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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 14, 2 August 1905, Page 2

A smar f boy U wanted for the " Otactau Standard Office. The vote for tbe erection of the poet-office is being largely increased from the £500 &i present: standing, (o something m the vicinity of £2000. By an advertisement m Another column Miss Eowe, of Queen Street, Otautau, announces that she is prepared to take pupils for tuition on the violin. With the recent considerable spell of fine weather, gardening operations have leen m full swing, ancTmost of the gardens m the township are beginning to present a trini and spruce appearance. At the meeting of the Wallac Mounted Bifl-s on Fiiday evin'ng, it was decided to raise a team amongst th« meml-crs, and is3ue a challenge to the Colao Bay R.fles to a football nifitcb. ' The fourth test match between England and Australia was concluded on Wednesday tot, and resulted m a decisive win for the Englishmen by an inning* snd 80 runs, the ■cores being, England 496, Australia re ■ponding with 197 and 169. Ab a result of the recent large number of safe .and house robberies m and around Dunedin, the detectives are clearing the town of undi-sirttblea. Pour have been arrested lately for consorting with reputed thieves, and remanded for a week. Lightning struck eleven tankß containing 25 million barrels of oil, at Hinnbln, Texas. The fire raged for 24 hours, and 12 negroes and 60 mu'eß were killed. Millions of bartah of oil and scores of houses were destroyed, rendering hundreds homeless. It has been suggested to the Otau'au Town Board <mt.OK.ers thait they should spend £400 or £500 on the Town Hail by utilising the frontape they have m adding to and altering the hall, to have three or four shops to let, hus Creating a steady revenue. The Agricultural Department htta ordered from England two horse-power spraying machines for dealing with large] areas of crop. The makera claim that they w.i'l cover 35 acres m a day. The machines will probably be exhibited at the next Agricultural Show at'Palmersion North. Commissioner Dinnie was pod a oompliment at Timaru a few dayn ng<\ when, m reply to a question at the pni.ee inquiry, a constable said he considered he was now under very good officers, and he only wished that ConimiHßioner Dinnie had held his present position years ago. While the Otautau football team were proceeding to Biverton on Wednesday, aad just as the drag was going out of O.autau, a breakdown occurred, on* of tbe wheels 0001' ing off, and causing a par'ial capsize. A fresh oonveyauco was quickly secured, and th'i leara proceeded without further nvshnp. A 'ady m Invercaraiil.'conscious of a smell of g-i- m her house the other nightf tcought to replenish the watur seal of a chandelier. She placed a lighte-i candle on a. chair,' and w?vß gelling up to pour m the water when the gafl fir«d near thy ceiling. Fortnnntr-ly she retained her presence of mind, and, hurryiug to the racier, turned off the gas. The M mb-er for Wallace, Mr J- C. Tlioir- . ■on, has asked the Government to pi nee a sum on the estimates for tbe erection of a oburthonse m Otantau, a=» th>» r .su't of a request made Jo the luemb'-rdunnc the recess, by the Town Board. The matter is to re-eive consideration when the estimated are being framed. At a special meeting of the Town Board, held on Monday evening, the resolution levying a three-eighths rate to oovei* the proposed loan of £600, was confirmed. This now compl tee the prvli y mary steps necessary m raising the loan, and appl : cation will ba mude at an early date to tue Government to grant the amount. The Otautau Brass Band, which, tinder Conduotor King, has been m constant practice ainoe its formation m the beginning of the year, and has made steady progress, is goiDg to make its first appearance m publio on Wednesday, 2nd pros, on the occasion of the proposed tradesmen's football matoh. The receipts of the Wallace Mounted .Rifles for the year ending 30th June, including £41 3s Id brought forward from last balance, amounted to £293 18s 2d, and the expenditure to £150 163 Id, leaving a credit balance of £143 2s Id on hand. The company's assets amount to £395 13s 7d, and it 9 liabilities to £26 Is, leaving a net Burp'ua of £369 12s 7d belonging to the corrs. The year began with 62 aotive aud 2 honorary members, and ended with 72 aotive and 2 honorary memberß, and is now up to 82 members. With the county elections looming near reports are plentiful as to probable candidates. Several are expected to stand for vthe Waiau Riding m oppcßttioi to Mr King, tfie sitting member. A meeting, at' Oiawia selected Mr W. Walker, of Stretton, Otau'au, as a candidate. For Otautau Biding, a prominent Bayswater farmer, who occupied a responsible, position m one of the New Zealand o-mtingent*, is freely spoken of an a candidate, 9,1*0 an erstwhile prominent Otautau business man, now occupied m farming, is mentioned as likely to stand. Mr W. H, Twemlow, of Biverton, who reoently sold his business m the w stern seaBide town to Mr T. Borland, has purchased a business m Waimate, and is removing with hie family to the South Canterbury t jwn early next week. During his residence m Biverton, extending over some 12 years, Mr Twemlow has taken a very aotive part m all matters of local and public interest, for many years acting as a horongh councillor, secretary of the Horticultural Sooiety, swimming Olub.and hasbaun a prominent figure at all athletic gatheiings m Biverton, formerly as oonpetitor, and later as a steward or judge, a Mr Twemlow also took an active part m church work as Sunday School teacher and ofli e- bearer, and was a nvmber of the local Oddfellows' Lodge. Mr Twemlow will be greatly mis3^d by his many friends. £he behaviour of a young cow whioh had escaped from a pen at tbe abattoirs, n ar Inveroargill, on Wednesday last, gave iesidents m the Waikiwi district a v«ry exoiting time. Early m the afternoon it dhased per- ' sons on the Bay road and m the vicinity of the Waihopai bridge. The infuriated beast was later driven along up to the junotion of the abattoir and North roads, where it became unmanageable, and charged the big gates of Messrs Lennie and Sons' nurBory, breaking them off their hinges. Several of the men working m the nursery had to take refuge m trees and sheds, and work was at a standstill for over an hour. The owner of the animal attempted on horseback to control it, but was unsuccessful, and finally depided to shoot it.— Ex.