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Porcupine Advance, 27 Feb 1924, 1, p. 3

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TIMMINSâ€"Hollinger Stores Limited Frank Feldman Shankman Bros. Frank Byck . CONNAUGHTâ€"-â€"M O SsSCHUMACHERâ€"McIntyre Mercantile Co. Limited sOUTH PORCUPINEâ€"Dome Mines Co. Limited, Reamsbottom Edwards, United Provisions Company, LIM Whole Milk (in the brown and yellow tin) being the finest procurable full cream milk with only the water removed, babies naturally take to it and thrive on it. Klim Whole Milk is extremely assimilable, highly nutritious and comes sealed in handy tins for purity and your convenience. Your doctor will recommend Klimâ€"ask him. days. ‘*‘In an interview with The Haileyâ€" burian last week, Mr. Macfarlane, who lives on Browning St., near the western limit of the town in a new house which he (built since the fire, gave some interesting particulars of the early life of the British Prime Minister. Macfarlane is four years older than Mr. MaeDonald, whom he speaks. of familiarly as ‘‘Jimmie.‘‘ They did not attend the same school, as the MacDonalds beâ€" longed to the ‘*Wee Frees‘‘ and, while Jas. Macfarlane attended Mr. Labour Premier of Great Britain. While the name ‘*Ramsay MacDonâ€" ald,‘* has been more or less widely known for years, comparatively little has been known about his personality and history until recently. Of course, he was widely known as a Labour Party advocate of pronvinence, but details of his early life and struggles have been fragmentary. Accordingly, there will be special interest in a reâ€" cent interview given by Mr. Jas. Macâ€" farlane, of Haileybury, relative to the Premier‘s boyhood days. This interâ€" ?est will be increased in view of the }t‘act t.lm.t Mr. .L\'Iacfa.rlzme is one 'nf the pioneers of the North Land and widely known. He has visited Timâ€" mins on several occasions and has prospected in this Camp., His son, Mr. John Maefarlane, (more familiarâ€" ly known as was eral years a member of The Advance office staff. The Haileyburian gives the following account of the interâ€" view with Mr. Macfarlane:â€" ‘‘An old resident of Haileybury, James Macfarlane by name, has the distinetion of being an intimate of" Ramsay MacDonald, Labor Premieri of Great Britain, during his early youth. They were boys together in‘ the little town of Lossiemouth on the east coast of Sceotland, and while not attending the same school, wére well known to each other in their young days, At present there is throughout the British gard to anything and ¢ cerning Ramsayvy MacD MR. JAMES MACFARLANE, WELLâ€"KNOWN PIONEER OF NORTH GIVESs INTERVIEW ON BOYHOOD DAYS OF MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD, GREAT BRITAIN‘S NEW PRIME MINISTER, Haileybury Man Tells of British Premier‘s Boyhood esent there is great interest ut the British Empire in reâ€" anything and everything conâ€" Ramsay MacDonald, the new Premier of Great Britain. 1e nameâ€" *‘*Ramsayvy MacDonâ€" name hnamsay Maclionâ€" been more or less widely years, comparatively little THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE AC@â€" W. Martin by winning first plaee in 1918, 1919 and 1920 won outright the possession of the A. R. GHlobe Shield, the first trophy given for che Dog Race. The next trophy ‘was a handsome Silver Cup given by Dr. J. 1920â€"W. Martin, 1 hr. 28 min. 19 sec. Second, F. M. Wallingford, 1 hr. 41 min. 2 see. 1921â€"W. Martin, 1 hr> 26 min, 13 see. Second, A. Belek, 1 hr. 35 min. Third, D. Goudis, 1 hr. 36 min. 1922â€"W. Martin, 1 hr. 33 min. 50 see. Second, Walker, 1 hr. 45 min. 56 see. ‘Third, C. E. Myers, 1 hr. 48 min. 10 see. 1923â€"W. Martin, 1 hr. 14 min. 45 see,. Second, John Landers, 1 hr. 21 min. 20 sec. Third, Vietor Bissonâ€" ette, I hr. 28 min. 25 see. Fourth, Wm. LeClair, 1 hr. 28 min. 50 sec. Geo. Cousineau still holds the reeord for time for the old course. ‘W. Marâ€" tin has the record for the new course, which is a mile or two shorter than the 1917 course. 19190â€"W . Martin, 1 hr. 33 min. 2: see. Second, Jean Pare, 1 hr. 35 min see. . mecond, L. Newton, ‘L lhir. 34 min. 51 sec. 1917â€"Geo. Cousineau, 1 hr. 18 min 30 sec. Second, 0. Laroeque, 1 hr 27 min. 1918â€"W. Martin, 1 hr. Second, F. M,. Wallingford min. The following are the winners and times in the Poreupine Dog Race (speed event) from the commenceâ€" ment of the feature in 1916 to the last event, in 1923 :â€" 1916â€"Jos. Brisson, 1 hr. 32 min. 37 see. Becond, L. 8. Newton, 1 hr. 34 w m W. Martin, Winner for Six Years Set New Time Record in 1923. WINNERS AND TIMES OF DOG RAGES, 191641973 rather be alone the greater part ‘of the time but, once persuaded to mingle with the other boys, he was a regular fellow and a leader in all athletic sports. He was very strong physically and had the well known deâ€" termined Sceotch features. In his studies he excelled and, owing to his great intelligence, the Dominie a term seldom heard in this country but which seemed to roll qulte natmâ€" ally from Mr. Macfarlane‘s s lips, took particular interest in him and he far outstripped other youths of his age. His ‘home life was spent with his mother and grandmother and those who knew him then are not at all surâ€" prised that he has risen to such heights in public life. According to Mr. dhe left his native town at an early age and went south. His wife, whom he married in London, was a well known social worker, ‘‘Speaking from the political angle, Mr. Macfarlane says that â€"the Old Country is perfectly safe in Ramsay MacDonald‘s hands. His greatest trouble will be in keeping the more radical elements of his party within reasonable bounds. He is a man of sane business methods and sound judgment and Mr. Macfarlane, who is something of a socialist himself, alâ€" though a former Liberal, declares that attend the parish school, which, alâ€" though Presbyterian, was apparentlv not so strong on religious matters. “'\Ir . Macfarlane describes "Jimâ€" mig‘‘ as being of a very quiet and reâ€" served disposition. He would much Mr. W. A. Gordon is the dent .of the Haileybury Trade, Mr. M. J. Conkey dent, aud "Mr. C. E. Tuar. A. Melunis. This also was won outâ€" right hy Mr. Martin, first place in 1921, 1922 and. 1923. The present trophy, in competition for three years, is a big Silver Cup presented by The :\,d\'ance "\\\\\ The Mutual Life Insurance, without middle men in the person of stockholders or share holders, is the ideal form of life insurance. 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