ONEW HAZELTON, B. Cd ANUARY 19, 1998

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_ OVERHEARD aroun |
NEW HAZELTON |

a, " “Mrs. D; MeDonald. was attack.

i ed by a serious complication from
oe a-cold, and had to be taken down
/. “to Rupert hospital | for treatment
jon Wednesday...

Miss Bella MeDonald has taken
ve 9 position in the hinth rooms of
the C.N.R. at'Sinithers, leaving
- here last Saturday. * .
& Steve MeNeil. and old time
my prospector and trapper, was in
fen town Monday a guest of James
® Darby. Heand A. Clore suc-
ceeded .in-captuaing about $1000
worth of furs near the head of
ea Copper river during the autumn
m season, =
fe ° Admiring friends of Usk gave
em: a farewell dance Saturday night,
m in honor of Miss Irene Durham.
@ She left Sunday, together with
m her sister’Kathleen, to resume
her duties at the Prince Rupert
we high school. It was pronounced
wa. a bonny time, extending into the
om into the early hours of morn,
mee participated by visitors from Ter-
me race and Hanaill,

Mr. Bogue, Prince George. rep-
resenting wholesale lumber firms
we) in Chicago and New York, was
fe ion Usk and Hanall the latter end

of last week. He is making ar-
y rangements for shipmenta of
= Jumber from this district to the
@ eastern market, snd paid special
E attention to the timber resources
f and class of lumber available from
S -teiis district and is highly pleased
Same with the outlook and possible
Mee yolume. The orders placed will
# add life to the lumber indvatry.

a One great boon to the Skeena
g. jumber manufacturers, is that a
W market has beén found for hem-
BH Jock lumber. Manager Willman
Se of the Kleanza Co, states that
s)he -has succeeded in finding a
# market for all the hemlock they
# can saw.. This is of inestimable
m value to the district, as over 40
f per cent of the standing timber
is hemlock, the removal of which
makes large tracts of lands avail-
able for agricultural purposes,

run at fuil
round. They have acquired a
large area of timber lands, suf-
ficient to keep them running for
many vears. One important

this species: of timber is that it
will open the Skeena valley to
activity, reaching into other
spheres of its yast resources. He

gumy texture of the standard
coast fir,.and,.is excellent for
standing the rigors. and harsh-
ness of climatic epnditions, ;

Z Geo. Minchin - intends. to: ‘open
the Durham hall:to cater to 0 the
ublie: pleasure Speedie

also enabling the sawmill to be 7
capacity the year)

feature in. finding a market for] }

sees a great future for this class| -
of iumber, it having the hardness,
tenacity, without the splintery

mo pnd accomplished daughter of

‘S$. M. Newton was last week

elected mayor of Prince Rupert
by a majority of 81. He has
been mayor before and he has a
pretty good eouncil with. him this
veer. Mayor Newton has preach-
ed economy and he has promised
an investigation into the Booth
Sehool construction.
other things on his program
which should keep him busy
during the year.

Rev. Wm. C. Mawhinney will
preach in the New Hazelton
church on Sunday morning, Jan-
uary 28. He is oneof the able
preachers among the younger
men and he will be well worth
hearing.

Rev. D. R. McLean, formerly
Presbyterian minister at New
Hazelton, has resigned as pastor
at Cloverdale and his resignation
has been accepted. Since leav-
ing here he has made a number
of changes.

Chas. E. Carpente rof Dorreen
was a visitor to this district last
week,

A two-million-dollar wireless
station, the largest in the world,

will be,erected near Vancouver.
It’'Will be “in direct connection!

with. London and Australia,

Farmers’ Institute Busy

JH. Young, representing the
Advisory Board of Farmers’ In-
stitutes, visited the institute at
at Osland last week and address-
ed a gathering of the local farm-
ers. On Saturday he went to the
Upper Skeena F.I. at Woodcock,
where the annual meeting was
held, with an attendance around
40. He found.the farmers wide-
awake to the possibilities of the
institute and looking forward to
a much increased business next

vear. Jn the evening a thorough-

ly enjoyable social was held.

MAY HE PUTURE QUEEN «°°

_ Princess Yolanda of Italy, the pretty
Simman el and Queen Helena, is: being

talked of in Britain ag the bride for.’

‘Prince, of. Wales, whose’. matrimonial

ee fee months. oe

affaira are to. be settled within ther next |

‘He has|.

Terrace

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. “mas = |

Tom Ross, who has been work-
ing at Amesburv mill has joined
forces with Mr, Trotter and the
two: will work in the pole busi-
ness on Bethurem’s place north
of town,

The Tuxis Boys held a surprise
supper in the Presbyterian church
on.Friday night under the guid-
ancé of Rev. W. J. Parsons and
Rev. T. J. Marsh. Refresh-
ments were supplied. by the par-

}|ents of the boys and games were

indulged in. ‘Five new members

were. initiated.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
G. W. V. A. held their annual
meeting on Tuesday, a good
company being present. Mrs,
Mancor was elected president,
Mrs. ‘Braun’ vice-president, Mrs.
McIntyre, secretary - treasurer,
Mrs. Amesbury and Mrs. Bishop
conveners. Arrangements were
made for the masked ball on St.
Valentine’s, and afterwards tea
wab served. It was decided to
hold meetings on the second Tues-
day in each month.

Clara Pickering failed in ber
appeal case and will, serve her
sentence for liquor-selling.

_-. Rebates Extended

The commissioners for the].
Horseshoe Drainage District have
decided to extend the rebates
allowed on Tax Levy No. 1.
Those who pay in. full before
Jan. 81 will receive 10 per cent.
rebate; if payment is made be-
tween February 1 and April 30
the rebate will be 8 per cent.

Those who pay in part will be
allowed § per cent. on all pay-
ments made this month, after
which and up to April 30 the
allowance will be at the rate of
6 per cent. This arrangement
should be of much assistance to
many of those concerned.

Terrace Vestry Meeting:

The annnal vestry meeting was
held in the Anglican Church on
Thursday night, tne vicar presid-
ing over'a moderate attendance.

‘|The financial report showed that

the position was somewhat bet-
ter than ast year. Messrs.
Bishop and Fowler were re-elect: | -

Jed as churchwardens and Mrs..

Powers as vestry. clerk. Cordial

Women’s Auxiliary was express-| /
ed, and Rey. Marsh ' thanked the
officers for their: efficient ‘service
during. the year, , - The meeting}?
deeided to make.an effort to bring
church: lovers . into, closer touch
with each other, and with this
end in view it: was ‘arranged to
hold a series. of sociale, © F.C.
e| Bishop, kindly. “promised “to: ‘endl:

the. Progress, for these’ gath-

appreciation of the work of the}.

ee

John Bull: ‘Why not come in,

' responsibility?”’

Sam, and take y your’ share ot the :
—News of the World.

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TELKWA “TALES

News froin the Hub of Bulkley
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Constable Fairbairn was on a
trip to Houston.

Constables Davis and Ticehurst
of the R.C.M.P, are on patrol as
far as Hazelton.

J. A. Bowles, of Prince George,
spent several days here last week
and picked up some furs.

. Dave. Whitten shipped. a cay.of
beef steers to thé Edmonton
market on Tuesday;

With splendid roads, tie haul-
ing is now the order of the day.
Some coal is being shipped. No
hay is moving. © :

Sergt. Warrior and Inspector
Acland of the:R.C.M.P., Prince
Rupert, spent a couple “of days
here on inspection,

Mrs: James Kotow returned
home last week, after spending
the last two- months with her
parents in Southern B.C.

Lou Wood came in on Tuesday
from the Babines, where he has
been trapping. He reports that
the yield so far is not particular-
ly good.

Weather conditions are making
progress slow on the bridge at
the Betty mine. The blocking of
ice in the river has caused the
water to rise,

Fred. Stork, M.P., paid Telkwa
a visit on Tuesday to-look over
the local situation. He drove
over from Smithers, accompanied
by Olof Hanson, ~

Transferring Fish
The. , Daminion Department of!
Fisheries’ ‘has met witli ‘success
in transferring B. C: spring salmon
to Lake Erie and the St. Lawrence
river. In 1919, and each year
since, the department has. ship- |"

Bay of Quinte, near Belliville,
and: last. -fall one of . these very

prin class fish we was caught in. Lake)
ntario, °
A eC Canada will- have

| adults for dancing.

ped eggs to the hatchery ‘on the|’

will not be long be-|

SMITHERS

Newsy Notes From the Reltvay *
Town

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J. N. Gregory, the proprietor
of Gregory's Grill, Smithers, left
town early last Friday under . -
what was considered mysterious .
circumstances. As it was general-
ly known that he owed consider-
able money, it was ‘thought that
he had left with the intention of
not returning’ and so evading, his
liabilities. “One of the creditors
laid information against him,
with the result that he Was ap
prehended at Prince George ‘and
brought back to Smithers under
escort, where he ‘was released
under $2000 bail. ° Gregory. ap-
peared on Tuesday before Magis-
trate Hoskins, who will decide
whether the matter is worth
while sending up for trial on a
charge of absconding with in-
tent to defraud. There were
many witnesses to be heard and
the hearing dragged on until late
in the day, when it was adjourn-
ed until Thursday pending the
appearance of a further witness
on behalf of Gregory. Gregory
claims that he was going south
to endeavor to raise money from
friends. L. S. McGill is appear-
ing for the ereditors, while H. L.
Robinson is: defending Gregory.

, The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the .
B.V.D.. Hospital: held a Children’s -
Masquérade here on, Friday last,
There was a ‘splendid turn-out
and many pretty as well as unique
and original costumes were to be
seen, The children sure. enjoyed

yHoor - was turned over to. ‘the
The eve-
ning was a huge suceess in every.

iliary. something over $100 better. hos
off,

“fred. Stork, M.P., attived. in
Smithers Tuesday morning: and
left for’ Telkwa on.8 visit. : _

themselves till 10 p.m., when the a

way and leaves the Ladies’ Aux: ~ my