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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
4
Relatives and friends visit kin near Dexter with guests from Ann Arbor Pittsfield Ypsilanti and Milan. Mrs Gooding Mrs Reeves Mr Kelsey Mr Bird and many others share Sundays and Thursdays hosting and attending family meals and examinations across several townships.
Edward J Muir promotes spring stock including double disc harrows paints varnishes brushes Wool twine Keen sheep shears and seed cleaners Hi Grade Gasoline and kerosene advertise low prices and specials Fence materials and livestock tools emphasize stock readiness Deere tractor plows and Fordson tractor patterns highlighted for the season Farmers urged to shop now before prices rise
Miss Helen Craig and Miss Thelma Custis and other neighbors hosted and visited across several households. Notable mentions include Zella Han with Gladys Eggert, Mrs. Henry Cornish visiting Ann Arbor, and the Vealeys hosting relatives. Cyclone relief efforts and a school closure due to illness are noted, plus a farm theft roundup near Milan with raided outfitters and liquor.
Absent students return after measles as third and fourth graders mostly rejoin classes. High school baseball games scheduled Milan Clinton Dexter with dates in May. A Monday evening May 10 entertainment in the school auditorium benefits a dish fund with music by Boettger’s orchestra. Parent Teachers Association to present Whiskers with a cast list and The Belles of Fol de Rol operetta to follow. Two performances promised, 8 o'clock at the school hall.
In Washtenaw County Circuit Court a case by August Braun against Almyra Burke Joseph Bickford and William P Brown and unknown heirs for property in Saline Township is continued. The order requires defendants to appear within three months and publication of notice in The Skyline Observer for six weeks. The complaint seeks to quiet and confirm title to 124 acres described by metes and bounds in Saline. Frank Jones, attorney for the plaintiff, announces May 1 1920 as the date of the proceedings.
Richards was home from Saturday until Monday. George Bible visited D G Richards Sunday afternoon. No school Monday and Tuesday. Mrs Millard and Mrs Bible spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Frank Acton and family. Mrs Seitz of Detroit visited W J LeBaron Sunday. Frank Kelsey and wives and Mrs Reeves visited James in Monroe Monday then several days visiting old friends. Jean and Lucile LeBaron and Cat tphene Richards attended the teachers examination in Ann Arbor last week.
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