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cash J think" you will money if you" Buy Your Clover Seed lew Iam selling it at -Less Than Toronto Wholesale Prices. J. A. HACKING. ListowelStandard nailiens Af you she any -sirplis| g ss 'save| ROE FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1911. WILL ENTER FEDERAL ARENA, Hon, Robert Rogers Will Join Conser- . -Vative Ranks a at Ottawa, -- Jan. 24. 24.--Hon. Robert Minister of Public Works tod Manitoba, and one of the strongest and moat widely*mown public men in the West, will enter Fedoral politics in the near future. Several Conservative M. P.'s in hn and it is probable that the offer of W. ~ D. Staples, of Macdonald, to vacate his seat, will be accepted. H r. Rogers is a splendid organizer, ry stirring ge ong and a rousing ize Fodersl haa in the Conservative party for the next general election, and bis to the ranks at Ottawa will be wel- com: RECIPROCITY AND PRICES. ames a How are Ontario farmers to benefit from a freer interchange of agricultural bacon and cattle bring higher prices in Ontario than in New York state? asks the Toronto News. Free trade in muc agricultural produce may mean serious many tillers of the soilin this Province. In working for reciprocity, Americans do not anticipate paying more for Canadian foodstuile than they do for American grown articles. TWENTY SECTIONS IN WHEAT. --o One Company Will Sow Over Twelve Thousand Acres This Spring. bos four Thousand Acres Sown in Flax. { Calgary, a, 20. --Four thousand acres of C, P. R. irrigated landa will be sown with flax aed 4 20 sections of non- -irrigable lands itt the same "block~ will be sown with wheat this year by the Boston-Alberta Developenent Ch Co. This information was received from C. 0. Brigg, who arrived in Calgary yesterday morning. The company has purchased 18,000 acres of irrigated land, 12,800 of non-irrigated land in the irrigation block south of Kininvie, and proposes to exercise modern methods in its devel- opment. Five Rumley gas engines and motor trucks will be used in breaking and seeding. ACETYLENE GAS EXPLOSION FATAL Laing Cowan, Near Galt; Succumbs to io Galt, Jan. 24.--Laing Cowan, young- est son bi Mr.and Mrs. ing Cowan, of the Hespeler road, two miles from Galt, went into the cellar of his home yesterday afternoon to do some repair- ing to the acteylene plant, which was used for lighting the~house and which had been out of commission for some time. Shortly after going into the cel lar an explosion occurred and bis mother rashed down stairs to find her son stretched out unconscious. Medical aid and a nurse from town were summoned and it was found that he had been struck on the _head by 4 him all night and he passed away this afternoon about two o'clock, never re- gaining consciousness. The fata) accident bas caused. deep sorrow Regen the, countryside, is. twenty- fourth year aod was born on ihe farm on which he died, He was very prominent thtougb- out the countryside. In religion de- ceased was a member of Knox Church, Galt. He is survived by his parents, one brother, Roy, of Galt, and ono sis- ter, Miss Mabel, at home. EXPIRED ON TRAIN, Tavistock Agent Ran Too Hard in be fort to . Catch Train. -- Stratford, Jan. 22.--When the Buf. it iced. The ims were Mrs, Percy Brooks, Percy, aged 5 ; George, servant, name bad been with the family since ee Another servant, ges girl, Ma, gie McAlden, was taken to the Wentern Hospital, badly burned about the head and arms, No one knows how she managed to escape from the burning building. The first body was found by Lieut. deputy chief, entered the house while = firo was still at its height, and se is body. Shortly after they " ot it out 'the stairs collapsed. The second body, which is believed to be that of t Perey, the -- por fell with the sta: and was discovered just inside ry tront door. ine this the firemen had to work from the lad- ers. On the north sido of the attic were found the bodies of the mother and the remaini child. The woman was so burned to be unrecognizable, her idontify being established only by the wedding ring and diamond ring found on her finger. The remains of the ser- vant gir) were found on the south side of tl . attic. MYSTERIOUS MURDER. --o- in Winnipey § $00 Train. Found Strangled in h in his Berth Shortly After Train Left Erskine. =a Psp Fr River Falls, Minn., wet north bound. Wi Soo gone left Exxkine ond tor found ae dying in "the 0 posh cn Doc! were led at River Falls, who pronounced the man d a result of strangulation, al- thongh no marks of violence were vis- ible on the body. A quantity..of-whisky and several empty flasks found show that he used the tip The quantity of whiuky on the tr The man was travelling on a ticket "faade in favor of L. BR. Lowes, Cannington, Ont, Relatives wero com- municated with, andin the meantime @ local lodge of Oddfellows took pag of the body, the dead man hav- g been a member of that organization. Cron the arrival of Glen Lowes of Morris, Sask., brother of L. R wes, he declared the body not that of his brother, and wholly unknown to him. he case is complicat as Lowes left Chicago moro than 8 week ago, homeward bound to Regina. A large sum of money and other papers, in addition to the tickets 'which were identified as belonging to Lowes and found on the body, and the farther fact that young Lowes cannot be found, lcads his brother to believe that he was made' away with, and his tickets and money taken from him. - A further examination of the body disclosed that the deceased was wear- ing clothes madein Utica, N. Y., and s were found indicating his name as Thoodore Hempstead of Utica, N.Y. His laundry was siso marked " T. H." The facts have been placed in the hands of the police, and detectives put on the case. L. R..Lowes, the missing man, left Cannington, Ont., some weeks ago for Chicago to transact, important buai- ness, eel was to have' returned three jing to letters which his relatives received from him. Af the receipt: of the last letter, dated Chicagethad on Blackstone Hotel sta- tionery, nothing been. heard 'ftom him. One themfy'of the police is that the mu tian, after becoming im- plicated in the disappearance of Lowes, decided to make Your ae Recommend HYPNOTIST FINED ? -- For Mock -Hanging. ono Kleen Convicted of One Charge in Court at Owen Sound, Sound, Jan. 28--Kleen, the Mc who gavo a performance of his re last week, appeared in' the policé court this morning on two Mable Leplare and the yore for hang- ing'a man on the stage, which perform. ance was considered unfit for a _ Public audience, Both charges were called for Saturday morning, but Mrs. Leplare, whom her busband claims was abducted by the hypnotist, was unable to give evidence. It is said that she still remained in a dazed condition. The case was called again thismornivg. Mrs, Leplare seem- ed to remember nothing. She could not tell a thing of her actions'and wheu told of acta she had done, where she bad been, and being arrested by the police, she could romember nothing. evidence of Kleen the case was dis- MUIAsBe) On the other charge he was fined $5 young girl who saw Kleen's performance cliffe auditors, salary $15 each ; Ed. : Halpenny assessor, salary $75; Whit- field } MoGormick member of Board of Health, and Dr. Chas. McMane Medi- chl Health Officer. The different wards of the township will be represented thus: No. 1, Wm. Coates ; No. 2, Alex. Struthers ; No. 3, Tohn Hamilton ; No. 4, Wm. Scott; No: 6, 8. Smith, The printing, and es grant of $5 was mate to the Sick Children's Hospital. After passing a number of accounts, the Coun. at 10 a.m ANNUAL MEETING ELMA FirF Ins. Co.--The annual mevting of the policy holders of the Elma Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held in the Agricultural hall, Atwood, on Tucs day the 17th day of January, i911, a fair attendance of mem ing sent. S.S. Rothwell, the President of the Company, was appointed chairman, and J. H. Hammond secretary of the meeting. the annual statement and auditors' report was read, which show- ed that 397 policies had been issued in 1910, covering property to the amount of He 051,945 ; 890 policies had expired and had 'been cancelled, amounting to $928,295, leaving 1438 policies in "force atthe end of the year, ropresentibg. $8,856,805 of risk ; $192, yi 25 of premium notes were held by th pany, and th catus on those notes was $174,404.88; that the ter | Company had $8,674.58 cash on hand, f° 4 and a balance of $414.98 to collect on the 1910 lovy, and had pai As she was the only one who could give | | and costs. 466 The chief of police states that another }- Atwood Bee was awarded the township |-- ci] adjourned antil Saturday, Feb. 11th, |, charges. One was of abducting Mrs. | Shed -Get lot 8, lst con. Wal- Bgerts, all under cul- x sha: = 5G on ois Ee he re ce two miles 'east Gculers apply on istowel post office. EH. CUMBERLAND. led: Service, All Elements of satel and Comfort. es Jo the Sunny South No more desirable:route-than via} -- Grend 'ise? jee connecting 1 VERY Low RATES. Lot i of bis i oer aes re savings et to true principles of sea veara Deposit one dollar to-day--begin t ~ Prowide against old age and fasichet re. re- I i © ae, Manager, L Secure tickets and full particulars from' * i i HACKING, Town Agent. S, 0. dD D9. © © » 2 » & % % % © . MoSMITH, Depot Agent. > Zz ¢ S.. =z Prd 7 2 aa | travel by the DIRECT OnLy ROUGH ROUTE © | CARLIE 'sleep' 8 cars for all nee Western Canada, For information see J. LIVINGSTONE, Can. Puc. Agent ao Bp = oa 3 eo m + «4 © » 2, & 2 2» » 2» 2. ree ee FS ST eS Ce Oe Se OO TO WINNIPEG : ae MARKET ned.a First-class Meat Market WALLACE STREET. 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