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THE {PRINCETON STAR Published in the Interests of Mining and Agriculture in the Similkameen alStSELi, Twenty-Eighth Year —No. 15 PRINCETON. B.C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1927 PBR YEAR: Sa.oo Cub Single Copy gc.f'" How "Podunk" Davis Came by the Name NICKNAME OF FAMOUS DETECTIVE WAS PINNED ON HIM AT THE EARLY AGE OF ABOUT TEN YEARS Wmk The editor of The Summerland Review has asked us for a little information in respect to "Podunk" Davis. His f:rst query is on behalf of a lady ■if admirer of "Podunk's" heroism, residing at Port Alberm, and concerns his financial rating. She thinks that, Lwiile the medal for bravery may be alright, his circumstances may be such that a more tangible expression of appreciation might not be out of place, and generously offers to contribute if steps should be taken to raise a fund in his behalf. The second question is prompted by the editor's own curiosity and has to do with how Mr. Davis came by the nickname' "Podunk." w|a|| As the subject of the conversation blew into town ■, yesterday on one of his visits which are rather infrequent during the winter owing to the. fact that the snow is deep and he lives some distance out, We were able to secure an interview and promptly • sought to annex the information craved. In reply to our first question "Podunk" opined that as long as there were plenty of pine needles and a stray chicken hawk left in the country he himself could always manage to winter through, but admitted that he was a little hard put to finance for hay for his team of horses. Cheerily as the words were spoken we could not but surmise that they were altogether in Jest and audibly wondered if, and when, the government intended to confer upon this deserving oldtinfer the post of game warden here, together with tbe modest increment attached—a position which he had received encouragement to apply for, and which it was generally believed would be provided for him without any unnecessary loss of time. Questioned in respect to his cognomen of "Podunk," the white haired Old veteran of 60 odd winters sensed that it was meant for publication and we had to use our best persuasive powers to get the story. Briefly stated it runs like' this: at»*X Back in '76—he thinks that was the year, at any rate it was the year that the James boys and Younger Brothers pulled off the big robbery at Northfield, and those who wish to verify the date can do so—he was lying one , night curled up on some bay on a "cattle shute at the stockyards at Sioux Falls, Dakota, waiting for a freight train, on which his father was engineer, to pull up, so that he might see him on his way through. He was at the time only ten or eleven years old. It Was a dark night, and while waiting he heard a couple of men approach the track and discuss arrangements for boarding the freight when it pulled in. Later they walked away leaviflg a couple' of suit cases concealed under the shute. Curiosity prompted bim examine the cases, and hearing the ticking of watches he BUSpeCted something was wrong and notified the sheriff whom he happened to know well. The men were taken when they returned for the goods a little later and at the trial the sheriff gave all the credit for the capture to the boy, referring to him as*"Podunk" Davis. The allusion was to "Deadwood Dick," familiarly known to the miners, for whom he had rendered some splendid service in the detective line, as "Podunk." Sheriff Simdback had been reading of the exploits of "Podunk," hence the soubriquet which he attached to his little accomplice- one which .has stuck for a half century. Mr. Dav;s appeared to have a very clear recollection «of all the circumstances of the case. The burglars, r^whose names were Liridemyer and Stull, received long terms -of imprisonment. Henry Day Was the name of the jeweler, whose store had been robbed, and "Podunk" still cherishes a ruby and ring with which he rewarded him for the important part he took in the reoove?y of the stolen goods. WIDOW OF J. A. McKELVIE DEAD The death occurred late Wednesday afternoon at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital, of Mrs. Jessie Stuart Mac- Kelvie, M.P., editor of The Vernon News;, the news of Whose sudden demise shocked the people of the province of B.C. on June 4!h, 1924. The only particulars available at time of going to press, are that the late Mrs. MacKelvie was born in Clunes, Invernesshire. Scotland, the dfeughte-r of D'cfnald and Elizabeth Maclnfyre and that she was married to the late Mr. 'MacKelvie at Ross- land, on February 16th, 1906. The day of her death was the anniversary of her wedding. The -ate Mrs. MacKeivie has been failing for some t me. She was very ill on Friday n;ght and was-'taken to the hospital Saturday morning with little hope for her recovery.—Vernon News. Shoots Himself in Fit of Despondency YOUNG PENTICTON MAN ENDS LIFE WITH AID OF ARMY REVOLVER OF HEAVY CALIBRE Residents on Bennet avenue were Startled Tuesday afternoon about 3 o'clock by the firing of a gun, when Ronald W. Forbes shot .and killed himself with a heavy army revolver. Forbes was v/ell known about town and was generally considered a very fine character. He was 25 years of age and of robust build. Until recently he was a fireman on the -Kettle Valley Railway. _ An hour previous to his death Forbes called on a friend. He appeared very despondent and said he intended to commit suicide. His friend told h'm he should not say such a thing and tried to cheer him. He went home, however, and carried out his threat. The weapon with which the tragic deed Was committee: "belonged to Frank Williams with Whom Forbes boarded. There_ was no one in the house at the time but Fred Shaufell, who il.ves nearby, heard th(e shot whistle over his house. "The. bullet passed through deceased's head, entering the right temple and emerging from the left. T. H. Freeman and F. Schaufell entered the house and found Forbes Ty: ing on the kitchen floor. He was quite dead. Two letters, recently written, one addressed to his mother* in England, were found. Dr. R. B. White, coroner for Penticton district, viewed the body, but decided it was a clear case of suicide and that an inquest was unnecessa^j?. Forbes belonged to the Knights of Pythias. The local lodge took charge of the remains and carried out the funeral arrangements. . The funeral services Were held in the undertaking parlors of Howson and Baker. Interment took place in Penticton cemetery today. WILL PRESENT ANOTHRR "HAL'LOO PRINCETON" REVUE Those who had the privilege of attending the revue presented here some time ago under the direction of Mrs. Foote, and those who were not able at that time to attend but heard about it, will be pleased to.learn that Mrs. Foote is arranging to give an- other'revue and has selected Thursday evening, April 21st, immediately preceding Good Friday, as the date. The proceeds from the entertainment she has very kindly offered to donate toward the furtherance of athletic sports in Princeton, and sug* gests that Pr.'nceton, like Jtevelstoke and other points in the province, might inaugurate an annual winter carnival. The idea will carry a strong appeal to most of our readers. While the expenses in connection with the first revue were Very heavy, much of this Was for necessary paraphernal'a which) will not have to be incurred again, and the proceeds will be correspondingly greater. THE SPOTTED HORSE -V. .A: Franclhiie, cjonjsulitittg engineer ^or the Silver Charm M'ning Co.,. o^ Seattle, who is spending a few Weeks in. "town at tbe company's property, the Spotted Horse, states that a rich shoot of ore, 18 to 24 inches wide with a 10-foot face, was struck in this mine on Tuesday on both sides .of the Upper tunnel. A raise has been started on the south side of tunnel and winze on the north side. This ore that is being taken out is to finish a high grade shipment. It is the intention of the management to install mach'nery about the first week in March '• and plans are in making for a large scale development. with a selective flotation concentrator to hand'e the ore which will put the m'ne on a first-class paying basis. A long main tunnel will be driven and a large raise Wh'ch will make the main shaft and when hoisting machinery is installed the shaft will be sunk 1500 feet below the main tunnel,—Greenwood Ledge, CANNOT RECOVER CLIMBER'S BODY Vancouver, Feb. 21.—Buried beneath tons of snow, the body of E. A. Agur, who was swept over a cliff by a snowslide-on Grouse mountain on Saturday morning, will probably not be recovered until the spring thaw sets in On tbe mountain slopes. All hope of rescuing Agur alive on Sunday morn'ng was abandoned When searchers found that a second slide had added its weight to the one whicjh carried the unfortunate man over the cliff. Prince George Stops Allenby Hockey Team FAST STEPPING MILL TEAM WIN TWICE FROM OKANAGAN CHAMPIONS BUT LOSE TO NORTHERN SEXETTE Jolly Time Spent at Ice Carnival The Allenby hockey team, winners of the Similkameen League by the splendid record of e'ght victories out of nine games played, and vanquishers of the Enderby team, champions of the Okanagan. were stopped last night {n their advance upon the prov'ncial championship by the husky sextette from Prince George. Prior to crossing st'cks with the Allenby players the northerners had scored decisive'wins over Salmon Arm in the series of two games. Accord- 'ng to schedule they should have then met Merritt in a sudden death game at Kamloops. but, owing to an apparent falling-down in arrangements— which, by the way, do not appear to have been any too satisfactory throughout — Prince George was awarded the game by default and the fast-stepping Merritt bunch was not afforded a chance- to show their stuff in the final events. Rumor has it that Michel, w'nners of the Kootenay district, dropped out. If so this will leave Prince George, winners of the interior, and they will meet the Colonist team of Vctoria m the finals. If M'ohel Is lifi in the ruun'ng they will meet Prince George in a sudden death game and 'h° winners will take on the Colonists. The latter team has been playing sen'or hockey a*l win+er. and were "miners uo against the Shells for the championship. Just how they were able to sw-mg into the intermediate class is not very clear to many. The Allenby boys vai e expected, home tomorrow on the afternoon tra'n. In their frames against Ende1"- bv thev won eapb bv a margin of one <?oal the scores being 4-3 and 2-1. In 'he'r gome last evening first reports gave the | final score as 3-0 agains1 the™, but a later report gives it as 3-1.' Ollio Ca/rington was able to take h's VfCo 0n the line-up for only part time in the opening game against Enderby but was able to go clear through in the remaining games. The ice last, "wn'ng was reported to be quite soft, which would favor the Pr'Pce George team with their more husky players' and greater stamina. 5 RACES KEENLY CONTESTED— COSTUMERS AND 0THER8 SKATED TO MUSIC BY PRINCETON ORCHE8TRA TO HOLD CONVENTION.-ifeB? TO SELECT LEADER It is working under difficulties to attempt to put over an ice carnival with only an open rink, but last Thursday even ng's attempt by the Princeton Athletic Association proved quite successful. The caretaker had the ice in the pink of condition and the weather wag about as favorable as could well be. expected. Perhaps, if the thermometer bad stood a few degrees higher, it would have been acceptable to the large crowd of spectators that lined the sidewalk, but, it was ideal for those indulging in the various sports. The display of costumes hardly came up to expectations, .and it was rather unfortunate that a number of those, who otherwise, would almost certainly have beCn prize winners, did not arrive on the ice 'until after the judges had made their awards. The prizes were allotted'as follows: Ladies' fancy costume, the Misses Edna and 01iveN Foote, valentines; ladies' original, Mrs. G. Farrar, Indian maid; gents' fancy dress, Gerald Burr, sheik; original, Nick Oresko- vich, miner; child's costume, Margery Hill. In the lady's race (4 laps) Mrs. H. Newman won easily with Miss Lucille Messenger second. The men's open (8 laps) had plenty of starters but only two finished. These were Harry Newman and Rev. rl. E. D. Ashford. The former won but by a very narrow margin. The winners in the junior events were: Boys under 17, Carl Storer, with John Coles a good ruhner-up; boys under 14, "Tuffy" Burr won rather easily, with Billy Garr'son second. BV\ also won the race for boys under 11. Boys under 9, Maurice Garrison, 1st; Milan Vladetich, 2nd. Myrtle Garrison, Winnie Icchiani and Agnes Ewart were the pr'ze winners among the smaller girls. On a platform placed in the centre of the rink, the Princeton orchestra supplied music which was much appreciated by the skaters and was was also taken advantage of by a number of dancers. GENTLE SPRING KNOCKING The first real break in our winter weather, which this year has approached the made-to-order variety, occurred last Sunday, when, with a decided rise in temperature a steady and persistent rainfall set in which oaused the snow to settle and filled the roads with water and slush. Since then milder temperature has prevailed and this morning we have it on the authority of several repui* able citizens'that several robins were seen around town. It listens like the first knock, of gentle spr'ng on the door. Hockey and skating appear <o be a thing of the past—the rink having been abandoned after Sunday's rain— and. the youth aboYit. town are turning, their thoughts to baseball; their elders to thoughts of golf and motoring. For some weeks to come the roads' will likely be in a condition hot conducive te anything but urgent travelling. Badminton Tourney Creating Interest TWENTY-TWO PLAYERS ENGAGED IN NOW POPULAR GAME— PlNALS TO BE PLAYED OFF SATURDAY EVENING Appointment Made to Keremeos Postoffice J. LLOYD ARMSTRONG'S APPLICATION IS ACCEPTED FROM AMONG THOSE OF RETURNED MEN THE LATE F. C. BUCKLESS Ottawa, Fe"b. 22.—A national convention of the Conservative party to select a leader in succession to the,; Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen is to bel held on Tuesday, October 11. vTh'e national committee dealing with the matter so decided th;s morn'ng. This- afternoon it fixed Winnipeg as the meeting place. The vote was two7 to one in favor of tha western city. Practically all of the (thirty-seven members of the committee were present at the meeting, wh'ch was presided over by Hon. Hugh. Guthrie, who gave an address of welcome and outlined the purpose of the meeting. Mandate of Caucus There was some opposition to the idea of a convention this year, the view being expressed that there is no urgency. On the other hand, reference was made to the fact that the caucus of October 11 last had unanimously decided on a convention at 'the earliest possible t:me" after the parlaimentary session. On account of the diamond jubilee .and because of the time necessary to get ready, it was agreed that a convention Can not be held before October. A resolut'on was submitted favoring Ottawa as the p'ace of the convention, but western committeemen, headed by Hon. Robert Rogers, put up a b'g 'f'ght for Winnipeg, holding that the party cause would be stimulated by a big convention there. The committee digested, the arguments for west and east during the lunch hour and did its /voting in the afternoon. There was a general discussion on the constitution of the convention. What is proposed is that it should be composed of Conservative Privy Councillors, senators and members, along with four delegates from each constituency, or substitutes. PEEVED WITH KAMLOOPS SENTINEL GOOD NEWS FOR ROSSLAND Bossland, B.C., will have a new water system and an easy grade highway connecting with Trail, it is announced from the pioneer mining camp on the hill. The development will mean that many employees of the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Com- -pany at the Tadanac smelter will take up their residence in Rossland. Presi- dent.lff^ J.<.Warren of the Consolidated announced that the company would assume a large part of the expense. Considerable disappointment was expressed locally at the total absence of any report of the hockey game b'ayed at Kamloops between their players and Merritt from the Kamloops Sentinel. Ev;dently but slight notice js given to the ab'lity of visiting players to that city if their locals are beaten in the winter game. It is difficult to understand why the report was ove^ooked for the game was voted a splendid tussle for superior- •tty and Merr'tt maintained their goal advantage and held their opponents to a draw. The Merritt team made the long trip over to Kamloops over treacherous roads by car and then played a great game, surely their achievement deserved a little publicity. What's the matter with Kamloops?—Merritt Herald. (Greenwood Ledge) General regret was expressed this week when it became known that Frank Charles "Buckless had died at his home on Kimberley avenue on Monday, Feb. 14th, after a four months' illness. Mr. Buckless was born in Chateau- gay. N.Y., on Nov. 1st, 69 years ago, and came to Rossland in 1895 where he engaged in the contracting and teaming business. In 1900 he moved to Phoenix and continued in a similar ;line of work. Leaving that city in 1906 he moved to Greenwood and ibought D. A. Bannerman's livery stable and conducted this business until 1917 when he sold out and left for Pr'nceton. Two years later he returned to the district \and until November last lived on the W'lliam- son ranch on the Main Kettle River. The late Mr. Buckless was married at Pendleton, Oregon, to Miss Georgia Harkness, who predeceased him in 1908'. In 1915 he married Mrs. Thbs. Williamson who nursed him during his illness and remained with him to the last. Mr. Buckless leaves, besides his widow, two sons. Roy and Charles, and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Russeli, of Calgary; also two step-daughters Mrs. "Fred Lander and Mis. Walter Shaw, of Allenby. to all of whom the sympathy of the district is extended. Frank was very well known throughout the province and was very h;ghlv respected. He always took a great interest ?n the town and district and was instrumental m financing the Bell mine when it started up at Beaverdell a few years ago and has since become a bonanza. He wag kind hearted and his generosity will never be forgotten. His pasS- ng is-keenly felt by his many friends. The funeral which Was largely attended was held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday morning from the undertaking parlor to the local cemetery, services being conducted by the Greenwood Masonic order. The pallbearers were: W. J. Cook, F. L. Peterson, H. N. Cox, H. W. Gregory, G. B. Taylor and Owen Wheeler. Floral tributes Were received firoihi iGizeh Temple A.A.0 N.LI.S., Victoria; Boundary Chapter, R.A.M., Grand Forks; King -Edward Lodge, No. 28, A.F.&A.M.; Mrs. Buckless and family; Mr. and Mis. C. G Russell, Calgary; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wright and daughters, Mr. ?,nd Mrs. G. W. Allen, Nelson; Mr. and Mrs. Palmer. Kettle Valley; Mr. "nd Mrs. HaroM Martin, Tra'l; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Broomfield, Princeton; fir. and Mrs. J. Lindsay, Rock Creek; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Goodeve, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sater, Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee. Our Bobby was in a store with his mother when he was given candy by one of the clerks, "What must you Say, Bobbie?" ".Charge it," he replied. After considerable delay the civil service commission has announced a decision in respect to the appointment of a successor to the late H. C. N. Etches as postmaster at Keremeos. Among the applicants for the job were J. Rorherham, E. C. Armstrong. Ross Flemming and tha new appointee, all are returned men with creditable service records and each well capable of fiPing the position. Mr. L'oyd Armstrong is the only son of Mr. Joseph W. Armstrong, oldtime fruit rancher of Keremeos "and formerly superintendent of the Keremeos Irrigation Company. As • agent for automobiles and radios, I Lloyd has been a frequent visitor jfi Princeton during the past year and is Well known to many of the residents of the upper valley. B.C. INDUSTRIES Victor'a.—Some idea of the enormous increases in production from the primary industries of British Columbia may be obtained by the people of this province from a study of statis- t'cs recently comp'led by the various departments of the public service at Victor'a. It is shown, for' instance, that forestry oro'd-ucfou has grown in value from $35,528,000 in 1916 to $84,802,000 'n 1926. The most striking comparison under this head'ng is that fur-, nished by the increase in the value of pulp and paper manufactured in *he province. In 1916 it stood at $3 520.000; but last year this had advanced to no less a sum than $16,315,- 000. Lumber value increased- from $21:075 000 in the decade under review to $42,516,000. .Similarly encouraging is an mcrease in the value of sh-'ngles, from $4,500,00 in 1916 to $10 500.000 last year. In every branch of this basic industry, in fact, operations in 1926 were strikingly in excess of the returns for even a year or so ago. What is true of forestry production ''s true of m'neral production. In this industry the total value in 1911 was $42,290,000 as compared with a value in 1926 of $67,718,400. tj. should be remembered, however. *hat the year 1916 was one of large war demands at prices far above the normal; consequently the two totals do not bear the same relationship as might otherwise be tbe case. At the same time the total value of metalliferous products in 1926 amounted to $52,985 400 compared with $26 895.680 ten years ago. The largest increase under this h°ad was in respect of lead, the value for 1916 being $3,007.- 462 and for 1926 no less than $17,- 670,000. Copper, on the other hand, the principal v/ar requisite/represented a value of $17 784,494 in 1916 and on'y $13,650,000 last. year. These figures form an interesting study of solid progress in two of the most important , basic industries of the province. The-;r expansion very naturally has contributed to the prosperous conditions which British Co lumbia now is enjoying—of which many_prom'nent economic and commercial experts have spoken so enthusiastically during the last few months. BACK FROM THE SOUTH With the hockey season over and a temporary lull in basket-ball, interest in athletic sports in Princeton th's week centers in the badminton tournament that is under way at the chub's courts in the Thomas Hall. Ten ladies and twelve- men are competing in ladies' and gents' singles and doubles and in mixed doubles, and such progress has been made •that the finals will be reached in all events by Saturday evening. The pubLc are invited to attend Saturday and watch the play. A small admission fee, to help out with expenses will be charged. The prizes, for the various events have been donated by members of the club. During the short time that the^club has been organized and practice has been going on, many of the players have developed a considerable amount of efficiency, and keen competition <s the rule in nearly all the matches. Following is the result of the play to date in the various events: Ladles' Singles Extra series—Miss Coles beat Mrs. Everton; Miss Fee beat Miss Mufford. 1st draw—Mrs. Edwards beat M'ss Steele; Miss' Coles beat Mrs. Sorenson; Miss Fee beat Mrs. Foote; Mrs. Brown beat Mrs. Gregory. 2nd draw—Miss Coles beat Mrs. Edwards r Miss Fee beat Mrs. Brown. Miss Fee and Miss Coles in the finals. Ladies' Doubles Miss Mufford and Miss Coles beat Miss Fee and Miss Steele in the extra series, and beat Mr&| Foote and Mrs. Brown in the next series. Mrs. Sorenson and Mrs. Everton beat Mrs. Gregory and , Mrs. Edwards. This leaves the final game between Miss Coles and Miss Mufford vs. Mrs. Sorenson and» Mrs. Everton. Mixed Doubles Extra series—Miss Coles and Edwards beat Mrs. Brown and Lambert; 2nd series—Mr. and Mrs. Sorenson beat Miss. Mufford and Clarke;'Miss Coles and' Edwards beat Mrs. Foote and Waterman; Mrs. Gregory and Carruthers beat Mrs. Edwards and Foote. Men's Singles Extra sp<ries:—Smith beat Collas; Wright beat Waterman; Sorenson beat Clarke; Brown beat Foote. 1st draw—Edwards beat Carruthers; Wright beat Smith; Sorenson beat Brown; Lambert beat Paret. By defeating Wright in the next round Edwards has entered the finals. Men's Doubles Only two games have been played in this event. « In the extra series Smith and Foote beat Edwards and Clarke, and were in turn defeated by Wright and Lambert in the second round. The temporary absence of Mr. Carruthejrs from town has held up two of the events somewhat, but he is expected back tomorrow morning and no difficulty should be experienced in paving the way for the finalg in all events for Saturday evening. In the present contest all players, experienced and new, are meeting on even terms, but before the season closes it is the intention to arrange a handicap tournament, in which the contestants can be more evenly matched. POST DISBANDED At a nu e.ing of the Princeton Post, Canadian Legion of the British Empire Tci vice League, held On Thursday evening-it was decided to d'sband the post and close the club rooms which the veterans have been holding in the building over Mr. Gregory's office. In the initial stage of the organization of the club it was thought by some that a beer l'cense could be secured but this was later found- to be impossible, and without that the movement did not secure sufficient patronage to justify its continuance. P. W. Gregory and W. L. Boult were named as trustees to hold the furniture belonging to the club, and also, what funds were on hand. These will be turned over, if, and when, the post is ever re-establiShed. MRS. JAMES GRANTED DIVORCE Mr. A. S. Black just beat the robnis to it in his return from the sunny south where he has been spending the] greater portion of the winter. After spending a few days in Vancouver to break the journey he arrived in Princeton Monday morning, while it was not till th's morning that we heard anything authentic concerning the return of our feathered friends. Mr. Black left California on St. Valentine's Day, the day that the big storm raged over the southern plar ground. He states that the train on I which he traveled had, for safety's | sake, to travel at a snail's pace for; fear of washouts, much of the track being under water. He reports having had a most enjoyable holiday, and certainly is looking much, better for it, Vancouver, Feb. 18.—An absolute decree1 of divorce has been granted Florence Mim'i James, proprietress of a .hairdressing parlor at Princeton, by Mr. Justice Morrison in Supreme Court, from Harry E. James; rooming- housekeeper, Prince'George, whom she married January 15, 1916, at Houns- low Heath, England. Her counsel was Mr. W. C. Ross. New Westminster, Feb. 21.—The Adanac basketball team returned home last night from a trip to the Okanagan country. The Royals lost to Kekwna but on Saturday night they turned the tables on Penticton by a score of 33 to 11. The train was two hours late last night on account1 of snow in the Coquihallo Pass. SjVend'd treatment was, accorded the team in both the centres visited. THE PRINCETON STAR, PRINCETON, B. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1927 Cbe Iprinceton Star PUBLISHED-EVERY THURSDAY AT PRINCETON, B.C. J. A. BROWN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES British Empire, One Year $2.00 Foreign, One Year $ 2.50 Payable in Advance. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1927 IGNORING THE NATURAL, SEEKING the Unnatural COURT CASES OF INTEREST Boys Were Probably Stopped Career of Crime (Okanagan Commoner) Summerland, Feb. 18.—Two interesting cases came up in county court at Keloyraa this week when Edward Auddel and James Patterson elected for speedy trials before Judge Swan- son on charges of attempted robbery of the Royal Cafe in Kelowna. Auddel, who is only 17, claimed he Agent. had been led to attempt to rob the Records will be granted covering with cash register and to divide the only land suitable for agricultural loot with Patterson, whom, he said, purposes, and which is not timber- had suggested the plan. Auddel hid] land, i. e., carrying_oyer Ji,000Jmard 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 |s given in Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, "How to Pre-empt Land," copies of which can be obtained free of charge by addressing the Department of Lands, Victoria, B. C, or to any Government himself under a table, but before the robbery could be made the police pulled him from under the table and took It has cost the fruit growers of the ■ away his revolver and placed him Okanagan and'the citizens of the prov-j under arrest/ Patterson was arrested • ince hundreds of thousands of dollars later and denied all guilt. They were, J""*^ ^ ^^apSfed for trying to build up a market of com-hgiveu a preliminary hearing at Kel 3,on: ln Thloc* ™° „"£» ™ "rtntPd msiL for Okanagan apples. There La January 10th, before Magistrate ?"<^^™™**™ £*£ 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 tbe Land Commis- W. A. WOODWARD BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR Penticton, B.C. p^ will beNat HOTEL PRINCETON on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2nd is a natural way to market anything Weddell, who committed them for and ah unnatural way. The natural trial on a charge of conspiracy to way is to first build up a demand, | commit robbery. then supply that demand at a popular I Later, Mr. W. C. Kelley, as crown price. The unnatural way is to seek counsel, preferred an indictment of by" tariffs and other restrictions to attempted robbery, and to this indict- prevent a rival commodity getting ment both pleaded guilty on Tuesday. into the markets of a certain territory Judge Swanson gave both youths a and then force tha, people of that I stern lecture on the folly of idling and territory to p^y the price we ask 1 trying to get money without work because we have a cinch on the mar- and then sentenced them each to three rMrtVifha* imrt-vriariYiTinpnt kets of that territory. The natural way is to w'n by service and merit; the unatural way is to seek to win by legislation. The toil of 80 000 Alberta farmers produced over $260,000,000 of agricultural wealth last year. Of this vast total wheat contributed close to $120,- 000,000. This great wealth of produce was handled almost exclusively by the Wheat Pool. Here is a natural channel of distribution for our apples growers, yet they ignore it and seek by legislation to create an unnatural system of distribution. The natural market and the natural way of getting into that market will be the profitable way and is the right way. Why shouldn't our co-operative .fruit grower^co-operate with our cooperative wheat growers? WORK DONE FOR GROWERS months' imprisonment. HAZARD OF MISSED HOLES (Summerland Revew) People often think that the work done by the government agricultural representatives is not valuable, and this is largely the case because politicians make use of the expenditures to level criticisms at the party in ^>ower. There are times when these representatives render a»very valuable service that often goes unrecognized. Just at present one of these investigations is being finished, and it is of great value to the Okanagan and to Summerland. There will be a meeting of a few of those primarily interested .next week and and a general public meeting called in the course of a few weeks to discuss the investigation. So much talk about the off varieties has been indulged in by speakers from time to time and so l:ttle real effort made to relieve the district of the burden, that the department has started to work under Mr. Middleton that -aims to relieve the situation. The Review mentioned this matter a few weeks ago in connection with the work of the fruit legislation now pending and has this advance information to give: " There"Tire 17 per cent, of the trees in Summerland now that are "off varieties" and 24 per cent of the acreage is supporting trees whose product it does not pay to put on the market. The longer this situation is permitted to hold, just so long will the growers' returns be reduced. The idea that one-fourth of our acreage should be still growing apples that will not return to the growers anything more than cost, shows what a load the community carries. Naramata profited by our experience and has only 6 per cent of their trees "off varieties" and but 4% per cent of its acreage devoted to production of this kind'. We firmly believe that the work of this investigation will prove of great value to the growers and the details should be looked forward to with a keen interest. The reasans on which they have based their findings are weU worth our very serious consideration and many of the suggestions can well be acted upon. Such works as this reserves approval. 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 trc received for purchase of vacant and unreserved Crown lands, not being timberland, for agricultural purposes; minimum price of first-class (arable) Jand is $5 per acie. per acre. Further information regarding 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 hers ranged, priority being given to timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or leased, the conditions including payment of stump age. HOMESITE LEA8ES 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 fulflilled and land has been surveyed. LEA8E8 For grazing and industrial pur poses areas not exceeding 640 acre' may be leased by one person' or a compnay. GRAZING Under the Grazing Act the Prov ince is divided into grazing districts and the range administered under a Grazing Commissioner. Annual graz ing permits/are issued based on num established owners. Stock-owners may form associations for range man inars load the lifters heavily so agement. Free, or partially free, per- that the broken rock will be thrown mits are available for settlers, camp- back from tne face on a shoveling ers and travellers, up to ten head. sheet; this makes the detection of a misf.re ln a lifter easier. Missed | holes in shafts or in underhand stopes are more hazardous than-,those * in drift? because the unxeploded charges are harder to find.—Mining Truth. Drilling or picking into missed holes is ono of the most frequent causes af blasting accidents in metal mines, states E. D. Gardner, mining engineer, Bureau of Mines, in a recently issued publication. When it is known that a face contains an unesploded Charge the hazard ■ is greatly reduced, as before anyone does any other work at the face the missed hole can be reblasted by placing a new primer above the charge. To count the detonation of shots in rounds and to report the missed holes is an almost universal practice. Occasionally, as in a large stope where a number of rounds are shot together, it is not practicable or possible to count the individual shots. Where "V"-cut rounds are used, two or more charges often exblode together and in consequence there is doubt as to whether any mis-fires have occurred. Under these conditions miners are more likely to pick or drili into missed holes in cleaning out the broken material. Missed holes in drift rounds are usually easy to detect by' an inspection of the face, and are generally identified by the fuse sticking from the hole. Missed lifters in drift rounds are sometimes not made evident by an inspection, and for this reason are more dangerous. Most PRINCETON POOL BALL NOW OPEN Under New Management JOE BONVIN, Prop. »»»♦»♦»tt»•♦»»»♦»»♦•»»♦»♦♦»♦»♦♦♦»»»»»♦♦»♦♦»♦»♦♦»»♦♦♦♦♦»»♦♦»♦»♦*»♦»»•♦• ! P.W.GREGORY RELIABLE f FIRE I LIFE 1 * NOTARY PUBLIC INSURANCE MOTOR CAR PLATE GLASS AGENT FOR PRINCETON TOWNSITE ♦ »»♦♦♦♦»»♦♦♦+♦ ♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦»♦<'♦ Pease & Atkinson Phone 65 Agents for Imperial Oil Co. DRAYING ANY THING ANYWHERE ANY TIME COAL AND WOOD ARE YOU WILLING To Pay Less for Better Clothes W)e Have Been Fortunate in Securing the Exclusive Agency for ART HIGH GRADE CLOTHING We invite you to pay us a visit of inspection. . A surt to meet every purse. You can also have your old suit renovated to look like new at moderate prices. Your patronage is most respectfully solicited. Bob Mackelvie's Tailor Shop EWART BLOCK PRINCETON, B.C. WllllllllllilllllllillllllM I "Scotin" Adams I | CIGARS CIGARETTES TOBACCOS £OF7 DRINKS iiiiiiiifliiiiiiiiiiiin 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 Producer* of vGOLD, SILVER, COPPER, PIG LEAD AND ZINC TADANAC BRAND DEPARTMENT OF LANDS NOTICE Application for Grazing Permits for the Season of 1927 Applications for permits to graze livestock on the Crown range witbinv any grazing district of the Province of British Columbia, must be filed with the District forester at Fort George,*'' Kamloops, " Nelson, Prince Rupert, Vancouver, or Williams Lake on or before March 31st, 1927. Blank forms upon wnioh to submit applications may be obtained from the District Foresters at the above named, places, or from the Department of Lands at Victoria, B.C. G. R. NADBN, Deputy Minister of Lanas. Department of Lands, Victoria, B.C., January 4, 1927. 9&15 KEnLE VALLEY RAILWAY Time Table EASTBOUND Daily No. 12—Loaves Vancouver 7.30 p.m. Princeton 4.07 a.m. Nelson 10.55 p.m. Connect! with boat service at Summerland WHAT WAS DOING HERE TWINTY-HVE YI4R5 AGO From the Similkameen Star of j* February 22nd, 1902 HlilllipiliaS 'Ai Johnson is moving A. E. Howse's mill from tovm to the old mill site on China creek. \ F. H. Latimer, C.E.*, of Vernon, has been engaged during this week surveying several sections of land near JPrinceton for Messrs. "Richter, Cawston, Lowe and Summers. Sam Spencer arrived home by tne stage last Saturday, after spending a couple of weeks on the coast, taking in Vancouver . and Victoria. Mr. Spencer did not forget to put in a good word for Princeton and the coal properties off the Vermilion Forks Mining & Development Co. Mr. Chas. Wheeler is bringing in a diamond drill from Penticton for the company Mr. Alex Sharp represents. The drill will probably be set up on the old saw mill point near Bromley's ranch. Mr. Sharp writes that he will be in shortly and will bring with bim the best drill man in the country. WATER NOTICE City Urchin (in the country for the first time): "This is just like'grass, ain't It." Little Friend: "Why, it is gnat." Urcnin: "No, it ain't, 'cos you don't Have to keep off it." (Diversion and Use) TAKE NOTICE that" Tho Tahoma Recovery Co., whose address is Coalmont, B.C., will apply for a licence to take and use 35 cubic feet per second of water out o£ Granite Croek which fiows north easterly and drains into the Tulameen River about haif a mile below Coalmont, B.C. The v.ater will be diverted from the streair at a point about three miles from its junction with the Tulaii.-.een River and will be used for mining purposes mpon the placer lease3 described as No.'s 303, 304, 265, and 390 situate at or near the mouth of Granite Croek. This notice was rosted on the ground on the tfiird day of February, 1927. A copy of this notice and an application 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, Par- liameut Buildings, Victoria, B.C., within thirty days after the first appearance of thi3 notice in a local newspaper. The date of the first publication of this notice is February lOtn, 1927. TAHOMA RECOVERY CO., Applicant. 13-4 By J. F. JONES, Agent. WESTBOUND Daily No. 11—Leaves Nelson .. 9.05 p.m. Princeton 3.00 p.m. ^ Vancouver 10.45 p.m. Observation and dining car service on all trains. BROOKMERE-MERRITT Train No. 29 leaves Brookmere for Merritt at 4.55 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Train No. 30 leaves Merritt for Brookmere 1.30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursday and aSturdays, connecting with No. 11 for Vancouver. C. A. BERNARD, Agent, Princeton. TULAMEEN HOTEL g Headquarters for MINERS, LOGGERS AND PROSPECTORS EXCELLENT DINING ROOM Meal Tickets, 21 meals, $7.00 ROOMS BY OAY WEEK OR MONTH REASONABLE RATES. ANDY JOHNSON and JOHNNY CARLSON, Proprietors Similkameen Hotel • • • • • t NEARE8T TNE STATION DICING ROOM NOW OPEN GEO. WARBLE PROPRIETOR l^llvlJI!^!^^!^ ^.t..,i....;.-.j..,.iu„^1..i„1j,...i^.;,1..i.i.^,..i11.i-,..^i,,.,^^^^fl5g5 a . . l<7a I . . • HERE'S FOR A -' V ' ■ -;!''' BIGGER ^ * BETTER BRIGHTER PRINCETON Let Us Help You § "Do It Electrically" 8 Iprinceton Eight and fltower Co*, limited § ttfSISilSiil^sHaS!^ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦• PRINCETON ROYAL EXPORT } Similkameen Dairy DAILY DELIVERY OF MILK AND CREAM Synopsis of Land Act Amendments l*RE.EMPTIONS Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Crown lands may bo pre-empted by British 1927 Offer FREE 8xid* enlargement of your special negative With every five dollars worth of developing. Save your the folders that prints come in. PRSNCET0N DRUG & BOOH STORE G. G. LYALL Manager A. SXENVOLD Proprietor BEDESR WITH THE Bohemian Flavor I Princeton Brewing Co., Ltd. ! x mi 1 ▼ This advertisement' is not published or displayed by the Liquor Con- ▼ trol Board or by the Government of British Columbia. ».»♦♦♦« e> ♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦■» 4 jijMiAi*>ri*Jr*JJ * fc— llilllllllllllllIilllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllM j Hotel Princeton j SV'\NSON & BROOM FIE LH Proprietors B ._^——^ g ! HEADQUARTERS FOR COMMERCIAL | I TRAVELERS AND MINING MEN I Modern Hotel—All the OomfortF of a Home—Beautifully Furnished—Rooms with Hot and Cold Water and Steam Heat I AUTO BUS HEETS ALL TRAINS CAFE IN CONNECTION "111- L.D. CAFE When in Princeton eat at The L.D. Cafe C. PHILLIP : Phone 11 £....*....«.,..».,.,{„ .«„.■•<■.. ij..iui«u>. ku-.i.. - ■<».•■. <• iiii.i.» .»,i.-a.. • u.J-^. »-.-(■•--■•-. ■i....i.,..i....iii.».!,.«..■.i.r, .fiu.'.i ....#-• -i.<-.< ..i;,...-. •■■■■• VA ■■ 2u«i <in i- ■.*•>-. i.. ■■■■■■ SU. «-•■->—;••>■■ a.J Dry Goods Groceries Hardware! * Mining Supplies Flour and Feed i F. P. Oook Estate (Established 1886) Stores at Princeton & Coalmont GROCERIES AND MERCHANDISE OF ALL KINDS, FLOUR FEED. ETC. IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1927 THE PKINCETON STAR, PRINCETON, B. C. SILKS New Stock of Silk Just in ALL KINDS I ALL SHADES See the quality of our new spun silk before buying elsewhere. THOMAS BROS. PHONE 13 HI - PRINCETON, B.C. JUST ARRIVED HATS Felts Velours Buy now while the range is complete. All sizes, quality good, prices right. Willarson & Co. MEN'S OUTFITTERS HWCENtN CASH STORE H. C. McGuffie Phone 78 THIS STORE STANDS FOR ECONOMY, SERVICE AND QUALITY. Blue Goose Oranges— Per dozen ., 46c, 55c, 65c Fresh Spinach—Per lb 15c Imperial Valley Lettuce— Tw" large' heads ~.... 35c Fresh Crisp Celery— Per head .'.4. :..20c to 40c Green Cabbage—3 lbs. ............ 25c, Stringless Turnips—45 lbs 25c Cooking Apples—Per box ...... $1.25 Strictly New Laid Eggs— Per dozen , : 45c Del Monte Prunes—Unsulphored. Per pound 20c Two pounds 35c WE SELL 40c—EXTRA SPECIAL—40c Strawberry and Apple Jam- Absolutely pure, made only from selected fruits and cane sugar. Per large tin 40c Coffee—Our special blend of fresh ground coffee enjoys a popularity unexcelled in this district. Per pound 55c Ha.llowi Dates—Fresh. Two pounds for ......... 25c Large Bars Neilson's Chocolates—■ Regular 25c for .-. 20c Finest Quality Side Bacon—By the piece, per lb 40c FOR LESS mnnint tin n 111 iui ; 1 ui u m 111111 f 11 im»i 11 ti 1111111 n in tun winniti mi iti titim 11 mi n i 11 nun n hi mi m imiii n uif m inu itihh limn 11 m iiitm hi n hi n m mi n i n 11 itn m h itm mrnimin m u 11 hi m nn iiiiiii in u i u 11 n i ii|£ PRINCETON MEAT MARKET..I HARRY SUGGITT, Manager. ThOS. DALY, Proprietor. Fresh and Cured Meats Premium Hams and Bacon 1 Oysters in Season Jimmy Waugh continues to use horses and sle.'gh between the Erp ranch and Copper Mountain; the road still being unfit for motor traffic. Jimmy Clarke, who spent the weekend with friends at Keremeos, was the first to motor over the lower valley road after Sunday's-downpour of rain, and found the "go^ng anything but pleasant. The road is still far from I good between here and Hedley. I ! - . George Gartrell of Summerland, I Dom nion fis"i inspector, paid this1 end 1 of his district a brief visit last week. I He stated his intention of placing I-some "more speckled trout, spawn in the Tulameen- river. It was suggested that he try and secure some Ogopogo spawn to put in McKenzie Lake as an added attraction for the "Laird's" summer visitors. * , Princeton people who attended the winter carnival at Revelstoke last week all report having had an interesting and delightful time. • Heavy snowfall is repoited to*bave slowed up the ski-ing events and prevented any chances of establishing new records. Ivor Knudson, Princeton's entry at the carnival, made a very creditable showing but failed to reach the jewelry in any of the events. J. R. Demarcos was on Friday last escorted* by Chief Fraser to Oakalla where he will be held till the spring assizes awaiting trial on the charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm to Mra. Johnson. Accused appeared before Judge J. R. Brown on Thursday evening last and elected for trial by jury at the next session of the assizes in May. Bail was fixed at $2,000, an amount which he failed to raise. ,- Dr.. Wm. Thomson, Dominion veterinary inspector, formerly of Keremeos, but whose work for some considerable] t'me past has been principally at the coast has been notified of change of headquarters to "Vancouver and yesterday Mrs. Thomson1 passed through Princeton on her way to "-Keremeos where she will seek to dispose of their property or else arrange for the renta? of the same. The household effect* will be shipped to, their new home in Vancouver* Jack McLaughlin returned Monday morning looking much better for a brief holiday visit to the coast. - Twc succeeding attacks of flu had kept h'm confined to the house, for severa* weeks and to his bed for a portior of the time. With the road still blocked to motor traffic Jack made his wa\ up to the Mountain Monday morning via the ore train. While Iti Vancou ver he visited Mr. Branscombe at the hospital and found him slightly im proved but still a very sick man. What Will probably prove to be th' last hockey game for the season war played on Allenby ice last Friday evening between the. Princeton "Colts'' and the Allenby Jun'ors. It was f humdinger of a game. Looked a? 'f Allenby had it cinched when the Colts slipped in the. equalizing goa' just ""before the whistle blew. In th' overtime play they secured another, which just foes to show that a game is never lost until the whistle soundr "cease fire." % In future car owners will have at least something to show for the touch they aie annually subjected to fo" motor licenses. The license holders which U was announced quite a while ago the government was going to supply free, gratis, and for nothing, have at last reached Princeton and are being distributed to licensees by Constable Foote. Printed instructions are to the effect that these holders are to be attached to the in strument board, and the license contained therein, whenever the car is on the road. As this year's license has to be surrendered when application for a new one is made next year, it is necessary to preserve them. CAUGHT GRIZZLY IN MINK TRAP MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIHIIIII H. McCONNELL PRACTICAL TAILOR SUITS MADE ON THE PREMISES Satisfaction Guaranteed Free = Free | Free Special Introduction Offer FREE PAIR OF PANTS FOR EVERY SUIT ORDERED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. Three prices only— $27.50 - $32.50 - $37.50 Yorkshire Tailors, Reg. P.J.HARVEY Box 32 Princeton, B.C. The Bull Stopped Betty was milking the cow when a bull came tearing across the meadow. The little girl did not move from her stool, but calmly carried on with her milking. :VV:;' Two people who had been strolling along the footpath, and who had rushed away for safety, saw to their astonishment that the bull had stopped a few yards of the cow and, turning, walked away. "Weren't you afraid? they asked little Betty. "Afraid?" laughed Betty.. "No; you see, .this cow happens to be its mother- in-law!" WORLD RECORD JERSEY DIED Identification Judge Soakum (to man accused of offence against the liquor act)—You say you were never in this court before? Defendant—No sir, I aint never been* in no court before./ Judge—I've certainly seen you somewhere. Defendant—You sure have, your honor, I'm your bootlegger. There is no good arguing with the inevitable—the only argument available., with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.—J. R. Lowell. Her Friend: "Why don't you ask your husband's advice on the matter?" ^;±Yf; Herself: "I intend to, as soon as i decide what I'm going to do." Summerland, Feb. 18.—Jersey "breeders and dairymen throughout Canada will regret to learn that the cow Far- leigh St. Mawes Retta, owned by the Dominion Experimental Station at Summerland, died after completing her R.O.P., test and winning the world's record. She produced 11,606 pounds of milk that y'elded 648.78 pounds of fat. Retta's nearest riYal was owned by F. H. Young in South Carolina. She produced, under similar record of performance rules, 11,348 lbs. of milk and 642.16 lbs. of butter fat. Mr. Hunter of the Experimental Station reports that the work at the farm for the time being, has lost its attractiveness. Very high hopes had been entertained for this cow that she would make another world's record, for she could have again qualified for the»three-year-old class. They have at the farm a full sister of this cor/, also her dam and a half sister, as well as a yearling son, so that the(blood strain is not lost. -Although o+her members of her family have made good records there wer<j none of them with the outstanding qualities and good promise that were possessed by Farleigh St. Mawes Retta. 150-Mile House, B.C., Feb. 21 — Chris. Wilkerson, a trapper of Canoe Crossing, between Atnarko and Bella Coola, got quite a surprise this week on covering his trap line. Arriving at one of his mink sets in which he was1 using a number one trap he found a young grizzly bear frozen to death. The bear had apparently been driven out of his den through some cause and was very weak or he would have pulled out of such a small trap. Vernon, Feb. 21.—Allenby, champions of the Similkameen, won the opening rounl in the provincial playoff here w'th Enderby Saturday evening, 4-3. The game was fast and very even, Allenby leading at the end of the first period 2-1, and at the end of the ^second 3-2. Four penalties against Rod and George Sparrow slowed up the Enderby play. Only one Allenby player was on the penalty box. Allenby played nice combination against Enderby'g individual "play. The second game will be played here tonight- Hello, old chap, thought I'd just drop in and see about that umbrella you borrowed from me last week. Very sorry, old man, but I've lent it to a friend. Were you wanting it very badly? -Kp Well, no, I wasn't; but the chap I borrowed it from says the owner wants it. 'fSk:' "My daughter's music," said the mother, "has been a great expense." "Indeed?" returned the guest "some ne'ghbor sued you, -I suppose?" Colored hodcarrier working on a Chicago skyscraper was hit on the head by. a brick ; dropped twenty stories. He complained becanse it made him bite his tongue. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that any person or persons round trapping or trespassing on Summers Creek Lots 819, 1185, 2415, 2416 K.D.Y.D., Will be prosecuted. (signed) P. E. ROWLANDS, 15-4 W. W. GREEN. IM MEMORIUM FEE—In loving memory of husband and father Geo. Fee, who died at Allenby, B.C., February 20th, I,8i25. Till the day breaks and the shadows flee away. Wife, Children and Grandchildren. 15-lp COMING EVENTS Cards—Tuesday even'ng, March 1, Parish Hall; bridge and five hundred. Admission 50c; refreshments;^ prizes. » * * * Hockey Dance—At Allenby Wednesday, March 9th, under the auspices if the Allenby Hockey Club. lAf "W%o C BUSINESS LOCALS \ If its Plumbing >r Tinsmithing consult me. H. B. Meausette. 25-tf FOR SALE—50 tonB of hay. L. Newby. Similkameen. &$& 8-tt FOR SALE—Good horse or cow hay. U. B. Cusack, Chilliwack, B.C. 9-tf WANTED—By March 1st, housemaid. Apply Princeton Hospital. 14-tf PRINCETON PLUMBING SHOP— Rear of P. Burns; phone 26. Caruso Bros. WANTED—To rent or buy good store suitable for- bakery or confectionery. Box B, Princeton Star. 15-tf FOR SALE—Chunky farm team1 of mares, also saddle horse; $50 takes 1 the three. J. G. Forrest, Stirling Creek. 14- FOR RENT—The old Neal ranch at Stirling Creek, near [ Hedley; cut 40 tons alfalfa in 1926; good/water supply. What offers? J. G. Forrest, Hedley. 11-tf St. Cuthbert's Church PRINCETON, B.C. -||l "Did anybody ever kiss you before darling?" "Oh, yes.'* , "Is he too big for me to thrash?" "Possibly not too-big—but he might be too many," 8UNDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, 1927 Sunday School .T. 11 a.m. Evening Prayer 7:30 p.m. Only Days Left of A. L. White's Slashing February Cash and Carry Furniture Sale YOU'LL HAVE TO HURRY iillll!!illill!!!ll!i!l!I!!l!l!l]lllil!il!!lllilli!lllllilllill!lillllS Monarch Yarns Embroidery Threads MRS. A. MOORE / B lllilllllllllllllllllIilllfllllllillllllllll!lllllllllllll!IHIIIIlill!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM * See Our Window Specials at $1.00 Big Values JOHN L. 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MARINO BLOCK UP-TO-DATE Beauty Parlor Marcelling -:- Haircutting Shampooing HOW8E BLOCK - PRINCETON Mate Irwin PRINCETON HOTEL BARBER Danny Deane's Restaurant ——- Headquarters for —— MINERS AND PROSPECTORS While In Princeton I P.W.GREGORY I! A. M. E. I. C. ! B. C. LAND SURVEYOR X2VTL ENGINEER 8urveys of: i Lands, Mineral Claims, etc, £ W&- x i Underground Surveys. PRINCETON, — — B. C. | KEREMEOS MEAT | MARKET Wholesale and Retail. Fresh and Cured Meats Poultry and Smoked Fish THOS. DALY - Proprietor liininuiiiniiiiiiu iiiiuimnii m ei mnii iiifuiiiiiiiniiHiiiutiHiiiKiniiii n m u»ii iim^ DR. BUTLER [ DENTIST PRINCETON Out of town patients are advised to arrange for appointments by letter or telephone a few days in advance. Tired aching feet? Do you, too, suffer from foot troubles? The chances are that 75% of the people in town are in the same * JteSchoWs Rot Comfort Appliances are known the world over as safe, easy methods of relief. That's why we carry them—the full line—to ease foot pains like yours. Let's cut down the number of foot sufferers in our town! We offer you foot comfort ■ —•it's your move now C. V. PROSSER Princeton, B.C. KEREMEOS NOTES The second of the W.I. card parties was held in the Institute room on Tuesday, 22nd. Owing to the condition of the roads the crowd was very small, but everyone present reported a good time. * * * * There will be a water users' meeting in the Victory Hall on Monday evening at 7:30. A good turn-out is requested, and let's hope the hall will be warmer than it was the last time. * * * * There were two prospective tobacco growers who will be quite surprised to hear that the provincial department of agriculture is going to assist this budding industry to the extent of $6,000 for the year 1927. But it is to be spent on advice. This evidently means more inspectors running around in government cars, while, what the growers want is assistance toward building drying sheds. The tobacco interests have promised us a field man to direct the efforts of the growers. There is an old saying that "a/vice is cheap," but it is not cheap at $6,00.0 when we can get it for nothing The annual meeting of the Keremeos Park and Property Society will be held in the Orange Hall, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, when matters concerning the park and cemetery will be taken up and dealt with. It -is hoped that there will be as good a turn-out, at least as large as the clean-up party at the cemetery last fall, though, on account of the mud, no beans and brown bread will be served by the creek. ^fipi * * * * Word has been received from Ottawa- of the appointment of Mr. J. Lloyd Armstrong as postmaster here, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. H. C. N. Etches some time ago. * * » * Four motor cars, containing players and rooters, went over to Penticton Saturday evening. While our team did not win their game they, at least, made it very interest-'ng; in fact they looked like sure enough winners at one stage. The Adanac-Penticton game was most interesting to watch, though the result was never in doubt at any time. The coast hoopers are a peppy bunch and during the intermission, instead or resting, they indulged in some rugby practice, which, while amusing to the spectators, must have been hard on the players' knees, as there was some heavy tackling. * * * * Don't forget'the Junior Guild dance at the Victory Hall, Friday evening, 25th. The pr'ce is only 50c and good eats will be served. 60ALM0NT 60LUMN Penticton, Feb. 17.—By the end of the week it is estimated there will not be an exportable box of. apples left In Penticton. -The Associated Growers have been shipping out at the rate of Jten cars weekly for some time past and have only a week's supply on hand. Prices have been gradualy improving on the pra'ries as the supply diminishes aiid the best grades are brining around $1.75 per box. The ban on dumping will be raised shortly but B.G will have marketed practicaly the whole crop by that xtime. Penticton, Feb. 17.—If Pent'cton cannot dispose of all her culls, her enterprising inhabitants can use them for the creation of another paying industry. On Saturday morning the Pentowna had almost a cargo in a large hog shipped up the lake. The carcass weighed over 400 pounds, and, it is understood, will be used for- making "weenies.' ' The principal food on which the beast was reared consisted largely of a fruit diet. Penticton, Feb. 17.—One of the local Indians, named Timeyakin, having written the prime minister protesting against Indian children being^ instructed to attend school on the reserve, has received word through the Indian agent that it is the mtentioa of Ottawa to continue the school and that all eligible children should attend: Timoyakin also offered to go to Ottawa to voice his objections in person, but he has been advised of the folly of such action. The foreman was going round from man to man with a sheet of paper in his^ hand. When he came to Sandy Maokay he said: "Sandy, tlv's a subscription to get a wreath for Jock Macdonald, who died last week. All your mates have given a shilling toward it." "Och, mon," replied Sandy, "that'll mak' me and Jock square. He owed me a bob." We regret to announce the death of Adolphus Gilarnean, who passed away at his residence in Tulameen on Sunday. Deceased had a large circle of friends who mourn his passing. He was in his seventy-seventh year and until two months ago was in a fair state of health considering his age. The immediate cause of death was heart trouble. Deceased was buried in consecrated ground on the Rabbitt ranch close to the last resting place of the late D. Rabbitt. Father Phelan, Merritt, conducted the last funeral rites which were attended by a good sized concourse of mourners from Tulameen, Coalmont and vicinity. * * * * C. J. Carlson and Bob Clare returned Wednesday from Princeton, having spent two weeks in the local hospital. * * * * W. Dornberg, who was on a business trip at the coast last week, returned Wednesday to Tulameeji. kjyg + * * * Mrs. Dave Dorsey, Blakeburn, entrained on Saturday morning for Wenatchee, Wash. * * * * Louis Johnson made a business visit to Princeton Friday. * . * * * Mrs. Oliver Wilson and child arrived Saturday morning to join her husband who is motorist for the Dornberg concern. * * * * New spring samples at the Tailor Shop. * * * * ""Sisl Miss L. Phelps, Mission City, is visiting friends in Blakeburn and vicinity. * * * * Mrs. E. Burlon, who was in the Princeton hosp'tal for a few days suffering from a severe cold, returned home Satruday. * * * * Dr. and Mrs. j Butler, Princeton, were guests at the Coalmont Hotel Friday. * * * * J. H. King, Seattle, was a business visitor here at the week-end. * * * * Valderaar • Peterson is in Princeton, hospital suffering from a maimed foot the result of an accident at the mine. :5g<3 * * * * Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Marks, Tulameen. were visitors to Coalmont on Tuesday. * * * * The Booking Office "Where art thou going, my pretty "I'm heading for home, kind sir," she said. j "May I carry your school books my pretty maid?" "Why. certainly, sir, you're booked," she said. » * # * Hughie Holmes left for Vancouver Tuesday to meet Mrs. Holmes and j baby son who have been visiting coa&t. j points for the past month. * * * * The sudden thaw wh'ch started at the week-end had a bad effect on the Blakeburn road and, for the first time this .winter motor traffic was suspended. . Z' * * * * Negotiations are taking place with i respect to the re-organization of the | Bear Creek properties owned by Louis I M&jrcbtte and associates and it is I expected to consummate the change in the near future. '*, ♦ * * J. Osborne, Tulameen, who owns some mineral properties on Rabbitt; Mountain, called in on Wednesday to! talk about the mining outlook in this! district. Mr. Osborne takes credit j to h'mself for having predicted years | ago that Tulameen would eventually become the centre of a good minmg d's^rict. He referred to the recent strikes on the Dornberg property and that on the Jensen claims on Treasure Mountain as being a fair criterion of what is likely to happen when real development work becomes general in the district. The Sipeck-MacMahon development on Babbitt Mountain and that on the Louis Marcotte mine at Bear Creek were also mentioned as indicating, an optimistic trend in mining operat-'ons. Incidentally Mr. Os- Borne referred to Dolph Gilarneau's death and deprecated the idea that anyone Can take a fad fast cure without consulting a reputable doctor as fo one's -fitness to undergo a lengthened fast. The opinion seems to be prevalent in Tulameen that the late Dolph Gilarneau's death was, if not caused by, at least hastened by a long fast. * * # * A subscriber dropped in the other day1 to tell us that the yarn in last Week's Star about cOWs sleep'ng on the sidewalk was "all "bull." Maybe so but if one happens to step on it 'nstead of over it. one does ttot stop to surmise about 'its sex. Important Link of Telegraph Service ORGANIZE NAVY LEAGUE Penticton, Feb. 17.—Capt. G. F. Morris, as a result of his work in Penticton, reports having secured twenty-five members, and has also appointed Mr. W. A. Woodward as local representative for the Navy League of Canada, with authority to nominate a committee and call a meeting for organizing purposes. Penticton, Feb. 17.—Penticton Elks brassband began practice in their new home on Main street on Wednesday. There was a good attendance and the organization is in a fair way to prosper this year. New premises have been rented on Front street for a regular home for tbe band. 'T'he last link in the Canadian Pacific Telegraph system across the continent, to conform with the most advanced developments of telegraphic Bcience, was completed recently, when a new telegraph repeater station was formally opened at White River, Ontario. The main switch, cutting the new up-to-date Station into the circuit, was closed by Mrs. J. E. Depew, who had been closely connected with Canadian Pacific developments at White River since construction days. Many prominent officials of the Company were present at the official opening January 29, including: J. McMillan, general manager of Telegraphs. Montreal; H. J. Humphrey, general superintendent, North Bay, and D H. Bowen. superintendent of Telegraphs, Sudbury.- Through the installation of the new plant the efficiency of overland facilities will be greatly in creased owing to the fact that signals formerly carried direct from Sudbury to Fort William, will now be strengthened and repeated at White River, the half-way point. It was pointed out to the^press by Mr. McMillan that the overland service will be increased in speed and flexibility, thus affording additional service. The present approximate distance between stations of this nature operated by the Canadian Pacific is 300 miles. A few years ago distances between repeating stations were fully double the distance now accepted as the best practice. For example, Mr. McMillan pointed out, the Canadian Pacific overland wires were stretched from Montreal to Vancouver with the first repeater station at Fort William, a distance from Montreal of about 1,000 miles. Since the opening of the service the first station of this nature was built at Sudbury. The decision to further cut down the distance to Port William resulted in the construction of Upper: Group of C.P.R. ■upertntendenU who attended official opening; John McMillan, general manager of telegraphs, is seen in centre of group. Centre: Battery of machines in ^^new telegraph station. Lower: New C.P.R. repeater station at White River. the new station here. Through the introduction of automatic printers and the possibilities of still greater advances in the science of telegraphy, it was found necessary to establish the new station. Starting from Sudbury, the Canadian Pacific now have repeater stations at White River, Fort William, Winnipeg, Moose Jaw, Calgary, Revelstoke and Vancouver, oh the overland trunk lines. In telegraph service across the continent the Canadian1 Pacific have installed all-copper wires, and the best equipment obtainable is provided in all" their repeater stations from East to West, making the service fast and reliable. 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