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.'_;‘Kfr. and Mrs. J. J children returned on two weeks‘ vacation and west.‘ /ng( r and Roland Laporte left on Monday ‘(to resume their studies at Sudbury ('ullege after spending the vacation period with their parents, Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Laporte, Pine st. " _Mrs. Lalonde, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Annie Lalonde, and her son, Mr. John Lalonde, all ot Sudâ€" bury, were the guests over New Year‘s of Mrs. Lalonde‘s daughter in Timming, Mrs. T. J. Lawlor. â€" ‘They returned this week to their home in Sudburv. ‘The Northern News last week says: ‘‘The valuable pelt of a pure bred Alaska silver fox, raised in Cobalt is on display in MeDermott and Sulliâ€" van‘s window. â€" The fox was raised by A. Butcher and was seven months old. Skings of these animals are valâ€" ued all the way from $400 to $1000. This is the dfirst northern pelt of this kind to be displayed ‘here."‘ \.\‘_‘Last week a letter was received from ‘Mr. E. W. Johnston, now at Fort Erie, Ontario. _ Mr. Johnston, who was the founder and first leader of the Timmins Citizens‘ Band, sends thanks to the Band for its Christmas remembrance of him, and he «also sends his best wishes to all his friends and acquaintances in the Poreupine Camp. Mr. Johnston has been suftâ€" ering much from neuritis, especially in the muscles of the arms. All here will sincerely wish him a speedy reâ€" turn to full health, as well as all the best wishes of the season. } \%iMiss Kathleen Burns, of Porcuping, has gone to Port to take a course of training as in 8t. Joseph‘s Hospital th ~There were several guests at the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club on Puesday of this week. ‘Mr. T. F. King, President of the Timmins Board of (Trade, spoke ‘briefly but effectively on the aims and purposes of the Board of Trade. ‘Mr. Lorimer, ofâ€"Toronto, a former field secretary of the Kiwanis, spoke on the Kiwanis Club, its organization, purposes, duâ€" ties of officers and committees, etce. Mr. Lorimer‘s address was an imspirâ€" ing and helpful â€"one. He also volunâ€" teered his assistance to any of the officers, committees or members in any question that his experience might enable him to help. ) PORCUPINE DOG. RACE THE OLDEST OF ] The Poreupine Dog Race is the oldâ€" est established event of its kind on the continent to run each year w1th-% out a break. The first Hudson BJH Dog Derbhy was run from the Pas, Manitoba, on March 17th, 1916, the. same year that the iffirst Poreupine Dog Race was run. ‘But â€"there were no Dog ‘Derby events at the Pas either 1917 or 1918. The first Porâ€" cupine Dog Race was stagedlat Timâ€" mins in 1816, and each year since the event has bheen staged with increasing suceess. The ffirst three races at the Pas were over courses of about 100 to 150 miles. The present course is for a 200â€"mile nonâ€"stop race. _ The Porcupine Dog Race, the chief event in the Porcupine Dog Race and Winâ€" ter Carnival here, is over a course of about 14 miles. The course has been maintained on practically the same route since the inauguration of the event. It is expected to make the 1924 Porcupine Dog Race and Winter ‘Carnival bigger and better than ever. But to do this organization will have to be commenceed at once. Inaction is the symbol of death, 1i it is not death itself. #@¢00009009000000 r. â€"reâ€"elected acclamation Timmins and District Notes Ail Eversharp Pencils reduced 25 per cent. SPECIAL _ SPECIAL Large Stock Big Variety This is your opportumty Save a quarter of the cost of this stanâ€" dard Pencilâ€"the famous Eversharp. GORDON BLOCK â€" TELEPHONE 141 â€" 67 PINE STREET MceDonald, barrister, Mayor of North Bay last week. . Forrester and Saturday from a at points south there. Jeweler and Optician South Artaur a nurse (Mr. W. H. Stoddard has joined the staff of the Harris Abattorr Co. as salesman with Timmins and district as his territory. \ The opening dance of the Timmins Dancing Club was held in the Masonâ€" ie Hall on Thursday evening and proâ€" ved a very enjoyable event. Th y Wolno‘s enlarged orchestra, including (Mr. iBoisenault, the clever Saxaphone player, was a feature of the eveninge. ) \ Mr. J. Jacobs returned last Friday after a two weeks‘ visit to Toronto and other points south. / Sunday from a visit to Cochrane where he spent the holiday season.} \ Boruâ€"At Schumacher, on Monday January 7th, 1924, to Mr. and Mrs. R Skelly,â€"a daughter. AMiss Grace Carriere returned on Monday to Ottawa to â€"resume her studies there after spending the vacaâ€" tion with her parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs, A. Carriere, ) In an exhibition game at the Falls on Saturday, Iroquois Falls N.0.H.A. Senior team defeated New Liskeard Intermediates to the tune of 10 to 4. staff January Ist. Mr. Keates will have full charge of _ all â€" electrical equipment of both plants under Manâ€" ager Norrie4dLowenthal. ) \According to The Sault Ste. Marie Star, L. McCue of that town found a zold nugget in the crop of the tur« key he purchased for Christmas. The nugget contained one and oneâ€"half pennyweights of gold, valued at $1.32. Effort is being made to locate the QM{. A. E. Keates, formerly Assistant ‘hief Electrician of Senator Clark‘s Montana interest, joined the Paymasâ€" terâ€"United Mineral Lands â€" technical MAGISTRATE ATKINSON ADDRESSES KIWANIS CLUB. [ (Mr. J. W. ‘Reed is back to , the Cfiuup for a time in connection with his many business interests here. For some time past Mr. and Mrs. Reed and family have been residing in Los Angeles, California, Mr. Reed makâ€" ing frequent visits here. i(Mr. Reed notes a striking growth and expansion in thke Camp sinee his last visit here. | The luncheon on Thursday last of the Kiwanis Club was one of . the most interesting yet. Amonge the guests for the day were Mr. 8. Atâ€" kinson, Police Magistrate for Temisâ€" kaming, Mr. Arthur King, of Saskâ€" atchewan, and Mr. J. Bourke, of Norâ€" th Bay, all of whom were heartily welcomed by the Kiwanis greeting song. ‘Three new members were addâ€" ed to the Club. Mayor Dr. J. A. Meâ€" Innis introduced Mr. 8. Atkinson as the speaker for the day. , Mr. Atkinâ€" son gave aâ€"very interesting address, touching on the work of a police maâ€" gistrate in this district, but particuâ€" larly emphasizing the need for conâ€" certed action to assist the children in the area. â€" He referred to young boys breaking the law and so ("mw under the notice of the authorities. Local effort to help these boys would be of material benefit not only to the boys themselves but â€"to the communâ€" ity and the country at large. _ A‘ committee of three was appointed by the Kiwanis to assist in helping the children of the town. A letter was read from Field Secretary Elsmore congratulating the Timmins Kiwanis }(m the progress made since the organâ€" dzation of the Club here. farmer selling the turt though\t there may be farm. A. W. Pickering returned on t[urkey as be zold OT his TWO T. N.0. COLACHES BURNED AT COCHRANE. wWOOD PILES ON STREET > CAUSING COURT CASES, There will be a fairly long cases before Magistrate Atkinson toâ€" morrow (Thursday) at the regula weekly police court here. In addition to a number of remand cases there are various new charges to be tmied. Messrs, . Morrison and Ham S8hub will answer to charges of obstructing the streets,. These charges arise from the piling of wood upon public proâ€" perty. 0. Lavallee faces the count of illegal purchase of liquor. _ There are a number of drunks,â€"at least one of them being a very noisy lad.â€" He is from Cochraneâ€" andâ€" apparently is from Cochrane and â€" apparently was so delighted to ‘be alive again Monday night that he sang and shoutâ€" ed so joyously?; ‘Officers MeCord and Parcher brought him inside so that his Carusoâ€"like voice should not be injured by the frigid night air. Aunâ€" other new case will be one under the Traffic Byâ€"law. The remands include a variety of cases from reckless drivâ€" ing to grievous harm and from breach of the traftie byâ€"law to indegent asâ€" sault. The T. N.O. Railway lost two coaches at Cochrane on Thursday last by fire. In reference to this loss the Cochrane Northland. Post . says:>â€" *‘*Two coaches of the Timmins local, after having been placed on the T. N.0. coach track yesterday on the arâ€" rival of the train from Timmins, caught on ‘fire, and before the loocg iremen could appear on the spot tis lire was beyond control, resulting in a total wreck of the two coaches."" EZNSTITCHING ANB PICOT EDGING ’g’ MRS. V. CLERMONT Dan St. Onge Building. : Arch. Gillies, B.A.8c.,0.L.8. Assoc. Member Engineering Inst. of Canada. Member of Assoc. of Profesgional Eingineers. Open for business after Jan. lst. Queen‘s Hotel Phone 36 _ Timmins Land Surveys, Mine Surveys, Enâ€" gineering, Reports, Plans and Esâ€" timates. 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