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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1903-12-04, Page 44 The Zurich Herald. M 'OR ' IS P'UBLI:IIIED EVERY TEMSDAY EV'ENIN r. BV E, ZELLEB TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION;—$1.00 per year paid strictly in advance. When the paper is not ordered to be discontinued it will be sent until such order is given and arrearages paid. $1.50 to be charged when not paid in advance. ADVERTISING RATES.—Tran s i e n t advertisements, 10 cents per Brevier line for first insertion and 5 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Small Advs. such as"Lost" "Estrav" or "Stolen wbl be eha ged 50 cents first insertion and 25 tents for each subsequent insertion. Copy for change of -advertisement must be handed in not later Than Tuesday night of eaeh week to insurb Change in follow- ing issue. Local notices in ordinary reading type 5 cents per line. Notices for Church en- tertainments or other benevolent institu- tion at special rates. Contracts for column, half -column and quarter -column rates for specified periods will be cheerfully given. Address all communications to =Tie „ e:'a1c-, E. ZELLER EDITOR, ZURICH, P.O 9 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th.. 1903. The latest railway projected in this part of the country is an ex- tension of the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo railway to Goderich. The route proposed to be taken is from Brantford to Woodstock, thence via St. Marys,Exeter,Zurich and Bayfield. The Hamilton Times aimong other things concerning the proposed extension says :— "Up to the present time. talk of 'Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo rail- way extension has been confined to that proposed.portion of the line between Brantford and Woodstock. Both Woodstock anal Brantford are liot after this piece of road, and hope to see it built before very long, but they are not the only municipalities, that are throwing out feelers for the T., H. & B. "For some time past the company has had tinder consideration re- quests from several other thriving places which want to get in connec- tion with the enterprising railway. They want the company to extend its line right to the lake, and pro- fruit inspected. and the defects August 30th, when two men were pose Goderich as the terminal, the pointed out by the inspectors, that killed, a. third. badly wounded and line to be run on as direct a route they may remedy the stone by in- $2,2:50 stolen from the company.— as possible from Woodstock to the stearin" their packers." Gustav Mark, who last saturday has been in .Montreal during the shipping season, looking after his consignments; as well as those of Mr. Thomas Russell, Glasgow. "When the Fruit Marks Act first became law," says • Mr. Hamilton, • 4 I had my doubts as to Whether it. could be worked successfully on ac- count of the many conditions sur- rounding the fruit trade, but it has proved a success beyond • all ques- tion. Speaking for the dealers on the other side, I may say, that ow- ing to the lack of uniformity in the large number of grade marks used, and the irregular packing of Cana- dian apples, we were never sure of what we might expect to find in a package. It was possible to get a good barrel of fruit under certain grade mark. It was also possible to got a barrel of "trash" under the brand, so that the naris on the packages counted for little. As it is now, with the marks fixed by law when we purchase packages bearing the " No. 1," or " XXX" brand, we are reasonably sure that we are getting an honest and fairly uni- form " pack." This has had a ten dency to inspire great confidence in the Canadian apple trade." Speaking of the law from a Cana- dian standpoint, Mr. Hamilton said I have been a close cbserver, of the work and 1 cannot speak too highly of the Montreal Fruit Inspec tors.. They have had on their hands what I consider a very difficult task owing to the fact that they have had to pass judgment on the work of hundred of different packers and pronounce on the varying qualities of fruit from the different sections of the country. Sound judgment, common sense and prudence have characterized their actions from the beginning in administering the law fairly between the growers and shippers on one side and the con- sumers on the others. The inspec- tors, while taking a firm stand, where glaring violations were appa- rent, showed the greatest courtesy and consideration towards the ship- pers,by writing hundreds of letters on educational lines. It is a well known fact that there tare a number of good ehippers, wlio. while they mnv iia v8 the best intentions, often find that their packers have violat- ed the law, either through ignor- ance of its provisions, or careless- ness, To provethis I could show a number of letters from my Ontario shippers, who express themselves as only too anxious to have their dealers° in other smaller cities, The price obtained for 'the fatted chickens in Toronto was 110 per pound ; in Montreal,l30 per pound ; and in the cities of Maritime Pro- times, with the exception of Char- lottetown, 110 per pound. The chickens were sold in Charlotte town at 100 per pound. The fatted chickens sold to the merchants gave perfect satisfattion and it would be to the interest of fanners to fatten their chickens before they are marketed. The Department could have sold several times as many fatted 'chickens if tin extra number could have been bought from the farmers in the vicinity of the fattening stations. A Charlottetown merchant stated : "We have a reply from the party to whom we shipped the last lot, and he speaks of them as being very fine and expressed surprise that we could produce such chick- ens in this country. Almost any farmer in Canada can produce fatted chickens equal to the Gov- ernment chickens at litte extra expense for labor and feed. THEY CONFESS TO NINE MURDERS. Desperadoes admit a Terrible List of Crime, In Chicago, on Friday last, chain- ed wrist to wrist, their hair matted with dried blood, their clothing Gov erect with dirt and dust, two beard- less boys, Peter Neidermeier and Harvey Dine, sift to -night in the presence of 11Lsyor Harrison and Chief of Police O'Neil, calmly con- fessing to their share in a three months career of crime which had included nine murders, the wound- ing of five other men a long list of robberies. The two young bandits, neither of who is over twenty-one years of age, together with their companion, Eniil Roeski, who is no older, were captured near Liver- pool, Indiana, after a fight in which they battled against police- men, railroad detectives, railroad laborers and farmers. One man was killed, annther fatally wound- ed, turd all three. of the young band. its were wounded, bait not serious- Iy. OAR BAR 3ICRDERS. I The three Hien were wanted by the police for complicity in the murders at the car barns of the Chicago City Railroad Company, on lake port. The proposition has not taken definite form yet, but the places interested are so eager for the extension that the company will give it careful consideration." This is the most important piece of railway news we have had for years, and by consulting the map, we find out that we are in almost a direct line between the two points named. We understand that a number of our business men have been corresponding with the manager of the T., H. & B., and have been assured that the . matter is now under consideration and that favorable news may be receiv- ed shortly. Tho route proposed passes through the garden of West- ern Ontario, the topography of the land is very favorable to railway construction and a number of very flourishing cities, rtowns and vil- lages would be added to gre'nt.ly increase thetraffic of this inlport- eit railway. The line will also in +v be extended from - +;Hie. 'What In conclusion Mr. Hamilton said night murdered Officer John Quinn it is in the hest interest of all con- when the policeman endeavored to cerned that a good. honest pack- place him under arrest, confessed age of fruit be placed on the mark- after has capture that he, in com- pany with the three men, had com- mitted the crime at the car barns. The hunt for Van Dine, Niedermiei and Roeski had been hot ever since Although the entire police force was looking for them, the three men remained in the city until Wednesday morning. Word was brought to the police last night by et. Great Demand For Poultry. The Dominion Deportment of Agriculture has received comm,un- ieations from British dealers who desire to purchase Canadian poul- try. One of the dealers Mr. Jaynes Blackburn of Manchester, Eng., is T. Reichers, a school teacher near at present in Canada negotiating Clark Station, Ind., that three Hien for the shipment of poultry. He answering the description of those states that he would be glad if he received the names of Canadian poultry shippers so that the chick- ens could be shipped early in De- cember. For four years the Department of Agriculture has exported the chickens fatted at the illustration stations to 11.. Blackburn The wanted for the car barn murders, were living in a dug -out. TAP HUNT BEGAN A'l' ONCE, And the police, placing no great reliance in the rumor, sent only eight men to attack it. " Don't anybody fire," ordered Sheehan, .'until we know if they are the right people." As Sheehan spoke another dealings have been perfectly satis- picked up a chunk • of . wood and factory and the prices obtained for hurled it at the dug -out. Instantly the chickens have .wen profitable, there was a flash, a report. and the Mr. Blackburn said that he would like to handle 3,000 eases of chick- ens per week. Thu Department liar also received a letter from Mr. Wm. Rothwell, Manchester, Eng. Mr. Rothwell „vs :--°'There seems to he a very ',elect for all kinds of :turas. If you znte.nes The following report was crowd- ed out of our Bayfield correspond- last week, ,owing to the pressure of local news, ' and should, therefore, 15e read in connection with that eor respondence, there being a flourish- ing Lodge of the Order of Foresters at that place : Great work for Widows & Orphans. The figures recently published give us evidence that the Independent Order of Foresters will have a banner year. The number of applications for membership re- ceived during 10 months of 1903 already past is greater by many thousands than the number for the same period last year. although that year was one of the best in the history of the Order. In October the results secured in now members were almost 50 per cent. greater than in October, 1902. These facts are undoubted proof that the Order's business methods are prompt and honorable. Fair and just treatment of the membership, to. gether with prompt payment • of death claims have always been the watchword of this institution, and it is now reaping situp ly the harvest which is bound to come from public confidence. Financially the Order is making wonderful headway also. Upon the 1st. of November the accumulated funds passed the seven million dollar mark These funds have increased during the 12 months from November 1st. 1002, to the 1st. of November, 1903, by over one mil- lion, one hundred and sixty thousand dol- lars, or at the rate of about $3,000 per day notwithstanding that it is paying out to widows and orphans, and sick and disabled BreEhern over $6,500 per day. • The Order has enough in its accumulated funds now to pay almost five years death claims with- out collecting a cent in premiums from a single member. This is indeed a very strong position for a Fraternal Insurance Society to occupy, and we congratulate the Independent Order of Foresters upon the wonderful success they have achieved. --- Editorial comment, Toronto World. Nov. 11th, 1903. Tho Electric Railway Surveyors were operating in town on Friday and have the route staked out for some distance east of here. It is intended, we understand, to use the street through the village, after which it will take a, parrellel line close to the south side of the road, east to Hensail. It is'said that the right-of-way from here to- St. Joseph, as well as some .distance east of Zurich have been bought and paid for. From St. .Toseph to this village it is marked out for the north side of the high way. The survey, it is 310W said, will .be car- ried as far as Stratford. The above was set up for last week, but was crowded out. The Stratford Council will confer with the Comany's officers to -day, as to whether any esistanee will be given to extend the road to that city. nitui who hurled the wood fell in a heap, shot. through the abdomen.— One of his fellow officers stooped to raise him, and the other six opened the on the dug -out from which the shot were now coining thick and fast. While the fire was at its hot- test, Vane Dine. and Roeski rushed out. followed a few minutes later by Niederwier. The latter ran to the tracks of the Michigan Central ' and, throwing himself he, roadbed, steadied his he rail as he kept up a •;K.':.: e with three revolvers.— .an for the brush, but Van treated slowly, although the and hint was filled with but- id the snow at his feet was ,cked up by them. He is a Lid marksman, and, catching of Detective Zimmer, who was id a tree, he fired, Zimmer down with a bullet in his head Le fell Van Dine fired again and second bullet tore through Zini- r'S arni. .fey were all, however, ultimate captured, after tam of them had ild up a train, killed. a brakeman, ad rode several miles in a vain ef- ort to escape, the farmers, railroad .aborers and officers of the Pensyl- vania road, (whose train they seiz- et1,) joining -in. the chase. Roeski being also traced, by footmarks in the snow. to a bench in the Wabash station, at Aetna,. Only for the ex- hausted state of the culprits,, and the fact that they knew not which way to turn for safety, they refight have prolonged the struggle and killed many more of their pursuers. The schooner Emerald is lost with all hands, in Lake Ontario. The Office 33oy. He started in as office boy, He dusted off the chairs ; He put things in their places, and Ile brightened up affairs : He never monkeyed in the hall, He never tried to shirk He always answered every call And blithely did his work. He never cared to read about The deed of Deadwood Dick ; His parents never sent word that That their darling son was sick ; His grandma never died, and so Ho worked day after day , He went where he was told to go, Nor loitered on the way. He had no taste for playing jokes Around the busy place ; It was a -pleasure to behold His bright and happy face ; He never hummed a ragtime air Nor puffed a cigarette And when they left things to his care They knew he'd not forget. He never practiced dancing jigs, Nor spoke till spoken to ; He never sneaked away at night While there was work to do -- Yet of that good boy there is a Surprising thing to learn : The fact is that he's not to -day The head of that concern. Going to Japan. It is understood that Mr. Alex- ander McLean, of Ottawa, will be appointed commercial agent for Jumada in ,Tapan. He is a gentle- man of good appearance and fine manners, and has a wide range of general knowledge. From 1872 to 1874 Mr. McLean represented the Globe at Ottawa, his work being characterized by considerable liter- ary finish. In 1874 he became a partner in the printing firm of Mc- Lean & Roger, which printed the Hansard and departmental reports, until the establishment of the Gov- ernment Printing Bureau, in 1883. Mr. McLean has taken an active part in public life, and for a num- ber of years occupied a seat in the city council. He is a fluent speak- er and a good 'writer, and few men are better informed in public affair: The gentleman named above is a brother of Mr. M. Y. McLean, of the Seaforth Expositor. The three remaining Loan Com- panies of St. Thomas --Southern, South-western and Star—have all come under one management. 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CO 0 See that this Trade Mark is on your Rohe, The Saskatchewan robe consists of three parts : THE FUR CLOTH THE RUBBER SHEETING and the LINING (all -without seam) the fur cloth is strong as leather ; the Rubber sheeting the best ; lining most expensive used. i' " We guarantee Every Robe. JO riandsolne, Durable, Waterproof Sa.skatcb.ewart Coats, Black. Saskatchewan Coats, brown