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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
6
A narrator recalls a grueling morning at the Ophir claim window where a claim clash unfolds and corrupt officials are blamed. Later he visits Bern a at a glittering Paragon restaurant, seeing her in a vice-ridden world before she greets him.
The narrator wanders through a drunken, money-crazed city while Berna, his devoted love, consoles and plans for a future together. He vows to return with six figures, insisting he will “make this thing stick” despite the pervasive decadence and temptation surrounding them.
Two months pass as the narrator rereads letters from Garry and mother while recalling a blissful meeting with Berna. A visit from McCrimmon is planned, but Jim reads a troubling letter from Pye that unsettles him and stirs a request for guidance and strength.
Charles B Herbert aged 76 died December 31 in a Detroit hospital. Born in Lodi township he lived in Saline most of life and in recent years near Belleville. Survives three brothers James of Ann Arbor John A of Holly and G Herbert of Tacoma Washington. Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at 8 30 in the M E church with Rev S Schofield officiating. Interment in Lodi Plains cemetery.
Wilbur Coe visited Flint on Tuesday while Mrs. Hellen Kuder visited her son Earl Kudler and family. Dorothy Spitler of Clawson is home for the holidays. Mrs. Harry Friis and Mrs. R B McCord were in Ann Arbor. Margaret McCord hosted a slumber party for five friends. Henry Bredernitz hosted Christmas dinner for all children and families. Clara Schroen of Lansing spent holidays with her mother Louise Schroen. Mrs. H A Holmes and daughter Dora left for Howe Indiana to visit Mrs. J J Brown. Curtiss hosted Christmas day guests Harry Holmes Dora and Edna House. The Bracey family of Jackson, Ruth Bond of Dearborn, and Walter Cook with families joined G V Cook and John Camburn families for Christmas. Ellen Kuder attended Alonzo Kuder’s fiftieth wedding anniversary near Macon. Lucy Fairbank and son Lloyd returned from West Virginia visit. E B Simmons notes weather in St Petersburg Florida. K B comments on better Florida weather, while Saline enjoys milder winter days.
Miss Helen Peckham of Portland middle school earned commendation for providing stockings and dry undergarments to wet students after a heavy snowfall. Her actions helped children arrive dry and cared for despite the storm’s hardship.
Michigan farm leaders will head up major conferences during Farmers Week at M S C from February 3 to 7. The program cuts general talks in favor of subject meetings and informal gatherings to tackle members’ practical problems. Over 30 agricultural societies from across Michigan will meet, with entertainment and national farm business speakers on the schedule. More than 5 000 delegates from every county have registered for recent Farmers Weeks.
Two boys cutting a bee tree in autumn were joined by two others who, in darkness, mistook the new arrivals for the landowner. The group cut the tree and shared the honey while the owners watched, then cut the trunk into stove wood after a warning of arrest.
Fashion experts predict women's skirt hems will rise by about ten percent, translating to roughly one inch of added length. The change signals a modest shift in current styles and overall silhouette for the season.
A local ad touts a One Day Battery Charging Service that cuts charging time in half compared with older methods. It claims a better charge and money savings, inviting customers to try the service.
Blissfield farmer John Stritch says two youths picked him up on Sunday afternoon after he asked for a lift. He woke seven hours later in the snow 15 miles from home and suspects drugs in liquor were involved. a small sum of money was missing from his clothes. In Ypsilanti Theodore Schaible and family were honored at a dinner by the M E church choir as he leaves for Arizona for a child's health.
Mrs J Michay reports severe neuritis and rheumatism with hip and ankle pain and sleeplessness. After using Konjola she claims full relief from aches and pains, improved digestion and energy. The ad notes Konjola is sold at C Wheeler's in Saline and by druggists in the region.
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