ee seek their co-operation. j Proposed that the ladies appoint 0 MI . ECA NEW HAZELTON, B. C., “APRIL 18, 1998 ° No, 41 Hospital Day Prepartions are Now Under Way May 12th will be Hospital Day throughout Canada and the Unit- ed States and something over five thousand hospitals will par ticipate in the observance of this eyent. It was only three years ago that Hospital Day was in- augurated and The Hazelton Hos- pital was one of the pioneers of that movement. The idea-proved a great success and it has be. come a permanent day among the fj hospitals, with the number par. m ticipating increasing every year. On Tuesday evening The Hos- | pital advisory board met at the Hospital and started plans for the celebration this year. There } will be three days, including Sun- day, when the churches will be me requested to devote part of their service to a talk on Hospitals and B the work, A committee of three was appointed to meet with the Ladies’ Hospital Auxiliary and It was au committee of three to meet mewith the men and prepare the AProgram and appoint sub-com- ma mittees to look after the various Sa departments, The main com- Bmittee will meet this week and izet busy. Next week a full an- menouncement of the program will moe made in these columns and it mes expected that Hospital Day this year will bea greater suc- meress than ever, One of the main features of he celebration will be the in- itation to the publie to visit the ospital on Saturday, May 12, nd inspect the building, wards, itchen or any other department which they are interested or =vish to gain further information Bbout. The Hazelton Hospital awvill be thrown open to the pub- an « that day and all are expected hs on business Monday. '* eee the editor that work on the obe there. You will get better mcquainted with the Hospital and ane Service it is rendering to your Briends and is ready to render to meu if at any time you should ped it. You are the one who going to get the most benefit gom Hospital Day and an up-to- mete hospital service. BBigser Force at Dorreen Mr. Hogan, of Prince Rupert, mno is in charge of the develop- pnt work on the Knaus proper- on Mat Dorreen went down to Ru- ‘He mene) has been going .on all menter, and that. now that the : »w has gone considerable sur- ze work will be undertaken as’ all as continuing the tunnel. company intends to get a e body of ore block out be- * decidin ‘on, -installing ant to handle the ore. -. Indica- ms at: the present. ‘time: are ‘the way to male, a mine, route, M favorable and the property |ed 1 Usk . Skeena’s Industrial Centre Born—To Mr. and Mrs. P. 0’- Brien, on Tuesday April 2, a son. Miss Weatherhead and Miss Trene Kellegher returned Tues- day to resume teaching school. Miss Irene and her sister Miss Cataline Durham left for Rupert|’ to resume their’ studies after spending their Easter holidays at home. Mesdames E. m. Whitlow and M. Durham and miss Jessie Whit- low paid a short visit to Terrace on Tuesday. Mr. Van Horn, Telkwa, is a visitor in town-and isa puest of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wells, A dance tovk place at the hall Saturday night under. the aus pices of the “‘Kleanza boys’. " It was a very creditable affair, well attended by ali the local toddlers and neighboring town of Hanall. A school site clearing bee took place on Sunday to clean up the fround on lot 16, preparatory to the building of the new schaol- honse there. Most all of the old- timers turned out and made a quick work of it and were treat. glade of Lowrie Creek, provided by the ladies of town. It was highly appreciated by the be- grimed workers. A Prospectors’ Association was organized, Tuesday and an enroll. ment of 15 members was started with at this preliminery meeting, An executive of five members was chosen and formed a com- mittee to draft by-laws for con- stitution. Whether to: be affiliat- ed with the British Columbia organization will be decided at the next meeting on Apri} 22 at 3pm. The territory will com- bine camps east and west of Usk and may be ealled the Central Skeena Progpectors’ Assoesation. Under the auspices of the asso- ciation, an exhibit: sample of ore will be sent to Spokane for the Northwest Mining convention on May 22 25, Samples are request- ed to be at Bethurem’s store by May 1 at latest, 1a ge ne Will Build Cottage Jos. Benson has decided that he will stay “home’’ this sum- mer and build himself a cottage, He has a few acres at Two-mile where he hopes to eventuaily have a chicken ranch, and he is going about it the right way, He already has somefland under cultivation, and this summer he will get a real place of abode built. He proposes to put a cellar under the whole building 26 feet by 80 feet. There ig sufficient stone around to build the walls and the lumber for the upper part of the ‘home’? is en - As soon as the house is finished attention will-be direct | ” entirely to the chicken end), of. the undertaking. {mass in the same church Monday ed toa sumptuous dinnerin- thet WEDDING BELLS >< hoc ae Two weddings of local interest have been celebrated at the Roman Catholic church during the past week, On Thursdry morning at nup- tual mass Miss Mary Chretien, of Terrace, was: married to A. Henry Cote, Lakelse, Rey. Father Allard officiating. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s par- ents, the wedding breakfast be- ing served at 11 am. There were many friends present, in- eluding Mrs. Braun, Mrs. Sher- wood, Mr. and Mrs. Wentz, mrs. De Fontaine, Mra. Limousine, Mrs. La Ferriere, Miss Marie Cote and J. St. Jacques, both of Lakelse, were united in matrimony at nuptial morning, Kev. Fr. Allard again officiating. Only the immediate friends of the bride were present and areception was afterwards held at the new home of the con- tracting parties in Terrace, a number of friends being present when the wedding breakfast was served. Another sister of the. Cotes, Miss Grace Cote, was ‘married ta Mr. La Ferriere in the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Prinee Ru- pert in December and are now living in Terrace: ‘The many friends of the parties intend to hold a shower for the three OVERHEARD AROUND NEW HAZELTON The provincial cabinet has en- dorsed the request of the pro- vineial G.W.V.A., to the Dominion government, that Thanksgiving Day be célebrated on Armistice Day, Nov, 11th each year. E. Bruce Cousins, of Topley, arrived Monday morning and has been a guest all week of Rev, J. R. Hewitt while writing his ex- aminations which will entitle him to ordination in the Metho- dist church. Neil Patterson and family, of Woodcock, left Monday night for Edmonton, where thev intend to locate, A week ago C. C. Camp- bell also returned to the prairie to take up farming, Duke Harris and Edgar Harris went up to the Sunrise property Tuesday morning. Work, in a small way, has been going on all winter but now that weather conditions are more favorable the working staff will be increased and the development shoved ahead considerably faster. The boys and girls of the New Hazelton Union church had a very. enjovable social. evening | last Friday, They had a satis- factory sale of candy and the collection taken was also gatis- factory. The voungsters now have some funds on hand for their annual camp. The first and only mud slide in couples in Progress hall on Fri: day next week and all acquain- tances are expected to turn up. | Death of John Hewitt . Rev, J. R. Hewitt received the sad intelligence Monday morn- ing last of the sudden death of his father, John Hewitt, of Kis- bey, Sask., at the ape of seventy- seven vears. The deceased was ill only a few days and the first intimation of it that Rev, Mr Hewitt received was the message on Monday. The deceased was formerly of Belleville, Ont., but some twenty-five years apo he moved with his family to the prairies. He is survived by three sons, Joseph, of Kishey, Sask,, John R., of New Hazelton and Wesley, of Forget, Sask.’ The funeral was held on. Wednesday afternoon of this week. Rev, Mr. Hewitt’s many friends in this district will extend sympathy to him in his bereavement. On Wednesday, April 18th, at the Telkwa Transfer barns, Telk- wa, there will be a nublie sale of live stock and implements conducted by J.P. Wheeler, super. visor for the Soldier Settlement Board. A number from this part of the district wil] probably take the sale in.: Mrs. ‘James Richinona went to . |The ‘Howpital Thursday ‘morning. this immediate vicinity that de- layed the trains came down on Thursday night. It was not at all serious and the trains were held up only for a short time. Olof Hanson returned to Prince Rupert last Sunday after accom- panying the Prince Rupert dele- gation to Ottawa to interview the Dominion government. Two more cars of cedar poles were shipped from here this week by Mike George. Tennis Club Annual The annual meeting of the Ha- zelton Tennis Club was held in Assembly hall on Saturday eve- ning last, there being a. good attendance. The financial state- ment submitted by the secretary- treasurer showed a smal! balance on hand, which spoke well for the retiring officers, as the club had been put to large expendi- tures during the past year in the way of preparing its new courts. The election of officers resulted as follows, a close vote resulting from the balloting for places on the executive: President—H. H. Little. Vice-president—J. D. Galloway, . Sec.-Treasurer—Mrs. Fakely, Executive Committee—Mrs, Little; Mrs, . Anderson, Mrs. Galloway and James Turnbull. ‘The matter of. further im- provements to the courts. was discuased' and was left in the hands ‘of the executive, a Lakelse Valley Setilers Make — Great Showing There is considerable activity in land circles around Lakelse, and indications are not wanting of the faith of the settlers in the district. ing a small eottage; E. J, France is slashing and burning and pre- paring to build; Bailie and fami- ly are making a fine showing on lot 5 where they have been living for the past year: Joe LeFerriere has purchased lot 8 and is pre- paring to build; W. F. Ungerer owns lot 10 and will build this spring; J. A. Maughan of Alber- taowns lot 1 and has let a econ- tract for clearing to Westerberg and will also build a bunglow in. the summer; KE. L. Parsons is slashing and burning; W. EB. Van Meter has moved his camp down the river where he will cut poles; W. V. Attwood and Chas. Toombs have lots of poles ready to move across on the ferry; poles, logs and ties are piled all along the roads leading to Terrace. The ferry will be kept on the move this summer, There is also an ever-increasing tourist traffic to to Lakelse Lake and the springs, and in view of: these things it seems imperative that the ‘ferry the first of the season. wise the promise of a big season .| will be strangled. Several New Buildings © The contract for the erection of the new teachers’ house at Kitseguecla has been awarded to A. Clairmont, of Hazelton, by the Indian department, Work is to be proceeded with as soon as the material is assembled on the ground. This will give the natives at Kitseguecla a good plant, there being the school, church and teachers’ house all close. together, The Indians of able progress and there will be something of a building boom there this year as there are at’ least eight new houses planned for this season in addition to the new church and the new teachers’ house. Natives from New Kit: seguecla and from the lower town’ are moving up to the high bench and will thus have quite an at- tractive village. The time for getting on the Provincial Voters’ lists has been If you ' extended to May 7th, are not on now get busy and 5. H. Senkpiel received & car- on Thursday. {Placed orders for seed grain, ca Mr. Michaud is build- | make your application, or get _.lyour transfer. a . load of seed grain, flour'and feed, - Those whe. have: Y the village are making consider- _ iy f is om aces should run a double shift from” '. ;, Other- :