(iuest in Hotelâ€"There are two mice fighting up there in my room. Clerkâ€"How much are you paying for your room ? Gueetâ€"One dollar. Clerkâ€"What do you expect for a dollar, a bull fight? The Timmins skating rink opened for the season on Saturday evening, and the sport is being greatly enjoyed by ‘young and old, the ice being in good condition. sneer : *‘Take no notice of, him, fellers » I *# There‘s a trick to it; he don‘t swal low it every time."‘ There was a special meeting of the town council yesterday at noon for the passing of a couple of byâ€"laws in regard to previous years‘ work, The councit‘also took up the question of a snow plough, and decided to purchase a snow plough blade for the new tractor. The new snow plough atâ€" tachment will accordingly be here in the next week or two. A brass band once visited a small village and the people were delighted with it, but they couldn‘t make head or tail out of the trombone, so they sent old Cyrus Schweinebraten to inâ€" vestigate. TOWN PURCHASES SNOW PLOUGH TRACTOR BLADE Well, old Cyrus watched the perâ€" formance of the trombone player for some time. Then he said with a FOR SALEâ€"Single bed and mattress, Tapestries, Baby Crib, 44 dozen Preserve Jars, 1 complete \Vashma Outfit, ete. Bargains. Apply aftm' 1 p.m.. 67 Sixth avenue, upstairs â€"49p. LOSTâ€"Some money, keys and note, between Birch St. and Second Ave. Finder please return to Advance Office. â€"40 FOR RENTâ€" A fourâ€"roomed house situated at 107 Balsam St. North. Apply to N. Blahey‘s Store, Third Ave. ~40. Dated at South Poreupine, Ontario, this 14th day of November A.D. 1927. (Signed* .. > TO RENTâ€"Thyeeâ€"roomed house with water in. For further information apply to 68 Fifth Ave. â€"49p, Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting beâ€" tween us, the undersigned Vertnen Laffin and Roceo Talentino, both of the Township of Tisdale in the Disâ€" trict of Cochrane, and carrying on business as general contractors and horse dealers under the name of Laffin Talentino in the Settlement of South Porcupine, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. All debts owing the said partnerâ€" ship are to be paid to either of the said parties at South Poreupine aforeâ€" said and all claims against the said partnership are to be presented to either of the said parties by whom they will be settled. ze â€" VEERKTNEN LAFFIN ROCCO TALENTINO â€"490â€"51 Witness: W. G. BOWLES. NOTICE of DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP The Town of Kapuskasing proposes to construct during the year 1928, apâ€" proximately 2/ miles of concrete pavement 30 ft. wide with concrete curbing on both sides of the roadâ€"way. Tenders will be received by the Mayor of the Corporation of the Town of Kapuskasing for this work, up to eleven o‘clock in the forenoon of the 24th day of December. The loweSt or any tender notâ€"decesâ€" sarily accepted. s Dated at the Town of KWapuskasing, this 2nd day or PBevember, 1927. K. M. MYERS, MRS. V. GOULET, 77 Wilson avenue; wishes to state that the report of her maternity hospital being closâ€" ed is entirely false, and that she will be pleased to give firstâ€"class attention and accommodation to mother and child in the future as in the past. Special rates to waitâ€" ing patients. â€"490p Salesmen Earn from $50.00 to $250.00 Weekly. of the 24th day of December. Persons desiring to tender on this work should apply to the undersigned for plans, specifications, tender forms and general information concernirg? this work. Big deimand. Earn while you learn salesinanship in short time. _ New practical training. Special rate to limited number for January session. Write today. . Shields Sales Serâ€" vice, 259 Sherbourne St., Toronto. NOTICEâ€"No one is allowed to use the skating rink at the Moneta school at any time except those who obtain permission from some of the teachers of said school. Offenders of this ruling shall be fined. Parâ€" ents and guardians shall be responâ€" sible for their children and those under age.â€"The Principal. _ â€"49â€" Notice to Contractors TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION â€"Exchange Town Clerk For evening frocks, tulle is parâ€" ticularly delightful, and here, in a pale shade of green, it makes a very lovely model. Deep ruffles with a deep band of shirring at the top extend from the shoulder diagonally across the dress and the skirt is made up of the ruffles placed in this fashion, with the points falling below the hem. About the hips there is a narrow satin ribbon tied in a bow with short ends. Theodore had been a very naughty boy, and his mother had told hlm that he must pray to be made better. So after praying for the various memâ€" bers of the family, as usual, the small vorce humbly said : ‘‘And make me a better boy.‘‘ Then, after a second‘s hesitation, he added in his best imitaâ€" tion of the grownâ€"up â€" manner: “\everthdess, not my will, but Thine be done.‘ I could say more, but do not wish to waste valuable space in your paper, for I think I have cleared up the finâ€" ancial situation, for which I have given the officers the credit, and not myself, for I was only one of them, and was not paid to run the P. D. F. L., but to record all minutes, attend to correspondence, and pay all acâ€" counts. Thanking you for the space, I reâ€" main, B Kashiton Fanrites Now, see whethner the season of 1926 was the failure Mr. Field sugâ€" gests. Taking the auditors‘ report now before me, the total receipts for 1926 were $443.57; disbursements, $409.27 ; balance 84.30. The assets were as follows:â€"T. F. â€"C., $11.50; cash still in Mr Field‘s hands, $7.80 ; in secretaryâ€" treasurer‘s hands, $5.58; credit in bank, $28.72; exchange on cheques 30 cents; total, $53.90. Liaâ€" bilities, $52.94. This leaves a credit balance over all liabilities of 96 cents, and the defaulting fee had also been returned to the respective clubs for the first time. It is not much of a balance, but it was a credit to the officers and delegates to overcome the deficit and give the 1927 officers a start without a debt. In reviewing the two seasons, I find that in 1926 there was more harmony on the field and more sportsmanship than in the year just closed. Dear Sir:â€"In your issue of Dee. 1st, you have reference to the P. D. F. L. smoker, and I would like to correct some misâ€"statements by one of the speakers at that event, as reâ€" ported in your columns. The speaker I refer to is Mr. Field. He stated that by businessâ€"like methods this year the P. D. F. L. had paid off a previous deficit. This is not the first time that Mr. Field has cast reflecâ€" tions as to alleged failures before he took office as secretary, and in the interests of fact, fairness and good sportsmanship a correction is necesâ€" sary. There was no deficit when Mr. Field took office, though there was one the previous year, but this was wiped off before 1927 came along. The figâ€" ures in the audited books will explain. (On taking over the books in April, 1926, the bank book showed a balance of $10.95; cash in treasurer‘s hands, $7.80 ; . Outstanding Nabilities were defaulting fees to six elubs, at $7.50 each (which according to rules The following letter was received this week for publication :â€" To the Editor, The Advance, Timmins is returnable to the respective clubs at the end of the playing season), $45.00; two outstanding accounts, $21.10; total liabilities, $66.10; makâ€" ing a deficit of $47.40. " Letter Correcting Mistaken Stateâ€" ments at Recent Annual Banquet of the P.D.F.L. P.0.F.L. STARTED VEAR WITROUT ANY DEFIGIT Yours truly, F. J. HORNBY, Past See.â€"Treas, P.D.F.L. The following is from the last issue of The Pas (Manitoba) Herald :â€" Someone from Souris, Manitoba, has sent:â€"an unstamped letter to the Herald with the following requests: ‘*Can I get a job in The Pas? I can do any kind of work. Are there any houses to rent and what are they charging? Send me a copy of your paper. Put me in touch with any rental agents you know." We should imagine a man who could induce a Scotsman to pay four cents for a letter like this and expect to get it answered should be able to make a good living anywhere. At least he should make an enterprising citizen. bitten off in June last. Nadeau acâ€" ecused Robitaille of this injury. Robiâ€" taille claimed that Nadeau had knockâ€" ed him out during the fight and that if he had bitten the councillor he had no recollection of doine so. HE THAT ASKETH NOTHING RECEIVETH THE SA At Cobalt on Tuesday Judge Hartâ€" man sentenced Géo. Robitaille /to ‘six months in the reformatory when he was found guilty by a jury in the Disâ€" trict Court of an assault upon Mr. Joseph Nadeau, a member of the town council.. According to the evidence the two men got into a quarrel during which Nadeau had a piece of his nose bitten off in June last. Nadeau acâ€" cused Robitaille of this injury. Robiâ€" ‘*Around Watabeag Lake country there are also dozens of beautiful lakes, lots of them with the best of fishing. Others could be stocked with young fry. Just let anyone go up on the tower at the Vipond Mine on a clear day and they can see all this Watabeag area that is already conâ€" nected by road, but when the Timâ€" minsâ€"Sudbury road is in shape, and the pulpwood west of Watabeag is cut, only a few miles across will make another swell belt of roads, every mile of which will give the grandest scenery, and it will all be easy to build. Only ten miles of this to eut and the rest is there now. The pulp cutters will make most of that ten miles, and later on the Government could put it in shape for autos."‘ GOLD RIDGE SYNDICATE TO DEVELOP PROPERTY. The Gold Ridge Syndicate has been formed for the purpose of operating a group of claims in Catherine Townâ€" ship, lying east of Gold Hill. Plans include installation of a mining plant and a deep sinking campaign prior to incorporation of a stock company. Surface indications are said to be favourable. ‘*I may state,"‘‘ concludes Mr. Presâ€" ton, ‘‘that the heads of the Abitibi Power Co. all go in their autos to Watabeag Lake, which is teeming with trout. . South of Matheson to Watabeag the road runs right beside several lakes, large and small. Wataâ€" beag is 12 or 15 miles long. Big Watabeag Lake and Long ‘Watabeag Lake, turning west from Watabeag, and several other pretty lakes may be seen, and it is only a short way till you hit the power line and the Timminsâ€"Sudbury road that should be.‘‘ SIX MONTHS FOR BITING OFF COUNCILLOR‘S NOSHE Mr. Preston shows a map, with the proposed Timminsâ€"Sudbury road inâ€" dicated, and the position of Watabeag Lake, Matheson, Timmins, the Ferguâ€" son highway, etc., shown. a short run west till you strike the power line and the Sudbury â€"Timmins road that we are going to have. Bo, you see this will be another grand trip through valuable mineral country. Run down to High Falls; turn eastâ€" ward to \Vatabeau Lake, on the highâ€" lands, where you can see Poreupine camp in the far northwest. _ When you hit Watabeag Lake you hit the road that runs north to the Ferguson highway, twenty miles, then back to Timmins! A. Preston in regard to the Belt Line plan for roads in this North. Mr. Preston has been advocating this Belt Line plan for a year or more and many of his letters in regard to the matter have appeared in The Adâ€" vance. The Board of Trade recently passed a resolution urging the Govâ€" ernment‘s attention to the matter, and Mr. Preston is furnishing further information and argument to the Board of Trade. _ Mr. Preston has drawn maps to show the route of the proposed Belt Line, these maps apâ€" pearing on the back of the sheets containing his letter to Mr. Langdon. In part, Mr. Preston‘s letter is as follows :â€"â€" ‘*Do you know that the largest auto in Northern Ontario runs from Matheâ€" son south twenty miles on a road to what is called Watabeag Dam. _ A short mile away is Watabeag Lake, one of the finest and most beautiful lakes of this North. The scenery there is also magnificent and from Long Watabeag Lake westward, or southwest, it is only a short distance to High Falls. The country is teemâ€" ing with pulpwood, which will be eut, and, of course, a road will be needed to either dump it in the Montreal river or the Watabeag river. Howâ€" ever, from Watabeag Lake it is only LARGEST AUTO IN NORTH RUNS FROM MATHESON THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Mr. W. 0. Langdon, secretary of the Timmins Board of Trade, this week received a letter from Mr. H. H. A. Preston Writes Again on the Belt Line Plan of Roads for the North. In the cireular issued by the departâ€" ment offering the reward, Bochenko is described as 40 years old, height five feet seven inches, weight about 145 lbs., jaundiced complexion, dark features, small chin, small blue eyes, prominent check bones, hair turning grey. A picture of Bochenko is printâ€" ed on the cireular. On account of the clothes worn when the picture was taken, Bochenko looks like a bigger man than his deseription would sugâ€" gest. Bochenko is a Russian by birth. When last seen he was thought to be wearing khaki trousers and a mackiâ€" naw, coat. He wore a moustache at the time he was last seen. If he is in Last week notices were sent out unâ€" der the signature of Gen,. V. S. Willâ€" iams, commissioner of Provincial police, offering a reward of $500.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Archie Bochenko, for whom a warrant is held in corâ€" nection with the murder of Nestor Bielik, Russian farmer, who was found lying dead in front of his home some seven miles from Cochrane on Oct. l7th. So far as known Bielik was last seen alive on Oct. 15th. Bochenâ€" ko lived with Bielik, and Bochenko disappeared at the time of the desth of Bielik. Provincial police have been searching the country for Bochenko but so far have been unsuccessful in finding him, though reports are to the effect that he has been seen since the tragedy. He is believed to be in hidâ€" ing in the bush in Lamarche township or Mann township, or else to have perished from hunger or exposure in his efforts to evade arrest. The fact that the Province is offerâ€" ing a reward at this time suggests to many that the Provincial police feel that they can do no more to seâ€" cure Bochenko who appears to be a very necessary witness to clear up the matter. If this is the case it would appear that the reward should have been for the ‘*capture‘‘ only of the wanted man. Few, if any, are likely to take up the securing of Bochenko or do much seeking for him in the bush, when the reward specifies that the information is to lead to ‘‘the conâ€" viction‘‘ of Bochenko. _ Whether Bochenko is guilty or innocent of anyâ€" thing or everything, he would appear to be a necessary witness in this parâ€" ticular case. The adjourned inquest into the death of Bielik last week returned a verdict that he came to his death at the hands of some person not named. REWARO DFFERED T THE COCHRANE MURDER Reward of $500.00 Posted by Province for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction of Bochenko. far as known, he took no razor with him when he left Bielik‘s place in October. â€" Bielik‘s gun is missing and it is thought that Bochenko carried this with him. Bochenko is said to be an expert bushman and many believe that he will be able to survive in the bush all winter if this is his plan. It is said that two adjoining proâ€" perties, St. Anthony and Lavalâ€"Queâ€" bee, are working through the winter. The Delmas group, to the south of Oriole, are also working their full zang through the winter and are now building a combination camp and cookery, which will be completed about the middle of December. The work on Delmas is being concentrated in the section surrounding claim 14665, where the mineralized area was found. the bush and still alive he will likely have a growth of beard, because, so Despatches this week from Chemâ€" inis, the terminal in Ontario of the T. N. 0. line into the Rouyn field, say that reports from the property ot Oriole Mines, ILiamited, show that all work is proceeding rapldlv H. E. Sparks, M.E., the manager of Oriole, states that the buildings, inâ€" cluding camps, storehouses, blackâ€" smith shop and stables, are fully equipped, also that all roads leading to the property are finished. Dlamond drilling arrangements are now being made and opera.tions are expected to begin this month. More than 40 acres has been cleared. No. 2 test pit is down 12 feet, and at this depth the rhyolite is said to be well mineralized with massive chalcoâ€" pyrite, disseminated chalcopyrite and to the southâ€"east the mineralization is limited to 13 feet in width on the west side of the pit, but on the east it is the full width. This is the best showing to date. No. 3 pit has been started on the continuation of the strike of No. 2 mineralized zone, about 65 feet to the east of No. 2 mineralized zone, about 65 feet to the:east of No. 2. On the surface here the rock is heavily oxiâ€" dized and carries massive ichaleopyrâ€" ite, pyrrhotite and pyrite. The magnometric survey is going ahead, and 17 elaims have already been covered. Some very interesting readings are reported to have been obtained, especially on claim. 9107, where trenchmg has been started to uncover the rock. Next Tuesday evening, Dec. 15th, will be President‘s Night at the Y. P. 8. As an interesting and enjoyable evening is assured the young people of the congregation and their friends are espetially invited to attend. BUILDINGS EQUIPPED AT THE ORIOLE MINES PRESIDENT‘S NIGHT AT Y.P.8S. ON TUESDAY NIGHT Mr. W. 4. Smith returned this week from Toronto where he was taking special medical treatment. His hosts of friends will be pleased to know that he is recovered and all will wish him continued and increased good heath. Miss Arlie Marks and her company are assured of a hearty reception on Monday next at the New Empire theatre when they open a solid week‘s engagement. **Dancing Youth,†the play selocted as their opening bill is a semiâ€"satire on modern conditions, and bristles with clever lines and amusing and hilarious situations. This show seems to hit the spot, as there is not a dull moment from start to finish. The company is stronger all round than last year. The vaudeâ€" ville specialties are greatly strengthâ€" ened by Miss Teresa Corrigan, who toured Canada last season with Capâ€" tain Plunkett‘s Revue of 1927, as a feature dancing act. The Arlie Marks company will change both draâ€" ma and vaudeville each evening. They are also presenting a matinee on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. SALE OF MILLINERY AND NOVELTIES AT COST PRICE Sr. Primary Aâ€"Orry Kelly 82, Jim Bateman 80, Mamie Ansara 80, Ralph DeLuca 80, Hugh Montgomery 79, Kenfleth Lainesbury 79, Irene Nord 78, John Asselstine 78, Elsie Reid 76, Jack Shaheen 76, Joe Delâ€" Monto 76, Ido Guistine, 76, Mary Porter 75. Sr. Primary Bâ€"Vanda Candusso 76, Reta Davis 75, Elsie Sandberg 70. Jr. Primaryâ€"Dave Bennett 79, Hannah Assad 78, Reta Mitchell 76. Kindergarten â€" Primary â€" Grace Ramsay, Annie Delvillanio, Donald Hardy, Joseph Lucciantonio, Joe Maâ€" lin, Kenneth Morrison, Annie Tokio, Sophia Kucheran. Christmas shoppers are offered a big opportunity by the grand sale at the French Shoppe, Hotel Goldfields block, Pine street, commencing this week. _ Everything is going at cost price. _ Hats from $1.00 to $5.00. Gainsborough hats at half price. Novelties and fancy hand embroidery at greatly reduced prices. This is the Christmas shoppers‘ opportunity. Noteâ€"Report â€" forâ€" classes than Primary given biâ€"monthly. RONOUR ROLL FOR THE MONETA PUBLIC SCHODL Standing of the Pupils in the Variâ€" ous Classes for the Month of November ARLIE MARKS AT THE NEW EMPIRE THEATRE NEXT WEEK Thursday, Dec. 8th, 1927 for eclasses other