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HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS
AND, COMMERCIAL
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Dining room in connection —
MEALS AT ALL HOURS ©

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THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2%, 1925

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Mrs, A. Carr.

a week-end visitor in Terrace.
Mrs,’ G. -H. Griffin left. for

morning’s train. ...

afternoon tea. on. Friday last,

Gilbert presided at thesurns.

sad news of the death of: his
brother, who passed away in San

Hazelton - Francisco during the week-end, |.

l z| the Ven, Archdeacon Rix, of
: _| Billie Atwood has returned

; 7 ~t from the Hazelton Hospital after

Hotel
Prince Rupert

A REAL Goon Hore.

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Prince Rupert
B.C.
. H. B. ROCHESTER, Manager

Rates $1.50 per day up.

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SHACKLETON
Hotel

New, clean and comfortable .
First-class Dining Room in connection
Rates ARE ATTRACTIVE

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THOS. SHACKLETON - Prop.

he Bulkley Hote

wropean or x American Plan |

m The headquarters for the Bulkley
me alley. Tourists and Commercial men
a nd tnis a grand hotel to atop at.

All trains met. Autos, livery or rigs
meaddie horses provided.~

@ Smithers. B.C.

- Auditing Investigations |
- Books of Account Profit and Loss
Written Up Statements ‘

Batance Sheets
Income Tax ‘Roturna Peepiced

S. Bazett-J ones.

PUBLIC ‘ACCOUN' TANT
AND AUDITOR

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Suite 3,

acquaintances,

gerved continuously.

being a patient there for a.few
days. -

Mrs.. H. A. Aldous was hostess
Jat a pleasant one o’clock luncheon
on the 18th.

Jd. OK, Frost; of the Forest

Rupert last week.
Mrs,

itated a trip to Rupert for. exami-
nation and treatment.

Mrs, K. Olson was a visitor in
Prince Rupert during the’ early
part of the week.

A. A. Donald, J: E. Calhoun
dand W. J. Johnson, of Usk, were
week-end Visitsrs in town.” 7: 4

, 8 N. Long, of Smithers, spent
several days ‘renewing friend-
ships in Terrace this week,

C. -Latson,. of Usk,
week-end xisitor. ,

Angus Bruee, one of the early
pioneers of this district is spend-
ing a holidav in town renewing

was a

The members of Lakelse Ladge
L0.0.F. and“Mountain View Re-.
bek&h Lodge metin the G.W.V.A.
Hall on. Wednesday evening, the
18th, when a reception and show-
er was held for Mr. and Mrs, S.
N. Kirealdy..
in the role of chairman, with a
few well chosen words, presented
the gifts to the bride and groom,
who responded with: an expres-

sion of appreciation for the kind-
nesses shown them. The rest of
the evening was pleasantly spent
in games and dancing. At mid-
night luncheon was served by the
ladies,

‘Christmas Sale‘of Ladies’ Guild
of Knox United Church. Fancy
articles, home cooking, . home-
made. candy. , Fish pond—come
and have a throw’ for 25¢ and
always catch: something. ‘Tea
Saturday,
December’ 5th, from 3 to 8

- Mr. and Mrs. E..T. Brooks re-
‘turned’ last week, after taking

| gate "Prince Rupert’
t Bete ke . . oasis s ”
, Blackheads go quickly by, a . shple
method that dust iga0) ves! them,
from Sour MPuggiats ub this: wth :
briskly over the ui

oi bith wonder where they have cane.

iB. holiday trip: over. the. “triangle
‘route’’,.: ' They, are leaving ‘Tor.
yace for Hutton,. 'B.C.,. for, which
point Mr. Brookg left on Satur-
dap, to: fate up. his. new “duties as
assistant agent. ‘for ‘the C.N, R,

"| Mrs, Brooks proceeded to Hutton

Ti Terrace |}
orm vm semearmea maven

Ernest “Allisoi, ‘of Prince’ Ri- 7” : ~ ;
pert, ‘is the guest of Mre_and a

d: Robinson, of. Sinithers, ‘was .

Prince Rupert on _ Wednesday | :

‘Mrs, J. K. Frost entertained. at an

The hostess. was assisted. by Mrs, -
A. H. Barker, and Mrs.. C. R,|

G. .L. Keith-has received the}

Branch was a visitor to Prince

H. A. Aldous had the}
misfortune to fall and burt her|.
arm last, Thvrsday which neces-|

foys

J. P. Begteshaw |.

returned to Usk after spending

[ BEARS LOSE FEAR OF MAN

BLACK and brown bedra at Jas-
_- per National Park have become
“so tame thet they frequently visit

Jasper Park Lodge grounds in
search of food, and, according to
_ the report of Col, S. Maynard
Rogers, Park Superintendent, bee

come so beld that they break into
cottages and camps for food and
have to be destroyed, Photographs
show black ond brown bears at one
of the construction camps at Jas-
per, where they ‘have learned to
regard man as their friend rather
than their enemy—C.N.R. Photos.

Usk

SKeena’s Industrial Centre

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A. AL Edwards, manager for
Canada Products Ltd., left Usk
for Edmonton on a week’s busi-
ness trip.
mencing logging and tie making.
Teams-are being employed and.
contracts jet. The mill is being
put in readiness for service as
secon as the lumber. market is
more favorable.

C. W. Swanson, secretary ‘and
director of the Skeena Lumber;
Co.. has been called to Minne-
apolis, ovine to ‘the death of his
father... Mr. Calhoun is mean-
while in charge of the company’ 8
office here:

Wm... Woodcock, Kenneth Mor-
ison; and Jos. Dunsmuir have

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the summer in distant pasturés.

Mrs, E. Whitlow, accompanied
by Dorothy, is paying a ‘visit to
her daughter Violet, who is at-
tending high School in Prince
Rupert.

Bartley Shannon and J. Tralson
have gone to ‘Edmonton, where

their presence ‘is. required in a
controversy affecting ‘one of the
local sawinills... pote

‘& farewell tea was ‘given by:
Mrs,’ R, W. Graves on Friday
afternoon, .in” Honor: of Mrs.
Thompson, ' ‘who with’ her” hus-
band ‘is leaving shortly for the
south,’ ‘Tea was Berved' at 3,30
bythe ‘hostéss, who was assisted
by ‘Ming Tyy ‘Alper. - Voddl solos
ware “fenderéd ‘by Mra. ‘Graves
and : Miss ‘Jamies. “Among those.
resent were ‘Mesdarhes ‘Stewart?
Thoiapsdn, Durham, ‘Adama; Hal

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aon Wednesday,

bart, Bell “Alger, Alle Smith:

'|Velma and Lilas James, Alice

‘The company is com- |-

; munity that Mr. and Mrs, Thomp-

| Used to Sing’’, were rendered by

‘Skinner and Roberts, and Misses

Allen and Irene Durham.

Improvements for the mill and
grounds of the Skeena Lumber
Co. have been‘the cause of a
brief ‘close-down of milling, but

‘| wad by aliens. on. decl

SINOPSIS OF
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

PRE-EMPTIONS

Vacant, unresprved, .surveyed .
Crown lands may be pre-empted by .
British subjects over-18 years of age,
intention
to become British subjects, condl-
Honal upon yesidence, “oecupation, -
and improvement for agricultural

4 Purposes,

Full information concerning regu-

| lations regarding pre-emptiona is

given in Bulletin No, 1, Land Series,
‘How to Pre-empt Land,” copies of
which can be-obtained free of charge
by addressing the’ Department of:
Lands, Victoria, B.C, or to any Gov-
srament Agent.

“ Records will be granted covering
only land suitable tor ‘agricultural
purposes, and which is not timber--
land, ie, carrylng over 5,000 board
feet per acre weat of the Coast Range
end 8,000 feet per acre east of that
Range.

Applications for pre-emptions are
to be addressed te the Land Com-
missioner of the Land Recording Di-
vision, in which the land ‘applied for
is situated, and are made on-printed
farms, copies of which can be ob-

| tained from the Land Commissioner,

Pre-emptions must be occupied for
five years and improvements made
to value of $10 per acre, including
clearing and cultivating at least five
mores, before a Crown Grant can be
recelved.

For more detalled information see
the Bullétin "How to Pre-empt

Land.”
PURCHASE

Applications are received for -pur-
Shase of vacant and unreserved
Crewn lands, not belng ‘timberland,
for agricultural purposes; minimum
price of firat-olass (arable) land la $5
Per acre, and second-class (grazing)
land 32.50 per acre. Further infor.
mation regarding purchase or lease .
of Crown lands is given In Bulletin
No. 10, Land Series, “Purchase and
Lease of Crown Lands.”

Mill, factory, or Industrial sites. on
timber land, not éxcéeding 40 acres,
may be purchased or leased, the con-
ditions including _ payment of
stumpage,

HOMESITE LEASES

Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20
acres, may be leased as homesites,
conditional upon a- dwelling being
erected in the first year, title being
obtainable after residence and im-
provement conditions ara fulfilled
and land has been surveyed. |

, “LEASES
For grazing and" industria! pur-

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shipments are continious,
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A farewell party was given by
the Usk Tennis Clubin Bethurem
Hall on Saturday night, in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Thompson,

Mrs. J. Bell, in a fitting speech,
extended the regrets of the com-

‘son were leaving, and presented
them with a memento of the
esteem in which they were held|’
by the people of Usk. In reply,
Mr. Themson also regretted the
severance, especially at this time,
when the future of the country
looked so promising. He recalled
his first arrival in Usk, years
ago, when in Lee’s store a pound
package of tea foughy for first
placeiin the postal pigeon holes,
and when only a cabin peered
from the deep forest... He thank-
ed his well-wishers and hoped
this was “‘au revoir’’ only. The
large attendance took advantage
of the good music and filled the
hall to oyerflowing. During the’
evening vocal solos, ‘“Marquita’’
aid “ihe Songs’ My Mother

Mrs. R. W. Graves, and “Adiu,
Marie” and ‘‘Mother. Machree”’
were sung by J. P.. MeDonnell
and Jos, Bell respectively.

' Mrs, Sam Johidon and Miss
Anna Rorvik, ‘bf Prince Rupert,
the women - “hikers, completed
their thousand iiife hike over the}

railway. ties between Prince, Ru-
rt and Vancouver in just’ two
tonths, They are in the‘best of

condition and had no unpleasant};

{experionces. me eactasnpets semen t=

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poses areas not exceeding 640 sores
may he I¢ased by one person or a
company.

GRAZING |

‘Under the Grazing Act the Pr
{nce is divided Into grazing distrh
and the range administered under
Grasing ~ Commissloner.™ Annus
grazing permita ara Issued based of
numbers ranged, priority belng giver
to established owners. Stock-owners
may form associations for range
management. Free, or partially free,
permits are avaliable for settlers
_pampers and travellers, upto °
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The Hazelton Hospital

The Hazelton Hospital isanes
tickets for any period at 1.50 per
month in advanee, This rate in-
eludes office consultations and
mediciaes, as well.as all costs
while in the hospital, Tickets are -
-obtainable in Hazelton from the
drug store;. from.T. J. Thorp,
Telkwa, or by mail from the medi-
cal superintendent at the Hospital.

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For'Sale

Fast Tag

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Shipping Tags, with
or without the Hold
Fasters. These ara especial. .
ly good for farmers or merchants Bhip-.
pin spuds or farm produce. Supplied
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