1937-08-26; Saline Observer

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SALINE     OBSERVER
VOLUME 56
SALINE.   WASHTENAW   COUNTY,   MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937
NUMBER 47
To he of
Bond - Forbes   School   Centennial
Celebrated Thursday,  August   19;  Two  Hundred
Enjoy Splendid Program.
Service to You
Is a Pleasure
To Us
The
aline Savings
Bank
The One Story Bank On the Corner
What About Fertilizer
We have been very careful in selecting our brands of
Fertilizers and feel we have what it takes to produce
bumper crops, when other conditions are considered.
Use Welch "Independent Plant Foods"
with ground tobacco stems
Or Swift's "Red Steer"
non-acid forming Fertilizers
And I think you will agree there are none better.
Delouse your poultry nature's way—in the dust
box.   More simple—most effective.
If you wish to get those hogs to market in a
hurry, use Hominy, made from pure white corn.
Cole's Feed Store
PHONE 47
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Don't Lose Time With a Worn-Out Binder
SPEED is essential at silo-filling time—it pays to
have a corn binder you can depend on for sure,
steady performance. Don't try to get along with an
old, worn-out binder—an investment in a new McCormick-Deering is more than worth while.
The McCormick-Deering is available in vertical
and horizontal types, and there is a specal vertical
binder for use where corn is short. Both have a
reputation for good work under all sorts of conditions. They get all the corn and bind it tightly in
evenly butted bundles.
Herman
PHONE 33
inmger
SALINE
The centennial, cf the Bond-Forbes
school was - field on the school
grounds Thursday, August 19th.
The hard rain of Tuesday prevent-
ted the farmers in the district from
threshing so they turned out in full
force with trucks, sedans, and pickups to collect relics, tables, lumber,
chairs and other equipment necessary for the success of the occasion.
The morning dawned threatening'
rain but cleared later and perfect
August weather prevailed throughout the day. At about 10 O'clocK
the people  with well-filled  baskets
record book' was held at this school
house October 2," 1837, "for the pur-
,pose of organizing according to the
late Act."
David  Brown, Moderator.
• George Partridge, Clerk,
j At the next meeting Julius Crittenden was chosen Assessor and
George Partridge, Director. It was
voted to have school kept four
months by a man teacher to commence on the third Monday in November. Wood was to be of "white
oak, hickory, white ash, beech, suffer maple, either or all of them at
began to gather and it was a jolly
crowd that sat down to enjoy dinner, visit with old friends and schoolmates with the lively orchestra mil**
sic lending its inspiration. Two
hundred were present. j
The  president of the reunion,  Albert Gall, then called the meeting to j
order for the routine business, which !
consisted of secretary's and treasur- !
er's  reports  and election of officers.
This  last part was rushed through
at  top   speed  resulting  in   the  reelection of present incumbents.
President—Albert Gall.
Vice   President—Adolph   Stierle;
Secretary—Mrs. Edna Cammet.
Treasurer—Julia Gordon.
It was voted to hold the next:
reunion in two years, the third .
Thursday in August, 1939. The j
president then turned the meeting;
over to the program committee, Ar- i
thur Lutz acting as chairman, and j
the following program was given,     j
Community Singing —Miss Katherine Briggs, song leader; Mrs. Merritt Martin, accompanist.
Welcome—Bruce  Cammet.
•Poem, "Time Hath Its Epochs"
(William M. Gregory)—Mary Greg-
orv Every.
Musical Number, Junior Collins,
Duane Robison.
"Girls of Long Ago"—Patricia
Gleason.
Memories of the Bond-Forbes
School—Elf a  Collins Munroe.
"The Old Spinning Wheel," "School
Days"—Katherine Briggs, . accompanied by Mrs. Merritt Martin.
School History—Julia Gordon.
Recognition of oldest pupil.
Recognition of youngest pupil.
Recognition of earliest teacher.
America.
The oldest pupils proved to be Miss
Louise Tower, 90 years old, of Ann
Arbor and Mr. Silas Briggs, 86, of
Saline. The youngest pupil enrolled
last June was little Bruce Cammet,
who gave the welcome. Mrs. Adell
Forbes McCrumb of Flint had the
honor of being the earliest teacher
present, having taught in 1891.
However, later in the day Mrs. Hattie Carson Rouse, who taught in
1885, arrived for a short stay. The
honored ones were cheered and presented with snap-shots of the school
house.
The poem, "TimeHath its Epochs,"
read by Mary Gregory Every, was
written by her grandfather, William
M. Gregory, a prominent person in
the school history and known as the
"Poet of Washtenaw County." Many
of his poems are in the possession
of his granddaughter, Miss Minnie
Ruckman. Katherine Briggs, who
sang two solos in her usual pleasing
manner,- is the granddaughter of
Dexter Briggs, who attended the
Bond school in 1865.   -   -.
Just as the program was started,
what should appear on the scene
but a horse and buggy with an apparently old couple who had evidently had a long ways to come, hut as
"the old gray mare ain't what she
used to be" they were a trifle late.
The occupants proved to be Oren and
Patricia Gleason. The rig furnished
much amusement- and several joy
rides were enjoyed. Alberta Robison,
Lucille Kohler and Ellen Gleason.
dressed in old-fashioned clothes,
passed programs.
Sports for boys and girls were conducted by committees of older children in the district.
It was nearly six o'clock and the
men were engaged in an exciting
game of baseball when their wives
reminded them that there was "milking to do." There was then a scurrying to dismantle the decorations,
return borrowed property and return
home carrying pleasant memories of
the Bond-Forbes Centennial.
History of Bond-Forbes  School
'.-'There is no record of the building
"of the little log school house, located
fat the foot of the hill on the north
side of the road across from the
present site, which was used for
several years.
The first meeting recorded in the
the price of sixty-three cents per
cord and each man to furnish ac-
eording to the valuation of his property." Eighty dollars was to be
raised to defray expenses for the ensuing year. District number 4 then
comprised parts of sections 14, 15,
16, 21, 22, 23, 27 and 28.
In January, 1838, plans were made
to build a new school house arid
5300.00 was to be raised to build
this, school.
This was to be built "on the opposite side of the road between Samuel Bond's north line and the break-
off near the brook on Enos Reynold's
land where the district board of officers shall see fit." However. th.*
site was not used as records show
later.
In 1839 tlie first mention of District No. 8 was made, Number 4 being previously used.
*riAt this time it was voted to have
three months winter school, alsr
"that for each scholar one-half core?
of stove wood be furnished two feet
long, white ash or hickory;" also,
"that the teacher board with those
who send to school;" voted, "that wc
determine by lot the order in which
the wood shall be furnished, such
list be handed by the Directors to
the teacher." This list included:
1. J. Annin; 2, J. Forbes; 3, Wm.
Gregory; 4. Lewis Phelps: 5, David
Brown: 6, H. Hovey; 7, G. Partridge:
8. Henry Sherman; 9, E. Reynolds:
10. S. (Hulbert; 11, W. Corbett; 12,
Samuel Crop; 13, J. Crittenden; 14,
Samuel Bond:  15, H. Davidson.
September 29, 1857. the following
resolution was offered by Joshua
Forbes: "Resolved, That we will not
build a new ~ school house on the
present site."    Carried.
"Resolved, That a committee of
five be appointed by viva voce to
ascertain where and on what terms
a new site can be obtained for a
school house." This committee was
composed of J. B. Lewis, Samuel
Wood, Milan Kidder, Edward Mitchell and William Gregory.
At the next meeting the committee
reported that Augustus Bond had offered to give the District one acre
of land directly east of the burying
ground lying on the road and that
Morgan Elliott would sell one acre
on the road adjoining Mr. Bond's
orchard for the sum pf forty-five dollars including stone sufficient for -underpinning and a well. This latter
offer was accepted and the money
was to be raised by tax together
with two hundred dollars for building the. school house. A committee
composed of J. B. Lewis, Joshua
Forbes and L. M. Phelps was appointed to visit school houses and
present plans for the new building.
William Gregory was Director at tins
time. This new school house was to
be "26 by 36 feet and the wails to
be 12 feet in height, said house to
be built of wood on a substantial
wall of stone laid on lime and mortar 3 feet in height and 18 inches
in thickness to extend 2 feet below
the surface, the lime and mortar to
extend 4 inches below the surface.
25 seats to be arranged in parallel
rows lengthwise of the-house. Said
seats to front opposite the entrance
door except the two end seats next
.the entry on the outside rows, which
are to front the stove. That we
build a balloon frame. (This was
rescinded later). Resolved, the shingles shall be of pine first quality.
The roof of boards of oak one inch
thick and 8 inches wide, straight
edged and laid close together, that
the ceiling be of whitewood," etc.,
etc. The remaining specifications
were made with the same care and,
precision evidenced by these pioneers
in' all their business dealings.
The reeords show a total of seven
hundred and fifty dollars raised for
building the new school house, which
was finished about 1860. At this time'
a fence was built with a large gate
in the middle of the roadside and
stiles at each end next the road.
In 1878 the school was reseated at
a cost of $105.00-   There were two
(Concluded on page two)
Remembered Saline
By Many Bequests
The Late Nathan Sordine's Will Admitted to Probate; Church, library and Others to Benefit.
The will of Nathan Bordine was allowed and filed in probate court, Ann
Arbor, August 23rd. The bequests
were mainly to his brother, Levi
Bordine, of Milan, his sister, Mrs.
Levina Darling of Omaha, Neb., and
to a number of nephews and nieces.
Of interest locally are the following:
The sum of five hundred dollars
to the Federated church; five hundred dollars for the perpetual maintenance of the mausoleum in Oak-
wood cemetery; his books to the Saline Public Library; his home and
furnishings to Miss Nettie Simmons,
who cared for him in his last years;
the sum of two hundred dollars to
Miss Doris Nieth__mmer; and his old
two-seated surrey to Henry Ford for
his museum.
It was indeed thoughtful of Mr.
Borotine to remember the church,
cemetery and library, showing as he
did a deep appreciation of the privileges enjoyed in this community
during his long, useful life. It is an
example that might well be followed
by others when they come to leave
on that last, long journey.
Another Warning Issued
To Delinquent Taxpayers
Response   to   First   Appeal  to  Pay
Up Has Been Very Good,
Gundry Says.
Issuing a note of warning to delinquent taxpayers, Auditor General
George T. Gundry again calls attention to, the fact that after September
first, the delinquent taxpayer will,
automatically, come under the provisions of Act 28, passed by the 1937
legislature, an Act which leaves no
option to public officials on the matter of property delinquent for taxes.
After September first, Mr. Gundry
points out "If the 1936 taxes are not
paid in full, and if the matured installments of 1932 and prior years
have not been paid, and if the first
installment of 1933, 1934 and 1935
taxes have not been paid, (prior to
September first), the taxpayer has
completely lost his opportunity to
take advantage of the ten payment
plan.
"If payments are made before September first, there is a saving in fees
amounting to 34*4% on 1933 tax.
25%% fees on 1934 tax, and 16%%
fees on 1935 tax."
The penalty for default of any installment is that the entire balance
of the tax is offered for sale at the
next tax sale, which is in May, 1938.
County treasurers, continues Mr.
Gundry, are greatly encouraged by
the response to the state and county
advertising concerning delinquent
tax collections and it is anticipated
that by the time September first is
reached, that the total delinquency
for taxes will be substantially reduced.
In The Morning Mail
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 17, 1937.
Mr.  Wilson,
Dear Sir:
Inclosed you will find postal order
for my yearly subscription.
This has not been quite as hot a
summer as usual Twice it has registered 103 and 104 degrees, "while in
previous years 114 and 115 degrees.
A short time ago I took a 500-mile
auto trip through the farming country of Nebraska. Never saw crops
look more beautiful Many fields contained 100 and more acres. Never-
the-less I have learned since many
parts have been hit by hail, grasshoppers and drought
Tours,
Ida A. Wood.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors, also the Bridgewater and
Saline Fire Departments who so
kindly assisted us in our recent fire.
Mr.  and Mrs.  John Boettner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mann.
CARD  OF THANKS
We  wish   to  extend   Our   thanks
to the'neighbors and friends for their
thoughtful kindness   during the illness and death of Mrs. Mattison.
D. B. Mattison and children.
SALINE  CITY TAXES DUE
I will be at thfe 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.
To tell it is to sell it.
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For Sale—Farm horses.
Auto Company.
Wiedman
For    Sale—Apples,   15c   a   peck,
phone 191-F11. 46tf
Wolverine Shoes wear longer, cosl
no more.    At Parsons*.
Tung-Sol Radio Tubes. Tubes tested 'free.    Stevens  & Bush.
For   Sale—Harvest apples.    Fred
R. Braun, phone 183-F31. 46
Use    Good   Luck   Laying   Mash
Saline Mercantile Company.
For Sate—Early Evergreen sweet
corn, 1c per ear.- John Hack.
W. E. Dietiker, licensed cmbalmer
and undertaker.    Phone  175-F2.
For   Rent—Furnished   apartment
Herman Bredernitz, phone 270.
For Sale—Two O. I. C. brood sows.
Charles Schultz, phone 257-F2.   47
For Sale—Kitchen range in good
condition.    207 S_ Ann Arbor St
Dr. Hess' Stock and Poultry Tonic
now on sale by Saline Mercantile Co.
For Sale—Peaches for eating and
canning now ready at Saline Valley
Farms.
See or write Toonan & Johnson,
Milan, for demonstration of Schult
house trailer. 48
For Sale—Three sows with 6-7-8
pigs. Bruce LeBaron, 4 miles south
of Saline on Milan road-
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'.
For Sale—Building lot on South
Harris street. Splendid location.
Mary Morden, phone 247.
Make a five-gallon test of Ford
"Benzol" today. Now for sale by
the Wiedman  Auto  Company.
For Sale—Screened gravel, immediate delivery, from Seyler's pit
Phone 780-F3 or 23875, Ann Arbor.
Still time to fill your coal bin at
reduced prices. Orders promptly filled. Muir Hardware. Hardware, Coal,
Paints.
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
For Sale—Three-piece bedroom
suite, springs and mattress, 3 rocking chairs and 6 dining chairs. Mrs.
Mable Case, 214 South Ann Arbor
street.
Radio Service. 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.-oid fresh Jersey
cow, calf by side; 1 6-yr.-old Jersey
cow, calf by side; 2 Holstein fresh
cows, calves by sade; 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. 34tf
19S2 FOSD TUDOR
1930 FORD COUPE
1932 CHEVROLET TRUCK
1929 CHEVROLET COACH
COOK MOTOR  SALES
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
Lost—On highway between Fred
Ernst -farm and -Bridgewater, reel
ratchet pipe dies. $5.00 reward. C.
F. Ernst, Bridgewater. •
BARGAINS TN TRACTORS
Used Farmall with new tractor
guarantee; several 10-20 tractors,
several good -used McCormick com
binders. Herman Heininger, phone
33.
Exchange your wheat for Hayden
Flour at Tecumseh. Receive, in addition to the best flour we know how
to mill, a- beautiful set of dishes
free. This is one of the most amazing opportunities you will hear of in
a long time. Think of it, positively
free, a 32 piece set of dinnerware,
that retails nowhere for less than
S6.95, given to you with our compliments, just to get you to try our
flour. "If once you try it, you'll
always buy it"- HAYDEN FLOUR
MILLS, TECUMSEH.
ASK THE MAN
Who is using ALL-MIX 42% Concentrate to make his Growing Mash
or Laying Mash, why he likes it, as
one word from him is worth ten
words from us.
We can give you the names of
many who are rising ALL-MIX because it suits them and saves them
money. One sacfc 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 an air, moisture and light
proof sack to protect the full Protein
and Vitamin strength at all times.
It's always tresh,
Tou will like ALL-IOK 42%, teo.
Money back if not satisfied.
Saline Mercantile Company.