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"CELEBRATION 15
SIGNAL SUCCESS)

ie Crowd of Delighted. People Saw

~ Ctowds’ ‘Thronged Streets Depite
| Lak of Railway Accommodation

Nei Hazelton’ 's first celebra-|"
“tion was, from every. point of
view, a:great ‘suiccess, At “times
it looked discouraging for the

’ committee when it was announc-
ed that the. G T. P. would: not. be
’ able to run any ‘special trains or
do anything which: would help
swell. ‘the. ‘crowd. The’ Rupert
_ ball: team and track team: ‘and the
“big bineh of people were unable
to come up. .The Smithers peo-
ple were also unable to get any
special service... Satisfactory ar-
rangements could not. be made
with the old town ball team: and
communication was secured with

the Smithers ball team and ‘they
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- BANK. OFFICIALS .
VISITED BRIDGE »

_ Fathi Over ver Sétery and. Future]
Prospects of New Hazelton
and the District °

On ‘Saturday. evening - before
"the: banquet; Messrs. Brodériek,
Vibert, Rowley and Christie were
taken for an ‘auto drive around
town and over to the: ‘bridges.
. They crossed the new high level
. bridge in the auto, the first time
an automobile has been to or over
the new bridge. The visitors
were delighted with the view ob-.
tained from that point and’ they
expreased surprise.at: the excel-
lence of the bridge, which is bet-:
ter thant the type of bridge found

in. most “parts .of the province.
They also took the. ‘Opportunity
_ while ‘here to look up information
on the district and they. express-|
ed themselves’ ‘enthueiastically on
the » bright future ‘before New.
Hazelton, On Monday they took
in the celebration and that: even-
ing went through to. Telkwa and

" Smithers to look over:the branches) '

. there, : Mr. Broderick: ‘and: “Mr,
Christie went: back: t te ene

Dr. Stone e. Accepts ‘Appalatment ce .

G T. P. at” Endake,

Kenly Contested. Events—Large| _

ROCK DRILLING A
~~ BIG ATTRACTION]

Two Teams Entered for Day’s Feature
Event— Intense. Excitement Dat-

ing Half. How of Groelling Con:| .

; _test— “Drilled: ‘Thirty- Seven Inches

The rock drilling contest creat

ed. mavy., times the excitement

that: was expected. by the. major-|

ity of people who. had -not: .pre-
viously seen 2 similar. event. It
was hard to get the thing: started
but once thé people saw. the- men
at work; rock: ‘drilling immediate-
ly took the. lead over ‘all other
sports, and. another year 1t will

-be easy ‘to increase the: prize and

get more teams out. - It. was the
big event of the day and the large

‘crowd .of citizens and visitors

who had gathered on'the hillside,

were delighted. Two teams were.
entered=-Charles Ericksen and’

Magnus Johnson, and Bill Sween-
; - (Continued on last page) *.

~ DANCE ‘MADE. A HIT.

Large Number. of’ Young. People. ‘Had
; “Most Enjoyable Evening

mace Ane

a call: the distinct ‘successes

i -| scored by the different: sub-com-
. of the Victoria Day. cele-
ian none was
more brenounced: fhan:that ofthe’
entert inment -com mittee with]'2
their lance in the: evening. Thel-

“committee,

Galena Club : was. ‘beautifully de-
corated for the occasion’ and: the
floor was in the best of condition.

Gray’s: ‘orchestra won the approv-
al of well over‘a hundred follow-
ers. of Terpsichore. with the man-

ner in Which the music was fur-
nished. . A splendid | ‘Juneh was|5:
served at: midnight, in charge of
‘Mrs, Geo. Wall, after which. the
dance was continued until 3.30
‘when the gathering. voted: it one
‘of. the: most enjoyable evenings

ever held in this district. * -

¢

ok complete list of the, winners

in-the various athletic events of
the Victoria: Day ‘celebration will
be found on another page.

ae ae the mineral claim drawn for |.
| this week, ‘riumber ‘three being

NEW HAZELTON
WON: ‘AND LOST

Smithers Nine. Takes Advantage of
. New: ‘Hazelton’: s Aeroplaning Trip |
and: Won - ‘Monday’s Game After
- Losing Close Game Previous. Day

“The baseball ‘games between
Smithers -and, New. Hazelton re-
sulted in’an even bréak, the ‘lo-
cals winning Sunday afternoon’ s
game by.a score of twelve to ten.
There was avery good. crowd at:
the first game and from the spec-
tators’ standpoint it was the more
interesting. Many good laughs
were. ‘furnished | and everyone
was “well pleased.: The Smithers
team came_ down short. a coupe
of men and these * were selected
from. the local boys. *
‘On Monday. ‘afternoon the big
game ‘was a fine exhibition. of
ball in: many: ‘spots, and among |.

the big crowd present were lot:
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Won Minetal Ciaim

LE 'y, Dodimead was the winner |

the lucky ticket. The property |
is located. on the Rocher de Boule
mountain about a mile from, Car:
naby. The drawing was co duct
ed: bye Be che Brown: :

ORES WANTED FOR
‘ PANAMA “EXHIBIT

pe ‘secretary of the New Haz

. elton District Mine Owners’

.. Association ' received. the follow-'
- ing wire. Wednesday: night from
the Rupert Boardof Trade: “Mr.
| Wm. Tomlinson, ‘of the.Canadian.”:
‘Government, Exhibition Cotamis- i
‘sion leaves fiere for New Hazel-. :
* ton about/June 3rd ‘for purpose -
* of obtaining collection: of ores for *
. Panama. Pacifie Exposition. ‘He...
. will accept typical gamples' ‘weigh
- ing from*fitty to several: hundred".

. BIX inches.”. ‘It is desired that your "

: association: do. all. in its power to
secure:. an ‘exhibit. of ores ‘that :

: will be. 8. credit to the north?"

: pounda;, BI80 ease .samples :six by. pe

a ‘tinental | Development. eCore

FINE CONCERT IS

EVENING | SUCCESS |”

Dramatic Society Scored Scored ‘Success With
“Vaudeville. and Pierrot Entertain-
-ment—Nearly a Hundred Dollars

| Realized for Their Other Concerts |

The vaudeville and piérrot en-|.
tertainment presented by the New
Hazelton Dramatic Society scored
a signal success, For weeks the
young people had been. preparing

for the event and they succeeded '

in giving a most. creditable. per- :
formance and one that was very
much ‘enjoyed. by. the audience,
The hall wag filled within a very.
few Minutes after the door was
opened*and from start to finish] .
those taking ‘part in the enter-.
tainment -held:’the. attention and
received / the applause of . those |

present. peat
The costumes’ were decidedly

attractive as also were the stage
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"RETURNED, ALL anh

: WILL DETERMINE

Roy. cn Moseley and. ‘Bride Welcomed |

- to the District.
R. @ - Moseley, proprietor: of
the | Hazelton. hotel, -returned to|’

the old. town" ‘last. week. but. not:

i merly.. “Mrs. Nettie

; Moody. “They: were . ‘married: in.
Vaneouver on. nthe: 16th and: came

Hazeltori, and were given; a
popularity ‘of - the: “groom.

Hazelton for-the: éelebration, and

were kept busy, shaking. hands:
and: receiving ‘the ‘congratulations

of. Roy’s many. friends, . : with
whom: the Herald joins .in. wish:
ing. muech- happiness and> smany |

years of prosperity in. the Hazel. |e

ton district.

Wednesday night. |
a spur at Carnaby” for the Co

Feraeees

fa eon

ception: commensurate . with thet
Mr.
and: Mrs, ° “Moseley: ‘were-in New|,

DECORATING WAS _
“VERY ATTRACTIVE

Added. Much: to Appearance of Town -
and Will Be a Stil Greater. Fea-
ture Next Year—Hoodlams: Tore.

with. the. -eelebration ‘here

to. that.end of ‘the celebration,
‘but § since it) has been introduced
many. of those who neglected to
secure flags: and bunting’ express-
ed regrets,” In future. there. will
be much more ‘of. this: done: : ot
Those ‘places’, ‘decorated : dded
materially. to. ‘the appearance | of
the town and: ‘the decoration com-
ect :
ing: a very. attractive : arch:. on
Laurier -street: to: ‘weleom the:

visitors’ as. ‘they came: ‘in: onthe
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STANDARD WORK

I v. Stewart ‘States I Natare of New
«Work: Depends Upon Strike: of
Dre in Cross-Cu Pr

sy hileiee Ww Hadeltsn, J..
Stewart, went’ into’ the work: at. .
the: Silver Standard mine. It de-

pends argely said. Mr.. Stewart,

‘the: ‘bottorh- ‘of, the shaft: just. what a
the: nature. and extent. of the new
work. will be... ‘If the « ore is. good

tunnel from. about the. present °
camp: site. This will

Tobey. was’ n, ‘town: ‘on Fane
‘Hei is lo¢ating |

Down Arch During Ronday: Night -_

A new féatitre’ in” ‘eohniedtion ee

In-the past it has_not: bee ‘cae: - a
tomary to devote mich: attention -

‘at: that. ‘depth: the probability is 7 .
we. will: start a ‘long ‘eross-cut _