“a et ar “ — Ee av Section age Sports W “Fire Pa After an illness of short duration ¢ John Perculuk dled in the ~ Smithers Hospital on Saturday. He. was: suf- fering from, pleuray,;: but_ poeuthonia set In and he was. rushed to the; hos- pital w here rapidly sank ‘until the! end, He was born ‘in ‘Austria 45- ‘years, azo, coming to Canada when. eoriparatively young. He™ had resided in Smithers | for a nvnber of years and was employ- ed on. the Canadian, National, section crew. ‘He: is: ‘gurvived: ‘Uy a “wife sand} 4 two children:” The ‘taser! was beld on ‘Thesd ay: ‘morning at 10.20 under: the auspices: ‘of Bulkley Luilge, No. 180, |- LGO.F, from St. Jcsephis. élureh fund interment took place in the ‘Sinithers von, tery. i ; ‘ : wo es ‘:- ..- : A ama fire broke out in the rainp hense nity ‘the gorérmypust barn Sator- doy aight. Tt was first 1 iced by’ ii. Ww eh who ent fetvoscd to smother. at with SHOW, but ok) not reach it. sue- constnlly: so-he hurried away to. tell the police,. who, routed ‘out Charles N. Monk, boss: maif. ‘at ‘the buildings, ' en- roate to. the. fire, and. they soon got inside anit applied water to the flames - ‘Shus a minor conflagration was avert- ed and the stuff of che government of fice rests comfortavly assured ‘that their ‘water suppiy wilt not fail, and neither ‘will the hot’ water plant cease to-funetlu.1, eet a The skouting aa) Cuan rinks have been the scene of, great. activity the past week where the fellows arg pre- “tthe paring - for the" Avinter 84 Sports Areseing | rooitis “whieb: will " comfort tothe patruhs, “oN: the, cirling: Ting ‘boys have: r scmoved the -top “sot from Ro. £ tink and repla- cod it with saweust, “hoping to thus vet awey: ‘trip the hervias after lee is mate. Bhonld. Shs préve successful heating |. | Driftwood ‘caine. t6 ‘grief:;at: the“ fook Paty i ior “Bulkley ' hill across ‘the ‘river jase walks, with Dros a, but casily ascended it is “not yet: ‘known what the devotees say when a rock zoes haywire. now. ‘they have te cast their vitupera- tions at. the (uprinuble) ace when they ¢ ‘have’ raised: ‘their opponent's stone to the button: ingten] of- their cwn. Possibly the Juckles ead’ man, “who in- advertently sneezed. or. blew his nisé at the: time the rock was being released, will’ hear - the brunt. ot fe en. “Ah weel its o’ in the game.” : os . This Armitatii: © WAS o ne of the quiet: -st seen bere: |r. veavs, On the morn ing of ihe ei. yenthy imemb- gat. whe Gaia teh Teen parade]: to Lhe {nit-| ed church to attend diviae vervice con- dueredby ev. J. B.: \tcIntoshs, chat lain of: the Jocal benrich,: “eof the evep- jing a Well attended: “dance” was held in the. town hat and, exeryane ‘had: a rea wood thine. ' Oe ‘ n : a * a The Rev, artived from Priave’ Rupert. tart -Spt-| Tray and. Mr. 5 chal wil! nssume tl-e incunibency -at it. Taming Anglican | chureh here... “4 Vaiss ‘Yvonne Awnex! is o patiest in tre hospital followmyg 2 ininor opera. ten. . ee i Among recent hit nia to tuwn were Major 1D. M. MacKay, inspector of. the department of Indian affairs, R. #H. Moore, Indian agent at Vanderhoot, TT. E. VanDyke, inspector df the ganie. brinch; B. C. police, Prince George. eae a ubitinaemypit Be Ald phos, matiaci ee ear. driven’ be Ralph Delter: weekend. The “driver was making: run tor: the: hil. bueé. due ‘to’ the ‘fey condition: of -the roads, ‘the car, skidded! was hurt, cs Turkey Dinner And Bi zaera ‘Great Suceess iia bie. turkey , aiiner put on ‘bys the Ladies, Atd of. New Hazelton. Armistice night, was a huge suecess, as was ‘also. the bagaar, fish’ pond and drawing for. the zoose,_ The. Ginner was in charge of Mya:! By: Smith and Mra, Sawle and. Hey. were ‘ably assisted in serving by the #iis-of the C.G.L.T, Between, mo tf sul 60- “people ‘were fed that night and ; the reuits were: most satisfactory, On the menu, besides’ the turkey, whieh: Was. donated by: ‘Mi, and Mrs? hom, _ was hani, donated’ ‘by “Mra, W; J, Lark- worthy, three hot’: vegetables, cran- berry suuce; salads,’ pickles,’ bread and biseults and -punkin: apd | apple. pie in quantities.. Everyone’ ‘who ate: seemed to have peer satisfied, at least no’ com | platuts: were. ‘made: out. loud. - Cae .. The’ googa’ was: “donated by. Mr. and Mera, Dan: chances - on: 4G: amounted, to. $16. The: annting took niltce reer the end of the’ [eKeénzle and the sale. of, Saturday, November arth: is the ‘date announced for the. presentation of “A Tittle “Bit. of “Fhuft”, by the "Keun Theatre. . The curtain will rise on thiy mirth provoking - farte at. “$30 “han, sharp in the Horticultural hall, Hazel- ton. nae Itehesdrauta hive® “peen “préaraseing |" favornbly, acgording: ts. the director, BI Sarge nt, except when menbers of the’ ‘cast break into laughter at their own ‘antics, which are stil, funny to them, after: a month's: -rehenrattig. The. cagt ts. lead by’ Chas. Botham and Irene’ ‘Mulins, with Evelyn MeCal- tom and: ‘Tom. Retallack.in the comedy roles; other ‘parts: are belng taken’ by |: Irvine, Margaret Sargent aud Winale. Grant. _ This, company,; production: for ‘the “plegsure ak the. | audience, - “and present | ‘indivations., are}, | that never: has anything® aa” “faring: ‘been seen: in:: ‘Hazglton.. : The people” of. the . district happy. to: ‘appar will be the production; not tertainment |; ‘feeling. Of. a avoutid., an rom: Hageltor bi fast. rope teyet if ar of the “stane and “besom” wiil do or}¥ Tip tor. 2 edughed or}. ‘iF. E. Blechall dnd “tamitty |. . r depart faced: chmpletely around and came: to}: rest unside down in the ditch. No one Bessle Irvine, ‘Mitchell ‘Newman, Att. |, is working 5 very hard. indeed to’ ‘gure: A finighted |. » WEDNESDAY, “Unt ei svealt r po: ‘ago p ¥ Jones the, ity in the jhospital here. He: ‘has now re- covert “sufficiently to be able to re- Buin is duties at the igity hak Mr. Jones in hospttal- ainge: last. ‘May. 7 * a few ecks ago” from Biightview, In Alberta, to take over the- pastorate of the First Baptist church; says he is finding , Prince Rupert somewhat un- like what. he had been lead to. believe. It was represented to him that Prince Rupert Was.. Mere moist. ‘ghian sunny, and, with “streets. and hplldings more ok: Jess primitive, ‘but he came to dis- cover delightfizl. autumn weather, a atrests--and | buildings, . and ; -sbusingse hiocke and: private homes’ along ‘most substantial + and pleturesque lines. . es - penders: for the new post office are to‘ be in, bY. Nov. 23 and a lot of figur- ing is, going on-among local firms who may be in on some of the sub-contract ‘Plans’ show a’. public: block that will work: a remarkable change in: the ap- pearance of Third Ave. Fronting on this chief business- thoroughfare for ‘1415 feet, with folk basement and two ‘floors above’ street level, and extend- ing back almost 70 feet, it is certain. fo be a splendid asset to the commun- ity.’ ‘Fittings, furnishings and general ‘feyuipment will be “ultra-modern, de: i\siened for conventence, comfort and | facilitating, the routing of the, various j.. ? uo oF the iie*goverhinent® “the }- building. is to be ‘or ‘eonerete and stone | and fifteen feet back. from the alde- ‘irs into. ‘the main. entrance, | over which there . willbe ‘a clock. tae The “citizens ‘of ‘Ketchikan, Prince Rupert’s uearest Alaskan’ neighbor. ‘(had to fight hard to save their town i Little Bit of Fluff {being burned ‘the other day. An ex- ‘plosion in an undertakers parlor start- ed the blaze which burned out the Rex Hotel; scorched several business premises. and ‘damaged roots befdre it was finally checked. | Arthur prooksbank, secietary ‘of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, ds away on a holiday to San. Francisco 1 a8 2 “Capt. “pitorty! ‘the liarbor® iiaster, has! alreidy a class ‘of. twenty one attend- ing his navigation, school. All are not ‘necessarily fishermen, “put living on the coast, and more oY leas interested in boats and. ‘shipping, the knowledge they absorb regarding the ways of the ‘gea, chiindt’ fail ‘to’ be ‘nsefnl, and more, than. Ikely extremely 80 on some 0c. enslons, ran . cay ae “mani an MOTOR DELVE, NOW The ‘the lies! ‘the ent ire year. conditlén ft has been ‘during [¢ ie, weather, is. cool, ‘nud ‘@helling a5 excel at. For those | who ait in the. eras that na- before ft tie ae nia up, for: tHe NOVEMBER 1, 1987 , ‘| Alaska Sp ds. remained: a patient |. - soweltor, P ‘Radero cut the ignition at 10 o'clock wat ; iB Brandt, whi‘ ‘aatived here &} : gation. : ms highway is. at present | in | ‘NO. 20 To New York. ~ Twelve Days)” one ie 7th. says: Twelve days after he “had cHmbed into. ‘the’ “drivers seat of a produce-lad- ened truck in, Ketchikan,. Alasia Al. yesterday morning In front of the} Bronx Terminal Market to deliver two |: tons of: Matanuska Valley potatoes, to the’ City of New York. Thus he ended a run through raln- swept, valleys and over show ¢apped ‘mountains on a good-will trail- blazing tour intended to show the need of an: international highway from Fairbanks Alaska through the Yukon Territory and British Columbia to Seattle. Radero, a veteran -driver, eovered: the 4,621 miles from Ketchikan to New York in less than 180 hours of driving time. | ‘Two of the- ‘twelve days he said, ‘/on arrival here, could be cut from the schedule by the construction of the the Fairbanks-Seattle highway which hos already been proposed. Two Detroit automobile men, W.T. Walsh and John W: Cates, accompant. ed Radero ‘on the tour. They were greeted at. the Bronx Market by Carl W. Kimball, first.deputy commissioner of the department of public markets, weights and measures. The potatoes, grown by the governmentéfinanced colonists in the Matanuska Valley, will be. distributed to: New York City hos- pitois. © Must Let More | tS Pe cop C Come: a) i? ee ‘Settle Here leader. of the Conservative: ‘party ‘and fone time premier” of Canada, addrags- ing an audience in the United States recently, remarked that Canada can do much to assure world peace by. re- tien: No- country, he maintained, as sibiy hope to be free of jealousy, and nations with crowded populations and low living stantiards are bound to look wlth. longing: eyes on. Canada. This country -has been “hoodwinked long enough by. a small portion of the pop- wation which fought against any more: ground t thal; they. fhemselves could: not make a living. ‘Rome. of those: ‘people never could make a; Hving Iu any: coun: try and. others of them were making a lot of money. oyt of. the gulibility. of the public. . Canada must have: ‘people and lots at them, . and. they: must, be ‘brought An: here.,in, the.. neat - future, or there. is Mttle. hope for Canada as a. Now, taught ‘that . off, : as ‘week, ‘and, Peddie fresh: beet around: the idigtrict,., The Indiana have: some fine sttek and ‘Donatd:, gaya that: the’: con- swiner is going- ito" ‘pet this. beef: at. a very. reasonable. . “prlee. : He « says. ‘the, action ; ds, taken. -bacar the . _Andiats Senator - “Arthur “Melehen. “formerly moving the barriers against immigra-| large and as rich ag is Canada, and | with a population so small, can pos-. people coming. , to, ;. Canada ;. 9n...the Lom Mrs. H.A. Swain Disa ed From her Home The New York ax ies of November [! y °yvidespread anxiety was telt on Sat- urday morning when lt became known that Mrs. H. A. Swain. had. not been seen since the previous: morning. Dur- ing Friday morning. Mrs.; Swain had told Miss Kathrine. Finlayson that she Iwas suffering with a splitting head- ‘ache, and after: they, had: talked mat- - ‘ters over it was decided that: a walk ‘might help ‘matters, At, about. 10.30 the’ same morning . Charles . Cauthers was. coming. into: town: ‘wHh a load of ‘logs ‘and . he passed: Mrs. Swain about, -half:a mile from Skeena. ‘pridge and ‘she was: walking’ towards. the . bridge. Since then, as far as can be learned, no one hag seen. Mra. Swain. Satur- day morning a search was made of all the homes of Mra. Swain’s friends but no clue to her movements was found. “In the afternoon. Cons.: H. LiMeKen- ney, ‘Rev. OC. A. ‘Pinchliffe and. Fred ‘Nash made a teur.of the: country, in- cluding a visit to ©, Merman in. Lak- else valley, who, secording to Cauth- ers, was walking about 200 yards be- hind .Mrs, Swain. Merman had not seen anyone on the read, mor had he seen anyoue on, the bridge as -he pass- ed to the south. side. . The party then looked over-the beeches along the riv- ‘}er and in the vicinity of the bridge. .. Before leaving home Mrs. Swain had closed the front door, but did not lock it. This was contrary to her us- nual custom of locking ap even if for only a few minutes absence. It,was found also that she had taken her bag and various books of some importance to the business. » Since the death of her husband in August last. Dire, ; Swain has .shoulder- = See THAT respoRsIbility “of dhe: “pustness; and her: ‘intimate friend ‘could see that it, vas effecting -her. ..A .brother. and a alster of the missing lady‘ have been communicated with: and pending some- thing definite: becoming known friends are rallying’ round’ to” ‘help in carrying on: the ‘property and business, . — AT THE BULELEY HOTEL Mr. H. _ Davies, the the well known pro- prietor and manager of the Bulkley Hotel in Smithers, “has Just had com- pleted a hot water heating: system for his hotel which pits it right into the front ranks of hotels in smaller cities, A new boiler room was built towards the front of the honse below grade, and a new bolle! Was installed. with a nnelty tor’ ‘Hence Tete: “bt: water’ and keeping it hot in the coldest” ‘wether. Large radiators: have heen « ‘placed at the head. of the. stairs on the sec- ond ‘Hoor and two: more : along each hallway. Smaller radiators have been put in-six of the bedtdoms on the sec- ond floor and thebe rooms ‘will. ‘Always be warm for the: peopie: coming in on that early morning train, | ‘That will be. most welcome vs Some inning ‘Lnumber. ot the: ‘bedrooms: and: it was a. gaat ‘help to patrons ‘and’ hotel staff - falike:- Now,! swith’ the’ “radiators to Watm. up the ‘rooms: the: hotel. should get’ a big share of the pattonage, ‘But what’ will Probably be of even more. interest. to. travellers. ds, that: a large yyadtintor has’