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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
3
In Saline county tractor farming has surged in recent years with many farmers adopting tractors for major field work. Local dealer reports 25 tractors sold this past season, up from 11 the year before, and prospects for next year appear very bright.
A Wil titute production of After the Show opens at Liberty Theatre Sunday. Rita Weiman wrote the story, with Jack Holt Lila Lee and Charles Ogle as leads. Hazel MacDonald and Vi anna Knowlton billed the scenario. The plot follows Hilsen, a chorus girl protegée of a stage door keeper, as romance and intrigue unfold ending in a joyful finale.
Fragmentary remark imagines social cues and domestic hints about who holds influence. The line references wives, embroidered guest towels, and a nickname Uncle Hank, hinting at family dynamics and social seating clues.
The December term jurors were drawn by County Clerk Pray Under Sheriff Robison and Justices Thomas and Gibson. Names listed include Ann Arbor wards and townships, Dexter Freedom Lima Lodi Lyndon Northfield Pittsfield Saline Sharon Superior Webster York Ypsilanti areas with numerous residents named. The roster features Ryle Ordway Jacob Shadley and Marna Oshand among others.
Thirty years past reports add candies to L B Rhoades stock and note Philander Rouse family moving to Benton Harbor. Miss Mary Munger wed Tasker. Barbara Schaible and John Schill marry with best wishes. Westward Saline youth keep old politics. Sanford and Parsons win county posts. Yonge to Oregon auditor’s chamber. Everett Davenport hunts foxes, says winter yields several fine captures.
H C Russell and wife of Mason visit relatives here. A chimney fire at Mrs Houck’s McKay street home triggered the alarm Wednesday morning. Rural route five patrons ponder the big smile on Leon Tower’s face as a girl was born Sunday December 15. St Paul’s church dedication set for December 15 with German services in the morning and English in the evening. John C G Smith and George Klein cut a large tree on Saturday. two large chunks flew out, pine pellets sold for $4, and honey found inside the trunk.
The notice lists multiple marriage licenses issued in Michigan. Names include Floyd Perkins and Fay Spencer of Whitmore Lake, George Hathaway and Mildred Collins of Arbor, Robert Walker and Bernice Cady of Ann Arbor, Herman Shelby and Teanie Mitchell of Pittsburg Pa, Elmer Rete and Frieda Illi of Ann Arbor, William Verran and Lorna Smith of Ann Arbor, Joseph Whiston and Irene Frank of Detroit, Guy Gilbert and Lucille Irving of Ypsilanti, Alva Davis and Clara Cook of Ypsilanti, Robert Leach and Leona Germain of Ann Arbor, Gustave Esch and Helen Burkhardt of Saline.
Furnished transfers include Merle A Murray and wife to George W Bell conveying land in section 29 York township. Also Guy F Thompson and wife to Andrew M Toomain and wife Lang conveying land in section 13 York township.
We express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors who assisted us after the passing of our husband and father. Thanks to the choir for music, the flowers, and Rev. Lederer for comforting words. Mrs A Klumpp Sr and children. Also notes on tax collection dates from Citizens and Savings Banks with specified Saturdays and Thursdays, signed by Lottie Wallace township treasurer.
Treasurer F C Morgan posts collection venues and dates for Pittsfield Township taxes. Locations include Farmers & Mechanics Bank and Ann Arbor, with sessions in December and January at Saline Bank, Ypsilanti Savings, and Citizens Bank Saline. Taxpayers may pay at home as well.
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