THE OTAUTAU STANDARD AND WALLACE COUNTY CHRONICLE Tuesday, May 11th, 1909.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 210, 11 May 1909, Page 4

THE OTAUTAU STANDARD AND WALLACE COUNTY CHRONICLE Tuesday, May 11th, 1909.

Wairio stookYale on Wednesday. Otautau stock sale on Friday. A sitting of the Assessment Court will be held m the Courthouse on Wednesday, 19th May, at 11.30 a.m. | A Gospel Meeting is to be held m the Town Hall on Sunday night at 8 p.m., when Mr Salmon, the stone-deaf Evangelist, will j deliver an address. j A meeting of the Bazaar Committee wil be held m Mr Fisher's offiou to-morrow evening at 8 p.m. The Bight Hon. the Minister of Finance, has provisionally approved of the ' loan of i £1200 to the Otautau Town Board for street improvements, etc. The prizes donated to the Otautau School Committee by the Otautau Athletic Society will be competed for by the scholars m the sohool grounds to-morrow afternoon at 2 j o'clock. Mr D. Murray, of Warepa, was m this district last week, and cleared out between 3000 j and 4000 forward wethers, mostly intended for topping off m the Taieri distriot. Mr Clement L. Wragge, the eminent Meteorologist, is going to lecture m the Town Hall during the first week m July. Mr Wragge's lectures are described as marvellouß, and his " Voyage through the Universe, and leotures on " Radium " are really wonderful. Judgment has been given by Me Cruiokshank, S.M., m the case, Salton v. Marshall, heard m Otautau on 31st March. Judgment is m favour of A. Salton for £49 12s Bd, with costs £8 7s. The counter olaim was dismissed. Mr A. JRadford. who has been acting as porter at the Otautau railway station for the past twelve months, has reoeived notice of his transfer to Inveroargill, and leaves tomorrow afternoon to take up his duties m that city. The 1.0.0. F. Aparima Lodge members are arranging for a grand progressive euchre social m the Town Hall on Friday, 28th inst. The sooial is being promoted by the brothers of the Lodge to entertain and also assist the members of the Ti Ara Lodge (Bebekah) recently opened m Otautau. A big muster of Oddfellows is expeoted. Sister Allison, missionary to the Maoris, will deliver an address m the Presbyterian Gburtih on Thursday, 20th inst., ""on the "Turakina Maori Girls School," and a hearty invitation is extended to everybody to attend. A collection will be taken up m aid of the funds. Mrß James Baird, of Inveroargill, conducted the Young Women's Bible Class on Sunday afternoon, when there was an exoeptionally large attendance. Mrs Baird thoroughly interested members m her subject, wbioh wad on "The Four Hundred Tear Period between the Old and the New Testaments." Mr Hugh Littelton, who has for the past 20 years been a farmer m the Aparima distriot, died laßt week, aged 49. Mr Littleton has not lived on his farm for several years owing to ill-health, but has resided with Mr Whflftllet at the Bluff until teoently, when h« vm moot tf to » Home. '

Mr W. Lightfoot,. Aparima, has just hreshed 116 bushels Sparrowbillß oats per lore off 11 acres of lea ground. Even at the reduced price obtainable thin j*iiv, such a srop gives well over £7 per acre gross return. For Chronic Chest Complaints Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d and 2a 6d. When Edendale Estate was thrown open Ecr selection m 1904 there were 104 applicants all told for sections. On Thursday at the Land Olßce, Invercargil), one section of 78 acres, and only very medium land brought out 115 applicants. Evidently the land hunger is not appeased. A public meeting is being held at Drummond's Ferry on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock to urge the ereotion of a traffic bridge over the Waiau to replace the present punts. It is contended by settlers that the punts will be quite inadequate to cope with the traffic to the railway at Tuatapere. A big assemblage of settlers is expected. The funeral of the late Mr Foierick Camp* bell took place on Wednesday afternoon • the remains were interred m the Otautau cemetery, and a large gathering of friends from far and near m Southland met to show their respect to his memory. The cortege was preceded by a piper who played a Highland lament, which added to the impressive' ness and solemnity of the occasion. The Bey. A. Macdonald, M.A , delivered a special address on "Old Age" on Sunday evening, taking for his text the words of the Psalmist (Psalm 71, verse 9) : » Cast me not off m the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth." Mr Macdonald referred to" Old Age " as the crowning glory of life. After the storms and buffetings of manhood there came the mellowness, calm, and reflectiveness m the evening of life. A well-known tradesman had a narrow escape from a nasty spill on the footbridge last week. Some mischievous person had tied a string across the bridge, which tripped the passer by : fortunately the string broke or there would havn been a sma3h-up, as the tradesman was can ying a lot of breakables Thid is a mean kind of practical joke For Influenza take Woods' Great Pepper, mint Cure. Never fails Is 6d and 2s 6d Mr J. Fallow, son of Mr M. Fallow, 'of Biverton. made his first appearance as an auctioneer on Friday, when he wielded the hammer on behalf of Messrs J. E. Watson and Company, Limited. Mr J. Macdonald son of Mr J. Mac<?onald. Orawia. has also started auctioneering, hi 3 first appearance m that capacity being at Dipton last week on behalf of Wright, Stephonson and Company. Limited. J The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London offioe, dated 8»h inst. :— Wnol— As compared with last sales' closing rates, prioes are 10 per cent, higher for greasy merino super, and about 5 to 7J pei- cent, higher for scoured merino and greasy merino medium. Prices are about the same for faulty wool. The sales gain firmness as they progress." The Ofcautaa Band of Hope commences the season on Monday next m the Town Hall. There will be a good programme f&r the first night, and all members, intending members and friends are requested to roll up. The success of the Band of Hope conoerts last year are sufficient guarantee that those attending thig year will have an enjoyable time. James Blair, widely known throughout Scotland as the King's fiddler, has passed awiy at Aberdeen, aged 83. Blair and his father, Willie Blair, had been connected with the Royal Family as players of strathBpeys for over sixty years, and James trained the Prince of Waies, Prince Edward, and the Prfncesses of thai day m the art of Highland dancing. For years James Blair acted as the special ghillte of King Edward, with whom and Queen Alexandra he was a great favourite. Later he received a post at Abergeldie Castle. The Otera tunnel has been driven a distance of forty-three chains. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., received the following cable from its London Office, dated sth inst. : — "WooL— There was a full attendance at the opening of the sales to-day, competition by Hoiae, Continental, and American buyers being active. As compared with last sale's closing rates prices are about 7^ to 10 per cent, higher for crossbred lambs, fine crossbred, and medium crossbred ; about 5 to 1\ per cent, higher for coarse and slipe crossbred. Very little merino was offered. The market is firm with an upward tendency." What should prove to be of interest to potato growers m this district is the introduction to New Zealand of a variety reported to be absolutely blight proof. To Mr George Robertson, of Wellington, is due the credit of introducing the " Solamun Commersoni" into New Zealand. The new potato ha^ls from France and has been succescf ully grown m the North Island this sfiison. Mr JohnDavies, of Manawatu, and Mr J. 8. Smith, of Paekakariki, report favourably on the new variety. Mr Smith say* : " the ordinary potatoes, Up-to-dates, were attacked by both wire worms and blight but the Solamun Commersoni, which had been planted among the other tubera, resisted both effectually.