~ i GA fed » = ORDRIF 0 = Fr ; MINNITAKI J | EAGLE RIVER " WABIGoON WALDHOF : DYMENT VERMILION BAY IGNACE QUIBELL RICHAN VOLUME XI. DRYDEN, ONTARIO, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24th, 1933 No. 47. ad THE ¢ He comes into my office frequently during the year, and has done so for 'the past twenty twelve months. At this season, I see him more often, because he has beef, pork, potatoes, fowl and grain to sell, and must bes- tir himself because the local market is small and there are many of hin. It is one thing to raise the stuff, and another to get rid of it. ! He walks in without a knock, my best chair, (I have four), his hat on, and I say, 'Hello This is not really his name, takes leaves Joe." and 1 must be eareful to draw a composite: picture and to i or I shall be in trouble. I love to see him. It may be that he disturbs my addition, or a vexX- atious balance, or dictation to an im- portunate creditor, but when Joe en- ers, any of these are put.aside, and we chin for half an hour. I mix him a long sweet lemonade, taking ore of course myself, and then we smoke the perfect pipes of peace. Usually some deal is made, but this surfacedly is incidental; we. both in friendly arguments settle [the world's affairs and it's future. He always asks. me the state of business; I am invariably and per- haps hypocritically,. pessimistic. He really doesn't believe me, but sighs in sympathy. He thinks that there deep gulf between and the settler. The merchant class by some privilege gets the best of everything, the homesteader the worst of life. Nothing can change him from this view. It is like the sow thistle, ineradicable. He would trust his affairs to me, but he wouldn't vote for my genre, that is asking too much. He is hon- est in the main, but sometimes it is not wise to trust to the freshness of his eggs. In charity, we put this down to mistake; the summer's stor- age' was handled by the children; and mixed with the new. Anyhow this part of Northwestern Ontario is populated by "Joes" and they are a fine hardy bunch of men. Years from now, his children and their children will be blessing his spade or rather axe work. That is, of course, if the city dwellers and the transportation companies; and the middle men have not driven them off the farms. I write of course, as Joe says it. ® } I get.a little fed up with Joe some- times and eliminating my natural meekness, take him to task. The other morning, when he came in, I helped him to tobacco, and lis- toned to the usual tale of woe. A stock buyer had been around offer- ing about six dollars for two year old steers, and five dollars for eight month pigs, and only the scarcity . of cartidges saved that buyer from. be- ing shot. Joe was mad, and 1 Jon? blame him. But there surely is' silver lining to every cloud, and p is a deep, the business man tried to find it. Said I, "What kind of | winter will you put in, will you be: short of food?' "Well hardly," will be plenty to eat." And after he was through, by care- ful leading 1 got the vision of the said he, "there i OLUMNIST 3 average winter's day. Joe has a. nice comfortable new house; tragically of course, he has waited many years for it, but there it is at last, and his very own, with- out landlord seeking rent. Rising at five-thirty .looks but in bed by nine-thirly, compen- sates. Usually at nine-thirty I am beginning the evening. His house is warm in the morning, because of the furnace in the base- ment, and there is no discomfort in lighting the Kkitchen's fire. Then the rubbers are pulled on, and the stock, some twenty all, are roughly fed. About seven, breakfast is ready, and even my friend Mr. Wiggin would envy it. Porridge with cream, which I either cannot afford, or must not take, a long fat slab of bacon, with two fresh eggs (mark you "fresh") and lots of toast and coffee. Then a wee bit smoke, and ho for the milking. Joe and the boy then saunter to the bush. No hurry at all, no rush, just a little exercise for dinner, which when reddy proves a meal of equally generous proportions to the break- fast. I facetiously enquire if there is any pie, which question is supremely ridiculous. After dinner a longer smoke, and then leisurely, once more to the bush, not too long there of course, because shadows fall early from the trees in winter time, and cows are mooing to be fed and milked. Which done. comes supper of possibly, though of course not always, chicken. And there is always enough left for piece before bed time. ® hard, I have purposely dwelt upon the food supply of the thrifty settler (there are a lot not thrifty) of North- western Ontario. The country lives well, perhaps on what it cannot sell, but it undoubted- ly does not starve. I tell this to Joe, I cite Chicago, Winnipeg, New York and cities with their semi-starving thousands, I try and almost succeed in making him contented, if not happy. But there is one 'menace to his happiness, he has no money with which to pay taxes. The clover did fail this year, and anything like regular or: even in- flated money is scarce. Joe does not see how he can pay these taxes. I do not dare tell him, that I have not paid mine, he would not believe it, because he thinks that I am roll- ing in money. He sees my clerks bringing in bills to change, he makes way for the odd persons asking how much they owe, and settling un, therefore thinks my office is an HI Dorado.' 5 And the honght: of 'these taxes bothering him, he leaves me saying. "Damn the taxes anyhow." To which, -silently, say, "Amen." . Manager Bailey announces that the show will. be closed Mondays and i Tuesdays till after the Christmas holidays. There will be 'the usual Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows of 'course. Eyesig - peste WILL BE IN Have your eyes examined once a year. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25th Make ; your appointment early with Mr. C. Self, Dryden House. Ee TH vy T CREAR Examination, frame, lenses and case as low as Fort Willis, Ont. DRYDEN ON HS saat riaaaatar| ishing Cream, the two for . Cream for and 2 tb boxes at Peppermint Humbugs at Chocolate Coated Almonds at Phone 69 § i -~ 3 a ! ! ! : a | B Save with Safety at your Rexall Store. Rexall Bronchial Syrup and Boot's Meloids, reg. 75¢' both for 50c Vapure Inhalant and tin of 24 A.S.A. tablets, reg. 75¢, both for 50c Jasmine Face Powder in a new B5c size and a snappy little bottle of Jasmine Perfume for Introducing Gardenia Face Powder with either Cold or Van- And men we now have a Jasmine Shaving Cream "for you. A Styptic Pencil in bakelite container with the Shaving IN THE CANDY LINE We have a nice fresh shipment of Neilson's Chocolates in 1 Trilygood Peppermint Patties at . sk RR Come in and browse around, we have a lovely assortment of gift lines for Christmas, it won't be long you know. ; eo i HA ROR Sl ; Harris Drug Store 'THE REXALL STORE idadbuud vada th dle 55¢ $1.10 38¢ 60c per fb. 29¢ per th. 23¢c Reg Harris, Phm. B., Prop. {Corp a A A AAA teh £2 a but fervently, I] HINT OF GEN] Empty Stocking Fund Now Open This RT aaa is again open for con- tributions to the Dryden Empty Stocking Fund which was launched last year and proved such a satis- factory method of dispensing Christ- mas cheer locally. Although in its inaugural year the plan was backed wholeheartedly by every organization in town and the responge by far ex- 'ceeded the highest expectations of the committee, there being something, in the neighbourhood of five hundred dollars voluntarily donated in the few weeks the fund was open. That the idea: is being generally accepted is shown by the fact that one organization in town has already made its contribution of $25.00 even before the call has gone out, and the dance being held next week by the Softball Club is further evidence of the wish for the Empty Stocking Fund to carry on the good work. There is still need this year for Christmas cheer in Dryden and we hope to have a good list of. con- tributions to acknowledge in next week's issue of this paper. Last year's committee will meet in the Council Chamber Saturday even- ing, November 25th, at 7.30 p.m. All organizations are asked to have rep- resentatives at this meeting when the committee will be reorganized gen- erally and officers elected for the gaming season. ; "DRAMATIC | FESTIVAL | The Dryden Women's Triste sponsoring a Dramatic Festival, be held here sometime in May. . Organizations from every part of is to the Kenora District. will be invited to participate and' several worth while trophies and prizes will, be offered. A prominent adjudicator will be present and the performances, all one act plays, lasting not more than two days the Festival will last. . The committee in charge of the Festival are Mrs. Mercer, Mrs. Mec- Rae and Mrs. O. H. Pronger, with Mrs. M. Morris as their converor, This is a big undertaking for the 'W. I. and in order to put it over with success, the co-operation of every individual is required. Copies of the plays can be had from Mrs. Morris and more details will appear in an early issue of this paper. LAST MEETING OF THIS YEAR'S COUNCIL The regular statutory meeting to wind up the year's business of the Town Council was held in the Coun- ail Chambers last Wednesday even- ing, with Mayor J. S. Wilson presid- ing. Councillors Bridgewater, Strutt, Ernewein, Morison, Wright and Wil- lard were present and except for the passing of the usual accounts there | was no other business to be trans- acted. ERAL ELECTION SEEN IN BENNETT SPEECH OTTAWA, Nov. 22 --What is re- garded in political circles at Ottawa as the first definite hint of a general election next summer was contained ih the broadcast speech of Premier BR. B. Bennett Monday night. By implication, Mr. Bennett defin- itely intimated that a vast program of public works may be. undertaken Mr. Bennett pointed out that Can- Jada has maintained about 40 per cent gold support for the federal note issue. There were on October 31, $174,945,000 of Dominion notes in circulation, and against these notes the treasury held $68,861,972 of gold. plus excess gold to the value of $1,104,704, Hi ; The prime minister pointed - out that it has now been agreed among the leading nations of the world that a 25 per cent gold reserve is suf- ficient. On this basis the present reserves would support a currency issue of $279,826,710, of slightly more than $100,000,000 more currency than is now in circulation. Mr. Bennett intimated that government might reduce the serves to 25 per cent by issuing this additional $100,000,000 of notes, and the money, he said, might well be expended upon a gigantic public works construction programme. Political opinion, here, is inclined to regard this prospect as a distinet hint that the government has not abandoned the thought of dissolving parliament next summer. A vast public works programme, well under way, it is thought, would give the government a reasonable chance of yre-election.-- Winnipeg Free Press. the re- We now have Puretest Brewer's Yeast Flakes, in 3 oz. and 6 oz. tins 'at 40c and 7c. . Concentrated Vita- mins Bl and B2, highly palatable. There is none of that disagreeable taste of the yeast in cake form, it is a great digestant, acting on starch 0 SED OSHS US Pg LE a Li ey land sugar. This is important. Harris commence. Hardie's Store vous" Moderate charges. committee will Chamber, 25th, LJ * ES 2 | 5 i Pnnouncements | LC) Bb Announcements in this column are eharged at the rate of 50¢ per inch, Ler week, with a minimum charge of 28. "hen accompanied by order for posters ¢oming events are priited free of charge St. Luke's W. A. Annual Bazaar will' be held December 7th. Cc BADMINTON SHUTTLECOCKS "Dunlop Tournament" at the special ENE The C.W.L. will hold a Sale from 3 to 5.30 EL] a * ~~ ORANGE NOTES : L.O.L. No. 1694 will hold 2 = x The Curling Season is for some light refreshm ®lm price of three for $1.00 at Dryden Pharmacy Ltd. Cc and Tea at the home of Mrs. J. Ernewein December 1st, Everybody welcome. pan. 5C their annual meeting Wednesday, December 6th, 1933, when officers for 19324 will be Blscied and installed. 3C about to After the game call at "The Curler's Rendez- ents. Cc Last year's Empty Stocking Fund meet Town Hall, at 7.30 p.m. in the Co Saturday, All * * EL} FREE DANCE * * » ORANGE NOTES Arrangements are being made uncil Nov. organizations are requested to have representatives present. 1C A free dance will be held in the Orange Hall, . Britton, on Friday, (tonight) November 24th. Please bring your own lunch--coffee supp- lied. Everyone welcome 1C for the celebration of the 35th Anniver- sary of the founding of L.O.L. No. 45 minutes, will be given during the | will "be phoned, day and hour of play. by the federal government in the spring. This progiata would - be financed by issuing dominion notes| without increasing the present gold! reserve, t November My. Dryden; brethren are requested to 1694, Dryden, Ont., on Jan. 25th, 1934. All operate to make the event a success. co- Cc CURLING SEASON OPENS Weather permitting the Dr November 27th. yden Curling Club will play their opening games Monday, Sixteen rinks have been signed up. J. I. Skillen, On account of some changes to be made in rinks we are unable to pub- lish the personnel of each rink, so if you are curling get in touch with the secretary, Monday. before Rinks drawn to play opening games advising them the SOCIAL & LOCAL Mrs. C. J. Wright Winnipeg. ® * » is visiting in J. H. Parr was a visitor to Kenora last weekend. LJ] ® LJ Dr. in Winnipeg. * * ® Major John Fee, of Allanwater, a visitor to Toronto this week. LIE EE D. G. and Mrs. Dingwall spent the weekend is Mrs. Con. Anderson spent the week- LEE Ea end visiting relatives in Kenora. Reg. Harris was a business visitor * = B® Miss Florence Barker spent isle Father Savoi, & B® Joe Armstrong was a bus visitor to Winnipeg this week, turning Tuesday night. ® Mayor J. S. Wilson left this a 3 * SILVER - NEELY to Winnipeg during the weekend. the weekend in Winnipeg, returning Sun- day evening. of . Kenora, was the guest of Father Belanger for a few days this week. : : 1] iness re- week on a business trip * to Winnipeg and will proceed from there to Montreal. A quiet wedding was solemnized at the United 18th, 1933, and Mrs. Miss Pearl Pollard attended Harvey James. Church Manse Saturday, when Edna Neely, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Neely, of Oxdrift, became the bride of William Silver, William Silver, Rev. J. W. Howes officiating. son of of the pride and the groom was assisted by Mr. INSURANCE J. E. GIBSON, AGENT ou cant affo 0 neglect ur An Apology As writer of the report "How Re- membrance was observed in Dryden," published in last week's Observer, I have to apologize for having failed to do justice to the. occasion.. The weekend was so full of celebration that when I sat down to write an account of it all (that being part of my duty) certain occurrences pre- dominated in my memory and I reas- lized it was impossible to itemize' the details of the events or to mention the names of all who had contributed go generously their cash, goods and | services. The whole affair produced a train of thought in my mind which I en-' deavoured to reduce to language in a very condensed form. : manuscript to the -Observer early so as to allow plenty of time' and 'then: proceeded | for setting up, with other pressing business. When | I. read the printed sheet: I saw at once that I had forgot en at least two important items; 'the massed choir and the poppies. For the information of those did not hear it, I must say that they missed a most beautiful anthem; Mendelssohn's 'How Lovely are the Messengers," sung by the combined choirs of the Dryden churches, to the number of about 40 members. The unison of the various denominations at this time shows a magnificent un- selfish spirit. And the Poppies! How can I a justice to this part of the proceed- ings? It is impossible, as it is with all the others. Those who undertook the task of offering them for sale gave 'service to a worthy cause. The Canadian Legion needs funds to fight the battle for pensions on behalf of their disabled comrades. Both the poppy sellers and the purchasing public in this district did exceedingly well. I have received the sum of $57.00 from the Ladies' Auxiliary and on behalf of the Dryden Branch: ot the Legion I thank both the ladies and the public most heartily--S. V. Rigbey, Treasurer, Dryden Proms Canadian Legion, BESL i Hughie Hill was a business. visitor to Winnipeg this week. I took: the office | who | Jack Antilla Accidently Shot A very tragic accident occurred at Quibell when Jack Antilla lost. his life in a shooting accident last week. | The . body of the unfortunate man | was found on the ice of the Wabi- | goon river last Friday by A. Huusko, 'and. Prov. Const. A. Ericksen was immediately summoned. Investigation | ot the evidence revealed that deceas- jed had been shot in the right thigh "by a bullet from his own rifle, same having accidently discharged, and i that he had crawled over 200 feet on ice, apparently trying to reach' assistance, before he died from loss of -blood. The verdict of Corcner Dr. Morison was to the effect that de- | ceased died from a gunshot wound resulting from the accidental dis- charge of his own rifle. The late Jack Antilla, who was in i his fifty-sixth year was a well- known and highly respected resident of Quibell, where he had farmed for | the past 13 years, coming there from his native land, Finland. Alfred Antilla, of Dryden, is a brother of the deceased and the sympathy of everyone is extended to Mr. Antilla and other relatives. The remains were brought to Dry- den and the funeral service was held from Dryden Baptist church Monday afternoon, Rev. Arthur Schulte of- ficiating. : Burial took place at the Dryden Cemetery. WOOD -WO0OD-WOoOD Our much discussed wood pile is getting mighty low, like our bank account and everything else, but we're sure our subscribers in the country will come to the rescue again. We need wood, -cordwood, fuelwood, firewood, call it what you like: but bring some with you to pay your subscription if you are inarrears or are one of those big hearted guys | the, | who pay a couple of years ahead. 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