"23f84905-a430-48e0-93ed-77988c4f17ce"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2016-06-27"@en . "1908-01-09"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/echo/items/1.0081362/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " y!!!3iZ\u00C2\u00AB^^>\u00C2\u00BBT^^^^^^^\n^^\nwrAfl^\nTHE ECHO\nJANUARY 9th, 11)08.\nNo. 1\n,ii\n. NOTICE\nRcyina Watches, when sold\n\viu:uut an Official Guarantee.\nar.il ly other than an authorized\nagent, ar@4fe\u00C2\u00BBbte to be Second-\nManJ Wngy.es, taken in trade\nor procured in some other\nsecond-hand way.\ni .in the only authorized\nOfficial Agent here, and am the\nonly one who can issuean Official Guarantee which will be respected by other Official Agents\n(lin rvhout Canada.\nSuccess\nly gowned in yellow satin; Miss\nHalhed wore a very handsome\ndress of cream chiffon; Miss Ruby\nAlexander was a very charmi^r\ndebutante in a simple gown af\nwhite satin; Mrs. Carter w)m\nvery handsome in a beautiful\ndress of white and blue; Mra\nHirsch wore a becoming dress of\nwhite silk; Mrs. Townend im\ncream satin looked extremely\nwell.\nThe Annual Bafrtif the Cowichan Agricuiuu-ai Association\nthe F.ve'ntof tlie Season-A Large Gathering,\n('resent from All Parts of\nthe i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0iatrict.\nm\nS. W. G1DIEY, - Duncan, BX.\nOn New Year's Day the coa-\ngregation of the Duncan Methodist Church presented Mrs. R.B,\nVentress with a set of haad\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ painted China in recognition if\nher valuable services as organiit\nThe annua! ball of the Cowich-; a most fascinating creation of of the church,\nan Agricultural Association was;blur? and vhite silk; MissPrevost\nheld in the Agricultural Hall last\nlight, and proveU to be the best\naffair of (he kiiTd ever held in\nDuncan. No arrangement that\ncoiiM enhance the enjoyableness\noi' the occasion was overlooked!\n!iy those in charge. The danceia V(;r)' '\nhall was lieaucifully decoratedlsllk; Mls\nw u re a i extremely effective\ndress of | tile green which suited\nher well;Miss Lulu Hermann was\n| very handsome in a gown of rich\nclaret silt; Mrs. Barkley wore\n'asnionable dress of white\nKendall was pretty in\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nio*t teee \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ieeeje###eeeeeee*eoteeoo\nThe Store\nthai serves\nyou best\nDUNCANS EKFO\n| i'ilt K Peterson\nI n\n. tore\nll i ierve8\nI !\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 mptly\nIa lovely white satin gown; Mrs.\n' Atnelstan Day's dress was a very\nelegant crqam satin; Mrs. Bevan\nlooked wall in white silk; Mrs.\nCuppagewore an elaborate dress\nJANUARY SALE\nrote vm wtas ,\nIn Ladies' Wear\nm.M.\nBlouses -\nCorsets -\nCloth Caps\nGO\nnow >s | .'2\n.in\nnow nil.to\nV'p\nnow (1.25\n(\u00C2\u00AB!\nnow ,55\nMen's English Shces\nBoys' Heavy School Shces\nWi re \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ! i.i now\n.50\n!'!:.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 1 tn 5 were \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'!. lb now :i. i;>\nCotton Muslins and Plaids\nwere 15 an I 20c now |0c.\nand many more lin u in prop irti in too numerous to m tntion,\nEvery Article a Genuine Bargain*\nThe Store\nthat is\nDp-to-date\nWE GUARANTEE TO\nGIVE SATISFACTION\nI he .Store\nthat has the\nGoods.\nwith hunting, ^jvergroens and\nJapanese lanterns. The supper\nroom ami tables wore mosl artis.\nlie, rellecling great credit upon\ntl-.ose lauies who have be\"ii busily engaged for Uie past two days\nin Iran; I'oi mine;\"ho supper room\ninto a veritable fairy land] 'I he\nwails were completely bidden iin: Miss Parker was very pretty\nfrom view by ft profusion ol'over-\ngreeiiii, Hags ami bunting. The\nceiling \u00C2\u00ABii dra)'\"J with stream\nThe death occured last week at\nthe Somenos Indian rancherie, of\na well known Indian character ia\nthis district. Some two weeks\nprevious to his departure for the\nhappy hunting grounds, the oM\nman feeling that his end w\u00C2\u00ABe\nnear, bought a coffin, and mad*\nall preparations for his own funeral. It is stated that a few\nyears ago this same Indian made\nsimilar preparations for his wife'e\nl demise, btfl that lady with fem-\nol' bluk sequins which was milch I jnjne contrariness refused to quit\na'dmired Mrs. Davie Wore a mostt this vale of tears,\neffective dress of champagne sat-'\nin ;\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 black tulle dress; Mi?s Dot\nWood v kb another debutante who.\nlooked very charming in a deli*\ncate gown of while chiffon; Miss\n__ as most becoming irra j\ntervals. The iTO\u00C2\u00BByir oaifc at in.i M\u00C2\u00BBw$tl>\nwa: effectively gowned in a\n.;-.. u, ,h-(..cs which suited\niier extremely well: Mrs. Price's\nHOTEL ARRIVALS.\nT^OUHALBM^\nG. R. Robaon, Victoria\nE. B. Saunders, Victoria\nF. G. Ashton, Ladysmith\nMr. slml Mrs. Hirsch, Somenos\nthat the music was applied by dres. : black sequins was much j A- H. Risdale, Victoria\nthe celebrated Miss Heater or- admired; Mrs. Mellin worea very & V. Rowcll, SeatUc\nVic becoming gown of black all overi H. E. Beaslcy, Vancouver\nlac e; Miss Norrie in black sequins IH. T. Hardings, Victoria.\nwas very handsome; Miss M.; G, T. Mitchell, Victoria\nto\nChe\nby\nIt'll 4\n1\nli\nPublic\nNotary\nInsurance, Real Estate and\nGeneral Agent for\nII. ('. Land & Investment\nAgency, Ltd.\nPhoenix Assurance Co., Ltd.\nMutual Life Assurance Co., of\nCanada\nThe Empire Accident & Surety\nCompany.\nSAVK MOMEY\nany Dry\ni, Ribbons, I\ncall and see what we have\nthese lines.\nBefore bjiyinjr\nSmall Ware,\n(loin Is.\n3tC,\nleft of\naii'\niave\nDuncan,\nBX\n25 per cent.\nThey all must go,\nC. BAZETT\nchestra of four \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ieces, from\ntoria, it is hardly necessary\nadd that it was excellent.\nsupper which was provided\nthe billies of the district was of\nthe most dainty and appetising\ncharacter hams and chickens,\ntrilles and jellies cakes and bon\nlions, in fact eve.vthing that the\nfastidious could .vish was there\nin abundance.\nThe only criticism that the\nEcho reporter can offer is that\nthe ball wtis altogether inadequate to accomodate the crowd;\nwe would like to suggest to the\nAgricultural committee that the\nmoney made at last night's ball\ncould not be put to a better use\nthan by being placed toward a\nfund for the enlargement of the\nhall.\nThe ladies dressses, beautiful\nbeyond description, being perfect\ndreams of loveliness. Among\nthose particularly noticed were:\nMiss King of Victoria, in most\nstriking costume of scarlet silk,\nwhich suited her exceedingly;\nMiss Hermann looked extremely\nwell in tin elaborate gown of canary silk; Miss Duncan was attired in a beautifully fashioned\ngown of pale green eolienne\nDuncan was attired in a green\nChas. Richards, Victoria\ndress which was most becoming; \nw<\ntf\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nTHURSDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1908.\nTHE ECHO\nPublished Thursdays at Duncan, H.\nby\nOrmond T. Smithk\nand\nA. Hopk Herd\nat Duncan, V. I., It. C.\nof the candidate who is offering\nhimself for election in your ward\nare ? If not, why not ? It is\nquite possible that they would not\nmeet with your approval if you\nknew them.\nThere is never any lack of criticism of the acts of our municipal\nfathers during the year, but we\nwish to remind our readers that\nThe Publishers do not hold themselves\nresponsible for views expressed in communications sent in for publication by ] if there is any wrong they wish\n'to see righted, the time to act is\nnow.\npersons not connected with The Kcho.\nSUBSCRIPTION RATES:\nJ1.I10 Per Year. 50c. Six Months',\nAdvertising Rates furnished on appli\ncation.\nTHE ECHO.\nWe earnestly hope that the\napathy of the electorate will not\nbe reflected in the new council. .\nTo those merchants and people\nof the district who have made it\nWANTED!!! ^ Generators\nBaths, Basins,\nPumps and Piping\nSheet Metal Working\nAll the people in the Cowichan\nValley who have coughs and\ncolds.to try a bottle of\nWhite J>ine and Tar\nSold only at the\nDuncan Pharmacy\nlumbing Etc\nR. B. Anderson\nDUNCAN. B. C.\nur-ii. it- :\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E.. .\u00E2\u0080\u009E i\u00E2\u0084\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u009E n,JP\u00C2\u00B08*ible for iia t,> i-iitilish The\nWith this issue is born Ine r ,\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E , ,, \u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E.\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00C2\u00AB,, f\u00E2\u0080\u009E i,\u00E2\u0080\u009E r.oho wo feci grateful and will do\nEcho a weekly newspaper to oe \u00C2\u00B0 .\npublish every Thursday at J utmost to men! a continuance\nDuncan, B. C. by A. Hope Herdjof\"*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 #*W bestowed,\nand Ormond T. Smithe.\nWe aim to make The Echo the i The paper that helps the dis-\nmost up-to date, the best printed-tact m which it is published\ninteresting and newsy weekly on! helP8 itself. The prosperity of\nthe Island. jthe \u00C2\u00B0\u00E2\u0084\u00A2 ,s ^\u00E2\u0084\u00A2*\" ^V*\"\nWe intend to print all the news Ifr- The Echo believes in Cow-\nand print it while it is news-so- \W\u00C2\u00BB and has no hammer.\nciety news, sporting news andj \t\ngeneral news of all parts of the i \ye hope to see a contest for\nValley will be gathered by our every seat in the council. It is a\nwide awake and enterprising re-|0;ood thing for the elected candi-\nporters and reliable correspond- date to know tnat his actions are\nents in all parts of the District, i being watched-it forces him to\nWe believe that such a paper canvass for his support and thus\nwill be appreciated by the public he becomes familiar with the\nand we realize that with the pub- views of his constituents and the\nlie rests the success or failure of needs of the district.\nThe Echo. '^~~\t\nIn our editorial department we ~~ - -\nwill deal with all topics of special Mr. Ceo. Hreakspear of Some-\ncurrent interest and importance nos who has been confined to the\nin a clear and lucid manner. house for the past week with tin\nIn politics The Echo will not attack of grippe is m w able to\nbe a neutral paper, but will give be around again,\nwaise where prais* is due and1\nHerbert Dickie leaves for Vancouver this morning to attend the |\nColumbian tljllege in that city. I\n\"Dick\" wilTbe greatly missed in ^x\nsporting circles in Duncans, be- SADDLER DUfl RN\nWHITE\ning a member of the famous Haymakers of 190V. Fn addition to\nbeing a crack bat, Herb is one of\nthe fastest out-fielders in British\nColumbia.\nElaborate preparations are being made for the masquerade\ndance to h* given by Duncan\nLodge, I. 0. 0. F. in their hall\non Station Street on the evening\nof January 23rd. The hall has\nrecently been papered and looks\nnice. An energetic committee is\nat work on the programme, and\nan enjoyable evening is assured\nall who attend.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nMrs. W. F. and the Misses\nAndrews of Nanaimo are visiting\nrelatives in Duncan.\nThe many friends of Mrs. W.\nP. .ktvnes, who has been seriously ill in St. Josephs Hospital, will\nbe pleased to learn that she is\nprogressing favorably towards re- j\ncovery and is now out of danger.\nAll Harness mado to\norder of Best Material and good Workmanship from .>l(i.00\nup,\nTrunks, Whips\nBLANKETS, ETC\nIf yon like tbe\nEcho\nTell others\nIf you do not like it tell us.\nSend It to your\nFriends\nThey will appreciate it\nand think of you.\nCowichan MarketiHelp Hs to Help the\nDistrict by\nSending One Little\nDollar\nA LARGE ASSORTS\nMENT OP Mi:ATS\nALWAYS ON HAND\nC GLEN, Prop.\nDMoFMliRY\nblame wnere blame is called for\nthough in no ease otherwise than\nin a kindly spirit.\nIf you want a newspaper that\nis clean but not \"namby pamby\"\nenterprising but not yellow, you\nwill want \"The Echo.\"\nThe Echo is purely a home production, the type is set in our\nown office, and we will therefore\nbe able to publish all the news\nright up to the moment of going\nto pres.s\nThe subscriqtion price of The\nEcho is one dollar per year and\nit will be worth ten times the\nprice. You can afford to subscribe for The Echo.\nisno\nr\nHread. Pastry, Cakes.\nBest Material* only\nused.\nLFry,\npfop!\nMr. H. E. Beasley, Superintendent of construction on the E. A The Editor\nN. spent a few days in Duncan I regret that the Editor of the | \u00C2\u00BB. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB*\u00C2\u00BB<\u00C2\u00AB\ntliia weak It io sumiiofu mat i-ioaaerdid not verify all his state-\nhe was looking over the right of ments before publishing an an-\nway for the line to Cowichan icle re Duncans Station on Satur-\nLake. day last. We endeavor to make\nthe waiting room and office coin-\nMrs. Henslowe of Somenos en- Stable for those whose business\ntertained a small party of friends' t\"kes them there and a lire is al-\nat a most enjoyable whist party \"W* provided when passenger\non Saturday last.\nA String of <*onC *> \u00C2\u00ABh\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00ABt bin, as 1.0 Was\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 afraid he could not make a good\n, job of il himself, The man will\n& S. be sent to the insane asylum at\ni New W< stminstcr.\nts are cor\nattend.\nWalter RobitlSOll, C. C\nJohn N. Evans, K. of l\nCHURCHES.\nST, ANDREWS\nPRESBYTERIAN\nKev W. J. Borbi\nPastoi\nKoliirtson\nOne of our local business men\nbad father an unpleasant experience recently, Having sold a\nhorse to a man unknown to him\nhe received in payment a check\nfor $110.00, which upon being\npresented tit the bank was found\nand to be worthless. The matter\ninjTT-'t into th >. hands of th < :\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>!-\nice the man was I c ale I in \ ic-\nSci vi' ea at Duncan at 11 n m\n7 p, in\nSomenos, 2.30 p. m.\nA cordial invitation is extended) loria and the matter rigid 1.\nto everyone to attend these services\nMETHODIST CHURCH I \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB reported th .it a brick and\ntile fn lory is on \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ol the n.-w\nRev. A. W Devcr, Business ventures i be launched\npngtor, in th \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 iii itri t in tl > near future.\nScrvici ii Duncan every Stinyay at\nIt Will b\nlocal.\nin the, vicinity\nof Cowichan Station.\nInvitations have been issivi\np. in.\nSunday Sciixri at 2.20 |. m\nYoiwr P.rple'5 nu-cting ewrV f\u00E2\u0080\u009E.. .. A \u00E2\u0080\u009E ... tUu Ww^ nf ,.,,..,\nEveryl^ly welcome.' * I***!*1 Chamainw for the even-\nmg of Tuesday January 14th.\nTHE WILLIAM JUBILEE\nSINGERS. '\nThe Williams \"jubilee Singers\nappeared beibre a large and ap-\nqreciative audience at the opera\nHouse on Friday last, 'this is\ncertainly one of the best troupes\nthat has visited Duncan in along\ntime. The singing was excellent\nthere not being a poor member\nin the company, which consisted\nof four women and four mien.\nMr. Crab was ftarticularjy good,\nSeveral excel)* i' local hits Wre\ngot off during the evening. Wben\nthe darkey remarked that hi resembled Mr. John Greig, because\nhe bad to look alter three young\nladies at once, the audience fairly\nraised the roof, A delicaterblush\nsu (fused John'* handsome countenance, while a decidedly heightened color was observed upon the\ncheeks of several young ladies\nwho took in thc-danco tit Crofton\na few nights previous.\nThe ping |\u00C2\u00ABng craw has hit\nI hincan once more. Th. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 old ping\npong club has been revived and a\nlarge number of enthusiasts can\nb\" soon every Saturday at the ,\nI la1! playing this once popular\ngame.\nThe I'o.indat'on has been laid\nfor a new house next t:> that of ||\nMr. H. I). Morton for Mrs. M. L.\nSpringe!!.\nIt is stated that a dance in ,,\nlaid of the Duncan Lawn Tennis Club will. ^ frivpn in the Agricultural ilall v'arly next month.\nCowichan\nValley\nAwaitslic New Settler, and offers advantages which no other\ndistrict pgsesses The Disliict\nt\nI\n[ob Printing\nDone on The Echo\nPresses\ncannot he\nExcelled\nA bunch or loggers arnvoa in\ntown m Monday morning to ro-\nsunv dri\ ing op irations on the\nriver.\nThe annual entertainment of\nhe h: -Ins of Pythias will take\nplace in the Duncan opera house\non the evening of February l'.Hh,\nthat date being the anniversary\nof the organ:tation of the Grand\nLodge. The committee in charge\nis negotiating at present with a\nfirst-class opera troupe an 1 Dun-\ncanites may rely upon something\nunusually good on I he l'.Hh.\nersonal\nWe want a chance to do your Owing to the teacher appointed\nnext job. Call and ask some for the Chcmainus River school\nquestions and while in the office resigning her position at the last\nsee our machinery in operation, moment, that school was left\nwithout a teacher on Monday\n\u00C2\u00ABt\u00C2\u00AB ti\u00C2\u00BB ** * whefl school re-opened in the oth-\nVisiting Cards \u00C2\u00AB**** \u00C2\u00AB*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nDone in the latest style always. ffherc should be a large attendance at the Council Chambers on\nSaturday next when tie annual\nopen meeting of the Municipal\nm ,.,,,, , , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i \u00E2\u0080\u009E. Council will be held. The mem-\nThe kind that always brings bus- , .. ...\n. , , ,' \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB bers of as viwir s coined wi\nmess. Is that what you. want? ' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .\nrender an account ol their stewardship and explain the manner\n' in which the taxpayers' money\nhas been expended.\nMr. Jesse Boak has discontin-\nI ued his weekly stage service to\ni Mount Sicker. In future the\nstage will run twice a week to\ndeliver the mail.\nStationery\nWe are in the\nOdd Fellows'\nBlock\nGet the News in The Echo\nMrs. Pravoat and Mrs. A. H.\nL omas visited the Capital City.\nMrs. !\u00E2\u0080\u00A2',. J. Hearne journeyed\nto Victoria on Tuesday to attend\nthe Kubelik concert\nMiss Ford has taken charge of\nthe Glemra school this term instead of Miss Holmes.\nMr. W. J. McKay was down\nfrom Mount Sicker on Tuesday.\nMrs. 11. and Miss A. Cathcart\nspent a few days in Chemainus\nreturning to Victoria on Sundaj\nevening.\nA. W. Evans returned to the\nCapital on Sunday after *a short\nvisit to h|s uld home at Duncan.\nMiss Nellie Robertson returned\nto her studies in Victoria on Sunday last\nMrs. Klkington Mrs. Hayward\nMiss Hayward and Miss M. King-\nstone are a party of Cowichanites\nwho will leave on the 16 for England.\nFriends of Miss Zephie Holmes\nwill be pleased to know that she\nis making rapid progress towards\nrecovery after her recent severe\nillness.\nMrs. J. N. Evans is improving\nsteadily in the hospital at Victoria\nand expecte to be home shortly.\nMr. Percy Keefer, of the Bank\nof P>. N. A. staff was a week end\nI visitor to Victoria.\nWants New Settlers\nand to tht end ils business houses and residents are willing at all\njiuu-s to iTer \uiy informitian rcs^jcihij the Cowichan Valley.\nThose wio are seeking a place to make a home eaniiut do better\nthan\nTo Communicate\nwith \"The Echo\" al Duman, B.C., and icccive promptly any\niuformati >n returned, Any of 'he Real Estale Agents who use the\nadverti iny. commas of .. The Echo\" will be glad to hear from\nprospective settlers. Those who settle here do well\nM\n- And Obtain Benefits\notherwise unobtainable. Cowichan Valley 1-as progressed wonderfully during the past five years hut there is sliil room for many\nmore honest, industrious people. Now is the time to get 111 Hue.\nCowichan Possesses:\nA CREAMERY\nThe quality of whose product is unsurpassed. This institution\nis one of the District's most thriving industries, and year after\nyear the output is iucrcnsrd. This alone, shows that we, as n\ncoinnuiult'\nty, are advancing steadily.\nRICH FRUIT LANDS\nWh ch will produce anything that can be grown in a temperate\nclimate. There are many acres of Fruit bands which have\nla,: untouched, and aw ii the coming of industiiotiH people.\nCOWICHAN RIVER\nWhose waters could supply power for many industries. Its\nwaters teem with fish and many a good day's sport has hien\nenjoyed by tourists and ..leisure seekers with canoe, rod and fly\nThese are only a few of the advantages offered by the Valley. r\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nmmmmm\n*****\nTHURSDAT, JANUARY 9th, 1908.\nTHE\t\nARCADE!\nGrand Clearance Sale before\nStocktaking\nBargains in\nALL KINDS OF\nladles' Gcntltmcn's and\nChildren's\nUnderwear\nUNDERWEAR\nat greatly reduced prices.\nSpecial in Mens Stiff Front Shirts\nReduced from $1.25 to 75c.\nMEN'S HEAVY WOOL SWEATERS $1.50\nW. P. JAYNES\nWith The\nCandidates \\ni\n\i\nAn Echo reporter called upon Lj\nMr, J. MaL.,CampbelJ candidate <|\nfor the reeveship of the Municip- 4\nality, to ascertain that gentle- 4\nman's view's with regard to the 4\nMuni-eipal situation. 4\n\"Fighting Jim,\" has repre- i\nsented Quamichan Ward for the i\npast five or six years, and is gen- 1\nerally considered unbeatable in i\nhis own ward. 4\nMr. Campbell has boon rather 4\nharshly criticised in some quart- 4\nerson the ground that he has J\nbeen too too much out for his 4\nown ward, and if elected it 4\nwould be like giving Duncan two 4\nrepresentatives on the Municipal 4\nBoard. Mr. Campbell argues 4\nWANTED IMMEDIATELY!\n 1,000 Subscribers to\t\n\"THE ECHO\"\n$1\nA\nYR.\nCowichan Valley's\nMost Progressive\nand U p -1 o - tl a I e\nNewspaper\n$1\nA\nYR.\n>\n>\n>\n>\n>\nl\n>\n>\n: >\nThe name of Mr. II. F. Carter\nof Crofton is persistently mentioned as a candidate for the\nmaking a big falling off in averages.\nThe pupils wlm made qerfeel\nattendance i never absent or late)\nare:\n\"Prints All the News While It Is News\" >\nI\nPublished Thursdays at Duncan, B. ('. '/\nhowever, that this is a very 4 fr\nstrong argument in bis favor. N/N^/v/^^^^^^^^/s^^^^^^^^^^. ~^-~^~~s.\nthat being elected by the votes SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RF\nof the people of Quamichan it Mr. R. II. Whidden's family '' ',' '\nwas up to him to work his hard- has been confined to the house M * UK DECEMBER\nest for his Constituents, but if el- on account of illness. IIHI'-\nected for reeve will consider the The results show a greal ad-\nneeds of all parts of the District Tm' ln,llll\"s have commenced vance over those for the previous\nand will stand for a \"square their winter dancing and a large month. Consinering average and\ndeal forall.\" one was held on the Somenos re- perfect attendance with distance\nservation on Mondaj evening, the children have to travel, I\nA number of Whitepeople went think preeminence must bo\ndown an.l witnessed the quaint awarded to Maple Bay. Both\nreeveship but up to the pros,.,,, ** interesting performance, this school and Crofton make\nwe have beer unable to verify \u00E2\u0080\u0094 * v.''''v 8*Cel,eni ,'\"''\"l'lL S\"\"\"'\"-\nthe report os is unfortunate in its small at-\nMr. ... L Mutter, the popular fitf AldCTka HOtd ,\"\"':'\"\"\"' '\" ' tW0 \"^\"^\nreal estate agi nt of Station Street\nacknowledged that he would boa W, GATT, Prop,\ncandidate for Councillor in Som-\njenos ward. Mr. Mutter believes Headquarters for portamgi\nthat Somenos has not received Bar stocked with the best\n, the attention X the bands of the brtnd\u00C2\u00AB of , I)un\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00BBn lit Division\n,council. that is coming to her: he Wines, i.iuuorsaiiu v-im\u00C2\u00AB w,..,., i.rci. run ...\u00E2\u0080\u00A2,,,\ni\u00E2\u0080\u009E \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .. 1 , . ,, ... \u00C2\u00ABk /-> -aura Henderson, Agnes Itich-\ndo I. utterly opposed to the ^(^ - - B. C artson, Marshall Smith.\nborrowing ol money tor the tip- *\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB'\"\u00C2\u00BB'*m*,f\nkeep ur ilu> i-oads. f\u00E2\u0080\u0094 ~^~^~^~^. 2nd Division\nNo one has yet definitely an- Albert Dirom, Olive Dirom,\nnounced himself in opposition bul Mrs. A W' Dever waa :i n:iss\" Magnus Henderson.\nwe understand thai there will be enger to Victoria on Tuesday,\n;i contest in Somenos. Mr. G. K, Gillespie has sold\nIn Quamichan, Mr, R. H. out the Riverside Inn at Cowichan\nWhidden is in the field, in con- Lake,\nversation with our reqorter Mr,\nWhidden stated that he had been T1\"' lo\u00C2\u00AB drive on the Cowichan\nrequested to offer himself by a River is now in full swing\nnumber of the ratepayers of the large gang of m%n are up at Saht- Somenos,\nward, and was in the fight to lam and the logs are coming down Beryl Macdonald.\nstay.. The name of Mr. H. in fine style.\nSmith is persistently mentioned This is a growing time In Dun-\nishment is\nIn Chemainus, Mr, II. Bonsalllone of the new business ventures|yinice Dyke, Ethel and W Hie\nis In the field. Mr. Bonsall rep- to be established in the near fut- h-jaggm^ Marjorie and Thelma\nresented the north end in the tire. There is unquestionably anI LiUey.\ncouncil for a great many years, excellent opening for a business\nbut last year was elected to the of this kind in Duncan. ( \"emainus Kiver.\nReeve's chair. It is stated that Alth\u00E2\u0080\u009EUKh W(. al\u00E2\u0080\u009E un,Mv l(, ob-L.D\u00C2\u00B0r0thvA Ha\u00E2\u0084\u00A2ld' ^nley \"J\nMr. Barkley of Westholme will ,.\u00E2\u0080\u009E Mvn ,iaBlir, \u00E2\u0080\u009E,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ,,,,. Ilu'lll,il ,B\u00C2\u00B0n8a11' tV IBm a'\"\nions ( athcarti Wallace and\nQuamichan\nMary. Walter, Fred and Maix-\nime Allanl, Hugh Hanham, I. Ij\nHumphries, Rupert and Maun..\nWood, Lizzie and Jessie Humph-\n\ ries.\nCrofton.\nEtta and Elva Pollard, Nessii\nas a candidate in Duncan. can. A million- I'stjibn rmi\"!.i isijamB8 .(M,| ciiflord Symo Hruce\nAlthough we are unable to obtain a positive assurance of the\ncontest the Beat with Mr. BonBall fac, W(. .llv jnforme(j upon what\nIn Comiuken we have '\"\" ' Wl. (,u,not but ivRard as m au-\nheard any name mentioned but \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E.,,jv(, ,\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E,,,. th.lt l)u, ( , ,. K\nihatof Mr. Aitken, the present wiu durinff the pregentye^com.\nrepresentatl w. | mence construction upon the pro\nposed branch line to Cowichan\nLake.\nDJt Hattie\nAlways carries a large stock of\nBuggies, Wagons and Farm Implements.\nThe ('. P, ' K. have provided\n'three train crews on their freight\ntrains and in consequence will be\nRobert McBride.\nChemainus Landing.\nHarold Booth, Ernest and .lark\nCathcart, Miriam Hill, Charles\nand Arthur Hornell, Helen and\nArthur Howe, Ruber! and Lewis\nRobinson, Harry and Cyril Smith\nJAS. NoRCflOlB,\nPhysical director Morton has re-\nable to get their freight trains sumed his classes at the Athletic\nthrough more nearly on schedule\ntime in the future than has been\nthe case for some time past.\nSTATION STREET ]This innovation went into effect\nDUNCAN - - B C ion i'UCKda.v hist f\u00C2\u00B0r the first time.\n^^ ' I For some weeks past there have\nbeen three engine crews for the\nCan any one all'.ord to be with\nfreight trains, but the system\nout the news when he can get it, has now been extended to include\nfor one dollar?\nthe whole train crew.\nClub.\nL E SKINNER, C E.\nCivil Engineer and\nProvincial Land Surveyor.\nLand and Mine Surveying.\nDUNCAN, B. C.\n1\n^^\n, /"@en . "Newspapers"@en . "Duncan (B.C.)"@en . "Echo_1908-01-09"@en . "10.14288/1.0081362"@en . "English"@en . "48.7786111"@en . "-123.708056"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Duncan, B.C. : Ormand T. Smithe and A. Hope Herd"@en . 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