lnC a-run mixers ' U.$.A., Main 51 are invi ties for given :0 Listed a Montre and Wa bought W. Harol 107 Bay Out W17}? Ex`ceptAionallyA strong Work All-Wool Tweed Trousers; Trousers, $3.50 value $2.25 1' made to Wear ' 0' " " $335 Men s and Young Me}1"s mod- els, in greys,7browns and hea- ther mixtures, sizes to 42- A REAL SALE, BECAUSE We Have a REAL Reason---We 2 ---Therefore we must Reduce our Stock---No Seconds Merchandise at Slaughtered Prices Arrow and W. G. & R. Shirts, `values to $3.00 .. $1.95,` STEPHENS REMOVAL SALE B"i" I-"I9" 3` B9 D9905 A - V dongsame day} ifleft before 9.30 nan. PROGRESSIVE SHOE REPAIR STORES - ::.:=:=~ == 5*?-vv~.;*::psL*m 333: ' We put a new pair" into VWe know how. TROUSERS $2.25 suns $15.00 sums $1.95 CAPS 50 % Ghirtorod Acicoununts 1 Phone Main 5874. 59 Yonge St., Torontc. H. J. Welch, C.A. G. D. Campbell, (LA '1`. E. Lawless. C.A. ` W. 8. Hulbig, Production Engine). 1 $15.00 A Regs: STEPHENS gvfshirts, Knitted or Silk Ties in newest Men's 3 ... $1.95, sh~ades..... .. _.. .. ..59c .pric'e..% UIVQIV Eve Mr. Cou1son,'who will be 88 years of age Sept. 1 next, has resided at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. A. Warner, 233 Bayeld street, Barrie, for some years. I-Iehas seen Simcoei County advance from the wilderness? stage and has helped ..its advance.` With his heavy head of gray hair] and beard, marks of veneration, he, is still active about town. ' A broken collar bone in his youth, a few frac-I tured ribs in later years and againl some broken ngers fro_m accidents, were. with one attack of ple.urisy,; about the total of his physical ail-I ments on the long journey. . - Founding of `the Coulson post of- fice was but an'incident,of course. But the incidents are among the` things that go to make up life's scramble. Mr. Coulson helped to, |clear the land about Coulson and; Ithrough Medonte Township. T And! from the land he drove wagon loads I7 of oats to Toronto, where the price` on delivery was but 38 cents a bush-! el. He worked for Mr. St. George I` 5 vnuwnnn u\aIL`\a V Iullve James Wylie Coulson, now of `Bar- rie, brought the post office into be- ing. The cause was the settlers need for comruniceltien convenience. It was established nearly three genera- tions ago.- ` IE- I 1....1...... ....`I_. ._.:II 1__- on __-____ -- -___ _-_-... euuvouuuuvanu The little village of Coulson, `a. post office station in the line between 01-0.. and Medonte Townships may exist a thousand years, or till long after knowledge of its origin is for- gotten. That there was,a cause for its name and being, however, will remain self-evident. M ' 7-...-- ur--u- n___1-,___ ;. . n -- In the scramble of life, it is the scramble itself that is fascinating; the result is accepted as a matter of course. The manner in which our immediate. ancestors scrambled be- comes more interesting as the gen- erations roll by. Doubtless the aged mostly look upon life as a one day's halt on a greater journey. When they can be induced to call up an in- e cident or two of their early exper- M iences `their reminiscences bring in- spiration to the rising generation. rl'|I._ I_u;I , , III J. W. Co_u1son, Recal1s Some Incidents of Pioneer Life in M-edonte. / coulsomao. NAMT-`.D FOR BARRIE CITIZEN >500 SHIRTS MADE` BY BEST MAKERS, SUCH AS `W. G. &_R., ARROW, TOOKE S AND REGAL The Aztecs called the Cfeator Taotl. An exceptionally large show- ing of Men sTweed and Wor- sted Suits, all sizes and shades TROUSERS $3.95 200 TIES AT 59 suns $19.95 $19.95 '5OO SHIRTS---98 vvvv u. Luann | I Mr. Coulson was married in 1857! `while working with Alex. Lang. Among other things Lang was county {jailer at that time. Mrs. Coulson ;was formerly Miss Mary A. Hunt, !_daughter of Wm. Hunt, who lived on lthev east half of lot 1, con. 7, Me- . donte. ' I 4 .. ,. 7 uvanvc As a stelwart of the times, Mr. Coulson was chosen as a delegate to ,, __-,_-, --~v-. . ., When Mr. Coulson started out asi a hewer of wood and hewer of his, own course, there had been no roadi surveys made. In fact, he drove the : lrst surveyor over the country for; ,his observations. He worked for Mr. ; 3 St. George for ve years at $10 per; ' month and his board. Pine and oak? !taken out was shipped by boat to; lBarrie and Toronto. A Mr. Carlyle` [started _a lime kiln, for which they, cut a large amount of white pine! boards for lime `boxes. His brothers [and `sisters meanwhile were attend- .ing school in Medonte at Jarratt s1 iCorners. Before the corners was! [made a_ post office, the settlers had? `to go to Orillia, twelve miles, forl their mail. V ' I C in County Cavan, Ireland, on came to Canada on. a sailing vessel ` Sept." 1, 1834, James W.` Coulsonl V with his parents before he was two . years old. Five brothers and sisters were born in this country. His par- ents first halted at Sydenham, Tor- onto Township, 12 miles from Tor-i onto. His father was a weaver by trade. The family `later moved to' Erin, Wellington County. _ The par- ents had brought alongjthe old spin- ning-wheel from the other Erin and continued to engage in the homespun trade. James went to school there-' and he was but fourteen when the a family moved to Medonte in the neighborhood where an uncle, Sam.` McClure, lived. I`?! Dimction United Hotels {Company of America , Oro Township streams. Gradually ...._eV 11. and vans: llllllo ,._ .. .. . I Mr. Coulson helped build three! mills in his time, two of which- were his own, one a sawmill, the other a! grist mil1._ -Hisown mills were near the starting point of the `Goldwater River, which has its headwaters in C the streams diminished till the power! for the waterwheels became lessened' --as did also the pine timber. That` grist mill in Medonte is still chopping feed, however, it is understood. Al- together Mr. Coulson put in about] forty years about Medonte Town-V ship and Orillia. in those dhy, sometimes in theaters I at Waahago or in the mill. Tweed Raincoats with pure rubber 1_ining, guaranteed wa-J terprooff. .. .. .. .. $9.95. Men s.$S.00 Hats for half MEN S CRAVENETIE ` OVERCOATS THE BARRIE EXAMIN E RAINCOATS $3.00 HATS $2.50 % vvinu vu uuuu uuuw.:u.u. J i On another occasion Mr. Coulson ' had to stay over in Barrie one night.i He put up at the Queen's Hotel. Be-`, lhind the Queen's-was an older hotel; lmade of logs.. When ready to retire, ' Ea mother-in-law of Mr. Case; the, loroprietor, showed him to his room `But she told him to leave his boots; [in thehotel. He did so and followed her. There was a passage between; the old and the new hotel with nearly 4' a__` foot of water in it. It was the; month of March and Mr. Coulson did ; not relish plowing through that wa-' ter which the old lady had already started to wade through. He got his 1 boots and returned." ,She showed him _(Continued on page 6) 5' I.Rddio Tlephond gives, Clifton Guests -`the latest Sportma. Financial and News daily. in addicionto the -~.baat 1a;dio'cn-ncerts broadaastad. _-___.-.. _-- -- v.v.y _ When the railroad was being grad- 'ed from Toronto along about 1850, Mr. _Coulson was driving a load of oats to the Toronto market when he was offered the market price for the [load by big John Geary, a railway contractor, at his headquarters a mile south of Barrie, The contract- or had his stores miles nearer Tor-i onto.but wanted the oats immediate- iiy; His scheme was to make a trade. I so the story goes, and let the driver` lpick up his load farther along. Mr. I Coulson unloaded and went on to the I , contractor's stores. But he found no I oats there. They had been used up, {so he `had to return. `But there was fno difficulty getting his pay for hisi 1oad. Oats were in big demand and: ithe `contractor was taking no chances ! {on his` horses going short while nei ,was on that contract. I I\.. __ -Ll - z n --_ -_ _---..-_'---yaw Mr. Coulson s eldest son` died at lthe age of nineteen. Another son, James A1e'x., went to the United States and became an engineer at Sioux City, Iowa, and the third is lnow a druggist in Denver, Colorado. Both are married, each with a family lof two children. One of Mr. Coul- son's daughters, Mrs. H. W. Luck of Brantford, died recently, and his youngest daughter, Mrs.,M. C. Cle- i ment, resides in that city. 1 .. .. - _ vvvu a Reform party convention in Tor- onto. Delegates sent from Me- donte Township were Mr. Coulson and John - Bell. .George- Brown, lpolitical leader and founder of `the Toronto Globe, -had called the convention. Mr. Coulson recalls. that Mr. Brown made a fervent speech of i four hours duration at which he pro- ,posed and strongly urged confeder- 'ation of the provinces. Mr. Coulson l maintains that George Brown was the I real father of confederation. Men s Grey or _ Khaki Work Sox . . . . . .-3pairsfor$l.00 Khaki and Black ;1;d'V'Vhi`te Work Shirts, to clear . . . . 98 Your choice of over 250 Suits made_by the leading firms-- n---We are F ORCED TO MOVE _Se_ccA>nds---All First-Class WORK sums 98 WORK SOX SUITS $25.00 V T The Cllfton Niagara Falls CANADA `Opens for the 1922 Season on Tuesday, May 23 iFronting on Queen Victoria Park" -and directly facing Niagara Falls, ' The Clifton has one of the most picturesque locations of any hotel in the world. As a place to rest or a place to play` it is uncxcelled V anywhere. Summer days There are really" delightful, for the air is spray-cooled, and you will sleep the night through. `And Clifton_ service pleases gjpcoplc who demand the highest .- standard of hotel accommoda- ` "tion. A holiday at The Clifton -offers you Golf, Tennis and (Bathing; Motor Trips through a `frontier which abounds in points of historic interest, and which :t'orscienic beauty is world famed. . :and delightful Dinner Dances :every Wednesday and Saturday. $25.00 A Philadelphia has 3,500,000 lxmoks in 761' _-u`blic and.semi-public libraries. _ - Read The Examiner Adlet Column. . lVlg_ffatt,Plumbgr_and Heater Phone 531 TANKS on-` ALL KINDS Sole agent for Hecla Furnaces Carhartt, Pcabodyvand Bro- -therhood Overalls, no se- conds, sizes to 42 .. .. $1.95 Spring and made in loose vative model` uxwsou, WHELCHH & campau. lg `and Fall ovr/clizt-s : loose-fitting or conser+ 3 models, values to $30. JERSEYS 50 ' Herodotus is known as the Father of History He was born in'H9.licarnaa~1ua, Asia. Minor, about 484 B.C. $15.00 shapes, sizes and designs made of heavy metal and guaranteed unleakable. If your business requires the use of a tank or bath of any kind, have "us make the next one for you. You will be well satised with both workmanship, material and price. Your satisfaction will grow as long service develops. . Thursday, May 18, -1922 Office, .10-12 Owen St. "A;I;z;;iilo is the CA` point in Texas. ` :3 pecial Weekly and Monthly Rates The inventjon of to 1782. Real BARRH Eilllllll Illum;,|m1||!|u|;\ll|In OFFICE Phone 734 Cleam I09 DUN] Goods calledl Page Two jj I have the vu-. " I.` `L! _ nmy DISAPPEARING PR I2 King St. W. ` Aqlnscope enubl lug Propel! the freedo and streams in motor boats. In addition to whereby propel] raised to safety atrikes any sub these boats hnv over other mou the improved I) with Instrumun plvopeller at all They solve the at thmaummer Info - seawort Roomy and com nished in nntur at a price within summer cottage you and the {:1 can tow ll knee 1: can now a boat. ly home again. [ MAKE T A VACATION %'15i$X;;%E'..J Thursday. jg-1 :5 mi PORTER Large assortment