- the | crops | -did. remarkably wall
and’ from midsummer it was plairr. .
that’ the’ '¢vop would :be’an abund-

» did happen. and the. crop. ' was an

“s been : any heavier they: would have
~ this being: ‘dué-te the. ‘wet season,

. ¢rop-for .

_ * the oats: were © exhibited in sheaf
_ at the Prince Rupert. and Telkwa

- fairs {the:Abundance and Ligowo

‘carried ‘of the firet. prize,

‘erop: to the ‘doctor was the ‘peas;

‘in previous years and, had not ate

ea MAKE a

LL “OFFICER

Ne

Wash., a ‘few days ago, killing’

- gmall boy: and wounding two i men

have been: rounded Up:

The: robbers crossed: the board-

er and: immigration’ and customs

. Officers took after them: ‘and: suc-
ceeded in surrounding the. party
at Halls Prairie near White Rock,
B. C.;. this 4 morning. ’ ot hot bat-
Mle ensued, both sides being well

Wan liver, 1 Oct 22--Thep pang
of bandits who robbed. the’ First
al Bank : at Se o-Woolley,

arined. ‘Custonie Officer Clittora
Adams: and« one bandit’ werd: killed
jand: another robber + was wounded
a but the rest ‘of. the | wang got
away. ~The money was not ‘se-
~leured:. The. ‘Home:: ‘Guard : ‘has
been. called, out: to taken: up ‘the
hunt...
There g ‘are. eight or. nine i in the |
gang: and. are. suposed, to, be. ‘the |.
same. outfit: which. ‘robbed the
Union. Bank. in New, Hazelton, a
year agp... ee eeu

/ Be

EPTIONAL. SUCC
__ SEASON'S EXPERIMENT WORK;

SS FROM .

in| and his

iNet and alfalfa “The

. were all planted: late in the sea: | was

-son, ‘the. Jatter’ part of ‘May, and
Hie best cJland:on the: farm’ was
- shot selected for. the, Purpose, oo

~ During, the. growing. Season “all:

ant ‘one, ‘providing nothing: ser-
fous: ‘happened. ; “Nothing serious

abundant.o

~All four varieties of oats were
a good’ ‘standing crop; had they,

They., amatured - islowly,:

but. they, proved to. ‘be. a better
Pwo. varieties: of

varieties). and. at both: fairs’ “they

What was the most interesting

He had been doubtful about ‘them

waa and ‘Millet Win Prizes Whest Sorprsed
Everyone and Oats Were a Big Crop. .

| for it-at: Telkwa

J {experimenting ‘with wheat; vand

: cultural college at Guelph, where! |

|found’ it fo. be a little more.tender|,
“the in the Ontatiio climate than other] -

| Twenty Beshels Per Ace

lof May-and.a good stand’ was ae-
cured. ‘At the Telkwa atid’ Prince}
Rupert’ ‘fairs. he secitred ‘Second
prize, haying: to! compete at’ ‘both
places with alf hat had béen
‘sown years ago.” © Sa ‘result ‘of
‘this success he feels encouraged
fai

‘Rupert fair

‘f sheaf and took the
first. prize: «

There’ was no class
There ‘was -an',
n in Ewo: tons

abundant “Cro
to the acre.

In all. ‘countries there { is always]
considerable’ speculation: ‘BS’.to
whether: wheat: can be: suceess-
fully‘and profitably ‘grown.* -For
several years the doctor has been|h

he is’ satisfied : ‘with the vresults;.
Last year he tried'a new. variety
and it wintered well and this year
‘heshad., ‘an -immens: yield.” Most
of. the straw-stood* ae ‘feet ‘high
and over and: the heads were.all.
correspondingly: large. and. full,
It ripened well and shown in the|.
sheaf at the two fairs. was award:
ed ‘first: prize, - Last | winter: the
doctor sent a sample. to: the. agri-

it was tested along with a-num-
ber: of other varieties, ~The: re-
sult. was that: ‘the: college ‘people | '

ties, This ‘speaks strongly.
LE vor of: of Norse British

5e

TR ESCAPE’

[ate sbelling-th

; tillery.’-- Japanese, fleet. ‘is. in eo-

‘out.’ Their’ ‘army in’ “west Fian-
dersi is disorganized. and marching
in the direction. of. Ghent instead
: of attempting. to: ‘tejoin ‘the ‘army
“in ‘the North,- Efforts have been
made ‘to reinforce German right
with: Marines” ‘and. howitzers.
‘Movement. of Austrian | ‘troops. ‘on
the’ Ttalian’ frontier. is” said ’ ‘to bel °°
destined: to. réinforee the German}
“right: ©
fleet i is 8 off Falsetro, Sweden.

couple ‘of days this: week” ‘on his

REO.
to hang. Jan, 8th: . "Chief Minty.

returned - ‘recently. from ‘Manson:
Creek where they: ‘spent. the Pe t

“Landon, 0 Oct. 22Ostend evac-
| nated’ bv. Germans, and they have
made’ nig attempt to hold: Brugés. |
Their retreat is deing closely f fol:
lawed by the a

Baya the above has not yet been
eonfitmed, but adds that a Berlin

‘Tokio, Oct, Be ~ Japanese § yes.|
terday: commenced: ‘an ‘attack on
Tsing. Tau: with: heavy. marine ar-

“| Oberation with. vemainder of fleet |": .
jin ‘Sperations at. Hawaii.

“London, Oct, oa the Germans
have been. driven back on “Thor-

A

‘Report: says: the German |.

“Dr. Stone, Endaco, was: here a

W
e attended the trial of: ‘Popoviteh
an’ Austrian: charged * -with ‘the
murder of: a‘ fellow countryman
near Burns’ ‘Lake’ some ‘months

He was. found guilty-and is

Dr. Stone visited: ‘several ci

“HD A GooD. SEASON.

Preenesting ‘on: Manaon’ ‘Creek —Took OF

Out Condiderable Gold

- Walter Aitken. ‘and Geo. ‘Hauk

ason™ ‘prospecting. Tuer

bert.

‘boule mountain,

S| at first.
on ‘the p prairies “and then came by:

Vancouver. toe New. Hazelton to
renew old acquaintances here,

Rotterdam, Oct. 29 German
y reinforcements: with: ‘two 17-inch
howitzers have arrived. at Ant-.
| Werp.on way, ‘to ‘Bruges. Antwerp!

garrison greatly reduced, only a
despatch | says’ British Warships few: ‘policemén on duty, Plunder-

er ing is increasing.

Tokio, Oct: ‘29-4 squadron of
Japanese warships i is seeking the).
German warships ° in’ the’ neigh- |i
borhood of. Hawai, OY :

ve oa

Early i in, November : op :

Geo. Tallman i is in. town Took:
ing. after. ‘the ‘closing | ‘up’ of his}
business here so‘ that he: ‘an’ de-|_
vote-his. entire. attention: tochis}”
mining operations on: the Mission
Creek ‘slope. of :the ‘Roches De
-On the first’ of
the month ‘he will. ‘start mining
with the intention, of, ship ing. at

of ‘this district * was: in attendance: ‘ad early.4°de “as possible’: ste
at the. trial. ore will. go. to: ‘the Gran by Smelter |

The “assays he. received

‘in silver atid’:

“Important

Geo. ‘Nallman: wi ‘Start “Operations 7

Jin’ north, : In. addition, ‘detach:
| ments’ with- machine : ‘gun: hay

to. defend. Ni ieuport, where’ th
performed meritorious | service:.

theatrical excursion
in North. Sea reached: al
ous ‘conclusion, “The
| toast: raid ‘on: ‘Calais v was, aco
plete f failore,

or two battalions short. . 2
i :

left wing from, the North - Sea aa

‘nitza-and ‘the principal. fio:
along’ Drine fiver: south of” town
were all repulsed. |

: Bratal Murder. of Bert Tayl r..
: _ ‘Goes to ‘Westminster,

from. the ameltér ‘went i. 02,028. ei
in. gold, ''11'1-2'ozs,"i
13 1-2 per ‘cent. copper, or a. total |
value’ of Sade Teo ;

committed for ‘trial ‘on ‘a charge
of murder ‘aid he will be
to New Westminster’. Where":

future. Pook on

|oating much to success “ef allies"
been landed: from" these’ ‘vessels

Chronielé despateh ¢ Says thata

on “contingent yester-_
* leon. wt “Most Penne are still. one,
Paris; Oct. 22° _ On left wing | : e
German forces in a considerable
strength have’ continued violent ||
attacks,” particularity: in. ‘vicinity |’
of Dixmude,. Warniton,” Armen-|:
tierres and LaBassee, but allies’
positions: were held. ‘On east of
front: enemy. has “delivered only | La.
partial attacks. These have been |.
repulsed, particularly: east of: Al-|!
‘We-have: made ome ‘Pro- |
gress in 1 Argonrie,” :

Paria, Oct. 22— ~ offal Onis |

“Nish, “Oct, 2B - Oficial The ee

oh ‘attacks. of the enemy. hear ‘Los-
"Petrograd, ‘Oct, 22 - — Forward

‘movement of Russian’ forces pos-
_ : itively announced. ©
oo Success near Warsaw “has driven | ;
"enemy: baek more than n thirteen|:

bin Ways Indio, Charged’ With the: ye |

‘fall: -assiges wi will open i ‘in | the near m