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Professional and Business Cards.â€" 25 cents per insertion or $12 per year. Advertisements _ inserted without written instructions w#ll appear until written orders for their diseontinuâ€" ence shall have been received We mt C FE Cordensed Advertisements.â€" Lost and Found, Wanted,, For Sale, To Rest, cte., one inch or less, 25 cents per insertion. To insure insertion, copies of adâ€" WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6th., ‘1¢ vertiscments should be of the printer by Tus each week. All recognize the serionsness of the fuel situstion in Canada.~ All feel that something should be done about it. So the Fucl Controller, perhaps quite naturally, has. done the wrong â€" According to the bulletins and despatehes from Ottawa all factories, business places and offices, with a few minor exeeptions, are ordered to close down for the three days, Feb. O9th., 10th.. and l11th., for the purpose of conserving fuel.. The order does not apply to the West nor to the Maritine provinces, but. there is nothing to inâ€" dieste that it is not meant to apply to this part of the North Land. Tlie order was apparently _decided upon so hastily that no_ official. notification goull be sent in time to places litke t'u'.'a,A and as a consequence it is not probable that ‘any attention will be paig the order in this district. People Publishedâ€" every Wednesday by Geo. Lake, Publisher Canada =â€" United States COMMON SENSE AND FUEL CONTROL. Subsceription Rates : TELEPHONES : ioi in o iss Ued B Residence 112 $2.00 a year $3.00 a year 1e in the hands uesday noon of extra forta of c from SIMMS AND HOOKER FIRM NOT TO READ THIS ITEM. Neither PF. ‘C.oH., simims nor L. W . Hooker r-tnlnllld l'eud this item. It is not meant for them. Speaking perâ€" sonally to them The Advance would call theimn ** corrugated"‘ â€" and everyâ€" thine like that. But speaking priâ€" vatély to ‘the public generally, The Advancees must admit they are a couple of tlte finest,â€"straight, honest, friendâ€" ly and able. . They have won popularâ€" ity and respect by deserving both,â€" which is some contract in this cold man‘s ‘country. â€" Last week they took over the Insurgncee and Real Estate business formerly conducted ‘here unâ€" der the name of E. G. Dickson. This business‘ will hereafter be known as ‘©Simins Hooker,"" and the partners U représent in ‘Timmins all the inâ€" uossadat 1M *w AY SUWUIS,, [{tm .ssouisng outstt 49pr ssoutsn( 4210 trut Mn propemniy . mart in it a ncAAA s uns ® gu}_.." SAAA s a sudh e t C P C Ts ## : cong‘ ;t : ie . V e 1 2 :15 LrecB: a y\ es | w« H. Simms nor H. W e consiâ€" _ North Te 1s A er what surance companies for whick the E. G. Dickson firm was ageu‘t The husiness change is chiefly one of ownership. for both Mr. Simms and Mr. Hooker have been in the E. G. Dickson office here for some time and are thoronghâ€" ;h conversaut with the business and wellâ€"known to the â€"public. Since the establishment of the E. G. Dickson business in Timmins nearly four years ago Mr. Simms has been the local reâ€" presentatn'e and has given general saâ€" tisfaction to the publie For the past few months Mr. Hooker has also been in the office and needless to say has won his way. FRENCHâ€"CANADIANS IN NORTHERN ONTARIO. In a resume of conditions in Northâ€" ern Ontario, Rev. Father Dugre, 8.J., gave the following statisties of popuâ€" lation, according to The Haileyhurian : â€"Charlton has at present 65 Frenchâ€" Canadian families, averaging six or eight children each; Ramore, 85; Maâ€" thesony 20; Cochrane, 250;, Fredarick House,25 ; Smooth Rock Falls, 125; Moonnbeam. 350 ; Hearst, 100.. There are already six or seven sehools and colonization continues, while, ** depend on it,"‘ he says, ‘‘there is no halting in the birth rate." DR. OTTON ENLISTED IN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. Dr. S. W. Otton, of Timmins, one of the Camp‘s best surgeons and physiciâ€" ans, leaves this week for Toronto to take up military duties with the Army Medical Corps. â€" Dr. _ Otton: enlisted some ‘lime ago with this branch of the Service for overseas work, and chas been endeavoring since last June to secure a competent substitute to hanâ€" dle his practice here. Dr. Otton has won a noteworthy place in the Camp both in his profession and as a good citizen, and his place here will be diltiâ€" cult to fill.What is the Camp‘s dloss, however, will be a decided gain to the Army Medical Corps, for that service is securing the skill and effort of one of the most experienced and successful of the North Land‘s surgeons . and physicians. Mects every first and fourth Monday evenings of â€" each month, Oddfellows Hall, Third avenue. Visiting brethren alâ€" ways welcome. J. W. Faithful, J. W. Nossworthy, ery first and fourth evenings of â€" each dfellows Hall, Third "isitinge brethren alâ€" NOTICE 10 WATER CONSUMERS During the ex«â€" treme cold weaâ€" ther, consumers of town water are advised to allow their taps to keep running slightly to preâ€" vent freezing in the pipes. 9â€"10 Royal Exchange Bldg., Cobalt. Phons 58. Moore Blag., Timmins. .:E. MONTGOMERY clerk By order < 004 ; Sleighs and Harness § PIERCEâ€"JACOBS g LUMBER COMPARNY TIMMINS 9?000000600000€ on en mm m s mm en m t t t t d T oronto FOR SALEF In making an investment the selection of the security is the most important factor. Write us for advice before making a purchase. |SBELL, PLANT 60. N.B.â€"â€"â€"Send for copy "CANADIAN MINING NEWS" BROKERS Standard Bank Building T ORONTO (formerly Mark Harris Co.) (Members Standard Stock Exchange) TELERPHONE MAIN 272â€"273 uen i K i 8 ‘dâ€" J5 B Â¥azei a k w pe cwal xX at anuary Montreal Clerk,.