a be *Skeena River

wok

| SOrrow felt when At: was, ‘earned: that:

"“MeDonald, who" lives, near he

" pot be ‘pald.no-” “attention to tt. “The

Was. Drowned

There was. general regiet “and “real

James Daines, Wells, popularly known
al “Jimmy” ‘Wells of Usk was the vic-
— tim “of an ‘ deeldental Arowning ‘needs
dent Christmas SBive,
‘Deceased. ‘had. ‘been — at. 2 " ance
“that evening | and’ ‘had left ‘about ‘a
quarter to twelve, and - presumably
, he started’, actoss:
row boat new: at

_ call. for. hdlp | ‘and: he

next day Jimmy: did ‘not. torn up- -and
the ferry: ‘boat was ‘found in-the ‘mid-
‘dle of the stredm.” ‘and: empty. "The
‘old dog which. was always’

‘master’ got - home ‘about ! ‘thre  O'ele
‘A search party, wen ut; and in “spite
‘of thelr. best. efforts “the: only. trace
- they got of. the. missiny: man ‘was his
“foot prints: in ‘the snow ‘leading to’ thé

ferry” and. the, prints: ‘of ‘the’ dog. Joe

.. James D. Wells was one of. the: best

ented

could: he belicye: that theré': was:

> more noble calling. than the one. “he.
_ was following. ,
Jimmy Wells wai | a , pletuizesgne “Yel
_Jow and lived in thé “present put: ‘foi

~ the future. “He. Was vexceptionly, Swell.
pend! ‘and like 80, Many. ‘of tila catliny:
at “timed:
_ muddled. ‘his brain, with : “the. “aeapest;
But, “he: Was - happy: and
he seldom, : Af ever. caused -another ‘any :

be. worrled his. “héad and:

of subjects. «

wAS

-jmbappiness. :- fn

For the. greater’ ‘art ‘of “hs alge he “
lived nlotie; ‘ ‘but recently * ‘his. brother.
. Amos took’ up: -quarters with’ him and |:

ev erything.’ seemed to. .be- Drenking

“‘Hittle’ better than: ‘usual. with: ‘Timm;

His loss’ ‘pil, be'a great one’ t
“bole | lower lve

‘age. and: vas” ‘npyer
survived DY B. ae

“Wher the | ‘disappearance. cof :
“yas reported. to, the “police : at 4
3 instituted

. Christmas

\ Tume' the ‘social. life. was particularly,

usual. Christmas treg: ‘and ‘they: ‘all: wot

K ‘advantage- Of ; “their: freedom. and: ‘en:

“Known: figures an the’ lower: ‘Bkeent ri.
on the’ ‘river ‘from:

piany, claimé. in- thie’ a oeadin
hills and he made a ‘numbber of deals,
He still held, numerous: claims, - more,
‘or less promising, ‘and’at no: time did}
he éver loose faith In’ the: ‘district ov

‘Around the hospital. at’ “Chrlitinas |...

‘active and. even ‘the: patients: were. not |?
too’ ‘badly: ‘diskppointed. that: they: ‘were |
aziot - ‘at’ \iberty.. to: “ran: ‘around, : On
‘Ghiristmias: ove: the nurses: had” their’

a” fine | array of : presents, “useful and
otherwise.:- The. next. ‘day ‘the’ patient
‘Had. their. tree! ‘and. Christmas’: dinner.
Bhat is: some: event and: one has only
to ‘be a patient” fats this season of: “the
year ta. appreatiate: ith: On’ Christirias ||
Day. the hospital : ataft,.

were ‘guests of Dr. oH

feed. The ‘girls Say “they had ° “gome.|

teed *too.” None. ofthe, male: ‘members. ¢

of. the party. have! paid: inything’ “aince.

‘On Wednesday. night the nurses wer ok

an. allowed the: ‘night’ off. by the’ Sup:
‘erintendant and. matton. - “They” took:

tertained - gome- ‘of their: more intimate’
friends~ toa. pleasant evening in the
nurses’: home. at fe

ae HONORED BY FRANCH. |.
2) pp. yA. Amyot, Deputy: ‘Minister of
“the Public Health for Canada, who

‘has been created 2
_lhegion of fon
..publi¢ In. reco
““he rendered.
Groat War.

at the Hospital ;
. May th new Ta g AS
‘andProsperous for, you 23.
it will: be:-for’0s.-
“We. ‘thank: you’ for your. patronage | _
in: ‘thie’ “past: and. we hope: ‘tt. will con. |.
tinue. “We: know no: Reason why 7
should: mot.’ We: especially: thank ‘ou
| for your: ‘pationee ; “with; is" “while we’

nurses.’ and}:
others and thel “families, where: such]

‘ia, Were available,’
a} O.- Wrineh ; ‘ab. ‘his. home ° for" the . big.

Ghevaller in the
or of the French Re-
enition of the: ‘pervices -
to the Allies during the ,

fe

tried® to: master: that: seconiulstion of

complications . ‘known ,as 8 Tinotype—|.

a labor: saving: machine?Perhaps you

last twe: or. va fone

the: holiday with, hii mother, Mrs. A.

and. Wiliam ‘of Prince. ‘Rupert. ‘are ait
the’ “home “ofk their: parents ¢ on Aha :
Bench, for ‘the holidays.’ nek.

erent I

Mri ‘and: Mrs.: Peddie! in. Prince’ Hop,

ante the -c children. of the: valley
“be oe We elemride i

| time: was ‘spent’ “by the’
5 intercourse. ; "Mra, We Allen; Mrs.’>R

tea “table: ‘was. ‘centred: with ‘cut: ‘flower.
Mrs, 7, ‘Brooks - ‘providing’ ‘at -the urn.

and Mrs. ‘Kirkaldy: assisted in ‘serving

‘A

Ft

hat a -are: the: guests of

a aideof ‘her ‘fathe® Wy bes ‘King, ma

. "Geo. “Bowle; “{elegraph operitor, ‘of
Prince, Ruperts Aon the: holiday: ‘the.
Mis Wine Yana erly.

nt some ey in the ‘south, arriv-}:.
the -

rived. on Monday: té ‘attend : ‘the bed:

still eritieally ill,

anonth 7 on’ “his old: ‘stamping grounds

| AL

town: in plenty. ‘of. tine. for, ‘the destiv-.

the. young pedis i hod"
time, After. numetd

have’ noticed ‘a ;small: improvement, in| |

: Bobby. “Heniwaod” at 2 Anyox  sepnt 7

Misses’ > Marton “and. ‘pthel - -Ortstie | 7

“Misses “Adelaide, ‘Thomae and. Bert-|
{ha ‘Moore. are! “holday - visitors. with

[a full view and a close-up of 8. C.

|. 361, eges ‘in 36
-BiG. - This bird,
days. without: a break;.| :

geste social | eh -had.;los
; he: was, -aboul to

‘Haney! anil Miss Nightingale, delight- Roo
ed the! eoinpany: “with: vocal: solos, The: if

‘Mrs, 0. ‘@.- Sundal, Mre.: Geo. ; Dover |

. Mie, B B. Dedditt of ‘Poronto : ars] 28:

“hh. K “368 lett rtuésday’ for.’ ‘Anyox in ‘thie ‘morn

‘to: visit: ‘yelatives before’ he- sets: -out: for | /
hina: “where™ ~ he: will - apend - ‘ séveral:

" ‘than twa’ froze: ‘toes gnd fatigue the

Hgan, Paul. Brodin, aaa Oaear
Olander.” ‘of: Kallum: ‘Take ‘got, into. the.

WORLD'S RECORD HEN ©

White Leghorn No. 6, which laid’,
4 days at Agassiz, |
which -laid for. 213°
consecutive,
was bred. and ‘ia owned, by: the-Tni-

‘of B British c olumbia,’ ‘AD: |,

for, Vainner. ‘for mimself: and.

He located: Carrigan about. 98
shalt: nile. from, : he

ro

wag ‘admitted. te. teh. hospita, Oth

patient: avis apparently.’ “none (the

os: Tarpiu. ‘nit Mt i
ion Davis played the. Ww

vell of sili’ prussela,
ange. blossoms : cand
ela roses ‘and lily
-Lwas ‘attended ‘b yher. siste
‘bel, Jones, as brides: ‘maid; wen
poudre blue erepe: Tomaine: “with, Bilyer °

° ‘nations. - ; ;
‘| .. After the “ceremony a: buff .Bup-.
per was “perved, the” tea: ‘table’ ‘being
presided over. by. Mrs. G,,0.: Fallis an
. Mes. a

Victoria, the, bride ‘wea,

Pearson : dronghts hip: t town and, jie |

worse. for His nigh ent: : His dog's was | Bit

and. flowers * ‘ond: eartted bink Care:

GW. Paterson 0. oS
_ Later’ Mroand’ Mra: Torpta lett