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• r r» c: ; 't- )/ A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR WILSON THE JEWELER The Leading Newspaper | o.f.^kootenays '* *• ^ .'AH***. yfrpspeetof J VuL 17 (JKANBROOK, U.C , SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 80th I'Jll No 52 VISIT NEW CITY HALL A representative of tho Prospector visited the new city hall this wetK, after learning ihat the municipal authorities had occupied the building. The new Htrurture has an Imposing appearance, is constructed of brick, and reileets (peat credit to the contractors, Messrs. Oeorge H. Leask & Go. The council chamber which is the largest room in the building, will be ample for thc transaction of nil civic business for ninny years to come, tt ls handsomely furniuhod, nnd is Ugh* tod by two tlectt'olHe:!, eneb containing six electric lamps, which were installed by thc Empire Electric Co. of tbis city. Tho city rlerk'n oflice ia amplo for tho transaction of nil necessary business, ftnd has a large lire proof vault for the ;afi' keeping of city hooks and documents. Police Magistrate J. Rynn has a court room sufllrlently lnrge for court business. The mayor's parlor, and council committee rooms are lu keeping with other accommodations. In the second story thr. city engineer haa his quarters. In tho basement i3 tbe office of the chief of police, a jnilora sleeping room, and a kitchen, which will be used, after the first of January for cooking meals for prisoners. This means a large saving to the city. The lock-up department consists of seven steel cells, two nr which are separated from the main corridor by a steel door, and is reserved for female prisoners. The building Is heated by a hot water system, which was furnished by thc .1. D. McBride Hardware Co. The electric wiring was done by the Davia Bros. Electric Co. MANY CHANGES IN TELEGRAPH SYSTEM Mnny changes have been made in the Cauadiun Pacific Hallway Company's telegraph system, which will bring aliout much better and cheaper service to the public in general. Under the new orders, which will become elTectivo Jnnuary 1st, 1012, every railway division on the Canadian Pacific will have n permanent inspector witb headquarters at tho most central points. Tho following appointments have Leeu made : J. McMillan, formerly of Calgary, has been appointed superintendent on the Manitoba division, with headquarters at Winnipeg. J. P. Hlchnrdson of Montreal, goes to Vancouver as superintendent, and J. Fletcher of Vancouver, as superintendent at Montreal. Donald Coons of Winnipeg, hns been A lhat at toll. BRIDGE AT GATEWAY It is announced that a bridge will be built across the Kootmay river at Gateway early in tbe coming summer. Last fall Mr. Thoa. Caven, M.P.P., visited Gateway, nnd the country west of tha river aud found that there were some 4C to 50 settlers who hnd taken 1 up land on Gold Creek, as well as on Che banks of thc Kootenay, and the only way of getting across the river was by boat. After making himself thoroughly conversant with the prevailing renditions, Mr. Caven, consulted -'ith, the Hon. W, R. Ross, ond the . "titter taken up with Hon. Mr.. Taylor rain- ister of public works, who has promised that a bridge will be ■.■onstriic- ted at Gateway during the coming summer. The bridge will cost in the neighborhood of $25,000. This will be covered by a special approbation at the coming session of the Provincial Legislature. Mr. Caven is to im congratulated for his prompt attention to the wants of the Cranbrook district. CLOSE BOWLING GAMES Second game played on Thursday afternoon wns won by Nelson with a lead of 160 pins. The total score for Cranbrook was 2146; for Nelson, 229(1, Third game was won by Cranbrook by 101 pin3, total score for Cranbrook 2301; Nelson 2200. The total on the series was: 6.7GG for Crnnhroo't, for Nolsou 6,658. Cranbrook winning the scries by 108 pins. The feature of the game was Jim Milne's pop, bis thumb slipping from its pocket at every ball thrown. The boys received a royal welcome and were tendered a banquet on Thursday evening after the gnmo. Nelson will givo a return gnme to be played nt Cranbrook February which will occupy two days. NO REDISTRIBUTION Victoria, B.C. Dec. 2R.-3evcrnl! references have recently appeared in tho provincial press to the possible prcsrntatlrn of a redistribution bill, baBed on tlio recent census at the forthcoming session of tbe local legia lature, in connection with which it may bo stated thnt although the matter has ns yet received no formal Improbable that a measure of ibis nature will be regarded ns necessary or desirable at tho present juncture, cabinet consideration it is highly Representation of a population of less thnn half a million by forty-two members la regarded ns numerically sufficient, while it is deemed wise to allow population io settle somewhat before deciding upon nny necessary readjustment of provincial constituencies. appointed' superintendent of the erta division, with headquarters Calgary. Mr. Schetgen, formerly agont Cranbrook, has been appointed spector at Medicine Hat; nnd D, Howard, former night chief at Cal gary, Inspector at Crnnbrook, with headquarters in that City. Mr. Branston of Oalgary, Inspector at Edmonton, with headquarters in that city. Mr. C, H. Powell remains at Oalgary. Mr. John Tait has heen appointed assistant to the general superintend, ent, Mr. B. S. Jenkins, with headquarters at Winnipeg. Mr. R. N. Young to be superintendent on the Saskatchewan division, with headquarters gt Moose Jaw. GABLE MESSAGES On and after January lst, 1913, the company will transmit subject to the conditions of acceptance messages written in plain language at a reduction of 50 per cent or 37 tents per word, to points in Great Britain. The message must be written in French or in the language of the country of origin or in the language of the country of destination. The sender must declare which of these languages are used. The sender must write before the address, and pay the charge on one word for tho letters L.C.F., L.C.O. or L.C.D. according to his declaration. Thia la an European government sUijijlntloti The message must have an address and a text. A signature is optional with the sender, but the company will not be able to make unpaid enquiries about the senders of the unsigned messages. The address may be a cable address. House and street numbers may he expressed in iigures. The text must be written entirely in plain language without figures, commercial marks, groups of letters, abbreviations or multiple numbers, except in the address, must be written in words. Genuine worda spelled according to established use, witb not more than fifteen letters will be charged aa single words. [essages written in tbe manner prescribed will be counted and charged according to tho international regulations. The messages will not be suU'eet to artificial delay in transmission or delivery. Their transmission will only be delayed until ranking messag es have been despatched nnd not more thnn twenty-four hours. Until further notice only messages for Great Britain and Ireland and Halifax Bermuda Co., for Bermuda, Turks Island and Jamaica can be transmitted at the reduced rate, but wo hope to announce extensions to other countries shortly. School Report Summary attendance fur December. ° Teacher Q a 1, Miss Dick 41) 2. Miss Close -ill 2. Miss L. Close 42 4. Miss Suttnby 57 5. Miss Hlseocks SC 6. Miss Oartwrlght .. 68 7. Miss Enston 41) 8. Miss Thompson .... 48 9. L. J. Cranston .... 13 8 a „ cd t--3 37.28 88.6S 37.37 B8.28 51.86 46.89 37.CC 41.SO 11.13 S3.2D 84.1)2 88.')7 83.47 82.07 8S.0S 84.15 84.31 88.118 LEAGUE GAMES A hockey team from Macleod will cross sticks with Oranbrook hockey players rn New Yrnr'a Day. Tho Cranbrook fnm is Christmas Eve In Cranbrook Christmas eve in Cranbrook, from a shopping standpoint, was one of bustle ftnd activity. Everybody wfta carrying bundles. All the stores, especially those carrying lines of toys wero packed. It was about seven o'clock when the streota and stores began to surge with a moving mass of humanity. Prom that time until ten o'clock It gradually Increased in volume, then shopping was at its height; then tbe throng began to thin, fit was nbout 11.3D when tho tired clerks heaved n sigh of relief and prepared to leave for home. The Christmas spirit wns noticeable There were a few bachelors roaming around looking at the sights. Vou could tell them every time. Tbey did not enrry bundles, but they bad small change to givo to the little boy or girl that from their appear- nnces needed something to cheor them up. It was emphatically wo- man'a night, although there wero as mnny men na women on the streets nnd In the stores. Married men were much In evidence, with mnny bundles, and nit looking wise. Many of them said they would let it happen "never again," but whnn a wo- mnn takes a man shopping sho inst leads him around, she knows; he doesn't. That's what she did on Saturday night. Tn every direction In which the oyo roamed, there were decorations. WreathB of holly tied with gaily colored ribbons, sprigs of mistletoe 895 865.42 89.7-1 Division VIL (Miss Easton's) wins Nelson Shield for highest percentage attendance. DIVISION I. Frank Bamford Percy Bardgett . Florence Bathie Martha Bennett Melford Carson Frances Drummond Marguerite Drummond Louise Elmer Wanda Fink Carl Hill Gracie Higgins Edith McDonald John Pye Robert Pye Bert Murgatroyd Harold Bridges Vada Boyter Irving Leask Ashton Powers DIVISION II. Flora Baldwin Grace Bardgett Pleasant Bin-.tey Mina Carson Irene Elmer Douglas Finnla Delia Greaves Hazel Griffith Willie Leamon Marion Leitch Rain.sford Parks Mj,tjBl Turner Gordon Wallinger Noel Wallinger DIVISION III. Hehn Bridges tjrailiurd uursou Willie Daniels Bernadette Boylo Milo Drummond Charlie Elmer Nellie Marcellals Gordon McKenna Alex. Mennie Lottie Moore Norma Moser Grcnvllle Pdussor John Noblo Agnes Reekie Gladys Spence Gordon Taylor Merle Taylor Doris Wallinger DIVISION IV. Perfect Attendance for December, 1911. Howard Armstrong Muriel Baxter Gladys Brookes Mabel Brown Melville Dallas Dan Daniela Ruby Deacon Grace Doris Ruby Finley Ny Wai Hoy Janotte Jones Harold Kay Allan Lacey Lillian McOrcady Mabel McGoldric Nellie McKenna Nettie Robinson Florence Rutledge Dewey McNeil Mny Smith Crossley Taylor Edward Turner John Turner Violet Bimpson Lily Lancaster Everett Wilson Arthur Willis DIVISION V. Perfect Attendance. Elcnnor Aqbertin Irene Ucrnird Mathilda Brault John Bra-.o Mah Bing Irene Bucrb Eddlo Broivn Austin Clupmun Charles Clapp Christine Carson Harold Kummer • Jennie Hopkins Margaret Morrison Hattie Hollander Edith Lewis Roy Robichand David Rce:;ic Doris Lainsbury Therza Johnson Muriel Wallinger Aisa Sum David Wnf-aon Irma Ward Viola Sarvis DIVISION VI. Perfect Attendance, December. Mario Bartlam Nina Belanger Kathleen Brown Mary Carson Marion Drummond Gertrude Hopkins Margaret Lacey Sadie Latey Gilbert Moser Edith Murgatroyd Hugh Macdonald Barrie McDonald Eric McKinnon Wilma Parka Mah Quong Kim Flossie Robertson Palmer Rutledge Alma Sarvis Ray Scott Cyril Selby Everett Williamson Hugh Hannah DIVISION VII. Perfect Attendance December. Homer Aubertin Leonard "Hurlon -BtteHinTtli Ou&pcuan Margaret Can* Donald Dallas Joseph ^rost Alfred JolifTe James Kemball Thomaa Reekie Hope Taylor Bertie Townsend May Lancaster Malcolm Belanger Raymond Brault May Brake Wong (Juong Samuel Watson Gladys Shackleton Charles Musser Gertrude Willis DIVISION VIII. Perfect Attendance. Gordon Armstrong Albert Aubertin Lena Broean Orner Bernard Vera Baxter Lloyd Boss Ivan Bruch Gabriella Hamilton Freddie Briggs Hector Hernimnn Stanley Kemball James Logan Threea Lacey Donald Morrison Peggy McLaren Nellie Moore Marion McKinnon Mina Moore Patricia McDermott Michael Moore Lenore Hill MONGOLIA IS NOV; INDEPENDENT Pekin, Dee. 88.—Mongolia, which almost equal* China proper m size, will be proclaimed In lependent tomorrow, with the cutting od from China of the va-jt dependency of Turkestan. Both will pas.-, under Russian Influence and practically will iicome Russian protectorates. Russia, at any time, will be able to annex them, A grand Khan will be named aa monarch of Mongolia. The construction of the trane-Mon golian railway, for which Russia haa long soiiiiit permission from China, will now be hut a matter of time, Burope thereby coming nearer to Pe kin by three or four daya. BU. SUN YAT BEN BUSY Shanghais'—The arrival of Dr. Sun Yat Sen bus injected an entirely new and forceful element in the ranks and councils of th? revolutionaries, There la every uUdencc that Dr. Sen is receiving more consideration than other leaders of the revolutionaries here. His residence is crowded from morn ing until evening with reprcHentnti-.- es of all tbe provinces, generals and governors, with whom be haw continual consultations. TO ELECT LEADER PRESIDENT Shanghai.— It is reported that dole gales of the eighteen provinces of China propose to meet at Nankin today to elect Dr. Si:n Yat .'til as president of the provincial gov. rnri.tnt of the United provinces. An informal meeting batwoe.1 Wu Ting Fang nnd Tang Sb,-(o Yai, ibe leaders of tlie rcvoluti.m tries and lhe Imperialists, respectively, at tbe peace conference, took place today. REPUBLICANS' WILDLY EXCUET) Paris.—A Shanghai despatch to the Paris edition of the New York Her- ald says that the republicans have received r.nimpearhable information that .Japan is Influencing Prince Chlng, the ex-premier, nnd Premier ''Yuan Shi Kal against fl republic, and that the republicans are wildly excited at this state of affairs. They declf.ro tbnt unless Premier >Uan announces a definite policy immediately tbey will resume hostilities mi Sunday. A strong protestL-s being framed, snvs the despatch**? and will ie nent to "To'Uo wavipng ^at/fin ETial sponsibillty for the resumption of hostilities will be ou her shoulders. Th? Tokio correspondent uf the Herald eays be lenrns that Japan will only olfer friendly advice arain- st the establishment of a republic in China. Strife Long and Bitter Manchester, England.—The refusal of one man and two women to join n trade union, coupled with the !ecini- on of the master cotton spinners to close their mills three days in the week caused a complete stoppage of a groat portion of Ibe cotton mills in northeast Lancashire, I-lfiorts are already on foot to bring about a settlement, but as one woman, wbo left the union after twenty years because she believes that tbe benefltB are not commensurate with tbe payments, persisted in ber attitude and tbe master spinners insist upon thoir right to maintain nn open shop, long and bitter struggle is feared. WHO STOLE THE TURKEY? ! MASON'S INSTALL OFFICERS On Saturdny last, Win. Nobles, tbe ancient pioneer, who, it is said, resembles "Bill Miner," concoived th idea that it wes up to bim tu give his many friends a turkej supper, lint to P. Burns At. Co. and purchas ed a B2 pound bird, then .-enire-d the services of a "chef," who promised to prepare tbe bird so that it would please the appetites .,f "Bills" many friends who wire invltod to partake thereof. At 10.18 p.m. Batui 'ay. "Bill" was notified that the bird was don to a turn, and for his friends to as- mblo not later tban 10.30 to partake of the feaat. His friends were on hand at the ap- itntod time, when it was suggested that a game of "Solo" should de cidc who sbould provide the wet gio- eeries and cigars for tbe occasion Speeches were to be made, song.-, sang, and pleasant stories told—but alas—"Old BUI" waa elected to BU in all the groceries ai bis own ex* I pense. The party assembled in tbe ban- quettlng ball of the Royal Hotel, the "ohef" told to bring in the 22 potin 1 bird, He returned in a few minutes tearing his hair out by thc roots, tears dropping from his eye*., and „•* nounced that the "turk" bad disappeared. There was consternation a- mong the invited guests, a committee appointed to search for tbe festive bird, which could not be found. Buring this time another drama was being played. An Irishman with a Scotch name, invited a number of guests to bis room to partake of a turkey which he hud provided, some unkind person said that it was Bill's*' bird, but "Bill" was not numbered among the invited guests. rliis second pnrty retired to room No. 00 to partake of rich spread in room 00., they were amply provided with the necessary wet goods, on their arrival, lo, and behold, there was no turkey, some one bad provided another feast for a £L3erent party. I the Tho Hcarchllght wns a-galn turned I -should on, everybody joining in the search, in vogi but the "turk" had disappeared, had Lrnmen iaken wingr? to "Where Oh Where." [er.-jLmi The telephono was brought Into immediate use, one in the rotunda of the Royal, another, tbo private nickebin-the-slot nrrnngement, an I the several residences called up, an I inquiries made an to whether certnia reputnblo citizens werc at home. It was found that these parties had tlie Christmas spirit, nnd were away, searching through the city for some unfortunate family thnt. hnd not the means to provide n turkey for Christ mas. Here ends the tale, but we arc Informed, that a private family hnd received a present of a 22 pound turkey, all cooked, and prepared for tbe table, nud tbat their thanks was conveyed to Mr. Noblca with the compliments of tbe nejtiion. The Irishman with n Scotch name will be "kilt" on sight when be rctunit. to Cranbrook, nnd the mysterious donor of a turkey to a poor and needy fnmily, will rccive an invite to the Fort Steele celebration. A spec.al meeting of Cranhrook Lodge A.F .\; A.M. was held in the Ma i nte Ti . le on Wednesday evening, the occasion being the installation of officers, and the celebration)of St. John >■ night, Additional interest was added to the occasion by the fact that the officers of Kr-lkirk Lod- gfl A.I*', & A.M. of Moyle, were also installed bj I1.W.M. Bro. E, Elwell, assisted by P.W.M. A. Shankland ot Cranbrook Lodge, ont P.W.M. D. J. Ayers, of Selkirk Lodge. An attractive feature was the presentation of jewels to P.W. Masters E. Elwell, W. If. Wilson and W. F. Attridge of Cranbrook Lodge. Nearly sixty members of the craft sat down to an excellent supper in the baiiquetting Imii. which was enlivened by speeches and songs, The following oOicers were installed CRANHROOK LODGE W.M.-B. .1. McSweyn, H.w.-F. li. Miles. -i.v;. iv coe. Bee—J. Stanley Pock. Treas.—R. Benedict. Tyler~A. Bell. I.G.—T. H. Bannold. SELKIRK LODGE W.M.-H. .1. Lowes. S.W.-N. W. Burdett. J.W.—J. Garfra. Sec—A. Potter. Treas.—H. Chapman. Tyler—A. Cameron. WILL RAISE CURTAIN The investigation into the government departments by the commission appointed by Iiiv Wilfrid Laurier in BIOS, and the snbse.iuent inquiry by Judge Cassels, aroused in Oanada an anxiety to learn more of the methods by which public business was conducted at Ottawa. The Laurifi government had little Inclination to gratify public curiosity, and tbe demand of ntion that. e thr;.' ■ Ml IN wae v n further D the ii light ethods b ■• nf the 1 ih- UNI0NIST LEADER A IRISHMAN FIGHTING Ab might havo been expected, Mr. Andrew Bonar Law turns out to be lrifih. Hla brother, Dr. W. H. Law of Coleraino, states that tha family baa been associated with Maddybenny a district between Portrush and Col- eraino for generations. His father, Rov. James Law, to whom ho recently erected a memorial window ln BaHywlllan Church, wns horn at Maddybenny, and emigrated when a young man to New Brunswick. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. William Kidston of Helensburgh, n°ar Glasgow, nnd their children wero born In the Dominion, Andrew Bonnr called after tbo Scotch "saint nnd mystic," whose life of Dr. Mc- Choyne specially appealed to Rev. J. Law; Dr. W. TL, who has practised medicine in Coleralnn for thirty yenrs and Mr. J, H. K., head of the exporting firm 0f William JackH & Co., Glasgow. Mr. Bonar Lnw's mother died early, and his mother's alF.ter, Miss Jnnot KIdflton brought him to Scotland, 0nd he lived with her father and ber until bis marriage. To Mr. William Kldston's Influence Mr. Law Is believed to owo much. His own wife, whom he bad known slnco ponert of n j Pine hranchea, green leaves, pr-ner'ner girlhood, died two yenrs ago, number of excellent playerB and will surely make it Interesting for the visiting team. Game will he called at I p.m. sharp* belts of nil Rhndof. embellished ticnHy every storo and good taste was displayed in most of tbe settings and drapingt. leaving him with six children Mr. Law is one of the new typo of public men end resembles Mr. Lloyd Qeorge ln thle respect. He taught in Sunday school, but is not narrow In his views. He Ib a life-long abstainer from intoxicating drugs, and it Is related that on the night of the Glasgow election In 19110, when the Unionists were crushed, another defeated candidnto came into bis room und found bim sipping a glass of milk, "Oh, Law!" he exclaimed, "who could drill'-; milk on such a night as this?" Mr. Law was not long without a scat. The British We.iMy( whiclj.is Liberal in Its proclivities, nays: "It is something that be Is an Ulster man: It is something that be is n Cnna;li an; it is more that he is a convinced and well-oqulpped protectionist, and it is perhaps most of all that, be Is a fighting man, and credited, not unjustly, with the power of raBplng and biting speech. But. we hope, ibis laHt gift will lie exorcised moderately." And tbe British Weekly gnrs on to aay wbnt Ontario politicians migltl well make a note of, "It Ih In every wny well that lhe Unlon'.;ts nhould havo an able leader, Every t*ovorn mont should be confronted by sN-nr 'opposition, If It wero jnly in ca'l forth their lowers." A lot of Plogon Indlnnn from Alberta were arrestrd by Constable Mor- !rlfl, for having "Skookum Wnter" fn j their fiosms'iion. Tho Indlnns ap- |pearod beforo Judgo Rynn charge] with bolng in possession of intoxicating llciuors. Cranbrook Wins On Wednesday night tbe Cranbrook Y.M.C.A. bowling team defeated local Nelson tram, Tlie score at the finish gave Cranbrook a lead of 157 pln3. Thc highest scoro 540 for the three games was made by Stephens of Cranbrook. The first game wns wou by Cranbrook by 138 pins. The second game by Cranbrook with a majority of 38 pins. The third gnme was won by Nelson by ).' pins. ' Tli!> total score waa. Cranbrook, 2819; NelBon, 2102. The contest will Lr* continued on Thun ;i-v, and 's expected to be very edos". The Cranbrook boys having a strong ho'd in tho. first three games are expected to win. Miners to Meet Mr. Goodeve A meeting of mining men -in:l all Interested in thc mining Industry hns been called for Wednesday next nt the Board of Trade rooms »t ^"lson, when the rpinl.-Hrns recently inHsed by the minim- convr-ntion nt, Vlson, will be prenrntcd io Mr. Goodeve, M. who wlll on bis wav :n pt NH"on on Ibat back to Ottawa. Answer To Many Inquiries The Prospector has received several communications this week regarding land, tor settlement, in tbc Kootenny Valley. In answer we cau only say thnt the agricultural bulletin published by tbe provincial government refers to land m East Kootenay available for settlement, inquiries sliould be made to the local land department at Cranbrook, and the Land department, at Victoria. Tiger Menaces King George Bombay, India, Bee. 2S.—A sensn- tlonal report, that King George bad a narrow escape from denth while tiger hunting in Nepaul, was circul a ted here today. The story by a native who had accompanied the royrt| expedition as a Knme beater. Although every precaul ion had been taken to protect the life of his majesty, rn enormous tiger, streaked with bit od from several wounds and frantic with pnln nnd rage, Imped uion the elephant from whose lack King George did bis shooting, before It wns finally put to death. Big Bank Merger The ihln 1 treal into | directors of th" Eastern Town- rink, at j, mooting held In Mon* bot. weel;. docldfltl lo enter n iii'rcemi'iil witb lln- f'nnndllin ,,r Commerce bv which the In* two banks will he mer- of tb' Ran IB gt'd. Ratification of ti'" nm shareholders of thn Ke Fhips RnnN win mean tbe tlon of tbe larpORl l-nnk tv hn^ vet tn,rrn place in Cn result in thfl crei Hi n of n a paid-up capital of ■Mr.,no.),noo nnd a reservo of $12,500,000 and ngrre- gating assets exceeding 1210,000.000. ■ci bv the irrn Town- consumitna- that and Steele Has Railway mons. No.v thai, an thn nation Ims been granted for ilie appointment of a commission to complete the wprk that the' Laurier Commis.-iijri ni.d Judge Cassels were not permitted to conclude, it is to he expected that tho investigation wiU be f.ior High and bhnt the legitimate curiosity that rnrtiul revelations aroused will be f-atislied; en I no doubt the new government will tako steps to remedy any deficiencies nr weaknesses that may bo shown to exist. The object of the commission for wblcb Mr. Borden hns provided is to Investigate nil matters affecting the administration of tbc various departments of government nnd the conduct of public business, including expenditure, contracts, administration of the public domain, discipline and efficiency of the departmental HtaiTs and all Mmilnr matters. Tbe scope ot the investigation is wide and the powers of the commissioner?, will be unhampered. The Investigation will serve a useful purpose. It wiU provide a basis for reorganization and improvement in thc public service and the reports that will be presented to parliament will give an insight into tbe conduct | of public business tbat the public has a right to expect, nnd that will have |a healthy efiect. Judge CasselB lifted the corner of the curtain, the pre- ! sent commisden \J inve*;tination Ehouid draw it entirely aside. The commissioners appointed in 1908 were Libera!:-.. They were friends of the government, yet their report was a strong condemnation of , the e.xtrnvaennce, incompetency and | corruption that they found to exist in the marine and militia departments. Tbeir investiirntion was stopped, and Judge Cnssela was com- mi isioned in their place. Judge Cassels bore oui the report ot his predecessors nnd hi - Investigation showed still more abunInntly that >.un m. lt. j tho marine department was corrupt ,' was told|ant- in a condition of disgraceful In- eTlcloncy, Tho Laurier goverament Him had Its fill of Investigations, enl succeeded in preventing the probe from being Inserted into other departments, notwithstanding thfl ef- forts of the opposition. But enough bad been disclosed to make It clear that, a complete- Investigate n was urgently roqHired nnd that radical reforms wen- urgently required. Mr. Borden no doubt has a clrar recollection of tlu- need that was shown to oxint, nnd bts prompt dccmlon to bring to light the state of affairs tlmt ha-: existed Is the fV-t atop to- ward putting Uh* administration of oi path Wfttt- DUhllc nlbo nnd imt min 1/1! upon a ro'ind -Nelson News. KNIGHTHOOD FOR BORDEN Alter mnny yflnrn Ini? Port Btoolo i« now connoctou with the outoldo wcirlil Iiy „ railway, j lln Hiilnnlny laBt Uu- imiIh nl Hip Kootonay Oontral reached nml passed I north of town. An noon tin ttie mail In In condition ' lor nervier it In tin- Intention of tin-j According to Information received cltizinn of the pioneer i-Hy lo Rivo I |n political circles nl Ottawa from n p,rand celebration nnd banquet, nl TCnglnndj Hon. il. I, Borden will bo which the O.P.B., business men nml I Hir Roberl Laird Borden otter tho Innk with |ninny old timers will hi- roproscntod. distribution "! New Your lienors. Tbo Further announcement of this event honor in thin enne must mme from will receive attention In tho cuIuiiiiih the King, without nny recommend** of tbe Prospector, [ tion Irom Ottawa, THE PROSPECTOR. CRANBROOK, BRITISH C0LUMB1A Mr. Sanford Dodgo in "The Right of Way" As Charley Er) teelu, the criminal lawyer in "Tbe Right of Way" Mr. Sanford Dodge has a very congenial role, one that embraces the whole gamut of the serious drama. From his flrst entrance ns tho sophisticated critical, questioning lawyer, to the last act where be gives his lite, not to save bia friend but his enemy he is artistic, consistent and convincing. During tbis time be is obliged to pass through aud depict the experiences and heart beats of a lifetime composed of the vicissitudes brought aboiit by an enquiring mind and Q checkered career. In tho tlrst act, Charley Steele is the brilliant, aristocratic lawyer with a tendency toward Infldellty and although he has been kind and thought.i.l to a degree towards others and has always been generous and considerate towards his friends, one by oue as be says himself, be is a moral poison. He determines to get away from it all Hud in order to do so ho goes to the Cote Darion, a river tavern where he ts toM some ol the ri vermin threaten his Lur maid there He duds the ruffians there, already angry and sullen aud, provoking thjm ugain and again by tbe keen shafts of bis wit end satire, much the same as the toreador torments the infuriated animals in a Mexican bull ring, they Anally rush upon hina and in tha unequal tight that follows Charley is struck on the head with a heavy bottle. He is tben taken by Joe Portugal:*, the man be saved trom the gallows nnd curried to his cabin in the heart of the Vadrome Mountains, two hundred miles down the river. The second act shows Charley three years later at Portugais' cabin in the mountains. He is perfectly well physically and his mind is extremely active but hia memory of the pant is obliterated. A great surgeon from Paris Is visiting his brother, tbe cure of the little parish. Charley has fallen In love with Rosalie, tbe belle of tbe little village not remembering that he is already married and she falls deeply In love with him. Tbe surgeon oilers to perform an operation which he believes will restore Charley's memory but Steele nt tirst says ha does not wish it, but some people see him who have known him I In the past and they accuse him of so , many things that atter a strong scene in which ho vainly tries to remember, he says, ''Tell the surgeon I am ready. I wish to know the past/1 In the third act ho recovers hit- memory after thc surgeon's operation only to realize that, although he loves Kosnlie, he bas a wife llvini*. I'he peoplo of the parish hear about him and his pnst and denounce him Koh-i-Noor At tho great Durbar at Delhi Queen Koh-l-Noor. No answer was vouch bufud, but tbo prittCO received n quiet lD.imatiun verbally tbut it .'.ould bo au excellent tb.ng for bis welfare if Mary appeurvd tn tbo eamo robes and !h« would "ko°iJ lhL' P«"»*" crowu that sho wore at tbo Corona-j *■»«»• D«««P bad been allow- i-d to marry un Indian I i ,n.v...,. and tion, but to the gems lu tbo crown by lu,r ,)0 faftd MVMftl cMUrtn, Thwr bus been added the famous Kob-1- ! eldest sou In time evinced a desire to N'oor, out of compliment to tho lu-1 marry into tbe British nobility, do- dian Empire. in India the superstition obtains ' that if the diamond is worn by u man dire disaster will belall htm, while if tbe wearer be a woman, fortune will shine upou her for the rest , of her days. So strong is tbe belief in this legend that when it was an , nouncod that the late King Kdward intended to huve tbo gem set In his 1 crown uumy leading Indians petition ed Hia Majesty to give up the idea. The result was that the Koh-i-Noor, instead of appearing In the King's 1 crown, wus mounted In Queen Alex* endra's diadem, it has ujw beeu transferred to the down of Queen Mary, and before the close of tbe year this historic gem will bu been once mure in tho land frum whence It came. And how did it come.' Thl I IS ths story In ths palace ol the Maharajah Du teep Sing at Lahore, on the after* i.o.u vi October 12th, 18*18, washed impressive meeting uf native princes and British officials The Maharajah's domain had beeu conquered by the British, uud the purpose ol the meeting was the lot mai surrender ol the native King. The ceremony was businesa-like In the extreme. Oue uf Queen Victoria's officers, Dr. Logan, stood betore ftie throne where sat the Ma harajah, surrounded by men of high 1 degree. That Maharajah was elghl yeai - - ' In I Eng Llsh I -' ' n Hlfl ; Staoi, ibeu Persian—Dr Logan read the Queen's proclamation. After naming the con- ditii ns if s o render the . . ■ • ol utipula ed that the boy king was to become a British subject, and that !i pt a pension of twenty sand pounds a yeai .and historical diamon 1, the r. was to be given to the clanng that ho loved Lady Anne Coventry. posed marriage Duleep iug: "Thou, my son the beautiful To this pro objected, say- , shalt never i i he w Ave that the Koh-i No. British Ci The boy not quite fuss was Brahmin i marry uu English lady until Lbo Urltish Crown surrenders either to theo or to mo tho Koh-i-Noor oi our an cestors." At this juncture tbu Prince of Wales (.tho late King Kdwurd) took ti baud in tbe game, artfully mul With much kindness Inducing the father to put aside his objections. At last Prince Duleop Singh actually gave his consent. Deforo tlio uuu nag*-. .however, Duleep, raving deliriously 'about "robbers" who "snatched" the Koh-i-Noor from a "child's hnnd, fell into the sleep trom which thoro is uu waking. Than cams tho last act, to date. In the "thousand tragedies" of tbe "Mountain ol Lighl " u noon, on tha Ko;i i li ol J an larj, I B98. tha son of tho Maharajah Duleep Biugh, known as Prince Victor Albert Duleep Singh was married to Lad) Anne Coventry, youngest daughter (Jf the ninth ffiarl of Coventry, this bein | tha Aral case on record ol tha anion of u British no ilewo i an -. Ith s Hindoo of rank, Immediately after the wedding, up. u ineetin■ Queen Victoria; the yovng prim a is I "Your Majesty, might l be permit ted t.i loo sl upi n the won drous tlla p I mj fathei ga e y. :" i-. me llately there was a painful and anxious sur among l let Males ty'a orBcfrs, bj whom the >ount prince was taken In baud, when bis th : [1 ta were dtvei ted tr ui the ". - bio - g* ■ of ins ancestors; for the Queen herself bad once said "After our experience with the Ma harajah Duleep Singh, It would be unkind in future to allow any prince ol India to gase upon tho fateful Koh-i-Noor.'' she kept her word, for she recollected tbe old saying, "Who holds tha Koh-i-Noor holds India."—The Week. king signed the document, understanding what all th? about. Then a digniiied topped forward, unknotted , , ,„.. , , , ., I. [by Unem Victoria It ia supposed as a seducer and inlblel nnd the mont j ' * a v* bitter one of all the fanatical tailor, attempts his life. fn the face of a" this, bo takes Rosalia in his arms saying, that for their happiness, tbey have "The Right of Way" nnd that ho will keep her In spite of all tbo world. In the last act the church ta set on fire and in order to roscuo the man who has tried to Injure him, Charley Inhales the flamcn which causa his death. Greater love bath no man than he who glvoa Up his own life for his friend. How much nobler was Charley Btoolo when lie gave bla lifo for his enemy. Through every situation, every exaction, every demand of this Interesting, complex, trying rolo, Mr. Dodge proves hlniBelf equal to the occasion and hfa portrayal ia one, once seen can never he forgotten. i ''t mini this splendid production of "The Wr-ir oi '*.> " PriceB to auft all. Flying Post Will Not Fty After May Next Ottawa.—Exit 11" "Plying Post". The manner of ts going is ilc'feu In an announcement Issuod tonigh*, by the post office department : Ct points out that la*it May ihe late government entered into a ten- tract with the Grand Trujl, Rai'way Co. for a special train to bave Tor onto at 2.55 in the i i:*:iu| reached London at G.30 a.m was an entirely new departuc . tbe | .i =ovr bo tter very he ror i iiiin.ii'ii railway mad aervi'-o anl country Rome ?.') 000 ,, ■ e The new poBtm.istor gem has looked into this n carefully and ^ns ome to elusion that this cannot •» and tf certain newspaper desire to bave special deliver? thty must so at their own expense. If thi** service were continued it would hnve to bo given all over 'be co'i- :j to the numerous pointa which p.re in ai exactly similar position, and it would not only wipe out the i resent flurplim in the postofflce department, but create a big deficit. The demands for the regular service at tho usual rateH are daily Increasing, principally In the west, and Mr. Pelletler thinks tbnt he must provide fnr th* needs ot tho people on the preaent hauls or policy of the department before thinking of having special trains paid for out. of the public tron-mry to promote, the circulation of newspapers. Consequently blH train will have to ho stopped. However, in order to protect certain vented rights, the poetmaeter- general ban coma to tbo conclusion that amnio notlco of tbla change must hn given, po the "Flvlng Post" will contlnuo to fly until tho first of neit May, but It will hav IU wings on that date. a silken ribbon which was wound a- hout the young king's wrist, took therefrom a brilliant about the size of fl bantam's egg and of unsurpassable beauty, and banded it to Dr. ° I Logan. It was the diamond of a ! "thousand tragedies"—the Koh-i- Noor. The meeting was at an end. | The "Mountain of Light" or Koh- i-Noor, tbe largest diamond in the ; world after tho Oulllraan stone, has S now been in the possession of the : Rritlsb Crown for moro thau half a century. Por three hundred and fifty years previous to Its acquisition ___ ^^^^^ B I havo been banded clown from one to another In turn by some twenty dlf ferrnt princes of India. Omitting all tradition, the authenticated melodramatic incldcnto surrounding this enormously valuable stone begins with its transfer to the British conquerors by the child King !of Lahoro, as already described, la 1850 Dr. Logan took the diamond tc London, nnd turned It over to Bir John Lawrcnco, a member of the Ronrd of Administration for Lahore nnd the Punjab. Sir John, a very busy man, put tbe gem in a pocket of bis waistcoat. On bis return home that night be changed his day clothes for hia more gorgeous court at tiro, und prn.-'-Qtlo-l to Buckiugban Palace, whither he bad been summon od by the Queen. No sooner waa he presented to Queen Victoria than Hei Majesty asked to see the extraordln ary diamond that had that day arrived from India. Imagine Sir John's consternation! He had loft thc most valuable gen in Europe a? home in the pocket of f irarmmt that he bad carelesBlj ihrown aside 1 He excused himself and left tbe palace, to return later with the Koh-i-Noor, which oui Queen now gazed upon for the firsf time. She at once ordered the stun- to he re-cut. Costar of Amsterdam, the moat expert diamond-cutter o' his day, was Installed In Windsor Castle and put to work under watchful eyes. Wltb great ceremony th' Prince Conor*: set In motion the wheel used In the cutting process. At (,. ; the rn.l of thirty-live days the Koh ri, Noor, now reduced to one hundred ,.,,, and eighty-six carats, and set In n brooch, waa worn by Queen Victoria at a court b oi. Menntjne, the young Indian prince, Buleep B nei Had been brought to England, and was being educated at Kton ns a ward ot the Crown On hla twenty-first hirthday. during ar audience with th" Queen, be craved permission of Her Majesty to look , upon the diamond that had come to him from his ancestors, The "Mountain of Light" was produced, and, after fondling It a while, the prince ■ said ■ "Your Majesty, J v. as but a lad when I signed away this stone or bidden, Now that I am a man, I should like to place the diamond of my ancestors in mv Sovereign's hand of my own free will." And ba bonded thn Queen the Knh-i-NV.r wltb fl i gesture that wns afterwards descrit 01 nn "half angry." From that dny the print discontented, He brooded fancied wrong of hifi people tlmo cvin broken Int., nprn agalnit all tbintrH Urltisb Baptist Church Rev. 0. E. Kendall, Pastor Morning Service, Subject * "Conviction by the Holy spirit." Bven'ng Service, Subject- "A New Vision for the New Year." Special music will be rendered by the choir. Methodist Church Rev. W. Bison Dunham, Paator. Sunday Services : The pastor will preach at 11 a--*>- nad 7.30 p.m., December Wst. The subjects of both did'v-'T.'.r.GE will* bi i.] to the New Year. Morning Subject ugh Christ." hliota were frequently impossible. Smokeless powders as at present made art* as etllcient us the old "black." and immeasurably superior in other ways. The neit improvement in guns was the introduction of the ejecting um cbanism, which saves lbo shooter both the time and trouble formerly necessary In tbe extraction of the exploded cartridge. And after that came the siiiglc-tilggei—a gun which is tired In tbo ordinary way but which has but one trigger tor tho discharge of tbe two barrels. No one who lum used one of these latest triumphs of the gunmaker's hkiii will ever want to go back to tbo two* trigger system. In tbo light of paBt events it may be that there nie yet great Improvements to ho made In BrltiBh Bportlng weapons, but it really soetuu impossible to mippoae that tbe single-trigger bummer less ejector of the present duy, which nev ar mlsaea lire aul enables the band to work with the quickness ol tha most rapid eye nml brain of the shooter, cau bo excelled. No WOUd ar tha popularity of shooting lu these days knows no bounds; and bow OUI ancetftora would envy us our ologunt gum and OUT faultless ammunition could thoy aee us taking tbo Bold to day , u the Twelfth or Pleat. Quite latelj an attempt haw bton made by tbe euterprtslng forelgnor- io whom, tn the by, much ol tho credit tor gun making progress Is i .i to Introduce to thla country the automatic shot gun, but BO far the idea baa not caught on over bere. Tin- principle of tins gun ts much tbe same as that ol the magaslne rifle, the advantages claimed being tbat tt number ot shots can be fired lu quick ;.. i ion with practically no oxer tion on the part ol the gunner, The chiet objection to thla form of gun is that there Is really no necessity In this country for such u weapon, the opportunities tor its use being limited to but few occasions, and it is uot every man who finds a use ev- pn for n pair of double-barrel guns In the English shooting hold. But beyond that there is an idea rhat a "multiple" gun is not sporting, and at the best it is not a handsome weapon. Your British gunner Insists upon elegance as well as efficiency in bis weapon, and it is safe to say that In both these respects there are no guns In* the world equal to those turned out In this country. The fume of the British- made gun iu world wide. the porter ao be hurried through, aud demanded : "Wbat'B tho matter now? Thia is the third time we've stopped. What's wrong ?" "Nothin', sub, nothln'," replied the suave and courteous Ethiopian. "Dat'a Jest do block ayatem workln'" COAL AND PETROLEUM NOTICK la hereby given that tblr ty days Rttev date, I Intend to apply to Chief Oommlssionor of Lands for a llconso to proBpect for conl und petroleum on tho following lands .-.ltuate In tb» district of Soutb Eaat Kootenay, British Columbia :—Com menclng at a post planted 12,83 chuius oust nl tho N.W. comer of lot 87G8, Qroup l, thonco eust 4b.til chains, more or lean, to tbo west boundary of lot 75(17, group I, then ce north 65.70 chains, moro or loss, to 8.E, Corner of lot 76C9, group], thenco wosl 4.1.M ohalns moro or Icmh to u point duo north of Ilu point of oniiuneiu-eiuont; thencu south 06.70 chains, more or loss, to tin point of commencement, containing .-.-.'■ acrea, moro or lens. Loeuted thin 6th day of Docomber i'Jll Q H, THOMPBON, Locator. ror w. ii Mobs, Agont Witneaa II B, Morris. Bl-f>t WATER NOTICE We, William Wh) te, and Frederick i hctusa Griffin, of Winuipcg, Man., | tallway officials, give notice tbat on tae 8rd January, 1912, we intend to apply lo tbo Water Commissioner at; hia offlce in Crunbrook, for a license to take and uso 1J cubic feet of water per second from Little Band Oreek lu Cranbrook Water District. 'the water lu to bo token from tbo Btream about isiw feet north-east ot | the north cant corner of Lot 8543, tu i h used on lot 3543, tor domestic purposeB, WHYTE. T. GRIFFIN. Cranbrook, B.O. W V. Per W. F. Ourd, 48 5t. WATER NOTICE I. William Thomas Levy, of llnllo way, B.C., by occupation a farmer, give notice that 1 mt.nd, on tbo sti. day of December next, nt 3 o'clock ui tbe afternoon, to apply to the Water OommlflBtoner at hia ottlce, Craubrook, B.C., fur a license to .-ike and uae one quarter cubic foot ol water per second from Spring ris lng near centre of Sub-lot 7 of lol 45'JO, Croup 1, Kooteuay District, und wblch sinks on sumo Lot, Tbe water will be used ou part ol Sub-lot 4 ot Sub-lot 7, of lot 4590, Group 1, Kootenay District be ing five (5) acrea owned by the ap plicaut, and the point of diversion it where suld Spring rlttes. (Signature) WILLIAM THOMAB LEVY. Dated thia 20tb day ot October 1911. 43-5t propr'.at." "Liberty Thro- "Roundlng Out Evening Subject the Old Year." m At the evening service the anthem by the choir will be, "The Radiant Morn Has Passed Away." Mr. George Stephenson will alng as a solo, "Time and Tide." There will ho a watch-night service Sunday evening commencing at U.30 o'clock. All are cordially Lnvited to the above services. British Guns and British Gunners Neither the finest gun nor the best ammunition wlll turn the duffer Into a brilliant Bhot, but the immense advance that has been made In recent times In the manufacture ot the Impedimenta of game-shooting places ihe preseut-day gunner in a position that bis forefathers well might envy. A hundred yeara ago the tlint-and- iteel shot gun was considered tbe 'ast word in sporting weapons, and the percussion system, which was introduced a few years later, was for on*,' regarded as being no improvement. When, however, in the twen- .ies of the last ceutury this method | :>f gun-ignition was perfected in the 'orm of the copper cap, which many of us still remember with no little affection, the improvement was gen- irally recognized, end during the lext few years tho lllnt-and-stcel jiiite went ont of fashion. About the middle of the last ccn fury tho greatest revolution ever in- troduced in connection with sporting .lrearmn occurred, A Frenchman Invented tho breech-loading system, and so by n Blngle stroke of genius the cumbersome powder nnd shot flaskB, the boxes of wads und caps, nnd the tiresome ramrod were done nway with. But It wuh manv years before the conservative Kngllsh gun- nar would take to these new-fangled ideas albeit they waved blm so much time, trouble, and annoyance every time he went into the field. It was uot indeed till tbe seventies that the breech-loader came to be generally adopted In place of the muzzle-loader which had done good service for centuries, but witb the rapid improvement in tbe loading of cartridges and making of gun-powder that ■I the no wor Hty- THK PESSIMIST Thia Is an age of money, This Is an age of graft, This is an age of lying, This is an age of craft. This la an ago of baseness, Thia Is an age of shame, ThiB la an ago of madness, Where life's a losing game. Tbis ia an age of pirates, This is an ago of greed, This ls an age of churches, Thia ia an age of creed. O for an age of morals I Where truth and honor meet, Where love can conquer pnsaion And lite is pure and sweet. Then would the world be gladsome, Then would our hearts beat high; Tben when wo reached the exit, None would have fear to die, —Edwin C. Ranch. Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree The door-bell rang, and the moth er, who was not yet dressed, sent ber little girl to entertain the vlaitor In tha interim—-or parlor. It was a lady book agent. Tho little girl sought to engage her in conversation "How ls your boy?" she asked. "Why," replied the lady, "I have not any little boy. "No little boy? Well—how is your little girl?" "But I have no little girl, either," "Well," persisted the child, nonplused, "what are yours?" A man In a very deep state of intoxication waa shouting and kicking most vigorously at a lamp-post, when thc noise attracted a near-by policeman, "What's the matter?" be asked thc energetic one. "Oh, never mind, ml eh ter. Thash all right," was the reply; "I know shes'h home all rlght—I shee a light up stairs I" There was a grinding of wheels, tho air came on Blowly, and the train groanlngly stopped. An irate ftnd weary passenger grabbed the aleeve of NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that aa application will be mnde to the Legislative Assembly of the Province ot British Columbia at its next aes- sion for an Act to amend the "South East Kootenay Railway Company Act, 1906," as amended by the "South East Kootenay Railway Act, Amendment Act, 1909," ao ns to ex- tead the time within which to commence conatruction of the railway aucborised by Chapter 63 of the Statutes of Britlah Columbia, 19G6, and to expend fifteen per cent. of tbe authorised abate capital ot tne Company in, upon and towards thc construction of Its railway. Dated this Sth dav of Docomber, A.D., 1911. LENNIE & CLARK, Solicitors for the Applicants WATKK NOTICH Wu, William Whyte, und Frederick Thomas Griffin, of Winnipeg, Mun., railway otlicinls, glvo notice that on tho Hrd January, 1912, wo intend to apply to the Wnter Commissioner nt Iiih olllce in Crnnbrook, for a iii-cliHU to take und uuu If cubic feet or wuter per aocond from Little Sand Crook iu Crnnbrook Water District. Tbo Water Is to bo taken from tbe 8tH>atn about 1800 feot north east of the north-east corner of Lot 3513, to bu used on Lot 3fi43, lor Irrigation purpoaes. W. WHYTB. K T. GRIFFIN. Per W. F. Ourd, Crunbrook, B.C. 48-5t. Tenders Wanted Tenders addressed to tho undersigned, will be received up to December lfith, 1911, for stumping and ploughing Lot 8110, G. L, East Kootenay, containing 184.5 acres, more or less, Lhe said lot adjoins the British Columbia Railway and Ilea midway between Mayook and Wnrdner and baa been slashed and burned. Tbo lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. A. H. WEBSTER, Land and Timber Agent. British Columbia Land Dept., C. P.R., Cranbrook, B.C. For Rent A ranch UO acres being P.D. 4 of Lot 340, 8 miles from Craubrook on -U. Mary's Prairie, containing 130 acrea of good farm land, balance contn'n-j good timber. Will rent for a term of five years for cash, rent to he paid every year in advance. Apply Mrs. Mary Mar tel, High River, Alta. Coal! Coal! C. H. Trites General Coal Merchant Orders taken for Coal and delivered promptly Phone 139 PO. Box86 CRANBROOK, B. C. Coal! W. K. BEATTY Undertaker, Km bait ner, Funeral Director, CUANBROOK. B.C. XT*i*"v*r *|-'*fwi**|*"|'**f*"| "I** j-"(.*j*-|"j—j«§. ■§•• «■ | Mrs. VV. Edmondson:: WATT AVENUE ',', _•— < * I I Graduate of i, 'London College of Music '' ■ i Receives Pupils for '■'■ Pianoforte j; t Organ and Vocal J| t Instruction !! ^rtyHlwy«^wyiiw|s)s>iwBi*|< ■|.«|»s*|..|i>.|».|.*i|**|ii|i.|hi|*. NOTICE. WATER ACT, 1909 PUBLIC NOTIOE To all holders ol Wind within thc limits of Lots 4 anil 22, Group 1, Kootenay District and tn all holders of Water Records on Joseph's Prairie Creek. Application of Valentine Hyde Baker for the apportionment of part of the 300 Inches of water (rom said Creek recorded in favor of John T. Galbraith on the 23rd day of May, 1872, for the purpose uf irrigating the northerly five acres of Block 45 in the Townslto of Craubrook according to a map or plun Hied iu the Land Registry Office at Nelaon, B.C., as 0B9C; and nn application for the apportionment of purt of the 500 inches of water from said Creek recorded in favor of James Uaker on the lst day of March, 1886, for thc purpose of irrigating ttie southerly ten acres of Block 45; nnd for permission to chane-e thc point of diversion and tho course of the ditch for the diversion of part of said water, will be heard before nie at my office on tho 12th day of February, 1912, at eleven o'clock In the forenoon, local time, under the authority of said Water Act. Objections should be filed with me on or before thc Gth day of February, 1912. Dated at Crnnbrook, the 23rd day of December, 1911. A. C. NI-.l.SON, Acting Water Commissioner Cranbrook Watcr District. The Kootenay Central Railway Co. will apply to the Parliament of Canada at its next session for an Act authorizing it to construct a branch from a 'Point on the Crow's Nest branch of tbe Canadlnn Pacific railway at or nonr Galloway in a south- nrly direettnn rn the International Boundary, and extending the time within which tt may construct the railways heretofore authorized, and for other purposes. Dated at Montreal, this 3rd day of November, 1911. H. C. OSWALD, Sec. Pringle. Thompson & Burgess, Ottawa Agents. CRANBROOK LAND DISTRICT District of South East Kootenay TAKE NOTICE that B. D. Gillies, of Vancouver, B.C., intends to aPPly for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on the tollowing described lands, Commencing at a Post planted on tbe north east corner ot lot 7287 thence east 80 chains, thence south 80 chains, thenco west 80 chains, thence north 80 chaina to point of commencement. Dated August 30th, 1911. DAVID JENKINS, 43-6t Locator IIIIHI | Jull HI I 11.|., Illllll I it lllll I I ******** ORANBROOK LAND DISTRICT Diatrict of South East Kootenay TAKE NOTICE that David Jenkins of Vancouver, B.C., intends to apply for a licenso to prospect for coal and petroleum on the following described lands, Commencing at a post planted on south east corner of lot 7284, thence east 80 chains, thence north 30 chains, thenco west 80 chains, thence south 80 chaina to point of commencement. Dated August 30th, 1911. DAVID JENKINS, 13-St Locator. Holy Names Academy and Normal School For Young Women Under the direction of tha Slaters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. First class boarding and day school primary and grammar grades. State accredited high school. Advanced normal course of two years accredited by tbe state of Washington. State diplomas conferred. Music and art studio. Write to Sister Sifc-erlor, (oi Year Book, Spokane, Wash. Frank Dezall GENERALBLA KSM1TH and WOODWORKER 0 Rubber Tirea Applied To Bufj;y Wheel* 10BNT8 FOR CANADIAN OTOLB AND MOTOR CO'S BICYOLBS Repairing a Specialty. Phone BO • • • P. O. Boi IM. We Deal in Everything From a Needle to a Locomotive Joseph H. McLean DEALER IN All kinds uf Sccond-Hand Goods Furniture a SPECIALTY BUYER OF FURS S.ige's Old Stand. Hanson Avs Phone HI. CRANUROOK LAND DISTRICT l.r ovoi the . anrl In roballlon Then he loft Ihn miintry. Thereupon hfH pen nlnn wnH etoppod, and he wnq rftlur- erl to livlnt* nvrn tho procoedfl of hln lewola. In, IWJ hn returned to Enir- Innd, and wroto a mont dln'-onrteotm to eloso lntt.i-r to tho Quoen Impnrattvely demanding the return ot the "itolen" I In the j followed the future I In nf weapon hocftmo adsurod, Mut thoro Ih nothing tor which the ' lattorday Bportnmnn Ih more truly l grntoful t.hnn tho Invention of smolco lone piiwlnr, which linn not only mnde tiln nbootlng much morn pleas* ant imt. lum enablod him to oxarcteo IliH nklll fnr moro cITnr-tlvnly-tllnn ever before. The mun unlng blnck powder wun nlwnyo handicapped by thn violation of the recoil nnd by tho fnct that when one nhot hnd been fired hla vision wnu Invarlnbly interrupted lor the seit, eo that double liORANGES li 20c, 25c, and 35c per dozen At J. MANNING'S District ot South Hast Kootenay TAKE NOTICB! that J. Bdwards Leckle of Cobalt, Ontario, intends to apply for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on the following described lands, Commencing at a post planted on the South Bast corner of lot 7286 on the dividing line ol lot 7286 and 7287 close to a witness post marked W.P. 11.50, thence south 80 chains, thence west 80 chains-, thence north 80 chainB; thence east 60 cbains to point of commencement. Dated August 80th, 1911. DAVID JKNKINS, 48-5t Locator. •HI || 11 nil lilt IIIIII WWII IIIII | f ■ 11111 nT' ***X CRANBROOK LAND DISTRICT District of South Bast Kootenay TAKK NOTIOH that Margaret Oll- llee, of Vancouver, intends to apply for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on tho following (Inscribed lands, Oommenolng nt a poHt planted on the south onnt corner of lot 7287 thence east 80 chains; tbence south 80 chains, thnnce wost 80 chnlns, thence north 80 chains, to point of commencement. Dated August 80th, 1911. DAVID JENKINS, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ * A. WALLER ~ MASONRY Slt-ain Boiler, Furnace, and Suptic Tank work a specialty Cosl and stock estimates furnished on application. Address i P. O. Box IM, Cranbrook w F. M. MacPherson UNDERTAKES Norbury A.snue Ns>l to City Hill Open Day and Night Phone IU «VSl*4A*'kAArVS*****r***>r,.**^r<*r*« %Century Restaurant: K. Y. Uyematau, Prop. THB BEST PLACE IN THE OITV POR A OOOD HEAL. BOARD AND ROOMS Opposite O. P, R. Depot. Phone Ut P. O. Box 104 Locator. IVMM^**e^*VN*>^**«*>^r%»*^»*4»V>l^**«*¥ THE PROSPECTOR. CRANRROOK. HRITISH COLUMBIA VOTERS LIST CONTINUED PROM PAGE TWO Name in Full Qualification Block Lot 278 Jorden, Ada 146 IJ 273 Johnson, George VV Sl 14-15 274 Johnson, Reginald P IS 11 For School Trustees Only 275 Jones, W. D 4837 276 Johnson, F. W in 140 K 277 Kennedy, James H Householder 278 Kennedy, John J Householder 271) Kellock, Uobert Householder 280 Kett, Herbert J Householder 281 Kenny, Edwin J Householder 282 Kennedy, J. B SS 12- 283 Klinpton, M. A 17 27 284 Kennedy, Mrs. M. A 18 28-29 285 Killin.-i, R. W SO 16 286 Klrkland, II. B SS 2-3 287 Kerrigan, James 37 17-18 288 King, J. II 89 «-9 289 Knoclto, 0, H 89 41 290 Kennedy, J. J 91 31-33 291 Kummer, Fred 91 35-36 292 Kerr, Margaret L 93 45 For School Trustees Only 293 Kelscy, Mrs. C. P Part 29 L 294 Langin, Lorno L Householder 296 Lnldlnw, James T Householder 296 Leahy, Dcrnnrd M Householder 297 Lundquist, Frnnk Householder 298 Lundi|Ul8t, Oscar Householder 299 Little Chnrles J Llccnsebolder .100 Lei nard, Wm. Joseph Householder 301 Lunn, George F Householder 3C2 Llddieontt, Vincent S Licenseholder 3C3 I.owcry, Wm. Lewis , Householder 304 Lymnn, Lewis Bert Householder 305 l.inil.iny, Campbell Householder 306 Laidlaw, W. D M 19-20 307 Leask, Gcorgo R 26 19-20 308 Lcnsk, Laura 26 21 309 Lawson, Mrs. Janet tl 34 310 Laurie, Mra. A. M 32 20 311 Laurie, John 82 21 312 Loucks, Leslie 32 27-29 313 Llnnell, M. A 33 20 314 Lockhnrt, F „ 41 4 315 Lund. Peter 87 20 316 LaPicrce, Zada 89 12 317 Leask, Mrs. M. E 93 12 318 Leask, A 145 6 319 Lancaster, Mrs. J 300 8 320 Lancaster, John S00 8 321 Ladds, G. W 300 28 322 Lawson, Thomaa 31 T 323 Llnnell, Henry H 33 11 324 Lunn, .Inmcs F 34 4 325 Lnmb, Walter J 86 36 For School Trustees Only 326 Leslie, J. P 3225 327 Levett, John \ 163 328 Leask, T. W Part 29 M 329 Malcolm, James H Householder 330 Merron, Hugh O Householder 331 Matthews, Willinm T Householder 332 Martineau, Joseph Householder 333 Mailhot, Joseph Householder 334 Macdonald, J. A Licenseholder 335 Mnllinson, Wm. M Householder 336 Martin, Arthur J Householder 337 Morris, Frederick R Householder 338 Matheson, Peter For the Cranbrook Oarage Oo. Ltd. 339' Miller, George Edward Householder 340 Miller, Wm. E Householder 341 Montgomery, John Householder 342 Martin, James Licenseholder 343 Maundrell, Harry R Householder 344 Murphy, Frank G Lictnseholder 345 Meyer, Ernest Householder 346 Murray, George Wm Householder 347 Marks, Robert Householder 348 Morlcy, S. F 21 10-12 349 Morris, Alice G 22 34-36 350 Manahan, George F 24 6-6 351 Morton, W. G 24 11-12 352 Murphy, D. E 24 19-22 353 Moffatt, R. P 25 24 354 Murray, Mrs. Charlotte 24 30-31 354 Murgatroyd, Mrs. H. Ann 26 13-14 356 Molleur, J. A 26 28-29 357 Miller, L. K 27 8 358 Moore, Permclia 80 3-4 359 Murray, J. A II 19 360 Murray, Mrs. Ltllie 85 25-26 361 Morrison, Mrs. M 87 28-30 362 Marshall, A. P 89 9 863 May, J. W 89 29-30 364 Milne, James « * 365 Manning, Ira R 48 11 366 Morley, Mrs. M. L « 28-29 367 Maycock, S. J *' 35 368 Magee, Mrs. D 85 4 369 Manning, Miss M 90 3 370 Miller, A 91 16 371 Matheson, Peter 94 12-14 372 Mnrlporli, J 81 10 373 Miles, F. B 22 10-11 374 Moffatt, Minie A 25 23 375 Merrington, James 0 29 35-6 376 Murray, Jno. D 88 12-13 377 Mnho, Louis 1« It For School Trustee! Only 378 Mnnncra, E '226 379 Miller, W P»rt 29 380 Mattinson, J P»rt 29 Mc 381 McDonald, .Tnmcs Edward Licenseholder 382 McTnvlsh, John Licenseholder 883 McLeod, Angua Householder 384 McDonald, John Hugh Householder 385 McKay, Jamea D Householder 386 McDonnld, Hnrry Householder 387 McFarlano, W. B For the Cranbrook Oo-OperaUve Stores, Limited. 388 McLaws, David D Householder 889 McCrimmon, Nell Alex Householder 390 McCreery, James Robin Licenseholder 391 McCreery, Jobn Martin Licenseholder 392 McLnro, Richard C Householder 393 McLeod, Mnrgnrct Licenseholder 394 McFarlane, William J Householder 895 McFarlane, James Edward Householder 396 McLean, Duncan Alex Householder 397 McPhoc, Eric Herbert Householder 398 McKinnon, Albert Householder 399 McKinistry, E. C -•• ,4-15 400 Mncdonnld, M. A •*• 16'1' 401 MeFnrliino, Sadie J •" 17*18 402 McGoldric, Bernard 24 9-10 403 McDomild, Helen 26 *7-8 404 McKowan, Evnh...; 26 26-27 405 McTnnra, N. N 27 • 4G6 McLean, J. H 30 21-23 407 McKcnulo, William 80 26 408 McBurney, Mra. M II 1 409 McBurney, Richard A II * 410 McNeill, R. S '» *t 411 McKenna, Frank 33 24 412 McLean, Ada L H * 418 McKinnon,. MrB. M II «° 414 UeOoaneU, Mrs. 8 It •» Name in Full 415 406 407 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 MoDougall, Charles.. McNabb, J. It McBride, J. D McCallum, J. G McEachcrn, M McNabb, M, M McDermott, A. L.... McLcnn, It. E McCallum, Mary McKinnon, A. A McLaren, James McKowan, H. A Qualification McDonald, .1 McKowan, T. A.. McDonald, Sam.. For School Trustees Only 39 32 356 41 3C-31 557 41 3-1-36 558 42 1-3 5..!) 43 6-J6 560 43 2C-J27 561 85 7-9 562 90 6-8 563 93 17-18 5G4 94 19-20 565 145 7 566 145 19 Part 29 Part 29 Part 29 567 568 KM N 430 Nafo, Robert E Householder 431 Ncleon, Harriet 432 Nelson, A. C 433 Nesbltt, A. H 434 Neillson, II. B 435 O'Neill, Daniel Householder 436 O'llcarn. Mary Ann 437 Oliver, Suslo 438 Pettigrew, John Householder 439 Peck, John S Licenseholder 440 Pidgeon, Jobn C Householder 441 Parker, Charlos N Householder 442 Parrett, Thomas N Licenseholder 443 Patrick, Peter F Householder 444 Patterson, Marion E 445 Parks, Frank 446 Palmer, M. E 447 Powell, Surah H 448 Parker, Hiram York ■149 Pattinson, Joseph 450 Pattinson, K 451 Pigsott, A. 0, W 452 Perry, J. F 453 Patmore, G. W 454 Patmore, E. E 455 Patterson, Ed. I 456 Patton, J. 0 457 Patmore, E. H 458 Pntmore, Jos. O 459 Parker, C. S 460 Plant, George 461 Palmer, John A 462 Provenzano, James For School Trustees Only 463 Pyett, F 464 Palmer, B Q 465 Quain, Maurice Licenseholder 466 Raworth, Archibald Licenseholder 467 Rutlcy, Frnnk Gale Householder 468 Reburn, Robert J. A Householder 469 Rudd, John Householder 4?n i-r.i.frtBon. Leslie M Householder 471 Ryan, Josepn Licenseholder 472 Robinson, Sam J Licenseholder 473 Rutledge, John W Licenseholder 474 Romhough, Sidney Murray Householder 475 Rabichaud, Horry Householder 476 Robertson, William Householder 477 Reade, Walter Householder 478 Roberts, Thomas M 479 Rossiter, E. J 480 Reynolds, Lucy Carolina 481 Russell, Frank 483 Rondeau, Mrs. C 483 Ryckman, Nancy E 484 Reid, H. C , 485 Robertson, Mrs. M 486 Rogers, O. T ' 487 Ryan, James 488 Richards, S 489 Ryckman, Both 490 Rabichaud, Peter 491 Reid, Alice May 492 Rollins, W. A 493 Reid, John For School Trustees Only 494 Rogers, J. S 26 146 25 85 19 20 141 24 25 31 31 32 36 41 41 41 86 69 89 91 146 20 B s Name in Full Qualification Thomson, William G Householder Thomson, Jobn Householder Turnbull, Margaret Thomson, Mrs. Julia Thompson, Gertrude N Tillln, Rrulirn T Taylor, Jemima Taylor, Simon 'l'i llui.-, Q, P Tilo, A Tuohey, ll Taylor, R. J Taylor, A 569 Vlots, Willinm Cutler Householder 570 Verity, D 1571 Van Decur, L. B 27-9 J30 22 27-28 w 13 20 17-18 17-18 20-21 31-32 1-2 34-35 84-35 5-6 30 6-7 8 32-33 12 17 17 11 7-8 12-13 135 32 23 29-30 24 29-30 27 6 80 17 80 30 32 3-4 83 18 37 31 38 )33-35 41 1-3 42 6-6 42 7-9 85 10 90 22 141 30-33 85 12 Part ! .495 Scott, Harold J Licenseholder 496 Sims, James L Householder 497 Small, Fred Householder 498 Steeves, Clifford Householder 499 Steward, William Householder 500 Stennet, John E Householder 501 Skinner, Robert Householder 502 Smith, James Householder 503 Scott, James , Householder 504 Scip, Otto Ralph Householder 505 Speedy, Jobn , Householder 506 Sullivan, George L Householder 507 Stinson, Horace A Householder 508 Small, Enos Harding Licenseholder 609 Smith, Alfred Clay Householder 610 Stevenson, Geo. F For the Cranbrook Jobbers Ltd. 611 Supple, Herbert Wm Householder 512 Stevens, Charles J Householder 513 Simpson, John D Householder 514 Shnw, John 515 Shnw, Mrs. Annie 516 Stevens, Annie 517 Sissons, Eleanor M 518 Smlthson, David 519 Smith, James 620 Hbnckleton, E. D 621 Bhelton, Arthur 622 Sbelton, Allco 523 Shnnklnnd, Annie S 624 Shnnklnnd, Arthur 525 Smith, John Flngal 626 Smith, Susan A 527 Simpson, Agness 628 Short, A. M 529 Short, B. H 530 Scnnlnn, J. T 531 St. Elol, Mrs. M 632 Scynord, N 633 Sarvis, Ema 534 Sarvis, Joseph T 535 Simpson, Mrs. K. P 536 Bulllvan, Leo. P 537 Selby, W. .7 538 Sullivan, Mrs. G 639 Stephens, H. E 640 South, E 541 Stewart, Beatrice 642 Sneddon, D 543 Sheldon, F. W 544 Smith, EHzabotb. 645 Streeter, Francis 0 For School Trustees Only 546 Stcarltt, D. F 647 South, Mrs. O 648 Slater, E 649 Smoke, J 660 Spence, H 651 Swan, A. M 652 Bbophard, O. R 653 Thompson, Geo. H Licenseholder 654 Thomson, John Householder 555 Tnonson, Theodore Householder 20 32 20 33 24 1-2 24 7-8 27 7 31 23 32 10-13 32 16 82 17 38 6 38 6 43 19-20 43 19-20 43 30 89 1-4 89 10 90 15-16 91 6 91 28 91 33 91 34 94 15 96 19-20 145 6 146 1-2 146 15 300 23-24 300 26-27 31 24 27 14 87 434-5 98 9 4C86 137 Part 29 Part 29 Part 29 Part 29 Part 29 572 573 j 574 575 i 57G 1577 1578 J 679 ■ .-,'H 1581 r,S2 583 584 685 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 591 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 r,r,.| Woodland, Warren Householder Webb, Rupert A Householder Walsh, Walter Householder Walker, Jobn l.amuel Householder Webster, Arthur Robert Householder Wil;:on, Wilmot Arthur Householder Ward, Arthur A Householder Whltebread, Kenneth Ed Householder Wnrd, Mrs. L. M Wultou, Thomas Walton, Carrie Wasson, Fred Wurilcn. W. E Wanlman, Thomas Williams, Urate Wblttaker, Joseph Wbil taker, l.avlna Ward, Obarlos Reginald Wilson, p. 1-: Wade, J. B Worden, Mra. M Welch, George Wilson, W. II Walker, Thomas Wilson, Thomas Waller, Archie Wade, Mary ... For School Trustees Only Willard, G Wallace. J Wallinger, Mrs Woodland, Fred Watson, Mrs. D White, Harry Block Lot G. II THOMPSON, Barrister, So toi und 20 11 N'otar 20 23 2G 25 34-36 15 ..: . -Re ■ Buildings, CRANBROOK, li C. 25 34 26 35-36 30 33 1-2 9 tVIcVl ! riE • PARKER 33 145 22 17-1S P.L S « C E 145 20-22 26 CRANBROOK, B 0 27 VV. F. GURD, 93 48-50 Barrister, Solicitor, etc., ORANBROOK, ll.C. HARVEY, Mi ARTER, ami MA I iONALD, Barristers and Solicitors, CRANBROOK, 22 23 23 25 26 30 33 34 34 39 42 8C 90 91 93 141 27 27 14 10 10 6 16-18 20 lf, 20 20 22 16-18 6-7 40-41 29-30 3 28-29 23-4 25 4 5246 2593 151 Part 29 Part 29 Part 32 B.C. 605 Young, Cinudies Householder 606 Young, Allen I, P. DeVere Hunt, do hereby certify tbe foregoing to lie a correct list of the persons entitled to vote at municipal elections during tho year 1912. Cranbrook, B.C., December llth, 1911. P. DEVERE HUNT, Mayor Oranbrook Lodge No 34 A.F.& A.M. ,- stings on the third 'Ihursda; *r> -' f", \ p* ol •■■ •' i month. Jr\. ' ' '■ "- brethren A. 0. BHANKLAND, «'. M. J. B. PECK, Acting Secretary. jf......,,,,„„„,,„„„,, .,,.„.„,„l„\ is Rocky Mountain Chapter & 11 NO, lib. II. A. M. § > Sojourning Companions an: S-. % cordially Invited. ;j |w. F. Attridge, Scribe B. jj[ I ORANBROOK, B.C. s! •x s* ^WW'W'JWA'.'.MAWV.VW'WW.V.WAWW^ Knights of Pythias Cranbrook, B.C. Crescent Lodge, No. 33 tfCf? Russia is Merciless Toward Persians Meets every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Fraternity Hall T. a. Junes, C. 0. J. M. Boyce, ipj K, of R. & S. Visiting brethren cor- nlly invited to attend. Commanders Ordered to Adopt Most Stringent Measures St. Petersburg.*—A semi-official statement Issuod thi;. evening Bays the Russian government, in view of "acts of fool-hardy aggression com niitted uKainst tihe Russian forces and institutions in Tabriz, ReHht antl Enzeli, sometimes followed by brutal torture ol the wounded and base outrages against tbe dead," has decided that the severest punishment of the guilty is merited, and Russian commanders, in conjunction witb Russian consuls, are Instructed to adopt the most stringent measures. These measures, as Ret forth in the statement, include the arrest and trial by courtmartial of all participants in tbe attacks, tbe disarmament of troublesome elements, destruction of places in which resistance might be ollered and whatever elso is deemed necessary to re-establish order and to secure the chastisement of the offenders. ARE DESPOILING THR INNOCENT London.—The Persia committee, composed of prominent Englishmen interested in Persian affairs, has received the following telegram from the provincial assembly at Tabriz, sent through the Persian Hociety of Constantinople : "On December 21 Russian troops attacked and seized the administration buildings. Tbey trampled school children under foot nnd killed and despoiled innocent men and women. They also looted the Shops. Tho lnlmbitiint.fi, after extraordinary forbearance, Iwnun to defend themselves and forced the Russians to evacuate the govornmont offices, "On December 2Ii the Russians bombarded the (dty until sunset, consternation Increasing hourly. On December 2!l, in consequence of orders from tbe central govornment to cense fighting, the Inhabitants took no steps to defend themselves, but the Russians renewed tho bombardment, firing from tho environs of their consulate al women nn 1 olher Innocent persons. Tbey wound cd or mnde cap tlvo tho wives and children of many respectable citizens and set fire to numerous liiiildiui*H nml mosriucs. ''The inhabitants still remained quiet on Docomber 2*",, but the ferocity of the Russians greatly Increased, They killed many women and children and a l'*rKG number of build- |j..W. RUTLEDGE Graduate of Ontario Veterinary college, Toronto in 11398. Gradate and medalist of McKilllp Veterinary collage, Chicago, III. in I'JiiO. Registered member ol Dritish Columbia association. ALL CALLS NICHT A OAY PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO OFFICE AT WCKINSTRYS LIVERY DARN CRANBROOK, B. O. lngS were burned by them." As reports of Russian progress In Persia and stories of the indiscriminate killing or natives of Tabriz and Resbt and of the destruction of Por- sian constitutional government under Russian menaces continue to reach England the people are becoming Increasingly disquieted nt tbe British government's complicity, which the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, thinks ia a matter of policy and com-j palled by the Anglo-Russian atfrcc- ! ment. Doubts also have been increased as to whether Persian independence ever will be restored even to tbc feeble I status It bad before this last assault by Russia. If parliament were sit- ting undoubtedly there would be severe questioning of the government on this subject and arraignment of the foreign office. The Times is the only newspaper | that strongly supports the govern- j ment and it expresses considerable! uneasiness over Russia's intentions, as hinted in Rt. Petersburg reports. The Manchester Guardian, the ablest and most influential provincial liberal paper, deplores Dritish respon-i sibility and questions whether the : government could not hnve taken some stand earlier, but fears that it is now too late. In short, the whole affair is repugnant to liberal senti-; ment. PERSIA OFFICIALLY SUBMISSIVE! London.—Persia's reply to the Russian Ultimatum concerning the appointment of future (oreign advisers has been finally agreed on in this! modified form : "The Persian government, in view of its strong desire always to main* tain cord inl relations .with Great j Britain Ind Russia, will in the future' lie likely to injure the lawful inter1' ho not. mado In n way which would- ests of the two governments in Per j .da. To this end the Persian government will beforehand exchange views j with the Dritish nnd RiiHsInn legations nt Teheran," BELGIAN MAY BU APPOINTED Teheran.—It is understood tho ro gont nnd tbo enbinet, desire tho ap polntmcnt of nn American, Y. ID, . OalrnoB, the principal associate ol: Mr. Minister, ns tbe new treasurer i genernl of Persia. It is more like ly, however, thnt M. Mornnrd. tlie Belgian ox-director oi customs In j Persia, who some months ago mnde himself prominent by hostility to | Mr, Sinister, will receive thO posi-, tlon. |. T. LAIDLAW, Milling Engineer and B.C. Land Surveyor, Wt) lins 236. Phono 223. CRANBROOK, B, C. I)KS. KING & GREEN Physicians and Surgeons ttllce at Residence, Armstrong Ave, OFFICE HOURS Forenoons - - - - 9.00 to 10.00 Alternoans - - - - 2.00 to 4.00 Evenings - - - - 7.30 to 8.30 Sundays 2.30 to 4.30 JRANBROOK : ; : : B. O* D.J.JOHNSON CARPENTER AND BUILDER CONTRACTS SOLICITED. HOUSES For Halo or llnnt ot Reasonable Prlccfl. Lumsden and Lewis St. Phono No. 33S. 7 Roomed House For Sale Centrally Located iiircc minutes from Qovernment liuildinus Term*, in suit buyer, no reasonable offer refused Por further particulars up- ply m tbe Prospector Office THF. PROSPECTOR, CRANBROOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA SDhe yvo&pin;tor, (&va\xbvooka $* i&* ESTABLISHED 1SJ5 PnUishtd EY»ry Saturday Morning at Cranbrook. B.O. F. M. Christian, Manager, A. B. Grace, Editor. Subscription rate, lf paid in advance, $1.60. Subscription rate, If charged on bookB, $2.00. Pottage to American, European ini other foreign countries, 50 cents a ysartttra. ADVERTISEMENTS—Advertising rates furnished on application. N0 advertisements but those of a reputable character will be accepted tor publication. ADVERTISERS AND SUBSCRIBERS—Unless notice to the contrary ls given to local manager advertisements and subscriptions will be kept running and charged up against their account. ■ 7 :,« -V- ■ I7tb Tear CRANBROOK, B.C., DECEMBER 30, 1911. No. 52 Corporation of the of Cranbrook City PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the Electors of the Municipality of the City of Cranbrook, that I require the presence of tbe said Electors, at the Municipal Offices on Norbury Avenue, tn the City ol Cranhrook, on the eighth tiny ol January, iy 12. at 12 o'clock, noun (1 p.m. local time) for Ua* purpose o! electing persona to represent them In the Municipal Council as Mayor and Aldermen; and public notice is further given to the Electors of the Crnnhrook School District, that 1 require the presence ol the said Electors at the same place and time for the purpose of electing persons to represent them on the Board ol School Trustees for the Cranbrook School District as sueh School Trustees. The mode of nomination ol candidates shall he ns follows ; "The candidates -.hall be nominated in writing; the writing shall be subscribed by two voters of the Mun Iclpality, . pro ici un I mdei au ' shall be delivei id to the Return lng ' Beer at any time between the date of ih ■ ni th e and I \ (3 p in. local time) of the day ol the no min il it u and In ' he evenl ■, . being d h e inr, h poll >> ill be il eued on the llth du) ol lauuarj I il ' nt the M nlcl ial Olticos, Nor ■ .ry v■.. n te, ' 'i 'ii rook, B .'.. fron the bo ii ol ii n ■ o'cloi a '■•-■ ( i local i and i ,8 i n. Local time) ol" ■■ hich evei • pel boi . beri bj required to take notice an overn h msell ac< oi din tl j Pbe i tl ns hy law reqi Ire to he possessed hj the can Lidates fo the oftii e of Mayor a. e as I The pi. i us i ial . ed tu n at,-.j for .ii il electe I ai Me yor ol tht i Ity she -■ persons as are nU ' : . a ecu of the [ull ag( . • uol dis tualined undei any law, and havi been fi c the six month - i 11. n ced ■ _• the das ■ : i thi sterej n the Lr.nJ Reg strj ■ I I ■ :. [ the asses I valui n the last Mun «...■■ ;,.. of on b -an I li tiara or more ovei an I \bo\e any reg sti r id ju Igi eui oi bare end who an Is* dul; j. fii I s M'-nlci] al vote! s. (19(K, .. S. H. The quallncai ns y law re ■ ilri o .■,--. ■ . ;; can ■ late* I ' Rossland, tbence to Trail, cro3slng tbe Columbia by the new bridge now in course of election, and via Summit Creek, along the Old Dewney Trail to Creston, thence following the main Trunk Road into Alberta. While this route canuot be considered tinal until all the reports from the surveyors and engineers have been submitted to the Department of Public Works, .t ia not likely that any importnnt deviation will he made. By his reference in his speech from the throne at tbe opening of the House of Commons on November 16. Hia Royal Highness thi. Duke of Oonnaught put the stamp of Royal approval on the plan to construct a Canadian Highway that will stretch from coast to coast. Ills intimation that the Federal and Provincial governments would work hand in hand with a view to Improving th highways ol Onn 'da has already been of great assistance to tho men who are taking an active part In tha work of the Canadian Highway As soctation, showing as it dona that it ouly ned; proper representation to the authorities In order to secure at once the commencem. nl ol Mos ,-,r. at n itlonal «n ter prise. An Ancient Talisman d ti af'- Miss Adellc Nickerson in "The Right of Way" The Home Circle Column Pleasant livening Reveries—A Column Dedicated to Tired Mothers as They Join the Home Circle at Evening Tide Thoughts from the Editorial Pen Saya a father of a small family to us, "My boys and girls do not leavo the door yard after seven o'clock un- less especially detained." We know of others that adopted that same rule years ago and their son3 und daughters are today a credit to '.ho town and community. There is nothing elevating In a street education. • * • • We often think, when sorrow's heavy mantle ia thrown) over us, that life la nH shadows. Do we ever tind, it so? Ah no! As the golden rays of heavens' own light shine from he- j hind thc clouds after a storm, so I does the light of Cod's countenance I shine back of thc clouds of sorrow and gives a peaceful Boothing, calm , to the tired heart. However deep the wound and fierce the conflict, Booner or later we realize that "He knoweth beBt, and doeth all things well." • a * a A boy goes along tlie street at nleht pnd Fees a Une house beautifully lighted up and hears music, and he says, "I wish I was in there, but I have not hern invited," and so he passes rn. Here Is tbe church of God, lighted up with festivity and holy mirth, and thc world passes a- long outside, hears the music and sometimes wishes it was Inside, bul aays that it is not invited. Oh, invite the world to come in ' Co out Into the highways and hedges. Send a ticket of invitation printed in these words, "Come, for a'l things are ready" There Is a vast difference between a house and a home. The house is but the building and furniture, the outward shelter anl gathering place of the household. The home Includes the kindly fnmily affection, the thoughtful care i.n 1 ready sympathy and mutual confidence and trust of the members. A true home breathes the atmosrherr: of love. A child should he made to feel that his home Ib in Iced a home, the happiest place in the world to him, not merely an outward shelter and resting place, but a centre of enjoyment by love, the thought and remembrance of which shall he the safeguard of his life as he goes forth to the world, giving Btrcm'th nnd proportion to his character, nn'l turning his thought to all that may prepare for tin- heav enly home when tho scenos of earth shall have passed nwav. • * * * Ab we passod along tho street f,n n recrnt Rundny we counted t wenty- seven young men, most of them In their teens, Just budding Into manhood, loitering tbeir time away. Ab we looked Into their faces, many of Ihem lighted up by the beacon rays of a poor cigar or the pernicious cigarette, Wo recognize them as young men blessed with comfortable homes, indulgent parents nnd loving sisters. We ask ourselvos. why is it ? Why do these young men prefer tho unclean resorts, comfortless streets and mixed society, to the upholstered chair, tho pleasant and comfortable surroundings of the family circle at home ? Who run answer ? Dare we charge tho parents in a degree responsible for this state of atTairs 7 Are these things as they would have them ? Do you shut up your homes lest, the BUn should fade your carpets, and your heart lest a laugh should shake down a tsw of the musty old cobwebs that are hanging there? lf you want to ruin your sons let them think that all Boclal enjoyment must be left at the threshold when they come home. When ' nee a home is regarded as a suitable ; lace to eat, drink and sleep in, the work is begun that ends in gambling houses and reckless degradation. Better let the fire burn brightly In the winter and the doors be thrown open in summer and make the home- tead ' -■■•; il with all those little arta that parents so well understand. Half an hour of merriment within doors, an i merriment of a home blots out the remembrance ol many a care and annoyance durng the day and the be ife ■ ai ■'• that oan be taken with them Into the world is i he n een influence ol a bright little home lanct im. Let parents ponder over these tew sugg-stiona. THK OPTIMIST This is an age of /,et.on. This is an age of needs, This Is an age of truth nnl right, Of grand and noble deeds. Thfs Is an age "f money, Thl is an age of bra ns, This Is no age for the weakling- It's the nover-glve-up tlmt gains. I know It's an age of striving l know It's an ago of shove, But the world a still full of goodness And tho world's still full of love. Tills [s nn ago of beauty, Th" Is nn ago of art, Tl i Is ioi ago whoro honest men Are playing an honest part, This Is nn nre of g'ndnes;', For Cod Is still in IIih heaven, And "all's right with the world." the City shall I e sue . pers of twenty-one years and are not disqualified undo: any law, and have becu for the six months next preceding the duy of nomination the registered owner m the Land Registry Office, of land or real property ln the City uf % io assessed value on the last Municipal Assessment Roll, of five hundred dollars or more over anl above any registered judgment or charge, and who are otherwise duly qualified as Municipal voters. (190G, C. 32, S. U.) The qualification;, by law required to be possessed by the candidates for the otlice of School Trustee are as follows : Any person heing a householder ln the School District and heing a British subject of thc full age of twenty one years and otherwise qualified by this Act to vote at an election of School Trustees in the School District, shall be eligible to be elected or to serve as a School Trustee in such Municipal District. (l'J05, C. 14, S. 32). (1906, C. 39, S. 25.) No Trustee shall hold the office of teacher within the District of which he ls a Trustee, provided always, that no clergyman of any denomination shall be eligible for the position of Superintendent, Inspector, teacher or Trustee. (1905, C. 44, S. 106). "Householder" in the case of Municipal School DiBtrict shall mean and Include any person of the full age of twenty-one years who occupies a dwelling, tenement, hotel or boarding house, or any part or portion of a dwelling, tenement, hotel or boarding house, and who shall, unless exempt by Statute or Municipal By-Law, have paid directly to the Municipality, rates, taxeB or fees of not less 'ban tw0 dollars for the current year (1906, C. 39, S. 2.) Given under my hand at the City of Cranbrook, this 26th day of December, A.D., 1911. THOS. M. ROBERTS, Returning Officer. The Canadian Highway Association the Cnnndinn Highway Association haa only been in existence for one month today, the work it has accomplished In this short space of time is conclusive proof that the organization will he an important factor In thc development of this country by the building of good roads. Letters of encouragement have been recciv, 1 by the officers from many cities In the eaat, and from Hazel ton, DawBon and Alberni, the latter the western terminus of the proposed Canadian Highway. Alberni last week was visited by a travelling representative ol ihe Canadian Highway Association, whe found every biiBlnoBS man In that town In hearty sympathy wllh tho objects of the association, Nnmilmo and Victoria have also been canvassed nnd each city bos added considerably to tho strength of tho mom bor- ship of this hody, w. w, Foster, deputy minister of public workii In a letter to W, .1. Kerr, president of (ho association, outlines thn following route as the mott. practicable for tho construction of British Columbia's portlrn of the Canadian Highway; Aihemi to Victoria, via Nanaimo; Vancouver, Westminster, Hope, Princetown, 111 Mil IIIIIIHMHIU IMH1I H1J Mllll Mil III till M HI MM II Mill' Water Freezes and Bursts Pipes the best thing to do then is to PHONE 340 for the Plumbers, Tinsmiths, Steam or Hot Water Experts Prompt Attention Given Only First-Class Union Men Employed Skates Ground and Repaired Cranbrook | Plumbing Tinsmithing & Heating Co. P. O. Box 904 ;; f I'hone .MO t it is dlstr, .-ri.; to ■ nd even at the present dav tlie belief In minor aup ratltloiu u the Mothoi Country, *** e< Iail) In Scotland. One of the most remarkable being thc i eu Penny, a talisman of great I und ol powerful hculim Irl ea foi man and beast it ap ears that Simon Locard ol Lee ac I the good Sir Jumes Doug as to Palestine lu the fourteenth ■ • ■ . ng ui the wars ol the Holj I ■ bats hi ro who, ,,t the death na tn Spain became the lead* pr of the mission had the good for- "■ ti make a Baracen of rank his prison, r The lady of the warrior came to aj hia ransom, and wus counting ■ t the money when sho happened to Lroi from her purse a small jewel, vhich she Immediately hastened to -c'v ■ : with an ah ol careful solici- : le l.o. hard eagerly Inquired the nat re of the jewel, aud, learning at It was a raedictory talisman re- ssd to give it up, and took it home Pith hir::. It did not lose its tahsmanic pro- verity on being transferred t0 a country of Christians on the contrary it has been all along remark- aide for medical virtue. lt was especially sovereign in the healing of cattle. The mode of administering it was as follows : Holding it by the chain it iB three times plumped down into a quantity of water and then drawn out, and the cattle or others affected drinking the water were immediately cured. People came great distances with vessels which they filled with water which waB charmed in the manner described, In the reign of Charles I. the people of Newcastle being afflicted with the plague, sent for and obtained a loan of the charm leaving a large amount of money for security. It was called Lee Penny on account of its being set in thn centre of an old English silver coin. Sir Walter Scott makes use of it in his fine chlnatric tale "The Talisman." Undoubtedly the Lee Penny played a prominent part in the history of Scotland. W. F. JOHNSON & SON, Props. ! 11is ii ii 1111 ii,.,. 111 r ? t >+rr ^r ri-i-^.m^ it ri-H-^+H-ri-h-I Wilmer Notes Mr, Sid Heweson of Craubrouk, was In town last week. Mr, .lohn Watson of Helton, .Man., wii-i in Windermere last week. Mr, .1, .lones has purchased J, M. McLeod's hackney stallion "Alert." j Mr. J. L. McKay of Athalmer, was j in Golden Inst week going there by automobile. Mr. Au tus McDonald was in Wilmer during th? holidays—the gueat of his brother Hugh. Miss McKenzle of Hrlscoe, and Mies Creelman of Athalmer, were in town on Christmas day. ■H-j4-h,| M"M-MH-1 *******4 Species Used for Pulpwood Four specieB or wood aro used to make up the six hundred thousand cords worth three million, five hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars that were used by the pulp millB in Canada in 1910. These woods were spruce, balsam, hemlock nnd poplar, as ascertained by the Dominion Forestry Branch in a report soon to be published on the pulpwood consumption. The percentage of spruce, which has always been the chief wood used Ib gradually becoming less although still forming over three- quarters of the total pulpwood consumption. In 1008, spruco contribu- fed 87 per crnt of the total; in 1909, S3 per cent; and in 1910, 78 per cent. Tho importance of balsam, the second species as a pulpwood, la increasing. Tn 1908, it formed 12 per cent of the total; in 1909, 16 per cent; and in 1910, 20 per cent. Another species which Ib rapidly becoming more important is hemlock, over five times a» much being used in 1910 as in the yenr previous. Thc use of poplar fell off over one-quarter a consumption of only three thousand six hundred cords being reported for 1910. Spruce was the moat expin- slvo species nt $G.C5 per cord or 64 cents more thnn in 1909. During 1910 balsam became reduced 55 cents to $5.71. Hemlock remained at a- hout tho same price for the two years and Is still the cheapest species Tn 1909 lt was $4.51 per conl and ln 1910, $4.43. Poplar has increased eleven cents during the year, the price being $5.92 in 1910. Thc prices of pulpwood are affected not only by the properties of different species, but also by tho conditions under which bought (whether in open market or on limits), ftud hy the distance nf tho wood from the point of consumption. Many Thanks The school concert committee wish to thank the parents and all thoso who gnve assistance and patronage in nny way to thn school entertainment and thus helped towards Its Niiccpan. The net proceeds above all oxprnses nro $lf,l.30 which will help materially to furnish books for the library. Mr. Grublia who acted for the paHt yenr as manager of thn Dank nt Wllmer has heen removed to Golden where ho will act as manager of the Hunk nt that placo. His removal In In tho nature of a promotion nnd while we nro sorry to 'oho Mr. Grub bo as a cltP/en wc are pleased to know that his efficient services here have been recompensed. Mr. Grubbe Is succeeded hore by Mr. Ileade of Golden, wbo entered upon his duties last week. Auditorium!! ONE NIGHT ONLY Special Matinee, Saturday, December 30th, 1911 Mr. Qeorge Chamberlain haa returned Irom Canal Flats to spen 1 Christmas in Wilmer. Mr. Moore of Canal Flats, a brother ot Al. Moore of the Delphlne, ia at present ln Wilmer. The Wmdsor Hotel, Athalmer, haa installed elsctrlc llghta. The system la giving entire satisfaction.- .Mr. J. M. McT.eod left for pointa west on Sunday morning last. He will visit Los Angeles before returning. Mr. B. G. Hamilton, acting superintendent ol the C.V.I. Co. here, who haa heen ln the eaat lor three weeks, arrived home on Wednesday last. Mr. L. D. Bireley, representative ot the Matthews Towens Co., Montreal, was In the Windermere district the past few weeks where he did a flourishing trade. Mr. D. Morgan of Balrd's Creek, met with a painful dislocation of the shoulder on Main Street by slipping on the ice Wilmer on Saturday the 16th Inst. He Is rapidly recovering. The pupils of the school at Athalmer held a very enjoyable Christmas tree at the school during Christmas. The songs, recitations and -IriU of the pupils were highly enjoyed hy thoae fortunate enough to attend. Who would take away the faith that a child has ln this mysterious personage, Santa Claus, myth though he be, and who would take Irom weak and (rail humanity, that larger sweeter trust In the eternal goodness. Where ln all humanity Is there greater longing, dearer expectation, sweeter hope than ln the heart ol a child on Christmas morn. But ln all the earth there Is no look so aad, no sob so stabbing as are called lorth by the empty stocking. Thc progressive town ol Athalmere has recently Installed an electric plant lor the purpose of HghUng its streets, hotels nnd private 'dwellings. The system is giving every satisfaction. Mr. Anderson, electrical expert Is ln charge of the plant. The third annual meeting ot the Windermere district Farmer's Institute was convened at Athalmer on Thursday the 21st inst. A full account ot tbis meeting will appear in a luture Issue. Mr. James 8. Johnstone, president uf the Institute pro- si led. Mr. D. F. Brady has been appointed storekeeper at Wllmer for the O, V. I. Previous to this appointment he has held the position ol chief clerk for Mr. E. Mallnndaine (recently appointed manager ol the C.V.I, here) at Cranhrook in tbe employ ot the C.P.ft. timber department. The building formerly used ns the hunk house hns been altered nnd litted up for accommodation for hlmsett and lamily. Special Engagement of a High Class Attraction It. A. Johnson, Presents Mr. Sanford Dodge Supported by MISS ADELLE NICKERSON and Splendid Company Presenting His New Canadian Play, Saturday Night Entitled "THE RIGHT OF WAY" Dramatized by Eugene Presbrey from Sir Gilbert Parker's Story Saturday Matinee at 2:30 p. m. "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE" Special Scenery and Wonderful Electrical Effects Crowded Houses Everywhere A Guaranteed Attraction SECURE YOUR SEATS EARLY - Now on Sale at Beattie-Murphy's Drug Store PRICES-Night 50c and 75c. Reserved Seats $1.00 Matinee Children 25c. Adults 50c. ,t.l|..|.,|l,l,l|,l|,l|l.|lltl,<,,|,,l.,|.,|,,|,.l..t..t,,|.,|..1,<.,|..|..|..t,.tl,|l|,|lltl,tl|„l„t„t„|„|„l„|,.I..|..t. Dealer in ii Fresh and Cured Meats Central Meat Market All Kinds of Game and Fish in Season Norbury Avenue A. Joliffe, Proprietor IIIIIIMMIIIIHIIIIr Rondel Sipping life's wine I lound the vintage sweet As nightingale high-piping when my feet In dreams trod ecstasy In old Verona My heart a viol In Cremona. Boccaclo's amorous talcs were deeds of mine, Sipping lile'a wine. Mad mediaeval wantnn'ngs ol yoars That knew pope kings gave wish that mine were peers To flaunt a hindward feather and forward tot, 'Mill |».|nM"H"ni"M»M"M'i- Pausing by romance Inns to catch the glow: Athlrst, my drought of Up in goblet fine Sipping life's wine. And life's grape-sap e'en gave my thirst surcease Of thirst; but mine were not tht cellar-keys. And prono with drunkenness for tbe undrunk; Strong tor the swim,—with little swimming sunk I found the scant carouse amaranthine Sipping life's wine. -J.F.O-B THE PROSPECTOR, CRANBROOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA The Right of Way At Auditorium To-night •H-M :-H+l«-H+H-l+H>rJi'^M••^*H^•M•++•l-^-^•H-H■•H-M•f $ F. Parks & Co jj wishes their Patrons and Friends a Happy and Prosperous New Year 4^|.+^^+.WVM I l-II I I fM + 4-MI + M-l-l-l •I'I"l"l"l"l•1"H-M~H"H--H'l,'l"tH! Mr. and MrB. Ceo. Ingram wero! •> _______________ * | visiting friends at Wardner thia wtok | T I Big clearing out Bale ol China. Cro* ckery, and Glassware lor the month ■f of January Campbell A Manning. LOCAL NEWS. f| Constable J. Walsh ol Fort Steele,. I was in town Friday on legal business | ..»■■.■...■■....■...■■» ; . 'I l"S' l"l s 'I 'I1 rtT .' I ("i"i"i'.|"i»i"|. | Mr. and Mrs. E. Slater spent I Write It nest week 1912 G. M. Jndd and Win. KsBio ol Fort .Steele, were in town Wednesday. No. l tirade Japanese Oranges at Finn's Pure Food Grocery, Al. Jones ol Kimberley, Christmas at Cranbrook. Bpent January resolutions lst, 1912—A clay ol good Mr. and Mrs. T, O'llrim ol Strathcona were Cranbrook visitors Tliuraday. Sweet Briar Dreamery Butter Fink's Pure Fond Grocery. ul Mr. and Mra. II. Granger ol Cnnal Flnta, werc registered at the Cranbrook Thursday. C. H. MoDougall and H. H. Unrru- thera ol Moyie, were in town on business Thursday. CUTTERS, SIjHIOHS, ALL SIZES NOW IN STOCIC AT EAST KOOTENAY PRODUCE AND PROVISION HOUSE. T. Whelan, ol Fernie, proprietor ol the Napanee hotel, waa in town cn Thursday. THIS WEEK WE ARE SELLING ALL BOXES OF CHOCOLATES AT REDUCED PRICES. EAST KOOTENAY PRODUCE ANU PROVISION HOUSE. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Nichols and son, ot Nelson, were Cranbrook visitors Friday. Mrs. S. Kead nnd Mra. A. 0. Nelly ol Wardner, were shopping at Cranbrook Wednesday. FEEDS OF ALL KINDS AT EAST KOOTENAY PRODUCE AND PB.O- VISI10N HOUSE. Mr. and Mra. J. T. Staples, ol Wycliffe, were Cranhrook visitors on Sunday last. Pimientos for dainty ssladB at Fink's Pure Food Grocery. Mr. and Mra. W. 0. Berr, and D. G. Ahhott of Jaflray, spent Sunday last in Cranbrook. Don't forget tbe railway men's dance at the Auditorium 0n Monday night. A large number of Indians from Bonner's Ferry and Macleod spent Christmas at St. Eugene Mission. SELLING AT COST, ALL HEAV? WINTER GOODS-SUCH AS OVERCOATS - MACKINAWS - SHEEP- JNED COATS - HEAVY SOX - SWEATERS, ETC, — C. C. S. George Pedlar, editor ot the Fernie Free Press, ond L. J. Bruce, principal of tbe Fernie Public School, were at Cranbrook Tuesday on buafneas. In reading Prospector ads. You will readily be shown That every little local Has a meaning all Its own. SELLING AT COST, ALL HEAVY WINTER GOODS—SUCH AS OVERCOATS — MACKINAWS - SHEEP- LINED COATS — HEAVY SOX - SWEATERS, ETC. — C. C. S, On Monday, January lst, 1912, the vote wagon will make its annual tour, and with the best of good resolutions, a large number will climb on to the wagon. We wish a Happy New Year to every resident ol South East Kootenay; and extend the heartieat greeting to every reader of the Prospector. SELLING AT COST, ALL HEAVY WINTER GOODS-SUCH AS OVERCOATS — MACKINAWS - SHEEP- LINED COATS - HEAVY SOX SWEATERS, ETC. - C. C. S. |..i-^-|^.r-|..|-|--l-'J--l-'l-l's'l"H-l-t--l*l>-l--l*-H'+-l-+-H-'»-l-+ PHONE 58 f THE QUAUT^^!! WHERE EVERYTHING IS GUARANTEED Big Clearing Out Sale of Crockery, China and Giassware. 25 per cent off Everything except Limogese China on which wc will give 15 per cent. We wish all our friends a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Campbell G? Manning ".**-* **..■.*■-■.» ■ a jjjj,fiifi.Ii.lssTra..a..a..m..a...a..a a a ******TT™»TTl TTn«i*T«T**|«t?*T-n|«ir*T*r*r I a'**'***** There is so much nail in the beat ol un, bo much good in the worst of uh, that we should all help one other to keep all good resolutions formed on Now Year's Uay. Th'! Hlatervillc extension of the city water works system was completed this week. Ahout 2,000 feet of 6- int'h main has heen laid, antl service pipes hnve been connected with nearly all the residences in that Biiburb of Crnnhrook. (M'TTKHS, SLEIGHS, ALL HIZ- EH NOW IN STOCK AT KAST KOOTENAY PRODUCE AND PROVISION HOUSE. We offer the following suggestion for January lst, 1912.—Resolve to subscribe for and read the Prospector It is a publication that cnn he read at the fireside nf every home in .'ran- brook. It contains more news, that is news, thnn any publication tbat iB printed in South East Kootcnay. Christmas with friends at Kimberley. Mrs. T. T. McVittie of Fort Steele, was a Cranbrook visitor Wedneaday. Royal Excelsior Cluster RaisinB— beautiful stock—at Fink's Pure Food tiroccry. Chas. Cook, of Spokane, bag accepted a position with J. D. McBride as a travelling salesman. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harris of St. Mary's, Out., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Uren tbis week. It coat us money to unpack cases and deliver goods. Buy in quantities and get uur special prices; pay cash and get 5 per cent discount, Campbell _ Mannings 0, E. Ayre of Elko, was transacting business at Cranbrook Wednesday. Mrs. P. B. Wilson entertained a number of friends on Thursday evening in honor of ber mother, MrB. Hawkey of Nelson. Tho llavor or "Vineland" canned tomatoes is just like that of the big red, ripe, fresh tomato, tbe reason they retain their delicious original flavor is, that they are canned right on the farm where thoy grow. The Fink Mercantile Co., sole agents. A meeting of the Cranbrook Poultry Association will be held next Tuesday in the committeo room of tho Y.M.C.A. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Brady, will leave on Monday next (or Wilmer, where Mr. Brady, haB accepted a position with tbe Columbia Valley Land Co. FEEDS OF ALL KINDS AT EAST KOOTENAY PRODUCE AND PROVISION HOUSE. Teams from the Cosmopolitan and Imperial hotels played a i,'ame of hockey at the Arena rink on Wednesday evening. The Imperials won, the Bcore 9-0 in their favor. SELLING AT COST, ALL HEAVY WINTER GOODS-SUCH AB OVERCOATS - MACKINAWS - SHEEP- LINED COATS - HEAVY SOX - SWEATERS, ETC. — C. C. 8. Representatives of tbe local trades and labor unions will meet in the L. O.L. Hall on Wednesday evening next It is expected that there will be a large attendance, and that a trades and labor council organized. On Saturday a local "ad" of four lines appeared in the Prospector, stating that a gold watch bad been lost. At 11 a.m. a phono message was received that a Mr. Bartlett had found the watch, which was re-1 turned to its owner. Ab an advertising medium The Prospector cannot be excelled. Captain Stride wishes to thank the tradesmen of the city and all tbose who this year gave assistance to keeping those in need for their generosity shown this Christmas tide. New Year's night in the Army Hall a Christmas tree will be decorated with toys, etc., and given away to children who need them. Thc captain would like all children who do not attend any Sunday school to be sure and come along to the Army Hall on New Year's Night, January iBt. Concert given. Admission free. SELLING AT COST, ALL HEAVY WINTER GOODS-SUCH AS OVERCOATS - MACKINAWS — SHEEP- LINED COATS - HEAVY SOX - SWEATERS, ETC. — C. C. S. It is announced that Mr. M. A. Macdonald, of the firm of Harvey, McCarter & Macdonald, will Ehortly remove to Vancouver, whore he will practise aa a member of the firm of Russell, Russell & Hannington. The business of the firm of Harvey, McCarter & Macdonald will still be carried on a** usual in Cranbrook and it is understood that a new member will be taken into the firm in Cranbrook at an early dato. Mr. Macdonald will leave Cranbrook about the middle of January. THIS WEEK WE ARE BELLING ALL BOXES OF CHOCOLATES AT REDUCED PRICES. EAST KOOTENAY PRODUCE AND PROVISION HOUSE. D. J. Brady, chief clerk B.C. Land Department of tho C.P.R., with his wife and child leave on Sunday for Wilmer where Mr. Brady takes up a responsible position with tbe Columbia Valley Irrigate! Fruit Lands Co. Mr. Brady has been with thc C.P.R. fnr several yenrs past and by his hard ftnd earnrst work has enrnM bis well deserved promotion. Mr. Brady joins his old chie' Mr. E. Mall and nine and by having secured tbe position to which he goes, shows tbat good men arc sought nftor nnd from ap- poarancoa the O.P.R, turns out tho best In the country. Thoy arc all mm who bave the interest of tho nny Mr. Visitors to the City CRANUROOK HOTE, N. Bex. Wardner. D. G. Gunn, Calgary. M. Martin, Moyie. A. Cameron. A. Wilson. A. E. Dibble, Spokane. L. H. Masher, Calgary. W. G. Chester, Winnipeg, A. K. Barrermnn, Jaflray. F. Clark, Toronto. Wm. McNair, Armstrong. H. J. Lowes, Moyie. J- Carper, Moyie. N. W. Burden . D. A. Ayres. D. McNee. T. Potter. R. A. Webster. C. A. Bruce, Toronto. W. I). Churchill, Calgary. A. Hewett, Moyie. R. Brown. H. It. Hazel wood. COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL A. A. Ward, Marysville. n. D. Huggard. W. AttWood, Kimberley. J. Armstrong. T. E. Smith, Seattle. ROYAL HOTEL V. R. Houghton, Moyle. Wm. Brown. Detroit, Mich. G. Hodgson, Marysville. WENTWORTH HOTEL Mr. and Mrs. A. Olson, Wycllfle. J. Gauter, Galloway. W. E. Williams, Spokane. G. E. Nelson, Winnipeg. J. Caswell, Moyie. ■ •M"HH»l^i*H.-H "I'-H-H-fr Greater Than Mansfield For some weeks past Manager Haunderson of the Lyceum theatre has heen singing praises of one Sanford Dodge, who was to appear on the stage of that popular playhouse, Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee. The praise was rich and there was plenty of it. For this reason certain parties were wont to look wise and say, "Press Agent," But press agent or no press agent, these parties were presont when the curtain went up on the first act of Friday night's bill and they were there when it. dropped on the last act of Saturday night's bill. Let It be said right here that Mr. Saunder- son's praise was sung in a good cause and the parties who hinted press agent can't bo found. As the Gladiator Mr. Dodge was great; ns Shylock be was greater, but as Mephisto he was superb. I have been forttmate enough to see Broadway favorites appear in the a- bovc roles, and T have written about them and placed wreaths on their brows, but wben I did all these things I had not seen Banford Dodge. Late Richard Mansfield (may he rest in the peace he deserves) could not, renowned actor that he was, have given a truer portrayal of Shakespeare's immortal Jew. I have a right to say this because I have seen nnd studied the work nf the greatest performer the world over knew and I speak as one who knows. The lack nf space will not. allow me to give Mr. Dodgo tbe credit he deserves for bis characterization of this character, and as for describing his work as Mephisto. tbe little word superb is the sum and total of It all- Mention must be mnde of the excellent supporting company Mr. Dodge gathered about him and tbo excellent stage settings, nnd the electrical effects whlcb in Fntist were gorgeous.— Abilene (Texas) Daily Nows. Cranbrook Cottage Hospital Matron: Mrs. A. Salmon Terms on Application Phone 259 P. O. Box 845 For Sale St. Ivel's Meats In glass jars. Regular price 50 cents, can bo bought for 40 cents during the month of January. Campbell & Manning. The stnro of J. D. McBride, hnrd- _____^____^^__«_ waro, waB burglarized on Sunday I country at heart and work for night, and a small amount of rovolv- community in whlcb they reside, ers, cutlery and cheap watches stolen Brady has worked hnrd for the Intor- The thieves obtained access to tbe . osts of Crnnbrook nnd vicinity and store by breaking a window in thc rear of the building. Chief of Police Dow bas arrested two mon, who aro suspected of doing the job; and Ur Is said that one of the men had a Knife on bis person wblcb wus a portion of tbe stolen goods. I J. D. McBride Stoves and Ranges Mill and Logging Supplies Paints Oils and Glass General Hardware Cranbrook, B. ('.. Phone 5 + j-H-.M-H-■• ■-H-I-l-H-H--I-H-+-H- ***** I'llH-MI-l'I's-'ll I'l-tllllif | CORONATION HOTEL \ G. DOWNING, Manager ATHALMER, B. C. Under New Management EXCELLENT ROOMS REMODELLED THROUGHOUT J CUISINE UNEXCELLED CHOICEST WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS AN UP TO-DATE HOUSE A REDUCED SALE OF CUTTERS We have some cutlers that we will sell for cash for the nexl sixty days at cost price $45.50 t'1's i;utter *s well worth $65.00. Any person who plans buying a cutter this season will make money hy looking this stock over before buying elsewhere. This stock is limited to a few cutters only- The Cranbrook Trading Co., Ltd. Ckanbijook, It C. ! Coal! Coal! I 25 to 35 Acres of Land on thc went side of road, a portion of the well-known Fruitlands Farm. Sheltered on the northeast hy Rocky Mountain range. Free from summer froflt. Tomatoes, Melons, and Oucnmhors prow in open garden. A beautiful spot for a residence, flood Bhootlng and fishing. Price lino per acre, will easily bc!1 for twice the price in the early spring. Apply to J. *A. Harvey, K.O., Vancouver, R.C., or to MK'HAKI, PHILLIPS on the farm, Klko, P.O. ? We are prepared to offer to the public—Coal j ia car lotn from 14.75 per ton to $16.00. Single ton Iota $6.00 per ton and upwards to $16.BC. WHY burn dusty coal when you can get Briquette at $9.25 per ton. We take pleasure in thanking our many customers for past favors and wish one and all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And at the same time not forgetting we are always found at the old stand ready to attend to your wants in the cartage line. Truly yours, | City Transfer Company ii W. E. Worden, Manager ', '■ , 11 |,| | | s. | i hhh-s-.-i~.-h. HIHilll-HIIIIMIKH Canadian Pacific Christmas and New Year's Holidays FAItH AND ONm-THIRl) Villi Till, l.OIIN'll THIP Between nil Fttntlnnn I'nrl Arthur to Vancouver nml Branches. Oolng ilatitH Docemliei 21, I'M I, to .Tannery I 1 '»1 a we nre sorry to nre both Mr. end! t"|n„| r„t„,„ n,nti. January 5th, Mrs. Brady lnnve here, nml wn enn j i9iz. only offer them onr hnnrtlcHt ron-rn-1 For further particulars apply to (Illations on Koine to nuch „ country nearest aircnt, or to nn thc Columhln Valley and wish ■ R. O. McNETI.ME, them every prosperity and happiness i Diatrict Passenger Agent, ts their new Held. Otslfccry, Alts-,. We Reverse The Process a* to Winter Poultry. Instead of boosting the price because eueryone wants turkeys, chickens and clucks, etc, we bought in big qitantites and can sell at bik; quantity prices Come and select your bird Wc guarantee you'll say later that never had sweeter or tenderer poultry passed your lips. P. BURNS <& CO, THK PROSPECTOR, CRANBROOK. BRITISH COLUMBIA Corporation of the City of Cranbrook List of Persons Entitled to Vote at the Municipal Elections for the City of Cranbrook for the Year 1912 Block :o 24 11 32 39 «l 89 93 29 Lot 22 25-26 16 25-26 12. 22 40 1*1 11 12-31 A Name In Pull qualification Arnold, James A Licenseholder Armour, John Licenseholder Akirliad, Agust Householder Andersen, Kimer William Householder Andeen, Gust Licenseholder Andeen, Lina Licenseholder Armstrcng, Mrs. E 8 Acton, M. T 9 Argue, Harvey 10 Argue, U 11 Armstrong, Allen 12 Aikins, R. 3 13 Atchison, W. J 14 Alkina, J. A. M 15 Adlard, William 0 For School Trustees Only 16 Atkinson, A. VV B 17 Bell, Wm. Sherwood Licenseholder 18 Brown, James Llcenieholder 19 Brnult, Vital Householder 20 Brown, Herbert Q '., Householder 21 Brown, Edwin Hamm Licenseholder 22 Baird, DuviJ Householder 23 Bowness, A. 0 For the Fernie Ft. Steele Brewing i 167 Fulljameo, Co.. Ltd. 24 Buchanan, James Householder 25 Brown, Michcll Householder 26 Boyes, James McMurray Householder 29 Barr, Thomas George Householder 27 Bowness, a. C For T. Leuel & Co.. Ltd 28 Bain, Aler. Householder 30 Brault, Louis Adelard Householder 81 Bell, Donald Householder 32 Benson, John Householder 33 Booihout, Robert Householder 34 Beach, Bertram James Householder 35 Barnhardt, Margaret J Qualllication Block Lot Name ln Full 130 Dczall, Donald Householder 131 Downey, Jarms Householder 132 Dempster, William Householder 133 Deane, Francis John Licenseholder 134 Davies, John K Licenseholder 135 Deacon, John Francis Licenseholder 136 Davies, F. T 137 Dunn, F. A 138 Duprnt, E 139 Dezall. Etta 140 Doyle, Alfred 141 Dale, W. C 142 Dow, Corey A 143 Drummond, Martha 144 Doran, W. P 145 Dezall, Frank 116 Duoust, P 147 Dickenson, Frank J 148 Doulnn, Dennis J H9 Darling, Mrs. Ellen A 150 Doran, Patrick , 151 Dcacou, Henry For School Trustees Only 152 Doris, T. J 10 30 If 10-13 27 27 11 20 >< ,14-115 42 12 42 24 43 34 89 11 91 16 300 18-19 37 8 20 6-8 22 22-3 141 27 800 17 153 Elmer, David 3 Householder 154 Ekstam. Charlie Householder 155 Etweii. Archibald., Houstholuar 156 Elwell, Edward 157 Elwell, Agnail 15s Drloki n, Qurtavv. LSI IMwarels, Walter 160 KiiK.ee. I! C 161 Edmondton, R, .V 162 E»tM, llaze'l 163 Foster, James W Henieeholeler 164 Frnser. Richard A Householder 165 Ferguson, David Uob Houaetu»t,ter 166 Fitzgerald, William Householder Bdward LIcenMhoUtr HS Fry, Isaac Householder 169 Foley, Frank Wm Householder 170 Fink, j. p For the Fink Mercantile 171 Fink. 11. 11 172 Folander, Mary.. i:j Finals, Mark 174 Fennessy. Amy... 175 Fennessy, J. J. 176 Flowers. W. J... 177 Fortune, el. w. . ITS Fortune, Mary... 11*. fl 4 11 S 6 24 15 IS 26 19 10 29 20 13 21 16 22 36 Beale, Marjorle F 37 Beale, M. A 38 Brown, Fred. L 39 Beaton, Louise F 40 Bowness, Hazel L 41 Bowness, Alder C 42 Binning, Robert J 43 Bates, James 44 Briggs, Harry 45 Brock, Hugh 46 Bush, William 47 Bent, Levi 48 Baldwin, Samuel 49 Buffington, 0. R 60 Brake, J. 8 51 Baker, Mrs. Carrie 62 Bliss, Mrs. D. E 53 Bryans, Fred 54 Bryans, Sarah 65 Beattie, Gcorgina C... 56 Belmont, Alfred J 67 Burwell, H. M 58 Baker, V. Hyde 69 Brault, Joseph 60 Bullock, A. H 61 Beck, Florence 62 Boytcr, T. H 63 Bridges, J. F 64 Bennett, J 65 Bennct,, 11 66 Belanger, G 67 Bale, F. A 68 Brown, Gcorgo C 69 Baldwin, Win. H 70 Barney, Geo. M 71 Beach, James H 72 Baldwin, David II 73 Bassett, Hl.-lnoy G 74 Beattie, It. K 75 Bridges, David A 76 BrldgcB, Margaret D.. 20 22 23 23 24 25 25 26 27 27 28 30 31 31 33 35 88 38 38 38 42 42 IS 86 88 U il 97 98 145 146 145 800 21 26 26 27 22 22 88 98 98 For Bchool TruntMl Only 77 Brennan, J 78 Bardgett, William,. 79 Burton, Mrs. A Name In Full qualification Block 80 Conroy, James , Householder 81 Cline, Wesley Licenseholder 82 Chapman, Percy Householder 83 Cholditch, John Householder 84 Carter, George W. K Householder 85 Culley, James Bruce Householder 86 Chnpmun, Hurcout H. H Householder 87 Cofley, Fred Householder 88 Oampbell, Thomas II Householder 89 Chapman, Frederick J Licenseholder 90 Cline, Wm. Edward Householder 91 CockBhiltt, Willinm H Householder 92 Clifford, Frank Householder 93 Cameron, William Householder 94 Coffey, Frederick For P. Burns A Co., Lt 95 Crawford. John Albert Householder 96 Chapman, George Henry 97 Carr, Alice 0 98 Cock, C. A 99 Crosby, W. .1 100 Corey, T. A 101 CummingH, J. G 102 Cummings, E. C 103 Campbell, Joseph F 1C4 Clapp, Lester 105 Clark, Robert 106 Cassells, Kate 107 Corbett, Fl. D 108 Clark, Andrew 109 Caven, Bessie 110 Caven, Thomas D 111 Carr, Ross 112 Colpman, William 113 Cranston, L. J 114 Cameron, Wm. F 115 Crooks, Mrs. Edith 116 Cyr, W. A 117 Carlson, Frank , 118 Callahan, Mary 119 Carson, Mellndn E 120 Caslake, James Ii 121 Cameron, John 122 Carman, Mnry Jane 123 Carmnn, Phillip 124 Currlc, William N For School Trustasi Only 125 Caldwell, A 126 Caldwell, C 127 Coe, Percy 121 Dnrlck, Mike Householder 119 Doylt, Jamas H Householder 4-5 5-6 J30-33 25-26 36 15 16-18 4-5 6 23 35-36 10 15 29-30 14 36 2-3 8-9 25 26 13-14 23 19 20-21 14-18 36 13-14 39 21-23 10-11 10-11 26 16 13 6-J7 9 85-6 8 8 23-4 18 16 136 139 148 Lot 179 Flnnlmore, N 150 Fulljames, Harry.,. 151 Fink. Mrs. Hess.?. 152 Finlay. James 133 Fowler, J 1S4 Frost, y.,...*:. 1*5 Finlay, Margaret... For School Trustees Only IS6 Fata. H.. G 187 Garvey, Robert Householder 188 Gill, Alfred Householder 189 Gillis, Malcolm Householder j 190 Gammon, Henry Householder j 191 Gregg, Oscar Householder 193 Grace, Andrew B Licenseholder 193 GeUzinskl, Joseph 194 Geldzinski, John 195 Gurd, Mrs. Caroline 196 Green. Frank Wm 197 Green, Lilian B 198 Grililn, J. W 199 Glenday, James C 200 Grevett, S. J 201 Gencst. A 203 Gill, Caroline M 2114 Gillis, A 205 Gilpin, G, H 206 Garrett, C. B 207 Gurd, W. F 208 Godderis, F 209 Grace, Lizzie 210 Greaves, William H.. 211 Guerard, William.. 212 GUI, Ralph,.. 213 Godderis, C. For School Trustees Only H 20 9-10 20 19 22 24 23 23 24 23-24 25 25 25 26-27 26 24-25 26 32-33 31 21-22 31 21 84 4-7 34 18 IT 13 S7 |34 39 20 42 26 42 27 42 }34-36 43 3-4 15 14 14J 8 21 21 27 81-2 28 82-34 14 19 18 32-133 39 10-11 41 21-32 2873 2872 192 ennttle C o , Ltd. 25 1112 26 10 27 22 32 35 S2 36 37 32 39 3 39 4 39 9 89 19 40 34-36 89 15 90 44 22 7 31 5-6 20 28-29 20 28-29 22 19-21 25 32-33 26 24 21 36 32 80 36 25 42 |27-28 86 9-11 86 1 87 13 19 18 90 42 93 5 91 10 200 15 27 422-23 42 10 2873 21 214 Hill, Edward A Licenseholder 215 Howard, Charles Householder 216 Horsman, Abel Householder 217 Horsman, Truman O Householder 218 Hewetson, James S Householder 219 Hawkins, Albert Householder 220 Hewetson, John B Householder 221 Holland, Daniel Licenseholder 222 Hooper, Dana Householder 223 Hall, J. B 224 Hoskins, Stephen H 225 Hoskins, M. H 226 Harris, W. M 227 Harrison, N. I 228 Harrison, Helana E 229 Hamilton, Margaret 230 Harvey, Jamea A 231 Hopkins, David 232 Hopkins, Ellen Mary 233 Ht.rie, Malcolm 2.14 HanEon, Olnf C 235 Howard, Jennie C 236 Hoggarth, George 237 Hunt, P. DeVere 238 Hlekenbotham, H 239 Hlekenbotham, Clara 240 Hamil, P 2-11 Hanson. Nils 242 Hamilton, L, A 243 Harvey, Mrs. L. 244 Harris, Ja'-oz 245 Handley, Paul 246 Hamilton, W. J 247 Hnlsall, W 2.8 Hayn»s, W, (1 249 Henderson, AgnesH T 250 Hall, Wm. E. O 251 llnll, WntHon S 252 Horton, Edward 252a Hall. II. E For School Trustees Only 253 Heath, M. II 254 Henderson, A. Q 255 Henderson, It. M 25C Hamilton, R, W 257 Joncn, Jeei-e II Householder i258 Jacob, Xephlrln Householder 259 Jeffrey, George J Householder !260 Jolm.on, Charles Householder 261 Johnson, Oust Householder '262 Jamas, Arthur D Householder ^263 Jt.n™, T. Gomcr ;2,F,4 Johnson, E. F '265 John,on, W. F 266 Jolllffo, A 267 Jackson, Joseph 268 Johnson, Allen May 269 Johmion, I). J 270 Jackson, Helen 271 Johnston, Minnie E... VOTERS LIST CONTINUED OK FAOB 8KVEN 20 24-36 21 1 21 2 23 6-7 22 8-9 23 8*9 22 24 26 19-22 21 24-26 21 27 12 33-34 86 1 26 17-19 21 11 42 25 43 1 42 2 43 21-22 II 19-21 19 19-20 90 32 90 33 99 4 94 17 146 13 146 14 25 2-19 26 20-31 II 9*10 91 19-20 12 8-4-5 5447 Part 29 Part 29 Part 29 21 27-28 27 29 20 11 30 19 42 19-21 42 24 43 1-10 19 24 93 44 Balsam Owns to Crime Nelson, B.C., Dec 25.—The confession of Albert V. Balsam has solved the mystery of tho double murder ln the early hours of this morning, in which Caleb A. Barton and Jack Gould were killed in the Manhattan saloon. At the inquest today tho coroner's jury brought in a verdict of murder against Balsam. The sound of shuts attracted the police to thfl saloon abuut 4 o'clock. They found Bart< n dead with a bullet wound in his head and two lu his stomach, and Hould was aluo dead witli two wounds. A revolver was beside ths bodies. The room with the bodies was spattered with blood ntnl brains, .lust outside thn room lay BaUam, dronohed in blood nntl bleeding from wounds on bis arm. He appeared to ho almost Insensible. and said to the police, "It wus tbo nigger who did it." Ho afterward eiplalned that a negro had entorod tho saloon, demand ed |20, an 1 bad tmuu'.Ualcly emptied the revolver nt the threo men upon being refusod, The police dotalnod Balsam, nnd Immediately arrosted a negro who wns in bod aBloop. The negro wua attorwards released, and it developed tlmt Balsam's story wuh wrong Ho wan thon charged with murder, niul soon afterward made a written confession. Balsam bad beon in tho saloon oar* Iier in the evening anl had attempted to borrow sin, but was refused, He waited outside until Barton and Gould locked tho doors of tho saloon and went to supper, Ho then np* pnrently took atl ax and broke otl the hinges and was opening the door when Barton and Gould returned, lie opened Bro, Wounding Barton and shooting Gould in the bend. A Btrugglo ensued between Barton nnd Balsam, In which Burton wns killed nnd Balsam sustained Injuries, Balsam then fainted, and was unconscious wlun the police arrived. The prisoner is a recent arrival from England, and lins a wife in Nelson. He worked in a mino and earned $200 which he spent. To his wife he pretended that ho had not received the money, nnd endeavored to obtain money to give his wife for Christmas. The Reward of Thrift "There is nothing more admirable than thriit, and there le nothing more pitiable than when the accumulations oi thriit are pocketed by tbe rapacious harpies who prey upon the small investor," Bays the Economist (Eng.) lt is thereiore not only desirable, but it is absolutely necessary that we should have some plan oi investment under which we may by putting aside Irom week to week or month to month a portion of our earnings make provision against the "Rainy Uay," and this plan ia ailorded by the Canadian Government's Annuities Act, which was approved by members oi both Houses oi Parliament. The benefits to be derived irom the purchase oi a Government Annuity as a means of making provision ior old age are, it may be said, far more bountiful than those which may, be derived Irom any other sale investment, and lar greater than thc people have any idea of, simply Ior tbe reason that with every payment of Annuity is returned a portion of tho purchase mouey together with compound interest at lour per cent. It the Annuitant lives tbe average aum- ber of yeara he may be expected to live according to mortality experience, he will receive back all that he paid in as well as the Interest thereon. But this is not all, for should he survive this expectation the Annuity will not cease, but will go on until his death. It seams paradoxical that a man can use his principal without his income becoming less, but this is made possiblo under the Annuities system. The age of five is tho earliest age at which payments for tho purchase of an Annuity may be begun, and the age of fifty-five has been tixed as the earliost age at which, except for invalidity or disability, nn Annuity may begin, but the longer it Is deferred the larger, of course, will he the amount received. Por example the payment of JI a week ly a man of 15 until ho is .15, would give him nn Annuity from thc latter age ot $258.28, payable quarterly; while if ho continued pnylng until he was CO his Annuity would bo »3!>7.3G. In cither case, il ho died belore tho dato fixed for the Annuity to begin all his payments with compound interest at throe per cent, would he relundcd to his legal representatives. For a slightly Increased payment the Annuity would be guaranteed for ton years certain, or for lite which ever should be tbo longer. Everyone should npply for Information In regard to this most provident system of saving—a system which il adopted will bring as Its reward »n old age ot comfort, happiness nnd dignity, Llteraturo descriptive of Its Icaturcs ond tables showing thc cost on different. planB may ho obtained at the post oltice or on application to tho Superintendent of Annuities, Ottawa, to whom letters go lree of postage. NOTIOE Cranbrook Land District, District of Southern Division, East Kootenay TAKE NOTICE thnt Winslow Kay, of Wnnn, occupation rancher, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands :— Commencing nt a poBt planted at the North East Corner ot L. 8103, thence South 1553 chains, thenco Bant 20 chains, thonco North 20 cbains, wost to Kootenny Rlvor, down stream to point of commencement. WINSLOW KAY, Applicant. Data! 21«t November, 1911. IO-9t ^l^eiter bread" PDRimFLOUR FOR SALE BY The Fink Mercantile Company ******************************************* \ WENTWORTH HOTEL g:^brook' Is a large and attractive hotel of superior elegance in all its appointments, with a cuisine of superior excellence. Railway men, Lumbermen and Miners all go to The Wentworth J. McTAVISH - Proprietor ********************** ******************* A. C. Bowness Wholesale Wine and Spirit Merchant Manufacturer of nil kinds of Aep'iated wnterg Agent for Anheuser Busch Budweiser and Fernie Beers. Melcher's Red Cross Gin and P. Dawson Scotch Whisky. Importer of all kinds of Foreign and Domestic Wines and Spirits Baker St. (-ranbrook, B. C. oononnannnnnnnooaQaaanpnQonnmnnDnnaoaDnnoni ******************************************* <> o II <> NORTH STAR HOTEL KIMBERLEY, B.C. H. W. DREW, Proprietor. «-4»l-W^^-W-W*W^4H-H^-H-l'< LAKE VIEW HOTEL 1 St. Mary's Lake, B. C P, Handley, Prop. The most attractive Outing Resort in East Kootenay Good Hunting, Fishing, and Hunting hoals to Let, Horses for Hire For further information apply te P. Handley, Central Hotel Marysville, B. C. tlltlltlllllltltll.tnlltllltllt.sl.lllltMts.fMllllstllsls.ls.il .1..1..I..I..1,-1 lit.i|ijll)|ijtl.l.jilllllllllll|l)|ll|ll| I 11 T^^l | I I i'| 1™l™i I I I "S ly Tl I I I I I'l'i'l I I I I I I I I I I ******************************************* I Found! On Baker stieet, one door west of Messrs. Hill & Co., the only place in town that can make life worth living. Cosmopolitan Hotel E. H. SMALL, Manager. ************************** ■a i i i i i i i i nl i i i i II I THt PROSPECTOR. CRANBROOK. BRITISH COLUMBIA \\*\il**EI*\\**^^ Join The Happv Throng; Subscription to "The Prospector" is Only $1.50 Bepin the New Year Rbht li THE PROSPECTOR, CRANBROOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND NOW Just at this time of the year it is the effort of every merchant to clean up all odd and broken lines and we are no exception to the rule, we do not however, bring in any cheap stuff especially for sale purposes, we guarantee everything we sell and will refund your money if you are not pleased or satisfied. We are not mentioning prices but ask you to come to the store and see for yourself what Real Big Bargains we are offering. The Men's Department Glass & Crockery Department and Furniture Department * will each contribute to the sale a large quantity of thoroughly dependable goods. The The The Men's Glass and Furniture Department Crockery Department — Department — Contains CAMPBELLS Is Overloaded on ac and JOHNSTON'S Suits count of a car containing and Overcoats, CARSS' Offers a large assort Christmas Goods being Mackinaws, W. G. &. R. ment of very dependable delayed in transit. We Shirts, Ties, Mufflers, do not wish to carry these Sweaters, INVICTUSand American, English, Ger goods over so are sacri HARTT Shoes, Stub Proof man and French wares, in ficing our profits. Rubbers and many other the latest designs and There are many other lines of reliable merchan new lines on which the dise. colorings. prices are being reduced. Cash Discounts Do Not Apply on Sale Goods Sheets, Pillow Cases, Curtain Cloths, White Quilts and Blankets are being included in the Sale. EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED Chatter and Chaff Earnest and Facetious (BY PAUL SPYGLASS) "A living hell becomes a tool but heaven to tho sago begins tm earth" —Pleasure in that which exhilarates life, which stimulates hope, which kindles love, which f outers zeal, which creates net ion, winch ennobles tho being, who hus not realised it* swoetness? it ih pleasure that ott entlnioa luducos, or in some strange, Fascinating, yet indescribable manner j Impels us to live on. Time speeds with the swiftness ol o» arrow, ami : labor ia ii tank of prolonged love. ! why* Beeause wn look forward to the "pleasures that are In store, when the day's work is o'er." it is impossible roc any human being to exist and not to participate in plea sure, Inasmuch m it ootnos to hu ; inanity nn natural an to see with tbc 'eyes, hear with the cars, and breathe with the lungs. True pleasure does not enervate or become wearisome; tun, as n sequence, quickens tbe en orgies, and rolls ttack the years by revealing In tholr midst youth and j beauty, tlie Vigor and elasticity ol young life, nud tbe Innocence of mm 1 den and manhood. If you must swear, swear "HY" and not "AT," and all will be well. Wo know u man who always sleeps with a ten dollar hill under his pll low, ao thnt bo ean always bave money to fall back upon. Mr. Fltsnoodle (proudly)—My daughter plays the piano entirely by ear. Next-door Neighbor (growltng- ly)~By car ? I should have thought from tho confounded row she kicks up, that she played it with her feet. If dentists would do something that To live would never fall, Why don't they club together, and Extract the teeth of a gale ? At the recent Quebec court of sessions, a girl seventeen years old, named Vaillancourt was condemned to four years in the Bon Pasteur for tbe theft of clothing from her mistress. Some people will regard this as a miscarriage ot justice. All right-minded people will admit that it is an instance where justice (?) was not tempered with much mercy We are not attempting to condone the offence committed by this misguided young girl; but we do think for a mere child—who probably did not have the advantage of a good home training—to receive such heavy sentence is deplorably Bad. We suppose it must be somewhat of i solace to the enlightened "mistress1 to reflect that she has been indirectly instrumental in blighting—in all probability irretrievably—the life of one of ber own sex. "Thy Kingdom come," sweet prayer for each tongue That shall herald the truth and banish all wrong, When the earth shalt be clothed with the knowledge of Thee, As waters now cover tbe bed of the sea. A live coal from Thy altar shall touch every Up, To prepare every soul of Thy bounty to sip; Thy saints are still waiting, yea, longing to see The time of renewing creation by Thee When the sin-stricken world being freed from Its chains, Shall sing a new song to Coil's glory again. We are often asked by literary aspirants for a few hints nn writing for the Press. Subjoined tu the necessary Information contained in seven simple rules. 1. Never write with pen and ink (lf you can find a load pencil); it is altogether too plain, mid doesn't hold the mind of the editor and the linotype operator closely enough to their work. 2. Don't make any effort to write legibly—as it is a mire sign ol pleb- ian origin. 3. Do not overlook thu fact that poor writing is an indication ,,f genius, (it is about tbe only indication of genius that a great many people possess.) 4. Do not bother about, proper names, every progressive editor, knowB the full name of every man, woman and child, in the district through which his paper circulates ; end consequently tho merest suggestion of the name ls quite suOlclcnt. 5. Write on hoth sides of the paper and when you have filled up every page, scribble the remainder of your article up and down the margins. 6. Tn case you arc realty compelled to utilise ink, and happen to drop a few blots on tho paper, don't worry lick it off. The intelligent comp. loves nothing so dearly ns to read through tho smear this will make a- cross ten or twelve words. 7. Dcr't waste your tlmo in attempting to punctuate your manuscript. Dear In mind tbat the editor likes to do this himself. There was a young mnn In Nipal Wbo was asked to a fancy dress ball He wont just for fun Cot up nH a bun And waH cat by the dog in tho hall. Kvery affliction has its blessings. Tho man with a wooden leg for instance, never knows what it Is to have rheumatism in that ankle. We believe It is true that Worth, the eminent Parslan modiste, is absolutely bald headed, and we don't ronder. it just goes to show what happens to a man who makes so many feminine misfits. lt Is the plain unvarnished truth thltt a woman will think little about opening a sardine tin with her bus hand's best pocket knife, but should be attempt to extract a cork from a bottle of "Johnnie Walker" with her embroidery Bclssors,—Great Hcott,— a thunderbolt is silent to the noiae she'll raisu. When ollered to the world in merry guise i Unpleasant truths are swallowed with a will, Yov he Who'd ...ake bis fellow-creatures wise Must always gild the philosophic pill. Wives are foolish to worry about the cooking. When a woman knows a man thoroughly she is quite content if he asks for a second piece of pie. Thnt'B praise enough for her, goodness knows. It does not necessarily imply wealth to be nn employer. Wo know it tnau who hasn't a cent to bless himself with yet gives employment tc a fair colony oi men—debt-collectors. A Washington business man is very "sore" on thc petite manicure girl whose field of operation is the hijjh- class tonsorial palaces (''). He docs not consider them at nH proficient in the art of polishing finger-nails, although he is loth to admit that the dimpled divinities aro tantalising ly successful In the usual feminine blandishments—especially coquetttsh- ly smiling at customers. Desihunting them a set of "grafters" who obtain money by false pretences; he expresses the opinion that "it should be made illegal for the girls to work without a license." This disgruntled Individual (wc are surprised to learn that he is a "business" man, as most business men are philosophical), who, apparently, has no use for a woman endeavoring to attract admiration merely for the gratification of her personal vanity- during bushiest, hours: should hear in mind that nine-tenths' of tbe men who patronise the manicure parlors do not share his ungallant opinions. On tbe contrary the majority of the male persuasion rather enjoy the seductive thrill of the vivacious manicure girl, and actually revel in these same ravishing "smiles." The skill she evinces as a nail pollBher Ib of secondary importance in their estimation. Her ability to smile prettily however, ls vital and essential. Few peoplo will ontartaiu much sympathy for the Washington business man—whose soul is destitute of magnanimity and chivalrlc emotions. Why did the fly lly ? Because the spider spid-er. When the lady stenographer leaves the office on a short vacation, should the typewriter ? Did you ever know a Journalist who never described a funeral as a "melancholy cortege," an oyster as "the succulent bivalve," or tho performers at a concert as "a galaxy of talent" The single eyeglass, says H philosopher, Is worn by the masher. The theory ls that he can see quite as much with one eye as ho can comprehend. A man thinks himself superior to a hen—what consummate conceit. Why, goodness grncious, a hen can Bit on an egg without losing ber temper. Can a man V Bhnkespearc's Hamlet ls the most immortal of all plays. Whatever may happen, it will never givo up the tihost. Talking about, emotional plays, we have seen dramas, so exceptionally pathetic that even the seats were iu tiers. John Poctastcn :—For tho benefit of our readers with poetical aspirations.—we have at present about nluety-nlne poems (?) on that delightful theme "Uenutiful Snow," waiting for insortlon. Ah we only publish one each year, aud take them strictly in rotation, you may expect yours to sue the glory of print somewhat about 2010. That the majority of this earth's inhabitants do not rightly understand the true value of time is evident from the fact that tbe so-called spare moments are frittered and thrown away in a manner which Is truly deplorable. It should he remembered that these precious moments are indeed the "gold dust of time." This dust once lost is never regained, whilst a Judicious use of the opportunities which they offer cannot fall to produce the most gratifying results. Many of the worlds most successful sons—Cobbett, Stevenson ami Edison, owe their success to thu good use to which they devoted their leisure tlmo. Moments aro of littlo account In thcmsolvei, but tho sum of their accumulation and tho amount of work wblch can be accomplished In these moments is simply marvellous. Difficult problems, sciences and languages may be and havo boon mustorod during one's eparo moments. Wo llvo but once nnd It Ib for us to use and make tho most of even the smallest fragments ot time. By so doing wt shall be troubled with no vain regrets in our after life over "Wbat might have been," but we shall have the satisfaction ot knowing that our time has not been wasted. A correspondent writes to us bewailing the fact that he lent twenty bucks" to a very dear friend a couple of months ago and has seen nothing of his dear friend or hard- earned cash since. As our staff poet sentimentally warbles : Some folks we know have taking ways, But ah—alas;—alack, There aro but few we know of who Have ways of bringing back. The sweet girl—the man I marry muat be a hero—one who can beard the Uon in his den, don't you knew? The cynical man—ah I see—sort of bally combination circus man and barber. "I think the scenery's lovely here," Said Mrs. Browne, Don't you?" Said Mrs. Newrich, "Yes, my dear. It's very plctursBkew." Blessed Is the man who expecta to get nothing. Yea, Vsrily, be shall not bs disappointed. An old, old story (The hour la late) A chaste young maiden. An old front gate. An old, old bull-dog, With teeth tirst-rate, A chased young fellow To masticate. We must all frankly admit that the class of people who make a practice of entering fl theatre ten or tit- teen minutes aftet the play haa commenced are not true lovers of the drama. They are not even capable of comprehending the delicate auble- ties and artistic finesse of a nriaf, convincing and graphically realistic delineation. They visit the theatre for precisely the same reason ./hich prompts them to purchase the latest work of fiction—because it is (according to their ideas), orthodox and fashionable. They are satisfied to their dramatic education. Both are palpably Indicative of superficiality— an illustration of the "little knowledge" which Pope told ub is "a dangerous thing." Inasmuch aa they merely attend the theatre because it is "the thing" ln contradistinction to an eutortaining lorm of edification, it is obvious that no good purpose would be served by being seated prior to the rising of the curtain. If you do such a foolish thing aa this, you must not be surprised it your friends and acquaintances fail to notice you. Needless to aay, your armour propre would sustain a most severe shock, and your social prestige, which you value so highly, would perceptibly lessen. On the other hand, a late arrival, coupled with a small gratuity, ensures your being conducted in state down ths aisle to your seat by the usher, who is the embodiment of obsequiousness. Assuming that worldly astuteness bad led you to take the precaution to select a certain seat in the centre of a row, the general eflect of your entrance and triumphant march is materially enhanced. If you have had the good fortune to have seen the play before, do not hesitate to let those In the vicinity "get next" to the fact. This may be easily accomplished by discussing the salient features of the performances audibly with your wife and daughter. It ia almost unnecessary to remark that auch thoughtfully courtesy will bo greatly esteemed by those within hearing, inasmuch as lt enables them to better appreciate what Is transpiring on tbe stage, and incidentally yourself. Unquestionably tne theatrical managers themBelves are solely to blame for tho existence of this regrettable state of affairs. The evil could be readily and permanently eradicated by adopting the method in vogue In most of the leading opera bouses in London, Pails and Berlin; that is, stringent prohibitory measures aa regards entrance during the progress of an act. When once a Judiciously WordOtl code of rules and regulations become consistently established In first class play houses, the theatre- going public would soon learn the value of punctual attendance. THBOBY AND PRAOTXOB Ho wrote a cheer up poem, This light and airy bard, To fill a gap of maybe A quarter of a yard All cluttered up wltb sunshine, And knocking gloom and hate, And then he raised the rafteis Because bis meal was late. Oh, there* were smiles abundant In every word and line, A strong and helpful message In sotting sweet and fine t He stopped lt In the making To throw a pot of ink At cats beneath hla window Who wouldn't let him think. How great was the annoyance, How bitter was the cup, He pleasantly requested Bach reader to rhenr up And then his youngest daughter Catne Blldlng through the door, And at tho Interruption He raised an awful roar. ft cannot be expected, Though it is served on Ice, That men who write the message Will take their own advice. Thoy may have good Intentions, But when tt comes to act, Like every other mortal, They bump into a fact.
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