er ' Russell, - forearm. Ee A c wailed, 2 A ae tegrtiene SPI Le peg “VOL. Ill, NO. 3- HAZELTON, B. C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1918 _THE: LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPA "ER IN NORTHERN BRITISH & _ . PRICE $2.00 A YEAR. ~~ AGED RANCHER _ MEETS DEATH - Mysterious End of Oscar So- derberg Causes Sensation in Police Circles FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED Bady of Missing Man Found Near His Cabin in Circumstances Suggesting * Murder. «No Clues After four days’ search, the -hody of Oscar Soderberg, an old rancher, was found near his . cabin, four miles from Hazelton, on Wednesday afternoon. The circumstances suggest that death was the result of foul play. On Sunday, Fred Hagen, a friend of Soderberg, not having ~ geen the old man in town for ’ gpome days, went to the ranch to “see that all was well. He found “the cabin and storehouse locked, - While many, of the chickens, which were shut up, were dead. Hagen at once informed the po- lice, and Constables “Grant and . with others, began a search, which did not end until Wednesday, when Hagen found the missing. man's body in the brush near the cabin, where it had lain for ten days. Coroner Hoskins ordered an - . Inquest, Thursday evening, with the fol-!*- which was- held on lowing jury: J. M. MacCormick, foreman, J. W. Campbell, Alex ; + Chisholm, Chas, Y. Smith, R. J, Rock, Wm. Grant. The medical evidenée given by Dr, Wrinch showed that the dead man had sustained two wounds on the ‘head, either of which was sufficient to cause - death, one being a punctured wound at the base of the skull. A minor wound was found on the right . It. was evident that the injuries could not have been accidental, but there was nothing to indicate by what means they had been inflicted, and. the jury. found that death had . resulted from wounds in the head and neck, there being no evidence to show how they had been caused. The investigation into the case, is being continued by the police, Soderberg was 60 years of age, ~ and had been in the district for many years. So far as known, he had no enemies, Priest's Terrible Crime . New York, Sept. .16:—The city - has been shocked by the é¢onfes- - sion of Hans Schmidt, the Cath: olic priest, who admitted the kill- ‘ing of Anna Aumiuller, the: young » girl :whose dismembered © body was found ‘in the Hudson river, _ After hia arrest Schmidt confess- - ed that: he was a counterfeiter “and also that he had stolen $409) ' ‘from-the Easter collection at St, ', Joseph's Church and had robhed » a visiting priest “who had spent ' the night there, The poliée he- lieve there: ere hut a small part) - of. Schmidt's crimes; Radium Cures Cancer a « London, - Sept, 19: The ‘Dis- - patch saya’ cute for caheer haa _ been effected by- radhum: raya. [Proving Big Coal An apparently. reliable report |: is to the effect that the diamond field has demonstrated the con- tinuance of the big seams, having bored through. seven feet and eight inches of coal at.a depth of 734-feet. The drilling is being ency of the formation by locating the other seams which. were found in previous borings on, other sections of the property. The importance to the district of the results obtained by Messrs Jef- ferson and: Dockrill, and A. J. Beaudette, the mining engineer who is associated with them, can hardly be over-estimated. It is ‘Jnow apparent that the Prince Rupert Coal Syndicate has an exceedingly valuable property, the exploitation of which cannot fail to bring them large returns, whilethedevelopment of the large seams of fine coal, aggregating over twenty-two feetin thickness, means the addition of another large industry to the many which will make this one of the most prosperous districts‘ of the proy- ince, EG. STEPHENSON | QUES T0 HIS REST Edward Courtenay Stephenson died yesterday, after.a brief ill- ness, of heart disease. The death of Mr, Stephenson removes one of the most promin- ent and progressive husiness men of Hazelton, a man of -ster- ling “integrity, highly regarded throughout the district and in Vietoria, where he was algo well known,’ Born in England 49 years ago, ‘deceased came to Hazelton twen- ty yearsago, and since that time has taken a prominent part ‘in every movement for the develop- ment of the Interior. He waa president of the board of trade, past president of. Hazelton Con- servative association, and “$denti- fied with other semi-publie bodies. As senior member ofthe con- tracting firm of Stephenson &|. Crum, he -had_ built, up @ large business and gained a high repu- tation. "He was algo one of the chief owners of the Interior Lum- ber Company. | " Although knowing for ; two weeks that he “was neat death, Mr. Stephengon. displayed . the greatest fortitude, In ‘his last days he was attended ‘by. . his ‘brother, Rev. F. L. Stéphenson, how of Ladysmith, and his sister, Mra, G, He ‘Byéwn, of Victoria, The “gympathy of ‘many: will go out.to the bereaved relatives. A funeral service will be held in ah Peter’s ‘Church at nine a, » tomorrow, ‘after which ihe ‘remains ‘will be. taken to the train at South Hazelton, for removal to’.Victoria, where interment will take'place, aa . London, Sept. 1 aviator, 118 miles in fifty miley A ‘French ing a: new record, ~» Seams‘on Morice}| . Grill ‘on. the Morice river coal continued, to prove the consist- a ‘ranch i in Kispiox. New ‘Air Record 7 with a: paskenge’ : flew Local and District News Notes AL ‘E, Goldberg, of Vaneoiver, was in town during the week Mrs, Wrinch was a passenger | ‘for Meanskinisht on Thursday. - James ‘Beeman is back from’ an exploring trip to the” ‘Nation lakes. Kenneth Morrison retirned this week from: a visit to Chick: en Lake. pene Mrs, and Miss’ ‘Sharperetarned on Wednesday ‘from a visit’. to the coast. W. E. Player, the accountant, returned on Saturday from a va- ‘cation trip to England. * C. C. Van Arsdol, divisional engineer of the G. T. P., was: in Hazelton on Wednesday. - ‘A. M. Ruddy,’ : the pépulde transfer mah, has received news of the death of his father, in the east, sale paper merchant of Vancou- ver, is. spending a few daye-t jn town. : Mr, and Mra. A. ©. -Aldéus left on Sunday for Vancouver, where they will reside for the winter, . | i Cole Murchison, who has. been engaged on government work ‘on the lower Skeena, was in’ town | Thursday: oho - A general meeting of St, An- drews Society will be held in the hall over.the drug - -store on Sept. 29, at'8 P.M. ‘Mr.‘and Mrs. A. Harvey, of Victoria, who have been visiting the district,, returned to the Coast on Thursday. D.E. Carroll, who has been developing his claims on Hudson Bay mountain, ‘has returned to his yanch at Toboggan creek. Wz. J. O'Neill and Graham. Rock, who make their head- quarters at the end of steel just now, in’ town between trains. ot Hon. Price Ellison, provincial minister of agriculture, who is to open the Prince Rupert fair,. is coming overland from: fort George. Miss Fulton, of Victoria, ‘who has been visiting her brother, the manager of the Up- -to-Date drug stores, left on Thursday for the Capital: T,.G. Johnson has. completed the season’s - road work on “the other side of the Skeena, . from were | Skeena Crossing. Mrs, H. E. Thompson and little son arrived on Saturday from London, England, to join Mr. Thompson, ‘who Yecently took ” Bob - McDonald returned.” on Tuesday. from the Omineca river: district, where he accompanied: James Turnbull on a cruising. trips ‘or the forest branch, ‘Governntent : Agent Hosking visited ‘the Harris Mines.on Moti W. “E. Davidson, the whaie-| the bridge above Hazelton to a Unag= supplies: ‘for the companies Kinghorn, have been engaged in laying out trails for. the use of the forest guards, : Telkwa is unable‘to line up a team for the remaining: baseball games, and the Hazelton Tigers become- champions .of ‘the ‘‘Pea- vine’ league, with a récord of Bix games won and none lost. Laughlin Maclean, of Spokane, and J. 0. Catlett; of Winona, Wash., “returned on Wednesday from a trip: to Babine lake, They are interested in the-fine agricul- tural lands. of that: part of the district. At an early: ‘hour. yesterday morning W. H.: Burken discover- ed an incipient blaze on, the first floor of the Omineca hotel, Prompt action, with a fire - ex- tinguisher was sufficient to pre- vent serious damage. At a general meeting of the athletic association on Wednes- day evening, a committee was appointed to consider the advisa- bility. of holding a banquet to ‘celebrate the winhing of the MeClary cup by the champion Tigers, Gus Olson came in from the Omineca river yesterday, bring- ing some fine samples of asbeatoa from claims in which he and J. (iT, Bates are interested with R. J. “MeDonell. He also brought coarse: ‘gold. from_ placer. leases held by the same owners. Rev. “W. s. A. Larter” arrived from Toronto on Saturday, to take charge of St. Peter’ sChureh, He conducted services on Sun- day, alarge congregation being in attendanee, Mr. and Mrs. Larter have taken up their resi- dence i in the Mission House. a M. “Davidson, -a noted hy- draulic engineer, is in Hazelton, on his way, it is understood, to Silver and Tom creeks. On these creeks G. H. Knowlton, of Vancouver; and associates have a large area of hydraulic ground, which has’ been “prospected by H. E; Bodine, and ‘which is re- garded as very valuable, _ A largely signed petition, ask- ing for the, establishment. of a ferry scross the Skeena, at. the north end of town, will be pre- sented tothe provincial authori- ties, The proposed ferry will be of the greatest convenience to ranchers on the other side of the river, .” . Passengers on the atage from Kispiox on Monday, saw’ a’ she- bear and’ two cubs’ treed in a cottonwood. Mariager Reid of the bank of Vancouver, who was returning from . Kispiox, - waa armed with a game license and a 7 22, With the latter he killed one of the eubs, a fine yearling. - K. E. Groffman, of the- Omines Gold Mines, returned on Tues day” from Quartz creek, where) “hts company - ig operating. ‘expreisea arent. satiafaction with Rev: reault ak: ‘thé season’s pros:| éran m pedting. - On the way out, Mr. He {i Geeftman passed 120 pack ani-| tlinala, most of which were carry- Favorable Reports From Tahtsa Strike come from the new Tahtsa placer field. A number of Valley. men Who took part in the stampede have.returned in. the last few district. promises well. Muny had gold to show as the result of surface panning. Three hundred district, which appears to be of considerable extent. Late arri- claims has heen. staked, mainly on three creeks. On Cibola creek, where the first discovery was made, the original locators are now engaged in sinking to hed- rock, and are making.good pro- gress, with full confidence in streak. A majority of those who “have come out will lose no time in getting baek with tools and supplies for working their claims and it is probable that before the snow flies the miners will have a definite knowledge of the actuat value of the ‘goldfield. FIRST AUTOMOBILE COMES FROM MEXICO The first real motoring trip over the Pacific Highway from completed. on Saturday evening, when HE, -Alexander Powell, Wm, -Creffield arrived in a six- cylinder car, weighing two-and- a-half tons,. in which they had journeyed from Agua Prieta, Mexico. Mr. Powell, who is a prominent magazine writer, was recommissioned by the Sunset magazine to write a series of articles on the Pacific Highway, and took the trip to gain material for his work. He will also con- ‘tribute, two articles to Harpers and. will prepare a book on ‘The End of the Trail’’ fur publication by Scribners, Mr. Powell stated that the party was much taken with the districts through which they. travelled, and believe. the trip will prove ‘attractive to a great many motorists. have ‘nothing but praise for the road through. ‘the. Caribo, but found thé newer part. of the} road, north of Quesndl, in poor condition, owing to the extaor- dinary freighting. traffic, Kuhn, who hails from San Jose, was a pioneer in the dried fruit industry. The trip. from’ San Francisco to Hazelton occupied just a month. The car was shipped to Prince Rupert by rail, the party following cn’ ‘Thursday,’ after. procuring a large number of photos: and souvenirs of the | district, .. - “Veteran Missionary Dead. ‘The death occurred at Mean- skinisht on Thursday. morning of'|- Robert ‘Tomlinson, the vel. . Favorable reports éontinue to days, and all. declare that the men are reported to be in the] vals state that a large number of | - the existence of a good pay-|- . cial train, : the Mexican line to Hazelton was: F, R.. GS. A. G, Kuhn, and. : They { Mr. |: of parliament | will’ ‘probably. bo Hazelton Will Have Compre- hensive Display of Ores and Agricultural Products SPECIAL TRAIN TUESDAY Visitors to Big Show at Coast City Will Have Choice of Trains---Special Rates of Fare Arranged for Hazelton People A large exhibit of Hazelton ores willbe seen at Prince Rupert fair. The mine-owners’ associa- tion has sent down specimens from a number of properties, while Secretary Hicks Beach, of the board of trade, has not been idle, having prepared'a display destrict, including Manson, Tatla, Boule, The board of trade is also preparing’a display of: field and garden products, which will be sent down on Tuesday’ 5° spe- Prince Rupert, Sept, 18.—As a result of a lengthy conference held yesterday afternoon between General-Agent Albert Davidson anda committee of the Prince Rupert. Exhibition, the whole ‘question of transportation and schedules for visitors to the fair from interior points was definitely arranged. A special excursion train - will leave Moricetown at 8 a. ™., Tuesday, 23rd . inst., making all local stops and: veaching. Prince Rupert early the same evening. This will provide. more adequate facilities for those coming” from interior points along the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway and permit visitors being in town for the opening ceremo- nies Wednesday morning, The usual freight - train will ‘be run ‘Monday morning; ar riving here early Tuesday afternoon, on which exhibits can besent. Each ‘agent along the line has been fully instructed regsrding the matter. ; ” Tuesday’s - Special ‘teh leave New Hazelton about 9: 30 and South Hazelton about 10° a. m. The return fare from the former station will be $9.70, and from South Hazelton $9,50, Borden Speaks Out - Halifax, Sept. 18: —Addressing Borden reiterated~his: asaertion that the defeat of the, naval bill be maintained if, the grentest | dominion were to geamper under the cover of neutrality. ise Hemade- ho announcement aa to: the | pro-” Ottawa, Sebt.: 18: BIGEXHIBITAT RUPERT FAIR of ores from various parts of the. Babine, Thoen’s Basin, Hudson — Bay Mountain, and Rocher de. on the- Conservative club, . Premier . was only temporary. The unity ‘ee of the Empire, he éaid, could not posed method of provedute in the’ . ‘naval question,