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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
3
Detroit officials approve purchasing 910 acres between Plymouth and Northville for a future state home for feeble minded persons at 227500 dollars. An administrative seven member board is to be created with key local officials and three citizens.
Co H Miller & Son hold their first annual Public Sale on the Saline Ann Arbor road 14 miles north of Saline village on Friday February 23 1923 at 1:00 PM. Hogs include 3 pure bred Poland China sows bred to farrow March 15 20 2 year old sow bred to farrow May 20 several 2 year old sows gilts fall shoats sow pigs and fat hogs. Sheep include 100 fine wool breeding ewes 39 coarse wool breeding ewes with lambs due to start March 19 192? 102 feeding lambs. Usual sale terms. Auctioneer GhO J KLAGHR Lloyd Fairbank clerk CG.
Frank Davis plots a public sale on February 26 1923 at 10 am on the C A Jordan farm 3 miles southwest of Saline 434 north of Hammond school. The sale lists horses cattle hogs sheep chickens farming implements feed and farm equipment including a Deering harvester mower hay loader various cultivators planters plows a wind rower cream separator and hundreds of corn stalks with lunch served. Auctioneer Geo J Klabhr and clerk Lee Teschet conduct the event.
David Sloss will sell at public auction on the premises known as the Bayha farm 114 miles west of Saline on the Manchester road Wednesday February 28 1923 at 1 00 PM. Items include horses cattle sheep hogs implements potatoes cider vinegar and miscellaneous farm gear. Terms: all goods must be settled for before removal. Geo J Klager Auctioneer Lee Tescher Clerk.
Probate commissioners in Wash County invite creditors to present claims within four months. They will meet at Saline Savings Bank Saline on April 18 and June 18 at 10:00 AM to receive examine and adjust claims. Dated February 15 1923. Alwin Burkhardt Julius Feldkamp Commissioners. See The Pill Bottle Sunday night at the Methodist church. Program starts at 7:00 o'clock.
Our reporter attended an illustrated lecture on birds given by Prof. N A Wood taxidermist at the University of Michigan under the Women s club at the school hall Tuesday afternoon. He spoke of former residents who showed interest in birds and noted collections owned by the Van Duzers and by William and Alex Gordon. Prof A S Hall, a bird collector, has a fine collection at his summer home on North Ann Arbor street. Pupils attended and expressed appreciation during the talk.
Services in the Methodist church next Sunday include a 10:00 morning worship with a possible sermon by the pastor. Sunday school at 11:15, Epworth League at 6:00, and an evening 7:00 service featuring the play The Pill Bottle about Dr Ida Scudder of India. Cast of twenty five with native Hindu costumes.
Michigan plants a series of county dairy-alfalfa campaigns led by county farm bureaus and the Michigan Agricultural College dairy and crops departments. Gratiot county starts February 19 with 50 to 100 barnyard meetings, bringing specialists and local farmers together to promote alfalfa use and better dairy practices across the county.
In Washtenaw County Probate Court at Ann Arbor on February 20 1923 final administration account of Jane R Humphrey deceased filed by G C Townsend and Ruel W Mills. Hearing set for March 14 at 10 am at the Probate Office. Copy to be published in Saline Observer for three weeks. Emory E B Leland Judge. Dorcas C Donegan Register.
The Ottawa county seventeen year old, already married with two children, was admitted to the reformatory this week to begin a sentence of six months to one year for wife desertion. The Lonia News editor opines he needs a paddle, not a prison cell.
Michigan State Horticultural Society members converge at Paw Paw from February 25 for a three day mid winter meeting. Discussions cover marketing and cultural problems of orchards as David Friday MA C president addresses February 28.
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