I.
25
TAXI
Ambulance
Service
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
and
6th
St.
MATT
VIOECK,
Prop,
V
il
XVI.
NO.
IK.
Interests
I
,
American
liulililil
ImiuIs
..
i
f.
mo
pound;
llmr.
iii..
ami
olumhia,
;...llli
11
lllell'
i'
ii
Mjlal
!
iii
of
KlrhaMpi'
eterday-Tlii'
l-lilin
ittl
l
i
aii
Flli
iV
'-idii
Slnr-Tlmr-ti
Um
.
I'aeifif
and
(ViHiuiliia
lo
DE
BOYS
HEAD
'"'V,.
MAN
COMINGS
V,
it,,
I
a'
fxdako.
i
tii.
in.
Alei
Iturke
wa
drowned
lal
Thursday
while
cro-iii
Hf
Nl'ta
llher
east
nf
FraueoU
Lake.
He
ridillit
a
horw
ttlld
lead-iii
u
another
when
In-
wan
swept
away
ii
Uu
force
of
Ike
runvni
llurkc
served
MMi'tt?i
uilll
t
Itf
lii-n.l
ilallll.KMI
III-
lUIIIlK
1
1
V
t
it
Spiel
ll.C.
iHfi-ra.i.n
fur
onliltMir
nwl
tr
alt
lieriPf
(Vt
lit-
ami
He
j
kind
uiilr.-,
h
l
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prirc
hi
Id
In
mrhJiboMith
liattily
iriBbW
there
fili
imlmidiMj
hiMild
Ih
h
ln-av
iiowfall
lf-4
)'i'iy
iilii't-iHMiu
fun
rln.
lite
I'urtiaiMl
d
1
la-l
Mi:
III
on
ajl'aitMi)
.ev.
IomiI
rr.idi-nl.
arr
ihoI
MHXionn
I
In
npr
Miaiu
in
iwfalnn
i
Mar-jiiMit
MflMlo.
mm
Marmoi
lllvrr.
djil
lull,
loo
lii'f
in
IIh
wion
or
riou
dfloiiiiiil
lo
Im-
niidrrlMkin
utMin
llinii.
a
miiii-Iwr
of
rlrnMy
favoraldr
nm-
U-ral
linwiiva
w
!
fouml
aii'l
Crulilng
Still
Going
on
at
Sklde-jwHi
iroprl4
aloiiji
lli-
mili
tate
Inlet
on
Behalf
of
Big
j
Thi-i-
Soni
of
1
hit.
in
fai
l
I
In-
ImI
obuwhiR
nn
llie
ro-
"
llrty
froui
the
ulainlpoinl
of
i
"Ml.
F'-li.
i;
ine
of
i
Uolh
ii'
ami
valiipn.
Plan
uae
'
iiiimi
of(the
lr
Hojii
made
fur
Ho'
llionine.li
-
i
i'XHclivl
to
arrive
ipWa
I
ion
of
Ihew
iowiii?K
un-i
lie
next
trip
noi-Mi
of
,ei'iioiiiid.
and
unlll
Ihre
op-
r.harlen
to
'aiiiii"',eraliun
ran
I
undertaken,
there
i
ti'iiir
emlH
liere
for
i
a
ianialliinp
wait
for
lhoe
hi.
iltiatiiH
i
rrum-
i
who
ai-e
intere-th-d
in
the
ro-
ii
l.at
iie
of
.the
Slate
perl
v.
M
nn,
I
liml
Millard
ii
Then-
if
no
doiihl
in
the
mind
:i'l
ii'K
as
tin
nlc.
FREE-FOR-ALL
AT
QUEEN
CHARLOnE
of
lioi'
iti'iiiainted
wlUi
Ihf
il-ualion.
Hull
Marmol
MeinU
will
kilooooin
out
nest
-eaMHi
iulo
a
real
mine,
and
rliinnlie
rindU
lion
indieale
that
thl
ennum-alion
mav
he
realized
earlier
PITY
m
SATHRnAY
lhan
nli.
..led.
'
in
iMiAitLorrr.
i.hy
1
'
The
taiiiu-h
I'aihi'iia.
''mil
Armour,
came
in
on
-day
niKht
frum
I'linrf
1
with
two
proinrial
ni'
ii
on
ImhuiI,
ii
rouple
of
1
-
liaviii(f
drunk
a
litllr
too
'
v
Kaiiirdny
nialit.
A
fipht
1
iind
other
Inlerfered.
1
ini'ii
iti-llinj:
ineM'd
tip
)
neiionnly
hurt.
II
re-'
'
Mie
renldenlN
of
the
old
l
ilayn
when
n
free-for-all
v
"iiimon
Hung
DRAW
FOR
SIXTH
ROUND
ENGUSHFOOTBALL
CUP
I
'
NlMN.
Fell.
The
draw
'In-
i-ixlh
roiiinl
or
the
Kwr-11
TooHihII
Aiioelullou
Cup
'"'I'l
l
il
ion.
lo
.
pluisl
Miirrh
11
ha.-
been
mailt
no
follow"'.
"union
Orient'
vn.
Mnucliesiler
i
v.
Xdtu
i;ttCi
VH-
Hon,,,,
v-
llt'i'l'l-K
wannea
x.
Arsenal.
'
""yni
g.
Manrliefler
I'lillcil.
'''
-'!
ni
'he
l.a'lv
New-
JAP
BOOTLEGGER
IS
BROUGHT
HERE
T.
Kamel,
Who
Will
do
Three
Months,
Arrives
From
Queen
Charlotte
City
Alter
ii
lour
day
trip
to
tho
iiiu-ioi
i:inii
lotte
bland.
J'ru-
vincial
Poliii'
Uoitable
Wy
in
ail
and
liib-on
returned
yesieua
(ler
hi
aboard
the
launch
parhelia
Trotn
Uueen
Charlotte,
t
:
i
t
y
brinuinw
a
Juiant'j.e
prixon-....
't
kninei.
vlio
was
given
I
hire
mollis
Willi
hard
labor
by
.1.
I..
Hat'e.
juntire
of
the
peace,
fur
illegal
sab'
of
UUimr.
VANCOUVER
;
EXCHANGE
Wheal
ll.C.
Silver
huliwell
In.litiMone
...
I.urky
.Inii
premier
poller
Idaho
Sue'
l'
''''
I
1
MARMOT
METALS
WILL
!
OPERATE
EARLIER
THAN
!
USUAL
THIS
SPRING;
Eipected
That
This
Property!
Will
Develop
Into
Real
Mine
In
Near
Future
A.th
lll"i
M-ii
wmtrr
in
i
IIh
liilir
of
I'orlliiinl
i.auul.
ltriri
iw
lo
a
rloM-,
m'"""
ar
ifrinw
laiil
for
larliiiK
oxra-
tmt
lu
4Ih
Jll
muoi
ntriter
inj
nll"iiir(l,
a
Ail
!?
i
wt
rr
Did.
Asked.
1.52
1.75
1
.80
2.18
2.25
.37'
,38
.14
.17
.!8',4
r.52
2.00
.11
.13
OS
i-j
0!
"4
i
.rrtJTM-:
v
TO
BUILD
ELEVATOR
VlirrOHIA.
Fob.
20-
-
if
plans
of
a
large
British
syndicate
nut
lure
11
new
fixe
nullum
ilollar
leriiilnal
grain
elevator
will
be
r
reeled
al
New
Westminster
Premier
Oliver
has
been
inform
ed
by
V.
A.
Pauline,
ngenl
PCJi
eral
for
Ilrillsh
Coluinblii
in
London.
Fubs.rribe
t"
i!ie
1)3
Iv
ew.
Z&?"
7
Outfit
of
Party
Cost
Nearly
$40,000
Mostly
Purchased
in
Canada;
Train
of
Seven
Sieighs
and
Motor
Being
Taken
V.lKltllOiF.
Fell.
2i.
Tlie
ji.trt
ui
miner
goiuir
iulo
llie
Man
-01
1
(jiek
di-trol
for
the
Allolle
Mining
Coiiii.ui
I
nun
ll'ure.
viirh
i
leaving
Uii
week,
will
have
lo
eiil
their
own
rtwd
from
ne.ir
Fort
SI.
Jatue
to
Manvm
Creek.
Thi
will
HWBary
a
llie
iiuifliniery
Uie
jut
taking
i
heavy.
Tin
twiu
nioltir
weigh-
l
.i.ouo
Hiiiud
and
a
M'ruper
j'iir
ha-ed
in
SI.
aMl.
Minn..
Nveigli-
::.uiu
kiuhJ$.
Tin
iniliji
onil.ix
fur
the
expedition
iimniiiiled
to
very
eUie
to
.'
"1
who
h
HU00
w
cxpetideil
ill
Ihe.
Sialic
SAILING
FROM
VANCOUVER
OF
GRAIN
VESSELS
and
Ihe
remainder
in
Canada.
The
trartor
will
pull
a
train
of
even
leigh
wliirh-will
Minvey
Ihe
uutfil
awl
NUplie
including
enough
foml
fur
the
iarly.
The
void
in
'Im
and
of
Mau-iii
iln-k
and
irihularie
i
all
eoaie
and
i-ay
to
ave
if
il
1
only
euenuuteml
in
suffiri-
euilv
lii
ice
tiuMiitititw.
Members
(ii
Hie
party
are
HUifiilent
that
Vancouei.
1
!'
.'ii.
Tin-re
i.jthey
will
find
MHU!rh
lo
make
a
ought
rlnrkeiiiiif;
in
mam
vesi-
i
the
expedition
profitable.
At
any
col
at
tin
1101I
a
the
ea:.un
rale
t
lit-y
inleud
Jo
else
it
a
pot
id
advuiM'e
and
il
is
proliable
thai
from
thi
lime
011
there
will
be
no
ruli
for
tonnage.
Tin;
follow
ing
sUMinn-r-
sailed
with
carsfocs
diirlnp
the
week:
Koyn
Main
for
Yokohama
with
SOfl.MMl
huahels.
Sliuiisiiii
Maru
for
Kobe.
11",-
3)10
hUohels.
lluyaisan
Maru
tr
Mj:
08.-
.taa
bushel.
llokkai
Maru
for
Najeoya
0i,-
M6
bushrl.
XewboroiBrh
to
Oohui
for
or
ders
3IUI.2I1
buhels.
1'arlflr
Trnder
fop
Mauohester
7l.ltf!fJ
bushel.
Jersey
t'.ily
for
Antwerp
318.
.'23
bushels.
Arkaiisa
lo
Havre
for
orders
1
20.H:i
;i
imsliels.
Tasliamento
(iibrallar
for
ortier
2lu.tir
bushels.
BRITISH
COMPANY
BEHIND
PROPOSAL
Iryonl.
The
pr4y
oonsils
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.ugew
Orury.
F.
W.
YaUeau,
Frank
Freldle.
Geo.
WV
Ollerson.
Fdwin
Wright,
Joe
Klimmer.
fi.
Allan,
Joe
Milli-:an
and
David
Purvis.
APPLE
CIDER
ENGLISH
DRINK
Shipping
Whiskey
to
United
States
but
Consuming
Their
Own
National
Drink
SKATTLF.,
cider
is
the
Feb.
20
Apple
national
drink
in
F.nglaud.
according
lo
Mowalt
M
Mitchell,
commercial
all
tic
he
to
the
l
.S.
lieparlinent
of
ttom-
nierfe
al
London,
now
visitin
here.
People
aiv
content
to
con-
unie
Iheir
own
cider
and
ship
their
whiskey
to
the
Fniled
Stale.
he
said,
particularly
Seolch.
ROBERT
HOBSON
OF
HAMILTON
IS
DEAD
HAMILTON,
Feb.
20.
-
Iloberl
llobson,
05
ears
of
age,
presi-denl
of
.the
Sleel
Company
of
Canada,
one
of
the
industrial
pioneers
of
the
Dominion,
died
....
.
1
1
r.
m
jt-sieruay
aiteruoon
lollowillg
a
ei'ke
on
V
ear.i'sdiiV.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
IMUMJi:
III
PHUT.
S.(l,
lIUDAY
FKHItl
AltY
20.
HSO.
Yulrrd.y
circulation,
1
4
IS
fctrrrt
Salcf.
siO
M
Htl
.US
I.
MltiFKT
MOTOIl
SI
J'
Su
a.
jc
gr
in
i
M
nint
alruue
l
Jy.
ie
en
y
The
n
a
t
i-
3:,
IKii:
cr!
ii
)
v
.
..-)tr
:::!-
lirr
It
v
ai
llg.h
ies
I'i-iii
-ei
(uuvanu
Gold
Prospectors
Will
Cut
Own
Another
Industrial
Area
for
Road
Throuzh
Forest
to
Manson
r
Port
of
Vancouver
about
to
be
YAXUnl
VKH.
Fell.
i'll.
tleielopmeiit
ul
a
large
iiidn-lrial
area
on
the
north
shore
adjacent
to
the
seeond
narrows
hndg.
who
Ii
will
provide
about
filly
acres
of
m.iiiiif.n
liiring
siies
is
io
'
mideiiiikeii
by
the
federal
guvenmienl
lor
the
pi
(nunc,
it
i
Hiiiiuuiiced.
The
plan
are
suid
o
iirovulf
for
the
dvking
of
Ihe
fore-
-liore
for
l.lnu
feel,
coiislrurtion
of
a
shii
ceulre
of
the
area
and
spurs
fruui
the
harbor
railway
line
PETITION
ASKING
ISLANDS
CLEANUP
FOR
BOOTLEGGERS
SKIDKOATV..
Feb.
20.
-A
petition
is
he
iiu
cir-culale,i
liere
and
i
boiiig
generally
signed
addressed
lo
the
Attorney
Oetieral
asking
to
have
tlie
polic
clean
up
Ihe
bootlcgitig
which
is
going
on
there.
MORE
HALIBUT
SOLD
'
4
Visited
4
COMMUNITY
LEAGUE
AT
ANYOX
ELECTS
1926
COUNCILLORS
.uii
l
eu.
ro.
ciianuei
turoiigii
111c
:
DAWSON
HOME
IS
OPTIMISTIC
;
F.
ti.
liavvsou,
wiio
went
!
recently
Montreal,
Ottawa
and
Prairie
Centres
Connection
With
Grain
Shipping
ea
in
eoiinectioii
with
securing
business
for
Ihe
local
elevator,
returned
home
thi
no
rnin
unit
expressed
himself
as
ln'iiii:
o.tiniistir
in
regard
to
the
liH-al
hmise
being
ucl
in
Ih
near
future.
He
vi-ited
Mont
AT
EXCHANGE
TODAY
sU,,H":
and
huiiionlou
and
discussed
One
American
Boat
Lands
35,000
Pounds
and
Six
Canadians,
55,700
Pounds
grain
matters
with
those
int't-
Csted
al
each
place.
While
he
iMws
not
expert
there
will
I
much
doing
this
year,
he
believe
Prince
lluprrt
will
be
on
the
map
Halibut
catches
marketed
at
vv'l
next
seastui
m
Ihe
gram
Ihe
1
ih
l.rliam.'c
this
inorniiit:;
snipping
misinc.
totalled
IHI.700
pounds.
One
Am-
Mr.
Dawson
says
tlie
weather
eriean
boal.
the
Hrisk.
received
is
mild
everywherv
except
on
the
t:ic
and
0.
from
the
Pacific
Fili-
Atlantie
coast
where
in
places
a
eries
for
35,tMhl
pound,
while
I
much
as
20
feel
of
snow
is
re-
Ihe
following
Canadiaif
lio'alnj
ported,
sold
catches
at
prices
averaging
1
1
.5c
and
0c:
Lysekil.
28,000
pounds
ami
0ie
Swain.
,4.000
.ound,
to
the
Canadiati
&
Cold
Slompe
(k.:
I.ae
lSealc,
BURIED
HERE
TODAY
17,000
pounds,
and
May(bwer.
J.ooo
t.onnds
to
the
Atlln
Fish-,
Obsequies
Took
Place
This
Af-eries:
Hramll.
2.200
pound,
audi
ternoon
Under
Great
War
Mab.
1.500
pounds,
to
the
Hoollij
Veterans'
Auspices
fisheries
1.
anadian
Co.
JOHN
SWEENEY
IS
Funeral
of
the
late
John
j
Sweeney,
who
died
in
the
l'riivce
1
1
Ui
perl
(ieneral
'
UospiLal
this
I
week,
took
plare
at
2
o'clock
this
;
afternoon
from
the
chapel
of
the
ll.C
I'ndertuUers
to
Fainiew
Lemetery.
The
service,
at
which
J
Father
P.
J.
MeOrath
-i
ne
annual
-as
under
the
officiated.
ineeim
oi
ine
uomrnuniiy
Oreal
War
Veteran'
Association
League
was
held
here
Wpdnes-
and
"The
Last
Pot"
was
ouiid
BostpnGrill
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly
laid
(lancing
floor
for
hire,
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN,
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
Phone
457.
PRICE
FfVB
CENTS.
LARGE
INCREASE
SHOWN
CM.
EARNINGS
PARTY
FROM
VANDERHOOF
FOR
NORTH
TO
CUT
WAY
THROUGH
FOREST
BIG
INCREASE
IN
EARNINGS
C.N.
RAILWAY
;l
!..
I
i
-r,
,-rd-r
hits
showing
u
roin-.
ni'
iit
of
opi-rut
iiiy
r-I'.'.'T.
i-ied
today
liy
,.hun
Nalic?
a!
Hallway
.
.1.
Illll(
llf
lllC
)IMII
.itiK-'iulcd
lo
:i.2nt.-
fli
!!
Cl'd
Willi
17.-
i
K
,
lie
FISH
SHIPPED
LAST
EVENING
Catches
of
Three
American
DoaU
Bought
at
Special
Session
of
Flh
Eichange
Yesterday
Afternoon
.
DROWNED
WHEN
RIDING
HORSE
ACROSS
RIVER
4
i
FORMER
RUPERT
RESIDENT
JUST
OFFFORNORTH
F.
8.
Wright
cf
Edmonton
Cuing
to
Investigate
Platinum
Finds
at
Fort
Fitzgerald
I'.
S.
Wright,
forniPrly
a
dint
of
I'rince
ltioert
and
no
of
Kdnmnlon
ufT
for
tlii?
norMi.
IVlliiijt
of
lii
leaving
Hie
Kd-mmi'on
Jwimnl
ayi:
Frank
Wrisrlil.
proiiitei'tor,
journalir.
and
automohilr
j-atlirmdcr.
left
On
Tti'day
aflprnooii
for
Hie'
Fori
FilwraJd
ditricl,
vvIiitr
lie
will
personally
ilnplijrate
lln
plaliiuuii
.in
it,
and
uy
mean.
of
special
di'palclies
to
llii?
Jotir-
al.
-fiid
autlienlii-
nrw.
to
Hit-ouUitlf,"
jri-p
a
rdinr
the
vxtrnt
.if
llie
lrike.
Mr.
Wripbt
known
whi'r.'of
,p
will-
vri4e
for
li'w
lias
prippctd
llirtmt'li
the
Yukon,
and
tin
(iroundbo?
eoutilr'
Sti-wart,
Rl.
He
with
the
lluyal
N'urtlixvenl
MunU-d
polir
at
l)awon
in
the
Yukon
for
five
years.
He
left
by
car
for
Lake
a
Birlo'
THtday
aflernoiMt
wIkth
he
caui-'til
I
Iif
niirlli
truin.
,
Creek
from
near
FortSt.
James
t
Developed
near
Second
NarrbwsTNQ
MILES
IN
SHOELESS
FEET
Henry
Ferch
of
Southeast
Harbor,
Lawn
Hill,
Lost
House
and
Just
Escaped
With
Life
SKIOKOATK,
Feb.
2G.
Henry-
Ferch.
an
old
timer
011
the;
yueen
llharlolte
Island
who!,
has
a
ranch
al
Southeast
Harbor.:'-Lawn
Hill,
lost
his
house
by
firej
(
recently.
Mr.
Ferch.
who
was"
I
l-lv
ill
illl
tn:i
fit
nl
rklllH
of
the
btiililinc'
to
save
hiuiselPJ
but
he
lot
everything
lie
owned4S
After
Ihe1
fire
he
had
lo
Irami'J
two
miles
in
his
bare
feet
to
pel.
shelter
al
a
ueighbors.
Mr.
iS
Schafer
i
taking
care
of
hiur
now.
The
many
friend
or
Mr."
Ferch
al
Skidcgale
and
other
parts
of
the
eoaf
sympathize
with
him
in
hi
loss.
STORE
BURNED
5
FRANCOIS
LAKE
HFIINS
LAKH.
Feh.?G.
A
store
owned
l
J.
11.
Keefe
at
Francois
Lake
was
destroyed
by
fire
Monday.
All
available
men
from
North
Hank
crossed
on
the
ferry
and
also
the
lauurh
Sycamore
with
District
Forester
Mar
gin
aboard
carrying
pumps
and
hose.
tnle
u
was
loo
late
lo
have
the
building
the
adjoining
residence.
were
kepi
from
taking
'
fire.
c
.r.
....(,
1
;
1
nie
illumine
wa
a
fine
out
and
practically
all
llie
slock
is
also
a
lo.
.t....
.....l
..II
ll.
-
Inn
.v.iii
I
....
.
.
l
v-
LOGS
FOR
MILL.
SKlhKGATE.
Feh.
26
Cantnln
FJiarle
Harlisf
skipper
of
the
Rambler,
brougjit
in
a
boom
of
spruce
log
rroni
tanal
Pa
on
the
VN
i-tiast
lo
the,
mill
al
Ouecn
Charlotte
Cily.
Morley
Shier,
Ibc
popular
xior-
auspices
of
Uioifhern
represenlativv
of
the
Can
adian
titant
Pow'der'Uo..
is
trine
111
in
the
Stewart
Hostiilut
nr.
mj
nnu
u
nn-
m.-a
i-ouiiviooik
;
en
ni
me
eraveside
ty
Hugler
v.icordiii
to
were
re-eiecied
including
Charles.
Ittuice.
Pallbearer
were
metn-rlly
thi
Mcl.actilan
who
was
president
;
hers
of
the
Uivat
War
Yeiprn'
i.i
word
reaching
Ihe
morning.
Mr.
Shier
oorth
lal
week
on
on
of
Association
and
pert.-nal
friends
In
iTeriodir,,!
hui'!Cs
trip-'