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Porcupine Advance, 31 Jul 1930, 1, p. 6

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| ' \\ Ago Ten Years | | The Chautaugqua® Week held in JIunâ€"| mins ten years ago under the auspices : of the Daughters of the Empire was a | very pleasing event and fairly successâ€" ful finagncially. A concert by the Timâ€" mins Citizens‘ Band on the Sunday\ evening opened the event. In addition | to the band selections there were numâ€". bers by the Shakesperean Quartette of Toronto and a clever little address by Carveth Wells. Dr. MciInnis, mayor of Timmins, presided for the evening and a humorotus and interesting talk waSs given by Mr. Rego, the manager for the Chautaugqua. On Monday the Chautauqua programme included Ehe Thursday, July : ie L9 TL Te c en Snd O i t . L 0 5555555555%5555555555555555555555555555% h BRA io MeINTYRE HALL, SUHUMAUGALA M wEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13th, 1930 $ o $ Canadian Legion, Dancing from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. CLUB ROYAL ORCHESTRA Refreshments by The Ladies Auxiliary $1.50 Couple (tax included) 50c Extra Lady LUCKY DOOR PRIZE MeINTYRE HALL, SCHUMACHER From data in the Porcupine Will Hold a DE Sshakesperean Quartette in instrumentâ€" | al and vocal numbers, and Carveth Wells in lectures on Malayaand other tdist.ant lands. Among the other numâ€" bers on the list for the \event here were:â€"Miss Constance | Boulton, Toronto, lecturet; the Jordan. entertainers in songs, sketches, etc.; Pamahisika‘s Pets, an origin@! trained animal feature; the Wagnerian Quarâ€" tette, instrumental and vocal musi¢; wW. H. Stout, address; the Old. Sonsg Singers, in old classical favourites, with appropriate costume effects; Rev. Dr. |Nor.wood, address on "The Tominion \\and Its Destiny." The Timmins Citiâ€" Timmins Branch 88 Advance Fyles. theatre to the qu:i ed by the Holling Mines, Limited. club rooms s0O DP Goldfields annex â€" behind what was ten years ago. ‘I whole upstairs of The following item in The Advance| of July 28th, 1920, will be of interest h. at this time:â€""At a meeting of the Porcupine V.N.T. directors in Toronto on Tuesday morning it was decided to wante accept the offer made by the syndicate ?oork 1‘ represented by Hamilton B. Wills The trogzfi plan is to take up 200,000 shares t 15 } ctreng cents. then 200,000 at 30 cents, and finâ€" | ably. ally a block of 200,000 at 50 cents. The{ this v first $30,000 thus added to the treasury "Sa would enable the immediate dewaterâ€" | normi ing of the mine and the reâ€"opening of weak operations. The second $60,000 woulc | other provide for extensive underground Hyde work as well as for extensions to the| ~ {., milling, while the full plan would place | _.; 7 mins |the property on a sound producing | iba,sis. It is understood now that. the es | V.N.T. will be reâ€"opened at. once and | CRC . the plan carried along to success." er: ) 8 | visite 2 At the regular meeting of the town: s ow $ council ten years ago Mayor McInnis"{)w B ,occupied the chair and Councillors E.1 th(: | L Longmore, Wm. DeFeu, .J Studor;v‘,o;é | and D. Laprairie were present. The| pt t | session was only a briefâ€"one but conâ€" | _ . :\siderable business was dealt with in'{fryllc‘( effective way. The business included L‘ixglt the passing of six formal byâ€"laws in: oe; connection with the waterworks extenâ€"| 2. sions and the sewerage system. 'I‘hel‘Was matter of new sidewalks to be built',care‘ during the year was also dealt with | mat and the necessary preliminary formaliâ€" s ties attended to. The town engineer PCs was authorized to prepare the necesâ€" ; out. sary plans and specifications and to oOdâ€" tain tenders for the work. Councillor m Laprairie brought up! the matter of (Z}fl 3 complaints in regard to the scavenger :1 r service. mne mentioned cases where he yea ® naa made personal investigation. . In pla; \ Ack 7*% h ASRZ ra a brief concert before n the evening. The id in the rink which was decorated and equipped n. There were four days unmia. Monday to Thursâ€" the THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, MOTHER OF 11 DEEPLY GRTEFUL 10 SMRGOY: "My appetite was poor, my LV sluggish, my kidneys were OVv°r and I felt weak and worn out. Hyde Park Ave., is the mother of _ Sargon may I ‘ mins at The Gol wanted to run away from my nouse~â€" work that looked as big as mountain ; to me. Sargon took right hold of my | troubles, ended all my ailments and strengthened and built me up remarkâ€" ably. I am deeply grateful for what this wonderful medicine did for me! "Sargon Pills stimulated my liver to | aatien unthant riving me that! this wonderful medicine did for me "Sargon Pills stimulated my live) normal action without giving me 1 weak ‘let down‘ feeling produced other laxatives." Mrs. W. Pyke nmnorlMdl dAUUVUiUIL WiCIIVULCV weak ‘let down‘ feeling produced by other laxatives." Mrs. W. Pyke, 90 Hyde Park Ave., Hamilton, is the mother of eleven children. sargon may be obtained in Timâ€" mins at The Goldfield Drug Co. ___â€"â€"â€"â€"â€":__â€""'_______.â€"â€"""'â€""â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"'â€"" one C er said that the scavenger had not visited his place for six weeks. It was ishown that the scavenger had called ]but on account of lumber obstructing the pathway he could no attend to his \ work. The scavenger had duly reportâ€", ‘ed the obstruction and could do no i more. In two other cases Mr. Laprairie thought the fault rested more with the complainants than with the scavenâ€" 1e ie n o o Ee OOE 51 Â¥ 444 0y C 218C Among the I0CAL andu pUoloULi@L in The Advance ten years ago were the Ont., who| following:â€""Mrs. C. Harrington and daughter, Miss Dorothy, left recently to join Mr. Harrington who is now loâ€" cated at Detroit, Mich., where he has a good position." "Hec. McQuarric, for example, the householdâ€" | now of Troquois FPalls, was a visitor to \town on Monday, renewing acquainâ€" %tances here." "John Massie is visiting in the South"" "The Timmins Footâ€" !.ball Club are planning a number of i!new and unusual features for the big | day to be held at Timmins on Labour | Day, Sept. 6th, 1920." "There WAS | large number of cases before the police ‘ court this week and their variety was | also noteworthy. The ‘charges va.ried!. ger. The mayor said that the town | from drinking bush firewater to setting | was indebted to Mr. Laprairie for his| out bush fires and from light-weight" | careful checkingâ€"up of the work. The| bread to jags of corn that were too. | matter of danger from fire at the rink| heavy. A Chinaman paid $5.00 and‘! | I | | | } | was also referred to by Councillor Laâ€" | cos | prairie, the mayor in reply poin out that there was no danger as the | police were particularly careful to see ‘| played to a 1 ‘to 1. that there was no smoking or lighting of matches in the rink and also to see that the exits were kept free. In the NO.F.A. series of games ten years ago Troquois Falls played fine football. In ons of the rushes on goal Miner and Blow collid â€" ting| per marker at the rear." and Timmins | Both team:s| ts for running a car without a proâ€" ‘‘‘Thos. Torâ€" rance spent the weekâ€"end at his home ‘ in North Bay." "A coat of fresh new paint adds much this week to the atâ€" tractive appearance of the wellâ€"equir!â€" ped Hamitlon B. Wills brokerage office here." "E. St. Pierre was at Connaught week, visiting Mr. and Myrs. M. MacMillan. In view of the illness that caused Mr. St. Pierre to lose the sight of his eyes, Mr. and Mrs. MacMillan ed, cutting open each other‘s heads. started a subscription list that was Both were knocked out for a brief time generously taken up by many others, but Blow very pluckily was back in goall MA and the result was the presentation to atr 5+ Pierre of the very acceptable Provincial Inspector Rowell paid a visit to Smooth Rock Falls ten years ago and arrested a man there for being in possession of an illicit still. The o nyv Revenue Oficer s es Exi case was prosecuted by Revenue Omcer Armstrong, of New Liskeard, and the accused man was fined $300.00 and costs by the two justices of the peace trying the case. The Advance mentioned as matter of news ten years ago that prosp2ctors were actually using motor cars to reach youg t M * $ 0 _ h 4 "I h. dh c hi cA . fiF Sn prospects and properties in the Gillies Limits then just opened for prospectâ€" ing. This was sufficiently unusual to demand mention. Now when prospecâ€" tors use airships for travel purpses it is barely worth mention, so common have modern methods of transportaâ€" tion become with the prospector in this North Land. In the years of the Farmers‘ Govern-i ment there were sneers about the way some of the democratic ministers of the crown were travelling around the proâ€" vince and beyond. There was special ibe at Hon. Beniah Bowman ten years ago because on one of his trips to the North as Minister of Lands and Forests he was said to be accompanied by his wife, his three brothers, his fatherâ€"inâ€" Jlaw, his motherâ€"inâ€"law, and a young lady stenographer. Commenting ediâ€" torially on this The Advance pointed sn n i U 0 C c NP es m xatives"‘ Mrs. W. Pyke, 90 | rk Ave.. Hamilton, Ont., who other of eleven children. i may be obtained in Timâ€" The Goldfield Drug Co. TIMMINS, ONTARIO liver was rerâ€"active 6. "I just PMA MA y J _ CC . 4 rs of the crown | mOre back been known to change tires house~â€" ‘ravel with somebody else‘s wife, and‘l! â€"o would have been afraid to have the | motherâ€"inâ€"law within a hundred miles i‘ of any of their trips. There need be no sneer at Hon. Mr. Bowman for taking | n the family along. It is wholesome | 8 example for the rest of the country and | 1 so worth the little it may cost Ontario. | 1 There is nothing in life finer than the | C family who can have a good time toâ€" zether. The province will save more '1 | than the expense of several private || }cars by the type of good citizen who : ‘will take the family along. Sarcasms | for Mr. Bowman should be reserved for | references to former occasions when may have had occasion to slur memâ€" bers of former governments for alleged ; extravagance in the matter of travel | and private cars. There was a lot of | thoughtless talk current some mon :n‘ ago about that sort of thing. Priva.-to! cars are simply the most economica} and common sense means of transâ€" portation for a Cabinet Minister. He \ has to have office facilities, and should have some measure of comfort ana convenience. The private car is the ‘ only logical answer. If politician:» | serve the people faithfully, the people | in general should be delighted to know that they have some measure of comâ€" fort and convenience on any trips they make, even though they take the whole surviving family along. Have a good \time while the government is younfg, | Mr. Bowman." TIsador Chenier ten years ago issued a challenge to all to a long distance race for the championship of the disâ€" trict. He was ready to race from one to five miles. He won the long disâ€" tance race at Cochrane on July 1st, 1920, and sought the champtionship of the whole district. i \ | | » h I I 1 S lo td e | men drowned at the dam at Iroquois tractive appearance of the well-equiy_c-‘t ped Hamitlon B. Wills brokerage office here." "E. St. Pierre was at Connaught | last week, visiting Mr. and Myrs. M. MacMillan. In view of the illness that caused Mr. St. Pierre to lose the sight of his eyes, Mr. and Mrs. MacMillan started a subscription list that was 5 generously taken up by many others, and the result was the presentation to w Mr. St. Pierre of the very acceptable sum of about $85.00." "Marshallâ€"Ecâ€" | clestone last week moved their fine big stocks of furniture, carpets, etc., to the building on Third avenue formerly ocâ€" cupied by E. H. Bridger‘s store, and reâ€" cently rebuilt after the destruction by fire in December â€" last year.‘‘ "D. Robertson has returned from busiâ€" ness visit to the South." "Geo. S. Drew left on Tuesday evening on three weeks‘ visit to the South.‘" "C. A. Morris, of Iroquois Palls, was a‘ visitor to Timmins at the week-end."l "CGonstable Geo. Laporte is on holiâ€" day to visit his old home in Renfrew as well as other points east." "E. G. Dickson, formerly of South Porcupine, is in the camp renewing acquaintances here." "Another of the bodies of the paint adds much this week to the aiâ€" '.I Falls some months ago was recovered from the river there on Monday.”| "Word was received this week of thc‘ death of the youngest child of Mr. and | Mrs. Geo. Murphy, who are at present‘ on a visit to the Old Country. The\ deepest sympathy of their many frienas here will go out to Mr. and Mrs. Murâ€" phy in their loss." "Wednesday, Auâ€" gust 4th, 1920, has been officially proâ€" | claimed civic holiday for the town of Timmins. Tisdale township has also proclaimed the same day as civic holiâ€" day, and the people of the town anc townshift both intend to use the holiâ€" day to enjoy the big day at south Porâ€" cupine." "A man around town asks The Advance to print a protest against °T | the small quantity and the poor qualiâ€" S\ ty of the booze sold at high prices in °P the camp. He says that the blindpigâ€" €S| sers are the most hsartless of profiteers ty of the booze sold at high prices in the camp. He says that the blindpigâ€" gers are the immost hsartless of profiteers and that they charge all the traffic will stand and give in return aS little as they can get away with." "Bormâ€"In Timmins, on Saturday, July 24th, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roccoâ€"@ son. "Mrs. P. Chapman received word last week of the marriage at Regina On July 14th of her sister, Miss Reta May Hayes, of the Victoria hospital, to Dr. C. F. Shillingtecn, head surgeon of the institution. . The marriage took place. at the home of another sister of Mrs. Chapman‘s in Regina, and the event was one 6f the ;jCeasing social events of the week in the western city." "Fire Chief A. Borland, Mrs. Borland and Miss Maimie left on Friday last for a two weeks‘ holiday in the south. They will visit Toronto, London, Woodâ€" stock, and other centres. While on his holidays the chief will attend both the International and the Dominion Fire Chiefs‘ conventions, both being held this year at Toronto. J. T. Easton is acting fire chief during the absence of Chief Borland." Atchison Globeâ€" fihe local and personal items lobeâ€" ‘"The world needs seat arivers willing tC AA441A4k s3 | be no| According to The Huntingdon Gleaâ€" taking | her, which paper each week publishes esome | large number of odd and original ry and \ items of interesting information, there ntario. | is peculiar method used in the mines an the | of the Malay States in the matter of ne to-‘ the mining of tin. Apparentiy thc _ more | force of explosives is replaced by the private’e power of a line of water hose. Those n who| who have been struck in the face by a reasms | stream from hose at a fire will be ved for ready to agree that there is considerâ€" hen ho | able force behind such weapon. crease the water pressure and decrease alleged ; the size of the hose and the pressure travel | on one particular point will, of course, , lot of greatly augmented. It is by this mon‘zis| plan that the scheme referred to by Privato | The Gleaner is made effective. Exploâ€" nomical| sives are replaced by water lines, acâ€" transâ€" ! cording to The Gleaner. The interesâ€" er. He| ing paragraph from The Gleaner is | should | given in full herewith as follows:â€" rt ana "Oone of the mots extraordinary ways is the | of extracting metals from the body of litician; | ‘this world of ours is that to be seen in : people| the tin mines of the Malay States. to know | With the exception of precious metals, of comâ€" | such as gold, silver, platinum, and radiâ€" ips they | um, tin is now the most valuable in the ie whole | world. . Often the tinâ€"bearing ground _a good | rises cliffâ€"like from the plain. Mining s young,| is then carried out not by orthodox methods, but with the help of a super ro issued hoseâ€"pipe. The hose throws a thin distance | JC of water at a pressure of more than the disâ€" | 299 Ibs. to the square inch. Until one from one | has such a jet it is almost impDsâ€" ong disâ€" sible to realize what it is like.. The July ist, strongest man, for instance, could not mship of cut through the jet near the nozzle of a hose with a heavy sword. If he tried, nal items | a broken blade, and probably a broken were the| arm, would result. The jet is directed gton and | against the face of the cliff, which recently crumbles away almost as if it had been s now loâ€" ; Jns t | blown up by dynamite." \ and| HOSEâ€"LINE METHOD USED the | INX THE MINING OF TIN Labour | was aA | ie : police | kÂ¥ ty was | § varied | setting |" â€"weight | re too )0 and j a proâ€"| S. Tm-i. s home sh new the atâ€" â€"equir!â€" eS .. . 7B I nd reâ€" ion by ie Y , busiâ€" reo. S. on al was a| câ€"end." \ hoh- cupme | ntances of the‘ [roquois covered onday." ' ~<€ Mr. and | pr esent ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Roland, of Toronâ€" to, were Timmins visitors last week. § saturony, avcust 1930 Under the distinguished patrona The â€" Historical Jesuit Martyrs Shrine Round Trip Excursion Fare from Timmins to Martyrs‘ Shrine and return $14.85 Tickets good on all regular trains to North Bay and Sudbury, conâ€" necting with Special Trains via Canadian Pacific Railway, leaving Sudbury 10.30 p.m. Saturday, August 9th. Coaches and Standard Sleepers. Sleepers will be ready for occupancy at 9.00 p.m. Returning Special Trains will leave Martyrs‘ Shrine 10,00 p.m. Sunday, August 10th, making connection at Sudbury with Local for North Bay which will connect with T. N. O. trains North â€" bound on the morning of August 11th. 1__ dIlGiltaA awmdA aAarlv renue«t for bound ONn LC HIUILIiLHf UL .20fiX * _ ""****" Sleeping car accommodation will be limited and carly request for reservations is advisable. Apply to Local Agent for reservations or to C. H. White, District Passenger Agent. NESBITT. 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