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stouffville- december 18th 1924 youpay less for more in the home town store prices talk 10 lbs dominion sugar 70c 4 string broom 45c keens mustard lb 25c keens mustard lb 45c- wheatlets 2 lbs 12c smyrna figs 2 pkgs 25c cranberries 18c- 2 for 35c thompsons seedless- 2 lbs 22c currants- choice- cleaned 2 lbs for 25c lemon peel per lb 27c orange peel per lb 27c seeded raisins 2ibs 25c new mixed nuts per lb 20c new haliowee dates 21ts- 19c matches 3 for 25c cross e blackwells salmonthe finest obtainable k lb tins 22c glace cherries lb 25c criscoe 1 lb tins 25c- guest ivory soap 6 for 25c ivory soap flakes 3 for 25c shredded wheat bis 2 for 25c our special mixed flavor choco lates per lb 30c chocolate velvet buds special per lb 35c extra fine new cheese 23c mixed candies 15c finest bulk cocoa 3 lbs for 25c ratcliff co phone 712 stouffvillk compliment season one brigh spot on the calendar is the 25th of december christmas day when we all by common consent enter into the 6pirit of rejoicing at the approach of another christmas we pay you our compliments with sincere wish that you may enjoy a full share of the many good things it yields and that the year 1925 will prove another rung for you in the ladder of prosperity and success f s glehm footwear of merit stouffville ont phone 430v m special reduction on fine polo cloth 50 wide only 125 yard and regularly priced at 200 homespun at 100 yard blue serge 300 yard our stock of boots and shoes are greatly reduced in price call and seethe bargains mufflers the newest scotch wool silk or crepe from 100 up 4foot hardwood for sale all maple jl little west end stouffvill goal cement salt tile and flour coal select lump steam coal- lehigh valley stove chestnut and pea sizes solway coke cement canada brand salt 50 lb 100 lb 200 lb- sacks and bbls flour and feed bran shorts manitoba oats oil cake five crown flour for bread jubilee for pastry tile 3 inch 4 inch and 6 inch on hand highest prices paid for alsike and grain of all kinds telephones office 169 residence 171 smith smith land surveyors and englncirs lindsay ontario rveying municipal engineering werage drainage roadways stoufpvilie markets milk is the cireapest food give th children plenty of it and ensure them of the best bodybulldcr arid health- pro ducer on the market we sell only the purest and most wholesome milk to be had and ask you to give us a trial milk rig callr to all parts of the town we carry cream on the wagon during cold weather the maple leaf dairy h gilrot prop phone 8108 stoaffvule loyal orange lodge no 1020 regular meetings friday at 8 p m onor before v full moon stouffville ont stouffville lodqe no 38 meets every mondav evening at 8 oclock in the oddfellow hall visiting brethera welcome henry slack w r sanders n grand rsec n tait financial secretary the tribune is published thursday afternoon terms 200 a year iu advance a v no fan publisher stouffville ont editorial comment the town of battleford in sask atchewan reached the limits of its resources and is applying to the government of that province to save it from a debenture debt of about 700000 nearly half of which is now long overdue as we have ex plained in this column before dur ing the great westward movement battloford spent municipal funds on public buildings in a lavish way then came a railway along the north bank of the river and a new town sprang up that outrivalled the old in growth and this attracted so many of its citizens that old bat tleford dwindled down to a popula tion of less than hiuo the small population couldnt meei the in terest payments alone a legal dispute of interest to not a few farmers especially in mark- ham township where a similar dis pute arose some time ago is now be fore the court in st thomas a farmer named john smith has 32 rods of osage orange hedge in front of his farm the hedge has been there for 25 years and now that emphasis is being laid upon good roads the ceunty authorities ask that the hedge be removed because of the fact that it causes snow block ades in the winter and last year it cost the county 80 to keep the road clear in front of this hedge and another the county seeks under the removal of obstructions from public highways act 19 20 to have the hedge torn down and the good roads committee has offered to replace the hedge with a wire fence but the owner thinks the hedge is an ornament to his farm and adds to its value and he insists that if it be necessary to remove it he should be awarded damages the issue in this case is far reaching and would possibly affect many farms there arecedar and spruce hedges in many places in the same condition as this orange hedge and possibly they add hundreds of dol lars value to the farms and while their removal may be adjudged nec essary in order to keep a good road open yet that removal does certain ly damage the farmer who owns them no wonder the judge has taken timeto consider this case bylaw no- a bylaw providing for a fixed assessment for the lands buildings and equipment of walter muston sons nickle axi bureau editor mcdonald of the chesley enterprise a former liberal mpp has this to say on the present liquor situation in ontario auorreyfjeneral nickle is doing his best to enforce the ontario tem perance act he has been handi capped because the province has no power to close the breweries distill eries or wholesale export houses the wholesale houses get clearance papers for shipments of liquor to cuba or united states and in many instances use the stock for supply ing ontario bootleggers jacques bureau minister of customs has been appealed to by the attorney- general to assist in the enforcement of the ota but he stands for the letter of the law and says that so long as the excise is paid liquor may be cleared for us or cuban ports it is quite evident the minister of customs is unsympathetic and will lend no help to the ontario govt what makes the situation more diffi cult is that our provincial police cannot have access to excise inform ation which would make it easier for tliem to stop unloading liquor car goes ostensibly meant for cilba or us arid selling to bootleggers in this province- saskatchewan was up against this same export problem a few yoare ago the liquor export houses were found to be doing an illegal business with men across the lines in us whore the trafflc was outlawed the legislature of saskatchewan ap pealed to the federal govt to close up the export warehouses and they were closed up there is no doubt that this question will comeup at the next session of the ontario leg islature the brewers and distillers will have more influence in the on tario legislature than in saskatche wan nevertheless we hope to see n resolution pass to havo the domin ion house strengthen the hands of those who are trying to enforce the law in this province then it will be up to the king govt to back up jacques bureau and lose several ridings in ontario at the next gen eral election or to lend its aid in putting the clamps on the export nouses which are bringing the ot a into contempt by debauching the community through being the nourcc of supply for the bootleggts jacques bureau will pnd that al though ontario is mnt all of canada it is the backbone of the country and will not stand for his allowing hindrances that makes one of our laws very difficult to enforce law- abiding citizens of ontario are be hind nickle in his pnviseworthv efforts to make the ota more easily enforced whereas walter muston sons hae been and are carrying on business as florists at the said vil lage of stouffville and arp the own ers of the south west ten acres of lot ntimber 35 in the ninth con cession of the township of markbam in the county of york now in the village of stouffville and further known as lot lettered m on the municipal map of tee said village of stouffville and havo erected theredn iu addition to a dwelling house a large green house and power and heating plant and propose to erect further and other plant and j equipment and have requested the corporation of the village of stouff ville to agree to and to fix the assessment of the said lands build ings plant and equipment now or hereafter upon the said lands for a period of live years and wjieueas it appears expe dient to accede to the said request and to fix the assessment of the said lands buildings plant and equip ment of the said firm for the said period therefore the municipal council of the corporation of the village of stouffville enacts as follows 1 that theannual assessment of the above mentioned lands includ ing the business assessment together with the buildings plant and equip ment now or hereafter constructed erected or used upon or in connec tion therewith shall be and the same is hereoy fixed at the sum of five thousand dollars 500000 for the years 1925 to 1929 both inclusive and save as aforesaid the said lands buildings plant and equip ment from time to time situate upon the said lands within ihe said muni cipal corporation of the village of stouffville shall be and the same are hereby exempted during the years 1925 to 1929 both inclusive from all municipal assessment and taxation of any and every kind whatsoever beyond the amount to be ascertain ed in each year by application of the yearly rates levied by the muni cipal corporation aforesaid for all purposes in each year to the said fixed assessment 2 the assessor of the said munici pal corporation of the said village of stouffville is hereby authorized and required to so make his assess ment and returns as to conform to the provisions of this bylaw 3 nothing in this bylaw con tained shall apply to or effect taxa tion for school purposes and local improvements 4 this bylaw shall come into force and effect from and after the passing thereof after the same has received the assent of the electors of the said municipal corporation of the village of stouffville read a first and second time in open council on the day of 1921 reeve clerk notice the above is a true copy of a pro posed bylaw and iu the case of the assent of the electors being obtained thereto it will be taften into con sideration by the council after the expiration of one month from the date of the first publication being he 11th day of december 1924 the votes of the electors of the said village of stouffville will be taken thereon at the annual elec tion on january 5th 1925 that on the 3rd day of january 1925 the reeve will attend at the clerks office at 130 oclock in the afternoon to appoint persons to at tend at the polling places and at the final summing up of the votes by the clerk respectively on- behalf of the persons interested in and de sirous of promoting or opposing the passing of the said proposed bylaw that the clerk of the said munici pality shall attend at the council chamber at one oclock in the after noon on the 6th day of january 1925 tosunr up the number of votes given for and against the said pro posed bylaw and to declare the re sult thereof john urquhart clerk of stouffville corporation auction sale saturday dec 20th auction sale of car load of ayrsbires and holsteins belonging to w a fan ning at curtis barns richmond hill all milkers f w silver- sides auctioneer- monday dec 22 five acres of standing beach and maple in acre lots at lot s con 1 ux- bridge 2 miles from stouffville belonging to mrs wm petch six months credit sale at one f w silversldes auctioneer tuesday dec 23 extensive credit sale 34 head fine dairy cows all new milkers and close up springers farm stock and up-to- date implements fordson tractor and powermilker the property of mrs elizabeth smith half mile south stouffville harmon l jones mgr fw silversldes auctioneer tuesday dec 30th at lot 30 con 3 whitchurch registered shorthorn iand grade cattle hor- sea pgs etc belonging to leslie jvllarper will be sold on the fane tif geo drewery opposite bogarttown school no reserve as mr harpers buildings are burned 10 montls credit sale at one lunch provided tor those from a distance f w silversldes and f n smith auctioneers pigs for sale number small pigs from 40 to 100 pounds mansion house stables oboe o d o ioc xoe o d o o q o o d o 0 o q o w h shaws christmas suggestions oar stock is now complete with a great varietv of christmas gifts and as there is only 18 shopping days before christmas- we would advise to shop early while assortment is complete below are some of our suggestions childrens and ladies handkerchiefs from 5c- to 50c each boxed handkerchiefs one two and three in a box- from 5c to 150 box ladies silk neck scarfs in all the new s shades from 59c up to 360 each fancy linen and bath towels in all prices- ladies and childrens silk and wool hose in the new shades from 65c pi to 275 pr ladies fancy gloves from 59c- to 175 pair see our display of gut glass and fancy china iooo o b o o b o mens neckties from 50c to 150 each mens wool scarfs from 100 to 350 each mens fine silk and wool sox from 75c to 150 pr mens handkerchiefs from 15c to 125 each mens and boys sweaters at alprices mens gloves from 60c- to 150 pair- mens armbands suspenders and garters at all prices s many other articles not on this list come and see for yourself- shop early when the selection is largest w h shaw phone 9512 stouffvillk o fl o obob store remains open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings o fl o o b o o b o fl o o b o o fl q u o o fl o fl o o fl 30x30c xozaoe o d o 30exc f t hill co limited sucokssohs to todd cook hirrbest prices paid for alsike- red dovef timothy alfalfa andsweet clover bags supplied if desired offrcr phone ho i house 189 l b todd managing director