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styles and shad-
es including
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Rose Maize,
Green, Purple,
ie lA0:atiei111;Ili;Ili+'
Red, Grey,
White and Blue
Prices range
from $8.00 up
to $15,00.
New Falb and
Winter Dresses
Our Ready-to-wear
section has much to of-
fer you in dresses made of crepe
de -chine, Taffetta silk, pailette
silk, Poplins and Serges. Many
of these with Bead, Fringe and
Braid trimming. Colors, Black
Blue, Taupe, Tan and Green.
Sizes 16 to 44. Prices are more
reasonable than one might ex-
pect. We take pleasure in in viting your inspection.
The Best Fur makes the best investments. Not how cheap
but how good. This should be the first consideration in the
purchase of Furs. We have a large assortment in Wolf, Fox,
Hudson Seal, Russian Fitch, Sable, Mink, Lamb, Oppossum
:and Thibet. We have one of the largest stock of high class
Furs in the county.
NOVEL WAY TO SECURE
CUNTON MARKETS
MONEY FJR XMAS H
ogs
u ter
Eggs
The Sale of Odd Articles Means Funds Spring wheat
For Purchase of Gifts. Fall wheat
Oats
Barley
Buckwheat _
I•lay , .$18, and et9,
Bran $48.00
Shorts $52.
Millfeed $45.00
Potatoes $2.00
Christmas is about five weeks
away. The kiddies have seen the ar-
rival of Santa Claus and now await
his gifts. For the purchase of these
not only for the kiddies, but also the.
grown -taps, extra pocket money is
necessary. How to secure the desired
funds is often a great problem. The
New Era Want Ad Department offers
one solution. It is in the sale of a few
of the household articles which are
not now needed for the general com-
fort df the home—articles that have
outlived their usefulness.
The family purse can easily be in-
creased if the way suggested by The
.New Era is adopted, It is no trouble
for the average housekeeper in Clinton
to make out a list of household
goods—furniture, clothing, bedding,
stoves, etc., now cluttering up the
home. The next step Is to advertise
these articles in the "Articles For
.Sale" columns of The New Era's Want
4441. pages. The rest of the transaction
comes easily. This means that results
are almost certain and that with the out
lay of a few cents, money for the gifts
.oto utak, someone happy will be found,
$15.50
50 and 53c
50e
$1.95, $198
$1.95, $19S
75c
$1.10
THE CLINTON
NEW ERA,
weeteweretevet
Thursday, November 20th, 1919
,,. e oa ,rte _
Watoih your children's skins. Am
soon at you see the elighteat trace
of a rash or sore, an -ply Zam•Btik.
This antiseptic balm will protect
the e from infection, pre-
tentsit from ore cspreading and healing
soon follows.
Careful mothers always lteop
Zauelluk on band for their chil-
dren's injuries—it ends pain so
qutc.a; and prevents any possibil-
ity of festering. year fer Pam,
burns, ecoids, bruise. rittg,vorta,
scalp Aures. eP^"Tui •Id tettiLing
rn '0.1 dealer r. 5r',• '10x
LaeTewsof the I )istrict
HULLETT
The London Advertiser reports the
wedding of Serge, W. Snell, son of Mr,
end Mrs, Janies.Snell'of this township,
,—The home of Mr, and Mrs, W. Hos-
kin, 1295 Dundas street, was the sce;ie
oba very pretty wedding, -when their
youngest daughter, Wreathe L'ilcene,
became the wife of Mr, William -Snell,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Snell, Clin-
ton. The ceremony was perfornied be,
fore a beautiful bank of 'mums and
ferns at 2 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon,
November 11, the Rev.' Byron Snell .of
lisle. Street Methodist Church officiat-
ing The bride entered the drawing -
room on the arm of her father, to the
strains 'nf Lohengrin's Wedding March,
played by Miss M. Wilkey, of Quebec
street, The bride was charmingly b
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at-
tired
in peach -blow crepe de chine,
with trimmings of seed pearls, old lace
and bands of white fur. She wore a
corsage of Beauty roses and carnations.
The going -away gown wase suit of dark
green broadcloth with fur trimmings
and hat to match. Mr, William Snell.
the groom, was formerly Serge. -Major
Snell of the old Gth Field Battery, hav-
ing spent the full time of the war in
service overseas. While in service he
won the D. C. M. and was among those
whom the prince decorated on his visit
to London. To the, pianist the
groom's gift was a beautiful pearl and
diamond pin; to the bride he gave a
handsome case of silver. Amongst the
many presents received by the young
couple was a beautiful cabinet of Com-
munity plate, the gift of the Parisian
Laundry office staff, a member of
which the bride had been for over three
years. After a dainty wedding break -
fest, amid showers of good wishes for
their future welfare, Mr. and Mrs. Snell
left on a short honeymoon trip to Buff-
alo and New York city. On their re-
turn they will reside at 899 William
greet, and will be at home to their
friends after January 1, The out-of-
town guests included Dr, and Mrs.
Croft of Perth, Miss Mary Snell, Ham-
ilton; Mr. and Mrs. James Snell, Mr.
and Mrs. Eph. Snell, ,Miss Clara Snell,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snell, all of Clin-
ton; Mr. ;Lod Mrs. F. E. Bower, of De-
troit, Dr. and Mrs. K. L. Hoskin, of
Sarnia, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Borrowman,
Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Borrowman and Mr.
and Mrs, E..), Borrowman, of Wyom-
ing.
When Your Liver
Becomes Sluggish
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Your Bowels
Become Constipated.
Constipation is, without a doubt, the
commonest of all the ills that mankind
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ni3licted with, and one if neglected,
Will cause no end of trouble and eiekness•
The way to keep yourself in goon
health is to keep the liver active and
worldsg properly by the use of Mil -
burn's Laxa-Liver Pills.
Mrs. L, Weinman, Orillia, Ont.,
writes:—"From a ehild I was aiwaye
very badly constipated, and I can well
remember, when quite young, my mother
giving me senna tea nearly every soen-
ing, and I got to dread it.
"After taking Milburn's Laxa-Liver
Pills for a while I am not troubled with
constipation any more."
A big good roads deputation from Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills aro 25c,
Western Ontario waited on Premier a vial at all druggists 'or dealers, en
Hearst for a provincial highway via trailed direct on receipt of price by The
Stratford, , . -a T. Milburn Co., Limited, 'remote, Out,
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A PIANO 0R A PHONOGRAPH
Select for Home a Piano or Phonograph providing such tonal effects
to satisfy even the Master Musician, tit goods
I ant pleased to state that 1 am in a position to give you e
that satisfy, Don't be drawn into a hurried decision by some travelling
salesman or agent pretending he has a better proposition for you. if
he tells you our goods won't stand etc., look out for hien. Deal with
one whom you can place confidence. oundat3on of
0 A 1 depend entirely on your confidence for the f my
business 1 can assure you that no music store in Canada can give you a
snore honest deal in Pianos, Phonographs, Violins, Autoharps, Records)
Sheet Music and Supplies, PIANOS and when ou Want the
I have the sole Agency for ,BELL AN yt the
above goods be sure and call ledge aitd you will get them. There, s no
on the Market today that can surpass or even equal the quick re -
;Mating action used in the "BELL" only, Call and have a detnon
stration, < .
Jonathan Hugill
OPPOSITE BANK OF COMMERCE. SF.APORTF , ON'r
EXETER.. FIRE AT ELYTH
Messrs, Cunningham and Pride, of ,
London, have moved liere with their j1
families:
Mr, Hazelton, of the' Bank of Com-
merce staff here, has moved to Go-
halt, An Exeter boy recently returned
from overseas will take place,
Official announcement has been made
of the appointment of Mr, and Mrs,
Prank Triehner, of Exeter, to the pos-
tion of excise officer for the inland rev-
enue department of the Province of
Alberta.
Mr. William Passmore, of Usborne,
has purchased the brick residence of
Mrs. Colwill on North Street. The
price was $2500,
Mr. Wm, Brock, of near Whalen,
purchased the residence of the late
Jos. Peart at the auction sale 011
Sat-
urday last. The price was $1400
Mr. W. J. Beer, last week. dispos-
ed of the tine brick residence occup-
ied by Mr, Nelson Sheere to Mr.
Ryckntan from the West and former-
ly of Chisheihurst. The price was
92,000.
Mr. Nelson Sheere, has purchased
the residence of the late John Gill
on the corner of James and Andrew
Streets. Mr. Sheere will move in for
this winter and intends remodelling it
in the spring.
After a few months' residence in
Exeter the death occurred on November
6th 0f Maria Jane Glanville, at the age
of 58 years, 11 months and 22 days.
Deceased -had been a resident of Step-
hen practically all her life, moving to
Exeter a year or so ago with her father
and brother, Lyman. She was troubl-
ed with dropsy and had been ill some
lime. Besides those mentioned she is
survived by a brother, Arthur, of Ex-
eter, a brother, Frank, of Stephen, and
two sisters, Mrs, T. Crews, of town,
and Miss Ida, of Stephen.
Exeter has done its bit in the Victory
Loan. The Prince of Wales honor flag
was hoisted on the town hall 011 Satur-
day.
Anniversary services were held in
James Street church on Sunday last,
the special preacher being Dr. Banks
Nelson, of Hamilton.ittun llis sermons were
appreciated. The choir was vested for
the first time. Dr. Nelson delivered his
lecture "Russia and Us," stere on Mon-
day evening, in which he sketched the
rise of Bolshevism and • the splendid
character of the Russian people.
HENSALL
Hugh Buchanan, of the firm of
Buchanan & Wickwire, publishers of
the Hensali Observer, is dead following
illness extending over a long period.
ile had been well enough recently 10
attend to his duties and within a fete
days of his death he was busily en-
gaged. lie became worse last week
and underwent an operation in Lon-
don hospital. lie is survived by his
mother and three brothers and sisters,
Large shipments of sugar beets are
being trade daily from the G. T. R.
station here.
Grain dealers report that grain is
coming in very freely.
Mr. 0. G. Babington, tnerchant
at Chishelhurst has sold his bsuiness to
Mr. Geo, Chambers who is well known
in Meissen, Mr. Chambers takes poss-
ession in a few weeks.
The Grand Trunk have had a gang
of melt employed during the past week
putting in new ties and grading the
track just east of the station. Mr.
Thomas Shaddock who had charge of
the work is to be commended for the
neat and attractive appearance of the
station and also the grounds about tl*
station.
011 Wednesday of last week Mr.
Thomas Hudson received word that his
father Mr. Wm, Hudson, of Egniond-
ville had beep stricken with a paraly-
tic stroke and his life despaired of.
Mr. Hudson Is 84 years of age. We
are pleased to learn that he is now
steadily improving.
There, is no demand for beans at
present a few lots have been purchased
this week for $3.60 a bushel.
Messrs. Cook Bros. gave a plow-
ing exhibition with the Fordson Trac -
ton on the farm of Mr. Ben Elder on
Tuesday of this week, A number of
farmers were present and after in-
specting the work done by the tractor
stated that the plowing was equal to
that done with the walking plow.
BRUCEFIELD.
Wm. Aikenhead has bought the farm.
of the Ketcheli estate in Stanley. He
gets possession at once.
'Charles Clifton was one of the buyers
of the sale at Guelph of Aberdeen -
Angus cattle last week, when he put -
chased a young beast for $150.
A horse belonging to the Tyson Mill
Co., of our, village, last week had its
foot hurt, and from that took lockjaw,
They were obliged to shoot it, It was
a good working horse.
The Victory Loan closed with a good
ending in our midst, many taking Bonds
Olt the hast day.
Frank O'Brien who recently worked
on the railway track has joined the
police force ill Toronto;
Messrs. Wm. McIntosh and Ben
Kaiser Have taken positions in Toronto.
Harry Parkinson, midshipman of fits
Majesty's ship "Renown" is visiting his
aunt Mrs. Arthur Wooley. lie obtained
-
5 -days leave and will shortly go back
to England. oft;
Rev. Mr. Johnston of Varna and Rev.
W. D. McIntosh exchanged pulpits last
week,
Drew Swan had a sale of fares effects
on 'Tuesday. There was a large crowd
and the prices were high. Cows sold
from $100 to $150,
Lyle Hill Inas obtained a good post;
than in Hamilton,
Rev. Mr. M4Derntid of Goderich, will
take the services in our village 00
Sunday evening next.
George McGartirey has returned from
the West. He was. in the Moose Jaw
District for some time.
LOSS IS $17 000
Moore's Hardware anad Leith's Tinshop
are Destroyed — Cause is not
Known —Building Burned was
Property of J, G. Moser of
Kitchener.
BLY'rti, Nov. 1 3,—Fire early this
morning practically destroyed the
brick building occupied by Wm, Moore
& Sons, hardware merchant, and J, H.
Leith's tinshop, with loss of $17,000
or more.
The blaze was discovered about 5,45,
In that part of the building occupied by
notwithstanding Mr, Leith, and otw hg a
prompt response from the fire brigade,
the upper story was completely de-
stroyed, and the interior badly damag-
ed by fire and water. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
The loss to Moore & Son and Mr.
Leith is practically severe at this sea-
son of :he year, as with uncertain
weather it will be difficult to get the
building closed in before winter•sets in.
The loss Is as follows: Moore & Son,
hardware stock valued at $10,000, in-
surance, 95,000; J. T. Leith, stock and
tools, $3,000, insurance only $200.
The building, valued at $3,500, was
owned by J. G. Moser, of Kitchener,
and insured for $2,5 00.
* BLYTH.
Mr David Taylor returned home
on Friday after spending several
months with his son, Earl, at Maiita,
Manitoba.
Mrs. A. H. Tierney was called to
Toronto on Friday owing to the illness
of her daughter, Mrs. Jos. Arnstein,
Who recently moved to Toronto.
Friends here will regret to learn of
Airs, Arnstein's illness and sincerely
hope that she may soon fully recover.
Mrs, or on ask
11 Cook, e f Yorkton, S
J.
is the guest of her parents, fir. and
Airs. N. T. Adapts,
Mr. Harvey Gidley left for New Lisk-
eard on business in connection with his
farm and timber interests in that sec-
tion.
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R:TN SOU
;.o:ng, it IS c'lie•r 1 111 the primary
ea un for irr:;s..tien is crop Insur-
ance.
,igatlon in Weetern Canada It
most largely practiced in Southern
11.arta. At LethLridite, the 1)omin-
un Govo:•n,.lcut i sin.aia.i nn experi-
1, n::1 farm, 1,1. which careful re -
eerie; pre keit: of yields obtained
:rote the Ops 111 i52n of both irrigated
n,! uou.i, .':' :a' 'd areas, aid while,
villi a 1`.(wore l.r truth, it may ht
iaim..11 that 1•: aalt: on experimental
tr+ s may be obla'atd that are not
1'.0 11'1.5.11 of busy 1..rmers
he reco.da etc of deep tuterest an'
ffnrd certified data which car.no,
he assailed. The Gove'nment. 1:
entirely neutral 111 these methods of
farming, and at no time has any
attempt be...0 made to demonstrate
the advantages of irrigation over
try land farming. One-half of the
faro Iles 1 elow the d'tch and 19
irrigated; the other half. i. at ,ve the
glitch. and the latest methods of dry
farming have been practiced.
On rho dry land farm, an at-
tempt has been made to solve the
problems that the dry -land farmer
Is confronted with, the best methods
of summer fallow, weed control,
Roil drifting, etc., and on the irri-
gated part, the question that the
irrigator is particularly interested
in. On both portions of the farm.
the same crops have been raised
For the past eleven years, from 1908
to 1919. W. H. Fairfield, the farm
superintendent (woo prior to com-
ity, to Canada was eagagecl h
similar work in the United States).
has kept a careful record of all
crops grown o1 this farm, and th
result has proved beyond the leas
shadow of doubt the advantages of
irrigation towards increased pro-
duction in that country. The in-
crease in bushels of wheat (Mar-
quis) was 23, of oats (Banner) 33
of barley (Chevalier) 35, of pea,
(all varieties) 14, potatoes (Iris!.
Cobbler') 250, (and other crops in
like proportion). Only in one case
in the whole eleven -year period di
the irrigated crop Pall below the
dry land crop, that exception being
peas 1n 1916, and it is only fair t
point out. that on the dry land the
crops have been summer followed,
which means but one crop ever
other year, while on the irrigate
land, a crop of some kind has been
produced year in and year out, The
annual precipitation for the eleven
years fs 15.81, the highest being
28.05, the lowest 7.62.
Similar results to these have been
experienced on the Canada Land
Irrigation t ompany'a farm nee
Medicine Hat, and on the C.P.R. ex-
perimental farms at Strathmore
and Brooks, while many individual
caeca of results nttafned by farmer
throughout the whole territory tea,
bo cited, Alfalfa production is be-
coming general on the irrigate
lands, and at prlcos running tit
$33 upwards, Is alone a great, scute
of income to the producer.
A large amount of capital has
been expended by corporations i
the western provinces during the
past ten or fifteen years in providing
additional water supplies to supple-
ment
rnent the minty rainfall. Of thea
corporations the C,I').lt., with ap
1n-nximalely fifteen mllllon dollars, 1
the hoavlent investor, and t.hougif frit
molly yearn considerable criticism
trap been levelled at the company, 1
is flow clear heat the Wreath -ion
ii"hl•,RIy ,1, n Ilnklnelhtl 1llydbrtAltitti
end gutta apart from the tremens
being derived from the 111111vldllai 01
lite land and the thti(tlltrl" an n `,vhble
1s Jnetifying itJleli', i
The rntlar1lun Pacific has tltWSlOt,
In t41I
cd n o thewti Alberta 1r#s. 1,110 lnriro
individual project, ern #lit! Anuirtoal
cnlitdnent, with tsar area greater thrli
the total irrigated area ll1 eitlre
061011d0 ' 0r •fjallternlil, 111, Err#
gable area exoeedil $00,000 tscroa
nd 01 tie albem m farme1
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mien in
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rrc:d? 11:cr'nt 4utrrior
t'et:M.11),W'. 11 ly tale -9•,1,,:1'.11 ,.11111el
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the ltcc•i,u..l. J.:. .,. r, WV , l,„1 t.itC
I,.,ulet9: el, i u.u:, . u 1 „IL; 1,..:.1.
' ralloa, leas vie:ttd .ii_ •:, �+ :;+
discussed the situatieu with hnate.
o: farmers at :staple Crcen.
mond. Lethbrid3e, Riactrod. C.Ilau'0
'etc. And they have pro...1,....1 rl"'•+
farther surveys for that ma, pone wil.
be undertaken without de,a;.
For a long time many ciail.terl that
Irrigation was unu,.ceasary in West-
ern Canada. Condit:ons of ti, ought
,do not .egularly occur there, ant;
Quite apart from the fact that 111
scientific principles of dry f^"min
have now obtain •d 't great follor,
fug„ there was not, they itzsisted, th.
same urgency for irrigation as in
other less fortunate countries, where
tho rainfall is usually so small as
to make agriculture impossible
without it.
When one looks back over the his-
tory of irrigation in lite West and
remembers the strenuous opposition
the movement met ,ritb from the
public generally, one is struck with
the radical right -about-face in sen-
timent, for not only Is it now admit-
ted to he advantageous, but farmers
throughout sractically the whole of
the south demand its extension if
agriculture is to be permanently
successful. Doubtless,, experiences
of the past two years with a rainfall
in Southern Alberta of less than 10
in. and the bumper crops raised by
irrigationists, is responsible for this
unanimous change In opinion.
The semi -arid portion of Alberta
occupies a belt approximately 100
miles in width north of the state of
Montana, and extends from the
mountains on the west across the
entire southern base of the province,
imerging into the More humid climate
1of Saskatchewan at the eastern
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limits of the Cypress Bills, Dr.
Samuel Fortier, consulting irri-
Igation engineer of the United States
I Department of Agriculture, who a
few years ago thoroughly investi-
igated irrigation conditions in Al-
berta, gave it as his opinion that is
(portions of these provinces the na-
p tural rainfall is insufficient for pro -
!Stable farming, and that the main
!issue would be not' so much whether
t Irrigation la necessary or not, but
, rather, just how long profitable
, crops could be grown without It,
• And his prediction has proved cor-
rect.
Many arguments can be advanced
in favor of Irrigation being in all
ways superior to dry fanning.
. Irrt-
gation,
when practically applied, is
the best kind of farming because it
is the only system that permits of
the most intelligent treatment of
every Individual crop to suit its re-
quirements. at eliminates tate necoe-
uity of summer fallow and elaborate
treatment of the soil in order to con-
serve moisture. The baste of all true
agricultural prosperity ,is rolled
farthing, and irrigation is especially
adapted to it, Sy tts menta special
fodder crops, snob as alfalfa, clover.
vetch, etc., the aliteeae of which
withoutt water, Is' prohlematleat, can
be rattled. In every case where It
hate boen put to the teat in emn-
-tea
KIPPEN
Mr. John McGregor, of Hay Town-
ship, has just become the fortunate
father of twins, son toed daughter.
WINOHAM.
There is now one family here under
quarantine for smallpox. Although the
doctors in attendance have not given
the verdict yet they seem to have little
doubt' but that it is smallpox.
Judge Dickson of Goderich, is in
Winghtun at the present time and with
the assistance of J. Groves, town clerk
are revising the voters' list, ,
Elizabeth Coulees died in her 53rd
year here. The funeral was held on
Wednesday to Wingham Cemetery.
BRUSSELS
Alex Roe, of this town has purchased
�. Hamilton,
h 0 -act farm of Nesbit
the 50 -acre
which adjoins the corporation. The
price was�$4,800. The new ptoprletor
will take possession soon.
The 100 -acre farm of Fletcher Roe,
east of town, has been purchased by
Milton McVittie, who recently disposed
of his property in Morris township.
The price was $7,000.
CONSTANCE.
Mr, and Mrs. James !slants and grand-
daughter, Miss Josie Berwick spent a
couple of days in Goderich with the
former's daughter, Mrs. McArthur.
Messrs. Robert and Joseph Col -
I clough, of Goderich Township, visited
i their brother Henry, who is not very
well at present.
Mr, James Thee'', of Brussels, spent
a few clays with his sister, Mrs. Henry
' Colclough.
Mr, Ben Riley aunt grandson, Harold
Colclough spent Sunday with the for-
t mer's son, Charles Riley at Brussels.
Mrs, Cook, of Goderich Township,
spent a week with her daughter, Mrs.
Joe. Riley.
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Only 29 shopping days until Christ-
mas.
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I,ioWNESVI�.. • method's, it baa been proved to In-
,-- creaseprod�uetton from 25 to 100 per
• Mrs. J, 11.'Lowery,,of North Bay, who .iseut. Proal the point of view er the
has been sp 'taisbmdtitilc With her. ,,,: Iocmri'tu'which ich depends ttpen the
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father,'Mr. Jngeph Pr4ttor„and other ;lagrteltltutai class for lte own bed -
'friends left • On,Tuesday to 'attend thee' 'e eaa, it has. peeved highly deelrshle.
. � ..a' ruse'tt Means smallor farm unllli
W. G. T. 1f. codventton which is being a ,
held at Guelph, ,,,. „ eloerera aehlle debt, tenaive farming,
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The C. T.
, station has been closed ' ba ded'!r e, a d a larger e'pofld-
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In and a door put on 1t and a stove in , •Eng •hapaelty Per heady 'of , the
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it, Which will slake it snore comfortable ' 'trio rat population.
for the winter, Att11115 the truth of faits 'tore-
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while the total length or its canals
and Glitches is greater tht.n Canada's .
Itti3eat river, the Mackenzie, or the
rail distance from Vancouver to
tial:'Tax. Surveys originally made
by the Dominion Government deter-
mined that for 150 napes southeaster-
ly from Calgary and approximately
20 miles north and south of the
C.I'.R, main line, was a district ad-
mirably suited to irrigation both in
gentle'alnpe of the land and char -
10101' of the soil. The western sec -
of this block is now thickly
•et.led, with setlement on the east -
block being taken up as fast
as the land can be placed on the
market. Spontaneous recognition
of the value of irrigation by those
who novo it not and want it, is evl-
1 111 In the constant daily stream of;
letters of app!:cation received by the:
company, and the interesting fact in
codtirction therewith is that many
of those who now demand it former-
ly turned It down when the • might
have had it.
A further area of 100,000 acres in
the Lethbridge district, originally
developed by the Alberta Railway &
irrigation Company, was acquired by
the Canadian Pacific Railway, and
has now reached a remarkable stage
of development and prosperity.
The agitation of the farmers is for
Further irrigation and irrigation
quickly. The farmers claim. with
Justification. that it is a life and
death issue for them; if they are to
remain on the land they must have
it; if they do not got it, the only
alternative is their exodus. Already
the Government bas a lien on their
lands for seed, food and other assist -
'nee, amounting to four million dol-
lars. and from the point of view of
the Government alone, it is a busi-
ness proposition. As a result of the
recent meeting between Dominion
Government officals and the farm-
ers, referred to above. the Govern-
ment have promised further imme-
diate surveys of 500,000 acres, which,
added to the trillion and a halt al-
ready known to be irrigable, will
give a total irrigable acreage of two
million. Arecent statement at-
tributed to the Dominion Superin-
tendent of the Reclamation Service
places tho land in Alberta )and
Saskatchewan that requires Irri-
gation at 54,000,000 acres. and that
is not all, for a further great area
of 19 million acres, lying between
the North and South Saskatchewan
and the Battle and Red Deer rivers,
is declared by engineers to bo irri-
gable, which, with plenty of water
available, will prove to be among
the best productive portions of the
Canadian West. To irrigate the 500,-
000 acres abii'-e referred to will cost,
it is estimated, $20,000,000. !0
That the vast sum of money in-
vested by the Canadian Pacific in
its irrigation enterprises above out-
lined Is sot,nd, is now beyond all
question. With 600,000. acres of
irrigable land between the cities of
Calgary and Medicine Hat producing
bumper crone year In and year out,
it is not rllfficitlt to calculate the ef-
fect on the company's freight and
passenger revenue, and on rho pros-
perity of these cities and the pro -
Ante as a whole, for it is clear
that the greater crap production the
greater general prosperity. The
grsatimes' as woll as the happiness
of any people depends on the pros-
perity nt ita rural population,
gationists say that one way to be-
Borne x better fanner is to Aaeqeee
tt. better irrigator. Sir John Wilcox
always claimed that the Barden of
Mon woe an irrigated farm with
alfalfa, fruit trees and cattle oe it.
The far-sightedness of the C.P,it.
executive In foreseeing the neecaslty
of irrigation In goutliern.AJberta and
authorizing thoOdea1gn and emu-
atrtuatlon of ire vast frrjgation eye':,.
tern, has within the past,tryo gears`
been clearly demonstrated,
GODERICH
The funeral took place from the G,
1', R. station on the arrival of the 11.
35 train this morning of Tihomas Tilt,
who died in Toronto on Wednesday.
The late Mr. Tilt was a former well-
known
o[ this-
resident town and wide-.
ly known throughout Western Ontario.
l'or 25 years or more he conducted the
British Exchange Hotel there, selling
out about 15 years ago to Mr. Ed.
Swartz. He was also prominent its
municipal affairs, being mayor of the
town in 1905. Mr. 'Tilt, as mayor, was
the only one in four municipalities that
refused to sign the by-law guarantee-
ing the bonds of the now defunct On-
tario West Shore Railway until forced.
Two daughters and five sons survive,
his wife having predeceased him some
years ago.
Mr. Chas. Chaplin was presented
with a handsome walking stick by the
Members of the Huron Lodge, No. 62,
I, 0. O. F. in their routes in recognition
of his work as degree toaster last term.
Mr. G. M. Bailie, of town made the pre-
sentation and Mr. Chaplin made a suit-
able reply, The lodge here is in a
flourishing condition and bright pros-
pects are promised for the coating win-
ter.
Judging by reports from the head of
the lakes, navigation at this port wilt
close somewhat earlier this year than,
usual. Not much wheat is in storage
there, and it doesn't look as though this
condition will improve touch within the
next two weeks. Big shipments of oats
are there and are being brought down
now. Lake captains report they have
never seen such a storm with as long a
past as that of the fG15. weeks,
,
(specially in Lake Superior.
Considerable anxiety was felt here
over the report that the Riverton was
lost( as quite ;t number of Goderich
men were on her. A later report that
she was safe at Port Colborne carte as
a great relief,
ZURICH.
Mr. Robert McClinchey, of the
Goshen Line, Stanley, had Mr. Henry
Davman witch a well last July. His
old well was 260 feet deep and no
water. Mr. McClinchey dug the new
well about 30 feat from the old well
only digging 13 feet deep with 8 feet
of water in it. Mr. Daymau has also
witched a couple of other wells with
great success.
Mr. 'aeries Brill has sold his res-
idence property to Mr. Ed. Beaver
who gets possession next April.
Mr. Alex. Mousseau has purchased
the furniture store owned by Mr, Thos.
Johnston and his son, Mr, Herbert
Mousseau, is opening a garage on the
premises.
The Corporation of the Town-
ship of Hay has purchased the pro-
perty upon which the central tel-
ephone office in Zurich is located
frau the owner, Mr. A. F. Hess. This
step was deemed necessary by the
council owing to the cost of installing
the new cable in the office. The stable
on the premises will be used for stor-
ing the telephone supplies.
Zurich will have an open air
skating rink this winter. A suit-
able piece of land has been pur-
chased near the old cemetery and
much work has already been done
on it, A 7 -ft board fence will
be built around it and suitable dressing
rooms erected at the entrance. The
project of building an enclosed rink
has been deferred until next year as
the season is too far advanced,
WINGHAMG
Mr. George Tervitt died at his home
on the boundary road, about a mile
west of Wingham, in his 33rd year
With the late Robert Currie, lee came
to this part of the country when Turn -
berry and Wawanosh were a wilder-
ness, over GO years ago, taking up the
homestead where Ile has lived since,
Mr. Tervitt is survived by two sons
and four daughters, in religion he was
a Presbyterian, and in politics a re-
former. He was a highly respected
member of the community. The fu-
neral took place on Saturday afternoon
to 1Vinghant Cemetery.
Lieut. 11, C. Dohblin, killed at Egan-
ville, Ont., was well known here, hav-
ing spent the summer; along with his
twin brother Ted, in the employ of
the Aera Cushion Inner Tire and Rub-
ber Company, leaving here a short
time ago.
A deputation of the Huron County
Council, composed of Warden 'Campbell
and Reeves Livingston and Elston,
County Clerk Hotmail and Drs. Macklin
and Hunter, of Goderich, were in town
on Wednesday of last week looking
through the Wingham General Hospital.
The matter of making further grants
to Hospitals in the County will 50111e
before the County Council at the Dec-
ember meeting.
At the last regular meeting of the
Wingham branch of the Great War
Veterans Association the following of-
ficers were elected for the ensuing year.
President, H. C, McLean; ist Vice Pres-
ident, A, L. Posliff; 2nd Vice President,
V. VanWyck; Secy-Treas., C. R. Wilk-
inson; Executive Committee, H. W. R.
Sowier, W. 1-1,. Bunn and G. R, 'Cope-
land.
Pte, Will Simmons, brother of Mrs.
Pullen, has received the Distinguished
Service Medal for bravery on tate
battlefield, Pte. Simmons host an arm
while fighting In France,
Mr. Frank J. 11111 Who has conducted
a music store in Winghain for the past
few years has sold out his interest in
the business to his partner, Mr. H. W.
Sowler,
At the meeting of the Public Selroot
Board held on Tuesday evening it was
decided to give Miss Reynolds, Mtsa,
Barber, Miss Parquaharson and hits,
Buchanan a raise in salary of $50,04
each commencing the first of the year.,
Miss Bowers handed In her resignatibia
which was.sccepted, ;