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last yvear was i o 110. Â¥ :15 seconds. The best~ time hetween C South Porenpne and Timmins las year was 27 minutes for the six miles. inme of the founders of the Dog Race in the Porenpine was Mr. H. V. Darâ€" ~ling, some time ago manager of the »â€"Dome lLake Mine. This year he will * be missed at the event of which he . was such an enthusiastic supporter. # € Tund monies paid Yor seavenging woOTrK performed during 1917. The clerk was instructed to notify all poolrecom proprietors m the Townâ€" ~ship regsardiag cancellation of licenses for allowing boys under the age of sixteen to frequent their premises,. Constable Rayeroft was instructed to have the Schumacher Curfew B(!l; repaired and put into use at once. f «8ix Jâ€"gallon fire extinguishers and hre â€"lanterns are to 0e ordered. The matter of improving the South Porcupine Fire Alarm system was left the hands of the Fire and Light| . Committee to report at next: mcot-- @On the usual prizes wi willinclude a spe teanmn Hmshing@ in PRIZES FOR THE BIb ' P0R THH RAGF A rehate of $536.95 was ordered to F. W. Schumacher as rebate of taxes on land wrongly assessed, and a rebate of $10.61 was also ordered in the case a Johin Houghton to rebate income ax overpaid. L1 l to exeeed $100. The Treasurer was authoriz fund monies paid for scaveng performed during 1917. The clerk was instructed _ J. E. Boyle was authorized to wait upon the Provinceial Treasurer at Toronto to arrange to have Sehool Debentures guaranteed hy the Governâ€" ment. and his exponses were allowed, Mr. M. Ansara again attended the (.mmul in reference to his liecense. He was given another week for busiâ€" ness and advised in the meantime to take onl a Transient Traders‘ Gopt Tite Dest possinie measures To catch offenders sgainst the Public Health Act in regard to the Moneta damp.© He reported that the condiâ€" tions at Moneta were similar to thuse at Schumacher,.. The two officers were instructed to put good imen on the seavenging work it necessary. Constable Charette reported â€" that sanitary conditions in South Poreuâ€" pine were generally in good shape. other members of were on the saine self. C OHC Ei the new hrilltant ported that the w were not yet conner and one street lig still out of order. The Police Comm a complairt from S ing Constable Raye vestizated and they nd# eause for the eo I‘n connection with Committese work, [( asked the Council 4 I‘n connection with the Public Works Committes work, Councilldr Mackic asked the Council 4o consider placing a telephone in ns residence, as he felt that he was under a disadvantage in trying to keep in touch witlh the that $14. bhad been collection End, wH: chair and The Fi meetin Behumacher Curfew to be Used. Alazrm System at South End be Repaired. NB 80Y5 ALIWENO IM PODIRES £1*1 10 annual D; Globe Shit 1a@ance â€" 4A amnml 60.00 of ou placed in | through the tart 11 111 i speci c in th beost tin i ‘Tigut 1C02V C .“(‘! it t mnnected t liglit at unc e ited mitteeo reported that Schiumacher regardâ€" yeroft had been inâ€" ey found there was complaint. ld in com» ouncillors pre HnM} priZx4 instri C T W 2 "IV Cl itted gal hands fo District Cour Committee re section light premises,. 5 instmu-ted Curfeow Bell un tee 18 Was 101 ed to reâ€" in work nInins 111 OU{ . 111 i4 411 11 19290 toui bullion 1£0,.000 At the annual mecting of the shareâ€" holders of the Dome Lake Mining Milling Company, held in New Liskeâ€" zg‘d recently, the directors were all reâ€" elected for the ensuing vear. Vow «To «To oBe «Te aBe ohe aZe afe sie ate oo afe afe yia oo sle ie ie s se ofe ohe af. Te she ohe h oo oo oTe ule ate ote se The Indian Trailâ€"Mine, north of the [ Diamond drilling work has | Newray property, is to start a diaâ€" |sumed on the Burtonâ€"Munro p mond ~drill camp@ign in~ the near|in Munro Tow nship. future, according to reports. Ei 2e t dn oBe on snX |smpinent . and |other not wishing to sell him flour outâ€" right as they wanted to take eare of |other smaller .customers, and Mr. ‘Moore‘s business naturally i yequires (uxhi(lo able quantities. Last week Mr. | Moore was pleased with the news that his shipmut was on the way, but his satisfaction was shoriâ€"lived, for he reâ€" ceived a â€"wire from the Food Controllâ€" or to the effect that he was to notify ‘the mill to hold the flour for immediâ€" Ia‘o shipment overseas. _ Mr. Moore promptly notilied the mill as requestâ€" 'ed, but at the same time he sent a night lettergram to the Food Controllâ€" er L\pl.nmn;i that he. could_ not ‘getb ‘Any kind ‘of flour; that he was comâ€" pletely out and that what flour he had already secured or might secure localâ€" ly was on the proimise of return. Eventually, permission was given for: the flour to come through and Mr. Moore is anxiously awaiting its arrival The car in the meantime is apparently lost,but is being traced. No "war Hour"‘ is yet obtainable in quantity in town, and most of the dealers are out of the ‘*white flour"" altogether. . The incident noted here brings the idea of there really keing a Food Controller rigsht home to Tinmmmins. un w > .+ is ‘Derr idelity Minin s sbout to reo n l\' .\[(H)l Hour ftot \â€"G11 that OOD CONTROLLER HOLDS UP FLOUR FOR TIMMINS. M ol Iue irack and Te auxilary Had to coine up from Englehart to get it back on azain. No trains could leave here fromm Monday night, and all coming in were stailled at Porquis Junetion. iincuil. Monday nignt Turougsn the anowâ€"blocked roads wnere the white ‘wt had piled up in proper fashion. The evemng train could not get baek tfrom the Juncetion and nothing moved on this branch of the railway. â€" On Tuesday morning <~the snowplough cleared the track as far as Connaught. At Connaught the snowâ€"plougrh went off the track and the auxilary Had to About m»monday started .out as a delig‘htful day and ended up as a frightful one. The snow storm on Monday evening was one of the worst. The wind was particnlarly strenuous and travel was difficalt. Monday night through the snowâ€"blocked roads wnere the white ‘wf had piled up in proper fashion. The evemng train could not get baek tfrom the Junction and nothing moved on this branch of the railwayvy. â€" On {iHi TfS ~UP 1A * Sno 1O Notes, Comments and Opinions Of Intecest To Mining World e Hollinger â€" tous of ore, c. J. H. Black was a town over the wee ow# Monday rNruier at present and also t he exercises his power in a way t at any time 4s liable to he felt On January 3rd. Mr. J. \[ln\l'l\ l\l't]ll"lln] «* "\u]"’ wy oÂ¥ e# n{. n'ln;f-n old n mmcident occeurring week shows the powe troller at present ani womise of |p rent â€" arriv{( e not wishing Â¥A1ft 000 wort oore ordered Ure ta reâ€"open ownslup. # and Blow‘‘ on Monday Trrows Out Train Service. OoOoPC *SCFYG@. â€"10¢ £8,000,000 in ‘s, and appro: month is nov inger bas produced 1.950,â€" * o 8t 4. * o 8 s se hi ho 14. .ts .% 0 PIF. o 1t .*%, .9 *a 3 %4 Wz a*a .42 i*, Te We h e tE e wie von ohe se oo ie ohe ohe ofe 2e win ie oo ohe vie ote ofe ote ohe aBe vBe oTe oTe oBe ols i *2¢ » t * t t ie o# live re, the $19,.728 stock o 11( ore Â¥value 1 alt kâ€"end Dad musiness visitâ€" flour ran to horrov 111 ¢€ 111 ot of gold nds to y §$200, E he Food unah nAs TIMMINS, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27th., 191Â¥ white c and ful At the time of the making of the statement, the: HolKnger surâ€" pluas was given at $818,000. At the annual meéeting, Mr. P. A. Atobbins, General Manavxet, gave the interestâ€" inz information that from the tim: of the making upâ€"of the statemert the surplus had diirtreased to over one million dollars. . Although working costs were much Ingher thgn a year ago, the mine was now getting a biz yer average tonnage per man t3an in the previous year, said Mr‘/ Robbins. A lhundred new men have been added to the Hollinger staff sinee the first of the year and the total employed now is over 1900. 1t is now hoped to bring the staff to the full capaeu) of 2500 this vear. at tre time. Rece light on the matte present owners <o further exploration work. ready. There is a small mill on the property and some years ago diamond drilling was done on the property on a quite extensive seale, but the results were not considered favorable enoug‘h The Huronia Mine, in Gauthier Township, about twelve miles east of Kirkland (Lake, is making arrargeâ€" ments to reâ€"open, a number of men now being at work getting things ready. There is a small mill on the Diamond drilling work has been reâ€" sumed on the Burtonâ€"Munro property in Munro Township. oL Ane oliiers, from several being filled, some of week were allowed other part of the was amongy this nut aged to eseape with vyan or M\MTP rForbes ie meant.‘‘ But it turned out to bhe Mr. Cook himself that was meant. _ If the young man, however, believed in an "‘‘old man"‘ for wisdom in the law, he also |appm'e'n‘l\' believed in a young fellow looking after his own escape. After being sentenced to three months‘ imâ€" prisonment he went in to the lockâ€"up, protesting that at least they should let him keep the watch. Apparently he needed a watch on him all right, for early Saturday morning he escaped Trom castody. He pried the bars apart. on the jail window over the back door and then managed to squeeze himself through. He ta.'nk with him a diamond pin, valued at $90, worn by another‘ inmate. _ HMe left the stove and the new sanitary conveniences in the jail, and the police are eagerly looking for lum to thank him for this kindly conâ€" sideration. _ On account of the cells ther aghead, yet told us van or Mir NAln way.; . lt doesn 1 h.l\' ‘he said. Magi strate to pic anyone would do. ‘But vou must said the Sullivan F()l‘l)(':i. *‘*Well, if you want counsel,"‘ said Magistrate Atkinso:im, ** there are three good dawyers here."‘* The young fellow looked at the three legal men in a sad, dispirited sort, of way. “'It doesn‘t matter to me which L have,"‘ he said. Then he wanted the .'\Ia;_:'is!.mtv to pick one out for him.â€" 11) man had zoing to Know wirtetler ihe wanted or go in by acelamation he wanted to be tried Oy trate, the Judge, or a C quest. n# . i know whether When Archie Houle, a young Frenclhâ€" Canadian in from the lumber camps, came before Magistrate Atkinson last week to answer to:a charge of stealâ€" inz a watitch, he did not appear to ree his the Faith and Practice of Archic Houle Last Wesk. ‘Do you want adawyer2" trate asked him. . ‘On, I don‘t care, even if s the reply.> â€" Perhaps ith ) bf YÂ¥ . HIrecitot _ Perkaps ithe young d a prophetice eye on what was ) happen early Saturday mornâ€" 1, some of the prisoners last e allowed to sleep in the t of the cell room. Houle x this number. and he manâ€" ‘ape without disturbing any rs, he took sonvenirs or :.ugk.. rose up.. _/‘ >Xour hbe said, *‘*we are no furâ€" For the young man has not whether it is Mr. O ‘Sulliâ€" Forhes he meant." rned out to he Mr. Cook was meant.â€" If the vounsg oft them teat utly. however, new r has induced the reâ€"open ~and do and development i1 YoOur Plhis is Mr. O‘ ol y this is XMMi [ to ‘‘*elect‘‘ _ or whether ‘ the Magisâ€" oroner‘s Inâ€" VOWNI Cld ie vie twn or enamers, but naow oniy kas he beat thenm all at clearing, but when he eclears a spot it is cleared to stay, there being no roots to sprout out or willows to eantend with. â€" Col. Worthington has used a similar methâ€" o9d in clearing land up the river, but the €ol. uses a horse and chain in the work. 1(2 dorn Mr. ever the use of a horse for clearing work. Instead of eutting down ithe tree and taking out ithe stunps attenwards, as is usually done, heceuts the roots around â€"one side of the tree, pulling out the ends as they are severed. Then with a 20â€"foot pole he pries ovér the tree, which pulls out with the roots on the uneut side comâ€" ing free. ‘The tree and stumpand all are thus free from the ground. . He then proceeds to eut and pile the timâ€" ber in the usual way, the stump being put_aside for burning. Most of Mr. Faulkenham‘s timber is dry, but the says it would work well with green, though he confesses that Jack Pine or a very sandy soil might give him diffiâ€" euities, as the terdency in such cases is for to #o straight down, instead of spreading near the top, as is the case with the clay land that aâ€" dorns ins *€ay farm. case SUCCCSSsâ€" acter odf this far He has a | many mil thr derground stal a tested meotne seems to be m plan. Instcad timber on the cuts and stum Williams. â€" Judge of Conditionâ€"A. H. Sancton. â€" Clerk of Courseâ€"V. Woodâ€" bury. â€"Official Reeorderâ€"H.C. MeDonâ€" ald, manager Imperial Bank, Timmins. Local Men Have Speedy Metuod of Clearing Land for Cultivatior. CLEARING AND STUMPIRG All MA THE OX TME 4. No team will consist of more thart four dogs. _ Each team to finish jwitl{, same outht they start with. ~â€"D.4 In passing another competitor !pusflbr will turn to his left. . The other team will give half the road. â€"Neither | teaift shall use whips in passing. / The road will be marked by arâ€" 8. Teams will ‘be disqualified for any of the following clauses:â€"(a) Anyviolation of the above‘rules. (b) Kicking or strilkaing dog with butt of whip. (c) Any unnseessary eruelty, or the admimstering of stimulants. The course is as follows, andâ€"a map will hbe provided each driver showing same:â€"Imperial Bank, via Pine St. o Moneta, Poreupine Crown, Imperial, Stamdard, Dome Lake, Dome, South Porcupine, â€" (around â€" Pearee‘s drug store,â€"and pass King (George Hotel), Schuinacher, (m‘dho](k [Totel, Imperiâ€" gl U P MBAE x : n 4 The judges and timers .11“1:~\J:\\¢>1' Lo rowsqs an points n Between 3. Each team will present itself on the starting point one minute before its alloted starting time. â€" If not readly it will take last place and the next man will start. 22. Eniries to he made with G. A. Macdonald, Editor of The Advance not later than 12 noon on March 8th. Entry fee, $85.00, to be returnable if team starts. any «41098 1 in Ontari This big sporting event of the Poreuâ€" pine will be held this year on Saturâ€" day afternoon, March O9tl., from the Imperial Bank, Timmins, to South Poreupine and return,â€"approximately 14 miles. ‘The following are the rules drawn up for the event :â€" r 1.8 Entrance to the race is open to any dlog team north of the C.P.R. line Entries Open to Any Dog Team North of the C. P. R. in Ontario. the OV Interes nterest is gainering in the in Race in competition for Globe shield and for other ind lhe roacd will be mar o and. each driver, wil ts where arrow gions a reen these points it is p > as you see fit. | The starting and finis te ImpBerisal Bank ul heâ€"roots to #0 of spreading 1 ase with the cl * MeLauagshlin, nll¢s Irom MALBRCSon, andt lhis there shows the practical charâ€" us plan. He only works on m in the summer tiume, but he r 40 gecres cleared. He clearâ€" 1 himselt, any help, Faulker] 111 ich Ahea of cuttin land to 3 all at L pman. ~BHe arm during ing C M. Auer, C. G xre of C€Conditionâ€"A. H ounts and finisin Bank uildin: in., now on the unâ€" ‘he Hollinger, has clearing land that head of the usual tting down all the to ‘be cleared he at the one time. artr Township, not aws, andâ€"a map driver showing , via> Pine Stb. rown, Imperial, Dome, South Pearcee‘s drug (GGeorge Hotel). HTotel, Imuveriâ€" ore cle s only the last the =A. prizes. Poreuâ€" Saturâ€" pPod OIn t Timâ€" 1) to tAat â€" 4 RED CROSS ROOGMS NOW AT THE NBEW STCHOCL, A number of prizes of poultrv and produce were also given, all those atâ€" tending having a draw. About ninety in costume were on the iee. muche, costume Sam. ‘‘The Spirit of Hallowe‘en,"‘ Miss M. 8. Legault; Miss Maude Devine and Miss Irene Carswell, Esquimault Girls; Mr. Jean Pare, Jr., Clansman; Miss Rachel MacDonald, Nurse;, My. and ~Mrs.»~lCennedy,Seotch ~Mhepherd and Wife; J. Everard, Indian; Mrs. Malion, Red Cross; WV im. Mallon, Coon Miss ltacicot, War Time; A. Lalonde, Quaker; Miss Cannon, Fortune Teller; Mrs. Fiss, Squaw; F. Gouther, Farmâ€" er; Ed. Poitras, Clown; E. Desarmâ€" ault, Jester; Mrs. Lawrenee, costume; Tom Lawrence, **Advance, Jerusaâ€" lomd4‘‘; Miss Olive Staaf, Japaness Mrs. F. Roy and .P. Leduc, Belgtunr Women; Miss Jennie Palanâ€" gio, Squaw; Mr. and. Mrs. Rousseau, Bride and Groom; E. Pozzette, Indian Mrs. Sally Fortune Teller; Mrs. Edâ€" wards, Red Cross Nurse; Miss Pearl Kennedy, Queen of Hearts; J. P. Lanâ€" ders, Trapper; Mrs. Smith, costume; Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Webh, Irish Couple The â€"second Carnival this season at the Timmins Rink proved a greater succeess than the first one. This was particularly true of the cosâ€" tumes, which in number, variety and originality were of special excellence. The followeng is a list of those in costume :â€"â€" ‘‘The Spirit of Hallowe‘en,"‘ Miss M. 8. Miss Maude Devine ASOUT 30 N WIRTINE CARNIVA tor The late Harry was very popular among all who knew him. and he was held in the highest esteem for his splendid character and agreeable disposition. For several years past he hbas been in the firm of Pieree Sons, Limited, and the had ~ innumerable friends wlm will sincerely regret his untimely death. He was one of the local baseball players of note and reâ€" cognmized as a good sport in the highâ€" est sense of ‘the term.â€" Ho was ahout care of a traired n he was operated uw and Monday mornin he passed away. Mr. Harry Pierce, youngest son of CouncilHor Charles Pieree and Mrs. Picrce, died this â€"week after an illâ€" ness of only a day.or two. He seemâ€" ed to be in his usutal health last week until Friday. On Friday he became ill. _ On Saturday morning he left here for the Viectoria Hospital, Montreal, in care of a trained nurse. On <Snndav Popular Young Man Dies in Montreal After Brief Minoss. cond Carnival of Season Brings Out Large Number of HxcQllert Costumes. IFTH CF Re: moved d‘roy sense of the tern years of age. Th d this week at M. ment will hbe mad ntt "~Al anee, and tney will ind the ~first door to the vround floor from tliiat a Public School Board lowed the use of these ‘ross Rooms are D ho Theatre Buildin od sport in the highâ€" term.â€" He was about The funeral will be t Montreal where inâ€" made. e requestedâ€" 1 and they wii morning he left here ospital, Montreal, in nurse. On Sunday upon Montreal, nurse. upon at Albert Lar Terrill, Uncele awhout nelt;â€"Nurâ€"| kin; Miss | 443 udor, Ku| ** vr, French|"°*" tar er,. South |" bise; Miss !‘"ei Miss Georâ€" Fengo ‘Ord Tder m Their wives on }nufrgany night last. | Visiting brethren an Aheir ladkes were present from South Ugrevâ€" mne ond other outside points,‘as woe‘! as â€"from: the more imumedjate The musfeal and literary progrcim wos a spocialy pleasing one and the ghoio was mueh enjoyed by cil> . dealers, should | settliors ant bat: WEEKLY SPECIAL DELAYED ' BY TRAIN BLOCXADE. wWweok Several complaints have reached ‘The Advance as to the serious injary done | to settlers in wthis district what sppears to be erooked deals reâ€" garding the sale of pulpwood, _ ‘Fhe lstovie’s are to the â€"effect that agents have hought pulp wood from seltlers un the direct agregqgnent that as soon as delivery of the wood was mads, n payment would be promptly forthcomâ€" ing. . Many settlers accopted the agreo ment and duly: delivered ‘ the pulp l vooad, but have been unable to sacure any money. Other scttiers have the woud ‘cut and ready tor delivery, but in reeeive no satisfaction from eerâ€" tain dealers. It is acknowledged that there is a shortage of cars, but that has nothing to do with ‘the case3 now referred to, payment in these instanâ€" being xgucd upon when the mwood "was ol(hvctml The mmatter is aâ€"very seriaonsâ€"one to the settlers who depend soâ€"much on their pulp wood returns to carry them through the trying times of making a farm from a hushk. The (Gtovernment shoald promptly take the matter in hand and foree a square deal. » The â€"settlers have nceither the Government Should Investigate Allegâ€" ed Tyingâ€"Up of Wood in District oc NLERGâ€"INJUREE 8 PULP NFALS was clecied Mayor by acclamatlion PThe Council was also, cleeted by acâ€" clamation. _ Mayor Wilson was reâ€" elected hy acclamation for five sugsesâ€" sive years. Last year Mayor McLaughâ€" lin was elected byâ€" acelamation and tirs year he was similarly. honored, The first Clerkâ€"Treasurer of the Town of Timmins was Mr. C. D. Brooke. e was succeeded by Niv, ‘P. M. Wilson who held the position unâ€" til Feb. Ith., 1915, when Mr. H. i%. ;\!_-t”lt l me ; suow a similar sheet in regard t ierpal clections. Tlle town years old and has had seven mu elections with only one contest,. have only hbeen two Mayors Town and both have been clec rscclamation on each, oceaston 1916 there was an election cont CommeilHors, but in 1912, 1913 4 1915,1917 and 1918, the (‘nun« well as the ).,d_\ulr., were elec Â¥} in «The series of articles, * Prominent in the Poreupine,"" pow running in The Advance, suggested last week that mention should be made in one of these articles of the unique distinetion held hy Timmins in tho matter of municipal elections. _ Ifo thouglit that since its incorporation on January Ist., 19#, Timmins had eleated every Council hy acclamation and that this reeord could not be duâ€" plieated by any other town in Canada. The reeord is notâ€"exactly as this old . timer believed it to be, yet it is doubt,â€" ful if any other town in Canada can show a similar sheet in regard to wmunâ€" icrpal elections. _ Tlre town is six years old and has had seven municipat 8 HESTCN ddiscussing uo 111C wing to the block Cns neéeessary to Cs artrcle in the ‘ in The Advan l as the clamation »ly One Contest for Counciliors. Unusual Municipal Record in This Regard. (Umne 0o inh@e â€"setliersâ€" ie money â€"nor the lJeg perhaps, fo fight the _ but the CGovernmen be interesfed in prote _ who are making suc! tle to Bbuild un the ceor Single Copies C 1¢ reupine, * > article is series will ry, the present Clerk appointed. lota in ic‘lone :mua'-y PV 1.4;, 4 ated ‘and Mr.‘ W. ud \Ll\()l‘ by acel l was also. eleeted ie oldâ€"times 14» U} OHN nem x le of th iustra erios n 10 £O1l ents the CALP s i oOwWnâ€" lik)k 4’)}! ’ he town 'f.].l‘t‘ lamation 1P Ad 113 _ this y Tunâ€"~â€" inent irrive, omilâ€" 1 next ‘a tho â€" ‘cooked -'m'Ply ig the L '/.lh- ‘Tlhho gonts lWlers recas Yhere ‘ ~tho «J hy . in it for o\g‘