kGovemment Requested to Take . ~â€" mediate Action. Annexation of Mattagami to be Speeded up. Other Council Business. COUNGIL ASKS REMOVAL OF BUSH MENAGE AT SQUTA as the Town‘s present contribution to the fire sufferers. This, of course, is in addition to the amount of elothing, etce., sent by the people of the town. ‘The accounts are for the first car sent from here containing tents, stoves, blankets, etce., etc. If more is needed, the Town will take up the matter of further cash or other help to the sutâ€" ferers. The Council as the Town‘s the fire suffer in addition to presemt. Accounts for for the fire s stores woere | mins 1lown byâ€"laws for sewer a extensions were given readings and formally Councillor Newton brought up the question of the annexation of Mattaâ€" gami. He pointed out the unfairness of the delay to the people of Mattaâ€" gami and insisted that immediate action ‘be taken to complete the anâ€" nexation. ‘Council generally agreed that the delay was not right, but point ed out that it had due to ‘‘red tape‘‘. affairs in connection with the legal«end. At present the matter seemâ€" ed to be held up» waitine for a certifhâ€" bhe Pire. Chairman of Mayor were a; and report on this clearing s formation to the meantime t urged to give attention ac alternoon wit Innis, in the c H. Bacon, E.. 1 NnA } legal«end. At present the t ed to be held up waiting ed map of the territory to The Town Engineer and / tor were instructed to tak cessary steps ~t once an possible means to ensure tion of the annexation . earliest possible moment. Mr, J. P. Bartleman again conféerâ€" red with the Council regarding the strip of land required by the Town for drainage purposes. Mr. Bartleman said that the new townsite in which he was interested was willing and ready to more than meet the town half way, but of course it was not fair to expect them to make too large a sacrifice for the town‘s benefit. Also there were legal difficulties in the way of carryâ€" ing out some of the plans proposed. Councillor N the padded ce balanced patic town‘s care h: and speed was Shmlld time, * Wiiling T the town $00.00, could be saime. 11 assl sawer conneet whole matter time of being from the tow: would make a tions to the t onee. 1t was pointed . Council could not fairly finite assurance along th was also pointed out tha or any other Council wo be only too willing to pr quired connections when plenty of water. It was the towr would have ple for sale next year when linger main was | tleman said he wi e â€"reg qA COn, removt T ted .a ninetyâ€"nin > strip ® land, n# such lease 1i1; if the town did r bhligations in rea ers of Council ge tion to the lease pI r Longmore â€"poin! OluUn(C W ewton pointed out that »All for the use of unâ€" ‘nts coming under the id not yet been put in, 5 ordered also for this. artleman again conferâ€" ie trovernment is °0 D the matter immediat ion so that the dange 1 ibefore next year. ewton brought up th meetltin 672.00 for in service M M salt ind waterworks â€"their required hat as the expense , etc., for the Mr. Bartleman 1 V IrOm 10( the Analrman mittee, necessities iry conned ‘ annexed wn Solici ill the ne 1e prese _compleâ€" the very seu, chat once 1 Dt ind Newâ€" Morin ind a v and this Un Hol Bar mt nt ng 1 Sulli MR. J.F. SULLIVAN WIKo THE GOLFf GLVB TROPHY Other Winners of Events. Competiâ€" tions Over, but They‘ll be Playâ€" ing Until the Snow Comes, And After. mat teenâ€"foot put for the fourt Lake‘s second shot was short and fourth rimmed the cu Sullivan the hole and the ma following are the sceores :â€" Outâ€"Sullivan : 64â€"6â€"5â€"7â€"4 Lake: 7â€"4â€"5â€"5â€"6â€"5â€" Inâ€"Sullivan: 4â€"5â€"8â€"6â€"4â€"5â€" Lake: 6â€"6â€"6â€"5â€"5â€"5â€" How tit10n in progress., tions. â€" ‘The won iby Mr. J. W. Wray tion W with a net score of 244. This concludes the com the season, but it by no the golf. ‘The season has pleasant and successful . is now firmly establishe, popularity in Timmins. followed here now with GOOD WORK OF BRIGADE STOPS THREATENING FIRE Several Thousand Dollars Loss Yesâ€" terday from Blaze in Lawrence Block. the ‘Lawrence office., Mr. F In view of the recent fires at Haiâ€" leybury and elsewhere, there is naâ€" turally some special excitementâ€"these days at an alarm of fire. Yesterday afternoon this excitement seemed posâ€" sibly justified, when the crowds noted the flames shooting out six feet or more from the upstairs windows of days at an al afternoon this sibly justified, the flames sh the street notice the windows of office, and pro alarm. In the stairs to investl door only to be flames. His eve 811 an{( wh qmekKIy Borland fighters s phasis a that on 11 ing also was slightly seorched aroun the head while locating the blaze. ‘Il fire apparently in the o fice occupied ‘by Messrs. T. H. To rance and W. H. Wilson. The cau: is unknown. The fire had good hea way when discovered and looked 1i a very threatening blaze. Howeve the speedy response of the Fire B:i gade and their usual line of skilf and efficient fireâ€"fighting soon put th fire out of sbusiness. The good work : auickly and effectively done by Chi (H) The l r€e rr?ed ithusiasm and playing will â€" » continued by the member lub until the snow comes a J€ re of M w [own a» fi1 t«1 1 T( ach one otâ€" s is its expenditures 1 duipment and one of \' T‘C ne, pa. ) been W. H. Pj 11 € UrOIC DaCK . in offic proved whi thne smol st1 in 74.3 The *! won by M 1t @In ting 11 111 €. rPien H n Â¥ V Mr., J, P. Bartleman, upstairs in the buildâ€" rhtly seorched around cating the blaze. The of 244 met with a gust of rows and hair were could close the door Ir. J. P. Bartleman. rall on The in the final Trophy, M 01 JOG dadri}, ey had whose e inter irted an 1 the iven e and 00.00 or $#6 W mpetiti f andicap ‘C); 4 : ibpeen aA. YyErYy one and golt cup, mat( best inve for fire fig HIH The sta i1 dang nE However, e Fire Briâ€" + of "skilful on put this he [ no dounpt ers of <the and after. cause od headâ€" oked like MHIlOs the H Â¥eryV green ut hi rough ame reatt on will €600,00 eneral thir ivin TIMMINS, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 1922. rOSS se( nds hief fire fon x C OI oT 11 Loss of Life May Reach 75, â€" Property Loss $8,000,000 rOr severat wECckKs d had ‘been ‘burning at var the district, but none considered as any dang tlements. However last Wednesday these small to spread and join and s a fieree gale of wind the; ing the whole district bury to beyond Liskear of the smaller settleme reported as in danger a reports of the menace plat Dlaze coming taroug ty where there was inflammable materia tank of the Imperia {eaI 11 lhe T1A1lCYDU work ‘and we the flames. dense and : Diaze To nearDy Dul firemen were making a stre tle with the encroaching dir power went off, the power pumping system nbeing ope tirely by electric power, t that the water was .off and no effective way of battling fire. â€" Bucket (brigades were on the work, and even yet t ity of the people did not thir bury could burn out as ther many stone and brick huldi ity ol the people did not think 12 bury could burn out as there we many stone and brick buildings. d ever, the ancreasing flames and choking smoke soon showed that savinge of life was about all pos imated HAILEYBURY, CHAELTON, THORNLOE, UNO PARK, NORTH COâ€" BALT, TOMSTOWN AND OTHER PLACES WIPED OUT BY DEâ€" VASTATING FIRE. LISKEARD HAg NARROW ESCAPE. was burned, High School sidences are JeIn ‘ard, Haileybury and E The fire crept upon Hai )int near the T. N. O. live i1 H 1n 9T 1 I x € 11 uUrn 6 Ollars. veral wee ing through the Farr there was ‘brush and le material. The oil s ie Imperial Oil iCo. wi from the spreading â€" vhury fire brigade di Ee in t AK.HGE, PC etween . The smoke became sparks were flying station took fire to nearby buildings. LTIOUS . Station whoere the firs started at Haileybury. a l1( )1 11 y were from Ha Da LLPV ‘ to the Puesday fAres se )11 rlelnart vhury were ft then ca: * o 1 1¢ W ! link t1on fire still ke Lnn € 1t ropet At /@rCo n tht Al fir it es 11 )1 Ha ce ed more lightly, but ‘Thornloe, Armâ€" strong, Harley, Casey and Harris Townships, all suffered severely. Elsewhere in this issue will be found a list of those recorded now as dying in the fireâ€"swept area. Also several of Haileybury,â€"Saved urned W tents, stoves. day and ano he ange in the irteen house by the vali; dlexbhury T‘ € W € C chut was further saved ‘by a ze in the wind. New Liskeard lost een houses, but the town was sayâ€" y the valiant work of the fireâ€"fight aided by a change of wind at a cal moment. Evanturel and Hilâ€" l Townships were swept from end nd and the settlers lost their all, as was the easewith most of them rethour Township. Earlton escapâ€" nore lightlyv, but Thornloe, Armâ€" with cloOtileSs, @ebC. L e the 1.0.D.E., the pu ind the ladies in pa vâ€" prompt and ready NT ible mM as ly of sent prompt 01x e have others to give humanity was made as the word was gi1 of the fireâ€"swept Phere plan lehar towns. Th ind their m @Tore inen. Innumerab ‘oism recorded ni oisin reco} but throu by fire la: »alt prece being la riA, wnshi ToOoUu )wn one blanket int @atrt men W edneésday ind nobility rCCO \\ [Lrea Nipissin p104;. two renml l incidents relative ited under separate 1opility o men and _the North. It will will be possitble to rd of all the deeds icrifice by those in ave already come to lly all the sufferers 1 ougnout i last week ir the l under separate iny orderly and the fires and the ed would be imâ€" irlt e v were T et( Jout ~ twe saved by le ned UroSs in generâ€" made response to of supplies c., on Thurs noon follow are wipe wipe owE anid sutrâ€" terrubly uses and at ‘Charlâ€" ie whole come to sufferers The kind manifest n of the a;. ‘Fimâ€" onl x PE 1t out 1 out barns UI Ive the up o+ PREMIER PLAGES L05S AT 40 LIVES AND $5, 000, 800 amazingly small. ‘‘‘The relief o1 completed practi«¢ trict. Last night loads of emerger farming districts the damage is wideâ€" spread. It is probable that there is at least 150 to 200 farms burned out completely. The money loss will proâ€" bably amount to ‘between seven and eight million dollars. It is impossible, at the present moment, to definitely give the loss of life, but considering the magnitude of the disaster, it is comparatively slight amounting in all probability to »between thirty and forty.. (Ehe number of injured is 150 or 200 plotely Other ** he relief organization has ‘been completed practically through the disâ€" trict. Last night and toâ€"day five carâ€" loads of emergeney supplies, consistâ€" ing of about 500 tents, 10,000 pairs of blankets and a large quantity of foodâ€" stuffs were distributed throughout the entire area, and\ it is Jbelieved that there is no actual suffering from hunâ€" ger or exposure toâ€"night. _A relief orâ€" ganization has been arranged, which it is hoped will satisfactorily meet the needs of the situation. The organizâ€" ation consists, first, of a number of centres for the distribution of supâ€" plies. These centres are distributed throughout the entire territory. Each centre is in charge of a detachment of provincial police, the whole ‘being unâ€" der the command of Sergt. Inspector Paxton. At each of these centres the provincial police have charge of the relief supplies and are distributing to sufferers as requisitioned by‘ local committees formed in each locality. At the same time an accurate registry of the sufferers is being earried on, by which means we will know definiteâ€" Iv within a comparatively few hours North Cobalt is wiped out. â€" Haileyâ€" bury is largely destroyed, though some residences are left and it is gratifyâ€" ing to know that the registry office with the important title deeds of the entire district is saved. New Liskeard has suffered slight dosses, these ‘being confined to the district west of the track. Farther north the destruction is wideâ€"spread and the conditions more serious. â€" Thornloe, Heaslip and Charlton are completely destroyed ; also Uno Park. Englehart has sufferâ€" prehensiv territories conditions than at fhi track. Farther is wideâ€"spread more serious. Charlton are the actual number of tl relief and what is needes The requisitioning of distributed at these cen placed in the hands of t the actual number ol tThose requiring relief and what is needed in each case. The requisitioning of supplies to be distributed at these centres has placed in the hands of the central com mittee of which iMr. A. J. Young, of North Bay, is chairman. Geo. W. Lee, chairman of the T. N. 0. Railway, was first suggested as chairman, but it was found he could not give the neâ€" cessary time to the work. Hon. Beniâ€" ah Bowman., Mtr. Warren, M.P.P. of alh Bnowman Renfrew ; A the Canadia the mitteé all p: mitt COIl No haveé , Bay, is chairman. Geo. W. Lee, man of the T. N. 0. Railway, irst suggested as chairman, but s found not give the neâ€" ry time to the work. Hon. Beniâ€" owman, ‘Mr. Warren, M.P.P. of rew ; A. R. Fennell, representing anadian Red Cross, and Geo. W . together with the chairman of ocal committees, constitute the members of the supply comâ€" mem‘bers o the supply comâ€" . Supplies for the district must ss through the hands of this com > for distribution. The committec been given a car for office purâ€" 10 Park siderabl th: bay on .. C. Drury who had in the fireâ€"swept area, lowing offhicial review < Relief Organization Matters Re the Firao. a I Farms Burned Out Com rerss is ‘deing . on, ans we will know definiteâ€" comparatively few ‘hours BA hose who 1 ifferers will SerVIicE it ie wWhole ‘Deing of Sergt. Insp a detachment of whole being unâ€" more either direc I‘l 1 1 °C muck ‘h) ie town of )Ihee pur in enging ig of sup seriQuU®s ; gave of the 31L wideâ€" nIin 11 T otTTLERG TO BE HELPED iN MAKING FRESH START Loans Will be Made to Settlers and They Will be Helped in Adjustâ€" ing Insurance Claims. ing their rebuilding operations, and will report back to the Department upon the extent to which he believes financial coâ€"operation iby the Governâ€" ment will be feasible to reâ€"establish those farmers who may have lost their all and who may be left without inâ€" y ord fTrom i oronto is To The that practical aid is to be given | Ontario Government towards tablishing the settlers who havy Fered from the recent fires. ment representatives are in the to assist the settlers in provin securing their insurance claims. The Ontario Government, i pointed out at the Agrieultural . ment at the Parliament Buildinsg The conditions of thes@ loans, the department stated, had ‘been indeed fortunate for the settlers concerned, inasmuch as the Government had reâ€" quired that all farms upon which adâ€" vance was made should ‘be fully insurâ€" Mr. A. G. Farrow, Chairman of the Agricultural Development Board, is the Department‘s representative in the North. He will assist the settlers in the adjustment of their insurance policies, endeavor to aid them in start Lhe Ontario (Government, it was pointed out at the Agricultural depart ment at the Parliament Buildings, was financially interested in the burned reâ€" gions to the extent of $80,000, which represents the total of loans made to the settlers for the purchase of land, the erection of ‘buildings, and the reâ€" moval of enecumbrances. jf The conditions of thes@® loans. the COBALT BRANCH OF TAYLOR HARDWARE HAS PFIRE MONDAY Monday morning this week the peoâ€" ple of Cobalt and the refugees from the Haileybhury fire quartered in the Silver Town had a bad seare when fire was discovered in the Taylor Hardware Company‘s fine jbig store. There was no panic, however, and the strenuous fight put up by the Fire Brigade saved a serious conflagration. Just what started the fire is not Known,‘bhut the Hames hi way when discovered an if the fine building was loss. The theatre along: adjacent buildings were ger, lbut the good work . held down the menace. apparently commenced department, caused a 1 $20,000,00, but was eve under control without to spread toâ€" adjoini Much of the damage do and through the water the flames. ing, the 411 lhre are; tremend activities 0o Trade and o There is ur; tities of won pondeney brave de towns a M jet Word the :rel1eT rairman, Mi Single Copies 5 Cents inadian T 0) tert mination 811| ) the Government had reâ€" l1 farms upon which adâ€" de should ‘be fully insurâ€" nt nee committed iamenced â€"in the assay used a loss of around was eventually gotten without ‘being allowed adjoining buildings. mage done is to stock, he )ront aAT put up serious ted the ames h; irer prospet northern OUnN ge done is to stock, water poured upon A T fin Oron ()1] 1 6 been py ‘(the JKIre onflagration. fire is not through its to Arthur of the relief o â€"Board of relief fund. ts progress have suf Govern ren s Cl be sent Society oronto, re: "1g. ‘not reat headâ€" looked as be a total and other o n danâ€" he brigade fire, which the effec en by the ds â€" reâ€"esâ€" 11 Y wWdere a muild on a Nurthem most comâ€" n praise Iness of M courage eannot n of the of the at" the mit the e "heen he fire : relief te and shown I kindâ€" 1anne! 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