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Shortage of poultry feed and trap -
sport troubles abroad in addition to
general price increases, _ threaten—to-
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make
ncrease ,,___threaten---•te-
make the turkey, and pudding of .the
coming Christmas dinner even more
costly -than they were for Christmas
1918. Unlessthe fathers and mothers
of growing 'families can pursuade the
small ,boy .and small girl . who,expeet
.` pecial attt':tt'fient: 'ler "the palate!: a
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,,11.. tu.:141:13.!:11t' .:t a;iljtpdeLfakre.c
they may look- for a larger,hole in th-
eir cash balance when they make up
theyear's accounts.
Poultry -dealers say that it is too
early to state exactly -what a turkey
will cost in the week before Chritmas
when most- housewives make their.
purchases. They agree that the
minimum price will be 50 a pound
and some predict 60 cents. The ' gen-
eral increase will be 18-=eents probably:'
• As the•average weight of a turkey for
a ntoderatesized family -is likely to Lie
about a dollar more than a year
ago. The total outlay in such ease
will'approdch six dollars.
Geese And Chickens Cheaper.
Should a goose be substituted the
house -wife will save somewhat. Its -
present price ranges from 30 to 35
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r sou itt�►tr 'fin kMfici4ty of 4 told
sugar both abOiitr 20 134 eeft,tnore_ 'S
day the price of raisins i,hows little
change but there is a • totally inadeq-
uate supply fur normal •('ht•i:Aleas
cortsuliihtiun °Wing owingpsi tly to shipm
eats being held up by United States
labor troubles and the price may jump
greatly. .Currants show an increase
of 3t? percent apprc ;•mately in the
otht'z: ingredients of ti, ji tiding the
changes are small. 01...e. •,' apples
nuts many . other extras which go to
I complete the Christmas dinner have
' iijereased also "up five cents or
'Altogether u,dinnet• of old -times corn-
pleteness:• will be an expensive func-
tion. • .
cent: se pottinci. "sod ii.«_:ia-e ,sac++ri d,,:
rise ,little so that the .cost of an aver-
ageweight goose will be from $3 to
$3.50- A. duck will be
even cheaper
than a goose)
A -wholesale—poultry- -t}ealer states -ti
that owing to the scarity of te
niers are marketing' their poultry ear-
ly -This means that there will not be
the usual late supply from' farmers
who have waited for the high Chris-
•mas$ -prices which : tended- to- p revear
in' dict la, 1 . tve•t-i: of s -,-en tt• •t do in and
BRUCE COUNTY CC IAICIL
'The`''December meeting of the r'otln-
•-• Corvert sl:�: f, . •, he -tarty :: of Bruce
was held at Wdai.serton, opening on
1 the 4th inst.
The ,Warden • was in the chair and
all members present except Mr.• Tho-
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cAingcd i8 fis to ktk'P tiller the 44y4 -
d y trans iibievit:8 lel st ad df as at
pre ent, it being the general opinion
that this would be more satisfactory
for the County generally and enable
most mail to be answered the :arae
day as it is received. •
A resolution was also passed urg-
ing tb 't •before large Commitments
were made by the Hydro -Electric
Corr►tnisaon in 'the way of- Electric
railways in Central Oi.rtario, that some
effort Khould 1* made to • provide
Bruce and other Counties similarly
Situated. with current fore light, heat
ing anel power: --Bruce has been . pro-, "
raised • current 'for some time' and it.
wa:, thought by Council tliat soine of-'
fort should be, made to get it.
Th ,Gonnty Ilighlvays C'o.,1nhittee
and the Superintendent_ rep tc;d .``on:,
the liighv;ays: The,.C.ommit.tee again
call attention �t!► the 'difficulty' pet -
tin;: -week -done and 'delivery of mach -
.
which very seriously •affects
their work. The high price of labor
and tnaterials of all kinds makes road
building expensive at this tittle and it'
has been hard to get the necessary as-
'tstance to even keep therm in repair.'
s _ .. - red •oft---
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avas the. piece :of road bet =.ten Kin-
cardine and Tiverton, 9 ' miles, which
are being built. This had 'not been
completed but would probably be early
..,in ,.nc'\ge ariv .Phegewoi l ,''Worse lia'l'
well i 1 pe.tezi °bv. a 'atY1,,:',t . i); t1,Wj.i li
ers.'tlis•'-the--t.'o'u--"i. •all of «"isotil c•on-
idei'ed' it .e'ootl work and that such
.Dads all around would iliai;ia great
if'erenee to the County. The. Super-,
ntendent pointed out 'some of" -the -dif- -
culties he had in doing the work..
He had..•to-employ local men as, over-. .
seers of sections. He chose men
supposed to have -experience and were
recommended to .him .as being fit and
proper. persons for that position. In '
many cases they accepted the ppsition-
but it was impossible• to get theft,to
do any work... The 'result .was thaa
piece of,road was not kept up simply
because the men appointed to look •
after it neglected it,. In putting on
gravel it 'was difficult to get it put on
as wanted; the men doinfi the work
insisted in putting it the way they
wanted instead of spreading it 'as or-
dered. These things were being -work=
ed out and men found Wanting were
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a far- i This is always the
t of the' year, arid_ the business --before
the Count 1 is largely routine, so that
while it makes a busy session for
Committees, especially Finance, . there
pis•.,,not onuch. new work =laid ,befor
- cabs,
rottn•il. 1
1114/;usuitkttr teraturn for of FKeo nom.- i
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• is was presented, .and dealt with, and s
the many Committees appointed re- i
_ported non the work •done by them: d
The Committee- appointed to pro- i
cure a childrne's shelter reported that 11
they had not yet succeeded in obtain-
ing one. They had selected a house
but it ' was refused by the Inspector.
A second one they had in view but so
far had been unable to arrange for it.
They expected 'to be able to, complete
a purchase shortly; '
The house of Refuge Committee re-
ported that ' the house used for the
hired help on the farm was not fit for
habitation and could not be repaired.
They could purchase a good house
very suitably situated for this purpose
And recommended it be " 'purchased.
Council authorised this.
A resolution was passed asking
that the present train - service be
4.a n ,rid ..-
- y prices tiYay`inci•Pase rap-
idly wit.h., _the _near approae h. of Christ -
Inas. .
-The cost of plum • puddhig is more.
difficult to estimate. Ready-made
puddings will sell at 45 to '50 cents'a
pound. A large dealer in these says
that it has cost 30 per cent more to
make them even when buying. whole-
sale.
Pudding Ingredienes... ,
"ft—will cost the house -wife more
than this to make the same amount of
plum -pudding for she buys in small,
quantities," he said "It will cost 'her
sixty cents a pound probably which is
an ,increase of fully fifty per cent over
last year."
Considerable increases in the prices
of butter eggs and sugar account for
most of this rise. Butter cost about 15
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Stoves
stoves
Stoves
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TOV.ES` ARE RA-P1-6LY �. UYANCII G.
00 \O1' 1''LLT'OFF'BLU\'S; .1,*•PRICES
ARE LIKELY. TO -REMAIN HIGH..FOR
f 0M.E XIMP?- not Lice -the= stock;
of Ranges we have on hand today for tyliSe
we are selling them at. lIt `Oaf il[eaters we
have a full line, ranging in prices from $12.00
to $37.50. Be sure and see our .":20.01 ,Aak
Heater. It is the best yet for the mom,. -
OHing 4 -.-recent -big-•s orm you
µ'ill need many articles in the build-
ing line. We can supply your wants
with NAILS,. BOLTS, .:;ROOFINGS,
DING P_tPERS, CORRU(IA '.
ED GAI VANtLEO 1161gfi 'GLASS,
CEMENT, LIME AND PLASTEtt
TOOLS OF ALL KIND;S.
(sE7' RE.&DY FOU 1'IIE HUNTING
SEASON.
We carry a complete line., of SHOT,
GUNS, RIFLES, AMMUNITION, &c.'
GIVE US A CALL
McLEOD & JOYNT
The Store Where Your Money Goes Farthest
being replaced so that he,ltoped short-
ly to have men in charge who would
give the necesary tune and attention
to their districts. A large number of
small 'bridges and_ culverts had been -
built, -but he hadthe sante difficulty
in getting nten and materials as. the
Committee had noted.
Messrs. Montag and Schmidt asked
tl'r4t part of the boundary otCarriek
.and Culross be assumed on the Sys -
•tem .but it was refused as the Coun-
cil thought„no further- roads- should..be
assumed until the present Systems got
well under way.
It was decided to ' strike the fah
con. of Culross off the System and a
dont the 8th Con. instead..
1 t was- ltlscr decided to change the
rond,• on tlie.• Peninsula striking orf
what is • known . as the East road and
adopting the ('entre toad. These -
changes are of course subject to the
approval of the Department.
A resolution of rog ,--ot the 11 z
of Mr. Hugh McLaren, one of the
County Auditors, was passed, ex-
pressing the high Appreciation of the
council for Mr. McLaren, both as an
audit gr and as a man.. Mr. S. R. Rri71
of Tc4eswater, was appointed auditor
in his 'plac•e. '
('ounc•il adjourned' after Mr..D: R.
'McDonald had , succeeded in passing
a motion that the present County
Connell be re-elected ,unanimously
another year. e .
P. A. Malcomson, Co. Clerk.
IIttROS COUNTY Y COUNCIL
Roads A Nig Question—Many Claims
For Damage to Autos
The I)cl:ember Session of the Ilur.
or. County Council met. on Dec. 2nd..
the Warden being in • the chair; and
rearly all the members being present
for the opening.
.1 petition from the resiii. T's ei
Ethel asking that the village be er-
e(ted to the status of a pvlice villsag '
was referred to a special committee.
' Seven or eight debits_ for, damages
.because of injuries to automobiles
while travelling on enitnty roads wereI
- rented. In Some cases Ilarn g1=s'I
were asked for the time lost while )
ale cars were being repaired. These t.
el;titus were referred to the Good
Roads Committee. Messrs. Gltven}oek
and. Living -stone and theWarden ex-
pressed ,the opinion that 'the eoiatty
should nest some of these claims in
talc- suit~; if rr *es>}8ry:. ``Ai ti T iitttiay� .
for repairs 'to'a car, where the Iliim-
age, was caused- thrdu h faulty condi-
4 tion of the highway. or even f&, ac-,
tual loss through not having the USe
of one's car, Might get through, th
Good Roads Commission, but inflate=d
Or claims for damages -to occupants
of. saes, %%here no injoris/s evert' i•,,-
evived rtho coune'i1 feels disposed to
contest. Auto accidents, 'with some
damages, are likely to continue, and
the council feels disposed ta le=t the
courts determine the extent of liab•.,
• ility on the part of the county rather
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WINGHAM,
ONT.
meters and superior course, Graduates
placed in positions. Affiliated with the Elliott Business College, ' Tor-
onto; and the Central Business College, Stratford. .Write for free cata-
logue. Enter •any • time.
D. A. McLacflin, Pres.
Phone 166 Murray McLeish, Pri:tc spat.
than be_ too willin to snake a wttl
ment, judl,,inj. 1,v the exprc+s it,t. ,f
'of. members of the_ council '
The Deputy Minister of Highways
sent in a communication suggesting
that roads Nos: 23 and 2.1 in Ashfield,
' � €triintaifi we're nit suitable
be included in the Good Roads Sys -
tent, and. -_,_,r mended that the Lake
Shore road be substituted.
Sci• many requests were read that
sections of road be included • in the:
Good Roads .System, that a member
.finally submitted a motion • that all
the roads in the county he made coun-
ty roads.
A motion was submitted requestinn:
the Prat: incial GovNefentent -m-
over the Lake Shore Road from Bruce
to Lampton as a provincial road.
The educt ion conttnittc
e -,rePortt
recommending the adoption of the
plan foe the proposed new school in-
specto.rate, made up out of portions
of Huron, Lambton and Middlesex
Counties. This, however, failed to
pass the'couneil, an amendment mov-
ed by Mr. Trewartha and seconded
by Dr. Armstrong in comm itt4 of the
whole that the council take r% action
passing by a vote of 21 to 5.
Mr. Donald Paterson, who for many
years has been county engineer, sent
KEEP THEM VIGOROUS'
When a child suffers from°
the slightest exposure
and is thin, listless and
easily tired, that child
ought to receive plenty of
SCOTTS
ULSION
regularly. It is an essential
factor in the health records of
thp_usanclikoLchildrevin_
regularly, with or after meals,
it helps keep them
in normal weight,
vigorous and spirited.
Try storm for
your boy or girl,
ticott & Dowse. Tproato, out, 19-3,
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in his resignation from the .pnsitiun.,
It was accepted and h . .n,-'1', Roy
Paterson -was aepeinted tai the posi-
tion.
A motion by Reeve Davis, tui' God-
erich, respecting the- Cot,t1t;. House -41f
Refuge, met with the . approval-, if the
council. It was that, sonic other
name than the house of Refuge be
adapted fo- the institution. • ITe thou-
ght it would be well to get rid of the
im.pli.'d suggestion that it was n pa:t
•pe:':: home or a poor house.•• liv sug-
gerr'. cl the name "Home for taw. ged."•
Dr. (':ark suggested "County house”
which is the title generally' used
the United States.
-- %cember itixl and (4iin
Away down on. the storm -.swept .
('r/Ia:9 nT 1)I iva Scotia. til tis It ,111,!-
ca'tle 1)ale the well-hno;m n.:tur.tli ,
..wle;' contributes intcrestine_i•
t' TROD AND GUN IN ('.NAI):1.
1t•w yi.ar- ago he lived on tt.e cue-
ef the Pacific Ocean gatliefir.:;-
mens and phots of C1inadiai t1•ii�i
Life, December issue of ROD AND
GUN IN CANA•ha, tells the int..re,,t -
ing :torr of h,►ll• In-' s;,ent
711x3 Day dor 5tal .
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