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EC / {* \0 % || *\.lWe, 1 * enguire J . * ‘Gerbig # w' O‘ .'vl.. * "on Thu ha~*+ Â¥ige 10 ; t * 017. 4 > i".,.. in the _ .* we, th 1t . * ing to 5-‘" ‘Whe above verdict was rendered hy | é»tho eoronet‘s jury at the inquest fnto F;fl.‘mh of the late Rmma Gerbig, _ some. time. after Thuraday morning, _ Nov. 23th last, at the home, 18 Simeon , sptrget, at. the City Hall on Friday aft y mu The/evidence of a number of hors, hoapital attendants, . con ombablea â€"and others were heard. Cor ‘< eneRr J.‘F. Honaberger presided and \ )c”u Attorney D. S. Bowlby conduct | ‘ed the hearing for the Crown. E. W. ~~COlement represented the accused, who | ~was present. Following the inquest â€" was taken to the county jail \ where he will remain pending his preâ€" ';mury hearing in Police Court next *@Faesday morning. ue Discovery of the Tragedy. i‘,' «W. H. Knechtel, who discovered the ZTL iragedy, stated that when he went to <‘ the house he tried all of the doors on ,:‘m outaide and failing to get in he / lifted up the parlor window through ,"v*‘&_.theh he gained an entrance. . Look â€" ing through ithe. rooms down stairs he. \Aound nothing wrong and then went «;gdmlrs. The witness stated that he : ‘onJy gone as far as the landing on ";&fi atdira when he was made aware s.*\;-* what had happened. Ahead of him . hocsaw +the bathroom spattered â€"with blood and the wash basin red with < stains.. Proceeding further the _ witness said he found Gerbig lying on s «‘,frh,lwlm'.k in bed with the covers pullâ€" _ / ed up around his neck. Gerbig turned _ his head and looked at him, the witâ€" _ ‘flesa atated, and when Knechtel agked PRISONER REMOVED TO COUNTY JAIL * Gerblg came to her death by * having her throat cut sometime * on Thursday, November 29th, afâ€" * 10 o‘ciock a.m. in the year # ~;1. in the city of Kitchener, * in the County of Waterioo. And * we, the jury, find that, accordâ€" * ing to the evidence given, Charâ€" *iee Gerbig did feloniously wilfully $ ~Will and murder the said Emma * . Gerbig against the peace of our * Lord, the King, his Crown and *. dignity. .. Killed His Wife by Cutti ng Her Phroat., Him what was the matter he replied "Nothing". Mr._Knechtel, according 1" his evidence, then turned down the hed clotls and saw that Gerbig had eut his throat. The bed clothing unâ€" d@erneata the man were saturated with Arled blood. Mr. Knechtel then asked Certbig where his wife was and the wan mnawered that he did not know. :rgil‘ans“'erpd that he did not know. Gerbig turned to Mr. Knechtel and reâ€" ferring to his attempted suicide said "Keep it quiet. Don‘t tell anyhody. l be all right in a few days." : THE VERDICT. * We, the jury empanelled to enguire into the death of Emma Gerbig, find that the said Emma ~Whe witness ther assured Gerbig m’t he could not keep it quiet and afâ€" tér searching*in the attlc and down mtairs for Mrs. Gerbig he left the house going next door to Leslie‘s where he phoned the police. Notified The Police Coming vac« again to the house afâ€" ter phoning the police, Mr. Knechtel stated that he started to search the cellar for Mrs. (GGerbig. He opened the ‘eellar door and found her body stiff in death lying on the landing of the stairs | leading to the cellar. Above her body, on the foundation ledge was the opened case of a razor.. Knechtel &eeording io his story, hent over her whd saw that her throat was ent. Reneath the dead woman, Mr. Kneenâ€" tel stated, was a pool of frozen blood. ~Mr. Knechtel said that the house was cold and damp. The appearance Athe â€"kitchen indicated | that Mrs. %jhlg had just laid aside her sewing Ang had hbeen preparing | dinner as there was a pot of boiled potators on the | stove , the fire of which was out, ‘After noting these things Mr. Knechâ€" tet then went onto the front porch to await the police. : Constable Summoned P. C. Steiner was the officer to ansâ€" wer the summons and accorcing to his avidenee, after viewing the body of the murdered woman he wont upstair® with Mr. Knechtel to where Gerbig lay in bed. The policeman stated that ‘he arrived at the house at abont 12.30 having Jeft the station at 12.20. Th* tirst words which the officer spoke to Cerbig wore "What did you kill your Wife for? Gerbig answored according _ta P. C. Steiner‘s evidence, "I did not K y wife." He admitted to having ent his his throat and said he had heen sick a great deal. When firs: ~maked by the officer for the razor with he accomplished the deel Gorâ€" c stated that he did not know where Given at Inquest on Friday Afternoon Suffiâ€" to Indicate That C harles Gerbig Had Wilfully but later admitted that it was A‘S JUMYâ€"HNDa JAAL _ GERBIG WAS FELONIOUSLY MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND in the bed and raised one arm taking the razor from under him. In the bathroom with Mr. Knechtel P. C. Steiner found Gerbig‘s trousers lying over the side of the bathtub and the man‘s undershirt in the bathtub. The undershirt was damp and bloody and showed signs of having been partâ€" ly washed by Gerbig in an effort to hide the blood stains. The bathroom the hall carpet leading. to the room in which Gerbig was found. The other bedroom upstairs P. C. Steiner stated looked as if someone had just arisen from bed. The clothing was turned back and Mrs. Gerbig‘s nightdress was lying in a heap on the floor. The ofâ€" ficer stated that the house was cold luul damp and that the furnace and stove had been out for many hours. a Coroner .Called ai Coroner Honsberger stated that !\9‘ was called to the house on Saturday, Dec. 1st about noon when he enâ€" tered the house he was met by P. C. Steiner and Mr. Knechiel In th. door were two coples of a local news: paper â€" of Thursday and Friday eve nongs Nov. 29 and 30. ‘The Coroner stated â€" that he examined | the | foot traclkis in the hasemeng and decided that they must bave been made by some . one in stocking feet and that there were slight indiâ€" cations of someone in their bare feet having walked across the cement foor. The tracks were in a small circle away from the bottom of the stairs and returned. Coroner Honsberger also found a small clothesline behind the door leadâ€" ing to the cellarway. This was bloodâ€" stained and he handed it over to P. C. Steiner. â€" The appearance of conditions in the bathroom, the Coroner stated, |‘ would indicate that a person stood in , front of the basin and eut his throas. [‘ &1 of the clocks in the house, the Coroner stated, . were stopped, and | registered various hours. | Milkman Called. The first evidence taken was that of 1 Mr. Shoemaker, the milkman. . He stated that he had called at Gerbig‘s house on Wednesday morning when ;Mrs. CGerbig ordered milk and told him to call the next morning when she {wonld take a strip of tickets from him. lie stated that the next morning Mrs. Gerbig made no appearance, when he left the milk, and that on Friday morning when he came he found the milk still there from Thursday mornâ€" ing and did not leave another bottle. _ Light in the House. ' John Lesilo, <no resides next door, was called to the stand. _ He stated that the last time he saw a light in the (erbig home was on Wednesday |nlght. At about 7 o‘clock he was £0â€" "mg into the cellar to take care of his ifurnace when he saw Gerbig sitting in the kitchen, apparently reading â€"the evening paper. _ On Thursday night Mr. Leslie stated that the house was dark and also on Friday night. Saw No Signs of Life. £ Mrs. Leslie was next called. _ She stated that she had remarked to her husband that it seemed strange that {no signs of life had been noticed next | door for a couple of days and this led ‘lto the remark that they must have |gone away for a few days. . Mrs. Lesâ€" ‘llie stated that the last time she saw ‘|Mrs. Gerbig she was hanging out A ‘lfew clothes on the wash line. These l|clothes, Mro. Leslie stated, still hung ‘lon the line when the tragedy was disâ€" «l eovered. P Mrs. Leslic stated that on Saturday she went to her front door a little beâ€" fore noon and saw two girls whom she learned were the Burns‘ girls, ringing the Gerbig door bell. . They remarked that Mrs. Gerbig was doing some sewâ€" inz for them and that they thought it strange she was not in as she was expecting them. This cansed Mrs. Leslie to phone to Mrs. W. H. Knechâ€" tel for whom Mrs. Gerbig did considâ€" i.-rnl.ln sewing and asked her if she | knew anything of the Gerbigs. _ Mrs. Leclie told her there had been no signs of life about the house for some days and she declared she thought something might be wrong. It was in response to this phone message that Mr. Knechtel went to the house. Was in the Hospital. Snperintendent Miss Eisele of the Kitchener â€" and Waterloo _ Hospital, stated that Gerbig had been admitted in the institution 6h November 24th amd left on November . 28th, She stated he was a nervons case and had xiven no trouble in the hospital. She also stated that he seemed quite bright and pleased on the morning he went home. Miss Maude Carter, a nurse at the hospital, who attended Geéerbig, corroborated the evidence of it the Superintendent. _ She stated that Mirs. Gerbig had visited her husband while he was in the hospital and that the two seemed to be on _ friendly terms. Had Domestic Troubles. { Considerable light was thrown on the case by the evidence of Mrs. \V.! H. Knechtel, who stated that she had known Mrs. Gerbig for six years. She declared that at one time Mrs. Gerbig complained that her hbushand some times came home and told her of girls he â€" was out _ with. This _ was the first indication in the evidence ‘lhal Mr. and Mrs. Gerbig had ever ihad any domestic trouble. | _ Must Have Been Unconscious. : Ed. Lippert, the undertaker, who took charge of the body of the murdâ€" floor wa#‘covered with blood as was ered woman, stated that from the naâ€" throat cut while in an â€" unconscious condition as there was no blood on the clothing immediately under the throat in front and no blood on the throat along the sides of the incision. . He that the body was bruised about the shins and about the head. Dr. Kalbfeigch stated that the woâ€" man had been unconscious when her throat was cut.. He said that had she been conscious she would . have struggled and the blood would have spattered. He thought that the theory that she had fallen as the result of a blow or a push was consistent with the evidence. 5 Prisoner Gave No Evidence. | After the case was banded to the: jury, it was only about 20 minutes before a decision was \{::l./e?. Gerâ€" big was present throughout the pro ceedings. He had grown a â€" heavy black beard while th the _ hospital Throughout the examination he mainâ€" tained a stolid composure, â€" scarcely moving. _ Occasionally he shifted his eyes to the witness or the coroner. When asked if he had anything to say he answered in the negative. Charles Gerbig, charged with the murder of his wife on or about Novâ€" ember 29, appeared before Magistrate ‘Weir in police court on Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. After evidence was heard the accused was committed for trial at the Spring Assizes on Febâ€" ruary 11. Crown Attorney Bowlby ap lpeared for the Crown and F. W. Cleâ€" ment for the accused. C PUBLIC SCHOOLS REOPENED WITH FEW CHANGES The Public Schools of this city reâ€" opened Thursday after the â€" Christâ€" mas holidays with a few changes in the teaching staff. Mr. 8. A. Smithâ€" son, formerly of the Victoria School ataff, commenced his duties as prinâ€" cipal _ of the King Rdward school, and Mr. Jas. A. Smyth, for: merly of Windsor, took charge of Mr. lSmlthnon‘s class at the Victoria achool. COAL SITUATION BAD The coal situation in this city still continues to be â€" stringent. . Dealers nre dealing ou! the coal as fast as they can get It but the great difficul ty is in getting it. . Assistant City Clerk Leyes is also doing considerahâ€" le to relieve those actually in need, Ho is placing orders with the dealera as fast as he gets them and has auc» ceeded so far in obtaining hard and soft coal in amail order of 200 and 300 pounds. ENEMY Uâ€"BOATS Save and Serve 3o propared ior this Aydant: ies # satines gecount ie the positing reguiarly trom. rour The Bank of NovaScotia REBE! €OTA Rome, Jan. 3.â€"Enemy submarines during the week ending Dec. 29. sunk one Italian steamship of more than 1,600 tons, and one sailing vesse! of less than 100 tons. Two steamers which were attacked managed to e# after the war will be a trying _ Branches o# this bank at: Kitchener. E‘msize, St. Jacuis GET ONE ITALIAN â€"STEAMSHIP 3ubâ€"Branches 0, Hawkeavniie, '.“n ha Winterbsurns Hawkeanse, To institut®ia fairer distribution of conl and prevent overiapping of or ders, Mayor 4. M. Kowards of Galt has announced that a system of local fuel control would be. put in force on Monday, January Tth, and after Satâ€" urday night every order for _ ceal would have to be placed at the City Engineer‘s office at the City Hall No '.b;uudenvfllhublnllb eoal must be pald for in agvance as no credit will be permitted, k t Mayor Fdwards, accompanied . DY City Engineer Fairchild, interviewed all the local coal dealers and . they ’:uquulcfid in the arrangement that all orders for coal should be taken by the f.-uy. Coal will be supplied only to thosg in need. Cases haye been heard where people placed orders with var ious dealers and recelved supplics from all, while others were going in want for coal. _ The system of fuel control proposed will prevent any unevenness in the distribution. & Civic officials found the demand for fuel so great that Mayor Edwards se eured 29 tons of the grate size coal from the stock at Dickson sehool, reâ€" ceiving an order for same from Dr. W. 8. MeKay, Chairman of the Board, and on the authority of L. 1. Lang, of the Separate School Board, . five tons of eoal were taken from _ this school. This coal is heing delivered in small lots by the clty teams. PRESENTATION â€" oN EVE OF Blower Forge staff, . was presented with a handsome mantle clock by his fellow employes on Saturday evening before leaving for his home. . The preâ€" sentation was made in recognition of Mr. Buckle‘s coming marriage. . The clock was presented on behalf of the employes by Arthur Freeborough, and the' afldms. which was a rather humâ€" orous one, was read by W. H. Daniels. LISTLESS, When a girl in her teens becomes peevish, listless _ and dull; when nothing seems to interest her _ and dainties do not tempt her appetite, you may be certain that . she n(«!l U e ts oo nnene e se s more good blood than her system is provided with. _ Before _ _long _ hev pailid _ cheeks, frequent heudaches, and breathlessness _ and heart pa} pitation _will _confirm that she is anaemia.â€" Many mothers as the reâ€" sult of their own girlhood experience can promptly detect . the early signs of anaemia, and the wise mother does not wait for the trouble to deâ€" velop further, but at once gives her daughter a course with Dri Williams Pink Pills, which renew the blood supâ€" ply and banish anaemia before it has obtained a hold upon the system. . Out of their own experience thouâ€" sands of mothers know that anaemia is the sure road to worse ills. They know the difference that good red blood makes in the development of womanly health. â€" Every hbeadache, every gasp for breath that follows the slightest exertion by the anaemic girl, every pain she suffers in her back and limbs are reproaches if you have not taken the best steps to give your weak girl new blood, and the only sure way to do so is through the use of Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills. __ New, rich red blood is infused inâ€" to the system by every dose of these pills. _ From this new rich . blood springs good health, an increased apâ€" petite, new energy, high spirits, and perfect womanly development. . Give your daughter Dr. . Williams‘ Pink Pills, and take them yourself and note how promptly their influence is felt in better health. Csel ue s S BWOR OMR MNMTCC OSE You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail post paid at 50 cents a box or _ six boxes for $2.50° from The Dr . Wil liams‘ Medicine Co., Brockville, IMPERIALISM SHOWS ITS CLAWS. Mr. Joseph Buckle, of the Canadian papers are unanimous in declaring that Germans and Austrians have after one week thrown off the mask and made it clear that the Central Powers do not want real Democratic peace. The Pravda says, "GermanJmperialism is again beginning to show its claws." Petrograd, Jan. 3.â€"Bolsheviki forâ€" eign minister, Leon Trotsky, declared toâ€"day that the Government of the Rusâ€" sian workers would not consent to the German peace proposals. Do colds go dfin to tubes enaily‘ affected?. _/ chest? your lung Are Your Lun!s S8trong? NMa cald« an down to your throat? Are your bronchia } Because Its Pure Cod Liver Oil is Famous 1 for stre ing delicate th nd weak lungs while its glorycerimuh': the .:::I\der lim.md alleviates the cough. SuflonM‘.Mh‘dlrâ€"-lthm'n“ buildingfood free New York, Jan. 3.â€"Petrograd newsâ€" §coT TS EMULSION PEEVISH GIRLS. â€"consumption often follows. ’ Good Physicians Everywhere Prescribe ;ldl- -;;\;n to your throat? Are your bronchial lilya%.;ctea? Afiove‘lll.dqcoldtgetfieonyp!! MARRIAGE houg ain fast The sad intelligence was received in Kitchener on Tuesday announcing the untimely death of Mr. George D. (Duke) Richmond, formeriy manager ‘ol the local branch of the Bell Teleâ€" phone Co., and latierly oceupying & similar position in Hamilton, which took place in that city at two o‘clock this morning. ‘The deceased had been in poor health since last August, hayâ€" ing taken il} while spending his vacaâ€" tion in this city. _ He suffered from internal bloodâ€"poisoning which result: ed in his death. The late Mr. Richmond was born in Hamilto nin October of 1881 and was in his 37th year. He entered the employ of the Bell Telephone Co. when about 17 years of age and prevâ€" lous to coming to this city he was manager of the branch in Walkerton. During his residence in Kitchener the deceased was eminently suceessful in the management of the local bnaeh.‘ the new building on Foundry street having been erected under his superâ€" vision and the new and upâ€"toâ€"date equipment having been installed. The deceased made hosts of friends . in this city who will regret to learn of his untimely death. He was an acâ€" tive member of the Grand River Lodge A. F & A. M., and was also a valued member of the K.â€"W. Hospital Board for a number of years. . The deceas ed was married to Miss Emma Davidâ€" son, of this city, in May of 1914, who survives, and who will have the symâ€" pathy of many friends in her sore bereayement. f The funeral will be held in Hamilâ€" ton on Thursday, Jan. 10th, at . two o‘clock from the residence, 179 Markâ€" lan street, to the Hamilton cemetery. STRATFORD JUNIORS BEAT NEW HAMBURG Stratford, â€" Jan. 1.â€"Stratford O. H. A. juniors made a comeâ€"back here toâ€" day when they decisively defeated the New Hamburg juniors by the score of 8 to 2 in the opening game of the seaâ€" son. The score just about indicates the play as the Midgets after the first period had things all their own way, and only for the grand work of BerZr in goalg. for she visitors hemesters would have scored twice as many. The locals led all the way, but several times New Hamburg came strong and made things interesting. ‘The teams were:â€" . Stratfordâ€"Goal Malone, left defence Walsh, right defence Humphrey, cenâ€" tre Morenz, left wing Elliott, right wing, Seeback. $ New HamburgAGo#»1 Rerger, left deâ€" fence D. Honmiich, centre H. Kalbâ€" floisch, left wing 8. Bowman, right wing L. Helimbecker, right refence 3. H. Lederman. «Office Passes Away. 50 PER CENT. OF Uâ€"BOATS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. London, Jan. 1.â€" A semiâ€"offiâ€" clal submarine statement says: "During the first ten months of 1917 twice as many submarines were destroyed as during all 1916. The number destroyed in the third quarter of 1917 equals the total destroyed â€" in 1916. The total destroyed was hetween 40 and 50 ner cent. of all commissioned or ready for service. _ Over 40 per cent. of armed merchantmen, when atâ€" tacked, have escaped. MONO DIES IN HAMITON * Reeve Rullt, C *| mittee, said the * | fires this year, t1 *|$500. The depa * tent _ shape a *|had _ a _ surpl *|He made _ refe * lin the County C« * | separation of Ga *|the County, and *lof the property * |for House of R * [he claimed was * | was ?sld for it. * |a candidate for I * | in the Council f * t councilior, two *|two as Reeve, * | Warden of Wat * |always been th * linwn of Wateric ever, were made by those criticized defending their course, this privilege being granted the various speakers. There was a large list of nominees, especially for the council. Mayor Hilliard. | Mayor Hilliard thanked the citizens for honoring him with the position for | two terms by acclamation and said he would not again be a candidate. In a brief review of the year‘s work, he | said that they were obliged to nport' a deficit on account of the revenue from the business tax on the brewery and distillery being cut off, under the‘ government regulations, after the esâ€" . timates had been struck for the year.‘ The council this year had shut down on capital expenditures and the deâ€"‘ benture debt had been reduced by $23,â€" 000 and $43,000 in two years. At this rate it would not take many years beâ€" fore the debenture debt was entirely paid. + He congratulated the various chairmen of committees on having kept within their estimates, especially the Board of Works. The tax rate this year although high at 26 mills was ‘ lower than many other municipalities. The past year there had been the proâ€" vincial war tax of over $3,000, County Patriotic Tax of $6,382. besides the payment of $600 to the Red Cross, $1,000 was granted to the Halifax Reâ€" lHef Fund. Half of the money expendâ€" gd was for interest on debentures. He referred to the arrangement to supply Kitchener with water which would be a good investment and to the sum of $394 which would revert to the town under the new government ruling tha! the town should be given lighting at Work of ~Town Council, Various VORMINISSI School Board Reviewed by Members of R Bodiesâ€" Candidates for Municipal Offices MAYOR HILLIARD RETIRES PR OM cost. He made reference to the labor organization recently organized which he beard would nominate a slate of candidates. He did not think the orâ€" ganization should do so as it would create a. class feeling in the commun:â€" ity. If the merchants and manufacâ€" turers did likewise it would create a ’dlvlsm in the town which was to be avoided. NOMINATION MEETING MONOAY Finance Committee Report. ‘ Councilior Holle, chairman of the Finance Committee said that as the Mayor had gone fully into the financ tal condition of the town, he had nothâ€" ing much further to add. They had pared the estimates, as much as posâ€" sible and had done their utmost to economize. Fire Dep‘t Report. Reeve Kutt, chairman of the ‘ comâ€" mittee, said the department had few fires this year, the fire loss being only $500. The department was in excelâ€" tent shape and _ his _ committee had â€" a _ surplus _ of _| $150 _ left. He made â€" reference . to â€" his work in the County Council, referred to the separation of Galt and Kitchener from the County, and criticized the buying of the property in the South Riding for House of Refuge purposes, which he claimed was worth much leas than was y.ld for it. He said he would he a candidate for Mayor. â€" He had served in the Council for eight yeara, four as councilior, two as Deputy Reeve and two as Reeve, this year being also Warden of Waterloo County. He had always been thoroughly loyal to the town of Waterloo, patronized the home: merchants and served its best interâ€" eats and asked for the support of the citizens on his record. He also made reference to being elected honorary president of the new Labor organizaâ€" tion and to the fact that he had alwaya upheld the interests of the working: man. Board of Works. Councilior Duering, Chairman of this committee, eaid he had kept well withâ€" in the e€timates, which were $3.500, a low figure, most of the previous chairmen have exceeded their estiâ€" mates. He was opposed at the beginâ€" ning of the year to making the taxâ€" rate 27 mills and had accepted a reâ€" duction in his estimates of $500. This }ur the committee had decided not to gravel the roads but to use ofl, which was far cheaper and m He contended that the he Various advocated increasing the poll clef! fee from $2.00 to $3.00 per day: Cou cillor Stroh criticized the Waterb Club for asking for a. $500 reduct! in assessment on its building. 1 said he would do all he could to h& asseasment raised, as it could affor, to pay more, the assessment being only $4,500. He said he was not inâ€".., fAuenced by deputations and feared no _ one. He said, he stood for an equat : ized land assessment. Buildings were f; row fairly assessed. He crltmnl_m_fl“ Board: of Works and said the rosds . leading into Waterloo were third Class â€". and were not fit to put oil on." _ _ _« . Work of Relief Committes. _ ?T;,l Neputy Reeve Bohlender said r»“_ Relief Committee had kept within. 1;;: cstimates, although he did not clat® . any particular credit for that ss all needy cases deserved: assistance. 16 also criticized the Waterloo Club for asking for a reduced assessment, ¢¢ : sidering that it was very reasonAD a assessed on its propertiés. He d@ fended his course in endeavoring $0, get coal from Toronto and ciaimed | was better to have attempted to & it than not make any effort. In cCOR clusion he said he would be a candiâ€" . date for Reeve. ig Water and Light Commission. w In the absence of chairman Baugkt & Manager C. W. Schiedel, submitted. the report, giving the review of ht;‘} year‘s operations which appeared in . these columns on Monday. He reforâ€" .. red to the arrangement with Kitchenâ€" â€" er, the minimum amount of water to â€" be taken being eighty million gallons . for $3,200. ‘The expenditure on equipâ€" ament necessary to supply the w‘u?t was $10,000 which would be paid inâ€" from two to three years. There was a, possibility that Kitchener would use. as high as $5000 worth a year. In.the last aix months the city had taken. $1850 worth of water. He thought that it was an excellent paying 6 gition. As a result of the Ium facilitiea, there was improved fre prO tection more water and higher prea sure available which was wa-&‘xl inveatment llt:l:k ‘The profits 3 ed from the aj gement with Kitch= ener would go towards reducing the water rates. The commission hand«> led $84,041 last year. ® Mr. J. B. Fischer who was nomingt« ed for the Water & Light Commis» ston said he would stand for reeleéc tion. Public School Board. Chairman C. \/. Snider, read . th8 Treasurer‘s statement showing a bak ance of $643.31. _ He stated ones quarter of the taxes expend school purposes. The A * he said, in excellent n,fi 4 4 _ Other tor the so m:yo:qam )4-_3-? ved, a hy.-:: « ‘ prevent wh m uuu: Ithat ~â€" ion after their e townspeople ie produce. 4e he poll clef! per day, Cou the Waterb $500 reduct! H 0 0 U M 0)