f f ear aencemerara et i ee Sate eros ——————EEoes I as ————— THE DAILY NEWS THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Daily and Weekly maaan Largest Circulation Ol —— HEAD OFFICE ‘Daily Néws Building, 3rd, Ave, Prince Rupert, B.C TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch. rates on . application. =—— DAILY EDITION Telephone 98. Contract x. ~ = oars Tuesday, January 25, 1916. PUBLIC OPINION The surest sign that the . eral party is gaining strength in the province every day is the fact that the is trying to convinee itself that It is the local Tory organ Liberalism is dying. old of whistling to keep the up. wave of public opinion sweep- story courage There is a ing this province which no po- litical something party can stop. It is entirely outside of and is headed by who are disgusted with of Bow. That it will sweep the mere party, men the corrupt methods serism.- Liberals into power is certain, and it is just as certain that, had a Liberal government mis- conducted the business province and mortgaged the future to the Bowser government has done, it would have been cleared out of office just as the Conserva- tives will be. An awakened publie opinion will not stand for the kind of government which was so fear- ful of having an honest man in opposition that it spent $200,000 to defeat H- C. Brew- ster in his small constituency. The government which was hired by the big corporations is doomed to death by its own Its policy of profligacy has been fatal to itself as well, to the province, and well Conservatives know it. the and hand. as the have the have They already seen handwriting on many of them taken cover: In spite of the glowing pic- ture of the future painted by wall already of the | extent that the) C, E. Tisdall while in Prince Rupert, the condition of the province is thoroughly well known to every man who is looking for work, and to every merchant who is struggling to| stay in The war is a good Tory excuse for present but, business: conditions, 5. S. VENTURE S. S. CAMOSUN =". a.m. unfortunately | THE UNION STEAMSHIP C9. OF B.C, LIMITED Sails for Granby, Sails every Sails for Stewart, January for Vancouver, Tuesday at 8 p.m. = ———=—=—_—_————S === Pas for them, the war came too late as British Columbia, was show- ing signs of great distress long before August, 1914, Gambling with the people’s money the resources was what did the damage, and not the The war has been a blessing, as, without it, end province’s war. really British Columbia would have done less business and would have had thousands more to feed and clothe. Bowser and the rest of his gang of marauders stand con- in spite of their desper. ate efforts to conceal the evi- dence. Enough has light to show very clearly how things were controlled at Vic- toria. What has been expose: has come to the public know ledge through proceedings in the courts. The Pacific Coa’ case; the Dominion Trust Co scandal and a host of others, the people are quite convers- ant with, and these alone enough to condemn any ernment, but what is concern- ing the public most is wha they don’t know, but surmise. Hiding of facts cuts both ways, and the greatest fear known to man is the fear of the unknown. Bowser and his satellites have what of doing wherever and when- ever they got a chance, and the public aware of many chances they had, over whicl there has been so far no litiga- victed, come ar gov shown they are capable are The Bowser government, on its proven record, is there- fore condemned both for what it did and for what it is sus- pected of having done. When the public once has if suspicions aroused it does not tion. err on the side of leniency Bowser stands condemned « many misdeeds of the most flagrant character and is also under grave suspicion besides A man may be arrested on sus- get off, but wher picion and Monday, Seattle, Naas, Simpson, every Victoria, Saturdays, 5th, 19th, p. m., Granby, 8th, 22nd. Simpson, February Mareh 4th and 18th. Sails for Massett, January 9th, 23rd, February 6th 20th. Sails for Skidegate, Jedway, Ikeda, 24th. February 7th and 2ist. March 6th Sails for Bella Coola, Rivers Inlet, February 10th and 24th. March th Port and Vancouver, and 23rd. Clements, March 5th and 19th. Mondays, 20th, Sundays, p.m., January 10th and January 13th and 27th. JOHN BARNSLEY, Agent. 623 Second Avenue. cor FRED STORK’S HARDWARE 770 SECOND AVE Carpenters’ Tools Suiiders’ Hardware Wire Cable Steel Blocks fron Pipe Pipe Fittings Rope Valves Pumps Kose Stoves and Ranges Ship Chandlery Fishing Tackle Rifles and Shotguns Ammunition Paint Rubberoid Roofing Corrugated Iron “WE SELL NOTHING BUT THE BEST” FRED STORK’S = = = —— a el HARDWARE ———— ff BHAILY NEWS == me LOA a TF Ee i a man stands trial before the tribunal of public opinion, hx is condemned just as surely for what the public suspects as fo what it knows. Public opinion knows no fine legal points, but it makes no mistake about the sentence. Bowser’s sentence i banishment for many years. RETRENCHMENT The mayor intimated last night that the of the council would meet on Friday night to consider reports regard- ing the of retrenchment in the conduct of the city’s affairs. Ald. intimated that would not be present, as he had attended one such meeting of the yarious committees scheme Casey he old council and had then vowed that never again would he take part in such a meeting. He thought the discussion should take place in public. FISHERIES COMMITTEE The fisheries committee of the city council of Mayor McCaffery, Ald. Montgomery and Ald. Nelson- consists Subscribe for the Daily News. Fifty cents per month. LAND REGISTRY ACT. Notice Under Section 36. TAKE NOTICE that an application has been made to register Sven Holmquist, of Prince Rupert, as the owner in Fee-simple, under two Tax Sale Deeds from the col- lector of the City of Prince Rupert, to Sven Holmquist, bearing date the 17th day of September, A. D. 1915, in pursuance of a Tax Sale held by said Municipality on or about the 9th day of September, 1914, of all and singular certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate, lying, and being in the City of Prince Rupert, in the Province of British Columbia, more par- ticularly known and described as:-—Lot three (3), Block forty-five (45), Section eight (8), and Lot four (4), Block thirty- five (35), Section eight (8), Map 923. You and those claiming through or under you, and all persons claiming any interest in the said land by descent whose title is not registered under the provisions of the “Land Registry Act” are required to contest the claim of the tax purchaser within forty-five days of the service of this notice upon you. Otherwise you and each of you will be forever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to or in respect of the said land, and I shall register the said Sven Holmquist as owner in fee. Your attention is called to section 36 of the “Land Registry Act’ and amend- ments, and especially to the following ex- tract therefrom which relates to the above ndtice, “And in default of a caveat or certificate of lis pendens being fled before the registration as owner of the persons en- litied under such tax sale, all persons so served with notice, or served with notice under subsection (6) of section 155 of the ‘Municipal Clauses Act, 1906,’ or sec- tion 293 of the ‘Municipal Act,’ or section 139 of the ‘Assessment Act, 1903,’ or section 253 of the ‘Taxation Act,’ in cases in which notice under this Act is dispensed with as hereinafter provided, and those claiming through or under them and all persons claiming any interest in the land by virtue of any unregistered instrument, and all persons claiming any interest in the land by descent whose title is not registered under the provisions of this Act, shall be for ever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to or in respect of the land so sold for taxes.” Dated at the Land Registry Office, at the City of Prince Rupert, Province of British Columbia, this 19th day of January, A. D. 1916. H. F. MACLEOD, District Registrar. To Grand Trunk Pacific Development Co., Ltd., J. P. Conrad, Jack Jenkins, Mrs. Cc. R. McDonald, LAND REGISTRY ACT IN THE MATTER OF An application for the issue of a fresh Certificate of Title to Lot Fifty (50), Block three (3), Sec- ie Seven (7), City of Prince Rupert, Map Proof of the loss of the certificate of title to the above lands having been fled in this oMce, Notice is hereby given that it is my intention to issue, at the expiration of one (1) month from the first publica- tion hereof, a fresh certificate of title to the above lot in the name of John R, Rodcoff, which Certificate of Title is dated 15th December, 1911, and is numbered 959-1. H. F. MACLEOD, District Registrar. Land Registry OMce, Prince Rupert, B. C., December 6th, 1915. 415. q DISASTROUS FIRE VISITED QUESNEL | The historic old town of Ques- | nel was almost wiped out last | Saturday by fire, the origin of} which is not given out, but was} supposed to have been the elec-} tric wiring in the hotel or a lamp explosion. The flames had spars a start when discovered that it} was impossible to place th origin, The business part of Quesnel! | | and was very compactly built once the flames got going nothing would stop them. The entir: business block was wiped out and many of the residents were saved t difficulty. with with grea learned great re-| Mr. Hudson's was to his children was so badly burnes that death resulted shortly after Rey. D. R- McLean, New Hazelton, had great difficulty It was gret that of the one Graham, formerly Bay at suffer loss. Hazelton, | One of} formerly of} in saving his automobile, garage and residence. It was the worst fire in the | history of the town and all the| business people affected are heavy loosers. A new town will, how- be built. Special reductions on all house felt slippers at ever Omineca Herald slipper lines in wool, and leather. cent- below catalogue prices. Jaeger 20 per Peck the Shoeman. 19-21 20th Century suits, new models, weaves; worth for Sale- and best English from $27.50 to $32.50, $19.50 at Bryant's January The unbeliever should cultivats a belief in the devil. MINERAL ACT NOTICE TO DELINQUENT PARTNER ro J. A. ROGERS, TAKE NOTICE that, whereas I have} ‘aused to be done the assessment work for the year 1915 on the mineral claims known as “Ladybird No. 4”° Mineral Claim, | situated in Cascade Creek valley, north of | silver Lake, in the Stewart, B. C., Mining | District; and the “Stumpy” Mineral Claim, situated on the east side of Cascade Creek it the head, in the said Stewart Mining istrict, and have paid for said assess- ment work te sum of $200.00; unless you pay to me the sum of $100.00 tor your share of the said assessment work together with the costs of this advertise- iment, I shall, at the expiration of ninety lays from the date hereof, apply to the Mining Recorder at Stewart, B. C., to have your interest in the said “Ladybird No, 4" ind “‘Stumpy”’ Mineral Claims vested in me in pursuance of the provisions of the Mineral Act,” Dated at Prince Rupert, B. C., lay of November, 1915. A, LUND. er Alex. M. his solicitor. WATER NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that R. B, McGinnis, whose address is Alice Arm, British Columbia, will apply for a licence to take and use (ifteen second feet of water out of Trout this 5th Manson, Creek, which flows Westerly and drains mto Kitsault River, about 16 miles north of its outlet at Alice Arm, B. C, The water will be diverted from the stream it a point about 500 vertical feet above point of use, near its mouth, and will be used for power and mining purpose upon the land described as Wolf Group of Mining Claims, This notice was posted on the ground o: the 26th day of October, 1915. A copy of this notice and an ap plication pursuant thereto and to the ‘Water Act, 1914” will be filed in the Mece of the Water Recorder at Prince Rupert, B. C. Objections to the application may be filed with the said Water Recorder 1 with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C., within thirty days after the first appearance of this notice in a local newspaper. The date f the first publication of this notice ts November 9th, 1915, R. B. McGINNIS, By H. Cc. FOR TAXI | Phone 99 tal Rupert Applicant. Ingle, A gent. Stand - Hotel Rupert Tuesday, January 25, 1916 Ss. S. oh Steimshib Service to South $. S. Prince George sails Saturday at 9 a. m. Prince John Sails Tuesday at 7 p. m. every every Train Service to the East . EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2ND, 10916. Trains leave Prince Rupert on Mondays and Passenger Thursdays at 10:30 a. m, for Montreal, Ov Saturday also Mixed leaves for Edmonton at there with regular passenger For information regarding travel to any part of the world apply G. T. P. TICKET Ottawa, New York and all Eastern Points. “THE ROAD OF MARVELLOUS SCENERY” ‘Train carrying passenger coach 6 a. Steamship and Sleeping Car Agency all Atlantic and Trans-Pacific Steamship Lines. Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto m., making close connections train fer Winnipeg. Reservations, and ful! OFFICE, 3RD AVE. DENTISTRY CROWN AND BRIDGE A SPECIALTY DR. J. F. BROWN DENTIST Smith Block, Third Avenue Phone 454 Omics: , % , . Prince Rupert Dairy Has cut the price of Milk in half PURE FRESH MILK Delivered in city at 10c per quar) and 5c per pint 959 “ve Phone Green Sterling Marine Motors Can be purchased In town. 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