Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 25, 1932, p. 3

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fflw i i 2l y- v a -7- tflotsday pkbruary 25 1932 v the acton jfrbetprrss paghthbkb- ttllye mtit f jpbb lgrotimij south of the shawamee crowd had made the crossing i in the meantime a strange event took place at the fur traders post thrcat- eplng to use stern means if necessary thjulscmpau compelled his roistering patrons to assist in dumping his entire stock of liquors intlie river that done campau led the countryside to the house raising by the time thad guided his ternperance friends out of the woods o duncan wells homestead he saw the he shouting that came jup from the rivets edge told thad blair thjkt the usual weekend cafous ihg had begim at louis camdau3 trad- ihg post it imasr- not pleasant to hear and thad regretted that it was nes- essary to jinx with his acquaintances when they- were drinking but he had promised to make the trip for duncan tvells who wanted afew extra trlm- nrtogs such as coffee and sugar for jthehouse raising he- was to conduct on its firm th following tuesday on the big behd of shawanee river iuis ampaute trjode maintained a post wherein ids stocjfc in trade bef org- the advent of the white settlers had con- sisted chiefly of ammunition blankets clothing beads steel traps spears-flsh- hooks and- a generous supply of bad whisky the- last named article most highly valued by the indians nextto ammunition became their greatest curse thad blair was one of the few ryoung frontiersmen on the south side of the shawanee who chose to give campaus intoxicants a wide berth his fine cheer ful bearing toward his neighborsmore than madejip f or hisfailure to share in the jasy conrfvalitytsat jsornptimos- ac companied the passing around the whisky jug he was exceeoinpypar tit all- classes tirt at opinion ijuas valued ifhis advice wffi not always faces clouded as a particularly i0u4 up roar ascended from the -post- the boys were locked out because they were too boisterous explained marguerita one at them climbed upon the roof and smoked usotit and how my father is serving him liquor again oh it is such a slave- he is making of nim self jt iwell see a better djiy in- our settle ments thad assured her seeking to turit her mind to a more hopeful way a thinking holdwevin thftrip gduhsah and he had made to the northern part of the county and of its outcome i have faith hftrre people who are brave enough o tame the wilderness continued thad some day we shall be glad we came here i want to clqmy share to make this country a decent place to live in for you and for all ouy neighbors the4wowertf too hi their discussion of matters affecting their future and that of the strong men and biggest crowd that had ever gathered for a houseraising bee in the valley t 7 to margueritas joy neither a jug of liquor nor pierre corteau was in evidence louis campau was telling his neigh- bors that for over a year hehad been trying to buy 1 out his silent partner pierre and was now glad to say that hetvas done with him- forever as weirds with a worse master the whisky jug ten cents aylheal by barbara b brooks a foe to asthma give asthma half a chance and it gains ground rapidly but give it repeated treatments of dr j ikelloggs- asthma- remedy and it will fall back even faster there is no v i can be had forso- little money way measure about threme- did marta do two- gdes right to work- and drives asthma but it reaches the inmost breathing passages and leaves no place for the trouble to lurk have it byjpu- for ready use cars and cocktails a short time ago an enterprising re porter interviewettsome young people as to- whether cocktails have much to do with motor accidents in such a matter individual experience is in its nature a women which this country needed to basis much f 30 narrow to support a hear pierre corteau as he descended the hill oh his wayto the post as he saw general conclusion it is true that any distraction from attention- in driving followed thad gave hearty approval- to- duncan wells the latest comer to take up land in the shawanee valley when duncan let trr i t intoxi dtliik wo he also offered to help duncan prepare for the event duncan wells was the first homstead- er in the settlement who had attempted to raise a building without theaid of whisky such an event was unheard of southof the shawanee twice he had tried it and failed the men refused to lift a finger when they found put dunc an plans even- thuds peopler resr pectabie as any who had penetrated the wilderness had liquor on hand when their log house was raised the year was i833 and settlers lacking a better precedent simply decreed that ther them nevertheless -and-heard-pertionsroij- dlve conversation or otior their talk he made a new resolve to j tnl m wnlcil youmj peop are repute hasten the day whenhe should persuadej mayieasuy be theoccaslon marguerita oampcau to leave the country 0 and lt beyond a do his 1 that many individuals have taken a thad rode down hehlll to make his 03ckta without encountering an accid- purchases of louis gampau on way entthcse facts however donot touch homeward hepassed the tr3ders question astqwhether liquor leads ter returning to superintend the prep- 1 10 accidents iarationrt suppr- j3 ii britain buses carrying between four the- two d thatfollowed werej h marked by in incessant rainfall marion looked up frjobb her account bobks the pther day smlied and said i have served ninetyfour meals- during he past two weeks on ten dollars and three bents that is only a httleoer ten cents a meal she was- pleased with this result and had every right to be kven experts say that lt is almost- possible to secure adequate nutrition less than ten cents per person for each meal this young housewife did it on exactly ten cents and six mills as aa average that is almost the iimjt these figures compiled in a family for two should be an incentive to those who n w on the brink of matri mony for even if two cannot live as cheaply as one ten cents is hot very much to spend for food for each meal this being leap year it might be well forunmarrled girls to keep these statist tics on thetlps oftheir tonguesj satis- tles are always so cpnvinclng at least it iplnteresting to know that jpod nieal paktx plans skt tkep across big icefield billion and five billion passengers per wcro to be-no- house raisings without whisky duncan weils and thad b however made a team hard to beat they put their heads together and vowed that ffiepian not only must but could be carried out together they rode- into older settlements north of the shawa- nee kivr up in klmwood and clima towtisrupsr here tney appealed to the lyri of tmporati throughout that region and obtained many promises- of help the day was set tuesday toward the end of june r- house raismgs sho be w stay away duncan had declaredas the two were riding h if they so choose thad had added but lets hope that for them lt will be three times and not out such was the situation when thad rode to campaus post on this saturday afternoon to buy supplies for his friend as his horse picked his way gingerly down a steep rocky cutoff thad heard a stlffled sob then- his own name called in greeting the bridle path at that point curved about a great oak ana iff its shadow stood marguerita daughter of the fur trader her face revealing culture and fine feeling in every line was now drawn with grief her eyes naturally merry timidly shot him a request to tarry thad understood and got off his horse at once habitually even tempered and well poised this girl had a sorrow which she had on several occasions mentioned to thad the pride aiml idol of her father the current or hernfe did not always flow sweetly thadknew that the curse of the wilder ness had touched her also he know that hours of jvrctchedness were hers in that wildcrnes home because of one dire feature of hcratheks busihesst her mother had suffered in silence and had long ago passed on marguerita wns built of sterner stuff and fought the liquor traffic as carried on in her fathers trading post with all the spirit that she had inherited from louis cam- pau every struggle had its aftermath of woe has there been more than the usual amount of trouble for you down there asked thad the usual amount is getting worse every day replied marguerita he wants me to leave this country for gwxl and so not be called upon to endure lt pierre corteau for another reason sec onds him in that i will not leave father i love him that man pierre corteau i like not one little bit i like not his hold on father i fear he owns a part of the store itmerre corteau is no great help to us in this new country agreed thad i am glad that you are not deceived by him he leads the younger mdn and boys on and on only he docs notappear to dqsa our saddest quarrel followed my claim that it was pierre who encouraged drinking among the young men and the indians with n whimsical smile she added and father once thought pierre such an uprignt young man and a mo- lively husband fr me at least i have succeeded in changing his mind about one thing thad laughed with the girl then their that a are responsible for about 12 6x raised the shawanee even its banks tne n fatautles about 95 of making- fording impossible early tuesv me b are under compulsory day morning thad- swam his horse across abst while on duty of the high- the river to the point- where the settlers way fsthjities in britain 88 are due to from the northern townships had been drivers of other vehicles indulgence directed to ford the stream he met the m uquor is v common among the accommodating homesteaders two miles i brttisn p and is doubtless reflected from- the river well have you cross ln j above contrast on campaus ferry at the big bend andj tne cbect ot alcohta on tne powe to our sidef thejjvexjwillpay the fee he mnp qulck ani accurate judgments and directed j its reduction of caution is now weir at- competently guiding the party by way tested despite the fact that the person of the- river trails duncans lieutenant afrected of the change it brought up on the bank opposite the fur traders post the river here was not forjcd-cept-jn-caseofwffiael- tiis apparent hitoxii thrifty louis campau had established a ferry at this point the current itself being utilized as motive power is also agreed that these results may xollowoses so sugnt tnat no a dozen young white men and as many 1able to acclde there are also direct physical effects of moderate doses that necessarily reaction driving and in acrisis lender one more indians had congregated at campaus trading pot to celebrate duncan wells professor miles of the carnegie insti tute found in experiment that a dose of third failure to hold a house raising aicho equal to that in about 1 pints withoutwhisky mey-were-gettlng-this- ounces of whiskey delayed commodity ln generous portions at th siftf nf thb mrrvotr n campaus i t e from oneobject to another by thad called for the ferry but np one 13 1vj homs arter tne dose was taken responded having had word of the com- moreover the effect of alcohol is to ing of the homesteaders he had decided narrow the ex of the width of the that high water was a sign that all fleid of vision the ability when looking laughed with his customers over dun- canipredlcamentanisentoneacrc the river with the ferry marguerita ventured into the sales room our ferry is- part of the public highway even if it is your own personal property she declared if theres a man here deserving the title of citizen he will take that ferry across no one offered to make a move in opposition to campaus wishes in the matter a contest was on and the men were ehjoylngthemselves7they looked upon thad blair and duncan wells as good neighbors but rather obstinate 1 in sticking to their dry programme for a house raising suddenly a hush fell upon the crowd four words gasped by campau produped the lull in the hilarity marguerita on the river pierre corteau just arrived had brought the news all rah to the rivers bank marguerita waved her hand lightly revealing nothing of the panic thar gripped her heart a shout of warn ing came from the opposite bank she faced the group on the north bank tho better tfi catch the words theywaxc- shouting at her she had discovered for herself all that had happened the strong current had parted the cable tho ferry was adrift the blanching face of thad blair matched campaus in its ij j square miles of game sanctuary there expression of mental agony thad rode m n also obji directly in frdnt of one is lessened how ping from the curb ln the pathway of a vehicle might readily be imagined miles further experimenting with the same quantity of alcohol found that the speed of certain finger movements was reduced between 3 and 4 another experimenter who used a dose with 50 more alcohol found that the retarding of the movement of the angers reached 88 or 100 more than the lighter dose tbs opmion tnat cocktails or any alcohol is harmless in the matter of driving may simply affirm the old judgr ment that wine is a mocker until everybody understands that to drive a car after even a small dose of alcohol is under the conditions today extreme ly harzardous the sober people will have little security from unnecessary risk of death from the office of ontario pro hibition union february 1932 census shows increase in animal population how did marlon dp this did some relative or friend keepa market in which she obtained a- discbunt on her groceries was her husband an extremely light eater did she scrimp or dole out her food didshe never have guests the answer to all these questions is ho shedid her shopping hi ah ordinary public market and she paid full prjee for everything she bought in large quantities when possible and watched the sales perishables were bought- in small amounts and only as needed but she always had a good- supply of staples on hand when sugar was chep marion bought a supply for several weeks dur ing thg fall months she filled the vege table- cellar with potatoes cabbage squash apples and onions preserved fruits and canned vegetables if she could buy them at reasonable prices she has even been known to cbnspeats hr husband like most menthas a very healthy appetite and eats plenty- she certainly does not scrimp or dole out her food her table is always sub stantially if not elaborately laden and ycu never leave it hungry during the wcksinwhiehshematataliftd average she entertained seventeen guests of course it sometimes lowers the aver age to have guests with just two there are so many leftovers iind unavoidable wasted material above all this young womaji plans her- meals in advance she anticipates how she must use up a roast if she buys one she knows that if she makes a cake one day that ltwlllha to be turned into a cottage pudding several days later and she plans accordingly this method not only saves money but it saves time it eliminates last minute pondering hs to what to have for a meal e what she sffrves one of her saturday menus is as follows spttirtffast grapefruit sectioned corn flakes toast butter coffee milk ttncheon 1 with the intention of crossing the rockies on skis from jasper to banff by way of the columbia icefield four mien are now in training in jasper national park preparing for the start on march 10 the party the first grourpf tourists ever to undertake such aft extended winter expedition in the rockies con sists of russell h bennett and henry kingman wellknown mountaln- of minneapolis minn and clifford white of banff the gu hejjj weiss of jasper iwho is well known to summer visitors to jasper park lodge and who has done much to exploit the northern rockies as a skiins country i the skiere will follow the summer- trail to maligrie lake7 where j will spend- a day or two practising on the slopes of bald hill proceeding the 18 or 20 miles to the head of- the laker the party will follow contact creek tcr the foot of mount harry meleodglacier wellknown to members of the alpine club who took isart ln the 1930 camp the next day will bring the four men over the mighty mceeod glacier to poboktan creek- and waterfalls cabin thence up the afopes of pbboktitn pass to drop down to the cabin at bxazeau lake nigel pass wlh lead them to campparker on- the north forks of the saskatchewan river dur- ing several days in this area the skiers will climb snow dome more than 11000 feet on skis from the crest of harry mcleod glac ier which is approximately 9500 feet the expedition expects to get a view of mount robspn and other peaks in the far distance fresh beef is tough however well finished a beef animal may be unless the dressed carcass is allowed to hang for a while it will be tough and stringy when beef is dressed nextt wr dod eggs- creamed potatoes buttered peas head lettuce salad bread butter tea protected frr the an- their lives as nature intended imal population of jasper national park alberta has shown a remarkable in crease during the past few years a recent census shows that ln this 4200 hishcrse to the waters edge as though he contemplated swimming his mount after the feifyboat but was prevented from committing this act of sheer mad ness by a saner thought there was no small boat or canoe on either bark at the big bend he knew however that at chief noondays winter wigwnn farther downstream he would find a canoe and doubtless the chief himself both thad and marguerita disappear ed around the bend at about the some moment thad racing his horse to out- disance the drifting ferryboat several of the elmwood and climax homestead ers joined jin the pursuit on their slower plow horses arrived at noondays shack in time to see thad and the indian push out into the stream in the chiefs frail craft of birch bark chief noonday handled the paddle superbly fetching up alongside the-fevry- boat in such a way as to enable thnd to assist the girl into the canoe tluy landed on the south bank of the stream come back for us hailed a stalwart homesteader- from climax township after a moments consultation with npoaday thad rriade answer we will ferry you across two at a time barring ycur women on account of the risk by nobn the upcountry temperance j are today no less than 3000 elk 20000 rriountaln sheep 10000 rocjey mountain goat 5000 assorted bears 10000 moose 25000 deer and 9000 caribou prior to the setting aside of jasper as a game sanctuary there were very few moose in this area but since that time there has been a steady natural influx of these animals from other areas until today they have reached almost staggering numbers the present elk herd has developed from a small band imported into the park by rail some years ago the beaver colony also has shown excellent growth and many creeks and lakes which for a number 6f years have been abonded jvre again being oc cupied by these industrious animals one result of the increase in the an imals population of the park has been the emigration of large numbers of game anilmals to district which lie ccmjgiiihr- it and here excellent hunting of all kinds may be enjoyed in season dad he always knows linns pappa vat is science pappa my how could you be so stupid science js dose things vat says no smoking dinner porlc-chops-wlqilbaked- creampotatoes stewed tomatoes celery whole wheat bread butter pineapple spice cake caffelnefree coffee the spice- oake was made the day be fore and has already been served once on friday several days later she served it with vanilla sauce there was not a crumb wasted and that is as it should be in thesermerrarr shelised a hall canpf peas and a half can of pineapple tile following day or sunday the pineapple was combined with cabbage to make a salad the other half of the can of peas was used the night before with creamed salmon wise person that she is she has dis covered that two grapefruit sectioned makes six servings otherwise two grape fruit make only four servings and surely there is no law which says that we must eat a half grapefruit at one sitting one thirdi nicely sectioned is just as 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