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~ NEW HAZELTON, B. C., FEBRUARY 19, 1926 - "No. 84
| Hazelton Flower : = ~~ T Wr : tle ~t
Show Will Take |! Usk ] Woodcock t Letters to the Editor (13) Terrace
Pl ; A t 20 Skeena’s Industrial Centre ] i l _ . us ]
a race ugus * ~~—~-~®! iss E, Cavalier of Kitwanga ~ wa ”

The flower show at Hazelton
, this year will be held on Friday,
“August 20. The Horticultural

Association met in the courthouse
last Monday night, when reports
m of the past year were heard and
4 officers for the ensuing year
were elected. -
B An effort will be made this
m year to have all unused gardens
Me in town converted into useful
@a gardens and thus add materially
§ io the apperonce of the commun-
ity. The Society also will re-
me quest the railway company to do
i some further work at the depot
This will very likely be

m Walter Pratt, general manager
mea of the sleeping- and dining-car
2 and hotel department of the rail-

Sl way, and R. Creelman, manager

ma of tne passenger traffic depart-
Both officials spoke in the

a fresh flowers daily for the dining
cy Cars.
Possibly this service is the best

| : advertising the district could get.

@ Certainly the’ fresh flowers add
mM much to the enjoyment of the
ae travellers.
a, The treasurer’s report showed
le the Suciety to be in good stand-
St ing, financielly, and tere is no-
am thing to hinder proceeding with
@ the show this year and the other

mm activities of the organization on

a larger scale.
& The officers were elected as
me follows:
. President—Dr. H. C. Wrinch.
Vice-president — Mrs, R. S&S.
a Sargent.
BE See. -Treasurer — A. BE. Faleo-

ae ner.

= Hxecutive committee— The of-
mficers and B. D. Boden and Mrs,
W. H. Sharpe.

4 Peter John Died Monday

® Peter John, the champion left-
shanded tom-tom beater of the
Hazelton tribe, died on Tuesday
morning from pneumonia, after
A
mshort time ago he another weil-

aa khown Indian had a difference of
mmopinion and they pulled each
Zother about a little. Peter had
his shirt torn, but no-one was
Shurt at all, Owing to this little
mdispute,
Meapostmortem, but nothing was
Sarevealed to’ ‘indicate that the
Me scrap was in any way responsible,

mThe heart was found to be inal.

“bad condition, ag. well as‘ the
Balungs, Thecoroner, after receiv-
Maing reports from the police, de
Macided that an. inquest- was uns.

hy

Ten above ‘zero. is the coldest
recorded this yea.

the officials ordered a}

*Held Valentine Dance

‘The Valentine Ball in Bethurem
Hall, Usk, on Saturday evening,
was a huge success ‘in point of
artistry of costumes, decoration,
and attendance. Present were
clowns, psyches, goblins, witches,
ethereal queens, Irishmen, Turks
most of the comic element.

At the appointed hour Mrs. H.
A. Butt, Mrs. R. W. Graves and
R. E. Allen, sat as judges-on the
circling motley and awarded the
prizes as follows: Gentleman’s
costume, Mrs, Lowries, as ‘‘Tu-
manowos,’’ the Indian medicine
man; Best-dressed lady, Mrs.
Cassel, “Queen of Sheba’’; Best
lady’s comic, Mrs. W. R. Adams;
Best gentleman’s comic, J. Darby
as ‘Mickey Hooligan’’,- fresh
from the ‘‘ould sod’. ‘Spark
Plug,’’ with the inimitable Bar-
ney Google (Miss Irene Durham),
was a special feature.

The affair was conducted under
the auspices of the Usk Teiinis
Club,. which is $41.60 richer as a
result. The resplendent decora-
tions of red hearts throughout
the hall were the work of Misses

Eva Butt and..Ivy Alger, and

were greatly admired.

The. Skeena Highway

The representations which were
made by most of the residents-of
the district between Terrace and
Pacific to the government some
time ago concerning the Skeena
highway will likely bear fruit.
The recommendation was made
that road building should be car-
ried on simultaneously from the
Terrace-Vanarsdol-Usk endin the
direction of Pacific besides from
the Skeena. Crossing end, where
the work was‘ centred last year.
The matter is under favorable
consideration and the long-sought
means of vehicle communication
‘between the down-riyer settle-
ments may become an actuality
within a comparatively short
time. ‘

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fb

Mrs. and Miss Cassell, of Ter-
race, were week-end visitors,
Mrs. S. W. Dobbie, of Copper
River, was the guest of her sis-
ter, Mrs, Post, for several days.
T. B. Taylor and Miles Michael
‘were Terrace votaries at. the
Valentine dance Saturday night.
J. EB. Calhoun, who was at the
Skeena Lumber Co.’s mill last
summer, returned to Usk last
week in the company’s interests.

J. Ee Bjornatad, of Minneapo-
lis, president of the Skeena Lum-
ber.Co., accompanied by his bro-
ther, Chris, Bjornstadt, a director
of the. company, and his two

. (sons, -is in Usk. . They - wil] be

residents . at the mill for some
time. The company is complet-
ing z fullest arrangements for con-,

ithe school grounds.

was a guest over the week end
of Mrs. W. CG. Little.

Rev. T. D. Proctor held ser-
yices here last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Doll enter-
tained to a dance on Saturday
evening.

G. Hartley, H. and L. Doll and
D. Stanley went to Hanson camp
this week to load poles.

Mrs. Brand is back from Ru-
pert where she spent a week

W. Brand was at .Kitwanga on
Monday

W. Dalquist was in Woodcock
on Friday.

D McLean spent the week-end
here with friends.

Sport Equipment for School

The regular monthly meeting
of the Parent-l'eacher Associa-
tion of Kitsumgallum School took
place on the 11th. President J.
Morse Hatt was in the chair.
It was decided to hold a sale of
home cooking in some .central
location at an early date for the
benefit of the piano fund. Rev.
J. H. Young volunteered to give
an. illustrated —lecture,.the pro-
ceeds of which would be used to
purchase athletic equipment for
A dance
would follow the lecture. Mrs.
QO. von Hees favored the assembly
with a number of pianoferte
selections, and the new instru-
ment was pronounced to be most
satisfactory in point of tone and
volume, Refreshments were then
served by the committee.

Olson-Jacobson

~The marnage took place in
Prince Rupert on Friday, #ebru-
ary 12, of Miss Ada Jacobson and
John Qlson, both of Terrace.
The bride, who recently ariived
from Sweden, is a niece of. Peter
Magnusson, of town. The young
couple will take up their residence
in the place recently purchased
from A, Johnson.

tinuous operation, having organ-
ized their mill and woods work so
that the pole roads will enable

the saws running, notwithstand-

ing the lack of snow this winter.

Mr. Lampert,,of Lampert Bros.
Lumber Co., Minneapolis, was in
Usk last week, 4naking an exam!=
nation of the Skeena Lumber
Co.’s timber rescurces, which are
apparently very satisfactory from
a lumber-purchasing point of
view. The Lampert company
has several mills and yards in
the East, but the splendid clears
in spruce and hemlock of Central
British Columbia forests are com-
ing into demand, and large and
continuous ordérs are on the
tapis. Mr. Lampert returned by
way of California,

Wants Help for Those Here

The Editor and the People of

B.C:

The ery of our law makers is
for more settlers. Why not make
the settlers already here more
satisfied? Giveus roads so we
ean bring cur produce to market.
Why bring strangers from other
lands when settlers are hardly
able to exist? Why spend mil-

‘lions of dollars to bring them

here to starve? Why not spend
some of that money or the set:
{tlers already here and make them
contented’ No, they are going
to spend our taxes on strangers
for several years to clear land
and build homes. If they can
get money for these foreigners,
why not give it toour own people
already here? Why discriminate
against people who have lived
here for many years, cleared
land, built homes, and. raised
families, labored under many
hardships, also paid the govern-
ment for this land when it was
in a wild state. Now the foreig-
ner is to have free grants, also
a dole of money.

We have kept quiet for long
enough. It is about time for us
to demand our rights. Our road
makers laugh at us when we ask
them to hetter the disrraceful
condition of the roads; assure us
that the rancher and the logger
are not to be considered—only
the tourist, When we approach
the fire wardens they give us the
‘“‘ha-ha’’, too, telling us that it is
not an apricultural country, in
‘spite of the fact that we are
growing grains, clovers, grasses,
apples, pears, plums and cherries,
and the different varieties of
small fruits.

Gentlemen, it is inconceivable,
but thev are actually putting vp

notices prohibiting us the use uf

the roads except when they see
fit to ‘allow us. How are we go-
ing to make a living?

We are not asking a handout.
We do not belong to that class;
in fact, there are too manv of
them already. ‘All we ask is a
chance ta make a living and to
develop this particularly fine sec-
tion of British Columbia.

ONE OF THE $LD SETTLERS
ALONG THE SKEENA RIVER,

‘om.

There was a splendid‘turnout at
the dance last Friday night, in-
eluding a good. many from Haze’.
ton and Kispiox, besides nearly
nearly everyone from town. It
was a jolly affair in every way
and the refresnments were very
excellent.. The expenses were
not heavy and the will be a nice
sum left over.for the school,

The: ‘school taxes this year have
jumped from 4.2 mils to 10 mills
the regult, of having.a. new school
and. being raised] to a higher. grade

Send i in your subscription now

A. Anderson, of Prince Rua-

pert, spent the week-end visiting
friends in Terrace. .
Rev. and Mrs. F. J. Marsh
entertained the Trail Ranger club
at a jolly Valentine party on Fri-
day evening last. Games and
contests went to make up a very
enjoyable oecasion for the boys,
in the entertainment of whom
the host and hostess were ably
assisted by A. C. Fowler, ~’

Miss Andrews, of the teaching .
staff of the local school, was on
the sick list for several days.

C. R. Gilbert: returned on Fri-
day from a business visit to Smi-
thers.

Abraham Johnston, who left
some time ago for the south, has
returned to town. Terrace still
looks good to our old-timers.

Rev. T. J, Marsh spent the
early part of the week in Pacific,
and doubled back on Wednesday
to Remo, where he spent the day |

Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Raven, of
Lakelse Hatchery, are spending
their annual holiday in town. To
-)Mrs. Raven is expressed the sym-
pathy of many friends in the loss
of her father,. who recently. died
in ‘England.

~

Rev. Father McGrath, of Prince
Rupert, was a week-end visitor
in Terrace,

Miss Edna Dobbie, of Copper
City, called on a number of her
school friends on Thursday last.

J. Viger was in from Remo on
business last week,

Mr. and Mrs, A. H. Barker are
now homeward bound from Hono-
lulu, where they spent a most
enjoyable holiday, in spite of a
rough sea voyage. Thev expect
to return to Terrace within a
month,

Mrs. HK. T. Kenney entertained
a number of friends on Thursday
of last week, in compliment to
Mrs. W. &. Fisher, of Prince
Rupert, and a. very pleasant
afternoon was spent. The hos-
tess was assisted by Mrs, F,
Lazelle.

Mrs. J. W. Smith, of Hanall,
spent Wednesday of last week in
town,

W. F. Treston and D. Wilson,
of Kalum Lake, were among the
week-end visitors in town,

J. E. ‘Tucker, assistant mana-
ger of the timber cruising firm of
Jas. Lacey & Co., Vancouver,
arrived in Terrace last week, ac-
companiéd by H. K, Anally and
J. A. Bishopric. They left on
the 11th for Kalum Lake to join

‘|the party which preceded them,

consisting of Fred Nash, L. Tuc-
ker, T. Christenson, John Arkle,
Jos. MeLaren, F. B. Girling and
Edwin Naimie, who haye been

cruising the timber of the Kit-

sumkalum Lumber Co., of Remo.