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Custom Tadoring

We have not been advertising this branch of

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our business for the past few years, ouing to the

fact that on enlarging our business two years ago

we have been using our space in the newspapers

calling the attention of the public to the newlines,

af: dry g`6`O<lS,4 clolli`i¥l§',"’et<:._.

I--lligh Class Tailoring--£1

For men \vho want their clothes, made to order, we are better prepared

than ever to attend to theii wants iii this line, and intend making a larger increase in this branch of our business, as we have niade in all the other de-

partments of our store.

tlur Guarantee

Our guarantee money back, is the strongest argument we can ad- ;oniy in years when time has been

A€=,".l-j . ’ an excessive snow tall have the

van_ce in favour of our work_s: We have always made this a iule of our agriculturnlists been embled to ,_’€c_ business. We are in a position to-day to quote you a lower price than ure n plentiful supply of Water. any other house in the trade. The fit _and style of our custoni made my an _adequate amount 0, water for

_ \garnients will compete with any made in Canada. ,thcarea that is aircciiy under cciii- i

\ » lvation, but it will also supply water l

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A trade order solicited. All work guaranteed and money cheerfully re- .high “W “H818 which are 11 Daft Of

-P ditional tracts will ‘oe watered.

funded when requested. Can any offer be more reasonable . | The greater pm of the ,and “_

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ot government land which will he cp- en to entry 'by homestearis some time

i ii1'the future. When the project was

' . Started all of the available land was

; I . . immediately taken up, but the govern-

I N541 , ment has since withdrawn' part of .

____,___~____ reclamation act each land holder can

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Telephone Call - - - No. 20|- .

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. The best grade of work is put

into every job at this office:

If you have been dissatisfied

with the appearance of your

printed work;

If the price has been as much

as good work costs-then bring

V your next order to

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Arch’d Irwin

I3 Richmond Street Charlottetown.

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the moment they are lighted and may be lighted on any surface .

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lg; _ Announcement nuinbertwo at Q __ u

‘ .1->;;: -Cai-ter’s Bookstore t . I __ '_ _p

The Pony si/.e for Pocket use

The 200 size for Household use The 500 size for General use i

Seholield Paper Co Ltd

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|00 Boys’ and Girls Books. Publishersfprice $I.00

each, Our price 60 cents.

50 Regular Copywright Books $.12 5 each.Our price

65 cents.

|000 Cloth bound Books, good titles regular price

25 cents each . Our price 2 Books for 25 ceuts. (]ust opened)

WW Franli and Dick MerriweI|'e Boolia and

Detective Books, Latest _editions I 5 cents each. (receiv- ed to-day)

roo copies “Anile of 'Avonlea”. (receivedlfroni the

publishers to-day). '

Visit our Book department.` Bargains in Books

for everybody.

| ciiifi it co. iniui

_ | e ho te d laws, which

Red Rose meeting. Lodge P\”i“°° allow iso acres, there has altogether Edward. S- 0- E- Tlwsday Oct 12511- llicen a vast tract restored to the

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. be opened for entry arain when the

Paton 510" quality In ‘¢_§l_"|s7d¢f project has iinally bleen completed

1- and placed 'in readiness to furnish wa-

“We specialize in iittlng g1asses,aud| '

for reliable, honest service, you can’t. w;H‘;’;lrg;’{‘acféh°iEr§:;'_‘5r3i§” tgtelggz do better than. come here. G. _F. time It is the Polic of 'Xe m'“10n_ H“t.c.hes°”' Uptician' 9_`30d21‘ al government to abholutely refrain

d G from offering encouragement to sett-

L t I D A' Horne 6,00 til it has been placed in position to

owes pr ces y8_|Bwfd&rt{ furnl.sli -all of the water that is need-

"`Colour your canvas or kid shoes £9 a"°"'fd25t'O00 ‘tires of land that will

_ _ . t h e openc o en y as soon as' _the gfgssesshxfxh gfjlléeda nt§w'§‘;e;Sin;°;f government _deems it to- be advisanle,

The public lands are scattered

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gn “_h”‘d;B‘. 3§;’_'” be ha%_f3t0d1i_ 0 :throughout the entire length of the

ros rice \

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_ Montrose to the vicinity of Delta,

|m'°rnat'°na| Standgrd dm" at the junction of the Uncompaligre

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'igaasqlgggzresllyirjf Horeneng go Iriver wiltli thc; Gunnison. The lands

8_|8wfd&|-tf siirroun ing tie government tracts

”‘ ' ' 'a "` ‘ “ *” Quality underwear lor bo yS Valley among the most- desirable oi

meh and Women at Paton‘s any yet available for settlement The

F 9- I 7dtl' degqed ind, that is such of it as has

9 'll not yet been improved, can be bought

S _ol the great project was work ol tar

. , vcry reasonable, aliordin the man

CONROY’S Special Fall Sale

of Boots and Shoes, Trunks, Suit. Cases, Grips, etc. See me about cL0'ri-iiNG CUT PRICES in all lines.

Give me a call Exhibition Week.

Store Open Evenings

CONROY

- The Shoe mm.

97 Queen Sl. ~ Ch'Town Ncni- y opp Bank ol New Brunswick

dmw frmif.

`” hold but 80 acres of land,| and as the

COMING EVENTS- homestcads were practically all enter-

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is to at held at Montrose on Sept

onolthework

all

river Arrangements have been

for Aho entertainment ude ol visitors at the celebra- andit will be undoubtedly be biggest event ol thc kind even in the W t

ee .

Uncompahgre Valley project, of the Gunnison tunnel is a part,

one of the largest and most im-

ol the two dozen and odd

IB

West at the present time. One hund- red

throught under cultivation and open- 'cd to the settler and homemaker.

There 'is about 200,000 acres ol

|ti.!la‘;,le land in the valley, but up to the present at the most only adout. '-10,000 acres halve been in cultivation' owing to lack ol water. The Uncom- pahgre river, from which the present supply of water is taken, is a very| sh0l't stream, and has an extremely limited water shed. It has been found to be a matter oi exceeding ldifliculty in most years to secure enough water eve/u for the small area which is now under cultivation.

Now ‘the tunnel will not only sup-

_enough to lrrigjatci -an additional 150,- 000 acres. In the luture, when the

,tho proiect. have been completed, ad-

der thls pnoject is deeded land. How- ever, there is still some choice pieces

these lands from entry. Under the

ed under th mes sr

public dciniain. This land will all

‘ter for all of the land

ed. Altogether there will probsinly

valley, fnom several mileshliove

are all highly cultivated, making the public lands of the Uncomzpahgre

Z

of small means opportunity for- ac- ‘quiring a home of his own.

The Gunnison tunnel project is per-

'haps the most romantic of any.oi7\the _large projects which have lor their _object the reclaiming ot vast tracts got land. The inception oi the idea land the progress ofthe work from the idea to the completed tunnel and canals sounds more like a 'romance than a mere recital ol twentieth century lateral achieve- ment. .

Among the lirst settlers ol the val-

Vley were men ol far-slghterli judgment who glimpsed the possibilities of the great work which' is today a reality. It galled their spirits to see the ,few acres which were poorly water- ed 'by the little river which traversed itho center of the valley, while just 'beyond was an empire which must be given up to sage brush and dwert vegetation because ol lack of water. No water lor this vast empire, while less than a dozen miles awa roared

Anthraeite, Acadia, Inverness, 0ld Sydney Mine At

Geo E. I"uII’s

Coal Yard Prince St Wharf.

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""‘ the great Gunnison carrying the snow

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is replete and complete for your comforts in our line-

A place for everything-

everything in its place.

We give you good value.

We give you prompt

service.

We give you courteous

treatment.

5' We invite your trade and feel we can please.

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amber 88 to celebrate the comple- ti

hPre¢id0nt Tait will 'be pmepxiatin at t I5 °°l°l7"*u°l\ “mb I” “ °“- what their neighuora would have many notable men from all parts 0( shrunk ‘mm commmding through

° Wm W P"°s°m' “nd tan fear of the ridicule that would be

95"* "1 U” l”°°gr°m theirs, began to agttate the question

“nf W iw Tf"`i°”` of putting a tunnel through the ridge Ives “ “D °' "5 ol granite to tap the river beyond

° Cum" °( the Gunmsm as Like all men who pioneen, whether r°“m'|“”7 °° the t"““'°l wmt °° in lielda oi thought or action, they

and tell over again their er- -=»»-1--=~ 1- we vom- <1->w~» ¥’.T.':.I‘.2“°“i°3.“':§.“.%Z;° 22.1°” .$1.12

.se undertakings upon which ' `

government is engaged in the] After years of eftort the people ot

and mty thousand acres of th\’hold of the work of _building the tun-

richest soil in the state will ‘ne nel' An “PP“°p““ti°“ °f ‘25'000

the westin wash livin

enough to as great but l 1 |00

and all miles the Gunnison

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pioneers who were glttad with i enough to see what oth not seen and were poeaeeeed

moral courage enough to advocate

born and continued to grow The people ol the valley tinaily caught the

'spinlt ol the lar-sighted and began to join with them in pushing thai ea ,ol a tunnel to the Gunnison riivefr. Their. representatives in the state` legislature were asked to take hold ol the matter. Visitors were pressed ,into service as missionaries ol ilhe idea

the valley induced the state to take

was secured and work begun. It was soon lound,howeve'r, that the building ol the great project was work ol lar too great magnitude for event ther resources ol a great. state to under-' take and the project again languish- ed.

Other years passed and then came

where

the

auto

was as thoroughly imb\l0d idea ol reilchlng the 'Wa¢!»Bl'B

as was the iniost en

resident ol the vall0Y

is companion in the person Terrence, who is now a resi-

oi Denver, but who at that time

It mates now blooo It lnvllorneo

It ltnnzthong it builds

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nui»oIan»un».,lo¢mi

many had tried to penetrate its stories only to tail miserably

t see two oun men took

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was a manager ol an electric light plant at Montrose, Engineer Fellows set about preparlni, to explore the tearful Black Canon ol the Gunnison This canon is one of the most lear- soine gorges of the Great B.ocklc8.8l\fl

But h Y 9 _ account ol the failures of others.'l‘l(ilm

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F comioriable Coat Sweaters. Men’s and Boys’ Jackets.

' weather suggests sweaters, and a coat sweater ` is' the ideal garment. It lias a spick and span_ ap- / pearauce-with that admirable give and takelfecling-

, its the key to comfort.

Meu's`buttoncd coat sweaters, close ribbed cuffs. Many haiidsoine colors and patterns

G; od value at _'52-9° _

- Men’s buttoned coat sweaters, liand-made, close ribbed cuffsfmany decidedly nice

patterns at i ` $3~°°

Men’s buttoned coat sweaters inaile with we-sciit collars that will button close around .

throat $4-00 ii-

Other excellent sweater values froni $i.oo to $6.00

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The popularity of “The College Coats" arc past qiicstion. Young meh continuously come

[ and are captivated by the fascinating iovcliness of these gariiieiits.Wc feel sure that you cannot

fi.iil such an exclusive and autliorutive showing iii this Province of the foremost dress creations for men-“ The College Coats" . There’s nuiiicrous prices from $12.00 to $17.00.

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. "9 Men’s ‘fall gloves in fipe V' ' \_ . ' .;.l \ assortnients and materials

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Your lady friend will ap-

reciate your good taste as well as admire your fine linen if you patronize the Star.- Best, work.. ,.1_’,gr_spna,l atten icn. Prompt service!

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Btn Steam IA .

134 Kant St.: und" Phone lol

Public Notion

Persons trespassing on the Mc

Leod Farm without apermit will beprosecuted without further not- ce,by the owner,

MRS. ALEX MCLEOD,

,olf Point, f Montague

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Ball beating dfills.

Aiivils, vis , taps, and dies

M. R. M.shoes,~ one nails, 1100*'

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