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The ratepayers will be asked . to vate on the Doerieg Trunk Co,. loan byâ€"law on Friday, July 3rd. A large reunion of the Ratz family was held at the Hlahtloo park Tuesday. _ A â€" full report will apâ€" pear in next issue. Mr. William Fischer, a former Watâ€" erlgo boy, and for some years Canaâ€" ‘dian ©Rae â€"Comunissionerâ€" in Seotland Germany was a visitor in town . on Friday. f f th The market Saturday was _ at tended by the usual large number of farmers and citizens. ‘The prices were butter 22c to 25¢; eggs 31c and 22%¢; chickens 40c to 750¢; strawberries 10c to 12¢ per hox. ‘Beckecpers‘ Field Day will be held on thtâ€"farin of â€" Mt.~ Amos Eby, Florâ€" adal>, on Friday, July 10, at _ 1.30 o‘clock p.m., whin a qualified apiary instructor will be present. Rev.<Father Copus, the wellâ€"known novelist, spept a few :zy's with Dr. Williaurâ€" Fischer. â€" Father Copus _ is principal of the school of Journalism in comnection with Marquette Univer: sity, Milwaukee. tb Bricker‘s, Waterloo‘s upâ€" to date dry goods store, is offering many attracâ€" tive bargains â€" at _ their midsummer sale. ‘The goods in the various . deâ€" partments are marked down low and the extraordinary prices should _ apâ€" peal to all shrewd buyers. _ Read their ad on another page. The annual picaic of Trinity Methâ€" odist Sunday School was held _ on Friday aiternoon at Victoria > Park, and was one of the most largely atâ€" tended and cnjoynble ever held by the school. Games and races of all kinds were indulged in amd a sumpâ€" tuous supper was proviled." Park caretaker _ Mr. Fred: Schlote, states that an unusually large numâ€" ber of picnics are beinz held at the Waterloo Park, showing the increasâ€" ing â€" popularity. of this park. He states that some days as high . as eight picnic parties are at the park. The members of the Waterloo Presâ€" byterian Ladies‘ Aid Society enjoyed a most delightful meeting on the spaâ€" cious verandah â€" of their President, Mrs. Alfred 1. Snyder, George St., on Thursday afternoon front 3 to 6 o‘clock. After the business of _ the society had been disposed of, Mrs. Clark gave the ladies an interesting description of Â¥he work of the Baracâ€" ca Home, recently opened in Waterâ€" Jco, after which tea was served, and Read Ernst‘s big advt. on another very pleasant and sociable hour én joyed py those present, including sev eral of the Charter members of th Society. . A very pleasant departure was made at the Missionary . meeting in the MWaterloop Methodist Church on Thursâ€" day afternoon, when Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Hockey, who leave this charge at the end of this month, were made the recipients of an address and preâ€" sentation. \ s While the _ presentation took Place at the merting of Women‘s Misâ€" sionary Soci was on bchalf of the l::?r"ol the congregation that the preSn‘ations were @iven. :he addresses were read by Mrs. G. Dieâ€" bet, and the presentations made by Mrs. ~~Fallman ~~ andâ€" Mre: Cunningham. Both â€" Rev. _ and Cunningham. Both _ Rev. _ and Mrs. Hockey replied in well chosen words. ‘At _ the conclusion â€" of _ the mesting refreshments were served. SEAGRAM RINK WON THELNL Niagara Falls, June 24.â€"Belightful weather was enjoyed for the â€" final day of the Niagara Falls . bowling tournament. The principal prize, the City ‘Frophy, presented by the Nia gata Falls Cbuncil, was won for the second time in three years by Mr. Ed Seagram‘s rink from Waterloo, the runpersup being a ‘team skipped by Phe'h)l,if., of this city. ‘The tfophy ‘presented by the Stamâ€" ford Township Council was won _th_is yeat by Chambers of Hamilton rink, with Poeel of 8t. Catharines tunnfl- up. The club trophy went tokGrimâ€" #hy, the _ Rev. Mr. Ballard‘s rink proving successful. most Naried PERFRNMNES All prices A wisit t Ed. M. Oovitt yoi FALLS TROPHY oo x uin Ts hat ‘we e the the County l COOD on e 1 a an 'm.:h the 3e §4 routins business, Presiâ€" . L nt: made a Tow farewell s o : (mm vfiu‘una‘ w an addrest 1 e ?Mi tray, Was present ed to Mrs, Hockey, showing the sense «l appreciation ; :b tu.‘_“mn-' & ‘» Hockey spen‘ -na’a_.“e&u of the W.QTâ€"U. The ‘Deéar Mrs. Hockey : T *The members and friends of the Waterlop Women‘s Christian Temperâ€" ance Union on this occasion :<:desire to express to you their appreciation of the faithful, untiring service renâ€" dered by you in this Society, for the building up of this community _ and the saving of lost souls, Pag warie poath s ® h F knic.'o: Wednesday We would all have been glad iL you could have remained with us, but: it has been so ordained that you are to be rentoved from our midst, and while we regret it very much it camnot be changed. _ People meet and separate, and every time we meet peo le . and ma‘e friends our lives are infuenced to "some: extent. ~â€"You have endâ€"ared yourseH to all our hearts by <â€" your good will and friéndly conduct, and especially \through your Christian. ac tivity in our Society. â€" You becams the originator of this organization. â€" Through your prayers, influence and personal effort the Waterloo W.C.T.U. was organized on the 24th of Februâ€" aty, 1911. : For three â€" years you have fulfilled falthfully and well, the Office of ~Preâ€" sident, leader, and instructor in every department of work in this society. We are â€" convinced that yourâ€"talent has been dedicated to your Master‘s service, and»+is wiven with the earnest desire _ to do . bonor to his blessed name and"to attract lost souls to his service. We wi§h, in a humble way, to give expression to th> loss we atre }sustaining through your removal and our appreciatier of your service in our midst, by asking you to _ accept this small token of regard. We _ deâ€" sire to conzey to you our earnest hope and good wishes for your . sucâ€" cess in your â€" future _ field of usefulâ€" n~ss. May the Go4 of I ove he evet with you to i bless and sustain you. May it be ours, that, when life‘s labors are ended, we may, one _ and all, find an abuntant entrance through the Pearly Gates of the Heavenly City. * / Signed on behalf af the W.C.T.U. Mr‘s. L. Shirk, Pres. Mrs. W. E, Liesemer, Sec‘y. ~ Mrs. Hockey feelingly acknowledged the expressions of. the friendship and affection of the Watetloo W.C.T.U. A very sumptuous picnic lunch was served â€" in which all those present heartily particinated. Apother Waterloo _ resident, Mrs. Charles Gerster, Peppler St., Waterâ€" loo, answered © the call of the Grim Reaper at an early hour on Wednesâ€" day morning. Several years ago the diseased suflered from paralysis, and a slight stroke qccurred last Friday from which sh> mever rallied. A husâ€" tand and seven children survive, viz.: Norman â€" at home, Mrs. _ Joseph Strembel of Hespeler ; Mrs. McCalâ€" fery of Toronto ; Mrs. Frank _ Dopp, Berlin ; and. Aumic, Winnie and Cathâ€" arine at home. | ; Jhe funeral was held on Friday afternoon at 2 o‘clock from the _ teâ€" sidence to S#. . <John‘s Evangelical Lutheran Church for service, and inâ€" terment to Mt. Hope Cemetery. ‘The martiage took place at Wellesâ€" ley on Wednesday, June 24th, at the homre of Mrs, Jacob Yendt, when her second daugher, Miss Frieda C. A. Yendt _ was happily wedded to Mr. Fredertck ~Crein, sonâ€" of Mr.â€"and Mrsâ€" Henty Grein of Waterloo. Th> cerenony _ was performed by Rev. Mr. Pattenberg pastor of the Lutheran Church, in the presence . of the immediate relatives of the ©conâ€" yuflng parties. The pappy couple Will take up their residence at,the corner of Menng and Weber Sts., Waterloo. Housewives and others who _ have becn in the bavit of purchasing peachâ€" es grown in the Niagara distfict will receive _ wi d”r)o' intment _ the statement b;\ P. 4. CUarey, Dorkiffan government packing and otchard _ deâ€" monstrator that the crop there is a failote. ‘"Thte _ will be no peaches, absolutely none," he waid, in _ dis eussinz th> â€" conditions, in ,the peninâ€" svla. Mr. Carey stated that he (reâ€" centlâ€" inspected orchards in that disâ€" trict and found that they had been rovted of fruit prospects by the eold weather during the winter. The parâ€" ticulatly disatttous pericd was in the month of February, when a mild spell was followed by cold weather. MRS CHARLKS GERSTER OBITUARY GREINâ€"Y ENDT Harvey Allusen, Catharins, Lech ‘e,.by G L. MUs viopmn Mean: cerveite vanrar|Povee metaort\ molte ramel. belle 8 » Catharine | Harding, â€"] A 1‘ MB AdC mm.mmwm'm. vens Hausy * Edwin Hebel, Alma (Gingerich, Wilfrid Grosz, Minâ€"! Heer, Alige Heli iil nie: Grosz, Waiter~Guem;her. Ethol Nn Hunrich, N ,,j"‘"""' Buâ€" Have, Garfield Heibein," Cora Hentrich, |gete â€" Hueglin, ~ OMwer 1 naket . \t:u Heller, Marguerite Holler, Milâ€" \Sheldon © Hymers, â€" Hilda J %, f , Gladys HAMz, Do |Leona Lackenbguer, Violat Latsch, othy Ho%. Â¥dna Habn, NMarshall ‘Delvert Mayberry, kgt MeDougall, Hangort, Harry Kaisat, Frieda Klos¢ |l at Merklinger, 1da Merklinger, Carâ€" Pauline Kres:] Pauline Kooft, Mary |tie uw{;u, Edna m’_llst(nq lvbt. b Kunts, 6~â€" b, |Walter ‘Mueller, Walter Naylor, Vera "m%’\flvud whoagr, |Pia?, Efie Playford, _ Myrtle Reuel, Widie th, Ejvira Metz, V â€" mu. Ritzer ,â€" m R ers, IL+, Mary â€" ‘ Roéhricht, oos, Adelt tr, A 1, Grace . |S@haefer, . Walter‘ | Sthag‘er, _Fred Cecil Meyer®, . Naylor, * Schiec! off, > Albert Schilter, Diive Katlor, Loraine Niergarth, Ada ‘Oesâ€" |Schlitt, Jacob Schmidt,â€"Frowde Sea trich. Frieda Petzki, Ethel Robinson, gram, David Sherk, LAllien Shtu_i.uln. EFdward _ Bowman, Oscar Bream, Fle. d Bechtel, (harlotte, Beopple, Gladys Berringer, HRoy Binning, Walâ€" tep Buckley, Robert Clarke, _ Ruth lâ€"mens, Jobhn Dabmer, Harold Dotâ€" Tert, Beulah Eby, Vera Eby, Irvime Fro nm, Racket * Haight,~ Jobn Hamâ€" acher, Gladys Hamel, Edward Harriâ€" som, Jean Hemphill, William Henderâ€" son, Roy â€" Hofiman, Mona HoTman, Esther Huehn, Greta Joyce, Eleanor Kern, Percy Karn, Erna Klose, Jobn !Kohle, Julius Kress, Willie Krueger, Harlo® Jacobi, Herbert Lanz, Ireng Len:, Lorean _ Lenz, _ Rose Livo:k, Alcert Manktelow, _ Pertha Mastin, Manda Miffer, Lizzie Miller, Ida Millâ€" er, Victor Moyer, ‘ Maud McKco. B, Herbert McKeown, Lorna Musselman, Russ I1 Naylor, Ruby Rats, Lillian Robertson, Helen Roos, Pauline Roos Norman Sass, Cora Schrifele, Katis Schmitt, _ Minetta _ Schaus, Iciella Schnart, Florence Shors, Stuart Sny» der, Bordol1 Taylor, Aunie Thans, Florence Thiel, Agnes Thomas, Cocil ‘Um>ach, May Veitel, Walter Zigclx. Fred Beam, Nellie Bormann, Emma Both, Myriis Bruegen:an, Hilda Burn, Emily â€" Cla;field, Jaurain> Conrad, F@.ard â€" Dahmer;â€" Harrietta Engel, DECORATION DAY SERVICES Memorial and decoration â€" services of the lodges of Germania 184, Grand Union No. ‘A7, .and Atebekah No. 61 for the departed brothers and sisters were held jointly on Saturday afterâ€" noon. The parade of members of the Orders headed by the Watérloo Band marthed to Mount Hope cemetery, whete thq graves:â€"were decorated. Folâ€" lowing this Rev. E. D.( Daniels, pasâ€" tor of the New Jerusalem . Caurch, Berlin, délivered an impressive _ adâ€" dress. # <+ $ } TW CHILDRENS DAY IN EMMANUEL CHURCH Sunday was Children‘s Day in Emâ€" manuel Evangelical Church. At the morning service the pastor, Rev. E. Burn, spoke particularly to ,the chilâ€" dren of the congregation. At the evening service there were drills by the children, and an, exercise . by thirty girls entitled _ "‘Temple of HOUSE STRUCK During the heavy electricad storm which passed over Waterloo w- nesday morning, the residence oT®Mr. M. ‘M. Frey, Albertâ€" street, _ was struck by lightning. It was what is known as a cold stroke. The damage which resulted was a broken chimâ€" ney, and part of the roof totn _ of. No damage was done to the inside of the house. e« ommz Fame." On Thursday two large picnic and several smaller ones cn oyed the beauâ€" tics of the Waterlco Park. 1he annâ€" wal Sundavy School picnic of the_Presâ€" byterign Church was hold as wa@iths angual m of the Epwar I'*m fl\'“ MetNOdEt® C&‘s in, angual m of the Epworth Lefigie or Rapolfiicticeiy Chasely befin. a latge number beinâ€" present in both cases. ‘The historic old school house . has been moted to a site in front of the pavillion where it will be used as a tefteshment tooth. A mew roof %8 beâ€" ing put om at present. NEW PLATFORM A new concrete platform is _ heing laid at the G.T.R. depot. Wortk or the castetly end of the platform was commenced on Friday. ;;cm'cs at the _ Waterloo Park JR. iL TO SK. D R. IIL TO SR. III BY LIGHTNING Clareace Engel, Friedrich, xt a3~ * hy . , B + ¢ , " i Hamel, L T vfieg, "Pailine Manfter ~orvel has [ |W. M. S. SOCIETY GIVES riesr conget oC "~ AT THE PARK Mabel ‘Snider, Karl UiTelmann Clagence Beam, Tlilda Beam, Nadâ€" ine Beattie, John Berdux, Ruth Brueâ€" geman, Fred Clarke, . Lulu Dierlam, Isatel Feik, Harold Gleiser, Flotence Groce, Rose Hilliard, Mlhel'»gvee.' Clayton _ Kalbfieisch, â€" Louis Kalt feisch, Charts â€" Kuntz, ‘Frits Linke, Mildred Marchand, Ross Martin, Matâ€" t‘n Metzger, Frod _ Meyer, Harold Peltz, Clive Playford, Hilda Schiel, Wilbert _ Schlitt, Carl Shirn, Elva thinn, Kathryn Steckenreiter, «Wilâ€" halmine Sterling, Hugh Thane, Florâ€" ence‘ Thomas, Homer Watzon, Norine Weich#l, Alma Weseloh, Wilfred Ziegâ€" ler. 6 ‘The first band comitert 8 trie â€" scaâ€" son to be given in Woodsideâ€" Park, Waterloo was rendéred Friday, to a large and appreciative audieget. There were ten prize winning numâ€" bers as follows‘â€"1710, five titkets for \the 1st July; 3418, three titketsfor |the ist July,, 348, two tickets for the Ist July, and the following one ticket ceach: 3099, 3416, 3055, 3448, 1617, 1344, 1597. WATERLOO COUNTY Mr. A. C. Hallman, of~ Bresiau, had the pleasure and honor of cntertainâ€" ing a very distinguished guest a few days aco in the person of Mr. Grimny a German dand commissicner and CAâ€" perim mtalist in conncction with an experimental farm at Alsanz, < Rhein Pfals, Germany. _ Mf. Grimm‘s misâ€" sion ‘to America was to gather inforâ€" farm products, selllng values, . inatâ€" mation ‘glomg all _ lines of‘{arming, farm pfoducts, selling values, LAIâ€" kets, cultivation of the soil, cost of production, â€" live stock, husbandry, dairvinâ€", land values, schools, fatm of administration, etc. ilr. Grinan visâ€" ited nearly all the _ prinzipal States and Agricultural Col*ges in the U. S. fron: Washington to Mirnesota and many private farms to ind out real Ametican condlmx. The â€"onlyâ€"place i stopped in da was in Waterâ€" loo County, visiting a number of the leading farm$, afd spent a day ¢t th> O0.A:C: at Guélph. On his #ay _ to Arierica hs ‘got hold of Mr. . Hallâ€" m‘n‘s namé on board the sbipo#% a Jâ€"ading farmer and stock breedet in Canada.. ~ He â€" spent part of & day with Mr. Héllman; who secompanied him to Gueiph py special ‘réffffest of Mr: Gtinim, to introduce him to the Président, and staff and a>t as intte Ct. A He expressed: himsell>in the highest terms ofl%fie saw at the O.A.C. and had sitation in saying that it was the‘pest of its kind he saw ih America. He expressed himselfâ€" also in the same hich terms of what he gav in Waterico County and was deâ€" gaw in Waterlco ‘ounty and was deâ€" lizhted with the City of Berlin. Mr. (irimm is a keen observer and . has sathered an abundant wealth of . inâ€" formation to carry home to his own dear fa hâ€"rland. He has left _ again for the 1. S. to maet his Yife at Trentom, New _ Jerser, and expects to sail for home on July 4th. FARMRES BEST . oo ELICK JR. IV. TO SR. IV oo h ioi hail and In view bf tht fact that Waterloo has bad square for nearly 100 years, and on this square â€" the Molsons :Ban: proposts»to erect . a ban: building, thus doing a-m'“l th.s fine opem space forever, to} lqwing {article; which, appearcdiâ€" in the Daily Telegraib quite a number of yu&_o, may be interesting at ‘this : Mc dn o ced 3 for settiers came a couple of days‘ jo@rney in order to bave their wheat ground Into Lour. ' 1t â€"was a common thing _ for farâ€" mets to drive nsarly a whole _ day im order to reach this mill, _ their ‘%t was ground on the second day , and they returned home with their grist on the 3rd. _ While waiting for their grist, they hung around the mill or the : store (there was little else to make up the settlement at that time). They ate the junches which their good wives had provided them with, and at night spread their plankets on the foor of the mill basement, where a large log wasâ€"ugually ~burnimgAmerrily in th» spacious fire place. tAis C The old mill was the nucleus _ aâ€" round whichâ€" developed the village of Waterico. We are glad th: mill was built. It was the beginning of what is now a good towB, . a prosperous town, the enterprising Town of "a« erloo. Allls In the course of time the old : (11|, was not ‘large enough for the rapidly | imcredgsing business. _ Additions were | built, large additions, and, as the orâ€" : iginal mill was a woodn . structure, | why not ma e th> additions _ f wood |/ Iso ? This was don», and even withâ€" | knm ecent years, which young | residents of Waterloo well remember, || a thoughl{lsss Council (to~use a §CDâ€" | etous term) gave a permit for an inmense _ wooden ~addition | in the | HEART of the Toyn. This was _ a n#stake, as 1 qwill try to show. While enterprising _ citizens were putting up substantial stores, tusiâ€" ness plocks and factories of stonc and brick, snd complying with all the Byâ€"laws gozerning the safety of the town in case of an outbreak of fre, here was the old mill growing bigger and becoming more of a source of danger as a mass of kindling wood, that wo"ld some day burn a big hole in the best part of the Town. ! Take Warning From Paris. The town of Paris had just such a state of affairs afew years azo that we hive now. There was the old mill in the main business secticn â€" of the Town, and surrounding it . wetre prosperous merchants and manufactut â€" ers, doing business in more of less substantial structures. They sealized. tlat the old mill might burn sonie day, and make 4t pretty hot for them. Of course they could puy, th-:‘ old mill for seven or cight thousand 'dollars (I believe it was offered to \th m for rot more than that a mount) and tear 4 down. But _ the old. mill had been _ there _ so mamy years, and didnh‘t burn, why _ should they trouble (themselves _ about it now* Well, the old nsl did furn, | very® unexpectedly one night, and the loss to Patis was. over $150,000.00. . Waterloo‘s Danget. In the immediate nigh5orhood _ of Waterlou s Mitt, there are stores and stocks of gosds, that at the lowest estimates represent &n investment of $200,000/00. There are several facâ€" tories with n#achinery and stock that refresent at least $300,000.00 more. In the case the mill took fire, here is half a million dollars of Waterloo‘s test business property ‘in Q‘ave dangâ€" er of being wiped out. If ‘the, wi@d should be from the west ‘when such a fire breaks out, nothibg _ will save that Halt million‘of property. If the wind happens to be from some other jdirection, the loss would be almost '|ls large. C Purchase thr mill and tear it down of Tourser ~At New Years, the rate rayers py vots signified their willingâ€" n ss o huy thr Eloctric light‘ and gas j1 n‘s and to run them under menici s _ echerol. Mr. Snider somc time aro. * heliéve, ‘expressed _ his willingners_not only to sell the élecâ€" ir‘e light v'l nt, but the mill Fropetâ€" ty ~s well. .h3 orly plan then is for refr.sâ€"~nfatives of th> I‘vard of Trade or To ‘n Council. u‘, a 5 an estinmâ€" ate oi th amount of mno~ ~ required An Electric lisht station could . be built at thy waterworks or some oth>r suitable site. The present tor n e«qvare could th n be ex (e d its fwt width to ths Grant â€" Thu.k Dalwat tracks. This | woule * leave th+ fown _ in â€" a comfatitively rafe state as regards fire, and it would The Newer Mill What Can Town Square s Do About It ? 1d \$ White and c Cc. A. BOEHM moo% o + _ vevgeqc:#04 #ecgese evee¢e #40000000000¢+¢ a‘so léaye Toor liwn with sht would make it eesss0s08888e0088a 8880860 New Fancy Parasols at Special Prices ‘The warm weether will demand cool dresse mummdw, and fashior vm-r required* ~Smart cool garmcnts in the‘ demand, and the eolots that are: wanted. Y with‘ these new dresses and will: fAnd buying th pleasure. it 4 A grand selectlon; all new, upâ€"todate styles ‘and shapes and style handles, in plain solid colors, a white emuou:go:d silk. Also a full range of # in white and , from ies 45 us* _ id | quality of out. groceries by actual test and cdmegj to know that they‘re the best. â€". _ King Street . Lightning Rods, properly instalied, are AL PROTECTION. _ THEY PREVENT STROKES Twq Rural Barn Clain due to all other causes. H. M. WILHELM No building rodded aged by lightningâ€"and off should they occur. Farmers know GOOD harness, and they ate expressing their ofpinions. â€" COME TO US FOR YOUR NEXT ORDER Certainly feels SATlelED with the SERVICE obtained using f wWILHELM‘S HARNESS 25, 50, 75¢, $1, $1.50 up to $5 ols on iondil : se ind ET Euow Makers of the Rod with The Lock SAFETY FIRST THE UNIVERSAL LIGHTNING ROD C0. $1.75, 2, 3, 4, $5 up to $1§5 e toom: for a small strip of ho shrons and flowers â€" that ike it ons of the prettest Etc., at Popular Alexander House Grocery J. W. CIFFORD, PROPRIETOR Street Waterloo Pho The Farmer Who Comes Back For More _ The Reliable Grocery Nighest Prices Paid for Produce C. H. Mills & Co. led with "Universal" Rods has ever been damâ€" ind they protect many thousands. Write for our Catalog. . » . i s are caused by lightning to every on# J â€" wanted. You will ® lind buying these pretty Waterloo‘s Harness Shop ) King Street â€" Waterico towns in Canada. This is a, Eflfi mattor and cn»> that M&lot neglected. Do it now The Proof \ the puddiqéi is in the eatâ€" ing thereof! â€"Joint. ~HESPELER, ONT,4 ALMOST ABSOLUTE* ES. They carry thems are not backward _ in Phone 205 by