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/ THE DRYDEN OBSERVER ¢ any x > Ly NZ SHE SZEERESS 2528 = = 3; weighs 4000 lbs and covers goodness knows how many yards, at prices to meet +7 all competition. sit were started by five or six pioneers in mo tT n > each district, and only by great sacri- SS 2 ea \ y to confer this benefit on their off- A : V, Pirations, they cannot sit idly by and 7k 3 J J 0 4 . : i V new neighbours. These school sections iE 2 {moving. Also gardens ploughed. Ser- i255 | Back on the Job A START has been made on the land this week, but the cold weaher is de- 1 the putting in of tures have not ye! seed. the EEE {Show a litle interest-- in the dis- petit It #r it, and been a case of going In for i, and in x tence the prize money invaria- ¥ saine old way. Only three or seed are ra work and care, let nature and the Inspectotr do the rest. A line to Seey D. Anderson in- timating your intention to enter is all that is required, so the more the mer- rier, and let the best crop win. The problem of The influx of brings with it new problems. Not the least important is that of education for the children. They ave entitled to it, and 1 every consideration should be shown to the new-comers in their endeavours spring; but whilst the older settle- \ ments ean sympathize with these as- see their own sections cut up and par- celled out just to accommodate their fice and privation were funds raised to jerect the schoolhouse and pay the (teacher. In conzequence of all this, 1nettlements grew around the school Irouses, and by the exertions of all in- i 'terested the districts grew out of ithe 9 pioneer stage and passed into the era of comparative prosperity. EE 33 7 Fi Taking a short eui-- ] The newcomer fails to comprehend tall that has gone before. He sees onlv the present prospercus conditions of w31these sections, and in hopes of making 9 ia short cut to the same condition, , Proposes to take a slice off this and / {that section and so form a new school district that will have all he advant- jages and none of the discomforts of 4 the pion€er stage. This is distinctly a hardship on the older settler, and one /1that should he fought out to a finish, In this connection Minnitaki is an ex- ample; settlement has taken place jibath north and south of the older section, and any encroachment on the present area will be contested. EE 3 he A House divided against itself-- During the past few years the growth of Minnitaki has been remark- able. This comes of opening up new roads and building bridges to let the settler in. Before that wag done, the section was at a standstill, and the place was a joke. But while © River--parting with its water Hower, { broken up into factions, squabbling continually amongst themselves shout matters which really do not count has been going backwards, the race for premier position in the west end of the Dryden District-now lies pe- tween Waldhof and Minnitaki. TLE ES oO a A twelve to one preposition ;-- In figuring out the school accommu- dation in Minnitaki the other day, a curious phase was observed. nl the next three years there wll be iweive boys to one girl of school age. Now Waldhof, how do you stand on that peint? ; To those who are fond of fisures or. want facts regzrding road expendi- tures in the district I submit the fol- lowng from authoritative source For years 1917-18-19 ..__ $ 81,351.05 For years 1920-21-22 __. 366,103.00 and a comparative expenditure on bridges during the same periods was: For years 1917-18-19 ______ $12,950.55 For years 1920-21-22 37,738.95 Looks as though we are getting some of our own back these days, better give Peter anotheer trian! --WANTED WANTED-- All kinds of team work. Special attention paid to furniture vice at all hours--apply JAS. 0. TAYLOR 2A Ms PLOGE ie 1.05 RICH. oo PEACHES, per tin LL 25 Crabapple JELLY, per jar An Enquirer " DRYDEN, May 4th, 1923 The Dryden Observer F Dear Sir: 3 J ; there has been quite a few s regarding the Dryden Agri tural Society if it is still alive or it die a natural death, I though would drop you a few lines of in- i [ presume you can give us a WTS beet £3 i little light on the subject. I know the last few years it has been run as a kind of secret society. No one knows anything about it ex- cept the officials up to. about Septem- ber, then the prize list comes out. About four days before the show they ough posters to. go around the stores in Dryden---of course they come in handy for the store keepers to wrap up seap or other commodities in. It is ih has been handled in the past, the man- gement seems to think judging from ie way the business has been han- led, that the only thing they have o do is to wear a badge on show day, I for one never saw anything like it. I have been a member for some years snd am simply disgusted. Here we have the material for one of the best shows in the provine and, if properly managed, should have a turnout of hree or four gthousands to our show, D hereas we have been having two or three hundred. , Have we not got men big enough to manage this show in a business way and make it what it what it should be--the show of the District? Too bad if we have not, better put out tenders and secure a management that will make the show what it ought to be. The prize Hst thoudl be out not later than May 1st, haet © ] = =a pe al are offered and should be advertised Avr 'he paper and so keep it before the people. It should be advertised bv posters from Ignace to Kenora at t four weeks before the show, at very station, school house and promni- nent corner, put up with paste so as to be sure to stick. 5 If this institution is §till alive I hope the management will get busy and do something, show what you can do, make it a go or drop the whole thing. It has been a farce and fraud on the government and people Yours truly DISGUSTED MEMBER SS THE PLEASANT HOUR DAVID, the Poet-King, is the char- acter to be studied by the Adult Class of the Union Church on Sunday morn- ing, 1 Samuel 16:1--13. An invita- tion is extended to all who can attend, to be present at the south Church Building just a little before 11 o'ciock. 1 Here is'a shepherd boy called to i Why was he so honoured? ita Pa 3 > 9 & Where are we likely to find good caders, and where are we not like: to find them? : "4 What was the cause of David's hid J SSN Cur Leader: : FIRST PRICES 'SECOND SERVICE In spite of the great advances in sugar, we are able to sell 7% Ibs of Granulated Sugar for _...__._ - 1.00 Apples, .10 per 1h or 11 Ibs for__ 1.00 , THE 7 LARGE $1.00 SPECIAL $ tins of CORN; 2 tins of PLUMS; 2 tins of TOMATOES and 1 tin of PEAS ) PRICE LIST BR. TEA, per __.._..__ Red Rose TEA, per 1b Salada TEA __ > ou ao © CHEBSY, vex I oi Fry's COCOA, per tin 2 CREAMETTES, per pkt. -_.____.. .11 als ~.12% : nat A2 ight the way this institution} to give people some idea what, prizes , 'v month in the year by articles in weathers Za PRONGER MAKE YOU CIE wns! AT THESE Runaboui $405 Touring $445 Coupe $695 Sedan $785 Chassis $345 Tro(hassis8495 efe® ADE HEE FOB FORD, ONT. GO abe og DVT TAXES EXTRA STARTING AND ELECTRIC LIGHTING STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON = SLLAN AND COURT ; Fr Id ment, we paid a visit to find the reason "Well sir, how are business pros- pects in the Ford line for 192377 "Splendid, never looked so bright-- soun have half our allotment soid." dusirial conditions herz- how do vou account for it?" "No, it is only what we expected, when people realized the days of easy money were over and everyone got hunting for best value for their dol- lars, when a man forgets the 'keeping up with the Jones' idea, and insists "on buying transportation that is a utility motor car that will transport him cheaply in both business and pleastire quests and insists on getting real value--he has to buy a Ford." "Who are your purchasers-- what class of citizens?" : "Mainly the solid families who were not carried away with the spending , service behind new cars, we are piling 'up great sales." \ . i "Are all the new light cars in the Seeing the bustle around the Ding- wall Garage, Ford . dealers establish- | A Garage ith the difference tween the price if = Ford and that ny other car. B DINGWALL GARAGE BRYBEN wd 'ONT. a sp : - Forp Moron COMPANY OF CANADA Foro "MITER gnramio pie, SES field not affecting you?" . "Very little, of course people are well-versed in motors by this tine and very few are willing to experiment - | with their money. Probably in a few "years that opposition will make itself felt, but by that time Ford's tremen- "Isw't that unusual, considering in- dous production will have the "price down very low--they have such a I start and such a complete organiza- tion." : "I notice you lay particular stress on Ford service in your advertising. On what 'do you base your assertion that your service is superior ?7 "Service is 'a much abused word. The public have an idea that it is get- ting something for nothing. It is not --I will endeavour to show you why no car-deaer here can give the service jon his cars that we give 'with Fords. In the first place, Ford is a standard car--no chances have ever been made in basic construction-- true, Fords have been refined, strengthened, and madness that has been with us for the new bodies, tops, wheels and' steering last few years; while others lavishly, they saved and denied them- selyes a motor car because prices were worbitant. Now they have the casl and can buy a Ford car when it ic the cheapest in history. Then, we arc selling the rich man who, now tha' prices have stopped advancing, bys a Ford which he trades each year. Oi course the vast majority of commer; cal firms, travellers, doctors and othe" i professional men always bought Ford: because they must use a car in al and road conditions an¢ they dare experiment with cars. Their living depends on sure transportation so, naturally, they would buy Fords. Then, the ladies have found that 2 Ford car is most easily driven (ns gear shifting) and are buying Ford Sedans and Coupes as the logical fam- ily car for this climate. "The Ford ton trucks and speed trucks, with their wide range of body, haev no equal for the money, and as modern business demands speedy. cheap delivery, every live business man is a customer for this line. Coupling all this with consistent sales | effort, backed with our reputation for 'giving value in used cars and honest spent gears added, but each improvement has been made interchangeable with the old. Now, for tén thousand dol- lars we can carry a complete stock of genuine Fords parts, and naturally they are cheap--due to standardiza- tion--whereas other manufacturers have charged and changed until these parts have advanced to exorbitant prices and the cars are often tied up for days until thehy can come from. factory. Then we can, and have, in- stalled Ford labour-saving machinery and trained men on certain work until we can set a schedule price for each operation, thereby taking all guess- work out of repairing. You will note . that our whole garage, our accessory stock, our Ford parts, from the small- est nut to a complete frame in our repair department, is all laid out fo serve Ford owners only. That is Ford service. N : ; "Why do you not deal in other cars that Fords?" : "For the very good reason that a used large car is not saleable against a new Ford product when that product 5 at a lower price. Tt is natural that Fi a car purchaser would prefer a new Jord to a used large cdr." by eer ' I am going on a business trip and will return Saturday, May 12th full line of Clothing and Furniture. EERE We have enlarged our store by getting the next-door side, where the gro- @ - cery used to be ; with a If in need of a good Suit, new or Second Hand, odd Jackets, Pants, or any- thing in the line of Boots army or dress, both new sure to come in Saturday as we will have a good supply. and second hand, be Qur prices are . : i \ not necessary to mention as you.all know that they are reasonable If you don't see what you want in the line of Furniture, kindly ask us to show you, as we keep some of the furniture in the warehouse. We also . ore Stock : {Second Hand Store West End of King SODA BISCUITS, per pkt. ____._. .33 have a few second hand Baby Carriages which will sell reasonble RED SALMON, per tin __.__.__...29 i Fresh on Saturday-- hy : STRAWBERRIES, per box Street, Dryden, Ont. 43 -- NOTICE Parties burning rubbish within the FARM FOR S ji town limits must have fires under |of Dryden; 80 acres more or less, all {contol at all times and the same {good soil, opposite Nymark's. A snap J must be drownded out by for purchaser, either for cultivation or as residential property. Apply to By order M. NYMARK, | ALE--Adjoining Town sundown. DRYDEN, Ont. fo Fea y tore (Opposite Town Hall) An i Ll In the Bigelow Building, D. ANDERSON, Fire Chief 305 Box 28 Dryden, Ont.