F Vol. 20

NEW HAZELTON, B. C., JULY 1, 1997

The Conservative
Leader Given a.

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There was.a big crowd a the G. W.

nog VA hall last Saturday night to greet
}! tion, 8. F. Tolmie, the new Conserva-

@' tive leader'in British Columbia, and
# to also greet J. OC, Brady, M. P., and F.
M. Dockrill, of Telkwa, the Conserva-
i tive standard bearer in Skeena, The
~ Chair was taken by John Nelson and
the speeches of Méssrs,. Brady and

| Dockrill were short. Hon, Mr. Tolmie
spoke for over an hour and he made 1.
# splendid impression on his audience.
{ This was not the first time the Con-
servative leader was. in Terrance,  al-
though it was the first visit since be-
j coming leader. He is known to many
althrough the north and before anoth-
ee. er election comes round he hopes to

fee oe acquainted personally with many
fa more of the local electors. Mr. ‘Tol-
#. mie was accompanied on the trip by
Mrs. Tolmie who is‘making her first
“trip through the northern interior.
' ‘The Conservative leader had intend-
_ ed calling at Hazelton and New Haz-
elton enroute to Telkwa on Sunday
and Monday, but owing to a sink hole
S near Bulkley Canyon on the © N. RB
m the party were unable to get through
until Monday night and as a public
' meeting was scheduled for Smithers
' that night he had to go through os he
fm had to make Williams Lake by July 1.
im) Ile will meke another, trip~through the
( interlor at.a later date and take more.
+ time,

SPECIAL SERVICES JULY 3rd.

In commembration of Canada’s Dia-
nond Jubilee thre will -be special ser-
| vices held in the United Churches’ at
11 o'clock and 780 p.m. A” special
} program of service, prepared by the
, National Committee at Ottawa will be
used. A benrty invitation is extended
fo all to meet: together in National
thanksgiving of Canada’s 00th dirth-
, day. .

? ON AN AUTO TRIP. TO PRAIRIES

Mr. and Mrs, 0. Besner and too.
duughter arrived from Prince Rupert
" Saturday night and spent a day or twe
f at the Ominecn Hotel waiting for thelr
rcny to arrive on the time freight.. Ar
, soon as it got to New: Hazelton ther

left on un auto trip to the’ prairies and |
perhaps to Vanconver, A couple of}!
migvears ugo they made a ‘similar trip and
B oct ull the places they visited at thet
, ime they fanciel the New Hazeltor
ma? clistrict most of all, On they way
me Suck they intend to spend severnl aay
Where aud take in the scetievy’ of the dis-
! triet, Mr, Beaner says it would pay
ma the business men of Prince | Rupert te

pret out here and see tangs.

Es etree ne —_

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7 } SEALY LAKE PLEASURE RESORT

"Sealy Lake’ was the “rendezvous of ft
ae ood many pleasure seekers * ‘last Sun.
me day afternoon where . they, indulged in
RM oswimiwing and fishing. and chasing the |,
AR ever affectionate &; smosauita. ' People
“€ 110 enjoying ‘the dial lakes ‘move now
Bm ihat the roads’ to’th r
! better shrpe, “Many more - from New
Hazelton and ‘polrits | enst: would go. to
Senly Lake were. “there” ar ‘Yoad: from.
New Razelton, n fo. 8 Sonth ‘Hazelton. ..

| ¥arious.. branches Were pregentet..and

‘Ted to those - who" had. assisted 3 in mak-

‘J nines,

Jinines and mining camps.

quets of flowers fo passengers on: the
tralus- hetweeii South Hazelton
New .Hazelton bag fallen through. A
letter from the railway. stated, that all
vendors would need lie sixteen: yeirs
of age or more and’. that they: “would
‘have. to pay thelr fare. ‘each . thine be-:
tween | the’ two stations,

has, however, slecided ‘to supply ‘the
: dining cars” on all: “passenger ©!
free’ of charge.‘ This. ‘service will” be
‘started: about. the: -shxth’ of July, _

The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Diogessan Woman's Auxiliary com-
menced last Wednesday evening in the
Cathedral hall, Prince Rupert, the Ven
Archdeacon" Rix presiding. Address-
es were given by Prof. Barfoot, dnd
Mrs. A. W, Robinson of Terrace. In-
creased interest was aroused by Miss
Joan Cross ‘being drssed in. Bengali
costume and Miss Brenda Allen repre-
senting a Hindu womam in jewels and
purple sari. Archdeacon Rix gave an
Address on Thursday. During the ses-
sion the presidnt, Mrs. Rix, conferred
a life membership on’ Mrs. T. J. Marsh
of Terrace, investing her. with the gold
Winchester cross This cross is the
same as those worn over the heart of
the old’ crusaders who fought with
the Turks for possession of the Holy
Land in early days of English history.
The ladies. of the Prince Rupert W. A.
served luncheon. in the hall.
Rev. J. K. Ban, a Japanese clergy-
man joined the gathering at lunch and
uter Archdeacon Sambourne of -Alns-
ka who was on hig return from Cali-
fornia, called to extend greetings from
Ketchikan, In the afternoon the pre-
sidnt urged that as this was the for-
tieth year of the Soctety that each of
the members mnke ‘a small yearly eon-
tribution until the Jubilee year when
the grand totai could be dedicated to
some worthy cause. Reports from the

resolutions of appreciation were pass:

mg the sessions 80 successtl.

JOHN D. GaLLowAY HERE.

‘John D, ‘Galloway, provindal min-
rerologist, arrived Monday night to vis-
it ‘for a short time: He and Mrs, Gal-
loway took in the celebration at'Smit-
hers on Friday. and Saturday and he
also went. up to the Duthie mine and
from there to Yopley. He has been
anxious to inspect this new discovery
and his opinion of it will be of ‘consid+
ernble yalue to the department of
Mr. Galloway will spend prac-
tically all the summer. visiting various
He says the |"
mining’ Industry. through out the pro-
vince is very good this year. He re-
grets that the owners of the Silver
Steudard . mine. at New. Hazelton- ca
not see? their wry clear to operate | ar
the is satisfied that it can be made a
dividend paying property. But - best
of all it would be ‘great help tu get:
ting other properties’ under way, Haé|'
Yools for this immediate district to get.
star ted in the not distant future.

“To SUPPLY FLOWERS AGAIN.

; The proposed scheme of the Hazel-
ton’ Hortlenitural Society. ‘to sell bo-

and | tween Usk and Kitselag: Canyon ‘at the

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"The: Soclety ry

‘trains ‘a

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at

“ ievest, At the home ‘of Rev. Mr. Alien re-
', jrace: last Friday.
- guest at th home of Rev, ‘Mr,. Allen; re-

‘ans sure made it lively for the boys.

guests of Mra. 8S. Alger and Mrs. Jack
Bell.

was in town last Monday.

the: coast to do some fishing,

gangs are now working on the right-
jofway slashing and Cleating for the
totem pole section of the Pacific high-
woy.:.
Gitksan Indian Villiage. ‘of. Kitwanga
(commonly, callgd.
Abbey of the Indians). :
on the south. side of the ‘Skeena’ be-

héad of which ig. the site of the old
Gldralter of the: ‘Kitselas Indians. Tho |,
Pacific bighwny ‘will - here ‘pass’ five
totem poles and from: the: highway will

now lie hetween the Canadian Natlondt |}

The committee of the Marsh Mem-
orial Church held a meeting Tuesday
evening in Bethurem’s hall and it was
unanimously resolved to commense the
construction of ‘the buiiding at once,

The Gold Creek “horse trail to Kle-
anzo Ink has been cleaned out and re-
paired as far as 17 mile.

Under. th direction: of ‘their school
teacher, Miss Jacquot,-the Usk’ child-
ren put on an excellent program of
patriotic songs, recitations and flag
drills at Bethurem’s hall last Satur:
day evening. J. Bell, school trustee,
gave .an address and presented the
children with their diplomas and the
Jubilee medals which were issued by
the Dominion government to all school
children in Canada in commemoration
of Confederation Day. Those winning
diplomas were:— proficiency, Arthur
Alger; deportment, Barney Post; at-
tendance, Ralph Skinner. A _ special
prize went to Jean Hggenberger for
best book on nature study. The hall
was nicely decorated With. flags .and
streamers and. for‘ this much:of the
credit is due Miss Eva Butt.

Mrs... G. i. Skinner of Copper City
Was 2 week end ‘Suest of. Mrs. P. RB.
Skinner, .

‘Miss Jacquot and the school child-
ren went, picnicing to Copper City on.
Friday last asa closing aay celebra-
tion.

Rilley, who was. a

turned. with her.

: Miss “Facquot - left Sunday for her
home in Vancourer fot the summer.

A jolly dance was held. last Satur-
day evening in the hall. .The musici-

& et

Mrs. W. Gardiner, Mrs. Taper and
Miss Gardiner were in town last w eek

Archie Carmichael of Copper City

Geo. ‘Kitsetns ett on “Wednesday for

ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY

Usk: June 27—Tvwo Provincial road

One is operating opposite ‘the

the, Westminster
The other. ig

@ Been totem: poles. and carved house]
osts to :the. number. of fourteen | that {.

hi
nd. | Kiteeta..

‘| past : year as primary ; téacher at An-

town’ recently.

pert spent the week end in town the
guest of her brother, Henry Smith,

Vancouver nre holidaying at the home
of Ker parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, Raven.

or was a visitor in town.

this week,

a guest of Mrs. Geo, Little. Mrs, “Lit-
tle and’ two children. went down the
line as: far-ns- Amsbury_ and -met. the
visitor. .

Rey, Robinson were’ in Usk on. ‘mMued-
day in conneetion: with ereetion of the
Marsh Memorial ‘Community chureh,

home in Vietorla. where he, will: spend |.
the suminer, -

ae south, returned: # Monday. for. “the. holi-

moved into the Walberg place,

airplanes to seek ‘2 route for the rond
from Prince Rupert. to Terrace. The
idea ig to find a route, if possible that
Will be cheaper to construct than via
the Skeena river,

Rev. William Dean of Ocean Falls,
formerly of Télikwa, . was married in
Vancouver on Wednesday, June 209th,
to Miss Blsle Knight Of Vancouver. A
great many friends in.the nérth will
wish him a long and a happy life,

On Wednesday night Greenaway of
Kispiox school and now with the Fal-
coner Transfer, gave a bean feast, to
a few of his friends.

Mrs, $. H. Senkpiel went up to Smi-
thers, Wednesday night for the hollday

On Wednesday evening. Mrs, A. D.
Chappell entertained four tables: at
bridge in honor of her sister, Mys.
Smith of San Francisco who is -visit-
ing her for o time. The prize winners
were Mrs. Cc. H. ‘Sawle and Mrs, J, D
Galloway.

*

Miss Vivian Chappell 1 returned home
last week and will remain home, She
spent the past year in San Francisco.

_ Terrace Notes

- Aliss. _ Andrews, who has apent the

yox, is visiting © Mrs.- T. ‘Brooks. Miss
Atidrews taught for two: years’ in Kit-
simgallum School, and ‘has many good
frlends here. She Will also: visit. with:
friends - in Prince ' George,

cy.

‘

D, R. ‘Shaw’ of Ratlum Lake was ii

. Mrs. D. R. Northorer of Prince Ru.

Mrs, C. Hunter and daughter of

Ww. Sanson of the hatchery state is

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Mrs, ‘Atten of Minniapolts, Ninn., 1 is|¥

4 a L a
Rev. 7, ms ‘Marsh, - Rev. ‘Allen, ‘and.

_ My. Spragge left on Monday. tor iis

- St, John. ana Dorinda, Colthurst: who ||
aye been - attending School °. fn: the!

Victoria. is calling: for. tenders for

as R. Smith of Suthers y was here on “
a little holiday. °

Annual Meeting i “re Tek i|Local News Notes.|A Big Special
_ W. A. Held i in I Skeena’s head Centre ! . Mrs, Doll of Dorresn arrived Mon- | Show Tuesday _
‘Fine Welcome} Prince Rupert|)_ ““""" am} |) 2 sein hor husband. ‘they ewe] = Overland Stage

“The Overland Stage’ which will be
seen at the Hazelton theatre next:
Tuesday night proved our contention *
advanced some months ago when. “Sen--_:
or Daredevil hit. town like a- hurri-.
feane in a burry, that this handsome
lad from Texas, Ken Maynard, is the’
best cowboy star in the business, cle,
cus or screen, a
The First. National offering is re-
plete with thrills of story, setting and
the daring horsemanship which marks

‘|the darghaired Lothario of the West.

The stage is set in the daye when

the stage coach. lines: from: -the east.

and the west were just. being linked

in the Indian country. Maynard has
the role of & scout of the atage coach -

company, posing | as a gambler, in an’

effort to discover who ‘is ‘Tobbing the

lines at the same time stirring up In-'
dian antogonism against the company .
general store,

The ‘romance’ that develong between

the daring young agent and the dan. ~
ghter of the store-keeper, will: give the ,

audience at the Hazelton theatre one.

of the most -enjoyable evenings the

screen hag offered for some time. iy
Maynard has a saddle bag full of

new tricks.in riding and roping. Kath-.
leen Collins, the beautiful blond, who

|| appeared opposite him in “Daredevil”

‘Is again the leading lady, ‘with an im-—
pressive supporting. cast, headed - by.
| Tom ‘Santschi,; Sheldon: ‘Lewis, Dob. Far-":

Yam Malan, Paul. Hurst, “Fred. Burns,
AL “Rogell- directed. under th prédu
tion management : of ‘Harry
Chas. Be. “Rogers. Presented the:

“covore ‘BOUNTY 7 INCHEASI

Word has been received that ‘the pro- ,
vinelal government - “has. increased the
bounty on coyotes from. $2.00 to: $5.00.
This’ may not be as much as some peo-
ple would like but it méans-an addi-
ional ontlay for the province of $40,000

-|'The local members. worked on the in-

crease during the session and since.
Hunting coyotes can now be made a
profitable business, Their destruction
is profitable anyway besides the value .
of the hide, even though. there was no.
_| bounty.

DR BARBEAU IN RUPERT” :

Dr, ‘Marius Barbeau of Ottawa, the:

ath Allen of Usk was a _visltor bere gréat authority on Indian: folklore and
; music and on the meaning of. toteni

poles, arrived in Prince Rupert this
wek. He’ is enroute to. continue his

studies of the _Tsimpshian Indians of
the ‘Nass. ‘river, .
‘moving spirit in the French Canedian
‘Musical Festival recently put on ins
Quehec.: and. which was attended. by.
musical’ experts from. far. and wide:
The Doetor is: well known in this dise<
trict, he. having: ‘spent two- or three
|stunriers’ here: athdying local. Indians.

Dr. Barbeau was the,

_NEW JENGINEER APPOINTED”

ley, Florence Turner, Jay Hunt, WIL ot