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LOGAL: .ANDâ€" RERSONAL Next Tuesday the Berlin Business Croliege re opens. Following students of the Berlin Rrsiness Collsge weat _ to positions this week:~Clarence© ®nyder, â€"bkpt liazen Shitt (Co.; Emily Woolner,sten Forsyth & €0.;Frieda Smith, sten. Employers‘ Assn; _ Kllia _ Motheral, sten. Pollock Mig. Co. Those . who enter the college now will pe ready {for positions in the winter. a on to the scene, and with the aid wi chpmicals extinguished the blaze. A Brantford despatch states that Ralph Hagey, formerly captain of the Collegiate Cadets here, has left â€" fot Valcartser to join the Canadian â€" enâ€" gineers _ as scnior â€" sergeant. Mr. Hagey is a nephew of J. B. Hagey, of Watcrloo, and visited friends here a few weeks ago. Ihis is the last Wednesday _ afterâ€" noon in August, and consequently the last midweek half holiday _ for the cicrks CLASSES FOR â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"FOREIGNERS wholcsals from a Toronto firm, _ and the outlay will ho hetween $600 _ or $700. . Miss Lang his writtn _ the secretary that she _ will report _ fot «uty again wh n th> schools reâ€"open after a several nronths‘ j{NMness. § The (bristian EndepYyor Union _re avested th> Boardâ€"to have classes for th> foreicners, in : town again this year, ‘and Mr. C. S. Bean appeared before the Boardâ€"th reference to th> matter. â€" LAST HALEF HOLIDAY Beat ty and A Ar. and Mrs.â€"OQliver Geiger are »pending several weeks at the _ forâ€" mer‘s home it Hensallâ€"â€"and â€"other points. > Tho members expresscd their will ingness to coâ€"operate and the classâ€" os" which proved succes*f 1 last winâ€" tor will he opened again this fall, (Chairman _ J. A. Harper presided and the members present were Mesâ€" sts. A Melntyre, A. Shontz, J. W. Beatty, .J. Bruegeman, Dr. Noscker, Mrs. John _ S. Lein left home in _ St. Joseph, Mich bunks," *Mas lad all banks on deliver with them an ominous ticking and an _ infeinal niachine was dissovered in the box." ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP LONDON BANK «Lendoh\ \Aus\36cÂ¥2. The rAtibimpl to (Rlp w, up, qn¢ Df «the , «chig!, Longdon, in a stron spending sevetal months visiting latives in town. The dirmctors of the Bank of Morâ€" tréal authorized _ a contribution _ of $100,000, hai)f to the Canadian pat tiotie fund and half to that or other natiogal funds. cuted af Kking 8t. Idren, ‘put all th> scribiders, â€" and d nenjils will pe purchased py the «rd. _ These have been purchased olcsals from a Toronto firm, _ and h Waterloo _ Public schools will sen moxt Trosday, Sept. Ist. This son <there will be a big diference the â€" outlav for beoks. The text ks will still be purchased py . the vyou. get ‘them here out conlusionâ€"Bo dusty a0Cum» WIgti0n8.~ . ... ... I * Y8UF* need (resh Drugéâ€"and $ Rev, Ed. M. Devitt Wellâ€"known Here C Fythin* is in pPlace p 05 OM says the Evening _ News, to an official warning . t4 to examine thoroughly up ; all deep boxes deposited . ‘"‘Harmless looking hoxâ€" avér cohtinues. "was . preâ€" Devitt SMALL BLAZE & Waterico Phone 217 DRUCCIST gi continues, ""was . preâ€" London bank for deposit room. Sharp eat caught a ‘notiosableâ€" 0y ateut our to know us cin left for her * XHâ€" (48) after Jug /Aue MGayy . 4s °0 ; &b> £>l+> > +3 ‘The Hx.‘ of, Miss Bertha Devitt M * Byflaloa} and Mr. Blake Devitt, of Clexeland, _ who contributed _ voâ€"al numbers at -t\e‘evening service . was highly appreciated. â€" s In l.h\vmr. Pagt Lee, shortâ€" IY 5 d Serâ€" i‘tee.‘la several b ins ez.écnlll the war which had been received durâ€" © The _ servide concluded with . the singing of the national anibem. corn. On account of the drtyness . of th+ atmosphere and the comparative mildness of the winter the cattle can be turned loose among the corn, aftâ€" er it is husked, practically all wintâ€" er, and it makes splendid fodder for them. Polators are a big crop, one farno~ s»curing $30;000 for his output. The ticld was 200 to 250 bushxs to the acre. Minmesota is also a good fr‘t country and considetable flax is a‘so grown. â€" Lar nirégations were in attend| The chic! business under .discussi0n nln':llo service of the Pres+|at the regular meeting of the Waterâ€" bytefign and Methodist churches, beld |loo Water and Light Commission beld ‘l;"th Methodist Church on sm on Friday duno::.. was th: 300:: ; W.@.4 s Presby | of Mr, Y. wel', Wlo w Chutch Prcishet Torootiily at "hoth {yrceqily ummg-“u‘a‘ on setvices. * > %n sitiation In" Waterloo. a ‘ * A VISITOR | TO WATERLOO Mr. Hent¢? (Girof#, of Dundee, Minnâ€", formerly of this County, is at present renewing old acquaintances in . this vicinity. â€" he until recently operated a farm of 1,000 acres, which he sold for $97â€"50 per acre. The lond is of a melâ€" low, loamy soil, excellent for mixed farming. Large ctops of wheat, oats, taurley, corn, etc., are raised. Minnesâ€" o‘la is a grcat barley state, as much as from 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 puâ€" shels peing ‘the vield each year. Cotn is also raised extensively, Mr. Grof having had as much as 150 acres in Although Mr. Groff has soll _ his farm in Minnero‘a h> has bou}iht i,â€" 760 acres of land in Coloraro. Th land comany which purchased his 1,000 are, farm in Minnesota, â€" had previousl¢ jacquired 4,000 acres 4t the same vicinity so that it now _ holds 5,000 acres. Mr. Grof hais long peen notr1 as a prod icer of prize winn‘ng cattle. Aâ€" mong th@, numerous medals n bis jossessicn, is one received in 1879 at Ottawa nrosintrd to hm personâ€" ally by Primcess Lovise, daugher o‘ Qugen Victoria for th> hest pair _ of fat cattle e hibit:d. The nedat r=â€" presents agol*,value of $40, ous i> also highly valued on account . f ii< associaticns. ; Mr. Henry Groffâ€"of Minnesota ; Here»-fi@nfly Sold Farm For $100,000 Mr.â€"Grof, who is widely known as the raiset of fine cattle, baving won many nfsdals and prizes for his exâ€" hilits, in the course of an interview vwith th> Telegraph, talked interestâ€" iuglv of the fertility and productiveâ€" ncss of the state of Minnesota where Mr. GroÂ¥ has of late . travelled exâ€" tensively th oigh Canada and 6the United States, but his not definitely decided where h> will locate. Shoukd h>, in the course of h‘s travels, disâ€" cover a plape which appeals to him as a suifazle locality in which to wake his future home, he intonds purch:sinz a propetrty and making Jt the p«;rm‘.nfnl, n{:ce of abode of himâ€" sâ€"l! and family. Ilis miny friends in Waterloo coun tr will ne glad to renew his acquain tance. WATERLOO TENNIS _ TOURNAMENT STARTS The Waterloo Tennis _ Club is hoiding a tournament, the first games being played toâ€"day. There will be singles, doubles and mixed _ dowble competitions. About thirty contestâ€" ants have entered their names with the secretary, Mr. Herb. Schaus. â€" About Thirty Contestants Have Entered in Different Competitions | There died at _ Nepwor h Cn‘ario Thursday, August 13th, Frantis Tilt V. _S. aged 768 years, aw 21 days Deceased was formerly of Blair an wis a pro h r of Geo. A. Tilt, Blair and of Mrs. Jans Bechtel, Allcn St. and Wat j ‘n 4 r <than in Th /\cadianm members _ and istrset in the Cit their lady bri held an enjoraole |there is no esct social in the club parlots last rigbt.|dimr}, excent to Fhe social was to have:â€"been held in‘of a few facdists the ‘Dark, but .the place was changed Â¥ on account of the faim. / SPLENDID SOCIAL EVENING DIED AT MEPWORTH rloo M ar Th his bad in the holds ts in view of the fatt that on Friday we as ratopayers are to decide . by our votes ! ‘YÂ¥es or No‘, as to the exfenfiture of a large sum of money for th> purchase of an 8â€"fcot strip of the ~nider property only, situated between | Erp _ St. and the G.T.R. tracks, _ evidently a â€" writer signing hims lf ‘A Workinzg Man,‘ in â€" last even n:‘s issue, like many o‘hers _ is under the impression that this apprOâ€" priaticn will give th> tovn right of way to Webor St. I understand this is not thr case. 5 hould this pyâ€"law carry, there is still the other Jroâ€" porty between the‘>n‘d r propetty and Weber St. to be considered beâ€" fore Weber _ St. is r:aâ€"hxd. . Before castin: their votes the ratepayers should first makeâ€"up thâ€"ir minds that they are‘also willing in the near futâ€" vre, to vo‘e further comp niation to the remain n; property owners. It is to be hoped _ that our ratejayers wilh _ tnder the Opfr‘s n° lamentable cosditicns _ of _ pusin‘ss, i hn ouUr cosditicn; â€" of _ pusin‘ss, _ i hn ouUr wor‘.in; men ars out of employment and still o h rs tein: discharged and others of o°r factorics being < closed down, consider well whethâ€"t this exâ€" p nd.ture is a.0t altogethcr out _ of place at a time like th> vresent. Signed, € A CITIZEN. w & me t _ s m‘ 4 49 x _: it & [a“"";o'fi'“.g“wr" Sites Reduce Estimates + at a 4 ;“D; *nu:m No# tgL..‘AA g.“.'.‘; LO& to «iÂ¥e it out for publica g0> %&?‘ n&’?%h hcld with Berlin. For ihis pur a committee was . appo nted composed of Messrs. A. Bauer, Dr. W.L. Hilliâ€" ard and Mr. C. W. Schiedel. â€" . Accounts were passod for the watâ€" er departmeht of $408.52; for ~the as d cor‘ment, $199.13; for the elecâ€" tric «epartment $1,667.77 ~ it was decidsd to install a _ new water conn(ction for the laundry, the presâ€"nt comnection being to> small.. â€"+ hauirman Baver presided. and all th> members were present. CONFER VW ITH® BERLIN That amouut would do _ much to improve.the. school groumds, . school buildings and play grounds and eduâ€" calional facilities generally. Or it would do much towards establishing a smallpark in each ward of _ the btown, ao that small children _ could have the advantage of fresh air _ in abundanec during the summer _ holiâ€" days;, or establishing a garbage sysâ€" tom that would be a credit to ~the town, and remove some of the soureâ€" cs of discuse; _ or a more complete and ~elicickt â€" sewage system, â€" which will be very necessary in the . near future, it not actually necessary now Economy should be the â€"watchword at the present time. On Friday no>xt, the 28th inst., the Electors of Waterloo will hive an opportrnity to decids on the purchase ol the wessaryTand Tor the widen in; of King Street, from Weber St. to Erp Stteet. Thy initial oxp nie is nominally $1800.00 _ witn other _ exâ€" fens* not envinetated. = ighteen thousand dollars is a lot of money to waste in _ these hard times and short working hours. Th: Commission _ has secured o> tions on‘ two sites. one adjoining the stcud ipe, and the o hor adjoining the present pumphouse. The fotmer is nocded to proiect the standpipg, while the latter is for storage . purâ€" poses. 4 â€" ie ‘The jower house report for . the month showed thut the total nUumber of galions of water pumped for the past month to be 14,404,000. The tctal number for Jin: was 13,f47, 50v, an increas> of 956,500 galions. The averaz» pumped per day was 461,645 gallons. ‘ih> number of gal lons pumped per K.W. was 999 1â€"3. WIDENING KING S: Dear Mr. Editer loo Water and Light Commission beld on Friday sflcno::.. was th: réo:: of Mr, J.. Rulet, expert,, w m%“w ‘m-s-o-ggflalfl o8 JA: sitiation Waterloo. * The report is quite a 1 ngiby ® and aftor consid:ring its various ses at langth, the members / d Yours, g ANOTHER WORKING MAN Waterloo, Aug. 25, 1914. WIDENING OF KING ST To the Ediror Dear. Mt. Editor THE, WIDENING OF KING ST WATERLOO. I NAIl COMMUNICATION in the City of To is no ercuse for excest to gratify nuz-(kl 0# [b ion '\\'ttcrloo.a‘ +s ; quite a l ngthy * !0 doring its various M the members * l out publica tiogh ya>") [ Â¥ eig:sla * mige tilly is | Yours A WORKING MAN, M} 28th inst., the will hive an n the purchase for the widen the expenâ€" the whims ATERLOG thtuch, asd msifi yues the question of appointing an. elecâ€" trual inspector vas up again= last nieki when the nocessary draft â€" dyâ€" law _ was received from the â€"Hgdro Electric Powet Commission. > It. is no:rssary for the one inspectot _, to inspect the wiring of Berlin, . Watâ€" ertlco and Elmira. To make _ these o ramicments the" matter ‘was | ;o- feirn to the Town Pioperty Comâ€" L }«!CG, o ht ifi : town iine being employed. CHairman Teliv oi the _ Board of Warks® Eid that these men lived on the other side of the street, they ~had=toâ€"tive, y spent all their e in f\‘;’dfixa However, hh MWJ‘*I&' criticized by several member§ of ‘the On motion of Messrs. Woeller, and wegenast, it was decided toâ€"proceéd with ali of the proposed wotk .with the excertion of the Duke St. pgideâ€" walk and roadway, the balance of the estimated work to cost about $4993. ‘There was a complaint aired"by a eâ€"upic of laborers, who ltatflf that ou‘side help was being employed / on werk on the roads, _ two men Hving jis, cn the opposite side "of ‘"the ol CounciHor Hallman presented a‘ teâ€" port oi the cost ot oiling the streets. Me said that RKing St. from* Wiliam, Ft. to the boundary line of Berlin, which has just been completed,‘could. re oiled with roadoil, about ‘fiftéen barrels being necessary. < This would aimnount to about 600 gallons, »and costs gboutâ€" 9 cents a gallon. This will be done as soon as the oil can be shipped here. + . Chairman A. Bauer and Superinâ€" tendent Schiedel of the Water â€" and Light Cbrmission were present â€" at the meeting. _ Mr. Bauer addressel the Council on behalf of the Commisâ€" sion, who had secured options> on two properties, one . adjoining * the standpipe, and _ the other. adjoining the present pump house. These could be secured at $1,000 cach. The Town Solicitor was instra:tâ€" ed io prepare the necessary .byâ€"4lav to be passed by the Council. .. The U mussion looks after the payment ol the debentures when they fall due As u result . or this the ~roadwhay which waus to be constructed:on Duke 3t., between King and Albert=Sts., aud the sidewalk for the samc distâ€" ance will not be gone on with, ‘the cost being estimated by the engifiger at $275i. ‘The other work t.oullilg about $5,000 wili be procesded: «with «t once. s 14 The total pronosed outlay .~of all the works is $7744. tâ€"e "I tmink it would be. amistake not to put in the sewers;‘"‘~~ said Reeve Wegenast, while Deputy Reeve Kutt said he did not thinkthabrithe Council should get ‘"cold feeg‘‘> ver. £5000. wn & us the moncy, we can get it someâ€" where else. They have no right, :to dlistate to us," said Councilier Woelâ€" ler. ‘ x cowhs and cities since the bre ‘ @tt of ‘hostilities= in ¢,_ ‘ has) JPs s ue ies n ol the Water i held: on Friday | night,"* Mayot Kaulniap in calling " meeting‘ _ to order :tmd that t“wnfi'dfl the meeting was to see where‘vit ‘would be possitle to curtail the expendi ;:: [ es. The ban«, he stated,;> bhad quested the town to spend as‘‘little money as possible, in view / of "‘the unsettled _ condition of m“mey] market. U3 uo af i The sidewalks are, Park St., Wil lian to Alien St., east side, $679; Spring St. from Queen to Albert St., the north side at cost of $810, and the south side at cost of $730. This latter is the only sidewalk at pre seut under construction. * C On Victoria St. from Weber to Park St., west side, $250; Duke St., iwing to Albert St., $201; Moore Ave. west side, Albert to John* St. $381; Weber St., _ Charles tosRuby St., $195. eâ€"hit ow The sewers are proposed for Charles St. from Erb St. morth, $897; John Kt., _ Essonâ€"to Fischert Sts> $188; Spring St., Queen to King St., $385; Charlesâ€" St., William _ to *Notman AYC., $91, and from Duke to Prinâ€" Cess St., $317. ® "I aon‘t see why we should aot:go on with these sidewalks, for if . the Molsons Bank does not want to give PROCEED WITH : Emgineer Moogk presented ap estU mate ~ of the cost of lmh)zln‘d: work laid out for this year, including the work at present under comstrucâ€" tion, and the other work which is coutemplated; . . + The only roadway which was .conâ€" templated was Duke St., Albert® to hing St., at a cost of $2550: ‘The spirit of w.v .. ~~Jxupress Thanks. as made its presence {elt M BgYeral | ~mus. u0W BP Wakader" NS tgtreet ? mfimwfix&% Eimploy Waterloo Citizens Estimate of Improvements R, artioas acr nAt in yuestion wl?m\ vmm Lloctrical Inspector Oil King Street This would gallons, >@nd gallon. . This s the oil can OTHER IMPROVEMENTsS $ â€" ly | Included in Wedncidiy‘s des;atch to the Toronto Star fiom tlat papet‘s correspondent in Engl_nd is h+ folâ€" lowing item :â€" § i Irwin . | Bricker, . of Vancguy(#*/n1 Waterloo, ‘who was in Germany . st before war was declared, cables _ the A~entâ€"General tBat he fmach d Rorm quite well, but without a passport. His sister, Mrs. Ogilvie, of Moisreal, is ale somewhere on the (Ccn;inent, but it i; not nown whet:. WATERâ€"OO0 BOY n atket Saturday motning Butter cnt eg@¢s rema‘n th» same in price, vit : 25¢., the supply being ample to meet the demand. There was the usual large attcadance. DEATH OF BROTHER OF MRS. PELTZ The â€" death occurred _ at Elmira Hleights, _ N.Y., on _ Wednsday of llenry _ Scharlach, truant officer _ of that place, prother of Mrs. William Peltz, Waterlqo, and Mr. Geo. Scharâ€" lach and Mrs. G. Scbriber, Berlin. He had peen ill six weeks. He _was wellt+nswn and leaves one daughter; Mrs. J. B. Rovy, of Elmira, N.Y., one, son _ Herbert L. Scharlach, _ of thicago and ~ arother sistor, _ Mis. Chas. E. Scheltz, Detroit, Mich. Interment will take: place Friday afâ€" ternoon in Woodlawn cemetery, _ El nrra, N.Y. * An abundance of produce a large â€" variety of vegeta fruit was to be had at the n atket Saturday motning cni eg@s rema‘n thr same The, programme rendered â€" by _ the wellâ€"known. Waterioo band on > Friâ€" day evening was of superb | quality, mud â€" the band boys did credit to brewmselves, under the leadership . of Prioi. Frits Paul. _ The programme was a varied one, and the rendition of â€" ‘‘The Maple Leal," the _ ‘‘Red, Winte and Blue," . and "O Canada,‘ eir::ted nufm@roussencores. The crowd was unusYally large. * Councilior Moyer thought if there was to be .a plan of the: town _ it nught to be lived up to. _ Engineer Moogk was iustructed to investigate tnc matter, and _ see if any arrangeâ€" wents can be entered into, to preâ€" vent the erection of the building on that â€"lot. 15 NEW BUILDING ~ ON PROPOSED LINE? Councillor Moyer wanted to know at the meeting of the Town Council oa Friday night if a permit had been granted for the erection of the addiâ€" 4ion to..the. Lutheran Seminary, as he understood that it was being erecâ€" ted om what was a proposed road. Ino Mr. Allen Shants addressed . the Council in reference to having. gravel put on the west end of Albett street and ;x}ded for a short distance. Reâ€" ferred to the Board of Works. and ‘Tater. had to be teamed _ back again:‘*Tho foreman â€"blamed â€"the â€"enâ€" gincer {for hot baying the levels fixed. Mr. Moogk in reply said that ~ the work had commenced in the morning, after ho had instructed the foreman to work there when the other work was completed. The foreman _ went tight ahead, and never telephoned for the‘ cugincer, but the levels were given at,2‘ o‘clock in the afternoon. Mr. H. W, Glady wanted to. know i the Council was going.to extend HMerbert street so he could make the wlterations to his ‘shop accordingly. lie was informed that while no acâ€" :;%D woul:yhe t‘::e‘n this year, the cet wo tely be opened. Reeve JWi t | the‘ attention of &M m"to thie iu:ter t img St, which was asked for b ‘Z??,n. ‘ & Meeve‘ ‘Kutt wanted _ to know why it was that in the work on _th Bt. the dirt was taken out, and ‘‘Tater. had to be teamed _ back , Mayor Kaufman presided, the members were present Messts. F. Halstead and M . Eingineer Moogk said that the Seminaty Board arranged for _ the perailt iast. winter before the . new piau oi Waterloo had been received. The: MAYOF of Hasover and / the ‘lm'«um W\me l.nl::l Boâ€" ?Ff;a’&flef ‘Wv#"'flfi% 'm«?:? AT THE MARKET CONCERT A FINE ONE ip 1 # Mizor Business CAFE IN ITALY in luding les _ and Waterloo and _ all except Stroh. JEWELER MANTEL CLOCKS John Magzdesz, was arrested . on was permitted to morning. % Alexander House Grocery . . _ $~ J. W. CIFFORD, PROPRIETOR . | _ ... $ King Street Waterloo _ Phone 205 :000300003’300033000'00030000030"““3’“’” A 4 6A & * * t h th th th th th th th th h th th th th sh h h th th tb th th th h th th th th th t THE MERCANTILE FIRE IN URANCE C. A. Boohm, Dist Agt. :: COMPANY :: j INCORPORATED 1875 Head Office Waterloo Waterloo, Ont Deposit with the Dominâ€" ion Government; â€"$156;608«00 All . policies guaranteed by the Lancashire Ingurance Comâ€" pany with Asgets of $29,636,â€" 465.00. Sutscrited Capital simply call phoneâ€" 205 and Lo! and Behold! your order of Quality Groâ€" ceries arrive at your door on time.. A. MARCHAND __C. H. Mills & Co."~ New stlye Suits and This season‘s smart"‘ ladies wear. .â€"* Price $4.00 and up. The best values ever shown;.all new, bought and in sto¢ fore the advance in price. Splendid paiterns _ and £oJors,. variety to select from; try us for Flanneletts, ~You wil ‘ slore a profitable place to buy, t < ho Tount 7 w We are now showing a nice assortment of the correct Ladies‘ Ready to weat, Garments, Early buy ing is vised this season., mmm-mufiohq.u" ders will be very difficult to fll. .37 . â€" Nee We are prepared 6,%”- the m"fin Suits;.ote., at Ahe popular PHIQGEI/iv a; pow nloWJ Alfred Wright,> Secretary ew Flanneléettes"" "** . and W rapperetti at 10¢c, 12 1â€"2¢; 15e, 20¢, 25¢ one of our fiie BUY The Reliable Crocery Highest Prices Paid for Produce go on a vagrant who Friday afternoon, WATERLOO Phone 249 his way this $250,000 ®} cENTRAL ByusixpSg COLLEOE a STRATFORD,>ONT. â€" .‘ & ) * _ ‘The pest Commercial School ‘in" tM@ | province. _ Our courses ate thorough »‘ahd practical OuUr rates are e â€" able. Write for our free cntdogni‘ D. A. 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