IC.' Vol. 2, No 14 MERRITT, B. C. MAY 19, 1911 Price 5 Cents on ew New Mill Dam for Nicola Pine Lumber Company Finished On Tuesday last the last timber "of the eight-foot sluice gate in the dam of the Nicola Pine Lumber Company, on Petit Creek, half a mile above the confluence of that stream and the Nicola .river, was put into place, and now H. Meeker and his crew, Jiwho have been working from daylight to dark to get the gate finished before high water came upon them, may rest and wait for the supreme test of the strength of their dam. High water on Petit Creek, delayed somewhat this year, may be expected at any time now, and if the dam holds that it will stand the worst head of water that may be brought against it. In view of the fact that a dam erected on !the Nicola a few years ago went out with high.water, W. F. McCullough, chief engineer on the Kettle Valley Rail way; wen t down to the mill site two weeks ago and examined the details of construction of the dam, which is to form the log-pond for the mill, y He expressed himself as very ^satisfied with the strength /of the dam and figured that H. Meeker hadileft: aigood- safety factor in figuring his strains and ���tresses.: ^The^C. P::7R\ has a bridge across' the.; creek at the junction withyjhe river,, arid should the dam break some damage might be^^ done to that bridge,. That the dam^li^oid^ however;' is practically certain. y.. ' ;Havirigiri view^the^failure of the dam across.the Nicola, Mr. Meeker adopted a novel scheme in construction of the new dam. The mill is located at the top of the last big bend of the creek above, thet Nicola. Instead I of going to work and damming the creek squarely the dam has been laid at an acute angle from the eraf of the turn, y The western ind has been bedded iri solid rock, on concrete bases. The eastern end on the face of the dam, owing to the angle on which thie dam is laid out, is some thirty feet longer than the apron side, and runs a good safe distance into the bank. ^William finishing the work when for some unknown reason the charge exploded. News of the tragedy did not reach this, city until Wednesday evening, when Constable Vachon went up to the camp. Dr. Tutill was immediately summoned and convened a jury, which after brief deliberation returned a verdict of accidental death. The members of the jury were Claude Sakel, Martin Olsen, Luigi Vozzutti, J. W. Kratz. E. G. Green, J. B. Evans and W. McKenzie; The body was brought into this city on Thursday evening and handed oyer to N. J. Barwick for prepar ation for interment. The funeral took place at four o'clock this afternoon. A large number of the deceased's former company ions attended his obsequies. SETTLE At ASPEN GROVE On Tuesday evening: F.C. Turner, C. M. Perfect and D...A. Leach arrived in the valley from Alberta, bringing with them ten head of horses. They have recently purchased the Aspen Grove Ranch, and intend to settle there permanently. This ranch , has (1283 acres and is well suited .to either mixed or dairy-farming or stock-raising. The newcomers, however, are as yet undecided whether they will go in for stock breeding alone, or not. i' ' Mrs. F. C. Turner arrived in the valley the evening before and went on to Nicola, whence the start was made for the ranch. GATE Cooper, of^this city, had the contract for bricking in the boilers of the mill, and completed the work by the middle of the week. ' Logging crews are already busy up the creek, and it is understood that the new mill will be in operation within the next three weeks. THOMAS The marriage of Miss. M. Gate to Roy Thomas, both of this city, was solemnized in the Methodist church on Thursday morning at nine o'clock, Rev. J. W. Hedley officiating. ThVTSride was given away by her father, D. Gate, of Coleman, Alta". She was attended by Mrs. Ward, Amid a strom of confetti and many cheers the happy couple departed.f or Lower Nicola in Val H. Crockett's automobile, en route to the coast where they will spend their honeymoon. A large number of the friends of both parties were in church for the occasion, and wished them eyery success in their new lifer * J. CLEASBY MAY SELL; Hal ian is Killed Laborer at Camp Four Has Head Blown in 7 The premature explosion of a charge of dynamite which he had placed in a coyote hole, above Camp Four, on the line of construction, sent Caesare Dellacace, an Italian laborer, to his death. The tragedy occurred last Tuesday afternoon at half past one, shortly after Dellacace and his partner Vozzutti had returned to work. The force of the explosion broke Dellacace's neck and a chunk of broken rock tore away part of his head. Death was almost instantaneous. Vozzutti was fortunate enough to escape with nothing more than a severe shaking up. The two men, grading, had prepared a charge in the top of a CQypjte hole and Dellacace was It is reported that Joseph Cleasby is going to dispose of his ranch below Canford. This^prcK perty is one of the finest iri the valley, being well watered, jvith deep soil, all bottom land. He recently sold his cattle to the Nicola Valley Meat Market, but has a large flock of sheep and lambs on hand still. There are about one hundred and twenty acres in the property. SUCCESSFUL BALL In spite of the wind and rain last Monday evening quite a large crowd turned out to the ball given by Mr., and Mrs. John Boch to celebrate the opening of the new C. P. R. warehouse. In the absence of S. N. Dancey, who. left, for Kamloops in the morning, Val. H. Crockett acted as master of ceremonies for the evening. At midnight Mr. and Mrs. Boch entertained their guests at a delightful supper in the Elite Restaurant. s: Dancing lasted until well into the small hours and more than one happy couple voiced their appreciation of the entertainment.: Agricultural Association Prize Lists Now in The Hands of - Printers That the management of the Nicola Valley Agricultural and Horticultural association do not' intend to rest upon their laurels of 1910, is evident from the manner in which they are handling the preliminary arrangements. The contract for printing the prize lists has been let to this office and the lists will be ready for distribution by the middle of June.-' ���'��� One feature of the list that willappeal to a great many in the valley are the prizes provided for exhibitors of poultry. No class, or breed, has been overlooked this year and every poultry raiser will have an opportunity to show what he can do in this line. The prizes provided for vegetable exhibits are especially nurnerous arid from the! present outlook competition should be very keen in this clep-j artment. '' ''!v .- ���'���"���':7'z The committee appointed at the: last meeting of the association to secure permanent quarters for the association has several sites: under consideration, but nothing definite is yet known as to what the choice of the committee; will finally be. . v . '\y.. A, W. Strickland, the president, is considering the advisability of having some theatrical, or other organization come to the city and give a performance for the evening,-but the difficulty which the association has toy face in this matter is the question of a suitable hall. One is needed that will adequately cope with the large attendance that is inevitable. It is probable that it will be decided evetually to erect ex- hibitiori hall that will also be suitable for holding such affairs, in the period between exhibitions, and; which may be used for a roller skating rink in the summer arid for ice skating in the winter time.: Should it be decided to adopt this scheme the association will have a sure source of revenue all year. "y~'-z:..yyy Next week, the News will publish^ partial list of the prize livestock which may be exhibited next Septehaber. a registered hackney. Cannie Campbell, a thoroughbred mare that took three firsts and a second in Vancouver. Pride of Aberdeen, a dappled Shetland, that took two seconds in Vancouver. Anyone interested in horseflesh may see these animals by; making a trip to the barn. Credential was not sent up this time as Mr. Smith intends shipping him to the Olympia Show in London next week. "TEX" IN TROUBLE Before Magistrate Morgan this morning Tex Elliott was charged with having, supplied liquor to Indian Sampson. Needless to say Tex repudiates the charge. He states that he went into a stable with a- flask in his hip pocket and that the Indian saw it there and grabbed it from him. P. C. Sutcliffe happened, along at that moment detected the quick exchange and promptly arrested Tex. Tex asked why the Indian was not arrested too, and offered to help the constable to do so, but the latter refused his preffered aid and brought him into court. This morning Tex pleaded " not gulty " and was remained until tomorrow. At first it was thought that he should be let out on bail; but bail was not forthcoming it was decided to allow him his liberty until tomorrow. Meantime Sutcliffe is looking for Indian Sampson as a witness. He is charged also with having whiskey in his posession. fired at cans and bottles in the air, knocking them in many instances as much as fifty feet. In all Mr. Mink fired about 400 rounds, and at the finish the barrels of , his guns were hardly dusty, especially the rifle. Mr. Mink's record as a trap shooter is one to envy. In a competition in the states, with ten thousand guns, he finished fourth in average and eighth in place, firing a little over four thousand shots. Last Saturday afternoon at the Vancouver Gun Club shoot he established a new Canadian record for pigeon shooting making a score of 22, 23, 24, 24, 25 24. At the shoot of the Philadelphia trapshooters in 1910 he finished high man with 96 hits out of a hundred shots. He won the Tri-State championship with a record of one hundred straight kills. Several times he "has reached the record of 297 straight hits. He also -has a record of thirty doubles-without a, miss. on Coldwater *n.i i ,. James Bamfield of Mammette Lake was in town on business on ThjHgday^^n^many^^ himself and wife will be pleased to hear that Mrs. Bamfield is well on the road to complete recovery. FARMERS' INSTITUTE. On the evening of June 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th, Hon. E. T. Judd and M. A. Jull, deputy dairy commissioner for the state of Gregori and live stock commissioner for the departmeut of agriculture, at Victoria, respectively, yyill deliver lectures to members of the Farmers' Insit- tute at Canford, Lower Nicola, Merritt and Nicola. At the first two towns the visitors will deal with the subject of dairy farming and at the latter two they will speak on cattle raising. Both gentlemen are experts, both from a collegiate and practical standpoint, and their lectures should be very well worth at- LOCAL AND DISTRICT W. McNeil has gone to Aspen Grove. A. F. Crowder during the week. was in town H. W. Sutcliffe has resigned from the police force. a - ' - Rev.-J. W. Hedley has returned from the Methodist' Conference in Vancouver. �� . ��� o A. S. JBen nett returned' from the coast during the week., He has been away nearly three weeks. o ������ Andrew McGoran has a- large, stock of fence posts. - l tendings INSPECTS PROPERTY W. H. Armstrong, general manager of the Nicola Valley Coal and Coke company was in the vallev during the week looking over the specifications for the new tipple. It is intended to instal a coal washing machine in this tipple in order; to use even the finest ��f dust. ���'" O _���''''' J. N. Sharpies, formerly connected with the advertizing department of the Vancouver World, arrived in Nicola on Thursday evening. He intends to spend the summer in the valley. T. J. Smith Sends Hoi^ Some of His Prize Animals Now in Merritt Last Friday evening Edward Thrope, who has been in charge of the Smith stables for some time past, arrived in this city with a carload of the horses which took prizes at the recent Horse Show in Vancouver and Victoria. All the animals are in first class shape, but they are sent here for a rest, y Ariiong them are Cock Pheasant, a six year old chestnut which took first prize in Victoria last fall; a splendid type of gig horse. Little Belle, a pedigreed thoroughbred hackney mare that took first in Vancouver against Laid- law's Sunshine, formerly regarded as the best on the coast. Sheila M., a standard bred bay mare, that took first, championship and two thirds in the roadster classes atthe VancouverShow. The two sisters Daisy and Lulu Binkley, that took first and championship in Vancouver, in the roadster class. X. L. Rosa, that took third in a big class. She is ENTERTAINING SHOTFEST On Thursday afternoon a large crowd of local people were treated to a most enjoyable exhibition of rifle and shotgun work by C. E. Mink, one of the greatest pigeon shots in the country. The exhibition, the purpose of which was to demonstrate the strength and accuracy of powders and cartridges manufactured by the Canadian Explosives Company, the syndicate of the biggest powder and cartridge manufacturers in Canada, consisted of snap-shooting from a twenty-two calibre Winchester, using the Dominion cartridge with one grain of powder as a charge. Mr. Mink's work was a revelation of what constant practice, combined with strong nerves and a sure eye, may accomplish with this diminutive gun. Sighting backwards through a mirror he at one time placed six shots in rapid succession in the same hole; this in the face one of tne worst winds we have had in the valley for some weeks past. So strong was the wind, in fact, that the picket target swayed as though someone was shaking it. In straight shooting the marksman split a visiting card, shooting at it edgwise. To show the strength of charge put in a shotgun! cartridge he The firemen will give a ball on the evening of May 29. -o ��� Miss A. B.'Atkinson is to have charge of the steam .laundry business in the future, it is reported. ������ o A meeting of all interested in the formation of a fire brigade will be held next Tuesday evening, at eight, in the Courthouse. Mrs. J. A. MacDonald, has been seriously ill at Victoria rooms, but is now put of danger. Dr Williams is attending her. o HTTLrmstrong and his secretary, Mr. Plummer returned to Vancouver on Thursday morning after having made an inspection of the local mines. o * Charles L. Betterton, of Victoria and Aspen Grove, arrived in town on , Thursday evening. He lraves for Aspen 'Grove tomorrow morning. Details of Plans of Messrs. Meuller and Chandler Clearing of one hundred and sixty acres of land for the town- site of Leon will commence thirty one miles up the Coldwater river next week. The News is now in a position to make the first' definite '** statement that has been given to the public regarding this townsite. The promoters of the new town are are Leo Meuller and Rome Gjiaijdler, both of Vancouver. The former is the proprietor of B. C. Hairgoods Ltd., of 559 Georgia Street, Vancouver, and the latter is a timber cruiser arid locator who is very well known throughout the province. These people control over a thousand acres of land at the pass'along the Hope trail. -They intend'to hold their sale of lots next fall, and are to commence the erection of permanent buidings within a few months after the clearing' has commenced. J - '^ - ��� . In their choice-of a townsite1 the promotets could not have' been more fortunate. It wil?'be ori the line of the Kettle Valley^ railway to Penticton and also on the' line, - of' any railway th'at makes over the Hope Divide to" corinect'up with, the" coast. "' The Kettle Valley have already filed; plans giving a good grade across' the summit and the Vancouver^- Victoria and'Easterh Railway.and. Steamship Cornpa'ny," 'otherwise. the Great,Northern', has.survey-, ors completing surveys of(,,the( route.' The recent' agreernent entered into between" the Cana- dian Northern Railway and the, Great Northern, for the use of, the right of way of the latter; company to New Westminster,; from Hope, and the announce-^ ment that V. V. &' E. are to con-~ nect up their Similkameen lines*, with the coast immediately means that the road, so long talked of,' over the summit into Hope, is to* be at last completed. ;_; Mr. Meuller stated to the News'; during the week that it is the in-. tention of himself and his partner.; to have L. M. Christie, of Ash-,'; their" Mrs. MacArthur, arrived in town from San Diego, Cal., on Thursday nigh and went up the Coldwater to join her son, who is the doctor for construction crews, the following morning. While in the south she made a trip into Tia Juana, Mexico, and witnessed the finish of the fight in which that town fell into the hands of the rebels against Daiz. She saw 30 dead and 40 wounded carried from the scene of - the fight. Frank Mansfield returned from Granite during,the week. WTiile there he took over the Granite Creek hotel, which Bert Goodisson recently purchased from Louis Marcotte. He states that there is wild excitement in the Tulameen over diamonds. People are flocking in from every point in Canada and everyone who finds a piece of clear stone stakes a claim. The oldtimers of that section are in their element, recounting tales of great discoveries made in the days of their youth. Frank is to date immune from the diamond fever. croft, make~the survey^of townsite/ All round the townsite is excel- lent arable land, the greater part of which is at present covered with wild timothy. The promo-<:��� ters intend subdividing their' bottom lands into forty, sixty and twenty acre farms, as the;! conditions for profitable dairy- farming are excellent. In addition to this farm land, they are the owners-of a considerable area of good coal lands, which they purpose developing immediately. Messrs. Meuller and Chandler are now in Vancouver completing their arrangements for clearing the townsite and will return here shortly. On their return from Vancouver they are making the whole trip from Hope over the a Hope trail. ...... CARD OF THANKS Mr. S. R. Jackson wishes to! convey to all his friends his sin-; cere appreciation and gratitude'; for the kind sympathy iuidaidy tKey extended tolhimself '��!nd family in ment. their recent bereave- ROAD TO SPENCE'S BRIDGE \ The wagon road is now clear between Canford and Spence's Bridge. y THE NICOLA VALLEY NEWS Friday, May 19, 1911 BRUCE REPLIES "It has remained for the Merritt Herald to echo the i slander first uttered by theyp^emier in attributing to me. motives in boosting one locality or other, on account of my real estate holdings. -Premier: McBride said it was because I was interested in real estate in the;.Similkameen that I advocated the .Hope mountain route/Upito that tirrie?Ihad' never owned a foot of real estate in the Similkameeri. " A gentleman in that valley since that time however has been good enough to deed to me a town lot: in a place ��where there is no town^'just to show his heart is in the right place.', That is the full and ex-' trenie^extent -of; my real; estate- interests:! irivii-Jth^entire. district froriri^NicolarVtq^the .boundary line.'i^It^was^as unfair iorVPre-. ,mier ���; McBride7to make -such statfement-aboutJiiii as^ it:Hs be for. mewto/^at^^'ibiite sto'fhinr riiotiyes:based^upqri the fact that he .owned , a yfriii t; -ranch fin:, ;the Okanagan or" af mining sclaim in theMount Baker districts:/; X7- 7. The Merritt Herald8'now-sug- ^j^'i^at',-i^yei.;Dpoflt^^'iQ^lli- wack as :the supply pprnt for the Steamboaat mining eamp^because I owri real, estate ;iri (Chilliwack. I. will say this that when the place where ihe editor of/the Merritt Heraidis now getting, his 'living was a wide; lonely hayfield I was boosting the valley and the resources which are now making Merritt a city. Moreover, it cost me hundreds of dollars, to, do it, and I paid the money* out of my own pocket. rt Six years ago I headed a little pack outfit into that country from Ashcroft when it was a case of drill-and blister in the sun on horseback in the daytime and, camp among the prickly pears and.the.mosquitos and woodticks at night. And I did it to boost the Nicola and Similkameen just because ,1 like to boost any good flung." I vy'rote a "series of, article's', about'. the country which was 'published in dozen e never asked any man in those districts for a cent for what I did and I, never .received a cent. . I paid' my; own expenses and the expenses of the; men who were with me. * The country looked good to me and I dipped into a copper mine in -Aspen Grove. -In that deal I went flat broke, but no man has ever heard me say anything but the best I could say for Aspen Grove. It was not the fault of the country that I went broke nor was it my own fault. It .was the result of orie of those exingencies in business which cannot be foreseen. Ever since that time I have been boosting that country withoutprice except the support which the residents of the Nicola and Similkameen have given* this paper, and it is a generous one. If the editor of the Merritt Herald had talked for t#o minutes with IsaacEastwoooV Merritt's first mayor, or with any other old-timer in the Nicola Valley about me he would never have published the screed in which he' made so contemptible a charge, i'have boosted every part of British Columbia in which I hava set foot, and I have never found it necessary' to depart from the truth in doing so, nor have I ever asked anyone to contribute one dollar for what I have done. It is true that I have my home in Chilliwack and that I expect to-become the owner of a beautiful farm in that district, but I have boosted the Chilliwack route in this paper because it is the logical route by which to keep the trade of-the Steamboat camp on'thiscoast instead of having it go to Spokane, as it surely will if Princeton has a monopoly of the routes! I have told nothing but the Absolute truth about all the routes; although the Similkameen Star,says I have been caught in a lie. I have urged the Provincial government to investigate the route from Chilliwack, and I have published the ' opinions ��� of -men who have been over it, not my own because I have not been over of the HopeTroute because I have several times been;over the larger portion ofyt. .ThePriricfetdri^rail has-'the advantage'''.of the Hope .trail because there is" horse feed along it arid there is none on the Hope trail. There is said to be a good grade on the Silver Creek trail arid plenty of feed, and the same statements are made about the Chilliwack route. If there is a feasible route the Chilliwack trail will have large advantages over all the others, because Chilliwack is an agricultural district, has good transportation.facilities and supplies may be obtained more cheaply there than in either Hope or Princeton. These are the plain self evident facts in the situation, and for stating them the Merritt Herald says I do so because I am interested-in real estate and the Princeton Star says I am a libeller and a liar. And the mealy-mouthed whipper- snappers who edit those" sheets whine about elevating the tone of newspapers in~ this province when I express the contempt and scorn I have for them and'which is shared by every decent man who knows them.���Bruce." NO WAR-A DREAM! " Disarmament of nations is a dream," declared Major-General Wood, chief of staff of the United States army, before the house committee on military affairs in Washington. In opposing a change in the term of enlistment from three to five years, General Wood urged as an alternative his plan for the establishment of a permanent corps of regular soldiers who have been retired after three years of service. He declared that the army should be on a stronger basis, notwithstanding the movement for disarmament and peace through arbitration. "With the establishment of a reserve corps, ��� there would be 270,000 men within call of the war department within seven years GUARANTEE C. N. R. BONDS The house of Parliament at Ottawa, after%a ;lpng- discussion, passed the^ Hon.';G.^P. Graham's resolution providing a-guarantee for the bonds of the Canadian Northern line between Montr al and Port Arthur at the rate of thirty-five thousand dollars a mile the road beingone thousand miles in length. .The government assumes a liability1 of thirty-five million dollars and agrees to pay the first two years' interest and a cash contribution of $2,450,000. There was little opposition to the general scheme to aid the new transcontinental system, but objection was taken to several details of the agreement. Members from the Maritime Provinces complained that under the agreement not a pound of freight would be secured for the Intercolonial railway. The clause requiring freight originating , upon the company's line: for. ocean ports should be, shipped to, Canadian ports unless otherwise sent by the shipper, was severely criticised.; Mr. McCall (Norfolk) suggested leasing the Intercolonial to the Canadian Northern as the only way to preserve this traffic within Canadian channels. He and other members asked how it could be expected that the Canadian Northern would ship from Montreal to Halifax, 840 miles, when it might reach a seaport on the American side within 250 miles. The suggestion of Mr. Pugsley was that public opinion would compel the company to carry out this part of the agreement. respect to the increase of price. The brder-in-council reads as follows: i'' That the order-inrcoun-- cil approved on April 3; 1911i increasing, the minimum prices of first arid second class lands from $5 and $2.50 respectively to $10 and $5 per acre respectively, shall be held not apply to applications to purchase such various crown lands which wers received by the assistant-commissioner of land on or before April 3, I9II, and with respect to which the required deposit of fifty cents per acre had been received by the said commissioners on or before April 3.I9II." Orders-in-council have also been approved reserving all unalienated crown lands in the north division of East Kootenay electoral district or within the municipality of Richmond, in the latter, case, whether or not such land be covered by water. CANADA AND CAPE Canada, under a natural LAND PURCHASE By an order-in-council approved by the lieutenant-governor the order doubling the prices of first and second class crown, lands throughout British Columbia have been modified to the extent that it will not be held applicable to lands applied for and upon which the required .deposits of fifty cents per, acre had been paid prior to the-decision arrived at in condition of affairs, should sell SouT th Africa her flour and cereals, cheese, bacon and fish, furniture, paperand agricultural machinery, not the United States. H. R. Poussett, who was Canadian trade commissioner at Durban for the past two years, stated that the time was not far distant when the South African dominion would buy exclusively from the Dominion of Canada the products mentioned. Mr. Poussett is on the coast investigating trade conditions. Today he met the officers of the Vancouver board of trade. He will return to Ottawa shortly, and his next post will be at Buens Ayres, in the Argentine. Mr. Poussett will have the distinction of being the first trade agent from the Dominion of Canada to any of the South American republics. " Peace and prosperity resigns in the United States of South Africa," said Mr, Poussett. "Perfect harmony exists,* and from now on .South Africa will buy the bulk ciif'.'.her North American im- portsjfrbm Canada." J^|fje\v|years agoTMr. Poussett pointed^out, the United States controlled the South African trade. Now, however, Canada yearly supplies.$3,500,000 worth of farm and manufactured, .produce. Though the Americans still have a large trade connection there, the strong 'Imperial feeling so prevalent will demand imports from British possessions. Following the South African union, Mr. Poussett Wid;Canadian trade in Africa --was placed upon a much sounder baseband the uncertainty of commerce generally was entirely removed .,, ' Before returning to,..,Ottawa, Mr. Pousett will visit,,all,!the western and eastern.manuf actur- ing'centres^studying^.cpri'ditipris preparatory to the.taking up. of his important mission tb; South ' Africa. ...��� :".'!"'"...- -���'.'". .., !������>'��� ML. XiRlMMElPT, vLL;B; Barrister and Solicitor '-. ,�����,...,._$ Notary Public ' ' ' ���- < �� j Solicitor for the Bank of Montreal A. B. KENNEDY ELECTRICAL...; y CONTRACTOR Dealer in Electrical Supplies FIXTURE SHOWROOMS:-CORNER VOGHT ST. and COUTLIE AVE.'"' W. H. COWAN HORSESHOEING AND GENERAL ;t J BLACKSMITHING All Work Guaranteed "first Class ,rfa Cor.NICOLA AVE. and CHAPMAN ST Those who desire NEW merchandise of quality at moderate prices, come and see pur goods. We believe it will prove mutually advantageous. "J;r ;'. irI 3! ��� :.< ���j7\> o��i< :^a is here in great variety. Long, short and no sleeves. Children?s White, Hygeian Vests, all sizes. Ranging in price from 10c to 25c. Ladies' White Hygeian Vests, in short or ho sleeves,, low neck. Price 15c and 20c. Ladies' Vest���Fine ribbed white cotton, low neck, with short or no sleeves, fancy crochet yokes, sizes 32 to 38 bust measure. Prices, 25c and 35c. Ladies' Vests���Pine ribbed Lisle thread, low neck, no sleeves, fancy crochet yokes, sizes 32 to 40 bust measure. Prices, 40c'and 50c. '���"-��� Ladies' Vests���A large assortment of real Swiss goods in Lisle spun silk and all silk, Size 32 to 40 bust m^ure. ; u \*-,o��fi| Ladies' Coloured Gauze Lisle Hose, garter top, double, soles, in pink, sky, grey,' tan and black.' All sizes. Price, 35c. . ,,;. .:.,;.-'��� ;; . ..... . ,.-������. -.y :.-��� -������ a'ZjU^'-MI "^ l Ladies', Silk Lisle Hose, in black, tan and grey,, with lace ankle and'lace all over. Sizes 8t 1-2;^-7 '������toIO.7 Prices, 50c, 65c, 75c and 90c. ,i;,,,. .. ;. ui 7^Jk -Ladies'^White;Lisle;Hpse, Embroidered, sizes 8 1-2, 9 and 9 1-2. Price, 90c. '!^ (l','4 : i Ladies'Fancy Stripe Cotton Hose, sizes 8 1-2 to 9 1-2. Priced 75c.' ,' ''���'������"''���',; ';"*- ffj***; -''I ! 'Ladies' Pure Silk. Hose, in black, cardinal, blue arid pink. Prices, $ 1.00 to $3.00^ pairJ. J' 7i,| DRY GOODS MEN'S FURNISHINGS HARDWARE Friday, May 19,���< 1911 THE NICOLA VALLEY -NEWS is appreciated by everyone.; What is nicer than to sit! down to a "good square" in! a comfortable, airy, dining, room, where everything is! spick and span and the service prompt and accurate ? You naturally enjoy your meal���you feel in good humor, and your digestive organs do not get out of.tune., In the ELITE RESTAURANT you will find just such an: ideal place, with home cook-; ing that cannot be, surpassed. Just give it .one trial ���and then tell your friends.: $7 TICKET, $6 MRS; J. BOCH, Proprietress; QUILCHENA AVE. y ��� MERRITT Opposite Bennett & Reid's Question of Magistrate Alderman Are Opposed to J. S. , Morgan's Appointment - ; "That the cityderk be directed to communicate with the Proyr ��� ,-incial Secretary and ascertain why the recommendation for the police magistracy of this city was ,not approved.' ',.;.?. TheX. foregoing ��� resolution was passed by the city ] council last Moridayevehirig, after a brief, but evidently subdued- ly heated, discussion of a letter from Dr. Young, to the effect that the lieut?nant-governor had fixed the remuneration to be paid to the police magistrate. at $25- per month. ,,,. ;.';:,,,}.; ,;; :,; After the letter had been read by'the city clerk, Aid. Menzies , wanted to know why it was that ; the government had not appoint-; ed the man who was recommended by the council. "We pay the money," he said; "arid we have ; a right to know these things.; : It's up to thegovernment toeither I appoint the ,man;we Tecpmn^endi ��� : or else offer a satisfactory explan- i atipnjfo"r riot doing so." Aid. Boyd: "I guess we know the reason." Aid. .Menzies: "Well, it?s up to thegovernment to tell us why they made the appointment. If thereis'ariy^cfookeldb^iness^go^ ing on we want to have the gov ernment straighten it out���or else," he.added, "we'll get busy and settle the government!" .. He .then moved the resolution quoted above. ���. y, ...... J ; Aid. McMillanmoVedih ariiend- ; merit that the letter be^ccepfced arid filed, but there was no seconder for the amendment. The original motion was put and carried. As to whether or not the city will receiye any explanation from the government, it is fairly certain that none will be vouchsafed by the officials at Victoria:''''It is merely as a matter of courtesy that the city is allowed to recommend anyone for the position at all. city's share of taxes will be. Municipalities, the charters of which are dated to become effective January 1st in any year, have the power to compile a roll of assessment of property within the defined limits ' of such municipality. When, however; a municipality receives a charter effective subsequent to January 1st, as in the case of this city, where the charter is effective from April 1st, the council receive a proportionate share of the taxes collected by the government under the provincial assessment, less ten percent, which is retained by the government to cover cost of preparation of assessment roll, collection of taxes, etc. In the case of this city the government will collect the taxes, through the government agent at Nicola, W. N. Rolfe and turn over to the city three-quarters of the total amount collected on lands within the defined boundaries of the city, less ten per cent. This money will be turned over to the city immediately after June 30th, if property-owners all take advantage of the ten per cent reduction offered by the government. If,, however, all the property owners fail to pay by June 30th, then the government will pay to the city three-quarters of the amount received, as the taxes are paid in. It;may be that all taxes will not be paid until December 31st, in which case the city will not receive^ the.revenue from^^ government taxes in a lump sum. It is estimated that the revenue from this source will amount in all to about $2300. ;; 1: T , Aside from the revenue derived from land taxes, the city will derive nearly- $5000 from Road-tax, licenses arid such;bther sources. The replies received from J; P. McLeod and J. B. McKilligan, in response to the city solicitor's letter are. either very cleverly ambiguous, or else the officials in question are loth to commit themselves upon the /matter, pending the return of Hon. W. J. Bowser from London. This uncertainty as to the authority .of the first council in the matter of assessment for loan and revenue purposes leaves the aldermen in a peculiar quandary in respect of public .i improvements which must be provided out of money bylaws; such as ' waterworks, street improvements, etc. A money bylaw may only be submitted to the people upon the basis of the revised asssssment roll of the city. It is impossible for the city council to know whether they have the power to adopt the provincial asses^men^oJl^fjexltheJCinirt contract for printing all by-laws to the Nicola Valley News. A deputation composed of Messrs Simpson. H. Ackman, D. Gates and J. W. Ellis waited upon the city council with a view to ascertaining what the city would do to aid the volunteer fire brigade movement. It was decided to have the committee wait upon the Fire and Police committee for discussion of the details just before adjournment. The pound and dog tax by-law received its first reading. I The next meeting of the council will be held at eight o'clock on Monday evening. B C. HORSE EXTRA SQUADRON ORDERS. There will be a Squadron Parade at the Old Emerson Woodward Place at 2 o'clock p. m. on Sunday, May 21. No. 2 Troop will parade at Nicola at 1.30 p.m. Nos. 1 and 3 Troops will parade at Hyland's Hall, Merritt, at 1.15 p. m. No. 4 Troop will parade at Lower Nicola at 12.30 p. m. Charles Flick, Major, ^ O. C. "D"B. C. H. [Note that regular orders are printed on page 7.] Corporation of City of Merritt Police Commission. APPLICATIONS will be received by the Police Commissioners of the City of Merritt for the position of NIGHT POLICEMAN. Applications must be in the hands of the Mayor by; Noon on Tuesday,"May 23rd, 1911. ISAAC EASTWOOD, v y Mayor. LOST FOLDING BLACK POCKET-BOOK, containing; Masonic and Elks papers, also Emblems. ��� Finder suitably Rewarded by leaving same at Post Office. A.F.&A.M. Nicola Lodge No. 63 meets in Reid's Hall the ��� sec ond Tuesday of each month at 8 p- m.'. Sojourney. ing brothers cordially invited. M. L. Grimmett, Fred S. Gay W. M. : . /.-. Secretary. WATER NOTICE of Revision, as the revised roll of this city. Upon this question the deputy-attorney-general and the assessor are singularly reticent; and the Municipal Clauses Act, under the terms of which the city holds its .charter, is devoid of any clause whichywould define the powers of the council in this respect. a. I, Johnny Holmes, of Douglas Lake, in the Province of British Columbia, give notice that. on the 14th day of June, 1911, I intend to apply to the Water Commissioner, at his office in Nicola, for a license to take and. use one cubic foot of .water per: second from Spahomin Creak in the Kamloops Division of Yale District. The water is to be taken from the stream about two and a half miles up th�� Creek from Douglas Lake, and is to be used on a part of the Indian Reservation situated near, applicant's house, for irrigration purposes. JOHNNY HOLMES. Applicant MUNICIPAL REVENUE .;[ The city solicitor, .Mr. Grimmett, haying written to the attorney-general's department at Victoria with a view to ascertaining whether or not the council would have power to levy any assessment this year, for revenue or loan purposes, and also to ascertain whether the city would receive the whole, or part, of the provincial taxes levied on the area within the bounds of the municipality, a letter was received from John B. McKilligan, who has charge of all assessment for province, explaining what the CITY BOOK-KEEPING}, A letter was'received f rorn.JY* Hv.Godby, who assiste'd ..in the audit of the Kamloops'municipal accounts, with C. A. Gil many in' regard to the question of adopting a system of book- keeping in the city and the appointriierit of an auditor, who will also open a set of books for the municipality. In this conimunicatiori the"writ��r advised that no books be purchased for book-keeping without the city treasurer first consulting an accountant. It was proposed by the council, first, that he be given the appointment as auditor* but later it was decided to turn the riiatter over to the finance committee. .':;���'.���;��� i A letter was received from Secretary Coffee, of the board: of trade, requesting that the city refund to the board the expences incurred in securing incorporation. On the motion of Aid. Menzies this account was paid. It amounts in all to $85. The council voted to give the. Good Living means that the food . you eat is of the very best that can be obtained X in the local market. If you buy_ \:f"~. your meals at the\ -V you're certain of the ..best. *-:���.'��� DAILY STAGE SERVICE A stage will leave the Merritt livery stables every morning at 8 o'clock for the end of construction on the Kettle Valley up the Coldwater. Stage leaves the other end at the same hour daily. Baggage and express carried. ALEX. COUTLEE Pro p. Next Monday and Tuesday May 22 and 23,1 am selling Ladies' and Children's and Infants Bonnets at exactly Cost. In response to numerous requests I have decided to establish Dressmaking Parlors and am ready to receive orders. Next Door to Bennett & Reid Quilchena Avenue. Merritt, B. C. A car of Split Cedar Posts just arrived. Another coming. Also carload of Fir Pickets. Prices reasonable/at The Merritt Lumber Yard ������������ ANDREW McGORAN, - PROPRIETOR������������. MS ��� "Ml THE NICOLA VALLEY NEWS Friday, May 19, 1911 ontrea! Established 1817. Head Office: Montreal Capital (all paid up) - - $14,400,000.00 Cash and Undivided Profits - $12,961,789.11 Total Assets ... . $240,000,000.00 Savings Bank Department (Interest allowed at current rates.) \ GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Branches in the Nicola Valley MERRITT: NICOLA: A. W. STRICKLAND. Manager. J. F. 8. 8ILLUM, Acting Sub-Agent THE NICOLA VALLEY NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Subscription $2.00 a year in advance Six months $1.00 FRANK M. COFFEE - - ".'' Editor J. W. ELLIS ----- Manager. Oae dollar per inch per month for regrula ad- rertiBinK. Land and water^notices"$7.60:for 60 days. $5.00 for 30 days. ,,..������>���-- Classified advertising 10 words for 26 cents extra words 2 cents. < ��� Special rates furnished for large.'contract advertising. Address - THE NICOLA VALLEY NEWS P'O. Box 20 ���������-���.��� y Merritt. B.C Phone 25.- -���-' DIRTY JOURNALISM While we are pleased to confess that our journalistic experience has seldom brought.u^intp-con^ tact with that type of ���;nfeWspap'er\- which, by the style o^its^ediitoriai columns, sullies the general cleanliness of our profession, we believe that we are safe in charging that our contemporary, in the last issue, plumbed the depths of journalistic depravity. In our issue of two_ weeks ago we touched upon'the silence which characterized the columns of our contemporary when the city council voted the-municipal account to the Bank of Montreal, under conditions which?.eyen pur contemporary brazrerily-admits, were detrimental to the best interests of the city.v In^; seeking to palliate its offence' in thus-disregarding the public interests, the Nicola avenue publication ejected the following: "It is notorious that the Snooze is the organ of certain special interests, whose influence has been far from beneficial to the Nicola Valley . . . ." The proprietor of this paper, which probably no one knows better than the editor of our contemporary, is Mr. T. J. Smith, of Vancouver. Will'the senior publication venture a breath of suspicion against his character ?, ? Our contemporary is^too cow- _ardly_to_do_SQj=And,=furtheri more it could not, even if it 'would. --,7 .<'������ yyviy-yy We believe that we can readily explain the bitterness of our contemporary^ j.andjthe.publicwould, no doubt appreciate a brief" resume of the history of this publication. It: was started a little over a year ago, when our contemporary was the lone paper in the valley. Its avowed object was the promotion *6f publicity for this valley, .Needless tosay, its inception idid; not :;meet;jwith favour from the senior paper; and people connected with the Herald loudly predicted its early demise. In this they were generous, allowing us three months of life. Their; prophecy; in ��� this; matter being unfulfilled, they kindly extended, their grace to six months, then to nine months,! then to a year. And we are still doing business at the same stand. Whether our; business has been profitable or not we leave our readers to decide, after a comparison of the files of both. So far so good. The most interesting phase of our relations with our contemporary has yet to come. When T. J. Smith came into the valle^ a>few. weeks ago he was besieged with overtures��� from our* contemporary!���for, an amalgamation of the News and the Herald ! Needless to say, after reviewing the financial history of his publication, he declin ed to consider any offer. Up to the date of his refusal, our rivalry with the Nicola avenue publication was friendly. Since, a galling bitterness rings in the notes of our contemporary when touching upon ourselves. Strange ? As to the benefit this organ of Mr. Smith's has been able to offer the valley, we refer our readers to the files of ourselves and our contemporary. We have no hesitation in stating that we have expended, in the past twelve months, more than $2.50 to every dollar which the Nicola avenue publication has for photographs and half-tones, illustrating various industries and scenes throughout the valley. Furthermore the News has paid its engravers for their work as soon as their bills were pr-esented. We believe that no! oneS will hesitate admitting "that a photograph of a country is a better advertisement than a column of descriptive matter��� excepting, of course, such an awful error as that which illumined the front page of our contemporary's last issue. .We might continue and wax enthusiastic over what Mr. Smith has done for this valley, but it is not at all necessary. . We merely refer the readers to a point made by our contemporary in his frenzied, assault, upon the Sunset. Our; contemporary having a bad case resorts to abuse of his opponent. v III conclusion---though it is a bore to have to deal with such matters���we wish to take up another point. Our contemporary asks us why we did not clamour for the rights of the people when the Nicola Valley Coal and Coke company cut wages recently. Our reply to that is, no cut has been made by the company in question. Our contemporary is referring to something which is merely a figment of a disordered imagination. y While we do not wish to become personal at all, we would like to fiirdYpafailerfoTtheoverwh^inTP ing number of unpardonable inaccuracies as those which have graced the columns of our contemporary for the past season. cattle are permitted to. range at large they gravitate towards the center of the town. Perhaps the only explanation of this tendency is the "innate cussedness" of the animals, In such cases they are an undoubted nuisance, and we heve no hesitation in approving the application of the strict letter of the law to the owners who permit their cattle to thus range. Now, on the Diamond Vale subdivision, the Merritt Addition and the Conklin estate there are several hundred acres of land upon which private owners allow their cattle to graze. Perhaps the aldermen do not appreciate the rank growth of grasses on these fertile lands. As the summer comes and these grasses attain their full growth a possible danger to property becomes evident. As these grasses dry up, with the proximity of houses, a danger of fire becomes evident. By permitting the cattle to graze on these lands the grass is kept down. The strict enforcement of this by-law would in many cases work a hardship. The grazing cattle would prevent a possible fire. We urge upon the council the necessity of witholding the enforcement of the by-law save in such cases as action is a necessity. The Men Who Have Made Merritt POUND BYLAW We note that the council have decided to bring into operation a bylaw prohibiting the custom of allowing cattle to range free in the confines of the city. At first glance it would appear that the aldermen:are adopting a wise measure. When the proposal was first mooted we were inclined to look with favor upon it, as tending to abate what might, with the growth of the city, become a serious nuisance. Latterly, however, we have been making a tour of the municipality and find that there are sections within the limits which are peculiarly adapted, to cattle-grazing���large open spaces covered with lush grass, well watered and level. Further investigation discloses a large proportion of the householders of the community owners of cattle, in almost every case milch cows. In this city a milch cow is a very valuable adjunct to an establishment, and we are inclined to believe that there are a large number of owners of cattle who would beseriously inconvenienced if the council were to enforce the strict letter of the bylaw. One thing is very certain, whe Thus our contemporary : ���'"'. ''The : Snooze's attack concludes ''Where' oh, where, is the miners' friend TVyTo^the^best of our belief the Herald has ntever'posed as the friend of any particular section of this community as against another." We can sympathise with Xthe emerald editor of our contemporary and appreciate his ignorance of the attempt which one of the numerous editors of that paper to stir up one faction of the community against another. It would keep any ordinary man busy trying to figure out exactly what the policy of our contemporary, on public or private questions, really is. We have tried often and failed miserably. We solace ourselves with the belief that it is trying to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. As for ourselves, we will fight for Right until there's a foot of ice on the most torrid section of Gehenna. Corporation of City of Merritt Pound and Dog Tax Bylaw. NOTICE is hereby given that the above Bylaw wiH" come into effect on Tuesday, May 23rd, 1911, and that any animals roaming at large within the city limits will, after that date, be impounded, under provisions of said Bylaw. y =TKe tax for^Dl^s^OZrSO-alTd^for Bitches $5.00. Tags can be obtained from the City Clerk, on or after May 23rd, 1911, at the Court House. The Bylaw specially provides that on and after June 1st, 1911, any Dog or Bitch roaming at large without a tag will be impounded. H. PRIEST, 14-15 City Clerk. SCHOOL NOTICE PROPOSALS will be received by the undersigned, up to noon on Friday, the 26th day of May, 1911, for the purchase of five (5) "Certificates of Indebtedness" of Merritt School District. These Certificates are of the value of $450.00 each, and are to be retired on the fifteenth day of September in five (5) successive years, commencing on the fifteenth day of September, 1912. Interest payable half-yearly. Proposals to state rate of interest required for Certificates at par value. The lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted. "'��� By order of Merritt School Board. H. S. CLEASBY, ' Secretary. Geo. McDonald BOOT AND SHOE MAKER Repair Work a Specialty Let me fit you out with a pair of Superfine Rubber Heels Both for Ladies and Gentlemen. HIS WORSHIP, MAYOR EASTWOOD. His Worship Mayor Eastwood, whose photograph appears above, was born in the state of Ohio, U.'S. A. He first left the place of his nativity in 1891, when he movedto Brandon, Manitoba. He went into the butcher and cattle export business there during the summer of that year, but when the prairie winter came on he discovered that his constitution was hardly strong enough to successfully withstand its severity, so on December 3rd, 1891, he "pulled his stakes" and moved into British Columbia, where he has lived continually ever since, with the exception of one summer in.Calgary. He first went into business in this province in Vancouver, being there for a little over two years and a half. He became dissatisfied ? with the Terminal City's almost .continual moisture and: went to Calary, for a summer, returning into this province before the Indian summer had passed.. Prom Calgary he went into the Okanagan. He became associated with Hon. Price Ellison, then a piivate member from the Okanagan, and for over eight years had charge of the business of the man who is now Finance Minister of thie province. This was in Vernon; and today he speaks regretfully of an opportunity he lost there, in neglecting to purchase real estate in the Vernon townsite. He came into.the Nicola valley in 1904, and here, he takes pleasure in informing anyone who may be curious, he at last found the best climate he. has ever known. He settled first at Nicola���tliere was. no Merritt then���taking charge of the meat (business of the James Pooley ranch, and partly also of the Tamerton ranch. When the surveys for the Kamloops, Nicola and Similkameen railway, now the C.P.R., were being made he thought he saw1 an opportunity of becoming a successful mine owner and in company with three others, located and did development work on copper claims near Aspen' Grove. The original survey of the railway ran from Quilchena towards Aspen Grove and the lines were run within one thousand feet of the'claims of the trio. Then his visions of, sudden wealth were turned into'a delusion, by the combination of Fate and the C. P.-.R., for the survey was abandoned, and the road stopped at Nicola. The possibilities of a good town being founded above Coutlee gave him a gleam of another possibility of fortune and he came here. In company with H. S. Cleasby he purchased, the meat business of Dan Mclnnes. The shop was then located adjacent to the Voght ��� residence. The new townsite of Merritt was then being developed ; the collieries on Diamond Vale and at Middlesboro showed excellent promise, and the shrewd foresight of Isaac. Eastwood andWhis partner were soon justified. They bought Mclnnes outon December 1st, 1908. They moved their business to the present site, at the corner of Voght Street and Quilchena Avenue, in April, 1909. The settlement of the valley, the development of the mines and railway construction made their success certain ; in fact wKen the Kettle Valley construction first commenced Eastwood and Cleasby found their resources taxed to the uttermost in procuring beef andother supplies for the construction camps. An idea of the magnitude of this business may be gleaned when it is stated that in the last few months alone, with construction at almost a standstill, over one hundred tons of beef were used on the line. As to the personal success of Mayor Eastwood, all that it is necessary to state is that when it came to a selection of candidates for the office of Mayor he was the unanimous choice of the electors. A Liberal, he is a member of the executive of the local association. As Mayor he is progressive and strong and is ready to make any personal sacrifice to benefit the ratepayers. Like Mayor Taylor, of Vancouver, he is a ~Single_Taxer, standing foFProgress in municipal~polity; AsTcHairman of the Police Commission he has already taken steps to enforce the strict observance of the law. As chairman of the Board of License Commissioners he.has not so far had occasion to act, but it is safe to predict that when he does he will make no mistakes. He is also: a member of the executive of the Board of Trade. To him belongs the title "His Worship the Mayor of Merritt"���the firstmayorof the city. Aside from his private business he is fully entitled to the appellation whioh heads this brief sketch," A Maker of Merritt." w.; A,; ;b a. rnes Contractor for Painting, Paper Hanging and Kalsomining. All Work Guaranteed First-class. rtERMTT, B. C. VOGHT STREET NEAR DEPOT. Incorporated 1855. THE STRENGTH OF THE auk of Toronto lies in its proportionately large Reserve Funds, its long experience and steady growth, the ability and high standing of those who conduct its affairs, the soundness of its loans and investments, and its large resources. The Manager of the Bank are pleased to offer the up-to- date facilities of this well known institution to all who have banking business to transact. Paid-up Capital - - - - $4,000,000 Reserve Fund .-....- - - $4,944,777 I AM THE MAN you want to see. LOOK at my goods and NOTICE my prices J. S. Morgan & Son Leroy S. Cokely DOMINION & PROVINCIAL SURVEYOR Subdivision Work a Specialty. Office over Bank of Montreal, MERRITT, B. C. PHONE 24 Nicola Valley Transfer Company TRUCKING AND DRAYING A SPECIALTY . . .DEALER IN . . . Lumber, Lath, Lime, Cement Hay, Grain and feed GEORGE RICHES Rear Diamond Vale Store Coutlee Ave. Merritt Plumbing and Steamfitting FIRST CLASS TIN- SHOP���Repairing of all kinds done. SECOND HAND FURNITURE AND STOVES We by anything you wish to sell and sell anything you wish to buy. Kennedy & Cunningham NICOLA AVENUE WANTED The man who took-the Sand- screen from Coutlee's Yard to return same at once to William COOPER. CANADIAN Train Leaves Ten o'Clock Daily (except Sunday) for All Points East and West. Tickets on sale to all points Canada and United States. Accommodation reserved and complete passage booked to any part of Great Britain. For. rates and sailings apply to P. H. PUFFER Agent ,- Merritt, B.C. Or write to H. W. BRODIE General Passenger Agent Vancouver, B.C. ma Friday, May 19, 1911 THE NICQLA VALLEY NEWri "Gemmill & Rankine Have It" We have formaline and bluestone for treatment of smut in grain. Also chloride of lime crude, carbolic acid, sulphur and formaldehyde fumigators, to aid in your "clean up" operations. Gemmill & Rankine Druggists. MERRITT, B. C. LOCAL AND DISTRICT Mrs. Joseph Marshall has been ill for the past week. W. Cranna was ill during early part of the week. the Tuesday evening. He spent some time in investigating farm sites with J. Hutchison, on Wednesday, and left for Nicola that evening. He will make a. tour of the whole valley before definitely deciding where he will live. Sharp razors, and Clean Towel. ���Brown & Durham's. 52tf H. B. Armstrong arrived in the city at the latter end of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts went down to the coast on Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Coutlee returned from Vernon on Saturday evening. Charles F. Law, of Vancouver a director in the coal hill Syndicate and the B. C. Life Assurance company, passed, through town on Monday evening en route to Bear Creek. H. Colin Clarke, the well known local solicitor, went down to Vancouver on business on Tuesday's train. It is understood that the object of his trip is the winding up of the affairs of a Middlesboro firm. ' V::' ���' ��� P. Boyd and Benjamin Browett went down to Yale on business early in the week. Mrs. William Pooley is almost recovered from her recent severe attack of pneumonia. The B.C. Gazette contains the announcement of the appointment of W. H. Snell and H. iJ. Baker as Notaries Public of the Province. The former is a resident of Walhachin and the latter of Savona. OFF TO CORONATION Quartermaster - Sergt. George Osmond, of the B. C. Horse, who has been chosen" as the representative of "D" squadron on the Canadian Coronation contingent, was thirteen years in the Rifle Baigade, having enlisted in Taunton; Somerset, in 1890. He was stationed in Winchester seven months and then transferred to Belfast, wnere he served under Colonel Swain, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, for thirteen months. In '92 his regiment was ordered to India and stationed at Ranikhet and Breally. His regiment made a march which is still talked of in the eastern provinces, from Ranikhet to Calcutta, a distance of 900 miles. The journey was made in a little over two months. In '94 the regiment was ordered to. Hong Kong, and operated thence through the eastern cantonments down through the Straits Settlements to Penang. In '98 the regiment was ordered home again, and Osmond was discharged at Southampton, being placed upon the reserve list. He was called upon in the South African war and at the conclusion of peace in Africa emigrated to this country. In the B. C. Horse he has earned the approval of his officers for his strict attention to duty. CLOTHING Another shipment of Fit-Reform to hand this week. There is only one solution of our great success with Fit-Reform Suits! They have the style and fit, and the price is right. It's a pleasure to show this clothing. You are sure to buy eventually. Why not now ? Vests will Fancy One of our Fancy Vests help you to.be well dressed. We have them in all the new designs, ranging in price from $1.25 up. Pat Rogers left for the Okanagan country last week. He expects to locate there permanently. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Strickland and children took up their residence in their new home last Saturday. Archibald McVittie, the well known surveyor, was in town over the week end and went down to Victoria on Tuesday morning. M. Cruickshank, recently a contractor on the irrigation work on Deadman's Creek, near Walhachin, left the city on Tuesday morning for Chilcootin, near the 150 Mile House, where he is to erect an irrigation flume and pipe system. ,,'-'.'������'.,:: - X '���'.. 7, Rev Fr Wagner, of Kamloops celebrated mass in the Garcia home on Sunday last. He left forlKamloops the_following���day. S. N. Dancey left on Monday's train for Vernon, where he will superintend the work of publishing the next issue of the New Empire. *��� ' ' 6 ;����� Robert Stevenson of Princeton, is in Chilliwak visiting his family. He expects to go into Steamboat when the summer rush is on in earnest. David Crawford has purchased the Loftus residence on Granite ave and is now settled in his new home. Mrs. Loftus has left for Pincher Creek where one of her sons has a ranch and will spend a month visiting him when she will return to her old home in Scotland. LORDS' "VETO BILL" The fight in the House of Commons over the Veto Bill to curtail the powers of the House of Lords ended Monday. An amendment to reject the whole Bill was de- feated'363 to 243, and the measure was carried on its third reading 262 to 241. Announcement of the vote was received with tremendous outbursts of applause. It is expected that the Bill will go to the House of Lords at an early date. The debate in the House of Lords on the second reading of Lord Lansdowne's bill for the reconstruction of the Upper Chamber indicated that even their leader's orders will fail to coerce many of the Unionist peers into voting for a measure involving their own political extinction. Gloves We have just placed in stock a full range of Hall's fine and working gloves. We guarantee every pair. Try a pair of our Greentan Horsehide Gloves. You will like them. TRY A SUIT OF GRIZZLY BRAND UNION-MADE OVERALLS. THEY WEAR LONGEST. Neckwear Our stock of Men's Neckwear comprises all that is new. We can please you, no matter what the style or price. See our swell line of Irish Poplins. Shirts The- season .has arrived when the soft negligee shirt with collar attached is the comfortable shirt to wear. Our,-range of.-these shirts is very large, and the values we offer are the best yet. The One Price Store For Real Values Mcdonald block QUILCHENA AVENUE British Columbia has over eight million acres of land open topre- emtion. The C. P. R. employs 75,000 men. It is the largest railway system in the world. . Dr. Tutill was down at Canford attending Mr. Hardyman who has been indisposed, son was in this city on iness on Monday afternoon. His bus- Harold Greig, the well know realty-operatorrdrove=down=to Canford in his car last Monday afternoon. With him were F. M. Coffee and H. W. Sutcliffe. They visited the dam site of the Nicola Pine Lumber company; The dam is being erected across Petit creek, about half a mile above the influence of the creek and the Nicola river. It is three hundred feet across at the top and a fraction over three hundred and ten at the base. The construction of this dam and the mill adjoining has been carried out by Mr. H. Meeker. It is expected that this mill will soon be manufacturing lumber. GAME LAWS A circular in reference to corrections in the game laws has been issued by the Provincial secretary. Following are some of the more important details : General license (to include all game and fish) good from January 1st to December 31st of year of issue $100. Spring bear-hunting license, Canada has received; $250,000 000 of U. S. capital in establishing branch factories. ,,. . . Canada in 1910 bought $30 in products from the U. S. per head and sold $15. : Canada gave away during 1909- 10 land equal to the area of the state of Illinois. ...,, Canada has the largest and best national park in the world��� 5732 miles in extent. July for of ?Mrs. Turner, wife of a gentleman who intends to go in for horse-raising on a large scale in Aspen Grove country, passed through town en route to Nicola last Monday evening. F. W, Smith and wife left for Nanaimo, where they will reside permanently, on Monday morning. A number of their numerous friends assembled at the station to bid them bon voyage. R. Brand, an Englishman who is seeking a permanent home in the valley, arrived in the city on Best Electric Massage always on tap at Brown & Durham's Barber shop. 25tf NEW TREATY WITH JAPAN ! Ottawa, May 17. ���Mr. Fielding! has given notice of a resolution bearing on the trade treaty with Japan, in which Canada participates with the mother cduntry.; The Japanese Government has given notice of its.intention toi abrogpte the treaty and the Canadian Government asks the authority of Parliament to extend to Japan for a period not exceeding two years a reciprocal tariff, provided Japan extends similar treatment to imports from this country. good from January 1st to 14th of year of issue, $25. Angler's license, good twelve months from date issue, $25. Bird license, good for season, $5. Bird license, good for one week, only to be issued to British subjects by the Provincial game warden, $5. All other game license forms are now obsolete and must not be issued. Canada has. 1,000,000 church members. Protestants 59 per cent; Catholics 41 per cent. The largest wheat field in^the worldls^in^CanadaT^It-is~~ 900 miles long and 300 miles wide. PROVINCIAL NEWS Vancouver's population is estimated at 125,000. Canada has 735 legislators, federal and provincial. Western Canada received 150, 000 new people last year. Montreal's population is 000, Canada's largest city. 450,- British Columbia mined two million tons of coal last year. On Say 3rd 3500 passengers sailed from Scotland for Canada. Toronto has 254 churches, 110 hotels, 7 theatres and 9 hospitals. Canada gave the C. P. R. $62,- 000,000 in cash for construction and 25,000,000 acres of land. The largest grain elevator in the world is at Port Arthur, with a capacity of 7,000,000 bushels of grain. Western Canada has 200,000 homesteads open for the settler, and 16,000 miles of new railway will open up other areas. British Columbia's estimated population for 1910is 347,000, viz: 280,000 whites; 29,000 Indians; 17,000 Chinese; 16,000 Japanese and 5000Hindoos. Saskatchewan will soon be producing more wheat than any state in the Union, and in less than a decade will produce more wheat than all the U. S. combined. Canada is 44 years old, dating from Confederation; 152 years old dating from British conquest of 1759, and 376 years old, date- ing from Cartier's first visit of 1535. Is the future. watch of the present Why ? Because all parts of every . South Bend movement are made of faultless material and material that will-last a lifetime. Call and see .them at SIMPSON'S JEWELRY STORE Agent for Waterman's Pens and Edison Phonographs. Building Contractors SPECIALTY: Plastering and Concrete Work. Estimates on all lines cheerfully given. P. O. ox 50. Merritt, B..C,,. The Merritt Under new management and many improved facilities. More accommodation and of the best. In every department we aim to please, and we generally succeed. COMMERCIAL TRADE A SPECIALTY. Best of Wines and Liquors Always in Stock. GEO. McGRUTHER, Prop. Merritt, E. C. JOHN BO CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER All classes of work done in the best of style. No classes barred. To say that satisfaction is guaranteed is saying what everybody says. We Mean It. That's all. Telephone No. 45 Or Inquire Elite Restaurant THE NICOLA VALLEY NEWS Deal (e rsl= Prime Beef, Mutton Lamb Poultry, Ham and Bacon. ^Manufacturers of= Strictly High Grade Delicious SAUSAGES FreshyFish.always on hand.. Orders receive prompt ��� -attention.--Cattle bought and sold by the carload. 1 Eastwood i \-i. Manager G. T. P. CONSTRUCTION The "about one hundred miles" which for the past year or two has been the phrase used to describe the progress of the G. T. P. construction east from Prince Rupert will have to be abandoned because the progress has beed much more definitely fixed br Mr. George A. McNicol, superintendent of the road at Prince Rupert. He says the line now extends from one huudred and one miles eastward, and promises that it will be soon more than that. In spite of the rather serious delays caused by the severity of the winter weather, Mr. McNic- hol is confident that a great deal of work will be done this summer. Mr. McNichol is optimistic as to the present and future bf Prince Rupert. He states that the volume of business there is constantly increasing and following the settlement of the laborer's strike, great progress had been made in civic work. OUR LETTERBOX Metropolitan MEAT MARKET i; NICOLA, B.C. The choicest of Beef, utton, etc., always on hand Fresh Fish, Eggs and Vegetables." T. HESLOP, Prop. i OTTAWA STRIKE Four Hundred Ottawa builders laborers went on strike on Saturday, demanding 28 cents an hour, which the contractors Merritt, B. C. May 16th. -I9II. Editor Nicola, Valley News. ��� MerrittyB. C. Dear Sir,���Having noticed the agitation between the councillors of Merritt at recent council meetings in regard to the transfer 'of the City's account from the Bank of Montreal to the Bank; of Toronto the following statement may possibly enlightenthe councillors and the citizens of our: City in regard to the value and asset of the Bank of Montreal to any city in the buying and selling of city bonds:��� "CALGARY" SELLS IT'S BONDS ' Calgary, April 24th, I9II. Calgary has just sold over $L- 000,000 of 41-2 per cent bonds to the Bank of Montreal for 103. This is the best price in the history of Calgary and about the best in the-west. Six years ago the same bonds sold for 88." Trusting that our councillors will weigh and inwardly'digest the above; also that at the next council meeting the matter of the City's account shall be brought forward again5 in regard as to which bank would be the most _- re fused to pay. The men have; valuable asset to the City of Mer- been getting 25 cents an hour. ] ritt to handle the City's account. mi ..... _ , Yours very truly, A Citizen. ".%��/ - r'V' - ,cJ~'v?^��n.*'�� *,7i',-i~- xs' Plerritt Livery and Feed Stable Saddle Horses,rand Single and Double Drivers - -on Shortest-Notice._-_-- Good accomodation for horses. Express meets all trains. Buggies for hire. A,. J* COUTEE, Prop., Merritt, B.C ; y .-. ,y-.:.l\ - G.M;Hahkey&Co, .^vj> �� ^��.C*'Tt.vhj ��� ����� LIMITED. Re&fc-Estate and Insurance vy; >iv_. ;]Okanagan Lands ; AllXJasses^of investments Placed. Headr���Offices:^ . - r Vernon, B. C. The agreement at the latter fig ure expired on May I, and negotiations have been- in progress since. All buildings in course of erection are tied up, and operations may be given a serious set back here this summer as a result. So great is the number of men out that the Labor Hall was unable to accommodate them, and open-air meetings were held in Cartier square. [This communication is anonymous and the News is in no way responsible for what it contains. ��� Editor.] C. P. R. WILL BUILD LINE As soon as a sufficiency of ore is in sight at the new McKinley group of mines at Franklin Camp, B.C., the C. P. R. will extend its Kettle Valley line to the camp. The railway already runs for about twenty miles up the river .from Grand Forks, and an additional thirty miles' construction will be necessary before the site is reached. An advertisement in the News will bring the business. CHURCH SERVICES ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH Sunday May 21st 9 a. m., Holy Communion. 11 a. m., Morning Prayer Litany. 2.30 p. m 7.30 p. m and Sunday School/ Evening Prayer. Thursday May. 25th Ascension Day . m. Holy Communion. Evening Prayer. Friday May 26th 7 p.m. Boys' meeting. Rev. T. Walker, Vicar. 7.30 a. 8 p. m Sharp razors, and Clean Towel. -Brown & Durham's. .,. 52tf FIRST ANNU7IL To be held in .* < Menzie's Hall, Merritt Friday/May 19, 1911 General Contractor of Plastering BRICK, STONE, CEMENT BLOCKS AND GENERAL CEMENT WORK. ALL WORK NEATLY AND PROMPTLY EXECUTED PRESSED CEMENT STEPS, GRAVE STONES, FENCE POSTS, ETC. June Days are Drawing Near June Brides Will Require Wedding Presents Write at once for our illustrated catalogue, .from which you may select most appropriate gift lines. Send" for our coronation supplement, which describes many novelties in gold and silver also some handsome ; : wedding jewelry. Henry Birks & Sons, Limited Jewelry Mail Order House Geo. E. Tr'orey, Man. Dir. Vancouver, B. C. OLDWATER THE FINEST HOSTELRY IN THE UPPER (COUNTRY-JUST OPENED. LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED WITH BEST CUISINE AND ACCOMMODATION. FINEST BRANDS OF WINES AND LIQUORS Wm. McIntyre, prop. MERRITT, B.C. The Star Restaurant Voght Street, Merritt. ^ The place where you get just what you want, and] just the way you want it, at any time you want it.? Have you tried the Star Yet ? STEEL & FAULKNER Proprietors. Phone 37 P. O. Boss 7 ��...-��� v t Bakers and Confectioners. MANUFACTURERS OF All kinds of Chocolates and General Candy. AH Goods Made at Kamloops and Merritt Factories. .ii I* 0 v *������:< >; '������ ss ��~? Refreshments Served. \y *.. %y7 r ..:''Y { a w.iw i-v ���. .y isii-va. y^./��-- Dancing at 9 p. m. Harness and| Commercial Hotel NICOLA tvy. .���$���!��������� Harness, Robes, Blankets, Trunks, Valises, etc. always in stock. Poultry and Stock Foods. Best of satisfaction in all departments. Prices are right.... . ���''* "7 7.7,'... Agent for endelsolm and Heintzman Pianos. ��� ���N.J. BARWICK Nicola ... Merritt for a flood square meal. Best-of accomodation and comfort Rate $I.SO per day ,..i;:i��ur..i.��ts.^-"������ '"��� t jFjRipAiY, May ,19; ��� 1911 THE NICOLA VALLEY NEWS yyA��DISEASEmOE .CIVILIZATION, ~ (Winnipeg Telegram). y Of all countries France is sup- i'posed to possess the best organized system of police, the most ^"advanced methods of detecting ^criminals, and the surest drag net 'XXS.or their apprehension, .yet Paris ^breeds the most debased^ the most "audacious and the, most indis- rcriminately'wicked'type'of crim- ' inal degenerates known to the ^modern world. y Of course. Paris is not alone. The Parisian Apache, the London jhooligan, the North American itough, and the Australian larra- ;;kin, are all the same type of per- ��� son in differing.environment, and $it appears nowhere except iricon- " junction with a highly organized land complex civilization. Wber- fiever that-^existisli it does appear f^vith fatal certainty like a taint |ih the bloodof society, or rather |the symptomatic outbreak of.such :--a taint, 7i The examples of this .type-have, ^abjured tndlwholCcdde^oflcbh-- ;yentional ethics, public and priv- |ate, theygset at defiance all enactr |ed laws theyiseem very "largely |to escape detection and punishment, and have literally become f beasts of prey, endowed with hu- ;man intelligence. They do not Jnaunt the recesses, of forest flike Ithe bandit M)f ��� bid/ ridr the 'high ffceas like the pirate, but crowded Jcities, whose citizens they pass |iand repass upon the boulevards ^'jyith eyes full of smouldering hate %nd hearts��fulPof��Burning"IuWp |awaiting only an opportunity to fblaze forth in crime, rapine and Jmurder.' .ly---- -^_;:;;y^y;^.y:.. H They have rejectedfsociety?s fmoral code; l-biit they are" banded :tbgether by a code of their own pise they could,' never survive.1 iThe instincts <^organizatipn^loy|; Salty bbe^ence^and; c^^ leffort are ali^~ within? tnem. kTheir warfare isiagaihst the sbc- Jal order, not; among themselves. |There may^notf be honor among tthieves, but there is certainly a flinging together for mutual projection. All that society has yet ���attempted in dealing with such people has consisted ofRepressive ;measures. But their universality^ given certain conditions, stamps |them as a djsease.of. civilization that repressibCeanripfeJcureA 1 Great strides are being made in the prevention and cure of some |$f ��� man's most dea!dlylplagi|es); i| is a pity that some" sociologist has not discovered an antitoxin iwhich would drive out- this/blood poison from theUsocial*" system^ Jwhich spots our great cities as with the^pjague, _and.. against iwhose; ^appearance sand growth repression seems to be of no avail. The members of this class possess the elements of good citizenship, else they could not cohere among themselves, but the-perversion of these qualities to hideous and immoral ends .makes them only the more dangerous. NO SHIPS ON PACIFIC Two reports which seem jointly and severally to indicate that the Dominion government does Snot for the present, at least; intend building, any of the^yessels-ffor the new Canadian navy on the Pacific coast, have just been received. ���, ,;, ',, ,'. * ,;j ���.���'���', .., .;. ,f , The first isa statement of^Mr. William Denny's signature to the effect that through circumstances which" have-- arisen! y* Messrs/ Denny Bros., of Dumbarton, will not be associated, with the ;B. ,C; Marine Railway Company in' the establishment of a shipbuilding plant at/Esquimalt. ..h X- ��;/��� , ^ | ~ The-second report isVdespatch from an eminently reliable source at Ottawa Iwhich j states that: as far as can be gathered,* ho prov- sion has been made in tenders just received for the construction of war vessels on the pacific coast. The despatch states that the B. C. Marine ^Railway .Gohipany is not among "the tenderers. yyjB>WHORSE;l 7x717 Squadron Orders, No. 12, by Major JFlick,^ * D'' squadron;'BrCr^Horser'"* :-r:: MerrittJB. C, May 19. PARADE FOR CAMP 7 The^ squadronj will march to Kamploops camp, leaving Nicola atiI0a.mi Sunday, June 4, arriving jKamloops 12 noon, June 5. Troops will parade on Sunday, June 4, under | jthei r respecti ve itroop leaders, as] follows : . No. 4 troop parades" Lower Nicola 7 a.m. Kamloops Encampment Statement of Militia Forces to be - in Kamloops Cavalry���B. C. Horse, four squadrons. Infantry���102nd regiment, 104 regiment, Armstrong Independent company of infantry. Services and departments���No. 18 field ambulance, Permanent Army Medical Corps Det., Canadian Ordinance Corps Det., Canadian Army Pay Corps Det. The staff of the camp will consist of one camp commandant; orderly officer; and D. A. A. and Q. M. G.; camp engineer, A. D. S.and T. and paymasters; administrative medical officer; ordinance officer; musketry officer, intelligence officer, signaling officer.:;; i.y.. The subordinate staff: Camp engineer, sergeant major two musketry instructors, signalling instructor, one camp staff clerk, clerk to A. D. S. and T., clerk to P; QlL N; S., clerk to C. A. P. C. and post office orderly. B, C and D squadrons will march from their respective headquarters to the camp at the Kamloops agricultural association's grounds. The infantry units will be transported by rail. Advance parties will be detached from 102nd and 104th regiments and field ambulance corps. ���"���.. Captain C. C. Bennett, permanent force staff, having left Vicr toria for Toronto on May 8, is struck of the strength of the dis^ trict and pending the arrival of Captain F.'-W. L. Moore, R. O., the duties of D. S. A., military district No. 11 will be performed by Captain J. F. Foulkes. C. A. P/C.f '7.7 Application for Liquor License. NOTICE is hereby given that, thirty days after date, at the first sitting of the License Commissioners for the City of Merritt, application will be made for the grant of a license for the sale of liquor by retail, in and upon the property to be known as the City Hotel, situate on Lots 18 and 19, Block 14, in the City of Merritt. Andrew Hogan, Applicant. Dated 5th May, 1911. WATER NOTICE I, George Murray of Nicola, Land owner, will on the Twenty-eighth day of May, 1911 apply to the Water Commissioner at Nicola for a License to take and use One cubic foot of Water per sec. ond, from Sawmill Creek and Spring, situated North of the N. E. 1-4 Sec. 22, in Nicola Land District, Kamloops division of Yale District. The Water is to be taken from a point at or near the suid Spring, and used for Domestic and Irrigration purposes on Lot 181 and the N. E. 1-4 Sec. 22 Tp. 19 11-15 WATER NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an application will be made under Part V. of the " Water Act, 1909," to obtain a licence in the Kamloops Division of Yale District. (a) The name, address and occupation of the applicant: O. M. Revelle, farmer. Lower Nicola B. C. (b) The name of the lake, stream or source [if unnamed, the description is]: North Fork of Eight Mile Creek. (c) The point of diversion: About three miles above the Main Forks. (d) The quantity of water applied for [in cubic feet per second]: Two. (e) The character of proposed works: A ditch. (f) The premises on which water is to be used [describe same] : My pre-emption. (g) The purposes for which water is to be used irrigation. (h) If for irrigation describe the land intended to be irrigated, giving acreage :rj 160 acres of mountain land. (k) This notice was posted on the second day of May, 1911, and application will be made on the second day of June, 1911. (1) Give the names and addresses of any riparian proprietors or licensees who or whose lands are' likely to be affected by the proposed works, either above tr below the outlet: Mrs.'W. Saxon, Lower Nicola, B. C��� and James Neville, Merritt, B. C. Signature : O. M. KEVELLE. P.O.' Address : Lower Nicola, B.C." Land Act Kamloops Division of Yale District. District of Nicola. Take notice that Margaret M. Grimmett, of Nicola, B. C, occupation married woman, intends to apply: for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted one mile west of the northwest corner of Lot 1779, thence west one mile, thence south one miie, thence east one mile, thence north one mile to point of commencement. Margaret M.' Grimmett. Archibald W. McVittie, Agent. March 12th. 1911 8-17 mile to point of commencements ; Thomas Evans. Alonzo B. Roberts. Agent arch 26th. 1911. 10 -J! LAND ACT Kamloops Division of Yale Land District. District of Nicola. Take notice that Sarah Hills of Toronto, occupation spinster, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:��� Commencing at a post planted about 3 miles east and 20 chains north of the northeast corner of Lot 1137, thence north 80 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence west 40 chains to point of commencement. Sarah Hills. Alonzo B. Roberts, Agent. March 26th. 1911. 10-19 No. 3 ", " iMerritt 8 a"m. No. 2 " " sNieola 9 a.m. NoVi " " JMerrittV .8 a.m. Full marching Jorder. HEAVY BAGGAGE! . , Are Your Kidneys Working Properly? It Will Pay You Well to Make Sura .j,, There's been a lot of "guessing" about rheumatism and rheumatic pains generally, but you can be dead sure that little ,pain across your back, came irom decreased kidney/action, t."?>;" J (7) y y ; The kidneys duty is to filter the blood ���take out the impurities collected by the returning blood stream���do it just like absorbent cotton in a funnel filters 2the impurities from polluted water. ;..���������>. y When thefladneys are"* not; working .you; are bound for 'one of two 'courses^���Diabetes and Bright's Disease or Rheumatism, Lumbago and Sciatica. The for- mer course is usually fatal, and the latter always painful, but you need not have 'either, as they both can be easily prevented. y The very best prescription for all kidney troubles is Nyal's Stone Root Com- ��ound. It is no...,'.'patent.",, medicine, ut a scientific prescription composed of Stoneroot, Buchu, Juniper and other remedies of proved value. More than ���tliat, it has-been... proved.1.by. thousands jttho have had glad relief from its use. ^There's nothing quite so miserable as the dragging results of sick kidneys. fYou are trifling with your own future* when you neglect so simple a precaution, as a pleasant home treatment with Nyal's Stone Root Compound when results are ���ft certain. 41 i| f iff <4 W y �� IHtlt soothes " bladd.er.lVl irritation,! gives viju rest and comfort at night, and makes life once more enjoyable. jf^jThe kidneys, liver and bladder are all ndent upon one another, and Nyal's ound is , particularly All heavy baggage will be in Hyland's Hall by 8 p.m., Friday, June 2, thence]to Kamloops by ten o'clock train! Saturday, June 3, in charge of advance party. ADVANCE PARTXf -To be detailed ?later. y. 'Best Electric Massage always on tap at Brown & Durham's Barber shop. 25tf for" and H. COLIN CLARKE Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Solicitor for the Bank of Toronto. Sfone Root" Compi (designed to help them all ?# Sold andSGJilaranteed' by Gemmill & Rankin, :-- Merritt. LIGHT BAGGAGE; y ,. Will be carried on squadron transport waggon will leave Lower Nicola, 6.30 a.m., June 4 ; Merritt, 7.30 a.m. ; Nicola, 9.30 a. m. ' y \\' APPOINTMENTS AND RETIREMENTS^ . Sergeant H;:E^Forsyth reverts to ranks for non-attendance at drillj^Trooper-JHRhodes^toHbe sergeant, vice H. E. Forsyth, for duty with No. 4 troop (Lower Nicola). Trooper E. A. Collett to be corporal for duty with No. 4 troop (Lower Nicola). *.'; i i Charles. Flick^Major, 7 "'��� y, ;,, Q. Gy'DVTB. C. H. ��� ���-u.^ ���- - ���-* y���-"-������ ���������-��� SIMILKAMEEN ROADS ; i I Of theToadB, trails and bridges receiving immediate attention the following may be named: Trail to Steamboat, J. Snowden, foreman ; Hope trail, S. Spencer; Whipshaw trail, Day & Knight; road to be completed up Tulameen river to West Princeton collieries; extension of Fivemile road/ Si R. Gibson ; road to Holmes mountain' via Deer valley, J. Budd ; Wolff Creek road, W. A. Davis ; and Onemile road, J. Hedley. Exteii| sion of sidewalks begun last yeairv- Bridge (3tr|^crossing at junction^ of 'Vermilion*": avenue and other' improvements will be carried out? Quilchena Ave Merritt. Mark ���-Asaya-NeuraII THE NEW REMEDY ROR Nervous Exhaustion Grief and worry drain the nervous system with disheartening rapidity. The signs are lack of interest, lack of appetite, insomnia. T^e^nlyTemedyis^^jRest and nerve repair. "Asava-Nku- raW is and makes possible this cure. It feeds the nerves, induces sleep; quickens the appetite, aids digestion, restores nerve vitality. $1.50 per bottle.*Obtain from the local agent. y ' GEO. M. GEMMILL, Merritt, B. C. PUBLIC SERVICE ACT. The Qualifying " Examinations Third-class Clerks, Junior Clerks Stenographers will be held at the following places, commencing on Monday, the 3rd July next:���Armstrong, Chilli- wack,Cumberland,Golden, Grand Forks, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Nelson, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Peachland, Revelstoke, Rossland, Salmon Arm, Summer- land, Vancouver, Vernon, and Victoria. Candidates must be British subjects between the ages of 21 and 30, if for Third-class Clerks ; and between 16 and 21, if for Junior Clerks or Stenographers. Applications will not be accepted if received later than the 15th June next. Further information, together with application forms, may be obtained from the undersigned. P. WALKER, Registrar, Public Service. Victoria, B. C, 27th April, 1911. 12-18 LAND ACT Kamloops Division of Yale Land District; yDistrict of Nicola. Take notice that ^Benjamin Hills, of Tpronto, occupation traveller, intends to apply for permission to purchase the fol lowing described Jan ds:��� Cbmmencingjat a post planted about three miles east and sixty chains north of the northeast corner.of Lot 1137, .thence .north one mile, thence west one mile, thence south one mile, thence east one mile to point of commencement. Benjamin Hills. Alonzo B. Roberts, Agent. March 26th. 1911. 10-19 LAND ACT Kamloops Division of "Yale Land District. District of Nicola. Take notice that Julia Ord of Montreal, occupation married woman, intends to apply forpermission to purchase the following described lands:��� Commencing at a post planted at the northeast corner of Lot 1137, thence south one mile, thence east one mile, thence north one mile, thence west one mile to point of commencement. Julia Ord. Alonzo B. Roberts, Agent. March 25th. 1911. 10-19 LAND ACT Kamloops Division of Yale Land VDistrict. District of Nicola, Take notice that Lewis Ord of Montreal, occupation engineer, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands :��� Commencing at a post planted at the northeast corner of Lot 1137, thence north one mile, thence east one mile, thence south one mile, thence west one mile to point of commencement. Lewis Ord. Alonzo B. Roberts, Agent. March 25th. 1911. 10-19 LAND,ACT Kamloops Division of Yale Land District. District of Nicola. Take notice that Grace Johnston of Montreal, occupation spinster, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:��� Commencing at a post planted about 2 miles east of the northeast corner of Lot 1137, thence north one mile, thence west one mile thence south one mile, thence east one mile to! point of com-, mencement. Grace Johnston. . Alonzo B. Roberts, Agent- March 26th. 1911*1 10-19 LAND ACT Kamloops Division of Yale Land District. District of Nicola." Take notice that R. Ernest Johnston of Montreal, occupation engineer, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following decribed lands:��� Commencing at a post planted about 2 miles east of the northeast corner of Lot 1137, thence south one mile, .thence west one mile, thence north one mile, thence east one mile to point of commencement. .f R. Ernest Johnston. Alonzo B. Roberts, Agent. March 26th. 1911. 10-19 Application for Bottle License. Municipal Clauses Act, 1906. NOTICE is hereby given that, on the 14th day of June next, application will be made to the Board of License Commissioners for the City of Merritt, B.C., for the grant of a retail bottle license for the sale of liquor by retail in and upon premises to be erected on Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, B. C., upon lands described as Lot. 5. Block 18, r>; L. 125. _ Dated this 10th day of May, 1911. John Boch, Applicant. Onafor ��acteovory^ay ailmeat Application,for Bottle License. ;��'y*r$^ MunicipajLClauses Act, 1906. NOTICE is<'hereby gtfven that the undersigned wi)l)apply to the Board of License Commissioners for the City of Merritt, at its 'next sitting, for a retail bottle license to sell liquors by retail on the premises occupied by him as a'store on Nicola Avenue, and known as Lot E. Di3srict of 125. Dated 11th May,. 1911,, ,���,,,..,.,,,..,,,..,, Application for Bottle License. Municipal Clauses Act, 1906. NOTICE is hereby given that on the 14th day of June next application will be made to The Board of License Commissioners for the city of Merritt, B. C. for the grant of a Bottle license for the sale of liquor, under sub-section 3 of section 175 of the above Act, in and upon the premises known as J. S. Morgan's store, situate on Quilchena Avenue Merritt aforesaid.upon the lands described as Lot 7 Block 17 D. L. 125. ,, Dated this 9th day of May, 1911. Joseph Food, Applicant. NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that, under the authority contained in section 131 of the " Land Act,", a regulation has been approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council fixing the minimum sale prices of first and second- class lands at $10 and $5 per acre, respectively. This regulation further provides that the prices fixed therein shall apply to all lands with respect to which the application to purchase is given favourable consideration after this date, notwithstanding the date of such application or any delay that may have occurred in the consideration of the same. Further notice is hereby given that all persons who have pending applications to purchase lands under the provisions of sections 34 or 36 of the "Land Act " and who are not willing to complete such purposes under the prices fixed by the aforesaid regulation shall be at liberty to withdraw such applications and receive refund of the moneys; deposited on account of such applications. WILLIAM R. ROSS, Minister of Lands. Department of Lands, Victoria, B. C, April 3rd, 1911. 8-16 LAND ACT Kamloops Division of Yale Land District. District of Nicola. Takenotice that Lacey R. Johnston of Montreal,, occupation engineer, intends to apply"for permission to purchase the following described lands:��� ^jCommencingat.a.post^planted about three miles east and 60 chains north of the northeast corner of Lot 1137, thence south one mile, thence west one mile, thence north one mile, thence east one mile to point of commencement. .-;'-'.* Lacey R. Johnston Alonzo B; Roberts, Agent. March 26th. 1911. 10-19 LAND ACT Kamloops Division of Yale Land District. District of Nicola.^ Take notice tnat LeonardEvans of Vancouver, occupation piano tuner, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:��� y Commencing at a post planted near the southwest corner of Lot 1137/ thence west one mile, thence north one mile, thence east one mile, thence south one mile to point of commencement. Leonard Evans. '* Alonzo B. Roberts, Agent. March 25th. 1911. 10-19 LAND ACT Kamloops Division of Yale Land District. District of Nicola. i Take notice that Marjory Evans of Vancouver, occupation married woman, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:��� Commencing at a post planted about 2 miles east and 20 chains south of the northeast corner of Lot 1137, thence south 60 chains, thence east 60 chains, thence north 60 chains, thence west 60 chains to point of commencement. MARJOR\ fEVANS.; Alonzo B. Roberts, Agent. March 26th. 1911. 10-19 Land Act Kamloops Division of Yale District. District of Nicola. =yrakeinotice=thatMantin=L._Grimmett,^ of Nicola, B. C, occupation barrister, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted one mile west of the northwest corner of Lot 1779, thence south one mile, thence east one mile, thence north one mile, thence west one mile to point of commencement, i ��� ^ Martin L. Grimmett. Archibald W. McVittie, Agent.' March 12, 1911 8-17 Land Act Notice. Nicola Land District Kamloops Division of Yale Take notice that I Perley Russell of Princeton, occupation clerk, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:��� Commencing at post planted 20 chains WeBt of the North East corner Post of G. P. Myren's Pre-emption, Otter Valley; thencs East 20 chains; thence North 20 chains; thenct West 20 chains _ thence South 20 chains, to point of" commencement, containi g 40 acres, more or less. * ��� ��� Perley Russell, G. P. Myren AGEnt. x Date 23rd. November, 1910. All changes tor advertisements ap pearing in the Nicola Valley News, must be in the hands of the print ers no later than Wednesday night No guarantee can otherwise be given that the ohuiffes will b* mad*. ..LAND ACTy, Kamloops Division of Yale Land District. -District of Nicola^ ���' Take notice that Thomas Evans of Vancouver^ occupation Gentleman, intends to apply���> for permission to purchase the following described lands:��� Commencing at a post planted at the northeast corner of Lot 1137, thence north one mile, thence west one mile, thence south one mile, thence east one Land Act Nicola Land District. District of Kamloops Division of Yale. ;';'- Take notice that 60 dayauviafter date Alexander Beath of Vancouver, occupation Broker, intends; to, apply for permission to purchase the following described land: Commencing at a post planted 80 chains north of the N.E. corner of Lot 1776, thence north 80 chains, thence east 80 chains, thence south 80. chains, thence west 80 chains to point of commencement, containing 640acres more or less. Alexander Beath, Applicant. E. B. Tingley, Agent. Dated January 28, 1911. 51-7 ..^ 8 THE NICOLA VALLEY NEWS ��� Friday;: May-19, = iffll IT PA Y S T O DE A L W ITH U S iyi We are sole agents for "Turnbull's" who make fhe highest grade underwear. Our lines are complete including Ladies and Gents Combination Suits These goods are guaranteed superior to any other make sold in Canada. yryyy 7 Another large shipment of the famous Keen Cut Shoes came in yesterday. Call and see the very latest in Ladies and Gents Fine Footwear. DRESSERS Wash Stands. 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