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E at ks e ago C Tat me 5n . C Berkin, G‘:c . +. ,bftrloo, «/Mary and â€" ’ inment .. ... «..... $117,140.00) F ‘gugarantéed by the Lonâ€" I rith Assete of $16,308,638 _ _. ALBRE® WRlGNT, SECRETARY â€" 9eR 108 For information that will lead the discovery or whe&eqbouitts of &mfl or persons suffering from Nervous Debility, Fits, Skin Disâ€" m Poison, Genito Urinary s, and Chronic or Special €omplaints that cannot be cused Waterloo, Ont i ‘The Ontario Medical Institute, $63â€"265 Yonge Street, Toronto. * General Insurance Agent & Established 1864~ Office, Waterloo Mutual: Building, t Ein St. . ;« Business Uflice 249, House 209. \Business solicited Tor first class & Companies. is young Jew, named Sam â€" Ofnâ€" \ who was placed ‘under arrest in / charged> with passing bogus , was operating .in Berlin last and got away with a new suit Tor " &4 f ‘:4 [ measessessssesssessec0r2s22c8*® mEâ€"C! â€" A. J. Martin, Berlin. funetal service . was conductâ€" ‘at two. o‘clock on Saturday afterâ€" by Rev. H. W. Crews, at the from which intetment â€" will lace at the Hespeler Conmmctery. ~$1,000 REWARD % ~Obituary ~‘Mlts. Geier: died â€" Thursday ‘at her | home ‘in _ Berlin, 1 age: ~of 63, after a prolonged fllness. She is survived by husband and six) grownâ€"up â€" children : Joseph, Berlin, George, Berlin, Mrs. Hoefling, € , Mrs. Shumaker, Waterloo, Mary and Roseâ€"at bome. 'yf(uincul was held on Saturâ€" amptning at 9 o‘clock to the Roâ€" i Catholi¢ Church. E* o INCOORPORATED 1875 €h: ... om0UEs m URANCE COMPANY Office ADY MRS. M. A. WHITFIELD w and an overcoat which he ed fromi M. W\Mhlfi & .Co., gh be paid for by offering a bogus we. It is stated by â€"â€" Chief O‘â€" 3 Athere ate several < other ims of the same swindlet in â€"the Â¥ and he is busy making enquiries. »d Capital ,.....=> with the Dominion MRS. WILLIAM GEIER . BOEHM hat Phone 246 uy them but there‘s no chance. .. â€"J. 0. REMPHL. _ ‘ bere, _ Our ‘mn Stock Bookâ€"sent when we e and . STOCK POOB CO. Torexto. INTERNATIONAL, STOCK Watalee! on â€" Saturâ€" 250,000 | BERLIN new suit WASHINGTON.â€"Davis L. BurnelS, which he |one of the‘five.men who founded . the & Co.,| Knights of. ~Pythias, â€"died guddenty ; m bogus | here late last night of heart diseact, Chiet O‘â€"|aged 75 years. Mr. Burnett was born 1 : other|in â€"Ohio, and had heen conne¢ted with t in ~the|the Unitsd States treasury since 1866. enquities. ‘ Interment will be here toâ€"morrow. STOCK ), to tone up the dige " ts nteiRerorenntant e ic ns Five Jtalians ... appearéd in Polite Court Monday morning charges with mmm@tm pat ng in a â€" poker on Sunday. They pleaded fiw‘uwmm zoou‘mu‘ ; or ten days . in il. They pald the fine. Pr. McGillawee, M.O.M., accomPanâ€" ied by members> of. the Board of Health, are making a tour of ‘nspecâ€" tion among someâ€"of the houses in the city which, it is ‘alleged, are oVerâ€" srowded and in an unsanitary condiâ€" tion. ENT TO CENTR AL NEW POLICE CUARTERS ‘Ths Woodstock police commissioners have informed the City Council that they will~require $10,000 in the spring for new pml’q'unfl:. Tink BUDGET WILL BE After‘ a tour of Westero Canada, Rev. Dr. Shearer,.of the Presbyterian RBoard of Sotial Service and Evangeâ€" lism, states that he is confident that the church‘s millionâ€"dollar. budget this year will be raised. BURIED FRIDAY MORNING. The burial of the late Mrs. â€" Mary Aun‘ Messser, who passed away ° in Goderich on Tuesday, took place. at the East End ~cemetery _ Friday, following a brief service held at the church, which was conducted by Rev. H. W. Crews. ¢ $ WIL!, BUY â€" WATER ST. PROPERâ€" TY ; The special committee appointed to slect a _ site for the new Y.W.C.A. building have recommended to the Diâ€" rectors the purchas> of the Kaufman property on Water street at $10,000. Plans for â€" the new Building will be propared at once. SCARCITY Ok COAL INX BERLIN There is a scarcity of coal in Berâ€" lin at preseRt due to the railways beâ€" ing unable‘ ~ to deliver the cars from ths boundary limne. â€" A number of the large manufacturing establishments in the city are short of coal and unless the.cirs that are on the road between the mines and â€" citfes are Chlivered within a flew days some of them will be compelled to close down. The Cenâ€" iral Steam Heating Co. has also a Mmited supply but. <are expecting sevâ€" .eral carloads wirhin _ the next 24 hours. s« St. Patrick â€" Court 1015, Catholic Order of Foresters elected the followâ€" ing officers. ~ C. R.â€"Joseph F. Hart. C. R.â€"Joseph F. Hart. V. C.~R.â€"Rupert Hinsperger. P. C. R.â€"Joseph Hartleib. Rec. Sey.â€"Alex. von Neubroun. Fin. Sec.â€"Wm. $. Rau. _ > * Teeasurerâ€"John F. Stump{. Tresteesâ€"Frank _ Ludwig, Herman Schnarr, Joseph Muldoon. Speakerâ€"W. F. Purcell. Spiritual Dit.â€"Rev. T. Spetz. North Wardâ€"W.. Vomwald. West Wardâ€"A. Kroetsch. South Wardâ€"J. Muldoon East Wardâ€"E. Schnart. Centre Wardâ€"D, Hinchberger. Sick Comimittee for Waterlooâ€"Al bert Hergott and Hy. Wilhelm. Delegateâ€"Joseph Hartleib. ~Alternateâ€"Dr. T. H. Callahan. FOUNDED KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ELECTION The Happenings at the County Seat fully Summarized. | Local and P.m Sick Committee for Berlin A wiiive nng nst pa o hat they will lose fesh badiy when You dert you spring plow ing, OF OFFICERS RAISED rlin News |‘ _ L. Burnett S 8 DELIBERATE SUICIDE A ‘despatch was received in : Berlin on Friday conveying the sad intelliâ€" gence ol the tragic death of %'h Staiger, a German of aristocratic de d ut c ud d ds Aocts c eliinad us ApÂ¥ iB m sc T scent. who had been residing in this city for some time, and who m in a fit of ‘despondency delibera laid his head on the rail of an incomâ€" ing train on the C. N. R. tracks at Pointâ€"auxâ€"Trembles, a :gb of Montreal on ‘Thursday moj _ The deceased was of a very striking pegrance, and although of a ntlfi disposition he was hvor*l: k ‘ in Berlin Club circles. While residing in this city he was engaged as a‘repâ€" resentative of various German interâ€" ests. FINE WAS IMPOSED The firm of R. Boshmer & Co. was fined $10 without costs in each of the two cases ‘of shortage in the weight of coal in Berlin Police Court Tuesday Mr. Grcen, ~ Water St., was 95 lbs: short and the Berlin Racycle Co. 90 Ibs. short. The two loads purchased by W. H. Breithaupt had been deliv= cred at the County Club which was outside of the city limits and did ndz come under the byâ€"law so the chafg was dismissed. Mr. E. W. Clement appeared â€" for R. Boshmer & Co. lld H. J. Sims for the city. In mmwhfi up the evidence Magistrate Weir sai that he plainly saw it was not . the intention of R. Beehmer & Co. to deceive _ the public, â€" but the mistake is _ due to a careless ~system, which will have to be remedied. . BERLIN MARbZT ‘There was a large and assorted supâ€" ply of fowl at the market Saturday * and not a few citizens purchased their Christmas supply when the pric* es were more reasonable than . they usually are at the Christmas market, which, it was announced will be held next Saturday. Chickens ranged ‘in pr.®‘s from 35 to 75 cents, ducks from 70 to $1.00, geese fitom $1.30 to $1.80 and a"fow turkeys sold at 20 â€" cents per pound. Freshâ€"laid eggs were scarte and sold at 45 cents per dozen, while packed eggs brought 40 cents. Butâ€" .er sold at 30 and 32 cents per pound. (Other prices were ;â€" + Butter per Ib. 80 and 32¢. Eggs, per doz. 40¢. to 45¢. Chickens each 40 to 75c. Ducks each 75 and 85¢. Geese each $1.25 to $1.65. Pigeons per pair 25¢. Rabbits each 30¢. Pork sausage per lb, 17¢~ Livet gausage per 1b. 10 and 12¢. Lard per Ib. 15¢. s Apple butter per crock 30c. | Farmer cheese per 1b. 16¢. and 18¢ Apples per bil. 2.00 to $38.00. _ _ L 0. F. ELECT ___ NEW OFFICERS Court Betiin No. 154 1.0.F. . held their clection of Officers last evening. There ~was a large attendance of membet‘s at the mesting. â€" Following are the officers for 1913. C. Deputyâ€"Bro. Aug. Lobian. Phy.â€"Bro. H. G. ‘Laokner. P.C.R.â€"Bro. 8. F. Gofton. «C.R.â€"Bro. Joseph Rileyâ€" V.C.R.â€"Comp. Rose Koebel:â€" Rec: Sec.â€"Bro. John R. Schilling. Finn Sec.â€"Bro. Matt Kuenenman. . Treas.â€"Bro. Henry Gerth. Oratorâ€"Bro. Fred Gertber. Organistâ€"Bro. John Huehnergard. .. 8. W.â€"Comp. M. Shantz. J. W.=â€"Comp. Emma Kuenenman. S. .â€"Comp. Clata Schaefer. J. B.â€"Comp. Pearl Schaeter. Trusteesâ€"Bro. Albert Scharlach and Fred Gerbet. " Financeâ€"â€"Bro. Sam F.. Gofton, Coa?i Car Buats) = * 0st #4.~< 0 " The instalilation of officets will . be held on the first meeting in Januaty at. which several High Court officers will be invited to attend. f Mrs. Dennis Sask., . are Kerr, Roland Rev. 14 W. Crews, M. A., occupted the pulpit of the Burlington Methoâ€" dist Church on Sunday. Rev. L. W. Hill, of Burlington, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jac ues, Frederick street, during his vistt 1N the city. ~ 4 otatoes per bag 1.10 to $1.25 SFUL ENTERTAINMEXNT. SOME â€" CASES 000000000 and> «n of HeH Plain visiting Mr: and ‘Mrs 84. 154 1.0.F. . held F.C. Gardiner ‘Loaés® When the § of â€" Ahe mmmwmd Israe} Hallman for sianderâ€"and ga nouâ€"jury actipns remainiug os / The . action of F. G. Gardiner vs. w%mfitm tion of the t the greater portion of Tuesday afternoon and all of Wedâ€" nesday and it was 6.30 ofciock betore the jury returned with the verdict in tavor of the defendant. e ‘The plaintiff who is now e at Chatham alter "many ‘ years‘ ence in Berlin, claimed $500 for the accident Mr. H.â€" J. Sims, . COUNSOE 106. TUCC plaintifi, submitted that as a mattet ol\law Snyder was responsibl& for the safe dolivery of the piano and not Gar+ dinet. He claimed the acctident was due to the careless driving otf Snyder over the crossing and also that be did no# holdthepimnneh'o-teldflfl‘ agreed / to do. . His . Honor «Judge Reade, who was presiding, in mfi“‘ his charge to the jury, stated that appeared> to him as if both parties were riésponsible and if" so one party could not ‘be expected to pay ‘damag* es to the other.:© His ‘charge . was slightly‘ favorable to the defendant‘s site of the case. $ ‘The action of Geo. MyKratt, Watâ€" erloo Tp., against the City of Berlin for damages sustained by the loss . of two horses which were killed by a Berlin and Waterloo street car . on King street, Waterloo, ‘the animals having _ run away from th&ir ownetr, was settled out of court. The defenâ€" dant Corporation offered a settlement of $200 and costs of action which was accepted by the plaintifl. x ‘ Galt Case Settlicdl. ‘ Ths action entered by Rebecca Flatt against the town of Galt Tor : damagâ€" es‘ for injuries sustained by falling on a ‘trap door on Main streot in ‘that town â€" was‘amicably _ settled by the partiles. ‘The terms of the setticment were ‘not given out. era ‘The jury took about rive at a verdict. BERLIN BOARD Mt. Scellen referred to ‘the fact that a number of the large cities ot ‘ the Dominion _ were asking for _ Federal Wn‘fldhfl.m:fifl zm'- claim would be considered ‘some time at least. > < . ‘ "Secretary Geo. Hacbutt, of “'1 Montreal Board of Trade \wubmitted x resolution to be torwarded to _ the Minister of ‘Justice for the adoption of legislation providing for the equit: wble distribution of the assets of in wolvent debtors and making‘a ‘uniformi .n:nkmney and Insolving Act‘ for the ‘In addition â€" to the officers Messts, J. A. Scelien, A. Foster, Dr. White an and A. E. Rudell wore present.. F Their ‘ Roval) lg:nla- the .. PDuke and Duchess ‘of i‘-fi&‘-u giving a fancy dress party for childten . 0b Necéniber 38 J. Sims, â€" counsel fot the Case Settled one hour to arâ€" OF TRADE employed rs‘â€" residâ€" '6‘ The Secretary â€" was Q:’" es Mo. tions to communicate with Pand and A communication was received gn. U-"'D&t:( asking that ictorlam ol Nurses be‘z the use ot one of the poomés on afterncon of the third Mbada each month. ‘This was granted wroté askhig for m’-‘“ «_ a. man in the Library bu .. This was| 3 . granted on>condition that: the Prestâ€" en on *# dent of the Association give due 0â€"| C W, Pawrey, Heo McNaily regarding the inascouracies in the Canadian maps and certain. weakâ€" ness in the binding ol the i(wo <¢l umes of their new Atlas CaAUSED‘BY‘ KIDNEY sTOMACH AND BOWEL DISORDERS. â€" 1911â€"My brother was a great sufletfer trom kidney, stomach and bowel trouâ€" bles and was given up by two doo tors.. He was â€" advised to try your Fig Pills, which â€" be did, and after taking nve boxes was completely . te stored to health and is better toâ€"day than he has been for yCar§â€" You éan‘t recommend Fig Pills too bighlyâ€" J . W. Manvers. At all dealers, 35 and 50 cents of The Fig Pill Co., St. Thomas, Ont.â€" Sold in Waterloo by A. G. Hachnel, ce to the Librarian Pol BE Druggist L,His’WOn!;;&fltably‘by r Recognized _ Before the Berlin Coungil left the Council Chamber. ow Monday a very pleasing and appropriate event took place when Alds. Euler and Rohleder ‘took the Mayor by surprise and adâ€" ministered a *‘caning"‘ to â€"â€" Mayor Schmalz in the most approved style © . As His/Worship was about to leave ‘the chair and lead his fellowâ€"mombhers of the first Berlia Council to the anâ€" pual banguet Ald.\ Euler informed him ‘that there was a matter of business that had suddenly come to his attenâ€" tion and without any further formaâ€" lities the following address ‘was read and at the proper time Ald. Rohl \presented a : handsome golaâ€"neaded ‘cane i suitably. inscribed to the Mayor: St. John, N. B., September 18th BERLIN MAYOR‘S ANNUAL BANOUET ‘The second annual banquet tendered to the Council and the officials . of Berlin . by ~ His: Worshipâ€" â€" Mayor Schmalz on Monday evening in the Grand Central Hotel ~was a delightâ€" ful and successful. event: â€" The > funcâ€" tion was attended by .ev member of the Council, indic'-ting’zlt © porâ€" fect harmony exists among the City Fathers, and by the officials, the exâ€"Mayors of the city, and the repreâ€" sentatives of the vurious public bodâ€" ies of Berlin. The menu provided by Mine _ Host Stietelmeyer was all that could â€"be desired, and ample justice was aone‘ to the oysters, venison and _ turkey which . were provided .â€"with. all â€" the trimmings to fill the inner man. While this feature of the bangiiet was in progress the orchestra of the 20th ‘&‘mu Band rendered a program ‘of Selections, which â€"was greatly . enâ€" iioyed. PW 1 â€" T 13 ‘The toastâ€"list was also tborou?llyi enjoyed being under the happy direcâ€" tion of Ald. C. H. Mills, H_.?.‘P., who is adept as a toastâ€"master. The adâ€" dresses ‘of the evening were interestâ€" ing, approptiate ‘to t‘znownlon and all of the speakers red â€" to the able manner in which the host of the evening had performed the ‘duties . of Chief "Magistrate during the _ last two years, and complimented . him m restorinig â€" the _ timeâ€"henored ‘Mayor‘s supper. + » BERLIN LOCAL Nr. F. 1. Weaver, of Torapto, was a visitor in the city on Sunday,â€" / Miss Seima Zellet mflmd_mm a month‘s stay in Toronto. _ Mrs. Ernest Lepper of Montreal and Mrs. John Gole of Galt ate visitifig at the home of their parents, < Mr. fi &m.- Philip Zeller, Water street, "Miss Anna Hayn, of Goderich, who attended the » butial of .. her mother last Friday, is spending -z days with friends in the city Proy to returning to her home t . C. Ran, who has been in charge ol â€" ‘s ‘shoe repairing shop on Bt.,: is leaving for his home in ton toâ€"day. His many>. friends are sotry to leatn of his depatture. LOST VITALUTY AND PERSONAL °. o ns Roo c Cl Moming" , Having milsed his brother for #evâ€" eral days Martin Plamtz borrowed a key trom a fellowâ€"roomer‘~ in â€" the Boarding house, conmimonly known as the Bertin Club House,": on â€" King street, west, on â€" Sunday morhing about 10 o‘clock and on opening the door found Andrew Plantz lying. on the floor cold in death. Honsberger, M. D., was© summoned and an investigation followed. An inâ€" spection . of the> body showed that while death had talen place some days before the body ‘was discovered there were no indications that â€" the man had been ‘killed or had ended his own life. ~It is mflfilt-m“ geased ‘had entered his dingy little quarters and after removing his shoes fell over on his back and~ expired An empty whiskey bottle was~ lying on the floor nearâ€"by and another bBotâ€" tle was on the windowâ€"sill with _ a small quantity of liquor Jeft. â€" . The (‘oroner decided thatâ€"death was due to heart failure. â€" Martin Plant: immediately notified P. O. Blevins ‘and Coroner â€" J. F. Upon making enquiries among ‘_ the | roomers on the third floor Dr.~Honsâ€" berger ascertained from a man. named Boettger, who occupies the room next ‘door that he had not heard him about since last â€" Sunday. _ Other parties stated that he was around last Tuesâ€" day. <At any rate the man had been dead at least thtree days before beâ€" ing discovered. . _.‘The deceased, . who was a wellâ€" known character in this city; was in his 42nd year and was unmarried. He was employed as a laborer and had worked‘ up to Thursday, Dec. 12th. ‘The room which he occupied was in a most unsanitary . condition. . The only prece of furniture it contained was an old couch which he used as a bed. Several old blankets were 1yâ€" jng~against the wall white with mould and badly worn. On the win< dow sillâ€"there was a loat of . bread wrapped in paper, several pieces of meat and a few buns. _ The floor bad the appearance of not baving _ bevti swept in years. cumstances ‘to Crown â€" Attorney BowiFy who decided . that an inquest was: unnecessary, and _the remaics were removed ‘md * Yeqp _ MINARD‘S â€" LINIMENT CURES DIPHTHERIA. Dr. Honsberger reported the cir Dominion Express Money Order Service Dominion Express puen: 3 Aebafitsicaas. rarnt Aisic ncotnd t Toapmt a On *a request and a be umfl'}hnbmww ready for enclosureâ€"and that Order car mvloml(i:M ~_ Is it any wonder that most péople are have moaney to send anywhere, use to whom it 1s a0anestt, Is it any wonder that most péople are the Express Order as th'oldny, ninpp‘a‘ .&_?ng_ry wy%â€"p@ th..2 708 . ‘Dr. Pierce‘s Pleasent stomesth, liver and bowels T elists." which w World‘s Dispessery Medic Mz.C. W PAWLEY, l*v.du'-.-lmow . many moaths of hard work vegstable elterative and toais‘ extract Includes "Conrtesy" Money Orders Foreign Cheques SOLD BY ALL DEUGCISTS * t ray i ~of R Aygmflm l‘fi The death took place on " f= > ternoon ‘of one of j.!fi'iw] highly respected citizons, Mt _ Samuct â€" B. Schneider, â€" who breathed his last â€" shortly before 3 a‘clock at the . ily residence, 178 Queen street, 8 5 The deceased suffered tvorlflb strokes, the first om Sept. 6th, and the second about ten days later {rom the effects of which be succumbed ai~ ter a long and useful eareer. > . The late Mr. Schneider war the son ol the late Joseph E. Schneider, and was born on Oct. 9th, 1842, â€"u his 7ist year, in the house in his death occurred. He spent practiâ€" cally his entirelifetime in this city, his younger days being spent in euk tivating his fether‘s farm, which> is at present largely built up. Aiter his father‘s death Mr. . ‘Schnelder took charge of the homestead‘ >‘ and proceeded to dispose of it ‘owing ‘to the growth of the city westward. A large portion ‘was sold to BHeflin for park purposes and â€" was transformed linto the â€" beautiful Vietoria ‘Park. ‘The great portion of the Schnerder |{homestead is now . builtâ€" up‘ with handâ€" -isome residences. s _Mr. Schneider, was of a retiring disposition but always took a â€"great interest in the welare of the~ comâ€" munity. He was an upright Christian gentleman and was exceedingly beneâ€" volent. He has been a member â€" of Â¥he ‘Berlin Orphanage Board _‘ since the estatlishment â€" of the institution in the city. He was also promifieat ly identified _ with â€" the Mennofilte Brethren Church and â€" was a ‘le long office bearer â€"of the â€" Bethany Mennonite: Church. 5. % He is survived by three w two sons and one daughter, s Roland, Stratford, and Elmer, Berâ€" Yin, and Mrs. J. R. Stouffer. One brother, David B., Berlin, and . fl" gisters, Mrs. A. Hagey, Preston, M D. Bricker, New Dundee, Mrs. °J. Troxel, Centrevilie, Mrs. J. lfi- Tier, ‘Richmond, Cal., ‘and Mrs. A. Shantz, Berlin. _ The wile of" Mr. lSchndder passed away about _ six vears Ago. > t 4o the‘family residence, 178 Queen street, south, at 2 o‘clock on Wednesday alâ€" ternbon to the Bethany ‘Menmonite church for service and from thence‘ to the East End cemetery for interment. The â€" {uneral took â€" place al Association, Buflale Suge troim