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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 27, 31 October 1905, Page 2

District Judge Ward retires on a pension of £600 per annum.

It is reported, says the Clutha Leader, that there is a heavy mortality m foals iv the Milton distriot this season.

The annual distribution of prizes of the Methodist Sunday Sohool will take place next Sunday afternoon m the church. Parents and friends are invited.

The New Zealand football team defeated Devonport Albion last Wednesday by 21 points to 3, and |on Saturday defeated Midland Counties by 21 points to 5.

The weight of a left luggage paroel, which can be left m a station cloak room for 2d, has been raised from 281bs to 561bs for the same prioe-

Mr W. Wallis has been appointed Otautau agent for the State Fire Insurance Department, and also for the Government Life Insurance Offloe.

The No-license League making preparations for tho forthcoming vote at the general election, and will have scrutineers appointed to aot on eleotion day.

Mr Paul Brown, formerly of Otahu Flat, is erecting a flaxmill to deal -with tbe large body of flax on the sections sold last year by the Government, and which are situated behind Mr Cameron's Maori Hill property. ,

The petition which is being circulated for signature, calling upon the Town Board to take steps to have a poll ol ratepayers taken on the question of rating on unimproved values, is being largely signed.

The Government Health /Inspeotor, Mr K. (Cameron, made a tour of-,. inspection round the town on Friday last, and as a result several recommendations aire likely to be submitted to the Board as to sanitary reform.

Mr William Hawkins, a well-known buyer for the Indian market, has purchased upwards of 160 horses at the horse sales which have been held at Cambridge (ISforth Island) daring the past f or tnigh t.-r-Ex. V

A notice is inserted by Mr F. Ketteg that all accounts m connection with his business have been handed over to Mr J, Fisher for collection, and all the necessary powers delegated to him to pursue for recovery.

The aggregate number of eggs laid at the New Zealand egg laying competition iB 13,550, the total, .lor the twenty -fifth week being 2421. The weekly average per pen .is 24.21.

The Bey Mr Macdonald, minister, and Mr John. Lindsay, elder, of the Otautau Presbyterian Church, leave on Monday next to at tend the General Assembly of the church which this year is to-be held m Auckland.

The Bey Mr Gray, of Biverton, is at present suffering from the result of an aooident received by . his horse becoming foul of a barbedwire fence. Mr Gray has got a nasty shaking, ' and Borne minor injuries, but fortunately not of a serious nature.

The Maori Hill flaxmill is now m full swing for the season, and a large quantity of fibre is being put through. Mr Cameron has a second mill m course of ereotion to enable him to cope with the extensive area of flax .on his property.

Edgar Guy Monk, a married man, employed at the Dunedin railway station as accountant, was arrested by detectives on Monday last, on a oharge of theft. It is understood that he attributes hit- present" position to betting on horses*.

The repairs to the Rose Casey have been sufficiently advanced to allow her to steam to the Bluff, where the work of overhauling and refitting will be carried on. It is expected that she will be able tb lake up her running m about three weeks' time,

. According to the . Westport Times, .W. Corson and J. Mcintosh, of Southland, have accepted the challenge of Caseyjand Pretty, of Taranaki, to saw a white^ine , fog 22.in.in. diameter. The stake is £100, and the match iB to take place at Eltham on December 26th The shares m the Starr-Bowkett Society are being paid up very satisfactorily, p.nd very few of those originally signifying their intention of becoming shareholders are dropping out, any delinquents m this way being replaced by others.

It is reported that two Taranaki sports made a wager of a shilling a point on the results of the New Zealand football team's tour. Up to the present the. one who -put his faith m the Home teams, is m a deficit of 429 points— £2l 9a— and only a third of tbe tour is over. :

The New Zealand Loan -and Mercantile Agency Co'. 1 , Jjtd, have received the following cablegram from their London office, dated fiji'th ins'. :— Tallow \We quote present spot values for the following descriptions of tallow: Fine- mutton 31s, good beef 27s Bd, mixed 25s 2d per cwt. Market firm. Mr F. B. Hill, a familiar figure m Otautau for over 20. years, passed away at the Riverion Hospital on Friday, at the age of 65 years. Mr Hill, never of a robust constitution, had for the past year been a great sufferer, and the end was not unlooked for by his friends. The interment took plac9 at the Otautau cemetery on Sunday,- when a considerable concourse of friends assembled to pay their last respects to the deceased. Deceased leaves a family of four children, three sons and one daughter, who have the sympathy otall the resident?; of the district.

A oriokat match takes place to-morrow be* tween teams from the Riverton and Otautau Clubs,

The Otautau Stook Sale has beet post' ponded till Wednesday Jsth November. , '

Having been UH?oh annoyed by dogs trespassing and worryfng hiß sheep, Mr George Walton notices m this issue that he has laid poison on his property at Strathmore, '

W. A. Soott advertises that this is the time to buy a bicycle, and that, he can supply Boyal Enfield, Royal Speedwell, and New Hudsons, with free-wheel and everything complete, from j£l2 10s.

A concert promoted by the Otautau Anglioan Churah; is being held m the Town Hall, on Friday 10th Nov, m aid of the building fund. Talent of an exceptionally higu charaoter will be present from Invercargill, and a- musical treat is m store for Otautau residents.

The Rev, J Kirkland, of Biversdale was inducted to the charge of the Waimatuku.Waianiwa parish, at Waianiwa, on Tuesday last, m the place of the Rev, B. Catherwood who received a pall to Auokland. At the weloome social to Mr Kirkland many were unable to - gam admisssion. Work on the new post office is now proceed-. iDg and the brick work of the first storey-^ill soon be complete, A visitor from the country the other day was very unxious to know when the foundation stone was to be laid and expressed the doubt of the stability of the structure if this time honored fanotion by a representative of the Government should be omitted. '

It is understood that Sir Joseph Ward's solicitors have issued writs for* £sooo against the "New Zealand . Times and the Post, .Wellington, for the publication of an advertisement concerning a publio meeting, at which Mr Braund announces that he will specially deal with the attacks on him which Sir Joseph Ward made m the Souse, under ooverof parliamentary privilege.

Miss Gardiner was made "the recipient of a handsomely bound bible and hymn book from the members of the Young Women's Bible Class, on Sunday afternoon, the pros* entation being made on the occassion of Miss Gardiner's approaching wedding, and to mark the esteem and affection m whioh she is held by the members of the Class.

As exhibiting the enthusiasm that angling engenders m its devotees, it is recorded that two prominent Invercargill citizens, one a leading divine, and the other holding an equally prominent position m the medical world, sallied forth at 4 a.m one morning last week, and after tramping some miles to the scene of their anticipated sport, returned; home, after several hours spent man en-' deavour to allure some finny donations to their seductive flies, without landing a single fish.

The Bey Mr Bobey, of Orepuki, met with a nasty accident oh Sunday, 22 inst. Mr Bobey was thrown back over a bank 10 feet deep owing to his horse becoming restive. Dr Trotter, on making an examination, ascertained that several ribs were braised, one ankle broken, and an injury to the knee. Mr Bobey has not long recovered from the effects of ajtrap acoident received when driving out to the Waiau two^years ago. '

Mr John Fisher reports the Bale of Mr William Walker's farm of 226 aores at Soot's Gap, at a satisfactory price, to Mrs H. Stewart. This is one of the nicest little properties m the Gap, and Mrs Stewart is to be congratulated on acquiring it, making, with her own property adjoining, a fine compact farm ot 465 aores. The sale, on behalf of Mr E. Matheson is also reported by the same agent of seotion 6 North Otautau, to Mr G. Stearne for £30.

A syndioate will shortly be pat on the -market to" acquire two local patents, which are likely to prove of considerable wortb. ,one is a dry egg preserve, which has giyjen sptendid results, and unlike present liquid preparations, which are only ,good for one < season, the hew powder oan be used year I after year. . The other is a liquid preparation for keeping meat, fish, butter and other' perishable food products, during hot weather, and has been well spoken of by experts m the trade te whom it has been Bubmi'tei. Several local people are taking an interest m | the syndicate.

A clearing sole^at Marshall Bros,' Orawia flaxmill, took place under the baton of Mr W. Todd, on Wednesday last,, when the entire plant ahd buildings were disposed of. Mr T.Moflhtt;, of Invercargill, bought the 14-horse power Garrett engine for £250,the steam press, one of the b(*st of its kind m Southland, going to the same buyer. Messrs Wilson Bros, of Feldwick, purchased the stripper, scutchers, shafting, pulleys and other gear, with the intention of utilising m a water power fiaxmill on their own property. Tbe buildings jwere bought up by various settlers round the distriot.

The Wyndham Town Board are erecting a town hall, m brick, at a cost of £100*, of which £300 has been raised by voluntary donations, and the balance is being borrowed at 4_%. The hall will be a commodious building, with two entrances from the 'front. Between the two entrances there is the Board room, 28ft x 16ft.The main hall is 58ft x 40ft,and the stage 40ft'x 18ft 6in. Behind the stage are three fair sized rooms. -Altogether the residents of Wyndham will have a public building of which they may. feel proud, and, being m brick, the cost of repairs and renovation will be reduced to a minimum.

The Government scheme for separating the sexes m the industrial schools of the colony will practically be completed by the end of the month, when the boys of the Caversham Industrial Sohool — about a hundred m number — will be transferred to the new Boys Training Farm at Weraroa. near Levin- . The boys are to leave Dunedin on Tuesday next, and by November 2nd will be established m their new country home. Tne farm oonsists of four hundred acres of • first-olass land. The boys will be trained to agricultural, pastoral and dairying pursuits. V Farm work is being commenced at an opportune time of year; with the prospect Of a fine dairying season. Exchange.

The Otautau Town Board are at present calling for tenders for aiot of work which will effect considerable improvements m the town. The first is- concrete kerbing and levelling footpath m North Otautau, to the culvert at the corner of the Yellow Bluff road, next, similar work from Mr Steele's oorner to the Cbnroh of 'England. Thsse will be carried out with the concrete blocks hitherto used by the Board. Then from Messrs Swhan aud Brass's oorner to the the Presbyterian Church, it is proposed tb make the concrete kerbing on tbe ground m one continuous block, similar to the work presently being carried., out by the Invercargill Borough Counoll.

Mr F. Ketteg, who recently sold his property to Mr ** M. Gonley. and who left Otautau on Tuesday, eh route for Europe, was entertained at a social m Kelly's hotel, on Thursday evening, when he was the recipient of a presentation, whioh took the form of a handsome set of meersohaum pipes, Mr George Ross occupied the chair, and spoke m complimentary terms of Mr Ketteg's connection with Otautau. The chairman's remarks were supplemented by Mr R. Acheson. Mr Ketteg, m feelingly responding, thanked the donors for the present. He had Bpent many, happy years m Otautau, and made many friends. It was uncertain as to whether he would be returning to the colony or not, but should he do so, he oerlainly should make baok to Otautau. After spending a pleasant coup]** of ho.y-.rs, the. company d.is»e.rsed % V "■.:."