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AVAN STADELMAN‘S 4680606066 Book, Stationery and Music Store \ 4 DOORS from GOLDFIELD‘S HOTEL on 4th Ave. Next Advance Office â€" _â€" Opposite Tow n Ha SCHOOL OPENIN G Headquarters for Public and Separate School Books and Supplies. We aim to please the children at all times. ,()f {Ssl :1(' })U\ $ eV % ed :â€"â€" come .hml «4) AGTIVE WORK THIS WEEK OX PLACER GOLD CGLMMS Gravel to Boxes. fiiuch interest has been created by the reports of placer claims in the Matheson district, but though a large number of these placer claims have been staked and recorded, there has been practically no work that would rigiitly test out the properties. The heavy overburden of sand and muck has ‘been the great drawback. Then, avain, under the overburden of sand there is a layer of gravel. The gravel carries values, but it is at bedrock that real placer mining would be proâ€" fitable.~ The work, however, in the Matheson distriet has not yet got ‘down to ‘bedrock. It is hoped now to change â€"this situation months past Mr. Neh Fa been sluicing off the sa be a good one. In any case it will pay for the work as it goes along and if bedrock is strutk at a â€"reasonale depth with the sediment of gold that may be reasonably expected there, the proposition will prove a rich one. in any event the present work on these placer claims will be of unusual value in proving up the placer mining posâ€" sibilities of the Matheson area. If Mr. Faulkenham strikes it rich there will no doubt be a rush to get the other placer claims of the district goâ€" ing whenever possible. _ â€"tâ€" When Fire Chief Borland was down south last week on his vacation the U.F.O. formally presented him with a one dollar bill. He hasn‘t that dollar yet, but he did have it for a few minâ€" utes all right. And this is the story. Chief Borland attended the ‘big U. F.O. picnic at Grand Bend in the Lonâ€" dan district. ‘There were over 14,000 people present, with close to one thouâ€" The next regular meeting of the Town Counceil is scheduled for next Monday, Aug. 28th., at 4 p.m. U.F.O. PRESENTS CHIEF * BORLAND WITH ONE DOLLAR astonis:nment of one good Larmer had walked twentyâ€"three miles to the picnic and had been building on that dollar to buy one of the secondâ€"hand Fords recently advertised by Messrs. Lowe and Adams. **Still l'm gla‘d that manr from Timmins won," ‘ said the old math, **becanse Iâ€"must say that this is the best, and first, cigar I have smoked since the last eleetion.‘"‘ ed. **Here‘s a geéntleman from mins, the greatest gold camp world, coming over 600 miles t picnic of the United Farmers ¢ tario? Car anybody beat this? Nobody «could beat it, so even the dollar was formally presen the Fire Chief of Timmins as t questionable holder of the lon tance record for that pienmic. dollar melted away at a nearby reâ€" freshment booth, to the openâ€"mouthed astonishment of one good farmer wano had walked twentyâ€"three miles to the along with me for toâ€"day to get me proudly boasted a t _A dapper youn‘g 1 of ~"assurance and 1 he possibly be a c ler?), stepped forw ed :â€"*‘*The prize is come through from dred and sixty mile dollar!‘‘ Now the Fire Ch sport to stand by ar steps up i ute or tw man with One old farmeer pu ward to claim the twenty miles to this to Henry,"‘‘ he said. Lizzie brouglt miles to this picnif( farmer, stroking the on his chin. farmer bill by Aln wWwas > litt with to standid DV ant sec be Run Through Sluice Showing 50c. to $1.00 Yard in Gold. K1 A TNirG. un fellow, with an air and (Could e a commercial travelâ€" forward and announeâ€" tuation. For some Neh Faulkenham nas the sand and muck at it, so eventually mally presented to hi ord. rambled right thirtyâ€"one miles to this pienic,‘"‘ THE, PORCUPINE ADVANCE me â€"Iwe! ; _ sard anot luxuriant alfa ne. 1 nave jJust ranta, one hunâ€" Hand over the t day and that ; too good a the poor old and a dollar hief ‘Borland 4‘ he roarâ€" from ‘Timâ€" gfmp in the tles to this wWas > a miIinâ€" oon the as husy the un mo dis In ks ‘173€ of On vâ€"eioht There is the ‘tie between Timmins and Cochrane to be played off. If Coâ€" chrane wins this playâ€"off Cochrane then wins the first series. On the other hand if Timmings wins, the first half will be a tie between Cochrane and Timmins and accordingly will have to be played off. stand make the matter the three teams zsiven below :â€" Timmgsâ€"Wo Cochraneâ€"W« Igoquois Falls ( Mr. and Mrs. E. Stover of I1 Falls and Mrs. Hamilton, of wood, Ont., were guests of Mrs Macdonald last week. § L JTANDING OF BASEBALL , TEAMS IN FIRST HALF SfiSfi‘fifififiEfiiSfil%Sfififififi%fl%fifi%%%fi%fifi%%%fi%fi%fi%gfi; 'é% P ogs ' "A CHAIN OF SERVICE" Cobalt , SA The Cochrane g" 4 rtb ing OT the dis A uw «B enb Y.lllllllllllllllllllll‘lllllllll I x2 Four Stores in the North ; some doubt as to the exaet f the teams in the first half istrict baseball series. To matter clear the standing of teams for the first half is 000000090009000000900000000000000000000000000080000608666 â€" mt *4 OIP J . Stover of Troquois Hamilton, of, Goodâ€" [Os ost 2, ahd tied 1 lost 1 and tied 1 Geo. Taylor Hardware, Ltd. UO% M. B. SCOTT, President Regular Meeting discontinued durâ€" ing the summer months. _ Annual meeting in October. Watch for the special announcements. THE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY OF HAVE YOUR HOUSE RID OF TIMMINS. COCKROACHES, Bugs and Secretary » Pays highest prices for secondâ€"hand Sells new and secondâ€"hand Furniture at cheap prices. other kinds of vyermin. taken for this, and satisfaction gux ranteed.~ Hundreds of peo;vle have been delighted with my service. Reâ€" ferences. Apply to A. ©Coter, # Hollinger street, opposite Hollinger rerentes., . xppiy / Hollinger street, oppos Townsite, Timmins, of card to Box 460. MONETA P.O. Box 3, Timmins New Liskeard Timmins send pos I« h bâ€"s )2‘(‘ f