@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "a17e542b-48c0-454b-a4bc-64fa79c123d1"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2013-01-23"@en, "1912-03-07"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xenderby/items/1.0178815/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ i w .4^*-rt"lAssc5e t & WHERE THERE ARE NO fi D SNOW DRIFTS ARE UNKNOWN EXCEPT IN MEMORY \\ Hi *v* . / i7 1 hi ,v. I I: & I Im Enderby, B. C, March 7; 1912 AND WALKER'S WEEKLY Vol. 5; No. 1; Whole No. 210 News of the Town and District of Interest to Enderby Readers l:V' to- 'i BY. Vi'y- ^V: i^ P., If' IjY V'.' The pussy willows are out. Sharpen _up the hoe. "Curfew sHall not ring to-night." It's tipped over. P. H. Murphy is building a large pig sty on"his fruit farm. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Lawes will return irom California within the next week. The voters'- list to be used in the forthcoming .election, was closed last November. . - The millinery opening of the En-' derby Trading Company will be held cm March 20th. Mrs. E. J. Mack will receive on Wednesday and Thursday, March-13th and 14th73 to 5. - - * ��������� Mr.'Hallet hopes to have his bowl-* i ing alley open in another week, if the- . weather moderates; * . ,~ 7Enderby has entered one rink in . the bonspiel, to be held at Vancouver :" Monday,,March" 18th_7 " -"��������� t\"""7 ""'-' ���������i There wiU'rbe.a.meeting.bf the Hos- --pital" Auxiliary in the-City Hall*this -afternoon at X o'clock. ,>' 2\\ j7- -y,t _���������_ .Geo. Packham "returned: from an ex- - ;ten_detl business trip to, Winnipeg and, the Northwest last ..Saturday.' " " - -i Remember the Ladies' Aid Bazaar,, to be" held" in the Dasement of "the ������������������ church. March 15th, from 3 to 6. - A-game or - two - of ��������� curling have "been played the past week.- -The ice f-is-fine, but" the noise has petered to .a whisper. Chas. W. Little is preparing to issue his third booklet on the great opportunities _ for - investment __ in, Mara - property. '. _ New furniture and carpets have been installed in the' King Edward rooms and thehotel throughout put in first- class order., J. H. Mohr has returned to Armstrong from the coast, and has pur- chased the half . interest" of "Daddy" The people",of Mara have another treat in store for Enderby dancers. They propose to hold a "St. Patrick's Day" ball in the Mara hall on the 15th inst. Geo. R. Sharpe this week closed a deal with Robert Johnstone, for a ten acre strip of land on the river shore adjoining the McKay place. It is intimated that Mr. Sharpe 'will at an early date begin the erection of an up-'to-dat*) slaughter.house on the property. *-' .The regular monthly'meeting of the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will be held in the basement - of the - church on Wednesday,'March 13th. - All articles intended for the Bazaar-'to be held in the basement of the church on the 15th,-must be brought' by 'the .ladies to this meeting.,," -.,.-���������-��������� ,,- The i Conservative 7nominatihg: ~con-~ ventionwill ���������-be held" in7the<-Opefa House,. Vernon," next Tuesday~yMarch. 12th,(at/2 p.,.m. It now. looks7jdoubt-J ful if.the; Liberals will? put. a candi-. 'date.in,the field;too contest"the riding against" "Hon: iPrice'-Ellisbn;'" the. Con-: servative^ nominee:7',7' _. ' . ^ **-' . The last fire was an' attic fire and to-day's fire is_in_the..basement, both closed in, and the chemical engine", purchased 18,'- months 'ago has never been "given a try-out. -'- No harm can come from - "the - suggestion that the city write the manufacturers ,of'the chemical engine is situated but a short distance from the outlet of the city's surface drain. While the city has guarded aga-'nst the practice, it is known that dangerous sewage empties into this drain and when the river is low the water may possibly be "contaminated, and this drawn into the pipes may cause typhoid unless precautions are taken, until the water mains have been used "for some weeks. At the annual ' meeting of the Enderby Conservative Association held in K. P. Hall last Saturday evening, there was a large attendance of members and much" enthusiasm was shown by, all. Preceding ' the election'of officers, Fred H. Barnes, president of the association .for. about 15'years, earnestly requested the association to accept his, resignation and urged the' election of new blood. , Iii view of; Mr7 Barnes' earnest 'desire, to see a change inaugurated,"'J. li. Ruttan was'elected-*by, acclamation.. Frank- Hassard and W. Jones .were elected vice-presidents;"_ A 7 F__- - Crossman ,V secretary,^and A. Fulton .treasurer. ,.7-A' committee was appointed to prepare statistics to' - present _to ,the. .proper 'officials/.shbwing?the amount' of -tonnage'"'offering here ""and"* -.' - * -, Sawyer Brothers. ���������������������������*/. generally for on Tuesday evening-in; the-saving ���������J7j������ I SUGGESTION'BY AN ONLOOKER Editor The Enderby Press: 7;;' > Dear Sir: "'As a 'spectator- at ""last-,7' night's fire," might'I be allowed,to, \\ call attention to.the apparent*lack of,.r7"; system - among the members-; of the'-"v fire brigade. -We-all know, the" d"iffi-^"Tc. culties that Chief---English': is^urider/t/H^T/C^I working with' a purely Volunteer -"se'r-X;^!%^S| vice,.but why_,'do these,.men,not.tack": up_"'" tices practiced/sinceHhe 'Kink ."Edward^fife^^i^i^l <*-���������_ able-damage /to .property,withiprob*-. ablsrvalsb 'fatal'result's-beforefthe7'ui:e^Si?f^51g| men-make up their minds"that".a" lit'-V 'yy/-.-WJl tic'practice and ���������- knowledge .off their ~K -.Vjyy tools would; be a- distinct.;.advahtage:>;7v "ifZ/^/i .Perhaps if the, parties,, in town pay:..**;'-': ing. high,;insurance' premiums -were; to -- '{-:-. get,together they might be able to'&x.y --���������_. on ;some plan _. to "aid" the^volunteer-y?. *" 7 force.' ' "As a suggestion,, why not 'get'/J.Ji thc" Council to,1 exempt-;these men -,"''y'] either wholly or -in part from taxa-,; v7 tion- on*", condition", thatythey.make_"rv_..-7 themselves, an~.efficient, -fire-fighting -Jy force.; ~ v : - - - ~: -_ '\\77;', .-_ /zr-,, ���������;", One suggestion ,1 " should -like 'to ; .,_"",';, make is that a body of special -police V'"\\"~v be,"formed to keep; b^ick all- except7' ���������'-;-' those belonging .to- the fire brigade, - - - /���������, as-1 certainly think * that .they are -"' more hindered than helped ,by ������.would- -~ ' be workers on such an .occasion. ' "Z-y - 7 Onlooker. Here is a sample of the Liberal campaign dope: From the Vancouver Sun: "Honest John Oliver supported local option,,not*because he expected the votes of the local optionists, but because he believed in the principle of local .option." i_It_ is. now._up..t'o"".thc7.:lf local optionists to &how their sincerity:" Again: "If the Liberals are returned to power (?) the women of British Columbia will get their votes, without throwing stones, breaking windows or going to jail.." Just think of all the fun they'll miss!*- u For Sale���������35 acres, one mile from Enderby, on Mara road; river front, good house, stable and chicken house. Also brick house in town. Apply Robt. P. Bradley, Chase, B. C. Eclipse shoes for styles and sizes at Son's. children. All J. W. Evans & SEEDS. Bulk and package. Mc- Kenzie's and Ferry's. J. W. Evans & Son. War makes carrion that breeds plagues, starvation, misery and then other wars. CARDS OF THANKS We wish to thank all friends who assisted us in thc removal and re- For Sale���������Alfalfa hay, baled or loose. Apply Stepney Ranch. Enderby We guarantee fit in our made-to- measure clothing. J.Yf. Evans & Son. m 7a EXDERBY PKESS AND WALKER'S WEEKLY Bg WILLIAM CARLETON Copyright, 1911 [By Small, Mnynnid & Co., Inc. C11APTT.H II.���������Continued. Thirty Dollars a Week. AFTER bo begun to go to school. Huth and I seemed to begin another life. Jn "a wav we fell all by ourselves once Club and lot tho boy join tlio -tennis saying anything. Finally sho-smiled at club. I noticed at once a change in t'.io . me. attitude ol' lhe men towards mo.. But! " Woll, Billy," she said, "it can 't bo 1 was reaching a point now where 1 -helped, can it*. So good luck to Ev-ans ami his bride.'" ,. When a woman is as brave as that-it didn 't care. In this w[iy, then, we lived until I more. I didn't get home until half past was thirty-eight and Ruth thirty, and stirs -up all the fighting blood in a man. seven now and Dick was then abed. He the boy was eleven. For the last tew ( Looking into her steady blue eyes I was abed too when J left in the morn-; months J had been doing nigutj'elt that 1 had exaggerated my mis- .,.K. Of course he was never off my ��������� work without extra pay and so was fortune. Thirty-eight is not old and J in Hid and if he hadn't been asleep up- practically exiled from the boy .except'. was able-bodied. I might land soir.e- stairs I guess I'd have known a dill'er-joa Sundays, lie was not developing in thing even better than that, which 1 on.-e. But at the same time he was, in ' tho way 1 wanted. The local grammar a small way, living his own life now : -school was almost a private school for which left 'laith am! me to ourselves the neighborhood. I should have pre- oni-e mon had lost. So instead of a night of mis cry J had actually felt almost glaiL 1 started in town on Monday in high hope. But when I got oil' the train I began to wonder just where J was She used to go over for me ferred to have it more cosmopolitan, all the details of his day from the time The boy was rubbing up against only ^ she look him up in the morning until his own kind and this was making hi in | bound. What sort of a job was 1 going she tucked him away in bed again at soft, both physically i-.nd menially. He ��������� to apply for. What was my profession, was also getting querulous ami auto- -. . . . . .. im cratic. Kiith saw it, but with only one . . . . Well, on Sundays 1 took the boy with mc on long cross-country aunts and did a good deal of talking _ United Woollen Company, o him. But all 1 said rolled ofl" like as a United Woollen m: night and then there would come a pause. It seemed as though there ought to be something more, but there wasn't. The next few months it seemed almost as though she was waiting. For what. I didn't know, and yet J too ,,,,,, i'clt there was a lapse in our lives. J ! water ofl" a duck. He lacked energy never loved her more. There was never'and initiative. Jlo was becoming di-s- a time when she was so truly a wife. ] tinetly more middle-class than either of ami vet ir. our combined lives there was us, with some of the faults of the so- ������omething lacking. After a while l;called upper class thrown in. lie chat- bc