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ss stouffville march 5th 1925 home town store sizes 40 to 50 california prunes 2 lbs for 25c size 60 to 70 california prunes 25 lb boxes at 10c lb can stilton cheese fine and mild worth 35c lb for 25c lb alymer soup 10c tin 1 a l c t cft matches 3 boxes 25c 1u dars 00a i0f our own baking powder one of 20 years reputation no alum 16 oz tin 22c fancy dried apples per lb ginger snaps 2 lbs for 10c 25c all sizes of oranges and fancy grape fruit choice malaga grapes ratcliff co phoxe 71 stouffville cheaper rubbers for 1925 mens fine rubbers 140 boys fine rubbers l00 youths fine rubbers 90 womens fine rubbers 100 misses fine rubbers 90 childs 7 to 10 rubbers 80 infants 4 to 6 rubbers 75 leather goods are advancing so watch this adv every week i will have some good bargains when my spring stock comes in when in need of a good leather club bag i have them repairing done as usual glehmm y footwrtarofmelrit 2 a stouffville oni 1 phoke4301 prices talk at littles new store next bank of nova scotia boys overcoats only a few left sacrifice price 400 mens overcoats sacrifice price 800 and 900 these prices are just half the regular price boys rubbers 149 and 195 pair mens working sweaters only 175 boys sweaters each 50c work shirts good durable material out they go at 139 childrens genuine leather school boots sizes 7 to 10 only 100 pair 11 to 13 at 150 pair get in early for bargains cannot be duplicated these are all good bargains to clear the lines j l little and at specially attractive prices just now call and see us also gluten meat tankage oyster shell and grit be sure and get our quotations on seed grain and seeds s w hastings proprietor successor to w s cook telephone 16 9 residence 3 715 massey- harris farm implements repairs buy a masseyharris kerosene engine to do your hard work this winter- also place your orders early for mach ines for next year and help to reduce prices by so doing a full line of repairs always on hand we have second hand goods to sell at reasonable prices 1 ton spring wagon steel tire buggy oliver riding plow 3hp mas seyharris engine 6-in- vessott grinder nearly new cockshutt riding plow 4hp engine 12hp engine peter hamilton cuttingbox with carriers set of slings and 60 ft of track good as new we give credit terms on all goods- d h0lden agent phone 184 stoukviue the tribune is published thursday morning terms 200 a year in advance 250 to the united states a v nolan publisher stocffvidle ont editorial comment in times gone by the women wore a gown called mother hubbard to day the style resembles more that dear old ladys clipboard down in halifax a novel way is suggested to have taxes paid it is proposed that all who are in arrears in tax payments and who posse- automoliles be prohibited from us ing them until their taxes are paid up what a rest a lot of ears would get in a city like toronto if such a law was put on the ontario statutes a warrant was issued at south ampton saturday last for a man for fraud he sold a load of wood and dumped it in the yard of the pur chaser and when piled and measured next day there was only twothirds as much wood as he claimed there was did you ever stop to consider this when selling a load of short measured wood is five per cent beer intoxicating well that depends on several con siderations it depends on how much one takes a teaspoonful would not affect many it depends on the per son a glass would have an intoxi cating effect on some people and very little effect on others ie de pends upon what one calls intoxica tion is it mere exhilaration or in sanity or paralysis for practical purposes it depends on the average effect of a considerable quantity on the easily intoxicated person m the chesley enterprise liberal has this to say respecting the five millions of money to be voted by the dominion government to the home bank depositors which was largely a catholic institution and conse quently many of their churches and priests lost heavily those home bank depositors are to get a grant from the public treasury it seems to us a bad precedent those who lost money by the failure of other tanks are just as much entitled to a percentage on their losses as the home bank depositors with an empty treasury wheres the money coming from it will mean an in crease of our public debt we would point out that a tory govern ment once granted similar relief to the depositors in the farmers bank and the senate promptly killed the bill senate may do likewise this time but it is not so likeiy in view of the church being involved a proposal to amend the criminal code so as to deal with cruelty to animals has been made and at the request of the provincial humane society an amendment has been drafted to deal with these cases where men neglected to properly feed animals for it frequently hap pens that a man who actively abuses his animals likewise half starves and neglects them the proposed amendment provides that any person is guilty of an indictable offence who having the custody of any cat tle poultry dog domestic animal or bird or wild animal in captivity knowingly fails to provide suffici ent water food and shelter for the same the neglect or the illtreat ment of dumfb animals i3 one of the lowest forms of human depravity helpless creatures dependent upon mankind for food and bodily com fort have no means of attracting no tice or securing redress when sub ject to neglect it remains for such organizations as the humane society to interest themselves in cases of criminal neglect and to protect gods creatures from the cruelty or cal loused indifference that causes un told suffering markham books were well kept the special audit or investigation into the township of imarkham books as kept by clerk mr gam davi son is over and at a meeting of markham council on monday it was duly received showing that the books had been properly and regu larly kept without a bleamisn of any kind on the clerk the audit extended over all the time mr davi son held the office that there was not even a suspicion of anything being wrong induces many to think that the law should bo changed so that where an audit is asked by people with a personal grudge who fail to produce any evidence what ever those responsible for such an audit should have to pay the ex pense incurred the audit ha3 been in progress for more than three months has cost the municipality and village of unionville more than 2000 and results in the complete vindication of the township clerk and coupled with that a commendation of the condition of the books the report of tliy auditor is a voluminous document covering hun dreds of naes of typewritten matter and doals with every phase of the iork from the inception of mr davisons duties to the present an offer made iv mr davison prior to the examination of the books that if any inaccuracies were found he would pay the entire cost assuming the petitioners would adopt a similar course if the audit proved the accounts wore all fight was not accepted by the petitioners with the result that the entire cost will be borne by the township of markham mongolia mr and mrs oliver zeilars have moved into the house vacated by the hopkins mr and mr3 thos reesor jf cedar grove were guests at allaa widemans miss vallentiae and miss barnes of bloomiugton spent the week eud with our new residents mr and mrs h warriner jac w reesor- wife and family are now located in the tarr house here mongolia is steadily adding to her population mount albert miss marion stokes of toronto pent the week end at her home here miss berlin hoover of ringwood visited for a week witn her sister mrs h spank wm lunau has purchased the store business of n pivnick and will take possession april 1st a hockey match was played in the local rink between zephyr and mt albert resulting in victory for the mounts by s to 4 mrs albert dike and diukhter nellie are attending the weddmg an niversary of the rev p c fletcusr in toronto this week ernest hayes of ottawa and ever- itt hayos of shawville que were here last week attending the funer al of their mother mrs r hayes w d stokes the popular opera tor at the telephone oric3 here suffered a stroke last week and is slowly recovering from the effects the dance in the ufo hall on friday evening was fairly well atten ded the music for the occasion was supplied by messrs peregrine and longhurst of queensville we regret to record the death of two of our oldest and most esteemed residents of this village namely mrs robt hayes and mrs john smith the former passing away on sunday morning feb 22nd and the latter on thursday feb 26th both were in their 73rd year and were consistent members of the methodist church and active in the social life of the community the funerals of both the deceased were very largely attended and the floral offerings were many and beautiful position wanted 1y ratable mid dle aged women ayliouse help phone 6403 or cauat henry elsons town markham townshu notice ioad of vehicles act public notice is hereby given that said act provides that during the months of march and april in each year vehicles operating or object being moved over or upon a public highway which is not within a city or separated town and having a carrying capacity exceeding one ton shall not be loaded in excess of-one- half the rated carrying capacity of such vehicle or object without a per mit as provided by said act the act also provides that not withstanding such permit the owner driver or operator of suoii vehicle or object is responsible for any damage caused to a highway by such vehicle or object a penalty rfot exceding 10000 is provided f a contravention of any of the provisions of said act notice is ajso hereby given that the provisions iofae said act will be strictly enforced with respect to the highways under the jurisdiction of the township of markham road commissioners are hereby in structed to watch their respective sections for overloaded vehicles ac cording to said act causing dam ages to the township roads and act accordingly wc gohn g am davison 596 reeve twp clerk the stouffville markets wednesday march 4th dairy eggs 35 butter 30 cattle hogs c hogs 1075 to 1125 calves 975 to 1150 cows 325 to 450 butcher cattle 550 to 650 grain fall wheat 175 oat3 65 barley 90 buckwheat 83 4th line uxbridge richard watmore called on john collins a few days last week miss ella redshaw i3 visiting her aunt mrs r dowswell reuben rawsoa is progressing very favorable but will be confined to his bed for a few days yet mr and mrs ross watson also mr and mrs t bacon of claremont spent saturday at wm watsons stouffville being a family reunton a large number from this line at tended the concerts at claremont by the continuation school on thurs day and friday nights miss mabyn and betty licorish are confined to their beds with the whooping cough also master ronald and charles roach are suffering from a severe cold the earth quake tremor wa3 quite distinctly felt in this com munity it is reported that it stop ped several clocks and open doora swayed back and torward it gavo one the feeling of seasickness some never noticed any disturbance at all ae are informed that mr and mrs d h crawford who lived on this line have moved to buffalo ny singer sewing machines we have the agency for this reliable and wellknown mach ine if you require repair parts or a new machine let us know we are willing to der monstrate the singer geo j lawson phone 182 the west end grocer agent for loudens barn fixtures shaws weekly news o d o o 0 o o a o o d o o d o o d o o d o a o o d o oi sboi iodos i0e30s dress flannels o a 30e30e xoe30e xoc fancy cotton o a dress flannels in fancy and all the u fancy cotton crepes in all shades leading shades 32 width i qesoe xoe30i socaoc 36 width xoe30i xonos aoas ginghams and prints curtain materials 0 ginghams and prints 27 and 32 h curtain materials madrass scrims width also ratine gingham in muslins marquisette at all 32 width prices ocaoe xocxoe aoeaosr plain dress linen plain dress linen in all the leading shades 36 width o d o waoi ioc30s iog30e wall paper wall paper 22 inches wide semi trimmed a very large assort- otaoc xok30e aocaot xocxoc x0e30e xoeso no trouble to show goods ox 30ex02 30e30i aoxaos ioe3ci xoxaoi w h shaw phone 9 512 stouffville store closes every night in the week at 6 p in except saturday evenings during the winter months i0e30e 30e30x aoaoc loaoc aotaoz xoi o 0 o o d o o d o o 0 o o d o 10