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VOL. 6, NO. 17.
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1,  1916.
NUMEROUS EVENTS IN
AMUSEMENT CIRCLES
Since Christmas Day the city
seems to have been plunged in
one merry round of pleasure, and
gayety reigns supreme. Christmas afternoon saw the opening
of the hockey season, when
teams from South Fort George
and Prince George met on P. ince
ice to battle for first honors.
South came out on the interesting'
end of a score of five to three,
after a (ine brand of the great
Canadian winter game had been
furnished the large crowd of
spectators, The opening game
was unquestionably the fastest
lirst game ever played in this
vicinity, and speaks well for the
brand of hockey which may be
expected from the ice gladiators
this winter. |
The line-up was as follows
Price Five Cents
Barney Keegan
Aldermanic Candidate in Ward 2
Prince:-Bulzuk,  goal;  Wim-|Some Campaigning
bles,  point; Ewert, cover; Ram- j
say, rover; Morrison, left; Young'
i ntre; Brehaut, right.
South:—O'Flaherty, goal; McKay, point; Hawkins, cover; Williams, rover; Cross, left: Stewart, centre; Flynn, right.
For Sure-Wonder How
It  Would Pan Out?
Last Tuesday afternoon Boeh-
ner's Brave Bucks, the rather
fictitious title for an aggregation
of would-be hockeyists,   under-
Mr. Joseph Martin, candidate
for mayoralty, and Aid. J. W.
Mcintosh, candidate for re-election as representative of Ward
Four, addressed a meeting of
ratepayers of that ward in the
Britannia High School recently.
Mr. Martin advocated the aboli-
tion of mavoral and aldermanic
took to trim the hockey elite o saiaries, the enforcement of civic
Prince (leorge busmessdom, and byiawS| the continuation of the
sad to relate, met their Waterloo. tgx Rygtem at present jn uge an(J
What's that ? 0h' wel1' nToth: the holding of a tax sale annually.
mg ventured, nothing won Lack A]d Mcintosh recounted his year
of space prevents our enlarging of gervice on the cjty coundl) up.
upon the ignominy of the defeat- holdjng his stand m exempdnR
ed Bucks bv printing the line-up. from taxathn gt Pau|>g Hospital
and other institutions. He differ-
Thd Moose Hall was the scene ed tr0,n Mr. Martin in consider-
of an enjoyable affair last Mon- in(, the ,vstem of issuing delin-
day evening when the Oddfel- quent tax certificates to being
lows' Lodge g_vo a dance. Kerr's '• Sliipe,.;0r l0 Lhe present system of
orchestra provided pleasing mus- holding tax sales.
jc for the event, and George
Tapping varied the programme
by tapping out a few clever step
dances. Whist was enjoyed early
in the evening and a tempting
array of gastronomic delights
was annihilated before dancing
ci mmenced,
-Vancouver Province.
Announce Candidacy
The liberality of the citizens
provided Christmas cheer for the
men of tbe 102nd Battalion stationed here. Mr. R. C. S. Randall secured by subscription 884.-
15 for the purpose of entertaining the soldiers, and his and
Lieut. J. C, Halsev's efforts were
highly appreciated by the men.
We are getting very anxious to
see the boys in their new uniforms, which should be here
soon.
Christmas Eve was children's
night   at  tbe   First  Methodist
Several more aspirants for
aldermanic honors have come
forward during the week, and
from present indications there
will no doubt be quite a roster
when all the names are in.
Alderman H. E. Parks will be
a candidate   for   re-election   inj
Ward 1,  and Alderman F.  M.:
Ruggies annouces himself as a
candidate for Ward 2.
Mr. T. Porter's Platform
TO THE VOTERS OF PRINCE GEORGE.
Having been requested by a largely signed requisition of
my fellow citizens to offer myself as a candidate for the
office of Mayor in the forthcoming election, I take this opi or-
tunity of complying with their request and ask the support
of the electors of the city on the following platform :
1. A more adequate water system for fire pro e tion
than at present exsists, to be installed at the earliest possible
date.
2. To obtain title deeds to property set asido for public
parks, squares and recreation grounds.
... Daily wage of S3 for an eight hour day on all c'ty
work, and union scale for skilled labor.
4. Street improvements and sidewalks where traffic and
development demand such.
5. Harmonious working with the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway Company, protecting the city's interests, and the
earnest and intelligent effort to centre large shops and pay
rolls here. To obtain equalized wholesale freight rates to
foster establishment of wholesale :entre here and permit export of the products of the country.
6. Economical and business-like management of the
city's affairs, this including substantial reduction of present
city hall expenses.
7. A clean and orderly city.
8. Employment of Prince Ceorge residents and ratepayers on all city work, married men to have preference.
9. Auditors' report of expenditures and general state
ment of city's business transacted to be made public at stated
periods, every three months if possible.
10. Equal distribution of city purchase to city business
where prices and quality equal, if not purchased from lowest
bidder on sealed tenders.
11. (lovernment by the majority of the people's representatives—the council—and elimination of one man or gang
rule.
12. Intelligent effort to bring the provincial government
to carry out proposed High School, Nechaco Bridge and P.
G. E. Railway, and with Dominion Government to carry out
proposed Customs and Post Office Building, including adjust-
ment of traffic arrangements on the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway Bridge.
13. Readjustment of scavenger system and making of
same efficient and economical; cost to be paid out of city
funds, this not to include garbage.
14. Will use every endeavor to dispose of the city bonds
advantageously and carry out the work as authorized by the
ratepayers.
15. Municipal ownership of all public utilities.
36. A Government of the people, for the people and by
the people of the City of Prince George.
Very Truly Yours,
1HOMAS PORTER.
CANADIAN PATRIOTIC
FUND-SECOND APPEAL
Aid. F. M. Ruggies
Who will be a candidate in Ward
Two at the coming civic election.
To Interview Premier
Mr. A. G. Hamilton, chosen as
Conservative  candidate  in   the
j Prince (leorge riding in the next
; Provincial election, is due in  the
| city for the purpose of having an
interview with  Premier Bowser
and his colleagues on a number
of matters affecting his section
of the country.   Among these is
the   question   of   the  Nechaco
bridge.   Mr. Hamilton  has with
him the estimates for this work
and will endeavor to facilitate
an early commencement of construction. Mr. Hamilton will
spend Christmas with his family
at Vancouver. He made the trip
to the Coast from Prince Oeorge
via the Canadian Northern Pacific line, going enst over the
Grand Trunk Pacific as far as
Rainbow, where connections are
made with C. N. P. trains for
the coast.—Victoria Colonist.
Church, when an Xmas tree delighted a host of youngsters and
provided amusement for many
of their elders. A pleasing programme was rendered by the
children, after which the gifts
were distributed.
WINNING A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER
Notice of the following appointments is contained in a recent
issue of the B. C. Gazette: H. S.
Banwell, of Fernie, to be a court
of revision and appeal for the
Fort Steele Assessment district
during the absence of .Mr. G. G.
Moffatt on military duty; to be
members of the Treasury Board:
The Hon. William John Bowser,
K.C, Premier; the Hon. Thomas Taylor, Provincial Secretary;
and the Hon. William Roder'c'c
Ross, K. C. Minister of Lands;
the Hon. William John Bpwser,
Attorney-General, as Commissioner of Fisheries,
Lieut. Hughes swam from his submarine pushing a
raft loaded with explosives during the night, in an attempt to blow up a Dardanelles railway viaduct,
Students of the University of
I British Columbia are unanimous-
: ly in favor of organizing a University   Battalion  in   the  four
Western Provinces.   It is believed that about half of the students
row taking the officers' training
course at the University will be
I willing to to volunteer for the
unit.
Word has been received from
Ottawa that no clemency will be
extended to A. L. Clinger, the
man found guilty of murdering
his partner Smith on the Cariboo
Road last summer. He was sentenced at the Clinton Assizes to
be hanged.
After an absence from Victoria
of 17 months, during which time
i she rendered much valuable service to the British Admiralty, the
; C. P. R. liner Empress of Japan.
Capt. W. Dixon Hopcraft, R. N.
R., arrived in port last week.   It
did shipping men good  to see
I this famous old ship, the last of
the three white sisters, back
again. She attracted more attention than she has ever done
since she arrived on her maiden
trip, through the fact that she is
the first vessel which has acted
as an auxiliary cruiser, to touch
at a British Columbia port. The
officers and men were very joyful
over the prospects of meeting
their wives, families and relatives in Vancouver. They had
not seen them since they sailed
away on July 23, 1914
GIANT FLAG-POLE
The Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company's steamer Merionethshire arrived at London on Wednesday last from British Columbia ports. She carried a giant
flag-pole donated by Brooks,
Scanlon & O'Brien to be erected
at Kew Gardens. The huge stick
was shipped at Vancouver.
The pole is 215 feet in length,
32 inches at the butt and 12 ins.
diameter at the top. The Merionethshire passed out of this
port on August 18th for the
United Kingdom.
Somewhat over a year ago. as
President of the Canadian Patriotic Fund, I made an appeal to
the people of the Dominion for
funds to assist the families of
the gallant men who were going
to the front. Though anticipating a generous response, I was
hardly prepared for the magnificent manner in which the call
was me', Monies have poured into the treasury of the fund
until the total contributions have
reached and exceeded six million
dollars.
Large, however, as this sum
appears, it has not greatly exceeded current demands and, if
peace were declared in the immediate future, the entire surplus on hand would be required
before all the men of the Expeditionary Force could again return home.
To-day there are 25,000 families, comprising, it is estimated,
80,000 individuals dependent upon the Patriotic Fund.
With further recruiting the
demands upon the fund will, with
each succeeding month, continue
to grow, so that it is estimated
that, should the war continue
during 1916, a sum amounting to
some $8,000,000 and probably
more will be required. This
would, however, only mean $i
per head of the population for
the people of Canada, and it is
little indeed to ask of those who
remain at home in comparison
with the sacrifice in life and limb
of those who are fighting in defence of the Nation.
In spite of the various calls
that have been made for funds
to aid our soldiers and sailors and
the magnificent response that
has been made in each and every
case, I still feel assured that the
warm hearts of all Canadians
will respond to this further appeal to enable the Patriotic Fund
to continue its splendid work
during 1916 and take care of the
families of those who are fighting
for their Sovereign, the Empire,
and the Dominion, on the battlefields of Europe and on the High
Seas.
(Signed) Arthur.
President, Canadian Patriotic
Fund.
Government House.
Ottawa, 1st January, 1916
Andrew Carnegie has made a
substantial contribution to the
cost of erecting a free public
library at Colwyn Bay. Perhaps
Andy will look this way soon.
Dreamland ToNight
An unusually fine bill is bein?
presented at the Dreamland this
evening. Manager Adams is
starting off the new year with a
most pleasing bill, First comes
a two-reel Lubin feature, "The
Stolen Yacht," which tells a stirring story of the sea. rl he Hearst-
Selig Pictorial weekly contains
several subjects of great interest, j
The liner Orduna, which escaped
destruction from a (ierman sub-,
marine is shown upon Jier arrival
in New York. A Kalem comedy
featuring Bud Duncan in "The
Hickeville Troupe," provides the.
laugh.
On Monday and Tuesday even-!
ings will be shown an Edison
two-reel feature, with Miriam
Ne^bitt and Marc MacDermott
playing the leading parts. Thej
name of this is "The Pines tf
Lory." The play is a dramatization of the novel of that name by
J. A. Mitchell. "Ain't the
Truth" and "A Safe Investment," two breezy comedies
round the bill.
FRENCH OFFICERS QUESTIONING A GERMAN
PRISONER OF WAR.
We have a large number of the
latest books, many of them being
the most recent publications.
-Panama News Stand.
After the late drive by the Allied forces in Northern
France among the many (lerman prisoners taken, several
were questioned at length giving much information as to
the condition of the German troops, food supply, etc. Tho Oleic.   Established Newspaper In the
Fort Goorgo District.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE NORTHERN
INTERIOR PRINTING COMPANY. LTD.
SUBSCRIPTION :
$1,50 Pit Ye-nr, in Advance.
Tei the United States i'i.tH).
All communications should 1. addressed tn
The lle'ealel. Prince George. B. C.
Norman li. Wesley,
President.
R. R. Walker,
Managing Editor.
SATURDAY,   JANUARY   1st,   1915.
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The Civic    ^HIS week has witnessed considerable ac-
Election. tivity on the part of the various candi
dates for positions on the aldermanic bench
for the forthcoming business year.   With the commencement today of another year's business, the time has arrived
for the electors of this municipality to weigh carefully the'
qualifications of the men who are out for office and vote
for those who will have the betterment of civic conditions
at heart.   At a time like this, when the baby city is getting away to a good start, nothing is so important as wise
legislation.   Forthcoming generations must not be forced
to pay for the follies of present administration; taxation!
must be carefully controlled; retrenching is the order ofe
the day in world circles, and we must go slowly.   Over-
anxiety to produce big results and make a creditable show- j
ing often lead to error.   The electors must predetermine!
the future of the city.   It is a wise child who chooses his
own grandparents.   A paradoxical statement, no doubt,
but one with a world of wisdom hidden thenn ! It is a fortunate city whose first legislators were men of wide vision.
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Life of _4 COPY of "The life of Lord Strathcona, I
Strathcona.        and Mount Royal" has just come to j
hand and we cannot refrain from commenting briefly on the merits of this excellent work.   Donald
Smith, the pioneer trader, stands pre-eminent among Can-|
adian empire builders, and a study of the above book, |
ably written by Beckles Wilson, will prove a literary treat |
in this day of cheap literature, when pink-tea romances, i
impossible drama and farcical tales of adventure fill our i
libraries.   In this book Mr. Wilson has erected to the
memory of a great man a monument that will do him honor.
More        I^HE sending of notes by the government
American        of the great republic to the south seems
Notes.       to be an agreeable diversion from the tedium
of everyday duties.   Quite frequently the
big dailies chronicle the opinions of the legislators at Washington to assure their readers of the awful solemnity of
the situation.   Nothing comes of it.   Is the United States
as a people, to be congratulated upon their determination
to keep out of the war game, though profiting hugely from
it, or are they simply blinding their usually clear vision
with that ever present optical illusion, the great American
Dollar ?
JUST about the time the world has been led to believe
the British troops are not doing any fighting—not even
near the scene of action—along comes an announcement
that a gallant stand made by British volunteers saved the
Allied forces from annihilation. The latest is the announcement that Irish and Scotch contingents in Serbia held thej
Teutonic-Bulgar forces in check until the French forces <
accomplished their successful retreat.   It cost the Irish I
and scotch 1500 men.   The British stand at Mons checked
the onslaught of Von Kluck and gave the French just'
enough time to arrange their defence along the Marne.
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I^IIE British Columbia Manufacturer's Association is to!
be commended for its efforts to create a mercantile
marine for this province. It is proposed to form a joint
stock company, shares in which will be taken by the mem-
bers of the association and offered to the general public. |
(lovernmental aid will be sought; and no doubt in view of
Mr. Bowser's intention to bring in a shipping bill at next
session of the legislature, will be forthcoming.
wu, is to uu uuut irom uuawa,
Canada, sixty miles soutii to the
St. Lawrence River international
boundary. If is stated that the
road is to be built as a memorial
to the late J. P. Whitney, Premier of Ontario.
CHURCH   SERVICES.
CHURCH  OF ENGLAND.
St. Stephen's South Fort George.
Sunilay.  8  a.m.,   Hnly  Communion
(second and fourth Sundays);  l-l p.m., '
Sundav   school:   7-30   p.m.,  evening
prayer and sermon.
Wednesday, 7-.'10 p.m., evening prayer with intercessions for those engaged
in the war.
St. George's. Central Fort George.
Sundav, 8 a.m., Holy communion
(third Sunday); 11 a.m., morning
prayer, litany and sermon; llMfi p.m.,
Sunday   school.
Tuesday, 7-30 p.m., evening prayer
with intercessions for those engaged in
lhe war.
Prince GEOROE-Temporary church
on Seven I h Avenue. Sunday, 8-30 a.m.,
Holy Communion (First Sunday);
2-30 p.m., Sunday School; 7-30 p. m.,
evening prayer and sermon.
Holy Communion at all these churches
on holy days and week days, according
to notice.
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Full Line of Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos.
Barber Shop in Connection.
The Time
Corner 4th Avenue
and George St.    I
Barrister and |
Solicitor, j
Armstrong Block,
Prince (ieorge.
METHODIST.
First Methodist Church, Prince
George, near Princess Theatre, Third
Avenue west. Rev. H. L. Morrison,
B.  ., pastor.   Services at 11 a.m., and
30 p.m.;   Sunday school, 12 p,m.
rpHE price of choice farm-lands is lower f
today than will be the case when finan- j
cial and world conditions once more become normal. The careful buyer of good j
property during this depression will realize j
a big profit. The man in search of a
home, where success is assured, will find !
his opportunity here and now.
We own exclusively some of the best j
pieces of agricultural land in the Prince '
(Ieorge district and are offering some ex- j
ceptional bargains. i
Write for our free illustrated booklet
or call at our George Street office for full I
particulars. J
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PRESBYTERIAN.
Tothe
Home Builder
Sheet Metal.   Furnaces a Specialty.
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water
Heating.
First Church, Fort George.-Rev.
O. M. Wright, B.A., minister.  Services
at 11 a.m.  and 7-30  p.m.;   Sabbath ^
school at 12-15 p.m.
Knox Church, South FortGeorge.
Rev.   A.  C.   Justice,   b.a.,   minister.
Service every Sunday  morning in  the
church at 11 a.m.:   Sabbath  school at;
2 p.m.
Saint Andrew's Church. Prince
GEORGE.—Rev. A. C. Justice, b a.,
minister. Service is held in the Conservative Club Rooms, every Sunday
evening at 7-.'lfl p. ni.; Sabbath school
in the Kex Theatre, at 2-30 p.m.
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Nightingale & Bustin,
The Quality Barber Shop.
Phone 12, Prince George.
General Repairing.
Wc carry the finest line of
high-grade cigars, cigarettes and
tobaccos in the city.
GEORGE STREET,
PRINCE GEORGE.
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PREEN  BROS.,
^ BURDEN & CO.,
CIVIL  ENGINEERS,
Dominion and B. C. Land Surveyors,
Surveys of Lands, Mines, Townsites,
Timber Limits, etc.
Fort George, B. C. Victoria, B. C.
Hammond Street 111. Pembeertnn RUIk.
I. P. Burden, Mgr, F. C. Green, Mki'.
Nelson, R. C. New Hnieltnn. B. C.
Iffi, Ward Street B. C Affleck. Mgr,
A. H  Green. Mirr.
'E will sell
you a fine
residential lot
intheMILLAR
ADDITION,
which is within
two blocks of
George Street,
for $325, providing you a-
gree to build a
house costing
$1,000 thereon
within a year.
Fort George & Alberta Telephone & Electric
Company, Limited.
General Telephone and Telegraph Business. I.u. inoss
Phones, on private lines, $•"> a month ; 83 a month, party lines.
Residence Phones, S3 a month, private lines; $2 a month, party
lines. Shortest and quickest line to Vancouver and shortest
cable line to Kurope.
Phone -17 Prince George for messenger or other information.
CHARLES   A.   GASKILL,   Manager.
The Millar Addition of Prince
< leorge promises to become
the best residential section of this city.
....
JJON. Martin Burrell, Minister of Agriculture, who
represents British Columbia in the Federal Cabinet, j
interviewed on the cabinet changes in his province, hadj
words of praise regarding the selection of Hon. Lome A. I
Campbell, as Minister./jof.Min.'s., "He is a most capable!
man," said Mr. Burrellf'%if M'should do valuable work!
for British Columbia.",/'"  .
Apparently those who have assumed the right to speak |
for the Liberal party in; British Columbia are under the
impression that the electors are willing to trust their
affairs in the hands of men whose highest conception of
public duty is to assail their opponents with all kinds of
vilification, and who put forth every effort in their power j
to make the province appear in a false light before the
world. We say "Those who have assumed" because
hundreds of old-time Liberals have sent messages to the
Premier and his colleagues expressing their great pleasure
at the personnel of the new cabinet and their complete
satisfaction with the programme of action laid down in
Mr. Bowser's address. British Columbia never was carried
by a campaign of slander and will not, nor will any constituency in it be carried by such a campaign in 1916. The
electors want more than vague allegations. They will
support a party that stands for a progressive and definite
policy.
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NEW YORK
LAUNDRY.
Goods called for and delivered. Lowest prices,
work guaranteed.
CLEANING AND  PRESSING,
Fourth Avenue,
Prince George.
The Northern Lumber and
Mercantile Co., Limited.
Manufacturers of High
Grade  Kir and  Spruce
Lumber.
Dealers in General Hardware and Builders' Supplies.
Prince George and Soulh Fori George.
Real Estate.
M. C. WIGGINS,
Specialist in Prince
George Lots, Farm
Lands and Acreage.
OFFICE ;
THIRD AVENUE, PRINCE GEORGE.!
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Prince Rupert
THROUGH   STANDARD  SLEEPER
NO. 1 Leave Ivlmonton Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays 10.35 p.m
WESTBOUND Arrive Prince George Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays 8 00 p m,
Leave Prince (ieorge Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays 8.15 p.m.
Arrive I'rince Rupert, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 6.15 p.m
NO. 2 Leave I'rince Rupert Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays 10 30 a m
EAST BOUND Arrive I'rince George Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays . 8.30 a.m.
Leave Prince George Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays . 8.45 a.m.
Arrive Edmonton Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays 8.00 a.m.
CONNECTIONS  AT  EDMONTON TO  ANO FROM  POINTS EAST
Travel via the
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EVER CONSTRUCTED.
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Phone 103      George St.
PRINCE GEORGE.
Boehner's Billiard Parlors
SNOOKER, BILLIARDS and POOL
Best grade Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos
Marber - Shop in connection.
Ruggies Block   :   George Street
^:
Walter F. Gregg,
CIVIL ENGINEER,
British  Columiiia  Land
Surveyor.
Post Building,
Prince George.
VANDERHOOF HOTEL,
Vanderhoof, R C,
25 Rooms, Excellent Cuisine,
Finest of Wines, Liquors ancl
,      Cigars, American Plan.
Rates - $2.50 per day.
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Prince George Hotel]
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Proprietor.
J. L. RUTTAN,
Proprietor.
Modern and up-to-date in every respect.
Entire building Steam Heated.   Hot and
Cold Water in Rooms. Public and Private
Baths.
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Sometimes matrimony turns
love's sweet dream into a nightmare.
Let your thai, hts be well
dressed if you would have them
move in . ood company,
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The man who plays cards for
n may get it but the other
■How gets his money.
Leap year talk has already
commenced, but probably the
. nly people who are very much
interested are those who have a
birthday in that year which is
denied them in other years.
Those who missed a good feed
Christmas Day will have an opportunity of surrounding one today— maybe.
A man's idea of Hell—"All
dressed up, drunk, and no place
to go."
A short story :—She was laughing Thursday evening when he!
met her for the (irst time.   At
the breakfast table in their apart-
ment Friday  morning he saw a;
single tear roll down her cheek.
The above photograph of the Harris Ranch in the Upper Nechaco Valley pays glowing
tribute to the charm of Central British Columbia. Countless lakes nestle among the hills,
wide valleys hold hidden wealth and everywhere is the promise of the future, when prosperity and happiness will reward the efforts of the pioneers who are today steadily pushing
back the frontier.
When a woman is bored the
lirst thing to go to sleep is her
conscience.
NOTICE,
A man's a man until he marries. After that he's his wife's
husband.
What gives a woman the most
pleasure - to look at a plain
woman or a handsome man ?
'lhe happiest family life is led
by a childless widower.
OF GENERAL INTEREST
"The Prussian is cruel by
leirth. Civilization will make
him ferocious."—Goethe.
Women tram conductors have
now appeared upon the electric
cars of the Leeds (England) Corporation Tramways. The first
corps, composed of twenty young
women dressed in blue serge
i mics and skirts with red facings
and wearing uniform caps, has
proved satisfactory, and it is
stated that the number to be employed may reach 200. The rate
of pay proposed is the same as
that of the men, 11 cents per
hour, which for full time means
27s. Gd. (?6.68) per week.
NOTICE is hereby given that nn application will be made to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of
! British Columbia at  in  next  Session,
i on behalf of The Naas & Skeena Rivers
' Railway Company, a company incorporated by the 1,legislative Assembly of the
Province of llritish Columbia, by Chapter lift of the Statutes of British Columbia,   1911,   feer an  Act to be entituled
'The Naas &  Skeena Rivers Railway
I Act. 1911, Amendment  Act, 1916," ex-
i tending the pe-riods prescribed by  Sec-
! tion  79 of ihe  Railway  Act,   within
! which The Naas & Skeena Rivers Railway  Company should  bona fide com-
I me'nee the construction of ils railway,
I procure  the  bona lide payment up in
I cash of not less than fifteen per cent of
the authorized share capital of thecom-
I pany, and the expenditure of such fif-
I teen per cent in, upon and towards the
construction  of its  railway,   and  the
completion and putting into operation
of  the said   company's  railway;   and
for such further and 'incidental powera
as may be nece»Bary.
Dated at Victoria, B. C, this 24th
day of November, 1915.
Barnard, Robertson,
Heisterman & Tait,
Solictors for the Applicant.
Jan. 29-6t.
SYNOPSIS OK COAL MINING
REGULATIONS
Coal mining rights of the Dominion,
in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the
North-West Territories and in a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of
twenty-one years renewal for a further
term of 21 years at an annual rental of
! ,1 an acre.   Not more than 2,560 acres
I will be leased to one applicant.
Application for a   lease   must   be
| made by the applicant in person to
the Agent or Sub-Agent of the  dis-
I trict in which the rights applied for
i are situated.
In surveyed territory the land must
! be desoribed by sections, or legal su b-
! divisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for
shall be staked out by the applicant
himself.
Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $5 which will be refunded if the rights applied for are
not available, but not otherwise. A
royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of
five cents per ton.
The person operating the mine
shall furnish the Agent with sworn
returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and
pay the royalty thereon. If the coal
mining rights are not being operated,
such returns should be furnished at
least once a year.
The lease will include the coal mining
rights o'.ly, rescirded by Chap. 27 of
4 5 George V. assented to 12th June,
1914.
For full information application
should be made to the Secretary of
the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent
of Dominion Lands.
W. W. CORY,
Deputy Minister of the Interior.
N.B.—Unauthorized publication of
this advertisement will not be paid
for.-83575.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
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'lhe average annual income of j
each resident of the United States j
is nearly $350.   The average annual income of each resident ol |
Great Britain is $260.
A proposal of marriage seldom j
surprises a girl.   She  has her
wedding all planned long before
that.
Some fellows are so clumsy
they can't even fall in love without going broke.
Frederick Palmer's "My Year
of the (Ireat War" has already
gone through six large editions,
President Wilson is indeed a
wonder. Think of a man getting
up an address like that to Congress when he is engaged to a
charming widow.
11 rain crops of the West beat
all records by 2(10,000,000 bushels
this year. The present of a
few million bushels to stricken
Belgium could well be afforded
and the world would applaud.
German babies are without
milk—both the ordinary kind and
also the milk of human kindness,
which seems sadly lacking in the
Kaiser's realm.
The baseball pot keeps simmering. James J. Callahan,
former manager of the White
Sox, will pilot the Pirates next
season.
1915-1916
Christmas
and New
Year's
Holidays
Fare and One Third
For Round Trip I
Between oil stulions on the Grand,
Trunk Pacilic Railway In Manitoba
(Winnipeg and West) Saskatchewan
and British Columbia.
Dates of Sale
FOR CHRISTMAS : December 22nd to
25th, 1915, both days inclusive.
IFOR NEW YEAR: December 29th
1916, to January 1st, 1916, both
days inclusive.
FINAL RETURN LIMIT
JANUARY 4th,  1916.
For Tickets,   Reservations  and  full
■ particulars, apply to any Grand Trunk
Pacific Agent, or Train Agent.
W. J. QUINLAN,
District Passenger Agent,
WINNIPEG, Man.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
The subscription price
of the Herald, the oldest established paper in
this district, is ONLY
Bank of England rate unchanged at 5 per cent.
OUR AIM:
"A Bigger and Better
Paper for a Small
Price."
Home Guard
Ogilvie's
means
Economy
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Ogilvies Royal Household
Canada's Best Flour
Kennedy, Blair & Co., Limited,
SOUTH FORT GEORGE, DISTRIBUTERS.
Just Stop and Think
of the risk and inconvenience of burning coal oil.
Why not be up-to-date? Have your house wired,
it costs but a trifle more. Rates on application at
our oflice - Rooms 7 & 8, Post Building, George
Street, and at the plant, South Fort George. We
have a stock of lamps, shades, fixtures, irons, and
handle all utility devices.
Northern Telephone & Power Co., Ltd.
Electric light Service and Power Furnished.
House Wiring and Electrical Futures of all kinds.
Phone 19- Four Rings, South Fort Goorge.
Phone 10, Prince George.
COAL
Johnson & Finlaison
Pioneer Coal and Wood Dealers
"PEMBINA" BEST COAL
Mined in the West.    Beware of Inferior Grades.
Our Motto is "Full Measure."
Phone 90 Yard: Queen Street
Shot and Shells
Shotguns and Rifles
Ammunition and Traps.
EVERYTHING FOR THE
SPORTSMAN - SEE OUR DISPLAY   OF    DUCK   DECOYS.
Kennedy, Blair & Company, Limited.
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DRUGS - MEDICINES • PRESCRIPTIONS.
Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobaccos, at Wholesale and Retail.
Stationery, Magazines, Newspapers, Confections, ana
Toilet Articles.
Fort George Drug Co., Ltd.
laselle Avenue, Sonlh Fort George.   ::   George Street, Prince George.
KODAKS - GRAMOPHONES - RECORDS xrx: ixjktKKXmt
..'.  .■_.._ •.•x.iue.i.'i 1 _ tj. ja._
The local liberal mgan how euphon-
ious that sounds! —comments on thei
lamentable fact, from a parly point of
view, that -loe Martin, the liberal candidate for this district in the next federal election, and the Vancouver Sun,
the liberal party organ, cannot agree.
What an awful admission to make !
Still, it is gratifying to hoar the Daily
Mews admit that the estimable reformers are not quarrel proof.
#    *    #    #    •
Pte. A. Lineham, of the machine-gun
section "f the 67th Western Scots, left
em Thursday's train for Victoria, where j
he will rejoin his regiment.
Conductor I. Chase is hobbling a-
round mi crutches these days. His
appearance on the streets again was
must welcome to his mimeious friends
and all wish him a speedy recovery
!•',
•y.lCKYFOflDE.-li.N_-i_r$Ur,
";."   of the Harem, in
'.WHS MT0 THE HARM
NOTICE.
utile r Rivet, of  the Sacred Heart
Riimai  Catholic Church, paid a visit to
the Indian  reservation   up   the  Fraser
r 	
'.#... DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby
Road   Superintendent    Snell   spent!      given   to   the   electors  Of
Christmas with his family at Vanrier-1 the Municipality of the City
hoof, returning to tbe city early this l(rf prince George that I require the presence  of the
n.    . .        ,   .    said electors in the Council
Prince deorge experienced the first „
realley cold weather of the winter this: Chambel'-   at   the  City  Hall
week.   At ihat the mercury only on the tenth day of January,
reached  ten  below.   Some snow  fell  1916, at twelve o'clock   nOOn
and the cold snap soon broke. j fOr the   purpose   of   electing
persons to represent them in
Misswiima Young, sister of Mrs. :the  Municipal   Council   as
ijuijujl'cu uunara or more, and
who are otherwise duly qualified as municipal voters.
The person qualified to be
nominated for and elected
School Trustees of the city
shall be such persons as are
male British subjects of the
full age of twenty-one years,
actually residing within the
municipality, and have been
for the six months next pr. -
ceding the day of nomination
the owner of land or real
property in the City of Prince
(ieorge of the assessed value
on the assessment roll of five
hundred dollars or more, and
;are otherwise qualified to
vote at an election of school
trustees in the municipality.
Given under my hand at
Prince George, B. C, this
e Thirty-First Day of December, 191.5.
J. A. TURNER,
Returning Officer,
Who has been appointed commander of the German
troops on the western front, Von Mackensen was
greatly responsible for the various successes against
the Russians in Galicia.
JOB PRINTING
NOTICE.
As You Want It and
When You Want It at
W. P. Ogilvie, is spending the Christ
mas holidays here.
TENDERS  will  be  received  at the:
office of George Snell, Riad Superintendent,   South Fort George, up
to Monday night, January 3rd, 1916, for
Mayor and Aldermen, and 'he disg% pf * well on the Prince
,       „     „ m George School grounds.   The well must
alSO IOr OChOOl lrUSteeS. be lined with weep holes around, com-1
mi i /> , •        mencing  ten  feet  from  the  top, the
The mode of nomination ■ conct_t_ would be '
THE HERALD
e
The  Fort George Auxiliary of the
Red Cross Society held a meeting Wed- °*   Candidates
nesday  afternoon   in  the   West  End follows .'
Presbyterian Haii. The candidates
***** nominated, in   Writing J   J ne heating and for general use
practices kave.been the order j writing shall   be subscribed _   J.E.GRIFFITH,
it   ,s   surprising  how by ty/Q ^^ Qf ^ ^j..;.
carried up nine inches
.hall    hp    fl. above ground and  top  covered with a
oiicut    u.    "0, substantial frame  and  planking, With :
hinged   manhole   with   padlock.     The
.    ,      well will have to be carried sufficiently
Shall,   be deep to ensure  an  ample   supply  of
Tho *ate.r ^or l\}e closets, lavatories, steam
Hockey
of  the  week
much  good  material  is  being found.
Deputy Minister and Public
Works Engineer.
There is no reason  whatever why we
could not have a city league.
pality as proposer and sec
onder, and shall be delivered f
j to the Returning Officer at
Here's the opportunity to see if you any time between the date
car.'t stretch your annual.period of re-  of the   notice  and   tWOp.m.
form an  extra day  or two before you  0f the day of the nomination;
The said writing may be in
slip.
N'exi comes the  big  carniva
local rink on January Fifth.
at the
France Would
-   \Not Have Done It
I
the form numbered 5 in the
schedule of this Act,  and
shall state the names, reri-
dence, and occupation or d;;-
cription of each person proposed, in such manner as
sufficiently to identify such
Mr  Owen Johnson   recently candidate; and in the event
asked General Joffre on behalf    .        .   n   i   •
...,, ,,■..,,.   ,,      u ._   A 01 a Poll being  necessary,
ol (oilier s Weeklv. whether he       .    ' ,.      ...   f ,   •"
thought a French submarine SUch Po11 Wl11 be °Pened on
could have been ordered to sink ^e Thirteenth day of Jantl-
the Lusitania. Joffre replied : ary, 1916, and will be kept
"No French government would open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
impose such an order, knowing ;at the City Hall, for each of
that it woald not be obeyed. We ^ three w rf f w h
cannot give innuman commands . ,
to human beings.   With  us the every  Person   1S  hereby ™-\
army is not the master but the cIuired  to  take   not'Ce   and
servant of the nation, and the govern himself accordingly.
nation reposes on a public con-     The persons qualified to be
science which is the sum of the nominated for and elected as'
consciences of its soldiers, and ■ h   M f ft    cj        h „
our responsibility   to that  con- . / J        ,
science Js higher than any mili- be such persons as are male
tary necessity." ' British subjects of the full
- age of twenty-one years, and
are  not disqualified under
any Law, and have been for
six months next preceding
the day of nomination the
owner of land or real prop- j
erty in the City of Prince
George of the assessed value
on the assessment roll of one
thousand  dollars  or more,
and who are otherwise duly
qualified as municipal voters.
The persons qualified to be
nominated for and elected
as Aldermen of the city shall
be such persons as are male
British subjects of the full
age of twenty-one years, and
are not disqualified  under
any law, and have been for
the six months next preceding the day of nomination
the owner of land or real
property in the City of Prince
j (jeorge of the assessed value
BEAUTIFUL JANE COWL.
Famous5t.rof"MGARDfNyiltfi
ABitfU mvws. I Feature
QOOD merchandise
behind careful
advertising will always bring satisfaction. The Herald
is the best advertising medium in this
district. An advertisement in our columns will bring your
goods to the notice
of ready buyers
with profit to us all.
Phone 2.5.
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AMERICAN PLAN
EXCELLENT CUISINE
Corner Hamilton & Third
South FortGeorge. B.C.
Rates  $2.50 and $3
Monthly and weekly rates on application
Beat of winefl,
Liquors and e-iirara
Albert Johnson, rm.
^
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Telephone 7.
Shamrock Brand.
Inland Express Company, Ltd.,
CARRYING MAIL, PASSENGERS AND
EXPRESS TO ALL POINTS SOUTH.
Stage loaves B, X, Office Tuesdays and Fridays at 5 a.m.
South Fokt Georoe.
J. D. Moore, Agent
^.
Best Quality Kiln-Dried
Fir and Spruce Lumber.
Sash and Doors, Lath,
Shingles, Lime, Cement.
Bogue & Browne Lumber Co.
Glass and Builders' Supplies.
FIFTH AVE. & DOMINION ST. PRINCE GEOR(iE
Watchmaker and Jeweler
official watch
inspector g.t.p.
PRINCE GEORGE.
FRANK COOPEI
<X
High-Class Barber
Work.
Razor-Honing a Sped;
altv
Ruggies' Block,
< ieorge Street.
D
REAMLAND
THEATRE^
Only High Class
Pictures Shown.
P. BURNS & CO. LTD
Wholesale and Retail
MEAT MERCHANTS
Photo-Play Piano.
(Seven instruments in one)
Shows Every Evening.
WANTED:
List of pre-emptions
with full description
price and terms.
The Wright
Investment Co.,
Prince George.
City Express &
Cartage Co.
Parcel Checking
and Storage.
RUSH BROS., Proprietors.
Prince George,
Phone 51. Opposite Station.
Nechaco Feed
and Sale Stables
2 doors North of Post Office,
BURRARD AVENUE,
Vanderhoof, B. C.
Mail Stage to Fort St. James,
every Tuesday, 7 a.m.
Saddle and Pack Morses
for hire.
D. H. HOY, Prop.
Dr. R. W. Alward,
DENTIST,
Ruggies' Bldg., George St.
BEAVER
Gvt "More Money" for your Furs
Beaver, Foxes, Muskrat, Wolves, Marten, Fisher,
White Weasel and mhor I'ur bearers rullrainl in your umloi
.?"",' )."!. ",JI! ',l>*l»>l«H«"ri,,"SIH!llKIIT"n_lsrieil
house In the World dealing exclusively In NORTII AMERICAN RAW TORS
til, table—rripani:. „•-,.. ,. I ur House with an Unblemished rep.
iii.e.ii n exiting lur lilnre. limn iitliirel eet iie'eulurv," almm Hlli'.
A VI.i '!',',Ve'','',:1,.",■".' ,: l'1!''>l<'l'l-'-r-.. ■eenn.'.S.vriSI'AtTOKV
_,. , ,'■ ',XAHI.hreturns. «t "■ for"ZkMubmMis* ."
tneomj rollntiia.iu. ttrnte mnrltei report nnd price list published,'
, Wrllelorlt   N OW-lt'n I'll KB
A. B. SHUBERT, Inc. ?s•" westaustin ave.
Oopt C 97 CHICAGO, U.S.A.
Panama News Stand.
The Panama News Stand conies
your home puper. A full line of
Action is always on hand, us well "■'■
all current periodicals. Host quality stationery, cigars, cigarettes and
snull's. We are up-to-date in everything.
George Street - Prince George.