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l nn NCfiTON STA Twenty-fifth Year—No. 48 Published in the-Interests of Mining :>i§B$, Agriculture in the Similkameen - P ' ■ • '',' '^W ' * ' r ...G --, fr.t,-, , ■ • PRINCETON, B.C., THURS^Y, OCTOBER 16, 1924 PER YEAR: Sa.oo Cub ' Single Copy BC. Beginning to Manifest Interest in By-election . LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN FEDERAL HOUSE MAY ADDRESS ELECTORS OF PRINCETON Tae present election campaign will be opened in Princeton in the Oddfellows' Hall this evening at eight o'clock when D. W. Sutherland will address the electors. It will probably be Mr. Sutherland's only opportunity to speak here as the Yale riding is a large one and requires a considerable time to cover. Electors should make it alpoint to attend. Later meetings may be arranged for other speakers but so far nothing in that line has been arranged Last Thursday evening Mr. Sutherland and Dr. King, federal minister of public works addressed the electors of Keremeos at a well attended* and enthusiastic meeting. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Sutherland addressed the electors of Coalmont but owing to the unfavorable hour and scant notice the meeting v/as not 13 ijj tended. A better and more enthusiastic audience greeted the Liberal candidate at Blakeburn last evening. Col. Edgett was in Princeton last Saturday arranging the itinerary. A meeting which it was the intention to hold at Hedley last Wednesday had to be postponed. J. H. Patten, registrar of voters at Keremeos and Charlie Fowler of Kelowna are accompany';" it M" Sutherland on his present trip up the valley. Mr. W. A. McKenzie, member for the Similkameen in the local legislature, and A. S. Hatfield, agent for Mr. Stirling, the Conservative candidate in" the approaching election, were in town last evening and today went up the valley as far as Tulameen. We are informed that Mr. McKenzie will be back in Princeton this evening and has been invited to appear on the platform. According to Mr. Hatfield he has not yet arranged the itinerary of meetings for this valley but he intimates that there is a strong possibility that Hon. Arthur Meighen, leader of the Conservative party at Ottawa, will appear on the public platform in the interests of Ar. Stirling. pheasant Season opens Pheasant shooting, a comparatively new form of sport for patrons of the "scatter" gun in this valley, but perhaps the most attractive of all, opens on Saturday. Under the protection which the game laws afforded these ha.ndsome, birds have multiplied very rapidly in the lower Similkameen and even the small bunch that were liberated at the ranch of Percy Rowlands two seasons ago are reported to have thrived satisfactorily. In another year or two the prospects are that pheasant shooting will he general from one end of the valley to the other, but for the present .sportsmen in this district are reminded that it is not permissable to shoot these birds above the town of Hedley. Donated Surgical Bed To Princeton Hospital FUNDS RETURNED BY MEMORIAL COMMITTEE TO EX-SERIVE MEN ARE PUT TO GOOD USE Mr. Phillips, formerly lineman for the government telephone .in thi^ district, but now a resident of Merritt, was a visitor in Princeton on Sunday. He was accompanied by his family. 8 NEW FORD SEDANS AND 8 NEW FORDSON TRACTORS Ford Contest Announcement The Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, nas now been ia business for twenty years. During that time 340,964 Ford cars and trucks have been built and the Ford has won a nation-wide reputation' for giving satisfactory service. In our relations with the public as local Ford dealers we have learned that the Best advertising we get is. the recommendation of a satisfied customer. Many Ford cars are sold on such-recommendations and many more will be sold in the same way. If you are one of the many thousands of Canada's farmer Ford owners, here is a big opportunity for you. Ten farmer Ford-owners or members of farmer Ford-owner families in each rural Ford dealer's territory in British Columbia will be given the privilege of taking orders for Ford cars, trucks and tractors. Only the first ten applicants for this privilege will be enrolled. You can enroll immediately. Order forms and complete instructions will be supplied to all contestants. All you are expected to do is to tell your friends who need a car, truck or tractor of your own experience with your Ford. If they decide to buy, you take their order and send it to the Ford Branch in this territory. On all such orders you will get credit in points at the rate of 5% on the list price of the order. The contestant gaining the highest number of points in each Ford Branch territory will receive, absolutely free, a Ford Tudor Sedan, fully equipped, all taxes and delivery charges paid, and with 1925 license, ready to run. Next highest contestant will receive, free, a Fordson tractor, fully equipped with fenders and belt p_lley, ready to work. All contestants who do not qualify for the first or second prizes will receive credit for 3% of the list price on all orders taken in by them. This will be awarded in any kind of Ford-made merchandise or in cash. This contest closes December 30th. Prizes will be delivered January 15th. Enrollment applications will be sent to all farmer Ford-owners but if you wish to enroll immediately in order insure acceptance application may be had from the undersigned. E. Em BURR & SONS PRINCETON B. C. About two years ago a movement, initiated by the Ex-seryice Men's Association of Princeton, was launched to have a fitting memorial erected to tae* men from this town and district who fell in the Great War. At a meeting of the citizens it was decided that this memorial should be in the form of a monument, which as opportunity offered would form,part of a scheme of beautifying the triangle of public ground at the junction of Bride Street and Vermilion Ave. The committee- appointed to carry out the scheme however decided upon a project in which the memorial idea was made secondary to that of improvement of tne property and contemplated an expenditure that wa.s beyond the means of the district. The matter was left in abeyance so long that the ex-service men, who had contributed tne sum of $111.65 as a nucleus to the fund, requested that the money be returned to them s: that it could be used for some worthy purpose. At a general meeting of the association held on Tuesday evening it was unanimously voted that approximately $80 of this money be used to purchase a Fowler surgical bed for the local hospital, which it is understood is much needed, and that as soon as the necessary additional funds I can be raised tl at a brass tablet be purchased and placed in some public place, with the names of the Princeton men who fell in the war inscribed thereon. At the same meeting several other topics of interest were discussed and officers elected for the ensuing year as follows: President, Alex Adams; vice-president, G. H. Dyson; secretary-treasurer, R. W. Levack; committee, W. L. Boult, J. Mitchell and Vic Ryder. The attention of members was drawn to a case where the pension board without any explanation has discontinued a disa.hjed man's pension. As the member in question was occupying a government position with a fair salary, payment of the pension during his occupancy of the position was not insisted upon, but in the opinion of the meeting, some assurance should be given by the pension board that upon his resignation or dismissal from the position, that the pension be resumed. It was - decided to extend the patronage of the association to Mr. Nicholson, a mt-n who saw much service and was wounded in the war, in carrying out a Victory Festival to be held here in connection with the observance of Armistice Day anniversary. A committee was appointed to co-operate with Mr. Nicholson. It was also decided to hold a smoker on. the evening of Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 10th. Tickets for this will shortly be on sale and will be open to the public. I ADVANTAGES OF *_tfcTO_ft_iii__«_t_rora«M°4iiiiraMiM_^^ i 1 1 s MOVED TO PENTICTON INCORPORATION H E %V*l»M9VrJMtem*W'M^^^ The Princeton Star: j'protection will be' afforded, paid for For the past 12 months the question ! &f>all property owners equitably, of incorporation under the Village j w#h a resulting lowering of insurance rates in the town. ■ 4". That building by-laws will be in- ( augiirated providing for the erection of-jper-lain classes cr buildings in cer-1 tain areas. 5. The protection of legitimate es-' tablislied businesses in the commun-; itjaby. preventing the raft of pedlars, I aluminium salesmen, cloak and suit! sales men and women, automobile j salesmen ether than those doing busi- [ nes* through our local garages, spice an|s' extract pedlers, brush salesmen, et|g|jfc'ho have been congregating to Act has been in the minds of a great many of the property owns of Princeton, and it is for the purpose of ex: plaining the act and answering questions that some of the citizens of. Princeton are calling for a public meeting at the Princeton Hotel on next Monday night at 8 p. m. The inspector of municipalities paid a visit to Princeton some months ago and it is by his advice that the question is brought to the attention of the' people at this time. The fall of the year is the proper Mr. R. Dale left by motor on Tuesday for Penticton where he will open up a boot and shoe repairing business in his shop on Front Street, adjacent to the B. C. Hotel. "Doc," as he was familiarly known in the Similkameen, has been a resident of Princeton for ten years and was always recognized as. an expert saddler and shoe repairer. Prior to leaving he sold his property on Bridge Street to C. V. Prosser. He had previously disposed of his'stock of boots, shoes, suit cases, etc., to W. A. Wagenhauser. Mr. Wagenhauser also recently purchased from George Govier of Penticton, who has retired from business, his stock of boots and shoes and had it transferred to the Prihceton Departmental Stores. Difficulties of Fraser Canyon Route QUESTION OF COMPENSATION HAS NOT YET BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE RAILWAYS time t<Tconsider the * question^aV'ttj p.3P?t°n ever since the railroad con- incorporation is the wish of the ma- j ltr^0J? to Copper Mountain started. Will Benefit Okanagan m And Similkameen DEVELOPING THE KINGSTON GROUP (Contributed.) Considerable interest attaches to the visit during last week to Hedley of the fiscal agent of the Metropolitan Mining Co. Mr. James Malcolm, of iVancouver, and his visit is held to presage an early start on further development of this valuable group of claims, which adjoin the Nickel Plate property. The Metropolitan Mining Company, which has been capitalized at $350,000 has taken over the Kingston group and the Kingston fraction, also the Warehouse claims. In connection with the preliminary undertakings of the new company Mr. John Willoughby, well and favorably known in the Similkameen District has severed his former connections and has secured an option on a large block of stock in the new company and it is his intention to interest local capital in the development of the Metropolitan holdings. The cry has long been raised that the dividends from British Columbia's paying mines goes elsewhere than in British Columbia and in view of this the company has laid down a policy that just as far as.the people of the district will help themselves to the fruits of this rich property, so the j company will assist them in their en- j terprise. It is not the intention ofj the company to sell any more stock I than is necessary to raise the capital needed for ihe erection of a m'11 ~ tramway when the stock will be taken off the market or very materially ac1 vanced in price. jority of the property owners and residents of Princeton, then it should start operating at the beginning of the new year so that there is no confusion between the provincial ani village authorities as to disposition of revenue. The question comes up of what is this incorporation scheme ■ and what does it mean to the residents of Princeton? Primarily it is intended to allow towns which have less than a thousand population to incorporate for the purpose of administering its affairs, schools and policing excepted: Under the Villa e Act the provincial government still continues to levy 'taxes for maintainence of the school system as previously. It still will ad1 minister justice and irovide police for the district. Those powers are not granted to a village The act does provide that the village shall have the power formerly held by the province of levying taxes for the general purposes required for the carrying on of the village, i.e., for the paying of administration charges and for spending such sums as are deemed necessary for roads, sidewalks, fire j protection, hospitals, parks, etc. In addition the provincial government gives to a village a share in the liquor profits, automobile licences and pari-mutual funds. Business and trades licences are payable to the village and not to the province as heretofore. Power is given the village to levy dog and poll taxes, in ad_, dition to the other items. An estimate . of the funds which would accrue to the village of Prince- ten under the act may be estimated as. follows: Taxes on unimproved and improved property $3200.00 Business licenses 800.00 Share of liquor profits 1400.00 Share of motor licenses '.. 500.00 Share of pari-mutuals 200.00 Dog Licenses .'. 250.00 Road cf poll tax .....:. 400.00 Such salesmen and pedlers pay noth ing-sih the way of taxes towards our school systems and contribute to the community only to the extent of their bane living expenses while in the corajnunity. .6.. -All travelling entertainments' sucfi.'' ks Chautauquas, minstrels, cir-' cusfts, street fairs, etc., would all be taxld for the general revenue of the community. Space does not perniit going into the-f entire question of village incor-! porjmon in these columns. We have j endeavored to give you an idea of; tbejkct but a complete understanding j canVlonly be obtained through close ! study of it. The matter will be gone j into:;as-'fully as possible at the public; meeting on Monday night at the Hotel Prirjceton where advantages and ob-1 jectTohs will be given consideration. I Be (jure and come yourself and urge . your, neighbor to be there also. Ai'comparison will be shown here j of what it is proposed tc spend in j the if own during the coming year r.s j against that which has been spent by . the -sbrovincial government in its ad-' ministration for our affairs for us. These comparisons will certainly, make you sit up, look and listen. We '. mean'' no disparagement- to the gov- ] ernnleht- in its efforts on our behalf beeaijise as an unincorporated district weTyere. simply another little place j to b& given a piece of road this year ; or'-a.jside walk next, but as an incor- ] PiH2il3_-?-WaEe 'we 'immediately be- come>somethin£., no longer"an"infaiiti requiring aid from a parental gov-; ernment, but a mature body capable of administering our own affairs. Let every one be present. CITIZENS COMMITTEE. Princeton, B. C, October 13th, 1924. j RATES IN EFFECT PRIOR TO JULY 6TH TO BE IMMEDIATELY RESTORED RADIO ENTERTAINMENT With kind permission of Mr. Alex j Broomfield the citizens of Princeton and district are invited to attend a : Total estimated annual rev- I demonstration of the famous Radiola enue $6750.00 i Super-Heterodyne (Second Harmonic) You will note that the first item, | by the Princeton Departmental Stores that of taxes on land and improve- j in the dining room of the Princeton | ments is estimated at $3200.00, this Hotel. Adults only on Tuesday even- being the amount now levied by the ing next, October 21st, at 8 o'clock. | provincial government. This is placed And again the next evening, Wednes-, at the same figure as that now being day, at 8 o'clock for children, levied because it is not the wish of I Refreshments will be served at 9 any one interested in incorporation | o'clock each evening. No one should to see the taxes in this community raised. What we do want is to know that we are getting value in the town, for the taxes paid by administering them ourselves. The administration of a village under the Village Incorporation Act is in the hands of three commissioner-; who are paying taxes on real property of the value of $500.00 or more per year. They may or may not be paid salaries by the village for the service they render. If paid a sum, it cannot exceed $100.00 per year. The clerical work is the main item ■of expense so far as administration goes. Other places in this province of greater population than we have are paying only $750.00 per year for such work. This should be a fair estimate for Princeton. Books, ledgers, stationary, etc., go to make up the other administration charges. Of course these expenses will be higher for the first year than for any years thereafter. Since we have made an estimate of the revenue for a year let us also make up a draft of what should be considered a budget for the village for a year's operation. •Estimated annual expenditures: Three commissioners $ 300.00 Municipal clerk 750.00 Sundries, office expenses, etc. 500.00 Hospital grant 500.00 Fire protection 500.00 Care of indigent poor 300.00 Road and sidewalk improvement '. 2500.00 Balance to reserve fund 1400.00 Total estimates $6750.00 Under the incorporation act the town cannot go into debt, nor can it borrow at one time more than three fourths of the remaining unpaid taxes due to the town. This is allowed so that the commissioners may obtain funds to pay bills of the village as they become due without having to wait for the payment of taxes. Some of the advantages under the Village Incorporation Act are as follows: 1. That the expenses of administration are spent here in Princeton? 2. That more extensive and efficient road work will be done. 3. That further and suitable fire miss this opportunity of listening to concerts being held in Edmonton,; Calgary, Vancouver, Portland, San, Francisco, Oakland and other points | within 3000 miles. There are no j aerials with this machine and the reproduction is received inside of closed doors. Come and listen to, the most wonderful invention of modern days. Ottawa, Oct. 14.—The Board of Railway Commissioners today issued an order disallowing the Crows Nest Pass rates, requiring them to be withdrawn from operation within fifteen days from today. "It therefore follows that the -reduction provided for in the Crows Nest Pass agreement must disappear as a factor in Canadian freight tariffs. Under the conditions now prevailing, it is impossible to make a fair and reasonable adjustment of rates and toirs, as between the shipper and the railroads on the basis of the continuance of such reductions and the provisions of the Crows Nest Pass agreement. "This decision will remove as between city and city all discrimination based on the Crows Nest Pass agreement, and will eliminate whatever discrimination has arisen from an extension of lines and railway to whicbj the benefit of such rates has not been applied by those responsible for the existing tariffs." In the above words Chief Commissioner McKeown summarized the judgment of the.majority of the commission on the Crows Nest Pass case. The majority report which, as presented by Commissioner A. C. Boyce and is concurred in by the chief commissioner "and" Oy "Commissioners Calvin Lawrence and Nantel, disallows the Crows Nest Pass rates and orders that they be withdrawn from operation within fifteen days "from the date cf the judgment. The net-result is: that railway freights remain as they were on July 6 last. From the judgment of the majority,. Commissioners McLean and Oliver dissent. Will Benefit Okanagan The disallowance of tbe Crows Nest rates must mean to- the return to the rates which prevailed prior to July 7, last. The section Of British Columbia which will feel the change most should be the Okanagan. The Crows Nest rates^ gave the Ontario apple growers an advantage in the prairie .market as far west as thirty miles this side of Calgary. With their removal, the Okanagan growers will be able practically to control the prairie market, and with prices better thairJ they were a year ago, this ought to mean more money and increased purchasing power in Birtish Columbia. THE COVERED WAGON Anticipating crowded houses for "The Covered Wagon," the big screen production which will appear here next week a.nd in order that patrons from a distance may not be disappointed in securing a seat, Manager Harry Knighton of the Princess Theatre is arranging a reservation of seats for the occasion. These will be on sale at the post office, commencing Saturday, Oct. 18. There is no extra charge for reserved seats, the accommodation merely being extended in order that out-of-town patrons shall not be inconvenienced. While in other places the price of admission to this big special has ranged from one dollar up Manager Knighton has placed the general admission at 75c. Orders from outside points will be received and seats reserved for the evening desired. Remember the dates, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23, 24 and 25. In addition to the reserved seats there will be a. number of rush seats. Reservation of seats'closes at seven o'clock each evening. REGISTRARS OF VOTERS Following is a list of the registrar^ of voters in this valley for the approaching federal electkn: Cawston, A. B. McClean; Keremeos, L. H. Patten; Hedley, R. B. Baxter; Nickel Plate L. M. Congdon; Princeton, G. G. Lyall; Allenby, W. S. Miller; Coalmont, A, D. Worgan; Blakeburn, G. McEachern; Tulameen, J. A. Schubert. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS While the regular voters' lists close on Saturday, Oct. 18, for registration for the approaching . by-election in Yale, the various registrars will be open for certain hours between Oct. 24th to 28th, inclusive, and receive names of voters for supplemental lists. On election day a voter, who has not registered can vote by taking the oath and being vouched for by a a. duly registered elector. Keep in mind the Hallowe'en dance in aid of the Princeton hospital on Oct 31st. PRINCESS THEATRE FRIDAY and SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 AND 18 THOMAS MEIGHAN IN "WOMAN PROOF" COMEDY "DON'T BE FOOLISH" NEXT WEEK 'The Covered H Wagon' . OCT. 23, 24 and 25 KEEP THE DATES OPEN Victoria, Oct. 10.—That the government will act with extreme caution \n awarding contracts for the completion of the trans-provihcial highway was indicated today when full details of me scheme were given out by Hon. W. H. Sutherland, minister of public works, after he had announced that tenders on the project would be called Monday to be returnable Nov. 10. At the same time Dr. Sutherland .f-r ounced that he would ask the railway board at its next session in the west, to consider what amounts the Canadian National a.nd Canadian Pacific, Railways should pay the province for damage caused by them to the old Cariboo wagon road through their costructfon of their lines along the Fraser River Canyon. This money would be spent on the new road. Not Committed "The government, by calling for tenders," said a statement given out by the public works department,", is not finally committed to its present choice as the final decision will, Of necessity, have to depend on the prices submitted for the various classes of work on the different contracts. Through the Canyon the road is located a.t many points in close proximity to either the Canadian Pacific or Candian Northern railways, and the tenders of the different contractors will be governed by the view they individually take of the difficulty and risk involved in carrying out work under these conditions. Ask Heavy Bonds ''Contractors will be required to deposit very heavy-bonds with the government to ensure that they take all steps humanly possible to preserve the safety of the travelling public on the railways; and, further, it is improbable that the government will consider the bid of any contractor who is not specially experienced and qualified in this class of dangerous work. This is a case where angels may well fear to tread, and where the minister of public works may be more than justified in not neqessarily accepting "the lowest tender." ^^^^^^^~ MRP- Series of Contracts -frgife jjfi^ A series of contractsf^Will be awarded to cover the whole of the new road from Hope to Spences Bridge, Dr. Sutherland explained. The government will first complete the stretch from Hope to Lytton and later will build the road along the Thompson River to Spences Bridge. Meanwhile before this last link is installed it will be possible for motorists to drive North to Spences Bridge thus reaching the latter point by a detour. The first unit of the work is the stretch from Hope to Yale, which will be done by day labor, and for which no contract will be let. The second unit, for which tenders are called, is from Yale to the site of the old Alexandria bridge, a distance of 13 1-2 miles. Alternative Routes The second contract will cover the road from the bridge to Bothroyd Indian reserve, 22 2-3 miles. This contract is divided so that tenders may be made on alternative routes past Hell's Gate, one along the river and the other on the hillside. The third contract is from Bothroyd to Lytton, 22 miles. A few sections of this stretch from Lytton to Spences Bridge wlU CQver 24 miles and will not be started until the other parts of the road are installed. CAWSTON "TOM" CANNERY This co-operative cannery has been doing fairly well this season, the pack to date (Oct. 6th) being 13,000 cases, about equal to the total output last year. This year's pack is estimated to -reach 17,000 cases, provided the frost does not put a premature stop to the industry. There was a rather heavy frost oh the nights of Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th pf September, but at Cawston the tomato crop was very lightly affected. Last year Jack Frost put down his foot hard enough to be painfully felt on the 23rd of October, which is more than two weeks away, and during two weeks a lot can be done in the canning business. "It is to be hoped that Mr. Frost will be as lenient this year as he was last," said the manager, Mr. S. Manery, "and give us an extension of time until the end of this month at least." The daily output is from 650 to 700 cases, the number of peelers employed being twenty-eight. The" employees work nine hours a day and all are local people, except four peelers. This year's crop is not up to the average in size, but there is very little deterioration in quality. Of course the smaller the fruit the more expensive it becomes to handle it, as there is more skin and less pulp, and by the same token it takes the peelers, who work by the .piece, a much longer time to peel a ton. "However," concluded the manager, "things might be much worse and we have no kick coming." Teh car loads have already been shipped from this cannery this season. -There are 125 acres used exclusively in growing tomatoes for the Co-operative. fSfp^.,^ THE PRINCETON STAR, PRINCETON, B. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 16, 1924 Cbe Iprincetott Star PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT PRINCETON. B.C. J. A. BROWN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES British Empire, One Year $2.00 Foreign. One Year S 2.50 Payable in Advance. THURSDAY OCTOBER 16, 1924 A QUESTION OF PENSIONS A much involved question cropped up at a meeting of the Princeton Ex- service Men's Association held in the Hotel Princeton on Tuesday evening. Should a man who is suffering from partial disability as a result of war service, but who has been given a government position at a faft salary, be entitled to a pension during his tenure of office. We take the position that he should not. J"he strong exception we took to the appointment of other than returned men to the positions of vendors when the liquor stores at Keremeos, Penticton and Coalmont were created was based on the principle that if partially disabled war veterans were given these positions it would relieve the country from contributing as great an amount in the way of pension money. The trouble in the case to which we refer appears to lie in the fact that the pension board have discontinued the pension without explanation and without asturance that it will again become operative should the pensioner .quit his job, either through resignation or dismissal. 8AM E OLD STORY There are a number of "ifs" and "ands" in the recent anonuncement of Dr. Sutherland, minister of public works, in connection with the calling of tenders for the building of a highway through the Fraser Canyon. It will be remembered that the minister stated at Keremeos that no decision as to route would be announced until they had taken up the question of compensation for road destroyed with the railway companies. In his latest communique he states that this will be done at the next meeting of the railway commission in the west. Looks as if he was "kidding the troops." It will perhaps end with the policy of Dr. King, now minister of public works in'the federal government and formerly minister of the same department in this province, being adopted. His policy was to build the direct route via Hope and Princeton first and have the other follow later. We know that Dr. King has not swerved from his decision, which was announced first from the Liberal convention at Nelson and later in the speech from the throne and from th~ floor of the local legislature. It would not be policy on his part now to dictate to the local government what they should do in the matter but surely his views should receive some consideration. IF NOT, WHY NOT? Next to the fact that the town of Princeton should be entitled to have a fair proportion of the money collected in the way of taxation spent here, but which is not, the strongest argument in favor of village incorporation would appear to be the fact that our local merchants have not sufficient protection against pedlars and hawksters from neighboring towns cp'nivr.g in and securing a large percentage of the trade and rightly belongs to them. It is the local mer« chant, who makes and contributes to the upkeep of the town, that is entitled to the trade. How much would it cost a Princeton merchant to peddle goods in Penticton? How much does it cost a Penticton merchant to peddle goods here? Merritt, Oct. 10.—Mr. H. C Anderson, District Provincial Engineer, met with an unfortunate accident on Saturday night. He was starting his car, and, as the engine was cold and the self-starter would not work, he got out to crank it. He had just made one turn when the engine back-fired, the crank handle breaking his right arm. As the campaign progesses more interest may be manifested in the approaching federal by-election, but at present to the ordinary elector it looks like six of one and half a dozen of the other. •..»a_iiai>..a_ ■•.n.ju..»„„.,„,,,„,,„„,„„,„„,,„„,„,,-,.,,.,,.,„,.,,, .-,,.,,,,„ _,,,.,.. ,«...,..,.,,,,.,..,., £rj-!■—in»f....;-..a...,•-...£....;.,..■....;....:....i„....,..i„..i.,..;.,..-;.. _.,..^...;,...;...;.,..;...,_....;.... _f Iiii WHAT WAS DOING HERE p TWENTY YEARS flOO | Ii; f |i| From the Similkameen Star of j| Saturday, October 15, 1904 Ij. i^:r::iii::ii;::;::;::j:';i:;:::::;:;:;:ii;i:nz^^iiEid? The Okanagan Herald has been recently started at Vernon and is a most welcome exchange, being bright, original and mechanically superior to any paper in that section. Geo. R. Philp, the courteous and efficient secretary-treasurer of the A. E. Howse Co., left for Nicola last Monday. Joe Fitzharris came down from Elliot creek last Sunday where he has been working all summer on his mineral properties adjoining the Cousin Jack. He has no doubt whatever as to the result of future developments of the camp. Sufficient is now fer/< to warrant tbe statement that tbere are "oceans of ore" of good grade and easily accessible. A bet of $500 against $50 has been laid in the riding by two gentlemen of strong political faiths that Sir Wilfrid 'Laurier will be the next premier. The roadmakers have been nearly all discharged on the Copper Mountain road, the appropriation being expended. There remains about a thousand yards to complete which it is understood will be done by E. Voigt. Foreman Goldsborough is having the roads and bridges repaired on the Nicola road. At Kamloops assize court, Rex vs. Brooks for shooting Smoky Chisholm, prisoner was discharged. Smoky is likely to be a lifelong cripple from the wound in his leg. Billy Summers arrived in town Thursday. He' didn't go to the war as reported. ' Ambrose McDermott, of Hedley, was in town Thursday making application before the commissioners for a license for the Similkameen hotel at Hedley. Mr. McDermott is a-successful hotel manager and is personally popular with guests and the public generally. He will open the Similkameen about the first of November and run it as a firs_t class hotel. J. Swansborough, who has no superior as a wine artist, will engage with Mr. McDermott. NOTICE Synopsis of Land Act Amendments "How ich by (Coal and Petroleum Act) Take notice that I, Benjamin Bowen of Princeton, B. C, intend to apply to the Commissioner of Lands for a licence to prospect for coal and petroleum over the following described lands: Commencing at the south west corner of Lot 248, Yale Division Yale District; thence north 40 chains; thence east 10 chains; thence north 40 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence east 70 chains to the point of commencement. BENJAMIN BOWEN, Locator. Dated this 28th day of August, 1924. 47-5 MINERAL ACT (Form F) Certificate of Improvements NOTICE The Fraser No. 1 Fractional, Co lumbia No. 1 Fractional, Snake No. 1 Fractional, Alder No. 1, Poplar No. 1, Live Oak No. 1, Willow No. 1, Dogwood No. 1, Burr Oak No. 1, Balsam No. 1. Spruce No. 1, Skagit No. 3 Fractional, Skagit No. 1 Fractional, Lowell No. 4 Fractional, Pearce No 4 Fractional mineral claims. Situate in the Similkameen Mining Division of Yale District. Where located: at Copper Mountain, near Princeton, B. C. Take notice that I, P. W. Gregory, acting as agent for the Allenby Copper Company Limited, a non-personal liability company of Allenby, B. C. Free miner's certificate No. 7954^C intend sixty days from the date hereof to apply to the mining recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obfteining a crown grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section 85, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 12th day of September, 1?24. 44-9 PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Crown lands may be pre-empted. by BritjSh subject over 18 years of age, and by aliens on declaring intention to become British subjects, conditional upon residence, occupation, and Improvement for agricultural purposes. Full information concerning regulations regarding pre-emptions is giren in Bulletin No. 1, Land Series to Pre-empt Land," copies of wni can be obtained- free of charge addressing the Department of Lands, Victoria, B. C, or to any Government Agent. Records will be granted covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and which is not timber- land, i. e., carrying over 5,000 board feet per acre west of tbe Coast Range and 8,000 feet per acre east of that Range. Applications for pre-emptions are to be addressed to the Land Commissioner of the Land Recording Divi- .'.ion, in which the land applied for is situated, and are made on printed forms, copies of which can be obtained from the Land Commissioner. Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years and improvements made to value of $10 per acre, including clearing and cultivating at least five acres, before a Crown Grant can be received. For more detailed information see the Bulletin "How to Pre-empt Land." PURCHASE Applications are received for purchase of vacant and unreserved Crown ! lands, not being timberland, for agri- ; cultural purposes; minimum price of | first-class (arable) land is $5 per acre, i per acre. Further" information re- ' garding purchase or lease of Crown lands, is given in Bulletin No. 10, ; Land Series, "Purchase and Lease of | Crown Lands.". Mill, factory, or industrial sites on i timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, j may be purchased or leased, the con- | ditions including payment of stump- age. HOMESITE LEASES Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 acres, may be leased as homesites, conditional upon a dwelling being erected in the first year, title being obtainable after residence and improvement conditions are fulfiilled and land has been surveyed. LEASES For grazing and industrial purposes areas not exceeding 640 acres may be leased by one person or a compnay. GRAZING Under the Grazing Act tEeTrov- ince is divided into grazing districts and the range administered under a Grazing Commissioner. Annual graz ing permits are issued based on numbers ranged, priority being given to established owners. Stock-Owners may form associations for range management. Free, or partially free, permits are available for settlers, campers and travellers, up to ten head. NOTICE Certificate of Improvements HETTY, HOLM, CAVE, FRANCIS, MAUD, BROWNIE, KEYS AND CAMERON MINERAL CLAIMS Situate in the Similkameen Mining Division of Yale District. Where located: Olivine Mountain. TAKE NOTICE that the Olivine Mountain Platinum Syndicate, Ltd., of West Vancouver, B.C., J. Sentence, secretary, free miner's certificate no. 72898C, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section 85, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 24th day of September, A.D. 1924. 489 WATER NOTICE P.W.GREGORY * A. M.E.I. C. B. C LAND SURVEYOR CIVIL ENGINEER (Diversion and Use.) TAKE NOTICE that B. H. Champion and D. A. Dunbar, whose address is Standard Bank Building, Hastings Street, Vancouver, B. O, will apply for a licence to take and use 19 acre feet of water out of a spring which flows Easterly and drains into One Mile Creek (Allison Creek) about four miles from its mouth. The water will be diverted from the stream at a point about 800 feet Southwesterly from the N. E. corner of Lot 1195, Kamloops Division, Yale District, and will be used for domestic and industrial purpose upon the land described as 13.2 acre portion of the above lot. This notice was posted on the ground on the 9th day of September, 1924. A copy of this notice and an application pursuant thereto and to the "Water Act, 1914," will be filed in the office of the Water Recorder at Princeton, B. C. Objections to the application may be filed with the said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C., within thirty days after the first appearance of this notice in a looil newspaper. B. H. CHAMPION and D. A. DUNBAR Applicants. By P. W. Gregory, Agent. The date of the first publication cf this notice is October 2, 1924. 46-4 Surveys of: Lands, Mineral Claims, etc. Underground Surveys. PRINCETON, — — B. C. PRINCETON HOTEL BARBER SHOP Satisfaction Guaranteed All Electrical Appliances SOCIETIES Similkameen Lodge A. F. & A. M., No. 95 Meets in I.O.O.F. hall 1st Tuesday in each month, at 8 p.m. Visiting brethern cordially invited. VAN H. SMITH, W. M. WALTER L. BOULT, Sec'y. PRINCETON LODGE I.O.O.F. No. 53. Regular meetings 8 p. m., Thursdays, Sojourning brethren welcome- Hall situate on cor Bridge St. and Vermilion Ave. Wm. McLean Noble Grand A. C. MacKenziie Secretary Relief Committee: P. Russell, Chas. Day and O. Carlson Knights ot Pythias Princeton lodge Ne. 50 Meets first and third Wed nesday at 8:00 p. m. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Visiting Brothers Welcome. H. E. HANSEN, CO P. RUSSELL, K.R.S. >^ Excelsior L. O. L. No. 2102 Meets Fourth Tuesday at 8 p. m. in I. O. O. F. Hall. *^lJ8P Visiting brethren welcome DEO. W. ALDOUS, W.M. H. H. AVERY. Rec.-Secretary. Similkameen Hotel : : : NEAREST THE STATION COMFORTABLE ROOMS GEO, WARDLE PROPRIETOR Tulameen Hole PRINCETON, B.C. Rates Moderate Service Unexcelled MR8. HOLMES, Proprietress fi&-_s__r _____r M Restaurant Gookina-anu Stole DAY AND NIGHT PHONE 11 James wauQh General Trucking Auto Service AGENT Imperial Oil Company PHONE HOTEL PRINCETON ►•«>♦ «K9> «•<_>•-*. <»♦♦♦♦♦♦ loves a New and Old Large Selection Priced Right Inspect Them 4 BOX 105 A. L. WHITE "White Sells Everything" PRINCETON • B. C. ♦ PHONE 47 ♦ ♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦■♦♦♦*>♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦»-»♦■»< ►♦ ♦ FRESH MEATS POULTRY H CURED MEATS Your Patronage Appreciated. ♦ I I P. BURNS & CO., LTD. ♦ piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii j George Bosnich | SOFT DRINK PARLORS I CIGARS, CIGARETTES AND I TOBACCOS HEADQUARTERS FOR Gust viadcilcl- | TAXI SERVICE Phone 63 I §llllllllllllllllllllll!l!llllllllllllll!lll!lllllll!l!!lllllllllllllllllllllllllillM 1 Adams & Murdock | | GIGARS ■ | GIGARETTES WW gfc?-" : =* TOBAGGOS m SOFT DRINKS inHHinniHniiiinnnnittuiHitiiniiRiHiiifiHi-itniimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiimiiHiiiiiiiifiiiiiiii! ECONOMY MARKET Fresh and Cured Meats Home Products Our Specialty KEREMEOS HYGIENIC BUTTER PHONE 75 TURNER & GELLATLY, - Proprietors Star Advertising is a Good Investment Snaps in Used Cars 1 Mclaughlin light six 1 four-ninety chevrolet 1 ford with electric lights and starter 1 star touring, 1923 model, good as new 1 FORD, ALL OFFERED AT VERY LOW PRICES ;■:: AG ENT3 Studebaker and Star Cars SEE THE 1924 MODELS — THEY'RE PERFECTION SIMILKAMEEN GARAGE Dailey & Walmsley, Props. — Princeton i Si The Princeton Bakery "USE JOE'S BREAD" J. E. DOERFUNGER PHONE No. 9 KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY TIME TABLE EASTBOU N D DAILY No. 12—Leaves Vancouver 7.15 p.m. Princeton 4.00 a.m. Nelson 10.55 p.m. WESTBOUND DAILY No. 11—Leaves Nelson .... 9.05 p.m. Princeton 2.48 p.m. Vancouver 10.30 p.m. Observation and dining car service on all trains. H. B. HANSEN, Agent. O. E. FISHER, Traffic Manager, Penticton. "A Word in Time Saves Nine" | _s i SBI ii GOOD VALUE HONEST DEALING DEPENDABLE GOODS Our Specialties NABOB TEA AND COFFEE—No Better Made. FIVE ROSES FLOUR—Well and Favorably Known Throughout Canada. FEED OF ALL KINDS INCLUDING WHEAT, SHORTS, BRAN, CRACKED CORN, OAT CHOP, BARLEY CHOP, CRUSHED OATS, ETC., ETC. CEREALS, INCLUDING ROLLED OATS, OATMEAL, YELLOW CORNMEAL, WHEAT GRANULES, ETC. F. P. Cook Estate (Established 1886) Stores at Princeton & Coalmont A Trial Order Will Be Appreciated :-: Satisfaction Guaranteed j plliSliiiSS THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 16, 1.924 THE PRINCETON STAR, PRINCETON, B. C «_a__a__s___J!___Bare3HS3___aKs________.i _ \_ctory Bond Interest. When your interest coupons become due, or when you receive cheques for interest on registered bonds, deposit them in a Savings Account in the Bank of Montreal. The money you receive on your investment in bonds will then earn interest for you. Branches in Princeton and District: Princeton Branch: J. H. GAULD, Mgr. Hedley (snh-aefency. open Wednesday) flNK OF MONTREAL Established over 100 years The New Tonic and Alterative. $1.25 per bottle PRINCETON MM & G. G. LYALL Manager 111 un lllllllillilllililllllllllll! GILD Transfer G. FARRAR, Prop. GOOD LINE OF Watson Underwear and Penman's Hose FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN Ginghams and Notions Mrs. Alice Moore PRINCETON B. C. _sgfc___^________; _gjgg Mrs. D. Walmsley has at .present as her guests,; her father, Mr. J. S-. Brady of Cashmere, Wn., her sister Mrs. Carter of Seattle, and Mr. Carter. Students of the Princeton high school, which at present is held in the court house, are preparing the ground in front of the building for a 'awn. Mrs. A!ex Grant has received word that her youngest brother, K. J. Morrison, chartered accountant at Calgary, is dangerously ill. Emil Voigt came down from camp last evening and is spending the dat*; in town. He had nothing in the way of information to spill to the Star. Miss Thelma Epkloff, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis in the Princeton hospital is pro- trassing nicely. Miss Eva Gibson, formerly of the local telephone staff but now stationed at Merritt, was a brief visitor in Princeton on Friday. We are pleased to notice that Rev. Dr. Unsworth, who' was a patient in t_e hospital last weeic owing to a severe cold, is again able to be around and will be able to occupy the pulpit as usual next Sunday. The "Swastikas" is the name of a club that has been organized among the young people of the town. The officers are as follows: President, Miss M. Keele; secretary, Mrs. Everton; secretary, Miss L. Ford. Last week the publication, formerly known as The Hook, reached our desk under the more sedate name of The Tribune. Can it be that friend Cowper is weakening - under the strain. Mrs. Fitzwarren Lloyd of England, who has been spending the summer with friends in Canada and intends spending the winter in California., arrived in Princeton on Friday on a visit at the home of her neice, Mrs". E. Waterman'. Mr. Sam Roper, roadmaster, and R. J. Berquist, lineman, both of the G. N. R. service, appear to have had about a stand-off in a little encounter they had yesterday this side of Keremeos. They were both travelling by -oeeder, but in the opposite directions, and both tried to occupy the same portion of track at the same time. Neither >, were seriously damaged but their speeders are said to he somewhat the worse for the encounter. Mrs. George Sproule was a brief visitor in town-Friday. She was on her Way to New Westminster where she will visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Marlow. Mr. Marlow was formerly the manager of the local branch of the Bank of Commerce. Later Mrs. Sproule will visit a.t the home of Mr. Dalton, formerly manager of the- Bank of B. N. A., Hedley, after which she will leave for the Old Country to take up her residence. The three nights' entertainment which Mr. Nicholson, a war vetern, is arranging to present here Nov. 6 to 8, appears to be of a lively wholesome and altogether attractive nature. No guarantee is asked and the profits are to be split 50-50 with the Ex-service Men's Association. The selection and crowning of a festival queen, though by no means a new idea, has not as yet taken place in Princeton and, if properly managed, should prove an interesting feature on the program. SECOND RAID BRINGS RESULTS Kamloops, Oct. 11.—Last Saturday night a general j raid was made on soft drink vendors under suspicion in the city but the police drew a blank. Making a double back call at 5 p.m. yesterday on the Club buffet, operated on Third Avenue by Hugh Dev- ery ("Old Butch") a bottle of Black and White Scotch whiskey was found and the accused appeared before Magistrate Dr. Wade mis morning and was fined $200, with the option of taking two months in. jail. He paid. This is Devery's second offence, he having been convicted i considerable time ago when he was fined $100. If there is a third conviction there will be no fine option. III For the School Boys AGE 10. YEARS TO 16 YEARS ?Wm WE HAVE SUITS WITH TWO PAIR OF KNICKERS Prices $9.00, $11.00 and $13.00 CALL AND SEE THEM SIZES 27 TO 34 rs n PRINCETON, B.C. Indians who have recently visited the Petite Creek section for the purpose of picking huckleberries, report the bears very plentiful, the animals probably being attracted to the district by a desire for the frut. One Indian states that he saw several bears, including one that was entirely white, except for a black or dark spot around one of its eyes. This is either a "sport" albino of the bear family, or a; member of the Ursus Kermodell species, the only specimen of which in captivity is to be found at Victoria.—Merritt Herald. . CHURCH SERVICES ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHUliCH Princ.ton, B. C. Rev. J. K. Unsworth, D.D., Minister Residence—Manse, next to church. Princeton—Sunday School 11 a. m.; Public Worship 7.30 p. m. Allenby—Every Tuesday at 7 p. m. One Mile Schoolhouse—1st and 3rd Sunday of month, 3 p. m. Five Mile, Killarney Schoolhouse—2nd and 4th Sundays 3 p. m. Blakeburn—Every Thursday 7.30 p.m. Coalmont—Every Friday 7.30 p.m. "Come, let us worship." illinium!!!!) WINTER REQUIREMENTS SWEATERS — — WINTER UNDERWEAR MACHINAW COATS AND MACKINAW SHIRTS .||| RUBBER FOOTWEAR The Best of Quality and Reasonable Prices | THOMAS BROS. - Princeton | PHONE 13 iiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM BUSINESS LOCALS _c per word each insertion; minimum 25c WOOD—Any kind $2 per rick; also coal Fred Bromfield. 46-5p More Power==Better Mileage Have your cylinders re-finished by the same machine used in all the large factories. Our prices are right; our equipment is the best, and our work is guaranteed, PRINCETON GARAGE BERT HILL PROPRIETOR tt»mt»m>tu«uu::u;tmtttnnmmtmtu:ntt; llllilllllBIIIWllOTUIUUWH P. A.—P stands for punctual, A for attendance, phone 65 for any kind of trucking. Pease and Atkinson. 47-tf Plg22jpig_ .soldering, relinmg stoves and"gen'eral work. F. Curso, phono 47. ISP 42-tf MATERNITY NURSING—Extensive experience. Address Mis. Frank Verdier, Keremeos. 41-tf WANTED—Cream delivered at G. N. station, accurate tests. Write Keremeos Creamery. 46-8p Twenty million satisfied » customers use Watkins products year in and year out—the reason, "Quality." 22-tf FOR SALE—Henry Herbert Mason & Risch piano, in good condition, walnut case, $250, terms cash; also Florence Oil Stove, 4 burners, practically new, $40 cash. Apply Mrs. Sproule, Keremeos, B. C. 45 tf Coal and Wood General Trucking and Delivery Work SERVICE WARRANTED Regular.trips to Coalmont every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, leaving Princeton between 1:30 and 2 o'clock, returning the same day. Freight rates on applicatl- n. un 11111 tiun infuiiiinniHti luiiuiitniuimuiiiiiiii] in n i luiiifiiiiiiriHtimiiiiiiinf mm itumirniniffli Princeton! Pease _ Atkinson (Successors to'Anderson Bros.) PHONE 65 DRAYING ANY THING ANYWHERE ANY TIME COAL ANO WOOD SV'\NSON & BROOMFIELD Proprietor's I HEADQUARTERS FOR COMMERCIAL j TRAVELERS AND MINING MEN I Modern Hotel—All the Comforts j of a Home—Beautifully Pur- j nished—Rooms with Hot and } Cold Water and Steam Heat I j AUTO BUS ZIBET* ALL TRAINS = CAFE IN CONNECTION litiiuniiiinn^ TAILOR SHOP H. McCONNELL, Prop. SUITS MADE TO ORDER Tailoring • Cleaning - Pressing **************************************************** ' MAC'S SHOE HOSPITAL Next to Princeton Hotel PHONE 54 X YOUR OLD SHOES REBUILT LIKE NEW SHOES MADE TO ORDER Victory Festival for Armistice Anniversary Three Evenings of Rollicking Fun With "Victory Queen" Contest as the Leading Feature; Under Patronage of Ex-service Men SPECIAL ATTENTION TO REPAIR WORK BY MAIL »♦♦♦♦»♦*»»-♦♦-'♦-■♦♦^•♦♦.♦t »»♦.♦*»♦♦.-* *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦' illllllllllllllllllllllllllll DR. BUTLER I DENTIST I WILL BE IN PRINCETON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE | IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllN^ In connection with the approaching anniversary of Armisfice Day Princeton citizens are to be given three evenings of rollicking wholesome entertainment consisting of many novelties and featuring a "Victory Queen" contest and coronation. The Oddfellows' Hall will be turned into a palace of splendor for the occasion, and there will be plenty of local coloring to the entire programme with the Princeton orchestra in attendance. Vaudeville acts, parades; music and novel innovations will be interspersed with dancing. There will be a "Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot," "Down on the Farm," "The Country Fair" and everything. The festival is under the patronage of the Ex-Service Men's Association of Princeton and under the direction of Harry Nicholson of Vancouver with Eddie Harbottle in charge of the concessions. The net proceeds will be split between the promoters and the ex-service men. Mr. Nicholson, his wife and daughter, are staying at the Hotel Princeton, where he will be open to receive applications from competitors for the Victory Queen contest and give full information relating thereto. Bills and advertisements, giving full particulars will follow but in the meantime young ladies intending to enter the contest should turn their names in to Mr. Nicholson at an early date so that the contest can be started early next week. Contestants from neighboring towns are cordially invited to compete.' Queen Contest Girls! Would you like to win the greatest honor in the most brilliant event of the season? Haven't you often longed to be a great Queen or a Princess and wished that a great Geni would come and bid you enter the jewelled portals of Fairyland, where amid great throngs and scenes of wondrous beauty you would be crowned Queen of Happiness and Laughter, and where, at your bidding, the laughing, dancing merrymakers would pause in their play and pay respect to the greatest lady in that Land of Wonders. Well here is your opportunity. Don't put it off. You may never have another chance like this offered again. This nomination may be the means of you becoming the Ruler of Happy- land and all the people therein. Rally all your friends to your" colors, fill out the nomination form, bring or send it in to headquarters, where your name and title will be registered together with the number of free votes allowed those who enter on the start; Do it now. The coronation gift to the Queen will be a diamond ring and to the Maids of Honor (candidates running second and third) a necklace of French pearls. Princeton, B. C; October.... 1924 Returning Officer, "Victory Queen" Contest . I, the undersigned hereby nominate Miss , as Princess for election as Queen of the Victory Festival and agree to abide by the rules of this contest. 47-1 Signed .&£.;...;. R. V. SHAW COALMONT GROCERIES and CROCKERY 1 OUR STOCK IS NEW AND FRESH — OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. 3 mt?mtttffitmtm^u«mt«mmtnu«::;iK«u;;;n;;»:mmmutmmtan:;:»n:nmft-i **********************************************f********9**********************************9*******...*..9. j P.W.GREGORY RELIABLE FIR LIF .-INSURANCE MOTOR CAR PLATE GLASS THE BEST OF PROTECTION 13 ] Dark Nights Street Lights I. Do Help They are costing us $75.00 a month to main- 1 tain. If you wish to show your appreciation J "DO IT ELECTRICALLY"^ « I " ■_ I frincetcn Si§bt and fltower Co-, limited **************************************************************************************************** ^POFTOMETRY^ EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED SATISFACTION GUAKANTEED { ?r? L.V. NEWTON, cawston ♦ i »+»»»»»♦♦—♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦.♦♦*♦♦♦.♦»»♦♦♦♦♦♦.♦♦_»♦♦ The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited OFFICE, SMELTING AND REFINING DEPARTMENT TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA SMELTERS AND REFINERS Purchasers of GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC ORES Producers of GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, PIG LEAD AND ZINC TADANAC BRAND THE PRINCETON STAR, PRINCETON, B. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 16, 1924 mmmtmtutmmt n filflti Glass Shoe Repairing I C. V. PROSSER Harness and Shoe Maker H PRINCETON - - B. C. a ttmmtmmmtntttmmmitmttmitmtm The VETERANS DAN FERGUSON, Prop. BRITTON BLOCK SOFT DRINKS—ALL KINDS Smokes all descriptions, Cigars Pipes, Tobaccos, Cigarettes Come In and ma_.e yourself at Ho_a_. POOL AND BILLIARD ROOM in connection KEREMEOS NOTES (Our regular correspondent.) PRINCETON HOTEL CAFE FOR PROMPT SERVICE AND UP-TO-DATE MEALS TRY US " _*__♦_ _♦! .♦_ A-A _-_J_ _j»_ A. _»_^«S__ft_A_J__->__a__ft_AA_*'__*>_ wy*Wj^+W9\fWjpA\&Wjpqj^t9*iA^^9^tfw^ T. BROMFIELD, Prop. PHONE 60 KEREMEOS MEAT MARKET -Wholesale and Retail. Fresh aM Cured Meats Poultry and Smoked Fish T. DALY Manager "PODUNK'S" BILLIARD HALL You're Always Welcome UP-TO-DATE BARBER SHOP IN CONNECTION flcCLARY'S RANGES CASH OR TERM3 W. B. EWART BURR'S Auto Service ANY PLACE — ANY TIME AUTO ACCESSORIES AUTHORIZED DEALER IN FORD CARS AND PARTS E. E. Burr & Sons PRINCETON Mack Clark has trade J in his.Forc! for a new sea an. Watcb Mack now. 9 * * * We are glad to hear that Mrs. H. ! Tweddle who has had a serious operation at Mayo Bros, is improving. * • a • Remember—Safte and Tea—Saturday, Oct. 18th. Come and get your Saturday baking. * • • • The Union Church intend holding their Harvest Festival Sunday, Oc*. 26th. * * * 9 Rev. MacConnell is staying here at present looking after his interests. He will be remembered by oldtimers as brother of Mrs. (Dr.) Shilstra and Miss MacConnell. - * * m Mrs. Blight left on Monday's train for Milner, where she will visit Rev. and Mrs. Curry for awhile. * » * 9 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Daly left Sunday for the coast on a short business trip. * » * * • H. C. N. Etches is a business visitor at the coast this week, also W. G. Mattice. * * 9 9 Tmirsday evening a tew couples went in a i a "surprise" on Mr. and Mrs. Houghton, who are leaving shortly for California. A very pleasant-evening was spent. » • m ' m , Mrs. Sproule left Friday morning for Vancouver where she will visit her sister, Mrs. Dickinson, -then go on to Kingston, Ont., where she expects to remain for the winter. » • * » Several ladies of the Women's Missionary Society went to Pendcton Friday to hear Mrs. Saunby, returned missionary from Japan, speak on her work in that country. * • * * The monthly meeting of the Women's Institute was held at the Victory Hall October 14th. It was decided to hold a dance on Saturday night, Oct. 18th, in the Victory Hall. They intend holding an old fashioned dance in November and in December they will have a sale of work and a p'ay They are .getting up a* donation of fruit and vegetables for the Princeton Hospital. PHONE 55 \ OLflLLfl NUGG&TS By R. W. N. I regret to say that Mrs. Manuel Barcelo has been confined to her bed for several days past suffering from a mild form of influenza. » * * V Mr. A. Crossland, of Vancouver, who has been spending a short holiday at the Lone Pine ranch, left yesterday morning on the Great Nor 'i- ern train, for the coast. * * * • With a view to bonding the Lookout group of quartz claims at Tenas creek Mr. Farleigh of Vancouver went up with Ezra Mills, one of the owners, to make an examination of the property. He took samples across the breast of the tunnel, and when these were examined out in the daylight it was found that every piece of rock was dotted with specks of free gold plainly visible to the naked eye. Quartz that carries ^specks of free geld visible to the naked eye is certainly high grade ore. • « • • A friend at Oroville writes me t;nt raining is looking up down ar-iin'S there. A smelter is to be built near tho Similkameen river somewhere between Oroville and Nighthawk. nrtt another encouraging item is .c tbe effect tha.t the old Tribuna miue. a gold property, has changed in-:1s nu.l WQrk-was to commence at mo? >n openiDg up the once famous property. Several claims on Kruger Mount'iip are a.lso being extensively opened up 9 9 9 9 There was a slight frost here lant Friday morning, when the thermom eter showed 2 deg. below freezing, but on the bench lands around Keremeos it went o 6 below freezing,' with iis- astrous results to some large fields of tomatoes, especially on the Tweddle ranch. -SrK. * • • • William Hall, rancher of Olalla, was unfortunate enough to lose a valuable milch cow On Sunday. It appears that she broke into an alfalfa field on the Cassidy ranch and heartily devoure;' the green stuff t» her own undoing The carcass was very much swollc as if inflated with ga_. As there have been several other instances in the valley of cows dying from green a'.- falfa at this season of the year, there is very little doubt about the cause of death. I am sure that all who are acquainted with Mr. Hall will feel sympathy for him in his loss. • * • » Peter T. Williamson came home u. few days ago after spending most of the summer over at Fairview, where he was employed as cook and sharpener to the crew of men who were working on the Silver Crown, one of the group of claims which is being developed under bond to a Vancouver syndicate. Steve Mangott is chief owner of the Silver Crown. Other claims in the group are the Black Diamond and Morning Star in which Dan McEachern is also interested. Peter says the showing is very good and quite up to expectations. From which it may be expected that the deal will go through. • • • • Dune Campbell's road gang is certainly making it pleasant for autos to cross the bridges, of which there are many on the Keremeos-Penticton auto road. They are laying down planks across the bridge planks and longwise with the road. Planks on each side of the bridge surface are laid down as a "smooth-way" for the tires, so as to take off the jolts of crossing the bridge as well as the jolts of getting on and dropping off. I don't know who started it, but it's a darned good idea anyway. • • * • Several young people who have been connected with this village, both past and present, have been brave enough to enter into the bonds of matrimony ^recently. Below I mention five cases that I know of, but there may be more that have not yet come to light: A couple of weeks ago Lind LeLievre and Mrs. Laura Barcelo left by auto for a trip through the State of Washington to the Coast and incidentally stopped OVer a day at Wenatchee to get married. Last Friday they returned from their honeymoon and will reside at the Barcelo ranch. Mrs. LeLievre is the widow of Henry Allen (Mannie) Barcelo, -who^sied a year ago last month. Mrs. Pallerson, who was recently married in Vancouver, left yesterday for that city after spending three weeks on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Julia Marsel. Mrs. Pallerson was Rosie Marsel. Miss Bertha Noble, who taught school here for two terms two years ago, was recently married to the principal of Mission school. Alfred Brewer, a native son of Olalla, was married at Kamloops a couple of weeks ago to Miss Ella Troson, They are now residing at Vernon. Miss Gladys M. Lowe, of Hedley, who was married to Harold Watson at Keremeos last month, was a resident of Olalla during 1919. Quite a string, isn't it? But perhaps there are more to come. A shipment of two carloads of buffalo robes left Wainwright, Alta.., via Canadian National Railways, for Quebec to be made up into robes for auto and sleigh riding purposes. These are from the buffalo killed In the big drive last spring, when th3 government decided that the size o° the herd in the national park must be reduced. lass Meeting IN THE INTERE8T3 OF j D. W. SUTHERLAND Liberal Candidate for Yale (Federal) I.O.O.F. HALL = PRINCETON TONIGHT AT 8 P. M. SPEAKERS D. W. Sutherland, the Candidate And Others EVERYBODY WELCOME GOD SAVE THE KING Princeton Departmental Stores WE 8ELL EVERYTHING W. A. WAGENHAUSER, Proprietor Telephone 8 Princeton, B. C. LADIES' WEAR Check Flannel—"The" material for fall dresses. Pure wool quality. Very little required in this wide width of 54 inches. In shades of Heather, Navy and Sand, Pearl and Blue, etc Per yard $2.75 Plain Dress Flannel—Another similar material but in the plain shades of Sand, Whirlpool, American Beauty, Pearl, etc. 54 inches wide, per yard $2.50 Navy Serge—A heavy weight in a pure wool quality in the correct shade of Navy Blue. Makes up to look good. 54 inches wide, per yard $2.50 Novelty Tweed—Suitable for children's school dresses as well as women's skirts, etc. In a novelty design in two good shades. Splendid value. 44 inches wide, per yard i 85c Knitting Wools—Now is the time to get your supply of this famous make of knitting wool so that you will be prepared for the cold weather ahead. InNa large range of colors. Per ounce .... 20c and 35c RADIO THERE IS A RADIOLA FOR EVERY PURSE Famous Radiolas— the last Word in radio construction— now available to our customers. A free demonstration will be given on Tuesday evening, 21st October, (adults only) in the Princeton Hotel. Children on Wednesday night. The machine used is the Radiola Super Heterodyne with a range of 3000 miles. Program will commence at 8 o'clock and refreshments ? will De served at 9 each evening. Radiola III A—Radiola IILA Js Radiola III. and Radiola balanced amplifier in one case. It is some what more portable and compact for those who wish to purchase the two units together. Otherwise it is, point for point and feature for feature identical with Radiola III. and Radiola Balanced Amplifier. Radiola IILA including four Radio- trons, one pair head telephones and Radiola loud speaker, batteries. Complete ready to set up in your home $130.80 Without Loud Speaker but with Batteries $95.30 Radiola III.—Radiola III. has been designed to fill a great need in rurual districts, for a receiver that would be at once good and inexpensive. Radiola III. including two dry cell Radiotrons and one set of head telephones but without batteries or loud speaker $45.00 With batteries and antema, etc., complete $53.30 MEN'S WEAR Men's Pure Wool Work Shirts— One of the best values we have been able to offer in this line for some time. Come in and look them over. Our price $2.50 MEN! OUR UNDERWEAR WILL HELP YOU SAVE Stanfield's Underwear—Red Label pure wool underwear. Shirts with long sleeves; drawers ankle length, sizes 34 to 44. Our price -$2.50 Men's Work Boots—Men's heavy brown or black work boots in re-.. cede, round, medium or high toes, with oak tanned Goodyear welted soles and heels. Thoroughly reliable, all sizes. $4.95, $6.50 and $8.50 Men's Pyjamas—In a good weight of warm flannelette in shades that will not fade or wash out, com- fora.bly fitting bodies, superior finish with fancy braid frogs in plain or fancy broken stripes. Our price $3.95 Furniture—We can supply all that is required in Furniture. If you need anything be sure to come in* and see our stock. This week we have Kitchen Chairs at the very low price of $1.75 For the Junior Misses—Serge dresses made of a very serviceable quality all wool serge in shades of Navy and Brown in nil sizes, 3 years to 14 years. Price _ $2.75 to $6.50 Boys' Tricycles—High, grade ball bearing Tricycles built of high grade steel tubing which gives ample strength with the least possible weight. The saddle, pedals and other parts are equally as good. Prices— $7.50 and $9.00 Trunks and Suitcases—We have everything' in this line from the best in Steel Trunks at $20.00 to an imitation cowhide grip at $2.50. Remember us when you need one. GROCERIES SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WE EXPECT A LARGE SHIPMENT OF THE FAMOUS STERLING TEA IN A FEW DAYS, TO GIVE THE PEOPLE OF THIS VALLEY AN OPPORTUNITY OF TESTING THIS WONDERFUL TEA, FOR ONE MONTH ONLY AFTER THIS TEA ARRIVES WE WILL GIVE A MAPLE LEAF CUP AND SAUCER TO EVERY PURCHASER OF TWO POUNDS. WE GUARANTEE THIS TEA THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY AND OUR PRICE WILL BE 75c PER POUND. WATCH OUR WINDOW FOR A BIG DISPLAY DIRECTLY IT ARRIVES. / Citron lor Preserving 5 c per lb. Apex Soap Flakes ._ 30c pkg. Washing Soda 5c ib. Arm and Hammer Washing boda 15c pkg. Linen Soafo „ 5c bar Rinso, large packages _ ....... 40c Telfers Fancy Biscuits 50c to 60c Ib. Ramsay's and Red Arrow Sodas 25c pkg. Pickling Onions, only a few left .... 2 Ib. for 25c Swansdown Cake Flour 50c pkg. Snow and Wagner Apples $1.75 box !T>
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