the Collegiate on Friday evening when six young ladies who comâ€" pleted their courses were presented with dipiomas and medais. E.. O. Woeber, chairman of the Hospital Commission, presided. On the platâ€" Aorm were the graduates, Rev. Dr. Maurer, Rev. J. P. Hauch and Miss Howard of the hospital. A subscriber from Didsbury, Alâ€" berta, in forwarding his remittance to cover his subsciption to the Watâ€" erloo Chronicle, states that weather tonditions have never been more favorable in that particular zone than they are this spring. Writing under date of June 3rd, he says that he Was out in the country Sunday last .and saw and measured wheat eight inches in height. He states that this was an exception but that the crops are extra good. : COLLECTIONS Appreciation of the coâ€"operatiou between the commission, the nurses, the doctorsâ€"and by the public was expressed by Chairman E. O. Weber. During the evening music was provided by Boffinger‘s orchesâ€" tra and after the close of the meetâ€" ing a social evening and dance was held in the Nurses‘ Home. The valedictory address was given by Rev. J. P. Hauch, who congratuâ€" lated the young ladies on their sucâ€" cess and declared that their proâ€" fession. was one of service to those in suffering. CROP PROSPECTS EXCELLENT NEAR DIDSBURY, â€" ALTA. Many Twinâ€"City people attended the graduation exercises of the Kitâ€" chener and Waterloo Hospital ‘at §1X GRADUATE FROM JANSEN OPTICAL CO. W glasses you will be pleas ntly surprined at the clearness » your vision. It will seem like the greatest gift. in your life. NATIONAL FIDELITY EXCHANGE Room No. 7 A restful night on Lake Erie Mn rmiroums‘a long sound vhesp and h Ippetting breaidict ho e Hap hies Pe se hnd Th *uma" vom Bs 390 it( C ttome s Ne Cegteit h it 10 Frederick St. NE now have a Branch Office established at Kitchener and our Subscribers are requested to forward all future Business to us at the address below. This Branch will be conducted along the lines of Modern Business Principles and we have a Collection Service to suit all classes of accounts whether Professional, Wholesale or Retail. Our Kitchener Branch will cover @e whole of Waterloo County and the immediate vicinity. Credit Reports are a new feature of outr service destined to protect our subscribers from credit losses. We will give reports on firms or individuals anywhere. Another new feature of our service will be Reâ€" sults Within Ninety Days. We guarantee to get results within the above stated time or give you a satisfactory report. Ts--uh' ee "CITY OF BUFFALO® aerives 7:30 A. M. .. _ _ K.W. HOSPITAL 145 King St. W., Kitchener Head Office: Toronto sUCCESSFUL STUDENT Miss Margaret Henderson, daughâ€" ter of Mayor Henderson of Waterâ€" lo0, is receiving the congratulations of her friends on having passed her third year examinations at the Toâ€" ronto University. and won the devotion of her 146,â€" 000,000 subjects. The British nation made marked progress during her QUEEN VICTORIA At the last mooting of the Prinâ€" cess of Wales Chapter an excellent address was given by Mr. B. W. N. Grigg. His subject was "The Times and Life of Victoria the Good." In a most interesting address Mr. Grigg referred to her five noteâ€" worthy traits, her deep sense of duty, her untiring industry, her truthfuineis, her patriotism and hor love for the common people. In every phrase she was an ideal queen BRANTFORD BAND PLEASES LARGE CROWD A large number of people were in attendance at the band concert given in Waterloo Park on Sunday afternoon by the Brantford Band. ‘The program given was an excellent one and the various numbers were heartily applauded. An aged and life long resident of this village passed away at his home here on Monday in the person of Mr. Jacob Huether at the ripe old age of 82 years. The funeral took place from the residence on Wednesâ€" day to the Petersburg Lutheran church and cemetery for service and interment. Two daughters, Mrs. John Rueffer and Mrs. Arthur Rrooks of Kitchener, and five grandâ€" children survive. made good their taxes, one for $23 and the other for $147.27, the latter Death of Jacob Huether. land from a forced sale. The county treasurer is conducting the sale for the various township® as required by law and as directed by warden J. Reide? last February. The statute provides that enough of the land must be sold to pay taxes and adâ€" vertising, the balance of theé land to be returned to the owners. $23 to $248 and reside in different PETERSBURG The death occurred at the St. Mary‘s Hospital at Kitchener on Sunday of Leo Voll, son of Peter Voll of Kitchener, following an illâ€" ness of several months‘ duration. There survive a father and two brothers, Alexander and Peter of Kitchener, and five sisters, Sister M. Servedes of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. W. Schmuck, Mrs. Leo Lanz, Mrs. Harry Noll and Mrs. Clarence Bean, all of Kitchener. The funeral took place on Wednesday morning to the St. Mary‘s church for service thence to Mount Hope cemetery for interâ€" ment. Mrs. August Schimniede! The death took place at Kitchener on â€" Saturday of Mrs. August Schmiedel, in her 64th year, followâ€" ing a severe attack of heart failure. A husband, two sons and one daughâ€" ter survive, Paul and Mrs. G. Waney of Kitchener and Albert of London; also three brothers and one sister, Fred and Mrs. Carl Totzke of Kitâ€" chener, Carl of Waterloo and Otto of Oregon. His wife predeceased him in Feb. 1912 after which he made his home with his son. He leaves to mourn his loss 4 sons, 15 grandchildren and 1 greatâ€" grandchild;.also 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Mrs. Wendell of Waterioo is a sister. The friepds of Miss Odessa Huber, graduate nurse, will be grieved to learn of her sudden death which occurred at the K.~â€"W. Hospital on Thursday. She underwent an operaâ€" tion and was recovering nicely when a blood clot formed, causing death, She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs, D. S. Huber of Kitchener, two sisters and one brother, The funeral took.place on Tuesday to the Bethany Mennonite church for serâ€" Friends and acquaintances in this trict will regret to learn that Augâ€" ust Stockfish of Kingsiey, Michigan, passed away on April 24th at the age of 74 years, 4 mouths and 17 days Berfin, Germany, he emigrated to America at the age of 7 years and came with his parents to Waterloo where he got his early education and became a member of the Gerâ€" man Lutheran Church at the age of thirteen. On May 25, 1873, he was married to Ester Hoffer of Bridgeâ€" port to which union were born 4 sons and 1 daughter. In 1899 he moved with his family to Kingsley, Mich., where he lived until he passâ€" ed away. After the ceremony the guests, who numbered to about 75, sat down to a sumptuous wedding ‘dinwer. Mr. and Mrs. Moss left on a honeyâ€" moon trip to Detroit and Michigan. On their return they will reside in Centreville. supported by Mr. Herbert Wismer of Kitchener. Rev. U. K. Wober offtciated. vice and the East End Mennonite cemetery for interment. j COLLEGIATE HELD “ SUCCESSFUL FIELD DAY. Hundreds of people from the Twin: City turned out to the annual fleld and track day held by the K.â€"W. Colâ€" legiate at the Waterloo park on Wednesday afternoon. The featuré of the day was the fast time in which various events were run, nineteen records being broken. In winning the intermediate title Harold Vaugâ€" hanbroke three records while Jack Clement won the senfor title. David Schneider made a record when he pole vaulted 9 feet 6 inches as comâ€" pared with the record of 8 feet last bride was AN EXCELLENT EXHI@!T Hundreds of people, including the parents of children, attended the exhibit of school children‘s work in the manual training and household sclence departments held at the Matthews and Miss E. Necker, Friday afternoon and evening. The visitora were much impressed with the excellent work of the children which is a distinct credit to them August Stockfish Leo Voil Huber dtw rhe | tanm. _ â€" â€"| FARMERS WELK AT Q.AG. ‘} an. | Young Rageoona. JUNGE $th TO 18th her|&re four little raccoons being raised| The Ontario Agricultural College eP Lo ad n d e n ce t PC C M ~" Iee se i Oe o d o Mayor: Henderson and commisâ€" sloners Allen Bechtel and C. Gies at a meeting of Waterloo Water and Light Commission held recently, exâ€" pressed themselves as in favor of purchasing gas from Kitchener Bt eightyâ€"five cents per 1000 cubic feet. On the suggestion of Commissioner Bechtel the Commission decided to appoint a committee .comprising Manager . Schiedel, chairman C. N. Huehn, commissioner Gies and the solicitor to meet Manager Mcintyre of the Kitchener commission and solicitor with a view to drafting an agreement providing for the Kitchâ€" ener Commission taking over the Waterloo gas plant and selling gas to Waterloo at a substantial saving in money. Manager Schiedel in his report pointed out that if the gas plant were closed here certain overâ€" head charges would have to be borne by the other two departments, water and light. The members, however, believed that the saving to be effected would far outweigh any overhead costs. If the proposed agreement is approved the sevices of Supt. Gardiner will be dispensed with while R. O. Dobbin will be reâ€" tgined in the service. For Aches and Pains Use Minard‘s Liniment record timeâ€"byâ€"3â€"p.m.â€"The timber for the frame was all British Columâ€" bis spruce and fir and all the lumber as well was imported by contractor Con. Forler of Phillipsburg, who set up the barn complete for $5,400. The barn and the stabling will all be of Mr. Theodore Hammer and Miss Pearl Nechtle of Amuilree visited friends here on Sunday. A Mr. and Mrs. S. Lautenschlager and baby Doris of Waterloo visited relatives here on Sunday. ; There has been a lot of road work done of late. Earth has been reâ€" moved from the ditches to clean them out and to widen the roads, while in other sections a strong tractor with a heavy grader was used, which has changed the appearâ€" ance of ‘the roads considerablyâ€" and greatly improved them. Mr. and Mrs, Allan Dorscht and family vigited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Dorscht in Kitch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Licht! of Cassel renewed acquaintances in the burg on Sunday. WATERLOO WILL PURCHASE GAS FROM KITCHENER throughout. Mr. Dilmon Snyder had his new m-mmvoxuvmmw T0 x 30 successfully ralsed last Wedâ€" Personality In Print "AN ADVERTISEMENT S AN INVITATION‘ latest modern construction builder of confidence there is It teaches the whole community to > . *â€"â€"believe in you and your goods. â€"â€"to think they have a need for your goods. â€"â€"and to bfy at your store. ,Horoom, people expect to be asked to shop at your stote. A message in "The Waterloo Chronâ€" lole" carties conviction right into the home. Let us show you what happens when P EOPLE prefer to buy known goods from merchants whom they know. .ADVERTIS ING makes you acquainted with the buying pubâ€" lie. ' lesued by Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association RUPTURE RELIEF Trusses are correctly fitted a cure is possible. A Truss with a Compor Pad is a great relief to anyone who is ruptured. Now focated at 12 Manâ€" sion 8t., Kitchener. Office hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday evenings untll 9 p.m. Examination free. You need not suffer from IiiGitting Trusses, so says Mr. Cohencious, but U@ucted tours of the various depart ments ~of the farm by those in don has had 18 years‘ experiâ€" ence in sightâ€"testing and fitting glasses and no guess work goes. Mr. Gordon is a Government Registered Optician, the second oldest in Kitchener, and We Sell for Less. Eye Sight Specialist The reason so many choose our optical service is that we give real satisfaction. Mr. Gorâ€" After Every Meal | G. W. GORDON Kitchener‘s Leading Opticiart 50 Ontario 8t. &., Kitchener Phone 2777W Pass it around after every meal. Give the family the benefit of its 75 only, Summer Dresses the most wonderful styles, made of the very newest silky crepaline, a nice firm material with self colored brocaded patterns, eight styles and as many shades to ~choose from. Worth up to $12. Sizes 16 to 20. Special $7 ‘25 Men‘s Pyjamas made of a very fine quality Nain Check materâ€" lal and very neat patterns Worth $3.50 a suit. Special ............ @1 on 100 Choice Summer Frocks for Missea, sizes 16 to 42. A wonâ€" derful array of shades and patâ€" terns to choose from, neatly styled and trimmed to wear on oocasions $18 value. Special ............ PA Ar Men‘s Cotton Bathing Suits with fancy stripes, (Zimmerknit Brand). Worth $1.65.. The Most Reliable Buying Centre | _ in the Twinâ€"City. Values.Guaranâ€" |â€" teed or money refunded/! . Shirt, double yoke and double extra quality Rlastic. Worth §0c. s .. 909G suitable for shop wear and motoring. Worth $2.15. 25 boits pure linen Towelling red striped border, suitable for hand or tea" towels %A1« 100 Dozen Men‘s White Overâ€" alls made of good quality Duck. Worth $1.45. Special ... . [+] 49 100 Dozeu Men‘s Braces in several different styles, made of 200 yds. colored Naincheck, 36" wide. Suitable for under and outer wear. 50c value. Special, yard .......... 15¢ 50 Dozen Boys‘ Khaki Tweed Bloomers, all sizes. Special % 100 Coats, a special purchase enables us to offer these coats at less than half of the original prices, the most modish in materiais, styles, shades and trimmings. You can‘t find & better _ choice in _ Canada. Trimmed with summer furs, braids, buttons and tuckings. All are lined throughout. Sizes 16 to 46 in the lot. Up to $35 values @F to @12 "A 30 bolts Dress Voiles, best range of shades and patterns, 36" wide. T5¢ value. Special, yd. ........... 29c 500 yards Broadcloth, several shades to choose from, 36" wide. 60c _ value. _ Special @P _ hand or tea" towels. Spocial, yand ...:...... 100 Men‘s Khaki Working Shirts made of an extra quality tweed Men‘s genuine black and brown calt leather Oxfords, Goodyear welt soles and rubber heels. They are made to fit anugly around the ankle The heels are lined with leather to prevent slipping. Buillt over the 100 doz. Ladies‘ Silk Hose, all leading summer shades. Sizes 8% to 10. $1.50 value. FA., Special, pair . very dreasy shoes. Worth $6.00. Special Men‘s Brown Calt Oxfords, Goodyear welt soles, good fitâ€" ting; a real serviceable shoe for either good use or general wear. Worth $50 @1 AF Fe Gear c 00 $1.95 leather shoes in blucher and baimoral~ styles, mediaum and wide toe. You are sure to find your choice in this lot. Bizes from 6 to 11.. Worth up to for the ladies in light tan shade, mediam and high heels, fancy out outs and good styles. Worth Men‘s brown canvas . shoes, wide fitting leather soles and rubber heels, leather tip and A factory clearance of 1,000 Gent‘s Furnishing Déft. * * Sa.dQ 2t * $1.25 Ladies‘ Readyâ€"toâ€"Wear DEPT. STORE r Kitchener s $5 ° $16.50 Staple Department Shoe Department 100 only, newly arrivals just opened and not tried on or handâ€" led dver several times. Made in crepe de chene, satins and taffettas, also some combined with leghorns. and milans, all desirable shapes and shades to ‘choose from. Sold elsewhere up to $10. Special @14 MF to M aA =y® 50 doz. Ladies‘\ Gingham House Dreases, neatly made and trimmed, iarge range of shades and patterns to choose from. Sizes 34 to 44. $1.75 value. Special, each.... 790 New arrivals in broadcloth Overblouses. 10 doz. broadcloth Blouses made in very neat Overâ€" blouse styles with that vyery newest stitched collar and cuffs of contrasting shades, with that 100 Dozen Men‘s Lisie Sox, . (Woearâ€"well Brand) in black i% Gray shades. Worth 45¢ a gair. . Special 2 pair for‘...... & P _ 200 Dozen Men‘s Heavy Ribbâ€" ed Silk Sox, made especially for our trade, guaranteed to give the best of wear, all sizes and in all the leading shades. Worth T5e. Special .... & .. a pair. ribbed top hose, reinforced heels and toes, Penman‘s brand. Black and sand shades, all sizes 60c _ value. Special @QfM.. Men‘s Balbriggan Combinaâ€" tion Underwear or two plece, (Shawâ€"wood Brand), all sizes. Worth $1.65 a suit. s Special . match, made from a fine cream and fawn Bioon Cloth. Worth Suite with fancy stripes and skirt, all sizes. Worth $3.50. tailored effect. Sizes 34 to 44. $4. value. Special .. $2 19 o The season‘s most modish midâ€"summer hats are here. Men‘s B. V. D.~Underwear, a good make, seams double stitched. Worth $1.25. 100 samples Women‘s Bathing Suits, fancy stitch, in pure wool trimmed _ with _ contrasting . shades. $4 value. Al sites in the lot. Special .... P QF A new shipment of 150 pair of Ladies‘ White Canvas iow Shoes in strap, slipper and Oxâ€" ford styles with medium and low heels, some fancy trimming. Worth up to $3.00. Special to clear from Ladies‘ and Growing Girls‘ patent leather and sand elk leather sandals, well stitched soles with rubber heels. Worth $3.75. Sizes from 3 @@ 1fF® Boys‘ black and brown Runâ€" ning Shoes with heavy crepe soles, Fleet Foot make. Sizes from i to 5. Worth $1.75. Special ...... 51-09 Foot slippers and sandals, sizes from 2 to 4. Worth $1.35. Speciais in Taveiting Goods Just received a shipment of 400 club bags. Some solid leaâ€" ther, reinforced corners; also Fibre bags. Worth up to $9.00. To clear Sandats in .r‘:?! and blue, heavy stitched . soles, . suitable tor Word fin. Sn« n q1 of Nes *‘ $1.30 iz }" .. SLI0 Men‘s Pure Wool . Bathing T5 Dozen Men‘s Shirts with 125 doz. Ladies‘ Silk Lisle Child‘s patent leather Pussyâ€" Millinery Dept. $1.95 ° $4.75 snn ns + i ks 6% $1.10"° $3.95 19c ° $1.45 ®‘ $2.15 9 $2.25 30¢ w# 0. le 49