tennant A. Chisholm General Hardware Builders’ Material Miners’ Supplies Hazelton, B. C. f | ! _ "e. Selling Off We are getting ready to move and will sell the balance of our stock at surprising Low Prices Smoking Tobaccos, Cigars, Cigarettes, and Candies, The Best of Everything Overland Cigar Store Slinger & Ayerde a~ 9nd Aland SMe |! A Word In Season To Farmers Only Look over your implements and machinery and let us know your repair wants. I am pre- paired to do your work or supply necessary parts for your machinery, implements, wagons, and plows. DON'T WAIT, avoid the rush of | ; Local and Personal Mail now comes from Prince Rupert in less than two days, C. H, Sleigh, of Telkwa, is in town, on his way to the coast. K. L. Rauk returned yesterday from a business visit to Kitselas. The long tunnel on Dunean @| Ross’ contract showed daylight today. Frank Charleson, of Telkwa, spent the week in Hazelton and vicinity, A. 5. Gray, of Meanskinisht, was a visitor in Hazelton during the week, Cc. W. Calhoun and §& W. Woodall will leave for Vancouver on Monday. Harry Rochester, who spent the winter in the east, is back in Prince Rupert, Mrs, A. J. Walters has re- turned from a buying trip to Vancouver and Seattle, H. W. Birch, a Prince Rupert fire insurance man, came up the river on Wednesday, on business, J. F, Macdonald, having dis- posed of his furniture business, left for Prince Rupert on Monday. T. T. Dunlop, of Telkwa, came in last evening. He will retum tothe Valley town inaday or two. evening by the local supporters | Tes of the game. The valley men were well pleased with the treat- ment accorded them. At the church ian church will east their ballots on the question of union with the Metohdist and Congregational denominations. The death occurred at Copper City last week of D. Stewart, the pioneer fruit-grower of the Skeena. Ailments incidental to old age were responsible, Mr, Stewart was well known to all the old residents of the district. The burial of the late W. D, Jardine took place on Saturday afternoon. The funeral services in St. Peter’s church and at the frave were conducted by Rev. John Field. Members of Omin- eca Masonic Club were pallbear- ers. A meeting of the Board of Trade will be held in the reading room on Monday evening at eight o’elock. _The consideration of a resolution urging the construc- tion of a railway from Hazelton to Groundhog mountain is on the order paper. Stephenson & Crum’s new planing mill is now in full opera- tion. In the lumber yard the In- * {terior Lumber Co. has now piled service to-|lfz morrow evening the members || and adherents of the Presbyter- | lj wa one a Ea SS aie BUILDING SUPPLIES & TOOLS Contractors’ and Builders’ Supplies, Nails, Tar ae SSS Mark Brennan returned on {200,000 feet of building lumber. ‘Wednesday from Chicken Lake, | E. C. Stephenson, who is now on where he has been spending a|the coast, is procuring additional Blacksmith, Horseshoer few weeks. machinery for the plant, Hazelton, B.C. Bulkley valley people expect Termeni (hay to sell at €80a ton before summer is over, spring wok. ttt ote | Paper, Building Paper, Roofing. Glass, Putty, ! C. F. Willis Paints and Oil---Paint Brushes, Varnish Brushes, etc. ES P fay T. L. Carr is on his way to the Dominion group, in the Telkwa The present) camp, with men and supplies for leas = All kinds of Dry Birch ‘Wo 0 d and Soft... Sawed To Order and Delivered Jack Goold Leave Orders at Hazelton Bakery Eh a and Tobaccos go to G.T. P. Cigar Store and Pool Room Soft Drinks, Confectionery, Books and Magazines For Fine Cigars, Cigarettes | ] Baths In Connection J.B. Bran, -- Proprietor @ ones Honest Ait We Are Sole Agents for National Cash Registers Dayton Computing Scales Heintzman Pianos In Northern B. C. W. Wark & Son JEWELERS PRINCE RUPERT J . P.0. Box 76 ~ LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL | W E, will give to every pur- ‘chaser of a Suit of Clothes or Overcoat during January and February his pick of any hat in’ our stock. Melb lek Outfitters to Men . a Hazelton, B. ren i ad i ~~? price is $60, A, Phillips, the buiiding con- tractor, who has spent the winter in Vancouver and Victoria, re- turned on Monday. The sleighroads are in excellent condition, and freighters are try- ing to get all supplies into the valley before a thaw comes. J. M. MacCormick, manager of the Cunningham store, has gone to the coast, on business for his firm. He will return next month, R. L. Gale, the Telkwa real estate man, isin town, en route to Vancouver, where he will spend a short time on business, A number of dogs have disap- peared from Prince Rupert of late. The News opines they have been appropriated by Skeena mushers. In the absence of George Beirnes, the business of this end of the All-Red mail and express service will be attended to by W. H. Larmer, Thomas King and Martin Cain will leave in about a week for Tete Jaune Cache, They expect to spend the summer prospecting jn that district, -E. J. Tate has returned from a trip to the Bulkley valley, D. “\ | J. McDougall, his partner, who accompanied him, will be back in a day or two. Seth Godfrey came up the river on Monday. He will leave ina day or two for Groundhog, | | in the interest of the B, C. Anth- racite Coal, Ltd. - ‘John Wilson, of Vancouver, has assumed the duties of accountant for R. Cunningham & Son, Ltd, Mr. Wilson will bring his family to Hazelton in the spring, It is reported that two large automobiles will. be brought in early in the season for use on the ‘stage route between Hazelton and Bulkley valley points. New Hazelton people are filling their ice-houses from six-mile tons for Moran & Polley and camp, telegraph addition to the Yukon. arid nor- thern B. C. telegrams, ~The visiting hockey players from Telkwa were banquetted at the Ingineca hotel" lake, A, Curry has put up sixty 1 thirty tons for the headquarters : ~ The Alaska cable was out of |; commission on Thursday, with| 3 the result that the government! : line was taxed to/] handle the business of Alaska in|? the resumption of development work. Severe weather caused the suspension of operations a few weeks ago; but work will now continue until the expiry of the bond. N. D. MeMillan has entered ff into partnership with R. H. Gerow in the launch Rambler, which will be placed in commis- ||? sion on Burns lake as soon as the | it Mr. MeMillan will |(@ leave on Monday to procure ma- || chinery for a steamer to run on {If ice is out, Francois lake, Foreman Dan McKinnon and part of the crew with which he {lif built the North Francois bridge | Rd near Burng lake returned to Haz- |Ié elton on Wednesday. It is re- ported that the new bridge over the Nadina river, at the west end i of Francois lake will be com- |[% pleted about the 15th, In a letter just received by oy Thomas King, Charles Newman, who is working on his group of |/& claims on Babine lake, thirty miles east of the old fort, states that ‘he has a tunnel in forty feet, with considerable ore show- ing. He has a thirty-foot lead of quartz, copper. ton, half the value being in gold. Best Chocolates at the Hazelton Bakery, and 1-4 off the price, House for vent—Apply at Miner office. For Sale One four-horse Studebaker |i wagon, nearly new. C., Miner i office. Safe Wanted Advertiser’ wants one good safe, State size, weight and price. B, M., Miner office, Oysters We have. received a shipment of fresh oys- ters from the coast for ‘the. local trade, Hazelton Bakery. H Saturdey : t Carpenters’ Tools carrying gold and|im Assays of surface rock 3 gave returns as high as $70 allé = z Nasty =r} Sefer De ee ee) free Pa ES To NS re Ey phy Saws, Hammers, Squares, Rules, Carpenters’ Pencils, Chisels, Drawknives, Try Squares, Bench © - Squares, Levels, Smoothing Planes, Jack Planes. and. - Jointers in 1-2 Tron and all Iron, Match Planes, Bead Planes and Nosing Planes---Ratchet Braces, Bits i in Sets or Singly. All the above articles are useful to the Settler as well as the Professional Builder and our Prices are ~ the lowest in the Northern Inteyior. . Patties going into the Bulkley Valley will find our branch store in Telkwa fitted out with a very. complete stock of General Merchandise suitable to the requirements of the settler, prospector and surveyor. Co i We will be pleased to furnish prices-and render a every assistance possible to all who are contemplating making a tour to the Groundhog coalfields---Indian toboggan freighters procured and arrangements made for pack horses for the opening of the season. oa a } General Merchant - : Peon haa eee RD | a me RS SARGENT Pe RON She FONE! SOS NEE LAS Nee epee eee OED Se De ae Dd e eTcateg sate ore gs aoe S REE ee cig die Sig nom cag rn iat eco Se EE eS ae et Ne } Hazon Ls