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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,