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LE 0 MINECA HERALD

NEW HAZELTON, B. C., NOVEMBER 20, 1925 '

No. 21

Skeleton was
} . Identified as
Missing Indian

ma Skeena River Helped Police
Solve Mistery of More
Than Year Ago

The skeleton that was” found
Mwashed up on an: island in the
'Skeena river near Salvus some
aweeks apo has been identified as
athe body of Matthew McLean, an

Mindian, who disappeared a year
ago. A coroner’s jury at Hazel-
m ton last Friday night decided also
Sthat death had been due to viol-
agence, or something like that.

= It will be remembered by local
#people that a year ago, Septem-
me ber 12th, 1924, to be exact, some
@aindians and half-breeds had a
@celebration on the Hazelton re-
M@eserve and that it wound upas
mmosi such celebrations do, with a
Bfight, Tne fight caused a session
tof the police court, Several were
‘convicted for participation in the
mm party and some for supplying the
firewater,

‘But that was notall. Evidence
me was found on the bank of the
Oe Bulkley river of a desperate fight
Ba liaving taken place. Blood had
ga been spilled, clothing had been
@etorn and left lying about, Mat-
mihew McLean, a cripple Indian,
Mewas missing. The police were
mebaffied. The missing man was
a vell known all over the district,
mebut not a trace could be found.
maloul play was suspected, but to
fe *oduce the body was the sticker..
m An attempt was made by some
parties to hang the responsibility
mon Simon Gun-arnut why had
maveen in town thatdav. A pretty
wevood yarn had been framed up
eecnd Simon never knew how near
Mme was to being arrested. But
maenvestigation of the yarn cleared
athe big Indian of any knowledge
at a crime or any participation in
Mebe celebration. It was a clear
Seplant against Gun-a-noot.

mm But what beéame of McLean?
Beat hat was a closed: book for thir-
meen months when the Skeena

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mhe police and gave up the skele-
on of the missing man.

ae ‘The skeleton was comparative-
may casy to identify. MeLean had
mrooked foot, a crooked hip and
mm crooked shoulder. The skele-
eaon corresponded with these de-
oe formities.

With the remains on hand and
eee. coroner’s jury verdict of- death
may violence, the police put’mach-
Semnery in motion to round up sus-
@ects and material witnesses. A
mood deal of suceess has been
Achieved thus far and a real case
mavill soon be placed before the
; agistrate for preliminary hear-
ng, is the expectation of. the. lo-
1 police,
= The supposition i is that follow-
meng the fight on the ‘bank of the
Bulkley river a year ago'and more

Stiver Game to the assistance of|

=

that the victor or victors, after
killing MeLean, carried the body
out onto the bridge that crosses

-i the Bulkley just before that river
joins forces with the Skeena, and|

threw it overboard into the cur-
rent. Had the island in the fow-
er Skeena, about 70 or 80 miles,
not proved such an obstruction,

the remains would probably haye
gone out tosea and thus sealed
forever the mvstery.

*£ a
Moving Mine Machinery °
Machinery: is being removed
from the Rocher de Boule mine

and when shipped to the coast
will be disposed of by private sale
A.B. Wing arrived from Van-
eouver last week to look after the
work. The mine has been closed
down for a number of years and
when operations are resumed, if
ever that time comes, the pre-
sent equipment and the location
would not be suitable. In the
meantime the company would be
under heavy expense for watch-
man and depriciation,

Blind Wood Chopper Hurt

On Wednesday evening Matt-
hew Green, of Glen Vowell was
admitted to the hospital for treat-
ment. He is an old man, both
blind and deaf. On Wednesday.
he was engaged chopping down|.
atree. When the tree fell it got
his left arm and tore two nasty
gashes in it and also broke the
bones in thesforearm. The old
man is in bad shape, suffering
from both shock and loss of blood
as well as from his injuries.

Fund Now Over $2000

Further donations to the fund
for the furnishing and mainten-
ance of the nurses’ residence at
the Hazelton, Hospital are ac-
knowled ged, contributions having

been received from the following:
Previously acknowledged . .$1939. 50

Mrs. and Mrs. E. R. Cox...... 10. 00
H, Bi Cox. .ccccccesesceveucees 2.50
Wm, McMasters.........000005 5.00
Miss M. B. Wright see teeeasaes 5.00
Veterans’ Dance Committee... 49.00
George A. Magrath..........5. "2.00
Mrs, J. Borsuk’.... ccc cseceeues 6.00

Total Cash .:.............. $2023, 00

New Year’s Eve Dance

The Women’s -Auxiliary to the
Hazelton Hospital announce. a
dance on New Year’s Eve in the
Assembly Hall.. Keep this date
ojen. vit

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A congregational social even-
ing is being planned for Friday
evening, November 27.

‘Engineer Dimick .of Smithers
wad down the first of thy week,
but that gravel report ig stiJl one
big myth, —

- Mrs. 'W.. Aird, of Pacific, and
Mrs: John Borsuk, of Woodcock,
were in town for the Ladies’ Aid

bazaar last: week,.:

‘The road.to the Bulkley Valley |.

is still open and several cars
were down Jast week,

Ladies’ Annual.
Bazaar Was A
Great Success

The New Hazelton Ladies’ Aid
achieved another big success last
Friday night, when they held
their annual bazaar and social
evening, The affair was held in
the hotel dining room, whére the
space available is much greater
than in the church, and, as a
result, those ‘attending had a bet-
ter opportunity to see the goods
and to enjov the program.

As a result of the sale the
ladies will have a hundred dollars
or more to add to their funds
and to enable them to carry on
their good work,

The main stall, where the
faney goods, the useful things,
the knick-knacks and the home
cooking held forth, was the big
money-getter, and nearly every-
thing was sold. The candy booth,
the fish-pond and the tea tables
did just about as well as last
year. There was also a drawing
for a large and handsome centre-
piece, which went to Bob Willan,
to be added to his cedar chest.
Then Mrs. P. Smith was the for-
tunate one in drawing a pair of
live ducks.

“The work booth was in charge
of Mrs. Sawle and Mrs. Denno;
Mrs. Thornton and Jessie Smith
had charge of the candy booth,
Mrs. Senkpiel- looked after the

Rod & Gun Club
Seeks New And.
Higher Bounties

The Hazelton District Rod &
Gun Club met on Monday, when
it was decided to take up with
Dr. H. C. Wrinch, M.L.A., the
matter of placing a bounty of
one dollar each on hawks and
owls, and that the bounty on
coyotes be increased from $2.00
to $4.00. The above-named birds
and the coyotes are the most des-
tructive creatures in this country
as far as game birds are concern-
ed, and even domestic birds suf-
fer considerably. To keep sheep
is, quite out of the question as
long as coyotes have an open
season.

’Communieation has been had
with Dominion Fisheries Inspec-
tor Mackies, of Prince Rupert,
with regard to re-stocking Roth’s
Lake, 25 miles up the Kispiox
Valley, with Kamloops trout fry.
This lake is very deep and is a
mile long. The bottom is gravel,
and it is deemed a good place for
Kamloops trout, which grow to a
considerable size. Mr. McKie
asked for information about Sealy
Lake and Lost Lake, but as these
are somewhat shallow some.other
than. Kamloops trout will be
required.

a . :
Much Business

Transacted At
P.T.A. Meeting

At the regular monthly meet-
ing of the Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation of Kitsumgallum School
on the 12th the members discus-
sed the matter of the purchase of
a school piano, the fund for
which having reached $175. It
was decided to buy a new Weber
piano from Pitman’s Musie Store
at Prince George.

The holding of the annual
Christmas Tree entertainment -
was also discussed, and the deci-
sion in this respect was to call a
meeting for the 2Uth to organize
a community affair along the
lines of last year,

A committee of the Association
was appointed to arrange for the
serving of cocoa to the school
children at lunch hour each day
during the winter months.

During the evening Miss Dobb
read an interesting paper on the
movement towards instituting
“Goodwill Day’’, and Miss Kerr
delighted the gathering with a
violin solo. A letter was read
from Rev. W. J. Parsons, now
of McBride, in which he said.
that he had been asked to present

aghy, recently of Terrace and”

The Club will also ack that the
fish warden be puton on March
1, rather than May 1. The Indi-

youngsters and the fish-pond, and
Mrs. P. Smith and Mrs. O. John-
son presided over the tea tables,

Those taking part in the prog-
ram. were Athol Russell, Mrs:
Russell and Jean Burns, Mrs,
Large and Miss Gibson, and Miss
Mary McKenzie, of Moricetown,
who gave a very fine exhibition
of Scotch dancing. A short play,
“Burglars and Ghosts,’’ was gi-
ven by Julia Denno, Jessie Smith,
Anna Johnson, Jean Burns and
Ida Schultzik. Rev, A. GC, Pound
was chairman.

Nearly all the children in town
have been suffering from colds,
and when school opened on Mon-
ay morning there was @ notice-
able shortage. It was-thought
that with a new school and bet-
ter ventilation that cold business
would be done away with.

was destroyed by fire last Satur-
day night. It was the biggest
fire in the history of the city,
and, eyen if the company decides
to rebuild, it will be six months
before it will be in operation
again. The cause of the fire is
unknown. There was a half-
million dollars insurance.

‘Seotty’’ Ogilvie left this week
for the coast.

Bill Sweeney was a disteict

caller during the past week,

Miss Macdonell,and Jack left
-Thursday morning for Smithers

where.they will make their home

Prince. Rupert’s big sawmill |.

ans do most of their net fishing
early in the spring, and do much
damage to the spawning fish.

_ The other clubs in the interior
are also taking the matter up
with the local member.

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George A. Bowie, telegraph
operator, arrived from Hazelton,
arrived in Terrace on Sunday to
spend a short vacation with
friends.

Edmund Hamer was a passen-
ger on Saturday night to Usk,
where he expects to remain for a
short time.

C. L. Dimock, of the public
works department, Smithers, was
in town during the week,

E. R. Cox got back on the job
again at the telegraph office last
Monday after a holiday spent in
Prince Rupert,

J. H. Ashwell, of Chilliwack,
Grand Warden of L0.0.F, in
British Columbia, was.a visitor
to Lakelse Lodge No, $3 on Wed-
nesday of last’ week. After
holding a meeting in their hall
the members proceeded to Gor-

.|Jon’s Hotel,” where supper was
served, Mr. Ashwell left the
following morning for _ Prince
Rupert and Anyox. B,

Mrs. J. B. Agar and Florence
Vanderlip were visitors in Usk

now of -California, a set of Stod-
dart’s, ““Lectures”’ which she had
left benind,

Held Song Service

A well-attended song service
was held in the United Church,
Terrace, last Sunday evening.
Rev. T. J. Marsh occupied the
pulpit. The special numbers in-
cluded a violin solo by Miss Kerr,

+|vocal solos by George E. Keith
éjand EK, T. Kenney, and a number

of choruses by the Willing Wor-
kers’ choir and the junior C.G.I1.T.
group. At the close of the ser-
vice a congregational meeting
was held to discuss the possibility
of obtaining a married minister
to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the departure of Rev. W.. J.
Parsons.

iwignature Wanted .

A letter has been received for
publication dealing with road
matters, . As there was no signa-
ture nor even a postoffice address,
the letter is being held until that
information is received. All let-
ters must carry the writer’s sig-
nature and address, although not
necessarily for publication,

The W. A. of Anglican Church
will hold their annual needle-
work and home cooking sale in
Progress Hall on Saturday, Nov-
ember 28th. Shoppers will have
an opportunity of purchasing

many useful and beautiful gifts :
at a moderate price. Tea will] be

last Saturday, a

Served during the afternoon, 41

to the school from Mrs. A.Don- —s