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Ems 35331: `axaumzn I IXC'II `Some idea is gained of what an enormous job it is to look after the telephone requirements of the com- munity when we learn from the Bell Telephone Company s Annual Report that additions and betterments to. the ' Company's property in 1926, -made up of land, buildings, central office equipment, outside plant and .. sub- soribersl equipment cost $16,-978,127`. '11- ' a past` master of Corinthian Masonic um. um uuuru U1 Lraue, me mwamr Club and the Barrie Curling Club; Lodge, a past Z of Signet Chapter, R.A.M., and E -past M.W;S. of Ros Croix Chapte , Scottish Rite. `He is a member of the Official Board` of nkluunk ' ,!..v_v :.-v-uvonu I, At present both Mr. and Mrs. Ot- ton are enjoying fair health and it is the wish oigtheir numerous friends that they may"long be spared to see further changes in the town which they knew so differently years ago. Active in Community Affairs ` Fred W. Otton, who isanow carry- ing on the business, has been very. active in the affairs of the commun- ity. He served one year as alderman and five years as school trustee with one term as chairman of the Board of the Board of Trade, the Kiwanis nllih `Ros-uh. l"n..1:...-. l--1-- of Education. He is a past president H a uu=uwer UL cue unlcuu 11 Collier St. United church. . _.. -- --.--go A very happy event in the history of the family was celebrated in 1921 on the occasion of Mr. and Mrs. Ot- ton s golden wedding anniversary. The celebration was held at their home which was then on Owen street [and their three children, Fred of Bar- frie, Mrs. F..Stevens of Toronto and |Mrs. J. A. MacCulIo gh of Detroit, [were present u L uuauy vu J.J.UAu l.l.l`lll 3! In 1871, his term having been I completed, the youthful tinsmith set out for the States where it was then possible to obtain a wage almost ; three times in excess of that obtain- ' able in Canada. Despite this mone- E tary advantage, the States failed to (`appeal to Henry Otton and in less than a year he was back in Napanee lwhere he was given a position as foreman of the tinshop in which he learned his trade. His marriage to Elizabeth Boyle of Napanee took place shortly and soon afterwards the move to Barrie was made. i I If Mr. Otton had a hobby it was i his business. To improve it he work- ed zealously. How well he succeeded is now obvious. During hisyears in Barrie he never aspired to municipal honors, being content to allow his son Fred to represent the family in such endeavors. He was a member of the _Collier St. church and for many years was a member of the Trustee, Joint and Quarterly Boards. IMF, {ls O Vvlnvvlnb-an-n A: A-3-1-1--'--~ _ 7--\4 |Trus te, Quaitfjilu oards. Mr. Otton is a member of orinthian lLodge,. A.F. & A.M. . luau: nu remuveu to mapanee Wnere] ;for five years he served an appren- `ticeship. I T711 v-can u. ------- 1:15:10 years ago In rungston. wnue `he was still ayoung lad his parents Ilrzioved tolthe country aid tglor a time! ept a vi lage store. t t e age 0 `fourteen, upon the death of his father, whose ill health had beenthe cause of the family s removal to the rural district, he returned to King'- ston and for a short time attended school. His scanty circumstances would not permitra prolonged educa- tion and choosing tinsmithing as a trade he removed to Napanee where lfnv TYDDFE 11 an-vuvnrl n - A - - - --- I I J .......u uuuuvz. uxx. uuau uuusc UJ. Hall a century ago. Though he realizes that there are many who will dis- agree, Mr. Otto is of the opinion that competitio in the early. days was much keener than now. The farmers of those days received little for their produce and consequently could afford naught but the_ bare necessities. As a result money was `tight and competition keen. Nor does Mr. Otton believe that the ad- vent of the motor car which enables the consumer to seek wider markets, a bad thing for business in towns. . He -sees the automobile as bringing more customers to town. Mr. Otton, now enjoying the ease to which his long years of work have entitled him. was born seventy- eight years ago in Kingston. While he WQQ +i" n`\rnnnnn `Ina-I `L3... ..........:... _ v...r.......uu-- . anuan Axvuucx It is Mr. Otton s firm conviction that the business men of today are much better off than those of half 9 nanfrn-n-u nlV|I\ 'l'\'l;.-u...1.. L- ....-1.'_-_ v.-.-..._.--, --gnu: A-Avuo IJIaCVCll5o 5 The fifty years which have elapsed 3 `since the founding of theOtton bus- 1 iness have greatly changed the per- il sonnel of Barrie merchants and no one recognizes these and other changes which have occurred more 1 than Mr. 0tton.. In conversation ' with The Examiner he pointed out i that of those in `business when he 9 started none remaiin, though in` on two instances is e enterprises sti continue with a son of the pioneer I in charge. Of these, Mr. Otton men- '|tioned Lower's tailoring business * now conducted by his son Charles, ` P. Kearn-s grocery store now con-` ' ducted by his son and J. J.-Brown's ' grain %)11SlneSSfIi0W under Ithe` direc- tion 0 two 0 is sons. rominent ' business men of the early days as re- called by Mr. Otton were, in addition to those previously mentioned, E. B. Crompton, Jno. Watson, M. J. Frawley, J. J. Brown, B. Hinds, C. ]Hinds, Purvis Bros. and Jonathan Hendfrgon. The town, Eayts) Mr.f Ot- ton, a a popu ation o a out our thousand at that time and the chief industries were three saw mills, in-~ cluding the`Ball Planing Mill and in addition a foundry which operated _for a time. I p (Continued from page 1) move to a largef and more central location and that chosen was the premises at present used by the Standard Bank. After moving to this site in 1899 the business was confined exclusively to the retailing of hardware. After fourteen years at the Five Points the firm purchas- ed the block in which the resent store is located and moved the -bus- iness to it. The next change came in 1922_when Mr. Otton, no longer capable of the hard work which an active interest required, retired. With Mrs. Otton he moved to Tor- onto to take up residence with their ` daughter, Mrs. Fred. Stevens. 1 VIII. - .:.L_, _, "fis. Faneg to Hold Him 15271 1.:.. 4.--... L....:.. A VAST oU'rLAir V Competition Then Keener 3, `II I\ ,Lhlo - '11.c \.aUlI inity. A " " ' I March 14--Mrs. McKnight, who has been `ill at D. Sdythes for s_ome time, is able to be out again. Colds are quite prevalent in this vic- E inity. Office_ Phone lucy. A. Forder had a. euchre- party last WE HANDLE ONLY CHANCE CLEANED `puts this Very Necessaryl ro;;c;:i:nvw-ithin the reach of ALL CAR OWNERS. We hav high class Companies and Lowest Rates.- STELCO COKE su%Bs'rA_g:'_r_|'AL REDUCTIONS The only school north of Toronto that is a member of the Business Educators Association of Canada. Write for rates or phone 445.` W. A. TURNER, Prop. COURSES-"-Clerical, Secretarial, Teachers, Commer- cial, Shorthand, Banking, Auditing, Typewriting. SPECIAL .COURSES-For Normal and High School ` Graduates, Public School Teachers. POSITIONS await those properly qualified-5l graduates and undergraduates secured good posi- tions during 1926. 31-`. A. MALCOMSON Auj'_9|vI__oB|L|:_ INSJRANCE R, A. STEPHENS 18 Elizabeth St. V Ordered specially-shipped specially--priced specially for quick selling-three lots of Boys Spring Suits which should interest every parent in Barrie. They are in mixed gray and novelty pat- terns, all-wool,` well made and just the suit to fin- ish out the school term. Some knickers, some long trousers. You must see these to appreciate the bargains offered. Bring the boys in and we ll fit themvout in a jiffy. Young Men s Snappy Spring Overcoats Single and Double Breasted. Bmrs ARMOR-CLAD smnc surrs C. J. SMITH . -N0NE` BE'I"I'ER- And It : All Weighed _on Town Scales. DRY % woon OF ALL -NO SLATE -9- NO ROCK-. COAL IN ALL FEATURES oi-" Phone us your `order. .;.:.;ni $9.50 Up '~ map 2-17 Dunlap I -2;.n_ci- Mrs. Elvin Richardson and son Graydon visited at Fred. Richard- son's, Sunday. Wednesday evening. Everyone had a good time and Mrs. H. Carson. Earl Johnson and Mrs. John Johnson car- ried off the prizes. IA ... ......1 1:... rs 5 Points, Barrie Residence Phone Phone 447W 41 Dunlop St. Page Fivd ` uuue. _ . _ Each tender must be accompanied by a. marked cheque for 10% of otter"- ed price. . No tender necessarily accepted. Further information may behad from--W. Camplin, Esq.. Beeton: F. Wilcox. Esq., Beeton: Wm. Rowe. ESCL. Newton Robinson: Barry Jebb, Esqn Cookstown: Herman Lennox. ESQ" Newton Robinson. '1'. w. W. EVANS. Bradford. Twinning in 'Dnnlnn'nnl>nn 10-11c viuvul`; u acres mixed grass. Parcel 8.---West halt north halt lot 23 and north half lot 22. concession 11. 0 acres more or less. Upon Dremises very substantial cement dwelling with modern conveniences: 1 barn 100x36 with stabling complete and good open shed; 1 barn`77x86: well fenced; run- ning water supplies bothhouse and stables; 54 aces of fall wheat. 47 acres of alsike clover. 11 acres red glove!` and timothy. Fall ploughing all one. UIUVBI done. `JUNE: Parcel 2.-South,part of lot 24. con`-` cesslon 9,, 60 acres" more or less. Com- modlous frame dwelling`, frame barn 56x36 with modern stabling and large sheds; good well; nice apple orchard: 28 acres fall Wheat: 17 acres alelke clover; 14 acres mixed Parcel R__.Wnnr hall nnn-I half mo I dun done. UUUa Parcel 1.-South-half lot 23.-conces- sion 9, 100 acres more or less. On pre- mises said to be a splendid `brick dwelling. 10 rooms; frame barn 40x90 on stone foundation. stabling com- r plete, and with water; 2 good ells. running` water, 4 acres hardwood, ush. 15 acres fall wheat: 32 acres alfalfa: 7 acres sweet clover: most ploughing Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned up to 12 o'clock noon of Saturday. 19th day of.March, 1927. for purchase of all or any or following parcels of farm lands situate in Town- ship of Tecumseth. in County of Sim- coe: |: uses. uuuay % Modernize % Your Home II----nu---it uvu -rjj it Q LIIVTH or VALUABLE FARM LANDS .A.,1}`-!E.. BY TEN!3.!-:22. AB! E Elnlnnn sIMM9y_i ai Eb. HA'rs% Bnotx, BILTMORE and BORSALINO 4 Buy your $pring Hat here. Hats from $2.50 to $7. Boys and Gilfll Heudweaf of All W WOMEN MW-5.4? C f"'-PREN- A.Moffatt, Plumber and Heater Irnish, SPRING COATS We invit your i'1spection' of the finest and range" of coats to befound in Barrie. L SlN.GER S BLUE AND wum: -nL;A Rom WP. "IfV[I"ll I II`- _ ..._.--v-- u-IIVJIII Ia\J1`\an,` L n u I 0 0 0 I 0 0 I 0 I 0 0' Hire : Creamy Stein . . . . . . 10: 01:0. Bovril, Bed ! CITY DAIRY ICE CREAM AND BIUCKS alwayo in . we use nil":-igidnire Elqch-icA lceleu Cub Phone 1377 and! _ THURSDAY.` MARCH `:7. 1927. _.._-- -.-.-'---use-uni? \llli See our window of `Fl: nuunmua - GREEN ONIONS. NEW CABBAGE T -j Phone 1081` $. Mm Jolly Powdon A. . . . 4 , 35 A ' . ' 445- m` ollo Marmsz 80: gm`. sd"' `'"P - - - - 215!- hm I\n:Dv 'lv\ '. . . ..'.""' c"' F""" -- 10 , size 1.35. 1 I09 SERVICE Best7Qualify Good: at Popular Pric_es. SINGER'S rnuzr s1-on: I nun 117" -uul 191.11 ~ W. V". BJVJLLV. .D!'t(lI0l'(l. Trustee in Bankruptcy. W. J. Jackson Estate. Miss Annie McCullough %inWha}.- SIMMONS &. CO. M11-I-INERY FAM9v~ .09-mini Hm Booth. 1 .'rHTI:-'.f COAT swans. -THE COAT STORE- SPECIALS . IJJ uumop ISPECIAL O"`89 5iZe_10_,_ 30 doz. hf 'P|n|n:aI- D: _ _ _ _ _I Our work is first-class in every particular. Our materials are the best to be had. Our prices are'low- est, so there really is no reason why we should not be called in to do your job--you to profit through our many years of experience in plumb- ing,- steam-fitting and all-around general repair work. ......g.-... auu nest or plumbing equip- ment. We have plan books for cus- tomers, showing in detail justvhow that new -bathroom is going to look. And our work must be done first, you know, so why not let us get busy now, so we may be out of the way when the painters, decorators and paperhangers arrive? . Are you planning repairs and im- provements on your home this Spring? Then modernize it with the newest and best of plumbing equip- Inent. We hgve plan_ -_ _--..6 ._..--av-w --uoovv Attendance reports for the public schools for February were: Prince of Wales, 469 registered for the year, 464 on roll, for the month, av- erage attendance 412, Penny Bank deposits $100.46; Victoria, 413 regis- tered, 408 on roll, average 383.8, Penny Bank, $59.49; King Edward, 328 registered, 321 on roll, average 298," Penny Bank $54.92; King George, 29 registered, 29 on roll, average 25.6, Penny Bank $2.82. ;.J\IUUlh 1; of the as chair- comprised rd, read- Hurlburt, cFadgen, nd selec- . Club and -_. V... v Mrs. E. Shear and Miss `Hilda Johnston of Clarksburg applied` for positions ,on the teaching staff and their names were placed on the wait- ing list. - Mrs. . Shear wrote enclosing pay- ment for several non-resident` pupils of King Edward schgol. - AL'L-_., _,_ 1 (Continued from page 1) E Board that no such representations . had been made.. The boiler was sold as junk and had not been tested. He ' moved, seconded by _T-rustee Foster j that the request for refund of $10 be ; not granted and the secretary write Ellenson & Burnstein to complete payment and remove the scrap iron as soon as possible. ~ Caretakers Ask More Pay P Applications for increases in sal- `ary were received from W. J. Mc- Manus, Thos. Henson, Arthur Hen- son and A. Profit, caretakers of the B.C.I.. and Prince of Wales, King 2 Edward and Victoria schools respec- , tively. - ' . w 171 ml, 1 `-0 uuug - MORE PAY ASKED BY CARETAKE Chocolate Malted _MiIk . . . . `Bee ? Ten . . . . . . Sc IRICKG -I-.---- L ` ` " ..._-v, -1-. 5 lg ! 3II';|lI . . 10: pin. PARTS % o1=, TOWN. .v v 77% Z3-I ;ida' Pineajaple Oranges. F|-uh, Crisp Head and "Leif Lettuce always in stock. S alwavyu `A-1';o;:;lit'i'u': an Cnbinot. `Julia $1.39 133 Dunlp st. Iuvbcp Clo Ill: UUUIHDS `OI Dutton, of Victoria Harbor, met, at the Court House last 0 week to map out the road rogram ~ for the season. On Wednes ay they authorized payment of the rebate to towns and villages in the county, amounting in .all to about $10,700. Under existing legislation towns and villages are entitled to a rebate "of half their contribution to the road budget, but in many cases this has been wholly or. partially eaten up by \ maintenance or construction work done last year and in two cases" the municipalities have waived their right to -a rebate because of con-' struction work planned for this sum: mer. _ , . _` - The ` County Road Commission, composed of Isaac Scott of Cree-- more, J. E. Coombs -of Bradford and E. Du!-J-.nn M-' 17:.-...:..* tr-..1.-.. ROA~D COMMISSION PASSES V . 810,700 REBATE TO TOWNS! an Lucy 411.138. ' _ Sarjeant--Wisdom: That Mrs. . Ord, Mrs. Huxtable and the chair.- man be appointed toattend the 0. E.A. convention at Easter and that their expenses be paid by the Board. a.Luaucc ouueunu were appomtea. - . Brereton-Brown: That the Board meet on March 28 to -deal with the estimates and such other business as may arise. I . ns9`nnouL T2_J-... . II. , ; I- Miss McMahon, school `nurse, report- ed 47`visits and 1850 inspections. Motions ' Mrs. Huxtable-Mrs. Ord: That the Board arrange for some demon- stration for the Diamond Jubilee of; Confederation on July 1 and that al committee be appointed to see about] it. The mover and seconder, and, Trustee Sarjeant were appointed. Breretnn._R1inwn- 'l'h.+ +1.. 1:.......: . uuuuee 1s as Iouows: s.s. No. 1, R. M. Bell; 2, Vernon Caldwell; 3, P. E. Brown; 4, Ernest Gaston: 5, Truman Thompson; 6, W. L. Rus- sell; 7, Chas. Harris; 8, Walter Richardson; 9, Carlin Foyston: 10, to be appointed; 11, Alex. Wilson; 12, Qhas. Dawson; 13, .Thos.' Smith ; 14, Ben Parr; 15, Alvin Richardson; 16, Harry Smith ; 17, R. D. Coutts. "61 auu `om: attenuance prize donated` by him was taken by Jack Monkman. I Three new members were received in the persons of Dr. Holly Dyer, A. A. Smith and C. J. Smith. The club now has a quartette of Smiths-two Charlies and two Arthurs and the `members haven't just figured out how they are to be designated. Live Stock Improvement After the luncheon the farmers. remained to discuss the formation of ` a Live Stock `Improvement Associa- tion for Vespra Tp., all the guests at this Kiwanis luncheon being from` - that township. The objects of such ~ an association and the method of v organization were explained by Mr. . Wade and Stewart'L. Page. The . ' latter said he would like to have an .' agricultural advisdry board -for the , township that could be consulted whens special matters mig-ht arise.|` The ~ farmers present were ' muchi interested in the plan. Sever-'1 al who took part in the discus-I] sion questioned ifthe time was op- portune for going ahead so it was de- cided "to appoint a committee, with representation from every school section, to take a preliminary census and report in a few weeks. This com- mittee is as follows: S.S. No. 1, R_ M mm. 9 tr....-.-.-- r~-u----"- - yxvuu uuauu u. we uncarlo people could say, `It is just a little better than anything produced outside the province. .There is always a demand for quality products. Let quality and progress be Ontario's watch- word. ' `I I\ ll, 1- ; -- ` ' wuru. ' ' W. O. MaqKinnon was the chair- man. Norman Ineson was the boost-` I er and the attendance prize donated 'bV IRE falcon H11 Ton`; En-1-n-A- a uau=u:a.s umrleli." `- In every way we must mamtain the Ontario standard.` Nothing is too good for the Ontario farmer. and for the Ontario people generally. No stock is too good for the Ontario farmer and none of his_ products can be made too good. No matter what the product-whether of store, "of workshop or faE`m--it would be a proud boast if we Ontario people sav. `It is hm 9 mm, 1..,+-+..... . uucu. yruuu-:uI:5 `wgetner. 3 -Reference -wasmade by Mr. Wade E to two carloads of Holsteins shown 3 at .the National Dairy Show in De- I I l I I troitlast year. While these did not carry if the top prizes as they were . up against entries made by million- 5 aires, who could pay any price for I an animal, not one exhibit equalled Ontario's in its uniformity of qual-| ity. Oxford dairymen united` to boost their county and its products and it. was very marked how their sales exceeded those of other coun- ties. If.any com_munity,- any farm- U er or bunch of farmers does any- thing particularly well; the world . : soon knows it, declared Mr. Wade. Keep up Quality _ At the resent time owing to a ; scarcity of ogs in the United States, ]; the Americans are giving good prices < for Canadian hogs and are accepting 1 as choice what are here called hogs of the thicker type. This demand ` I was good for Canada but it had one ` I danger---it might make producer's 5 less particular about keeping up the 1 quality. Mr. Wade warned them against this. You must be stead- fast, he declared. You know your policy is right. Stick to it. Main- tain the high quality of Ontario pork products and breed as carefully as possible even if you are selling in a careless market. ' HI... .......... --...-- ---- - ` - - an M): In I ,There is also a duty resting u on the producer to see that the cons m- er gets the best quality. If they will work on this principle for a few years big results will be realized. The market is waiting for good stuff. The producing of increasing amounts of high" quality products will mean more money, more profits and more of the 'comor.ts of life for the farm- er and also for those whose success basic industry. Therefore the town and country should try to work` out their problems together. 3 R`PTnDn ulna mu.-1.`. 1.... Mr- ur...1- depends upon the prosperity of this[ (Continued from :age 1) Should Insist on Best Mr. Wade said that it is the duty of the consumer to `show the producer that he desires a good product. If the customer `is satisfied with` shoddy, theincentive to produce better stuff is lost._ rm..- 2- -1 _ J- AREADVISED TO KEEP _U_l_ _ QUALITY