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 !,   Sixty feet of Coal under Princeton—'Coalopolis.'
Toil is the price of Success; Adversity is the trial of Principle.
Princeton and district present varied opportunities for investment^and that man would, indeed, be hard to please who turned back from
here without finding anything to suit him—Mineral resources practically unlimited—Grazing, farm, garden and orchard valley lands.
Vol. X. No. 26.
PRINCETON, B.C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1909.
$2 a Year in Advance
UYlNfi STEEL NOW
V.,V. & E.   Track   Creeping
op the Valley—Grading
Well Ahead.
Hill People Spending Big Money in
West Building Railways for
New Tonnage.
Tracklaying is proceeding at a fair rate
on the V., V. & E. The first bridge over
the Similkameen, from Keremeos, will
be ready for train passage on July 4th
Ballasting will begin as ".oon.as ten miles
of track is laid, the assetnl ling of men,
cars, steam shovel and a small village on
wheels being made now for that pur
pose.
Grading is going on at the usual pace
and there is no doubt tliat the contractors will keep welt in advance of the tail
layers.
Contractor Hankinson will shortly
throw a temporary bridge across the Sim-
ilkauieeu, thus delivering dirt in town
for yard and station area. The spur to
the V.F.M. Co's coal mine will be commenced soon.
The Wenatchee branch of the V.,V.
& E. is under contract from Oroville to
Brewster.
J. J. Hill, prophet and railroad wizard,
says that Canada will have a population
of fifty millions in 1950.
Division Engineer Hale will shortly
remove to Princeton.
The Railway Journal states that the
Hill people will spend $15,000,000 on
construction in the west this year. What
proportion of that sum the V...V. & E.
will receive is not mentioned but it is
estimated that $3,000,000 will be required
to build the link from Princeton to near
Cloverdale.
SOME DIFFICULTIES RUNNING
FRONTIER PAPER.
■ The Star has hitherto referred to the
fact of its columns being mainly devoted
to local news, leaving the news of the
world to filter into the community by
the semi weekly and daily press. To
maintain its prestige as a local paper it-
must be provided with local news. Next
to the advertiser and the paidup subscriber the best supporter jof, the Star
and public spirited person is the one who
gives mining, real estate or ordinary local
items tor publication. The Star must
get its news from others direct as it can
only afford a staff of one and he has to
sweep out, 'eat pie,' wash inky rollers,
answer saucy letters from delinquents,
entertain interviewers and vice versa,
fill the 'editorial chair,' study political
and other kinds of economy, write
something on the most abstruse subjects
of the age, set type, keep right ear to
the ground to catch railway rumblings
and read the Gazette at least three times
to find one measly 2-line item of. news.
Never one derogatory remark nor harsh
criticism of the Star has ever been heard
by the editor, on the contrary some genuine 'bouquetf' have been received from
near and far on the good work it has and
is doing. But the Star is not content
with merely doing well, it wants to do
better, improve.   Reader, will you help?
FINE ORE SAMPLES FOR THE
A Y.P. EXPOSITION.
A splendid ore sample for the A Y.P.
at Seattle has been received from tl
Red Star, owned by -Pouwels & Bouji
ver. It is a little late coming down
owing to the difficult packing over a
r >ugh trail. But its value and size. 95
lbs , will more than compensate the government for any delay in its arrival
This ore runs 26 per cent, in copper, 6
ozs. of silver and $3 gold, per ton. It it.
strongly impregnated with sulphur and
arsenic, and a large quantity of copper
s dphides in solution drains through the
tunnel, jthe commercial value of which
cinnot be fully exploited without rail
transportation In Butte, Montana, and
at the RioTinto mines in Spain the sulphides of copper in solution are utilized
for the conversion of iron into copper bv
immersion. Messrs. Pouwels & Bonni-
ver have done a lot of development work
and have shown the existence of a lead
about 400 feet wide.
Col. Stevenson is also sending fine ore
samples from Summit camp and Five-
Mile. ^Mi
LACKING SOMEWHAT IN FACT
AND REALITY.
A telegram going the rounds of the
daily press says : "James J. Hill has informed Mayor Jamieson of Calgary that
he is 'rushing' the completion of his
'Penticton branch' with the object of
getting a strong foothold on the Rocky
mountain section of Canada, and then be
able to reach out into the prairie provinces. Mr. Hill said the peop'e of western Canada need not be surprised if they
found that he had swooped down into
their territory, as that is his intention."
[As far as people here are aware, there
is no Penticton branch building or contemplated ; there is no rushing of construction anywhere, and as for Uncle
Jim swooping down, that is probably a
joke. The main line of the V.,V. & E.
is building to Princeton and will^cdn-
tinue to build to the coast—that is all
there is 'to it.'—Ed.]
Wm. Britton arrived from Seattle recently, whither he went as a witness in a
legal case. He speaks well of the A.Y.P.
as a whole. The mineral section was not
open to the public and would be delayed
for some days owing to the large number
of samples. The Princeton samples had
arrived.
TWO TRAINS HELD UP
Bold Robbers Make Ducks the
Scene of Double
Monday N
Sleuths,   Scouts,    Indian   trackers,
!|ives and Mounted Men
will Persue.
hey say lightning never strikes twice
the same place. It is different with
train robbers. Uucks, on the C.P.R., is
again the scene of a train holdup, two,
in fact.
Constable Hewat received very meagre
instructions from his chief that a holdup
had taken place at Ducks on Monday
night about 11 o'clock. .^.W
', It appears that two trains, either cross
iug or a section following the main train,
were held by the bold bandits and plundered. No further particulars are available now.
Scouts will cover the whole country
as was done in the Bill Miner holdup of
May, 1906. Fortunately, no one living
in this section is suspected of any connection with these holdups. Miner and
one of his pals lived here two years prior
to 1906.
QUICK ACTION OF BRIGADE
STOPS FIRE.
The fire bell rang out an alarm last
Friday about noon, caused by a small
blaze on the roof ot the Chinese laundry
at the rear of the Thomas block. A
defective stove pipe runniug through the
roof and a big fire in the stove did the
damage. The fire brigade responded to
the call with commendable alacrity and
Chief Campbell isproud of the materiel
at his command. More than ever the
wisdom of purchasing a fire alarm bell
is manifest, which with the proposed
water works to be installed, will give
Princeton uptodate fire protection. Inspection of every chimney and stovepipe
should be matte by the fire wardens, if
not already done.
PRINCETON WILL MAKE THE
LION ROAR.
The celebration of Dominion Day has
assumed such proportions now that it is
certain a good time is in store for all who
visit Princeton that day. It is the last
time the 'old town' will celebrate under
primitive conditions, for next year there
will be railroad trains to bring the crowds
instead of the kicking cayuse as now.
The race track has been put in good condition and good sport is expected. All
the attractions will be carried out in
their entirety. It is urged that the town
be decorated along the business streets
and that all publie buildings be suitably
'dressed with flags and bunting.   Friends
from all parts °of the Similkameen arc
invited to be present and Umake the day
memorable. Sweethearts and wives,
come ; tillicums chako potlach.
PRECAUTIONARY STEPS TO
STAY SMALLPOX.
Dr. Fagan, secretary of the provincial
board of health, writing to Dr. Duncan,
Vernon, says : "In view of the fact that
smallpox is present at many points in
the province, I beg to call your attention
to the following sections in the smallpox
regulations:
it. When smallpox is present in the-
province, any physician who is called to.
visit a person suffering from chickenpox
shall immediately give written notice to
the medical health officer.
10. Phy»icians, teachers and householders shall notify the medical health officer
of the presence, or suspected presence,
of chickenpox."
TOWN AND DISTRICT NEWS
PARAGRAPHED.
A delightful shower of rain on Sunday
gave another boost to the. crops, which
are now in splendid condition.
Manager and Mrs. Marlow have moved
to their commanding residential quarters-
in the Hall block, over the Bank of Commerce. The bank quarters will soon be
in readiness for occupation.
The Britton block is fast receiving its
final touches from foreman Neil Mc-
Fadden.
Miss Laura Irwin, sister of Bert, is.a
graduate of.Toronto Conservatory of
Music and leaves for England shortly.
Gibson's lake, up Five-Mile, is the
angler's Mecca just now. Some pretty
big fish yarns have been spun by visitors
to this lake. The sea serpent and whale
stories are usually sprung at all new fishing resoits, so far, however, Gibson's has
escaped. But look out for the fellow
.who talks about mermaids.
Albert and Nels Johnson arrived from
the coast last Wednesday, where they
had been all winter. They are going to
work on A's mineral claims, Bear creek.
While at the coast Albert sent a man to
the Washington state prison for having
stolen money entrusted to him.
School closes next week, Wednesday,
for the summer holidays. Public examinations, to which parents and others interested are invited, will be held from the
hour of 11 a.m. to 12. Principal Cochrane will visit at the coast returning at
the close of the vacation to-ies'ume his
arduous duties.
Ritchie Bros., of Summerland,' were
visitors to-Princeton last week, coming
across country via Five-Mile creek. They
are townsite promoters, real estate speculators and all round investors and capitalists. They were much pleased with'
Princeton and will come again.
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THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
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Jdne 23, 1909.
The Similkameen Star.
J.  M. Wright
SUBSCRIPTION RATE:
One Year,   -    - -    -   -
Payable In Advance.
$2.00
Subscribers will confer a favor on this office by
promptly reporting any change in address or
irregularity in receipt of their paper.
Advertising rates furnished on application.
Legal notices to and 5 cents per line.
Pour weekly insertions constitute one month
advertising. ~
No transient advertisement inserted unless
accompanied with the cash.
OLD THINGS PASSING AWAY.
A remarkable chapter in the history of the Similkameen valley and
district  is  being unfolded  in  this
year of  grace,   1909.    So   far as
human foresight can penetrate it is
certain that  the close of the year
will find  Princeton   in touch with
the outside world by the operation
of tbe Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern  Railway,  built  by  the  Great
Northern.    The history of western
development shows  that the  ' iron
horse' is the greatest factor in the
progress of new countries:    Some
of the oldtimers on the frontier bewail the dawn of a new era of progress and competition.    They hate
to part with  the  free-and-easy life
and the  days of romance  and adventure.     But   the    world  would
stand still if these persons had their
way.     So,  a  physical  and   social
revolution  is at hand in the Similkameen.     The  railroad is  slowly
and stealthily transforming  the old
into a new order of things. '
Varions problems  confront every'
new   community.      Municipal organization and  the thousand complex questions  to  be dealt with in
laying the  foundations  broad  and
. deep for a city will  call for honest,
honorable and capable men—-men of
good  repute.    The latest methods
of making known to the world the
immense  resources, of this district
must  be  adopted.    Harmony  and
united  action On every matter pertaining to the public welfare is very
essential.     Competitors   in   every
line  of business, even  that  of the
newspaper, will, doubtless, come to
Princeton—welcome   them    rather
than discourage.  Throw pessimism,
which is only jealousy and a torpid
liver combined and is utterly vile,
to the winds when conversing with
the visitor and inspire him with the
and  progress  be the aim ot every
confidence you possess.    Let unity
citizen.
best paying business left to the  express companies,  instead of being
done by the government, as it is in
England and other European countries?   Evidently because the owners of these companies, being  high
railway officials, are able to protect
their graft in the usual way.    And
these people had the  nerve  to  call
Bill Miner a robber!    Honest  men
do not steal from express  companies, or from  train-robbers,   and  for
the same reasons: that it  might  be
bad for tbe health, and that it certainly would be bad for the  morals;
it  would  degrade   the thief to  the
level  of Bill,   though not  tbe  far
deeper degradation of the express
grafter.
P8HNCET0N BAMEKY
and CONFECTIONERY
FRESH BREAD DAILY—ALL KINDS
OF PASTRY, PIES, &C.
ICE CREAM MADE EVERY DAY
ICE CREAM SODA and SOFT DRINKS
/£jE?~Orders for Ice Cream taken from
One Pint up.
RESTAURANT
C. V. Semerad & Co.
TUCMOT
It is an axiom among progressive
business men that tBeroad to success
leads through  the advertising columns oOheypress.    Many a  man
attributes  hia wealth to judicious
advertising.   #In   fact no  man can
be successftrr in   mercantile, manufacturing or  other business pursuit
dependent on public patronage nth-
out   advertising. .   Yet   tl*re* are
men   who, .knowing this, yet sttrW
tify  their  trade   and  injure  their
prospects for expansion by refusing
to publish their business.    Another
and important  aspect of the question   of advertising   is   to be found
in the  improved appearance of the
local paper when properly supported
by   every   eligible  business  in the
town.    Public spiritcdness alone, if
not ; for  business reasons,   •should
prompt  every  commercial concern
to put an  ad.  small  or big in the
local paper.    Everyone knows that
the  appearance ,of a newspaper   is
only the reflection  made upon it by
the constituents or citizens it represents.    The   Star is conscious of its
faults, failures and errors but of one
thing it cannot   be   fairly accused :
neglect of the interests of the town
and dstrict.    In  season  and out of
season,   without   prejudice  toward
any  or   selfish    ambition,   it   has
always aimed  to promote the general good of the whole community.
Iu this service of the public it has
dropped into a 'hole' nine  hundred
dollars deep, in other words it has a
debt of that amount.
Largest Sale in Canada
nsurance
YsssiJ
need to eat meat if you want to
enjoy life.    We have the best.
INSURE N||W: You Don't,'
Know what to=morrow I 	
may bring forth. 1 FISH-SALflON,
FOR SALE
FARM LANDS
FRUlt LANDS
STOCK RANCHES
CHICKEN RANCHES
HALIBUT
Fresh from the Sea.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
A recent investigation by the
Railway Commission shows that
the profits of Canadian express
companies amount to anywhere
from 92 to 100 per cent a year on
the investment. No wonder it
costs more to send things by express
than by mail.    The Post-office De-
The Saturday Sunset seems to be
the only newspaper in Vancouver
that gives space to the Similkameen
in its editorial columns. While the
other papers are reeling off rot by
the yard on subjects of no practical
use or benefit to the average British Columbian,the Sunset (it should
be named Sunrise) is drawing attention to some wrong, or helping
to upbuild the province. The sun
will not set, but ever rise, on our
confrere while the good work continues. Vancouver dailies will yet
be stung with regret that they neglected, that city's  interests  by not
Business & Residential lots,
IN PRINCETON
AVERY'&" AVERY
Eeal Estate, Insurance, Notary Public
PHOTOGRAPHER **rlnm,K
Photos of Families taken at their
Homes—Views of Princeton
and Surrounding Camps.
AMATEUR WORK EINISHED
Address    | , PRINCETON. KC.
SUMMERS & WARKE
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NOTICE.
MANLEY &. SWANSON, Props
First Class room and board
Wines, liquors, Cigars
partment may be  poorly managed,
,   . ..       . n .     .        I lected. that city's  interests  by not
but it makes  a  pront  on  business i   j  ■ •  a .   8 _\   A    £ . t-    „    -t,
r     ..   . advising better trade relations with
that^the express compauies  do  not the   Similkameen    through    early
care  for.    Why, -then,   is   all  the! completion of the V.,V. & E.
Certificate of Improvements.
.Brooklyn, I*ela and Key West mineral claims,
situate in  tfje Similkameen mining-division
of  Yafe district.   Where located : Kennedy
j£  Mountain.
Take-notice that I, Edgar K. Burr, free miner's
certificate No. B79354, octing for self and others,
\. H. Howse f.m.c B19474; F. S. jiurr, f.mc
ft943~3; A- P. Cowles, f.m.c. tfio7iftxH;Jkijo«es,
fm.c. B10776 and T. C, Revely, fm'.c. B70.384,
intend 60 days from the date hereof, to apply to
the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improve-
meats for the purpose of obtaining a crown
Grant of the above claims
And further take notice tfca'f action, under section 37^ must be commenced before the issuance
ofsuch Certificate of Improvements.    .
Dated this 9th day "of"March, A D. 1909.
TULAMEEN, B.C.
F. W. QROVESj
Civil and flining Engineer
B.C. Land Surveyor
Examinations   and   Reports.
12 percent interest charged on all accounts 30 days overdue.
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^      FIRE ALARMS, &c.
Four sharp taps on the bell, witli slight
pause  between   each   four, will   indicate?
that  the  fire  is  in Ward I.    Two sharp
taps, with   pause  between each two, will
locate the fire in Ward 2.
Continuous moderate ringing of the
bell will be used for meetings of any'
kind, for public demonstrations or for
giving the correct time daily. Tolling
for the dead will be one stroke of the
bell with measured intervals of ten seconds, ad.
Subscribe for Star . $2.
June 23. 1909.
THE    SIMILKAMEEN   STAR
TOWN AND DISTRICT.
Mrs. T. Hughes left on Monday on a
short visit to relatives in Washington.
At the meeting of the I.O.O.F. grand
lodge at Vancouver Wallace Law was
elected Grand Master, Vancouver ; Fred.
Davey, Grand Secretary, Victoria. The
Grand President of the new Rebekah
Grand Assembly is Miss Bacom, Nelson ;
Grand Secretary, Mrs. F. A. Walker,
Vi. turij.
H. Massonat, jeweler, Vernon, was in
town last week looking over the town
with a view to investment. He goes to
Paris, France, and will return here.
Hugh Hunter, has been appointed gold
commissioner for Similkameen mining
division.
Photos of the orphan lambs being
reared by'a kind old cow at JackThynne's,
, alluded to iu a former Star, have been
received and show them in the very act.
Dr. D. B. Lazier has been appointed
resident physician at Princeton and medical health officer for the Similkameen
district by the provincial government.
Teacher—What is a booster ? Boy—A
booster is a person who gives praise when
it is deserved, speaks no ill of his town,
helps along every scheme for the general
good, does not slander, smiles aud looks
pleasant though business is in the doldrums, supports the local newspaper and
patronizes home industry. They are the
only people that get rich. Teacher—
My boy, you seem wiser than many older
persons.    You will be a great man.
The Sunday School picnic will be held
Friday, 25th inst. Ri?s will leave the
bank of Commerce corner at 1 p.m.
prompt. Everybody welcome. Con e
and spend a pleasant day with the children. *
High water in the rivers is past aud
lowering israpid.
Nicola will celebrate Dominion Day.
Life and
Accidental
llnsurance
INSURE NOW: You Don't
Know what to=morrow
may bring forth.
THE CANADIAN BANK
OF COMMERCE
HEAD   OFFICE, TORONTO
ESTABLISUED   1867
B. E. WALKER, President
ALEXANDER LAIRD, General Manaser
Paid-up Capital, $10.000,000
Reserve Fund, -   6,000,000
FOR SALE
FARM LANDS
FRUIT LANDS
STOCK RANCHES
CHICKEN RANCHES
Business & Residential Lots
IN PRINCETON
Branches throughout Canada, and in the United States and England
ITRY   BUSINESS  Every facility afforded to farmers and
£        ' others for the transaction of their
banking business.    Sales notes will be cashed or taken for collection.
BANKING BY MAIL Accoupts™aj\be,opene1Lby m*n f"d
monies deposited or withdrawn in this
way with equal facility.
A. J. MARLOW,  Manager, PRINCETON BRANCH
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Horseshoeing
a Specialty
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Carriage Building, Repairing
and Painting
All Work Neatly and  Promptly
Done
Real Estate, Insurance, Notary Public
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PMOTOGRAPHEfC Portraits,^
Photos of Families taken at their
Homes—Views of Princeton
and Surrounding Camps.
:  AMATEUR WORK FINISHED
Address    -     PRINCETON. KC.
Yale Land Di-.trict, District of Yale. Take
notice that I, Martin Bresnik, of Otter Valley.
occupation rancher, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described land .
Commencing   at   a post  planted at the S. W
Corhe Jof lot iooq, thence south 20 chaii s, east 20
hcains, north 20 chains, west 2o chains to point
,of commencement aud containing 40 acres more
or^less. MARTIN fiKKSKIK.
23m March j 1Q09.
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J. F. Waddell, Mgr.
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attended   to.       For   further   particulars   apply   to
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BOARD OF TRADE, PRINCETON, B. C.   Meets first Monday in
each month.
W. C. McDougald A. J. Marlow
President. Secretary.
and CONFECTIONERY
FRESH BREAD DAILY—ALL KINDS
OF PASTRY, PIES, &C.
ICE CREAM MADE EVERY DAY
ICE CREAM SODA and SOFT DRINKS
'Orders for Ice  Cream taken fiom
One Pint up.
RESTAURANT
C. V. Semerad & Co,
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The City Drug Store
has  a  varied stock to
select from.
A large   quantity  of   Prints, Dress
f(foods, Ladies Summer Waists, Mens
Shirts and Underwear at
Reiiirliisi low prices for cash
IPfiTlT WILL PAY YOU TO GIVE US A CALL_^gf
Thomas BROS., Princeton, B.C.
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HUSTON BROS, PropfS
General Livery business carried on.
Horses for hire, single or double. Wood
or coal delivered on shortest notice.
Draying in all its branches. Prices right
Satisfaction guaranteed.
NOTICE.
Yale I,and District, District of Yale. Take
notice that I, George Batstone. of Otter Valley,
B.C., occupation rancher, intend to apply for permission to purchase the following described
lands :
Commencing at a post planted 1, running S.
40 chains, W. do chains, N. 40 chains, E. 60 chains
to point of commencement.
GEORGE BATSTONE.
Dated 14th May, 1909.
NOTICE is hereby given that thifty days after
date I intend to apply to the Supt. Provincial Police, Victoria, for a retail liquor license
for Tulameen Hotel, Tulameen, B.C.
DONALD McRAE.
Tulameen, B. C, June 15th. 1909.
"MOBE.L"
LIVERY STAIlt
PRINCETON, B. C.
Variety  of  Rigs—Good  Roadsters—
Big Stables—Courteous Attention
to all Customers.
Proprietors
R PYMAN
Watchmaker,
Jeweler and
Optician.
All kinds of timepieces
for sale.   Repairing neatly done.
— A TRIAL IS INVITED. -
Star Building. Bridge Street.
PRINCETON   LODOB
I.O.O.F. No. 52.   •
Regular meetings, 8 p
scales' —=^        m-> Thursdays.
Sojourning brethren welcome.    Hall situated in
Thomas Block.   " Oddfellows Hall."
J. L. Hdston, H. Cowan,
6 Noble Grand. Secretary
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THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
THE PHILOSOPHY OP LIFE.
Do good to those who hate and persef-
cute you. You can close a vicious dog's
mouth with a crumb or a bone.
None are so blind as those who imagine they see things no one eise can, and
none are so ignorant as those who think
and act as if they knew it all.
That man is most loyal to his country
who serves his God best.
The fretful and jealous eyed soon grow
old.
.  What the wind brings it will take away
again.
Teacher—What is a knocker ? Boy—
: A knocker is a bein' who sez things behind yer back that he dassint say when
he is in front of you. Teacher—Are
there many knockers in the world ? Boy
—Two or three in every section, but they
don't Jive long anywhere, as Old Nick
needs 'eni around his smelter works.
Teacher—Correct, my boy, correct. You
may take an hour, off.
The more you stone some dogs the
more they bark.
Marry a girl with money is the surest
get-rich quick scheme.,
Industry is the handmaid of success.
NOTICE.
Notice i9 hereby given that thirty days from
date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner
of lands for a license to prospect for coal on the
following described laud, viz: Commencing at
a post planted at the S. E. corner of Lot 960,
Kamloops division of Yale district, thence ex-
lending north 80 chains, west 80 chains, south 80
chains, east 80 chains to point of commencement. W. S. WILSON,
Princeton, May to, 1909. Applicant.
Subscribe for Star . $2.
Our King, One People, One Empire.
GRAND  CELEBRATION
DOMINI
Canada's National Holiday
Princeton, B.C., July 1st
(THURSDAY)
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The 42nd Anniversary of Confederation will be duly
Observed in Princeton by all loyal and well
disposed persons with sports, &c.
PROGRAM:
HORSE RACES-
2nd,
and
$25
$10
600 yards, best 2 in 3 heats,  freeforall, entrance fee 10 per
cent, of 1st money.    Winner barred. - 1st, $85,
Cowboy Race, 50 yards, three turns. - - $20
M Mile Pony, 14.2 and under, 2 in 3, entrance 10 p.c. first
money. -        !§>§£        - - - $40 and $15
Saddle Horse, 600  yards,   owner up,   winner  of previous
races barred, entrance 10 p.c. of first money. -     $25
% Mile dash, freeforall, entrance 10 p.c. of 1st money. $40
Consolation race, for horses that have not won a race. $25
% Mile Klootchman's race, no entrance fee. - $5
3 HORSES TO ENTER OR NO RACE.
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BASEBALL: PRIZE, $100.00-
Match to be played between Princeton, Keremeos, Hedley, or other
teams. At least two teams to compete. Game begins at io a m.,
1st July.    Grand stand seating.
TRAP STOOTINQ: SHATFORD CUP-
This trophy, presented by the hon. member for Similkameen, to be competed for at annual celebrations of Keremeos, Hedley and Princeton.
GRAND BALL
Grand March at 8:30, good music, good refreshments, good floor.
Caledonian Games and Children's Sports
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EVERYBODY WELCOME TO THE FEAST OF&SPORT AND FUN
TIEEICUMS COME AND SEE THE 'ELEPHANT'
By Order of Publicity Commmittee.
C. E. THOMAS,
Chairman Citizen's Meetings.
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Alaska-Yukon-Pacific   Exposition
The Princeton Board of Trade invites
all Mine Owners and Prospectors to co'
operate with it in sending Mineral samples to the above Exhibition.
The Secretary of the Board will be
pleased to receive such specimens no!
later than the first Monday in May.
The size of Ore samples should be one
cubic foot.
E. WATERMAN.
Chairman of Committee.
NOTICE.
Yale Land District, District of Yale. Take
notice that I, Martin Bresnik, of Otter Valley
occupation rancher, intends to .apply for permis
sion to purchase the following described land :
Commencing   at   a post planted at the S. \V
Corne jof lot iooq, thence south 20 chairs, east 20
hcains, north 20 chains, west 2o chains to point
of commencement, aud containing 40 acres more
orless. MARTIN BkESNIK.
23rd March, iqoo.
SOFT DRINKS
Ginger Beer,  Iron Brew%
Lemon Soda,
Cream Soda, Ginger Ale
GBT QUOTATIONS AT THE
Princeton Brewery.
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EXPERIENCE
Trade Marks
Designs
Copyrights Ac.
Anyone seeding a sketch and description may
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
Invention la probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patent!
cent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive
special notice, without charge, in the
Scientific liiieit,
A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific Journal. Terms for
Canada, $11.75 a year, postage prepaid. Sold, by
all newsdealers.
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COPPER
HANDBOOK
(New Edition issued March, 1908.)
SIZE:   Octavo.
PAGES:    1228.
CHAPTERS:    25.
SCOPE : The copper industry of the
world.
COVERING : Copper history, geol-
°gy- geography, chemistry, mineralogy,
mining, milling, leaching, smelting, refining, brands, grades, impurities, alloys,
uses, substitutes, terminology, deposits by
distiicts, states, countries and continents,
mines in detail, statistics of production,
consumption, imports, exports, finances,
dividends, etc.
The Copper Handbook is concededly
the
World's Standard Reference
Book on Copper.
The miner needs the book for the facts
it gives him regarding geology, mining,
copper deposits and copcer mines.
The metallurgist needs the book fot
the facts it gives him regarding copper
milling, leaching, smelting and refining.
The copper consumer needs the book
for every chapter it contains. It tells
what, and explains how and why.
The investor in copper shares cannol
afford to -be without it. The Copper
Handbook gives statistics and general information on one hand, with thousands
of detailed mine descriptions on the
other, covering the copper mines of th«
entire world, and the 40 pages of condensed statistical tables alone are worth
more than the price of the book to each
and every owner of copper uiiuing shares.
PRICE : $5 in buokram with gilt top,
or $7.50 in full library morocco.
TERMS : The most liberal. Send no
money, but order the book sent you, all
carriage charges prepaid, on one week's
approval, to be returned if unsatisfactory,
or paid for if it suits. Can you afford
not to see the book and judge for yourself of its value to you?
WRITE NOW to the editor and publisher,
HORACE J. STEVENS,
550 SHELDEN   BLDG.,   HOUGHTON
MICH., U. S. A.
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THE    SIMILKAMEEN   STAR
ODDS AND ENDS.
The anti-cigarette law went into effect
in the state of Washington at midnight
on June 11. The A.Y.P. exposition police will enforce the law strictly. No
one will be permitted to smoke a cigarette on the grounds.
Kamloops has organized a Citizen's
Moral and Social Reform League. The
o'yject is to create a healthy moral tone
in civic affairs to discourage abuses of
any kind in the enjoyment of privileges
granted by the city, to promote social
a id instructive gatherings for both the
■ ild and the young, at which papers will
b • read and discussed on various topics
of interest.
At Phoenix last week a saloonkeeper
was fined $20 for selling on Sunday,
which goes further to show that the day
of open laws is over, and, as the Fernie
Ledger outs it, "the tinhorn is being
forced to the mat."—Grand Forks Gazet.
The editor discovered that without
pinching himself in any way he had
: saved $100. Then he pinched himself—
• and awoke.
C L.
Horseshoeing
a Specialty
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Carriage Building, Repairing
and Painting
AH Work  Neatly  and   Promptly
Done
PRINCETON DIRECTORY.
Information Designed for the Benefit
of Readers Abroad.
Coroner and Health Officer—Dr.Lazier.
I.O.O.F. Hall, suitable for all public
functions, shows, &c, seating capacity
400, large proscenium, piano, gasoline.
Terms, apply to Hugh Cowan, Princeton.
Passenger Agent Atlantic Steamship
Lines—American, Leyland, White Star,
Dominion, Red Star, Atlantic Transport.
H. H. Avery.
Member of Parliament—Martin Burrell, Grand Forks, P.O.
Member Provincial Assembly—L. W.
Shatford, Penticton, P.O.
Board of Trade—W, C. McDougall,
President; A. J. Marlow, Secretary.
Justices of the Peace—E. Waterman,
C. E. Thomas, Thos. Murphy, Granite
Creek.
Mining Recorder, Assessor and Collector, Clerk County Court, Issuer of Marriage Licenses—H. Hunter.
Constable, Deputy Game Warden, Sanitary Inspector, Inspector of Orchards,
—Ronald Hewat,
Postmaster, Telephone Agent. Inland
Revenue Inspector—A, Bell.
Public School—Donald Cochrane,B.A.
Teacher ; Trustees : J. O. Coulthajd, W.
C. McDougall, C. E. Thomas.
Notaries Publie—C. E. Thomas, A. E.
Thomas, H. H. Avery, A. Bell.
Fenceviewers—L. Gibson, C. Schisler,
T. Murphy.
Presbyterian Church—Rev. J. Thurburn-Conn.
Hedley-Princeton stage connecting
with the V.,V. & E. at Keremeos—Stage
arrives at 12, noon, departs at 2 p.m.,
daily, except Sunday,   F. Revely, Prop.
Prtnceton-rNicola stage, arrives each
Wednesday about noon, departs Thursday morning.   M. P. Stewart, Prop.
Daily; mail, except Snnday, via Keremeos. Weekly mail to points interven-
•ing between Nicola and Princeton.
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