fliurfday,   January   11,   1923.
THE   LEADER
Prince George Real Estate Gomffany
C W. MASON, Manager.         I         ^
(Established in   1913)      . AGENTS  FOR  NONRESIDENT PROPERTY OWNERS
RENTS COLLECTED.      CONVEYANCERS ,   CITY PROPERTY AND LAND FOR SALE. Se« Our Lieta Before  Buying.
FIRE  INSURANCE DEPARTMENT-
District Agents For—                                                 .'. ^
Liverpool & London & Glob*. Insurance Company Norwich   Union File  Insurance Society.        " Insurance. Company; of Noi-tli America. Acadia Fire Insurance Company. Cult'donian-Aiiieriean  Insurance Company
,     NOTARY PUBLIC IN OFFICE Phone 22F.                                    .                                                                     *¦     _• ¦ "•    ¦¦;•¦¦
vjeorge   Street.
Farmers' lust.
PRTNCE GEORGE, BritialfColamlia
Holds
bridge bo    double-planked,    boarded pail way up the sides, or that the I                   j jfoveninu'nt sprinkle it ao as to form
f.A    Pi-fiftyi Al/jf ' "n lct- I'oudway.   As it is now, a soft dl   K lllv T Iv»» j spell of weather leaves the planking ¦                                    j bare.   The president and Ri J. Black-
Annual   Meeting   and   Elects j »tfrn were apponted a committee   to
interview the Prince George Board of-Trade and ask its co-operation in .trotting this condition remedied.
Officer*   for   1923.
Who Pays For Advertising?
This i. a direct* and rea.on.ble que.tion, and in the c..e of weekly new.p.per adverti.ing, intelligently u.ed, tl.e answer i. limple:   Nobody.     It p»y« itt own  way.
Nobody pay. far the new carburetor that give, added mileage, to your motor car.    It pay. for itielf in the ga.oiine it .aver
Nobody p«y. for the improved ca.b .y«tem in a modern department .tore.    It pay. for itself  in economy of human time.
Nobody pay. for well-planned and written new.paper advertising. It pay. for it.elf by reducing the cost of .ale. and by increasing production.                       ¦...-,   .
The advertisement, in THE LEADER tell you the.best thing. ^. Every new purcha.e help, the whole community to                T
Missing Boy Believed Found
With about three dozen members present, the Prince George Farmers' Institute held its annual meeting; in the Pineviow school on Saturday at-lernop'ii; the president, George Dun-can;<.i«-thexchair. In opening, the ItVesidiiifr officer Syished all the mem-Ix-rs a Happy New Year,-.'aiid said he hoped -that during the coming twelve months they would he knit closer together
The  auditors- reported   that   they had ghne through the report of the secretary-treasurer    siiul ¦   found     it, coriect.      TITe    financial    statement! missinff   s">c«   December   23rd,   and showed, receipts of $711.85 -and dis-| for   whom  an   extensive search   has
Located     by
Provincial Smitbera.
P»lic»    at
Frnser Lake, Jan. 0.—It is believed that Earl DeVVitt, who has been
liurseinents of $617.1 II, with $94.72 (in hand.   The report was adopted,    .
11!  the directors'    report    it    was pointed  out that   1922   had  been   a ."injust successful year.    When the Institute  started   up  they   had  just -13 iiu-nfbcrs; 50 had  been  enrolled and I there was one     honorary     member, | iiiaki.n»- ?:) in all.
On  recommendation  of  the  Insti-1 lute much n'"<><! work h.'^l been done | on the toads in the district; Pineview had wot; the. district shield jit Prince fjeorge   exhibition,   and   was  instrumental .in helping Prince,George"win
been made in the vicinity of Encoaie ImK-boen located by the police «t Smithers. His father has left for that town, and it is hoped that the missing lad has been found.
.Miss Delia Mlinger, of Barrett Lake, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. James A. Graham,
JiTTin Stanyer, who has a large tie contract on Francois Lake, was in er Lake yesterday  on—business.
Mr, Stanyer came down from the upper settlement   by  boat  and    re>
at   Prince liupert.    The social com-1 ')("Ls Francois Lake still free of ice.
M.ifctee had arranged many entertain-i      Hev"   Mr-  Swcetman  was a visitor
here on Thursday.
A meeting' of the United Farmers
der,   together  with   caps and   fuses, • will  be  held  in the sehcool hall   on had been  handled;    This report was   'Saturday evening.
iv.ents, the average attendance at] meetings was 20; 50 cases of pow-! d                                                           !
Iso  adopted.
A   few  fr,om Fraser  Lake acconi-
The election of officers resulted aaj panied the orchestra to the dance at
Kndako   Friday   evening  and   report
follows:
President—George    Duncan,    re-j having had the time of their lives, lected by acclamation.
Vice-!'i-•:!.!, ..|—11.   J.   Blackbu-.-T, re-elected by acclamation.
Secretary-treasurer—Bert    Black-"b~n7n77TC;T.4eGted_.b.y acclamation.
Directors—Messrs.    Bower,   Chris-Lie and H. K. Thompson..
.Auditors-—Messrs.    Martin     and
Council Holds Final Session
Pari-Mutuel and Liquor Profits Pay-meat* Are Received../
The session of the city council on Thursday evening last was; short and sweet, practically the only business being the passing of accounts. Aid. Patterson was not present on account i>f illness.
The miutes having been read and adopted, accounts totalling $1758.1)8 certified correct by the-finance committee,  were  ordered   paid.
Henry Wilson asked when his account for $304,115, architect's and supervisor's fees on the hospital extension, were going to be paid. This hud been standing now 15 months, and unless it was settled he would have to take legal action.
Aid. Alward said the Hospital Hoard should bring this before the council, and the account was referred to them.
The clerk reported that he had received from the government $2,-tUS.iJT on account of liquor profits tifid $lJ92.21 on account of pari-nuituel  tax.
A requisition for .supplies for the fiie department was passed and the meeting  adjourned.
SYNOPSIS OF Ml ACT AMENDMENTS
.UlnlmiiiTi price of first-olaae *¦# i -rtiicetl to- »5 an acre: ¦eoona'-fliass ts J2.S0 an tu'.ra
'   I'r<!-Bin|iiloii    now    confined    t*   tmt-vevt-ii land* only.
Records will b« frantsd coTerlng only Imid ¦iillHhle for agricultural purpoe** ind  which Is ruin-tlmlior land.
Partnership pre-emptiom abollsbM. but parties of not mor« than four may arrange for adjacent pre-emptions with Joint residence, but sach mailing nerrssury Imiirovements on respective nlalrnn                                                    I
Pre-enptors mum occupy claims tm t\\* years and make Improvements t« value of $10 per acre. Including dear-luc and cultivation of at least a eras, before rtcelvlng Crown Grant.             I
Where pre-eniptor In occupation net
r«, and haa mad* pro-» ovementa,  he may,  to-
MAJOR GRAHAM BELL
TO ACCOMPANY THORNTON
.Major Graham Bell, deputy minister of railways, who is also vice-president of the Canadian National board of directors, in charge of finances, will accompany Sir Henry Thornton on his western trip, it is announced. Major Bell has been detailed to Sir Henry's staff temporal1-ily.
less   than * t  yea
port Innate   Impro_______.   --___. .   -
cause of Ill-health, or other cause, b* franted- Iftermecllat* certificate of Im-[irc. fcmeiit. and ti-Hiiitfar his claim.
Records without , permanent residence muy bt HhuciT; provided ~ appll-cant makes Improvement a to extent af 1360 per annum and records same aaab year. Failure to make Improvements! or record same will operate aa forfeiture. ¦ Title cannot (>• obtained In item than C years; and Improvements of $1U.OO per acre, Including S acres cleared tad cultivated, and resldenoe of at least 2 year.-; are required.
Pre-trnptor holding Crown Grant may record another pre-emption. If ha
¦ equlre*   land   In   conjunction   with   his fa fin.   without   actual   occupation,   provided    statutory    Improvements    mads
¦ nd     residence   maintained   on     Crown granted  land.
Unaurveyed area', not exceeding It acres, may be leased aa Jtomealtes; title to be obtained after fulnlling- residential and Improvement aondlttona.
For framing nnd Industrial purposes area* exceeding 640 acres may be -Isased-by- one-person—or~convpany.—
Mill, factory or Industrial sites on timber land not exceeding 40 acres may b» purchased: conditions Inolude liaymCiit of HtiunpRg«.
Natural hay meadows Inaccesatble by existing rond* may be purchased conditional upon construction of a road to them. Rebate of one-half of cost of road, not exceeding hair of purohaae price.  Is  made.
PRE-EMPT0R8' FREE GRANTS ACT. The scope of this Act Is enlarged  to Include  afl   persona   Joining  and   strv-lng  with  His  Majesty's   Forces.
The
Canadian Nahonal Railuiaus
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY
S.S. PRINCE GEORGE \\:ill leave Prince Kiipert EVERY FRIDAY at 8:00 a.m. for ,S\vnnRon Hay,. Ocean Falls, Powell River, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA,-¦'-SEATTLE;
¦FOR STEWART and ANVOX every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.
S.S. .PRINCE JOHN will leave Prince Rupert for Vancouver via NORTH AND. SOUTH QUEEN CIIARI.OTTK ISLAND PORTS, at K:O<) p.m. Jan. titli, 20th, Ir'eli. I'.rd., lTtli'; .March Urd,  17th, :ilst.
PASSENGER  TRAINS   LEAVE  PRINCE GEORGE
EASTBOUND—Daily, except    .Monday, f):2f) p.m. WK.STBOUND—Daily,  except   Monday, S:4S p.m.
For Atlantic steHinship suiUn^s or further information apply lo any Agent; or G. A. McNicholl, Asst. Gen. Frcij-iit & Pnssenge'r Agent, i'rince Rupert, B.C..                        ^
tviiirtin     ana}
iVU'.ssrs. liower and It. J. Blackburn j were elected lo represent the lusti-j tiile to :i!tt.'ii(l  tlio  lnceiuig* of dele-; piU's  of varJous; district locjils    to discuss co-operative biiyinp and sell- ! inn', and  Messrs. Duncan, Bower, R. .1. Blackliurn and  Bert  15 lack burn to the [annual meeting of District "C" F»irnieiis'c In.stitutt's.                             I
• -if.'.  IS.   Wliitney-Gi'iilitli   of the ad^^ visory   board,   wrote that as  yef  no j arraiiyements   |i;<d    been   made    for lectures in Centrsil B.C.; also that the Institute could buy and null for and/
British Columbia
The Mineral Province of Western Canada
HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS:
Placer Gold^ $76,177,403;   Lode Gold,  $105,557,977;   Silver,  $55,-259,485;   Lead,   $46,330,575;   Copper,   $166,393,488;   Zinc,   $21,-
8«4,}I31;   Coal  and  Coke,  $225,409,505;   Building  St.ne,   Brick.*^ Cement,   $34,072,016;   Miicellaneoua   Minerals,   $1,210,639;   mak;-¦'»« ita Mineral Production to the end of 1921  ihow
An Aggregate Value of $734,259,519
Production For Year Ending December, 1921,
$28,066,641
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'l'h« Mining Laws of this4 Province are more literal, and the ft«a lower, than those of any otFker Province in the Dominion, or any colony in the British Empire! k.
,-..;   Mineral lo«tionsx»re graTi!t«d to discoverers for nominal fees. Aosolute titles ar^ obtained by developing suc-h properties, the •ecurity of which is* guaranteed by Crown Grants.
^"11 information, together with' Wining 'Report*i and Maps, may K obtained' gratis bjj/ addreiaing-—\
)le the Minister of Mines,
VIC7 ORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA.   ,
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m
| to members without another churtur.:
The (listrict is (iji'urinfj on install-) intv u telephone system, and a price! of   S?28 0."3   for   material,   Ipss   polos, and   SU7.70  for  a   house- set,  f:o.b. Calvary,  was  quoted   for   materials. JijvHowei1 stated that quotations of $12   oacli   for second-hand   phones, f.o.h. V'niic.ouver, liad    been    •'iven, jind he.was appointed to find out the cost of connection;with city lines.-
The surveyor-jreneral will bo asked to have all ({uarter lines in the district run early next spring,-;-. ' '""¦
The 1922 social committee will be asked to act during 1923, The sum of $35 was voted them to start in with, and any funds they raise will bo under, their own control.
Messrs. Rich, Ellis and R.\J. ttlnckburn were appointed a <jp«'cinl conunittee; to ascertain hov many residents wished' bored wells, and what-, they would be willing to-^piiy f-ir s;!!iic. and then take t^a/wattcr :ip with ii man in Vnn<hSrhoof \vho bad a drilling oiitji-t; Quito a few people in the district have difficulty in !r<'ttiiv.r^viue..r, and it is hoped to have t>rs\vork  undertaken  in    the
.A petition nffflinst the closing the Huckhorri Lake road, if such nc-tfoi! is contemplated as reported, and asking that instead it be repaired and (Milverts built, was endorser! by the Institute as a whole.
R. J. Blackburn  asked for a prnod attendance of members at the  Agin-. I cultural Society meeting on the 17th i list.   .
The   president  and   secretary will j draft a resolution for submission .to j the proper authorities asking that the I iiro  regulations',  insofar as they re-! late   to4>urned-off areas, .should   be (amended.    It was pointed out thntr a r.binnket prohibition, such ns was cn-•forced for fiO to 90 days, last season, imadc clearing practically impossible /;:il   Ilic   only   lime   burning  L'fllild   be satisfactorily done, and  it was'sug-¦•rested that instead of hiring men to i iijrht   fires after  they -were  started, ihey should be engaged to -help settlers burn off land they were clearing, together with slash inLanyneigh-. borbood  which might proye a  men-ju-o.   . The law .should be rinmWfte'd'to nit the seasons in the various parts of the province.
'The matter of taking som« steps to have something done;.to make crossing on the combined railway and traffic bridge more satisfactory in the winter months was also considered.    It was suggested   that   the.
"tlm« within which the heirs or <J«m« of • dectttfled pre-emptor may apptjr *<ir title under the Aot Is •xt«nd*d from for one year from the death ut ¦uoh parson, ma formerly, until one rear after th« conclusion of the great war. This privilege In aJeo made re-trocattye.
, No fees relating to pre-emptions are I rtue or payable by soldiers on «re-I emptlons raoorded after June II, fill. I Taxes are remitted for fryt fears.
Proviilon   for  return   of moneys. 4, 1114, on, account of parments. Tees
criied. du« and been paid sinoe
or taxes on! RolJlrr.s' pre-emptions.
Interest on - aa*reem«nt<i to purchase town or city lota held hy members ef Allied   Porfi«s.   or"dependents.          IW
direct   or  Indirect,   remitted llstment to March II, 1IM.
• US-PURCHASERS  O«  CROWN
LANDS
Provision made for Isauaiios ef. Crown grants to sub-purchasers of Crown Lands, acquiring rights from purchaser* *-ho failed to oompleto purchase, Involving forfeiture, en ful-fUlnient of conditions of purobasa, la-Ureet and t«xes Where sub-pnrehM-en do not claim whole of original parcel, ¦ purchase price due a.id taxes s»ay be 4M«trll>uted proportionately over whole area. Applications most'.be aawe by May 1. ltlo.
AZINa
arsg Aot, 1111. (or systessMie development of ilvestpak Industry pt»-vtd9e for framing dletrlots and range adminletratlon under Commissioner. Annual graalitg permits Issued basec on numbers rango-I; priority for eatab Uahad owners. Stoek-owners may lorrti Aaaoolatlons for range management. Pr«. or partially free,            to f            l          e
mn                              y        , pnhato
for settlers,   oeuupers or  travelers,   urn to tan head
,   TAH.ORS TO THE CANADIAN   GENTLEMEN. IT'S QMAtfTY THAT COUNTS
Worltmaaiaip,  Fit  aaa  Material  Gu arantevd.
THE WIDE AWAKE SHOE SHOP
Or Phone  22L, and w» will call  with    latest  tamplei.
McCullagh
The Jeweller
C. N. R.   Watch laapscUr.
W«   naxplof   ¦«   aspsntiva   travelling •gentt,   therefore   caa   afford   to  do
buuness aa a tnall luargio of arofit, . and  do  aot  fear  competition.
SHIP YOUR RAW FURS TO
T. PAPPAS
Prince George, B. C.

CITY AUCTION ROOMS
ALL HOUSEHOLD GOODS. FURNITURE,  ETC.,  FARM   IMPLE MENTS AND MACHINERY Bought f«r ta.h aad Sold o. Camnia-sion.'  Goodi   Stored a«4  Escbaaged. Auction Sale* af avarjr de»cripti»»  avras>t«d.     Private   tales   daily.
P. J. MOHAN,           -          Auctioneer
Onia Iras* 3 to • p.si.                    ¦   •»¦                        .   Phone 4lF.
NEXT REX THEATRE.                               PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.
C0RLES8, LTD.
FUNERAL  DIRECTORS AND   EMBALMERS.
Motar Ambulasiss) is
.            Connection.
Agents  for Monuments and Tombstones.
Talaphone 97A.
PLUMBING
Heating and 8heet Metal Work
EyVy kind oV REPAIRS.
W. C. D. Harper
Fourth Avenue, Next Citizen.
Piionii/B.           P.O: Box 187
The Alexandra and Prince George Hotels
THE ALEXANDRA Is *•!¦»* ketal ia Cwtrsl B.C.    Flret-clait Diaiag R*a«B Serviae.    La«a dry ia «ea*e«li«a,    Third Avaaue.
THE   PRINCE  GEORCI,   •¦ Gaarga  Strtat, is •  caaTaaieat  »ad
•t      ke)t«l.                 /                         _                       '    .   ,
,,,      •>• MUeis AU Trabu.
ANDERSEN'S
LUMBER YARD
Hough and Finished Lumber.
Moulding,' Shingles, Doors,
Windows,   Brick,   Cement
THIRD AVENUE.
P.O. Box 11. Phone 55, 2"riii{j?s
SEE
A. H. Booth
For   Sath,   Doort,   Screen*,   Wiadew a*d Door Frimei, Miseioa Furaitwra,
Stora Fixtures, Etc. i      Quality   and   Price*   Right, Fifth Atswus, Near QweWe.
Rei. Phone 50, % 1, 8 t, x