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‘thursday, March 26, 1953.

THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, 8.C.

TATLAYOKO NEWS eS

ALYITTA HENRY DIES SUDDENLY

Family and friends of Alyitta Henry, wife of Hagle Lake Henry, were agrieved at her sudden death about seven-thirty p.m. March 4th. She had long been suffering from a heart ailment.

Bugene Sammy William made the

19 mile trip by saddle horse to Tat- layoko, then on to Tatla Lake with Pete Baptiste to phone Constable Turnbull and Coroner Ren Hance. They drove in as far as McGhee’s taking horses from there for the re- maining slow 19 miles, returning Saturday night. “Mrs. Henry was buried at Moun- tain House, their home ranch, Mon- day, March 9th. Daughter Mary-Jane Baptiste and grand-daugher June Henry made the journey over for the funeral. The Baptistes reside in Tatlayoko while the children attend the Tatlayoko school.

MRS. EMELIA McGHEE returned home March 8th, from a prolonged visit to the States. After consulting a nerve specialist there, she found considerable relief from the pain she had suffered all winter and is en- joying much bétter health. Mrs. Na Graham, who has been taking charge of the McGhee household during Mrs. McGhee’s absence, is once more pack home at Tatla Lake. 5

ROBERT ‘DAY’ McGHEE drove up from Union, Washington, accom- panied by Mrs. McGhee. He expects to be in the valley all summer.

WITH ONLY one cold spell, com- piensa Caw ae

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ing during January, our winter weather has given way to something remarkably resembling Spring, com- plete with robins, crows and snipe The extra snowfall of fifty-seven and o half inches that piled up dur- ing January has dwindled amazing- y, leaving fields and ridges bared in lower Tatlayoko. The road bed from Moore’s to Schuk’s store is a sea of mud reducing traffic to a minimum. The Moore and Terry children have- been transported to school daily by tractor the past two weeks.

THE NEW BRIDGE Johnny Hen- derson is putting across the river Wit give better access to the THen- derson ranch from both the north and south:

ELEANOR and JACKIE BUTLER went home over the week-end, the first such opportunity they’ve had since the big snow. Donnie MacKilt and Mrs. Jim MacKill went out to their home at Kleena Kleene at the same time. Mrs. Jim MacKill, grand- mother to the three children, takes charge of their household here in Tatlayoko while they are attending school. .

WE ARE HAPPY that Dean Holt is back in the valley after many years of Absence. He came out from Wil- liams Lake with Joe Schuk to help with activities of jthe

carry on Circle X.

FRED CYR left with the stage last Friday for Vancouver,where he expects to receive medical attention.

ALF-BRACEWBLL took a couple of days off from logging operations here to make a weekend trip to Williams Lake.

150 Mile News

MR: and MRS. HUGH CORNWALL returned from their hollday last week. Wnroute, they visited with the Webers, who now live at Bend Ore.

MRS. C. J. ZIRNHELT a ‘ived home last Wednesday from Vancou- ver.

ONE LOCAL RESIDENT was fed up with flat tires this week having 5 between Williams Lake and Lac La Hache.

E—. BENNETT of the repeater sta- tion has gone to Williams Lake as an on the PGE.

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Some time ago local contractor Roy Nelson brought a clipping from the Burnett County Leader of Siren, Wisconsin, containing the above picture of the ‘world’s largest load of logs.” The horses, Baldie and Nellie, Rowdy and Dan, were owned by Mr. Nelson’s father, which is about as far as the local connection goes. ao However, because it was an inter-|high. Distance % mile. esting pic, we wrote to the Leader) _ At this point, this story on the big and borrowed the plate. Along with |load should have ended but Leader the picture was the information sup-| editor Bernie Nye enclosed a second plied by-one old-timer, that the load | story on the logs that another pion- is believed to be the largest one of eer of the district sent in. This old pine logs ever loaded on logging time logger claimed the picture had sleds in the world, March 17, 1909.| been faked and that he should know Scale 21,770 ft., 19 ft. wide, 24 ft.| because he was one of the men in

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Says this informant: the logs were loaded in 1907 or 1908; scale a little over 10,000 ft. when the load left the skidway — the five or six top tiers were faked by piling short chunks on top of the load; the load as it appears in the picture was never moved. He also says the load could not have been 19 feet wide as the bunks were only 14 feet.

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Whist Drive Will Aid Outpost Hospital

The Women’s Auxiliary “to the Outpost Hospital are having a whist drive Saturday March 28, at the home of Mrs. Frank Winteringham in town. Proceeds will be used in aid of the hospital.

MR. and MRS. LARRY BURNS nave returned from the coast.

MRS. HAZEL HUCKVALE was up to Williams Lake for a teachers’ con- vention during the weekend.

MR. anw MRS. JACK DE VRIES land Lola spent the weekend in Kam- | loops.

THE Optimist Club had a very successful meeting at the home of Perey Willard on Saturday evening.

ON SUNDAY MORNING at 5 a.m. March 22nd. the thermometer regis- tered four degrees above zero.

A WEDDING of interest to resi- dents of Lone Butte, was held in Prince George on March 14th, when Mr. Norman Lind and Lorraine Rit- son, only daughter of Mrs. John Pet- erson, were joined in marriage. Nor- man Lind is well known in Lone Butte and district. The newlyweds will reside in Prince George. Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson and Carl were in Prince George for the wedding.

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Fund To Send Cheir To Kamloops Festival

There was a good sized crowd at the dance last Saturday night at the Sorth Shore Hall. The communities of North Shore, Bridge Lake and Roe Lake each put on a play.

‘The proceeds from the dance will send the children to the Festival ot Kamloops next month. The children are training for this event under the supervision of Mrs. Myra Deane- Freeman,

J. R. ROSS was in Kamloops last week for dental care.

MRS. HILDA LARSON kept sev- eral of her grandchildren part of ast week while. their parents at- tended the Bull Sale at Kamloops.

THERE has been quite a lot of sickness in the Roe Lake-Bridge Lake communities, bad colds also several cases of “flu.” and MRS. LEE ROBERTS and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grauman visited- Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hall at their ranch.

NELS SANDBERG was at his Roe Lake place one day last week.

CECIL HIGGINS is now employed at trucking from Canim Lake.

A LARGE CROWD attended the show at Bridge Lake both show nights last week. An added attrac- tion of the show, was “The Royal Tour” in technicolor, which every- one thoroughly enjoyed.

WE HAVE BEEN having some beautiful warm days, but the ther- mometer has gone down to § and 10 above before morning several times lately.

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Train Schedule BETWEEN VANCOUVER AND QUESNEL PACIFIC STANDARD TIME Effective September 28, 1952 NORTHBOUND Vancouver’ (Union Pier) Mon., Wed., and Fri.

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