® Three Buildings
Go In Midnight .
Fire at Smithers

NEW HAZELTON, B. C., FEBRUARY 20, 1925"

No, 34

Smithers was visited on Wed-
nesday night at midnight by a

im fire which wiped out three build-

ings, including Fotherby’s ladies’
furnishings store and living ap-
artments, the Land Settlement

: ol Board offices and living apart-

ments, and the police station.
The fire originated in Fotherby s

| kitchen at about a quarter after

one and spread so rapidly that
the occupants escaped with only
their night clothes, The con-
tents of the building were a
complete loss.

The flames spread rapidly to

| the adjoining buildings and they

Gee area.

were soon a roaring furnace.
The townspeople turned out en
masse and did noble work in con-
fining the flames to so small an
In this they were assisted
by the absence of wind and the
presence of much snow.

The government offices, one lot
away from the Land Settlement

mm office, was in great danger and

everything was moved out for

oy safety. On the other side of the

ey fire was the government liquor

mit took fire.
m' mained at his post, with his wea-

store, anda large body of men
was in readiness to move the
stock from thet building in case
Vendor Dawson re-

' ther eye on the flames, and kept

the store locked. The flames did
not reach him, good work being
done bv volunteer firemen in
skilfully handling snow.

. The buildings and stocks in, the

ma burned area were a total loss and

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the valde will amount to over
$10,000. Insurance will take care
of the greater part of the losses.
Miss Spooner, of New Hazel-
ton, occupied quarters. over Foth-
erby’s store, and lost everything,
being fortunate to make her own
escape,

Badminton Battle Close

On Saturday last the Hazelton
Badminton Club held a highly-
interesting competition between
two teams captained respectively
by A, A. Connon end Jas. Turn-
bull. Although the latter took
an early lead, their opponents re-
covered strongly, and it was not
until the last match had been
 plaved that the issue was decided. ;
In the final game Dr. H.C. Wrinch
won from P, Archibald in a see-
saw struggle by 15-18, and in-
cidentally established the slight:
superiority of Connon’s team by

Card of Thanks
Mr. R. J. Morrison wishes to:

‘ express his appreciation of the.

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sympathy .and kindness af the'lgy,

people of New Hazelton during,
, his recent. berea| rement and, to
thank all who sent floral tributes
‘in token of respect and regard
for hia late wife... Coe,

Tol Dease Lake

Via This Point.
Is Easier Route

There is going to be a ‘great
many people go into the Dease
Lake country this spring, being
attracted by the reported discov-
ery of rich placer fields. A great
deal of advertising has been done
to attract the people to Wrangell,
where they are to outfit and pro-
ceed by boat up the Stikine River
to Telegraph Creek, and thence
overland. The trip can be made
from New Hazelton to Telegraph
Creek comparatively earily, [t
is an old, old trail and and in
constant use (as far as trails go).
Packhorses and dogs, supplies
and camp outfits ean all be seeur-
ed here. Horses and dogs will
be as valuable as a placer lease
once they arrive at Dease Lake,

It looks like a good specuiation
for the outside prospectors to
leave the boat at Prince Rupert,
take the train to New Hazelton,
and proceed thence overland to
Telegraph Creek by pack-horse
in the summer or by dog team in
the winter. Men who have been
over the trail state that it is by
far the best route,

Grown North
of 53 is Motto
Of Spud Men

One of best meetings held by
the farmers around Telkwa was

tthe seed-potato meeting last

Saturday afternoon, when the

Certified Seed Potato Growers

Association was organized and

the motto— ‘'Grown North of 53”
was adopted.

Northern Grown spuds are the
best sonds in the world and the
northern frown seed is in great
demand in the south and in the
States. All that is required is
required is the government certi-
ficate of purity,- The new organ-
ization will aim to get that cer-
tificate for manv tons of spuds
this year. Several who have tried
seed production have met with a
good deal of success and have re-
ceived encouragement from the
government to continue in. the
industry,

There were about forty farm:
ers at the meeting and fora start
twelve became members, More
will join later, Local associations
will be formed also,

The officers of the association

president, L. L. DeVoin: Secre-
tary-treasurer, F, M, Doekrill:
firectors, Geo. Oulton, W. Pea.

beocks, D. T. Green,

« “In the list of donations to the
azelton Hospital, printed i in our
last issue, Mr. ‘and “Mrs, Sidney
‘Browning were credited with a
rift of $2.00, ° The amount should

{haye been stated as $5; 00.

are:—President, Wi. Barger; Vice’

Flames Destroy —
.House and Store
at Kispiox Vige.

On Saturday, Feb. 14, at 9
a.m., the store and home of Wm.
Holland, a native, at Kispiox vil-
age were burned to the ground.
.Practicallv everything in the store
was lost, including a large supply
of stores and drygoods, and, the

uwner states, about $200 in cash,
Much of the home contents was
also destroyed.

Mrs. Holland and two children
were in bed at the time of the
outbreak, and narrowly escaped
burning. In her attemps to save
some of her effects, she ran out,
barefoot, into the,snow, and clad
only in her night attire.

The fire originated in the sit-
ting room. Mr. Holland had
lighted a fire about an hour earlier
there, and while cooking break-
fast he heard the burning
inside the sitting room. He
rushed in, only to find the ceiling
all ablaze. His attempts to put
it out were vain, and the flames
made rapid progress. Unfor-
tunately, it was some little time
before the villagers were aware
of the fire, which was beyond
control before adequate help
could arrive, '

Rey. Galloway’s Visit

Rev W E Galloway delivered
exceilent addresses to a Hazelton
audience on Wednesday night,
and a New Hazelton audience on
Thursday night, and also to the
school children in both towns
It was two vears ago that Mr
Galloway first visited New Hazel-
ton and he was. so well pleased
with what was being done here
with the boys and girls that he
has since given the town much
advertising during his travels

At New Hazelton on Thuisday
night the childrén provided a
short. program assisted, by mrs
Pound Rev mr.Pound was chair-
man and W § Sargent extended
a welcome on behalf of the citi-
zens The ladies aid took charge
of oroviding and serving refresh-
ments which was guarantee that
they were of a high order

Settle in New Hazelton

from Usk to New Hazelton the
first of the week. The family is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lacroix
Mr. Wells went back to Usk to
move up their belongings and to
get lumber for his house. He is
bringing with him Mr. Lloyd, a
blacksmith, and he will open a
shop in New Hazelton as soon as
he gets:here. This will fill one
long felt want.in this community

Mr. Willan has .been under the
weather the past week and is far
from being wellyet «= |. .

The Herald is only $2.00 a year

Amos ‘Wells and family moved ‘s

Terrace-Grown
Produce Gains
Prairie’s Praise

At a complimentary banquet
tendered by the Edmonton Exhi-
bition Association recently to the
delegates of the Western Canada
Fairs Association, Terrace prod-
ucts which by request had been
sent by C. R. ‘Gilbert received
much favorable comment. The
dinner had been prepared entire-
ly from products grown adjacent
to the lines of the Canadian Na-
tional Railways, and Terrace pro-
vided apples grown by S. F. Mills,
potatoes by H. L. Frank, and
turnips by Hamlin & Thompson,
The following comments are most
encouraging to fruit and vege-
table growers:

“Terrace potatoes are well
known for their keeping qualities
and for their particularly fine
flavor.

“No finer turnips are to be
found than those grown in Ter-
race, Their high flavor, light
color when cooked, and absence
of almost all fibre makes this
vegetable much sought after.

“The apples appearing on the
table were shipped from Terrace,
the most northerly point at which
fruit is grown. From being an
experiment through an: old-timer.
planting apple seeds many yeara
azo, the fruit industry has be-
come an established fact in ‘this
territory. Surely this is encour-
aging to the farmer. You have
the quality, and it is a well-
known fact that nowhere can it
be produced in greater quan-
tities, ’’

Large Tie Distribution

Inapector McLaughlin arrived
Thursday to load several cars of
ties here for distribution west of
here. Twenty-six thousand ties
are to be placed on this division
and the extra gangs will get busy
as soon as weather permits, The
company proposes doing consid-
erable work on this division this
spring to be ready of the heavy
traffic.

_ OVERHEARD AROUND
NEW HAZELTON

Fresh halibut will be on the
market again in a few days.

The provincial department of
agriculture has issued a circular,
‘Certified Seed Potatoes—Why
They Will Pay”. Thia should be
of much interest to all farmers in
Skeena riding and in Omineca.

James Richmond, of Terrace,
was a visitor in New Hazelton
over the: “week-end, a guest of
R. J: Morrison, having \ come up:
for the. a of Mrs, Morrison.’

Revd in Knox Wright, known

throughont, the. north. thrdugh his.

Annual Meeting
Hospital Auxly.
Elected Officers

The annual meeting of the
Women’s Auxiliary to the Hazel-
ton Hospital was held Wednes-
day afternoon last in the Union
church, Hazelton, when the of-
ficers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:—

President— Mrs. Chappell
Vice-President—Mrs. Anderson
See.-Treas.—Mrs. Fakeley
Executiye—The officers and Mrs,
Cline, Mrs. MacKay, Mrs. Sawle
and Mrs. Hunt.

As there are quite a number of
members of the Auxiliary in New
Hazelton the ladies decided to
give them representation -on the
executive, hence the election of
Mrs Sawle. .

A very excellent address was
given by Mrs, Mathieson, super-
intendent of the nurses’ training
school She told the ladies of the
wonderful progress women were
making in the world and she
made the claim that there was no
position that woman could not
fill The talk was very inspiring
to the ladies.

Dr, Wrinch was present, and
he encouraged the ladies in
in their very good work. He
thought the auxiliary should be
represented on the ‘fiospital ad-.
visory board and he also urged
the ladies to send a delegate to
the hospital convention.

Refreshments were served af-
ter the business meeting and a
most enjovable time was spent.

The executive committee will
shortly meet to plan the work for
the new year.

connection with the Canadian
Bible Society, passed away in
Vancouver, after quite a long ill-
ness. The people in the north
will miss Rev. Wright’s annual
visits and his good stories. He
was a welcome guest wherever
he stopped..

Word was received this morn-
ing by J. H. Willan that his
mother had passed away at the
home of her son Rev. W. B. Wil-
lan at Vernon, B.C. The de-
ceased suffered a stroke Wednes-
day last and sank rapidly. She:
was well known here having vis-
ited her son last summer and fall
going to Vernon before the cold

"weather set in.

Edgar Bohling Passes

After spending five months in
the Hazelton Hospital, Edgar
Bohling, aged 70, passed away
Friday, Feb, 13. The ‘funeral
was held on Monday and_inter-

iment took place’id the Hazelton

cemeterv, Rev,: Father Allard of-
ficiating. ‘lhe pall bearers were:
Ben Peterson, Howard Guest, P.
Enoch and Cons, Bryce. The de-
Jceased was a native of Germany,

but had been ‘around Hazelton -

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and i in the. Babines for vears,