i a

at

“aise being: unknown. -
were. well under, woy. before" it” was}
‘geen, That: afternoon éveryone that
* could possibly: get. away. were off. to

. would let him ‘tight: “Ht
_ of it the next, few. years,

Sng a. lender, the - ‘program

“especialy scenes 9 Yoon! - comin
', Stl] far off. The. delegates: were. all
vee anxious: to; et. nw ray” mid fix’ ‘things, a

relléiva . Hotet was. cconibetety des-

troyed. by” “fire about: two 0 "clock. last,

‘Siesday~ afernoon’ ‘with all contents.

i] Surrounding outbuildings and_ the: re-
‘sldence and store house. of Le

{Shorn

were - 2180 consumed.” .
The fire started” in - ‘thé. Hotel, the

The.’ "flames

the picnic at Round Lake; Like. other

~ business houses“in’ ‘town, the hotel ‘Was

deserted, except for. School: Inspector
-H. C, Fraser who: wast | An: his room and |.
just dropping off, into’ a peaceful sleep
when he was aroused by ah, alarm. of
fire shouted on the ‘street.
able to’ get out the’ front’ way, but ‘got
out the back: sway’ alright. ; Me. ‘and
-Mys. ‘Slavin, o owners. of the hotel,’ ‘were
_at Round Lake,- The. best. partor was

" Jocked “up. The. flames | ‘spread’ very

rapidly and when the first. people: sw
it it was ‘a. ‘oaring ‘furnace and. “quite

impossible to wet miywhere ‘meenar. “A.

“on Ground ol Bara While. |
The Town.

. ttons ‘ ‘and: ‘attention

& was. an

| general alirm 3 awas ‘given, a‘ cor was
sent” ‘to: Round: Laké anda: ‘telephone
niessage ‘wns. sent © “to Smithers.” ar
I wag not very -lqng ‘before: assist-
ance, began to arrive. from. all’ dixee-
vas, ‘directed “td:
Save. the . ‘main street: . Fortunately |"
i the Sehorn store building, just’ across
the: ‘road : from the: ‘hotel, was sheeted
with, tin. ‘That ‘gave. the fire. Aghters
some protecton, and by. strenuous, _ef-
forta. the’ fire - “was: confined to ‘the: ho-|-
tel” ‘builditigs. ated ‘Shorn’s home: and
store * house. «: -. oy aaras
‘The. tire. joss is’ ‘eatimated at 340,01 oo |!
put ‘that is. only» a: “sina, part of the
loss. of the town.’ “The: hotel - owas: the
only . one -in town. * At had just. been"

gst. in the district,

thelr. “rooms, a. "Tosa ‘gpeatly | ‘regretted.

Snot. decided. what he" would do: in re-
gard to rebuilding. . F

roe

Provincial Grits "i 4

Choose Pattullo ..
fae!

inion preg

Dy. In the Jegislature - for tlie. last, two

‘years and he Wag selected as the best.
man to carry, on: ‘The | selection. ‘WAS
‘without a doubt. a good " ‘one... ’
* js none in ‘the. ‘House moire: ‘conversant:
with, tlie affairs . of the province thar: t

n

y, D. ‘Pattullo.. He haa: heen’ there:

long time. , He aways, ‘bas’

"A

- front: bencher,’ 4 whether: dn the. govern:
nent’ 6r in ‘oppokition, °

When he. €a

. there: “re no qnore - “front: beriches” “to

be. occupled..- Hon: Mi. Paitullo. says
he Hkeg a fight. The: ‘provincial’ Lib: |
eruls. “decided: in: thng;. CNG that” they’

The conv entloné “abe Kaniloops,
well. attended. But: other

AY a8. not an
i enet sine :

extensiy e One.

v hich, ver bot hn

Take

ae

There .

4

béeti* ae 1a

n :

prizes were won by

than. select i

“DaNee A ar aw ‘TUESDAY. | .

4
: det

The. ‘dance in the Telkwa! ‘hall June
ard. which was “especially ‘arranged
‘fox the benefit. - -of the. visiting . ‘dairy:
mei, was: ‘gone on: “with as per schedule
although; the- “ pecial: ‘guests avera, mat,

“At the» ‘convention, in
Kamloops “Inet wek:. Hon:! ®; D, ‘Pat-|
tulle, member ‘for Skeena;” and’ ‘Teader,
Of ‘the opposition: in: ‘the., legislature,
was given a: unanimous “ ‘offer of the
provincial . leadership, ind “he: necepted:
“it forthwith... He - ha “been . doing no-

ton gave vocal golds whieh * ‘added fo.
the pleasure of the dance. - Alex, Gray
of Smithers: was’ accompanist,. Miss
Burng. is a native: daughter. of Telkwa:
but. has ‘been in New Hazelton. for, the
past” “dozen | years. Her many - old:
friends’ AWeTG, ‘delighted with the pro::
gress . she: ha made ‘with ‘ her musi¢’
and Were e gua to: moet her: ‘again, ge

jun: HEIR, LABT. MEETING.

: 2h Boe Sean oe te

~The. “Felix: ‘Bridge ‘Club, field. tine last
. ‘meeting forthe’ season on: Tuesday: “at
‘the: chome of: Mrs- AWW. Anderson, !}
Mrs..: “Anderson; Mra. ‘Tuinbull and ; ‘Mrs
Gow: were hostesses,” .'The- meh “men
wera . jnelnded, An, “this. Session. and the
Mt. Anderson. Andy,

‘Ramoniton, will: “ptatt 8.
nd confectionary. afore. ‘in |)
vith the. New. ‘Hazelton

resiiurant:
connection’

on Satuéday’ ‘next; ‘June 7
in excellent cook, : ‘The

Was. at Picnic oS

fixed - “up and: made’ ‘into one df: the fins |;
“The visiting dairy |
men vivere, all guests. at the -hotel and, +
the; ‘lost: everything; they had. left. int

At the present. thie: ‘Mr. Slavin had! a

and. ‘Miss: “Jean. 2 New. Sazat :

a ‘this. ‘elty,. has gone to. Ireland.’

Ss fie “home | ‘fh, Belfast.

¥ Ago. ‘

. cipttal, of ‘the: Ns wince:

“Phe Demitlién Géverament bis | ‘de-"

* dded: or duly. 28th as. the’ polling. day
| ine ‘Canada. |

‘On that day. the people,
of. “the - Dominion will. haye. the ompor: |
‘tuaity to aélect. a ew goverment ov
to Keep: tlie one ‘now in power, . For'a

| couple - of months politi¢lans atnd. the.
: would-be" politicians will: have. a busy

time telling the’ ‘people ‘at ‘about it, the
whys, and ‘the, ‘where , foxes, The réidio

[will : be. used extensively by the big)
guns. ‘he ‘smaller fry. wilt have’ tot
" [stick to the. public meetings and. to ‘thie |!
: ink: of printets... ‘The. election - will at

Teast give: amatiy: ‘something ; ‘to. think

fot -other than, tax, collectors, and bin

collectors.

Prince Rupert’ ‘had. a ‘square. look at
fa. Teal militonaire” last Sunday -after:

of hoon. George Eastman of Rovhester,

N.Y,,. the- man ‘who put the Kin Kodak
stepped : oft..t 18 “train, and, soon hoard-
ed a tidy. little yacht ‘which: will hear
‘him along: the: glamorous | avaterwaye

on: ay 1 for -Atlin’ ‘where Mr. ‘Wright |:
will: ‘take over: ‘the “duties | of. govern-
ment: Agent, | ‘gueceeding: Cc... L. Munzo, |
who was. transferred to Prince ‘Ri
pert. ‘ ce

-, Looking hardly ‘a day older: and with
‘as peppy ‘a personality’ as ever, Gor:
don «Johnston, « Canadian’ National

Ratlways agent. ii Sydney, Australia,

_| passed ’ * through” ‘Prince ‘Rupert this
‘|week. ‘He. ig ‘ona! holiday trip to. bis.
‘\old. horie | in “Richniond, FQueé.” “Teas

in Prince | “Rupert.” He siya Australis |.
has no: Asiatic . problem. : The: reason
is. slimplicity- itself: ‘Ko* ‘Orientals’ are
allowed n the country. ve

ad

“Mra, ‘Kelth, ‘a. “jloneer™ rpstdont “of
She is:

expecting to. remain : ‘there, and make:
gpd

a h
feneral. inatiager ‘of: the}:
-pur-

‘ et oe

‘J. I, Little,
-{ Northern - BO.’ ‘Power: Co, has

‘chased, the : sesidence: ‘on 4th ‘Ave. that:

‘Great ‘about: a-yeor

was: pulllt ‘by
“It! hag ri)

a

|The ‘tenders. were all ‘in and’ the, inter-

than‘ten. Sears, DEO. he. was..ticket ugent |.

Dawson ‘and “Gwan- ‘Moffatt ‘af. Swnith.
ers Won’ the first:two and Peter Sle-|-
vin’ of Tetkewa’ won the third, \ prize,

suderb jparbor "view. :

Mr. and:Mvs, (Greet are movi to ‘they
we Mrs, M, A... Myros- of Alzelton. on: the

‘ 2oth of May 1 at ‘the Hazelton, Hospital

jS0 uthern

“ore, veproséntatives of the. British |
Gélumbia- Dairymen’s “Association - ‘on
1 strip ‘through | central. and northern
British’ Columbia arrived by: automo-
bile. at: Telkwa on the’ evening of the
2nd of June: and all were ‘ready for a
big. time on the. 3rd: ag the gnesté of.
the’ Bulkley: Valley: datrymen, ‘and- a

A pood: time. iad been _abvanged for the

visitors. a4 |
“The: “morning, 0 tthe. Sed openeil ig
blaze - ‘of. glory.: Nothing - could” have
been more promising, “In. the. motn-
ing the’ visitors were : *tnken aronnd
the district” ‘and, shown some. “country
that could. Hot: ‘help but: ‘make. then,

munity, ‘hall: ‘at Round, ‘Lake where all.
the godd cooks of: the Valley had pre

‘ pared « one’ of ‘their famous plenics. At

‘about: one o'clock: the big ‘fed vas got"
underway, and it was’ enjoyed. as: ol:

vir a lot of farmers who have ‘been ont |.

in. the “open. ‘al moming. ean: ‘enjoy. a

meal.

The Tnnchéon was over “and prepara:
tions were under way: to start: a prd-
‘eTam of speeches . by” the visitors, but
word. came - from Telkwa ‘that. - the
Telkwa Hotel Was on fire and that
the whole’ business portion of Telkwa
was in grave. danger. That ended the
pienic.. ‘Nearly all: of Telkwa was at

1S | the: “picnic” and. with the: first alarm

hwish , théy? ‘had’ it in’ the: ‘south. The
‘party ended the morning ‘at the Com

Dairymen. Met
Bali Valley: Brothers -
~ Pichie ‘Spoiled. by. the Fire

belongings were “in the : hotel, bat. ax.
for saving anything ‘they ‘might - as.
well have gone. OB with . the speeches. ;
“The citizens of. the Bolicley: Valley °
and. ‘of: Telkwa particularly regret. the
los™ “guatained : “by the visiting . dairymen
and. they - ‘iso ‘regret - having © missed
the . educational value of the: speeches |
that’ were scheduled for the. aftetnoon -
~The visitors. left early dn- the’ even-
ing. on. their. return ‘Journey... as: they ;
had. ‘nothing in. the way ‘of additional
clothing ‘or personal effects. : a

The Vist! of visitors were. as follows;

HF: Page, a veteran’ dairyman’ and —
honorary president of the B.C. D. «
W. H Hicks, Holstein breeder : and’
superintendent Dominiép: Experimen-
tal ‘Station at Agasey, - president - ot
the -assoclation — ;
‘J. W. Berry, MLA, Langley, ‘Hol-
stein breeder and. a. director. of: the.
association. _ Mrs. Berry, accompuut-
ed: him.'
HV. -Hurford, Courtnay, “secretary
‘and - manager. Comox Co-operative
|Creamery,.a Jersey ‘breeder “and alse.
Kamloops last week Hon.’ T. D. Pate
Hurford' accompanied him.. --
Mrs,- Sutherland, Courtney, accom-
panying W.. Fraser of:Kootenay Bay;
Ayrshire breeder. and: director - of the:
association. . Mrs. Fraser accompanl-
éd hin...

oA. ‘Richards, “Domititon. Experimen-
tal Farms.

T. Berry of F. W. Berry & Sons, and.

a good: dairy farmer... :
Paul Black; field crops branch, ot

conrRacr: ‘NOT YET ‘AWARDED

re

contract for the erection -of.,the .new:
Hazelton Hospital had not. been Tet. .,

ested. parties were. "going: over ‘them.
Dr. Winch leaves Victoria” ‘Thursday
and will, arrive in Hazelton Saturday.
evening ‘and will have all the details
with him.‘

_« an,

4 ers

~~ PRIZES WENT ‘our OF ‘TOWN

“There. was a very ‘fair ciowa at: the
dance jn Hazelton ' “ast ‘Friday’ nighr

‘There Were thre prizes:

of: them went, out of ‘town, Ww. OT.

“Word ‘ns: been, received that,
Winsby » has “been: Sent: to Kerrledale |
RS” relieving manager,

Ta “daughter. WAS... ‘born: tos “My

es

at the: time. of going’ ip press: the .

when. the. ‘Hazelton, Social. ‘Chun’ held. aE
‘fa ‘dvawitig in connection “with ® the]

{dance,” ‘and |:

Hon. T, D, Pattullo, chosen the per-

+ manent leader of the Liberal party ‘in -

the: province of B. G...

+ .

“Rev, AL. A. Burnett, of, Kisplox: con: i
ducted sérvices in: New Hazelton : last
Sunday morning ‘and in ‘Hazelton’, in =