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QUALITY STORE

HIGHEST MARKET PRICES PAID
FOR FURS

Spring Dress Goods

Ladies’ Silk and Lawn
WAISTS

C. V. SMITH

GENERAL MERCHANT
HAZELTON

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_ PRISMATIC BINOCULAR
FIELD GLASSES

Compasses,
WATCHES - JEWELRY

O, A. RAGSTAD, Hazelton
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W. R. LOVE

Stock of Electrical Fittings
carried, also Gasoline
Engir .s and Fittings

ELECTRICIAN

Contracting and Supplies. Tele-
phone equipment a specialty.
LET US QUOTE ON ELECTRIC OUTFITS

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P.O. Box 957 + drd Ave,

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LUCAS & LUCAS

Barristers and Solicitors

Rogers Building
Cor. Granville and Pender
Telephone Seymour 608 Vancouver, B, C,

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STATIONERS & PRINTERS

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E Architects’ and Engineers” Supplies
+ Kodaks, Loose L caf Systoms 4
: Remington Typewriters, Office Furniture i

_ Prince Rupert, B. Cc.

‘Mines and Mining

Good Properties for 8 sale — Cash or on
Bond. Development and
Assessment Work,

Carr Brothers

Eight Years In This District.
Harelton, 0. C.

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Leaders

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NEW BLUE DIXIE GRAY
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These are some of the new
color tones for Spring Suitings.

They come in Worsteds and
Tweed effects,

This is what the stylish, dressers
in the large cities are wearin;

e’re showing a wide variety

of these popular weaves.

Made to measure by The House
of Hobberlin, Limited.

_ Come i in and have a look.

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HAZELTON WINS
FOOTBALL GAME
On Saturday evening a closely-
contested football match was
Played on the athletic grounds
between the New Hazelton team
and the local eleven. The Ha-
zelton men, captained by F. B.
Chettleburgh, showed consider-
able superiority in team play and
defence, and although the visit-
ors made a game fight and many
good individual plays, the Iceal
team finished the game with the
bie end of a four to one score.
A good crowd witnessed the
game and was highly pleased
with the play.

Methodist Pulpit Transfers

Vancouver, May 16:—The pro-
vincial Methodist conference
elected Rey. Lashley Hall presi-
dent, in succession to Rev.
George Raley, who goes to Port
Simpaon. Other northern ap-
pointments are: Prince Rupert,
Rev. J. F. Bimmick; Copper Riv-

{ er, Rev. ¥. C. M. Heatley; Ha-

zelton, to be supplied; Bulkley
Valley, Rev. C. E. Batzold. A
petition from the W. C, T. U:,
read at the conference, urged
that women should have votes,
in order to advance the cause of
temperance. No action was
taken, ,

Riflemen Elect Officers
At the general meeting of Ha-

#/zelton Rifle Association on Thurs-

day evening satisfactory reports
regarding finances and equip-
ment were presented. The out-
look for the season is very prom-
ising, many new members hay-
ing already joined the organiza-
tion. A reduction of the ‘annual
subscription to three dollars was
made, no expenditure ‘for repairs
being required, Challenge
badges will again be put up for
weekly competition. Officers
were elected as follows, Captain,
A. R. Maedonaid; Vice-Captain, |
H. H. Little; Secretary-Treas-
urer, H. E. Holliday; Committee,
Charles Reid, W. W.. Wrathall,
J. W. Campbell.

Habitants Come West
Boston, May 15:-——French-Can-
adians in large numbers are leav-
ing the New England states to
locate in western Canada.

Railway Official Dead
Montreal, May 15:—W. E, Da-
vis, paggenger trafficlmanager of
the GT. P,, died suddenly
today,

Millions of Salmon Fry
Babine hatchery has had.a very
successful season, according to
H. L. Gibbs, the superintendent,
who came over the trail on
Wednesday, accompanied by
J. M. Morrison and J. C. Nation,
two of his staff, Ne&érly all the
salmon required were obtained
in the creek of the hatchery laat
fall, instead of having to be
brought from Babineriver, The

hatch-was 9,180,000 sockeye fry, |.

which were all libelfated between
Apri! 25 and May 10. Mr. Gibbs
has gone to the coast, to return
about August 6, when operations
will be resumed.

G. T. P. Eastern Service
Montreal, May 14:—Vice-Presi-
dent Dalrymple today announded
that on June 7 through jake and

rail traffic betweenMontreal and]

Edmonton will open on the
G.T.P. Passengers will be car-
ried by way of Sarnia, freight
going via Midland, A daily ser-
vice will be maintained from
the date named.

Murderer Will Hang
Nanaimo, May 14:—Convicted
of the murder of Provincial Con-
stable Westway, at Union Bay
on March 4, Henry Wagner was
today sentenced by Justice Mor-
rison to be hanged on August 28,
Wagner, who was also known as
Ferguson and “The Flying
Dutchman,”’ was a companion of
William Adams, acriminal for
whom the officer was searching
when the killing occurred.
The condemned man is a degper-
ate criminal, who ‘has served
many terms in American prisona
for amuggling and other offenses.

_ Anticipating Last Spike

Montreal, May 14:—Officials of
the Grand Trunk Pacifie say the
last spike in the great transcon-
tinental line will be. driven in
October of next-year, at a point
375 miles east of Prince. Rupert.
The entire line wil] be open for
traffic early in 1915, The com-
pany will build a number of fine
hotels in the Rockies, the most
important being erected opposite
Mount Rebson.

Fare and Third for Holiday

For the benefit of holiday mak-
ers, the G. T. P. has made a
special round trip rate of fare
and a third for May 24. Tickets
will be on sale May 22 to 24, in-
@usive; good for return until
May 27.

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Stationery, Photo Supplies,
Gramophones, Developing .

and Printing.

W. W. WRATHALL

Hazelton

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Hudson's Bay Company

GROCERIES

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DRY GOODS — .
— HARDWARE

A pitfor the burning of ref-
use has been dug onthe reserve,
and citizens will be required to
dump all rubbish there,

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Mosquite Tents at Sargent’s,

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in the business of the country.
Turning to the expenditure ac-
count the minister said that the
ordinary expenditure. for . the
year had amounted to’ $98,000,-
000, an increase of $10,000,000 as
compared with the previous fis-
cal year.
The expenditure, the rainister
pointed out, was very slightly
more than doubled in twelve
years. By deducting; the ordi.

THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, MAY 17,198 yg. . Bete es
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FEED.

Oats . Bran
— Chicken Wheat’

Hay "Shorts

. Ladies’ Slippers |

i SPECIAL VALUES
Ladies One Strap Slipper $3.25 : : ;
Ladies’ Patent Slipper with black silk Rosete, $4
Ladies’ Black Moire Slipper, $4. 50 _

Ladies Five Strap Slipper, dull kid with ’ black
beaded trimmings, very special value $5.00

Children’s Non-Rip Sandals, all sizes a

Fancy Table Oil Cloths
| 1-2 yard squares. Made up in very neat pat-

tems and shades that are sure to take your
fancy. Ask to see them.

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Bedspreads >

White Honey Comb Bedspreads, io in pink,
blue and red shades. on

- Tents and Flys _

Dnill.and Silk Tents and F ys all the popular s sczes
MOSQUITO TENTS, single and double.
“MOSQUITO NET, white and gréen

Dynamite, Fuse and Caps, Drill Steel oe
ow eS Prospectors’ Outfits

POULTRY NETTING, 4 and 6 foot widths,
and staples

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SCREEN DOORS and WINDOWS _
Window ‘Wire Netting, i in all widths

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