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_( _ (The winners of the Berlinâ€"Waterloo hS .. match ‘at Waterloo Thursday evening will virtuarly win the chamâ€" " piotship of the W. 0; H. A. and the "" Cuxton Cup. > \« For,. the .man behind the . pocket ibook our February shoe prices are tigreat reliei. Moneyâ€"Saving Shoe s re, Walter A. Ziegler, Berlin. &" Read our advertisement. ~ veshave been the guests of his brother, % . ffih«: Â¥i Graybill, for someâ€"time, ave gone to New Hampurg to visit â€"Uffiends from whence they leave {or " thoir home in Orchard, Nebraska. :’5 {ot mothâ€"eaten wrecks‘‘ nor old pelics, but this . season fresh styles in winter shoes and slippers at our Febrdary sale. _ Ziegler‘s downâ€"toâ€" » date Shoe Shop. . (It‘s hard work to sell shoesâ€"on , but. come and see the shoes they will sell themselves. Read short prices for the short month February. _ Ziegler‘s Moneyâ€"Sarâ€" hg ‘Shoe Store. 4 ic â€" services commepced \Evangelical Church Sunday n and ~will continue throughâ€" | a ,‘m. & Almeda Schneider is spendâ€" severalâ€"wecks in Toronto in the Minery Show. roums. = ir.W. Raymo had his knee h:z jurt while practicing hockey at ink .Tuesday evening. Mrs. Jas: A. Miller, who has been Visiting for some time at her home here, has returned to Lancaster, Paâ€" â€" Frank Good shipped a load of andâ€"Mr. Creelock a load of t‘ caitle to Toronto Monâ€" calstike MWord has been reccived of the death of Winnic, daughter of Rev. J. A: MeLaughlin, â€" formerly of Waterâ€" Joo, who died after a short illness a‘% Home in Port Elgin, Friday eveâ€" _‘ Miss Volkmau of Preston.is â€"the â€"of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Conrad. & Carlyle of Toronto is spendâ€" ing aâ€" â€"few days with Waterloo friends " Blot out all talk of hard times, Look at . our shortâ€"price advertise. ment 0? this issue, then get your m the great bargain feast . at Z r‘s «Moneyâ€"Saving Shoe Store. You‘ll think that something is the ratter with our shoes when you see the short prices for the short : month of February, ‘but there isn‘t. Yelâ€" ‘ â€" Front‘ Shoe â€" Store, Mackie‘s Block,. Berlin. > ‘The two leaders of the W. 0. H. A., Berlin and Waterloo, seniors, wil | imcet in the last championship ; ; at the Waterloo rink Thursday 'dr‘ "The best game this season ,'*9“,, ommence at 8.15 p. m. \ Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Graybill who ‘ ‘Messts. Byron and Wilson Bechtel left Monday morning to attend the Brick Manofacturers‘ Conâ€" intion at Cleverand, Ohio. Mr ichtel is exhibiting his rapid hackâ€" "ng and â€" trucking system in the rades department. ) Mr.. John B. Snider, manufacturet |office desks, etc., has secured the inbract for furnishing the new staâ€" m of the Grank Trunk Railway at ontreal with rollâ€"top desks, tables \*‘r iters. .This large. order _“ be filled by April 1st nexs. \There is a newspaper in Kansas, he motto of which is "Lie, steal, iE and swear,". which is thus exâ€" ingd by the editor: ‘‘When . you e t it be down : to pleasant ~ ‘The masquerade ball given under auspices of tme Orphous Singing Dramatic Society at the Town i1 _ Monday w-xn-n proâ€" success . attendance _ LOCAL ~AEWS “' ; ~When you steal, let it be ay from immoral associates, when i drink, let it be pure water; % swear, fet it be that you | patronize your home paper, pay subscription, and not send your i work away from home.â€"Ex. .. Rason E:. Marshall of Woodâ€" ‘preached an able and thoughtâ€" . in the . Waterloo : Me ‘M, Sunday .evening. Mr. solicited aid from the corâ€" m for the Dundas Street Meâ€" . Church, Woodstock, which, #to the failure of a number of anfe institutions. in City has for some time been in he congregation at the close of large and the numerous ~ co#sâ€" s . wers protty. . Miss Kate dt in . black . and yellow, was ded umumm received a prize as best dressâ€" Ada Weller of Preston is the of her friend, Miss Maud Zim> C. Wettlauter ol Stratford & friends in town for a fi‘: vilt‘s Drag Store, AT lake W ate: iwo House For Sale. _ _ __Dwelling house for sale, situated The urds '£nhn was not6 u% w Eu owâ€" ing : A0 bad state of roads which. are â€" almost rhk. . No wood . was olfd tter sold ‘at 20c a pound, while eggs sold at 20c to 22¢ adozen. TEBRUARY PIG MARKET. The montlily pig market beld Tuesâ€" day: morning was fairly well attendâ€" ed considering the â€"bad state of the roads. .Quite a number of pigs were offered but buy@rs mwmb “‘; & few farmers were 0| 7 the‘r pigs home. Prices from $4 to $10 a pair. THE HOLY CITY: e ages House to Kenw. ° ° "=~ ~ * « i Youlg Et., We 2 story vrige Rogedr f .u#a kt:cheo. Possession will be given: 1st: Apply at this office. 844. SaATURDAY MARKETI ‘The beautiful mm *The Holy City" was at the Waâ€" terloo ~Town Hall Friday evening and the audience was not nearly as large as the entertainment merited. It is to be regretted that our citiâ€" zens do not support instructive proâ€" ductions of this kind better. Those present â€" were â€" delighted with the beautiful > singing, magnificent scenâ€" ery â€" andâ€" gorgeous costumes, in fact one seldom hears such â€"well trained voices. The electrical efGects . were good. o .‘The news that MFf.â€"A.:W. Robarts, manager _ of the Bank. of Commerce, has been transferred to Sault Ste: Marie, will be received with regret by the citizens of Waterloo. Mr. Robarts had been mandger of the local branch for nearly ~four years and during this period he has . by courteous treatment .of customers succeeded ‘in _ working up a h.rg banking business. ‘Though sorry t see him leave town his many friends will be pleased. 10 learn that the transfer is a promotion and the proâ€" spects for the future in that growing northern town are bright. Mr. Robâ€" arts leaves for the "Soo"‘ as soon as another manager is appointed for the local branch. REMOVAL OF MR. ROBARTS. SUCCESSFUL BALL One of the most. s=ccessful society events held in town lot‘:;:a time wasâ€" the invitation ball in the Waterloo Town Hall ThursGay evenâ€" ing. : Over ~one hundred were pre sent, â€" including many _ of the young married people of the town and about twenty from. Berlin. The evening was most pl:asantly spent in dancing and ‘cards.: "The ladies provided an excel,ent spread in the gallery of the hall, ice cream, cake, sandwiches, salads, etc., were in abundance; the decorationsandâ€"illuâ€" minations were . beautiful,, . â€" Shepâ€" pard‘s © orchestra providedwexcellent music. ‘The gathering broke up at 2 Two successful music recitals were recently ‘given by the pupils of Miss Bean a% the residence, â€" George street, on f the intermediate puâ€" pils on Saturday, Feb. ist and. one by the ~advanced pupils on â€"the 4th inst. Both recitats were largely atâ€" tended by the parents of the pupils and their friends.. ‘Those who took part: on Tuesday were Misses Anni¢ Hortop, Essie Devitt, Lena. Hergott, Mary Roos, Maude â€" Hilliard, Ida Martin ‘and Elizabeth Krentziger of Waterloo, Misses May Wing and Adâ€" die . Weaver, Bessie Clarke Hilâ€" born _ of. Betlin _ and _ Misses E(itl,% Weichel, Bertha Christman and "Ethel ‘Whitlock of Elmira. Among . the composers represented were Raf, Thome, Nieman, J‘:(-li Wagner, Liszt, Behrend, P‘*. o let, â€"~â€" K jurl, Ncsvh, m-p:, Rubenâ€" "‘ho o“ll', m- B sold, with violin obligato, wm tifully rendered by Miss Elma Snidâ€" SUCCESSFUL RECITALS The following names appeared on the programme of the intermediate recital: Irene Letter, Luella Haâ€" mel, Willie Uffelmann, Rose Moogk, Ellois, Noockor.HLur- ?lr'k;‘:‘:l.’y Moogk, Annie Hortop 6 Bert Behrens, Grace Erb, Edith Behrens and Arthur Rate o0# Elmira; Rose Breithaupt of Berlin and Miss Lucy Petschke of Heidelberg. CURLERS .WIN AT PRESTON. Five â€"rinks of Waterloo curlers drove â€"to Preston Monday “II‘J and in friendly games Preston ~ curlers by m The tinks and scotes were . . x W. B. Bictly Dr. J . Fennel Ahnbm‘ H. M. miu W.. Werlich J. P. , gk, 10 F.Clare, sk, 17 Chas. Moogk T. Kirby J. 8. Lockies A. Clare . H G John Hertel Hogg, sk 18 K 4 Moogk C. R. Hanning Wells A. A. . Werlich B. Snider W. F. Kress Haight, sk, 18 W. Cherry, «k Hespeler B. Bricker n Hertel E. Honsberger McCabe G. A. Clare Roos J. Sohrt A. Bruce, sk, M.Hagey, sk â€" 24 ofi in fete c +d hi W. Stahischmidt, ed on| loo band. The boys have b to W.|active during the past year t 5 4t 17 tended the practices well. ‘They deâ€" ment dmlm»l.flmpuc acted as conductor until the new bandmiaster .was appointed. ‘ + One of the pleasing {features of the evening was the presentation of the tréasurer‘s report which showed a surplus® of $110. The clection of officers for the en suing year resulted as follows: Hon. â€"Presidents â€"â€" Mayor Bean County Councillior Fischer, °F. Keil Stock Committeeâ€"Enge!l F. Buflinâ€" ger, F. Heimbecker and H. W. Roos. Librarianâ€"S. Sheppard. a Managing Committeeâ€"C. W. Schieâ€" del, ‘Chas. . Froehlich,~Hy. Schaeter, reciszins . cswd Aaume ty l ce Mb l A vote of thanks wa. tendered Mr. The Bhirteenth Annual luu-‘cf the above Oot:ra’ was at the Spurgeon â€" Sheppard ‘tor acting as | Head Office, Waterloo, on Friday, Feb. Tib, and was w lmul%‘ conductor unti) the new bandmaster M:fibmdnewr{cmm?u‘:xwmm hibiting was »gt:h“" Hearty thanks were | the progress of the Company as compared with = previous year, t voted active members of the band % sls ies E. F. Seagram, John Bruegeman, J. Conrad, â€"C. ‘Treusch, A. Ufel mann, F. Halstead, J. S. Lockie, S. Sheppard, and C. W. Wells. The 20th anniversary: supper of the society will be held next week, Mr. Arthur Stares, the new bandâ€" master, will be here Monday to beâ€" gin his duties and a successful year is looked for: lor their faithful services One near the lamp post on Queen street opposite the G. T. R. staâ€" tion connected by a sixâ€"inch pipe fromâ€"â€" Erb street along Queen, the same to be connected with the waâ€" ter works system ofâ€"Roschman‘s facâ€" At the last meeting of the Town Council Mr. J. B. Hughes, chairman of the special committee of the Waâ€" terloo Board of Trade, presented the following: communication re better fire protection: # Ge::tlemen:â€"Your â€"committee, apâ€" pointed to suggest certain changes or improvements for the better fire protection of the property in the cenâ€" tre of the town, beg to report that aftcr looking over the ground thorâ€" oughly, they respectfully recommend that four additional double hydrants be placed as follows, viz: One on Erb street near the enâ€" trance to the alley at the rear of Bricker & Dicbel‘s store. street south One on King street to be placed on the west side of the street and south of the G. °T. R. track near the watchman‘s house. _ The Waterloo Musical Society has Engaged Mr. Arthur Stares of Hamâ€" liton as bandmaster of their wellâ€" known band. Mr. Stares is a clever M musician, an«artist on the clarionet, and under his directorship *,th band is expected to maintain a high state of efficiency. 'smoot. BOARD MEETS. One in the alley at the rear corâ€" ner of Devitt‘s store, the same to be connected by sixâ€"inch â€"main from King . street, and connected by sixâ€" The monthly meeting of the Waâ€" 4érloo â€" Public â€"School Board â€"was held in the old council chamber Monday evening. All members were present excepting one. A few acâ€" counts were passed. ‘The principal‘s report for the month ol January was received, discussed and filed. ~ The treasurer was directed to procure a bond of of the Dominion Guarantee and and Accident Co. to the amount of $1,000 as indemnity to the Board on his beball, the premium _ thereof to be paid by the Board. Direcâ€" tions were given the property comâ€" mittee to get particulars and prices (Tke mionh %e to Pepie daree, se the as + [Q investigate certain alleged defecâ€" Hve h= in some rooms of the C col 4o roport thereon. The F* ar “M&. to Gever) t that it : ‘l.l ry to the Boar ispection is school be the 1t was also decided by the Board to Your committee would also recomâ€" mend that four shelters be provided for branchmem, to be constructed of galvanized iron, say, seven feet high by six feet wide, made light and portable for use on ‘the square, the same to be kept in the Fire Hall. In connection with this subject we think it is of e}::l’, or almost greatâ€" er importance * provision should be made for an emergency supply of water by means of a reservoir which will â€" hold from 750,000 to 1,000,000 galions, the same to be supplied by the overflow from the well. inch main to Erb street main through alley alongside of the marble Allâ€" of which is respectfully subâ€" mitted. â€" Mr. â€" Bd. Carley is Lin ies O C e NEW BANDMASTER ENGAGED Presidentâ€"H. W. Roos. 1st Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"F. G. Hughes 2nd Viceâ€" Presidentâ€"Harry Kress Secretaryâ€"E. M. Devitt: Treasurerâ€"J. H. Roos. Auditossâ€"C. ‘A. Hachnel <and °E BETTER FIRE PROTECTION er other service on Queen J. B. HUGHES, Chairman "The Dominion Life Assurance Co. HOME VS FOREIGN LIFE COMâ€" PANIES. ‘ Policies Issued = 583970 4 Net Insurance Gained _ â€" 232 496 Total at Risk~ _ â€" = 3 8;2.333 4 Income = r/ 138 057 _ ~ 5 Expenditure y * 59. 842 * Total Assets â€" * an.zfio 61g.¢go. Total Security to Policyâ€"holders 839 266 .. Qrs 690. The exceptionally stron ition of the Com , the of its Assete(no lnuup h-vin.’ oooun-d“:: invested fands -‘;::o’thc Oo'%n ¢.;'.lurud) the tifying increase in business dnrinq the year and the fact mt our Liaâ€" hflltf:uo computed on a basie that would add $30,000 to our Surplus if ‘comâ€" uted on Government Standard, were all commented upon in favorable terms rn the discussion that followed the reading of reports. A dividend of seven At the Board of Trade banguet last night, speaking to the toast of Life Insurance, I took occasion â€" to point with some degree of pardonâ€" able pride to the magnificent â€"posiâ€" tionâ€"attained by our two local comâ€" panies, and in counection therewith to affirm that out citizens could do no,better than to give their business to our home companies instead . of foreign ones,â€" both for reasons . of civic patriotism and self interest. I mentioned the three great New York companies as our principal rivals in Canada,.and asserted that our home companies â€" could do better for our people for the following reasons: in the discussion that followed the u‘din&’ot reports. A m-fl”&_ sever per cent. upon the pdd up capital of the Company was d â€"Profit distri bntion'l'.g. Pfieg bolde or; B?Btiinfii‘ heretofore. I;_o;:n'd gork â€";_“7‘- envaf J ane ol rectors was reâ€"elect organ :o‘ reâ€"electi Mr. James Innes, Presideat and 0. Kampf, Viu‘Pruid‘ont.. 9 by "e To the Editor; _ 1. That interest rates obtainable by the Néw York companies is lowâ€" er than ours receive. ; 2. That the: force of mortality over the world wide area covered by these companies is heavier than we experiâ€" ence in this climate. I think all who heard the address at the banguet will admit thatthese Agureswhich are indisputable prove the substantial accuracy of my stateâ€" ments, though I admit that in speakâ€" ing from memory 1 put the rate of ‘;“’mt earned by both Iome‘:u a lt too W . L“ the main points I took ate on meitrnit n A t in vairiniine anh w 3. That the expenses of the great companies . are . necessarily heavier than those of the locals. These arguments appeared to be well received by the company assemâ€" bled, but later on a l:& merchant who is noted for his st advocacy of civic patriotism in respect to our citizens dealing av home instead â€" of Berlin or Toronto, but who appears also to be a local agent of an "Inâ€" surance. company, took strong â€" exâ€" ception to the facts stated and asâ€" serted that the interest earned by his company was 5.4 per cent., its expenses far below those of out comâ€" panies and generally that my arguâ€" ment was wrong and my. facts falsehoods.. Any reply at the g ment would have been out of ;hee at a friendly banquet, especially as neither â€" disputant bad incontroverâ€" tible figures at hand, so none was made. ltovnlmeafora very brief statement of facts. _ The average interest earn of the three big New York c ies for the ten years endedâ€"Dec. j 1899, is given by that indep@ndent,dnd reâ€" The average interest tnlnp of the local compani¢s for same ten years were l? per cent,, showing a difference in favor of ufl lotal comâ€" panies of say threeâ€"quarters of one liable authority, the Insw Year Book as 4.74 per cent., 1899 . it was 4.66. 4 * The combined death rate, and â€" exâ€" penses of the three New York comâ€" panies for tim year 1899 was $24.66 per thousand average insurance in force for the year, the same test apâ€" aldh\hhulooupnin yields 5.65, a difference saved to the polâ€" fey holders of nine dollars per thowâ€" THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. Amount of Applications A PROSPEROUS Y HAR: For Value and Honest Goods‘go to . . King St., J. Uffelmann, per A friendly ‘arbitration case took place at the Judge‘s Chamber this morning .between Mr.â€"George Bruce and Messrs. Buckberrough and Bechâ€" tel, all of «Waterloo.. Mr. J. R. Eden, for the former, and Mr. ®. P. Clement, for the latter, and His Homor, Judge Chisholm, were the arâ€" bitrators. ing power, the main point after all their superiers. g COMMEMORATION â€" SERVICE Miss Rose cf the 0. A. O.,Gm -mum’ummm of the Institate meeting at m-mbuno.‘hed.n‘{. 18th Inst, to organize a Ladies‘ Institate. Allladies cordially invited. Special serv * will be held | in St. Jobn‘s Luthéran Church, Waterâ€" loo, onTuesday, Feb. 18th, at 7.30 p.m. in commemoration 6f the 365th anniversary _ of the death of Martin Luther. _St. Peters congregation, Berlin, and St.|John‘s congregation, Waterloo, will fnite‘in this service. German. and lish ~sermons â€"â€"will be préached s.â€"R. von Pirch and ~Emanuel~/Schulz and all the church choirs pf the two congregaâ€" tions will take part in the service which will doubt prove an interâ€" esting and> orable occasion. Mrs. Spady the organist will render: the following mumcal programme Prelude "in_F}..... ~.... ,........... Merkel Nocturne i\,&sh&tp. MAROT as:lcles.... A he Farmersa‘ Institute will bo in xi Town Aall, Waterâ€" lo0, Mon#t .l‘n.b‘hh. The sfteanoon seksiov~,â€"which begins at 1 30 o‘ctock Will be addresse«} by Messrs: Eiford of Holmesville and Gaston of Craighurat the regular delegates, besides local *peakers. . _ =#} _ kou. _ ‘The evening seesion which begina a‘ 7 30 o‘clock, romim to be specially interesting. In addition to the rm lar delogates and local speakere, Mirs Laura Rose of the ‘O. A. C., Guelpb, will give an intercsting address on "One Eye io the Filsld, the other io the Town." L’l‘hbo -dllm;- will be inâ€" terspersed with voeal and instrumental music by local talent, Miss E. Snider, emitsct i. n @ t. having kindly oomm to take Q lm there be a large tnr’u: of ‘ adies and. gentlemen at evening mestiog. K 1 Postlude 'z'Bifien Awake" « from St. ........ ffer Personal.â€"â€"Mr. Ooehoum of â€" Brusâ€" aintances hetp last week â€"Biso Notile Savit of Helysier was visttieg Inionds in the Mespolcr was visiting friends in the Water hn‘irhâ€"qu'm:" & ::Iu o: c Nothis: ith thar walld hat now. se agae ns AN â€"ARBITRATION CASE 232 496 3 alâ€" 59 812 539,206 LAaDIES INSTITUOTE ROSEVILLE THOS: HILLIARD : ~~Waterloo. ITUTE MEETING Mendelssohn N. Spady *a gilt. â€" Pretty patterns Th porcelain. . An appropriate gift to grace a lady‘s It means an opportunity of curing any article represented the list, at much below regu pricesâ€"in some instances un the cost. Flannels, Grey W ool Blanketm White Wool Blankets, Hose, Carâ€". pets, etc., at and below cost. Defeated London by 3â€"1 in the Fastest Game of the Season. ® Waterloo â€" Goal, Raymo; point, Wilkingon; . cover, . Forrester; â€" forâ€" ‘v:'m. Seylet,. Young, Leahy, Henâ€" Free Press.â€"The Londons were kgainst the real thing Friday eveâ€" :L; when â€" they â€" dropped the first championship game that has <been lost by the home team in this city for several years to the Waterloos by the score of 3 to 1 at the Jubilee rink.~ At balf time the score stood 3 to 0 in favor of the visitors,;â€" but they apparently brought‘all their horse shoes with them and the best the . locals could do was to secure one .lone tally. ‘The game was the fastest. and best of the season and was . (witnessed by several hundred spectators. For the visitorsâ€" Raymo and Forrester.put up brilliant games and .. Forrester _ put up. brilliant games. ‘In the second half the â€" Teâ€" cumsehs simply bombarded the Waâ€" terloos‘ goal but Raymo wWs on the spot and made several difficult stops. The locals made any number of clean shotsâ€"on the goal and many. times the puck lay unmolested in front of the visitors‘ netting until removed by one of the Watetloo players. â€" Forresâ€" ter who played in this city with the Londons against the Aberdeens, has lost none of his cunning and ability to liit the rubber. One of the Waâ€" terloos‘ tallies was made on a lift by their brilliant cover point from the centre of ‘the ‘rink, while his shots on goal were as hard and true as ever. . The Tecumsehs played & hard upâ€"hill game, but. were unable Leany seored the visiters Airst pont Leahy scored w t whout one minute after. th6 whisple had blown and Young and Forrester made the other points. The teams Imed. up as tollows: f Londonâ€"Goal, Bishop;, point, West;, céver, Kerrigant; forwards, McMaâ€" hon, Lawlor, Cribb, Douse. Referee, Mr. La Pierte, Gueiph Morley w.'m%o :i:uanufim es ; rley , 3 ‘ McLennan and Andy Reid, Waterloo Boudoir Clocks,. WATERLOO WINS A HARD BATTLE. G, B. Ryan & Co. One of Them is a guly increased. He employs this work who nmm business and the beat of satiafaction is guaranteed. His sausages are of the most tempting kind. ‘ Dried beef, ham, i.uw sausage, oto., a specialty, % “"’..«...‘“‘".:;3‘.:"',...“._.““.1 are to but orders left at the or sent in telephone will be y filled. All kinds of Valentines _/ for VALENTINE DAY, Feb, _ Waterloo, Mr. H. B. Duering desires to thank his numerous customers for their !iberal hopes that attention to Mmh."&m& continusnoe of the same. . Mr. Duering slagghters none but the best cattle and you can rely upon s«fluflnofidmmnm times. is wholesale pork prcking trade bas Valentines ! Sealed tendera wanted for the conâ€" mvtbn;‘ndfl::ul of a shurch in Berlin. â€" Plana apecifications can lniunnl..c.wmnb store. ‘ho-bnnr-I. -“\ umn&um‘dumn q 4c 0 d 00 amou s ds City Meat Market TENDERS WANTED. Martin Bros., ut\ . H. B. Duering Proprietor.