Hog theft and fires dot a Wisconsin village in 1900s notes
Observe a village scene where Andrew Lindenschmidt reports hog thefts from his smokehouse and slaughter house while D Missly tests a furnace. The piece notes hoggish local activity, a new grocery owner Martin, and a Lutheran church carpet rag social on February 8 hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Guenther.
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D. Missly
Andrew Lindenschmidt
Andrew
Co-operative
Martin
Young People’s ‘Society
The
Lutheran Church
Fred Guenther
Ypsilanti Interurban Delay Halts Homebound Passengers
A dozen Salinettes waited about five hours when the interurban car split the switch at the line end. The delay disrupted Friday night travel as crowds remained at the station awaiting service.
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Ypsilanti
Sweet Simplicity Fuller cotton dress in Good Housekeeping
A Kate Greenaway juvenile fashion from Good Housekeeping features a Fuller cotton broad cloth dress. The French inspired design promises sturdy seams and easy care for laundry tasks. Available in desert coral with jade trim or gray with red, it sells around five dollars for sizes 3 to 6 and a dollar more for sizes 7 to 14.
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Kate Greenaway
Good Housekeeping
Farm Credit Admin Reports Growth in Marketing Cooperatives
The Farm Credit Administration notes a half million rise in cooperative membership for 1947-48, bringing total members to 1.9 million. Minnesota leads with 602,000 members, followed by Illinois at 542,000 and Wisconsin at 334,000, though many farmers belong to multiple organizations.
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Farm Credit Administration
FCA
Minnesota
Farmer Cooperative
Illinois
Wisconsin
Water use of Apple Trees by Leaf Count
A single apple tree with 100 thousand leaves requires about 860 pounds or 96 gallons of water in one day. Larger trees with millions of leaves consume far more water, potentially tons per day.
Appointment of hearing time for estate claims
Michigan Probate Court Washtenaw County assigns Jan 27 1950 in Ann Arbor for reception of claims against the Abbie Snauble estate also known as Abigail Snauble. The court limits the time for filing and sets hearing and probate procedures.
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State of Michigan
Washtenar
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay H. Payne
Abbie Snauble
Abigail Snauble
Forty Years Ago St Weinnett Public Auction Of Farm Stock
Forty years ago St Weinnett has leased his farm and will sell at public auction two miles south of Saline Village on the town line his entire stock and farm implements the sale is set for Thursday February 10. Martin Fucss is named among the heirs or agents involved.
Twenty Years Ago Arthur Armbruster Recovers from Injury
Arthur Armbruster, injured in an accident last week, shows improvement as medical news reports on his condition.
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Arthur Armbruster
Obituary for Austin S Robison at 72 in Michigan
Ten years ago Austin Samuel Robison aged 72 died Monday afternoon at four o clock at his home 11700 Macon road after a long illness Mrs T M Clay hosted the Helplift circle of the Federated Ladies Aid last Wednesday Albert Rauss of Lodi sold his farm to Herman Oberschmidt west of Ann Arbor Attenders at Farmers Week East Lansing included Harold Vaughn Warren Finkbeiner Florence Wiedmayer Michael Sheehan and C D Finkbeiner
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Austin Samuel Robison
Macon Road
T. M. Clay
Federated Ladies’ Aid
Albert Rauss
Lodi
Herman Oberschmidt
Ann Arbor
East Lansing
Harold Vaughn
Warren Finkbeiner
Florence Wiedmayer
Michael Sheehan
C. D. Finkbeiner
Probate Court Notices and Mortgage Foreclosure Listing
Probate actions include claims against the estate of a deceased with orders for heirs and creditors to present claims by March 31 1956 and public notice in the Saline Observer. The listing also covers final administration accounts for Katherine Graf Ruth Richard Gertrude Rozelle Miller Margaret Elizabeth Miller and others and a mortgage foreclosure of Eben C Whipple and Mary Whipple against Charles B Yahr with sale set for May 5 1950 in Washtenaw County Michigan.
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Amine
HH. W. Kuebler
Saline
Michigan
Saline Observer
Jay H. Payne
William R. Stagg
State of Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Katherine Graf
Ruth Richard
Said
Gertrude Rozelle Miller
Margaret
Elizabeth Miller
Charles B. Yahr
Eben C. Whipple
Mary Whipple
Office of the Register of Deeds
Washtenaw County
Liber
Ann Arbor Township
Mary “Whipple
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Methodist Church
A. E. Cole
W. D. Mead
Ing
Wiedman
Michigan Avenue
B. A. Hauser
Theodore Josenhans
Pedro
Uphaus and
Schroen
Clara Jambarth
St. Joseph’s
Mercy Hospital
Myron B. Gallagher
Myron B. Gallagher Jr
Michigan Press Service Inc
Farmers’ Co-operatives
Treas
Legals
Elizabeth Dillion
S. State Street
Krondelle
York
Reading & Reading
Ann Arbor Trust
Bidz
GO Electric
Detroit
Edison
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