- t VoL, 16° im L _ NEW HAZELTON, B C., JUNE 18, 1924 eens ——— | Mente and | _ Finances Better ~ Report o: of K. FL At the meeting of. the Kitsum- kalum Farmers’ “Institute held ‘in -Progress Hall, Terrace, Thurs- day, with H. A. Swain in the chair, the directors: reported con- | :siderable. additions -. to member- f ship roll and urged’ others.to come | - ‘in. at’ once-and. entitle the Institute to bounty, as all joining. after June 30- are not counted in for government subsidy. . The secretary reported that the i financial position was rapidly. . improving, practieally all current | debts having been met: ; The library. has been increased , to 320 pamphlets and leaflets of ' wide variety and great value to|- farmers and miners. Messrs. Graham and Warne] » raised a discussion which became very warm at times, but no lives were lost.. ® The fruit growers afterwards y/ met and settled, their problems. _ The fruit will be ‘graded before "marketing this year. . 7 y R. S. Sargent it in : ' Terrace; Spoke to: Townspeople An ‘enthusiastic. ‘Conservative meeting was held: in’ Progress Hall, Terrace, on Friday evening.’ The Hall was well filled’ by the ‘members of the association BS i well as others looking for in- formation. ~ The speakers of the evening - were W. W., Wright and-R,-S. Sargent, the Conservative candi- date. Mr.- Wright spoke first]: and by his originailty.: and _ his mwitty remarks, entertaining the}: i audience most thoroughly. Mr. Sargent in his remarks spoke of the long time he had spent in the gnorth; his thorough knowledge f all problems in connection with | he north, and then proceeded. to eeensure the present government |. or its extravagance, - He placed is claim for election on the basis| mf hig knowledge of the country; is past Political relationships nd the promise of i improving the nancial conditions, - The meet: ing adjourned about.’ 11, 80, all aving enjoyed it. | -. During the. evening Cc. R Gil- ’ These were. to the . I tect that while he had- “per- Ristently denied — signing - ‘the aPtition for the PG. investi. 2 fation Provincial Party. head- : arters: had informed. ‘hic that . e had signed ‘e ; e corner of Tenth Ave, and Me. d Btreet. | E. Ae. Goddard. wi ing: officer bert; Merter a pollic lerk Dr. Wrinch’s Meetings. Dr- candidate ' for Skeena, -has’ ar- ranged. for meetings: next ‘week as follows: ‘ Monday “ight at New Hazel ton: : . Tuesday, night at. Hazelton; . ” Wednesday: night at. Smithers: Wednesday: afternoon'a ‘special meeting at Smithers. will be-held for ladies, when the soéjal:legis- lation will be. particularly dealt -be a speaker at this meeting; Thursday night at Telk wa. It is expected that one or more speakers from outside points will attend these meetings. is now organized for the year, -| méeting. | HON. T. D. PATTULLO ' Minister of Lands and Member for H. C. Wrinch, ‘Liberal! with. Rev. W. M, Lees willalso| } | [Premier Oliver and Some of Those who will be. with ‘him | In the N ew Government. after June 20th - Spoke at Morictown held a very successful tneeting at Moricetown. “Col. Cooper was chusen chairman, and he filled his duties most acceptably, and |} urged everyone in ‘the Morice- town section to support. Dr, Wrinch and the. Liberal. govern- ment. The Doctor gavea: very fine address to the people and afterward he was assured by all but two or three of their. support. He was accompanied by A. A. Connon, who made his niaiden speech from a public platform and was warmly applauded at the conclusion. . _ DR. BH. WRINCH ‘Liberal Candidate for Skeena HON. A.-M: MANSON Attorney-General and Member for Omineéa. 1 OVERHEARD AROUND NEW HAZELTON- The Smithers Fair Association Prince Rupert, Mrs. Thornton and two sons spent a few days in Prince Ru- | pert this week, ’ Mrs, Cc. He Sawle lett Wednes- day. to spend a few days i in | Prince ~ Rupert. - . Mrs, Wm. Gow was a guest, of Mrs, . Wood in Burns. Lake for a week or two. ° ” “Rev. Mr: Pound will preach his first sermon ‘in: New. Hazelton. on Sunday morning.” Ao Swanson. Bay,: Surf Inlet, Easing: ton’ ‘and. Claxton. : . On Tuesday. ‘Dr, He. Cc. ‘Wiineh,, “the” Liberal | , candidate, returned Monday night |" 4 from a very successful ‘trip to}... Write in Hazelton After the department of edu-|: cation had it. explained. to them what an imposition it -wauid ‘be| to have the New. Hazelton high school pupils travel to Terrace or Smithers to. write their exams, arrangements were made to have those four pupils write their jexams at the. same. time a8 the entrance pupils and at Hazelton, This is a very much better are rangement although it would have been still better had. they |. been enabled to. write at’ New Hazelton, : ‘where. all: the high school pupils: reside. It. would: also: chave saved them consider. able expense, , Mr. Couiter, ‘of Kispiox,:. will Ibe the Presiding examiner. a : deliver.” Duthie Plans Work Messrs, . ‘Duthie: and Turner went in. to Rupert on Sunday| after. visiting mining: propérties at Smithers and: Dorreen. ‘Within the next few davs Mr, Duthie will haye ‘completed his ‘plans for the season's work on his several properties, Mrs. Duthie arrived in Rupert Monday right and joined -her husband for ‘a trip inland. i Mes, F.- R.- Purvis and Mis. | Scott spent Friday - with Mrs, Gow at. South Hazelton, : oe RM. -Doekrill;: candidate for the: Provincial Party, arrived to- day. and will hold,a_public: meet- ing in. the: schoolhouge. this eve-| [ning _ Everyone. will’ ‘he. made}, he motored’ with A. A. Connon ‘ to: ‘Moricetown, - where he'held'aj. On. Wednesday: he] eo) 5 5, , started: down: the: river,. winding : up ‘Saturday ‘night at Terrace ceived . He has a | message to} a Willan, On Record. and - Program Oliver 7 Looks: to Return . “The. most. thomiéntous, election’ - bia will be’ over in: ‘another "week, and: with the campaign’ warmed up toa hot pitch the electors: are. paying more. and more attention to the issues - at stake, before have 80 many candidates - been in the field. ae ‘Premier — Oliver” has-. ‘rallied | strong support for. hia’ ‘business © taking first place. Even promine - ent oppositionists