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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1924-10-23, Page 7■ Or■ mow 1,1111,1 ' Thurs Y,.9ctober, 23rd.,: Xeee Wr TGHA M AhaV,AIwIG'> TIMS: ■ S�IIII ;■ ■ • ■ ■ • ■ .■ ■ ■ ■ ■ :■ ■ ■ :■ ■ • ■ 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ /. CortimetIcing (:)ct(Itiber ■ t ■ IN■ ■ Wingham'; Fa // SaI�. Hanna LCD Lt� .,,,I.!”1111911111111111 at 8b30 shat ,,,,,,,, ,, ,,, 1I,ll I,011l, -err of Steck on Sale Ladies' Fur Coats, Cloth Coats, Suits, Dresses, Dry. Goods, 9 SilksStaples, Hundreds ofMen's Suits, Overcoats, Hats, Furnishings, Work Goods, r House Furnishings, Rugs, L.i oleu s, Gr . series, Etc. 0 to 50 Per OR rytiiing in Our Stores ,11151111>I"115,11,1111111,1111111111 Except a few contracted lines' Get a lar1e bill`' and read all about the bargains 11111.111.1.11 1,1,5111 ,1,,.,,, 'Y, LIMITED ■ ■ 0 ..■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ O 0 0 0 ■ O • • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ / ■ ■ ■ ■ . a ■ ■ ■ iii isinamansmom®. 111111a®e®EMB®®®®■Naw11811®®11MENE.ME1111111111111e11111MIUM MIE®E I111111111111111111111fil A GOOD DOG STORY Mr. A. G. Smith, Wingham, Ont, Dear A. G. Thought 'ht this dogstory might be in- teresting to yourself . and possibly to some ofour readers. y •.i Last Friday it was pleasure on .m y theimitation of the . conductor to stand on the rear platform •of his train an'd witness the working ,of: this uni- wee mail carrier. As, the train was nearing a certain farm: road crossing the'clog was wait- ing, to reef• 15 and as tlae eemehletor lowered to the..; grade a copy of the gegina. Leader`' ""Bob" immediately t2 n o athe'reds it up om and hastened . home- ward. e- g ward. :'.. The crops are fair to good in Main and Southern Sask., but rather Light in the Northern and Central districts. Account of higher :prices prevailing this, year both, farmers and merchants arc beginning :to smile again. A .load of wheat that last year would bring fortyto .fifty dollars this year is worth arounc1,.ninety dollars hence rnech greater • purchasing' power of one:load of grain. be in sunnyAlberta soon Expect to b •,. , Sincerely, W. 13, Wellwood. b'rom the Regina Leader; .., fA . .l the railwaymen along Le . Shaunavon line of the C. F. R. know "Bob,some—Of the conductors, I� brakesmett, engineers,' ' and others' of train crews who ass by the town. of Gouverneur ate not acquainted'.with the name' of the black and -tan collie, whog reets them and accepts' their favors, they know him by sight and look "forward to, seeing him on their trips. " `all the meets e trains. It its 'Bob" part of his dailyrot:dine. He is t more, a' self-appointed mail -carrier for his: master,- Theodore Erlundson, who far'iins slightlymore than two, miles' west of the station. Every week ' clay,"Bob" is waiting at the right-of-way about 400 yards south of the Erltmdson home to get The Leader, Every clay one copy is thrown to "Bob's by a member of the crew as the train rattles by. The collie gets the paper and carries it t carefully to.the house. He hasn't hisser .for six months, His, master missed .. never -.etrep iritis of tient-delivery.e, xl is the ideal carrier. "tole" aid his � l` lava fon the life of ew'and his railroading; his intelligence, 6> not. ability _ to ' retrieve, re bywords, i r � y , only g amon: inelnbers of the train crews -of the country r w,, but.b y 1 tinav'oit. l a and, S nit between Moose w we r Ile is less than a year old and he started iet carrying the retail- when just a pup. Mr. Erlundson taught him the job and it took just four days. After that, "Bob" seemed to know that the train carrying The Leader would be along at a\ certain time and he was always waiting be- side the:track. . Later, when the rail- roaders canine to know him " better they would- save choice bones, gather ieriodicals left behind ;in the coaches I by passengers, assen.ers, or make small _pur- chases to throw to 'the collie, The delicates so dearto the., palate • of dogs never .caused "Bob" to forget that his job was to deliver the mail.; He always did that first' of all, re- turning afterwards for the presents intended for' himself. les joy when Clic budget was d large and interesting . one was ample repayment for'. ,the train crews. His disappointment . when he drew a blank -as was occasionally' the case on Sundays -was a real reproach. His. pride when he carries his finds back to the—farmhouse and received the thanks of his human bosses, never lessons with ,constant repetion. "Bob"r- ' e with the a il has . a` cod 01� roaders: 'They kndw h.c understands and so the engineers blow the whistle before trains leave Gouverneur, two, miles to •tlie east and likewise, train whistle shriekgreetingto the collie when trains'' are coming from the west. "Bob"meets' them'all,'da ' and BoY , night and rarely without result. greatwork-'. teat elands 'I�easag p er. Though the blood of generations of old ,country sheep dogs runs in bis' viens,' he -seems-.to seek a higher irl telectual ,sphere. ; He i g fors the'stock and prefers to assist with tasks about the house. If when winds are strong the "chapeau" of his • master chances to blow away; promptly "Bob" rom :tly char- es the head covering ' and brings it l fetching ideal ret ft baclt. He is the id a valet,, , g carrying articles of clothing' the and ca Y g r with inane and'doesn't annoy with inane conversation, There isn't a lazy, bone in his. body, ` When told to carryy in the wood has to be watched to see that he doesn't provide an excess supple, One dayhe cartied it' about. half a cord and filled the iittle:'kit4h- en so full that''Mrs, Erlundson, on her returns home, didn't have roorn enough to prepare supper; "Bob" secured at a. sale last I3ob was winter. by Mr. Erhindson along with sonie bits of furniture and farm ma- chi cry. Today the super collie couldtr't be purchased for love or motley. Erlundson has a quarter seotion,with buildings and stock and Machinery• notes as 'have most of till the.land in Saskatche- wan. who till , Teets .all the h n But Bob who •'stn. Bu , w t of Most cherished bit trains � is the n o property oil the plate:" • GLENANNAN Miller, • Mid Humphrey, Coral Me-. Donald, Jas: •Durnin jr., George Stu-` art, John. Cameron, Allan and Wilbert Business Bringing Bargains at I and s end of the month sale. Durnin were in Goderichi on Saturday Dr, Elmer Aitken of Toronto, spent for the Goderich-Oakville Baseball the week -end with Me, and Mrs. Ro- , bert Aitken: game.. Mr. and Mrs, .Wm. A. Mines, and Ed.Mand Mrs, andFrank.Todd,' MD. McRoberts ' Mr. and Mrs. D. daughter Marie, visited on Sunday at Todd,: motored' to Oakville on Thurs- Mr. 'and Mrs. ,:David Breen, and took day to attend the funeral of their runt, Mrs. Moorehead. ., 1 George Durnin 'of Fleming, Mai,, who rias spent the, past few Months visiting old'friends ;bere, left on Monday.. on her homeward trip. Mr:Duncan McDonald had the his in the.'Anniversaiy Services at :Ea h 'dies Curch:> 1 e •.: IVliss. Glaxo Collins 'of Be rnoi , spent Saturday with her' friend Miss Edna Lincoln. IVIr. and Mrs. James .Robinson of Wiugllam, were week -end : guest's at fortune to have two of his fing ers in. i Thos. [0'1 home of .M and 11r > ,ured iii the corn cutter ow Wednes- Wen. d' . 'a� theguestThomas Alba Johnston w s �,r,• and chit- ' and Mrs. Ned ' Sundt cousin Miss Annie Metcalfe qa.'. . dren: were Sunday visitors with Mr. Sunday:Henderson,. .. hi: e- and Mrs. Toren W to Mr, Andrew Currie of Wawanosh church;' visited on Sunday at Mi. Wm. tyle -t Gills, and attended the Anniversary Services in Eddies Church, The g con re`ation of Eadies Pres- byterian byterian Church; celebrated their 58, Anniversary .'Services last Sunday, Oct. 19th. The, services, morning and evening were`'conducted :by Rev. l: C. Overen of Kincardine, which were much appreciated by ,his hearers. The beautiful weather made . possible a good attendance at both services. The music• wllicli wassplendid was pro- vided by the choir, assisted by Iitiss Irene Mundell and Mr. George 'Ru- therford, with Miss Jean Wilton as organist, Miss Mary Eadie is spending some- time at Mr. Wm. Eadies, Ho'lyrood. Miss Katie Gilmore, and Wilfred McFaddzean,_ of Wingham. were week -end" visitors with "Miss: 'Rena Haugh- and brothers. Mrs. Bert Dempsey Mr: and, M s. and p Y daughter's of Guelph, also Mr. . and Mrs, Ge6rge' Irwin of Wingham spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs.'Wrn. Breck- enridge. • r A quiet wedding was ss olenifiized et Blue ale the Rev. C. the Manse, t v by Tate on Wednesday Oct, 15th,, when Miss Ethel blasting, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. •'Peter Tiastiiig was united in marriage to Mr. George Day of Wingham, The young con- ple have the best wishes ofa host of friends. ".,.k.MYLLCtI ST. HELEN;; Mr, Wood, M. Mr, and Mi•s, Robinson Wa . , 'Wood, Mrs. R, , Woods and WJ n Elmer Woods, at- es i•s'; Wilsn a d. W M s, ,_. of theiruncic- Mr; tended the funeral RabertReid at Goderich 011 Sunday.nday. from iii. Miss' 'Vera Todd was horse o Stratford ford for the week -end, Mr, Stanley Todd, Mrs, ID,Todd, d , l sin 'an Miss Mttr die Miss :l;ualcrn as d , g red` to of l�ucicnov motored o Mrs. Mtnrdie Stratford of Saturday, Y Messrs: Htigji Rutherfor,cl, W. 1, BELMORE A number from here aftended the Anniversary, Service7; Sunday ` at ladies: M.Y. � i. 1'lte lecture: liy. .Lang, Foxdwicl , by lime light views, given Wednes- day evening in the Community Hall was,, splendid: The Mission Band Rally, will be held in. Knox Church,„Friday evening Mrs. Charles Aitken and: little boys of. Listowel, ‚spent the week -end' at John Darlings. • Mrs. Lyn'dah of Lions Head, ' is seriouslyill at the home of her grand daughte, Mrs, George Herd, where she has been visiting. Mrs:Mister visited . Biste-of Clifford Sundaywith Miss ' Ellen and James 'la ler hi g Mrs. aw' L. , Mrs Goer e Nichol, , Toronto Mrs. ^ Robt. Nichol, visited Mrs, Eleanor Jeffrey, Mondy after- noon. . Mr, and Mrs.. I acnes Lawrence have M 1 naw started !tense keeping in the house lately vacated by Mr. Wm, Abram,' The. Women's Institute, will give a fowl .supper in the Community Hall, in the near future. Miss. Pearl Douglas of qiiiievale, spent Sunday' with her parents. TENDERS Tenders will be received on. the tile portion of Elliott -Underwood Ih•ain and Branches. 'Tenders will be recei- ved on whole system or Tenders will be received on the Branches .separate - p separate- ly. To per cent, of the Contract rice Y P p to accompany dper. p Y tener� 75 , cent. will be p paid contractor as work pro- gresses. Tenders to b4 in bands of cleric 1st day of Noveinber,T n... r 4 51 Plans and specifications may be seen 'tit Cletics officer Lowest or any t en dei not tccesSatil •accepted. W, R, Cruikshank, Clerk. �{NIIUUdI, 5,6111�i Mr. and Mrs. John Ptir'don and children visited on Saturday with Mr, and Mrs, Albert Cameron of A,511 - field, Economy rices, Isztrd's alter tion Sale. Mr. and MIs, Fred Love and chit, - then of Go'del icit, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Amos Cornelius, Mr. and Mrs, Robert McClenaghan l and rCook, and C arence M s. Cool, ,sT elmt Sunday with Mrs. Wrn. Adair of Turnberry, Mrs. Isaiah Moore retained from Palmerston on Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. 1-urdon and'fa- milyt,of St. Helens, spent Sinndaywitlt IVIr.. and Mrs. Win. Dawson. Messrs. Gordon 'Small and Duncan MacGregor spent Sunday, with the latter's parents here. Mr. Mackay of 1:3russels and his granddaughter, Miss Nettie Lott who is attending I-ligh� Schoolthere, spent Sunday with a :Mr. an S y her e parents d Mrs, Walter Lott. Mi; Wm;, Hawthorne of Brantford, visited last' week with her sisters, Mrs.. 'Kerr' and Mrs. Holmes, Miss Ida McQuoid spent the week- end at leer olcl home in, Ashfield. ,Miss Agnes Kennedy, nurse -in - training in Goderich, Marine Hospital spent Friday at her home' here. Mr. and. Mrs. Geo, Cottle spent the week -end with their daughter, Mrs. Ed. Browning of Kincardine. Mrs. Dave Kennedy and Pete and Annie, also Mrs. Duncan Kennedy, spent Thursday in London. Mrs. Foster and Mrs, Deal and son Carl of Bayfield, spent' a few days last week with Mr, and Mrs. Frani: eiir ,aid Mr r)n; 1 lAnc,atil ncdy, aX 7t1 from time "West on Fr day :e 'Mr a id'1cfrs, Wi rhtheacl tin( au t r - i 1'• l At a J• W �k t�te%>d and �,t}nlly of Sonthanipton visited can SeRda with 11tt, and Mrs, Jas. Cornelru,er Mr and Mrs, ,las. Wilson visited, on Sunday, , her sister, ItLi s. Wni. Stt tp son of Culross. Mrs. Alec, Emerson left on Tues- day, to visit for a week with her is ter Mrs _Peppier of Tavistock, Mr. and Mrs, Milian Bruce and Chester ofLuca.now, visited with 'Mr, and Mrs, JE urdon.. Dont forgetohn the Hallowe'ens social in the Presbyterian Church here. A splendid program is being prepared. llorn✓To: Mr, and Mrs, Wm. Simp- son of Culross, on Saturday, Oct. x13, a 'son. BLUEVALE Mrs, Albdrt alker, Underwent an- other operation at ;Wing -hail Hospital on Saturday and is getting along as well as, can be expected. Mr's. Ross Douglass of Toronto, was home to see her mother, Mrs, Dnff, who is , quite poorly, we hope she will soon be better. Mr. H. Hammond, made a business trip to Toronto this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Masters spent Sunday with relatives at Belgrave. Mr. Geo. Gates, Mr. and Mrs.' L. Gates of Cherrywood motored up and 'spent a few days. at the lattel's house, Mr; .ancl Mrs. Robe. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs, M• Masters arc spend- inga few days with relatives around here. at, ft tt latter S poll's{rep 11 miry lie v stht"vra tri' Nletllodl. C'hrtx! ll,r. And Mr 1Tei'';, baby eln'1•,tenecl Mrs. 1'liosStewart 1>;p sick list fon” the, past It she will :,00i, he a1ag4,l Therewas a large t' . W. M.'S, Incctih held ti age on Tuesday tiftcrn0 Mrs. Molten and Mi4, , 13rantford'. are visiting wit Mrs. A Wall t Mrs, Robt. Aitchison Irl it cl'q rola i'vos in Morris on Monday. , d i NOTICE Voter's Lists, xge,l., Nluni'c'.pal�i Win Thain Coin-i.ty of 1furon } Notice is hereby:givers that J nave: complied with section to, of .I 1e:.iV9- tei•'s Lists 'Act and that 1 have perked Up at cuy office at the 'Town Hail, Wiinghaani, on the 18th clay of f,}c o'a- er'1924, the list of all pe, -sons entitled. to vote in the ' dint ltllcnicipalily at. Municipal Elections and that Stich List remains there for inspection. And i hereby call upon til' voteri to take ii mediate proceedings to have any errors 01' oniisSion5 CQr t Oeted a e cording to law, Dated this x8th day nfGciober. D. 1W. A. Galbraith, Town Clerk of W.%ingl;ana, LINING THE CONNAU H ' Upper left.-ln spite' 01 itea'sno v) wfulls -and-below ' zero N'ttitthei ter .•5iiLL i1 lining tht at'iinn el •'w ¢ ontinurd throughout' the ..winter months. Thecloud-wrapped heights hountaLbett and RooPPea: stands westerssentinels of the. Diver right. --Glacier showing' Mount Niacdgnald.9 1�6... est th cu mileConnaught.lnnnei yszes.: l: r the which crab ui pe n Eot;le Peak, 9,353, is in the' centre of the : picture and. 'Mount ' • '� with an; altitude of 10,808 feet, is onChe .most beautiful Peaks in the Canadian ?;o�3c: x,. P SirDonald, one at +i t, time extreme right. Lower left.—The resident engineer's bu low nestles among i l •an er. . isFa, 1: g aril uver,;reengen the banLs oldie I.Letilp..s met ktsv r. .Lower right.—WS8tern Portal e u Tunnel, s V Gl''.th. Connaught uzme , howirg the Pan house and tt,c two huge 14 ft, steel fast �riilc}i .48btilNte rite "big l,olN.�s yy High;. up on the crest of the lofty Selkirks with. half -.Trig lining of the big hole"was begun in 1920'1 1 a dozen of the finest mo n eain e -ted theConnaught ,.�. , -_ uit„ta7 peaks . the- and when tats War]; is completed world hunching their show- lack 'shoulders' about' it's Tunnel will stand as one of the finest and most corn-' Cr� .world frim Undertaken, • �,,,�wS of '!" m brown- houses, lies the picturesque town: pieta engineering jobs in the universe. Undertak n.. of Glacier 'on the main line of the Canadian Pacific in the'.neine of safety, the Connaught Tunnel has Itailwa. through British Columbia. Three and a been a`first" proposition, Throughout. Y g ,. ,.. always, "safety . half miles distant from this little construction centre, its construction days, during the eight years . it has. Which has vietuall been called info being through. been in operation and the four years that it has, Y g � the lining of the Connaught Tunnel, hangs the great • already taken to line it; it has been singularly free Illecillewaet Glacier on the slopes of • Mount Mae- from accident, donald and two miles tearer nestles• Glacier House, Nearly e600 000 sacks of Canadian cement will .. the annul mecca of thousands of summer t our s'ts a o 7 have gone into the lining of the Connaught Tunnel Few of the surroundingpeaks at Glacier are �ess tthe machinery zvh n It is fit :'>hed. Practical, all.. y e 1 Y than 9 000 feet in' altitude. The o. d h famous Che ps; used w is Canadian made, imac .i the .zsed inthe' work o b Mount erethe Donald,Ross Eagle and: Abbott'Peaks ens s four ., g ]lir - l...eorn teasers �:and'.� ovi�erftzl -motors, The a. girdle the- little settlement. In winter nine a blanket -collapsible.. t h arei pes. of reinforced steel _1onms, which of snow enfolds',taws; and mountains alike.- Ins in, n tpr gstages o _nprocess,eaih+� t,se i the various of tri,,, lin _., liliesd�ltl bBehe brilliant yellow slide follow the ever-reced- from a western Canadian plant and the Sydney k1 ing snow line as. it climbs higher and gu the g g higherP Jenkins Company.,'.13:C: Limited, construction engin; mountain sides. Life is ' enlivened in the summer' iii t' veers are in charge of its lining, time 'by the crowds ofguests who.throngOlacker, a Y - us tunnel's � House and transforms the :.,...,e again �__,_,___nerd The concrete jacket is completer in seoe •. tions 22 feet long'ar each section takin out fontr or g a b • splashes of orange, crinmson and russet. •, 6 five days to prepare, when it is sometimes peoessan * Common interest in• the great engineering project st to do considerable blasting one day to fill with coin under way . has brought about a very: definite' coin. s. .crete and three dais in which to set. ' Sias campletil unity spirit at Glacier, For' almost every young -sets of< forms are at. work within the tunnel widest ` r s daddy - works• in the big tunnel in one or other means a; completed section for eve ~y working dray in. of the various branches of work' Whfch' the liningde-.1! the week, or total of 182' feet.in sial days. wands, and every household is regulated by a schedule • . More than 100 Powerful flea last 1 int of working hours which begin at 5 a,m. and end at p d lamps it u Hato the 1:15. .Half a hundred children a ttunnel at these six working points. Owingto.the d attend thelittle.. r l ... d . brown remarks ,1. .... t. i ' • $ ..iitself is house and various cubs for the:.grown-ups b e ventilating system, which in itself is one rovide interests of the most interesting n p , es of a recreational and cultural , g and important features of nature the tunnel, working conditions are excellent. At the Engineers,foremen carpenters, machini is drillers western portal ,twogreat steel fans driven bytwo r li 8 , drillers, ...., r electricians laborers and train Jr '` 600 h. four a linder' semi«,Diesel eng nes,turn at crews make up the p Y u n. wage earners among the 500 residents of Glacier. the rate of 255 arvolutione a minute driving a brisk Single men live in a well ordered camp, Hero as in breeze through the five -mile length of this great the little homes- where the men t underground passage. The' elitil t io> thus with families live, all g', P gv at ori us c'reatecl the convenienn'esof `a modern city are en o_ e in makes it :possible for trains topass through the tun- ? Y, d clod . g ing electric lights and running water pied' from a nel with practically no discomfort to passengers and p nearby mountain stream for workmeli to remain :at their tasks for eight r.o'n The lining of this five mile tunnel, the longest secutive hours without detriment to :health or vigor, on the American continent with a. steel reined -One ' "s' r reinforced comes upon many surprising. things in the .. concrete jacket represents one of the most interesting course of a walk through the "great double -tracked engineering projects how under Way anywhere in the tunnel, Grains of wheat fallen roin th t lou ' , y, , from c � sands world.of 'ears of Canada s 11328 bumper crop which have Beneath 6,000 ,feet . of mountain the Connaught passedr ugh mire oulfla on their way to the port of Vancouver. runnel cuts under' Mount Macdonald between'. the sta. have taken root for .man within cueh : Y Yards will ln t:a_h pq)risxl tions of Connatight, and Glacier. With the Opening and the tiny g £ne]d imico ever- in seaarh of provender C of hhi s underground share c>rt �: in 191.6 the Canadian seamper � acrosa _ the� ,..� .. ,,, P c tracks within Clic.. very heart off: PacificRailway overcame the many difficulties which tunnel. At;twooint in tunnel s the t n,] wall' . �� , ,pe doorw the old Rogers Pass route had presented. Track load through the solid quartzite rock to thoa' ,: � , '? . � p•laineoi, curvature to -an amount corresponding to seven Conn- boyo and here an this miniature tunnel on brilliantly tz x o minds two 1, i u oleo circles was eliminated, the summit attained by tirzll>,anily' White illuminated and ' imnntaetalatr d1'tW�iite the Railway was ,reduced by 552 feet; the trackage lunches. cape' r s , � �1?11., u, �hef� :preside in these under., WAS shortened by four and a half miles an � ' d more ground ,.... s , had gr' ) rLStattrant� d{lhp$YY�'if;l �. steaming bota'1� of o snowsheds han few' miles of s eds winchbeen nocCs soli and fragrant coffee t 4 Soup � e the small array 0 e, lar. of workers. y ra reef s h to r e a oil the 5 es of Mona Macdonald l doaad ti .r rY p G were dis., who sare bringing to caixtpletion mire lining a the ,a netised with, ' Oonitaugh,t Tunnel,