ny 4 de a1 Volume V. on ' Dryden, Ont, July 20th 1923 Number 8 Pianos AND , Remington Typewriters ANNAN Sold D --_ Douglas Lane (Post ga Building) C. B. CAFE (Opposite C.P.R. Statien) Lunch Counter and Dining Room Meals served at any hour Cooking and Service unexcelled * ok ® 2 ; Clealiness & Quality Guaranteed TOBACCOS, SOFT DRINKS CONFECTIONS CHAN BING Proprietor "ROD AND GUN There is an bundance of interesting material for the sportsman in the = August issue of Rod and Gun in Can- ada, and from cover to cover, it is - stocked with articles written fr om first hand experience, while the various de- partments are brim-ful of int suggestions, and experiences: Ri mond "Thomas is represented by [23 good story on the beaver, 'getting somg unusual insights into its life. "Walk- ing Up and Drifting Down" is an in- teresting account of a novel "trip by A. W. Tucker, while Bonny! castle Dale has contributed a good story on the wild goose hunters of Cape Island. The Sixth Close Call of Martin Hunter contains another nar- row escape from death, while an in- teresting article appears by G. W. Visser on making summer vacation pictures attractive. Robert Page Lin- coln, C. S. Landis, F. H. Walker, W. C. Motley, F. V. Williams and Ww. Winson, the regular contributors, have supplied departments covering every phase of the sportsman's interest, and there are numerous other articles and stories in this well-illustrated number which make the issue one of particu- lar interest. Rod and Gun in Canada is published monthly by W. J. Taylor, Limited, at Woodstock, Ontario, x J. GET YOUR Suits Shirts Boots & Shoes Gent's Furnishings FROM T. PROU DFOOT Tailor and Gent's Furnisher DRYDEN ONVARW canoe; : Spot Lights Mrs Aggis, Minnitaki, was in town on Tuesday. Cecil Tew, Kenora, is in town, visi- ting his brother A. Tew. Mrs G. Nelson and Mrs C. Anderson returned home from Kenora last week. er, Ragle River, en on Monday. Mrs Gardi down to Dry Miss Mae Anderson, Winnipeg, the guest of Mis W. Wannacott. J. P. Cocke, student-minister at Ox- came is drift, was in Dryden on Saturday. + rail - Mrs Cross, Eagle River, was in town this Fk 8S. GPabowski spent a few days in Winnipeg this week. H. Wright from Wabigoon was in town on Saturday. Miss Browning, Oxdrift, 'was in town the first of the week. A. Mughlian, Oxdrift, spent the weekend in town. $ ! N. J. Hansen, Kenora, was'in town this week. : \ Bill Baxendale came up from Wabi- goon yesterday. Frank and Kenneth Kerney return- ed from Keewatin on Saturday. J. 8. Corner, Oxdrift, was down to Dryden yesterday. HA Thompson, Ignace, visitor*to Dryden this week. 'Tom Hartnett Tuesday. W. Higgins was up from Dyment early in the week. Miss Lena Adams, Oxdrift, was in town on Wednesday. ' was a left for Regina Con Mrs Ponton, Wabigoon,~-was shop- ping in town Tuesday. W. Aldum, Eagle River, was Dryden on Wednesday. Hugh Pronger left Wodhsally for a short business trip to Winnipeg. G. Nelson and daughter Dora left day. 'Miss Thea Jetmundson, Dyment, has been the guest of the Misses Anderson for the past week. Mr and Mrs Chas. Wright returned from Fort William on Sunday after spending a holiday. ' Miss Ora Nichel has returned home after spending 2 mionth or so in Win- nipeg. ~ Miss' M. Chapman, with her friend Miss Stitt, is visiting ber sister, Mrs | Arthur Tew. Fort William. Alex Findlay and Miss Katie Find- lay left for Kenora on Tuesday to spend a short holiday. Miss Agnes Hoyland, Toronto, is paying a visit to her sister, Mrs Geo. Dechert. : L. Lenardon of the Fort a and "Port Authur Calendar Co. was in town yesterday to secure an agent for this district. Hal says that it is proved that mar- ried men don't always make the best husbands. "5 Mrs H. G. Sturdevant returned to her home in Rochester, N.Y., on Mon- day, after spenidng a couple of weeks with her brotleer M. Bailey. Mr Geo. Hicks returned to his home in Espinola, Ont., after spending a Oxdrift. M. S. Campbell was in Kemora for a couple of days early in the week, and was a spectator at Monday's game when Kenora scored a victory over Keewatin. D. Anderson and Rev. J. M. Beaton took the .morning train for Kenora to witness the ceremony of installation of officers in the 1.0O.0.F. lodge there. Bros. Donaldson, R. Trist, C. W. and Jack Harris and Walter. Hatch atten- ded the world conference of the Loyal Orange Order in Winnipeg this week. District Deputy Grant Master D. Reid of the Dryden ILO.O.F., left Wednesday for Keesratin and Kenora to install officers in the Lodges for the coming year. He was accom- panied by Past District Deputy Grand Master D. Kennedy, M.P. Mayor Pitt took a few friends out over the lake in his power launch the other day, viz. Mr F. Groff, of the L Groff agency; Mr V. Vallance, com- If you want a pola 80-acre farm | mission agent; Mr V. Gordon, a direc- close to Town of Dryden, an excellent tor of the Bank of Commerce. position for somebody, apply to the office of the Dryden Observer for par- ticulars. These gentlemen were astounded with the beauty and wonder of this counfry as fa pleasure resort. IE in ! and Mrs Frejd. Mr Hutchison is very for a short visit to Kenora on Satur- | D. Frejd, on the Bedworth road, weil: v week with his Cacle; Mr John Adairs, | The elecctrical staff of Dryden Paper Co. have dismantled the old sub- station, transferring the wires to the new location. The town line is now connected temporarily with the power house, which means from now on.we are receiving better service, less sub- ject to interruption. They are now waiting for the Town to install new. feeders, 'which will place the Town |[¢ supply of current in almost an ideal position. Mrs M. Frejd, from Bruce Mines near Sault Ste. Marie, who has been staying for the last two weeks with Mr and Mrs D. Frejd, is leaving for home Saturday via Keewatin, going by steamer across the lake. The Dingwall Garage has installed a gasoline pump with a platform for the convenience of motorists. "Rev. 8. N. Dixon will conduct the services at Eagle River Sunday morn- ing and Minnitaki in the evening for Mr L. V. Pocock, who will hold the evening service at St. Luke's Church. Mrs McKellar of Prince Albert, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs C. Norgate .for a few weeks, Miss Annie Adams, left for her home Monday. The counties of Essex and Keat, in Ontario, produced twenty-seven mil- lion pounds of leaf tobacco last year. ' Most of this was exported to the U.S. | where it earned a premium over the native grown article. Mr Hewer of the Neilson Chocolate Co., Toronto, was in town this' week ¢ showing their wide range of Christ- mas packages. Jim Gough says itis the finest he has ever seen and has ments. placed a large order to meet the great demand for this line. A. R. Hutchison, proprietor of the Tourist Hotel, Kenora, is visiting Mr "well satisfied with his business ven- | ture, and is looking as well as feeling, : the picture of health. A visit to.the well-ordered farm of repays the visitor by many features of : unusual interest to be seen. As an: old agricultural rep., one naturally | looks to the Frejd farm for practical, evidence of the advantage of training in scientific oveer rule-of-thumb meth- ods; and while the "book-farmer" necessarily has. 'his own. difficulties: when he tackles practical farming, he undoubtedly has the tremendous ad- vantage of understanding the nature of his problem. = Unlike the rule-of- j thumb man, he is not working in the Ey | Tommy Graham teturned to Dryden "dark, and is better equipped to reachi Tuesday after spending a few days in gound conclusions from his There is no question that practical farming based on scientific traiing brings results. : Just east of the barn can be seen a field where seventy-five miles of the finest sunflowers are growing, and for which a huge silo with a capacity of 250 tons is in readiness. About thirty young chicks of the English Ringtailed Pheasants, have just been hatched out from eggs furn-} ished by the department for the pur-, pose of stocking the game preserves, and increasing the number of fusccive orous brds in the country. In co-operation with the University of Toronto, Mr Frejd is conducting an experiment in treatment of the soil to eliminate scab in potatoes. The re- sults of this experiment should be of exceptional value to this district, one of the best potato-growing distries in the world. Scientific farming, after all, does not rest at obtaining results, it must also explain how similar re- gults can be obtained by anyone with'?! comparatively little risk of failure. A quiet wedding tock place at Port Arthur on July 4th, when Alexander Adams, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Adams, Oxdrift, was married to Arthur. The ceremony took place in the Presbyterian manse. The bride was dressed in. a white serge travelling suit with an organdie hat to match. Her sister, Miss Clar- issa~Adams, was bridesmaid, while Mr Roy Doherty acted as best man. The newly-married pair will reside at Port Arthur. ; At Dryden, Ont., on Tuesday July a son. At Dryden, Ont., on Tuesday, July 17th, 1923, to Mr and Mrs J. Winter- bottom, a daughter. Town Hall every Friday at 7.30 p.m. R. V. CRAIG, Chairman : Ed. SCOTT, Rec. Secy with | experi- : Jessie! Wallace E. Smith, Port} 10th; 1923, to Mr and Mrs E. Wallin, = me Unit O.B.U. meets in the] own By- Law A By-law to a for "taking the of Dryden on the following question: PASSED the 13th day of July, 1923 WHEREAS it is considered expedient dnd desirable to obtain the opinion of the electors of the Town of Dryden, qualified to vote under the Municipal Act on money by-laws on the foliow- ing question: "Are you in favour of fixing the assessment of the Dryden Paper Company, Limited, (at Five hundred - thousand dollars ($500, 000) for the year 1923, only?' and to pass this by-law for the purpose of enab- ling the said electors to vote on the said question. " NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Dryden enacts as follows:-- 1 The votes of the electors of the Corporation of the Town of Dryden who are duly qualified to vote under the Municipal Act on money by-laws shall be taken on the said question on the 18th day of August A.D. 1923, between the hours of mine o'clock in the forenoon and five 'clock in the afternoon at the following places, and ; by the following Deputy Returning Officers, namely:-- Town Hall, Dryden. J. E. Gibson, Deputy Returning Officer. 2 On the 17th day of August A.D. 1923, at the hour of 12 o'clock in the forenoon the head of the Council of the said Corporation or some member of the said Council appointed for that purpose by resolution, shall attend at the Town Hall in the said Municipal- ity, for the purpose of appionting, and, if requested so to do, shall appoint by writing signed by him, two persons to jettend at the final summing up of the ivotes by the clerk and one person to 'attend at each polling place on behalf .of the persons interestd in and voting in th affirmation on the said question, (and a like number on behalf of the pa! No. 165 QUESTION votes of "Are the ratepayers of the Town you in favor of fixing the assessment of the Dryden Paper Company, Lidited, at Five Souder thou- sand dollars ($500,000.00) for the year 1923, only?" persons interested in and voting in the negative on said question. 38 Ou the 20th day of August, A.D. 1923,-at tire hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the Town Hall in the said Municipality, the clerk of the said Municipality shall attend and sum up the votes give nfor and against the proposed By-law. DONE AND PASSED this 13th day of July, A.D. 1923, as witnessed by the Corporate Seal of the said Town and the hands of its officers in that behalf. A. PITT, Mayor : J. BE. GIBSON, Clerk xk kx TAKE NOTICE that the above is a true copy of a question that, if as- sented to by the ratepayers, will be taken into consideration by the Council of the Municipal Corporation of the Town of Dryden and a by-law -pre- pared in accordance therewith. 5 And the votes of the Electors of the said Town of Dryden, who, are qualified to vote under the Municipal Act on money by-laws, will be taken on the 18th 'day of August between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Town Hall, Dryden, and the head of the Council of the Town of Dryden or some member of the Countil thereof, duly appointed, shall attend at the Council Chamber at the hour of 12 o'clock noon on the 17th day of Aug- ust, 1923, for the appointments of persons to attend at the polling places and at the final summing up of votes. J. E. GIBSON Clerk, Town of Dryden . Dated at Dryden this 14th July, 1923. day of THE. PLEASANT HOUR 'John the Apostle" is the character study for Sunday morning at the Union Church Adult Class. The binned portions for the day are: Luke 9:49-- 56; John 19:25---27; I John 4:7--S8. When John was invited to become a disciple, he was known as Boaner- ges, a son of thunder, being a loud boisterous fellow. In the course of his apostle of love." " The transition may be noted in the reading for the day. "He that is not against you is for you." . There are multitudes today who are not hostile to Christianity. Are they therefore to be considered christians ? 2 What was there about John that 'caused Jesus to commit his mother to {John's care? In what respects does John's gospel differ from the other three? CHURCH NOTICE Knox Presbyterian Church, Ignace' Sunday, July 22nd, 1923 Children's Service ----.__.. 11 am. Evening Service ----...-- 7.30 p.m. Osaquan .._.__.._ ~~ 2.30 p.m. Preacher: -- Mr J. M. WALLACE Student-Missionery NO EARLY EUCHARIST: -- " There will be no early (8 a.m.) Eucharist at St. Luke's Church next Sunday, July 22nd. The only service on ths day will be at seven evening. BLUEBIRD PICNIC On Thursday afternoon, July 26th, ; the Bluebird Club will hold a Basket Picnic on the Minnitaki school grognds There will be sports and games, and everyone is sure to have a good time. The Bluebirds will have 'a stall where ice cream, candy, cold drinks, etc. can 'be obtained, The Bluebirds are expec:- ing a large crowd, so don't disappoint them. A dance will be held in the evening. 3 WARNING Anyone found cutting timber or hunting game or bird or trespassing of any kind on the south part of Lot 8, Con. 1 in the township of Melgund and on all known as A.D.TT will be prosecuted according to law. JOHN OLBERG, Owner 1Dated at Dyment the 9th day of July training he proved intolerant and vin- -Idictive; yet he became known as 'the in the*® F.H. KEEFER UNDER SECRETARY OF LANDS, MINES & FORESTS Toronte, July A7--Prerhier Ferguson tonight announced the appointment of F. H. Keefer, M.L.A., Port Arthur, as Under-Secretary to the Depari- 'ments of Mines, Lands and Forests. In a statement Mr Ferguson says that 'of the many problems that are to be! i dealt with by the new government, none of greater importance than the proper handling of the natural re- sources of Northern Ontario. Premier's Statement: --. Toronto, July 18--Fdllowing up the announcement of the appointment of F. H. Keefer, M.L.A., Port Arthur, as Undei-Secretary to the Departments of Lands, Mines and Forests, Premier Ferguson has issued the following statement: "To enable the»Government to keep in cleser touch with Northern Ontario pansion, there should be some com- petent person resident in the North and resources, who will devote his phases of development best suited to the different districts. knowledge gained from vation and constant would thereby be available to the Gov- ernment, valuable to the' Minister who has to vdeal specially with Northern Ontario matters." : Saves Delegations: -- Mr Ferguson points out the desir- ability of having as under-gecy retary a member of the Legislature "who will have every opportunity of giving the House the benefit or his knowledge. Mr Keefer is a well-known public man who has been a resident of Nor- thern Odtario for forty years. At the next session of the Legislature, statu- tory provisions will be made for the new office. The appointment of Mr Keefer, it is understood, will obviatg, the coming to Toronto of any Nopdbr © who | have sthing to lay before the Gov- ernment and in this respect a big sav- ing of time and worry will be effected. Mr Keefer will be able to personally hear any represntation made to him on behalf of the Government and if in cases where he is not able to come to any decision, he will communicate with the responsible ministers in Toronto. close obser- E : proper and give greater impetus to its ex-! who is conversant with its conditions | whole time to the study of the various The intimate _investightion | and would be particularly | FRIDAY SATURDAY Hunting Big Game in Africa A nine-reel thriller MONDAY TUESDAY The Ninety & Nine * kk ® Larry Seaman, 'The Saw Mill' Coming :-- HEARTS AFLAME-- RYDEN PHARMACY Shoot it with an cAnsco Camera loaded with an cdnsco Film. Result--a better, clearer picture, See our Window Practical Results obtained ' by taking the above advice IT'S GOOD IF IT'S AN Ea WILLARD, Boot and Harness Repairer, Dress Shoes and £4 Boots : Just the sort you need for this weather. * kok % A good assortment of: WORK GLOVES & BOOTS EE C.C.C. Bot and Worm Remover "Guaranteed" j Money refunded if not satisfactory "A Good Supply of: HARNESS and PARTS COLLARS SWEAT PADS EEE I : A full supply of Dr. Scholl's Remedies always on hand Only one man can get this bake dain. 121 AGRE FARM FOR SALE Here's the chance you're locking for: To get a good Farm including equipment, ready to go to work and make some money from the start. Only 1% miles from" Dryden by road, or 2 miles by water. Southern bcun- dary is Lake Wabigoon. Plenty of standing pulpwood and fire wood, gond barn 20 x 28, with attached hen-hov.e 14x36. Soil is mostly sandy loam, especially adapted to early garden crops and small fruits. About % acve new red raspberry plantation, other small fruits. * ] - For quick sale owners will include 2 horses and harness, Jersey cow and heifer calf, plow, 2 sets harrows, wagon and other tools including -com-~ bined planet Junior drill and cultiva- tor. Quick buyer gets all erops be- sides stock and equipment with im- mediate possession at $3,200.00. Will sacrifice farm without equipment at $20 per acre--apply Dryden Observer, or STEWART & CURTIS 280 - \