= - ee — © _ _ ny mail in the post. office. . ’ yoached Terrace E. T. Kenney,’ lis yeting niahag Mr. Roctiester 1d expeetiad “backs ‘abdue: f tC . ror AY i t i ! | i d THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON, B. ©, WEDNESDAY, FEGRUARY. 17, 1937 No. 24 a4: ‘ mee — Pat. Mui" *4 Was on the Job _ Remo might well feel a certain pride iu the faithfulness of their postmaster and. the government should recognize such faithfulness. When passing Re- mo the train does. not always stop and the mail clerk is supposed to pick up }- the mail bag from a hook on a post aa the train goea by. One night recently the mail clerk missed’ the bag'as the tral: was going a little fast trying to maké, up tlmé. The bag fell and was caught on a part of the mail coach and was drngged“along and ground up-un- til the bag was empty. Pat Murphy, the: postmaster at Remo was watching the train andthe sack and when he saw what had hanpened he immediate- ly followed. behind, picking up letters, money, parcels, etc, until he got to the Kallum river bridge. He then went home. and got.his snowshoes and con- tinued his. search for mail down. under fhe ridge untif. he was satisfied that he had it all. Pat had sent ‘his cash returns in to the government on that mail and -he kmew of a watch that had heen, sent out. He got all his money and “he gathered ‘np the watch; -and claims he got. every’ last one of the Lit- tle wheels that go to maks up a watch |- He could not remember any letters he ntissed and he knows ‘pretty: well what nail goes out as be handles it ail, and probably talks with everyone who. puts A REAL JOR OF WORK ‘Work on the highway east of Usk is nuking satisfactory progress. The | winter months are heing ‘spent on the rock ent across ‘from. Hannll aod a full’ crew of mén “Have heen eh einployed: male hiteh: now and ‘again’ holds ‘work up'n little, such. as:a. breakdown of the cam- presser “and ‘work ‘Tins ‘to” be’:done: ‘by | hind .drilling ‘until. new parts. arrive. ' When news of the-recent breakdown: mide a trip out to'see just. what wag! whit, That trip was, only one of.-a lot of trips he has-made this winter. He {8 keeping in touch with his riding and with -the work that is going on. To do what he has been doing is by no Inenns the smtp that city members have in looking after their ridings that ave contained within o few My. We hands, and, he is doing ‘It. 2 MRS. 7AGAR FIRST FLU vcr The ‘Enfluenga: opidemie "iximed” ‘its first local vietim on Thursday of last week when Mrs. George Zagar passed _ away at her heme on the bench north west: “ar town. She wna 34 years of age and previona to coming to Terrnee Nad lived for some time. at Romno where Mr. Zagar:was- employed on the railroad. Following the..flaod of: last,’ summer the’ family” mover to” they "Perrace home, Mr. 4 nga. Stil continn- ing ut Remo, Mr, and Mrs.. agar have been in Canada for some years, They came from ago Slavia. ‘The tuner was held. on Saturday , GER: | ing. Plans had been: made for the ser- vice’ belng held in the Roman Catholic ehureh. at 8 am... but owing to the’ heavy snows the. roads. were not open in thme and they ceremony was. Alelay- ‘wd for about two houxs. The pall Penrers were Geo. Hipp, -M, Snyder, J. Belan, J, Maxam, N. Aotonitgl: and Fe. ia Marshall. . ; ve i 7, «, K. seu ly is still holding down: n big easy chair nt Hotel Prince Ru- pert, and, of course he has to ‘handle the pen and’ write: ft cheque now ant ngain, and count, the; money daily, He of the Hotel while | Ii B. Rochesters48, rare repairs, Mr." Sealy’ planned on:a. hol day of a. week priite Maye, « but ‘he: Ag putting in the winter:and lookin ts he blocks. « Kenney hays a real job of work on | Fine Cattle to Prince Rupert Wh: Bickle of Fraueois Lake took x ocar josd of catile to Rupert fast week and disposal of therm to P. Burns & Co. and Gill gays'he fs well sutisfied wite rhe returns. He did well, hut sit | ROMAIN MERIC (hat ke ist heavily in shriakage as be wir revelling in the train that wns held up ost: Pacific. His caitia were fifty