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st0uffvil5ie february 11th 1926 ninth line markham mrs nighswander and daogmer ol pickering spent sunday with mx and mrs stonffer lr dave boyd has installed a radio mr t eagleson spent a few days in toronto last week mr and mrs postill spent sunday with mr and mrs mexeely at mark- bam i mr middlebrook spent a day in toronto last week mr oliver of ballycroy s spend ing a week with it j mcelwain mrs johnston of markham spent the week end with her daughter mrs h thomas mrs middlebrook returned home after spending a few days in toronto last week 3foe saie a few choice white lghorn cockerels english strain- re w jewitt thone 3611 uniontille 50 iwebtry wanted live- geese ducks and hens for wfelch 1 quote highest market price st me before you sell sam golden at pennocks livery agext wanted pot stouffville and district two fast selling household specialties write for full particulars consolidated sales book and wax paper co 800 eurtsngton st hamilton out forsjoje 40 rods of stump fence apply w e mcbride phone claremont 1515 tenders for graveij tenders will be received by the undersigned up to feby 12th 1926 for the supply of gravel approxi mately 100 loads tor the corpora tion of stouffville for 1926 gravel to be good grades for road or sidewalk building and to be de livered where required in the cor poration tenders should be marked ten ders for gravel j s dougherty clerk poultry wanted highest price paid for fat live poultry also for feathers wool hides junk etc ben rexlin stouffville phone 7821 buy sell exchange every line of implements used on the farm is to be found in our yards wt buy sell or exchange call and tee our sleighs many sets to choose from also wagons etc highest prices for hides junk and live poultry h herman phone 182 stouffville wanted calves for vealing purposes also highest prices paid for fat calves j churley phone 6405 49 wanted agents and salesmen for our tm and shrubs we have a full line of everything all government inspec ted stock free equipment and real liberal terms to the right kind man start in now welland nursery co welland onu wanted barley ajd oats highest prices paid at bruce bros mill phone 3614 meat meat the year 1926 will find us as in the past desirous of furnish ing our patrons with a choice selection of meats of all kinds h leadbetter butcher phone 9701 for prompt delivery stouffville ont houck baker gormley special on wednes day afternoon feby 3rd 1926 as the great grandfather clock struck the hour of two n the home of mr and mrs geo baker here amidst a profusion of flowers and beautiful roses their daughter florence edna lenore was happily united in holy matrimony to john harvey houck only son of the late john houck of unionville rr rev r young of stouffville officiated in the presence cf some 25 guests from vineland toronto stouffville markham and richmond hill the bride gowned in white duchess satin and veil was given away by her father the wedding march was played by mrs wm klees sister of the bride miss lueliagayman of stouffville cousin 01 the bride sang sweetly during the signing of the register admist hearty congratulations and a shower of confetti the couple left for delhi where they will spend their honey moon on their return they will re- bide on the grooms farm in mark ham township sale register tuesday feby 23rd at lot 24 con 10 markham valuable farm stock and implements belonging to joseph williams who has sold his farm sale at one f w si1- versides auctioneer wednesday feby 24 holstein cattle horses pigspoultry tractor and implements the property of allan meyer lot 28 con 6 mark ham mile north cashel sale at 1230 9 months credit pren- tice prentice auctioneer wednesday march 10 reg high grade shorthorns valuable horses shropshire sheep etc be- longnngto k g tarr mongolia sale at 12 noon no reserve fw silversides auctioneer saturday march 13 th exten sive sale of farm stock and im plements belonging to wm grant lot 16 con 9 markham sale at one oclock ftv silversides auctioneer w cash prizes 150 opportunities at vacation treasure with a first prize of 200909 for you are 7u a door r a detainer lo you want xueriess and liapplnoss a 3our life iho realisation uur dreams then cntrr the mall and empires bwonl ilituue tuzxle ame today ruhyi qualified ul ready to win 2s000 as your vacation treasure you have iso chances at jw000 hi cash the grenlew opportunity uie lareest prize list in hl tory published by tile mail and kroptee it is simple interesting cexlueatlonal and worth while do you waut a real vacation this summer the greatoit the finest the happiest vacation in other may enter tomorrow or next week yonr job is to enter and start right now the present picture- purxle la the easiest to solve of any how many objects beginning with the letter b can you find in this picture tlie picture heiaw contains a naiuher of objects ami articles iwlanlii with the letter b yon wttl flit all sorts of ojjnss thut begin with the letter li like isunny bat ball barrel etc see tliow many you can ami this is not a trick puzzle nothing is ftdrideu and you doni have to turn the picture uislile down or sideways we are giving you this large jjlure so that all objects ajad airticlcs starllnk with the letter b will bo easy for yon to see there la nothing difficult or hard to understand you can see a bag is there and a beneh and a blcycle ate also there one hundred and fifty cash prizes will be given for the 160 best lists of word submitted in answer to this puzzle the answer having the largest and nearest torreet list of visible objects and articles in the picture tliat start with the letter b will be awarded first prize second best second prize etc straw wanted 2 loads of oat straw required by robt stewart phone 2108 for sale young bows for ale due this month jas h coates phone clare mont 2403 51 f j for sale kitchen range nearly new also one heater with self feeder apply tribune office for sale good trunk and pair star skates 8lse7fil sale a bargain george grimmer phone 9205 f loans wanted for clients 500 to 4000 good security and current rate of interest apply adam yakereal estate for sale 15 brood sows due in march and april second and third litters g h bennett lot 6 con 9 markham rr 1 for sale good reliable young cow just freshen splendid animal for milk producing farmer roy strong stouffville breeding roosters white rock cockerels bred to lay strain for sale good quality birds e j jarvis phone markham 4318 wood buzzing leave your order now for sawing cord wood price 100 hour or phone for price by cord wesley brillinger phone s513 stouffville wanted live hens chickens and ducks geo rosser phone 3708 stouff- vllle 49 real estate 100 acres brick house bank barn fine soil spring creek near stouff- tllle good roads near school church and stores fine location price flo000 s wanted from 2 to 20 acres with food buildings and good location list your property with us yakband co real estate office in adam yakos jewelry store j doors west of railway track phone 169 stonffvllle yt i think under the cir- do so the applicant comparatively weakand it along tht lines suggest- respondents will give it it can reasonably expect veyear lease ement of the former pres- hurch is at present leased ool board subject to that e former presbyterian operty should be leased to ar the applicant minority ito be five years and the 25 for the period from 10 the end of june 1926 hat at the rate of 100 a the lease to the school ins in force if that lease then the applicants lease the whole property and kyable by the applicants jthe rate of 150 a year ffl b payable monthly in rjsrhe lease is to contain jlfto the applicants to pur- tp property at any time dur- jferm for 3000 and also a that lease and option shall jf if the applicant minority jj function as an organized ion for three months con- at any time within the five t jr to fulfill an agreement for a mitchell the presby- ire all ready paid 25 rent- jj they control the upper je building until the 10th is what action they will they will view the re- ion of commissioner cas- known m be accurately mgregation met and dis gation although individ lid appea 250 the fire brigade presented their annual report showing the amount ot equipment they have on hand but no recommendations or requests ac companied the report messrs w h clark and m e watts presented the auditors re port for 1925 which is virtiirally the same as the financial statement which many of the ratepayers read at the end of the year and it they didnt they are still to he had on ap plication to the tow ctrk hairfi becomo a member of tlie st ultv school board a v nolan resigned from the board of health also j w brown resigned from the cemetery board henry brillinger will replace mr brown and f c rowbotham who had rendered good service on the school board was ap pointed to the lighter task of mem bership in the board of health the water works department was authorized to pay into the general account of the town the sum of 1000 as interest on capital as the general account meets the debenture on building the water works also the general account department was authorized to pay 600 to the water works for hydrant rental for the year accounts paid hydro w crossen cartage 1 45 c nendick work 18 00 hepc dec power 580 84 j s dougherty stamps 3 00 general j nendick labor 14 council chamber light 2 s g schmidt hall rent 5 dog tags 3 municipal yorltl 6 copies 16 j oxendale cartage 1 00 00 00 30 at the home of his soninlaw mr newton rae sth con whitchurch on feby 11th mr frank ward celebrated his 83rd birthday many of his old friends took occasion to call and extend their congratulations for mr ward is bright intellectually and numbers many oldtimes of this etionasmost intimate friends he we greatest game in canadian historyamr 00 25 75 his 83rd birthday it hasbeen a long cold spell that of cold hearts toward god that is the worst kind of coldness it is keenly felt through every day of the year sunday feby 21st it has been suggested that a ser mon be preached on the subjeot through the valley of the shadow ef death the message is on the way and dv will arrive at bloomington sunday 11 am the rnsage will be delivered at ring wood also at 230 pm and at stouffville at 7 pm come and warm up near god mennonite church a g warder pastor sunday feby 21st our subject last sunday am was hindered prayers not hundred prayers the lord helped us to see what were some of the chief hin drances to prayer text 1 peter 37 may gods people detect and remove the hindrances so that he may visit our town and community with a gracious outpouririg of his holy spirit amen sunday febjvslst 10 am ail interestingand sunday school 11 am subject intercessory prayer 7 pm prayers kept on file wednesday prayer meetings east class at the pastors home baker ave west class atv bakers north of town on 9th con united church of canada rev h s warren ba minister sunday feby 21st 11 am pastor in charge theme follow the gleam following the custoi phone ed your answer to the bw9rd puzzle must be mailed not later than wednesday march 3rd the mail and empire has given away 20388 to 304 prize winners in re cent contests esteemed ladles being in her 8 sth year took seriously ill on tuesday mr and mrs harvey mover and son donald of dicksons hill visited with mr and mrs dawson davis on pinday last walter lee also miss vida lee who is attending toronto university visited at mr and mrs n forsyths over sunday mr and mrs angus mowat and children of lindsay are visiting his parents mr and mrs jas mowat angus is relieving despatcher on the cnr j mrs d lanson of greenbank and miss edna hill of georgetown have been visiting at the home of the formers brother mr richard 0 wards mr and mrs leith and mrs gar land of toronto mr t feren of goodwood and mr and mrs barkis reesor of altona were recent guests of mr and mrs leslie rowbotham mrs f p crompton of milford prince edward county has been visiting with her parents mr and mrs w p white also her sister mrs ira burkholder mr- levi hoover of gormley has returned home after spending a week with her aunt mrs john ramer of dicksons hill who we pre sorry to say is not in very good health j n honor gr of denti unl office pha partial list ef prize winners in recent puzzle contests the wlpfn are k a spejyy london 4000 vcjlm kryott haters ij60 mim iuct itlne tinlt 11 ow w inler will t 10o0 mrr qtr unpbell foi 3i mrs phone offlc4jwh no out8itr8av2e g 1 1- honor toronto ui college office i john eal e s barker lbf dentist stouffw ham- li mtn- honor graduate of rty j of dental surgeons aspfrcriiiv university of tcf office in gruwaggbbffis phone 8ww wrt vo mrs markham every pgm over gwoos allen 200 srlviftiimnin ott- 1ps hn ceo jjfeito locklanil betjdea the above church si prize winners rtghere were 283 more monday v prevailed in vlnners making a fbtal of 304 men wo in and children have boon kvarded a caah prize lrtvat li the mall and glmplre series of jjlcture puirie games i and now heros i m our opportun ity mf picture puzzle contest ever arranged150 prizes to be given away yon may never in yonr lifetime be given another opportunity such as we aro offering you in our puzzle game to play and learn while earning a big cash prize yon cant help enjoying the hnnt for bwords in tills picture puzzle all yon need is an observing eye lets all join in and have a jolly good time no matter what your age if you like to solve puzzles try your hand at this one it really is not a puzzle at all for all the objects in the big picture above have been made perfectly plain with no attempt to disguise or hide them get a pencil and paper and see how many bwords you can find when you have made up your list or bwords send it in along with one two or three yearly subscriptions to the mail and empire at 500 per year which will qualify your answer for the large cash prizes to bd nwarded on march 19th to those sending in the 150 best answers start your list op bwords today anjavin a handsome cash prize for youk summer vacation so cash prizes150 how prizes will be awarded tho bjvord picture puzzla uame is a campaign to increase the popularity of tho mall and empire it costs nothing to take part and you do not have to send in a subscription to win a prize if your list of bwords is awarded first prize by the judges you will win j 1 000 but if you would like to win more than 3000 we are making the following special offer whereby you can win greater cash prizes by sending in one or two or three yearly subscriptions to the mail and empire t heres how t fee big prizes will be awarded crfla 00 insteadof 3000 will be awarded to the answer winning sjcvvvl flrst przc f one ye subscription to tho mall and empire at 500 per year by mall has been sent in second prize 330000 third prize 26000 etc see second column of figures in prize list si 000 00 lnstcad of s00 will be awarded to the answer winning xiwvluu flpat prlxo typq ncw or renewtti yearly subscriptions to the mall and kmplro are sent in second prize 60000 third prize 50000 etc see third column of figures in prize list 0 aaa 00 taste ot 3000 will be awarded to the answer winning ijpuvvvu lrst prize provided three new or renewal yearly subscriptions to the mall and empire are sent in second prize 1400 third prize 1000 see fourth column of figures in prize list and thats not all we will give extra amounts on all prizes in the same manner if your answer is qualified by threis yearly subscriptions and you win fourth prize you will receive 00 etc down the prize list you are given an opportunity to participate in iso prizes totalling over 9000 where the 160th prize with three subscriptions wins u0o your own subscription will count or subscriptions to start at some future date just write on the order when you want the paper started and it will start promptly on that date no svbscrirtions will be accepted for a longer period than three years in advance tho w 100 1 rip list wlnnlnr annwem will reel 1 ws v the one jlisk78 hand red and riftj- cali rruci according to the table belowl 3 iu lit iso grand xj aa as irltcs sil its lrt trlie 3000 150000 sioeooo 200009 snd price t500 30000 eoooo 140000 3rd rrlxe 2000 25000 80000 100000 4th 1rlu 1800 16000 30000 60000 litli irlie 1000 loooo 20000 40000 sth irlie 1400 8000 10000 20000 7th frlie 1200 sooo 6000 12000 sth prize 1000 2000 4000 sooo sth prize 800 1600 3000 6000 10th prize 000 1000 2000 4000 11th u 26th rrlxe inch 800 oo 1600 v 8266 zth to soih prize inch 400 750 1500 3066 slut to 100th prize inch 300 coo 1200 2406 101t to 100th prize inch iee 800 ioes 1806 in the event of a tie for any prize offered the fall amount of such prize will be paid to each tied participant easy rules- subscription rates payable in advance the mail and empire anywhere in canada by mail 500 per year delivered by carrier boy in ham ilton 600 per year 1 any man woman or child who uvea in canada and la not a resident of toronto nnd who in not in ino employ of tho mall and empire may lubmlt an answer z prise winner in former picture pnl came com- ducted by the mull nod empire winning 2ww or more are not eliftfble to participate in this puxale ah answers most be mailed by wednesday march srd imfl and addressed to puuie manacer itoom x01 the mall and empire toronto i all lists of name should be written on one sld of the paper only and numbered eonseeutlvely 1 2 t ste writs yonr full name and addrsai in the upper right hand corner if you desire to write anythlngelse ise a separate sheet 6 only such words that are nouns comrtnclnc with b as appear in websters dictionary wilt be counted the nouns roust be the names of objects seen in the pic ture do not use obsolete words do not uie hyphenated worde do not use compound words or words formed by the combination of two or mors complete kncllak words each of which in itself is the name of an objeot whsre the plural is used the singular cannot be counted and vies versa 8 words of the same spelling can be used only once van though used to designate different objects or articles an object or article can be named only once however any visible part of an object may alio be named 7 the answer having the largest and nearest cor rect list of names of visible objects shown in the pic ture that begin with the letter b with the least or fewest number of errors will be awarded flrst prlxw etc ths prlxoe will be decided and awarded on a percent age basts neatness style or handwriting have no bear ing upon deciding the winners t any number of people niay cooperate in answer ing the puasle but only one prlxe wilt bs awarded to any one household nor will prises be awarded to more than one ef any group whsre two or more have been working together 9 in the event of a tie toe any prlxe offered the full amount ef each prise will be awarded to each tied phlcipant it subscriptions both new and renewal payable in advance of t0e per year br mall or h00 delivered by carrier boy in hamilton will be accepted no sub scriptions for delivery in the city ofteronto will be ac cepted to qusllfy answers for the larger cash prizes 11 all answers wilt receive the same consideration regardless of whether or not a subscription to the malt and empire is sent in is three prominent toronto citizens having no con nection with the mall and empire will be selected to act aa judges to select the winjarers and participants by sending in their answers agree to accept the decision of the judges as final and conclusive the judges will meet on march sth and announcement of the prlxe winners and correct ilstv of words will be published in the mall and empire on march lvth and prise money will be malted to the winners promptly mail your answer and qualifyin sub to puzzle manager room 207 the mail and empire toronto canada sl