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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1919-3-20, Page 7L 1'43 moil , - it Y ' THZ - RIONAL tiw ' OOD13tIek ONT. • -ri rJ.'.• i V. '1'I tirail ass Ma reit 20, 1919.--T School of Commerce CLINTON AND GODERICH Young men and women are more and more finding that without a business training they are under a serious handicap. Even if they do not. intend to engage in purely commercial wprlr, they require a knowledge of m- ern business thods, iu urc1kr moat auy line to su( of activity. An investment iu a sound commercial education will yield big dividends in the years to come. Schools at Clinton and Goderich COURSES : Basin's Stenographic Secretarial Civil Service for further psrtirnirs writs to 11. F. wami, LA., M. Ude., &, elatipal 'lather k""" dor Coder1c1 $ dais amag .oder say time. COUNTY - AND DISTRICT11 Mehck & Brawn have taken over thll hardware and furniture business of Hart- leib & Faust at Zurich. Mrs. Donald Mclknald died at Kincar- dine un tate lOth Inst at the age of 101 years and seven months. Andrew Laidlaw has sold his farm on the 8th concession of Morris to Wm. Scott; for $6,300. The farm contains 100 acres Three times during the past month the G.T.R. station at Ripley has oven broken into. On recent night burglars smashed the wicket in the ticket office and stole $5 in silver. Joseph R. Hamilton has sold the Hamilton homestead on the 14th cooces- sion of McKillop to James Coutts, of the same locality. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton will likely take a trip to British Colum boa. Ed. Wurm, of Zurich, has shipped bis horse, "Silver ,Hal" to George Walsh, of Tillaiinburg, for training. "Silver Hal" belongs to a famous equine family, and his owner hopes to make something out of him. John Clegg, who has been living in Wingham for tie past year, has bought the fifty -acre farm of Sidney Frisby. East Wawanoeh, near Belgrave, and gets pos- session April 1st. The price is reported as *3,300. If in Trouble with a leak in your plumbing, call Us and let us mend it. Don't put it off until it becomes so bad that your place may be flooded, "A stitch in ttuc saves nine." FRED. HUNT "THC PLVMBPR" Hamilton wool - intone tae 1'I blew Heating Kave,itrrwrghing Metal Work A BUSY YEAR This is going to be a busy year in Godench. There will be many dwellings and business places to be refined and rewired. Get Tear Order in Early. A full line of Electrical Goods always on hand. We are ex- perts and can help you get what ycu want. We are not ned to'any particular make of goods. Call and see us. Robt. Tait Wer Street Next Poroffnce Phones - Shop 12, House 173 DO YOU WANT PINK CHEEKS ? They Can Be Had by Keeping the Blood Rich, Red and Pure. Every woman -every girl -wants pink cheeks. They mean not only beauty but good health. When a woman's blood is scanty or anaemic. her color fades, she looks debilitated, is short of breath and her heart palpitates after slight exertion. Sometimes this trouble is accompanied by severe headaches, or pains in the back or sides. This condition is entirely due to weak, watery blood, and can only be Hurd by making the blood rich, red and pure. For this purpose there is nothing can equal Di. Williams Pink Pills, which act directly upon the blood, and in this way bring new health and strength to weak, ailing people. Mrs. Anderson, Hearst, Ont., says: "Before coming to Canada from England I was a sufferer from anaemia for upwards of a year. 1 had beenradually getting paler and weaker. I did not realize that i was rick, but felt constantly tired and worn out. I had no ambition to anything, and grew so white that my brothers used to call ale The death occurred on Sunday. 9th inst., of Miss Catherine Burns, of the township of Hay. The deceased, who was formerly a school teacher, was seventy-two years of age and is survived by her mother, aged ninety. John Ross, a well-known farmer of Huron township, died on the 3rd inst. at the Lome of his sister, Mrs- J. A. Mc- Donald, Toronto, where he had been vis- iting for some weeks, The deceased was a member of Ashfield Presbyterian church and was greatly esteemed in the com- munity. Wm. Parsons, of Kippen, had a yarrow escape the other day. Whit grinding grain he attempted to remove the belt from the drive -wheel. His arm was caught in the belt and he was th[uwn tub forte to the floor and rendered uncon- scious for some time. Several glitches were required to close a wound in his forehead. Henry Young. of liulklt township, died at the lith Inst. after a brief illness. He was born fifty years ago on the farm on which he died. He is survived -by his wife, one daughter and three suns. Mr. Young took a prominent part in many public activities. He was a director of Blyth Agricultural Society and an elder of St. Andrew's church, Blyth. A number of property changes are re- ported from Grey township, Jas. Mc- Donald bat purchases? from Hugh Rich- mond his 100 -acre (arm. James M. Knight, who resides on concession 12, has bought the 100 -acre farm of Martin McNair on the 15th concession, for $8,0110, and the adjoining fifty -acre pas- ture farm of James Perrie, for 12,45.11. Mr. Knight now owns :sal acres of land. James Noble has sold his 100 -acre farm on the 12th cortceeMon to Philip Jaynes. l,Ue'KNOW. D.K. Webster has sold his farm to T.R. MIM% and is tome to die West. Ile has brought a 101 -acre farm in Alberta. ole death occurred on March 4th of William Barr, who passed away at the Nene of his son -in law. John Purvis, after a short illness prom paralysis. The Lea -know fire brigade has made a e stnbu1a41 of CM) to commence a fund for the erection of a monument in Luck - now to commemorate the fallen soldiers from this cnmmunity. William MacDonald has returned home after spending more than two years with the navy. He was accompanied home b his wire, a bride of !a few months. He will take up fuming with his father on the homestead. _ The death of Mrs. Alex. MacCarrol occurred on Tuesday morning of last week after a brief illness. The deceased was born thirty -ars years ago in Colborne township, her maiden name being Rae A. Millian. `pe was married to- Mr. Mac- Cerrol twelve years ago and since that time had lived in Lurknow. She was an a:tive. energetic woman in the prime of life and her death is keenly regretted by many friends. In addition to the sorrow- ing husband. she leaves her mother, a sister, Mrs. Hamilton of Huron township, and three brothers, David and Ralph in the West and John in Colborne township, The funeral took place to Colts me ceme- tery on Friday. A 1 • A SYSTEM Improved Trim Service BLT W LLN GODERICH and TORONTO Lv. Godench 530 AM, Ar. Toronto 10 50 AM. Lv. Goderich 2 20 PM, Toronto 7.1S PM. Parlor -buffet car between Stratford and Toronto on afternoon train. For further particulars as to reservations or mien, apply to Grand Trunk Town Agents, P. P. LAWRENCE & SONS ie Town Agents Phone tat HE 14A'IS HE OWES HIR LIFE TO THEM. Memorial church rectory on Thursday, March (kb. when the rector, Rev. A. A. Trumper, united in marriage Miss Annie Violet Jane, of Wok, Somerset. England, and Clifford George Bailey, of U borne townshipp Mr. and Mrs. Bailey will re- side in Uaburne. ('1.1N TON. "Joe" Wheatley has resigned his posi- tion as chief of police of Clinton, after thirty years m that capacity. He is suc- ceeded by Bert Fitzsimons and retires to private life. Three men broke into the p Ui,lic school one night last week and were found by the caretaker in the morning comfortably settled by the lire. They were told to get out of town, but stayed around for some bours and going down to the G. T. R. station they robbed the till in the ticket office of $10. They got away from town before the theft was discovered. D. N. Watson has sold his grocery business on Victoria street to J. C. Reid, of Varna, who is now in possession. N'IN4U1AM. Wm. Clegg has sold bit loll -acre farm on the 1st line of Monis to Wm. Field of this town. The pi ice is said to have beet 15,000. Fanny A. Taylor, aged sixty-nine years. died on Wednesday. March 12th, at the Mone of her sister, Mrs. A. M. 'snowball.' At this stage my mother Fralick. decided that she would get I)r. Williams' Dr- W. W. Elgie, who has had a dental Pink Pais, which are a favorite medicine • practice in Wingham and Blyth for the in England as well as in Canada. On the last six months. is removing to Arthur, day I'commenctd taking them I fainted having purchased a practice there. on getting out of bed and mother urged T. R. Bennett is president and L Ken - me to _fay in bed for a few days. 1 really nedy secretary of the Aero Cushion Inner felt so weak thil l was glad to take her Tire Co., which may establish a factory advice. 1 ;ookeal more like a corpse than in Wingham employing from thirty to a living pers,n. 1 remaineet in bed for a fifty hands. week. taking the pills regularly. and then • I felt that I was able to get up, though At her home in Wingham on Sunday. not able to gu about, From that on 9th inst., Elizabeth Coutts, woe of Wtl- however, I gained strength daily. and in a Ilam Bradley, passed away at the age of little more than a month I was feeling as i sixty-three )'ears. She and her husband well as ever 1 did. The color returned to' had been residents of Wingham fpr thirty my cheek(' and pips, and my friends were I seven years Besides the husband, foUY all surprised at my rapid recovery. I took I daughters and two sons survive. no medicine but Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, At the Baptist parsonage on Wednes- so they deserve all the credit for my re- day of last week Miss Florence S. Staple- stotation to health." , ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James You can get Ili. Williams' Pink Pills ! Stapleton of Turnberry. and Bertram E. through any dealer in medicine, or by ! Holmes, son of John Holmes of Turn - mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for - berry, were united in marriage by Rev. from $2.50 frothe Dr.- Williams Medicine, J. P. Dingman. They will reside in Co., Brockville, OnL •Curnberry, where the groom has a farm. EXETER. Garnet Cockwill and family are moVIng to BI idsworth; Sask. Josiah Kestle and family have moved oto town irum Crediton. Little Edith Kestle, seven years old, had her leg broken by being run over by the hind wheel of a wagon. She was running along holding on to the wagon when she tripped and fell and the wheel passed over her. A quiet wedding took place at Trivitt New Brunswick Man's Tribute to Doelrra Kidney Pills. Up7r Reston, Kent Co., N. (3., March 17 (Special). -"i believe that only for Dodd's Kidney Pill. 1 would be dead." That 'taleme:H is ma le in all sincerity by Mr. Gourge Habits, a well known and highly respected residelt here. "1 suffered greatly from urinary trouble. I had cramps in my muscles, and when i worked all day I hardly knew how to sit down at night. 1 could a my get to sleep for a little while at a time, and then 1 had all kinds of bad ,dreams. 1 was weak and nervous, with a heavy. dragging feeling across my back. i could see specks Boating in front of my eyes, and 1 was often dizzy. 1 tried doctors, but there was no help for me, sp I tried Dodd's Kidney P111s. I have Deed shut twenty la x. s, mrd I 'nm a,nxst curd. 1 ?task they are the best medicine i have ever struck, and my wife finds them a wonder- ful pill. She says she will never be without Dodd's Kidney Pills." EXPERIMENTS WITH FARM CROPS. The members of Ontario A ricul- tural and Experimental Union are pleased to state that fur 1919 they are prepared to distribute into every township of On- tano material of high quality for experi- ments with grains, fodder crops, roots. grasses, clovers and alfalfas. as follows: List of Eaperuneots for trot. Number. Grain Crops. Plots. 1. Two varieties of oats. '2 2. O.A.C.No. 21 bailey and emmer 2 3. Two varieties of hullessbbarley... 2 - 4. Two varieties siring wheat .. 2 5. Two varieties of buckwheat 2 G. Three varieties of field peas :t 7. Iwo varieties spring rye., .2 8. Three varieties of soy, soja or . Japanese brans ,. .3 9. Seven varieties of Flint and Dent husking corn 7 ROOT CROPS. 10. Three varieties of mangers , 3 H. Two varieties of sugar mangels..2 12. "1 hree varieties Swedish turnips 3 13. Two varieties of fall turnips. 2 14. Two varieties of carrots. '2 FORAGE, FODDER SILAGE AND HAY CROPS. 15. Planting of corn at ax distances in the row O 16. Three varieties of millet.... .. 3 17. Two varieties of sorghum '2 18. Grass, Deas and two varieties of vetches 3 19. Rape, kale and field cabbage .. 3 20. Three varieties of clover . , , , :3 21. Two varieties of alfalfa 2 2'2. Four varieties of greases,.. 4 CULINARY CROPS. �. 23. Three varieties of field • - s..:.3 24. Two varieties 61 gweet corn FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS 25. Fertilizers with rape MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIMENTS • 29. Three grain mixtures for grain production ,,. .. 3 - 30. Three , rain mixtures for fodder production 3 The size of each plot i • to be two rods long by one rod wide. Any person in Ontario may choose any ONE of the experiments for 1919 and apply for the same The material will be furnished in the order in which the appli- cations are received. while the supply lasts. Each applicant should make a second choice, as the material for the experiment selected as first choice might be exhausted before his application is received. All material will be furnished free of charge to eali applicant, and the produce will, of course, become the property of the person who conducts the experiment. Faclfrpersn applying for an exporiment should write his name and address very carefully, and should give the mimeo( the county in which he lives. C. A. ZAVITz, Director, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, March. 1919. In the person of Isabella Hogg, wife of Andrew Linklater, one of Wingham's most highly esteemed residents died on Monday, 10th int„ in her seventy-second year. A 'year ago last New Year's Day Mr. and Mrs. I-mklater celebrated their golden wedding. Besides the bereaved husband, one daughter, Mrs. J. J. Elliott of Wingham, survives. Sunday was a real •pring day, and though the weath'r since has not been so pleasant we may feel that the winter is about over. SEAFORTH. E. W. Murray. of the Puhlir W•.rks Department, Regina. Mrs. Murray and daughter, who had been spending several weeks at Mr. Murray's old home here, have returrud to the West. The death occurred recently at Leth- bridge, Alberts. of Mrs. M. A. Alin, a farmer tesident of Seaforth. The de- ceased was seventy-five years V age -and leaves one son and one daughter. Russell Best and W. 1). Bright, jr have returned home from overseas. Mr. Best was with ono of the Canadian artil- lery units for several years, and Mr. Bright went over with the iOlst Hurons. George Grigg. for many years a farmer in McKillop, and latterly of Seafnrth, died March 4th at the age of seventy- seven years. Besides tie widow, ten children survive, A Trail Across the Roc less The firer tip over the Simpson Pass through the Canadian Pacific Rockies was made by Sir George Simpson, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, to 1841, and formed part of the first recorded over- land tour round the world, that 1s to say across the North AmeriCan Continent, and by way of Siberia and Russia, occupying about nine months, and the subject of coosid- erable literature. Jim Brewster, the famous guide and outfitter at Banff, alscovered the fallen tree on the Summit of the Pass on which the travellers len their record. Fired by the ambition to cross this pass, 1 set out one day this summer, with two guides, ten pon- ies and camping outfit and sup- plies for 11 or seven days. Jim Brewster se t these over from Banff to 'overawe at the headwaters tof the Columbia Valley, had promised to watt for them. Close to invermere ate the remains of Koot- enai House, an outpost of the Nor' West Trading Company established toy David Thompson in I808. Now Uwe is a comfortable little tourist hotel. muck appreciated by motor- ists who use the excellent Govern- ment road through the Upper Colum- bia Valley. On our flat day's ride we stopped elf for • swim at the hot radium - water springs of Sinclair Canyon. where St. John Harmsworth, brother of the famous Lord Northcliffe, and himself proprietor of the still more famous Perrier water, built a con- crete bathing pool under the springs which pours Its naturally warm wa- ter eat et the rock. At ntdht we found alslter in a bsrnssteader's cabin, the owner of wbtch was away at the war and hospitable enough to leave the latch loose. Next day we were 1a the forests et the -oot- . ay-_ a wonderful resell for big game Indeint by the tracks we sant sad the animals we even met - two Mask bear and a deer nn the frail wtth moose paths worn 45.p Ube soled Devensbtre lanes aloe( Ile nesa/ewa b..ide t%. ere* The inapay River hal a rather Bad rogebttloe. Tare parties were SWAM 31 the steamy% to mate 0. words. at tl. cam. Mm Inst israsbat 1st _Ma • ...�w�^AN;r 1 (1) In the Sinclair Canyon at the Red Gate, (2) Fording the Vermillion warned to postpone our trip. aver, we found • ford where we did not even have to swim our horses, and next day were ou the banks of the Vermillion River, Into the Ver- million pours the raging torrent of the Simpson, which itself is fed from the melting glaciers of the snow - clad Rockies high above. At least one cyclone seemed to have swept down its valley, and the river itself had washed away several corners so that our trail had to be made, or found anew on many a mile. Once while Ed. Dawson, the lead - Ing guide was hacking a trail through a deadfall, his saddle pony took It into its head to crone the torrent_ The packponfes followed stilt, ■rid before we could stop them, our camp, and most of all our food supplies were on the wrona side of the most vlcions liking wafer f beer care to see. Ilene was nothing to do but follow, and evidently we got across --else how could this tale have ever been told? o As we ap- proached the Summit of the Pass, one grizzly left a visiting card such as grizzlies do leave--scented-up- on the trail and again we saw deer. The Summit, according to Ike rimless should he ten feet deep in snow. alit Ili" destrlptlrn gh°n hs' only a Rlimpee however, for In • Sir G.nrRe Simpson gave the same minute his head was caught is a anticipation ' -"Tee were surrounded turban of clouds. Thence without al- loy Desks and crags on whose sum venture except for a plague of mos- nits isy perpetual snow; and the qultoea we reeked the C.P.R. Hotel only sounds which dfalnbed the sol at AanR, alive with Sommer tourists Itude were the rr•ck11nR of pros- who found to our cavalcade a el - trate branches under the tread of t1nRshMS, subject floe hanmilr•ble sow - The fishing, 1 sew say is p - Ing, wblch one sets si sack a Is of the vary beat- livery cicM every pool seems to be swami with trout, all Innulatteve abut M S•- turs of the fly. Brews Heel. and ()ray Hackie are alw'ky1 deadly. The red 111es such as Partseherie Ilene do not seem to take es well i§ ile.e waters. There were both Deny Var- den and Resselead to nor eredlt on the Simmsst, averaging a little ever a pound- It the fitments, the trent ran rip ti two end three pawed§ and were ver, Ree, Chats% shy lilt t►a saddle oft rJ. iZ a How - River. tains, the common progeny Ile same snow wreaths, there wia 1010 remarkable difference of temperas - tura that the source of the Oohvit!- bla showed 40°, while that of the Saskatchewan raised the mercury to 5354°, the thermorpeter asennwlidlet striking as high as 71° in the elude. "From the vicinity of perpetual snow, we estimated the elervnttes et the height of land to be seven or eight thousand fee above the level of the sea, while the aurrounllag Peaks appeared to 'rise nearly bait that altitude above our heads." We ourselves found the snow all gone and our horlea found rweet and ample pastor+ on' an Arias meadow. As we looked back from the Great inside upon the moln- talns of the Selkirks, we had as fine a panorama as any artist could desire --rugged outllnes capped and fringed with perpetual snow. The Beng side of tha Stinnett comes within the Jurisdiction of the Dominion Government, and its Su- perintendent of Parks was geed enough to provide us with a trail which really was a trail. To the right up Healy Creek we had a glimpse of Monet Aseintbofns. the slant of there giant mountains - of our borate. and the roaring of the stream as it leaped down its rocky cities. "Abant seven hours of hard work broutlftt us to the height of land. the hinge as It were between the eastern and western waters. We breakfasted on the level 'slimes. whish did not .reed fourteen psroe. In width. Mena our kettles for this one lonely meal at ones from the crystal snores of the Columbia and the Saskatchewan, while these will- ing feeders n1 two nppnslte mamma, mnrmnrinr eve their tads of minima stones, as if bid each other a long farewell, 111 hard, fail to attune mfr mhrds ti eh. snbttmtty M t%. sesns " th�L13adi1L 1e1,.- For the balance of this month you will find some VERY INTERESTING PRIES ON MANY LINES A'f WALKER'S We have gone through our immense stock and have selected some real bargains. Below you will get an idea as to real values : oilcloth, 2 yards wide, old stock, well seasoned, lovely patterns. (i0c) ard. One Iron Bed, regular value $26.00 The -price ticl-et is *16.00. We have about 1 doz. Mattresses to sell at the old prices. From *5.50 to $8,00. One only Suitcase. Regular 14.50, for 13.75. Club Bag, Walker's special, $7 50. Worth *9.50. We have several pieces of Furniture, taken in ex- change for other goods, that we are selling AWAY AWAY below their value. Come hl and ask to see two Extension Tables. We have one at $10 the other at $9.00. Worth double this atuouut. Ii you want an Extension Table, don't wait. IN OUR PHONOGRAPH DEPARTMENT In store No. 2 we have two real bargains on I'hono• graphs. Visit our music room, where noniron awaits you. A pleasure to select records. We have records for all Makes of -machines. A visit through onr store will convince tuts that Walker's is the place to buy. "Often the Cheapest, Always the Beat" Two WALKER Stores G -O -D -E -R -I -C- 6 t ,, tin At right prices ,Signa '5, iv x THE SIGNAL'S CLUBBING \ LIST, 1919 , The Signal and Toronto Daily Globe .$5.25 The Signal and Daily Mail and Empire.... 5.23 The Signal and Toronto Daily World 5.25 The Signal and Toronto Daily Stir 4.30 The Signal and Farmer's Advocate 3.00 The Signal and Montreal Family erald and Weekly Star 2.65 The Signal and Weekly Sun (Toronto)... 2.50 The Signal and London Daily Advertiser..' 5.25 The Signal and London Daily Free Press .25 The Signal and Presbyterian and West- minster 3.36 The Signal and Catholic Record 2.75 The Signal and Saturday Night (Toronto)4.25 The Signal and McLean's Magazine.. 3.00 The Signal and Farmers'Magazine 2.50 The Signal ;Intl Montreal Weekly Witness 2.90 The Signal and World Wide 3.25 The Signal and Canadian Magazine3.50 The Signal and' Canadian Poultry journal 2.00 (Hamilton) The Signal and Canadian Countryman . 2.25 The Signal and Farm and Dairy 2.40 The Signal and Rod and Gun. 2.90 These rates are for pawn' sent to addresses in Canada. The Signal can also give clubbing rates with many other periodicals in Canada and the United States. The above publications may be obtained by Signal subscribers in any combinati.n, the price for any pub- lication being the figure given above less $1.50 repre- senting the price of The Signal. For instance : The Signal and The Family Herald and Weekly Star. _S2.65 The Globe 45.25..25 Tess $1.50), 3_7!i (i fid. t0 -making the price of the three papers $6.40. - Remit by postal tote or express order --N. )T by saint cheque. TIIE SIGN 1l. 1'll1 11N6 Goderich, Ontario 4 11 _ Whiirrfa pi 1'