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_ The Molsons: Bank gey SAvINGS BANE . _ puctBaEst oagpiren EVERY 3 MONTHS ‘ JACOB HESPELER GURK S!CK HEARDACHE _ The Morcantile Fire {."“”‘, ""‘"" ,‘ "D- lllal» ©\Government .'jj‘ .:i f:.,\.um â€"‘ nd. Lancashire Insurance Company / with Amsets: of: $10,800,638. o 4 anrey 7 § y "Waterloo, Ont, . Phone 240. _ JOHN RITZER, C _ Will RepayYou DressHats MoRd o 0 in Ry j & Eubscribed Capital .. .. ... . 250,000.00 ‘fi?fi‘um.'m. Hou 200. ?.1. solicited for first clase o She jose = o mgy P anee ulways kept in stock â€"~*. _ .. _CA BOEHM â€"â€" / ma !fi!uy-neo Agent.] E‘: ‘Successor to Buck berrough & Co. = /.‘ Retablebed 136464 F Undertaking Co. Und ‘ers and Embalmers. Cs auswered d'fi’ and oicht. /. Ofiee King Btreet, Waterloo, Out, > **Johnny tefore you Fin Tun . Weall Made Suit 6 tronble ta show geods. I aim t Borrow is the time to look around for s W" \Dress Hat. We have themr k and colors and prices t all purses. Come in and look AMISSRS FKHRENBACH «in i‘ k cV §9t m (Mouston Post y, yon must c w come to sch . Waterico Branch A visit to us your fath OK ONE othb, elt in Hair mb your hait Berlin het CANADIAN CLUB IS Many of Berlin‘s Leading Citizens Have Signiâ€" fied Their Intention of Becoming Members ; * _ and Strong Officers Were Elected, and purpose of a new organization to be knowh as the Canadian Club of Bufin,wihlwmeudnllyhx d at a public meeting. of â€" citiz held in _the old Countil Chamber on Thursday evening. 4 . The meéting was decidediy enthus lastic and the interest manifested by those prosent aii@ir® Wel . for _the md-ww in Berlin. It _ was that _ the Canadikn (lub should be independent ‘rlong with a ‘commitese . of cight to ‘be selected at an adjourned" meeting next Tuesday evening the interests of the Club will be well looked ~ after without conflicting with the objects of other organizations. o of the Board of Trade or any other organization, | and | with the strong staff of executive officers elected, ARmme s Em en o ced PPO_} nitation mfimm of whom signiâ€" fied their inten of becomingâ€" memâ€" bers, were Messrs.â€" Thos, Pearce, .J. A. Scelien, H. J. Sims, L McBrine, br. J. E. Hett, G. M. DeBus, S. Lutt, Fd. Smyth, F. 1. Anthes, J. J. A. Weir, W. C. McCuaig, E. D. Heist, A. Huber, C. H. Mills, W. M. Davis, F. L Weaver, A. A. Eby, Herb. Moyer,â€"A. B. Campbell, m Uttley, F. G. Gardiner, W. D. & R. F. Oofton, Dr. J. F. Honsberget, J. P. Uttley, C. B. Dunke,‘ W.â€" F. Wnn&ot&n..‘ {Eafni=" ‘ *"Thig Club shall be nomâ€"politiâ€" cal and undenominational and it is the purpose of the Club to fosâ€" ter patriotism by encouraging the study of the institutions, history, arts, Nterature and ‘resources of Canada, and by endeavoring _ to unfte Canadians in such work for the welfare and progress of the Dofinion as may. b8 desirable and expedient." MUST HAVE NEW OPERA HOUSE OR BE CUT OFF TBE CIRCUIT M" 1 ed no ) When it was 418C PPb + BMEA ATC C o. e in hes “'fll'-‘“é Columission and produced a receipt for $50 made In Deécember, 1902; _ =~ Messrs. L. Rockel and P. Hebel, who are employed. # ortin Felt Boot Co:‘s factory, gave evidence and swore that=Mr.. Huber stated at. the : ration â€" meeting that ‘"Mr. Rumpel stole water. frous the to wn and should be in penitentiary,"* "Mr. Hymmen, of the Water Commtmission, produced the ininute book showing.the resolution accepting Mr. Rumpel‘s settliement for the water. > * i deat Kages <+> This closed the case for the complaiuant, and Mr. MeBride, who was acting for Mr. Hubu.ugudthtmcmhdwmmfix.lwpdvun manâ€" and Mr. Huber had taken the privilege of a citizen to ask for an inv ation â€" of . the chug of having stolen water from the town, The Magistrate, however, â€" asked that Mr. McBride call his witness. *n L & & ds o s ie ie y t VEL o CC e Amonz ‘those présent at the orgaâ€" mr. MmeCDLWe Cl APME: W AEERERMIRLT 0. » N l 6 3057 A e . P ce e i C o e betacc Mr. Allen Huber was called and produced aâ€"copy of the Wg,fi‘ at the" nomination meeting asking the Council to investigate charges ag Mr. Rumipel and. others. He did not recollect saying that Mr. n.m stole water and should ‘be in Huber‘related the incident at the meeting in question.. While he was rudllgh Netâ€" ter Mr. Rumpel interrupted him by saying, ‘"‘Oh, give us sometHing new.‘‘ _ witâ€" mess replied, "Hit a dog and he squeals,"">and then the witness continued® by. saying A‘That ii these charges are true Mr.. Rumpel should beâ€"in penitentiary and if they » are Hot true then he (Mr. Huber) should be in penitentiary."" When the witness made this as n.the crowd in the courtrooni applauded and Chief O‘Neill was compelled _ to eall fTor order and said "If you géntlemen want to stay in here you must keep order or get ont." x . h o oi e a t Te in s on O ak C n e nghat and Hebel haid SWOrB It heals as it cleams. A toilet soap combined, Mr. Thos ud i cdf cctad The Magistrate asked Mr. Huber if what the to was true. Mr. Huber replied_ ‘‘These are only the witness if he bdwm}%:" Rumpel was a th that if you give me an investigation before the is a public thief."‘ a “ im e S + 1 Mr. McBride again contended that Mr. Huber as a citizen and was prepared to submit cases to that more witnesses can be heard as to what was s journment was made until next Wednesday. > . Manager Meyer Cohen, of the Berlin ‘Opera fiom. is up against . a probleim â€"which will require cofnsiderable enterprise and timely assistance on the part of publicâ€"spirited citizens to solve. h . $ * o ue nal J e unc (ule t ie t in i U T n es T +s <Bp citizens £o SOIVe,. Mgi n The bookings for. the operaâ€"season next year are being imade by Manager â€" A. + Small at present and this gentleman has decided that shows will only be booked for Berlin on condition that a new Opera House is erected in this town this year." Manâ€" agers \of firstâ€"class companies absolutely refuse to play in Berlin owing to the inadeâ€" quate stage accormmodation which preventsthem _ from doing justice to the production« 1t has been demonstrated this season that Berlin is one of the best showâ€"towns in Canada, and with a much larger and better equipped theatre would rank as one of the leading towns on the continent. > ® ce C Manager Cohen has intimated that he is prepared to secure $25,000 outside e&t:l. toward the érection of a new opera house if some of Berlin‘s publicâ€"spirited citizens will invest the balance forâ€" a $50,000 building. There are a number of excellent sites M MAC . . C C ds +~ ctans shanld he faken to secure for Berlit a new and upâ€"toâ€" bGonndfiinaint ons â€" Advibetidne l «i org oi c Manager Cohen has intimated that he is prepared to secu toward the érection of a new opera house if some of Berlin‘ will invest the balance forâ€" a $50,000 building. There are a ‘aÂ¥ailable and immediate steps should be taken to secure for date playhouse. .. .= _ 4@ 7 ' SKIN SOAP "which ‘Those Present. is in briel: the. object & others», : . * Pearee, School Inspector ORGANIZED IN BERLIN AMO TBA hom signiâ€" J ming: miemâ€" | Pearce, . J. ! »+ m.' DeBus, S.* Anthes, J.1 . . D.> was moved to the chair, and 8. Lutz was appointed Secretary of the meetâ€" ing. Mr. J. A; Scellen, who had comâ€" municated with Stratford, Woodstock: and Guelph fot. the purpose of securâ€" ing information, stated that he had received encouragingâ€" responses _ and was firmly convinced that a Canadian Club in Berlin would be a success.. The cititens in the past have â€" béen talking about themselves and have not. been devoting enough attention to cultivating that spirit of Canaâ€" dianisna that exists in a greater deâ€" gres in other towns and cities than in Berlin. It has been argued that Berâ€" lin was different from other â€" towns on account of Hbflu‘ Gorman centre, but he was sa that ~no matter what their nationality . Berâ€" finites are one and all true Cana : ~ Mr. Ed Smythâ€" expressed | his + pleasdre at the interest manifested® in ‘lhmhflmdamm. The matter had been tre;:nt-ly dis ‘c-ue‘iy,ib,ma ade with the result that . definite : steps were dians Mr. Scellen submitted constitutiont of the different Clubs and intimated that the officers comsisted of a Préâ€" sident, â€" two â€" vicoPresidents, Secreâ€" tary, Treasurer, Literary Corresponâ€" dent and ‘a~ committes ~ of d& which forms the Executive along Wil the retiring President. | He uhm tavored the organization of a dian Club. â€" * ‘~ ~Mr. W.. H. Breithaupt heartily enâ€" dorsed the object of the Canadian "Club and he was pleased with . the large number who are t an‘ inâ€" terest im its o:miuuo:hg‘-flhhc | heen devoting its attention in recent ‘years in promoting its own welfare, and it gave him pleasure to see that | un effort is being made to ~ secure | mutside information n.m this Dominion. Canafda, he is a remance and a most mnfi country to study and to his we are living in the most interesting W‘ Dominion. Mr. Broitâ€" +o the fakt that the < 5"\."‘:‘,"‘.4’ e ue ,g;v MPOME in Berlin under way to establish a Club Gave Information. Other ts dE e it o 2 2o oo e y o & > cases to substantiate his argumnent.. In order at was said at the nomination meeting an adâ€" had the right to imake the charges J aeter organization â€"until it what success wo 4es ofâ€"luncheons. Messts. W. M. 1 . 8 . Bhas cesb 4ss " Messts. w. M. Davis, C. H. . Mills, J.J. A. Weir, E. D. Heist,. H. J. Sims,; F. I. Anthes, Dr. Hett _ and others spoke briefly, all ot . whom tavored ~ immediate ~ : oruflgs‘fincl, which . wa resolution. wfficers at this meeting and defer the appointment of the Committee until an adjourned meeting to be held next Tuesday. The fotlowing officers. were 1t was decided, after considerabio discussion, to appoint the Executive appointed:â€" . Secretaryâ€"S. Lutz. : z:mntâ€"-w. H. Bfeflm:‘. “' Cort irgiky x ~ The a officers met at the, conâ€" cm% meeting and â€" formed themseives into a committee to so dicit. memberships, which was ‘ Axed at $1.00 per annum, together : with Mossrs. G. M. DeBus and A. A. Eby: The constitution was reviewed and will be ‘submitted© ~to the members eit week. _0 )c 99 0n 44 get WOR COs C 1t is quite likely that arrangements will be made to hold : luncheons, biâ€" monthly in the large room being. fitâ€" ted up above the Berlin Club, while the other meetings of the Club ‘will be held in the Library auditorium.~" W..J. _ Mots, lin, will pathize with thefil the loss g have sustained by the sad death. of their only son Jofin George, ‘and grandson of Sheriff Mots, # dne year and cight months. little lad was attacked with convulsions on Wednesdayâ€" alternoon and passed away Thursday â€"morning. ~The funeral took place on Saturday .. motnâ€" ing, Jan. 25th, at 9 o‘clock from the residence to St. Mary‘s Church and thence to the K.~C. cemetery. A SAD .DEATH Presidentâ€"C. H. Mills. _____â€" Ist Vice mâ€"D! J. F. Hopsberâ€" Ind Vice Pres.â€"W. Maklon Davis, **Gen I . have in statin t‘n'.?‘t"fiv......xt.‘.‘;"”mu P-ufnsnduunâ€"ltwu of nanrbnhm!.-llflm case was a most dificalt one, and tould not got woll. I tried Prychine, and it did me so much good that I conâ€" tinued its use until I had taken $18.00 worth, with ;:;dcd M‘y trthl am “l'c: a new man h ve “irz-lvom-dl. ‘"It is with the teat confidence n‘tlm-\‘dfinubflm are afflicted with throat or lung trouble. Yours traly, C. A. PINKHAM. The many friendg"ol Mr. and Mfs was unanimousily catried> by man l would attend these serâ€" after â€" considérable a setâ€" in / .~ 1E Fhore can be a¢ ‘The annual meeting ‘of <the Econ omical ‘Mutual Fitre Insurance> Coâ€", ol Beriin, was held on Friday afterâ€" noon at which the reports of ~the Directors ‘and Manager were presentâ€" ed and found ~very. satisfactory. ‘The fnancial report showed s bal | $ _ es io: P en 4 n raies uki 4t oo on oo e oo oooonind anse > dast year of $16000.828; â€"â€" a« 18â€" :‘ 30 in d sn l1 es 1/ 2e m mu’m* “m ‘of u"’.”.. s 9 * :. ““ ‘ $s =se ;' {1:":“;1"5':';]‘,_ " 17 of whih $167,504.02 was | from | : Ha'lm ts * / . ied premiums; | expenditures. ©$150,316.2( y HIMEH & . . 0 O Jeaving & balance of >$203, 474.49. I mins o o n on en is en oi 0 . = on 1. ol oi "C s The balance over all liabilitios ~was ‘The place to get your groceries. . | . .=~ _ ‘| reported" ab $375,188.98.: . < tÂ¥ : * Ne« Keak e taer en van. .. > ‘The retiring : directors, Messrs H.L. ew ""“‘3‘”“‘“ :stock, . Also sait fish such c3 Janien, P. S. Lautenschlager, Geo.| $ berring, trout, ¢od, ote. â€"Bread and Pastry Flour _ . .. Pattinson," M: P.. P. Preston, _ and T ar ui a.4 . e m F. Turner, Toronto, were reâ€"elected. A. s flm Gw «y The Company showed its appreciaâ€" hy s e tÂ¥+‘ :36 tipn of the faithful: services of Manâ€" 90 King St., Kast. Districh‘s Block _ .. ager W. H. Schmalt by voting _him e ~ ; a handsome . bonus, ¢ ‘ : tp stt {} ; At the. : ingeting ol the Directors | C ,,.eaesexaesesssesesessess i Aresia smensins Mr. J, Fonnell was reâ€"elected Presiâ€" + S n frtrtch > dent ana Mr. G. C. H. Lang Vige] =â€"â€"â€"==â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" * emnnmenmmmnmmmmesamicccicacccoccommmnmmnalitioenes .. President. o * 8 ? s wl %;* A meeting of the Directors was held * WE HAVE â€" on Thursday evening at which the reâ€" T 7 % . .A s ports were atified. The & E 4. es outâ€"ofâ€"town directors present â€"‘wer« oo > C3 ow qi Messrs. : Georgze \ Pattinson, â€" M.P.P: aP OP \ ."’ i3 im Preston; C. Pabst, Hespoler andâ€"â€" F es h t l i ‘Turner, Toronto. f & it ce i d only. place which was~ affected. Conâ€" trary to general expectations,," howâ€" ever, the wet heavy snow d‘d . not haveâ€"any material effect on the Grand Trunk or the variousâ€"street‘r,ilway systems. ‘The sweepers were put to work early in the day and the tracks were kept ~clear _ during the . day. Snow . fcll heavily all over Ontario on ‘SBunday andâ€" Berlin was not. the Manager â€"W.~~ H.. Schmaitz stated : *__. @10 ta @30 _ .â€" on Friday . that ‘the‘, past year has to dispose of, Prices fl’fi% * been the most succéssful and satistacâ€" i e tory in the history of the Company.‘ . ‘‘Auy farmer in need of a first class »tove we will take and the ~snow â€" driftcd considerably with the n»sult that the trains â€" on the G.T,R. were delayed ~somewhat. The B. & W.â€"and _P. & B, Street Railways were able to keep . their tracks â€" open and the regular Service bas been in operation. 3 At ths Observatory in Toronto last night it was stated that theâ€" ,snow had" fallen all over Ontatio as far east as Quebec, â€" having crossed into Canada â€" from the Western . States, Heavy gales were reported from _ the Atlantie ~~ coast, <but it was improâ€" Bable that the storm would: <last for long.‘ Minot ~disturbanses. were Te ported _ from Alberta and Saskatche wan,. and it was very co‘d: in Manâ€" itoba, Manging from 14 to. 16 ‘ de: yrees below Zero. At Edmcnton and Calgary. the . thermometer registered 44 atove, while in Toren‘o ~the lowâ€" est> .. tempcratute yesterday was 32 above zero: & Es is ~® During <â€" the night, however, . â€"the weatherâ€" _took a â€" decided>. drop. and was â€" ‘accompanied> by ‘a : ferce > gale The _ annual~ . meetingâ€" of. the Berlin _ King> Street ~ Baptist Chu;ch congréegation . was . held on Wednesday evening and was large 1Â¥ attended. The reports of the varâ€" jous branches of the . church â€" were presentedâ€"andt fwere : very . encouragtngâ€" The membership showed an increase of 81. The members ‘showed * their approciation of: the excelient services of the church officials by réâ€"olecting them for the ensuing year. ' © Champagne has 12.A per cent of mtfl f ~“'j“ h ANNUAL MEETISG. ANNUAL MEETING St. George‘s Baking Powder "It it gthâ€"the qud“- w::: the Im.'!.‘ us we baifig oner people use i. &ynfllc'flym HEAVY SNOWâ€"FALL * There‘s nothing like Write us for our é H‘allman’s New fresh upâ€"toâ€"date stock. A herring, trout, éod, ete. . Bread and | A, S. HALLMAN 90 King St., Kast. Districh‘s Blc A SPOON GOKLS FREE WITH EVERY mn&m Successor to J. A. GOOD & CO. BERLIN, 1'3 â€" fatmer‘s lator . dificulty is â€"fold.. Bither he finds w‘\p es itpossible to get hired help, _ or. else ‘ guch help: fif:g m.mm wage demanded is higher he ‘cares t, pay. To solve this : double difficulty, the rural> mind is Surning to a consideration of large famil* ies. <Writing. to the Oftario Bureat of Industrics ‘a Wellington ; County tarmer â€". says that‘ the only farmers Who ate securing â€" satisfactory. Te« ‘turns _ for ‘their . operations . art those who have large: famities and do â€" not . reguire . to hire help, â€" The same view is expressed: almost in the same language by another â€" corâ€" respondent whose home is in Cais in» â€" Tinosina Cnunty: ~SHIl anothcr, domestic wervice. PIODIELA .MR CS DC be satisfactorily golved until t women 6f (o‘day nurse babies, an in â€" reasonable _ mumbers, as thei grandmothers did. . In commenting uf e it ho Pat e e ts .. AWor UA 5‘« dighri â€" 5 N ~*‘Are we _ 10 > EIGN OF GODD 8TAR, Friar‘sCough Balsam â€"~ _ Ome of the oldâ€"fashloned things that has mbuni-p%upm. "Ce â€"â€" Infailible for couglis, colds, bronchial and. lung NATIONAL DRUG A~CHEM.CO.,Limited . + 36 LONDON, Ont, THE FARMER‘S PROBLEM in payment of same. It is the largest and best 25¢ remedy for coughs 4 colds. Pnnnd.nmnmded.ndyi:‘â€"nked the largest wholesale drug house in the world. your druggist doés not handle it, let ns know. {Hamilton : Specta Hardware Stoves,Tinware, Plumbing and Pipe Fitti GOLD SEAL COFFEE MKarket Grocery R. Weber & Co. | . E. POTTER _ BOLE‘S PREPARATION OF TRY A POUND OF OUR BOTTOM PRICES 50 fue mon‘s shirts worth 245 men‘s 750 cape for 506. 20 double breasted heavy #8 for $4.90. PR * +a. 15 men‘s double bromsted. recfers #5 for $3.50. e o 10 Aile black overconts worth $15 for 10 men‘s fine suits worth $10 for #5, â€" of a ApP ‘The benefit of: having . w\grij;».' on the aldermanic board was evide ed at the meeting of the Council Monday evening when the question. éndorsing a ‘meniotial of thé Ontar Municipal Associatioh came MP. _ memorial asked. fot an amepndmen the Municipal Act exompting m palitics from limbility . for accider resulting . fron nonâ€"repait . ).;fi i ways. A resolation would ‘}.,"'“ ed. the Council had it not the promipt objection to it by _ Clement on the xn:L ~ofâ€" prineip He very properly ‘held that _ it WR municipality looks after its roug fates it cannot ‘be held liable. Ne damages, but it the municipality _ negligent it should: be beid Nab Negligence ~ must â€" bo : proved_ bel damages .can be secured. . In . opinion the effect of the 1 ‘wu in ~reality . to take y: _ Hisht« af the noot man who ds T O through . tt pality. ‘The â€" mel opinion the. c was in ~realit fights of the : tnjustifiable Anterterence _ with rights of Indiviauais; bare a 16 to" entourage â€" A CURIOUS ANOMALY, BERLIN, p 11 ti.