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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
2
Central York residents visit relatives in Pontiac and Ypsilanti as Clinton Milan Wayne and Mooreville locals attend gatherings. Names include Finch Bird Kel sey LeBaron Gooding Murray Allison Debenham and Crittenden with events on Sunday Wednesday and Monday.
Dexter visitors Mr. and Mrs. Ede r4 Marence Goodrich arrived Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Craig hosted Sunday guests of Sam Craig and family. Harold Kutler visited Albert Johnston and family Saturday evening. Mrs. Albert Johnston spent Tuesday with her aunt Mrs. Frank Cammet in Saline. Mrs. Gladys Woodworth spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Stilts. Floyd Cross of Ann Arbor visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cross. Max Collins visited his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Carven in Saline. Mr. and Mrs. William Baslick and Ellsworth Losee spent Sunday with relatives at North Beach near Toledo. Fred Lagher and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cornish. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cornish of Ypsilanti spent the evening there. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Craig, Mrs. Ada Whitmill and Garnet, and Mrs. C. R. Pierce and baby spent Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Whitmill visited her little sons at the D M hospital and Mr. Craig and Mrs. Pierce and baby called on Mrs. Hannah Mhendershot and Family.
Michigan crops specialist H C Rather warns the seed corn crop may again suffer from wet weather and late planting. He advises proper drying and ventilated storage to prevent mold and loss, recommending sealed seed rooms and careful airflow to keep moisture out. Basements and outdoor porches are unsuitable for seed corn storage.
Charles J. Burkhardt a well known Pittsfield farmer died at his Maple Avenue home at 2:00 AM after a stroke. He was 57 years old and survived by his wife a daughter Miss Tuell a son Elmer two brothers John and Christian Burkhardt and a sister Mrs Emanuel Rentsehler. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 30 PM at the home and 2 00 PM at St Pauls Church with Rev Wittbracht officiating.
Mrs Rose Beaty aged several decades died suddenly at her home 210 West Michigan Avenue after a rheumatic illness. Born Rose Anne Ardell in Saline on August 18 1854 she wed Thomas Beaty February 16 188? who died September 4. Survived by niece Mrs John Browell and nephew Edward Ardell of Emerado ND and cousins. Funeral held at home with Rev Reuben Crosby officiating and Oakwood Cemetery interment.
An editorial urges dairymen to run their operations like factories using complete summer feeding and early fall grain rations to maximize milk yield. It cites Dr. C H Buckles of Minnesota and notes pastures fail in late summer, advising planned feeding, plus a note on a worker's hand injury at American Furnace & Foundry.
Homer Rodeheaver meets Ugo Nakada in Japan. The young musician, inspired by Rodeheaver records, will study in the United States at Winona Lake and join Sacred Music Week August 16 to 21 under Rodeheaver’s direction. The trip also highlights the Cathedral of St Thomas in Madras, India as a notable sight.
Stewart Warner Safety Council analysis of 8023 US auto fatalities in the first seven months of 1925 shows pedestrians account for 68 percent of deaths. Another 115 involve another vehicle, 7 percent horse-drawn, 4.2 fixed objects, 3.5 street cars, 2.7 trains, 1.4 bicycles.
After screening over 1000 applications Senator James Couzens chose Mark Williamson and his brother Frank to run the 1000 acre Wabeek farm rent free for five years. Williamson previously managed a 120 acre Waterford township farm and Frank, a Michigan State graduate, won a 400 dollar National Dairy Show scholarship.
Three Michigan State College students join a team to compete against 20 states at the National Dairy Show in Detroit October 6 to 13. The M S C dairy judging team includes H J Foster and T B Knons, with Gordon Whitburn, while a second team features A D Ackley and George Harma. The squads prepared with training trips in September. Frank Williamson recently gained prominence after signing to manage Senator Couzens farm.
Three world renowned scientists will visit Michigan this fall for the Michigan tuberculosis associations meeting in Detroit October 12 and 13. Sir Henry Gauvain from London Dr Ernst Loewenstein of Vienna and Dr Hans Jacobaeus of Stockholm will speak alongside U S experts from Yale Columbia and Michigan in a joint session with several national and local health groups.
Farmers in southern New York to northern Georgia can profitably grow black locust for fence posts. The wood lasts in ground. borers threaten at higher altitudes and in Ohio River basins. An 18 year old stand in Pennsylvania yielded 657 posts over five inches and 407 posts 3 to 5 inches per acre, at 25 cents each, about $265 gross with $30 costs leaving roughly $13 annual profit per acre.
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