NEW HAZELTON, Be C., SEPTEMBER: 24," 1016

LOCAL RECRUITS ....|
"GIVEN BANQUET

Members ‘of Frontiersmen Get Splendid

. Send Off at. the Northern Hotel”
on Wednesday Right -

Prior to their departure for the an

raining camp in the south the
beal quoto of recruits for the].
Pziment of western frontiersmen |"
. fumbering about twenty. ‘were
fendered a banquet in ‘New Haz-
Aton by their friends and well-
Fishers, The pleasarit affair. was
eld in the Northern hotel and
fhe banquet table was laden with
any and much good things and
qual to the standard’ of” excel-
pnce for which the Northern
B noted.
Speech and song ‘interspersed
fo make a most pleasant’ evening
Sard one that will long be remem-
ered by the boys when some-
here in France along that far-
ung battle line they rest. after
set-tu with German kultur,

Got a Locomotive .

D. J. Williams went to’ ‘Prince
reorge last week and purchased | |
ne of the-little narrow guage
pcomotives which were formerly
sed by. Foley,. ‘Welch’ & Stewart
in the big rock cuts.” The engine

ill be used at the Rocher De-
oule mine to haul the ore cars
rom the tunnel to.tram terminal
t will be operating in a week: or
wo. The Rocher Deboule is be-
ng rapidly put in shape for the
winter work and for an increase
n production. |

Wants a Big Mine
Alex. Burrell, a Montana min-

Ming man, has been‘with the Jen-’.

ings boys at Lake Kathlyn for
several weeks looking over the
ining prospects in that district,

eis comirig down to New Hazg-|. ="
He wants ;

elton in a few days...
a hig proposition. _ be

Working for Red Cross

The ladies of New: Hazelton
@iadies are now. working on ‘the
@socks they will send ‘to the boys
at the front. They are also plan-
fing on a form ‘of entertainment
to raise funds. : * The, particulars
. will be, announced later.’ .

Word has beer ‘eeeived ‘that a.

= permanent minister ‘will: be. sent |’
to.the New Hazelton’ Preabvtert- |
an church early in: October... cas

. New ‘York, Sept, aa
rapid progress

- satisfaction of the. exhibitors.

- Telkwa wasia ‘gay little, burg
for two days last week’ in spite
of the fact that rain marred the.
first day and threatened the see-

annual fair held bv the Bulkley
Valley Agricultural Association.
As ian exhibition of. the. pro-
duets of the Bulkley Valley the.
fair was not a success. The far-
mers of the valley and the people
in-the town know. best the: rea-
sons for. the smal! display. : The
chief excuse offered was that the
crops in the valley were never so
heavy and never so varied. . The
farmers if most cases were some
what afraid to neglect their grain
crops to prepare for the | exhibi-

|tion as the weather was not re-

liable: and their, buildings. were

Secretary Beck’ put inva great
deal of time and did his utmost
to. keep the show up to its stand-
ard... but. .sonditions.. sould. nat,
permit ‘of success, However the

hole and: already some of: those
interested J in.the welfare of. the}:
district are: ‘planning: ta make it a
huge. success next year.

the provi nejal agricultural depart-.

. [ment did.all:the judging to the! tistrumental duet, -Mrs.. Burns

Owing.to rain on the first dav
all the special: ‘attractions were
left until Saturday, ‘except the]:
pall game between: Smithers’ and

for Smithers by nine to one.

_ Bpecial Attractions .- a a ,
The: special attractions on. Sat-

Ms 7 urday created. a good deal-of in-.

terest. and. helped to make up for,
the lack: of exhibits i in ‘the tents.
The ladies saddle competition
brought out four entries viz., Mrs
(Dr.) Wallace, who carried off
the first prize, Miss Heal; second
Miss Hoops and. Miss: Williscroft, :
There were also four. entries in

Re the gentleman’s. riding. competi-
tion with the following winners: | fai

Wini Croteau, : ‘and Ernest Morin:
Quarter. mile,” W. Wallace, B.

ond, The occasion was the third |

‘Red Cross. -

not fitted up.for the new grains. |-

Messrs. Walker and Howett. of.

Telkwa which resulted in’ a. win

eae all the time.”

all that could be wished for. ‘Re-
freshments were served at. mid-.

‘for-a couple of hours.

For the Red ‘Cross Society fo
The ladies of Telkwa made a
‘big hit in- their efforts for the

refreshments | were served: both
days. . The. receipts were over

‘eighty-five dollars. .

On Saturday night ‘a concert
was given in the New:Telkwa
hotel: by local talent: :Thé place
was crowded’ and the receipts will |.
bring the Red Cross furid consid.
erably over a hundred dollars: .'

Those taking: Part were.as: fol-|
lows:- Te

| Burns, [

Clarence Burns vot
Solo, F.:B.-Chettleburgh ~° .

Recitation,, Mrs. ‘Campbell aed

‘night and dancing was contitined

On ‘the fair: grounds |
-they had a ‘tent in’ which light)

Splendid Attractions Were
~ Seen at Telkwa Exhibition

4 Sy “Farmers Too: ‘Busy With. Big Grain. Crop to Exhibit Their. ‘Produce--Small Display
_ in All: Classes---Rain Spoiled Attendance on. Opening Day, But Society
“Wilk ‘Have: ‘Sufficient Funds---Full List* of Prize. Winners

Duet, Mamie and Florrie Gray .
God Save. the King” a
J. a Thorpe \ was ‘shairman. .

_ ‘Horses ‘
- Agricultural mare, H. J. Cocks.

General purpose mare, J. Que- ‘s

lette.
Draught team, FY Doekrill.
Agricultural | team, _ Cocks,
W. Croteau. | _ ,
“General purpose team, W. J ohn-|;
son, D, E. Moore.
Two-year- old, P. Morris,
One- year - old, P. | Mortis, as
Croteau.. _
Suckling colt, N. J. Cocks.

an Cattle -

“Pure bred. cow, Wm. Croteaa.
Holstein bull, ARG, AL _Meln-
nes, ce
“Holatein bull calf, A Melons,

ae FL ‘Dockrill.
Grade cow, F. M. Dock.

Swine:

Solo:Florrie-Gray::~

croft.

Duet, Mrs. Chettlebure, | aay

“Campbell -
Seleétion, Wiggs O'Neill
Solo, ‘Rev. Green. . 7
Dance, Florrie (Gray. nee
Solo, Mrs.’ ‘Chettleburgh .:

and Clarence. Burns ° «>.
Recitation, Mrs; “Campte =

TELKWA. HOTEL.
IS. REMODELLED

A Bright, Comfortable Place to Stop—
Excellent. Meals -Served—A
Credit to Telkwa

one the finest fhostels in the. in-
terior. R, M. Burns has.
pletely altered the interior of the
house and he is conducting the

During two ‘days of ‘the

classes,
“week the: New: “Telkwa |.

all vis ‘ors and the: place ‘was
A feature)

te te Soha S

reunatsns Instrumental . sclo,- Miss Wills...
association.’ will’ not. go in. the oo

The New Telkwa hotel is now |:

‘R. M. Buins’ has. com- |’
place as a business. catering: to all.

the’ headquarters ‘for:

“senate

“Tamworth bear, Robt, Burn
| Sheep |

‘Ram ‘and lamb, AL MeLnnes, .
a “Poultry. . :

~ Pea: ‘of five White Wyandotte,

. Miss E. ‘M. Hoops.

‘Pen. of. five Barred Rocks, B)
Barger.”
‘White Leghorns, Ww. Croteau.

~ Barred Rocks, E. Batger.

‘Graing and Grasses

- Spring wheat, “Re ES Williams, |

J. J. Bakke.
Branching - oats, N, rn Cocks,

F. ‘G. Heal. |
Threshed. oats, N.: McInnes.

Barley, beardless, EL, Barger. 7

TERRIBLE FIGHTS —

Geriais Make Great Thrusts: East ot
“Vilna Without. ‘Gain—Russiais ©
"Take Many Prisoners: -

Petrograd, Sent. 22—in region.
west of Dvinsk we, drove, the
Germans from their trenches. by.
-vigorous attacks, . South west. and .

| south of Dyinsk fighting contin--

ues On. the front of Novo Alex-.

; andowsk and sector, .

“Northwest. ‘of Friederie

in the, course, of the. occupa on
| of the village of Stryj- in. the

gion*fof Birshalen. we captured ey
many prisoners and arms. Des-*
perate engagements are incessant
in the region west of Dvinsk, in’
many ‘places at close quarters.

-| with the bayonet.

-In some: sectors. of this front
the: ‘enemy artillery‘ ‘is developing :
gusts of fire. In. our. attack on
the village of Lebedevo.. ‘the Ger- :
mans- ‘were overthrown by’ a vig- _
orous bayanet attack. “We oceu-.
pied the village and captnred. ten
machine guns and a quantity’ ‘of :
"| material and prisoners. We algo.
| cap red § after a stubborn resist-'
ance’ by a bayonet, at ack the vil-
Tage” ‘of Sniorpie: ‘front whieh “the ~~
Germans fled in- disorder towards
the river Fords: Here we . made -
‘prisoners of four officers and. 350

| eyeles,.1 ‘many © “horses, telephonés”
and: ‘material. East: of Lida

was “thrown back to ‘the’. fight
bank, In the region east. of the "
Oginski canal’ the ébemy. ‘was.
driven from the village’ of Retchi"
‘and ‘from. the’ neighborhood of
‘Lycha, leaving i in our possession —

4 many prisoners: and guns.

‘Barley, bearded, J. /W. Ander: Bey Pari

son, F, G. Heal. | -

Alfalfa,. A. McInnes. ob

. Vegetables -

White potatoes, F. M. Dockiril
Ernest Heal.
Red Potatoes; R. E. ‘Wiliams,
E. C; Barger. ~~

Swede Turnips, Wm. ‘Crotean..

Mangels, J. Ez. tims A. Me-|$!

Innes, —

Bros, fe"
Table: beets, FB, G. ;
est Heal.. weg

Stock eurrots

. temburg. .

one: hundred shells
| palace ; and. the station.
dropped some. bombs i oh