. Septuagenarian
Finishing Walk
of 16,000 Miles|

f Veteran Adventurer Passes
Through on Last Lap
of Journey

‘Nearing the end of a 16,000-
mile walk which will terminate
at Prince Rupert, W. H. Chap-
‘man, a 77-year-old veteran of the
frontier, made his way this week
along the route of the Canadian
National Railways through Nor-
thern B.C, and by now has
reached: his goal,

The hike was embarked upon
as the result of a wager made by
two millionaires and a magazine
proprietor of Milwaukee, Wis.,
regarding the endurance of age
and youth. In company with two
young men, Chapman left Mil-
waukee on July 10, 1923, to cover
16,000 miles in three years for a
conaideration of $5,000. His.
companions fell by. the wayside a
few days after. starting, but the
- old man pushed. on-to a success-
~ ful finish in about. half’ ‘the atipu-
lated time. ~

. made. worth abil.

ton, Conn.,.on February 29, 1847,
and this fact may be able to ac-
count for his youthfulness, as he
‘enjoys a birthday but once in four
vears. He. is tall, lanky and
but slightly stooped, and bears
essa) the marks of having lived a
@® healthy, outdoor life.” He served
® 20 vears in the U.S. army and
_was a.scout under Buffalo Bill, in
‘connection with which service he
f takes credit for-disposing of bis
" share of Indians at the time. of

the Custer massacre in ’76,°

also, spent 12 years ‘in the U.S.
= navy, and encircled the globe,
* He was in the. merchant marine
-until the ‘outbreak of the great
War, Wihien, thinking. he was
about readv to give up his stren-
uous life, he’ settled down i in. the]
‘place of his ‘birth with bis twin
sister. :,

However, the ‘chanie to earn
$5,000 so.easily (1) tempted | ‘him
and his-wanderings’ began again.
His route led’ him. from. ‘Milwau-
kea.to New Orleans, from whence
* turned . north and: passed
‘provinces

id. walker:. au
| Washington, Or

| real ihe Winniiog, rrivinge there

| Cabinet Minister

"When interviewed |"* i
he stated that. he was ‘ready. to} 0
walk as-far again‘if the hike was os

"Chapman was -born’ in Miniag. hee

' He}:

| rishi him health. to continue.
his, journey. -to a ‘suceesstal, end,.

Heartednegs’b of

Turned Down by
North Okanagan

_ Seatin By-election on
_ Wednesday —

_ The by-election in North Okan-
gan on Wednesday resulted dis:
astrously for the provincial gov-
ernment. Dr. K.-C, McDonald,
the. Liberal. member’: who’ ..was
seeking re-election. after ‘being
taken into. the. cabinet; : wae de-|.
feated by Arthur. Cochrane, . Con-
servative, by a ‘majority, of over
a hundred. .

The campaign was by no means
& pink tea affair. The two. par-
ties utilized all their. heavies and
it was a merry fight, aor

The. defeat of Dr ‘MeDénald j is
@ great disappointment to .thet
government. forces and will mean
some hurried re-organization to
get.ready for the session. The
government will not ba-so strong
but the premier. does not antici-
pate. any, ‘Particular difficulty. i in

who was hunting

with his father and Geo,. Tite and
Ted, sent an 8.0.8. to Dr. Wrineh
The doctor made.a fast trip and
found that Doug had lost the top
half of his. right thumb. The
young ‘fellow. jumped off a log
and his gun slipped through. -his
hand. . As it struck the ground]
it was" ‘discharged’ and his thumb
wasin the way, A couple of
days in the hoanital fixed him OR.

proceeded along the GT, P. and
reached Saskatoon a month later,

Edmonton saw him on. August|:
22,-so he.-has. taken but. 8 little
over a month to"reach ‘the coast
from. there, a

In. hia pocket he has carried his
credentials, carefully preserved
‘| by an: ‘oileloth wrapping, and these
mayors, police chiata and officials
in many. capacities at the. points |:
through” which: he: has passed. 1
The-old, man: also. ‘beats a letier
from Secretary. of State Mulvey,

Dr. K. C. McDonald Loses}.

NEW HAZELTON, ‘B. Gy SEPTEMBER 26, 1924

“OVERHEARD AROUND
NEW HAZELTON |

not yet, .

honor of Miss: McCall and L. B.
Wrinch., -
exceptionally fine time,

ed last week from Burns Lake,

months,

to New Hazelton’ last’ week,

old home at Stratford,
- Rally Day will be observed in

on ‘Sunday morning.

New ‘Hazelton public school.

in. future, ven

Albert. Mercer j js leaving on » his
annual pilgrimage to the Copper

in the next three months -enjoy-
ing himself chasing grizzlies and
goats over the rocks. .

Thursday morning. after a pros-

hind the Seven Sister. mountains,
He reports having. located some
very fine silver-lead ore that will
receive a good. deal of his: atten:
tion in- future.

de MeDougall, . well - ‘known at
many points ‘along the Tailway
and who recently moved to Fran-
cois. Lake, was last. week given.
bs months i in Okalla for. selling
whiskey,
peal.

%

a. visit: to. th
‘road. work,
shovel at. “work: and that-six miles

¢ Barns. ‘Lake-Endako

| lof. ‘the road‘ ‘Were ready; and: these .
amier were . the heaviest’: ‘tiles ” of the 7
oe entire distance. ae

‘eae

7 fon n July 2. “From m Winnipeg he;

jpHople." a

The Prinee Rupert district h has
produced over a-million cans of
salmon this. year, and the end is

One of ‘the moat’ ‘enjoyable
dances of the ‘season was ‘the one
given in the Northern Hotel in

- The guests had an
V: FP. Dunn and family. return-
‘where, they - spent a couple of
“Mr. Stynoff moved his family

W. J. Larkworthy returned to
tewn last Tuesday morning after
a two months’ holiday trip to his

the New Hazelton Sunday School
Magoffin’s 3 contract west of ‘the

- i! town has been finished and the
: camp is being cleaned up,” |

river country where, he will but

Charlie ‘Ek retuned. ‘to. town:

pécting trip in the country be-

‘Patience Meets
- Reward in Pay-

‘That the race is not always to
the swift was. amply confirmed
in Terrace last week, when
Messrs, Couture & Gendron re-
ceived a substantial cheque on
accoynt of the purchase of oneof
their mineral properties at Kalum
‘Lake. For. eleven yearg these
enterprising miners have’ been
prospecting - -the country around
Terrace'and have located a num-
ber of claims. To proyide the
means of carrying on their min-
eral: investigations they have
worked in the sawmills and jum-
ber camips, or, when convenient,
“rocked”? gold from the black
sands at Kalum Lake, Their
confidence met its just. reward
when,-last spring, a Seattle man
visited their properties and was
given an option on one of them,
Last week’s cheque was the first

| payment on the option, --
Allterary society has. bean | or-|:

ganized. in connection with the

Perhaps ' the. main: interest to]:
people of the community, how-
ever, is contained in the state-
ment that the new”operators of
‘the property will instal machin-|_

_.{ery-and commence work in the
ip| establishment, of: -what-is hoped
t} wilkbe'a: permanent-camp.:- Con. |,

, “ga {| sratulations' . are. éxtended: ‘to |’
. idea of: where they 1 uae bead in

Couture.& Gendron ¢ on the 1 success
which has: attended their enter- |.
prise, and: the hope i is that this i is
only a. beginning of the good

stamp are entitled.

‘Locking for Dairy Farm

C. U, Henderson of Oakland,
Cal., was here this week looking
over the country: with a view to
establishing a modern dairy farm
in this locality. He was.taken
to the Kispiox on Wednesday.
He was_also. looking around. the
land closet in. If. he buys any
land he will-stock it with pedi-
gree cattle and will have a first
class farmer in charge,

‘He figured on an Ap 7

“Saw Burns-Endako Road |

"When i in Burns Lake on. Wed- :
nesday: Dr. -Wrinch, M.-L. A: paid!

He: found: ‘the stgam :

he “doctor.” ree] i

ment on Option.

fortune to which men of -their|:

NOB

Wound Up First
- Flower Show and —
Planned For 25

Pleasing Reports at Meeting
of Hazelton Horticultural
Society Tue Tuesday

On Tuesday night last there
was a meeting: -of the Hazelton
Horticultural. Society for the pur-
pose of passiag bills and winding
up the affairs of the first flower
show. The reports presented
were of a most encouraging and _
optimistic nature. Financially
the society is in fine ahape and
the future is rosy.

_, Owing to the tourist season be-
ing over this inonth it was: deci- -
ded to digcon tinue placing flowers
on the trains the end of Septem-.
her. The ‘service rendered. was
most satisfactory and letters of -
appreciation, were read from’: of-
ficiuls of the railway and others. '
The service will be -eontinued
next summer, At the present
time.the flowers are even -better.
than during the summer. . There ~
has yet been no frost. oa

- As a. result of the’ past season’ a
experience the members have a
better knowledge of how to pro.“
ceed, next: ear.

fe Here and —— | Me 4

Moosé hunting opened in-the: Prov °
ince of Quebec on September : 10th.
Indications ‘are “that” “an” unusually.
large number ‘of hunters will-ine
vade the woods this. fall.and the.
tush for. licenses: is well under way.

Edwara A. Pattercon, mining ¢ én-
gineer of London,. England, visiting.
Nova Scotia, states that the mineral
resources of that province are prac-~
tically lying dormant: and that with
proper” development. along. aclentitié
lines, mining: ‘could be: advanced to:
first’ place - in the Provinee’s indus
tries, LO

Calgary, ‘Alta, is ‘planing an ar-
_tificial ice rink, because of the pre-
‘valence of: ehinooks in. the: winter,
but the project will not: ‘be ‘carried.

Calgary had to- abandon its scheme
for an’ annual. winter. carnival. bee.
cause it could not: count: on Weather :
that was cold enough or on: snow: a
The’ members’ ‘of tiie? ‘band of the
famous ° “Princess | ‘Patricia’ if G Nas --
dian Light Infantry were among. the”:
passengers sailing © for: ‘Eng’ ‘and.
aboard the Canadian ‘Pacific | ‘liner ;
“Empress of France” on ‘September 2
‘th. Under the. direction’ of Lieut.
T. W. James,-they: are to play: at |
British Empire: Exhibition,

In January. the i

out in time’ for. the. coming SEAson,, a 4