TROUBLES OVER THE POST OFFICE Postmaster Will Resten Unless More | § Money is Forth Coming—-Two- New Applicants A meeting of the Conservative association was held on Monday night, for the purpose of consid- ering the resignation of post- master Richmond and the ap- pointment of his successor. Mr. Richmond claims to have lost several hundred dollars during the short time that he has had the post office. The renumera- tion is extremely small and the Work’ ‘extremely | few. business. men in town were asked to take the. post, office but all refused and: ‘the’ ‘Conservative association were. unable to.make a recommendation... Mr.. -Rich- mond_ stated: that he would re- tain the post office if the govern- ment guaranteed him $150.00 per month as long: as the construction work. on the: railway lasts. CR. Biggart, Thirteenth Ave., stated at the Conservative meet- ing that he would take the post office at $100 per month if no one else wanted it. . - Citizens’ Recommendation On Monday night the New PLUP CP PELE EE GL ttl lta Be ee Thirteenth Ave. Pool Room and Cigar Store The favorite place of amusement, and.where the best brands of Cigars and Tobaccos are kept alan eaten tent nlen ental aalislaiaataioatalaial parts of the world, Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Coast Steamship Service {HE TWIN-SCREW STEAMER Splendid accommodation, superior service. For Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. Hazelton to Vancouver 48 Hours Three transcontinental trains daily. Atlantic and Pacific Stermship Tickets "For Ticketa, Reservations aud Information, apply to “PRINCESS MARY” Leaves Prince Rupert Every SUNDAY 6 P.M. Tickets to and from all J. 0, McNAB, corner Third Ave, and Sixth St., Prince Rupert . x x x Hl . | | wi Al ce : Largest Stables in British executive met and ;during ‘the course, of : the. evening mention | Pega aap atl kaa cane signing: the. post. office. pears. to be. difficult to get another | post, master. Wm. Lynch, Lynch | Bros., offered to accept the duties of ‘postmaster, and to give the]: town a. good. service in case Mr. Richmond refused to han-. dle the mail further. The com- mittee | ‘appointed - a. smal] com-|-. mittee to ascertain Mr. Rich- mond’s intentions, and if he ‘re-| fused to reconsider his resignation to wire a recommendation to Mr.. Fletcher, the inspector and: to} Mr. Clements at Ottawa, . that Wm. Lynch be appointed post- master for New Hazelton, his duties to begin as soon as Mr.) Richmond was through, The only word: received ‘from Ottawa up to time of going to press, was that the matter was before the Post office - depart- ment, who. would consider if it .) were ‘possible to make any in- erease in the salary of the local postmaster. a ‘Wall paper. Complete stock. Write for samples or send ‘your a! orders to H. 8, Wallace Co., Lid. Prince Rupert. 10 RS For Sale Columbia High class horses for driving. delivery, ean be secured. SEE-US FIRST _ | Dickson Bros. & Schulz " Stables and offices, 646 Hornby : St... Vancouver, B.C. FIO III II JOQOOIOOOOOB™ : O* - bonnets. for publication," . - | freighting and farming... The best. that j “2 ks jing was. made: of Jaa, Richmond re- | Feo It ap- x visit: to the district, this week a Billy. Reichmuth, ‘of ihe oyster Bay’ Cafe; left ‘on: ‘Sunday mor: d ing | for Teslin Lake. a as ‘kan -and he’ expects to return to this district early} in: May.” Send your mail orders to “A. S. Wallace Co,, Ltd., Prince Rupert. “Mrs, D. MeLeod'left on, Thurs- day morning for Seattle.. She. will visit with friends anid: rela- tives for several weeks, oe . Mr. “Kildare, a of the. “Coeur d’Alene, arrived in. the district “Dry goods, ladies’ ‘and ‘child- ren’s ready-to-wear, etce.:; ‘Write for samples of new spring goods. H. S. Wallace. Co., Ltd. “Prince Rupert... 0's. : Jas. Latham, Wm. ‘Sargent and James, Riley: left'con Wednesday on-a mysterious trip out: ‘the line: They will be away y fora two. = ve A couple of old « town boys were in New Hazelton on Mon- day with a new scheme: in ‘their They gave gut nothing | Boyd’ C.. Affleck will Jeave | shortly. with’ a. survey. party. to, take up the work of platting the townsite of Smithers... Mr. Af- fleck has had charge’ of surveying * practically: all the: numerous townsites in this district, ‘and he knows every foot of ‘the: ground in the district... ©: wet “LAND NOTICES — Hazelton Land | District—District ‘of assiar, ; ow- scribed lands:.”: 067, oH ‘Ruby, Prince Rupert, is ona i Bar ‘glassware, “crockery, ete, a usual. Wednesday night, to. investigate a ‘(some of the mining. properties, bo, oe G. TP. engines, ‘with the tender Week or Take : fhotice - that’ Colin: Munro, of |. me ‘Hazelton, prosector;:: ‘intends. to. apply for permission to purchase the: fol ‘Commencing: ata ost: planted: at the s.-w. corner of lot q ‘thence’ -south'-20, chains, ' east: 20 “GB. Clark in ow in Kote] 8 Sh ta] py cs pas ing good progr properly started. morning at. - Last Sunday’ ight M he “Maria”? ‘and: ‘Mr. ‘AS Lawson sang” Face to. Face.” On “Monday. night 0 ‘one: cof the: and one-car, turned turtle while erossing the Cedar. swamp: “just this side of Porphyry creek;: The engineer’ had ‘a rib. hurt: but otherwise there “was no: damage. done.. ‘The . accident -was : : just. one of those; which: are- liable” to. and on a. new. road, New. Hazelton was: given by some, of the: ‘young people in the. ‘resi-, dence ‘lately occupied by chief gineers’ headquarters. The place: oS was: nicely decorated and there: was-:a: very jolly “party present. which. -enjoyed., the. ‘dance until: the. ‘early. hours.’ Refreshments were served about midnight.’ The baseball club, — Jas. Swan. has: ‘returned from. Scotland where he spent the past, “ year, and. he will again reside on: {his ranch in the Kispiox ‘valle _.| He was. accompanied, from Se will devote their entire ent te Fanching this year, '. happen: any™ “time “in the spring The first danee | to ‘be ‘held: in: engineer . Van Arsdol,. at the en- proceeds will: be donated | to » the poe — nag og ne eg = — os ees a a ee ee chains, south 60 chains, west 40 chains. : more or less to Bulkley ‘river, thence -|north 80 chains following the Bulkley. “4 niver;:-thence: east 40- chains more or 7Y | less.to. point: of commencement, - ‘con. c taining 2 m acres more’ or r less, _ -| March 25; 1913 |... 41. : Colin, Munro "Halon Land, Distriet—Distriet of Siar. oe D Miller, ‘who drives theltage, between: New: ‘Hazelton, and: the: Trunk Pacific Nailer between Edmonton and Prince Rupert, and we state it will be he. largest ‘city between: these two points, | because it is the centre of a large. and fer- » OF tile agricultui ral district, has tw _ Oelg ay a oa a. nat va y sseared and one ee the | miles ee | Miller has also purchased a heavy wagon which: willenable- him to: ,| handle: the. heavy: business. that i now offering » between ‘the: ; mencereny “containing 920 acres ‘more -| or les Stephen A MeNell towns: and: also the extra busines Mareb 25, 1 1918,