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-ita--dsiaoettettog. O ‘MWWl-tbm For some time the settlers in the district had been bothered more than usual by wolves. They preyed on the sheep particularly and the sheep were almost the best friend of the settler because their coats could be made into cloth. They found it necessary lo dig the foundations of the sheep pens to a depth of five or six feet in order to hinder the wolves from burrowing beneath them and one night decided to end this trouble. A large group or men assembled in the Natchez Road Mr. Stroll, a man of the enquir- ing mind and studious inclina- tions. who not content to take nature as a matter of course. has delved deeply to find her secrets, has taken time in an era of ma- terialism to go back into the ro. mantic past for reminders of the once lordly race of red men, gross. How timo e changed. In the forties the grandfathers of these same young men were the heroes of a real drama them, selves. Here is one tale Mr. Stroh recounted vividly, GOT RID OF WOLVES ‘TIMES HAVE CHANGED When the young gentlemen of the Natchez' Road and New Ger- many district want an evenings entertainment they usually take out the "flivver" or the car. as the case might be. and drive into Kitchener. There they hear a concert or see a "movie" where the brawny hero kills bears and and coyotes and wolves or any- thing else that hinders his pro- at Waterloo, 8 place he had not hitherto visited. When the rail. way come. Kitchener was for a time the terminus and Mr. Stroh remembers having helped to turn the train around. He also remem- bers running around on the top of the- foundation of the new eount.v/tsuiMine, built in 1853 at a cost of 335.000. and of the im corporation of the village into a town the following year. The you. before the railway were the real pioneer yous, how- ever, and therefore at more in- terest to this generation Mr. Stroh well remembers starting in the forest " the Kitchener station to go Bridgeport. of act ting completely lost and after wandering for some time. of " ally coming out in the cloning mutate-plenum 59 Hickory St. Waterloo SH 5-6616 FULLY QUALIFIED EXPERTS o PRUNING . SPRAYING o CABELING o FEEDING o CAVITY WORK 0 TRANSPLANTING _ o REMOVING THC PIONEER YIAR‘ John Totll ij,iiiii: TREE SERVICE 100 Years Ago They Clnamd In Order To Grow Crops ' Today We Are Learning That Preserve Nature's Bounty. ALL PHASES OF TREE (ARE The life of the pioneers was a hard one and yet the compel!» sations of knowing that it was their destiny to found a new home in the wonderful new land must have“taken some of the sting from home sickness. They did their work well as was prov- en by the calibre of the genera- tion which followed them but it was good to have such a man as who takes pride in the pioneer who developed this country. Such a man, who, least we forget, re. kindies our enthusiasm with the great story of the great past. come out of the bush into a cleared field where some cattle were pasturing. The deer joined the cows and calves and the big cattle formed a ring around the outside. There were wolves in the forest and the big cattle and oxen prepared to do battle in order lo protect their weaker numbers. LAND CHEAP Land in this county in those days could be bought from $2.50 to” an acre and the primitive homes were expensive although handsome nails from Dundas had to be secured to build them. Mr. Stroh's mother coming through the woods near the pre- sent location of Breithaupt Tan- nery noticed a number of deer A tale of the old days would be incomplete, however, without I beer story and Mr. Stroh's rem- iniscents do not sulfer on that score. He well remembers when he was a small boy to have heard about a big bear which came out of the woods near Mannheim and stole a pig in front of the barnyard of Mr. A Ruby. Later at West Montrose a bear tried a similar trick, and when the farmer Mr. Broham, at- tempted to stop' him he left his prize and attacked the man who was saved only by the fight put up by the dog. , Another incident recounted by Mr. Stroh was that of hearing his uncle, E. Gaukel, recall to Mr. B. Devitt the day they sent a dog into the woods with the result that they lost the dog. m and may out In- who with We and shouts hey Mame-u the have: into a pack and drove them ahead at them to New Germany, There the "varminta" as they were ohm called by the rulers were met with a mm: reception of rifle fire; and that is how this district of Waterloo County was cleared of wolves. BEAR ATTACKS MAN ket clerk, both" Gpiirutiaiii,T. levels were jammed with vend~ From 1932 to" 1954, -whee, pgorge lllorbrunn was the man The ttell-ringing was discon- tinued in the late MMO's, mainly because it was never popular. The wheeling and dealing br came confusing when some cus- tomers would find better deals before the bell rang and fail to return for their purchase. For many years a bell was rung at 1 pm. signalling the start ot sales. People used to line up at counters before noon, tell the vendors what they want- ed and when the "iaradii'iiiit they'd hat!) _ove_r the money. Until 1920 market used to be held in the morning. Then it was decided that merchants showing their wares at the market in Kit- chener, would also be able to sell in Waterloo it the shopping times were changed to the after- Before it's lingering death, the Albert and Dorset Street land- mark had only about 15 vendors and a handful of loyal customers show up. These are the questions that must come to the mind of the pioneers of the county, who were as loyal ta the old Water- loo Market " a dog to his mas- ter. After a hustling, bustling 115 year career, the trading land- mark was destroyed to ‘make Way for the new library building, in August of 1965. Why Is It, that when you are 115 ymrs old, all your friends desert you? Why is it, that many old land marks, like many old historic heros, are never honor. ed. Ind if they are, it's usually after their death? Old Waterloo Landmark 744-8013 Ruge's gold 8: gem shop Ruge's gold 8: gem shop limited For Quality, Price and Style DIAMONDS GOLD JEWELLERY PRECIOUS STONES All work done on the promises Kitchener's Manufacturing Jeweller 260 King St. West (Beside Ecton's) Kitchener Old council records of that date show the department cost the then town very little money. Most of the funds of that time were used for engineer‘s services and firemen's clothes. Imagine! Only $23 for complete fire protection in 1864. That was. the budget of the Waterloo vol. unteer fire brigade. when it was known as the "Waterloo fire, hook and ladder company." Protection Quite Cheap In the early days almost all Waterloo residents had a pig-pen in the back yard, and the market was the trading centre for the animals. When the cattle market finatly closed the little pig mar- It was held on the 'eeond Tuesday of the month and at- tracted many farmers and live- stock men from distatt_poipts, A A large trough was filled with running water piped from near- by springs and was said to pro. vide crystal-clear water "tor man and beast, especially the latter" The market had 9! tables up- stairs and 85 downstairs. The 30 outdoor stalls behind the market building were discontinued in t9tit to make way for a parking lot. At the time of their aban. donment. they also were doing a flourishing business. In addition to the busy mar- ket place for edible goods. Wat. erloo had a monthly cattle mar- ket. This was established in 1850 at . King and William Streets, where a small park now stands. on. and the former clerk also Malls the time when there was . waiting list. visit "'it-oe't-.'tVttimati--rar'. - I limited These were divided amongst the shareholders by chance or lot and in that way no dissatis- faction could have been given on account of any preference that might have been shown. In this way each ‘amily on arriving here had the ls' already settled on which they intended to make a settlement. The division of land which was bought by the Pennsylvania or Germany Company, Was made in a manner which gave entire satis. faction. The entire block of land which was bought divided into lots of 448 acres each, and every share claimed a certain number of these lots. (Continued from page 3) some means or other it became known that they had considerable money witl them and many times they were it danger of being rob- bed. They ma aged, however, to get here all right. EMIGRATING . .. For the past generation the market bears many food mem- ories. For the present generation it was an indication of the pro- gressive times. For the next gen- eration it will be “I didn't know Waterloo had a market-place." What causes an old landmark like a town market to slowly Mo and die? Well, one old-timer and former market-goer blamed the decline on the introduction ot cross town bus service. But the most logical ailment to the mounting death would seem to be the advent of the supermarket, once-a-week shopping, refriger- ators and freezers, and the pMtV ing of many of the oldlime mar- ket goers. he! survived for a few years longer.