{- “The World’s Doings in Brief

News: Notes: from Many Sources

Climbing to $1. 41, May wheat
broke all records on the Chicago
exchange last week,

The Empress of Ireland Fund,
now ‘closed, reached a total of
$425, 000, . of which Canada con-

tributed $60, 000. 7

A cut ,has. been ‘antiounced’ in|;
the Gratid- Tronk: waffed.- ‘Tt will
be’ from. ten to twelve | per cent.
all-round, Labor -men-say they
will invoke the Lemieux Act. |

Archibald: McDonald, the last
chief factor of the Hudson’s Bay
‘Co., ig dead at Fort Qu’Appelle,
‘Sask, He.had been with the

‘‘Hudson’s Bay Co. for 57 years.

More than one hundred per-|
‘sons were killed and injured i in
a fire on a subway train in New
ork last week. - Firemen dyna-
mited the streets ‘to get at.the
dead and wounded,

i G. _McCrea, of Scotland,. won

*. the Powderhall fifreen-mile mar-
‘athon race at Edinburgh. Kob-
lemainen, the Finnish runner,

‘ “was second, and Hans Holmer,
ap. American, ‘thied, _

Sir Donald Mann, while | in Ot-
boo” tawaon. busitfess:with the Mili-

statement that the Canadian|
Northern Railway would. not ap-
ply to parliament” this year for
‘Additional aid.

4A imovement hi has been launched

4 ‘Chigary to promote a vigorous

; prohibition cdinpaign throughout

~ ‘Alberta, with a view to carrying

- cos ‘the : province wide _ plebiscite

which will be submitted to the
a electors in June, |

Oe

"Emperor: Willian has. given
varders that the so-called war
“bread be served to -himself and
Ce ‘his entourage. This bread, also
ne “styled ““K?? bread, ” consists of
oy 8. per cent rye flour. and - 15 per

7 ent: ‘Potato flakes.

to Hudson's Bay‘ Ca, has
“boot appointed the general -pur-

“Freneh. government. | ” Contracts
reddy, placed in Canada for war.
plies by Britain and tne Allies

ne ,
ot Phe navy list. for November
— ta the names of the, German
mperor and his brother, Prince
lenty of Prussia, from the list |
norary admirals of the fleet,
ithe Czar being the’ only foreign
overeign with that’ rank.

a’

of’. platinum,

‘ta Department, made the definite]

¥ os "Chasing agent for Canada: for the:

total fifty million dollars...

bia ports ; to the Aitantic coast.

a

A. thousand claims. have been

staked at Rutherglen, forty miles
east of North: Bay, on the
strength of. some samples con-
taining. an appreciable quantity
There are other
metals found in the ore, but it is| °
in’ ‘platinum ' “that - the ‘steater
value lies.

The Steel Company of * Canada

" |has secured a $1,00,000 ordet for

a special kind of steel for F neh.
and British manufacturers? and
it ia explained that this will mean
the complete reopening of the
company’s big plant, employing
a full staff, ‘and running day and
night for several months.

CENTRAL FRANCOIS AND
OOTSA LAKE ITEMS

Messrs. Perey Reid and Bill

Poole, of Keefe’s Landing, gave |’

astag party and turkey dinner
on New Year’s Eve, An enjoy-
able evening was spent by the
large number of friends present.

Perey. ‘Reid and Al, Gborne
paid a short visit to the Ootsa
Lake country, and were much
struck . with the general appear-
ance of the district. =.

RO. Fullbrook haa left’ for an

extended visit to Hazelton and

Smithers.

Johnny Keefe, who went from
here. to the New Year’ & dance. at
the: Bennett rerich ‘on ‘Ootaa: lake,
tells us that there was a record

attendance there,, especially, of vote

ladies, some thirty or forty per-
sons being present:

ing kept up until a Jate hour...

. Jack MeLean,, who has: been:
building a house, for Mr. Norris.

and family, new arrivals on North
Francois Lake and late of Wash-
ington, is expected. to bein short-
ly to stay on his ranch,

Frank Keefe: has ‘built a fine

~ | reridence‘on ‘hia ‘place ovetlodk: |
ing the’ lake on ‘the north, ‘and: “

intends: “going. in extensively for
farming this year,

Endako. ..

» ‘Trooper Jack Blackman, 16th im: &
‘|Lancers, one’ of ‘the niembers of |. -
this, community to: go the. fiont,|. §
writes from Curragh Camp, Ire-] f'p

land, in an optimistic ‘tone,’ und

says, he. has: already made a: ‘trip . J

to ‘France, and the firing line

‘With: horses, “and ‘is expecting. to}: ;
return soon to. France. for more LE
He’ says. he. is ¥
coming back here- when: ‘the wait a:
is over, which, ke expect, will ace
be next Jiine,

serious work.

proved up on his Uneha lake pre:

' emption, has filed on-a: new place}. -%
3) 8 Few. rrilos east Sa re Keto! BP

. A good time}
was enjoyed by ail, dancing be-|

Frank ia ‘at|
‘present: ona busitiess visit. ‘to |

Let us all hope epee

which he i is living this winter.

Mr. McKilligan and family are
amongst the new arrivals here
in South Francois,

going in for steckraising.

Additional Subscriptions
Government Agent Hoskins
hea réceived: the following sub-

scriptions to the Canadian Patri-

otic Fund:

- -BaBLIE LAKE INDIANS
Alex. Madam. (9°; ~~. $1.00
Francies . er 310)
Pierre 2.00. 1 e 50
Louie eer ee 50
Bear LakeTom . . 2.00
Old Fort Gabriel . «21.00.
Old Fort McSheel . 1,00
Old Fort Zeelwil ‘ .50

$ 7.00
Corner Bros . - 20.00

Hospital Staff for Dee, . 7.00 [8

2 Express, General Drayage and Freighting| '

The Mineris two dollars a year,

OMINECA: ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT

NOTICE ig hereb

y given that a
Court of Revision an

Appeal, under

{the provisions ef the ‘Taxation Act”,

respecting the assessment rolls of the
Qmineca Assessment District for the
year 1916, will be held'in the Govern-
ment Office, Hazelton, B. C.,
day, the. 14th January, 1916, -at the
hour of 2 o'clock inthe ‘afternoon,
" Dited at Hazelton;" Bz C.,
December 24th, 1914

STEPHEN 4H. HOSKINS -
, Judge of the ‘
’ Court of Revision and Appeal.

“NOTICE

OMINECA ASSESSMENT |
~ DISTRICT

NOTICE ia hereby given, in accord-

‘ance with tha Statutes, that all assess-
‘ed taxes and income-tax assessed and
-levied under the
“due and

ary

‘Taxation Act?’ are
parable on the second of Jan-
91 All taxea. collectable for
mineca Assessment District are
due’ and payable at'my office, situated
in the Provincial Government Building,
in the Town of Hazelton, B. G. -

‘ Thia notice, in terma.of law, ia
equivalent to « personal demand by me
Upon all persons Hable for taxes.

‘Dated at Hazelton, B. C.,

_ December Bath, 1914,"

“eB. WELGE, ;

‘. "Assessor and Collector

oo _ forthe .
*- Omineea Assessment District.

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List Price $20.00 .
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: “Bend for Viandsomely Ilusteated § :
- Rifle Cotatog Nu. IL: :

J, Stevens Arms & Tool to, :

i #0 Fala ;

cit hse

Coming from.
Alberta, Mr. McKilligan intends

: q) Consign your shipments in Our

on ‘Thurs- |.

1 Hazelton Land District.

) Rifle No.425 | (of

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| LIVERY and STAGES

S| night. Our stages meet all trains

g Care for Storage or peers.

Hodson s Bay Company :
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5 + ‘Provisions » §
BL a Dry Goods :
g Hardware ' 8
5 Sporting Goods 7 i
2: HAZELTON, B, C. . i
Sanne NUNKOnMNNEUNNEOsNN HANNE E

We are: prepared to supply private a
and public conveyances day ‘and §
at South Hazelton or New Hazelton.

Best Dry Birch $7 a Cord.
Ruddy & Ma cKay

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_ BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST STEAMSHIP. SERVICE

8S, “Princess Maquinns”

’ leaves Prince Rupert overy SUNDAY at 8 p.m.
Connecting with G, T. P. twain arriving at 6,30 p.m. Sunday ...

For VANCOUVER, VICTORIA and SEATTEE

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Real Estate, Financial

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- a . Thorp &  Heore

- -_. “ALDERMERE, B, C. a

and Instance Brokers.

Sole district agents: for E. G. Prior & Co.,. Victoria, Agricul

- “tural Machinery and Implements, Wagons,

. Fire, Life, Accident, and Eraployer’s Liability Insurance,” .
We represent the best companies, ra

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We Can Locate You On a Good Pre-Empltion Near the G. 1. P.

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If you desire information about the Bulkley Valley write, U8

Prince Rupert Tent and Awning Co.

Prince Rupert. BC.

| Mines and Mining

Good Properties for sale — Cash or on
‘Bond. Development and -
» Asgagament: Work.

Car Brothers

Bight Yearn In This District. .
. Taselton. i, GC. ~

The Miner ia two dollara a year,

Sttivernidll Q & ON ttle ota: if
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“Everything i m Canvas” iene OlRce and es

VANCOUVER, B.C,

J. O'SULLIVAN, F.C. 8.
* Provincial Assayer and Chemitst .

Assayer for 26 years with Vivlan & Sons, rand
Charges Moderate =: Correspondence Selnclitd

HAZELTON HOSPITAL 2c

for perlod from one month upwardat bi pax

-nonth In advance, This rate includes office eon
) sultations and medicines,

as wall as all costs while
in the hozpltal. Toketa’ obtainable in : asel

at tho Post Office or the Drug Store; darm:
» | trom Mr. T, J, = in Lacg:
or by mall from th ed femal Guyerineandiat ak tho

Hospital. : erly:

Green Bros.; Burden:

. Givil Engineers.
Dominion and British Columbli
S Land Surveyors’

Omticen at Viet, ta, Nelson,’ Fort George .
and New Hazelton.
B.C. APFLECE, Mgr. New Haweltou.

aan _ 2 LAND NOTIOR Ne

* District of
Casgiar. -

“Take notice that’ James Seoging,
of. Endako,  occypation~railroadar, - in-
tends to apply for -permission to, pur-
chase the following described lands:

Commencing. at a poat lated
South West corner: of Lot $178. Cussiar
thence 40 chains east, thence, 40 chains
south, thence 40 chaing, west, thence 40
chains ‘north, ‘to point of - commence-
Ing 160 acres of Iahd..

Now 26, 1914. 38-21 James Booming

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