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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), April 30, 1925, p. 4

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stquffvtlle april 30th 1925 home town store speciat quality currants 2 lbs harvest brand tomatoes tin 15c palmolive soap 4 for 29c dates 2 lbs three star sardines 19c finest goods 2 tin3 35c 25c puro maple syrup no 10 tin 130 aiphabet maccaroni 2 lbs new jel all flavors 3 for 25c 0ur special coff worth 70c dominion sugar 10 lbs for 67c still per 15 per 10 lb bag 830 pj grade chocolates mixed st lawrence finest granulated flavore lb per bag 740 shredded wheat biscuiu 2 for 25c 60 to 70 prunes far lolow todays 3 boxes matches 25c price per lb 10c quaker corn flake3 4 packages 85 lb boxes per lb 9c for ratcliff co 60c 30c 25c the tribune is published thurspay morning terms- 200 a year in advance 2 to the united states a v nolan publisher stouffville ont editorial comment district news items phone 7ua stouffvui4e spring shoe attraction mens work boots mens fine boots mens oxfords boys school bbot3 boys fine boots womens fine straps and oxfords in gun metal or patent and kid misses fine boots and i t straps in patents tan- kid gun metal childrens straps and slippers our hosiery stock is second to none for men women and children popular colors repairing uptotheminute s gl1hm footwear of merit s tt o xtr f vime oni ph 43q1- m store open tuesday thursday and saturday spring time needs with this season comes a demand for new wearing apparel from the house dress to street wear we can supply many of your wants remember we also carry a nice line of prints towellings and other yard goods 3 l little stouffville ontario chick starter and scratch feed will make poultry raising easy backed by largest raisers in country gar feed oats just in s w hastings proprietor successor to w s cook telephone 16 9 residence 3 715 it pays to use martin senour red school house paint for barns and outbuildings it has no equal write to head office montreal per free booklet home paintinc made easy sold by silvester bros stouflville ontario the law against glarings headlights 3 to be vigorously enforced this year by the provincial police there are three fridays the thir- tenth during 1925 and two have passed with any great calamity at a recent meeting of the midland town council the clerk reported that taxe3 had not been paid on certain vacant lots for twenty years the lots will be sold in an effort to reach out for more business the merchants of the town of uxbridge are discussing the ad visability of opening their stores three nights each week a doctor- in smith falls issued 750 liquor prescriptions in two months and was fined 300 it he did wrong why didnt the law pun ish him instead of merely demand ng that the spoils be divided up the ratepayers of the town of uxbridge will be required to raise the sum of 33662 this year to satisfy die tax demand the popu lation of the town being approxi mately sixteen hundred this means that taxation in uxbridge is equiva lent to 21 per head of every man womansand child in that town in referring to the salary grab the farmers sun points out that every member is responsible for the in crease because no division was taken in the legislature the sun says atlhough a number of members had voiced their opposition to the proposed increase in indemnity for members and notwithstanding the fact that any five members could have forced a division on this mat ter when it came to a final show down the bill increasing indemnities to 2000 slid through its third read ing as if on roller bearings in fact it was reported around the corridors that some members at itast received their extra 600 before the final reading was given to the bill author izing this whitchurch tp council whitchurch township council met at the township hall saturday april 25th with allthe members present excepting councillor dennis reeve morgan baker presided communications were presented and read from j m mcnickol claiming excessive tax on lot at wilcox lake because of error in assessment in 1924 blake lash anglin cassel3 soli citors for s c snively re ob3truc tions on road at wilcox lake accountant department of public highways showing amount of pro vincial grant on highway expendi ture in the township during 1924 to be 171708 robt gould claiming compensa tion for damages to car from road being out of repair between lots 20 and 21 con 4 frank steckley tax collector pre sented report of uncollected taxes amounting to 103570 and penalty percentage collected 20327 accounts passed c brandon 2 loads wood for fred heacock 20 00 toronto hospital for incurables 56 days maintenance for d newton 84 00 j a vannostrand destroying dog worrying sheep 5 00 hospital for sick children 31 days maintenance b cook 46 50 w j patterson drugs etc for f heacock 24 55 municipal world deb register and forms for clerk 8 95 standard bank rent for safety deposit box 3 oo p allin 37 yds gravel 7 50 j srbley 90- yds gravel 18 00 r gould 200 ft cedar plank 7 00 resolutions were passed relieving the colllector from col lecting four dollars dog tax assessed against wm rose at lot 31 con 6 accepting as satisfactory collec tors statement of uncollected taxes of 1924 and of penalty percentage collected and approving of payment of his salary by the treasurer instiucting the treasurer to pay to simeon stouffer road overseer for church street division the sum of 4500 being amount of commuta tion of statute labor collected for that division in 1924 a bylaw was passed providing for the issue of licenses to persons operating or desiring to operate summer booths for the sale of re freshments at a fee of 10 per annum said licenses to be obtained from the clerk and also providing for a penalty of no lass than five dollars nor more i 0 on con viction for contravention of the by- 1 law i on motion councu adjourned to meet on monday juno 1st a 10 j oclock for general liino3s and at 2 pm for cojrt of revision the returns from postmasters in this county who weighed all mail natter during march show that 125 ons of newspapers alone were hau- iled the people of canada are surely well informed which is worth while even though it does cost 3 millions per year to transport the newspapers the beaver mills at newmarket the property of oliver dike was sold ja saturday last at an auction sale i the king george hotel under an order of the court in an action by h holder of the first mortgage to enforce his claim the mills were bought by the second mortgage j momillen of queen sviiie for 12000 cash orillia packet mrpeier steven son the district game warden has received applications for a total of 130 pheasant egg3 to anyone who undertakes to rear the birds and then liberate them eggs are supplied free by the department ot game and fisheries together with instructions on pheasant culture the eggs are hatched by a common barnyard hen last year a number of eggs were taken by farmers on the severn river and nearer orillia mr wm cotton reared some pheasants which still remain in the vicinity of his farm how beautiful these english ringnecked pheasants are may be seen from the mounted specimen in the window of the game wardens office this pheasant was killed by flying against wires at meaford and was mounted by mr w sutherland rearing and stocking of pheasants is not an experiment but has been suc cessfully carried out in various parts of canada and the united states it is hoped that there will soon be a large number in this district county constable t b kirk of xewmarket received on tuesday mail from his son constable ernest kirk bcmp at fort norman two thousand miles north of edmonton the mail has been coming two montlis and it included some splen did views of the land within the arctic circle the temperature in this district ranges from 52 to 82 degrees below zero in mid winter robert farley a highly respected and lifelong resident of markham passed away with startling sudden ness on thursday afternoon last veek he was assisting in cleaning some stovepipes when he gave a gasp and expired he had suffered from heart trouble for several years and had been very ill nearly all winter but of late had greatly improved he was in his 57th year he is survived by his wife one brother hugh and two sisters he was an oddfellow of many years standing and the fun eral on sunday faternooi to st andrews cemetery was under aus pices of naomi lodge by unscrewing three iron bar3 and breaking glass in cellar window thieves on monday night last week secured entrance to the standard 3ank at keswick they attempted to force an entrance to the bank vault but failed they broke the combination dial and bent the handle i of the safe the thieves used a chisel but whether they gave up in despair or were frightened away is a matter ot conjecture the attemp ted robbery was discovered by man ager alex aiken on tuesday morn ing when he opened for busi ness before customers ot the bank could be served am expert had to be called in to open the vault the death last week of elwood haynes aged 68 years the inventor 30 years ago of the first horseless buggy in the usa run by a gaso line engine recalls the amazing suc cess since achieved by the multitude ot inventors following his lead with ever increasing success when he first motored into chicago he was ordered to take the contraption off the streets today they are every where there are 20000000 in operation and they are still being manufactured by the million mr3 edw cane died at newmar ket on wednesday last week aged 71 years she was quite well known over york county mrs cane whose maiden name was bessie lukes was converted in an oldfashioned pro tracted meeting at the old methodist church on garbutt hill fifty years ago this fall and from that time she took an active part in the sunday school was a teacher for over 40 years and when prevented from at tendance by illness bacame a mem ber of the home department she was united in marriage to the third son of the late william cane who was the first mayor of newmarket some 47 years ago and from that time became very prominent in church and temperance activities surviving are her husband who is in poor health two daughters and three sons mrs babel skinner ot mitchell mrs kitsey hawkins of to ronto bert of london charlie at home and jack at toronto tub stouffviiilk markets wednesday april 29th dairy hggs 85 butter jo to 38 cthe hogs ac hogs 1225 to 1350 calves 925 to 1075 cows j50 to 476 eutchers cattle 625 to 775 grain fall wheat 140 oata 55 barley 78 buckwheat 78 send the tribune to absent friends garden seeds this year make it a point to try our reliable garden seeds also onions all from the best growers we are always supplied with fresh green foods for the early spring telephone or call and goods will be delivered promptly agent for loudens barn fixtures geo j lawson phone 182 the west end grocer a o q o o d o d o d a o d a a a a 0 o o 0 o o d o shaws weekly store news aoe d o a big showing in- we are showing a wonderful range of childrens juniors and ladies dresses for spring and summer wear theycoifc sist of the latest patterns foulards palm beach and voiles also crepes they are now on exhibition and the ladies are urged to see them g t ladies broadcloth silk fuji voile waists in the newest shades in sand mauve tango and white ladies summer sweaters and jackets in silk silk and wool in good range of sizes the demand in womens neckwear this spring is scotch collar and cuffs which we have in endless variety in plain colors and fancy french pique specials we are showing a special line in bedora voile at only 50c yard mens wear spring overcoats and spring suits in the new spring cloths drop in and see them they will please you mens silk english broadcloth shirts at 300 these are new and uptotheminute goods nifty new ties and a big range ofsocks in silk and wool store closes at 12 noon each friday open tuesday thursday and saturday evening oe send the tribune to absent friends o d o o d o 0e30i aonoc tonoi xoe3qc ioexoi loexei w h shaw phone 95 12 stouffville store open tuesday thursday and 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