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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
4
A letter from Rev. Ralph W. Brown urges Saline residents to back a new community building with proper heating ventilation and cooking facilities. He emphasizes recreation space for basketball volleyball and events and pledges a personal gift of one hundred dollars.
The piece outlines rates for ads and notices including obituary marriage notices free of charge and poetry paid per line. It notes proposed Michigan game law changes suspending fishing and a Washtenaw County enforcement of tree damage restrictions on public highways. It ends with a quip about scythes buyers and railroad sales.
A colored driver in an ex team savors a show of shooting prowess. He snaps a lizard from a tree with a whip, clips a fence-hopper horse, and fires at a ground hornet nest. A white companion cautions but the driver says the grouped foes are organized.
Elkton Review reports panic in Tuscola County as Sheriff Colling vows cigarette law enforcement starting January 1. Two youths were detained and shown the jail, then swore off smoking to avoid a jail sentence. Local enthusiasm is low but caucus season may rekindle interest ahead of village elections.
Forbes argues Americans favor cars over saloons and cites 2 billion spent on 2.5 million vehicles. Linden Leader notes 201 fish caught at Byram Lake prompting Michigan fishing closed season talk. Chiefs: police plan to arrest headlight tail light violators and fine offenders. Durand Express
Saline Athletic Club edged Huston Bros Ann Arbor 20 to 16 on Saline's home court week ago Monday night. Schmid and Layher led with eight points each, Schmid hitting six of eight free throws. Stang and Schoolmaster added the remaining four as the team struggled with weak cohesion and the absence of Conk, usually a forward, who was out of town.
Ann Arbor Reserves defeated Saline High School 15 to 14 in a close game at the opera house Friday night. First half ended 10 to 5 for Ann Arbor, Saline rallied to 9 in the second half but fell short. Referee Fenrin from Ypsilanti Normal College drew criticism for calls. Saline Alumni Girls beat Saline High School Girls in a slow preliminary.
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