THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1925

PREPARE FOR SPRING.

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Prince Rupert, B.C.

R. E, Allen and Inspector A.
Goodenough were in town on
Saturday.

Born—On Tuesday, March .8,
at the Hazelton Hospital,’ to Mr,
and Mrs. H. C. Hankin,.a son.

A. Barnwell, of Victoria, was a
guest at the Terrace Hotel over
the week-end,

J. C.. Laing, C.N.R. tie inspec-

tor, was among the visitors of the
week, ok

The Hazelton Hospital

The Hazelton Hospital issues
ticketa for any period at 1.50 per
month in advance, This rate in-
eludes office consultations and
medicines, a9 well as all costa
while in the hospital. Tickets are
obtainable in Hazelton from the
drug store; from T. J. Thorp,
Telkwa, or by mail from the medi-
cal superintendent at the Hospital,

HAZELTON NOTES

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vour estate protected? See Wm,

Grant’s Ageney.

Rev. T. Ferrier left Tuesday
night for Port Simpson after he
visited with Dr. Wrinch for some
days.

Mrs. R. §. Sargent and child-
ren returned ‘luesday morning
from Rupert, where they visited
Miss Barbeau.

T. J. Davidson of the Kispiox
has secured a lease on Shandilla,
the DuVernet farm down the
Skeena and will move his family
down next mqnth.

On Wednesday evening next,
the 11th, a radio social will be
held in the Union Chureh. All
are invited,

The regular monthly sewing
meeting of the Women’s Auxi
liary to the Hazelton Hospital
will be held at the home of Mrs.
J. C, Hunt the second ‘Wednes-
dav of every month. The first
meeting will take place on March
ll at 3p.m. The minutes of the
business meeting will be read at
every sewing meeting. A good
attendance will be appreciated.

R. Cunningham & Son have
gone into yoluntary liquidation
and J, L. Christie has’ been ap-
pointed official liquidator. He is
to visit the Hazelton store early
next week when he will announce
the policy to be pursued,

The annual meeting of the
Badminton Club is to be held this
Friday evening.

The first meeting of the new
executive af the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Hazelton Hospital was held
at the home of the president, Mrs
Chappell, on Wednesday after-
noon when al] the members were
present. The activities of the
organizotion wilt be deyoted to
the furnishing of the nurses resi-
dence which it is expected will
be built this summer. At the
same time the regular work of
the society in supplying linen, ete
will not be neglected. The aux-
iliary will have a social function
at least once a month to provide
funds for the work. Committees
to handle the different branches
of the society’s activites were ap-
pointed and the season is off to a
good start and ail are enthusias-
tiedlly on the job,

OVERHEARD AROUND.

NEW HAZELTON | |

Why use shop-worn paper when
strictly fresh costs less money at
The Omineca Herald?

The. Community Club met last
Monday night when about twenty
five were present. The action of
the Welfare Committee in hold.
ing a dance and basket social on
March 17th was adopted almost
unanimoualy.

The seeond sign of spring was
noticed Saturday night and Sun-
day morning when a gentle rain
softened the air and settled the

snow. Incidentally it provided|
water for a family bath and. the
Monday wash,

ed out of here last week. That
will be about a third of what has
been cut here this season.

Several mure cars of cedar
voles are being loaded Here this
week for export.

Cedar timber for cribbing and
culverts has been cut just east of
town and delivered where need-
ed for spring use.

A prominent North Dakota in-
vestor in. renewing his subscrip-
tion to the Herald, stated that he
was coming back to this country
this summer with more pleasure
and enthusiasm than ever. His
present interests are along the
Skeena river, —

Last year O. J. Wheatley,.C.N.
R. ifivestigation department, in
Vancouver, and formerly a resi-
dent in Smithers, arrested a man
named Lobb and put him in jail.
Lobb took action and claimed
damages for false arrest. A jury
recently awarded Lobb $6,000.

SYNOPSIS OF
LAND AGT AMENDMENTS

PRE-EMPTIONS

Vacant, unreserved, surveyed
Zrown lands may be pre-empted by
British subjects over 18 years of age,
and by aliens on declaring Intention
to become British subjects, condi-
tional upon residence, occupation,
and improvement for agricultural
purposes.

Full information concerning regu-
lations regarding pre-emptions ia
tiven in Bulletin No. 1, Land Series,
“How to Pre-empt Land,” copies of
which can be obtained free of charge
by addressing the Department of
Lands, Victoria, B.C., or to any Gov-
arnment Agent,

Records will be granted covering
only Jand suitable for agricultural
purposes, and which is not timber-
land, Le, carrying over 6,000 board
feet per acre weat of the Const Range
and 8,000 feet per acre east of that
Range.

Applications for pre-emptiona are
to be addressed to the Land Com-
missioner of the Land Recording Di-
vision, In which the land applied for
fs situated, and ere made on printed
forms, copies of which can be ab-
tained from the Land Commissioner.

Pre-emptions must be occupled for
five years and improvements made
to value of $10 per acre, including
clearing and cuitivating at least five
acres, before a Crown Grant can be
recelved.

‘ For more detailed information see

the Bulletin “How to Pre-empt
Land.”

& PURCHASE

Applications are recelved for pur-
chase of vacant and unreserved
Crown lands, not being timberland,
for agricultural purposes; minimum
price of first-class (arable) land is 35
per acre, and second-class (grazing)
land $2.50 per acre. Further infor-
mation regarding purchase or lease
_of Crown Iands is given in Bulletiu
“No, 10, Land Series, “Purchase and
Lease of Crown Lands,”

Mill, factory, or industrial sites on
timber land, not exceeding 40 acres,
may be purchased or leased, the con-
ditions including payment of
atumpage.

HOMEBITE. LEASES

Unaurveyed areas, not exceeding 20°
acres, may he leased as homesites,
conditional upon a dwelling being
erected in tha first year, title being
obtainable after residence and im- .
provement’ conditions are fulfilled
and land has been surveyed. -

LEASES

For grazing and industrial pur-
poses areas not exceeding $40 acres
may be leased by one person or 8
company.

GRAZING

Under the Grazing Act the Prov-
ines is divided into grazing districta
and the range administered under 4
Grasing . Commissioner. Annual
grazing permits ate issued hased-on
numbers ranged, priority being given
to established owners. Stock-owners
may form associations for range
management, Free, or partially free,:
permits are avaollable for settlers,

campers and travellers, up to ten .
head. , . 7

Bleven cars of ties were load:

*The snow was -hovelled off the
hotel roof and:gome necessary re-
pairs made to the roof.

The public school started on

the summer time table last Mon-
day morning.
. Sinee the C.N.R. engineer from
Winnipeg looked over the Prince
Rupert waterfront, some speed
has been shown in connection
with the granting of sidings to
commercial firms at Cow Bay.
Prince Rupert Feed Co. and the
Consumers’ Coal Co, have been
given leases,

Paddy Creigh left the first of
the week for the Cariboo, where
he has a placer claim on Cedar
creek. He-expects to makea big
clean up this spring,. in which
case he proposes returning to the
Native Sod as the second St. Pat-
rick and drive all the Ulsterites
into the sea.

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