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"The first carload of high grade
ore from the Mamie. mine was
loaded last Saturday and shipped

¥-|to the Trail smelter.

Smithers Electric Ltd. held ita
annual meeting on the 8th, and

._./gueh was the success of the ‘com-

Heavy Wool

SOCKS .
MACKINAW

UNDERWEA

PER SUIT $3.50 PER SUIT
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FULL FRESH LINE OF GROCERIES .

Speclal Prices on New Prunes ,

PANTS -

COATS AND

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W. F. LINDSAY terrace, B.c

New samples of

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‘Dance Programs.

Invitation Cards

Birth Cards
BLACK-BORDER PAPER‘.

Envelopes to match’ all of thé above ~
See samples at

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Date

Terrace Weather

/ Precipitation —  D

Remarks Rain .

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Snow ° Total ofanow Wind

Sunday, Dec. 81.,.. 30... 24... fair te ae 4 cat |,
Monday, Jan. 1...., 29 .. 12... slgt. snow ie 4" calm
es Tuesday, Jan. 2.,.. 27 .. 28... ‘overchat . .. . 4" NE,
Me) Wednes., Jan. 8.... 24... 12., slgt, now - e An OW,
Oe Thureday, Jan. 4...90°.: 22... | fair’ . aes o 2B,
M Friday, Jan. 6......:28,.. 28... light snow 2.2 .20,. 6" NW,
| Saturday, Jan. 6... 83 .. 24... enow, sleet $ 1. 40... 9" SW,
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per cent. was declared. |

Moricetown,

ing and shingling the building.

1|This work having.been completed
to the satisfaction of the board
of directors, a further contract
for the finishing has been given
D. C. Sangster, and the building
is to be ready for occupation
The comple-
tion of this nurses’ home will
give the hospital the much-needed
extra accommodation for patients
besides giving the nursing staff a
restful place in which to spend
their hours off duty, away from
the scene of their arduous labors.

within one month.

been sent out.

tion of the Village of Smithers—
in order to effect registration.

has passed between the assessor’s
office, the corporation, and other

any satisfaction.

TELKWA TALES

“'Néws from the Hub of Bulkley
Valley

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At the Nursing Home on Jan,
8rd, to Mr. and Mrs.. Lambe, a
daughter.

Corpl. Hall and J. P. Wheeler
are visitors to Hazelton, .

eae Sean

ee . this week. i ‘

.{daye-at the tie camp at Perow

pany during _the few months of
opération that a dividend of 25

A Mr. King, of southern Al-
berta, is negotiating for the pur-
chase of the 600 acres constitut-
ing the Robert May ranch at

' Arrangements have been made
for the completion of the nurses’
home of the Bulkley Valley Dis-
trict Hospital at Smithers. A
contract was awarded L, P. Green
for the construction of the log
walls, cutting openings, and roof-

Jt is sincerely hoped that the
authorities at Victoria have not
dismissed the matter and that
they still intend to straighten the
thing out. Much correspondence

private parties and Victoria, but
no-one seems to be able to get

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1923

“In spite of “assurance” to the
contrary, the provincial. govern-
ment still continues to levy taxes
against-real property within the
| corporate limits of the village of
Smithers, and asseSsment notices
for the year 1923 have already
This 1s causing
considerable. ill-feeling and much
confusion, for, in order to com-
plete any kind of a deal in real
property, one has to pay a double
tax—one to the provincial gov-
ernment and one to the Corpora-

|B.C. mining properties.
- BONDS,— Vancouver buying and sell- |-

Const, Ticehurst made a flying |:
visit to. Moricetown on Sunday. |:
Dr. Paine was on a profession- 7
al visit to Smithers on Monday:' |tge7 (ows.
‘I. N, Heslipfgpent:a-couple of |) 2

y

_ Tom Blythnian came down from |’
the tie camp on Sunday.

“t

Fred. McNish, arrested on Jan:

Zona charge ‘of theft of some
edds and ends from a Chinese

cabin at Hubert last summer,

kins on Wednesday, Jan. 3. The
case was dismissed for lack of
evidence,

be re-arrested, charged with
‘knowingly being in possession
of stolen goods’’. The case came
up yesterday. —

T. J. Jefferson returned from
New York last Wednesday even-

on Dome mountain for the past
year. Today, L. W. Patmore, of

organization of a holding com-
pany.. The first of the week Mr.

his Dome mountain interests,

Market Reports

Financial and market néwa gathered by
direct. wirca from world’s market centers
by BURDICK. LOGAN & COMPANY,
Lta., 787 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C.

yearly,

are lowest for many years.

mood, :

71-2 cents last: week.
in full swing.
orders, and stocks in first hands which

passed into consumption. The Consoli-
dated at Trailis the great Canadian
preducer of lead. They refine lead by
the electrolytic procese and the calcium-
fluoride necessary in the procesa is
mined north of Grand Forks, B. C., at
the famous Rock Candy mine.

GOLD. —New York and London now
récognize the Premier mine at Stewart
as one of the great gold producers
of the world: Another quarterly divi-
dend aggregating one million dollars has
just been declared. Competent author-
ities point out that in the first year of
actual operations the Premier paid
nearly twice the dividends paid by the
famous Comatock Lode in Nevada in its
first year. The Premier ore keeps its
values with depth, Canada’s three
other members of the ‘Big Gold Four’’
are Hollinger, Dome and Mcintyre in
Northern Ontario. Most recent London
eables tell: of increasing interest in

ing prices of Victory and War ‘Loan
Bonds. Prices are

a

[ose of all kinds

appeared before Magistrate Hos-|

The accused, how-
ever, was immediately ordered to

ing and has since been busy pav-.
ing off all claims in connection
with the number of mineral
claims he has had under option

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‘Sheet Metal Gecds

Sheet Copper and Brasa
Stove Pipe and Elbows
Galvanized Roofing
“Tanks of all kinds |
Eave Troughing
- Chimney Tops
Brass; Iron

We specialize in

Rowe’s Sheet
Metal Works

Lead Pipes and Fittings all sizes ||

Everything for the Mine, Ranch
“ and Factory ~~ \

«Tf it's in sheet metal we have it

‘997—Seecnd Ave. P.O. Box 467°

Prince Rupert, met Mr. Jefferson |

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Prince Rupert, B..C.
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and party, and arranged for the

Jefferson expects to go to Victoria
on business in connection with

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COPPER—.The world's consumption
of copper is three billion pounds per
annum, while the world’s production
is two and one-quarter billion pounds
A careful canvass of stocks
shows that existing supplies of copper
England,
Germany and the U.S.A. have bought
heavily for prompt and future delivery.
British Columbia’s great copper pro-
perties, Granby and Consolidated, ahould
benefit by the upswing in copper de-
mand. : The red metal is strong at 15
cents with sellers in an independent

LEAD.—The price of lead touched
Every blast
furnace producing lesed in the U: S. is
The battery,. paint and |’
cable trades are booked ahead with

totalled 160,000 tons a month ago have

plus interest to date |

_ Synopsis of
Land Act Amendments

Minimum price of first-class land
reduced to $5 an acra; second-class
to $2.50 an acre. :

Pre-emption how confined to sur-
veyed lands only. —

Records will be granted covering -
only land suitable for agricultural pur-
posea and which Is nou-timber land.

Partnership pre-emptions abolished,
but parties of not more than four
may arrange for adjacent pre-emp-
tions with joint residence, but each
making necessary improvements or.
respective claims.

Pre-emptors must occupy claims fur
five years and make improvemoerits to
value of $10 per acre, including clear-
ing and cultivation of at least 6 acroe
beture raceiving Crown Grant.

Where pre-emptor jn occupation not
legs than 3 years, and haa made pro-
portionate improvements, he may, be-
cause of ill-health, or other cause, be
granted Intermediate certificate of im-
provement and transfer his claim. «

Records without permanent residence
may be issued, provided applicant
makes improvements to extent of $200
per diatiued @nd records same each
year. Failure to make improvements
or record aame will operate as for-
felture, Title cannot be obtained in
_fegs than 6 years, and improvements
of $10 per acre, Including § acres.
cleared and cultivated, and residerce
of at least 2 years are required. .

Pre-emptor holding Crown

may record another pre-emption, if

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he requires land in conjunctton with -

his farm, without actual -occuparils, .
provided statutory Improveineils mude
and residence maintained on Crown
granted land, ‘

nsurveyed agrees, not axdeeding: ri.
acres, may be leased as homesites,
title to be obtained after fuldlling real-
dential and improvement conditions,
and surveying land.- = .

For grazing and Industrial purpes:s..
areas exceeding 640 acres may ‘he.
leaged by one pergon or company.

Mill, factory or Industrial sites on
timber land not exceading 40 acrov
may be purchased: conditions tnclude
payment of stumpage, | ro

Natural’ hay meadows inwaesathle
by existing roads may: be pureimiv od
eonditional upon cuustruction of. a
road to them. Rebate of one-half of
cost of road, not excéeding. half. af
purchase price, is made, tas

PRE-EMPTORS' FREE GRANTS |
Le AGT,

- The scope of this Act ia enlarged to
include aif persons Joining. and serving
with His Majesty's Forces. The time
within which the hetra or devisees of a
deceased pre-emptor may apply for
title under this Act is extended from
for oms year from the death of auch
persor, as formerly, until one year
after ihe conclusion | of the present

. is privilege is aluo =
troactive. stating’ made ih
: 0 fees relating’ to pre-emption:
are duo or payable by uoldiers un ple-

emptions recorded-after June 20, (918. -

Taxes'are remitted for 5 yeara -. +

Provision for return. of moneys: as.

erued, due and bean paid since Aug

A, 1U14, on account of payments, foes or

taxes on soldiers’ ire-emptions.. -.
Interest on agreements to purchitie

town or’ city lots held by members of: . |

Allied Forces, or dependenta, acquired
direct or indirect, rami ~
Nstment to March. 31, ere fram, ans.

vides for grazing distrlots and range

administration ynder . Co

cr...
ed based

associations for rahe / management..
¥res,-.or partially “Tras. rent) ‘for.

of delivery: °° i.
‘Victory Bonds
; . Buying Seliing
1928.0... . cee. vee 100.80 .. 101.90
1924. ........5, ‘seeee 99.76 5.. 100.%5
Ly + 100.85... “101,85
1998... ...cceeee see 108.80... 104,80
wtteveeeeee ove 100645. - 100.45
etsersereeees 105,35... 106,85
Sreeeeecreees 100.40 .. 101,40
seveiees 100.00 2, 101,00
1005 War Loon G pe
1991, an ce 8
1987 101.50

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| gn numbers ranged; ‘priority for eatab:
lished ownera. Stock owners may form.

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