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Real Oldâ€"timer Tells of Early Days in the North Last week The Advance had a very interesting interview with Robert Holmes, a genuine oldâ€"timer of the North, having spent 45 years in the North Land and taking active part in its struggles and progress. Mr. Holmes, who celebrated his 8l1st birthday last April, recalled the typhoid epidemic and the destructive fire in Cobalt in 1909, and other incidents of interest and importance, The years have dealt lightly with Mr. Holmes but accident was not so kindly, These days he has to travel on crutches, having been inâ€" jured in an automobile accident last year, one leg being badly injured. But though ne is held back in physical acâ€" tion by this injury, his mind is as alert as ever, his interest in affairs as keen, and his eyesight much better than most men twenty years younger. Without glasses, he read for The Advance from newspapers on the desk to show how keen and sure his sight remains. Robert Hoimes, who Celebrated His 8lst Birthday Last April, Recalls the Typhoid Epidemic and the Bad Fire in Cobalt in 1908. Incidents of 45 Years Spent in the North Mr. Holmes went to Muskoka 45 years ago, working there in the tannery, the CAMERA NEWS! Agfa Kodak FPILMS _ KODAK PICTU! SOUTH PORCUPINE Pearce Cross Drug Stores Exposure Meters _ Range Finders _ Flash Bulbs Flash Powder _ Filters _ Tripods _ Self Timers «~Movie Projectors, Reels and Screens *~~___Films and Developing Equipment 17 Pine Street North Inspect these precision cameras e Leica * Zeissâ€"Ikoflex e Kodak Voigtlander Movie Cameras P R IN TI N G DEVELOPING MAKE REMUS‘ YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPLIES The famous LEICA Bring your films in before 9.15 a.m., and they will be ready at 6.15 p.m. the same day. First class work too! T SERVICE ON THMHE PRESCRIPTIONX DRUG STORE Don‘t Be Without . . . A GOOD CAMERA Wherever you go you‘ll find all sorts of interâ€" esting things you*ll want to remember, and the best way to remeomber it is with snapshotls. Our stock of Kodak and Candid Cameras is complete., l In December, 1908, Mr. Holmes and | family moved to Cobalt, and took their : part in the development and progress of that area. Mr. Holmes recalled the typhoid epidemic that broke out in June ; of 1909. The disease spread so rapidly ‘ that its seriousness was recognized at once. The chief of police was appointed sanitary inspector with instructions to From Huntsville, where he spent four years Mr,. Holmes went to Sturgeon Falls, where he spent 11 years. Part of this time he conducted a carting and draying business in the days when Sturâ€" geon Falls was a busy centre. At Sturâ€" geon Falls he was elected to the school board for six years, spent two years as a town councillor, and for a year was assessor and tax collector. planing mill and the lumber woods. "How would you like to work for $10 a month and keep a family?" he asked, answering his own question with the words:â€"‘"Well, I did that one winter, but it took some doing even in those days." Come in an examine this fine Leica camera Standard Model with £.2 lens 36 Third Ave., Timmins 59 First Ave., Schumacher TELEPHONE 28 Phone 190 MOISLEY BA L. L. ENTRIES® RECEIVED FOR THE ADVANCE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST clean up the town, The unfortunate chief of police, however contracted the disease, and died. Another police offiâ€" cer (Sam Newton, wellâ€"known throughâ€" out the North‘ »was given the post of sanitary inspector, but he also contractâ€" ed the fever and was off duty for six months as a consequence. Next, the post was given to another man named Dean. but he only stayed two weeks. On August ist, Mr. Holmes took over the difficult task, staying as sanitary inspector until 1911. It cost the town $9,.000 to clean away the unsanitary conditions responsible for the epidemic. Before the disease was conquered, howâ€" ever, 1100 cases went through the hosâ€" pitals, and there were over 60 deaths. The same unlucky year for Cobalt, saw half the town wiped out by a disâ€" astrous fire. On July 2nd, 1909, while the typhoid epidemic seemed more than any young town could survive, fire started and before it ended the whole north part of the town was burned out., Another test for the service and faithâ€" fulness of the sanitary inspector, as well as for other officials of the town, came in February, 1910, when there was an outbreak of smallpox. There were 66 cases, but no deaths. Dr. Bell, one of the provincial health department offiâ€" cials, spent much of his time at Cobalt during the smallpox epidemic and aided in the measures taken to curb the outâ€" break. After leaving the position of sanitary inspector in 1911, Mr. Holmes developed a business of his own, buying timber and selling it to the mines then active and needing this service. A big busiâ€" ness was developed in this line and continued until the outbreak of the Great War when business in general was dislocated, with silver mining esâ€" pecially cramped. At Eeaster, 1915, Mr. Holmes was apâ€" pointed school attendance officer for Cobalt public school, a post he held with credit to himself and value to the community for over twenty yvears. In the winter of 1916â€"1917 Mr. Holmes acted as assessor for township, and also added to his public duties the position of sanitary inspector. Ssuccess and satisfaction seemed to be given in all the public and semiâ€"public positions held by Mr. Holmes, but there was one accepted in this winter of 1916â€"17 that Mr. Holmes recalls as more or less a failure. This was the case where he and Fire Chief Brady and the town solicitor, Mr. Ross, were appointed a committee to prepare a case and go to Toronto to interview the fire insurance companies with a view to securing betâ€" ter fire insurance rates for the town of Cobalt. He noted that in those days the fire insurance rates in Cobalt ran from $18 per $1,000 to $65 per $1000 a year. "The rates were about prohibiâ€" tive and a serious burden on the town and its people," said Mr. Holmes. "We made out a very strong case for greatly reduced rates, but the insurance comâ€" panies practically said to us that if the people of Cobalt didn‘t like the rates, they would withdraw from the Cobalt area altogether." In August, 1917, Mr. Holmes resigned as sanitary inspector for Cobalt and took over the handling of the mail beâ€" tween Cobalt and Giroux Lake,; ‘ In April of 1936 he has completed 19 years and 8 months with the mails and on the first of May had served twenty years as attendance officer for the Cobalt public schools. In honour of his serâ€" vice and record the post office departâ€" ment presented him with a handsome pen and pencil set, while the teachers of Cobalt joined in tendering him a banquet. At this event an address signed by all the teachers was presented to him, as well as a silverâ€"mounted walking cane and a large volume of Kipling‘s works. At that time Mr. Holmes retired from active service to come to the Porcupine camp to be with his daughters, Mrs. C. G. Kemsley, of the Dome, and Mrs. H. G. Laidlaw, of Timmins. On Sept. 6th last year he was struck by an auto and as a result of the injury received he has to go on crutches, but apart from this and a touch of deafness he still has large measure of the energy and keenâ€" ness that carried him through the long years. Intensely interested in literaâ€" ture, no less than in affairs, he likes to read The Advance, and gives the fullest support to this newspapers‘ beâ€" lief in the great future of the North. "It is a great countryâ€"the North," said Mr. Holmes last week, "and it is going to be a greater, with progress and deâ€" velopment beyond even the firm faith of those who have pioneered it." AND SUPPLIES Phone 127 Phone 1700 TAE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO South End Kiwanis To Run Excursion To Charter Special Train for Queensâ€"Varsity G a m e. Other South Poreupine and Dome News. Ssouth Porcupine, Sept. 1C0â€"(Special to The Advance»â€"The Young People of the Anglican Church opened the fall session on Wednesday night by having a weiner rcast round an open air fire en the first rocks on the road to the Springs. They had a wonderful time; it was a glorious night and they sang songs and toasted weiners under the light of the moon. These young people would be glad to open their ranks to any young folks who would like to join with them. The A.Y.P.A. is primarily for Anglicans, but others who wish may belonz. Thsy meet each Wednesday in the Parish hall, and next Wednesday have been offered an invitation to join with Timmins A.Y.P.A. in a social eveâ€" ning at St. Matthew‘s. Mr. and Mrs. E. Anthony and Freseâ€" man spent the wesekâ€"end in Kirkland Lake. Miss Genevieve McDowell, of Ansonâ€" ville, is the guest of Mrs..W. Thomas, of Deme Ex., over the weekâ€"end. For the best picture turned in this week up until 4 p.m. Thursday is (size x 10" THIS PRIZE IS DONATED BY FOR THE BEST PICTURE ENTERED IN THE ENTIRE CONTEST In Photographic Equipment or Supplies which may be selected by the winner at any of the Contest Stores. The Grand Prize THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE A Gold Plated Picture Frame Mrs. Levinson and son, Uly, left on Sunday for a week‘s vacation in Torâ€" onto. Some of the grocery stores in town have entered upon a "gentleman‘s agresment" to stay open on pay nights and Saturday nights iuntil 9 p.m. Among them are the Dominion Stores and Purd)n Laffamme. The early closâ€" ing arrangement has been in force all <ummer, and has worked satisfactorily, but the present agreement will be tried cut for a short time for the benefit of custcmers. . The coâ€"operatives stores are both holding to the early closing idea. The Rebekah Lodge is holding a speâ€" cial bridzge night on Friday next (16th) and would be glad to welcome any bridge players. Mrs. Clarence Farrell, of Shawville, is visiting friends and renewing acâ€" quaintances in town for some days. Mrs. Woodley, of Lakeview, with children returned from holiday in Toâ€" ronto, and has taken up residence in the the house on Evans St., formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. E. Covey. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harris spent the weekâ€"end in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Huot returned last week from holiday in the Province of Quebec. Whi!l> in Sherbrooke they dined with Father Lagrevol, who was parish priest here before Father Gelinas. They reâ€" port him as being in the best of health, and acting as travelling missionary ; North Bay Nusge!: Northern Oniario priest for that scction. His nophew (also of South Porcupine with him)}>â€" Peter Sabyâ€"was ordained a ysoar ago and is now teaching thrology in the Seminary at Joliet. Mrs. Theodore HMiust, o visiting relatives in town The regular weekly dinner of the Kiâ€" wanis was held on Thursday in the Masonic hall with President Blake aciâ€" ing as chairman. Mr. Gordon Cross gave a spoech on pionecring in the Porâ€" cupine and delegates were elected to attend the District convention to be held in Kingston on Sept. 17th, 18th and 19th. It was definitely decided to charter a special excursion train to atâ€" tend the Queon‘sâ€"Varsity game in Toâ€" ronto on Nov. 12th leaving on the Northland at cheap rates. The Kiâ€" wanis like this to be as widely known as possible before hand so that fall holidayâ€"makers may plan to take advantage of this excursion. Mr. and Mrs. E. Wood, of Hamilton, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arbour. Mrs. wood is Mrs. Arbour‘s sister. Many in camp will regret to learn of the death, on a farm in Connecticut of Arvo Bostrom, brother of Mrs. W. Gerâ€" necki of Front St., a lad who was brought up here in South Porcupine. He died on Wednesday last after havâ€" ing been sent to the farm for his health from New York City. Mrs, Yorke and her two sons, of O‘Brien Avenue, who have been spendâ€" ing a month‘s holiday in Nova Scotia, returned last week. Miss Kathleen Barron, of Noranda, spent last wesokâ€"end with her parents in town. Mrs. Kinnunen is in the Porcupine General hospital, doing well after operâ€" ation on Wednesday. Mrs. Belle, of O‘Briscn avenue, had tke misfortune to fall one day this week and sprain her ankle badly. At the Rebekah Lodge business meekâ€" ing on Friday election of officers for the ensuing term was held. The folâ€" lowing ‘were elected to office:â€"Miss Lempi Niemi, Noble Grand; Mrs. E. Stanlake, Viceâ€"Grand; Mrs. Libby, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Acton, Finâ€" ancial Secretary; and Mrs. Pyke, Treasurer. Mrs. Wm. Christie, of Timmins, is cominz back to South Porcupine to live. She is having her building on Bruce avenue made into a 22â€"roomed house with cement basement and furnace, and‘ Hillâ€"Clarkâ€"Francis are now making the necessary excavations. To Decide Holder Of LB.L., Title Mrs. L. Welsh is on holiday this week in Toronto, Lindsay and points Gouth. Porcupine Miners and Lake Shore are playing the third game of the series for the championship of the senior Temiskaming Baseball League in South Porcupine this afternoon and indicaâ€" tions were that a large crowd will witâ€" ness the game, provided the weather reâ€" mains clear. The Porkies made a brilliant comeâ€" back in Kirkland Lake. They dropped the first game 14â€"5 but won the second 3â€"1 behind superb pitching by Dominic Ssenese. The fourth game will be played at South Porcupine toâ€"morrow with a fifth and deciding game on Wednesday if necessary. Play Toâ€"Night and Toâ€"Morâ€" row â€"with â€"Fifth Game on Wednesday if Necessary. 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