x” DESPATCH CHARACTERIZE NEWS’ JOB WORK THE , Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist JOL. 1, NO, 204 PRance Rupert, B.C., THURSDAY, AuUGusT 29, 1912. SS a THE DAILY NEWS Prick Five Cents All Buyers and Prices from the . EE Start = Se ND OF THE GREAT GOVERNMENT LOT SALE: NEARLY MILLION AND A HALF MARK ODAY’S TRANSACTIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT SALE OF LOTS . . . M . . the Million Mark Now---lacidents of the Session ‘ Before Lunch---Many Local ' ' the hour advertised] Lot 18, block 10, 81,160; J. 1 } he government lot sale began} Dyer, Also lots 17, 16 and 15 } * this rning Many in Lot 34 block 46. 8800; J. Blun } yssermbled long before dell, } he doors of the opera Lots 15 and 16, block 10 ‘put } We opened In a few |up again , $1,170; J, BE. Dyer. } he whole theatre was! Lots 4 and 5, block 46, 8870; } packed with visitors, citi-|I Robinson { rs and onlookers Lot 6, block 46, 8820; V. I } Ellis took the rostrum| Gamble. a " i began from the point Lots 19 and 20, block 45, 8540 3 7 lot list where it left} H. F. G, Barnjum ght Lots 19 and 20, block 27, $550 ) block 16, was put up M. J. Hobin § iding began briskly Al Lots 18 and 17, 8500 each uyer was Sam Bush,| Frank A, Fvans bought lot 30 at the Lot 20, bloek 24, 8540 s ‘ Konyu ind 28, bloek 17, went Lot 15 block 24, 8805; N with Frank Broehti| Schienman I Lots 1 and 2, bloek 8, 82,100 same bloek, £1,140; sold] J Kielwasset Martin Lots 3 and 4, block 8, 8780 d for $1,110 to H.]M. W. MeLeod } Lot 5, same block e770 \ d for $4,100 to G. R.| Gartland Lots 6 and 7, same block, 8770 or 841.100 to G. BR. R, G., Orde Lot 8, same block, $790; BE. H iO, 81,000; M. M./ Shockley Lot 9, same block, 81,670; J, K | ek 3, 4,440; G, RK. TT.) Gordon. Lots 10 and 11, block 8, $4,100 | same bloek 1.180 1. K. Gordon, John Conner, who alse Lot 12, block 8, $1,000; J. K | { it the same price Gordon 8 was taken by Sam Bush Lot 7, block 7, $1,220; H. O price Riehter Also lot 8 {1 and 2, block 4, 82,660; Lot 9, bloek 7, $4,230 H. oO Naden Riehter | i ble #1,000; ©, J Lots 10 and 41, block 7, $1,230 M. M, Stephens | ul block, 4,000; A. 1 Lot 12, block 7, $1,250 A. B i took three lots Quinn 8 ld for 8920 to H, G Lot 26, block 6, $1,400; Dr, W He als took lot 9.) B. Clayton. | {0 sold for 81,420 to G.| Lots 22, 23, 24 and 25, block 6, r,s who also took lot 44.)81,120; Miss MeMordie I {2 and 13, 84,420; M, M Lot 24, block 6, $1,280; Miss ! : | MeMordie 14, $1,150; Ernest Moran.| Section Eight. § ! S41,100; 1 { Gibbons. | Lots 4 and 2 block 4, 84,810; ‘ 11, fetched $1,000.) (© Gibbons \ 4. Gamble, takine Lots 3 and 4 block 4, &760; 7 i. &. Parker | ), same block, sold to Lot 5, block 4, $800; John Heckler for 8900 Bergman ! 10 and 11, same block Lot 6, block 1 8700; G n wk A, Evans, 8900, Naden., 12, same bloek, #960, tea Lots 13 and 14, block 1, S800; L.. Meintosh Gi, A, Sweet ! 13 and 44, same bloek Lot 16, block 1, 8850; W. H kk. A, Moore Kinkade {3 and 14 bloek 10, Lot 17, block 1 aaso; M. M 1. Kk. Dyer, Stepheus, PRICES BID Section Seven Still Interests Many Eager Purchasers, and Values Are Still Soaring Into the New Standard---Far Beyond OPULAR PIONEE SONALILTY eddie died last night after}with old friends who visited him suffered for many months}|UP lo the latest Much sympathy ‘trying internal complaint is felt with Dr. Reddie’s brave and . sympathetic helpmeet in the time — reused nis of her bereavement he regre| . Po the very last he]of all who knew the kindly pionee! ined determinedly the’ de-| medical health oMeer for the ecily veep about as lone astis most marked today He was a and his figure, though}man very much esteemed indeed luced in aetivity, might| Dr, Reddie was a Seotsman, and ° seen oon othe verandalin his youth a very strong man hi idenee on Sixth avenue! But a serateh during an autops) he past week Even thellaid the seeds for him of & fore he died Dr, Reddie| serious iliness, whieh undermined sit up in his ehair,| his splendid constitution, eventu i brave spirit would not}ally bringing about his death hin to become a bed} He lived first in Colorado, and) ‘lid, and he endeav-|visited the old land from thers Viter onto conversation! later settling in Rupert EATH OF DR. REDDIE IS DEPLORED BY OLD TIMERS R OF PRINCE RUPERT PASSES AWAY AFTER PLUCKY FIGHT AGAINST SERIOUS AFFLICTION-—A PER- WHOSE LOSS FELT BY MANY CITIZENS. THIS MORNING Buyers Lots 24 and 25, bloe 81,900; M. M. Stephens. Lots 22 and 23, block 34, 8675; James MeNeill, Lots 214 and 22, block 32 £1,010; George Leek. Lots 19 and 20, block 32, $650; George Leek, Lot 18, block 32, 8640; George Leek. | Lot 19, bloek 32, 8640; George | Leek. Lots 25 and 26, block 3, $570; M. Alder. Lot’ 95, block 34, $1,290; 8S Mussallem., Adjourned to 2 o'clock HEAR THE ECHO OF THE HAMMER ON THE LAST LOT \FU ROYAL PARTY is NOW ON THE WAY 3) Toronto, Auge 0 Phe | Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia quietly departed from Toronto at 7:30 o'cloek tonight, leaving “the CG. P. KR. depot at North Toronto, on a tour of the west which will require five and a half weeks to com plete. Section Six. The first lot offered the| Fifth avenue and started at $12,000 and reached BOOTH j}double that figure in a very short a time, The bidding was quick as Special to Daily News. Maxim gun fire, dnd the price London, Aug ” Funeral|soon rose to 830,000 in two services for the founder of the/places, By thousands it ran up Salvation Army, General William . Booth, were held in the O Vinipla oy. Coren = ne —- Hall last night in accordance with | Pong, but by hundreds only. the traditions of the organization,| Don't look round, sir; look at without pomp or symbols of} me, commanded Auctioneer mourning, but were carried oul)Ejlis, and through the tensity with moving fervor and impres-|there rippled a laugh. By clever siveness. Thirty-four thousand/auetioneering with that coaxing persons participated, way of his, Mr. Ellis got the fig- Se ure to $49,000 almost without a | pause, and five more one hundred bids saw the corner the property ft The next lot offered, No. 22, in lthe same block, also aroused At 2 o'clock the afternoon ses sion, the last lap of the great ‘ jae bidding, Hundred = after } government lot sale, began in the DELUGED uv: piled up until $18,000 jopera house Seemingly still | was reached with a gust of sur- lfresh as ever, Frank Ellis led off sie jprise. The purchaser was again jthe sale. The crowd, intensely Special! to Daily News. [a ey . 4 7 jinterested as ever, watched pro- Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 29.-—Leb | Lot 22, same block, started at ceedings. rhe first offering for;anon, the county seat of Warren $10,000 and swiftly reached | ' . ‘ ‘ hh] $15,000. It was knocked down Ithe afternoon was lot 94, block|Gounty, was wiped out last night} re 34. whieh was knocked down iniby ai eloudburst. Communica- jat $16,600 to the same purchaser. a moment at $4,120, tion by telegraph and telephone| Lots 19 and <0 had already Lot 93. same block, $1,200; N./has been destroyed, but riders|eee™ sold at the afternoon session Schienman, who took also 92. relayed the story of the disaster to the Daughters of the Empire Lot 94, same block, $1,200; Rey|to the nearby villages. Whole for $5,000, no one being ungal- Reid blocks are under water. Nearly | (#2! enough to bid against them. Lot 20, block 36, $505; T. ».Jevery house and business block Lot 13, block 14, was briskly Pattullo Also lot 19. in the town is submerged to the | contested. tgs ow 6 - hundred Lot 18, block 36, $550; W. H.} upper storeys Boatmen suc | Soot lot, corner of Sixth and Me- Rugland, ceeded in rescuing a large num mee. it feiphed the sum of Lot 5, block 39, $560; J. E core of persons. | $35,800 and was bought by 1 Dyer Also lot 56. | Sie | MeClymont. Lot 57, block 39, $560; J. E. Lot 13, block 20, started at Dover UNION LAW } $1,200, By fifties it reached py 58. block 39, $560; J. E.] | $2,800, Adolph Berner was the Dyer. | purchaser, Lots 96 and 97, block 39,] APPLIED HARD Lot 144, in the same _ block, $1,900; M. B. Cohen, | Latarted al $2,000 and was knocked Lot 95, block 39, 8600; N,} } down at $2,750 to Frank 8. Evans. Schienman Also lot 94 | ON STRIKE The corner in the same block, Lot 93, block 39, 8690; N.| lots 15 and 16, was quickly run Schienman | —_—_ up to $9,000, and the auctioneer Lot 92, block 39, 8690; N, San Franciseo, Aug. 29.—The encouraged the bidders up to an Schienman San Franciseo Building Trades|even $10,000, at which price it Lot 94, block 39, 8700; Mrs Council bas issued an ultimatum] Went to J. K. Gordon, Scobble. to the striking members of the Lots 1 and 2, in block 23, were Lots 23 and 24, biock 40, Housesmiths and Architectural started at 85,000 in two places, 41.410: M. B, Cohen, | Lronworks Union today, ordering| nd small bids crept to $6,200, Lot 22, block 40, 8550; M. Al ithem immediately to eall off the the winning bid being that of M. dous;: and lot 24. lstrike for a neight hour day or M. Stephens, Lot 20, bloek 40, 8570; M, Al lsuffer the penalty of having the} Lot 3, in the same block, went dous, and also lot 19. charter of the union annulled] for $2,550 to the same party. Lots 13 and 44, bloek 14 land the places filled with other} Lot 4, same block, reached #1,400; M, Aldous, jhunion workers, The strike, in-|} 82,500 and was bought by F, 8. Lot 20. block 14, $630; M, Al-|velving 500 men, was ealled| Bvans. He also took lot 5 at the dous, without the sanetion of the|same price, Lot 5, block 44, 8615; A, H,/eouneil. | Lots 1 and 2, in block 20, were Kilison ——__—_—_— |bid up to $7,500 and taken in at Lot 6, block 414, 8600; T. D. LOCAL JOTTINGS that figure by J, Lorne MeLaren, Pattullo, — | The next lot sold for 83,000 Lot 7, block 42, 8610; and also Miss Vera Lockhart, acecom-|to the same buyer. lot 8; M, Aldous, panied by her mother, left on the Lot 4, same block, reached Lot 9 bloek 42, $625; and also|Cily of Seattle yesterday for Se-| 82,950, kK. J. Tait being the buyer lot 40; M, Aldous, attle to join the Juvenile Bos fof this lot and also of lot 5 Lot 44, bloek 42, $625; and lot/tonians, having accepted an en Lot 6 beeame the property of 1°: M. Aldous gagement from Mrs, Lang, th J. G, Beott at $2,900, Lot 13, block 42, 8680; T, A,|director of the company, rhe next was lot 17, in bloek Me Martin | New cold weather hosiery for| 17: which started ai $1,200. By rhis was the last lot and ae liadies and children, Wallaces, | S!'@!! bids pe Se and knowledgwed ¢ cheering that} j lwas secured by F, BF, Ennyer. th Ye na ae = aan st, Rest meal in town at Savoy.| 1; 18, same block, fetched 194.860 Ph Bye Renwiek, deputy chief|g4,675, Robert Ball being the ' jcommissioner of lands for the|puyer, Provinee of British Columbia Three lots in block 3f came ha hats, rain coats Wal. accompanied by his «wife, is a| next Lot 42 was secured by mace “| Visitor to the city, Mr, Renwick M. M. Stephens for $1,850 He Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners.|js here representing the Provin-|ajso took lot 13 at the same fig “| Phone 4 cial government at the present/yre, Lot 4, the lane corner, rhe it « football mateh this} sale of government lots, jwas run up to 841,800 and sold to evening againal the present SPECIAL showing of Blue|M, B, Cohen, chamy the Callies, has been Serge Suits at Sloan and Gom.| The 28 lots in section 6 had | postponed until a later date jpany, Ltd, this week, 201 | fetehed 8194, 405, BIG CROWD, BRIGHT LIGHTS — AND BRISK BIDDING AGAIN AT EVENING’S LOT SALE Section this Sales in Fifth avenues. Five. section started at OF GENERAL evening sale was lot 24, block 2,| with lot 43, in bloek 7, on Me- MeBride. This| Bride street, between Third and This soon reached $10,000 ‘and eventually climbed to $16,100, at whieh L. W, Pat- more got it. in block 1 there were four lots, 7, 8 9 and 10. Lot 7 was sold for $5,650 to J, Fred Ritehie. Lot 8 brought $5,000, William Beveridge being the buyer. No. 9 started at $4,000 and reached $5,050, D. G. Stewart getting it at that figure. ed at the same quotation, $4,500 17, Streitzer bid Lot 18, block Patlow, started was not knocked Lot 10 also start- R. it. G, and got Million Mark Was Reached at 10 P.M. Amidst Cheers---Local Buyers Secure Valuable Lots in Sections Six and Seven--- New Standard of Prices Set for These Sections--- Interest Stronger Than Ever in Sale fancied would be made on the whole series of lots put up. There was a ripple of applause in cele- bration and evident admiration for the efficiency of Auctioneer Ellis. Lot 8, bloek 1, sold for $4,000 to KE. C. Gibbons, who also took lot 9. Lot 6, same block, sold to F, Bloom for $3,500. Lot 5, same block, brought 83,400, Miss Martin being the purchaser. Lots 16 and 17, block 37, Hays Cove avenue, started at 83,000 and was bid up to $6,100 by M, $500, down but until at Seventh and| it} modestly, it} it reached $2,950, at which price Aldous, Lot 14, block, started erept along until same but reached $2,050, Mr. Krivosky be-|M. Aldous took it and also lot 45. ng the buyer, Lots 12 and 13, block 25, corner on Eighth avenue = and Fatlow street, was not bid eagerly. It went for 83,100 Lo E, EF. Delevault, Lot 14, same block, was bid up to $1,460 by E, E. Delevault. He also took lot 15 at the same ‘figure, Lot 15, block 33, Ninth avenue,|buyer of this and lot $500 and stopped was started at at $1,090 by G, H enry. Lot 22, same block, sold fer a} $1,100 to W. A. Tuck, Lot 23, same block, reached for} $1,190 and was bought by G. R, T. Sawle. Lot 24 sold for $1,220 to &. Harrison & Co,, who also took lot 25, Lot 26, same block, reached £1,260, W, H. Kinkaid being the 27. Lots 4 and 2, block 38, started some spirited bidding in small Lot 16 sold for $1,030 to BE. E.;amonnts, which eventually reach- Delevault. Lot 17 fetehed the|ed $2,750, the buyer being A. T. same price from the same buyer,| Gampp. and lot Hyde at that i8 was bought figure. by R. C. Lot 23, block 32, reached $960 secured This and was thews. $1,000, Lot for 24, the sa was sold during the day A. G. Mat- the first lot for less than by me block, sold £900 to W. Stewart, Lot 25 fetched $850, bought by Sullivan, Lot 26 reached only $700, P. Erickson being the buyer. Lot 27 started at $500 and was knocked down at Freed, who also the same price. Lot 29 sold for Evans, $710 to Max took lot 28 at $1,000 to F. S. Lot 15, block 15, worked up by even t an being tens to Delevault $1,000, FE, winner, Lot 16, same block, was coaxed up by Mr. Ellis to $4,030 and kndeked down to Ed. Lyman, who also took lot 17. Lot 18, same bl ock only reach- ed $500, Max Freed being the purchaser, He also took lot 20, Lot 24 fetched only 8480, M. B. Cohen being the buyer of that and lot 22. Lot 27 sold for art taking this ar Lot 32, block for $500 by M. B. 31 was taken at by N,. $460, W,. Stew- id jot 28, was bought Cohen, and lot the same price Scheineman, , Section Seven. Lots 9 and started at three jumps it w and then more sl ally reached 1 knoeked down to Lots {1 and were placed 46,000 and very the $9,100 mark, 8, 8, Taylor, { 10, &5,000, block 1, Was In two or double that, it eventu- and was Kk. BE. Delevault, 2, same block, the market at quickly reached They went to as owly 5,100 Million Mark Reached, Here for a see auctioneer ealled to announce in hi tone that half theough realized the which the ive vet most already, million cond the young a pause merely impass while not sale had mark, 8 most , the dollar optimistic j | Lot 3, same block, sold for $1,260 to H. E, Gampp, whe also took lot 4 at that figure. Lot 5 and lot 6 sold for $1,200 to D. R. Leslie. Lots 18 and 19, in bloek 144, quiekly reached $7,300, at which they were knocked down to M. B, Cohen. j Lot 23, same block, was placed in the game at $2,000 and knocked down at $2,400 to E, BE. Yager. Lot .22 sold for $1,350 to R, Scott. Lot 24, same block, sold for £2,300 to J. Krivosky, buyer also taking lot 20, Lots 3 and 4, block 12, were the concluding lots offered last evening. Lot 3 went to James Parks for $1,425. Lot 4 was bought by Patriek MeHinehy for $1,250, The first day's sale closed at 10:30 last night with a_ total realized for 127 parcels out of 283 of $1,074,460, THE DAUGHTERS OF EMPIRE PROVED MOST POPULAR PURCHASERS One of the most popular inei- dents of the sale yesterday after- noon was the purehase by the Daughters of Empire of lots 19 and 20, block 2, seetion 6, for $5,000 The had ap- proach the Premier for permis- sion to secure these lots by pri- vate bargain, but this could not be permitted, However, the ladies decided to make a bid for the lots, and Mr. ©. D, Rand ex- plained the situation to the as- sembly, stating that the Premier had assured him the ladies’ bid would be aeceptable to the gov- ernment, Ope gentleman asked if the “Daughters” were suffrag- ettes, He was informed not so, but a merry feminine voiee as- sured him that they would be unless they were allowed to have the Mrs. J, ©. MeLennan, regent of the local ehapter, made the bid amidst cheers, and not society ots had\a bid was recorded against it,