oi^iMia- Wdnesday, August 13, 1924 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE W. H. THLKSTON, - Editor MILLION VIRKS GOOD CROP THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE / ! Gives Picture Of i Western Conditions We print elsewhere a lamentable picture of crop conditions in Sask- atchewan from the pen of Mr. E. I^eGard. This is a picture that has not been sliown us before and one which must be deplored. The truth about this has evidently been »up- pressel in the interest of financial "bulls," who are in the jrame to make money. The writer charge.'; povernment in- spectors with issuinif false reports. Is he sure that these were jrovern- nient inspectors'.' We would rather imagine that they would be repre- sentatives of financial interests who were gathering information for the purpose of speculation in futures. If the real facts could be suppn'^;^ed un- til their employers loaded up with futures at a low price s nice pot could be made. This is probably what happened, and while the wheat crop is poor the millionaire crop will be good. GARDEN PARTY AT MAXWELL Barber Will Keep "Bobbing" The L.O.B.A. of Maxwell will hold their garden party at Maxwell on It has row come to pass that man WHY TITLi: IS DISCARDED The Prince of Wales is coming to Canada again this month to visit his farm in Alberta, and is travelling by â- way of New York. While on the sea he will retain his title, but on landing will adopt the title he was known by •when on his last visit here, Lord Renfrew. Many people look upon this as nonsensical acrobatic philandering, but there is a very good reason why it is done. Royalty carries with it certain duties and regulations as in- violable as the laws of the Medes and Persians, and by discarding these claims and reverting to common man- hood the Prince avoids a great deal of red tape and the demands made upon royalty. In other words, the Prince may go fishing if he wishes to, and even dig his own worms. EDITORIAL NOTES The extremely wet weathtr we are having is very depressing for the farmers. But then it is also de- pressing to the grasshoppers. '"There is no cloud without a silver lining." When the lawyers get through with Leob and his precious off- spring a consideiable holt will !;;â- be made in his millions. The only <tanger is that his family v.ill remain intact. The Middle School examination re- sults appear elsewhere in this issue. Flesherton did excellent and the plucking which was anriouncti did not materialize, so far a^- our school is concerned. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND is the re-opening day at the Dear Mr. Thurston: Here I am again. I felt I would like to let you know the true condi- tion of this part of the country. There are inspectors coming through the country and saying there will be an average crop. They must be either blind or tryin"' to mislead the people, as the crop here is almost a total failure. All stubble crops were gone a month ago, and the oat crop i.s gone, excepting late oats, We had a heavy rain last night, rained all night. The only grain left is a summer-fallow that was plowed early in 1923 and well-worked. That has held its own fairly well, but late and poor summer-fallow will only average about 5 bushels per acre, some say three. People are won- tlering what they are going to do. We had wheat that was a foot high, a promise of thirty bushels per acre; now you would think a fire had been over it. Out of 200 acres of stubble some small spots held out. We may cut ten acres. We have 50 acres summerfallow wheat, about five bu- .'^hds per aero. It is a sickening sight. I made a trip of 24 miles and the crop;? are all the same. Some men left here for Swift Current. The papers gave it as a good crop there, but when they got there the crop had gone the same as here. They wrote no work there. They then went on to .\ssiniboia. but when they pot there the hail had de- stroyed from 50 to 75 per cent, of the cro]). No harvest help will be needed from Ontario this year. Men are leaving here to look for work. Farmers have let their hired men go; some will not leave until they get their wages, and the farmers have no money to pay them, and are in a bad fix. A person cannot depend on the press of this country for ac- curate reports. One inspector said on the 27th of June, heavy rain at Outlook; prospects average crop. On that date the crops at Outlook were "gone and they had a 20-minutc rain. The crop outlook is very Fisrious. Elevators are being closed, men dis- charged and starting out to look for work in harvest, if they can find any, but it is hard to find out the ac- tual truth, and men are being fooled. Every person thought the Hudson's Bay railway would be completed, as there is an abundance of men. It would have been a great relief to this country, besides to those poor settlers who have been looking for that rail- way for the West. So much for our Senate. Spring was verv late and back- ward, but very cool. No rain, only a couple of snow storms to delay work. It was not the amount of snow that fell that delayed us, but the drifts. It came with terrific wind then it came in warmer, prain grew rapidly for a short time, and the country looked beautiful. Then came terrific heat and wind and kept it up. One field after another kept going. One funny thing about it was rhnt it looked like rain clouds right lip, then all disappeared, then an- other clear, hot day, etc., etc.. One man from here motored to Banff and Calgary and said the crop is the same all the way, and north of Sa.skatoon they are pone, but I don't know how it is further north. Throe men wall;ed from Regina here to look for work. They thouglit there was a pood crop here, but they left our place for the west, but I hear the crop is worse as far as Rosetown, about 100 miles we.st. Well, I must close, as you will pet tired reading it. Y'ours truly, â€" E. D. LeGARD. Friday evening, August 15th, in place ' *>«' siipp! ed the rib to give woman j * .L .i.t. I »• J 1 . 1 I her bemg, has got to wait his turn of the 14th as advertised last week. ;„ the-bar'.er shop with the fair sex, Please take notice and attend the \ so numerois have the "bobbies" be- garden party in force. ! come. It wasn't so very many moons ago that a girl considered it immodest | ^ m , » m n t % ^^ enter a tonsorial shop but not now | AnminiclvfklArC VoIa I '«> more forever, for it looks as if the | nUlUllllolIdlUIO UalC • bobbed head has come to stay, and j the "dear girls" must keep it trimmed. Besides sounding the death I knell for the hair-pin industry, this ] new mode of wearing the locks which i the girls have fallen for and keep : falling for in larger numbers each ; day, has hung the crepe on another { of man's few remaining privacies, i Townshp of Osprey, to sell the house- 1 walk into the barbers shop on a Satur- ; holdhold furniture effects, together i day night now and you will find one with farm chattels, consisting of , or more girls waiting for a trim while wagon, buggy, harness, binder, 2 ' the barber, wreathed in smiles, is , The undersigned has received in- structions from the Toronto General Trusts Corporation, the Admistrat- ors, W. W. A., of the estate of Wil- liam Hodgson, deceased, late of the I of man's few remaining OWEN SOUND Our forty-three successful year under the present principal is a guarantee for the thoroughness of our business, shorthand and preparatory courses. Catalogue free. C. A. Fleming, F.C.A. G. D. Fleming, Principal. Secretary. working over a feminine head. Take ; a sq'.iint at the waiting gent. Is he smiling? Not as you can notice, y And it is bound to get worse. Very soon the barber will be neglecting his ' razo'.'s and giving his attention to ! poll: hing up the electric curling irons I and arranging the perfume bottles. I Tuesday, August 19th|«hcrtly we expect to find the cuspi- "^ "^ dois missing and be confronted with a â- at 1 p.m., and also at the same time ! sign "no smoking allowed" and an- : plows, 2 cultivators drill, and sundry other articles; also 5 horses, 13 head of cattle, 13 sheep, 12 hogs, situate at his late residence, Lot 17, Con- cession 13, Township of Osprey, on ng real estate belongings to the said estate : â€" and place, to offer for sale the follow- ing real estate belonging to the es- tate:â€" PARCEL 1â€" S. % Lot 16, Conces sion 13, Township of Osprey, County of Giey, 50 acres. PARCEL 2â€" Lot 17, Concession 13, Township of Osprey, County of Grey, ICO acres, on which there is erected a freme dwelling house con- taining six rooms, and a large barn about 45x50 feet. PARCEL 3â€" Lot 18, Concession 13, Township of Osprey, County of Grey, 100 acres, on which there is erected a substantial barn. PARCEL 4â€" Lot IS), Concession 12, Township if Osprey, County of Grey, 100 acres. TERMS OF SALEâ€" Household fur- niture, chattels, etc., cash or approved joint note at three months, with inter- est at 6 per cent, per annum; real es- tate, 10 per cent, on day of sale, .30 per cent, on closing of sale, balance to be secured by first mortgage, the terms to be arranged. Toronto General Trusts Corporation 253 Bay St., Toronto Administrators, W.W.A. Wm. Kaitting, T. H. Dyre, Auctioneer. Barrister. Feversham, Ont. Owen Sound. That Shingling Job We have in stock just now a high grade of shingles that you will find easy to lay and make a good roof. British Columbia X.XX Red Cedar Shing-lcs cannot Ik- fxcellfd Try them this time for that new roof or for patching. You will be pleased. A phone call »ill bring you particulars. W. A. ARMSTRONG FLESHERTON other one "remember the ladies, be \ co'irteous," which will mean for us â- "poor fish" when it comes to our turn â- to climb onto the upholstery and we w!ll be obliged to say "after you, my d .'ar Henrietta." It is sure provoking r.Fter having the barber so long to ourselves, but we must say the "dear girls" do look more comely, and it is | themselves that know it. ffo the bar- ' ber keeps on bobbing, and men will keep on waiting. ACCIDENT AT WASAGA On Tuesday night at 11.30 p.m. a Ford motor owned and driven by ' Harold Ryther of Phelpston with Miss Mary McKitterick of Toronto in the car with him, going east collided with a large seven passenger Studebaker. j Ryther's car was wrecked completely. ; Miss McKitterick had two front teeth 'â- broken out and a deep gash on the in- ' side of her mouth, a cut on the right shoulder and badly bruised and was unconscious for over an hour. She was attended to by Dr. J. H. McClin- ton. The driver of the Studebaker ' car claimed he could not see and gave all assistance possible. Police Con- stable Gardner decided that the driver 'â- of the Ford car was in fault. â€" Ent- i erprise. I NOTICE OF REMOVAL Yonge and Charles Streets, Toronto Has moved to its new home at Corner Y"ounge and Alexander Sts., Toronto. Fall Terms opens Sept. 2nd. Write to-day for Catalogue and arrange to enter Fall opening. Strictly first-class in all Departments. Enter any time. W. J. ELLIOTT. Principal. lOOp.c. Food In planning meals for your children, why give them for- lY per cent food when GOOD BREAD gives more nourish- ment than other foods costing three to eight times as much F. FINDER Bakery FLESHERTON , Took The Census Of County And Prov. Roads On Tuesday evening of last week at ten o'clock the census taking of the traffic on the Provincial and county highways for one week was finished. The census was taken from six o'clock ill the morninp to ten o'- clock in the evening, and was in two shifts from fi a.m. to 2 p.m., bv A. K. Bellamy, and from 2 p.m. to 10 p. m. by Ed. Best. .lust why the cen- sus was being taken we do not know, but we suppose it was to geta line on the volume of traffic going through town on both highways. The foll- owing is the number of cars passing thiough town during the day and shows the large volume of motor traffic that F'lesehrton enjoys. The first column are the totals for the totals for the whole of the cars pass- ing along the Provincial Highway and the second coulmn are those going over the County Highway. The count commenced on Wednesday, Julv 30th:â€" Prov. County Wednesday 568 528 Thursday 463 515 Friday 417 .397 Saturday 6.30 669 Sunday 703 721 Monday 563 402 Tuesday 512 492 4246 3674 Conservative Picnic At Eugenia, August 21st Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, on Thursday afternoon August 21st, will address the people of the Georgian Bay District at a picnic to be held at Eugenia Falls Park. In view of the fact that much important legislation was in the limelight during the past Session at Ottawa, Mr. Meighen will have many subjects of interest to discuss and, granted fair weather, several thousand motorists will no doubt be headed for the Grey County Park on Thursday of next week Hon. Geo. S. Henry and others are also billed to speak. Band music community ringing and a In.^fbnll game will round out the program. This is a basket lunch picnic with no admission charge. Mot water, tea and milk v.ill be avnilable without cost. .•rvv.W When economy is the watchword â€" and you are anxious to make the most of the season's operations. â€" that is when you perhaps need most this Bank's help in the solution of problems peculiar to the times. This Bank's long experience of financ- ing farm problems is your assurance of co-operation that will be of sound value to you. There is always a welcome awaiting the farmer at TK' 6MK°'10R0NT0 Incorporated 18SS BRANCHES: FEVERSHAM MARKDALE 194 Canadian National Exhibition AUG. 23 Toronto sept.js More comprehensive: more ambittoua thao everâ€" depicting the picturesque, the artistic and typical life of Canada and other tSlkas. "Marching On" Oorgeous spectacle portraying the might, romance and grandeur of the British Empire All the amusement devices known to the ingenuity of man. ONE HIXDRED E.XHIBITIOXS IN ONE. Consult your agent for Redtircd Railroad Rates. ROBERT MILLER. President JOHN G. KENT. Managing; {>ir<»Ci«f> Special Prizes For East Grey Fall Fair The Directors of East Grey Agrricultural Society have secured an unusual number of special prizes for the Fair this year, and these ought to attract more thanusual attention. The Fair will be held in Flesherton on September 25 and 26 and promises to be better than ever. The prize lists will be ready in a few days and will be issued by Secretary W. A. Hawken. The following is the complete list so read them over and get busy: â€" SPECIALS ON HORSES 1. Best gelding or mare in any heavy class, not to be judged for value alone but for animal that fills the class it represents the best. Special by British-American Oil Co 5 GaL Oil, value $6.25 2. Best single turnout, roadster or carrage, driver, buggy and ham- ess considered, lady and gent in buggy, special by Robt. Simpson Co., case of silverware, value $6.00. 3. Best heavy team in any of the 3 heavy classes, ability to fill their class as well as value to be considered. Special by O. W. Phillips, 1st blanket, value $3.00, 2nd, breast straps, value $2.50. 4. Best gentleman driver to show his skill in handling horse. Special by Thos. Clayton, pair of Oxfords, value $5.00. 6. Best Draft or Agricultural colt, foal of 1924. Special by Standard Bank, Flesherton, cash $3.00. 6. Best groomed horse on the grounds, special by Standard Bank, Flesherton, cash $2.00. 7. Best matched team heavy or light, color and conformation to be corr.sidere<l, Scecial by H. S. Howland, Toronto, set of farm tools, valued at $8.00. 8. Best team of farm chunks, special by F. H. W. Hickling, suit of Stanfield's underwear, blue label, value $5.50. 9. Best team most suitable for all kinds of farm work, special by F. Binder, baker, cash $5.00. 10. Best stepping horse on grounds, light or heavy, special by Spittall Bros., through F. W. Duncan, pair driving gauntlets, value $3.50. 11. Best single driver road or carriage, twice around track, to be judged for style, action and speed, special by G. B. Welton, cash $5.00. 12. All first prize teams in the five classes j^e raised $2 each, special by Lemon Bros., Owen Sound, cash $10.00. SPECIALS FOR AUTOMOBILES Best lady car driver, special by Downs' Garage, 1st 15 gallons gas; 2nd, 3 gal. motor oiL Car that can go the slowest once around track on high gear, extra man to go in each car, special by McTavish's Garage, 1st 15 gallons gas; 2nd, 10 gallons gas. SPECIALS FOR CATTLE 1. Best 2-year-old fat steer, special by Union Stock Yards, cash, 1st $5.00; 2nd, $.300; 3rd, 82.00. 2. Best 3 female cattle, any class, consisting of 1 cow, 1 2-year-old, 1 year-old or heifer, special by W. J. Stewart & Sons, box Batcheler cigars, valued at 85.00. 3. Best herd, any breed of cattle, consisting of 1 bull semceable age, and 4 females, 2-year-old or over, special by Massey-Harris Co., credit note for §10.00 on any piece of machinery, valued §10.00. SPECIALS .ON POULTRY 1. By The Flesherton Advance special for the best bird in the poultry show, cash 82.00. 2. Best pair White Leghorn fowl, cockerel and pullet, from eggs purchased this spring from Mr. Findlay, special by T. W. Findlay, 1st 2 settings of eggs in Spring 1925, valued $2.00; 2nd, 1 setting of egges in Spring 1925, value §1.00. SPECIALS FOR VEGETABLES AND FIELD ROOTS 1. Best collection of vegetables, special by Christie Brown Co., Toronto, tin biscuits, valued §5.00. 2. Best display vegetables grown from Rennie's seeds, special by Wm. Rennie Co., seed valued §5.00. 3. Best display field roots grown from Rennie's seeds, special by Wm. Rennie Co., seeds valued §3.00. SPECIALS FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS 1. Best 5 lbs. Butter in blocks, exhibited by a maker who has not won an Eaton prize at any fair since 1921 the choice of the following: Casserole, String of Pearls, Table Cloth, Wringer, special by T. Eaton Co., value from $5.00 to §5.85. 2. Best 10 lbs. butter in blocks donator to get butter, special by W. B. A. Cross, cash $5.00. 3. Best 10 lbs. butter in 1 lb. prints, butter to become property of donator, special by W. T. Findlay, Flesherton, pair pillows, choiee goose feathers, value $10.00. 4. Best 2 loaves bread baked from 0. Canada Flour, flour to be purchased from our store, special by F. G. Karstedt, bag of O Canada flour, value $3.50. 5. Best 2 loaves bread baked from Sovereign flour, flour to be purchased at our store, special by Henry & Kennedy, bag Sovereign Brand flour, value $3.50. 6. Best cake and pan of biscuits baked from Magic Baking Powder, can of powder to be exhibited with exhibit, special by E. W. Gillette Co., Toronto, cash 1st $3.00; 2nd $2.00. 7. Best collection of 4 pies, custard, raisin, apple, pumpkin; special by Salada Tea Co., Toronto, tea valued §4.25. 8. Best working man's dinner, special by F W. Duncan, goods valued at $2.00. SPECIALS FOR LADIES' WORK 1/. Best collection of 6 pieces Fancy Work, special by W A. Armstrong & Son, gilt clock, valued $5.00. 2. Best piece of Fancy Work, work to count 75'"/,, by girl under 18 years of age, special by Dr. Murray, cash $2.00. $1.00 and 50c. SPECIALS FOR FLOWERS Best dsiplay of Flowers grown from Renne's seeds, special by Wm. Rennie, Co., seeds valued $2.00. John, fourteen year old son of Henry M. Stockton of Minto township was stung on the ear by a bee. It was not an ordinary sting for in a few minutes a condition arose that re- quired quick action and a doctor from flarriston was hastily summoned. The young lad broke out in a rash that very much resembled blood poisoning but the doctor was able to check the poison that had set in and the boy is now on the road to re- covery. .\gnes, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McCann of Ad- jala, met with a serious accident re- cently. She and her young brother were playing with matches in an up- stair room and somehow her clothes caught fire. He screams attracted attention of members of the family, but before the flames could be exting- uished she was very seriously burned about the body, arms and legs. • ', >. 1