Volume VI. Dryden, Ont, June 27th 1924 Pianos AND Remington Typewriters Sold by:-- ; hE Douglas Lane .§ success. " Semi-readp"' Bhpsique Type ~ @ailoring The Gauvin Single-breasted 3-butten EVERYMAN'S COAT. Now is the time for STRAW HATS, B.V. D. UNDERWEAR, CANVAS and TENNIS SHOES Large Assortment to choose from. T. PROUDFOOT'S Suede Stick Cleaners and Powders for All Colours of Suede Shoes NU-WAY. TWO-IN-ONE. SNOW - WHITE. CANVAS DRESSING. H WILLARD'S Boot and Harness Store. a0) ofion this is e story of proper a dl by fire. Afire insurance policy in THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY protects against financial loss Be Represented by J. E. GIBSON, Agent, Dryden. FINEST BOARD & ROOM at The CENTRAL HOTEL. $7.50 per week for steady boarders Great Day at Oxdrift OXDRIFT, June 26th--The Annual Picnic held here today was a great success. It was a sight to see, as the people arrived by train, in waggon loads, on bikes, a-foot, and with ears of all descriptions and Fords. A fast game between Oxdrift and Dryden overshadowed all other events of the day. Another between the home team and Minnitaki was slower, but a good game just the same. An then there were races, contests, a well stocked canteen, and a supper of such generous proportions that the multi- tude quite failed to surround it. It was a grand day ! ee ee Oe OO The Rugby and Eton school district north of Oxdrift are holding their second annual picnic mext Thursday afternoon, July 3rd. The public are invited to join with the good folk in the north, andmake the day a BIG rte} () (meee Eagle River St Matthew's Church picnic will be held July 1st, out to Mr Blackley's farm, Kagle Lake. All welcome. Bring your baskets. Kara Vanne John Hanna is back in town. Mrs J. Davis, Ignace, visited Dryden Monday. Mr L. Pidgeon, Wabigoon, spent the day in Dryden, Thursday. A. G. McNabb, Ignace, visited Dry- den Monday, on business. Miss Rissa Adams, of Eagle River, spent the week end in town. Frank Willard is back from the big city, where he spent his holidays. Trs Dan Wright has been visiting her daughter, Mrs A. Macdonald, at Quibell for the past week or so. Miss Lyons, Oxdrift, spent the week end in town, the guest of Miss May Lewis. : Rev. J. M. Beaton conducted divine service in Quibell Schoolhouse last Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Robt. Millings, Quibell, entertained a party of Dryden visitors last Sunday. ® D. W. Scott has returned from the east, where he had been called on im- portant business. Miss Florence Dickson with a lady friend from Fort William, enjoyed a few days camping at Thunder Lake. Mrs Smith reports a busy week cleaning the teachers' dresses in readi- ness for the summer vacation. The closing of Bedworth School was celebrated by a big picnic Tuesday. W. J. Ankenman, principal, left for the east Wednesday, to spend his holidays. Mr A. McMeekin, Kenora, is doing survey work in Quibell. As soloist at the service there Sunday might, his fine singing was a rare treat. Mr and Mrs Shields returned to To- ronto yesterday, after spending a few days with Mr and Mrs W. H. Evans. M. F. Cook returned from Guelph, Wednesday morning, where he had been attending the annual convention of agricultural representatives. Tom M'Vihinnie, a visitor from the Old Country, is enjoying a visit round this district. He is staying at the Cascade Hotel, Eagle River. In spite of the ill luck sometimes associated with prophets aboard ship, the fishing party entertained by Mayor Pitt last Saturday landed over 100-Ibs. of big fish within a few hours. Besides Rev. J. M. Beaton, who caught the big one, were Rev. H. P. Davidson, Messrs yank Porter and E. G. Rognon. Rev. H. P. Davidson, the guest of Mr Beaton for a few days, who assist- ed at the Oxdrift Memorial Service, proceeded on his way home to Reston, Man., Wednesday morning. He was so greatly delighted with his holiday here that he intends to direct several of his friends to this vicinity. mn 3 nm Mr Carl Grieshaber, a noted archi- tect of New York City, and a large stockholder of the Contact Bay mines, Ltd., was a guest this week of E. G. Rognon, inspecting the properties of the company. He returns to Mew York Saturday. Hs son Carl, who accom- panied Tim, will remain for some time. The Point of View A universal feeling of shocked amazement disturbed this whole district last week, when it was discovered that a virulent attack by the Pt. Arthur "News-Chron- icle" on Dougald Kennedy, M.P., had actually been re-printed in the paper published in his home town. A sense of injustice to a distin- guished townsman, if not of dis- loyalty to Dryden itself, was in- stantly quickened. Any hurt to Mr Kennedy's pride on reading the article would be wholly salved could he have heard the comments that first followed the delivery of the hostile broadside. An Oxdrift lady, with personality as rugged as her Highland hills, and whose accent carries the very tang of the Scottish heather, has publicly challenged the Observer to explain editorially that the re- print of the article in question is not to be regarded as an act of malice toward Mr Kennedy, and to state explicitly why the Dryden paper should not hasten to the defence of the gentleman who has the honour to represent our dis- trict in the parliament of Canada. --0--0--0-- Does Mr Kennedy need defend- ing from anybody? woman whose friends must be alert to protect from unkind re- marks or unfriendly criticism? The Dryden Observer is of the is eminently qualified to look after anybody whose wail was raised on his behalf. While Mr Kennedy at no time sought his present emin- ence, being rather pressed into it by his friends, accepted the duty thrust upon him under no obliga- Is he an old' opinion that Dougald Kennedy, tion to adapt his conduct to any standard different from the one which made him the choice of the several candidates. No matter what the "News- Chronicle" in its zeal for Port Arthur men and manners may say, Dougald Kennedy, to the people in and around Dryden, is known as a man of strong character, uncompromising in his conception of duty, and utterly incapable of yielding in a mat- ter of principle for the sake of personal advantage. His rigid sifence is itself a dignified protest against the garrulous, word-sling- ing type of whose ostentatious friendliness at election time is but a cloak for self-interest. --0--0--0-- But the Chronicle know these things. Kennedy's determined does not And Mr of knowledge pardonable. To them Mr Kennedy's attitude is inexplicable, because of its vari- ance from the ordinary conduct of a politician. = And since he is 1 of silence. refusal to! explain himself makes their lack the federal representative for Port Arthur as well as the Ke- nora District, they feel they have a right to know his mind. Only through him can they find ex- pression in federal affairs, and if he does not seek their opinion and publicly voice it, they believe} themselves denied representation. So they viciously assail him. While the right of the "News- Chronicle" to criticize a public man cannot be denied, people of every shade of political opinion regret the bad taste shown in the personal references. But politics is a savage game, where the stakes are too high to permit of pussy-footing. Newspaper men are trained to expect expressions of opinion from men prominent in business and public life. The public have a right to know the aims of those who would lead them. Publicity is the great enemy of graft and corruption, and the best servant of honest purpose. How far could civiliz- ation advance without public utterance? Speech is the supreme gift that raises man above the brutes and. while a hearty con- tempt for blatant office-seekers is commendable, the value of speech should never be lost sight of. Great orations promote general knowledge and understanding. Every social and political ad- ; ] vance has been secured by talk, himself, and would hardly thank while the irrepressible conversa- tion of Peter Heenan down at Toronto compelled attention of the Drury and succeeding Govern- ments to the value and needs of this district, and the danger of longer ignoring its desire. --0--0--0-- But Dougald Kennedy has yet time to alter, if he will, his policy While his reticence is appreciated by those who know him, it is not understood by the general public; it exposes him- self and the: party he represents to attack by opponents of their cause, and possibly destroys any chance of a farmer candidate again carrying this constituency for years to come. Mr Kennedy has done much valuable work for the whole district, but, un- fortunately, expects the good CSUNE: work to speak for him. He with- cheap politician, holds information even from his friends, lest he seem to seek personal notoriety, and forgets that while the public remains un- informed of his accomplishments they refuse to believe in them. --0--0--0-- Our editorial duty is done. You have heard the argument, and it is for you, all of you, to decide whether Mr Kennedy is a man after your own heart at the next election. Memorial Sunday THE Oxdrift Memorial Service, insti- tuted to honour the deathless memeory of the men of Oxdrift who died over- seas, has become established as the Memorial for the whole district. Once again on Sunday last, the war veterans and a great gathering of the people of town and country assembled at the cali of Oxdrift W. I. to immortalize the names of fallen comrades. The service was conducted by Mr Menzies, student-in-charge, assisted by the mnisters of the local churches. Rev. H. P. Davidson, of Reston, Man, himself a returned soldier delivered the brief sermon, which preceded the Memorial ceremony conducted by A. J. Lock of the GWVA. Another soldier who sounded the Last Post, Mr C. LeBaron, was also in charge of the fine orchestra which led the singing. As the years pass and the passing of time adds to the sanctity of the service deeply engraves the names of her fallen sons on ths hearts and memeries of those who gather there to worship. F ¥ kB The Ladies of Oxdrft Women's In- stitute take this opportunity of thank- ing the Rev. Mr Beaton who planned the service, the Dryden Orchestra who gave the musie, and all others who so kindly helped with the Memorial Service held in the Community Hall. HEIFER, with CALF, For Sale; two others due within a month. Also ten Beef Cattle, in prime condition. Apply J. ADAMS, Oxdrift. FACE POWDER. COMPACTS. ROUGE. Page SERVICE 0 Shaun's Hudnut's 3 Flowers We are pleased to announce that we have a Full Line of Three Flowers Toilet Goods, consisting of : TOILET WATER. BRILLIANTINE. PERFUME. TALCUM. SOAP. LIP STICK. VANISHING CREAM. CLEANSING CREAM, etc. "AN ODOUR OF EXQUISITE FRAGRANCE. Candies of Excellence . Picardy's . "Always Fresh." QUALITY The Union Church. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be dispensed at the Uuion Church on Sunday evening. : The Adult Class will take up a re- view of the Old Testament work gone over to date. Particular stress will be placed on the period from Rehoboam to Nehemiah. On the Sunday following, July 6th, a new section of our 2-year course on the Bible will commence. For nine months we shall study the glowing with fresh beauty, significance and power. The harmony of the Life of lives is made up from all four Gos- pels, and will afford an unequalled opportunity for all who would view anew the picture of the world's Re- deemer. At present this class meets at 10.30 every Snuday. An invitation is exten- ded to attend and join in the discus- sions. * ES # * LESSON for July 6: "The Birth of Jesus". Luke II. 7-20. between Nehemiah and John the Bap- List? Compare the genealogies of Matthew and Luke. --0--0--0--0-- Worth-while things always cost the most, but they are always worth more than they cost. He who has nothing to give is poor, but he who has plenty and refuses to give is poor indeed. still be in grace, but the second is cer- tainly in dis-grace. Gospel story, so old yet ever new, ever | What do we know of Jewish history ! | The first may : i Giough's Confectionery BRITISH COLUMBIA STRAWBERRIES To arrive fresh for Saturday. { Fresh FRUIT & VEGETABLES For the Week-end. COCOANUTS. ORANGES, APPLES, BANANAS, LEMONS, GRAPEFRUIT, PINEAPPLES, RHUBARB, NEW POTATOES HEAD LETTUCE, NEW CABBAGE HOT-HOUSE TOMATOES, ; WATER-MELON. CUCUMBERS LARGE BING CHERRIES Lowest Market Prices. 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