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: Volume VI. Dryden, Ont, August 8th 1924 i CHILD WELFARE CLINICS WILL Silent (Policemen BE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES QUIBELL, Sept 1st in the School- i cillor of the Town of Dryden was the house from 2. p.m to b pam. EAGLE RIVER, September 2nd, in Schoolhouse from 10 oa to 12 noon and from 2.00 p.m to 5 p.m. DRYDEN, Sept. 3rd, in Town Hall, from 10.00 a.m. to 12 noon, and from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. WABIGOON, Sept. 4th in the School house, from 10:00 a.m. to 12.00 noon, : and from 2:00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. The medical staff of the clinic will consist of the local physican with Dr Bell, of the Provincial Board of Health Mothers are invited to bring their babies and children up to six years of age. Each child will be weighed, measured and given a complete examination. Advice and instructions regarding care and feeding of the baby will be given the mother, and defects interfering with the child's development will be pointed out. No treatment will be given. Any child who, in the opinion of the physican, requires treatment, will be referred to its own family physican for same. The aim of the clinie is to promote health and reduce to a minimum physi- cal or nutritional handicaps. N.B.--These centres have been chosen for the clinics, and are intended to serve the people throughout the whole district. R. VEITCH, Public Health Nurse Provincial Board of Health Pianos AND Remington Typewriters Sold by:-- A. J. Lock Semi-teadp'" Bhrsique Type \@ailoring The Gauvin Single-breasted 3-butten EVERYMAN'S COAT. B.V. D. UNDERWEAR, CANVAS and TENNIS SHOES Large Assortment to choose from. T. PROUDFOOTS IF. YOU WANT G00 OTS Reasonable Price Just drop in at H. WILLARD'S known up and down the line for their Quality and Hard Wear. H WILLARD'S BOOT & SHOE REPAIR and Harness Store. AT A 3 THE brief but important ceremony of swearing in Swan Swanson as a coun- first proceeding at the regular meeting Tuesday night. Councillor Swanson then tock his place at the Council Board presided over by Mayor Pitt, along with Councillors Klose," Ripley, Wilde, Winterbottom and Gould. Following the reading of the minutes . Swine ge A ft meeting, convened by F. T. Brignall,| will be held in Oxdrift Community hall at eight; and going over correspondence, one or two questions arose in discussion. | The "silent policemen" at street inter- sections came in for some remarks, it being said that occasionally cars were seen cutting corners. While the Council as a whole fore-: saw possible objections to their use at; first, they believe that if drivers take a little thought they will acknowledge: their value in regard to safety in street traffic. Nobody wants accidents, and to avoid this danger and expense, regu- | lation is necessary. Council have spent a lot of money to put these safe- guards in place, and have instructed the police to warn careless drivers. Any who disregard fair warning are liable under the traffic laws to prosecu- tion. "Safety First" is a pretty good motto. Councillor Swanson questioned the practice of the town policeman inter- fering in cases outside of Town limits. He was advised that in return for services rendered by the provincial police in assisting the town officer, the latter had occasionally co - operated in cases beyond the town, but only when permission was given by the chairman of the police committee. The increasing responsibility Council is shown in the large amount passed for payment, total for salaries, wages, and supplies during the month being $15,390.81. To simplify checking Lup so many accounts, involving much time and labour, the following motion was passed :-- Winterbottom--Swanson: future no accounts be paid by Council, unless accompanied by through which it passes." This means adopting used by the Board of Education, the method by § which merchants furnish supplies only when ordered by requisition. As it is a protection for the dealer as well as the Council, the co-operation of merchants is asked to make the plan workable. Klose--Ripley: "That by-law No. 175 providing telephone system under part I of Telephone Act be read a third time." Passed Swanson--Ripley: "That the tele- phone System be managed by Electric Light Committee."--Passed. The Town becomes owner of the telephone from the first of August. The three Commissioners, who were paid $50.00 a year, will no longer act, thus resulting in a small saving. For the extra work to be done by the Town Clerk, an increase of salary was grant- ed, equal to the amount previously paid him as secretary of the telephone commission, a further re-adjustment being made by which $150. was taken from his salary as Clerk of the electric light and charged to waterworks de- partment. A letter was received from Miss Morley, matron of Dryden Red Cross Hospital with regard to the high cost of water and light to that Institution. In fulfilment of a promise made previously, a grant of $150. was made to hospital funds to ease the burden. It was agreed that as Dryden was provided with a hospital that cost $22,- 000 to build and equip, to which it con- tributed only $5000, it was only fair that the Town make a small grant every so often towards the upkeep of an Institution so beneficial to the com- munity. Coun. Swanson, as representative of North Dryden, asked for an extension of the water main so as to locate the hydrant at Swanson's corner for the convenience of residents in that sec- tion. The matter was referred to the waterworks committee, who will de- cide the question after going into costs with the engineer. CARD OF THANKS Tred Moeser and family take this opportunity of thanking all those who so kindly helped to make the burden of their bereavement - so light to bear. Waldhof, Ontario Eh A NCR SPECIAL MEETING OF W. L Wednesday, August 13th At 3 o'clock afternoon,' To discuss building of Nurses' Home. of | "That in J requisition | signed by the chairman of committee : ONCE again the call goes out to those who attended the road meeting at Ox- idrift two weeks ago, to gather once more and hear Mr Heenan give a re- the Minister of Lands and Forests. Dougald Kennedy, M.P., who lately returned from Ottawa, will also be in- vited to address the gathering. The {on Thursday August 14th, o'clock. % The situation since the former meet- ; ing, although it cleared the atmosphere | of some irritation caused by disturbing rumours, left unsettled the question of whether this country was to get a square deal in the matter of roads and the still unproved assertion that construction was being deliberately held up by local men *o further their own personal ambitions. ir Heenan has had the opportunity to clear up some of the points, and will be in a position to explain what he dis- covered on his Toronto trip. Answers to some of the questions he raised will also be available on this occasion. Belief of the people of this district in the goodfaith of its public men and in one another has beep disturbed. Anyone who intensifies such division is playing the game of the enemies of progress and making improvement difficult. Confidence and goodwill must be re-established, and better knowledge and understanding of conditions alone will restore them, It is the part of good leadership to work for the attain- mor of these gonditions, Diswithc Atoitenti Terribly sad was the death of Jackie | Hill, youngest son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Hill, who was drowned Monday noon while playing in the water near { his home. The little body was not recovered till Tuesday morning about ' 9.80, when John McKay found him, not far from where he disappeared. It was splendid the way citizens turn- ed out to help in the search conducted i by town and provincial police. Mr Hill is away in Chicago, and could not get home. The bereaved mother and sister Marion, and an older brother are planning a journey south next week, to join the husband and father, but the little six-year-old lad will be left behind. He was laid to rest in Dryden Cemetery on Wednes-| 'day afternoon, in the presence of 2a large gathering of sorrowing friends. The death of Miss Elsie Eliza Parker occurred Tuesday afternoon in Dryden Hospital, to which she had been taken in a forlorn attempt to save her life after twelve years of suffering. She was the eldest daughter of Mr 'and Mrs H. Parker of Oxdrift, Mary, three brothers, two down east and one, W. H. at home. three years ago owing to ill health, but had remained poorly ever since.' = Se In place of the usual service in the Union Church, Sunday morning at of by the Adult Bible Class. At a congregational meeting in the Union Church last Friday, owing to the small attendance, a motion to fill the vacancy caused by the resig- nation of Rev. J. M. Beaton. Golden Star Lodge, A.F & AM. held a picnic to A. R. Hutchison's country house across the lake yesterday. The Paper Mill Steamer "Bonnie Mac" and Pitt's big Motor Boat each made several trips to carry the two hundred odd who attended. Except a few wind- blown hats lost on the lake, there were no accidents, and a most delightful day was spent. After twenty-six years residence in Dryden, Magistrate R. H. Pronger leaves on Monday to pay a long-de- ferred visit to his old home in England Mr Pronger came out here in 1893, at the time of the World's Fair in Chica- go, and will find great changes in the old land since he left it so many years ago. Magistrate Kinney, Kenora, will act here during his absence. Ome OO On the suggestion of the Treasury auditor, we are informed, one office for this district, located at Xenora, will handle construction work in this district for some time. Bill Kerney has been appointed time-keeper in the Dryden area, and the office here has been closed for the present. port of his trip to Toronto to interview and | besides her parents leaves one sister' Miss Parker | came to Oxdrift from the east about" 11.15, the meeting will be taken charge was passed to defer for a month any action eenan Returgs Can't Blame Government To Editor Dryden Observer As Chairman of the Oxdrift meeting I wish to correct some statements that appear under the head of Correspond- ence and signed Iconoclast. It is quite plain that this article was written to destroy the purpose for which this meeting was cailed. He mentions the well-balanced remarks by 4 Mr Wall, and then goes on to say "it was noticeable no one had any com- plaints to make who had anything to market." Mr Wall distinctly stated he was hauling sixteen miles to Dry- den, where he should only be hauling five miles. He also goes on to say "One could only gather that the anxiety to get the money paid by the Government was the dominant factor in the minds of at least most present." To prove that this was misleading and written for a purpose only, you have only to go back a few miles from the trunk road and see the conditions of the roads, if there happen to be a road at all. These settlers have been induced to come here and settle by the Depart- ment of Lands, and were promised roads. They came in good faith, spent what money they had in build- ing and living while they cleared some land, and now they find themselves with no money, no roads, and no work. We are not asking charity from the Government. From the amount of money that goes to. Toronto in the way of timber dues, water-power rentals, fishery licenses, game licenses, we believe we are entitled to a fair porpor- tion of this money expended in road building. Not for settlers alone; there are as well citizens in Dryden and Kenora who have money invested in cars and have to pay their licences. We cannot blame the Government for not opening up the country, if we have men of the stamp of this writer knocking what our elected member is trying to accomplish. As to the meeting being carefully prepared by our representative, I have only this to say that this is absolutely false and misleading. Mr Heenan was invited to attend the meeting, as other men prominent in the district and its affairs were invited, and the meeting was open to all impartially. As to the remarks made about our member Mr Heenan, I would ask Iconoclast to be present at the meet- ing on the 14th, and he will be given a chance to prove his statements F. T. BRIGNALL CARD OF THANKS Mrs J. H. Hill wishes to thank friends for kindness and sympathy also for floral tributes in her recent sad bereavement. Open For Business . . FE. RADON, First Class Jeweller and Watch Maker EXPERT REPAIRS. Send your Clocks and Watches by THE DRYDEN PHA MACY For Spraying Paris Green, Arsenate fants & Flowers of Lead, Spravide. tmnt: Ansco Cameras and Supplies DEVELOPING, PRINTING and FINISHING Use plenty of Disinfectants.----We have a full line.. NO NEED TO GO SHORT. Agents for-- "Picardy" Chocolates, Willard's Chocolates, "Smiles 'n Chuckles," ete. BATHING CAPS. - BATHING SLIPPERS. WATER WINC,. The Usual Quality, but Cheaper in Price. We Sell Parker Pens and Pencils. QUALIFY SERVICE EEE Ze COURTESY TAX COLLECTOR WANTED Tax Collector wanted for the Muni- cipality of Machin. Salary $150.00. Applications will be received by the ! undersigned up to August 23rd. GEO. RUETE, Clerk. Eagle River, Ont. (ough's Confectionery --BUY-- Dryden Ice Cream 60c. per quart. We can supply you with Fresh TABLE CREAM daily 25¢C, per pint THE "mr O--Q--0-- --FRESH FRUITS-- NEW APPLES, per Ib .._.__.... 1c. 2-1bs for - 25¢. LARGE ORANGES, per doz. ..__ 45¢. STRAWBERRIES, per basket __ 25c. PLUMS, ver dozen ......iww.. 15¢. 2idozen Lov i Ta 200, TOMATOES, per 1 cee _ 20c. | BANANAS, per 1b imi ~ 15e¢. DOr AOZOI hiil cidlininyimniin 50c. | BULK CHOCOLATES 50c. to $1.00 per 1b CHOCOLATE BARS, Mixed 6 for 25c. All Kinds of : FRESH MIXED CANDIES, per ib 38b5ec. BUTTERNUT AND MILK BREAD per loaf 10c. ICE CREAM per quart 70c. ® ok % ® We make a specialty of Lunches Picnics and Parties. Come and visit our Ice Cream Parlour, its nice and cool. We serve all kinds of Ice Cream and Cold Drinks Service from 6:15 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. 2 x ® % Mail Order. QUICK SERVICE GUARANTEED. Temporary premises over Drv Sovaing ist OACADE including Lunches put up. A. EAGLE RIVER, Ontario The CASCADE HOTEL at Eagle River, Ont., is now under new man- agement, and solicits your patronage. w % % # % MEALS SERVED AT ANY TIME, * % * # # ICE CREAM & SOFT DRINKS. %* » = % 2 Motorists from Dryden and vicinity Specially Catered To. Gasoline. 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