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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1930
Page
5
Clinton residents and visitors appear in a compact roundup: business guests from Ann Arbor and Detroit, OES meeting scheduled for December 1, and local property moves including Clarence Cook buying the George Shaw house. Also noted are births, anniversaries, a family visit to Dansville, a baby girl, and Christmas mail service reminders.
Historical copy notes events around fifteen years past: Herman Dieterle loses a horse on Thursday. Miss Helen Finch visits Webberville. William Lutz Harry Finch and Clarence Derr attend a Kalamazoo Boys Conference. R W Mills and daughter Vesta Thanksgiving with Saline township family. Mrs Eugene Armbruster rents rooms above The Observer. Wilbur Coe and family visit Pittsfield for Thanksgiving. H T Nichols from Detroit researches living quarters above a drug store. Margaret Wheeler and Mae occupy rooms. Steiniway boys donate ink trays to Yarbanks school room. Burkhart Brothers rent Wallace block room for Overland car display as agent. Isbel Family Social Union holds fifth annual meeting in Ypsilanti with attendees from multiple towns. Kyte family visits Foster Chelsea. Harwood and Kyte spend day with Foster.
Notice states Jay W. Harmon released from probation set August 1 after conviction for operating a slot machine. Other violators also freed. each fined $100 and initially on five year probation. Mrs Alfred Young also had probation lifted on motion by Prosecuting Attorney Carl Stuhlberg.
The Saline Library Association announces its annual meeting in the library rooms on Friday evening December 12, 1930. Secretary Anna Camburn will preside and provide details.
Jacob J. Luckhardt died Tuesday in Lodi at his daughter’s home. Born October 18, 1859 in Lodi township, he leaves three sons Walter Otto Edward and five daughters and many siblings. A prayer service at Daniel Wall’s Harris street home precedes a 2 o’clock funeral at Bethe church in Freedom with Rev Mayer officiating. Burial will be in Bethe cemetery.
Mrs Harper is quite sick. Bert Derendinger accepts railroad job. Glen Howard visits Detroit and Toledo for holiday goods. Wheat 72c, clover seed $5, hogs $5.50, eggs 19c, butter 18c. Mrs P A Wilson to Ann Arbor Hospital. Reeves to remain janitor at Ann Arbor court house. High school football to meet Clinton Giants Friday after brief darkness halt. Irving Corbett leaves bed for town visit after blood poisoning. Emmet Schaffer injured in Northern electric line crash. ribs, knee damaged. Library Association forms a solid working basis after public meeting approving a library plan.
Washtenaw county will be represented by five youths at the national 4-H club congress in Chicago. Saline township sends Ira Hauk Warren Finkbeiner and Hollis Carr to join Elton Horning of Freedom and Walter Seitz of Lima on state championship livestock and crops judging teams. The group earned Michigan honors at the Detroit state fair and aims for a national title.
Albert Graf won a $59.06 judgment with $9.15 costs in an attachment suit against B. B. Groecki. The Saline Mercantile Co. received a $15.50 judgment with $5.65 costs against Adam Geyer of Dexter on a merchandise bill.
Township treasurers will start collecting state local and county taxes on December 1 according to Fank H Ticknor county treasurer Several have been supplied with receipt books and statements through The Observer printing plant and will use the books next Monday morning Money collected will be turned over to the county treasurer on January 1 A North Carolina man traded his pants to a bottlegger for some liquor So dry he panted for a drink.
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