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The annual installation of officers of Court Enterprise No. 73 was held recently when organizer C. Clark»e of Brantford delivered an instrucâ€" tive address on the work of the Order. _ Following _ the â€" business meeting the officers adjourned to The City Hotel where a supper was served. The new officers for the year are: Chief Ranger Oscar Heer; Vice Chief Ranger, Hatry Wolfe; recording secretary, Henry Weiler; financial secretary, J. K. Shinn; treasurer, M. E. Braendle; chaplin, Charles Lanz; S. W., George Marth; J. W., A. Knettle; S. B., Valentine Gutpel; J. B.. A. Wagner. KITCHENER BUTCHER SHOPS TO CLOSE EARLY The Kitchener Council at a reâ€" cent meeting passed a byâ€"law at the request of the butchers of Kitchâ€" ener which provides for the closing of shops at seven o‘clock each evening except Saturday when they will remain open until ten o‘clock. From January to September each gear the shops will close Wednes day afternoon. MRS. TWEED GIVEs ADDRESS AT STRATFORD An interesting address was deâ€" livered by Mrs. S. C. Tweed of Watâ€" erloo at a well attended meeting of the Stratford Local Council of Women. Mrs. Tweed is provincial treasurer of the National Council of Women and was one of the Canaâ€" dian delegates to the recent quinâ€" quennial meeting of the Internaâ€" tional Council fo Women held at Washington, D.C. ANNUAL INSTALLATION INTERESTING ADDRESS ON "EVANGELISM® Rev. Dr. C. H. Little of the Watâ€" erloo Seminary gave an interesting address on "Evangelism" at the monthly devotional meeting of the Cossmanâ€"Hayunga Mission Society held last Friday. During the evenâ€" ing a short business meeting was held at which it was decided to make a contribution towards the purchase of a new pipe organ for the Seminary chapel. CASE OF SMALLPOX â€" Medical Health Officer C. T. Necker has reported one case of smallpox of a mild type in Water loo. There are several. mild cases of scarlet fever in town also of a mild type. INCREASED BY 3,7423 The book circulation during 1925 at the Waterloo Library has inâ€" cresaed by 3,743 over that of 1924. The library is constantly adding new books to its already large colâ€" lection and the reading public apâ€" preciates the service given. BOOK CIRCULATION Dobbin‘s Chevrolet Prices DOW N Touring . Roadster Coach These are delivered prices and include Sales Tax. * Have a demonstration toâ€" day. It is never too soon. Landau KING 8T., _ WATERLOO JANSEN OPTICAL CO. Warning $200 below one year ago on some models. the eyes that care for you If your eyes pain you or feel strained, heed the warning. Have them relieved before perâ€" manebt injury results. Care for Kitchener‘s Leading Opticians News of Interest Around Town 10 Frederick St. Telephone 853 OF OFFICERS . $790.00 $790.00 $1000.00 $1000.00 $1100.00 $1170.00 $1075.00 l One of Waterloo county‘s best known and most prominent citizens, John G. Reiner, veteran merchan: and _ manufacturer _ of _ Wellesley, was summoned by death at his home at five o‘clock Friday afterâ€" | noon last, where he passed peaceâ€" | fully away following a two days* illness. He was in his 94th year. LThu people of Wellesley township lodgin in Gankel‘s tavern, now the _ The financial statement presented Walper House. In the morning he by treasurer Charles A. Haehnel at walked to Mannheim where he the final meeting of the 1925 Watâ€" visited his father who was assistâ€" erloo Library Board showed a bal ing Isaac Shantz in the manufacâ€" ance of $770.45. The veteran sec ture of fanning mills and furniture. retaryâ€"treasurer. Mr, Haehnel, has Following the return of his father been a member of the board since to Germany the following year, Mr. its inception in 1876 and on Febh Reiner went to Michigan an@ Hliâ€" ruary 20th will complete his 34th nois where he engaged in the buildâ€" term as secretary. The next meetâ€" ing trade. In 1858 he returned to ing in February will be the fiftieth Canada and located at Neustadt, anniversary of the founding of the walking to this village from Goderâ€" Xibrary in Waterloo. ich. During his eight years‘ resiâ€" The board decided to purchase dence at Neustadt he erected a saw ten Â¥Yolumes of standard insurance mill and built a dam. In 1866 h"‘hooks covering life, casualty and moved to Wellesley and started in fire insurance. Waterloo is the the woollen mill and general S'.Orl‘:;rvf-nll‘(" of many â€" insurance comâ€" business. During _ the followinz' panies and the members expressed years he erected many new build the opinion that the books would ings in connection with his increasv‘ be in demand by those interested ing business. 'in inauranaa 1 The late Mr. Reiner was keenly interested in the welfare of the township in which he lived and gave imsacrificingly of his time to furâ€" ther the cause of all worthy objerzn. ife spent much time in an effort to secure a _ railway connection for Weltesley Township. He was also instrumental in the organization of the Welesley and North Easthope Agricultural Society and furnished the site and erected the Fair buildâ€" The late Mr. Reiner is survived by one daughter and three sons. Mrs. Emily C. Wagner, of Winniâ€" peg, Man., George J. Reiner of Toâ€" ronto, E. K. Reiner and A. E. Reiner of Wellesley. His wife, Elizabeth Koehler, also a native of Germany. while a son, Eckhardt, of Wellesley, passed away three months ago,. died ‘a number of years ago. . A brother, Fred Reiner, a farmer, roâ€" siding near Neustadt, predeceased the late J. G. Reiner a number of years ago and was the only relative in Canada. Funeral Largely Attended Hundreds of friends and relatives attended the funeral which was held on Monday afternoon at the family residence in Wellesley. Fol lowing a service at the house an impressive but simple service was conducted at the Missouri Latheran church, of which deceased was a prominent _ and _ faithful member. An appropriate sermon was deâ€" livered by Rev. Mr. Pranschke, pasâ€" tor of the church. Interment was made in the Wellesley cemetery. ing The pall: bearers were William Dingwall, Charles Flelschauer, J. W. _ Fleischauer, _ S. _ Fliefechwmer, Peter Faulhater and William Forâ€" JOHN G. REINER PASSES AWAY Veteran â€" Wellesley â€" Manufacâ€" turer Summoned by Death in His 94th Year, The new board of managemen for the ensuing year is as follow: Messrs. John Livingstone, J. Ferâ€" guson, James Lockie, A. Mcintyre, C. Collins, T. Gardner, S. Shepâ€" pard, C. Reis, Dr. Grant Harper, A. W. McKenzie, S. J. Adams and In the Sunday school departmen: the attendance was good and a balance left in the treasury after making heavy expenditures for new books and equipment. at the annual meeting and supper held at Letter‘s Hall at Waterloo Monday evening. There were about one hundred members of the comâ€" gregation present and all enjoyed a splendid supper provided by the ladies of the church. The reports presented by the various heads of departments showed that despite the fact that the year was started without funds _ surpluses were shown. The Waterloo Presbyterian church congregation elected a new board of management and received reports Hold Annual Meeting Followed By Supper. Reports Quite Satisâ€" factory. Motherall I Secretary Smith Speaks Much interest was taken in tho _ address of secretary Smith who has ‘ managed the Wilmot Fall Fair for a number of years.. Mr. Smith said ;(hat Waterioo .was in an ideal posiâ€" ;t:un to undertake the work of hoidâ€" | ing a fall fair. He referred to the reâ€" _cent horse show last December in Waterloo which proved a big sucâ€" “cess and expressed the opinion that there would be no question but that ‘the town could also make a success '0! a fall fair. He stated the Wilmot association would lend every assistâ€" | ance to the promoters of a fair if . desired. ‘ Ten Volumes of New â€" insur Books Purchased for the Waterioo Library. The board decided to purchase ten Yolumes of standard insurance books covering life, casualty and fire insurance. Waterloo is the centre of many insurance comâ€" panies and the members expressed the opinion that the books would be in demand by those interested in insurance. Continuing, the speaker declared : that to get a fair off to a good start / it would mean some hard work.‘ The fair could be started in a small way and only a limited amount of capital would be required at the outset. The fairs in the county all receive a county council grant of $250. a minimum grant of $300 from the provincial government and this would be augmented by grants from municipal governments of the Twinâ€" City. To the above would be added the recefpts and donations received VETERAN SECRETARY PRESENTS STATEMENT OF LIBRARY BOARD The average attendance at the story hour is 39 but an effort will be _made to increase the attendance. The followjing is the financial statement for. year ending Dec. 31, 1925, as presented by C. A. Haehnel. Legislature grant ... Town of Waterloo grant ... EDE ocm ieiei iresttcnns Fines and cards ... Damaged books and magaz .. e Balance on hand Jan ler, all employees of the deceased. Among those present from a dis tance were O. Koehler and Mra. Peffer and son of Clifford, Robert Fleischauer of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Reiner of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. @d. Hill of London and George Reiner of Toronto. 4 FPurniture repairing ... IMBUPARNCE@ | .............0ull., Light, heat and janitor . BAIAPI@® | .......llscucl. Printing, stationary and Magazines and newspapers. Books, repairing and bind Balance on band January 1 1928 .....20000002t 000000 Those present included the presiâ€" dent and secretary of the Kitchener Board of Trade, members of the Kitchener Junior Farmers‘ Associaâ€" tion‘ Waterloo town council, park board and scores of others. anpplies |,... Mistellaneous \ The question of establishing a fall fair at Waterloo was thoroughâ€" ly discussed at a largely attended meeting of the Waterloo Board of Trade on Friday evening. Those present were unanimous in the opinion that a fall fair could be made a success if the citizens got behind the proposition. The meeting was addressed by A. R. O. Smith, secretary of the New Hamâ€" burg fall fair, and much valuable information _ was . given . showing what steps are necessary in the establishment of A fair. He said it would be necessary to secure the approval of other fali fair associations in the county and have a petition signed by sixty per sons before the department of agriâ€" culture would grant Waterloo perâ€" mission to conduct a fall fair. WATERLOO MAY HAVE Receipts Enthusiastic Meeting of Boari of Trade Members, Town Council and Park Board: Endorse Proposition, Erection of Skating Rink Suggested, Expenditures Financial Statement New â€" Insurance FALL FAR THIs YEARED P1 OJ . $ 619.41 260.00 3298.00 15.09 151.77 $3577.63 $ 770.45 $4348.15 $73.20 2.10 42.00 794.79 1405.00 512.12 214.50 117.49 115.82 3.95 i At the inaugural meeting of the 'Wmer and Light Commission, exâ€" { Mayor Wm. Henderson was appointâ€" !od chairman and C. R. Gies vice I(-halrmnn. The _ other _ members present were 8. C. Tweed, M. S. lsnydvr and Mayor W. D. Brill. Mr. Kerr Speaks President A. Kerr of the‘ Wilmot Association said that he was glad a move had been made in Waterloo ‘or the establishing of a fall fajr. n order to make a fair a success t would need the hearty support of all citizens. At New Hamburg the vork is left mainly in the hands of the secretary, who is the only } salaried officer. At New Hamburg ; the village owns the lapd, the race !lra('k is under the turf association, i while the grandstand belongs to the | park board. 3 That the St. Saviour‘s church at Waterloo has shown good progress during the year was evidenced by the reports presented by the variâ€" ous heads of departments at the annual meeting held recently. Ezra W. Smith was elected warden to succeed J. H. Cheseldine. A review of the year‘s work was given by the rector, Rev. C. W. Foreman. The Sunday School showed an attendâ€" ance record of 95 per cent. of the membership. â€" Reports of Different Organizations of St. Saviour‘s Church Preâ€" sented at Annual Meeting. During the afternoon members of the board of trade executive with Messrs, Smith and Kerr visited the grounds at the park where the proâ€" posed fall fair is to be held. Must Have Prompt Action Following the addresess president A. K. Cressman invited those preâ€" sent to discuss the matter in a round table conference to secure the opinion of members whether it was desirable to undertake the holding of a fair this year. If a fair is to be held, he said. early action would be necessary. After considerable discussion the secretary, Fred Moser, was instructâ€" ed to communicate with other fair associations in the county and ascerâ€" tain if these hodies have any objecâ€" tions to Waterloo holding a fair. If they approve, a stock ('ompcyfiy will likely be formed and citizens inâ€" vited to subscribe stock. E. W. SMITH IS ELECTED NEW WARDEN +Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Britâ€" ish Foreign Secretary, who is sufâ€" {ering from influenza at Rapallo, It@ly, was last week declared to be entirely out of danger. His son, Ward, who also has been ill, is now convalescing. The date of the Chamberlaina‘ :;7'6: from there hWha bot been L EXâ€"MAYOR W. HENDERSON WAS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN Waterloo Water and Light Commis sion Holds Inaugural Meeting. Little Business Transacted. clation to be held at Toronto on Janvary 20 and 21. Commissioner Henderson stated that he intended to make & close sindy of the gas, water and elecâ€" tric light departments in order that he may be better able to serve the commission. _ The â€" members | will viait the various plants shortly. SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN RECOVERS FROM ILLNESS George Grosz, electrical superinâ€" tendent, will represent the commif®â€" sion at the joint convention of the Ontario Electrical Engineers‘ Assoâ€" from various sources which would enable the management to carry on successfully. The total cost for the first year would be $2,500. Site an Ideal One Mr. Smith stated that the site at the Waterloo park is ideally situ‘ ated for a fair, being easily accessâ€" ible by both Canadian National and Kitchener and Waterloo street ailway. If the promoters did not wish to erect a building the first ear tents could be secured. If a building was erected he suggested he construction of a rink which, when not used for the fair, could be ised for skating, hockey and other{ purposes and in this way additional evenue would be derived. | |@ |@ i _ Ass‘t City Clerk Hubert Thaler of {Kitchener underwent an operation , for appendicitis recently and is reâ€" | covering nicely. & Mrs. M. Murowsky, nee Frieda Klose, was made the recipient of a mbiscellaneous shower zgt her hom» recently. The evenfng was spent in games and music. A large circle of friends of Mr. Norman Ratz will be pleased to learn that he is recovering nicely from his recent operation which he underwent at the K.â€"W. hospital. is not suitable for the purpose. Rev. Mr. Roberts also referred to the good work done by the Men‘s Soâ€" clety, Luther League, Missionary Society, Light Brigade and Ladies‘ Aid. Mrs. J. Schweitzer is a visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hallman, Galt. Mrs. John Garvin, nee Catherine Hale of Toronto was the speaker a! a meeting of the Women‘s Canadâ€" dian Club held at the home of Mrs. 8. C. Tweed on Tuesday afternoon. Messrs. George Weiler and Ed. Scherer visited friends in Detroit for a few days. Reports were presented at the annual meeting of the St. John‘s Lutheran church held on Sunday, all of which were of an encouraging vature. The pastor, Rev. C. S Roberts reviewed the work done during the year and commended the various organizations of the church and members for the fine apirit shown. The treasurer reported a balance\of $1,300. The Ladies‘ Aid raised ober $1,600 and contributed $1,400 to the Parish Hall fund which now totals $17,000. The Sundar School has shown an increase in membership which now numbers 420. The pastor stressed the need of a Sunday school room as the basement of the church now used ST. JOHN‘S LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS SPLENDID YEAR Rev. C. 8. Roberts Reviews Work Done in 1925 Which Included the Redecoration of Interior of the Church. Choice Handpicked White Beans Maytield , "The Finest Butter Mayfield Brand Selected Mild Cured 2 oz. Tin Keen‘s Mustard 4 1b.: Bacon Butter 43¢ ib. PERSONALS. These prices good up to January 23rd, 1926 J A M : 259 un 46. Olive Umberto Brand Old City Brand Soap 4 21¢ l NOTICE ISs_ FURTHER GIVEN that the said Merchants Casualty ICOmpany has applied to the Minisâ€" }(er owlan(’e "b? the Dominion oi | Canada for a release on the tenth }day of April, 1926, of the securities it has on deposit with the said Minâ€" ister of Finance and that all its policyholders *"who oppose such reâ€" lease â€" shall â€" file their _ opposition ithero‘o with the Minister of Firâ€" Cocoa' Vilb. 23‘ Grah C V\;.:ie:? 24 1b. p 16 oz. Toy Pail eanut Butter 23 ‘NOTICEK IS HEREBY â€" GIVEX that Merchants Casualty Company. a Company incorporated under. the laws ‘of the Province of Manitoba, having its Head Office at the Town of _ Waterloo, Ontario, ceased . to carry on business on the thirtieth day of December, 1925, The said Company has insured all its ouiâ€" standing Accident, Health and Autoâ€" mobile rigks with Merchants Case alty Insurance Company, a Com pany‘ incorporated under the laws of the Dominion of Canada, havin> its Head Office at the said Town oi Waterloo, Ontario, which Company has also become responsible for the settlement of all outstanding claims arising from the policies of Merâ€" chants «asualty Company, and ali liabilities of any kind whatsoeves to policyholders and *creditors .c NMerchants Casualty Company out:â€" standing on the said date. Mr. Henry Shantz of Rosedale is my agent, and is now making frips through _ the country _ with _ my brooms, and will call on alil my cus tomers soon. Hoping you will give Mr. Shant: your order when he comes. P & G, Gold, Pearl, Comfort To my many eustomers: Some party or parties have cir culated a report that I, the under signed, have quit making brooms This is a false report. 1 am making the same reliable broom as before DATED at Waterloo, Ontario, thi second day of January, 1926. ance at Ottawa on or said tenth day of April Merchants Casualty Company, 1â€"14t. R. J. McGowan, Secretary Prunes L145 3â€"2t Medium Size Easifirst or Domestic MERCHANTS CASUALTY COMPANY No. 3 Pail Shortening 11b. Print $6€@ «25° | CT;;:'I.;D Ront 174: BEN. W. MOYER, BROOMS A False Report Christie‘s Raspberry â€" 65¢ . Strawberry 69¢ Bloomingdale 44¢ before th 7 1926. EXECUTORS NOTICE â€" TO _ CREDITORS NOTICE ISs HEREBY GIVEN, pursuantâ€"to the provisions of the Trustee Act, R.S.0., 1914, Cap. 121, that all creditors and others having claims or demands against the esâ€" tate of Lovina Hunsperger, who died February 4th, 1925, are requirâ€" ed_ on or _ before February 1st 1926, to send by post, prepaid, or deliver to Gilbert Bergey of New Dundce Post Office, the executor of the will of safd Deceased, their fuil names, addresses and descriptions, with full particulars of their claims or accounts and the nature of the securities, if any, held by them dudy verified. . ~OTICE 18 PURTHER GIVEN that aiter said ist February, 1926, said executor will distribute the . assets of said Deceased, having .regard only to those claims of which notice shall then have been received, and he will not be liable for said assets or any part thereof to any person of whose claim notiee has not then been received. Clement, Clement, Hattin & Snider, Solicitors for said Executor. DATED at Kitchener this 7th day of January, 1926. 2â€"3t. Cheese Dominion Loaf in Ma 1 the matter of the Estate of Lovina Hunsperger, late of New Dundee, Married _ Woman, Deâ€" ceased. Teachers of Plano, Singing, Theory. Private and clase inâ€" strnotion. Studios 48 koy Bt. Phone 1171M, Kitchener. 1 21 wa Miss Anna R. Bean Miss Emma L. Bean, F.T.C.M. Kkovah Health Salts ce will not be responsible for dehts _ contracted by Alfred hnor, (Signed}, his parents, . _ Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Soehner. Jelly Powders MUSIC 3 u. 23¢ With beautiful Silver Spoon FREE NOTICE B 355. Malt Vinegar 31¢ D108