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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
2
Governor Groesbeck, born in Warren Township Michigan, grew up on a farm and trained nearby. As Attorney General he led numerous cases for state revenue, collecting over a quarter million dollars for the treasury from inheritance tax actions and other unpaid state accounts.
A political appeal argues for election of leaders who favor home interests, promote government by the people, and end autocratic rule amid a period described as national extravagance. The message emphasizes state welfare and citizen freedoms.
The Republican platform pledges to safeguard American welfare and core self-government, urging an end to wartime overreach and expenditures. It calls voters to support a purpose greater than party success, aiming to protect the Republic from harm.
Secretary of State candidate Charles J. De Land was nominated without opposition at the Republican State Convention. He has three consecutive State Senate terms, served in the 1907 Constitutional Convention, and is praised for education and experience. Local delegates testify to strong support from his home city and county.
On the first day of the coming year Cramel B. Fuller will enter upon his seventh term as auditor general. No other elective Michigan official has been so honored or proven more worthy of special favor for his diligent, careful, and fearless service to the state.
Justice Nelson Sharpe, appointed September 1919 to fill Justice Ostrander s vacancy, won unanimous convention support to seek another term. He has practiced law in Michigan since 1885, served as prosecuting attorney, and spent over twenty five years as judge of the 34th Judicial Circuit.
George M. Clark, candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court, has been a resident since childhood. Born in West Williams Ontario on November 21 1875, he moved to Michigan in 1878 and practiced law in Bad Axe until his 1920 appointment to the court by Governor Sleeper. He is noted as a statewide orator.
Statement by Groesbeck stresses a reconstruction period with big problems for Michigan. He urges revising state administration for efficiency and alignment with current conditions and opposes an invisible government serving its own interests. He also calls for reduced state expenditures and tax relief for the people.
Lieut. Governor candidate Thomas Read, second in rank among state officers, was elected Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives at the opening of the 1919 session. Read, a University of Michigan law graduate, was unopposed and is viewed as logically poised for presiding officer of the State Senate.
State Treasurer Frank E. Gorman, the present office holder, was nominated by the Republican party to continue as treasurer. Gorman has long served in the office as bookkeeper, cashier, and deputy treasurer before his appointment by Governor Sleeper. A Michigan native, his life has been spent in Michigan.
Merlin W. Wiley is the Republican candidate for Michigan Attorney General. He has been elected three times from his legislative district to the State House, including a third term without opposition. A longtime lawyer from Sault Ste. Marie, he is senior member of Wiley & Green and highly regarded for lawmaking and legal scholarship.
Notice sets November 2 1920 election in Galine Washtenaw Michigan at the opera house for national state provincial and local offices plus constitutional amendments and school attendance. Includes poll hours 7 am to 5 pm with possible noon adjournment and 6 am start option per act. Clerks and officials named.
Probate Court appointees announce four months for creditors to file claims against Daniel Day's estate in Washtenaw County. They will meet at Citizens Bank Saline on the Sunday in December and February 8 at 10 a.m. to receive, examine and adjust claims. Dated October 8, 1920.
In Washtenaw County Probate Court at Ann Arbor on October 12 1920 Judge Emory E Leland approves Rachel Gregory widow request to grant administration of the estate of James L Gregory to George A Lehman or other suitable person. Hearing set for November 9 at ten in the forenoon. Copy to be published in Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks. Dorcas C Donegan, Register.
Henry Ford's Detroit area plants report record production for Fordson tractors in July and August, with 9 766 units built in July and daily averages up from June. Dearborn handles bulk work while St Louis Des Moines Kearney Cork and Hamilton plants contribute large output.
Macon notes include Miss Lavina McCollum ill with emp and multiple Sunday visits. Travelers from Ypsilanti Detroit and Dundee stop by Macon relatives. The Seasons social at MBE Church draws big turnout with attendees from Adrian Tecumseh Clinton.
Leola Richards, who spent a couple of weeks in Detroit, returned home Sunday.
The Federated Church invites all to Bible school at 11:15 a.m. with the message The Standard of Love led by Pastor W. J. Cross. Evening service at 6:30 p.m. titled A Clean Heart. Prayer and Bible study Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
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