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stouffville ontario october 15 1931 local happenings for sale baby carriage in good condition mrs isn tat stouffvill a test of the local water and milk supply taken last week by the hoard of health shows all the liquid supplies to be in a safe condition for domestic use mrs tidy is prepared to serve noonhour hot lunch to the school children at 15c on wct or stormy days it will ho convenient for child ren to secure this accommodation light across from the school house fall footwear mens work boots with panco soles 250 leather soles 285 the rubber season will soon be here rubber boots black or red soles at 300 rubber boots all red 350 mens overs 80c up to 1 boys at 65c youths 60c womens 60c childrens 50c misses 55c north york plowing match oct thursday oct 29th is the date the allandalc setn parker players present their program in melville church you probably heard them in peuchs on a recent sunday evening and will want to hear them again a number from stouffville went over to richmond hill on saturday evening to see that box lacrosse match for those who saw the new game for the first time they tell us its the good old time lacrosse on played indoors and with seven men mr o l heise of corinley ports growing a pumpkin this weighing 53 pounds re- fail rev herbert lee preached in st andrews united church last sunday morning while the pastor uev mr auld took the anniversary service at cherrywood just think how two short weeks ago we all did much perspire now down tho cellar steps we go to light the furnace are the seth parker group from allandalc will present a program in melville church on thursday even ing oct 29 they sing the same songs and present the same program as the famous radio group of parker players during the past week we have re ceived subscriptions to the tribune from points in the united states and the far west among the remittances one from mr james minus of athabasca alberta one- of the towns former active citizens when here mr minns was the express agent who is still well remembered by our citizens if we aro not mistaken mr minns is the postmaster at atha basca the mutual shoe store is the right place to buy your footwear a g lehman the regular meeting of senior womens institute will be held on wednesday afternoon oct 21ft at the home of mrs w watson there will be a demonstration on salads by- miss tawn and mrs wilson also a report from the league of nations by mrs h lewis and a travel talk by mrs waddel everybody welcome a heavy frost one night last week nipped some of the mangolds and formed quite a coating of ice on the watering troughs farmers tell us this is the first heavy frost this fall hut the evenings are becoming quite cool and one is glad to wear an overcoat mrs s b bray sister of mrs sp foote and a former resident of stouffville is home on a visit from kelowna b c this town has a population of 4313 situated in yale district east of okanagau lake which is a fruit valley and shipping centre as well as an industrial point what with the additional tax on coal and now the extra jump in price duo to the value of the canadian dollar in tho united states being under normal those who have their winter supply of fuel in are to be congratulated and possibly envied by their less fortunate neighbors undr auspices of the community hall victoria square a masquerade dance will be held on friday even ing oct 30th farmer ball floor manager and a list cf good prizes vill be offered for best lady in cos tume best geut in costume and best couple in costume also there is a prize for the lucky number ticket holder everybody welcome ladies 23c and gents 47c plus tax lunch provided the markham economist esti mates there will be at least four candidates in the held for the reeve ship of markham township at the coming elections next january well theres nothing like estimating high enough at least two have inti mated to the tribune that they will be in the field and no doubt there are others the cash receipts for admissions to markham fair this year totalled 21s5 as against 2ss2 received in 1930 the reduction this year is accounted for by the fact that the admission was cut to 25c as against 35c a year ago however the grand stand receipts this time exceeded those of a year ago by 130 thus the 19th annual fair despite the so- called depression went over as one of the best in its history lights and shadows of 50 years in the ministry is the title of a lecture to be given by rev dr harper in tho bethesda united church on friday evening oct 1g at s pm there will bo a musical program also the public invited admission 25 and 15c mr d j aitchison of toronto was in town last week and was a caller at the tribune ollice when a citi zen of the town a few years ago he was a capable member of the school board and an active official in st james church last week councillor georg- dowswell attended the funeral or his aunt mrs robt mckenzie who died at her home in brock town ship aged 99 years despite the tact of being almost a hundred mrs mckenzie was a bright woman and quite active to the last the funer al from her late home near victoria corners took place to sunderland cemetery mr dowswell acting as one of the pall bearers a general meeting of the town business men is called for this friday evening oct 18th in tho munici pal hall at s oclock manors of im portance should he dealt with and the note will be burned on this occasion which pledged the funds to the council for building tho tower all obligations have been fully met in this regard and the association have paid all demands and show- small surplus secretary quality servicer flour prices reduced sutton municipal council passed a bylaw- last week to regulate and control the erection of buildings also additious to buildings erected with in the corporation such a bylaw has been advocated in stouffville and cne which we think v ould prove a good thing after the passing of such bylaw no buildings could be erected without first obtaining a permit instances have occurred where an objectionable business has been established in a residential section thereby reducing the value of residences hundreds of dollars 98 pound bread flour at 225 bell cow bran shorts reduced oilcake meal and gluten meal cheaper we want to buy good malting barley and good ontario oats dr hess poultry panamin hog special coal coke stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ontario fall goods arriving new lower prices men and boys are you prepared for cold weather your favorite styles of underwear are much lower in price some lines as much as 100 and 125 per suit under last years prices we carry the well known lines of stanfields turn- bulls ceetee and penmans in all wool wool and cotton and fleece lined in combina tion and seperate garments call and see these well known lines before making your selection the store for men and boys r e curtis one of the finest and largest crops of citrons ever grown in this sec tion was produced this fall on the farm of mr malcolm connor at liallantrac this farmer has enough to supply the demands of the neighborhood for 50 miles around as an evidence of the wonderful growth mr connor took a citron to the ballantrae merchant a few days ago weighing 27 pounds phone 1602 stouffville ont see the in keeping with the general fall in prices scrap iron has come down to a point where it would be a dead loss to ship a carload last week a buyer came out from toronto and bid mr hen rexjiu just 20 for a large car needless to say ben was disgusted with the bid and promptly turned it down to gather a car load of old iron from far and near paying cash for it then storing in ones cwn yard for many months only to icceive such an offer is to say the least discouraging better days ahead ben henry ford is credited with the intention of putting on the market next spring a new car that will again surprise the people of the american continent the new car is to be a six cylinder motored machine fully a foot longer than the car now- being sold is to have the new device known as free wheeling and is to include a number of new creations which tis said will put the new car in a class not yet approached by other motor car manufacturers the proof will be the car the north ontario plowing match was held last week at rathburn in the extreme north of the county near orillia despite the fact of the distance a few local plowmen made their way there and landed some of the prize moneyin first class jointer wilfred ferguson won third and captured 9 in prize fund while win timbers came first in high class sod winning 15 d j trail and lloyd turner also won a second and third prize respectively and edwin ferguson and ed morris were also winners the latter in the green horn class effective with november lst1931 the toronto daily star is advancing its mail subscription rates for sixmonths and oneyear subscrip tions in the past the daily star has accepted mail subscriptions at a rate of 275 for six months and 500 a year on and after november 1st the rate will be 300 for six months or 000 for a year farmers and others who renew their star this month may do so at the old rate of 675 for tribune and star this is only 75c over the cost of the daily star after nov 1st do not allow this offer to slip by you even though your paper does not expire for some months now showing at our hardware its the last word in refinement and service enameled in color but above its fine looks the findlay super stove is a wonderful baker and heater other stoves to choose from also in stock in cookers heater and furnacettes built especially for farm town our townsman william stewart and in fact the whole stewart clan had occasion to be joyful and cele brate the eighth day of october last thursday for it was tho occasion of the s5th birthday of mr stewart as well as the wedding anniversary of two of his nephews messrs adam and george stewait this younger generation with their wives and families also albert stewart and wife james and edw evans and family foregathered at tho stewart homo on main street to do honor to the aged grandfather who was taken by complete surprise everybody entered into the spirit of tho celebration and from the youngest to the vory oldest enjoyed the gathering as one of the happiest evonts of a lite time h omes fyw brathwaite hardware stouffville ontario this atoro will be op en tuesday thursday and saturday ovening closed wednesday at noons in transmitting information to this paper last week there was a serious mistake made somewhere in which we were given to understand that mrs benjmadill of strathcona alta had died such we are glad to say is not correct although it is a fact that her husband benjamin madill is dead ho having passed away following a stroke the late mr madill was well known in ux- brldge where for long years he was a grain merchant when his family moved west twentyfive years ago or more he also moved theretwo years ago ho married elizabeth lloyd of stouffville and to her much sympathy is extended in her beroave- menttho late mr madill was thrice married and besides his last wife is survived by several sons and daughters mostly living in western canada this issue of the tribune may be somewhat delayed owing to a combination of circumstances over which we had no control in addition to the public holiday on monday which of course was observed by the whole staff ye editor on wednesday this week was sub poenaed to appear before police magistrate wm keith in connection with the wideman case at riug- woodthis unfortunate boytheodore wideman signed a confession to the charge that he had some time last winter tampered with cars in the ringwood garage and the tribune bus happened to be one he mention ed the case which came up last friday and which was almost the first on the docket was shifted to the last and then remanded until this week after holding two lawyers and a number of witnesses at the court house all morning and half the afternoon when we realized that the case had been adjourned it reminded us of the court case where the prisoner after being sentenced to five years by the judge was asked by his wor ship it he tho prisoner had any thing to say only this promptly replied the prisoner i think you are mighty liberal with other peoples time if the tribune is a few hours late this week wc hope i will bo all the more welcome great excitement took place on main street on thanksgiving day when an animal with one extra huge horn and shaggy hair visited town some people sought safety by jump ing fences others ran behind trees or up on nearby verandas it was rumoured that a similar animal had been seen on mr levi forsyths farm several people phoned tho farm and were surprised to learn this fierce looking animal was call ed a goat mr forsyth and son floyd hurried to town to find mr boyd had lassoed it and tied it to a tree crowds of people now ventured forth to see levi lead it homo by means of a thick string we are wondering if the goat is responsible for tho torn condition of its owners coat an unfortunate accident befel tho ioyearold son walter of mr and mrs everton smith on tuesday afternoon when the lad suffered a fractured left ankle as a result of being struck by a car driven by mr fred mowder mr smith had just passed over tho bridge which is be ing demolished on the townline at ringwood the smith car drew up at the gasoline tanks on the west side of the bridge when the little fellow unexpectedly jumped out and stopped in front of mr mowders car travelling close behind a policeman was summoned and found that the mowder car stopped in is feet the child was rushed to the doctor where a full extent of the injury was learned within a cou ple of years another child of mr and mrs smith lost an eye while play ing with other children while still another member of the family suf fered a fractured arm at play mr smith is probably hoping that this third accident will put an end to his misfortune and seemingly hard luck cream are you getting everything pos sible from an uptodate creamery service p if not try the stouffville creamery co most efficient creamery service since 1918 phone 186 btootvfviljje ont open tuesday thur sday and saturday evenings your dally paper renewals may bo left with the tribune office official agents our clubbing offer with tho tribune will save you money under tho regular rates farmers get your plow shares sharpened at tho rlngwoodblack- smithshop a v pombleton solon no man can be a law unto himself while there aro pub lic interests to be served our organization serves public interests with wisdom and zeal fairness characterizes our financial statements rg clendening funeral director markham telephone markham 9000 4th line uxbridge mr t dawson jr was home over the holiday miss maud norton spent sunday with margaret wilson on tho fifth line r feasby and family spent sun day with her parents mr and mrs w smalley mrs watson mrs woodlands mother visited with mrs bert staley last saturday mr and mrs bert staloy and children visited with her parents mr and mrs talbot at lemonville a number from this line attended the weaner roast held in ira red- shaws field last wednesday evening miss laura ashenhurst was home over the thanksgiving after attend ing the convention held at beaverton mr and mrs harvey reesor and family of cedar grove also mr and mrs elias stover of stouffville call ed at geo jones last monday mr j kidd had the pleasure of gathering together a few of the closehy school inarms and sailed en- routo for beaverton where the teachers convention was held last week too lato last week mr herb coppins visited his brother roy sunday miss maud faulkner and mother spent monday at j faulkners potato digging is the rage this week out they come good or bad price a number from this lino motor ed to markham last saturday to attend the fair imr and mrs levi drudge of locust hill visited at geo jones- last sunday tho early morning traffic has ended on this line since the tomato factory has closed mrs geo jones visited her uncle and aunt near markham one day last week mr n linton also mr bert staley called on dan norton on sunday a few from this line attended the wcener roast held at walt symcs last thursday ovenlng all report a largo crowd and a good time notice please take notice that on and after sept 15th 1931 absolutely no credit will be given on ford parts plow parts accessories and tires cash basis only will be strictly enforced the usual credit terms will be given on new and used car sales some unusual bargains in used cars fordroadster rumble seat 1930 ford town sedan 1928 ford tudor 1928 ford haf ton truck 1929 ford half ton truck 1927 ford coupe 1929 3 ford ton trucks a number of other cars fordson tractor 1927 d holden ford dealer stouffville phone 18402 coal oke floor feed coal our sampson feed is an all round good feed for cattle or poultry bran shorts and middlings cheaper in price cement and tile on hand at all times put in your orders for coal and coke now while you can get it dry and clean s w hastings phone 169 tile salt stouffville ont gbmbnt