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t0 m 21 Report of the Chief of Police. The report of the chief of police was received and read as follows: To tin: Police Commissioners of the Town of Lindsay:â€" ( :1t‘1e111en:'â€"Herem ith I beg to sub- mit 1:;‘1. report of the Police Depart.- Merit for the month of December. T1111;- \\ -1e eight cases brought before the 11 like magistrate, being a de- huuh ui nu-n s lunur mm 3.000 uuum n1} uu~\‘~~ lillml'. In the nmthr of “ages paid the £11..“ ng was still more favorable. The hymn culls fur $6.000. The actual mmuxm. of wugt-s paid for 1906 was m-xr'v than double that aniount, $12,- From J. L. Primeau. in reference to so-vm'ing pc-rlnission for the erection of :1 mhl storage and packing house in tho- war of his storm Mr. Pri- rm-uu's c-xplnim-«l that h», would com- ply with all the necessary conditions of Hn- rm- By-luw. l"rnm tln- Sick Children’s Hospital, Turnntn, asking for a donutlon for the (T685 111011! ciunon ship. List of Offences. D:>~:.zxier1v and swearing, 4; assault, 1; \z: :mcv, l; perjury 2. Thu») cases were disposed 0f as folima :1 iued with ooption of going to iaii, JIM ‘;i>111issed,° .; sent to 1311, l coxnzzmtul for trial, 2. Aluu’lilt of penalties imposed, 539" eml u and 21‘ Board Finm uml penalties collected, $49.70. DOg t;xXo'~ ('Ullt’cted. $13.“); exhibition 1mm. mile-med, $50,00; cab license C011r<‘tui. $5.00; balance pedlar’s li- 0811.5: ml lr‘cte‘ fions, $142.70. DUNS From the: (‘anadian Municipal Jour- nal ,::~king for subscriptions from the Comm-ll to that paper. From James Fleury and G. H. Lind- sayli, making application for the po- sition of assessors. In View of the inâ€" cn-nwl work of the positions they ghuuxht that at least $200 should be pmil for the: work. l-‘rnm 'l‘honms Connolly, making ap- plil-ztinn for the position of assessor. From J. i’. Kylvy, sn-cretury of the Poultry and PM Stock Association, ap- prlsing tilt? (‘ouncil of the (ll-sire of lhc Association for a similar grant to tiint gin-n lust your and for the use of m.- market hull building for the poultry show on Jan. 26th, 27th and 2"”2. Poul! ry prising the Ass that gi Lindsay, Jan. I“. 1909' Market Clerk’s Report- The report. of Mr. C, 0311th “3‘" “91 clerk, was received and filed. Th8 Wishing fees {or the past month had Mounted to $77.55 ;the market mn- to $13.34; the total being 8%.”. pOlXI xion New Fireman Appointed The rvpm of Chief Bell.01 the Fire 393W. in which the recommdl' “on Was umde that Mr. 30ft POM ‘° Winn-a a member 0! the fire bri- N. in Place of Mr. Geo. Reilly. m 3.19“ town, "a considered. 0: a“: of Deputy-Reeve Mew. by Ald. Bsbcock. the 3‘ the the: ll'e‘” ' 5,, adjournment as passed at the in- “gum! session in the morning. May- or Beg; occupied the chair, and there fire Err"58nt: First Deputy-Reeve B. L. McLean, Second Deputy-Reeve W. W. Jul’kl’dil and Aidermen Geo. Cal- vert. H. Dobson, A. J. Campbell, R. K5132, M. J. Lewis‘ A. C. Babcock and Amos Howkins, Reeve Geo. A. Jordan. who is in North Ontario, on important business, and thus unable to m present, being the only absentee. Air»: the reading and adoption of [he “Amines of the previous meeting, munications were read: I'm- rum Aug: which is respectfully submit- The T1 wn Council met on Monday night in accordance with their motion 59, adjournment as passed at the in- “- A â€"--â€"--â€"._ It..- A11) KYLIE movas FOR Em mo ELECTRIC I. coMMlTTEE TO INVESTIGATE AND CONSIDER ADV‘ISABILITY OF TOWN TAKING OVER PLANTâ€"OTHER BUSINESS OF IN. PORTANCE AT co UNCIL’S MEETING. rum Yuur obndient servant. ml oncrs I( matters lppczlls of fifteeh «compared with last Communications. 1 Geo. Cooums, asking tor ap- wut as inspector of construc- the Ontario Municipal Asso- rclutch to the town’s member- RALPH C. VINCENT. Chief Constable. the Board of Railway Com- rs for Unturio rclnuve to gen- furs rvgnnliug municipalities fills and pruccediugs with the d,' $25.00; {om collec- JANUARY “th, I”. Tha by-laws were than man man third readings and finally paced on motion 01 the lollowinc members a! Council: . Babcock-Jordsn, Mauro. )u.'1{elth and J. A. Willidmson to‘ ho mambo:- oi the Board 01 Health. (Bo-OW ed.) Jordan-McLeanâ€"A. B. ”claim to Mayor Begg explamea tnan an air tort had been made very recently to have the rate reduced, ' but without success. They were getting the best terms possible, and no bank offered any getter. Perhaps in the near fu- ture .with the money market easing off as it was, better terms could be secured. The by-law for the raising of money for local improvements we: given“- second reading. and than the commit toe rose and reported. ‘ AJâ€"Aâ€" OLJ. on money and let it out at 5% per cent. the bank was making a pretty wide margin. Ald Kylie thought the money market was easier at present and perhaps better terms could be se- cured. Mayor Begg explained that an et- 8‘ vv vv---- that the Fthance Committee would take up this question. He thought that when a bank paid three per cent. On motion of Ald. Dobson, seconded by Second Deputy-Reeve Jordan, the name of Mr. J. E. Adams was propos- ed as the High School Trustee. Mr. Kylie proposed Mr. McIntyre, but it was explained that while Mr. McIn- tyre had been a faithful and useful member he had expressed his desire to withdraw. Mr. Adams’ name was consequently inserted in the by-law. For the Public Library Board, Mr. F. D. Moore’s name was again insert- ed on motion of Second Deputy-Reeve Jordan, seconded by Ald. Hawkins. On motion of Mayor Begg, seconded by Second Deputy-Reeve Jordan, the by-law for raising money for current expenditure was given its second reading. In discussing this by-law, Ald. Dobson asked if cheaper money could not be obtained. He wanted to know if any of the other banks would give better terms. _ Ald. Kylie hoped .__‘__‘IJ On motion of Mayor Begg. seconded by Second Deputy-Reeve Jordan, the names of Messrs. James Keith and J. A. Williamson were inserted in the by-law as the appointees to the Board of Health. On motion of Ald. Dobson, seconded Wit'h Deputy-Reeve McLean in the chair thvsv by~lnws were glven their second readings in committee of the whole. Deputy-Reeve McLean, seconded by Second Deputy-Reeve Jordanâ€"To ap- point. a High School Trustee to take the place of Mr. A. B. McIntyre, wlmm- term had expired. Second Deputy-Rowe Jordan, Ald. Bubcockâ€"To provide for borrowing mom-y for current expenditures. A Member of the Councilâ€"“Well, it was left in first-class shape last year. The system of cleaning and disinfect- ing is all right. Number of By-Laws Passed. A number of by-Iaws were given their first readings. Deputy-Reeve McLean, seconded by Second Deputy- Reeve W. W. Jordan, introduced 'the by-law to provide for the borrowing of money to meet the cost of local im- provements. Ald. -Babcock, Deputy-Reeve Mc- Leanâ€"To appoint members of the Board of Health to take the places of Messrs. .1213. Keith and J. A. William- son, whose terms had expired. , Ald. Lewis and Deputy-Reeve Mc- Leanâ€"To appoint a. member for the Public Library Board to take the place of Mr. F. D. Moore, whose term had expired. On motion of Deputy-Reeve Mc- Lean, seconded by Ald. Calvert, the usual grant was given, and the use of the hall granted as asked, it being understood in the latter case that the place shouid be left in as good condi- tion as before the show. W85 Passed and the; recommendation endorsed. Mr. Porter will sleep fi the fire hall. ‘ Deputation for the Poultry Show; Deputy-Reeve McLean called attent- tion to the deputations present” and on motion these were heard. H121). C. Trew, on behalf of the Poultry and Pet Stock Association, asked far the usual grant for the Society and for the use of the market hall. He also point- ed out that the town hall might be needed for the lecture which it was expected that Mr. L. H. Baldwin, of Deer Park, would give on theevening of one of the days of the'show. Mr. Trew briefly but aptly pointed out that the poultry show was not only a benefit. to the town, but also of na- tural advantage to the country round- about. The benefit to the poultry in- dustry through this event in Lindsay could not be overestimated, and the advantage derived could not. be ques- tioned. Mr. Thos. Trotter, Mr. J. P Ryley and Mr. John 0’ Reilly and oth- ms were present for the Poultry and Pet Stock \ssociation. “011, of course," said Mr. Trew, “we’ll guarantee that. In fact we'll leave it in better shape than we get. it if posible." "icifii'fixfiad ho. thought it I. splendid idea wining up the mum early in the you. It would at. “the to not Win nhnpo. and It m never too only to “to up I. caution see if edvenuaee can be battered. So much bed been edd end written to the effect thet light and power were too high thet the ,Oouncfl owed it to the people to inquire to the new. '- ALAâ€"AL [A - As seconder of the motion of the mo- tion, Ald. Dobeon epoke briefly. He ‘eeid that there had been much consid- eretion of the queetion by the public end he felt that nothing could be loet by the consideration by the Council 01 the metter. It wee elven flee to Mr Kylie, in presenting his motion was greeted with applause from those in attendance at the meeting. This is erather unusual thing to see at a. council meeting in Lindsay, and it suggests the papularity of the motion of Mr. Kylie. On motion of Ald: Campbell, we- onded by Ald. Babcock, the name 0! Ald. Kylie was added to the commit- tee who are to investigate and report on the electric power and light quel- tion. ago, but for some reason or other was allowed to drop. He thought it was only common business sense to (n- quire and see what could be done. It was only a couple of years now until the electric light and power franchise would expire and that time was short enough for the consideration, prepa- ration and action, because corpora- tions moved slowly, and it would take much time to get information and de- tails and to make a change possible. â€"1EIâ€"r.vl.(ylié said he had brought this question up before It had been be- fore the Board of Trade some time Ald. Kylie said he felt that the peo- ple of Lindsay owed a great deal to the L.. H. P. Co. That company had risked their money in an invest- ment that was douhtful of success. Lindsav had received the benefit of the bestlighting system it ever had . Mr. Kylie said he had nothing but praise for the members of the com- pany. They were all good citizens. but at the same time he thought the town should carefully look to any- thing that might promise the munici- pality profit or advancement. Mr. Ky- lie then reviewed the history of the electric light plant briefly. Lindsay had missed its opportunity when the town had not taken advantage of the chance to get the Fenelon Falls pow- er. The expert sent down by the town, however. had declared against the scheme, saying that there was not suf- ficient power available. Mr. Sadler. however. with his practical experience had known more than the expert and decided differently. Mr. Sadler had faith in the enterprise and had risked a lot of money in it. Mr._Kylie thought that the men who had risked everything on the venture deserved all possible consideration. , Mr. Kylie al- so referred to the time when the town was getting light at the rate of $30 when it was proven that it could not; be produced for less than $34, even with the capital and credit of the municipality behind the business. In introducing the motion, Aid. Ky- lie explained that he was not influenc- ed in his action by the discussion go- ing on at the present time. He was a firm believer in municipal enterprise and always had been. He had advo- cated the taking over of the electric light plant years ago. Ald. Kylie in- stanced the success of the waterworks plant as a sample of what could, be accomplished in the municipal own- ership line. While some would say that the waterworks rates were almost as high under municipal ownership as under the old private ownership, Mr. Kylie reviewed the history of the pur- chase and previous conditions. He showed the extension of the service, which had not been possible under private ownership and also touched on the fact that the town was saving al- most $l,100 in hydrant rental, com- pared to what it would have to pay had the conditions of private owner- ship continued. The waterwmks for the past year had a surplus of about $5.000. The waterworks plant was making money, and Mr. Kylie could not see why the town could not as ad- vantageously take over the electric light plant. onmwwumam'A-W" Jordan, seconded by, Ald. Campbfi the Mayor was authorized to sign file petition to the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the letter on fyle: Mr. Primeau’s Building. ‘ Mr. Primeau, who was present, m sired to erect. In reply, Mr. Primeim said he would comply with all there- quirements of the Fire By-law. 'He would use the building also for cold storage and storehouee erposes. To Consider the Ligh‘t ‘and Power Question. It was moved by Aid. Kylie, second- ed Ald. Dobson, that the Mayer, Reeve Geo. A. Jordan, Ald. Lewis and Ald. Babcock be a committee to in- vestigate and report as to the practic- ability of the town of Lindsay taking over the Light, Heat Power plant and conducting it as a municipal 'en- terprise. Ma'yor Begg thought Mr. Primenu should apply to the Board of Health in the latter connection. It would ‘be well to see that there was no conflict with the Board of Health ruIes and regulations before the structure was for file raising of money-to meet the. Ottawa, J m. 8.â€"Tho Department of Agriculture, in view of advice. from the Unlwd sum Govompont am. the outbreak o! {mud-mouth di- m is being sumpd out in the in- !ooted mm. bu mondpd tho pre- vious rigid gunman. mum to snow the involution into Guild: 0! Imm- mddmfiu cum 0! any would do it for $2.50. Ald. Calvert thought a. uniform price should be paid. as it would not be fair to pay one 83.00 and another $2.50. To this all were agreed. Mayor Begs suggested that the walks, etc., to be built‘ this you should be considered first and when it was decided just what works were to be done. ahd where. the stone could be delivered to minutiae. the con- tracts for this could then be made. Deputy-Reeve McLean agreed with this, and he thought at this time even a lower rate than S3. 00 could be ob- tained. One man had told him he Mayor Begg briefly called attention to the rules of proceedings, and. point- ed out that business would be facili- tated by observance of the parliamen- Second Deputy-Reeve Jordan called attention to the question of purcha- ing stone for the use of the town. At this slack season it could be drawn much cheaper. One man had ofliernd to draw and deliver stone at 83.00 pot tary rules adopted by the Council This would also avoid disorder anc confusion. man of_ the Town Property Commit- tee. The Telephone‘ Co. were not given permission to erect poles any- where. the idea being that they could place their poles. and if such poles were an inconvenience or danger the company would remove them when notified. This had worked out all right, and the present pole would like- ly be set right when attention was called to it. Ald. Babcock brought up the case of Mr. Richards. Duke-3L, who com- plained of a telephone pole set in front of his driveway so as to block the way. TI‘n-vrebly it was fiointed out that this matter should be laid before the chair- The niotion was then carried. with- out dissent. Questions About the Chief. In reply to three leading question by Aid. Dobson. Mayor Begs said that Chief Vincent was High‘ Constable for the County as well as Chief of Police for Lindsay. When county business necessitated his attention. Chief Vin- cent always left a good man to take his place here. This substitute was paid by the Chief. not by the town. In reply, Ald Kylie said that the matter was in the hands of the. people. The business would be much less valuable without the exclusive fran- chise and the Council did not need to renew that franchise. In any case there was provision in the law for the acquiring of such plants by giving 10 per cent. more than the actual cost of the plant, etc. The second half was a repetition of the first in the main. although Lind- say got a better “com” going. Rush es predominated at the_ start, and Newton. in Lindsay goal, stopped a lot of hot ones. Lindsay likewise of this kind. Ald Hawkins wished to know if the Council would be at the mercy of the L. H. P. Co. in the matter of price should it be decided to buy the plant. (Special to The Free‘ Press.) Belleville ,Dec. 9th.â€"A fast and ex-' citing game of hockey was played here last evening, being an interme- diate 0. H. A. match between Belle- ville and Lindsay. The game was witnessed by a large crowd of specta- tors. . The result was a victory ‘for Lindsay. The Lindsay hockey boys scored 2 goals ,while the local players were unable to score.’ Mr. J. H. Moxan, of Toronto, was the referee. and whilst strict was impartial. The line-up of the teams were as follows: Belleville â€" goal, Spangenburg; point, Irvine; cover-point. Dr. Gil- bert; rover, Allen; centre, Burke; right wing, Pepper; left wing, Reeves. Lindsayâ€"goal, Newton; point, Koyl cover-point, Sullivan; rover, Stod- dard; centre, Taylor; right wing. Randall; left wing. Cote. ~ The Game. For the first fifteen minutes the play was fast and furious. both teams making a series of determined rush- es on the opposing goal. Combina- tion play was lacking on both sides in the early stages of the game. ow- ing to the fast rushes. Near the end of the second quarter Stoddard made one of his irresistible charges down the ice, well supported by the Lind- say forwards. and sucéeeded in scor- ing the first goal by brilliant work. Lindsay Hockey Champions Won Out a Bellcville. 2-0 HORBES CAN OOHE IN- ’ AND EXCITING GAME WIT NESSED BY HUGE CROWDâ€"LIND- SAY RAN AWAY WITH THE BAY BUNCH. ALTHOUGH THE LATTER PLAYED A STIFF GAME. WEEKLY FREE PRESS. notanto:himorhhdoflu.wd was invited down-um md promptly W flu Inflation. A up“! mix- np on 3:094"! W3“ 4'; DEPUTY-REEVE AND EDITOR MIX. Orengeville, Jen. ll.â€"Deputy-Reeve Arnott celled Friday morning ct The Sun omce to pey tor hie election cerd. end incidentelly to withdrew hie enh- ecription to The Sun. which hee been publiehed since 1800. Mr. Arnott did not teke the editor‘e candid criticism of hie cendideture in the recent mun!- cipel conteet kindly. end threetened the editor with cot-pore! punishment ehonld the m continue. Editor Foley toldrthe trete gentlemen he dtd Sunday. the guest of Mr. Mossum Boyd. Mr. Niven informed a We Press representative that it was his intention in the course of a couple of weeks to proceed to Gowgsnds. the new district some 50 miles west of Cobalt. where there is a lot of work in his line to be done. He will take along a. camping outfit and a cook, and will devote his spare time to prospecting. Mr. Niven is of opin- ion thst other finds fully as rich on any yet reported still unit the Igâ€" gressive prospector and he is going to be on the spot when the snow leaves. resident of Ops township, died in Chi- cago last. Thursday. The deceased was a daughter of the late Michael Penrose. of this locality, and her do- mise will be mourned by many friends in Lindsay and vicinity. Absolutely relief from all Stomach Misery is waiting for you as soon us you decide to begin taking Diepepsin. Tell your druggist that you want Pape's Diepepsin. because you nut to be thoroughly cured of Indi- There is nothing else better to take Gas from the Stomach and clause the stomach and intestines. and besides one triengule will digest and prepare for assimiletion into the blood all your food the some as 9. sound. heel- thy stomach would do it. ’ When Diapepoin work: your stom- ach rests-gets itself in order. cleans upâ€"and then you feel like eating when you come to the table. and what you eat will do you good. gestion. Mr. A. Niven. D.L.8., of Halibut-b ton. was in town this morning on his way from Bobcaygeon. where he spent Why not start nowâ€"to-day, and forever rid yourself of Stomach trou- ble and Indigestion? A dieted stom- ach gets the blues and grumbles. Give it a good eat, then take Pape's Diapepsin to start the digestive juices working. There will be no dyspepsia or belching of Gas or eructations oi undigested food; no feeling like a lump of, lead in the stomach or heart. burn, sick headache and Dizziness. and your food will not ferment and poison your breath with nauseous odors. Pape's Diapepsin costs only 50 cents for a large case at any drug store here. and will relieve the most ob- stinate case of Indigestion and Upset Stomach in five minutes. The large crowd took the defeat of the locals in poor spirit, hissing the umpire frequently â€" even when he gave decisions against Belleville. Even the members of the Belleville team proved hard losers. and only two or three turned up after the match to greet the victors. Every man on the Lindsay team played a “star game. Randal took all kinds of punishment without losing his temper, and was always in the thick of the fight. Only one Lindsay man was penalized, while three Belle- villians were sent up. his opportunity to make another amuhing onslaught on the Belleville goal. Securing the puck, be fairly flew down the ice, backed by his trusty bunch of forwards, who brush- ed aside their opponents with ease and gave their champion a chance to send a “smasher" at the goal man which he was unable to negotiate. The Lindsay team returned to town this morning flushed with victory. and enthusiastic to to their chances against Cobourg next week. It was not until neat the end of the second half that Stoddard again saw made things interesting for the Belle- vflel goal-keeper. but lack was against. them. several shots failing to score by the narrowest of margins Belleville’s fast man -â€" Pepper â€" played forward the first half. but was placed at point in the second half. He was kept. busy assisting the goal tender, and was seldom afiorded a chance to do stunts up the ice. WILL WINTER AT GOWGANDA. MISERY IN STOMACH. OBI TUARY. ». a former over with been i: the one am mists dim and pct-duo. and given pro- fit: in the shape of surplus honey. While he wu at. it. Kipling might jmtuwollhnvo and.“ types: that thomdofltyotfibcbougqghohiye “hard-Plenty of 'beel in : hive l. the beat evidonoo of its heath and prosperity. Thg h§ve out}: boiling Kip Has Bee in Bonnet unions 3 géneroud supply of young bees is consuntly hatching to replace the old one: that die. andâ€"Wumoths devote their at- tention qclmively to spite combs notinnaetndtohivesinwhichthere “want my bees. othe: respects it does matter. 50 we will be pardoned for pointing out a. few inaccuracies. To begin with been live only six weeks in the busy season, and a hive cannot possibly become crowded. to say nothing of becoming overcrowded. a gem. It reads thus: “If the stock had not been old and overcrowded. the Wax-Moth would never have entered: but when been are too thick on the comb there must be sickness or paruites.’ ' In one \wiy it matters iittle to So- cialism or Socialists whether the as- sertions made in the paragraph quotp ed coincide with the facts or not. In The following is from the Fenelon Falls Gazette: Little has been heard in this country of Rudyard Kipling since he visited it a year or so ago and expressed his views of conditions on the Pacific coast in a poem, "A Servant when he Reigneth." The poem was a blunder. Now Kipling is blun- dering again. He is attacking Social- ism. and is receiving the attenton of Canadian Socialists, as well as those of other lands. Ina fable, entitled “The Mother Hive.” published in the Windsor Magazine. he likens Social- ists to wax-moths that enter the hive and bring about the destruction of its occupants. 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Another good offer is the old reliable home and farm paper, and everything pertaining to Literature, the Fine Arts, Society and the Home will be found In its ed in its until January lst, mo, (no premium included), for the bargain sum The Family Herald and ' Weekly Star and the Week- ly Free Press for $1.25. Says Fenelon Paper The Weekly Mail and Empire has no equal as AN EXPOSITOR OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS and of the HAPPENINGS OF PROVl NCIAL LEGISLATURES. a moat valuable and practical information ia always obtain- on $1.25 AGRICULTURAL SECTION, AND A proposal is be' discussed l-M meeting with acne! Ippronl- *0 bridge M Luke Norm“. It)" “‘0 Bob. Independent. The Lnkehum portion 0! Harvey is within l M man of an nobomoon wk“ “4 mm union is I crow am. In“ ‘3 at o! by the In”. To M II mm by Southern. Ind ‘0 W by Gum‘s Nun-owe to Pacheco. I! E we: rate and in four school sections a @33th rate amounting to a to- tal at so mills school tax, which with the townchip and county rates added nuke I gnnd total of 44 mills, and o lute port of it, over which the town- ships hove no controlafillinden Echo. rate is 4 mills, general school rate 13 mills, nearly as much u the town- ship and _county rates combined -- wihle added to this is the school trus- It may be of interest to note that the township rate for Minder: has re- mained unchanged for three years at 10 mills on the dollar. The county Kipling's production does not prove anything. It makes us forget the good things he has written, or doubt that they are good. And it shows that opponents of Socialism are hard up for arguments when they resort to such methods to discredit it. That is all it does. Kipling could get almost any amount of money he might choose to ask for if he would consent to come out on a public platform and meet a representative of Socialism in debate. An ofier of $10,000 and all expenses has been standing for seven years waiting for Bryan, the Democratic candidate to accept it. The challenge has not been accepted. Bryan is afraid. Would Kipling debate? Not on your life. He doesn’t need the money. And inventing fabrications about moths and bees is a less strenu- ous task. People generally know very little about these creatures, and are likely to believe what they are told by such a clever and distinguished writer as Kipling. Would it be irrev- erent to suggest that he study up, say. fleas and faxes or red mites and chickens for his next attempt? If he could satisfactorily demonstrate that there is a close resemblance between red mites and Socialists it would be a smashing blow to Socialism and a feather in his cap. At present he has only a bee in his bonnet. BALL LAKE NARROWS MAY BE BRIDGED TAXES IN MINDEN PAGE F IVE.