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"by J": SANITARY INSPECTOR’S REPORT To the Chairman and Members, B. of H., Lindsay. Gentlemen,-In submitting my re-" port I might say that we have had quite an outbreak of scarlet fever. It appears to have started from the Central School, and was probably spread round town by the children mixing during the Xmas holidays. ‘ 1++.+_ H’ H¢+ a? wwmwié The school has been thoroughly fumiâ€" PAGE. TWELVE Twelve copies of the Public Health Act as passed by the Legislature in 1912 will be obtained for the use of the Board. Several accounts were or- dered to be paid, and the reports of the Medical Health Oficer and Sa- nitary Inspector were adopted as fol- lows:â€" The inaugural meeting of the Board of Health was held yesterday afternoon in the clerk's omce. Mayor Bea], Inspector Douglas, Dr. McAl- pine, M...,H0 J. O’Reilly, C. E. Weeks were present. J. A. William- son was absent. J. O’Reilly was elected chairman. London, Feb. 9â€"According to The Daily News Madrid correspondent, the police succeeded in discovering a gang of the swindlers responsible for the “Spanish prisoner” .fraud gang, which, admirably organized, began operations eight years ago. The chief of the gang, Eustebio Rico, proâ€" ‘ prietor of the house, 18 Luchano st, l was assisted principally by his bro-A ther, father-in-law, and a private sec- i retary, Guillermo San Juan. Rico’s: house was specially built for the pur- I Lindsay citizens, who, during the past years have received “appeals in aid of the Spanish prisoner” will be interested in the following despatch: This tournament takes Place at the liburton should participate, that the Lindsay rink Feby. 18, 19 and 20. It {001- may see how general his gener- was at first intended to have these Wit? “3 appredated by the puck chasers of 'the riding he repraents, games played during street carmval Our citizens too should be on hand time, but as ice was so late in form- with their patronage. The games will ing outside, and local teams were sure be worth while, and their pres- not ready, the executive met and set ence will materially add to the suc- the tournament back to the follow- cess of this very important event. SPANISH PRISONER “GANG lS BAGGED” MYSTERY 0F FRAUD IS UNRAVELLED asshres three days of good sport and lots of keen rivalry. Since last year the cup has been held by Manager Bakogeorge for the Olympias, and this team will be on the ice again this year to defend it. In Lindsay we have six town league teams all ev- enly balanced and going well, and it is just a. question where the cup will rest in 1913. II at all possible 001. the Hon. Sam Hughes, the donor. will be present for the Opening or final games, and every available team in the Counties of- Victoria and Ha- ing week. Fenelon Falls and Omemee have already entered, with several other outside entries in sight, which lNAUGURAL MEETING BOARD OF HEALTH JOHN O’REIELY RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN TTIE HUGHES CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT AT LOCAL RINK FEB. 18, 19 AND 20 1. Wilson .......... 3'" 2. McMuIlen ........... Last spring I was ordered by the Board to make four milk tests at such times as thought necessary, or advisable by the chairman, (so far two tests have been made, the re- sults of which I append), and to hand in my bill for same. April 2nd. 1912: gated. There have been fifteen cards out altogether, six being out yet. The cases have all recovered, the type of fever being very mild. I might give it as my opinion thgt teachers have not been as prompt as they might have been in looking af- ter absent children, ascertaining the cause of their absence and reporting. I believe that children have attend- ed school while some members of the family were sick at home. If they would carry out the law laid- down in chap. 39, 1 Ed. VII, clause 8, sub- section 8, there would be less fever, I believe. sure be worth while, and their pres- ence will materially add to the suc- cess of this very important event. The dates are 18, 19, 20. Let us hear this in mind, and all hands he at the rink to see the young athletes in action for the Hugher Cup. The class of hockey will be equal to that playâ€" ed in the O.H.A. pose, and was provided with false doors, secret rooms and so on, in or- der to baffle the police. Daily hun- dreds of letters were despatched to the {our corners of the earth, invit- ing foolish foreigners to lift the treaâ€" sure hidden somewhere by a. bank- rupt prisoner in Madrid. Entries should be sent direct to Mr. A. M. Paton, and any team in- tehding to compete should attend to this at once, to enable the draw to be made, and all concerned duly ado After several weeks' hard work, {Po- lice Sergeant Latone succeeded in ar- resting Ortega, at the very moment when he was receiving, in an ob- scure street, n-ine telegrams from a messenger boy. On his way to the police station the prisoner tried to bribe the sergeant, but the boy made a confession. Out of the executive’s portion of the gate receipts expenses are paid, and the balance is used to purchase individual prizes for the winners and runners up. Butter Fat 3.75 p. c. 3.25 p. Cf Left out oy nature when the world’s coal supply was being apportioned, Ontario has nevertheless been plenti- fully endowed with peat. Huge bogs of this unutilized fuel lie Within the confines of this provinceâ€"some at no very great distance from' Toronto. The sole barrier to its use is that'as yet, no commercial process has been evolved whereby the stufi may be dug from the bogs, dried and pressed in- to fuel. THE PEASANT’S FIRE. Over in Europe peat has been. used extensively since time immemorial, especially in the country, where it is merely cut from the bogs in blocks with a spade and piled outside the house. When dry these are burned in a partly open fire, to which it is best adapted when in this raw con- One wonders if such a conversation may not ensue in the near future, when the Toronto housekeeper is lay- ing in her winter stock of fuel. Perâ€" haps the day is pot far off when mud- dy, marsh matter, dried and pressed one into hard, glossy, brown bricks, will make the citizen independent of black diamonds and the tyranny of the coal baron, whose indispensible commodity goes soaring in price ev- ery y ar. “Two-fifty a. ton, ma’am. We have it in briquettes of all sizes, for grate stove and furnace. How much do you want ?" 1 Morrow ..................... 3.75 p. c z McCausiand ............... 3.50 p. c. 3. McFadyen ................. . 3.75 p. c. 4. McMullen ................... 5.00 p. c. 5 Wilson ................... 3.00 p. c. 6 Murtha ‘ ...................... 3.50 p. c. 7 Murphy ...................... 3.75 p. c. N. B. -â€" Names not in order of merit. Numbers merely refer to the order taken. Toronto Telegram: “What is peat selling at ?” To 2 tests totalling 15 samples, at $2, $4.00. When the present concrete round house of the Grand Trunk was erect- -In connection with these rumors, the following from the Belleville Onâ€" tario will be of interest: ‘ WHEN FEAT FUEL WILL RIVAL COAL The Post was informed on Thurs- day that a great many of the train crews would be moved from Lindsay this spring. The G.T.R. is at present hauling grain via Allandale to the front. An effort Was made to ascer- tain the truth of these reports, but the information was given out that no official announcement had been made as yet. The Midland Free Press says: “A rumor is afloat that the Grand Trunk Railway Company is contemplating some changes in their machine shops. It is said ,the shops at Lindsay will be moved to Peterboro, while the Allandale shops will be transferred to Tifiln at Midland. Oflicial 3n- nouncemeut of this has not yet been made, 'but is expected at any time. Should this occur it will mean from ten to twenty more families for Mul. land. Lindsay, Dec. 13th, 1912.‘ To the. Chairman and Members of the. Board of Health. Lindsay. Gentlemen,â€"It 3110er me great pleasure to inform you-the town has been freer of contagious diseases dur- ing the year ending Nov. 30th, 1912 than it has been for 18 years. No case of diphtheria has been reported and only 13 cases of typhoid fever were admitted into the hospital, 5 of those being town cases. Eight families were reported having scarlet fever, 1 in February, 1 in April, 2 in May and 4 in Novem- ber. There were no deaths, which is a good indicatiOn that the disease was of a mild type, so mild that perhaps some cases were not recognized and . were therefore allowed to mingle with other children and thereby spread the infection. I hope that doe- tor, parents, guardians and teachers will assist the local board in their en-deav0r to stamp out this treaCher- ous and much to be dreaded disease. before it assumes a malignant type, such as visited the town ten years ago. The number of deaths of town resi- dents. exclusive of premature still as: thousand. In regard to ages at death, there were 17 under 5 years, 27 between 5 and 50 and 10 between 80 and 90,16 between 50 and 70,14 between 70 and 80. Q In conclusion I wish to thank the Board for the courteous manner in reâ€" which my suggestions haVereen ceived during the year now closing. The sessious of the present Board have been marked by an intelligent and comprehensiVe grasp of the re- muirements of the Health Act, and by a. desire to forward the true in- terests of the public. I also tender my appreciation of the zeal and in- ,telligence which the Sanitary Inspec- tor has brought to the discharge of his duties. The number of deaths of town resiâ€" dents, exclusive of premature still birth, recorded for the period of this report was 84, which is a population of 7157 give a mortality of 11.7 per WILL G. T. R. CAR SHOPS LEAVE HERE RUMOR TO THIS EFFECT IN MIDLAND MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER’S REPORT McCausland ...... Sulliv’an ....... . Morrow .............. McFady‘en ............ Murtha ............... Murphy ............... July 11th, 1912: Morrow ............... McCausxland ......... McFadyen ............ McMullen ............ Wilson ............... . Murtha ............... PEAT BRIQUETTES DR HAANELS DREAM ale... can... 0.0.0.1. anon-o .0 yo .no.-- n... nun... loin-o. R. A. DOUGLAS, Inspector. 3.00 p. 2.75 p. 3.00 p. 3.50 p. 2.75 p. 3.50 p. R.A.D. dition. But, if course, with such a crude process, the peat, bulky, crum- bly and dusty, is only fit for fuel on the spot. Something like two million good Canadian dollars have been burned up in the effort to manufacture peat briquettes. One man in Toronto alone is said to have lost two hundred thousand duilaes at the game. But despite all the efforts, inventors and the variety of machines and methods. experimented with the finished pro- duct, it appears, cannot be turned out economically. 1 t i 0.00lO'O'OQOOOOOOOCOQQO OOOOGCIOGOOOGO“OOOOOOO A new round house in Belleville or Thurlqw will mean the coming of families of scores of members of G. T.R. crews to Belleville to reside, swelling the population by hund- reds. It is expected that the passenger trains will soon be running in along- side the south of the present depot and offices, and that a large veran- da will cover the platform. Some minor changes in the route of the Grand Junction line are conâ€" templated. ' A downtown station at the corner of Pinnacle and McAnnany streets is assured as the plans are out. ed in 1910 there was no thought in the minds of the public that in less than three years from that time an- other massive structure would crown the land, owned north of the present yards and statiOn. But such is the word that has gone out. The reâ€" arrangement of the division and the increased authority and territory warrant the erection of such a build- ing to take care 0! the engines of the Midland or Northern Division. “IMPUSSIIIE II] HEIPIIYKIINEYS” Until I Used “Fruit-a-tives” Worlds Greatest Kidney cure Practically everybody in Toronto knows Professor J. F. Davis. For cars, the elite of that city has taken essons from Prof. Davis in the art of Dancing and Deportment. ‘ His constant a‘ctivity gradually weak- ened his Kidneys, which calamity threatened to make him an invalid. But read Prof. Davis’ letterâ€" 563 CHURCH S'r., TORONTO, ONT. DECEMBER 29th. 1911 “I want to say that “Fruit-aâ€"tives” is my only medicine, and has been for the past five years. Previous to that, I had been troubled with Rheumatism and Kidney Disease, and had taken many remedies without satisfactory results. Noticing the advertisements of “Fruit- a-tives” I adopted this treatment altogether, and as everyone knows, I am nowâ€"and have been sincetaking “Fruit- a-tives”â€"enjoying the best of healt ”. I. F. DAVIS. If Rheumatism or Kidney Trouble is making you miserable, take “Fruit-a- tives” and get well. 50¢ a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent on receipt of price by Pruit-a-tives Limited. Ottawa. If you have any photos you want enlarged come in and talk it THE L E E STUDIO over Gregory’s Drug Store Respectfully submitted, J. McALPINE. Medical Health Officer. over with us- THE LINDSAY POST. Mr. O’Connor, inspector and visit- or of Roman Catholic children, spoke a few minutes. He said that the House of Providence, Peterboro, was the natural place to send Peters, pro- vided the child would be safe from being taken by relatives. If the 90' ciety wanted to send the boy to the Toronto home, Mr. O’Connor thought he could arrange for the boy’s trans,- port to Toronto if the Lindsay So- On Tuesday afternoon a meeting of the Children’ s Aid Society was held in the Public Library. The meeting was Called to c0nsider the placing of Patsey Peters, a ward o‘ the society. The goal of Dr. Haanel and his fel- low enthusiasts isu peat briquettes at from $2.50 to $4.00 a ton. Fame and fortune await the inventor who will make this possible. PATSY PETERS SENT T0 INSTITUTION Fifty years ago the Grand Trunk} locomotives running into Toronto} from Montreal had their tenders 1 stacked high with peat. For five? years they burn-ed this fuel. It was? dug from a hog near Farnham, Que.,‘ just outside Montreal, and there manufactured by a company into litâ€" tle cubes for the railway company and any others wishing to buy. The peat bricks turned out by that pion- eer concern were of so crumbly a quality that the engineers and fire- men could hardly see to do their work for dust. The peat stacked in 1piles with no cover absorbed the rain, and the enginemen who hated the sloppy stufi, provided used to talk of “taking on a load of ma- nure,” when they filled the tender. ‘ “Finally the men got so sick of the iue ,” related an old Grand Trunk engineer to The Telegram, “that they set fire to a huge pile of it, and the company discontinued its use." Anyway, at this period the price of coal was cut in half, and this was a further inducement for the G.T.R. to try something new. GLOSSY, BROWN BRICKS For the purpose of investigating and furthering the manufacture of peat fuel both a Canadian and an American Peat Society have been formed, and much valuable work done, but solution of the principal problem still baffles scientists. G.T.R. FIREMEN SHOVELLED IT. EFlFORTS IN ONTARIO In Ontario a number of plants have started operations at difierent times. At Welland, Beaverton, Perth, near London, and at several other places, but in most instances they have failed owing to mechanical dif- ficulties. The great stumbling block is the dimculty of drying the peat. Machinery has been invented which will successfully dig it, spread it out, and afterwards press it into bricks, but as yet no feasible way seems to have been found for drying it. In this nature has to assist, and the cost of mechanical apparatus is pro- hibitive. MILLIONS. OF TONS HERE In Europe, where natural resources are more carefully conserved than on this continent, and where labor is cheap, some 15,000,000 tans of peat fuel are manufactured annually, and lvaluable by-products are obtained in the way of coal tar extracts, dyes, etc. As an example of the quantities of this fuel in Ontario, it may be stated that the peat bog at Welland some 5,000 acres in extent, alone con- tain over 10,000,000 cubic yards of peat, while that at Alfred. where the Government experimental works are” contains over 27,000,000 cubic yards. There are many more such areas. The process of manufacture has evolved greatly since that time, and the peat fuel turned out nowadays is very satisfactory, apart from its fi- nancial aspect. Peat is nothing more nor less than decomposed vegetable matter, branches, twigs, grass, er.c., that has been accumulating for ages in bogs. This stuff is dug up by ma- chinery or dredged up from a wet hog and spread out to dry. When the moisture has be€n sufficiently evapo.- ated it is put under hydraulic presâ€" sure and Squeezed into bricks. Hard as stone, and of glossy brown appearance, for all the world like a polished block of mahogany, are these briquettes when they emâ€" erge from the terrific embrace of the hydraulic press. It is almost impos sible to imagine the thick, soupy mess which is scooped up from the bog converted into this compactness. The Government has interested itâ€" self extensively in investigating the peat resources of Canada. Dr. Haan- el has been tireless in his eflorts in this direction and experts have ran- sacked Europe. ior ideas on the sub- ject. Some excellent peat briquettes have been turned out from the Govâ€" ernment experimental warks on the big bog at Alfred, in the vicinity of Ottawa. Similar briquettes, too, ma- nufactured at another â€"â€" a private plant in Perthâ€"were tried out in the! furnaces of the Metropolitan Railâ€" way at North Toronto with satisfac- tory results. First rate fuel are these briqpettes, little inferior to real coal. The regular meeting of the Young People’s Club of the Cambridge-st. Methodist church was held last even- ing. The meeting took the form of mission study classes. The subjects Mr. O’Connor, of Toronto, and Mr. J. Gillogly spoke of conditions in the north country. They revealed conditions that are deplorable, and degrading to the general moral tone of the community. Mr. O’Connor spoke of three boys and one girl taken by the local So- ciety seventeen years ago. He had visited them and found them to be doing well. The members .felt that such incidents amply repaid them for the time and money they expended in caring for children. Mrs. Milne made a resolution to the efiect that both Peters children be sent away (The Post has been re- quested not to say where), adding a clause that the local Society guaran- tee $2.10 per week each for‘ their maintenance, holding the County of Halibui‘ton responsible for same. The children are to be taken away immeâ€" diately. ciety would guarantee the cost of keeping him. THE VICTORIA LOAN and SAVINGS COMPANY INCORPORATED 1895 Capital Paid Up $325,000 Reserve Funa sso This Institution is in a position to extend unuwai i1; Savmgs Bank Depositms. On account of the high rate\ mp. tor money. the Company w111 until further notice iseut :32 ... ‘ Debentures at the rate of 5 per cent. On open deposit 1} ‘_ . ' . ‘ ‘ A2,} 3 1-2 per cent in all cases from date of deposxt to 0.3:; 54 w drawal. ©F‘ @AMADA c. E. WEEKS, 21 THE should a. made by means of our SPECIAL FOREIGN mums 2:“ Max? .sale _, ORDERS. Issued without dehy at reasonable rates. Issued by The Canadian Bank of Commerce, are a safe, convenient a“; inexpensive method of remitting small sums of money. These Ordc.’ payable without charge at any bank in Canada (except in :re YE“ Territory) and m the principal cities of the United States, are :ss 63 - the following rates: CAPITAL, $15,000,000 REST, $12,500,000 sale. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE we ESTABLDHI'JJ I 11 D {873 ! STAND 3;, BANK ms was A"... [LA fink... Hm". ,_. : Branchec also}! Beaycryon. Blackstock. Brechin. Cunningham Dun-ford. 7?" L. McLeod Manager). Little Em (R. H. Shortt. Wgzq). {Vatican Sagan (R. H. Coukog‘ \ n Iv I u-.- Mortgage loans at current rates. BANK OF. MONTREAL H. B, Black - Manager Lindsay Branch 63A!) OFFICE ever daired without delay. TORONTO LINDSAY BRANCH INCORPORATED CYTACTOFZPAnuAMExT. :EFTABLISEED A Lindsay Branch Established AD. 1858 Young Peoples Meeting . HOLMES, Manager Lindsay 5’3““? $5 and under ........... Oygr 75 am! not exceeding $10. OFFICE HOURS : 10 to 3o’clock. Saturdays, 10 to l 02-}; «L; ‘6 10 Paid up Capital. . . $16,000,000 Rest ................ $1 6,000,000 Undivided Profits . . . . $802,000 Every descuption of Banking business transacted. bay mg: Department at every Branch. MONEY ORDERS Branches in every Province of the Do- minion, every important City of the Do- minion, Newfounoland, London, England New Ymk, Chicago, etc: REMITTANCES ABROAD Manager), Pefferlaw, Sundedand and Woodvifle. Manager C‘ 6‘ N. L McLEOD, Manager. 5‘ NEWTON SMALE AVINGS deposited in Cm: 1m]; draw the highest current rate of incest. Withdrawal: of pm or the whole amount may be macie wém. ever desired without delay. Mr. Baldwin had an 615‘ position in Moosejaw, but « qnter into partnership with er. This well known 131151391 has enjoyed a large share public patronage, which Wm edly expand under two SEC? partners. Mr. W. E. Baker, STOC‘ in as a partner in th5 J. G. 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