VOL. VIII--NO 27 The Farmer Bigs a with a balance in the Bank is at in an easy position, He is ' 5 prepared for any emergency and is able to take advantage of any opportunities offering... T'e can make his purchases at the most favorable terms. His seed, implements and other requirements all cost less if paid for in cash. "' Open an account in our sav- ings department and make a start towards independence. ° The Bank of NovaScotia YOTAL RESOURCES - 110,000,000 MILVERTON BRANCH oO. W. Huelsman, ' Manager. PERTH ASSIZES. The Perth County Spring Assizes opened at Stratford on Monday be- fere Mr. Justice R. M. Meredith, Chief Judge of Common Pleas. The following grand jury was em- - annelled: Robert Buchanan, Elma; . F. Irvin, Blanshard; Samuel Lon- =, ey, Mornington; Phineas McDonald, aoe Mornington; Evans McKee, Wallace; Stephen Pugh, Milverton; Geo. Rog- ers, Fullarton; John Simmonds, Hib- bert; E. W. Stewart, Listowel; Fred Ubelacker, M. B. Williams and Chas. Welsh, Stratford. John Meyer, of Dublin, was charg- ed with rape by Jean Hills. Acquit- ted of rape charge. Wellington Cousins, of St. Marys, prought action against Hannah Cous- ims, of Downie, for slander, charging him with stealing. Case settled out ef court. . Ra ee Russell Bodfield, of St. Marys, who faced a serious charge, was discharg ed and taken in charge by the military aero as he comes under the - 'Lieut. Wallace McKinnon was a eae sees at the home of Mr. J. H. Mc- " Ponald last week. Lieut. McKinnon is a graduate of the Listowel High : School, and like many of its graduates early in the war donned the khaki. ' Items of Local Interest. . Mr. John Orr spent the week-end in Stratford with friends. 4 Mr. Wm. Clarke, M.P., of Palmer- ston, spent Friday in the village. Mr. W. K. Loth attended the as- sizes at Stratford this week as jury- man, Miss Olive Day, of Gorrie, is at resent visiting her cousin, Mrs. C. F ahms. ; Mr. John Brydone is attending stock sales at Toronto and Guelph this week. Mr, H. M. Schaefer, of Stratford, was a business visitor in Milverton on Friday last. Master William Moore, son of Corp. Moore, is now on the staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia. Coming! Friday and _ Saturday nights; Zimmermann's hall, '"Pop/' Philips' Photo Play. Mr. 8. H. Pugh attended the stock sale of Mr. Jas. McGillawee, of North Easthope, on Wednesday. Mrs. William Gropp and son, Aaron of Stratford; spent the week-end at the home of Mrs. Geo. Reis. Mrs, Duncan Stewart, of Strat- ford, igs at present visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Sunday with his grandfather, Mr. Robert Ranney. Mrs. Edward Noll returned on Sat- urday, after spendtok a_couple of weeks with friends at Philipsburg, Tavistock and Stratford. Mr. W. S. Whaley, of Harriston, passed through the village on Thurs- day last en route to London, where he spent the day on business. r. Henry: Boeckner, who was drafted into the army before New Year's was notified to report for ser- vice and left for London on Monday last. Mr. Will Attridge and Miss Adela and Mrs. G. Keyes, who have spent the past three months with friends in this vicinity, left on Tuesday for their home in Webb, Sask. ' Mr. A. F. Neuert, of Glenallan, vis- ited last week with his sister, Mrs. W. J. Dobson, while en route to Hamil- ton, where he bade farewall to his brother, Pte. L. F. Neuert. : The regular fortnightly meeting of the Anglican Young People's As- sociation was held at the home of Mrs. Allan McMane on Tuesday evening. A very pleasant evening was spent by those present. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerr, of Mount Forest, announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Mildred M., to Mr. W. Reginald McClory, son of \Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McClory, of West 'Monkton, Ont. The marriage to take place in March. : From the Canadian record office in London we received the news con- firming the report of Pte. Ey Harper's death. It states that, according to the latest information, he was report- ed "killed in action" on the 24th of November, 1917. A St. Patrick's social will be held HE MON MILVERTON, ONT., C, Clemens. : Engeland & Son. Monday in Stratford. if you go to Lee, Listowel. r. John Dahms, lage. Mrs. James Roe, of Mornington, *lwe regret to hear, is at present on the sick list. Miss Velma Jermyn, of Palmerston, is at present visiting at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. George Reis. Mrs. Chester Smith (nee Miss Ma- the home of her father, Mr. George Wilhelm. Mr. Russell Coulter, who reported at London last week for service, was presented by a number of friends with wrist watch. Axes and Cross-Cut Saws should depend on you for our fuel next win- ter.--A. C. Clemens. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Clark, late of "Honeygrove", left on Monday for a trip to California and expect to be gone several months. . Don't forget the moving picture show on Friday and Saturday Seite, Mr. Geo. J. Coxon*is this week at- tending the meeting of the Grand lodge of the Orange Association of Ontario West at Chatham. Dr. M. Steele, Unionist candidate has been elected member of South Perth over Mr. Forrester, by a major- ity of 57. The result only became known when the overseas vote was counted. If you are holding a farm stock sale, it will pay you to have your list of articles run in The Sun, which goes into the hands of 2,400 subscribers and is read on an average weekly by 12,000 people. The friends of Mr. Stewart May- berry will regret to hear that he is not making such progress towards re- covery as was hoped for. He had to day and is still a very sick man. Mr. Stephen Stone, who has resid- ed in this locality for the past five the éavalry. Mr. Stone was an A effective way of serving his country. profitable days. Nellie, elder daughter of Mr. pital, London, where she underwent See our stock of dairy pails--A. Our car of sugar has arrived--|&S Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Schatz spent You are sure of a good photograph of Stratford, spent Monday with friends in the vil- bel Wilhelm) of Zurich, is visiting at be in good demand now. We must undergo another operation the other years, left on Wednesday morning for London, where he has enlisted with man, but was exempted to continue farming, but lately he felt that it was his duty to enter the army as the most Mr. W. B. Kines, who left on Mon- day of this week for Waterford, where he has purchased a farm, was on Sunday morning presented by the Burns church Sunday School with a handsome Schofield Teacher's. bible. Mr. Kines made a very suitable reply and expressed his regrets at severing his connection with the school where he had spent so many pleasant and and Mrs. Malcolm MacBeth, who has been seriously ill for some time, was_re- moved last week to the Victoria Hos- Butter 44c lb.--Engeland & Son. Unloading car of sugar.--Engeland on. Interest will becharged on all un- paid coal accounts.--J. G. Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. E. Abram spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs, C. F. Dahms. Mr. Harry Ford is again in charge of the repair work at Morrice's shoe store. ; The ft day of March was a real spring-like day and came in like the proverbial lamb. "Pop" Philips' Photo Plays on Fri- day and Saturday nights. Change of film each night. Admission 15c, Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Beese, of Blyth spent the week-end at the home of the latter's father, Mr. Henry: Miller. Now is the time to prepare for syrup boiling. We have a good line of pails and spiles.--A. C. Clemens. Mr. Ed. Sandison, of London, fam- iliarly known as "Doc", spent the week-end at the home of Mr. John Turnbull. Hon. H.C. Brewster, premier of British Columbia, died at Calgary on Thursday last, following an attack of pneumonia. Now that the "coal famine" is prac- tically over, prices within the range of the average citizen should be ex- pected to prevail.--Stratford Herald. Messrs. F. Zimmermann & Son week they purchased a hog from Mr. George Kerr for -which they paid $115.00. Premier Hearst declined on Satur- day to accede to the request of a monster deputation of Toronto and Ontario Labor men to amend the On- tario Temperance Act so that beer of two and a half per cent alcohol could be sold in place of the present streng- th of 2% per cent. proof spirits. Milverton School Report The following is the report for February. Those marked with an (*) were absent from one or more exam- inations. ; Form II--Total 550, honors 413, pass 830--Rosie Schmidt 396, Clara Yundt 375, Janet Pugh 344. Form I--Total 550, honors 413, pass 3830--Vera Thompson 385, Lloyd Bastendorff 382, Rose Ranney 375, Beverley Tucker 337, Agnes Semple 305, Hazel Akins 227, Kenneth Curtis 200. : Entrance Class--Total 550, honors 413, pass 330--Ella Clemens 438, Ruth Bundscho 413, Irene Reis 402, Esther Krajaefski 376, Florence Guenther 363, Freida Pommer 358, Olga Berkner 357, Mignon Petrie 351 Lela Kelterborn 345, Jean Bundscho te Clifford Weir 326, Della Whaley 126", Enrollment 22, average attendance 20.--W. R. Burnett, Principal. ROOM 2, Total 400, honors 300, pass 240-- Jr. 4th--Fred Bundscho 339, Norman Woolner 337, Cecil Dobson 336, Her- THURSDAY, MARCH, 7 1918. % & se $ "1 A Mornington Boy's Exper- ience in Alberta HOMESTEADING Homesteading is quite an adven- ture. It has its bright and dark sides. The common saying was: "That the government bet 160 acres of land against your ten dollars that you would not stay on it for three years." If the homesteader was not chucked full of pluck and perseverance he was apt to lose out. The homesteader, who remained with his homestead, was rewarded for his privations and hard work. . yi As soon as I had moved on the homestead, I started to get out logs for the shack and to build the same. While I was building I remained in my neighbor bachelor's shack; who had gone to Edmonton. One evening as coming from. work I noticed a light in the shack. What? Visitors at this time of day! Upon opening the door I was delighted to see my neighbor home and accompanied by some friends. By way of conversation they asked me what I had been working at that day, I told them shingling. Were you not cold? I said no, the weather was a little nippy on the fingers. They say as this is a dry climate one does not feel the cold so much as in the east. Bachelor's life on the homestead is not the most enjoyable; I sometimes got very lonesome; sometimes I felt like Robinson Crusoe. The daytime was all right, I had plenty of work to do. But the long winter evenings when I was out of reading material, I felt very lonesome. Then my thoughts would-drift to my old Morn- ington associates. Ambition said improve your home- stead. Build a road. The land in this district is as fertile as any land in Alberta; although it is marred by low lying places called muskegs, over which we had to build a cordroy road. Winter was the only time we could construct the roadway. We had no form of municipal government. Vol- untary road work and by voluntary work the road was built. Spring came. Pioneer work of clearing land. A monotonous job, especially when you cannot see your neighbor or his buildings for bush. July came. As my provisions were low and my money all gone, I had to return to Edmonton and look for work, When I left Edmonton to go to.my homestead the main line of the C.N.R. had just been surveyed to the city. This caused real estate to become ac- tive. Upon my return, everybody was talking real estate. During my absence, one of my former acquain- tances had begun in the fall with a hundred dollars, he bought a lot one day, made his first payment, sold at his first opportunity. By buying and selling he had one thousand dollars in the spring. I was too cautious for that game. I never bought a lot un- less I felt I could make my first and completed my homestead duties. ES a Malcolm MacBeth, Editor and Proprietor sailed down to an eddy. Here we rebuilt our raft and collected our logs. Soon we were en route for Battleford. Snubbing our raft at night in quiet. water was a snap. Snubbing in swift flowing water, a difficult task. Our raft snubbed; we built our camp fire. Had our evening meal, changed yarns and then one blanket on the cold frozen ground, the other blanket over us quilt fashion; with sky for a roof and the stars for windows, we slept soundly until morning. One night I was awakened by a noise: I called my mates. They said it was a bear. One fellow put his blanket over his head. I got up and threw more wood on our camp fire, then I returned to my cosy bed and slept undistrubed by Mr. Bear until morning. Soon we reached our destination. On the re- This trip was 500 miles by I returned to my homestead and Re- In the summer of 1906, the C.N.R. built their road; to Steny Plain and | affair. a BO ae a oF Sig ag monton lots and located on the town | winni i site of Stony Plain. eee ie he I sold my Ed- (To be Continued.) FAREWELL TO MR. AND MRS. €. BEESE: Blyth Standard. On Friday evening last a fine as- sembly gathered in the lecture room of the Methodist church to bid fare- well to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Beese, who left town Tuesday afternoon. An excellent program was given, consisting of an instrumental duet by a ve ag and McElroy; a solo y Aubrey Bainton; a recitation by F F Mrs. Chambers; a sake by Miss EB. F. end with her sister, Mrs. P. Healy oh McCormick and a selection by the All-Star Male Quartette. A dainty lunch was then served, the tables being daintily decorated with the Allied flags. Immediately at the close of lunch Mrs. A. B. Carr read an address to Mr. and Mrs. Beese and Mrs. David f Floody presented them with a silver service. warm terms the appreciation in which The address expressed in Mr. and Mrs. Beese was held by the congregation and by every institu- tion in connection with the church. Mr. and Mrs. Beese made appro- priate replies and spoke feelingly of their stay in Blyth, and of regret in departing at this time. _ Mr. Beese spoke particularly of the home-coming of the soldier boys and will be anxious to be back to greet them, not forgetting the brave lads who have laid down their lives. A number of complimentary ad- SwSoaeaa--Xxwm9@==z LINWOOD _ Miss Dolly McKay spent Tuesday in Elmira. ot nF -- 8. be al of Tralee w days at Mrs. 5 nochan's this snk eee ee Quite a number from here attend- er the hockey match between Kitch-- ener and Toronto Dentals at Kitchen- er last Friday night. _ Mrs. Moffat and daughter, Gerald- ine and son, Melvin, returned to the oat after spending several months ere, i Mr. W. Eydt spent Sunday at hi home in Milverton: "$ - Mr. Nelson. Merrick left for the West on Wednesday, where he intends taking up farming. Mr. Harry Lutz spent the week-end And none too soon, for it. was getting |in Stratford. sey, ages ye mornings Dig in fact, wading the stream in daytime |serious accident on Saturday morn- gave us no cheer.on cold, frosty days. |ing. Wh ighti We returned by wagon, y days. | ing. ile lighting a fire with gaso- urn trip we had plenty of time for) seriously burned Mr. Wilker and h chat. Alas how foolishly and in what | daughter, Elfrieda, who was =the a short time some of our raftsmen |ing close by. spent their hard earned two month's| ' wages. water and 275 miles by wagon. Mr. Conrad Wilker met with a very line, the gasoline in can exploded and The Women's Institute will meet at the home of Mrs. D. Beggs on Wed- nesday, March 18th, at 2.30 p.m. sharp. The Knitting Circle will meet at ceived my patent and I consider it a|the home of Mrs. J. Collins on Thurs MacBeth. ¢ I ey: : j i x | March 8th an 9th. 10,000 feet of |have, during the past ten days, ship-|then told me it was ten below zero |valuable asset, so much in that I am |d ning. % Toe mraee. ,_ §. fnneneg pelle, BED Better ree ot film each night. All new. | ped $15,000 worth of live stock. Last {that morning. In explanation, I may |still the owner. "The "Busy Bees Knitting Contest turned out to be a very successful ' There being 79 pairs of socks knitted. Miss Vera Heinbuch's side Miss Winnie Beggs is spending a week with friends in Listowel. _ Mr. and Mrs. Allan McLachlan vis- ited at Mrs. Carnochan's on Tuesday, Mr. Wesley. Cathcart spent the week-end at Newry. The Busy Bees will not meet this week as they are holding their ban- quet at the home of Mr. W. O. Bundy on Thursday evening. Mr. John L. McKay made a busi- ness trip to Elmira on Wednesday. TRALEE Mrs. John Scott spent the week- Monkton. Mr. W. Freeborn, of Great Falls, Montana, and Miss Anna Freeborn, of Peffers, spent a day last week at the home of Mrs. M. Hanley. Mrs. J. MacKay spent Friday last with friends at Linwood. A number from here attended the air in Listowel on Friday last. Mr. Thomas MacKey, of Hamilten spent the week-end at his home here. Mr. Joseph Petrie intends leaving for Toronto soon. (Intended for last week.) Mr. Wm. Ouerend spent a day re- cently in Toronto. Misses Agnes Carey, of Macton, and Ann Basler, of Dorking, also Mr, 4s Basler spent Sunday with friends iere. Mr. John Hanley has returned home from Chippawa. bie Gaul 334, Harry Schaefer 302, Melvin Schatz 286, Beata Mohr 275, Alvin Sipple 278, Alvin Schatz 272, Harold Barth 271, Margaret Roe 269 Joe Moore 257, Janet Hamilton 252, Lavina Jacobs 242, Stewart Pugh 235 Frank Kelterborn 230, Gordon Sch- auber 227, Willie Schneuker 226, Meredith Pugh 228 Roy Hoffman 208. Sr. 8rd--Marie Yundt 377, Ruth Gaul 375, Helen Guenther 343, Clar- ence Schneider 331, Ralph Basten- dorff 323, Dorothy Pugh 310, Eileen Rosamond and Louis Schmidt 281 (equal), Eva Gatcke 256, Earl Smith 255, Ryerson Pfaff 251, Jack Basten- NEWTON Messrs. R. Jack and Ed, Campbell have put in a new chopper and en- gine and are doing excellent work, They are very busy. Mr. George Kirkland is busy these days butchering hogs for the farmers. Mr. Oscar Fatum attended the presentation to Mr. George Wolfe at Gowanstown on Saturday night. Mr. Wolfe left for the London camp en Monday morning. A number from here attended the dance at Mr. George Suitter's on Fri- day night and report a pleasant time. dresses followed and a very happy meeting was brought to a close with the singing of the doxology and the National Anthem. under the auspices of Burns church Ladies' Aid Society, in the Sunday school room of the church on the ev- ening of Friday, March 15th. A good programme is_ being provided. Admission 10 and 15c. 2-t. last payment. Say, my cautious scheme proved to be a good plan. For the next two years I spent what time I could improving my homestead. The rest of the time I spent earning funds to buy the neces- saries of life. I was a busy man! During one of my absent periods the Indians had camped in front of my ecommodious shack. They employed their time trapping muskrats. Just a word for the Indian. They left the shack in good order. nee In the fall of 1904, a locai improve- ment district was formed, fortunately my homestead was included. When an operation for mastoid on Thurs- day. The operation was performed by Dr. Septimus Thompson, special- ist, who was assisted by Dr. P. L. Tye, of Milverton. From latest ac- counts she is progressing favorably. c The regular meeting of the Milver- ton Women's Institute will be held in the public library on Saturday, March 16th, at 2.30 p.m. A paper will be given by Mrs. S. H. Pugh on "A Child's Share in the Income." All ladies weleome. The Institute has a stock of yarn on hand, and anyone who desires to help knit socks for the soldiers, may have the yarn by ealling He met with a bombing accident in France and was sent home on fur- lough, but is returning in the near future to England. His many friends here were very pleased to meet him again.--Listowel Standard. WEDDING RECEPTION Mrs. N. E. Phair (nee Florrie Free- born) received for the first time since her marriage on Tuesday, Feb. 19th, at the home of her mother. She wore her wedding dress of brown silk. De- spite the rainy weather, invited guests to the number of fifty came and went from two till six, bringing with them el PRODUCE MORE! INCREASE THE YIELD OF YOUR FARM HEI at Mrs. Wm. Kerv's. Mr. Sheldon Orr disposed of his farm near Milverton on Thursday dorff 240, Whitney Thompson 228, Clarence Schaefer 215, Billie Spencer 209, Howard Gatcke 201, Eldon Ham- ilton 199*, Gladys Candler 163%, I returned from earning a few shill- ings, I was approached by one of the first settlers in Stony Plain district, pretty and useful gifts for the bride. who, with her mother, received them in the parlor. The spacious rooms were arranged There is some talk of the C. P. R. running a spur line from Tralee te Newton. What for? The Newton Knitting Circle will with the proposition: "Jack! run for Councillor!" I replied I am not well enough acquainted with the electors. He said, "Get acquainted!" Well I got busy, was nominated and elected by two of a majority. Since I was familiar with the advantages of good roads, I made it my chief aim to im- prove the roads to the best of my ability. My work must have been last to Mr. George Miller for the sum of $14,000. Mr. Orr will hold a sale of stock and implements on Friday, March 8th, and a week later will leave for Webb, Sask., where he in- tends entering farming on a larger seale. The departure of Mr. and Mrs. Orr from this community will be uni- versally regretted, as they have resid- ed here all their lives and were held meet at the home of Mrs. R. J. Tan- Harold Mohr 141, Roy Akins 120. ner on Friday evening. No. on roll 42, average attendance 39.--Kathleen M. Bell; Teacher. ROOM 3. Examined in arithmetic, spelling, geography, literature, reading and writing. Total 450, honors 337, pass 270.-- in good style. A daintily prepared tea was served in the diningroom. Misses Mildred Phair, Ethel Haw- thorne and Hazel Love attended to the guests. Little Miss Marion Cog- hlin, wearing a lovely dress of white silk with lace trimmings, served wed-| A quiet wedding was solemnized at ding cake from a silver cake basket.|the Methodist parsonage, Elmira, Two charming tots, the Misses Helen|when Miss Edith M., only daughter THIS SEASON BY USING. Gunn's Shur-Gain Fertilizer ---- WISMER--CRAWFORD Leave your order now as prices will advance shortly. in very high esteem. Lewis Gamble, '"Bilkie" Grosch, Ted- Messrs. E. H. Gropp, Chris. Kropf, Jr. 8rd--Luella Bundscho 328, Helen HWonderich 308, Clara Woolner 303, Eddie Carter 280, Earl Capling 279, satisfactory for at the close of the first year I was elected for the fol- lowing year by acclamation. found me Ritter, in a pretty frock of silk shell pink crepe de chene, and Helen Brun- ner, in a one-piece frock of white with pink silk trimmings daintily em- of Mrs. Annie Crawford, of Wallen- stein, was united in marriage to Mr. Irvin Wismer, of Linwood. The eer- emony was performed by Rev. Jes- EWE Isabel Hamilton 277, Elgin Bundscho 276, Ralph Spencer 275, Odell Pfef- fer 275, Myrtle Tucker 275, Isabel Seigner 248, Gertrude Ratz 245, Margaret Miller 240, Arthur Neu- meister 235, Alex. Akins 229, Jack Peppler 214, Carl Schmidt 212, Verna Candler 206, Louise Tucker 203, Flora Berkner 203, Gertrude Moore 187*, Nelson Wolfe 173*, Ole Zim- mermann 162, Mervin Gallop 159*, Edna Hopf 158*, Pearl Stewart 151% Jean Semple 141*. 2nd Class--Ross 319, September of 1905, short of cash. Wonderful how quick- ly cash leaves the pocket of the home- steader. Well, I went to Edmonton. This time I could not secure a job at my own trade. Eventually, through the influence of a friend, I secured a job--rafting bridge timber down the Saskatchewan to Battleford. As this was new work, I was inexperienced, I couldn't swin; tough as homestead- ing was I always had a roof over my head at night. Now I was billed to sleep in the open; swim or wade. Al- der Pfeffer and Fritz Hasenpflug left by two auto-sleighs and a cutter at- tached to one of the motors for Kit- chener on Friday evening to attend the big hockey match between Kitch- ener and the Toronto Dents. The cutter was put out of commission near the G.T.R. station, when its pas- sengers, Tedder and Fritz, clambered on the jitneys. Without any more serious accident than one complete turnover they arrived at Kitchener viewed the match and returned. The score was 3-0 in favor of Kitchener. Your account is ready--I need the money N. A. ZIMMERMANN Brockville and Mc- Implement Dealer Tasghlin Buggies broidered, carried a basket of candy |ephius Culp at half-past five o'cloek. with a chic bow of pink satin tied to|The bride looked charming in a suit the handle. of navy blue serge and black hat and Mrs. Hester Tanner poured tea.|wolf furs to match. The young couple The bride's treat to her guests was|left for a short honeymoon on the red wine, which she caried in tiny|evening train to Toronto, London, glasses on a preity glass tray. Toasts' Crediton and other points. were given for her happiness. Mrs. Campbell sang a number of solos in sweet voice during the afternoon. The evening was spent in a social maner by a few young people. N ed -- ous DeLaval Cream Sep- ~arators, Fleury Plows SSS SSieie FOR SALE--Rail Wood. Apply te Finkbeiner Hardware, Milverton. LE|IIt re FOR SALE -- Four Yorkshire sows Clemens ON FRIDAY, MARCH 15th 1 mare rising 3 years and a horse manned by four men. Two in the rising 4 years. Apply to George ist; Harry Lauder, Mr. Wm. Hender- bow and two in the stern. My duty Ys SB cw 2 son 2nd. Best boy's costume, Indian, STANDARD PRIMARY ROOM tlemen who are bald. There is no LIME K -- Surplus, - - - ~ oS Wf The Farmer's Convenience '{ ii 'THE Bank of Hamilton is always s ready and glad to help the farmer regarding his Cattle Business, Sale MILVERTON BRANCH : ae $3,500,000 ot eS N ; a DS ' ° Capital Authorized, $5,000,000 - Capital Pald-up, = $3,000,000 '|tles, rubber sheeting, underclothing, W. Weir ist; Clown, J. Gowing 2nd. Grosch 2nd. Best Wilfrid Zimmermann 2nd. Men' Roese 2nd. branch of the Secours Nationale o don, Ont. there is so much disease in Franc and that such a large part of th country is being laid waste by th ever. ing, shoes, stockings, hot water_bot- baby's outfits, towels, rubber gloves Best Couple, Miss K. Smith and W. Bundscho 1st; Miss Roese and Mr. J. organization, Hockey Girls, Misses G. Zimmerman, Lillie Hoffman and Annie Hoffman ist; Harry Lauder orgaization 2nd. Boy's race, Lloyd Bastendorff 1st; Race, Wilfrid Bundscho Ist; Norman The Daughters of the Empire have received the following appeal. A France has been established at Lon- In view of the fact that |German armies, the needs of the pop- ulation there are almost unlimited and, unless supplies are sent to them, 'ltheir sufferings will be greater than Tt is to be hoped that this ap- 2nd Class--Billie Hocking 276, Alvin Hopf 269, Oscar Schneuker 252 Anna Krajaefski 228* (honors) ; Jack Siegner 170, Freddie Hoffman 152. Roy Crawford 130*, Vera Maddess 128, Clarence Stewart 111*. 1st Class--George Finkbeiner 122. s|Isabel Tucker 121, Mildred Gatcke 120, Harvie Schneider 108, Jack Bundscho 107, Bertha Weir 104, Jean Smith 104 (honors); Gordon Guen- ther 93, Lorne Zulauf 91, Clarence f|Hoffman 76, Ira Hamilton 71*, Al- fred Ratz 67, Rose Blair 61, Shirley Ford 61, George Hawkins 54, Hazel e|Gatcke 46*. e Primer Class--Enos Boshart, Earl e | Bundscho, Reggie Paddon, Rosina Op- per, Flossie Berger, Pearl Schneider, |Arthur Duench (honors); Jack Gat- eke, Walter Akins, Muriel _Dahms, Lennie Hoffman, Russell Maddess, Alma Wolfe, Iola Bundscho, Mary dance 37.--I. B. J. Glenn, Teacher. was to cook for our crew and assist the pilot. The first two days it rain- ter if we had to wade water waist deep to keep our raft from hugging rocks or stranding on sand-bars. Shooting rapids was not only hard work, but dangerous. Let me tell you when the raft did strike a rock in swift water we got down at full length and clung to the bridge tim- ber, and in a few moments our raft would be heading up stream then the swift current would give her another whirl and away we would go not in search of another rock, but for our destination. At one point in the riv- er we had to face three channels, one swift flowing, Central and narrow. The south, shallow. The north one, the one we wanted to enter, was guarded by a sand-bar, consequently we had to hug the mouth of the swift flowing central stream. Hug it we Soon a -grinding noise told us to snatch our few earthly possessions and strike for the shore. I managed to save the cooking utensils and my ed day and night, thus it did not mat-| charge for demonstration. Dobson, R.R. No. 1, Milverton. 2+t. W. D. Weir's Sale Register Thursday, March 'th--Horses, Imple- ments and Household Effects for Mrs. Henry Isley, Newton. Friday, March 8th--Stock and Imple- ments for Mr. Sheldon Orr, Lot 6 Con. 2, Morningten, 1 mile south of Milverton. page neider, lot 26, con. 15, Ellice. Tuesday, Poole. fects and implements for Mr. Jas Henderson, Milverton. See list on another Monday, March 11th--Farm stock and implements for Frederick Sch- March 12th--Real estate, stock, implements and household effects for Magdalena Kipfer, at G. Wednesday, March 13th--Real estate and stock, for Bert Wray, East Hf. Lot 4, Con. 6, Wellesley, Western . Section, 2% miles from. Millbank. Mornington, near Fernbank school. Saturday, March 16--Household ef- -- Se - "a Following are the prize-winners | Winnifred Finkbeiner 266, Elizabeth|though the work was strenuous at due to pig May 24th. Apply to M. s : « {at the carnival held in the Milverton | Hoffman 264, Florence Roe 263, Bil-|times, I must say I enjoyed the next Dobson, R.R. No. 1, Newton. 2-4. . G H AMILTON rink on Saturday evening last:--Best |lie Coxon 260, Norma Ewen 254)\two exciting months. As this work} vs. of T ite 8 es ° dressed lady, Red Gross Nurse, Miss|Henry Reis 254, Hattie, Moore 239*, | was interesting and exciting to me, I) q,, "Gree & * Goods St (Cana-| FoR SALE--10 h. p. gasoline engine : Sh , L. Roese 1st; Canada, Miss N. David-|Idella Reis 239, Hillis Paddon 238, |shall endeavor to describe it to you. ite rath mn, a displ apery fine (Turk). In good repair. Apply : ey a . Sole Agent for son 2nd. Best dressed girl under 15,|Arthur Schneider 219*, Hazel Stew-|Four rafts generally went together, i : 3 4 vas the TDA. ai tel, to Joseph Steckly, R. R. 2, Milver- seis PORTLAND Old ga. Nora Barr 1st; Irish Lass, |art 145*, Walter Mohr 131*. so that the crew of one raft could.as- Suriteh 00 P bad a € -- 8 t OUEL. ton, Ont. : ' DL, @ w. : MENT Velma Jermyn 2nd. Best dressed Enrollment 46, average attendance |sist the crew of the other raft in the Ae Pelt Drier Wawe ate. tes a SCRANTON re) a CEME gentleman, Sport, Mr. Cleve Heard|35 A. L. Hamilton, Teacher. hour of difficulty. Each raft was {10 gies and Peapess ans Wigs for gen- FOR SALE--General Purpose Celts; ANTHRICITE _. ' FOR SALE--A black Percheron mare rising 4 years; also a Durham bull one-year-old, fit for service. Apply to Moses Steckly, R.R. No. 1, Mil- verton. 1-t. . WANTED--A farm hand, to engage by the year.. Married man prefer- red. A house and 6 acres of land in the consideration. Apply to Geo. Roe, R. R. No, 1, Newton. FOR SALE--Black Percheron filly rising one year; two cows due in March; also 40 bushels of O.A.C, No. 21 Barley for seed. Apply to W. Posliff, R.R. No. Monkton. FOR SALE -- Pure-bred Yorkshire Sows due to farrow in April and May; also one pure-bred Yorkshire Drafts or Deposits. peal will not be in vain, These are|¥ord, Mary Neumeister" George Neu-| did, but too closely, the swift current |Thursday, March 14th--Farm stock| week's old. Prices right. Appl : Notes, : : ie oo ho articles required: pajamas. hosni- meister*, Victoria Gaines. sucked our raft broad "ee Our raft| and implements for Ernest Knob-| to W. A. Taylor, R.R. No. 1; ae Consultation invited. : tal shitts and socks, children's ciotn- Names on roll 43, average atten-|then served the purpo of a dam. lauch, south half of lot 15, con. 10, ton. 2-t. CHEAP, FOR QUICK SALE--Ve- -| neered brick house, modern; fam- hog 2 years old; and 8 pigs six ily Singer sewing machine, only Schafer, Monaget: and socks are a crying need. Please DEATHS. aay fae mier at the post office. leave any donation with Miss Hart- Other ap- peals have met with liberal responses - \don't let this one fail. 4 Lang--At North Mornington, on Fri- day, March 1st, Elliott Lang, aged blankets; was returning for my cloth- es, when the pilot shouted "Stay Off!" 88 years, 11 months and 24 days. Well, I listened to that order for in a second the raft parted and the logs western section (near Crosshill). Tuesday, March 26th--Stock, grain, hay and household effects for Mr. John Hooey, Con. 5, Wellesley. used 8 months; sideboard, good as new; couch and rocking chairs.-- Apply to J. M. Fleischhauer, tailer, Milverton.