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Vol. XV. No. 50. Arch. Gillies, 3.A.Sc.,0.LS. Civil Engineer Ontario Land Surveyor Building Plans Estimates, Etc. P.O. Bldg. Timmins Phone 362 W. D. Cuthbertson, L.‘ CONSULTING AUDITOR Office Systems Installed Income Tax Adjuster Room 2, Marshall-Ecclestone Block P.O. Box 833, TimmingLQnt. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary PI: 5 REED BLOCK, TIMMINS Watches, Clocks and Jewellery Carefully Repaired Wrap all Garbage in paper. Keep your Garbage Can covered Use plenty of Chloride of Lime which can be procured at the Town Hall free. Householders using well water must boil it for at least 20 minutes. All Outside Toilets must be made fl: proof. By Order of THE BOARD OF HEALTH . Corner Pme St. S. and Third Ave. Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Crown Attorney District of Cochrane Bank of Commerce Building -' Tlmmlns, Ont. Timmins Wilson Barber Shop Main Street Hoursâ€"9 a.m. to 8 pm. Saturdayâ€"9 a.m. to 10 p.111. Appointments may be made by Phone 128 Specialties zâ€"Permanent Waving, Finger Waving, Marcelling, Etc. SPECIALIST Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat Gibson Building, Timmins Boyd’s Drug Store, Kirkland Lake Customs Assayer and Châ€"emist Ofico: Room 2. Post Office Block. Timmlnl Samples may be left at Goldfields Drug Store. Timmins. next to Taylor Hardwnro Samples by mail promptly attended to House Phone 757-1.. Schumacher Moysey Block William 0. Langdon J. J. Turner Sons. Ltd. psrzanonovcn, om: Agents Everywhere Ask your Local DeaEer for Prices. or send your order-direct to ., C. Platus, JEWELLER AND ENGRAVER WAN KESTER Geo. C. Murphy 4 Marshall-Ecclestone Building Grace Beauty Parlour DR. S. R. HARRISON DR. L. HUDSON DR. E. L. ROBERTS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Dulceâ€"Room 10, Reed Biock BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC TENTS FLAGS HAVERSACKS SNOWSHOES DOG SLEIGHS TOBOGGANR TLQRPAULINS PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Phone 416 Phone 640 P.0. Box 1591. Timmins, Ont. We Manufacture and Carry in Stock AWNINGS ATTENTION HOUSE HOLDERS THIR D SECTION Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. A. E. MOYSEY BLOCK Timmins, Ont. .. A. CALDBICK G. N. ROSS PACK B AGE EIDERDOWN SKHS DOG HARNESS HORSE BLANKETS Ontario Public ROUES IHINKS IIMMINS SHfllJlD HAVE MINERM DISPlAY Believes That Display of All Minerals of Porcupine, with Maps and Other Details of the Territory Would be of Great Value Here. An old-time business man of the town who has done considerable pros- pecting work in the district and who has watched the progress of the camp for many years, last week suggested that it would be a good thing, indeed, for Timmins if this town had a new town hall of proper proportions, with one of the main features of the build- ing a room for the display of all the mineral samples obtainable in the dis- trict, with large maps of the Porcupine, and all details of the area available for enquiring visitors. He thought that this would be a good time .to erect a new town hall, with all the unemploy- ment to cope with, and with. the fact in view that the present municipal building has been out of date, inade- quate and everything else for some years. Every dollar spent on the pre- sent building is a dollar really wasted. In reply it was pointed out that there were two objections to building the pro- posed town building this year. One of the objections was the cost of such a building at this time. A second was the fact that such work would not be able to share in the Government relief “enough proportion of expenditure for labour in comparison with the total cost, and a still further reason was that it would not give employment to suffi- cient unskilled or general labour to warrant the expenditure at this parti- cular time. It is true that the town ibuilding looks worse and seems worse than ever since the new and handsome post office building has been erected. but costs have to be considered at this time and the town has other needs that are more imperative for the moment than the building of a new municipal lbuilding. It would appear, however, that it will not be long before the erec- tion of a suitable municipal building Ishould be very seriously considered. In the matter of the display of the minerals of the Porcupine, however, them should be general agreement. This is something that would appear to be valuable enough to warrant what- ever its cost may be. The board of trade has considered this matter at' various times and the ide of such a display has been very favourably re- ceived. Even the people of the Ror- cupine would be surprised at the im- pressiveness of such a display, the variety of ores that could be shown, and the riclmess of some of 'them. In- deed, there was such astonishment when Timmins has had such displays even in a restricted scale. In the win- dow of H. Hatton's barber shop there is such a display at present and it is remarkable the amount of interest it rouses. A. S. Fuller used to have such a display in the window of his stock- broking office and it was a matter of note how much it attracted both stran- gers and people of the district. Until last year Mr. J. H. Tomlin had a dis- play in town of minerals, together with information about the Porcupine. There was no doubt about the usefulness of the plan, but the financing of it was a different matter. Perhaps, the band of trade may be able to we it out a pl in for handling this matter. The jof 11. meetings of the Kiwanis Club should give a specially acceptable place for the discussion of topics like this. Strangers in the camp are continually seeking information about the country,| especially in regard to its mining af- fairs. The Advance has reason to know this because it has been fairly: beseiged with queries along this line} and has supplied all the information available in regard to such matters. At the same time an official oflice where the samples of ore and maps and de- tails would be officially open to all would no doubt be of value to the dis- trict. The Prospectors’ Association might interest itself in the matter along with the board of trade. For a time, at least, it might be possible to ar- range to have the display of minerals at the Empire hotel. There is such a display at the Hotel. Haileybury. The people of Haileybury have made quite a feature of this display, and to put the gmatter very mildly. indeed, it may l easily be said that it has not done that l dis rict any harm. In the last issue of The Haileyburian the' following refer: ence was made to the Haileybury dis- play of minerals from that district:â€" “The ccllection of minerals in the hotel rotunda has been growing slowly but steadily since it was stanted some months ago, and now there are on dis- play many specimens of ores and rocks of the North Country, besides several [collections from points farther afield. i I ! Mr. B. W. Hartley. who has labelled and arranged the display, has still some room in the cases and Mr. O. J. Thorpe president of the Board of Mde. which started the collection. asks that citizens be again reminded that more samples would be welcomed. It is the intention to make, in time, the local collection the most complete to be found in the province." There would not be any difficulty in securing a large display of Porcupim minerals. Prospectors are always generous in matters of this kind. and the established mines could also be A despatch from Iroquois Falls last week sayszâ€"“The sweeping election to the mayoralty of G. L. Cameron, act- ing-mayor, over his only opponent R. W. Crumb pOpular member of the 1930 council, was the outstanding feature of Monday's election here. Although Cameron had been a member of ,the local council for several years Crumb drew a large vote on his election to the council last year, his firstattempt, and was expected to give the acting-mayor stiff opposition. Cameron who was senior councillor took over the mayor’s duty several weeks ago when F. K. Ebbitt, who has been mayor for the past five years, resigned. This year’s figures were Cameron 276; Crumb 111. For the six chairs on the council there were thirteen contestants, Ed- ward Lavallee, G. S. Wilson and Am- brose Corcoran of last year’s council were elected, only R. J. Spears being defeated. Spears was called out of town, due to his father’s illness. just before the elections and was unable to take an active part in the campaign. The others elected were A. E. Brewer, R. E. Forrest and T. Hogg, all of whom are taking office for the first time. Those defeated werezâ€"P. J. Redmond who was confined to his home by an accident some weeks ago and unable to take an active part; P. Walsh, R. J. Spears, H. E. Salisbury, K. Mansell. A. A. Howard and A. Dixon. For the public school board the three retiring members, Rev. D. H. Wood- house, J. R. Spence and J. S. Brown were re-elected although opposed by J. Cuthell, D. C. Olson, A. C. Cutten, J. A. Milton and J. Burton. ‘Daylight saving was sustained by vote of 231 to 142. John C. Dobie, for twenty-five years a resident of New Liskeard, and more recently living at Kirkland Lake, died recently at Toronto where he had been living for some six months with his daughter. He was 88 years of age and wag Qeil known and respected in' the North Land. counted upon to assist in the complete- ness qt the exhibit. There would be no difficulty at all in this regard. Indeed, the difficulty would likely be to keep the display from growing too large and unwieldy. The securing of informa- tion that could be available to visitors to the camp would also present no very serious difficulties. The chief obstable is to find ways and means for «the ne- cessary financing so that the display can be properly looked after and the necessary information be available at once . CAMERON EASY WINNER IN IROQUOIS FALLS CONTEST Repairs to all makes of cars Work Guaranteed Oil, Gas, Tires and Accessories Heated Storage Bruce Ave. Would be pleased to quote on your requirements TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 1930 Now open under the management of MAN DRIVEN INSANE BY EXPNSNRE ANN HANNSNIPS Man Named Jesse Ryme Said to Have Lost His Mind Owing to Hardships Endnred Recent: in the Area to the Far North, Beyond Cochrane. Despatches Last week from Cochrane say that Jesse Ryme was driven out of his mind by the hardships he suffered when he was lost for some days on the shores of James Bay. Ryme. whose home is said to be in Quebec province. was brought out this week by Cons-table Cavell R.C.M.P., and taken to an in- stitution in Montreal. Ryme was found wandering near Rupert’s House, a Hud- son Bay post on the Quebec shore of James Bay, by a band of Indians, and was taken to Moose Factory for care. When found his clothes were in rags. he was gaunt and wasted from hunger and hardships and his feet were badly frozen. He was brought as far as Cor- al Rapids just before freeze-up by Con- stable Cavell, who is stationed at Moose and who intended turning him over to the Ontario Provincial Police. However, the province declined to ,become reâ€" sponsible for the unfortunate man, since he.is a native of Quebec and was found in Quebec, and after some cor- respondence Constable Cavell. was in- structed to take the man to Montreal. While no connected story can be ob- tained from Ryrne, from snatches he has revealed in some lucid intervals an account. of his hardships has been piec- ed together, but there are a number of things which the police cannot under- stand. Apparently he is a professional hobo, and by his own confession has been hoboing for 20 years. Last July or Au- gust he joined a gold rush to Chibou- gamau, in Northern Quebec. He seems to have started from near Natagan, on the C.N.R., with a canoe, and went down the Bell river. That he took this route is proof of his inexperience, for the Bell is a Wild and turbulent river that even experienced navigators shun. He never reached :Chibougamau, but instead apparently continued down the Nottaway river, of which the Bell is a tributary. How he managed to reach Rupert’s House is a mystery, for he was clearly unfitted for such a trip. The only solution the Mounted Police will hazard is that he had a. partner with him who was an experienced voyager, but if there was a partner he has com- pletely disappeared. This phase of the mystery is being investigated now, for it is thought possible that if he had a partner, the partner may be still alive, or on the other hand may have met with foul play. ' Ryme is in a pitiful condition. One who did not know his story would believe hm drunk, for he has the ap- pearance and actions of a man under the influence of liquor. His memory is almost a complete blank and he either sits stupidly, apparently half asleep or wanders around in a daze, cap pulled low over his eyes. It will not be known whether his conditions can be cured until he has been examined by compet- ent medical men in the institution to which he is being sent. Fortunately cold weather was late setting in this season, and though he suflered from exposure his frostâ€"bites were not of a serious nature, and are now almost cured. Huntingdon Gleanerzâ€"From a tree twice as old as the Dominion of Can- ada, J. C. Freil, of Niagara Township. Ontario, has picked apples of a deep colour, and of very good quality. known as “the black chief." The tree is over 120 years old, and was a veteran when Confederation was signed 63 years ago. The seed was brought to Canada from the Old Country by sailing vessels. Measured on an average, the fruit had a circumference of. 12?.- inches. p1 1112 Ahmmm South Porcupine ROUYN MERCHANT SUFFERS BROKEN ARM IN ACCIDENT Recently John Ansara, merchant, of Rouyn, suffered a rather serious injury in an accident about a mile north of New Liskeard. He- was riding in a truck with two other residents of Rouyn when the accident occurred, and he was in the truck because of some previous ill-luck, having started the trip in a car which broken down on the way. He accepted the chance to con- tinue his journey in the truck. Near New Liskeard the truck while travelling lat a fair rate of speed, attempted to pass some cows that were not noticed until the truck was almost upon them. As the truck came near, one of the cows started to cross the road. The driver attempted to avoid the animal and apparently went into the ‘ditch. the truck overturni". sr. Ansara’s arm was caught underneatn the truck and broken in two places. The injured man was hurried to the hospital and is now making good progress to recovery. ANSONVILLE TEACHERS GET NO SALARY SO GO ON STRIKE Word from Ans’onvm‘e is ‘to the effect that the teachers at the separate school in that town have found it necessary to go out on strike to be able to secure their salaries. Five teachers are said to be out, and the claim is made on their behalf that they have not been able to collect any of their salaries this year. The township of Calvert has been known to 'be in rather bad con-‘ dition financially for some time pastw but it will surprise most people to learn I that the teachers’ salaries have not been 4 met. Such, however, is the allegation! now made. The financial condition is said to go back to a couple of years ago when unusual heavy expenditures were said to be made by the township. This year there were four different elections required before the council was finally completed. Than the usual difficulty experienced in collecting taxes owing to the fact that the Abitibi paper mill has been running only four. or five days a week part of the time and general con- ditions throughout the country have lbeen bad. The mill, on which the most. of the people of Ansonville depend for a living, is now running full time. con- ditions in general have improved, and strenuous efforts are being made to collect taxes. Some properties have been sold recently to bring in the taxes. It is hoped that the improved prospects will make it possible to pay the school salaries at an early date and that the matter of the strike will be adjusted at once. BRING SUITS FOR $310,000 Sixty-three Settlers Along the Sturgeon River in the North Bay District Suing the Abltibl Power Paper Co. for ALeged Dam- age to Lands. Writs totalling $310,437.55 have been issued in the Supreme Court at North Bay against the Abitlbl Power Paper Co. by sixty-three property owners along the Sturgeon river. who claim damages running from $1,000.00 to $24,- 000.00 each for damage they state has been caused to their properties through flooding of their lands due. according to their belief, to the obnstruction oi" the Abitibi- Company's dam on the Sturgeon river. One of the plaintiffs, Romeo Lavigne. has issued a writ for comparatively small sum of $200.00. which would come under the jurisdic- tion of the District Court. August L3~ mieux, KC, of Ottawa, is solicitor is:- the plaintiffs. Those who have issued writs in the Supreme Court are: Joseph Meyer, Lucia Lapointe, Isadore Palon, Albert Henard, Athanese Lamieurier, Thomas Murphy, Fabien Miron, Donat Deslauriers, Agnas Leblanc, Alfred Gignac, Camille Deschamps, Paul Des- champs, Noe St. Jean, Josephat Aubin, Joseph Remillard, Herminadas Post.- clarier, Joseph Vinet, Eli Begras, Max- ime Dubeau, Edward Boullard, Joseph Legault, Wm. Santago, Jules Labelle, Cyrins Aubin, Cecilia Dalan. Xavier Porier, Joseph J arbeau, Edward Aubin, Oliseme Tanguay, Damien Tanguay, Paul Aubin, Elie Serre, Nap. Beauvois, W. Tuenniville, Joseph Serre, Antoinet Rinet, Orphid'a Trepanier, Wm. Ro- berts, John Gagnon, Victor Charette. Rene Leger, Joseph Giroux, Mrs. Pierre Lalonde, Louis Beniot, Jean B. Pilon. ,Mrs. J. C. Rarocque, Oscar Larocque, E. Guennette, Joseph' A. Chartrand, Ar- thur Guerrin. Alex Philon. Jos. Mc- Donald, J. W. Mageau, Joseph Labrasse. Francis Filion, Eusabie Carriere, Leo Sharkey, Donat Dupras, Anasthasie Ayette and E. J. Carre. In recent years there have been com- plaints made in regard to the flooding of lands through the dams on the Stur- geon river. The Ontario Department of Forests took the stand that it was a federal matter as it involved the ques- tion of levels and navigation. When :he Government at Ottawa was ap- proached- the complainants were told that the Dominion authorities had no responsibility in the matter. Much valuable land has been lost to cultiva- tion through the water from the stor- age dam, it is stated. According to an interview in one of the daily newspapers last week W. H. Smith, an Abitibi director, said on Fri- day that he has been in conference with Mr. Lemieux and has also been over the ground, whose flooding is com- plained. of in the writs, with engineers. “II do not think the claimants have a chance," he said. “We’re standing quite firm on the matter, in any case, and admit absolutely no responsibility. Settlers have made claims through Mr. Lemieux for several years on account of the high water. .The water of the Sturgeon river has- undoubtedly been high at'times, but it is high at times on all the northern rivers. After going over all the country I think we could buy up the whole township, all the farms and plants, for the $310,000 claimed as damages in the 63 writs. “In the first place there were three or four claimants who wrote to us. Then they got Mr. Lemieux to act for them and he brought their number up to 63. He is coming to Toronto to- morrow to talk it over with us. The cases will probably go to trial as the claimants seem to think they can col- lect a lot of money from us. But we don‘t think so.” The plaintiffs are property owner; in the townships of Springer, Field, Crerar, Gibbons and Bagerow, in the District of Nipissing. Some of these owners are said to have made complaints dur- ing the past. few years of damage by flooding, but only a few days ago was legal action taken to seek redress. The progress of these cases will be watched with particular interest not only by those concerned in the suits and by those in the district affected in this instance, but also by other sections of the North Land where the construc- ! tion of dams is sometimes charged with the flooding of lands. The decision in the cases referred to will have a distinct bearing on the attitude that will be adopted by settlers and others in regard to similar cases in other sections of the cmmtry. Up to the present time the settlers usually have felt that they are not in position to oppose any of the big corporations. This was no doubt their feeling in regard to the Sturgeon river matter, but in that case they have combined and in that union there is strength. In case of a loss the cost Eto the individual settlers will be probâ€" “ ably within his reach while the chances for a win are increased by the number of suits entered. Renfrew Mercuryzâ€"Ottawa has elected Controller J. J. Allen to the mayoralty by acclam’atlon. Mayor Plant was again nominated but did not care to stand. One of Controller Al- len’s plank; for mayor m the elimination of politics and patronage from city hall business and from city hall appointments and promotions, which is a plank that will be commended by all the best ele~ ments of the city. All municipalities. whether urban or rural, would do well :3 keep politics out at civic cancems. If Ottawa failed to do so it. is little wonder that ts city hall should have known so much trouble during the past year or 53. Meets every Friday evening in the Oddrellows' Hall, Spruce St. North. Visiting brethren requested to attend W. AVERY. H. M. CAVANAGH, Noble Grand Ree-Sec. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month in the Oddfellows‘ Hall ”WINS lflflGE. LIMLf. N0. 159 K. DEYARMAND J. G. ARCHER, Hoots in Hoilinger Recreation hall acui- monthly. Watch The Advance for datea Invitations may be obtained from Secretary at President upon application or from lumbar of the Committee. F. KITCHER. President IRS. T. RICHARDS. Sec-Twas" Box “87. Timmins, Ont. Cornish Social Club Meetings held in the Homnger Recrea- tion Hall two evenings a month. Dates will be announced in The Advance. J. G. HARRIS, President W. J. WILLS. Sec.-treas. Box 176. Schumacher Christian Science Meetings. Sunday 11 a.m. Sunday School 10 3.111. Wednesday Meetings....................7.30 m Testimonies of Healing Through Christian Science. Meets every Firs; ind Third Tuesday 3f the month in the Oddfellows' Hall T1mmins.. Mrs. Parnell. W.M. Mrs. Fraser, 3.8. l‘immins Post I ODDFELLOWS’ HALL Subject: “God the Prescrver of Man" W. ' FORRESTER 135 Spruce St. North' L. McLAUCHLAN Box 1059 Phone 258-] Meeting: Held in Oddfellowa' Hall, Tim-hi WATCH ADVANCE FOR DATES Gold Star L.O.B.A. THIRD SECTION Dec Jan. 2.. ‘Jan. 9 Jan. 16 "Jan. 23 President : AUSTIN NEAME Vice-Presidents Surgery Lameness B.S.A., B.V.Sc. Specializing in small animals, including, Fur Farming, Parasitic Diseases, Nutritional Diseases (feeds and feeding), Anaesthetics Dec. 13 6, . .. _ Manzclare Full Information From Your Local Ago-“It or write C. H. “'HYI‘E. DISTRICT PASSENGER AGENT, C.P.S.. NORTH BAY LANCASHIRE CLUB Timmins 116 Ce'dar St. 3., Timmi_11_s_ . Contract Work Nothing too small or t(_)o large PRICE FIVE CENTS TIMMINS L. O. L. A. H. 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