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mt o _ suavrs, Manager €. W. Schiedel and Sup‘t. :2.?' 7"“"‘"“â€" on mMonDaAy. !Gon. Grosz, of the Light Commission, ho'l_flfioral of Rev. E. Beckman, |have returned from ‘Toronto where who passed away at Winnipeg â€" this | they were members of a delegation week wil take place at Hamilton on ‘ which interviewed _ Premier Drury. z day, afternoon at two o‘clock. By|The delegation requested that the lal_request of the deceased _ the: Hydro Power Commission be composâ€" [Bervices will be conducted by~ Rev.) ed of five instead of three â€" members Mrof; Willison of the Waterloo L‘ul~£nml that two of the members be apâ€" @ge and Lutheran Seminary. pointed by the municipalities directly l 0 â€" P imsememes ’imeresled in the Hydro Power. _ Mr. +. ‘ AT THE MARKET. jSchierel stated the delegation receivâ€" Q e was | &A brisk | market lhls"'ml a good reception _ and Premier w&fi ‘with a large attendangé of ‘ Drury in reply said that the request of ho Wives to obtain their wéek‘s supâ€" | the delegation did not seem unrcasonâ€" plÂ¥ of produce.‘ Butter _ and eggs ‘able and he would bring the matter %“i' ch %gpu too plentiful . were i before his Cabinet for their favorable sold at â€" and 7T5¢ ‘respectively. |consideration at an early date. ‘Fowl sold At 35¢ a Tb. and other proâ€" mrmemomrnmanmnnes _ ‘ "duogâ€"at the usual prices. Hon O 1 LeBlane aeAlb c wun | ; ~BAKERS STILL ON STRIKE. ..The ‘bakers, four in number, _ emâ€" c at O‘Donnell .nd Henderson‘s A are still on strike with others from the Kiichener b&q&es. The loâ€" bakery, bowever, has‘still a sufiâ€" number of men on hand to turn the r.supply, of bread. ~The dm did %ot‘go"out on ‘strike n’nlgflmmd on Wednesday. e â€" 5 amn ies {). * ~RUNERAL ON MONDAY. !;':ho'x_anoral of Rev. E. _ Beckinan, } passed away at Winnipeg _ this K WHl take place at Hamilton on _ WOoop nNEaArRrLY ALL soLD. ‘‘The . municipal wood pile is _ being s reduced and there is only thirty cords:left to dispose of. his will no doubt be disposed before the end of the year. ; \ . GURPRISE FOR PASTOR k recent issue of a Liverpoo!, ; mewspaper contains an item eBl interest and gives an account . GLUB HoUSE ALTERATIONS Thz auuste is underâ€" AMiproveraents _ this and when completed will afford comfortable zind larger quarters DP Theâ€"membersâ€"of the cinb. Mr. ‘W. Pfeffer who has conducted a iFber »business in â€" the _ Alexander @useblock for many years has movâ€" I to new quarters in the City Hotel, F. Of Weaver and King Sts. * CESSFUL CHRISTMAS SALE 6. sale of useful Christmas arâ€" ..of fancy sewing, basket tray, es, etc., held on Saturday afterâ€" at the home of,Mtg, A. K. Cressâ€" King St., was an unqualified sueâ€" a@& substantial sum being realâ€" The sale was held under _ the ces ‘of the C. 8. E. T. class. Durâ€" he afternoon refreshments were @ by the young ladies\_ ewspaper contains an item _ of | Anterest and gives an account of ’ eption given to Rev. Oscar Neeb, r of St. Paul‘s church in the mnd a graduate of the Waterloo MOVED TO NEW QUARTERS. fay, afternoon at two o‘clock. By j lal_request of the deceased _ the : lt% will be conducted by~ Rev.; ; Willison of the Waterloo L‘u}I ‘and Lutheran Seminary. t ary. The occasion was the pasâ€" birthday and he was presented & purse containing a substantial School closing exercises at the e, was a big turnout of young at the Waterloo rink Monday & which opened for the first his season to enjoy a few hours rada‘s great winter pastime, g. The ice was in an exceilent on and a band furnished the which delighted the large numâ€" esent. e & BIG CROWD AT RINK ng Exercises at ‘ Waterloo Schools ) Central School and the Alâ€" School for the kinde:garten @nt will be held on Thursday e 4 o‘clock, in the afternoon. iPCises for the other classes Bchools will, be held on Friâ€" ®.2, to . 4, ‘o‘clock. _ * _. _ GOLD IN THE WEST. & r recéived from a subscribâ€" s wan this week it statâ€" mt ‘the Western people are experâ€" z'm cold weather, the therâ€" it.registering 39 below _ sero ‘athartnes _ merchant was and coste under the Pure for selling butter which conâ€" . much water. He pleaded Or the terms of the Act but t theâ€"batter was bought in W & farmer and it was ‘for éither farmers or grocâ€" butter to find what its es pPretising." Early to Shave. _I have made a mis Could Say. m;k‘nmg to play News Notes l' at the Market. a taxicab,; The Im _he . paid .the Janse n GLaASsEs and dependable ing Her Boest becoming, a Phone 853 Pon‘t nuler! A tingy bottic at Freezone costs but a few eents at any Orug store. Apply a few drops on the corns, calluses and ‘thard skin" on botâ€" fom of feet, then lift them off. When Preezone resioves corns from the toes or calluses from the bntwm?f feet, the skin beneath is left pink l.ndm and mever nore. t>nder or j Hon. 0. J. LeBlanc, exâ€"M.P.. a wellâ€" known French Acadian. died of ppeuâ€" monia at St. Mary‘s, Kent, N.B., aged eighty nine. swoesn‘t hurt! Lift any corn or callus off with fingers LIFT CORNS OR CALLUSES QOFF MEMBERS OF _: HYDRO POWER DELEGATION The business of he mecting _ was largely of routine nature. The report of MPH. officer Dr. C. T. Noecker showed that the health _ of the town is excellent. There has been practically no contagious diseasâ€" es and the death rate had been quite low about ten to every thousand of population At the regular meeting of the Watâ€" erloo Board of Health the resignation of Chairman Hasenflug as a member of the Board was received and acceptâ€" ed as Mr. Hasenflug desires to enter the contest for the Council at . the municipal electiog. THAT SONâ€"INâ€"LAW OF PA‘S YOurRN o‘ ,‘.’.";.SE"{EMB\J x) RESIGNATION OF CHAIRMAN IS ACCEPTED â€" _A large â€" and _ merry throng met Friday evening at the home _ of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eckengvilier, _ corner of _ Weayâ€" er and Caroline Streets, Waterloo, and surprised their daughter Irene, on the occasion of her sixteenth birthâ€" day. The following address was read by Mr. Charlie Forbes: YOUNG LADY mak Suitt, Tho dite " imorging "ox man. a morning â€"â€"anâ€" lhhu.nw tor THZCCZTN in CURTINENTBEY 1A e L AEROPLANE‘\G m,orus hi % M.vqrnu Uf WAS HONORED ho en Mr. Geo. C. Haehnel was appointed a member of the Board of Health to fill the vacancy caused by the ‘resignaâ€" tion of Mr. Philip Hasenfiug. Hotel Licenses Canceiled. Council Kieswetter referred to the fact that two local hotels had their licenses cancelled by Inspector Winâ€" Christmas Market. * The date of the Christmas market was fixed for _ Tuesday, December 23rd, the same day as _ Kitchener‘s market. cil for the past ton consecutive years, was presented with the Mayos‘s chair in recognition of his long and â€" faithâ€" ful â€" services. Mayor â€" Kutt briefly thanked the members for thus honorâ€" ing# him and said he appreciated the way in which the varions chairman of the commnittees, members and Town Clerk had so _ heartily coâ€"operated ;’vlurln_g the past two years. He â€" exâ€" preased his intention to retire from the municipal field at New Years, Want Road Repaired. \ Mr. A. Groff of the Waterico Townâ€" ship Council, appeared â€" before the Council and asked ~ that Wnlerloo{ keep its portion of the road on the line between the corporation and tb»l Township in repair each year. A bill of $82.00 was also presented as \\’ab‘ erloo‘s share for the upkeep of the road for 1918, which was passed and ordered to be paid. ‘ The Medical Health Officer, Dr. T. C. Ncecker, presented his annual reâ€" port which showed that there were practically no contagious discases at present and only ten during the year. The death rate was _ also unmsually low, being only 48. Presented With Chair. On motion of Councilior Foster, Mayor Kutt, who has been the Chief Magistrate of the town for the _ past two years, and a member of the Counâ€" The final meeting of _ the Town Council for 1919 was held on Monday evening. Mayor W. H. Kutt was in the chair and all the members present comprising Reeve D. Bohlender, Deâ€" putyâ€"Reeve Stroh and Councillors H. Sturm, S. P. Kieswetter, A. C. Moyer, A. Foster, M. Merklinger and A. H. Cochrane. Various Matters Were Dispoged of at Final Mee;ting‘ â€"A Mayor Kutt Was Presented With the Chair He Has 1 Occupied for Two Years in Recognition of Services. ; TOWN COUNCH COMPLETES ; WORK AT A BUSY SESSION, Geo. C. It would be impossible to vision for you th; exquisite silks, velvets, and merely mention a few of the outstanding features for Friday and Saturday BRITISH SERCGE : | SILI§CREPE DE CHENE . l . , Picture the girl in her teens when A Suit l‘ength ‘?f this would surely the Christmas tree discloses a lengthâ€" be ap p reciated. . Guaranteed shades of this fa\fored fabric for her new evâ€" of navy and black. All. wool, soap. ening frock. â€" All shades. Extra shrunk. Special ..... $4.29 to $6.29 k.« f c t N 3@ A Sweater or Pullover for Chfistm:{s is just what your boy wants. Priceg range from $2.50 to $10.00. m n Excellent Report Haehpel Appointed. AN WE KNOY i\ 6 QE 6 3A , T : â€"‘:Khfi’ . + & é; \-\Q‘ L & Services Appreciated. . A motion was unanimously | passed to the } o» motion of Councillors Foster and (helr}('nchrnne that in view _ of Mavor t s Es BA Yeâ€"ak yeal him with a $10.00 gold plece. * Wilt improve Road. _ Amos Grof and Pathmaster Hahn representing the Waterloo Tp. Counâ€" #il, addressed the Council in regard to a bill of $82.00 paid by them for â€"raâ€" pairing the road on the boundary line between the township and this corporâ€" ation. This amount was Waterloo‘s share. Theyâ€"said an old arrangement was made three years ago whereby this town pay yearly $15.00 towards the upkeep of this strip of road northâ€" west of the town. Chairman â€" Stroh of the Board bf Works omecied to the Township repairing the town‘s porâ€" tion of the road without consulting bhim. ‘This was also the feeling of. other members. ‘The Council howeyâ€" er_passed the account of $82.00.. \ Mr. Groff asked that the Council | come to an uncorstanding with the! Township Conncil whereby the â€" road would be kept in repair from year taJ Alfred Moyer, Erb St., was granted Mayor in recognition of his services, $8.00 refund on dog tak. _ rather than present.â€"him with a chair. * Granted $10.00. Granted Hall Free. Max Shinn. who served with â€" the{ . Ou _ motion of Councillor Cochrane, Canadian forces in the war and whose [th¢ Wâ€"Aâ€"S. band were granted â€" the name was left off the list of Waterioo | !"C° 48e Of the Town Hall for concert soldiers, addressed the Councit and| 9. D°C. 16th On the suggestion of assured them that he was a resident| COUNcilior Moyer, it was decided to of Waterloo when hq enlisted. _ On| ChAYZe extra for partfes desiring b&Al mation of Councillor Foster and Reeve| 9 rehearsals previous to their conâ€" Bohlender, the clerk was instructed to! CCft in ordgr to cover the extra cost add his name to the list and present | Of b@ating and lUghting. | him with a $10.00 eald niaao [ flms ceb us ed above Communication. A letter.received from the Grand River Railway stated that theâ€"strip of land would be given to the:town _ on condition that it be not used â€"by auy olber party and the Council decided to accept the deed for land as stipulatâ€" eucai es terhalt for not keeping thethotel so as to accommodate the trav@lling public. $1600 Tax Arr:}rl. The report given by Tax Collector J. Uff: ‘man showed taxes still unpaid to ancint of $1600. Of this amount about $600 would be paid by Dec. 31. The balance includes taxes on lots, poll tax, etc. NACTDE UIBL in view. of Mayor uit holding office as a member _ of B aterioo‘ T. all & Co. ; Ball & Co. , Cedric‘s Well Armed. Refund Dog Tax BAMS, OLD DEAK, / Picture the girl in her teens when the Christmas tree discloses a length of this favored fabric for her new evâ€" ening frock. All shades. Extra value ... ... ... .l. ll. 22. .. $249 of ense "~|tun? nHyâ€"mon‘r |( YES, Solicitor Haight informed _ the Council that the matter of granting a license was a question for the Provinâ€" clal authorities to _ decide. There was, bhowever, nothing to prevent locâ€" al hotels to keep roomers and conduct a restaurant business without a lc one night recemlj ‘bovfi;(‘?lwllor Kiegâ€" wetter asked whether the town could not grant these hotels a license. | on Dec. 16th. On the suggestion â€" of Councilior Moyer, it was decided to charge extra for partfes desiring hAll ;ror rehearsals previous to their conâ€". ceft in ordpr to cover the extra cost: of heating and lighting. ° ' Hotel Accommodation. j ‘ According to Councillior Kieswetter the license of two local hotels, the, Ewald and Commercial, had been canâ€" celled by Inspector Winterhalit -and’ prospects were that other _ hotels would follow, for the reason that they were not keeping hotels whith requirâ€" es that they at all times furnish lodgâ€" ing and meals to the travelling public. | This they were not doing. Roomâ€"| ers were kept but they were required ; to get their meals at a restaurént. It ( was pointed out that as many as 25| travellers were nnable to get lodging | in either Kitchener or Waterloo _ on« this Council for a period of ten con secutive years, that he be presentegd with the.chair he has occupil@ for the past two years. The chair will be sujtably inscribed _ bearing â€" the _rame and years served. his Council for a period of ten con Sturm, was granted a bonus of $50.0#, secutive years, that he be presentegd ‘ in view of the increased work this with the.chair he has occupl@ for| year. He reported on all taxes paid the past two years. The chair will| except $1900, Before New Years $600 be sujtably inscribed _ bearing the| of this would be collected, leaving a rame and years served. balance of $1,000. This was largely Mayor Kutt heartily thanked _ the made up in tax arrears on lots. In members for the kind words spoken| previous years . it was . a common and said the chair wobld always bring! thing to have arrears of taxes amountâ€" pleasgnt recollections of, ‘ the many ing to thousands of daillars. A hearty years served in the Town Council. He! vote of thanks was moved by Councilâ€" deelared he would notbe _ in the}lor A. C. Moyer and H. Sturm to the Counnci) next year, but hoped â€" that| méembers of the Tax Arrears Commitâ€" next year‘s council would get together | tee, comprising Chairman â€" Cochrane and help to make 1920 the banner{of the Finance Committee, _ Town year in the history of the town. He\Clerk J. C. Haight and Collector ~J. referred to the erection of 100 new ‘ Uffelmann for their splendid work in houses by the Dominion:Tire Co., and i having the tax arrears reduced to a also believed that 100 other houses } small sum. would be erected by ci&(zens. Pr{os-" Vacancy Filled, i pects are also bright for the securing . of new industries, and altogether Wa.| _ ON motion of Councillors S. P, Kiesâ€" terloo should in 1920 experfience the | wetter and H. Sturm, George C. Haehâ€" best year in the history. He thanked| 2°! Was appointed as a member of the the chairmen of the various commit.| BO3"d 0f Health to take theâ€"place of tees and members, also Clerk J. C,| Philivb Hasenflug, who resigned. Haight for their splendid _ coâ€"operaâ€"| ==â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_ on nrmerrmanemeer ooo tion during his occupancy of the Mayâ€" or‘s chair. in conciusion he homd'“ that all members would be back aga.in‘ next year and wished all a â€" Merry * Christmas and A Happy New Year. Favored $100 Grant. Councillor Moyer said be / would favor a special grant of $100. _ to the y Granted Bonus of $£0. Tax Collector Uffelmann, on motion Reeve Bohlender and Councilior W@WiSimemmesncnaiee _ ECC _ € kniFe wim«a?) {!E. Burâ€" is io 2l hh On motion of Councillors S. P, Kiesâ€" wetter and H. Sturm, George C. Haehâ€" nel was appointed as a member of the Board of Health to take theâ€"place of Philip Hasenflug, who resigned. Maple Logs Wanted| FARMER S The Canada Last cé., Limited Phone 342 . Preston, Ontadio We have a large assortraent in all colors. . and woollen materials that aevaitm We idb wl We will purchase Maple Logs in large or small lots, 14 inch and larger. Also limited quanâ€" tities of smaller Maple, Birch and Beech, all sizes, on the cars or at our Factory. Also Chiffon Taffeta. _ As black is * the reigning favorite for dinner or. evening wear, no better choice could ; be made than a dress length of one of these lovely fabrics. Guaranteed fast _ skein dye. : Special prices Friday and Saturday, ... ... ... c/krpmm.ta CA# $ BLACK DUCHESSE MOU wITHOUY MY PoLICEâ€" i vmervey /~~â€" Attention ! ® _\ *Axx No . more sorders for "Christni cheer" > wifl be issued by Wind physicians un‘} a‘ter the holiday 5@# son. This â€" conciusion â€"was . rech@ yesterday, following a week of steg@ inquiries from folk anxious to t . 8 a supply of joy water, and wh@u pected to be able to do so througl prescription médium. A rema feature in connection with the re for liqguor prescriptions was~â€" We animity of reasons given by @pplt cants. "We want it for Christma® pudding," was the plea used most. "" quently. The doctors say that e_]_’“ the requesis had hoow ~â€"+7ted, en @0 "pudding ssuce" to supp‘ y ‘he worte would ‘have been matle in Wi:sor. "} Other. Matters. It was dbcided to leave the old tle yards stand until the spring on suggestion of Reeve Bohlender. The rent for halls for â€" polling New Year‘s Day was.fixed at $6.00, Too Much Sickness, . Tok