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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
3
Drury College educator Dean Shannon is praised as a prime Lyceum speaker whose blend of science and engaging simplicity elevates public lectures. The Mineral Point Tribune hails him as a fascinating, eloquent platform talker with strong yet simple delivery.
The D. J. and C. Railway raises interurban fares to two cents per mile under Glaspie act authorization. The interim rate applies where main line earnings exceed 14 000 annually, with Detroit area and Addison routes served under the new scheme. Children under 12 pay half price with a five cent minimum.
The Washtenaw County Probate Court orders hearing on January 16 next at ten o'clock for final administration account of Isaiah Carter estate with Arthur Carter as administrator. A copy of this order will be published three successive weeks in the Saline Observer newspaper in Washtenaw County.
The Orange and Black defeat Chelsea 23 to 4 at Chelsea and then beat Ray Battery of Ypsilanti 37 to 31 at Saline. Saline hosts Broadway Leaders at the city Y M C A in Ann Arbor Friday with a return game against Ray Battery planned for Tuesday night January 31 at the Normal gym in Ypsilanti. Indoor games among single men and married men produced a 12 to 9 score with plans for gloves and wrestling activities after the event.
Pauline Stark leads The Forgotten Woman at Wyverth theatre in Ypsilanti as the south set drama follows Dixie, a forgotten woman, through years of hardship to empowerment. Frank Glendon co stars opposite Stark with Clara Kimball Young producing a vivid, modern tale from Evelyn Campbell.
In Ann Arbor Probate Office on January 24 1922 Judge Emery Leland presiding. S Z Coleman seeks administration for Vadah L Shaw Coleman with Oscar J McBride as administrator. Hearing set for January 23 in the forenoon. copy to be published three times in Saline Observer.
A Michigan statistician shows how population figures and vital statistics reveal romance in numbers. Coldwater’s 1921 birth rate was 13.5 and death rate 17.6 per 1000, forecasting depopulation by 1946. Ferndale and Escanaba posted high birth rates, Tron River low death rates, and Iron River’s death rate implies 200 years to extinct.
W E Dietiker attends a Milan funeral directors convention with an evening banquet as a feature. Perry L Townsend reports 5320 papers filed in 1921 4656 in fees 2650 deeds issued 1256 mortgages 1430 wills decrees and affidavits. Saline records 12 to 15 below zero on January 24 and 25 1922 the coldest in years.
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