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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1913-01-16, Page 1Established. 1865, Vol. 47, No. 2 CLINTON .ONTARIO ?HURS'DA JANUARY i ~ 1913 W. 11,4 Kerr & Son, Editors and Publishers ip If `Y®u Appreciate Genuine Bargains Always Read the A dertisernc t, f The New Era THE oyal Bark OF CANADA Bead Office, Montreal Capital Authori'zed...,-.......$25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 11,500,000 Reserve and undivided profits _ ___.-- 12,500,000 TOTAL ASSETS .:... ._.._175,000,000 325 .BRANCHES With world wede connecttowl Interest allowed on Deposits General IBamkg business trane- aeted. R. E. MANNING, Mgr. CLINTON BRANCH LAX COLD A laxative cure for LaGrippe Coughs Colds, Headaches, and Neuralgia. - Acts quickly and is tasteless • LAXACOLD will often cure a cold in a day and a night. Try it once then the next time you will be sure to re- member member how quickly Laxa- cold cured you. J.-�'. int Q3�EY Dispensing Chemist. West Huron Liberals Against Contribution 'Think Opposition Shenk( Use Every Effort`to Prevent it. Goderich, Jan. 13 -At a meeting of the West 1Huron Liberal Exe- cutive held here on Saturday the following resolution ,was unani- mously adopted; "That this meeting isnot in favor of the proposed expenditure of $35,000,000 on three Dread- noughts to be manned, maintained and controlled by the British Ad- miralty, but would prefer the gradual building up of a Canadian naval force, composed of Canadian ships, manned,,- maintained and under the control of the Canadian Government, so that the manhood of Canada and not • her money alone, may be available for the de- fence of the Empire in any time of need. And this meeting is strong- ly of opinion that Sir Wilfrid Laur- ier and the' Liberal Opposition ition should use every effort to prevent the adoption of the proposal now before the House of Commons." { The Large Attendance ELLIOTT n �A� TORONTO, ONT. Enjoys, is not the result of acci- dent. There is a reason for it- 'We have room for more. Enter now: CATALOGUE FREE. • The Molsons Bank Incorporated 18.15 _ Record of Progress for Five Years 1906-1911 1000 1911 CAPITAL ,. $3,000,000,00 $4,000,000.00 REaEttV G . . . 3;000,000,00 4,600,000.00 DEPO.17>923,677,730.00 3,5042,311,00 LOANS AND INVESTMENTS' , 27,457,000:00 38,554,501.00 TOTAL ASSETS ¢ . 33,090,I9400 .1S,237,274,00 Has 85 Brauelies in Canada, and Agents and Correspondents in 'all the Principal reties in the World. A GENERAL ltANILIM. 1tJSINESS TRANSACT' D. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT at all Branches. Interest allowed at highest current rate. Clinton Branch. C F. DOWDING. Manager Why Not Canadian"Built .._. 4,1111110•11•311�..,®�s.�,... rr 44444000•••44 :• Inaugural Meeting of the Town Ceunciljcounty'orHuron Over Half Ory VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND CNAiRM[EN STRUCiG - OTHER' APPOINTMENTS MADE—DR, THOMPSON- IS MINISTER' OF FINANCE, The Town Council opened its pro- ceedings iVlonday,with a carefully pre- pared slate of committees, which was put through in regular order There were present Mayor Gibhiugs, Reeve Cantelon and Councillors ford. Morrish, Mason, Paisley, Thompson and (Huff, Clerk McPherson presented the official report .of the election of Conn. cit Hydro and Local Opt}} -on, The minutes of last meeting in 1912 Council were read and, adopted, Communications From Sick Children's Hospital, Tor- onto Fromling for the Susual ecretary of Huron Childant. ren's Aid Society. W. Brydone, Town Solicitor, re a claim on Clinton Thresher Co,, and also for Hydro Commission re supply- ing light to House of Refuge. Inaugural Addrese In his inaugural address to the town Council, n ulat- ='a n i! Mayor or Gibbg b co x, t in s ed the Council elected for the year 1013 and sincerely hoped that the relations during the year would be pleasant to themselves and profitable to the town. He asked that all mem- hers make it is point to be here on time and also attend the Committee - meetings held the Friday before Coun oil meeting. He took up some of the s the comm ' s clueing its ins of business g g year, that of repairing end building more roads ; oiling the Streets, that had been commenced last year ; the important work of keeping up the Cemetery that had been started last year some improvements that would have to be made to the. Town Hall and the duties of the various Com miLtees, He urged that the Council meet with the School Board and talk over with them, the ways and means of making the improvements necese ary at the school. During the coming months they would have to deal with the Hydro and local Electric Light System. After his Worship's remarks, the Council Went on With their business. The Council granted $10 to the Siete Children's Hospital. A grant to Huron Olildren's A°.d Society was left over and the Agent, will address the Ouuncil on this matt/ r t a later date. A discussion took place on the ques tion of aceeption the proposition of a lien holder of the Clinton Thte.her Co., and the nice ion was carried with Oounci'irn's Posies enc] Thompson opposing it. A motion was carried asking all paptrs, letters etc., of the Mater Car works:tndCouneil be laid on the table. Messrs Peter Cantelon and John STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE ''CLINTON TOWN COUNCIL, 1013 The first name mentioned in each Committee is Chairman. Street -Ford, Paisley, Oantelon, Mason. Property and Electric Light Chill, Paisley, Thompson, Fire and Water -Morrish, Ford, Cantelon, Cemetery - Cantelon, Mason, Thompson: Charity -Paisley, Clufi, Morrish' Park- Mason, Morrish, Ford. - By -Laws - Paisley, Cantelon, Thompson. sson. Finance - Thompsue, Morrish, Mason. Court of Revision - Gibb]ngs, Paisley, Cantelon, 01u1S, Thompson Special-Cilu f, Cantelon, Ford. Wiseman were again appointed Auditors for the ensuing year. Dr. Gendier was appointed meniter of the Collegiate institute Board is place of Air. W. Jackson. who retires after24 veers on the Board: Alr. D. L. lla<.Pherson was appoint ed the Council's representative on the Loral Board of Health, Dr, Shaw was re -appointed on the Li livery Board, The matter of having Alacadam road? put down on the frontage tax system was brought up, hot 11; is np to the ratepayers if they take any action in the matter. The Goderich Township Council was given the use of the Board room for holding their Council meetings for 1918. The Clerk Was instructed to proem e 200 electric lamps frotn the Hydro Commission, Other matter connected with the Electric Light System was discussed and left in the hands of the Electric Light Committee, In a /notion Dr, Thompson asked that a bylaw he'propered for purpose of adjusting collecting of taxes in that the ratepayers may be permitted to ply taxes in two installments in stead of one meta yearns at present, Connell then adjourned. • • • • ••• • •O••..•••♦•• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Ships? •s • • 0 • e • 0 IocIt Tltiiiq ! Sale •••• • • • 0 ♦ • ♦ • • • Stock taking is the next thing on the program t. here and that means that it is again tittle for our- I • • annual Sale. • • • • Everyabod that is acquainted with this store • Y • knows full well what that means and appreciates the i fact that, when we run a sale it stands for something. •We always reduce stock as low as possible before in- i• ventorY. There's no moneyin carrying goods from • O.'_ .one season, to the next. • ••• i. • •' • Z • ••• • • -• $l0.00 Hen's Overcoat Sale price ....... , .;$ 1,90 :1200 << <{ •.. 8,90 ` > • • 22,00 se 25.©0 • 4 -r Overcoat t G... EveryMus o l Regardles§. of Cost • • • o • 1 • • • • • • • • • • s:oo <, .. << 11.90 i 16<90 ..............:.19'90 • • ,S2 5o Boy's :Overcoat Safe price $1 90 s 4,00 ; << {. ,< 2.90 t s • 5.0,0 <k • • 9 • << < < X3. • 41 6.75 7.75 4.90 Yonth's „ 5.90 • $ It will pay any man or boy well to buy an Over - :coat t at the Sale even ifyou don't rdquire one until • • next season. .Corte early and get your choice, • v e r 1 Morrish ���Idfl�9 l,� The Winnipeg Free Press, which has always stood for Canada doing her part in the defence of the Em- pire, declares just as strongly for a Canadian -built and Canadian -man- l ned navy. It repudiates the Bor- den -roster idea of recent evolution to the contrary, and recalls Mr, Borden's s Beech at Halifax in Cele - ober, 1 ober, 1909, on his return from Eng- land, in which he said that 'Nova Scotia had the materials and the building of vessels for a Canadian navy would give employment to thousands of men, Mr. Borden and those who, echo- ing Ah•: Borden, are saying that -Canada cannot build a navy, are be- ing reminded bypapers in the East and in the West that Canada once occupied fifth place among the ship building countries of the' world, and that the first steamship that cross ed the Atlantic was the Royal Wil- liam, built at Quebec, That was before the days of'steel construct ion ; and it is More to the point that such ships as the Hamonic, of the Northern Navigation Company's fleet on Lakes Superior, and Huron, are built' in Cantida in six months' tune,- The Canadian Mining Journal pro testing vigorously against the "Lit- tle Canada" doctrine of Canadian inefficiency, Saye n y, Y , Nova Scotia the • Dominion In t Steel Corporation has an enormous plant. The Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company possesses at Tren- ton, near New Glasgow, a steel forg ing plant that represents' the last word in modern practice. Raw mat erialtherels'Labor is ria m plenty.La o obtainable as needed: The splendid' harbors of Sidney; and Halifax are commodious enough for any pwy- pose." "On the Pacific Coast; while the necessary industries have not been established,'. there are abundant sources, of' fuel, flax, and ore, Jr) short Canada possesses every nate al 'facility for establishingsh' - u ar x Y P building industries on any :desired' scale, "As for the Iength of time ,in. Ouch tries which suet industries could be es- tablished' is it is our 7 tablx lied 1, o s'xxot that , lx with suitable direction, not more than five,, or at most, ten years Would be,.consunied in preliminary work. • There is no hidden mystery in shipbuilding. English and Scotch engineers could ase engaged to direct the, 'worlr. The. tact that for souse years the cost of con- struction would be higher here than in Great Britain is of no im- ptotance whatsoever. The gain to Canada would be imnseasurably°. greater than any added ex- penditure in building. :Cmpioy. rent would be given to,thou,eands of lien, new' coinmun,ities would 1 „• springa the Maritime Pr t s of ace P 'twoulc" i ealcul?benefited t ben � bl y, and the whole industrial life of the nation would be strengthened." 1 That the Canadian Minin Journ- 6v -alspee s not without the. antliori- a la s r a l t beset on acia. i noitled Iy>. A` ge ♦ • • •♦ t ib r�t 5+! xl Ql!.�ll whoCare . 1+�BN�S 1� �11� •♦ • 4,*”..00:10•♦•.O/O0/.•••••••••••••••••00•••••e••••••• ♦ t ONTARIO HOUSE MEETS FEBRUARY 4T11. Sir Jint=.an- nounced MOS WhitneyWVl itn r ev , n nounced that the Legislature will be called together on Tuesday, ifehrnary 4. The unprovenaeots to the chamber nee well under way, and it is A, ;het the , ra ors tti tied r t contrectors , ail have finished in ample time to have the place put in littler. The Cabinet is work• ing daily 00 the legislative orogen in. roust be admitted. It points out that the impetus that would be given to shipbuilding and other industries • by the construction of a Canadian navy would be of the 1 The building valise. T1 r ng of the C.P13., it says further, was a more arduous task. A matter of importance to which the Canadian Mining 'Journal calls attention is the fact that Canada possesses the only important coal deposits at tide water in North America, in Nova Scotia and British Columbia. Itpoints out that it is of the first importance to make adequate provisiou for the defence of these, This is a clatter -Which is left entirely "vt tirel out of ac- count count in the naval policy formu- lated by Mr. Borden. On page 3 of this issue a. view of the Canadian navy as proposed by `Sir Wilfrid Laurier is shown, Local News 14 Places -Under Local Option Out. of- 26 -Contests in Seaforth Blyth and Brussels in January: Of the X26 municipalities in Huron County, 14 have secured local op- tion, while Goderich, Winghamn Exeter, Brussels and 'Wroxeter and the Townships of McKillop and Stephen have given large majori- ties against licenses, though not the necessary three-fifths to se- cure local option, There - will likely be campaigns this year in :Seaforth, Blyth and. Brussels; . also Hay Township and these are the only places that will vote in January, 1914. The Town of Goderieh can vote in 1915, and will likely do ' so. After May Huron County will be over half dry. "Accepts Harriston Call Rev, W. T. Pearcy Decides to Leave Londesboro, At a special meeting of the res - P bytery of Huron, held in Egmond tville, a call from Guthrie Church, lliarriston, was presented to the Rev. W T, Pearcy of Londes- borough, Guthrie Church was re- presented by the Moderator fp the Session, ReV.. `Win -Cooper, M.A. of Mount Forest, and Mr, James'' M. 1VIcKay. The Londesborough con- gregation was represented by Messrs, Campbell, Watt and Hunter who urged Mr. Pearcy to stay with them, Mr Pearcy intimated his intention of accepting the call, and the Presbytery agreed to his translation. The induction of Mr Pearcy into his new charge at Harriston will take place',durrng the last week in January. CENTRE 'HURON LICENSE BOARD, The Government has re -appoint- ed the members of Centre Huron License Board of 1913. We believe this will 11 meetwith general ap- proval 'fox -proval'fox the Board of 1912 cer- tainly did their duty. QUIETLY MARRIED. At Seaforth on Wednesday Mr. Wm. Branfield and Miss Hut- chings, late "from England, and sister of Baggage Agent Hutchings of the G.T.R. were married. The happy •couple will live in Clinton,. Their friends offer congratulations T1I.E NEW GARAGE. The finishing touches are being put on the garage erected by 'Pax- man'&Gillies on Ontario street, opll- pposite the Molsons Bank. The building takesthe place of an eye- sore for many years. A new sign was eLecte erectedon• Wedn osday. W. C. T. U, The regular meeting of the W. 0. T.U, will be held atthe 'home of Mxs J.A.Irwin on Fridayfitter- noon .a1er - noon at 3 o'clock, Everyone is . in- vited to attend. Another Pioneer of liuroo Passes Away Death of James McMichael, One of County's Earliest Settlers, FIRST TAX GATHERER pg,'''+'*•+'''+40'* 1DITO iI&L P1+4444.4+44+++444$4411 Keep up your exercise in pen- manship. County Council will meet on Tuesday, 28th inst. 'Now for a long pull, a strong pull and a.puIl all together for the development of Clinton. Find out what your share is and get busy, Some say a Dominion Election will not be long delayed by the ap- pearance of things. Lively times are promised in the House at ,Ottawa. It is not likely that Reeve J. New ton Campbell, the new Reeve ,of East Wawanosh, will allow the fact that he was elected by 13 of ama- jority in the year 1913 to keep him awake at nights. ' With rural Telephones the rural mail delivery and the sane use of the auto the farmer of today ie i coming to his own by rapid atades. We do not begrudge him and his family the advantages that tend to conserve their best interests, --a-- Old customs die hard and people even though Liberal in politics are y conservative about jve - � c e often very 0 /vat changing their manner of doing things. This was illustrated in Colborne municipality on Election day when a proposition to com- mute Statute Labor was turned down by a majority of 44. There were 178 favorable ballots. --n--- We take it that a strong forward policy should be mapped out and carried through to asuccessful issue in the County Council this ' year:, The fact that 20 out of 31 members were there last year and some of the new men had ex- perience in years gone by should make it easy to get an early start. Huron' s Publicity campaign, a Good Roads propaganda and other live questions should afford open doors from the old routine. One of the practical lessons taught the big .steamship com- panies by the Titanic disaster is the necessity of scout ships to patrol dangerous points of navi- gation, such as sections of voyages Where ice bergs are likely to be inet at ceratin seasons, etc. 'Virile wireless telegraph has accomplish- ed much in its short history it is thought other aids should besup- plemented to be ready for emer- IN HULIETT TOWNSHIP ge ex es. it were ere v al e a c xm- nal offence to run the ocean grey- Seaforth. Jan. 13 -James Ole- hounds at top speed in the midst Michael, one of the earliest pioneers of Huron County, died at his home in Seaforth today at the age of 89 years 10 months. His death is mourned by a large number of relatives and friends who became warmly attached to him genial dis- position. Mr. McMichael was been in Kar komains, near Sanquhar, Dumfrie shire, Scotland; on March 9.1823.. At, the age of 18 years he came to Canada with Isis parents, At this time he had served four year's learning the joiners trade, which he followed for ten years after' his arrival. He bought a farm of 100 acres in H.ullett, for which he paid $225. tie cleared six acres, and then rented it foe five years for the clearing of 20 acres, 'Sir Mos Michael was the first tax gatherer in lBlullett. The taxes on hit own place were eight shillings and six pence, which is'about $2 of Can •adian money: At that time the English money system was in use in this country. In 1852 he went to Australia. As there were no steamers, the voyage Was made b Ysailboat> and occupiedx ed 16 weeks. On his arrival there he went to work in the gold diggings, a rather hazardous employment, as the miners then mostly consisted of criminals who had been trans- ported from other countries. The method of extracting gold from quartz was thenunknown, and I tae mining was mostly done by each man digging for himself. This work giving him sore eyes, he re- mained at it only four months, and -then turned to his • trade, taking contracts for buildings, He re- mained four years in Australia, and then returned to Scotland, go-. ing by way of Cape Hare. While t L id- ar a there he Married M are g law of Dumfrieshire. He bro .•rght his bride to Hallett, and immediately built a stone house on his farm, 28ears. wWithe the for il " • e made With the"guide wife" h land two trips back to his native , the first in 1877;; and the second itt 1883. Two years before hip second visit to the old country he had re tired from -the' farm and had mov ed to Seaforth, where he resided' thereafter. On November .24, 1903, he was bereaved by the death of his Wife. In 1895 ,11(10. McMichael start- ed the game of bowling on the green here which has become ex- beeding•ly "popular. He was pre- sident ell the bowling club from 1110 time it Was organized. .lie: bought the green and ,presented it i0 tli•e cln.b, ,On account of his fondness f.or playing ;the small bowls, lie was known among his fe1]ow sportee Men by the name of "Wee Boole." The funeral takes --place from the lv ethodist Chu> cli'^• en iThurscley. (today) with. interment in },duplicate edr 1.1 if rnuIt-plrecl tha land Banlr Cemetery. of possible dangers the chances of great disasters would he largely should recd''•-' The law s 6 removed, nine the rights of humanity even ' if the anxiety of competing lines of steamships to clip off afew hours in record making is rendered abor- tive. -o,-- f airl ' John Barleycorn is being J well cornered up in Huron County and the municipalities still "wet" are largely so through the grace, i iee- or disgrace, of a legal hat d I� that cannot be defended along the lives of - British fair play, even if some persons are willing to try to do so. The temperance people are quite ready to take the conse- quences of repeal on an even vote as they have proven the barrier the 3-5 clause has been to the more rapid' progress of their cause, ,One strong objection to the passing of Local Option in the various munici- palities in the contention by the anti's that the law -Will be violated Who will be the law breakers? Is the violation of any law a good reason for its annullment? There getting ,hot over the ' no use e x is g g matter as the present advance is the outgrowth of long years of crusading and the lapsing of old time customs in the changing years. A splendid adve4tisement for the P Dominion of Canada and the great Northwest in particular was made when . it was possible to ship the stop 11101 KO it's easy OLM S LUNG TON I you use Nothing Better For Koffs and Kolds lll's 2.5e at THE REXALL STOIUI R. Holmes Olives My -but they are good. Have you seen the display in our South Window? Did you ever hear that Olives are healthful? They are - An aicl to digestion, and wholesome too, If you are fond of Olives, you will be glad to know that we have some extra qualities to offer you just now. W. T. `NEIL THE HUB GROCER Phone 48 Saskatchewan first consignment of wheat ;over the transcontinental rail way -a train load of it drawn by two engines -and after being manufactured , into'. flour at Port Colborne, Ont., was shipped Wed- nesday of this 'week from St John, for South Africa. The 11000 utiles is to be covered inside of 60 clays, There were over 21,000 bushels of No,1 hard wheat in the shipment and the citizens of the African cities: will have an opportunity of eating good • ` bread, if flour- can make it The' Port Colborne mill will have capacity for milling about 9,000 barrels - per day, the largest in one of theworld, . g after ` next June, Canada never had a better object Iesson of busi- ness enterprise, usiness:enterprise, the o•biteration of distances and. the opening up of a Maittrade , the Gi'eat ',Vest is able to +� u - Do Your Part to Build Clinton 0 6' Now that the Municipal elect- ions are over, and the men elect ed to office; who are to manage the town's business during 1913, it devolves upon every citizen to do something towards helping Clinton to become larger, If you own a store, employ Clinton help, No need to go far afield -the men, women and young folks here, are just as bright and capable as those in larger towns. Give them a• chance to show their ability, What ever you need for your- self, or your house and your farts ily, buy it in Clinton. Ever,..,, dollar you spend in this town goes: towards paying somebr4d la salary -a good part'of it does.` The more dollars spent here the more salaries- there will be higher paid every week-ancl lnaher salaries -yours included. Invite your neighboring friends to come to. Clinton occasionally to do their shopping -the little they spend in railway fare, will be more than saved -because ha Clinton goods are comparatively lower, and of better cfoality. Let everybody be a BOOSTER: the ew tea Fleet in Eveivtliii]g; g ' sands of times. 'Wee cr live in h ag' age and the world will turn its face toward tile Dominion o:t Canada with expectancy as the story of the new yen.ture belts t1i•re: globe.