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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 169, 28 July 1908, Page 4

Mr A. M. Swhan and A. Fraser left Otau. tan this morning for a few days' pig shotting m the Lilburn valley. * 6 wwug i.ISf re ! l a good deal of activity among Northern buyers for farms in Southland again, and agents are busy showing prospeotwe.purchasers round the country place m the Town Hall to-morrow evening, and as usual every effort is bein3 made to give patrons an enjoyable time. - a e , T ° wn , B °ard at last night's meeting decided to leuve the propostl * boiro* money for a sanitary semce. and for further office improvements to their saooesßors in na^Sl« f / b ° Ut flo . h / ad o ¥>**g toUooka, SSIS tJ-T Be ?' d ?_ vn &<** the fl o^ed laien district, and sold at Wyndham last SJf iV"Sf t ron & °% ta « on Saturday bound for Mr W; Scott's, Clifden. mmtu * 7 Mr D. Macpherson, who is contesting the Wallace seat at the forthcoming election, was married in Melbourne on Wednesday last, a*d is expected to arrive in Bluff wkh ms bride by an early steamer; Several farms hava changed hands in 'this district during the past fortnight The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have disposed of Mr C. MoDougall's and a portion of Mr R. Meek's farm to Mr W. Marshall, who recently sold out at Groper's Bush to Mr D. (Mark. For want of space Messrs A Noble "and Qo. have got to clear out a lot of their' present stook to make room for new goods arriving You know what this means. It jus* means that you get a lot of tip-top goods at prioes whieh are so low they wouldn't be looked at if the firm had room to keop them for sale at the usual prices. Not having this room they have got to be sacrificed, so be in at the slaughter. In a recent issue ef a contemporary intimation was made that Mr John Findlay of Orawia, contemplated standing as a candidate for a seat on the County Council. Mr Findlay writes to say that the tnere is not the slighest foundation for suoh a report, e£ he has never expressed any suoh intention, and oafs none. He desires to contradict the rumour. ( » "•" •"*» A good chance is offering for men to seoure a supply of clothing,, hosiery, underwear, eto^ It isnt often that our genial townsman, Mr' o*eo. Ross, hangs out the Red Rag of a clearing sale, but on this occasion the slaughter aud sacrifice are going to beat Waterloo. The fight commenoes next Tuesday, and before the entire stook is slaughtered you had better cajFon Mr Ross as early as possible after that date. Mr John Findlay, of Bayswater, has disposed of a couple of dairy farms of 200 aores each from hia highly-cultivated property. .Mr Fmdtay's farm comprises probably the finest 1000-aore property in this distriat^and the buyers, who are from the North, are to be congratulated on securing such excellent land, which is eminently suited for dairying. The sales were effected through the National Mortgage Company, and other sales are reported pending. The Retailers meet in the Town Hall on Friday evening to again discuss matters for their mutual protection, and elect officers for the ne ly-formed Assoeiation. Lord Beaconsfield'.-. advice was « to ensure peace, prepare for war." In commerce, to avoid disaster amd bad debts in times of adversity. protect yourselves in times of prosßeritT: this is what the Retailers' Association te proposing tb do. ■ Grand Winter Fair at Aparlnta Store. The Goods are all new and of the best quality. The Prices are /Specially reduced. Inspection cordially Invited. I- M. BUTOHER, Lessee. 3 Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for donahs and Colds never fails Is 6d and 2s 63- i The Education Board has agreed to the request of tbe Otautau Sohool Committee to purchase seotion 38, block I, adjoining the present asbool play ground. This 'will give?! total arer&rf two acres and afford three f_on3 ages to the school grounds from Queen, Alderly and Rye streets. The conJSStw are to be congratulated on their saeoessfas this matter which they have hid SS oonsideratio.i for a very long time Thomson and B ea __te have one of those announcement in this issue that if « {Jew not for the well-known reliability of the W m ight be taken with, the proverbial SJln^f salt, TJhey are having a bicWi-S-suu and for end^f-eeason g?od_ StJSftSSS cost a pound and does not sell freely atooS down it goes to 10s, and If that does n!i clear it out down it tumbles to ss? aSd%Se. with a rush. Those heads of famfief o! young coupes just starting the married ttfc