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Saline
VOLUME XXXVIII.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, APRIL 11,  1918.
NUMBER 30
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AT RIFLE RANGE
MYRL A.  "MTJBRAY  QUALIFIES  IN
SHOOTING COURSES
! Th'e Average  Making Goo.d  On  the
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111 no other way can we better
show our patriotism, right now,
BY BUYING
OF THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
Come into our bank and buy your LIBERTY
BOND today. Remember: You get the best
security in the whole world and interest at
4 1-4 per cent.
t It. you haven't the full amount to pay lor a
:| ilancl, you can buy a Liberty Bond on the
% easy payment plan.-
!  Saiirie Savinos Bank
The One Story Bank on the Corner
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In the Spring, we find many things aroimd| the home or iJarm
which need a coat af paint or varnish, to preserve the (material and
improve the looks. Biit paints and varnishes have gone so high in
cost that many put off the painting. "We can help ,yau out this spring
and save you the "biggest part or your waint and varnish hill.
We have a quantity of Paints, Varnish-Stains, Enamels, Etc., in
cans which have become shopworn, and which we do not wish to
continue on our shelves with fresh goods. These are good standlard
brands, the assortments fairly complete in the varnishes, not,quite as
oam-plete in the paints, but if you have a piece of furniture to refln-
ish, porch furniture to fix up, a floor to varnish, a piece of machiai'-
eryor a small building to repaint, these goods will do the work at
loss than half-present costs.
Come in and look over our paint and varnish bargain counter,
you will bje surprised at the values we offer.
HENNE
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H   For Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Fancy Canned Goods
I  FANCYOffl^
H Any way you want it.
| Oleomargarine, Moxley's, for Table use or Cooking
p     Use Cottosuet, it's as Good as Lard and Cheaper
3 Just received a fresh lot of Dressed Herring,
| Codfish, Mackerel and Halibut
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h 2 Cans of Good Sweet Corn for 25 cents
| Bring us your Butter, Eggs and Farm Produce.
g All orders delivered promptly.
| Phone 86 MARTIN   fUOSS
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March 27, 191S.
Dear Mother and all:
I will write a little tonight as I anion guard in our barracks from 9 to
12. I know 1 don't write very often
bu,t if you knew how much time I
have to write, eta,, you. wo,uld not
wond.er at it.
I get up at 5:§0, eat at 6:00, get
ready for inspection at 7:00 and go to
work' at 7:30; quit at 11:30, eat dinner at 12, go to work again at 1:00;
quit at 4:30, .have supper a.t 5, go to
school at 7, and get out at 8, and have
tq go to bed at 9, and have to study
besides. ,-"-'<■"
We all take turns on th.e range.- I
qualified on the sho,rt course, that is
300 yards, .also the rapid Are which
is c.alled the marksman course. This
afternoon I was coacli on the firing
line in th,e marksman course. I
coached, three men. Only one of them
qualified, bu.t that is considered good.
A round means one shot. Bach man
has -twenty rounds. Each round
counts five in the bull's eye, four in
the inner circle, three in the second
circle and. two in the rest of the
circle. To qualify on the short course
iwe .have to make 70. To qualiSy on
the marksman course we have to
make 150 opt of forty rou,nds. The
next course will be -the sharp shooters course. "Well, I guess that is all
you care to knew about the range.
I worked in Zion City quite a l,ot
last week. We- don't have to, work
Tery .hard, but keep b,usy most all the
time.
We l\ave very nice officers in this
caniip.
We only drill on Monday forenoons.
It is now 12 o'clock, but will .not call
another guard until J get .through-
writing.
I think I will, go to church at Zion
'City next Sunday if I am not an
guard.
This 'camp is in a good location.
We can loolc out o,n Lake Michigan
and see the boats passing by. Wisconsin boundary is just one and a
.half miles .north of here. 1 have been
asked a good many times to be a
bugler but I won't take the job, for
the simple reason- I wouldn'it get liberty on Sundays. The morning wind
off the lake is rather cool when, we
have to stand in rank about half an
hou,r for roll call. Th.ere is a large
mess hall where we all eat. We just
have to wash our own dishes in this
camp. I was at Great Lakes about
three weeks and here two weeks. I
get the Saline Observer, Milan Leader and a box of candy occasionally.
I received the wintergreens today. 1
wish to th,ank the children very much
for them. I suppose yo,u have all
started spring work. I noticed some
of the gardens are all ready for planting out here near Zion City. There
certainly is a lot "of wild du,cks and
geese out here on the lake.
I guess I have written ahout enoughs
It was the 27th of March when I
started this letter, now it is the 2Sth.
We sleep in cots here, instead of ham-
mqeks like we did in Decatur. I like
the .hammocks best, I b,elieve.
I will close, with love and best
wishes to all.   From
Myrl, A. Murray
U. S. Rifle Range,
Camp Logan,
Zion City, IU.
Well Established in "New Quarters
The library is now quite well established in its new quarters, the new
library building built for the library
association the past year by Mrs-
W. H. Davenport.
The association certainly appreciates the gift of si\ch a fine building,
so suitable in every way for its purpose. It is a building far every citizen of our village to be proud of and
is another addition to our town's attractiveness.
We wish every citizen of the village and surrounding country to feel
a part interest in the library and its
success. It is here for the benefit of
th.e public
Every one is invited to oome in
and see the library any Friday after-
.noon and we wQuld be more than
glad to have you Join the association.
Come and visit the library whether
you can join or not.
The 'small, fee of 50 cents a year is
very small indeed, compared with the
amount of excellent reading to be
obtained in the 52 weeks.
OBSERVER  LINERS
Classified Advertising
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!.'       FOURTH OF JULY
6c per Line First Insertion;  "Then 3c
jier Line;  Minimum charge 25c.
I SALINE'S     A'EW      ORGANIZATION
Seed parley for sale. 15
George Braun, Phcne 1S3-F31.
A single  w'hiffietr-ee,   painted  red,
awaits the owner at this office. tf
WILL GET BEHIND MOVEMENT
Bund to Continue Conceits and OtheL'
Evening Entertainments Will
Be Provided
Bed-roam suite and divan, for sale,
inquire at this office, or Phone No. 19.
14-t£
For Sale—Building 12x14,. can be
usedi as a garage or an addition to a
house.       • 11-tf Earl Dietiker.
For Sale—Poland China, sows bred
ror April farrow.       " 13-t'f
A. A, Wood & Son.
Advertising space in this column
is read as your reading this proves.
Try it next time you have something
to sell or want anything.'-
For Sale—House and lot on Michigan avenue; apply at this office, or
write C. E. Bassett, 173 Commonwealth Ave.,  Detroit. 11-tf
Kitchen cabinet, sideboard and
base burner coal stove, all in good
condition, for sale cheap. 15-tf
Mrs. John Schleh.
Am handling International Harvester goods and repairs and any one
wishing any, give me a call.
15-tf Herman Heininger.
Lost,   on   Easter   Sunday,   German
song book with owner's name on first
page.    Anyone finding it, please call
Mrs. Edward Alber, Phone 88-F3.
15-lt-c
For Sale—One Peninsular range,
one walnut bed-room- suite, book
shelves (walnut), several walnut
picture frames, walnut desk.
15-lt-o J. W. Hull.
IN EVERY WAY EXCEPT ATTENDANCE
PATRIOTIC It ALLY FRIDAY EVENING WAS A SUCCESS
Exceptionally Good Musical Program
and Stirring Addresses
The - patriotic rally at the opera
house Friday evening was a success
from every standpoint save attendance, and the latter was decidedly
disappointing to the committee in
charge of the affair.
Splendid music was provided
throughout the evening by Saline's
new orchestra, which comprises in its
membership Miss Ella and Bernard
Boettger, Fred and Will Schmid,
George Sc.h'mid and Lloyd Fairbank.
Voc,al selections were capably rend-
ered^b.y John F-incjh and the quartette,
Messrs. Hildner, Finch, Henne and
Miller.
Rev. E. R. Stevenson ably presided
as chairman and introduced: Professor
Marquardt of Ann Arbor as the first
speaker. Mr. Marquardt, who was
born in Germany, nine miles from
the Baltic sea, told the reasons for his
allegiance to th,e land of his adoption.
He related many- touching incidents
of the experiences of his father in
getting out of the old country into the
new and success that met bis efforts
iu this country in ..raising a large
family and giving all of them a good
education.
Professor Carson, also qi the U- of
M. staff, followed wdth. a stirring appeal in support of the third liberty
loan. He is a rapid-fire orator and
for nearly an hour held the rapt attention of the audience as lie recounted incident after incident that led up
to and ■finally resulted in the United
States entering the war upon the side
of the allies.
Miss Abjgail Pearse. of the Normal
faculty, Ypsilanti, told of the part
the ladies iiav-e been and will continue to play in the war.
All joined in singing the first and
last verses of America, and the people
were dismissed. If they did not carry
away with theim the determination to
do all possible to uphold the administration as well as take a hearty interest in the liberty loan and kindred
campaigns the fault cannot be
charged up to the speakers who had
addressed them or the committee
which spent considerable time and
effort in getting out the attendance.
The second meeting of the business
men and others who are intent on
having a real live commercial club in
'Saline was held in the council room
on Thursday evening, and while many
were absent who should have been
there, much was accomplished along
the right lines.
S. R. Wilson was elected vice president, an office which had not been
filled at the previous meeting.
It was the sense of those present
that Saline should have a rousing
4th of July celebration this year—the
first in a decade—and committees
were appointed to push the good work
along.
A committee of three was appointed
to solicit membership in the club and
to report at the adjourned meeting
which is bjilled for tonight. It is
hoped they will be able to make a
good showing, for if there is one thing
more than another that every town
should have it is a commercial club,
or similar organization, which enrolls
in its membership a majority of tlie
live ones of the community, whether
engaged in business or not.
It is expected the committee on
constitution and by-laws will have a
rough' draft to present for consideration this evening, and all should be
on hand to have a voice in its contents.
The matter of band concerts was
taken up and discussed and it Is
thought ways and means can be provided to insure a continuance of the
regular weekly concerts throughout
the coming summer, and' in addition
have other attractions at frequent intervals, such as moving pictures,
vaudeville, balloon ascensions, etc.
BE A HOME TOWN BOOSTER
What would your town amount to
without the booster? Ever stop to, ask
yourself whether you are boosting or
just hanging on?
The booster is tlie fellow who takes
hold of a forlorn hope and,, by his
Cheerful optimism and bull-dog perseverance keeps' hammering away till
he accomplishes his object.
Little difficulties do not trouble the
booster. He fattens on them, He is
so red-blooded that he scorns an easy
walk-over in any undertaking.
He usually hunts for game worth
while, and in all such hunts the difficulties are numerous and great. But
he goes at them with a will to win,
and will is the only quality under
God's heaven that will win.
The booster doesn't see the faults
and failings of your town, or if he
does see them, he passes them by with
a smile and a cheerful prophecy that
they will soon be remedied. He sees
onjly the bright side, and he so constantly plays up that bright side that
after awhile you just naturally come
to the conclusion that it far outweighs
the dark, which is very sensible of
you, though you should have been
helping bam all along to bury tlie
dark and hold up the light.
But don't get it under your hat that
boasting is boosting. The two are as
widely different as daylight and dark.
The boaster is satisfied, the-booster is
ever reaching out for more. The
boaster proudly calls attention to
what we have b,ut the booster calls
attention to what we oan have if we
display sufficient energy. The boaster
lives in the glory of the present, but
the booster is ever looking to the
future and planning new and greater
achievements.
Be a booster. Get under'the load
and help "tote."
Christian Science Notes
The Christian Science society of Saline holds its services in the hall over,
the Citizens Bank on Sunday at 10
o'clock and Wednesday evening at S
o'clock.
April 14, 1918. Subject: Are sin,
disease, and death real?
Golden Text: Proverbs 16:6. "By
mercy and truth iniquity is purged:
aud hy the fear of the Lord men. depart from evil."
Sunday school convenes immediately after the morning service.
All are welcome to these services.
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Peanuts!     Peanuts!
Save wheat and meat by using
PEANUTS
We keep a stock of fresh peanuts, both
roasted and salted, and at a right price-
will be glad to serve you.
Try some of
"Our Own Make"
Candy—you'll like it
Headquarters for Ice Cream
THE SALINE CANDY KITCHEN
We Are Not Grasping
We don't aspire to your dry goods money
your hardware or lumber money, but are in*
tensely interested solely in your Bakery Money.
Our goods justify.
SchnebeEt's Baker
U. S. Food Admistration License No. B. 11957
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