite of taxes and changing laws.
However, personally, the dear old
XT.' S. A. for tis.
Still time to fill your coal bin at
reduced prices. Orders promptly filled. Muir Hardware. Hardware, Coal,
Paints.
For Sale—-Five choice registered
Shropshire yearling ewes, also splendid yearling rams. Jesse Hewens,
Route One, Ypsilanti, Michigan.   46
Parmak Electric Fence Unit, controls 25 miles fence; all you need is
a Hot-Shot Battery. Come in for
demonstration.    Cole's Feed Store.
Eyes examined. Best glasses made
at lowest prices. U of M. graduate.
45 yrs. in practice. Dr. L. O. Gibson,
Oculist, 549 Packard St. Ann Arbor.
Radio Sendee. All makes, parts
and tubes; also gas, oil and accessories, groceries, candy, tobacco. Art's
Service Station, Saline-Pleasant Lake
Roads.    Saline phone   181-F13.
For Sale—1 3-yr.-old fresh Jersey
cow, calf by side; 1 6-yr.-old Jersey
cow, calf by side; 2 Holstein fresh
cows, calves by side; several springer heifers and cows. Ambrose Ernst,
phone 190-F2.
REWARD
DEAD OR ALIVE
Farm animals removed promptly
Highest prices always paid. Phone
collect to Ann Arbor 2-2244. Central
Dead Stock Co. 34t£
1932 FORD  TUDOR
1930 FORD   COUPE
1982 CHEVROLET TRUCK
1929 CHEVROLET COACH
COOK MOTOR  SALES
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
BARGAINS IN TRACTORS
Used Farmall with mew tractor
guarantee; several 10-20 tractors.
several good! used McOormiCk corn
binders. Herman Heininger, phone
33.
THE OBSERVER LINERS
~   Classified Advertising
6c per line first insertion. 4te per linr
each subsequent insertion.
-.nNEVrUM CHARGE. 25 CENTS
For Sale—Farm horses.
Auto Company.
Wiedman
For   Sale—Harvest apples.
R. Braun, phone 183-F31.
Fred
46
For Sale—New milch cow and
calf: "also 30-acre farm.. Edna <3roBS.,
317 East Michigan Avenue.
Air and water may be free, but
if you want free dinnerware go to
the Hayden Flour Mills at Tecumseh. We are giving a beautiful 32
piece set of dinnerware that retails
for §6.95 positively free with every
grist of 25 bushels of -wheat exchanged for flour. You may take
what flour you need now and we
will store the balance free of charge
the balance of the season. And is
our flour goiod?—just ask someone
who has used it HAYDEN FLOUR
MILLS,  TECUMSEH.
ASK THE MAN
Who is using ALL-MIX 42% Con-
-centrate to make his Growing Mash
or Laying Mash, why he likes it, as
one wprd from him is worth ten
words from us.
We can give you the names of
many who are using ALL-MIX he-
cause it suits them and saves them
money. One sack makes five sacks
of Laying. Mash or six sacks of
Growing Mash.
ALL-MIX is all concentrate—no
filler, not even bran or mids. It is
packed in ant air, moisture and light
proof sack to protect the full Protein
and Vitamin strength at all time*.
It's always fresh.
You will like A_Xi-mx. 42%, too.
Money back if not satisfied.
Saline Mercantile Compuar-