: : fof the fair which are the*‘real fair.

a # of those. who were: present . were from
mom, cistent- points: who, <

at been for many‘ years..In all agricult-

J in producing ‘nice, blooms, -: ils

i. ete, were “shown in éheafas | and ‘in
- harvested -grain’ and . the: _Brade, AWM}

eo ‘ttle more “the ‘on: the” dlgplay of |

m= ment in pony

¥ of fashion, and the younger generation

: —sn- thes mates: sbaliott

4 New Hazelton: ‘and. Hazelton
Off at Barbecue--Farm Exhibits
_ Than for Years---Good Stock: Show

ma, ‘The weather man was. not. ood té

' the Smithers Fair. “The last two days:

days, there: was: ‘pain’ the _greater, part
of the time and: ‘the attendance: “Was-
effected badly. The base ‘hall “games
were “strong attractions. for a large
| portion, of ‘the. -populatidn~ ‘and | inost

in many cases
travelled: fléty ‘miles to" ‘see the’ gzames.
The people. of Smithers id not pat-
ronize- the ‘fair as well ig those from’
; a distance, ‘or in’ “proportion: ‘ta: the:
mlanner in.whiech théy. turned out. tof:
the flower show at Hazelton and: ‘the
bridge opening at. Ney" Havelton. the
week before, °°.

As an exhibition. ‘this Smithers Patt
«was this’ yea. ‘probably the best- it has

ural departments ‘there - was a good
display and displays of very. choice
stuff. The only. department. which
showed anf falling off was the fancy
work and’ needle’ work. Possibly | that
department of home life is going ‘

. ds not taking * up. the arts of the: .
mothers, So

vegetables was’ ‘particularly ® good; ‘and
the ‘potatoes . especially — showed the
heneficial effects of -the- governments
efforts to have. ‘the | stuft. gradéd and
to use. certified “seed.” “There - were
many. exhiblts. of the: -homely spud
and they varied but slightly in ‘size
2nd quailty. For so early in. the sea-
son they were well advanced toward
maturity,”

The home - cooking départment seem |
ed to be more popular. than’ ‘ever. The
space usually, given: over to this de-
partment. vas not sufficient - * for «it
this year, ond the judges ‘had their
own work cut out in “making decision.
The pies, cakes, bread,~éte., were all
“Yeally very, tempting. .

The growing: of - flowers.’ also. seems
to be-taklog qiutte:d hold:on ‘the. people
of Smithers, Besides séediig! niany fine’

sardens and. lawns’ in: ‘the « town. the
display of. flowers. at. the: fair was
_really creditable® and... _, Smithers - can
‘compete. with. the .rest of. the district:

A very creditable ; improvement wan
shown in the school,: department, Onc:
_end ‘of the main building “was ‘given
over to the schoois | and. all: the.. avail-
able space: was occupied, Mueh; 4f not
‘all of the work was “ ceptlonally
well done, - - ” ”

-Tn, the . bittaing - where, grains “and
“Srasses were -shown ‘there ‘was <a.’ dig-
play worthy. of much - older end larg:
er territories. “Wheat;’ “oats, barley, |

very high, One. collection: ot grasies
and keunies. “wa
~Bodex of
were forty ; . Varieties, Tt “ attracted |*
ranch © attention, -T The, Smithers “and:
Evelyn. Farmers | Institutes’ wade -com’
petitive “displays; ‘of: vegetables, gralng,
eroasses, and ‘tarm. produce. generally.’

the Smithers” “Imstitaite members anett|c

There . ‘has: ‘been.

‘they’ saw’ some’ very fine stock, espec-

. of the farm. moon

Ware th the \ Winr
Away “Better”

the .. fal:

jadge- had no. éasy -time:
the Winners, Of the numerous entries
Wm? Sproule ‘of Telkwa | won first,
and. he. had a pen: ‘of -very tine chicks.

hibition’ “Gondition.. There - 3vas also a

ing ‘of. rabbits.’ hs eg
- Out where - the” “COTE, “sheep put

“T,

atice . of ‘spectators “all: ‘the. time, ' and

ially were- the. ples’ and. sheep. worth |:
seeing, « ‘The “young. people. on. the
farms ‘are ‘taking * a. ‘greater - interest
du sheep and: swine: thaa they. ever.
did, before, and ‘with’ the dairy: indus-
try growing, quite: rapidly ‘in: the” Val-
ley the- swine “industry” should become
one “of. the -mast profitable branches

fall ing. “gently,
‘bail. ‘game “between: ‘New. ‘Hazelton: and
Telkwa | was started: This was the
first ~ “of the “rtourmnainent’ Series,” ‘New
Hazelton tried . out: a. new | ‘pitcher’. in
L. Parent, “sho regularly. plays. a dan-
dy game “at second --hase, Tt was soon
seen that he bad not had: sulficient
éxperilence . to -pitch in a ‘big gaméesIn
the” ‘second -Annings - the. /TelKwa boys
got away: swith ‘eight Tans. But, those
avere hot ‘all due to: ‘the ‘pitcher ‘by any
menus: “The Telkwa: ‘boys’ hit the ball,
put - ‘in most - ‘casés the infield“ should
have put. the xlumer® * ‘out first.’ ‘Earl
Spooner at. short. _ Stop: got excited and
he had more errors. chalked against!
him in that’ one innig than he has bad |
all’ the rest. of the season, ‘The: other
‘boys: Were “4 t.-Dlaying any, too well
aither.. New. Hazelton .- had: only. “one
rin ‘in the firat dnning: BO: that. a ‘seven
run—lend: - _ldoked - ‘like “anything but
good: ‘for the’ toys from the* “west, Bert
Spooner: went in for the’ third: ‘inning,
and it, ‘took him. ‘all his, time. to: hold
the | Telkwa:. - team. from scoring more,
and- at: the sime- time: urge, “hig ‘own
tenini' on’ to even the'score, It was not
until the fifth. fining: that: New: ‘Hazel-
tou. scored again and - thon. got. four,
and. then: settled ‘down and scored in
each of: the: ‘next ‘tour,: ‘giving:. them’ a
total:of* ‘fourteen ‘Fung... Telkwa Wiis:
‘unable ‘to ‘score. ‘against \ “Bext- Sooner j.

got: one, male a total of ten vs

‘On Priaay’ afternoon” "Hazelton, :
Sintthory’ 00k ‘

alia New Harelton, the" > sguera ‘on

vantage of. the government's offer of.
eggs: ‘for - ‘hateBing - ‘at greatly. reduced
pitlees, and: the ‘result was-. shown. at
Barred Rock chicks - were
numerous and of a” high quality. The
in “choosing.

They: were ‘older © ‘than most: of. the
other entries and were. An: a, “better ex-

fine’ ‘lot of ‘turkeys and. a 8900. show-

awine were ‘kept there wasan attend-

; : . | the final game.
NEW HAZELTON. BEAT TELKWA|

with, the. rain wal
“but persistently” ‘the [

until. the. seventh - inning’ when. they :
got ‘one. ‘aiid: again: in” thie. iibth they’

" game: *
. | country;
[thes wild “life of!ithe country, Regard
~ | for the ‘Bate laws ‘has’ ‘apparently - been

“Ls ‘ Forgotten In. “aa! effort on cheek. Avan a

siete ag} Wa: rare

a’ Lake, being Weld “at: Pitnte
‘i

f Sita ieee call: the |:

was over’ witli Hazelton
a ‘score “Of, Bix -to- three. me

- While the -game “Was in no wiy to
be: ‘compared “with - ‘the exhibition - put
up on: Flower | Show - day at Hazelton
the: "Hazelton. boys, ‘played - a. better
game- all ‘through; “and: “deserved the
vietory.. Had. “they “played - the fuli
nizie : ‘innings < it. 4g ‘gate. to. say they
still: swould | have -. been“ ahead, .~ and
would. ‘have hod: ‘thie'additional advan-
tage: of: public fayor.- OT

. “There was: nothing: spectacular’ ‘about
the ‘fame, but is was a hard * “game,
and’ particularly" hard: on the ‘pitchers.
The -erowd: ‘seemed to: enjoy. it. and .
both: ‘teams ° had ample | ‘rooters.
“Phe next ganie' to: “decide * the. win-
‘ners’ of. ‘the tournament. and the: cham
pious of ‘the ° “Gnterior will be played |
at Telkwa:: “Barbecue” next’ ” “Monday
afternoon: “between - ‘New’ ‘Hazelton: end
Hazelton: and it will “be. one: ‘of the
keenest garies of ‘the season. If. the}:
wenther -is: at all fair there Will-be ‘a
bumpercrowd at’ the Barbeens. to “BEC

bmp AT RUEWANGA a

Ct to ‘eontintié > Playing the |

; race District ‘are diversified those in
(the. Remo district’ are almost exclus-

- Twelve, miles from. Terrace by road

ed- ‘his: ‘men: ee the “field: ‘and the eae
‘Tending - by

7 ‘they. are looking” for a better “crop

"~\berry' we gather.” ‘The plantations. are

‘|th of leat structtire, clean | cultivation

gees

sa fen Ronin} in Fine —
"Grade Strawberries and
Also Market Gradening

‘awhile farm. activities in The Ter-

s |ively -of. the - market . garden’ type..

down the Skeena,. “a. ‘alightly. shorter
distance by. rail, Remo ‘farms are
found on both: “sides: of the Skeena,
the south ‘side. of the river 4 a. flat
stretching tack- two miles . from ‘the
river front and having a frontage of
four miles” ‘up. and © down - ‘stream.
Holdings are sniall' ta “average, and
are found only a- smal part of the ‘Jana
where’ ‘lnige holdings” of over 10 acres
is* ‘used. Tho: soil-is'-black river bot-
tom silt; “with an! “admixture: of clay
in: some parte. 5

berry” for thelr chief. .. cash crop, and
jWwhile | the unusual frost’ in June ‘eut
down’ on their: expectations | for. 1931

jéhan . ever next year. The Skeena
Wonder, originated. by. Michaud -Bros:
‘is ‘the’ chief variety. grown. ‘Magoons
have been used but are being plowed
under, -H. L. ‘Hulbert, Yoiced the gen-
eral ‘opinion of. the: community when
he said “The Magoon is a good crop-
per, but not every: berry - is a market
berry. ‘The Skeena Wonder gives ag
good: ‘crop and we ¢an ship. every

marked by a sturdy upstanding grow-

and ‘a general. appearance of vigour!

"Robert Hoh Samper ‘of. Hitviner?
passed: away - this. ‘home | last: Thurs-|
day. afternoon ‘fatter: o: long: illness.
He was well known in ‘this: district
and for years’: “worked: in Hazelton,
not continuously. ‘but: for” montlis at,
a time. He: had’ a store of his. own at
Kitwanga’ and was: ‘also ° postmaster
there fdr. fifteen: years,- ‘Bob ‘was well
liked “by all “who” knew ‘him; and that
was a large nimbér. ‘He is survived
by: his wife; a ‘sister, Mrs. Wm. Leigh-

Joseph and ‘Thomas © at Kitwangza.

INDIANS FOR KAMLOOPS: FAIR

——et ~ v
1

Indian Agent “Mortimer, at: the Ba
pine’ ‘agency: is, arranging: : ‘for’ a big:
‘display, of | Andiai’ Works -and art; ‘and,
farm. products: ‘to be: ‘sent’ to the: Kom. |
loops: exhibition the latter. part of +
September, The ‘Kamloops exhibition ,
mnkes a special featire: of the Indian -
department: ‘and. itis © expected ‘that :
elght- agencies “will : - make. -displays-|4

Indian, “wilt: ‘accompany * thé’ exhibit,
and..Capt.. Mortimer“ ‘expecta. to being
back, a a ad: Share ‘of the prizes. - a

GAME. WARDENS HOLD. )- MEETING

There has been many - reports of
4 the-. Sloughter “of big..game and of
birds, ‘all througli. the . north
“niuch to the’ ‘detilment of

are’ heldinga: hetkes: f ieetings -thy:] 5
s | oughont + (the: notth..:°wi = ‘wie I
: aud thé poliée,: Meetings re]
tagerey:-9 ;
Eiuzelton," Sinittiers, eset

tou of -Metlakatia, and -two - brothers |:

The funeral: was held ‘at Kitwanga. 1:

there’ this year. ‘The agent, “with -one |.

there will be no. third prize. money

any: ‘at 12. o'clodl

H. be “Halbert expecta “to. sel 1
erates, . RK. Carr 160 etates, and M
phy and. ‘Murphy, 200 erates,” ‘These’
and. other: growers, plan to system-
atically: increase: the size of ‘their
{plantings to sive, stili _ Greater prod-,
uetion. . —

Potatoes are ‘the other. main crop
of the district. WA number of varldties
dre grown, but a check up showed
that while some planted Netted Gems!

Burbank, Table Talk, and Wee Me-
Gregor, all who Were seen planted
Gold Coin as a part. of’ the - crop,
Cabage’. is also grown. extensively,
chiefly for the Prince Rupert market ©
Two -varteties. seem to hold the favor
of the district. Copenhagen market -is_-
the: chief planting for early cabbage,
relience is Placed on Danish. Ballhead
for. the winter. variety; —

The’ Bemo- Farmers’ Tnstitute held
their monthly: meeting. on Saturday «
night. Following ‘the conclusion of
business a -very.. enjoyable dance was.
held at which a numbér of Terrace
people were the. guests ot the “Tnstl-

‘ ‘} tute.
; The Remo: people look to the atraw-

On August 22nd. some of. “thé ‘ga:
dens ‘already © showed where - beets and
carrots had” ‘been’ ‘gathered for ship-
ment. Early “potatoes . had been tak
up for market: purposes, aS was also,
the.-case with marrows.: On the ranch
of Murphy. &. ‘Murphy tomatoes: were
already showing . 2 good. proportion.
color qnd would be ready: ‘to ‘gather
in two or thiee days. R. Carr. told- of
having sent. a large’ shipments of early
cabbage: to Prince Rupert and in addi-
tion he wag supplying” some to: local
markets wliere ‘growth was ‘not . 80
rapid. Fi . .
The uniformity of the erops' 18° re-
markable. Nowhere, was there - any-
thing. ‘to indicate that . pord * ‘soll: had-

snpply’ their
to market their produce in such quan-*

other Hecessities. The two parts of the.
settlement are joined ‘by a government
ferry, in charge of. -Dewey . Atkinson.
This summer the “Dept.” of - Pabi.
Works has built a new. approach ar,
each landing, making _ access to any
part of ‘the community jenny

MOUNTIES ANNUAL SHOOT

At the annual shoot. ‘hela “by the

‘Royal Canadian . Mounted Police . at.|

Telkwa ranges on Monday of last
week, for the detachments. in the’ in-

* terior, Yesulted’ in a: win, for. Constable :

Jack ‘Hartnett’ of the ‘Hazelton: detach:
itnent, both ‘in the: ‘revolyer ‘and. the
‘rifle shoots.In the: revolver. ‘shoot. “at.
‘50 ‘yards he. heat Corpl.: ‘Berger’ by’
points:. In- the rifle shoot at B00: Sa:
‘and. 500 yards he Was - in’ a dass. i
“himself.

_ AY THE TELEWA BARBECUE

4 season:.to play ‘them,
Sunday was, six to four, mo

vat the Telkwa Barbecue horse races

unless. there be four or more entries,
‘nn Telkwa Mitel ma naemont has
completed arrangements to. supply the

meals to the. largest crowd: that has
ever attended ‘the ‘Teahwa ‘Barbecue,
‘The hotel dining: Tuvin Ww uk be gen’ nt

SNAPPY NINE ON WAR: Par

Team of Smithers -Youbgsters Beat
. New Hazeltori ‘Senior Team hy
Score ore ‘to 4

athe Snappy ‘Nine, o junior base ball |

game with: the. Real-ball team,’ induced,
zane last Sunday ‘aftérnoon,. : and: the: “
‘Snappy “Nine - ‘trimmed: ‘the

the: Smithers senlor: team refnsed: all”
The Rcore. Hist

. The Snappy. Nine played: the Morice: 2

town Indians at the” Smithers, fair and a
trimmed them, aiid on a. day: previous ~ -
had ‘met:the, Telkwa. team: and ‘defeat-:
ed” them. ‘The’ New: ‘Bazelton:.-
might ‘have beén warned. :

> team

ie o'clock: and will com but: Mon:

titles as to provide themselves. with -

team from ‘Smithers; unable to get a.

‘ap. in ‘good : “shape; ‘Rot only’ by: ‘getting ne:
_{naove tins,‘ butsby” better’ play all the |
[wway’: through, ‘They ‘are a Snappy lot * ~~
of! youngsters, and-no ‘one: is” aurprised® a