@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "7ae86ac4-f533-4414-8f93-a7550bba24b6"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:alternative "[Keremeos Trumpet]"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-01-19"@en, "1909-08-06"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/kerechro/items/1.0310060/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ The Keremeos Chronicle Vol. II. KEREMEOS, B. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST ft, 1909. No. 20 GEO. KIRBY, Notary Public. REAL KSTATE, MINKS. Atrent for : London & Lancashire lure Ins. Co. Ocean Aeeiilent anil Guarantee Co. Kkrkmkos, B. C. EZRA MILLS, Contractor and Builder, KEREMEOS, B.C. MISS LOWNDES, Teacher of Pianoforte ami Accompanist (certificated Royal CoOsyju of Music, Loo* don) open to soajaguaMMl far accompaniments. Terms on application. lllULKV, B.C. J. A. BROWN, Notary Public. CONVEYANCING. CUSTOMS BROK' KRAC.K. KIRK INSURANCE, Okhck .... Kkrkmkos, B.C. BOARD OF TRADE. Information For Use in England and Elsewhere. JOHN KNUDSON, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER. Estimates Furnished, Work man sll ip Guaranteed. Stage Lines. Ki.ikr Stack. I.e.i\\es Kereineos daily, exeepl Sunday, ul noon, arrives ul lleillev .1 p.m. Leaves H ttlmy daily, eacepl Sunday, ul S a.m., arrives al Keremeos 11 a.m. Only ilmiagli connecting stage between Penticton, Keremeos, lleillei ,\\: Princeton, IV i.ii.i.ksi'ik. Proprietor. Kkkkmkos Han r.v Mail Stack. Leaves Keremeos ilaily, exeept Sunday, at t p.m.i connect inir wilh all stages east anil west, arrives in lleillev at 5 pun. I.e.lies lleillev il.uilv, exeept Sunday, al H a.m., arrives in Kereineos al It a.m. D, J. Inms, Proprietor, Kl rkmios PumCTON Mm. Stack. I.eaves Keremeos for l'eniieton on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, al noon. Leaves l'eniieton on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays al 6 a. m., arriving in Keremeos al noon. W, V. W'KI.HY, Proprietor. Keremeos Directory. Hoard of Trade Gcorire Kirhv, 1'resi- denl; K. II. Cainiichaol. Seeielary. Similkameen Farmers' Exchange—J. J. Anaotroag, PresideatiW. M. Kriilt, Secy, Public School Board Osmgs Kirln, Kara Mills. U. Kimliiisi, Secretary. lust,Mils'Olliee \\V. M. I'riih, Suh-Col- lector. Presbyterian Church Kev. A. II. Cameron, I'astor. ConstaMl and Deputy Came Warden \\l. H. Kivart. Coroner—Dr. M. I). MeKvven. Justices of lite I'e.uee T. W. Colenl.in, Krank Richter. . I'osim.isiei ind Telephone Ajrent Ceo. Kirby. Menilier of Parliament Martin Hun,11. Orand Fattm, P. O. Menilier Provineial Assomfilv I.. W. Sliallord, I'entieton P. O. Town Hull J. J. Armstrong, M%r. Keremeos 11.ill Ceo. London, Mjrr, Cm eat Northern Ry—Daily train, arrives lOlJO ;i. in., leaves a'l 2 p.m., J. S. Chinn, Again. Mails Dally Irom tlie west via Medley StagVl from east via C». N. Ry.;Tri-week. ll via I'entieton Stniro from the north. (Far Mercantile aad other Business in attentions tet advertiensents in this paper, i A meeting of the council of the Hoard of Trade, called for Saturday availing to consider especially the issue of advertising matter for the valley, developed in the course of the evening into a general meeting of the board, and not only was the scope of the meeting widened hut three new members were introduced and initiated. The secretary announced that about $.150 had been subscribed toward the cost of a proposed booklet of information on the Similkameen, a project initiated some time since by G. S. Lawrence. The idea was to invite the co-operation ofthe other towns in the v alley, and their reception of the proposal wus favorable. Hedley, however, is just now devoting attention to a publication of ita own, and the Princeton hoard has as yet taken no further action in the matter than to signify its approval, so it was decided alter a discussion to devote one-hall of the ' sum in hand to the issue of an inexpensive folder designed to arrest attention and create a demand for fuller information, leaving the main proposal lor future action. (i. Russell, immigration agent of the C. V. R., wbo happened to be in town that day in the course of a tour through the vallev, was present at the meeting, and gave many interesting and valuable pointers to the board on methods of promoting settlement. Mr. Russell was formerly engaged in this line ill California, and with such marked success that he was appointed lo conduct a propaganda in Ihe old country for di* recting settlement to the C.P.R. irrigated lands in Alberta. Mis mode of procedure is to deliver lectures in small towns or villages in the agricultural districts and to remain a short time in each place afler his lecture in order to give Information to inquirers. He found the people- nearly everywhere deeply interested In the west and his time was fully taken up in answering their numberless questions. He gave lhe board the benefit of his experience in the way of pointers on the best methods of preparing advertising literature, and further very kindly offered to distribute their literature in England on his next trip an offer of which i they will be glad to avail themselves. At present he is making a tour | of the valleys of B.C , and with his exceptional opportunities of observation the high opinion he expresses of the Similkameen mav be laken las carrying more than ordinary weight. Before adjournment the board dis cussed town sanitation, and though FRUIT MEN IN SESSION. the importance of the subject was recognized no definite action vvas Addresses on Spraying, Small taken. LOCAL NOTES. Mr. and Mrs. James Klmhirst left on Monday for Seattle on a visit to the big fair. Two sisters of charity came in on Tuesday's train to make a round of the construction camps. Miss B. Shaw of Greenwood arrived on Wednesday on a visit to her aunt, Mrs. W. If. Frith. Dr. Simmons of Green wood will be at the Hotel Keremeos from Friday, Aug. <>, till Monday, Aug. 9, for the practice at dentistry. Wm. Daly left OH Tuesday on a trip to the head waters of the Similkameen, iu which region he proposes to stake I mineral claim. Mrs. Hemhlitig and little daughter Lillian, who have been the guests of Mrs. K. M. Crooker for the past two weeks, left for their home in Alberta on Monday. Miss Kirby, who has been spending a few weeks with her friend Miss Shaw, at Greenwood, returned on Wednesday. She was met at Oroville by her mother. John Knudeon met vvith a mishap with a saw on Tuesday, cutting his hand so severely thai Or. MeKvven was eut for al the A hnola to come iloiv n und dress the wound. R. C. Armstrong left lor Summer- land On Saturday to spend a few days. On his way he left with the ChRONICLS some samples of peaches that are up to the mark of those of the most favorable seasons. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sheridan have spent the Week in Oroville and leave for Keremeos Saturday, where Mr. Sheridan vvill take charge ofthe car repairing and commissary department ut the front. Oroville Ga/eile. Jas. Reith returned to Keremeos on Tuesday after spending several monlhs at El Paso. Texas. When he left his health vvas thought to be impaired beyond hope of recovery, and it is a source of greal gratification to his friends to find him buck looking and feeling well. Mis stay in Texas was on the whole a pleasant one, though latterly the heat was trying. Walter Heam and Mr. and Mrs. |. G. Merrill, of Denver, Col., who made a trip to the Nickel Plate a lew months ago, returned again to the mine on Tuesday. It is generally accepted now as an accomplished fad that the mine has changed hands, and the people oi the camp expect I more vigorous policy from the new management and a general increase of activity. Fruits and Other Topics. The meeting in the town hall on Wednesday afternoon under the auspices of the B.C. Fruit Growers' Association was attended by nearly every fruit-grower in the district, and a lively interest vvas shown in the subjects dealt with by the visiting speakers. F. Richter, the oldest orehardist of the district, occupied the chair. Though his name had not appeared in the announcement of the meeting, Thos. Wilson, superintendent ot the fumigating station at Victoria, was present, and took occa- ] sion to defend the regulations making the treatment ot imported fruit I trees compulsory. He denied posi- I lively the common belief that fumigation is injurious to the trees themselves. While he is no doubt I right on lhat point, it can hardly he denied that nursery stock is frequently injured by the long shipments and extra handling required 'in order to submit it to fumigation. Chas. F, Sprott of Hurnabv Lake gave an interesting dissertation on the cultivation of small fruits, vvith special reference to raspberries, i ed and black, a line in which he has had considerable experience in the Fraser valley near Mission. W. J. Braadrith gave an address on spraying, and the proper times and methods for its application, remarking, however, that this district was free from many of the pest-, that are prevalent ut the coast, and for this reason and the reason thai its climate is BO different would require different working rules. While the interest ol the audience vvas lively, and there was evident a Strong desire to learn from the speakers, both snaaknes and hearers I were clearly at a disadvantage from the fact that the foi mer had received practically all their training aiul experience in the moist climate oi the coast or the Fraser vallev, where climatic conditions are so different from those of the Similkameen that methods and varieties which aie suitable in one would he unsuitable in the other. None of the speakers were familiar with irrigation. Nevertheless their remarks iveie listened to with much interest and appreciation, and, despite the drawbacks referred to, with benefit as well. The following resolution was passed: "That this meeting learns with the i_icutest satisfaction that the Department of Indian Affairs has instructed 'Thos. Wilson to see lhat the orchards belonging to the Indians in Hritish Columbia are kept clean und tree tiom injurious pesls and diseases." Cut From Contemporaries. EASV CH'ESTIONS. [From tin' l.illKi'l J. A. Mara and Moses Cotsworth, the civil service grading commissioners, were in the city last week. It is said that Mr. Cotsworth, in examining one ofthe employees ofthe government, asked: "Doyoudrink?" and was answered "Certainly, I'll take one with you." "Oh, I didn't mean that," replied Mr. Cotsworth. "Well," said the employee, "I'll just take an even break and shake you the dice." Whether or not this will improve the emplovee's chance of promotion remains to be seen. NICKEL PLAT! KKl'OKTKll SOI.11. . [From Wt llislliy l'..i/i'tL'.l Mr. J. J. Marks returned on Monday night from his trip east, where he reports he has placed most if not all of the treasury stock ofthe Golden Zone Company at par, which is the lowest that any has been sold. He reports much more attention paid to Camp Hedley on the outside than ever before and expects to see mining capital look this way from now on. Another piece of information which Mr. Marks had to communicate was to the effect that the deal for the Nickel Plate had been consummated. This, he claimed, vvas no mistake, as he had it from each of two parties whom he named and both of these should be in a position to know. WANTED—A PROVINCIAL DAILY. [Fruni tlu- Saturdai Suilsi-t.] The Vancouver daily press continues to enlighten the public upon the Indian question, the situation in the Balkans, the Moroccan difficulty, the effect of night air on dogs, why hens roost on one loot, who struck Hilly Paterson, and other such luminous subjects which they debate vvith a gravity and reserve of language quite in keeping with their somnolent dignity during the dog days. And while their Vancouver readers are being treated to slumber inducing dope upon every conceivable subject of remote interest they are unanimously dumb upon everv question of real interest to the city of Vancouver and the province at large. So far only two of them have deigned to even mention the proposed short line to the Similkameen and then only to condemn it. The World has not vet committed its opinion to the consideration ol the public. It is very probable that all three papers are so densely ignorant of the subject that they do not know how lo approach it. It is highly improbable that half a dozen men on the staffs of the three dailies could say offhand where Princeton was located. Their ideas of the Similkameen are the haziest. 'The Nicola to them is a place where the C.P.R. recently built a branch line and where coal mines are located. The Keremeos? Don't know it. Thev know nor apparently care anything about the extent, the resources, the potential richness of those districts nor the importance of connecting Vancouver with them by a direct railway line. No wonder certain sections ofthe community think there is room in Vancouver for one good live daily vvith a vision broad enough to see out of its own back yard. PROC.RESS1VK PRINCETON. From tlu- I'rinivton Star.] It is not improbable that Priuce- | ton vvill also have a daily newspaper in the near future. BII.LV AMD THE RCLL. (From tho SumiiU'rl.'inJ Ri-view.l W. Prentis reports having been treed by a bull on the range at Kelowna a few days ago. The animal refused to be "shooed" off although he talked to it in persuasive tones. Considering discretion the better pail of Valor, Hilly took to a tree and for two long weary hours Mr. Hull cropped the grass around the tree and kept an eye on the prisoner, who had lo content himself with shooing flies and saying things. Just as the captive had decided to pick out the softest limb for an all night vigil, the jailer jumped the job and Hilly put on his best base stealing gait for a home run. When in Keremeoa atop at the Central Hotel Special attention to Commercial Men, Tourisls and l.and-seeki-rs, lleadi|tiarters for all ntsgs Routes. Livery Stable in connection. Good table. Large, airy and comfortable rooms. Free 'hns lo and from all trains. Office of B.C. Fruit Land Co. Tweddle & Elmhirst, - - Proprietors. —m*- Premier McBride, in replying to a letter from K. H. Morgan and Dr. Spencer on the subject of local option, says: "I can assure you it is j the government's intention to take a plebiscite on this question. At the present 1 am not in a position to make a public announcement in this regard. You may rest satisfied that ample lime will be given between the announcement and the taking ot the plebiscite." Armstrong Advertiser. P. BROMLEY, GENERAL BLACKSMITH. Horse-shoeing a Specialty KEREMEOS, B.C. Tinsmithing. All kinds ol Sheet Melal Work in Tin, Copper, Sheet Iron, etc. —o— K.WEI Kill I.HIM. V Sl'. I IAI.TV. Plumbing. Pipe fitting and cutting. Pumps repaired. Don't Throw Away Youi old granileware. Have it repaired. Vol Peek tiranite Cement vvill fix the holes and make il as good as new. H. B. Meausette, |Ovef Keremeos I l.u du ire Slore.| The Big Store. Summer Specialties READY-MADE CLOTHING We have just received from the east a consignment of clothing;, which added to our already wide assortment wili ensure your getting just what you want at tho most reasonable prices. BOOTS AND SHOES. In this department we are doubly stocked, and offer many tempting values to the careful buyer. It will pay vou to look it over. Our HOUSEHOLD HARDWARE corner recently opened, is equipped to meet all household needs. FLOUR of two brands and several grades—the Vancouver and Calgary brands. Both are A 1, and can not fail to please the most exacting housekeeper. FRESH FRUIT just to hand from California-Ripe Tomatoes, Peaches, Raspberries, Logan Merries. J. R. SHAW. I!_^S JSSyS SSaS SSaS Okanagan Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Waterman, who recently sold some of their fruit land here to a Vancouver firm, have been making a trip to the coast, and are expected back 'Tuesday the 3rd. Mr. Montcith, from Camp McKinney, has been looking after Mr. Waterman's ranch while the latter was away. Mr. Monteith reports that there are only two men left at the once flourishing- Camp McKinney. Miss Anderson oi Winnipeg is visiting her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie, at their ranch. Mr. Kitely of White I.uke, afler spending a few days al the hotel here, left on Sunday for Penticton. Camping parlies are lhe order of the day. The Fall* and vicinity afford all the pleasures of camping without the hardships oi climbing over mountains anil daily combats vvith mosquitoes. 'The camps are in easy communication hy bout for the delivery of fresh supplies, fishing on lake and river, both by Ily and troll, is among the attractions. Our public school teacher has been re-engaged for another term. Mr. Smyth, ofthe fruit land company, is iu Vancouver, Rev. Mr. Lang is on his ranch. Mr. Barker, principal of the Pen- liclon public school, is - pending the holidays on his fruit ranch here. There vva . a good attend.nice at the Sabbath morning- service, conducted hy Rev, Mr. Cameron. The next regular aervice is on the last Sunday of this month. Several new settlers have located lately at Green Lake. Kaleden, the new town nt Dog Lake, is making progress. \\ store has recently been opened, aid work ia to start immediately on the irrigation system. for it again. We have used it for some time, and in twenty-five years experience we have never had a better flour, and can only say that as long as vve can get Royal Standard, vve want no other." Another enthusiastic user, Mrs. Millett, 941 Courtney St., Victoria, writes: "I have made bread for twenty-live years, and have tried I every flour in this fair Dominion, but Royal Standard beats them all." 'These testimonials are evidence j of the worth of Royal Standard Klour—the Hour ot superior quality. Among the June winners are : ti. A. Keating, Rossland ; Mrs. M. Millett, Victoria; Mr. Thus. Fowler, Prince Rupert; Mrs. Jas. Nelson, Ladner ; Mr. D. Matheson, Vancouver; Mrs. VV. Pope, New Westminster. A party of five voting men loaded up with firewater on Tuesday night and raised Cain generally, winding up next morning with a runavvav and a broken rig. They were haled before Squire Coleman yesterday, pleaded guilty of disorderly conduct and were taxed $7.50 a head. A couple of the conipletest of the numerous drunks of the week have been caged up in the cooler, one old stager achieving two arrests on the One spiee. 62ic. per acre cash and 62ic. once each year thereafter secures to you a BRITISH COLUMBIA FARM in the British Columbia Southern, Columbia and Kootenay and Columbia and Western Railway Companies' Land Grants. These Farm Lands are eminently suited for the raising of FRUIT, GRAIN OR STOCK and may be purchased on these EASY TERMS from THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY who are looking for Settlers for this part. Timber Lands of the highest character, situated in these Grants, are offered for sale in blocks of from 640 acres upwards. Shipping facilities unsurpassed. Easy transportation Royal Standard a Winner. Very interesting indeed are link-tiers received by the Vancouver Milling and drain Co., Ltd., from those who have been so fortunate aa to secure coupons entitling the holders to the sp'endid prizes offered bv this company to introduce their Hour. Beginning with last January, ten numbers have beeu drawn every month, and iii different parts of the province the winner* have been made happy hy receiving a beautiful l(l') piece dinner v#L Thai the prizes have been appreciated can be learned from the letters, extracts from a few oi whi.h are here gKeu. Mrs. I). C. Coakley of Rossland, a winner in January, slules: "I wis advised by a friend to try Royal Standard Hour. I find it an excellent bread flour, and will recommend it to all my friends as such." W. II. Heighten oi Mission City writes: "Were there no premiums offered with the flour, I would not use BM other flour, for vve find it mukes light, while, sweet bread, second to none." C. A. Keating, another Rossland winner who succeeded in securing one of the dinner sets in June, says: "I am sure when people once use Royal Standard Flour thev will usk THE WINNERS FOR JULY Vo.i probably dree one of these number* in ■ tack of Royal Buwdaid Clear. 7.H37 6HA0 56087 (».s.'7.^ 3ti343 t,73(>2 39998 37342 7(KX).» (..s7.iS If yea did, yea are entitled to a 10<>- piece chine dinner set. I'ueh nunilli from tin- duplicate! et the eompamt placed in iln- s.ueks ui Uoi.ii Standard Clow laavlng our nulls, «,- aVaa lee luiiiiiieis. If i„u .ue fortunate enoogti lu secure OM ul I lies,-, i,ui ,11, ,milled lo u dinner s, I lie,- ,,| cfcargBh There have lieen mini « uiiierv li in n he your turn mm. W.ileh Ihis pep. r ever) ■oatk, ROYAL STANDARD is lhe hesi und purest flour un ih.' market in Western C'.inud.i IimI.ii. Ke- illeniliei, Royal Sl.uularil is n hellei lour not merely different, hut better, Apply to the address as shown on tho attached coupon for Maps, Application Forms, Regulations ami Literature. J. S. DENNIS, Assistant to 2nd Vice-President, Desk 8 Calgary, Alberta. Please send me all facts pertaining to your lands in B. C. Manufaetiiied In Vancouver Milling & Grain Co., Ltd. J. R. SHAW, Agent. COLEMAN & CO. Druggists and Stationers KEREMEOS CENTRE. For a luxurious Shave, Hair-Cut or Bath go to Booster's Consorial (parlor BOX TRADE IN CIGARS A SPECIALTY. A fine line of Cigars and Tobaccos, Fruit and Confectionery. VOOl. TAI.I.F IN CONNECTION. A. J. SAUNDERS, Keremeos. The Keremeos Chronicle. l'ublislu-,1 tea— l-'riil.iv .it llie oWco, KlTi'llllVS, ll.C". SuliMriptien S-'.UO ;i war, $1.00 lor nix nii'iillis, in tWmmtt, Ail.wllalag Kati-s. Laaal n-'tii'i's. IV per line firat iniHTtiiMl, UV pat line ijit'll sul»*ii.,iw'iit insi'l'tiinl. Land netii'i-a CcrtMlcatM et ini|iriiv,'iii»'iit.,-ti., $S.IK) for nlKl.'ii iiotiit-a, $?.0X) for .VM.iy notiivv. Contract ili.plai advertising, Its-, per im'h per iveek. Transient .-iJvi-rtiHement!,, sueh as Lout, Found, VVaiite.1, etc.. not exeeedin^ one ineh. $1.(X) first insertion, or thr,v insertions for $2.00. Local reading noliees. ■a, Mr line first inwrtion. l.V. eaeh subsequent insert ion. J. A. BROWN, Publisher. FRIDAY, Al'CH'ST b. IW. i meen and thence crossing to the Okanagan valley. This is only a conjecture—we don't profess to understand the game, lf it is the aim of the C.P.R. it is likely to work out well for the public, however selfish the company's motive may he. Its effect would be to force the issue of a Similkameen-coast route, also to force the C. N. and G. T. P. into more useful routes than the Fraser canyon. ITeremeos Hardware "Saturday Sunset's" reproach to the Vancouver papers, that they give less attention to the affairs of the interior of the province than is befitting to metropolitan journals, The possibility of injury to fruit trees from late irrigation and late growth has been referred to a number of times in these columns. In this connection lhe testimony of \\Y. is in some respects well founded. \\j Macon,,, horticulturist of the Deeply concerned as the people ot nominion Baperitntntol Farm at British Columbia are in the doings q^^ ._ of .^^ |n ^.^ and sayings of Kvelyn Thaw anil ,v|denc- on March |fj before the Jaw jaw Jeffries, they neveitheless | Hoi,se of Commons select committee have a few other interests in l<^ I on ^iculture and colonization, he that are worthy ot occasional atten- ^^ ,.We ^ ^ ^^ ;( „,„„_ tion. One ie tha opening ot com- ber ol-cases from Hritish Columbia munication between the Simi ka- , ., , . c , • during tlie last tew years where in- meen and the coast, a question . . ,.' . . jury somewhat ot that character • aa m . Buy your Hardware At the Hardware Store And save Money. Just arrived—A fine assortment of Graniteware Including all kinds of Preserving Kettles At the lowest prices. which, as Ihe Sunset points out, is almost totally neglected by the press of Vancouver, important as it is to |winter killing] has occurred with app'e trees, cherry trees and other tree--, and as far as I can make out Vancouver's prosperity as well as ... , , , ■ , . 1 ■ f \\ it is due to late imitation anil late to our own. But while it may be, growth. We have had some ex- Call and see our stock and get prices before purchasing. XX Turpentine and Gasoline always on hand. E. M. CROOKER. as our contemporary savs, that in • , , . ,, , . 1 • _ • pertence here [at Ottawa] where our this instance neglect is due chiefly tO ignorance, it may also be that a consciousness of impotence has something to do vvith it. The people and the people's parliament have largely abdicated tbeir power of making and controlling communication*. People, press and parliament sit iii the dark aiul watch the game ol' the great cot poi ulions, watch it with dee peal internet, it is true, for their ovv n fortunes are at stake, but vvith no hand in the game and vvith onlv such understanding of it as thev mav gain bv ***** *** ******* of ,he W»nanU inferring the meaning of the various At-** ---*->* **-*-*** ***** Weal Indian moves. The settled policy of the ***** A *** T**** ;,-r°- il w',s government a policy thai was de- *-**-*m*- h>' all the world that Spain finitely re-stuteil bv Mr. Gruhum ***** ***** written "finis" to the last session is to grant charters blood-stained volume of her imper- Bnd renewals of charters for raj|'iM annals, and was fairly embarked trees grew very well until the wet season set in and then too much sap accumulated in the trees. When a hard frost came that part of the tree in a very sappy condition suffered, the bark was often split or loosened and as a result the tree was badly injured." It is one of the many advantages of irrigated districts, where growth is more controllable, that such conditions can be avoided by intelligent management. B.C. Livery, Feed & Sale Stables KEREMEOS and HEDLEY, B.C. Comfortable and Commodious Stabling for Teams Good Rigs Careful Drivers Draying of all kinds Prompt attention to all customers. Land-seekers and Tourists invited to give us a trial. D. J. INNES, Proprietor. way*practically without restriction. Thus lhe route of a road, llu- points it is to take in, the time for building it, and even whether it is built at all, are matters in which the people, though chiefly interested, have no on a saner and happier career. This fair promise has been realized to some degree. Freed from the In- ce-saut drain of its most virile elements for the prosecution of foreign adventure, the kingdom turned Once more to its own affairs and won a MRS. T. M. FARRELL, Dressmaking aad Sewing. Satislaotion I'.tiaranteed. Kkkkmkos Ckntrk. AT Keeler's Restaurant You eat, get Meal Ticketa & Bread Tickete. Tiventv-ono Meals lor Sis Dollars. thing to suv. A charter may be the piemrsoro'l a road, or it may be | P^P^'.V to which it had long been merely a "hold-up charier," a "hot il -'ranger. It ever it would appear air line." Whoso invests or settles HENRYS- in a district on the strength of a railway charter does so at a risk ; thai a lesson should have been thoroughly learned, it was now. Centuries of sore experience had proved oftentimes he loses. Such a condi- *** ■ ** ****** of freedom had con tion of affairs means bad government, nothing less, but it is a condition that must be put up with, for the present at any rale. As to the present maneuvering of the 101 potations in H. C, we conjecture that the C.l\\ R . in surveying the Kit bank of the Kraser and llie vallev of the Coquahalla, is aiming on the one hand to shut out the C.N.R. and the G. T. P. from the Kraser route to the coast, and on the oilier hand to steal a march on Hill by- breaking into the upper Similka- firnied it, Aiul vet at the first opportunity the old Mourhon nature that never learns and never forgets shows forth again. I'nwilling conscripts are shipped in great numbers to conquer the Moors in the Moors' own country, and are properly beaten in the attempt. Small wonder that the people of Spain rise in revolt against their fatuous rulers. Hon. John llryden, formerly minister of agriculture in Ontario, died last week of ana-mia. I-'OU Till'. Spring Trade Testeil slock, seeds for farm, garden or conservatory, from best growers in Kngland, Holland, Prance, United Statei .uui local glowers Home Crown Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Small Fruits. Fertilizers, ltee Supplies, Spraying l'i,nips am! M.it- i-riul, Cut Flowers, ele. 157-page catalogue free. M. J. Henry lM< . 11 lloilM'S .111,1 St'l-ll Mouse*. .mm vvi;stminsti:k ko\\i> Vancouver - - B.C llr.,n.li Nurserin. S. Vancouver. Ilereufler our loaves will In- of regular uniform weight which wo will sell as follows One for ten eenls. Three for tweatjMhra cents. Fourteen for one dollar. || Pies, Cakes, Doughnuts or Hiseuils made when ordered. G. G. KEELER. KEREMEOS, B. C. Notice All persons having aeeounts wilh the Kereineos (.'omnicicial Co. are requested to call and adjust said accounts al the olliee of thi- Kerenieiis Land Co., Main Street, Keremeos. 17-4 Kkrkmkos COMMBUCIAL Co. -NURSERIES TOMMY SING. Oontracta For Work. Land scrubbed or any kind of work taken hy contract at reasonable rales. KEREMEOS. Keremeos The Most Favored Valley of the Similkameen and of British Columbia. The Keremeos Land Co., in announcing the completion of their irrigation system that will cover their entire properties with an unlimited supply of the purest of water yet brought to the home of an irrigated country, feel that the properties offered by them are such as will command the attention of all homeseekers. | Situated as Keremeos is on the main line of the Great Northern Railroad now being extended to Vancouver places her on the direct highway to the far East and West. Having a climate that is distinctly her own, it stands today unexcelled for its sunny climate both winter and summer and has proved itself as being particularly adapted to the raising of apples, peaches, pears, plums and cherries, grapes and melons, while vegetables exceed all conditions usually obtained both in quantity and size. In competition at Spokane the only exhibit sent took first prize, while at the Provincial Fair at New Westminster out of 100 pounds of assorted fruits Keremeos captured some 23 prizes. The upper portion of the valley, including Hedley and Princeton, both rich in their mining industries, offers the local market means of disposing of all produce. The properties are being offered in 1, 3, 5 and 10 acre Blocks with a well laid out townsite now doing an active business. Our terms are liberal. One-third cash. Balance in 3 payments at 7 per cent. Acreage properties are from $200 to $300 an acre. Town lots from $100 to $300. For full particulars apply to Keremeos Land Co., Ltd. KEREMEOS. B.C. . ■! ■■!!■ ia II Local and General. Kamloops lias decided to insta'l an electric arc-Ii^ht system with i$ lights. The Montreal directory gives the population of the city and immediate ■uburba at 476,000. Angus Ruis, an old miner of Frank, was stabbed to death by John Kulezeki. The latter vvill he tried for murder. A. J. Huckham's drug and jewelry- store at Golden vvas robbed last week, and a quantity of watches and other jewelry stolen. Immigrants to Canada in May numbered 29,030. Oi these 7,.1"7 were Knglish, 5,987 I'sonians, 2,714 Scotch, 3,091 Italians, H32 Irish. anil 1,093 returned Canadians. John K. Hooper of Rossland, during a recent visit to the Okanagan country, located a thirty-foot seam of lignite coal suitable for domestic *■ purposes. It is close to transportation and can be easily extracted. He is organizing a syndicate to take it up and develop it. The first development trill be by means of diamond drill. A Penile despatch says : Michel, one of the larger coal mining towns of the Crow's Nest district, is now an armed camp, among its foreign population especially, because of the activity of the Black Hand society. Great excitement has prevailed since Sunday, when five leaders amongst the foreign miners and business men were threatened with instant death by the Black Hand unless they paid $200 each. This summer thus far is resembling that at ten years BffO very closely. Should the resemblance continue vve may look for three more particularly wet months, for in IH'^I the months oi August, September and October were very wet and farmers had great difficulty in saving their crops, lledlev Gazette. lown lots are evidently in demand on the prairies. The new townsite of Carmangay, in Alberta, was sold by auction recently. Corner lots sold up to $17<>0, and the proceeds of the day's sale was $51,000. When it is considered that Carman- gay is as yet only a piece of open prairie vvith the grade for a railway running through it, these prices are remarkable. The Trail ferry cable broke again last week and the boat was carried down stream and driven ashore. The loss of the ferry means that it is out of commission forever. It has eost several lives and much money, and no further effort vvill be made to build another. The Ymir and IVnd d'Oreille districts vvill be cut off from all communication wilh Trail and Rossland, as well as the entire district west of the river. Eastern Townships Bank. established 1839. Heap Office, .. Shkkhrooke, Qiebec. Capital and Reserve, $5,000,000.00 Transacts a general banking business, and offers every facility to meet the requirements of depositors consistent with conservative banking principles. Savings Bank Department. Ileposits of $1.00 and upwards received, subject to no delay in withdrawal of all or any portion. Keremeos Branch. R. H. CARMICHAEL, Acting Manager. Model Livery, Feed and Sale Stables. KEREMEOS, B.C. Freighting, Draying, aiul General Livery Business. Grain and Hay. D. GILLESPIE, Proprietor. Where Mosquitoes Are Bad. Some idea of what is a real plague of mosquitoes may be gained in the story of a recent visit to Chenier tu Tigre. an island in the Gulf of Mexico south of Abbeville, told by Hen M. Foster, manager of the Orange Land Company, which has extensive interests in the island. Mr. Foster and his associate, T. A. Deea, and their wives left on a Monday lo spend two weeks there, but returned the same week bearing evidences of their one night experience on the island. Mr. Foster says scores of cattle have been liter- all; "drowned" in mosquitoes; that is, the insects have swarmed into their noses and air passages until they have suffocated, and the inhabitants would meet the same fate if they did not remain indoors, leaving their farms and stock to shift for themselves. The island has not suffered a similar visitation for fourteen years. Thursday night Ihe people on Chenier an Tigre went peacefully to sleep without mosquito bars. Friday morning the air was so thick vvith them that it was impossible to venture out of doors without serious risk of life. The mosquitoes are so numerous that they swarm into one's eyes, nose and month il he ventures to open it. Since then the people have been virtually prisoners in their houses. The cattle, which are raised in thousands on the island, fared the worst. Usually they are divided into herds of several hundred; but Mr. Foster saw about ten thousand in one big herd, their best protection heing to keep together, always moving lo windward, to keep the pests oil as much as possible. Occasionally one vvill become exhausted or a cow with a call vvill drop behind, only to meet death quickly. The mosquitoes envelop an animal so thickly that they swarm into its breathing passages and literally smother it to death. Occasionally an animal vvith some strength left will run to windward blindly, until it dashes itself to death against some obsti uction or falls exhausted, when its tormentors complete their work. Mr. Pouter says the residents had record of thirty head of cattle being killed by mosquitoes up lo Sunday night. How many more they do not know, as they dare venture out onlv for a short time. Provincial and General. Fall assizes open at Greenwood Oct. 26, at Vernon Oct. 19. Twelve persons were killed and \\ 102 injured in a collision of electric- trains at Coldwell, Wash., on Saturday. It is proposed to hold Sunday afternoon band concerts at Summer- land, with a short address by a minister on each occasion. The citizens of Greenwood tendered a farewell banquet to Dr. J. E. Spankie at the Imperial hotel on Saturdav evening. The doctor has been a resident of the district for ten years. Capt. Fdward Newman, an old and well known resident of the Washington border, vvas killed by a runaway accident last week near Conconully. He vvas 65 years of age, and a veteran of the American civil war, in which he lost his right arm at tbe battle of Coal Harbor. SIMILKAMEN SADDLERY CO. Repairers -nd Makers of Harness, Boots and Shoes, Etc. —o— Whips. Hits, Spurs, Belts, Etc., kept in stock. AT ONCE. A n'lial.W* local salesman wanti'tl io rep- iv son t Canada's Oldest & Greatest Nurseries In KEREMEOS and adjoining country. \\\\V havo been •hipping stock for Thirty Years to Hritish Columbia ami as our trees are grOWfl on Hini'stotU' soil tlioy arc acknowledged by experienced fruit growers to be longer lived ami hardier than Coast (TOW* stock. A permanent situation lo ritflit man witb territory reserved* l\\_v Weekly. Pre* Out lit. Write lor particulars. STONE & WELLINGTON Fonthill Nuraeriee. (Licensed by H.l'. Oovenwaent.) TORONTO .... ONT A western editor bas received the following letter: "Please send me a few copies of the paper which had the obituary and verses about the death of my child a week or so ago. Also, publish the enclosed clipping about my niece's marriage. And I wish you would mention in your local columns if it don't cost anything, that I have a couple of bull calves to sell. Send me a couple of extra copies of the paper this week. As my subscription is out, please stop my paper. Times is too hard to waste money on a newspaper." F. SCHNEIDER M.UHIM.KY RSPAtMDi GENERAL BLACKSMITH. KEREMEOS. Similkameen Land Division. DISTRICT Off YAI.K. I rpAKK NOTICK that I, William Alexander Hal*. * inK, miner, agent for Kenneth Carlton Howl I Frith, of Keremeos, B.C . intend to apnly for permission to purehase the followin^ tleserined lands : Commeni/inK at a po*' planted at the S. K. torner ot Indian Kisirve l.ot No. 4, thenee 0*0**M a)oni[ the Indian Reserve 20 ehairm, themv south 40 .hams, them «■ east 20 eliains, thenee north alonjf the Indian MMm l.ot No. J to point of starting, containing HO aeres more or lews. W, A. Hainin.;, .Went for Kenneth Carlton Hovd Frith. Ker.meos. B.C.. July 22, PXW. HOTEL KEREMEOS OPPOSITE G. N. R. STATION. ENTIRELY NEW AND FIRST-CLASS FAMILY HOTEL. Headquarters in the Lower Similkameen for Commercial Travelers and Mining Men. GEO. KIRBY, MANAGER- Keremeos, B.C. HUGHES & MILBURN, Builders and Contractors Liim*. Ci'ivwnt, CwMOfl Blockl anil Brick for salt'. Plastering Masonry Painting Paper-Hanging Frtiieetee jhree fur ail ami every kind uf Ceanem Work ami Budding gomettatty. Write ns for prieee, E. J. HUGHES. PistaiHi' no oh\\ocl. G. MILBURN. Alkazar Hotel Keremeos, B. C. PERCY MARKS - - PROPRIETOR. KEREMEOS MEAT MARKET Choice Fresh Meats, Cured Meats, Fish, Poultry,etc. FREE DELIVERY. Special contract rates to camps. Orders for Cured Meats, Fish and Poultry promptly and satisfactorily filled. HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR HIDES. GEO. CAWSTON. FOURTEEN METHODS. Different Ways of Using Water For Irrigation. Fourteen approved methods of irrigating', adapted to practically every kind of land and the various tree, root and vine crops, vvill be demonstrated on a 15-acre tract in the Spokane valley near the city limits in connection vvith the 17th session of the National Irrigation Congress in Spokane, hog, 0 to 14. The purpose is to afford the delegates to the congress and visitors an opportunity to study the best known means of supplying moisture by artificial means to orchards, berry and sugar beet fields, v ineyards and hay and grain lands. There will also fie demonstrations by manufacturers of apparatus used in modern irrigation. Ten acres of land has been set aside for displays of machinery. PORCH'S tii.k firi:. What is considered by experts to be the acme of scientific irrigation and at the same time tlie most economical method will be shown in the use of porous tile pipe laid under tlie ground, llie principle is tlie antithesis ol drainage in that the pores and joints of the pipes give out sufficient water to supply the plant life above them. Ihis plan is declared lo be practicable in supplying moisture for fruit trees, vegetables, berries and almost every kind ol product, the advantage being that the water carried by the pipes is discharged directly below lhe roots of the plants, instead of on the surface of the soil. In comparison vvith the foregoing plan there is shown the primitive method, practiced by irrigators before it was learned how to distribute water economically and to the best advantage. No grading or leveling was done on this tract; in fact, in contour it is as Nature left it. Water is taken to the highest point on the land to distribute itself over the ground. Ihe idea in this is to show waste of water and soil by vv tailing and erosion. I'liMNi. TO i:vi:kv IMS. Tlie individual system, also to be demonstrated) calls for piping water to everv tree Tfl make it effective the walei must have .. head Ihe pipe, which may be smal , is run to within three feel of a tree to discharge water into a circular ditch or basin built around the tree. This method is desirable in districts where a small amount of water is ilisiied to do a large amount of irrigating. There is no loss from evaporation or seepage, and only the ground in which the tree grOWl receives the water. The cost of installing this system is much larger than for the open ditch or flume system, but the difference is soon made up on the cost of water, where it is paid for by the acre-fool. on \\ Dm ins. Subirrigatittg by means of open ditches will also be shown. The dit- , lies are ol such depth ilia! llie water i Would You Be Interested 1 x In a place that offers an agreeable occupation, a perfect climate, an assured income, and is in a word an ideal home land ? These conditions are found in the genial Similkameen Valley, now opened up by the Great Northern Railway Coast-Kootenav route. FIRST-HAND OPPORTUNITIES X FOR THE x Home-Seeker, Business Man, Fruit-Grower, or Farmer. ^ WHAT ONE MAN SAYS " I lived in Ontario and Saskatchewan for many years, as well as in the State of Washington and the Kootenays, and after carefully looking over the Okanagan Valley I vvas led to decide that the Similkameen, from the variety and quality of its products, was superior in every way, and here I located. To say the least, this is Canada's California for climate and fruit. It is the healthiest and best money-making country I ever saw." JJ Your Chance for a Free Trip to Seattle Fair and a JJ 09 8 X X Visit to This Rich Valley. WE OFFER A SPECIAL METHOD OF DOING BOTH. Write for particulars, free photos, booklets, etc., to § B. C. FRUIT LAND CO. I X ILIMITEDI X \\] 122 8th Ave. West, CALGARY, ALTA., or KEREMEOS, B. C. \\\\ YiXiZXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXoGl is absorbed without moistening the surface. This method is advantageous where soil has a tendency to bake or become crusted alter watering. two tracts will show ihe practicability of ivalering steep land in open ditches. The inclines on one tract are from 30 to 45 degrees. The other shows the terrace system, water heing dropped from one lei- race to the other. It vvill he demonstrated that land can he irrigated by this plan withou. washing or erosion. One form of corrugation system is applied to soil where the land slopes in more than one direction, the ditches being made to follow lhe natural contour, which needs no grading. Water is supplied through one box and the ditches spread out in fan shape over the land. Another plan ofthe so-called corrugation idea, hesi adapted lo sugar beet, alfalfa and grain lands vvith a gentle slope, shows water distribution bv means of V-shaped ditches or rills, 2' _■ inches deep and about 18 inches apart. The marginal dike or basin system of irrigation show s dili lies built surrounding the tract of varying rife running from one acre to IC acres in area. fo practice tliis. method successfully the laud must he level or have only a gentle slope. Sufficient head may he had in the water itself to cause it to spread over tlie ground. DM1 svsii:m. On another tract is the dike system which follows the natural contour of the land. This method is adapted to ground with a slope, but is not practical for level land. It is similar to the side dike system bul the tn s.t cost is less and the results not as satisfactory. lhe side dike system is used to best advantage on ground with a uniform slope. The method is to build dikes 100 feet apart, from Kto 12 inches high, depending upon the character oi the soil. Water is taken from the head ditch and spread in a sheet over the areas between the dikes. The surplus passes into a ditch and is carried to the next area. winun im vx. The sprinkler plan culls for sprav- sprinklers arranged between the trees or vegetable rows and so placed lhat they water all of the ground. This sysu-m can he used only where water is supplied under pressure. OHM PLUM! svstkm. Another system is to distribute water to each tree in an open flume. The water is supplied from a head ditch. This is similar lo the piping method to individual trees, but is a waste oi Water, though the cost ol installation is less. LOCAL NOTES. C. 0, French of Princeton visited the lower valley on Thursday. Wm. Armstrong of Summerland is making a visit to Keremeos. The track-layers have reached Bradshavv's. Hedley, next station! The party of Keremeos campers at the Ashnola returned home on Wednesday. The school-house contractors expect to have the building finished about the middle of next week. E. T. Mountford, 0. P. Bo wen aud I.. P. Howen, of Summerland, spent a few days in the Similkameen this week. K. R. Davidson of Vancouver, representing Smith, Davidson and Wright, stationers, vvas in town on Wednesday. Ernest Thomas of Princeton was in town on Tuesday to meet his parents, who have just arrived from the old country on a visit. A close season for bighorn to the 31st of August 1 *> 11 in the counties of Yale and Westminster has been proclaimed by order in council. H. B. Gibson of Alameda, Sask., who bought a fruit lot here this spring, arrived in Keremeos on Tuesday. He intends to move here this fall. W. Dench, of the Apex mine staff, vvas in town yesterday. He reports that good progress is being made on the new wagon road, which it is expected vvill reach the camp before the end of the month. V. J. Rose and Paul Brodhagen of Hedley returned home on Thursday. They report things humming at Spokane and a tremendous rush of homeseekers for the reservations I recently thrown open by I'ncle Sam. C. H. tiephart arrived in Keremeos yesterday lo succeed (>. B, Votaw as trainmaster, Mr. Votaw has been promoted to the position of assistant superintendent on the Great Palls division of the Great Northern. Mis. Prank Richter will give a lawn party on Saturdav afternoon and evening next in aid oi St. John's Church Guild, Tennis, croquet, games of all kinds, and refreshments. Evtfy one welcome. Come and have a good time. Alec BroomAeld, of the firm of Broomftetd K: Garrison, Princeton, wus in tow n on Wednesday on his way to his home al Weslbi idge, in the Kettle River valley. One of Mr. Broomfield's reasons for returning now is the reported resumption of work on the Midway and Vernon railway. No one seems to know just what to expect from the sudden activity on the road whether it is a charter-holding bluff or real business. Neither is it known to the man outside whether it is the old company that is moving or a new one or the C. P. R. Hedley's Big Day. lledlev is preparing for a high old time on Labor Day and the following day, Sept. 0 and 7. Prizes to the amount of $1500 are to be offered for horse races, athletic sports, drilling contest, trap shooting, baseball, etc. A ball will be held on Monday evening under the auspices of the Miners' Union. A special train vvill be run from Oroville to Keremeos, and an extra-special from here up to Hedley vvill likely be arranged. The town expects and will probably have the biggest crowd in its history. Harvesting has begun in the prairie provinces. CASH SALE! Here is one of the greatest chances to make money ever offered in the Similkameen. LADIES' AND MEN'S SUITS CLEANED AND PRESSED $1.00 Mending and repairing neatly done. Leave orders at The Big Store. MRS. F. J. SAUVE. Our entire stock of Dry Goods and Hardware going at ACTUALj:OST^ We mean just what we say and if you want bargains do not wait until it is too late. The following are a few of the lines we are clearing out: English dress prints, unfadeahle, in many colors, -r° CAR OF PURITY FLOUR Miiis liicsilav on or before ihe lull noon in each month in Kereiiifus Town Mall Visiim^ memberscordleU) invited, C, I ■ Cl MMISl.s. W, M. 0. McCi Kiiv.K. S. The price is just the same. The fruit season is here and we have WM DALRYMPLE * ^00(* ^PP'y of "Schram" Sealers. GENERAL BLACKSMITH. Your Patronage Solicited. Satisfaction Guaranteed, Cumming's Old Stand. I gmwwmmm Centre.) ver l'( million in use. There is no better sealer on the market to-day and the price is right. Do not experiment with other jars but get the best. YOU Cannot afford to miss this sale as il will save vou dollars. 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