THE DRYDEN OBSERVER Pronger's Novelty Store ¥ GET READY FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS BUYING %Ve have just received a complete stock of :-- i.gent fori-- TOYS, STATIONERY AND FANCY DISHES BEE For your winter Musical Dnt ats al and sce Hugh Pronger, EDISON, COLUMBIA & BRUNSWICK GRAMAPHONES & - RECORDS, also DOHERTY PIANOGS » SPECIAL on Edison Amberola Records for Saturday--3 for $1.00 SELECTION OF 300 RECORDS ~ 0. H. PRONGER, Prop. McCORMICK-- DEERING Cross Chains and Agent for :-- KEEP WARM this winter with a New Perfection kerosene stove. It gives out plenty. of heat with no odor, and is very economical in daily use. A good New Year resolve would be to come here and get one. For that hard-to-heat room it is ideal. * kk E. A KLOSE OBT. SWE ENEY General Blacksmith & Woodworker Oxygen 1 Acetylene | welding ; in connection @ Chatham Bob. Sleighs Made in three different sizes: ip Two-=inch Two and a half inch Three-inch Swinging Bolsters or Short Reach. oe J. S. CORNER, Oxdrift, Ont. INTERNATIONAL 'HARVESTER COMPANY of Canada, edt Drumbhellar (DEEP SEAM) Galt * kk ANTHRAGITE Stove and Nut Coal x kk J. Winterbottom Lumber, Coal and Builders' Supplies. Agent for-- HARTFORD FIRE INS.: BUILDERS' SUPPLIES Picture Framing Wanitoba Gypsum Hardwall and Wood Fibre, Etc. Undertaking in connection ANDERSON & HARRIS Gin aval Merchant, OXDRIFT, ONTARIO 3 ® FF AR Dry Goods Groceries Boots and Shoes Hardware and Farm Produce Frost & Wood and Cockshult Implements EER IT WATKIN'S PRODUCTS Cemplete Line FOR FARMER or CITIZEN Special for Summer Season :-- FLY OIL & PADS, DISINFECTANT COSMETICS * OF ALL KINDS SUMMER DRINKS DAD ROWLAND, Retailer AAR BRE Cakes QUALITY GOES The DRY G. nd WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF WEDDING CAKES, AND BAKE CAKES OF ALL KINDS TO ORDER FOR EVERY OCCASION. OUR BREAD IS SWEET AND NUTRITOUS INTO . EVERY. LOAF ii. BALL, astry Proprietor . So far, he has proven his sincerity by "| orgy of extravagance carried on by his predecessor. 13 . been considered, bye-elections indicate the general political "result in Lennox and Addington must . party. i | extent he general trend to be in favor lof a return to the two-party form of Prices and Literature on application SA ; : : : from the people, refer the O.T.A. to a referendum next summer is . generally conceded. both the present and the past, prohib- "ition is impossible, and that is true be- her previous ill-considered action, and 'when given the opportunity, will fol- Billy French on the 0.1.4. A great deal of &peculation is being indulged in at present as to Mr Fer- guson's future action regarding that-- by many thought--most objectionable enactment the 0.T.A., ignoring as it does minority rights, and containing features declared by many of our legal talent to be unconstitutional. The pas- sing of such legislation was possible only because of certain then-existing conditions: an unrest, a seeking for change, due to the world's tafdy reali- zation of the economic folly and sin which had so nearly destroyed our entire civilization. We are living in an era of agitation, but the world is} fast growing weary of the verbigerous vammerings of the prefessional re- formers, cranks, uplifters, fanatics, idealists, dreamers, God-sakers andi Li formulators who preach their st in the name of human brother- - But if we investigate even in the least, we find that what they want most is what we have--whether we got it honestly or dishonestly. These social parasites and vultures constit- ute themselves our keepers, and desire to become our administrators. The use of the word speculation may perhaps, to a certain extent, be inter- preted as an expression of doubt; but Mr Ferguson made himself very clear by declaring he considered himself simply the servant of the people, and that he would carry out their wishes the great reductions he made in the And if, as has long sentiment, the be highly satisfactory to Mr Ferguson | That election was fought out on the old two-party lines and was a clear- cut victory for the Conservative It also indicates to a certain government. That Mr Ferguson will, as a mandate pretty If we judge by cause it is so direct an infringement of private right, too oppressive of person- liberty, too repugnant to human nature. It was enacted on a wave of sentiment which submerged clear and dispassionate thought. The same con- ditions existed in the Republic to the south, and the Volstead Act was per- petrated; but some of the most prom- inent States, like New York and Wis- consin, have already repudiated it. And the presidential-election next year will be fought along wet and dry lines. In Canada, Manitoba has. repealed al all signs appear to show that Ontario low her example. It is unfortunate that a full discussion of temperance must inevitably become , political-- human nature being what it is, and politicians being very human, it is not avoidable. But there are politicians and politicians. The average profes-i- sional politician becomes an opportun- ist very much exercised about today, with ne remembrance of yesterday and very little thought of tomorrow--and his first name is Expediency. However, there are those, a few, whose incentive is not personal inter- est: there is such a thing as altruism. There are those actuated by consider- ation of the general weal. Last June Ontario voiced her selection of a lead- er in no uncertain tone, and recently at our first bye-election that selection wag approved, so all things seem to point to the conclusion that the public affairs of this province are in compe- One result of the attempted prohi- bition enforcement has been the build- ing up of the biggest business in the world, the corruption fund alone of which amounts to $3,000,000 per day; and the recipients of this vast sum embrace all classes, from our highest dignitaries to the humblest municipal official. I refer te the booi-legging business of the U. S. When we con- sider the entailed growing destruction of all respect for law, the lowering of our moral standards, the shattering of our ethics as to what constitutes good citizenship caused by this Act, it is disheartening to those who are eai- nestly working for the betterment the world. And all of this is a of sadden- ing commentary on human nature and life in general. In the handling of the liquor traffic safety lies along the lines of proper regulation, and not in attempted sup- pression--a proven impossibility. That way lies social demoralization. 9 Pronger's Grocery We carry a full line of :---- GROCERIES, FRUITS, etc. Sok % ok RF FLOUR and FEED Purity Flour $3.65 Purity Flour. 2iile. = BT 98-1b 49-1b 24-1 Purity Flour __..__..__.._ aT 98-ib Purity Flour (barrel)..__. 3.70 10-10 Whole Wheat Flour____... .80 10-1 Graham Flour i 80 80-1b Rolled Oats .____...__.._ ~:3.30 40-1 Rolled Oats .._.._...__.._ - 175 8 Rolled Oats --.._.__. 2 BR 98-10 Corn Meal ...... ...... 49-1b Corn Meal __. 24-1 Corn Babli lols inna 10-16 Con Mal oo 100-7 Shorts __.e ..__. 4 100-1b Barley Chop __.__..__.._ 11.67 100-Ib Feed Wheat ..__. 100-1b Cracked Corn BEE THe WINTER APPLES HAVE ARRIVED. Northern Spies, Baldwins, Newton Pippins, Delicious, Ontario. Per BOR in eg $2.75 SERVICE @&ETSs TS i JISTRICT NEWS Wabigoon, Ont., Oct. 81st--The U.F. W.0. held their annual meeting at the home of Mrs Ole Lundmark and the officers for the year were elected as follows: President--Mrs M. Wright. Vice-'president--Mrs Andy Johnson. Directors--Mzrs O. Norman. Mrs A. Gunneson. Mrs Albert Johnson. Mrs O. Lundmark. Secy.-Treasurer--Mrs Ulrick Collen. After the meeting a dandy lunch was served by Mrs Lundmark and it sure was enjoyed by all of us. "A dance is to be held at the Imperial Hotel by the U.F.W.0. November 15th also an auction sale to be held on all kinds of clothing made by the mem- bers. The sale is for raising money for the children's Christmas . Anybody that wants to come and enjoy the dance and watch the sale will find many useful things to buy. Please don't forget it's all for the Children's Christmas. ' Admission--Gents 502. vide lunch. the purpose of Ladies pro- TOWNSHIP OF MACHIN Eagle River, Oct. 12th, 1923 By virtue of a warrant issued by the tent and reliable hands. in a discussion of the temperance: question there is another very impor- I tant element to be considered; I refer to the woman vote. Tradition says all good women must support amy propo-. sition with a temperance*tag to it. And generally speaking the sex is. governed by its emotions, not by a, calm consideration of the subject in hand, as evidenced by what they un-| doubtedly did at their first attempt to assist what they considered good legis- lation. They voted out of power the; very man who gave them the oppor- tunity -to vote on prohibition in Onta- rio. But there is considerable evidence of late to show that the woman vote in future will be more logical. They are emerging from the novelty of their position: the newness is wearing off. Their emotions will not be so readily stirred by the vapourings of some parasite fattening on society. As fo} the moral side of prohibitiion which is; always into bearing, there appears to be about as much scriptural evidence quotable on one side of the question as on the other; which seems to show that one can prove almost anything by the Bible if active enough in research. ment of : the 19th day of January, 1924, at three ship ' Reeve and Council under the Seal of the Municipality of the Township of Machin bearing the date of the 25th) day of September, 1923, commanding me to levy on the parcel of land there in described, for taxes respecti due thereon, together with the tas incurred, I hereby give notice that, un- less the arrears and costs are cooner paid, I shall proceed to sell by Public Auction, the said land for the pay- the said taxes and costs, on o'clock in the afternoon at the School Heuse of Eagle River, in the Town- of Aubrey, in the District of Kenora. Township of Aubrey Assessed to George Wear. KE side Lot 22,7 4 e. Taxes and arrears $22.74 together with the costs incurred. GEORGE RUE! 7 E, Treas Urey I'OR SALE-- One MARS HEATER, practically new. WOOD Also one QUEBEC HEATER--apply, 911/22 J. WINTERBOTTOM. FOR SALE---Thir tons HAY, prime quality. stack ES 0 of baled i Also small' of loose hay at $17.00 per tom. Bs H. PRONGER, Dryden Qil-Cooled Engine Al The only Perfect Engine on the market TRACTORS CLOVER HULLERS SEPARAT 1 ORS OIL PULLS BURNS KEROSENE Lowest Operating Cost on Test Ont. tagle River, ss] WACHIN & TEASDALE Barristers, Peek-a-Boo The town woke up! Solicitors, etc. MPERIAL BANK BLOCK 4 KENOR, : nt For Saturday we will have WENORA . » Ont. BANANAS, ORANGES, CELERY --}--|-- LETTUCE . ; 'No. 484 Se And all good things | AF.& AM, GRC. GE FOR THANKSGIVING. 38 opt a 2 : 'Meets. in the Masonic Hall, Dryden, the Second Tuesday of each month. KODAK --~AS YOU GOV {Visitors Cordially invited. - A. E. BERREY, W.M. "A. 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