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“HAZELION, B. C, ‘SATURDAY, JULY" 21, 1918

?

- PRICEY A YBAR

: “Taaetn and Sng
a » District

; ae _and Mrs, Field. -

ae pert, came in on Wednesday, |

- Was ‘among the business visitor
“ “in Hazelton this. weelt.

“, PB Thorkildson lett on Wed:

“ment

Hicks: ‘anid ‘Tas:

“will “Spend some: time’

2 0 pe - grave ‘of James May,. the mai
“Ses t om 4 ‘Soal: lett “yesterday

tor Duncans, . M. L, to Visit Rev.
wn : FW. Motiaeh, of. Prinea ‘Ru.

ms - Roy Hobart, of Prince Rupert,
neada. for’ Bear Lake, to do ..as-|.
k on: nis: mineral ‘elaj IB

“Latham PA
Monday. ‘for: Telkwa,: ‘and4.:

t Hludeon|

| fe May Fund Gets.
- Forther Additions |

The Miner was i was in: receipt this: ,
| week. of” ‘anumber of farther sub: oe
7 ‘Scriptions ' to ‘the . James: May Bos
Memiorial Fund, the total now |:
| having reached $112. Although
-| the amount subscribed. to-date-is
{exeellent, it is: yet far. short of
the minimim necessary to be: ab: |.
tained: to carry | ‘out the object: ‘of a
“the - fund; ‘which is’ to erect 4
‘haudsome’ -tombstone over - the |.

who blazed the first trails for the].
. white man in this country, - and |. .
who. now: lies j in Hazelton ceme-
tery. The aniount: at. present
donated. should beat least doubled
";and we believe’ this, possible.
Amounts: of one dollar were
5 received this week by The’ Miner|"
from. each, of the following: .
‘ Geo, T. Crow °°" ar
md C. B. ‘French. (Vitoria) :
WwW. W. Anderson.
Te All contributions will’ ‘be “Bee -
: kiowledged j in ‘The Miner. Send), _

tos hold on:
“defensive
‘pared, for thie
“upon.

* Only-w

~ Bay! “Monn bine

day, ;

> J.D. Galloway went down to
Usk on. Sunday, where he was

_ engaged in his official capacity as
‘provincial fovernment mining en-
Rineer, He returned to Hazelton

- on in Wedriesday,

_——

oT he party consisting of Miss M.

- Jack and E. A, Donohoe return-

ed: yesterday from their holiday
“ ‘rip to ‘Babine, oo

poral
: ree
‘

7 - Dr. “Wrineh went up to Smith.
Pers Jape” evening on hig weekly
Professional visit, :

oo Rev. R, G. ‘Scott returned on
pe oe Friday from Prince: ‘George and
mo . went through to Pacific, arriving
-_ ~”“ badk last evening, © ‘He says a] ||
+e

at . heavy frost wag’ experienced ‘in

cr the Prince George. district during

Bes oS > the’ week, ‘potato’s''and other
a eieaiog plants being seriously frozen,

are

Miss BR Peel, Mrs. W: G. ‘Nor:
te ie, M "8, Sandberg and BR,
Pos Jones. Went down to Dorreen yes:
ae -terday | morning and returned in
, + the evening, Inden | with: berries,

. ole on. Thursddy. evening: “A

Lue thoroughly enjoye &° affair. |
_ These dances ire gro ng in pop: |
— wlarity - and the’ proveéd froma |
them willbe turned over to ‘the!

eet for a iombined * ‘Berviée of. both]
ad (“Newsy”). O'Shea’ e came i
on: Wedwesday: from: the. ‘Rocher’
* de Boule: Mhiae, returning on Fri- :

| Great Britain’ & declaration” of

Wentzel, ‘Miss M. Ward, Stewart|

,| entrance examinations held in
this district recently are ag fol-
lows: :

dates 3,.- passed 2. Ralphena A;
Wrineb, 706; Philip H. "Hoskins,

dates, 5; passed, 3.
Dawson, 579; Killeen I. Wilcocks,
555; Henry H. Darling, 860.

- “large crowd. waa’ -predent™.and| »-.:

~ ‘Suedal music.“

Hazelton: ‘churches, to be held ‘on
Sunday; August4, “Remembrance

sorely tried.
Day’? the: fourth anniversary of

war on Germany:
A special programme of n music
is being prepared. Although. it
is not completed, Miss Smith has
kindly consented to sing, and it
is hoped that Mrs. D, B. Morkil
Will be enabled ‘to appear, |
It is requested that everybody
attend this service, which will be] .
similar to that held last year.
--Further - details ‘will -be an-

nounced in the. next issue. of The
Miner.

aS:

“Entrance Results i
The’ results of: the | high school

yup his hay” ‘crop, .*. -
Hazelton Center:
Hazelton—Number of. candi-

Huzelton,

Smithers Center

Smithers—Number of ¢ candi
Ernest C.
Prince Rupert. |

Telkwa--N umber of candidates

; ‘Methodist Charch :
Timor, iy uly” 23 Re," |

. local public ebook

All: ‘are’ cordially ita

A Yakon ‘Telegraph;

ce

oo,

|Germans ate _

‘With’ the SRrenen Forees,
July 27: thes ‘entire. German
~ position within ‘the _Marne :
salient is ‘such: ‘that -it may:
fall at any instant as the re. .
bale: of. some sharp forward
é “movement by. the Allies, The;
“German comynanders have,
therefore, obdered their men.
fall’ costs” while’
gitions ; are: ‘pre-
1 to” fall back:

2 Day; ‘after day. the
Alliés are _enkroachifig. upon
the triangular pocket, at some
places. indking deep dents dn.
the’ enemy” Pogitions; ‘and . at
aps others progre: ging moreslow-
: mes the: greatest”

y road and: avery Te
* path, “the ‘fatigued German”
: units: cannot be relieved when *,

Kispiox Valley

HAPPENINGS IN “AND ABOUT
RHE Coming Center OF
AGRICULTURE

(Special to The Miner) _
Peter Nielson, : who has been
employed at Terrace for the past
year, has returned : ‘to his ranch
in the Kispiox ‘Valley.

- Chas.” Linkabi. who: ‘has been

engaged . in tie- making at Shera-
ton since Jast winter, returned
to the Valley last week, to put

P, H. Sheehan received a fine,
registered Holstein’ bull: calf this
‘week from. the Standard Daity,

Louis Mero and, o. ‘Clermont

1330, 000: khaki- bound copies. were

; The ranchers at Four-mile claim
* ‘that, this © will: vbe* their’ banner-

year: ‘fo. crops of all kinds, - mo

he 2, Pagued, 0.” are. dsdisting, Fred Janze t t
neg, Gaining, Pop ularity ' " Vanderhoot Center , _ oom dhe cumnee me me
“EP he: ‘third of the Serlea of week- Yandethoot —Noaber “or fan- ae, |
. coe oo iy dance was “hald* ‘in Assembly didates, 2 2, asged, 0,

~ Geo: W. Smith; Whe. ‘Focently |
‘Freturned’ from Prince Rupert, has
gone Up to. Fourth Cabin, om the

| Wright, district secretary of the
“Gus. Worman,,. of ‘Veienty-mile,

spent Friday. and Saturday i in’

- Schoo! Trustees | Are

‘the election’ of trustees for
was as follows:

» Me, William Grant a. year)
| Myr, W..A. Wattie (auditor) -

| front last year of $207, The.
' | bursements during’ the year a

school year: vs

: ing: a cordial vote. of. thanks w.

: ling thé: ‘week. ‘He’ reports

highest wages for farm help,

vantage,
-Jacres a day working at: average
speed, and will aid materially in
solving the labor. problem. :

—

Gave a Lecture

evening ‘last: by Rev. J.. Knox];

B.C, ‘Auxiliary, Canadian Bible
Society, in St: Andrew’s Hall,
was well - attended, Lantern
slides effectively illustrated the{;
points of the lecturer’ 3 discourse,
which, was about India, The col-
lection: taken ‘was for the benefit
of the Bible Socity, whieh, among}.
its other . labors, is doing good
work in sending ‘testamenta, “tole
the boys at the front, to whom]

Bent to our own. Canadian soldiers.
last: year: a :

: ~ Rlepior | an
“iKtisting Larman: hag’ ‘done. con-
siderable. ‘clearing’ ‘this: ‘year and

~ Elected For the Year|

_ Mrs, HC Wrinch (3 yeais)
. Mrs, W. W, Anderson {2 years)

: The ‘financial report presented
showed i a total of collections made
“fand a: “small balarice iticluded 7:
Dis-

: ounted to $196, 15, The school i is
absolutely. free of debt and has-a
: -| balance. onvhand of $11.62. with}
| which> to commence the next

At ‘the coneiusion’ of. the meet- - “

Jimoved: to the. ‘lady: trustees, for 7

the, Bulkley: Valley d dur:

bumber crop at all points along
{the line, and that: harvest opera-
| tions will shortly commence. The
one ‘great difficulty facing the
farmers this year, he said, is the
serious | ‘shortage of labor, and
they . -@ré prepared to pay the

- Mr, Sealy states that the Ford-
son tractor which he purchased
recently from the government
is in fine working condition and
will be used this fall to great ad-
It can plough eight

The lecture given on Thursday

three’ days...
malaily, fg, i as

“(SOLDIERS AID:
‘RECEIVES THANKS o

| At the annual ‘meeting. of the Soldiers at the Front Front? Very Grateful oon
trustees and. the. parents of the For Comforts, Bapesaly .
> children of Hazelton public school, “ Tobacco.
held last week in the schoolhouse, =

‘The: secretary of. ‘the. Soldiers" .
-| Aid Committee has received the a
following. cash donations: ¢ to its
-funds:. mo, ;
_ Stmoloyees Rocher "

de Boule: Copper.

- Company ... eet Bl
Toesl Cast Donations . + 80.00 30.
-Fotal , "$67.00 00.
The. Commitiee . has received.
letters from the following men
from. this district at the. front: or.
in hospitals.

Pte, Sydney V: Ardagh «
Capt, (Dr:) C.-H. Wallies.
Pte. HAG. Matthew (0
Pte. C.. K. MeIntosh
~ Lieat, A, ‘E. Player.

the f°

me-

as |.

material’ af present obtainable i in”
a ‘England | is,as one soldier puts it,
“of poor quality and rdinous in
price,” , ; : 2
‘Seeretary Grant has- now ‘on.
hand about $200 worth of various
tobaccos, ‘candies, ete,, which,
have been purchased out of the’
funds of the Committee’ These |.
will be despatched in standard |
packages as soon ag possible, -
Pte. Sydney Ardagh, who has
been in hospital for somé ti.ice
writes that he received : ‘eoneus- Lo
sion of the brain and was un-
conscious for three days. as the
result of motor-cycle : accident - ©,
while engaged i in Tespateheriding a
at the front. - : ,

Ay

-A Fast Journey
-Wrineh. tias °jotred ° the. 7
vane of Speed demons, : Recaiv-
ing an- urgent -eall to’ attend ac:
patient at Smithers who:was ser: .
iously ill, the doctor: made the:.

distance. from the: Hospital toi
New Hazelton in fifteen minutes? |
in hig ear. At New Hazelton. a
gasoline. speeder ‘was placed: ‘ate

his disposal and, accompanied: b
two members of the G:: T. PL en
gineering staff, he was raced. to"
his ‘destination, a Atty. tile
journey, ‘in: two. hours.

“A Grippe Epidemic.
& peculiar. “ing of silmen hit

é

A seat of: ‘thi

, seedéd detore long:

will have a large number of apres