The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 7

1 i Lease Expiring Sale AT I McManus' Jewelry Entire Stock and Fixtures to be Sold Regardless of Cost SOME OF THE $475.00 Morris Piano, months $375.00 McMillan Piano Second hand iisod Handsome Quarter cut Oak Thomas Organ Regular 150. Sale SPECIALS IN OPTICAL WORK CHILDREN'S EYES TESTED FREE and fitted with heavy Gold Filled Spectacles. Regular $10. 50 quality for $5.00 FOR ADULTS Our $12.50 Spectacles, fitted with the new Velvet Temples for $6.75. Cheaper qualities at proportionately low prices.

HURRY for our stock of Spectacles will not last long at these prices. 5000 COPIES of SHEET MUSIC High grade Songs and Instrumental Pieces. Regular 50c and 75c. Popular Songs, etc. Regular 25c 10c Shopworn Copies 2 for 5c Old style Edison 4 min.

Records, 3 for 1.00. Two minute, 5 for $1.00 500 Victor Records. Regular 90c 6Oc Each Dollar Spent During the Sale will entitle you to one share in the drawing for one of the New Concealed Horn Edison Phonographs. fcLUSUIN AMBLKULA No. Vlll which will be given free to the holder of the winning ticket at the close of the sale.

Sale Starts Saturday, October 11th. GRAND OPENING OF CHILLIWACK'S NEW Imperial Theatre TWO NIGHTS Vhhtusrs October WED. SPECIAL ATTRACTION: HAROLD JARVIS America's most popular tenor, assisted by Miss MARY LYON, Detroit, Eminent Entertainer and Pianist. And TWO NEW REELS OF MOVING PICTURES, completing a grand evening's entertainment. Prices: Any seat 50c.

Box seats 75c. Program 8 p.m. Only a LIMITED number of seats are available If you are GOING WITH THE CROWD to the IMPERIAL Oct. 22nd and 23rd, buy your tickets NOW, or phone your rder to the box ollii ami they wib be held for you until (5 p.m. each night.

Massey Harris Jarm Machinery Brantford Carriages and Buggies Bain Wagons E. G. PRIOR Limited VANCOUVER Aluminum Ware have just been fortunate enough to procure ship inent of the highest frrade aluminum ware, made in Germany, direct from the factory, saving the middleman's profit. It will only be a short time when aluminum will be as commonly used as enamel ware is used to day, and as far as the durability is concerned there is no comparison whatsoever. It is also much more healthy.

While you invest a little more each time you purchase a. piece of aluminum ware, still you have the satisfaction of knowing it will be a. number of years before you will have to purchase the same article again. Directions how to use aluminum ware are on each article, so can get the best results. Call and inspect for yourself.

Menzies' Hardware Co. Wm. ATKINSON General Auctioneer LIVE STOCK SPECIALIST Twenty three years' experience nmorg the stockmen of the Fraser Valley. Am thoroughly familiar with the different breeds of live stock and their values. Address all communications to 1385 8th Ave.

West, Vancouver, B.C. or Phone Bayview 348 L. quickly stops couvhs, cures colds, and heal he throat and luncr S3 cents. THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOliER 8, 1913. Music Store BARGAINS threw $295.00 $195.00 $95.00 22 and 23, 1913 THE C.

H. COWEN DRUG CO. PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS 1)H. .1. A.

FOR) K. HI (irniln.il ci Ontnrio Vi'tcriimiy College Toronto, Ontario. Ollice: Mt. Livi'iy Sumns, Wh. Advertise in the Progress i 7 News From Surrounding Districts Paid up Capital (April 30, 1913) $6,758,900 Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits (April 30, 1913 $6,820,189 AlillOTSI OKI).

Rumors are rife around Abbots ford that a hotel Is to be erected in the town, provldedi a license is granted. Mr. R. H. S.

Creswell, a well known business man of Vancouver, who owns extensive property next to the B.C. Electric station, stated 'that ha would erect a three storey building of either brick or cement, with all conveniences, including garage and feed stable on his property here, providing he is assured of a license. In case the hotel is erected, Mr. D. McLennan, the man, who put Chilliwack on tlie map, as far as hotel accommodation is concerned, will be in charge, and this in itself is considered by many of the residents of the town that the new hostelry would be first class In every respect.

At present there is one licensed hotel in Abbotsford, and there is a doubt whether the authorities will grant another one or not. The board of trade are taking the matter up. The honors have fallen to a newcomer in the Fraser Valley to show the people cf Matsqui municipality how to raise potatoes. This year Mr. Jas.

Allan, formerly of Calgary, but now residing at Marsh's Landing, Mt. Lehman, acting on the advice of Mr. James Gibson, C. M. joined the Matsqui Farmers' Institute, and entered the potato growing contest which that body conducs under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture.

He planted a half acre of Dalotas and last week was agreeably surprised to hear that he had won the firs't place, there being some fifteen competitors in the contest. A very interesting football match took place on the agricultural grounds on Saturday last between teams from Abbotsford and Nicomen. Abbotsford won by a score of two goals to nil. Harvesting is over on the prairies and the farmers have successfully housed a magnificent crop this year. It is said a 'new feed and grain store is about to be established in Abbotsford.

Mr. Edwards, who had charge of the local schools for some time, has gone to Edmonton, where he wil take charge of the high school. Mr. Sutherland has been appointed to the position made vacant here. The Abbotsford Athletic Club tendi giving a grand ball at an early date.

Much sympathy is ifelt and expressed towards Mr. and Mrs. Wright, in the death of two members of the family, and the serious illness of it.he whole family. MISSION. Thomas Fuller, engineer on the C.P.R.

was killed near Nicomen last Friday afternoon by being struck by an engine. A 'hole was knocked in his skull mid most of Hip flesh stripped from the outside of one of hi? less, in which condition he stood and told the 'train crew how it happened, lie was taken at once to the Vancouver Ciity Hospital, wT.ero he diei soon after reaching there. Grant Smith Co. have the contract lor filling in and extending the C.P.U. yards at this place.

1L is said that five extra tracks will be put in and a crew of men wiM be kept busy on them all the time. HUNTINGDON. A big steam shovel has been put to work on the Great Northern gravel cut north of 'town. Every winter, heavy slides, interfering with traffic, occur at that point, and the work being done ithere now will prevent any further trouble. The grave being taken out is of a marketable sort, and so far three train loads of it have been taken from here to Vancouver.

Mr. Presley, C. P. H. agent here, will leave shortly for Lytton.

Mr. Henderson, a 'former employee in the old office at Huntingdon, will take his place. Miss Eva Thompson, who last year taught in Huntingdon, was here for the week end. A meeting of the farmers of Sumas Prairie will be held shortly to discuss the various plans now being talked of for the 'dyking of that part of the county. It is common knowledge that nothing has been done by L.

M. Rice Company, of Seattle, who hold the present contract, and the land owners are becoming more and more dissatisfied. What seems the most feasible of the new plans is one advanced by Wm. Fadden to divide thirty five thousands acres and let the owners of the upper twenty thousand dyke theirs immediately. This idea meets with the approval of the whole upper Sumas, and includes the dredging of the Vedder River, which would form the division line, making it a navigable stream, and thereby affording cheaper rates for the increased amount of production, as well as for the lumbering output of the Upper Vedder.

SUMAS, WASH. Help with the enthusiastic support of local merchants, including Brigham's store, and the Sumas Feed and Grocery Schumacher's, Brown Browers, Billy's Place and the Sumas Cigar and Confectionery Sumas young men, outside of the school have organized a basketball team, of which Dr. Grames is a temporary manager, and are ofien for games with any teams in the state, county or British Columbia. L. A.

Garrison suffered a stroke of paralysis the latter part of last week as a result of which he ma I lose the use of his right hand. At the present time the hand is dis abled, and it is a question whether or not Mr. Garrison will regain 'the use of it. Mr. Garrison has decided to take a rest from business for a while and Tuesday leaves with his family for Honolulu, where he will remain several months.

Mrs. George Butters entertained at tea on Sunday evening. The guests were: Mrs. Stamey, Miss Ruth andi Miss Myrtle Stamey, Mrs. and Miss Northeutt, of Chilliwack, and Mrs.

George Waples. Messrs. Maakstead, Miller and Peters, of Huntingdon, have organized a dancing club in this city and Huntingdon with about fifty charter members. Social meetings and dances will be held every other Friday evening during the winter according to present plans, invitations having been issued for the first dance to be held tonight in West's Hall. According to ithe new schedule to go into effect on the Northern Pacific lines, October 12, No.

342 from Vancouver on the east will arrive in Sumas at 11:50 a.m. andi depart at twelve noon for Seattle and way points, while No. 341, coming from Seattle, will get here at 2 p.m. and leave ait 2:10 p.m. Mrs.

and Miss Northeutt, of Chilliwack, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stamey over Sunday. HOPE. Since the beginning of September great changes have taken place in Hope's business houses, and all in the way of additions.

As was expected newcomers have declined to take chances on building up a new buisness centre and all have sought locations on Wallace street or First avenue. Refore the end of next week there will be an unbroken line of business houses from the corner of Fras er and Wallace streets half way round Block 12 to the corner of First avenue and Fort street, beginning with the Empress Hotel and ending with C. F. Schroeder's shooting: gallery and fruit store. Among the buildings now in course of erection in this area are T.

W. Carter's jewelry store, N. P. Wood's clothing store, A. Newell's barber shop, W.

L. Cameron's clothing store, while the three divisions of J. A. Macdon ald's building are now being finished inside. Outside this area W.

Crev. of the Hone Trading and Sup Pnninniiv line KoiMin illo prpctinn of his store building on the corner of Fort street and First avenue, and the Hope Drug Company has been forced by increase of business to enlarge its quarters by a wing along Wallace street east of the original building. W. C. Dignan, of the Hope Lumber and Contracting has foundi it necessary to put up a larger buiilding a warehouse, the erec tion of which was begun on Thurs day.

It may surprise even some quite frequent visitors to learn that Hope has now 30 places of business. G. II. 1'. P.arnum, special commercial agent for the li.C.

Telephone Company had no difficulty in securing the minimum of 40 subscribers in Hope, and has also beeu. successful 'in the district especially down the Hope I'opcuin Road. MacArthur Brothers Company is steadily increasing its working forte and extending eastward. The grading camps now reach about nine miles from Hope and the clearing camps several miles further. Hospital buildings are being erected about four miles from Hope on t'he section of Bright and McDonald's sub contract.

A cold storage building has been put up by P. Burns besides MacArthur Brothers' warehouses in Hope. lA'TTON. The telephone line from Liliooet to Lytton is now completed to eleven miles and will probably be finished in two weeks. Government road work through Yale riding is being closed down in each district as fast as urgent tasks are finished.

The programme for the Lytton Lillooet Road will not be carried out quite fully this year. This end will be completed but part of tJve widening will be deferred till next season. Rev. Mr. Alder held Presbyterian service in the Opera House last Sunday evening and preached his last sermon to this congregation.

Rev. Jas. Hyde, of Chase, B.C., a graduate of Westminster Hall, has been appointed pastor for North Bend and Lytton. Mr. Grahame Jones, a draughtsmen in the office of divisional engineer Ninimo, of the C.

N. R. at Kanaka Bar, committed suicide on Thursday evening. Sept. 18th, jumping from a canoe in the Fraser River.

His companions tried to dissuade him from crossing the river alone at the time, but he persisted, and when in midstream wrapped a chain around his body and jumped out of the boat. He had been despondent for some time, apparently over some financial reverses, and only the intervention of friends had prevented him taking his life on previous occasions. Mr. Jones was a native of England, about 30 years old and as far as known had no relatives in this country. The.

body has not been recovered. Sl'MAS, AV.ASK. Despite the slump in the lumber industry all along the Pacific Coast and the consequent shutdown of many mills, the new mill of the American Lumber Company in Sumas will be kept in operation, according to present, plans of the management. Adrian Wyckoff, a logger, was killed at the camp of the Luige Han son Logging Company, near Sumas, ESTABLISHED 1864 Pays Special Attention to SAVINGS ACCOUNTS at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Wyckoft was struck by a flying log: which had glanced from a stump while being dragged to the log landing at the end of a cable.

His head was crushed badly, and he lived only a few minutes after the accident. Over a hundred Indians, men, women and children, who have been picking hops in and near Chilliwack, passed through Sumas Monday morning on their way back to their homes. Following an altercation in the Grand Cafe, Tuesday night, Ward Cleary and George Runtz mixed it up oil the street with the result that Cleary was badly bruised and bleeding when Chief Stinnett finally separated the men. Placed under arrest one of the men posted a cash bond of 10.00 which was forfeited when the men failed to appear for trial Wednesday morning. A real estate deal of considerable importance was consummated Saturday when J.

A Lochbaum purchased 160 acres from Swan Nelson for a consideration of $32,000. The land is considered among tn. best in Whatcom Courrty and is located a mile south of this city. Mr. Nelson, immediately after selling his farm, purchased the recently completed Lochbaum two story concrete block in this city for a consideration of Ownership in both cases begins at once.

Of the 160 acres purchased by Mr. Lochbaum, 54 acres have been sold today to the Nooksack Valley Orchards Company for a fruit and berry farm, which promises to be the largest of the kind in the Northwest part of the state. Cultivation of this tract will begin at once and forty acres will be planted to fruit nnrl lierries in the snring. Officers of the company estimate that at least 150 pickers and other employees will be kept busy as soon as the tract is bearing. A refrigerating plant and cannery are almost certain to be built here within a year or two in order to take care of the products from the company's tract.

The purchase of this tract by the ooksack Valley Orchards Company followed a careful investigation of land thrbughout the county by experts who are enthusiastic over soil and shipping possibilities of this section. Berry tracts planted near the tract purchased by the company have proven so remarkably successful th.it the company considered it a foregone conclusion that the farm here will show a remarkable yield and that the quality of the berries and fruit will be second to none. Refunding bonds of the city of Sumas were sold last night by City Treasurer J. A. Locnbaum to Car stens Earles, of Seattle, at a premium of for the issue of $5,000.

the bonds to draw 7 per cent, and mature in ten years. Considering the condition of the money market in many quarters and the fact that government bonds have sold below par tliis summer, city officials natur ally feel elated at the fact that Su mas city bonds sold at a premium. MATSQUI. Since the inauguration of the Matsqui Agricultural and Horticultural Association three years ago. wonderful success has beeu achieved and this year's fair on the proten tious grounds at Gifford, for quality and variety of exhibits, attendance and nature of the entertainment pro vided, combined with the excellent arrangements, set a new and high standard for future exhibitions un der the same auspices.

During the afternoon the lacrosse match between teams from Matsqui and Chilliwack battled for the championship of the valley, also a cup presented by the exhibition direc tors, and the event proved a big drawing card. The. result of the rpme wis win for Matsqui by a score of 8 to 1. For Matsqui. Pentland, Rogers and Baynes and also G.

Crnick Mianks figured as stars, although all the bovs nlayed a fast clean game. T. McPhee, Coote, Chanman and Nelems worked hard for their team but their defence was not able to tavd the rushes from the Matsqui home. MISSION' CITY. A quiet wedding was solemnized in St.

Matthew's church on Tuesday. September 9th. between Mr. Dennis I ovedar and Louisa Decks, the Rev. C.

F. Yatfs officiating. J. W. Birney is moving into the section house of the C.

P. R. wet. having taken the place of Mr. Carlson, who relieves Sandy Duncan at Harrison Mills.

Immigration Officer Christie returned Sunday from an enjoyable trip through the Upper Country. During his absence four bear have been shot. J. W. Schneider and J.

Lawrence arp preparing to prect a garnge on Home avenue, and will soon be prepared to look after all the automobiles in this district. A meeting of the Mission District Choral Societv was held on Saturday evening. Sept. 27. 1913.

Th society plans to give a cantata and concert just previous to Christmas, at which they propose to render, "Oh, Come Let Us Sing," and "Geisha." The Fraser has fallen almost to its low water stage. HAROLD It VIS COMING FOR OPENING Imperial Theatre to Open in Chilliwack Oct. 22 and With Tempting Attractions. Chilliwack is soon to have a new and up to date moving picture thea tre the Imperial. Messrs.

Wilson and Bewell have purchased the Trenholme block, to convert it into a modern photoplay housu, and are now making, extensive alterations and when the doors are opened for the first time on 'the evening of Oct. 22nd, the people of Chilliwack and this vicinity will have tlie pleasure of attending a theatre which would do credit to any city. The management have spared no expense and trouble in equipping this new photoplay house with the latest improved Power's No. ti Cameragraph which is the same type of machine used in the largest theatres in Vancouver. It might be interesting to note that the 1913 regu lations call for an absolutely fireproof booth for the machine.

This is being carefully put in with concrete and solid brick, and will be thoroughly fire proof, and the public who are interested in knowing what constitutes a modern moving picture plant are invited fo inspect the equipment at the new Imperial. Nothing but the best of films will be and these wii! be personally selected in Vancouver each week. Three changes of pictures will be run every week, an entire change of programme Monday, Wednesday Friday. The comfort of Imperial patrons has not in any way been overlooked. Folding opera chairs with hat racks are being installed, and the boxes ill contain individual chairs.

These box seats may be reserved for any performance by phoning the box office during the afternoon. The boating system will be adequate. for the chilly winter nights, One of the most pleasing and important features of the Imperial will be the music. A high cbus New York piano is being installed, and the musical part of the show will be. in competent hands.

Regular daily matinnes will be given at. 3.30 and at 2.30 on Saturdays, when the entire evening programme will be shown. Prices v. ill be adults 15c, children 10c, box scats 25 c. A special attraction has been engaged for the two opening nights, with an entire change of programme the second night.

Harold Jarvis, de most popular tenor in America, will sing for the first time in Chilliwack. The managemer. arp congratulating themselves at being fortunate enough to secure this distinguished artist for two nights, following his Vancouver engagement, and those who have heard Mr. Jarvis in Eastern Canada will know it is not exaggerating to say it is worth the whole price of admission to hear him sing one song. He sings extensively for the Victor and Columbia Gramaphone Companies and has a large repertoire of a wide range of English, French, German, Italian.

Irish and Scotch ballads of the choicest order. Mr. Jarvis will be ably assisted each night by Miss Mary Lyon, a prominent reader pianist, of Detroit. Mich. This young artist is a versatile entertainer audi 'pianist, who will add much to the enjoyment of the patrons of the Imperial on the two opening nights.

In addition Ito the above artists two new reels of moving pictures will be shown each night, which will complete a grand evening's entertainment. As there are only a limited number of seats available, if you want to go with the crowd to the" Imperial on Oct. 22 and 23, you will do well to secure your tickets early. If it is more convenient to phone your order in to the box office, jour tickets will be held for you until 6 p.m. each night.

Admission 50c, box seats 75c, for special opening nights only. Phone 94 Wellington Street Farquharson Eckel TINSMITHS Galvanized Tin and Tar Rcofs. Furnaces P. STEWART GENERAL BLACKSMITH Horieshoeing a Specialty PRINCESS AVE. PHONE 5.