OMINECA HERALD

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NEW

HAZELTON, B. C., OCTOBER 12, 1928

“Noi

B May’ sGratifying
Potato Venture
is Object Lesson

During the past. season Robert
=. May, of Moricetown, has shipped
sto Prince Rupert ten carloads of

= Netted Gem and Gold Coin pota-
mee toes, and he has five cars yet to
m ship, but which he says he has a
ma market for.. These spuds were
grown on his own farm at Mor-
Micetown on thirty acres, They
B averaged ten tons per acre of
iB commercial spuds. . The bulk of
ap .the spuds were shipped to F. G.
eee Dawson.
ma =6=Mr. May is very much ‘encour-
mew aged with the result of his first
mee vear of growing potatoes on a
em large scale, and this fall he will
shave prepared fifty acres of new
f land for next year’s crop, The
qcrop this year was warticularly
ae tree from scab and all other dis-
mr eases, and next season he will
am have shipped in a large tonnage
.of certified seed and hopes that
next fall he will be able to ship
several carloads of potatoes to
ithe south as certified seed.

f@) Others in Mr. May’s neighbor-
# hood also had fairly large crops
Pot potatoes this year. ° ‘and they,
too, will increase | their’ atreage
ae nextseason, Thus, potato-grow-
Zing will shortly be one of the big
industries of the interior, and it
‘is not too much to say that with-
‘in a very short time the northern
interior product wil! be found on
‘the Vancouver market, where the
rsxsheroft spud will have to takea
tback seat.

Francois Lake Hospital

The Francois Lake Hospita
BWwishes to acknowledge with
thanks the following donations
fafor August:

Mrs. Hinkel, 10 ibs, white currants,
10 Ibs. black currants, beef, cabbage,
lettuce and radishes: Mrs, Robt. Nelson,
7 Ibs ‘black currants, green peas, and
jpabbage; Miss'M. Stanyer, vegetables;
Mrs. Eastment, 1 qt. canned peas, 1 qt.
cranberry jam; Mr. Beach, new potatoes;
rs, Beckwith, new potatoes; Messrs.
Blackwell and Lawson, 1 sack potatoes
and 1 sack mixed vegetables; Mr, Hou-
gen, 1 large cabbage; Mrs. McCrimmon,
4 dozen serviettes, September: J. A,
McLean, 1% dozen eggs and. pumpkin;
Mrs. Prasser, 2 qts. milk; Mr. Kerr,
1 grouse; Mr, Mathias, 3 grouse; Mike
fuchy, 4 cans beans; 2 cans, pears;
rs. Lewis, 1 ward utensil; cash dona-
tions: J. W. Eastham, Vancouver, $2;
Mr. Tice, Victoria, $2; R. C. Mae-
Donald, $5.66.

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Service for Kitwanga
' Harvest Thanksgiving Service
mevill be held in St. Paul’s Church,
mcitwanga, on Sunday, Oct, 14,
meit il a.m. and 3 p.m., and Church
rmy service at 7.30 p.m. Gifts
mf fruit, flowers, vegetables and
Brain will be thankfully received
nm Saturday, 18th, from 2 p.m.
Saaxifts received will be forwarded
Beo the Hazelton Hospital after the

‘the lesson and the sermon.

spent the week-end here with
W.S. Harris and they went up to
the Sunrise property, where Mr.
Harris has been.carrying on de-
velopment work. during the past
summer, -
well pleased with the results of
the. season’s work ‘and as soon
as his brother Joseph comes from
Alice Arm ‘and has a look at it
they. will decide on a plan . for

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WEDDING BELLS

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Morrison-Shearer

A wedding of much interest to
New Hazelton people took place
in Fort William, Ont., when Miss
Elizabeth Shearer of Aberdeen-
shire, Scotland, became the bride
of Richard J. Morrison, of New
Hazelton, The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Mr. Cruick-
shank at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A, Reith, Mra. Reith being
a sister of the groom. Mr. and
Mrs. Morrison arrived at New
Hazelton this (Friday) morning
where they will make their home
The best wishes of all here are
extended to Mr. and Mrs. Mor-
rison.

Harvest Festival Service

St. Peter’s Church, Hazelton,
was very prettily decorated for
the Harvest lestival services,
There was much joyful music,
besides the special Harvest music.
Misses Nookie Wattie and Ella
Cox sang two duets both morn-
ing and evening, ‘‘Leave It With
Him’ and ''God’s World’. Miss
Inez Smith also sang a solo ‘‘The
Highway . of Juife”’ most heauti-
fully. “In the afternoon the Yn:
dians had their spevial services
and Mrs. Cox interpreted both
In
the evening besides the duets,
which the children sang, Mrs,
MacKay sangasolo, “‘The Lost
Chord,”’ which: was enjoyed by
all. There. were svlendid con-
gregations at all services. The
Hospital benefited by a nice gift
of fruit, flowers and’ vegetables,

Griffin Opened Pole Camp

“The first of this week Fred
Griffin, who has been operating
apole camp at Carnaby for the
past few years, topk over Hun-
gon’s vole camp at Skeena Cros-
sing and moved his men down
and has started work, The forty
men that Hanson has had em-
ployed there for’ some time were
moved east to the several ,tie
camps that were opened the first
of October, Fred Griffin will

will be the old timers from the
Hazelton district,

Examined Sunrise
Sam Tretheway, of Vancouver,

Mr. Tretheway was

mervices, All are specially invit-
id to attend, |

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work about sixteen men this fall|_
and winter, and most of them|:

cut off the head of one of the

‘harmed: anyone,

Burns to Handle
Beef of District
At All Seasons|!

P. Burns & Co, are buying a
good many cattle throughout the
eastern part of the district and
shipping them to Prince Rupert,
where they are killed and pre-
pared for the lecal market. This
week four carloads were. shipped
from Nadina river district.

Manager Moore of P. Burns
& Co.’s store in Prince Rupert,
informed the Herald this week
that his company had decided to
erect a plant at Prince Rupert
this fall for handling all the loca}
beef that will be offered in
future. He pointed out that the
new plant would enable the firm
to handle beef at all seasons of
the year. It will no longer be
necessary for the farmers to
slaughter all their beef in the
fall when the price is always
low, but they can feed during
the winter months and have their
cattle ready for market during
March, April, May and June, the
four months of the year when
beef is high. In addition to beef
the firm will nandle all kinds of
meat, alive, so that there is an
assured. market for pork, mutton,
lamb and poultry. The ¢ company:
will also smoke their own meats
and brick their own butter and
possibly make their own butter
at Rupert. The general manager
says that with the start that will
be made this fall the farmers
will find a big improvement in
marketing conditions, and that it
is only a matter of time until
the plant at Rupert is increased
so that it will handle all products
for the north coast and the in-
terior,

The farmers ean .assist the
buyers in this work by congre-
gating their cattlé in car lots, or
notifying the buyers when they
have cattle to sell. The buyers
are now under great expense in
hunting for cattle. Any who
have cattle for sale may notify
the Omineeca Herald and we will
put the buyers in touch with
them.

OVERHEARD AROUND

NEW HAZELTON

L, W. Patmore, of Prince Ru-
pert is here on a health-seeking
vacation, and is the guest of W.
8. Harris.

The New Hazelton class of the
Northern Polytechnic Institute
commenced work on Tuesday
evening, the course taken being
that of matriculation.

Robt, May, of Moricetown, was
a business visitor to Rupert last
Sunday and Monday.

A number of men have a cedar
pole contract at South Hazelton
and the camp is now open.

Poles and piling are being ship-
ped from New Hazelton regularly
by Mike George and by Henry
Cook.

Miss Lucille Guest, who has
been visiting Mr. and Mra. Senk-
piel, left on Tuesday morning for
her home at Qotsa Lake.

Mr, and Mrs. Johnson and
family and. Messrs. Arvidson and
Martinson arrived on Thursday
from Sweden. They are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Bergman until they
find a place to settle.

“Indian Agent Hyde motored to
Smithers on Tuesday,

The C.G.LT. were hostesses at
a very enjoyable social last Fri-
day evening.

School Inspector Fraser was in
the district last week and went
out to visit tae Mud Creek schoo]
on Friday. Later in the fall he
will visit the New Hazelton school

The New Hazelton Ladies’ Aid
Society have decided to hold their
Annual Sale of Work and ‘Social
in the Chureh at New Hazelton
on Nov. 28 (Friday). They will
have a full line of men's socks,
mitts and other useful things for
ladies and children. Keep the
date open. litt

Denny Comeau, of Carnaby,
reports that he has found another
lead on the Comeau group about
800 feet above his old works. The
new find looks so good that
Denny is going to work on it un-
til the snow drives him out. The
values are gold, silver and copper,

H. M. Beach and‘ his partner
arrived in town this morning
from the east. ‘My Partner’
shot himself through the foot
during the summer and it has
not healed so he was brought
here to the Hospital for treat-
ment.

A. A. Connon arrived on Tues-
day to take up his new. duties as
manager of R, Cunningham. &
Son. He had spent a few days’
in Port Essington ‘before coming:
to town. Mr. Connon’ is no
stranger in these parts and his
many old friends | are glad to see
him back’ again. Mrs. . Connon

Who Killed the Fox?

'E.J. Moore reports another ag-
gravating occurrence. He has up
till recently been running a fox
farm on the bench, but it did not
turn out quite as well as he ex-
pected and recently he took to
dispersing his stock. A few days
ago, however, when the fox pen
was visited it was found that
someone had been there and had

two remaining foxes. . E.J. is at
a loss to understand why anyone
should do so heartless a thing as
the foxea’ were kept constantly

in ‘captivity: and could not ‘have
‘ The culprit
certainly | ‘geserves punishment.

future development which: will |W
be ona mueh larger. scale,

1. Moore sent his last fox to

MONY. >. ae
and family willarrive from Burns oy

Prairies Direct _

More Attention ©
to P.icific Coast

Miss Mae Glendenning, editor
of the ‘Home Page” of the Far-
mer’s Advocate, Winnipeg, was -
a visitor in New Hazelton last —
week. She had attended the -
meeting of the Women’s Press .
Club in Vancouver the ‘week pre-

of side trips by auto in the south-
ern part of the proyince and on -
Vancouver Island: She stopped ©
at Hazelton and New. Hazelton on
her return trip to the prairie and
was delighted with this interior .
country. Asa result of her trip
Miss Glendenning will write a
series of articles for the Farmer’s
Advocate,

Since the Pacific Coast has
made a bid for the grain business
of the prairie the people of the
prairie are taking a great deal
more notice of British Columbia
and the people of the two sec-
tions are realizing that an im-
mense inter-provincial business
to be developed. The prairie
wants our lumber, fruit and other
products, B.C. wants prairie
wheat to ship and the prairie
tourist traffic. There is a great

| benefit: to be“ derived: ‘by-alkpars--

ties by a closer relationship, and
even now the great.Kocky moun- .
tains do not appear as the un-~

crossable barrier they once did.
The prairies are ready to do busi-
ness. It is up to B.C. to go after
that business and meet the prairie

people at least half way,

Federal at Owen Lake

The Federal Mining & Smelting
Co. have taken aptions on two
groups of prospects in the Owen ©
Lake district that are owned by

‘Dr. BH. ©. Wrinch, Hazelton, and

Jim Cole, of Houston. The deal
is only an option and does not
need to be exercised until spring,
after the snow has gone. The
Federal people may then puta
number of men to work prospect-
ing and developing. As pros-

pects the groups are very promis-

ing and while a preat deal of
work has not yet been done there

are strong indications: of large
tonnages.
sent reached by road and trail
from Houston.

Owen Lake is at pre-

Natives Married
Rev, T. D. Proctor. ast Fri- |

day united in Holy Matrimony ‘4
Priscilla Russel of Aiyansh’ and > E
David Smith, of Kitwanga,. in
St. Peter’s church, Kitwanga, mo
There was a great gathering and ©

the bride was brought to -the
chureh by the.hband from Kitse-
geucla and the groom was led by
the Kitwanga: band; altogether .-.
it. was a- most impressive cere.

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Burns Lake on n Friday night,

Lake j in a couple of woeke:. eS

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vious and had also made a humber a