Volume VI. Dryden, Ont, August 15th 1924 CARD OF THANKS Mr and Mrs H. Parker and family wish to thank their many friends . | for kindness and sympathy, also for floral tributes in their recent sad bereavement. Oxdrift, Ontario. Pianos AND Remington ypewtiters 301d by:-- Aa. J ie TODAY, for the first time, water is flowing under the Streets of Dryden. The first dehnite step has thus been taken to remove the charge of backwardness in this important respect against the Town. There is a long way yet to go before the goal is reached of an adequate supply of good water to every citizen; but there is some- thing big gained by knowing we are on the way. To begin with, we have an assured and plentiful supply for the Schools, the Hos- pital, and the big Tank to serve the engines on the world's great- est railway. system, the C.P.R, and for fire protection over a con- siderable area. Operation will continue for some time yet before the present plans are complete. Amongst the men who have done the hard work digging, and laying the pipes, there is a proper feeling of jubilation and pride, from knowledge of the important service they have rendered the community. Pini 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. PROUDFOOT'S IF YOU WANT GOOD AT A 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. Lurking behind every flame and smoulder- ing ¢ ember lies the constant danger of Conflaguiin Finney, Safe insure ie INSURANCE COMPANY Represented hy J. E. GIBSON, Agent, Dryden. 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. Png RR, Special. The Dryden Paper Company Limited, will resume opera- tions on Monday, September 1st. All men wishing employ- ment will please give their names to Mr Gould, on or be- fore August 23rd. Former employees will in a majority of cases be given preference. Dryden Paper Co. Lid. HF. BULLARD General Manager. RALPH PRONGER says he has just received a new shipment of Goods at such low prices that it will make his previous efforts look like 15e. worth of dog meat pulled through a knot- hole. P.2 Tg Fort William, Sunday in Dryden. Mrs Ira J. Wilde and Children, Ke- nora, are visiting at Jas Wilde's. Bud Thompson, Ignace, was visiting in town for a few days last week. Bobby Clark, Keewatin, is visiting Mr and Mrs Wm. Kerney. Constable Hake spent a couple days in Kenora this week. Magistrate Pronger left Tuesday for the Old Country. rgavel, spent of Notice A Special Meeting of the Dryden Tradesmen will be held in the Town Hall at 8:00 p.m., on Tues- day, August 19th, to discuss a Sperts Day for September 1st All those who are willing to help and are interested, are asked to come, as we want to make this day the greatest success of any day ever held in Dryden. C. J. WRIGHT Mrs L. H. Durfey, Osaquan, was a visitor to Dryden this week. Mrs Thos. Scott has returned from a trip East. : Miss Ivy Pronger returned from an extended visit to Winnipeg. Mrs T. W. Thomson, Ignace, spent the week-end in town. Hans Kellberg, Waldhof, spent Mon- day in town. Mrs Warren, from the west, is the guest of Mr and Mrs F. Morden. Mr and Mrs Jetson and faimly left far the west, Wednesday. Mrs F. T. Wilson, Osaquan, was the guest of her son, J. S. and Mrs Wilson for a few days this week. The Dryden Junior Baseball Team are planning on going up to Kenora next week. Posters have been put up around town announcing the Kenora Fair, to be held August 21 and 22. License Inspector Parfitt and Const- able Woods, Kenora, spent a few days in town last week. Mrs Love, Winnipeg, is visiting her sisters, Mrs Jas Hutchison and Mrs J. French, Dryden. 0. G. Snyder, Optician, Kenora, will | be in town Monday, August 18th. Make your appointments at the Wright Store. E. Nadon's wife and family arrived from the west and have taken up resi- Mr Nadon has pur-: chaed the Robinson House, which he dence in Dryden. will also use as a repair shop. Walkerton High School. Sudden Death of Mrs Alex Upton. A profound impression was made on the people of Dryden, Tuesday morn- ing, when word went round that death had called Mrs Alex Upton during the night. She had succumbed to a severe stroke shortly before midnight of Monday the 11th of August. Up to the last day of her life, Mrs Upton remained bright and cheerful, attending to her numerous duties as usual. Although for years she has not been a strong woman, no promonition of danger had been given, the end coming swift and suddenly. Mrs Upton, who was a younger sister of the late Mrs Smith, post- mistress, came to Dryden in 1900, and for about two years was assistant in the post office. After her marriage to Alex Upton, building contractor, they lived for five or six years in Ke- y direct to the department or submitting Heenan Returns THE meeting called at Oxdrift Thurs- day night to hear Peter Heenan, M.P., give an account of his trip to Toronto to interview the minister of northern development on the matter of roads, drew a very good atendance, despite the rain, indicating the tremendous im- portance of this question to settlers, who have to contend against the primi- tive conditions of this country for a livelihood. Mr Heenan explained that the tardy development was attributed by the government to economic difficulties, the usual plea of politicians. While he could not promise much this year, he assured them that a more extensive road scheme would be undertaken by the government next year. In the meantime he advised settlers to get to- gether and outline their road require- ments, sending their requests either nora, returning later to Dryden, where , them to My Crane, the district engin- they have lived ever since. | eer. When the telephone system was | established here a few years ago, Mrs? Upton was appointed in charge of the Central station, with her two daughters assisting. In this capacity,' from her intimate knowledge of the Town and its people, she has been able to furnish service difficult to excel in many respects. Naturally helpful and obliging, she found endless ways to be of service in assisting in social functions in an uncbtrusive way, and she will be greatly missed, especially by the junior organizations in whom she was especially interested. Mrs Upton be- longed to the group who are indentified with Dryden in its early days, and her passing makes another break in the old associations of the Town. She was born at Aurora, Ont., May 9th 1880, daughter of the late Donald McKay, master of mathematics, Besides her husband, she leaves two daughters, Mrs H. Gammon; Elsie, nurse at the Jubilee hospital, Kenora, and a son Milo, attending High School here. Miss Smith, postmistress, is a niece, Rev. Robt. Nairn, Kenora, conduct- ed the service in Union Church, Thursday, which was attended by a great congregation of all denomina- tions who came to pay their last respects, filing slowly past the casket covered with the most beautiful flowers and wreaths sent by loving frieds. The funeral train to Dryden cemetery was one of the longest ever seen here. Accidental Death-- An adjourned inquest was held in the Town Hall here, Wednesday, on the death of the late John Alexender who was accidently killed at Contact Bay mine on August the Tth. Coroner Kinney conducted the in- quest, which had been adjourned till D. G. 'Sinclair of Sudbury, Inspector of mines, was able to attend. Dr Morison, the first witness, de- scribed the injuries as depressed fracture of the skull, and fracture of the left shoulder blade, where a gun- shot wound, received during the war had been re-opened. : John Swerhun the next witness, who worked with deceased as helper, gave the facts of the accident. The two men were constructing a small con- duit to control the water trouble in the shaft, Alexander, he said, stood on a block to which he was nailing a board, and the blows of the hammer loosening part of the unfurnished structure, he had fallen down the shaft a distance of about thirty feet. plained the circumstances of the fatal tion was taken, he claimed, to ensure the safety of employees, and deceased was regarded as an experienced man, having been over a year on the pay roll. A juryman remarked that an error which witness assented. Inspector of Mines Sinclair, said he had examined the scene, and was satis- fied that methods employed were the same as were used in the best mines and he could find no fault with the mechanical structure of the shaft. After five minutes deliberation the jury reported a verdict "That John Alexander came to his death by in- juries received from accidentally fall- Mine on August Tth 1924." -- FOR SALE--TEAM GREY MARES, ADAMS WAGON.Apply to JAS BLAKE, Dryden. P. R. Whytock, general manager of . the mine, introduced a model of the shaft made to scale, and clearly ex-! occurrence to the jury. Every precau- of judgment had occurred, to ing down the shaft of the Bonanza He reiterated his complaint of poli- tical trickery by which interests op- posed to him hampered his efforts for the district, even going so far as to send shorthand reports of his meetings to the government ahead of him. --OXDRIFT-- John MacRae is visiting relatives in the neighbourhood. : At Oxdrift o nSunday, August 10th, to Mr and Mrs W. D. Neely--a son. Mr and Mrs T. J. Latimer and daughter Margaret, were the guests of Mr and Mrs C. E. Skene on Sunday. The new library for the Oxdrift Sun- day School will be open for the first time on Sunday, August 17th. Mrs Taylor and son is visiting her brother, Robt. Latimer, for a few days. Miss Lila Browning, who has been home for a few days, returned to Dry- den, Tuesday. Miss C. Adams has returned home from Port Arthur, where she has spent the past six weeks, attending Summer School. WALDHOF, Aug. 14.--People ate feeling disappointed. Road work, which just started, came to an end, and many has to depend on "hope" again to get in and out, and hope is a kind of poor carriage. But you get used to it after 18 years. Crops are looking leh better, the showers of the last week has done wonders. Only the Potatoes and ten- der vegetables get hurt again by a night's frost. Damage is very con- siderable in some places. The Waldhof Band held a dance which was well attended. The players did with good success, did their very best to give the people some real music The Band is still improving, and will no doubt, in time, make a name for itself. E. NADORN, First Class Jeweller and Watch Maker EXPERT REPAIRS. Send your Clocks and Watches by Mail Order. QUICK SERVICE GUARANTEED. One in the Bopson House, including Lunches put up. A. ea aE ERE Ee THE DRYDEN | PHARMACY For Spraying Paris Green, Plants & Flowers Arsenate of Lead, Sprayide. Ansco Cameras and Supplies DEVELOPING, PRINTING and FINISHING Use plenty of Disinfectants,.----We have a full line.. Agents for-- Chocolates, BATHING CAPS. The Usual Quality, SERVICE NO NEED TO GO "Picardy" Chocolates, "Smiles "n Chuckles," BATHING SLIPPERS. SHORT. Willard's ete. WATER WING * Price. but Cheaper in We Sell Parker Pens and Pencils. QUALITY COURTT °Y NOTICE! A DANCE WILL BE HELD !HW the Tagle River Schoolhouse on SATURDAY, AUG. 16th, 1924 from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Music by WALDHOF BAND ; Admission Ladies 25c.; -- Gent's 50e¢. THE --0--0--0-- --FRESH FRUITS-- NEW APPLES. ver Be iin 15¢. hes dor Laas Li 25¢, LARGE ORANGES, per doz. .._. 45c. STRAWBERRIES, per basket __ 25c. PLUMS, per dozen i. 15e. Sdogen fori Lu ral .25¢. TOMATOES. ver Ib. ain 200, BANANAS, per 1b oc e -. 1be. per dozen 50c. BULK CHOCOLATES 50c. to $1.00 per 1b CHOCOLATE BARS, Mixed 6 for 2hc. All Kinds of FRESH MIXED CANDIES, per ib 3be. BUTTERNUT AND MILK per loaf 10ec. ICE CREAM per quart 70c. BREAD We male a specialty of Lunches Picnics and Parties. its nice and cool. We serve all kinds of Ice Cream and Cold Drinks CASCADE : HOTEL EAGLE RIVER, Ontario The CASCADE HOTEL at Eagle River, Ont., is now under new man- agement, and solicits your patronage. # ® % @« % MEALS SERVED AT ANY TIME, & % & # #® ICE CREAM & SOFT DRINKS. *®o%-% % &% Motorists from Dryden and vicinity Specially Catered To. Gasoline. ARATE Service from 6:15 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. BOARD $7.50 per WEEK. MEAL TICKETS, 21 meals $7.50. Sundays. Tables Reserved. Tee Come and visit our Ice Cream Parlour, Giough's Confectionery --BUY-- Dryden Ice Cream 60c. per quart. Crescent Ice Cream 75¢. per quart We can supply you with Fresh TABLE CREAM daily _=5cC De fie Neilsons "Home=Made" Chocolates go pep 15. box Bs 'We carry a full supply of i KODAKS, FILMS & SUPPLL 3 ¢ Bring us your Films for Development GOOD WORK and SIR SERVI rr Fresh FRUIT & VEGETABL ES : For the Week-end. PEACHES. PLUMS. PEARS GRAPES CANTALOUPE. TOMATOES. CELERY COCOANUTS. ORANGES, APPLES, BANANAS, LEMONS, GRAPEFRUIT, NEW POTATOES CUCUMBERS LETTUCE & GREEN ONION Agent for:-- BODLEYS FRUIT CAKE NEILSON'S: CHOCOLATES KODAKS & BROWNIES Hing s Old , Sony Gye 2 Beer.