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of 1;35:_1', .`VV?1iteY.3`. In: -a_ statement, [ - D 9.5 1.n>:-antli-. ,. `V ` ` '- _ Y `wa`.gnl Bi 1} ll AT VICKERS . 13." iifishTc1'-.i. -um, A In: . ._9g_y;:1ue c,n`. roam. mu. Pass. Ag Toronto 1,500 men-the Mayor, av-prominent banker, a. leading rm of E$'ai'ri`ste V 7 "the fruit and -prod`y1ce trades-the:` `business 'ba.ckBone of ".;"i` Local Qptionis a. FAILURE. } They KNOW` it`-inc-ryeases idiemoralizcsl the _yoLmg, prqmptes lawlessness, reta'rTd-s -progrss. In`-vth`e__fa_ `= statementg, can ydu; beliv Local Option wbulcl Vv|f(>:t1;` a.x}1f'y`..(i"1I`e'ii9`it'ly. % nere are represented the important indutries of Ow the, con1`h1.m'1_ity.:-' that S$;;`iin;rease3% deb;%. A `prices, and for RELIABLE GOODS we, VA We are clearing the balance of our Fugrs at C that dPfV r'nfhnnf'1-nn RA- 3.u.t--.5--- A ` FUR SPECIA3 IO only Ladies Knitted Golf Jackets, in white, cardinal and navy, regular price 2.25 and 2.50. Pre Inventory Price $1.69 pink, pale blue, helio and black, regular selling price 25.c to 50. Pre Inventory Price 15 Around %;i;\World J Lu u|.`1-pU VVCl' C bk-:%ohba:s." 200 odds ends iehlength of from 2 j.f%3.~ to _yds. 9` value. They V . They are bar- for 7 he economical c1;e-.a`;' 3.50. - Be 00d pick. I6 Comforters with covering of various ; patterns, cotton and wool lling, single and double `sizes, regular 2.00 to 5.00. These will Q1311 sold very ' cheap, viz.: {50 to -Be early angget a t'fI\r\A \:p\lr $2.50 Golf Waists. $169 Bargains in com- % toners oadsgnd Eds RJEANT PTh rough 1 % Tickets :1 up all over the Store. Don't Hcsitatc to come and see. '5.le_s are requested to pay before the 10th of the month. jg? 2 for 25. ' ISSUED 'I`O'A.NY ND SEE OTHER LINES at eq DON'T MISS" THIS LHANCE POINT IN and untrimmedrHats of all descriptions must be sold. We must see the bare tables. Any " ' Ready-to wear or untrimmed hat you may choose-{md some of them sell at 4.bo, for 57 `x.:`vlvn'brick house. A f`52300`$$'; m:,:a: "f " _N_D vmany: pthgr. properties. i Fine Trimmed Mil- linery We are determined that every Trimmed Hat shall change ownership. Regular price and value will not be considered. It's to be a clearance and you know what that means at this store. Come in and sec. cvvo Pre Inyentory Price 12 20 Flannel Shit-tings 12c. 6 pieces F ancyv Striped S h i r t i n g, unshrinkable wincy mixtures,light shades, good wearing, regular price Oln `Ready-to-wear Hats roperties. ezood cash customers for this kind . 0 - FOR SALE r25c gala Cloths 8 dozen Ladies and Child- ren's Ringwood Gloves, in white, brown, blue, black, cardinal, grey and fancy mixtures, regular selling price 2 5c to 40. Pre Inventory Price 19 25 to 40 Ringwood Gloves l9c `.7 patterns e Kimona Cloths, in ndifFeient'sh`ad- ings, regula - selling price 25c. `:3, Pre Inventory Erice [2% gnvmnan housefs io 1.-ant. GO0D_50 acre farm within 6 or 8 miles of . Barrie- Btlildinzspot essential. J. zyonuwm, aecretary Bgpajr Here are.ri)rfs.etited: the i mpox1'tant"indutries Owen a.-~p'rominent`banker, of at; "the fruit, :and..prod;_;ce `trades--thAe `b,usir1e[:'ss_ ba.ck`bone7 the"cOrri>i'11.1j "[_-I r\" FEW very de_sii'.ble building lots. 10 tom acre x`nax-ke't garden or well culti, . vated farm, within 3 or 4 miles of Barrie_ nA_, 100 acre farm, x j-AJNUARY 2nd, 54/ .? hx-1 kho ' wi h - tn': 19 na`nq'1. qpapf"_'"v" ._:.` `um. .12, % n`v$?:,1.rick `h`o usIT _West End. A Lfln- this Great Clear- now until spring power of your gs than this. , within 19 miles of Barrie. KN? $31.00. zlually low prices. The arguments advanced `when Local Option. was advocated thatthe `work- , , 1.-. V K I It I I consider Local Option detrimental to the I _ point of view, as it has created discord and set up one p `From a moral or temperancestandpoi`n_t I consider it t Creates cause ever-had in the town. I believe it will take Djscofd . esym__pathy_ of-the people asa whole can againbe nvsecu ments, such `as we had before Local Option was carrie It has created'more drinl-ring-e among young men than there ever was in the t; ` =under*a- good license system, [ ` _ .n .g`:qclasses`*wot1_ld, have; moth en proven to be absolutely wrong, it as. not been th_egcase.lat ayll.I ;'.:'-`A ` VJ. R;_BROWN, Secretary '_f V:Tra`de. ow.;,;]oug;1.s `II `I `l The Division Court returns show that the citizens of Owen Sound `have been less pros- perous under Local Option because of ham- pered trade, and conse- quently less able to pay their debts. In _ 1905, the year before Local Option went into force, . 584 suits were entered for trial. In 1906, there were 661 suits entered. "And in 1907, up to only November 26, there were `778 suits arising fromp debts. Certied by _ . Tucker & Patterson, % 1fY0U Votesfor Local Option has been detrimental to the in- `igterests of Owen Sound, Ebmmercially and mor.- ally. -A It has been _the `means of young men drinking whisky who used to be satised with ..I.__ At` `_..v -v -cw uuununlwu WILH __a _-gnrlass of lager beer. I am of the rm opinion that a. strictly. enforced license system is far btter in controlling the liquor trade. ' Samuel Lloyd o ii got-..L1oyd .3; Scully. Wholesalo" Dealers in F arm Produce. - In Owen` Sound there,- .`":have been more failures` in the 19 months under ` Local Optionthan there were in seven years pre- vious to Local Option. Property" has depreciated in value from zolto `25 per cent. Ill"gal Selling `of liquor is now carried, on in over 100 places in l town. Under the license system boys would not ouch liquor, -- u n d e r Local. Option -they are. ,1~e-[earring bottles. J. 1 . Raven, Banker. L It Has Banished Prosperity 31: g. Mumpued . . Failures It _I-llas (_2rea_ted jllatthew. ;Kennedy%,% _ II:--v--`V It A QDVIIIIQI-J ' : :- Mayor of Owen Sound. -` II'~'. .` ' K ,_.. % *?LE In en koun P: i 35;" I Ba.rri sters". detrimental `best intfests temperance`standpoin_t, consider the ments, '_as we Optio 1: discord onep "take n can-ie T3V$TEE$`I luovo 3. souI .LY. _ owau souuo \II .a gun, r V *R32.:l*},BER *W- Len the Liquor License Act, Local Option. is a failure. lnaipecterg drunkenness is unquestionably far more prevalent A -7%:-. T T . . . . V_, young men and boys, - and far more open, especsally on under. the Ontgrie _I.Iiq_uor License Act. A 27th, 1907," ' (Signed) 2 S ;{*s2v.,x...,....aie:.;gn;a, caams of the {ma or owensuna,.bjgg to Option has not resulted in the lessening _>f .drunk- or `the use. of intoxicating liquor: 3n.ce_.i't came into? foi-ce in * *t1ie_ :ssgnVati9a% of % Mr. D; lLa1a.n.="dd1trona14 vaa.n Occurre. ',jth1s,1xegr.-i<%:.;:51" :r T ` ' ~ /ma 6 /us 2:`: . 2; '"f""'."~ "" ;.the~ liquor . interests dec1are- 1: W111, those. results "%.`;'V;f.\cs>Lx'ld` have been felt in ;OwenTS'oun_d," - In other 'L<')cal Opgion is a success anyivhere, if :.'.`.f\-- .-._`C__,,.v ,1 V `I I ` ` _1 rnrxi-v`r`r\v1 1 onaou-uoIJua v 3?" E I%9o7f.? ~;whLic,h A is; };{'la`c1i1ja g'3 : "I kj(1>hibit`:.io}r': .%orga_; r`x. of - Ontario, ~ir_st cfasel`foti,;Ldcal*Option' upon these words: }"S Vlargesttowh under Local Option 7j{1;Ontafio." ._If Local Option leads to business depres- incteaed drinking, #0 incrased law` violation, . ~__:' .1-_ 1 . / Meoncm & LEMON. alers in Fruit and Produce "\ --___r- auuucu xztzuuu 13 a. (au\.\._ca.3__ auywuclc, ll :22-e is the about what 1/ 0,; L`... 9'0 3 id`. No. of Employee; 40 660% A I=; chamtzs:r%s1~:%i%?`*f, % :M3organ-V.;were" air ted" 21 S .. '4 ,' .. x ' mi {5 "Mrs; 9B. jw; Bailey` and children pf` `Norm .*.Bay farljd -Mr ; ' `and. Mifs. .JaHs_.`i Ga_1fc1i`_<`)jg$ei Vgfl-5;Cd1lL1n_n_rood ?w!f` rec%'*f:%v1s(1tbr?. gm p Toronto, is now residing withTher "J;`11.es` 'St.A, ' Edward - Graver; latiy of` daughter, Mrs'.`_ J. 'Culverw'e1l, - 36 ,.._ ----- v.._ A-u,u.u.IUI\.| uJl.. ' Mr. Jack O B(ri.en. }of :-H? qileybury was in _Town1a'st wyeekvon his. return from vnsiting at h1jsAhomc in Strat- ford. A. ~ - %- --- V-. uvanavl h}\vn I Clarke of Newmrket is spending a _couple- of weeks with her parents on. Bradford : it, MiTs`113I.a1`el.'l\ndrew of Oaliville is` spending the holidays with her uncle, Mr. W. C.` Andrew. - Miss I Bssie_ _.Cheesman I of .` Clveg land is_ spending a few `weeks with her parents on Collietff St. '_ .1! _ 11-; K [A Geprge Martyn [.Port Arthur ar visxting here for {few weeks. V - V .Mrs,[ Osvbornef of. Bow-mam:rille. is Vstaying` with her daugher, Mrs. F. A. Hoar, John St.. " - f` Mrs, S. Dyment Will` not receix/`cu: `until therst and second Fridays in February. j . T a -"Mis-s Madeline Haskjns of Toron- \to_ is the guest " of MISS Jessie Mc- % Lean. L - . . * snap. a AI-Q Iv v\aI\. MifsTs .Ele_1'i " o-f"1`\Iorth D':;; is staying. with her aunt, Mrs. O. VLyon. _ Miss e1f3essie Nelelanjds is visiting In Toronto and Brampton. `Mr. Frank rMacklem of Stratfond was a New Year s visitor. here. , Mr. Otto Redfern was down from `the Cobalt for a few days last week. `Il'3__ f`I,,,I,, I` `I7 - Mr. J. Nj<)rr{r1(a'r'1Buttonv spent the weekend. in Hamilton. `V _Walter H-Kelcey of Clevelandl 1s vxsitmg `in Town. ' ` ' It 17 - ;Oooo0oooo_QooO60000O0O6: 1!Y-IA , 1'7` 1 vvYvvvvvvvVVVVVV VVVVVVVVV . 3 O O A Society and eople. gl :o9oooooooooooooooooocoo V o To do 7this quickly ind thoroughly simply means 1 norrou our or pmcns. p o L 9'--s. O_ur methods mskeit to yoiurhest interest to taken v tnge o snce. of winter stock,for prices on just the things yo I 4 d fro has C been reduced to a point which increases the . part: sin mcney nfrc:-,1 10 to 30 per `cent . No better evidence. of the V `W'v>g figui-d o'V1`;tvthis 'annuaI`!-ock {inking pro. sit n and realize tha; it isto onribst-vinterests ait Inventory time to` COUNT` DOLLARS IN- STEADOF THE \GO#ODS.L % % _` 54 Ladies Coats in all th leading styles, `good cloths` and splendidly made. We A..- ..._.'..._ 4.- -_1l A Sacrifice of Mamlu 3 patterns ne bleached Table Linen,6o and 62 inch-* es wide, pretty desighs, regular selling price Pre Inventory Price $ 60c Table Lihen 39 #10 pieces pretty Wrapper- ette, `suitable for ladiesl wrappers. waists, and child- ren s dresses, regular selling price I2%c. ` I)..- I.___-_.L-.-_- `II ' 7 patterns Wrapperette, in 7 colors, regular selling price I'(\n 12% c Wrapperette, 8c "1;1:e.v-l;1:r;:.ntory Price 8 Tire Ihventory Price Gc 10 WIA-upper-`ette 6c