“MOLI, NO. 20° . Loca NEWS ” PARAGRAPHS! a Items of Personal’ Interest From. PRICE $2.00 A YEAR _ 3 “aT SCHE Dy GRK DONE) At the regular monthiy’ “meet- - SOLVE: | FOOD. ‘NEWS ¢ OF THE ; mo - WEEK. FROM — ee (From Our Speciat Correspondent) : BOARD ELECTS SMITHERS ee i uf the Hazelton Branch of - PROBEEM: : a e Red Cross, Socicty, held on! .. c G. ‘Jonas, of Edmonton, is 3 | Monday’ evening | the’ following Would Colcnize. Wes Western Catada Jin town. as - jreport was made by Treasurer 7 _ Wheat Lands on tage {H. HL Littler: . -. - de. Rogers, the far man, is Balance bro’t forward’ "$288, an) = 7 ‘visiting. Hazelton,” : ae Memberships. ; $10.00 : ; London, Tan., 12: —The ‘Royal . Joa Bongon’ came, ‘down fron H.C. Crawford 10.00... Colonial : -Institiite yesterday lis-|. . ‘ellwa Inst: ‘week, . ; Burns Laake this, week, 8. Sargent. fr Stuart. Jacques: has. : Mes: ie AL -Graef,” - “stu to Hazelton. property on Rocher-de *Lyster Mulvaney retuned to ; Ce ve Wright returned from 7 Prine Rupert on’ Saturday. ‘Misa Barbeau, cof Prince. Ru-! pert,’ia’ Visiting 0 Mr, Bad Mrs, R. a member of the Staff of R. Cun |, ningham’ & Son, Ltd. ~ Mise’ Miteh. arr ed this week to take” charge; ‘of the public School. at New Hazelton, _y wbeen! visiting’ relatives, in Van- “_) eouver “for “several non ths, has =D. B. Morkill, manager of “bch . New’ Hazelton: Gold Cobalt Co,’s fetutned from’ Vaneonvers: | Angus .Beator ~- B00. -{ Rev. Dean Sargent 10.00. J.S. Bagg... ’ 1M. W. Sutherland. 3,50 M’thly subscripns 8,00 Rummage Sale .. 79,29 .° a Indian Basket Social 40.060 - Mrs. Newick — : - ‘(sale of cakes) 6.00 _ The amount of $188 ‘hus been |’ became a a balance on hand of $225, 97. . Five new members have been added.to the. Society, including} BE. A. Donohoe, | T. G: Johnson, R... H. Machin, FP. E. Willett and M. B. “Wright. who. has SMITHERS MAN MEETS : SHOCKING @ DEATH . er. a Male While. ‘engaged ° in " vemoving frozen: ‘gravel froma dump. car onthe G.T:P, at South Hazelton Boule, has} on Thureday morning, Conductor! when the.car, which - was: open, remitted. to headquarters, leaviug , ean -remain: ‘at sea far.six, weeks, ‘and--are-ready for action-as soon -|Sam Boyd wag instantly killed| ; tened to a. scheme for the coloni- | zation- -of the vast, untilled wheat ‘tlands in the: -weatern provinces of Canada through: the joint co- -Op- eration of tlie Intperial and Cana- dian. governments. Thia scheme, “lit, ig believed, “would solve the food question, and wipe out the uote national debt. foe ~~ 418,97 97 SUBMARINE, WARFARE — warfare ‘on “Allied shipping has rentered* a nei: ‘phase, the Sinkings gunfire, Only U-boats' of the cruiser type, ‘carrying 5.9- inch gaged. "These" ‘super-subinarines as the deck becomes awash, - HUNS DON'T LIKE | ALLIED WAR AIMS ene “Amsterdam, Jan: 12: —The BEn- CENTERS NEW PHASE “London: Jan 12: :—Submarine now - “being. mostly eaused -by |. guns and i¢” ‘t6rpedoes, are en-| |neas visit to Telkwa on Monday. George; Hazelton, i is the guest of her sis- ter, Miss Dorcas MeDougall. Thurgday’s train for Prince » Ru- pert. - count of the illness of - hia wife, Monday. night for Vancouver, ton, has located. in Smithers, ‘tice. Chas, Chapman + was i in in town on Wednesday and Thursday. - been relieving Tom Heslip in ‘the. drugstore here for a few days. the week, . Frank Conway lett 0 ‘on: 7 Tadaaayt morning for Skeena. City, where he will engage in the. ‘mill busi- ness, : Red Cross Social A social evening...under - the . Miss Mabel Edgar paid:a busi-| . Dr. L. B. Badgero spent Tuesday and Wednesday visiting. friends: in Smithers; and left on Wednesday . ‘evening for Prince Miss’ Florence MeDougall, of ‘Miss’-K. Hamilton Jeft-on Conductor John Paskell - Was]. called: to Prince Rupert. on ac- Dr. Maclean and family left.on .Dr. McKie; formerly of Hazel- taking over Dr, Maclean’ § prac- . fity,; as “matters -are’ ‘répeatedly - Jas, Adams, of Telkwa, has Peter Slavin, of Houston, was in town. for. 8 few days’ during "Operations: were. resumed . on automatically, closed. itself, crush- | auspices - of. the Hazelton Branch | . - NEW OFFICERS” Hazelton Board of Trade: Reports. - Sucoesstal Year at Annual . Meeting Tuesday , ‘The annual meeting of Hazel- ton Board of Trade took piace i in the Board of Trade rooms.on Tuesday evening last, ‘Thetrea- surer’s report showed that the financial condition of the organi- tion was’ quite satisfactory, and - was passed. : - The chairman, A. R. Macdon- ‘ald; gave a very clear account of the Board's ‘activities for‘ the 7 past year, and urged the mem-. fos bers: to ‘further efforts for the benefit of the town and vicinity. ~ The secretary’s report showed ; that numerous ‘subjects had been dealt with“ ‘by - hin ‘during’ his term of office: ° Correspondence _ was read showing how important a board of trade is to a commun. eS ean coming up that‘can only be dealt with by a body of this nature, Jand ‘the importance. and general necesity of general support of, and interest i in, our local institu- tion: i8:: beyond: queation..: The... secretary’ a Teport .was: adopted unanimously, * The next ordei of business: was the election of officers, Fesulting Jo as follows: oo oo ~ President: R. Ss. Sargent; ” _ the“ Golden - Wonder ° group . at]: » Carnaby’ this week * under : thet direction _ of M. We Sutherland. ing the victim! S head. . ‘Conduct- or Boyd, ‘who. Was: well known: on "| this. division of ‘the line, was’ w. R. Hull ‘and: Bil Fillier, the ‘resident: of Smithers, and leaves "two ‘miners injured in'the snow-|a wife and. two. children. The Slide on Rocher de Boule’ two body was gent, to Smithets yes: Weeks ago, are making satisfac. terday. ; fory Progress towards -Vecovery, "Satis? ia The ‘atinual theeting. of sub- acribers to the Soldiers’ Aid and: Employment Committee will: be held inthe courtroom on ‘Thurs- Tome pe . Miss CG. “Weritzel, of. ‘Halifax, |- _N.S., is visiting: her sister, Miss. M, Weitzel, -Miss Wentzel.left - Halifax. before. the disaster, and . Austro-German press, which de- +dent Wilson’s program, saying : | Wilson. is superior: even to-Lloyd ~ {George a5 a deceiver of nations, day evening next, Jan, 1, at) a a south, _vertising ‘columns, the ‘south in future, . _. ‘drydock, -maing the same, , ed . - Work has been ‘resumed on nthe] “Hazelton View. property by D.. B: Morkill, who: with has been visiting relatives in the -As will be seen from” our ad: "only. - running one‘steamer to tha The: ‘Prince George tis] being Joverhauled” in ‘The. train service re- (8:80, © “AME: subscribers’ are ‘re- . ‘ queated to ‘attend, a Special in- vitation™ being extended - ‘to the. memberd of the Women’ f ‘Aux. iliary, : who. have 50. materisilly | aided in raising: “funds for the work of the com mittee? Coming Events . ai -i-Moeting. to. ‘organize Bible Stuly Gronps: St Ansrew's Hall , 8:0 GLP. is Ed. Me-| ? trising against the. autocracy ‘is Ha: all-powerful, . tente’s aims‘are.ridiculed by the, liberately misinterpretes . _Presi- that the conditions imposed mean the complete: disruption of the Austro-German | alliance and that! He is more bratal : than Lloyd George, says one: ‘paper, , GERMANS WILL: ‘NOT: REVOLT, SAYS WRITER Ta - London, Jan." 12: The -Ger- mana will not revolt, and an up- “‘verboten’’, says a noted: writer. Every Ger.uan ‘knows. that a machine gun death awaits the disturber,, he saya... ‘Hindenburg -With .. influence greater: ‘than the: Kaiser himself,. absolutely controlling the: civil -{ tend, {single than married.” of the Red:Cross: Society. will: be]. given . on Friday evening, Jan. |: 18, A good. program has heen| : arranged, and. beside’ concert numbers, etc.,- itis intended to] . have a debate, . Refreshments ‘will be served by the ladies, A’ collection will be taken for the funds of the Society.” A good |" time is. promised ta all who at- The subject for debate will be: ““Resoved—That it is better to be ~The ar- Members of the ‘Committee: donald, Jas, ‘MacKay, D. B. Mor- . : kill, Rd. Rock, J.C. Ky ‘Sealy, : H.C, Wrinch, M. D. a Auditors: zelton Unionist Association will _ Vice-President: WwW. Watties. 2 - ‘Hon, Treasurer: ‘Ino. Newick; | . Hon. Secretary: J: F, Maguire: .W. W. Anderson, A. R. . Mac. ’ J, EL Kirby, Win. Grant, Unionist Meeting . An important meeting ‘of: Hae : . guments for the affirmative will he set forth by W. Wattie and R. H. Machin, while the speakers for the negative will be: “Rey, R. C, Scott and J.. F. Maguire. . en Methodist: Church - Public” ‘worship at 7:30 p. mm. Sunday. ‘The fool hath ssid ‘in his heart there is no God,’ sang ~tlist who are supporters of the | for’ membership in the associa. | Laren, ‘Steve. MeNeil, J. G: Mur- ‘Tay, Mickey"Nagh, . Barney Moe and -Arthur Lindquist, proceed- ~ ed up the mountain this week, cn time oS “Among the visitors : to Hezel-| >... ton this. waek- ‘were Mr, and Mra, * Réirnes;. “Mit and Mrs. Carter, of . Kelfield, Sask, Mr. and Mra, R. Greg, . and: Milas? L.-: McKie,-. of Courtrodm, 8:90 pm... Inatitute,Klepiox Valley Hall, 2:30 Pam | Ja, 1=W, TA, Meeting g- Palit An fee aa Mission Hoiise, - : Jan. 17—Annual Heeting Soe’ Ata, | oe Aaquit th, 4 Saale, .. dlatives: af Gal eae .,Beirnes, “of. this tows, whom | - “they” have not Beeb ‘for a yenra.: drew's Hall's: p.m,’ Haxelton ‘Hospital Jaa 18-- Red Cross. Boolal, git, ” jaa 4“ Anaad people’ a: or eatin a ‘by. which . he sought: ‘to: exclude ‘wo- men from the’ sufteane, wa s jthe paalmist of : old,” Cireum- "he: i Mei Hazelton vat | and ‘military operations of, ‘the stances .seem at times: to sonttedt * aia te ncitmusinn Vy, Farrer! | ,|uousE oF LOR ; , God. Care for the Individual | Pay ms Womin if Mortiay ‘evening: at. 8:30-p.m; in 2 | St: Andrew's Hall ‘for the < Pl eee pode. of organizing: Cy Bible thudy | ur with tomorrow ‘by Rev. R. ‘Scott, A meeting will’ be. “held: “on group. . Alt ‘are moat ‘cordially in vited. day,” will be. the’ subject® dealt} be held in St. Andrew’ 8 Hall on. Tuesday evening next, Jan. 15, .. at 8:30. - All electors, male and) ~ female, on the Dominion voters" . Union government, are qualified tion, and are invited to attend the meeting. | Se «2 Wat Bread For Us h . Calgary, Jan, 12:~War- bread ‘ will be made an obligatory food’ | Tin. Canada within the nex two Johingon went. down: to: Re G Scott, pastor. the’ Comeau Rroup this