Vor. 17

NEW HAZELTON, B. C., JANUARY 9, 1925

No. 28

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Mountain Goat
Hunter is Shot

By Own Rifle|*

Asa result of accidently shoot-
ing himself Rudolph Lewenber-
F ger is in the Prince Rupert hos-

pital in a serious condition. On

s Tuesday last he and his partner

' J. Wildi went up St. Croix creek

which flows down the Chiminess

mountain to the Skeena river at

Pitman station, They were after

goat, When ascending a steep

' liff Lewenberger used his rifle

to remove seme brush and it was

discharged. The bullet entered

his groin, shattered the bone and

a then took a downward course and
@. came out in front of the knee.

Wildi could not carry his part-

@ ner down the hill but went for

: help. He met V. Leek at Pit-

man and assistance was secured

from Frederickson’s camp at

j Hlardserabble. Four men went

up with ahandsleigh and brought

f the injured man in in time to get

the snow plew going in to Rupert

Dr. Ewart rendered first aid at

Terrace.

Teacher’s Narrow Escape

Miss Marjorie Hyndman, schoo!
® teacher at Hudson Hope, in.the
Peace River, had a real thrill on
her way to spend the holidays at
Fort St. John with friends. She
® undertook to make the 100 mile

: trip by stage with the mail ecar-
rier. They took the river route
and in crossing the team broke
& through the ice and horses and
E sleigh were lost, but Miss Hynd-
man, the driver and the mail got
out. The young lady then walk-
B ed two miles to a bachelor’s cab-
m in where the nignt was spent.
She was two or three days late
m reaching her destination but ar-
#, rived in time for the festivities
mm and to send a New Year wire to

| her father in Vancouver,

Selected a New Chief

om 6h Fanny Spauk is the name of
me the new chief of the Kit-ex-chen
a tribe of Indians to which belong
@ the Hazeltons, Kispiox, and other
local tribes. Johnson Alexander
me is the new chief and has adopted
fe his new official name which is the
ms name of the first chieftess of the
tribe, The ceremony of selecting
: 5 the new chief took vlace during
m@' the potlatch in Hazelton during
mm; the holiday season and which was
me attended by Indians from far and
= neat. The new chief is a nephew
m’ of the late Chief: Johnny Patsie
Me) of the same tribe, |

an:
y

The ‘Prince Rupert iConstrue- |) ;

m tion Co, ‘is the name: ‘of a new
company headed by ‘yk ‘P..Me-
emi Caffery, Olof Hanson and | W. Ey
= Williams,

4 the constriction of the" elevator’
fas; and will be in the field for other:
a, j larre work.

are scheduled for Monday.
Services will be held in Kit-

wanga by Rev. T. D. Proctor on

Sunday at the usual hour. Mon-

{day evening there will be a lan-

tern lecture.

Mr. and Mrs. Hodkins gave a
very enjoyable house party on
Christmas night at their ranch.
Dinner was served at 7 o’clock
and was followed by dancing,
whist and singing. The party
broke up in the wee hours of the
morning wishing that Christmas
came 4 little oftener.

The native brass band held a
concert at Robt. Sampar’s store
on December 26, giving many
well-rendered selections between
7.30 and 10,30 p.m. The concert
was followed by a dance and sup-
per. . A collection was taken for
the purpose of helping to defray
the cost of some new instruments.

The Christmas Tree held in the
white day school on December 19
was pronounced to have been the
most entertaining affair and the
most widely attended of any held
since the school was opened. The
teacher, -Miss Cavalier, deserves
great eredit for the excellent
manner in which the children
displaved their training in the
presentation of a program of
songs, recitations and comedy
selections. The eoncert was fol-
lowed by the distribution of
presents, besides nuts, oranges,
and candies, which went a long
way towards putting a night-cap
on the evening’s enjoyment. A
very tasty supper, contributed
mainly by the ladies of the dis-
trict, was served at midnight,
and afterwards dancing engaged
those present and was kept up
until the early hours of the morn-
ing, The music was supplied by
the popular Ryan Trio. The new

\addition which was built onto the

school in the fall justified itself
by providing accommodation for
the serving of supper and for the
overflowing attendance. There
was a large number of visitors
from Woodcock, including - the
teacher, Miss Hibbert, who join-

Jed Miss Cavalier on Sunday,

bound for Prince Ruvert, where
they spent the holidays.

Miss Sheasgreen returned on
Tuesday morning after spending
the holidays at home in Vancou-
ver. The boat trip was one of
the roughest of the season and
all on board were talking to them-
selves, except Miss Sheasgreen,
who rode the waves hike a gull.

“Next Sunday evening, Janu-
ary 18th, services will be held in
New Hazelton in the evening at

They are bidding for (280 clock,

Sit. M. Kelso has returned to
“Porrace after spending ° several

d fhonthe i in the south.

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Kitwanga ||| WEDDING BELLS
Two weddings at Kitwancool Turnbull-Horbury °

Qn Thursday evening at eight
o’clock James Turnbull and Miss
Minnie Horbury, daughter of
Thos, Horbury of Cumberland,
‘Vancouver Island, were united in
holy bonds of matrimony by Rey.
T. D. Proctor, at the rectory,
the bride approaching the altar
to the strains of Mendelssohn’s
wedding march played on the
polyphone, a very old music box
the property of Rev. Mr. Practor
The bride was attended by Miss
Betty Jaynes while Dr. Petrie as-
sisted the groom. The only other
guests were Mr.‘and Mrs. Ander-
son and family. Following the
ceremony a wedding supper was
served at the rectory and the
happy young couple left on the
night train for a honey-moon trip
south. Upon their return they
will reside in Hazelton.

Mr. and Mrs, Turnbull are both
well known in this district, hav-
ing been here for years, and both
are well liked. They have been
active in public undertakings and
socialaffairs. Mrs, Turnbull was
for a number of years connected
with the Hudson’s Bay Co. and
held executive positions in sever-

is probably one of the best known
men in the interior and one of
the best liked. For years he was
with the forestry department and
he served with distinction during
the war. After his return he
again joined the forest sesvice
fora time. The last couple of
years he has been with the Han-
son Timber Co, as inspector of
cedar poles. He has also been
connected with numerous local
organizations. The newly mar-
ried couple will have the best of
wishes from a host of friends.

H
OVERHEARD AROUND

NEW HAZELTON

Henry Cook has returned from
a business trip to Calgary.

Mrs, McMullen went to the
hospital on Thursday for treat-
ment.

Miss Mary Stanyer of Francois
Lake arrived Tuesday night and
was a guest of Mrs. Senkpiel.

Fred Peterson is back in town
again, He has been under the
weather for a week,

A mild spel! hit the district on
Thursday and did «ot help the
sleighing very much. —

Olof Hanson and Austin Good-
enough were here Thursday in
connection with the pole business

The nursing staff of the Hazel-
ton Hospital, chaperoned by Dr.
Petrie, have taken advantage of
the fine sleighing this week, and
on Monday night visited Mr. and

al local organizations. The groom.

4 retreive mmenererm sr

Usk

Skeena’s Industrial Centre

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: Orewa eset

Misses L, 0. and Velma James
arrived Tuesday and opened the
school on Wednesday.

Messrs. Dobra and Hagen of
Vanarsdol Lumber Co,, were in
town visiting during the holiday.

Miss J. M. Whitlow left for’

Vernon on Friday to. resume her
teaching duties. Her niece Miss
Violet Whitlow, left for Rupert
where she will continue her high
school studies.

Last Saturday night a surprise
party visited James Darby on the
hill and the decks cleared for ac-
tion, It was avery joily crowd
and about midnight a sumptuous
hamper was passed around. The
Yalpy brothers sang “Little Grey
Home in the West.’”

A novelty dance took place at
Bethurem hall New Year’s Eve
when a large crowd gathered
from many quarters. The hall
'was tastefully decorated and all
guests were supremely happy.
The New Year was ushered with
much noise and good-fellowship.
The affair was under the auspices
of the Tennis Club,

J. G. Bjornstad and his brother

Chris. Bjornstad of the Skeena |;

Lumber Co, left for Minneapolis,
Minn,, and Valhalla, Dakota, on
Monday. Work is continuing at
the mill getting things in shape
for operations as soon as the new
machinery is installed. There
are a number of men working in
the bush and a good stock of logs
are being brought out.

Mrs. Wm. Gow at South Hazel-
ton and on Tuesday evening eall-
ed on Mrs. Sawle at New Hazel-
ton. The weather was. perfect
for the outings.

- The New Hazelton school open-
ed Tuesday morning with every
available seat taken and a good
number of children unable to se-
cure accommodation.

Grover Turner moved his fam-.
ily to town this week and has
taken the Bergman house. He
will be connected with Senkpiel’s
timber operations. ;

Mrs. C. H. Sawle was admitted
to the Hazelton Hospital on Wed-
nesday and on Thursday was suc-
cessfully operated on for appen-
dicitis. She is making good pro-
gress now,

Rev. Arthur Barner, superin-
tendent of Indian missions in
Canada in connection with the
Methodist church, spoke to the
people of New Hazelton on Fri-
day night. There was a fair at-
tendance.and those people: heard
much that shiold’ be of benefit to
them. y

Several applications haye heen

made for houses ‘in New *Hazel-
ton this week.’ a

Nine Tier Cake

For Kitwanga
Indian Wedding

-Rev, T. D. Proctor performed
the wedding ceremony on Wed-
nesday, January 7th, in St. Pauls
church, Kitwanga, when Jane
Florence Benson of Kitwanga,
became the bride of John Haizu-
misk Dray ef Kitwancool. The
bride and groom were each at-
tended by the brass band of their
respective villages, as well as ail
the natives. After the ceremony
a feast was spread at which 220
sat down, Presentations were
made in according to old Indian
custom of a decorated root dig-
ger to the bride and a pair of
snowshoes to the groom. The
bride’s table was decorated with:
a wedding cake nine tiers high.
Presentations were also made‘by
chiefs of all the tribes along the
Skeena river.

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# Terrace %
é eee |

R. BE. Allen, of Hanall, was a
visitor on Wednesday last.

Olof Hanson, of Prince Rupert,
is a business visitor. in Terrace
this week.

John Chilburn, of Usk, spent
the week-end in Terrace.

Cc. A. Smith reports encour-
aging returns from samples taken
the property of the Kalum Lake
Mining Co. during the past few
weeks.

Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Raven, of
Lakelde, spent New Year’s with
the former’s parents in town,

R. H. Eaion, of the Hatchery
staff, spent a few days in town
last week,

Mrs. Isaae Martin and son,
who have spent the past few
weeks with friends in Terrace,
left for their home in Burns
Lake on Saturday last.

Mrs. Geo. Little was hostess to
a number of her friends at bridge
on Friday evening last.

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Egzleshaw
entertained on New Year's night,
when a most enjoyable time was
spent. The real old Scotch dances
added much to a pleasurable oe-
casion.

Mr, and Mrs. H. Defontaine
entertained a number of friend®
at a most enjoyable party on
Saturday evening.

Miss Etanda Marsh returned
to Prince Rupert on Sundav last,
to resume her duties as one of
the teaching staff,

Oscar Olander, of Kalum Lake,
has gone south for a few weeks
on holiday bent.

Mrs. O. Hanson and family, of
Prince Rupert, spent New Year's ;

as ‘the guests : of Mr. and. Mra,