T. \/ ‘ew ‘fat closest prices, Phone 67 Name... | Same Old Manager! We have re-named the store run for six years by W. A. Wattle “and known as Wattie's Grocery, to that of Abbotsford Grocery Mr, Wattie will continue to give you the same best quality Groceries, Fruits, Vegetables, etc, with quick delivery and ABBOTSFORD GROCERY Next Door to B. ©, Telephone Office YOUR PHONE CALL IS OUR SELF STAR’ TER, r i BELLINGHAM Everson Everett Seattle Sumas to Bellingham $1.25; return $2.00 Sumas to Everett $2.60; return $4.50 Sumas to Seattle $3.75; return $5.65. Through Tickets. Direct Connections “Stage leaves Sumas for Bellingham Daily at 8.50 a.m., 11.30, 2.30 pm., 5.45 and on Sunday 6.30 p.m. Leaves Bel- lingham at 7.30 a.m,, 1.00 p.m., 4.00 and 6.00 On Sunday at 8.30 a.m., 1.00 p.m. 6.00 and 10.30. Direct Connection with Huntingdon Trains, J. C. HESSELGRAVE, Sumas 57 Phone Sumas M-! John A. McDonald GENERAL CONTRACTOR SLABS PLANER ENDS DIMENSIONS TRUCKING Best Trucking Equipment in the District. We give Low Rates and Can Handle Anything. ABBOTSFORD FUEL SUPPLY Phone Abbotsford 66 E, MANN, Proprietor ASSEY-HARRIS Farm Implements ARE THE BEST EVERY KIND OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & REPAIRS Frame, Concrete, or Brick W. C. BLINCH Local Agent GENERAL MERCHANDIS! iE GAS, OIL, ETC. ¥ Can Pacific Empress Liners on both oceans Bulbs are to retain the familiar buff-yellow funnels will all an be painted ‘white when the Atlantic ships, Empress of Australia, France and Scotland hosed to this color. The Pacific} the artist’s conception of the Empress of Britain fleet always was white and the new giant vessel, i i will be white have been metamo Empress of Britain, now buildin; also. With the opening of the St. wrence season of navigation next April, the Canadian Pacific will | depicte possess the greatest white fleet in the world. The|and an o: ventilators and will have white upper works and a white hull relieved with a blue streak. Above is when completed, shown on right with Chateau Frontenac, Quebecin background and the Empress of Japan, biggest ship on the Pacific. Theships were d by O. F. Pennington, marine artist of note cer in the Canadian Pacific service. Mennonite Colony Rapidly Expanding WHATCOM ROAD Promptitude, Thoroughness and Municipal Hall Reliable Always. Phone 23M wi must admit, in noting developments in the Mennonite colony, that its in- McCallum Road, south of M.S.A. Hospital, Abbotsford ‘Telephone 1 25 Stops Telephone Service Abbotsford Transfer MOTOR TRANSFER, FURNI- TURE MOVING, TRUCKING GOOD COAL—DR¥ WooD Quick Service, Careful Work and. E. J. BOYCE, Proprietor Phones: Office 47; House 9 * Former patients are invited to visit my mod fall. lern Vancouver clinic— W. H.FRANCKS hap were: Steam Shovel When a steam shovel tore down about 60 feet of telephone wires, one mile east of Albion, at 2:20 pm, April 21,, 14 long-distance telephone circuits were put out of service. Telephone men were quickly on the scene and had all lines back in order before night- The circuits affected by the mis- Vancouver - Calgary (2), Vancouover - Kamloops (2), are an orderly, cleanly people. Approaching the settlement from the south, one with an eye to convenient enlargement and improvement. The gardens are wonderfully well cultivat- ed, with generous plots of vegetabies, and an abundance of berry canes and young fruit trees, planted in orderly rows. These fine gardens are evidently kept by the womenfolk, as on every hand were the housewives to be seen patiently engaged hoeing and weeding, while most of the men are employed in the hop fields trailing the vines, Newcomers are now arriving every day from various parts of the prairie and United States, a large truck, bear- ing a Manitoba license plate, under- going an unloading process when the writer passed by. These colonists are people from widely separated parts of America. Some are attempting to re- coup their fortunes after bitter colon- izing experiences in Mexico and South America, while many are from the Canadian prairie provinces and United States middle west. These people are undoubtedly here to stay, their colon- jes on Sumas are growing to substan- tial proportions, and, if restrained from going to extremes in their habitual secularism, may be made settlers of worth to the district. Experience is your Guarantee of Satisfaction Optical Parlors: Co. Optometrig Vancouver - Chilliwack (4), veal Vancouver - Mission (3), Van- Eye Specialist | cover ear: 12 Years of Penticton and Haney - Mission. B.C. Telephone Jevelery || ECZEMA wVictorrAgency Novelties Boils, Pimples A well selected stock of Jewellry and skin eruptions result from blood im- Watches, Clocks, Brooches, Pins, Novelties, Etc. at Low Prices. J.C. TUCKER MANN BLOCK, ABBOTSFORD This district and Columbia Valley lost one of its old-timers in the death of Mr. Lister Prost, who on Sunday night. wi about 75 years of age and left to mourn his loss three sons, Léon of Columbia Valley and Rex and Ollis of Sumas, Washington. The funeral was held from Gillies’ Parlors, at Sumas at 2 p.m. Wednesday (today) to the Nooksack cemetery. While Editor Heller is away from town this week, Mr. D. G. Tuckwell, a veteran newspaperman from Vic- toria is assisting for a few days in bringing out the News. Doris Irene’s Beauty Shoppe Next to Abbotsford Theatre ‘The Latest Methods, with Careful Competent Treatments. \ Pully qualified in all branches. Doris Irene Smith, Proprictress Phone 107 for appointment, Abbotsford. Phone 52 h The Feed Business... —WE KNOW IT. Our apprentice- ship did not begin yesterday —but has been fully served in many years of catering to the Fraser farmer. POULTRYMEN — -rWe have a growing mash that will bring profit from your flocks. DAIRYMEN— We don't claim wonders for our feed — it builds into your cows what other feeds build on paper, BRACKMAN-KER MILLING COMPANY, LTD. Valley F. Marshall, local manager A young man by the name of Frank Houri, who was staying with rela- tives in town here some little while ago, and who made a host of friends here, passed away in Vancouver early on Monday morning, aged about 21 years. See us for Sumas Farm Lands Abbotsford Brokerage & Realty Co. Phones: B.C, 116; Farmers 3425 The Beauty Pook HAIR CUTTING a SHAMPOOING WATER WAVING MARCELLING Annex Jubilee Barber Shop Phone 39 for appointment. NORAH BELL, at your service Art Monument Co., Ltd. H. MATTHEWS .- St. Nicholas Local Representative Erectors of ABBOTSFORD CENOTAPH TAL AND DESIGNERS An All-Canadian Fim—with Ex-War Service Personnel 121 Richmond St. Vancouver New Westminster G. H. LOACH REAL ESTATE AND GENERAL INSURANCE Automobile 602 Kingsway, Life B.C, Phone Alderg, 289 A FREE TEAPOT.. with every Two Pounds of our Bulk Tea at 57 cents a pound, we will give TS aE a good-sized TEA POT. We offer a Same grade of tea We hays H been selling at this price since we few Specials opened for business here. too Some other specials; PEAS, size 5 .... 2 ‘ns for 25° ROYAL CROWN CLEANSER— A free Shaker with every— cans for ........ c CLASSIC CLEANSER, 3, cans for 25° DATES, best ...-..... 3, pounds 75¢ Oo. W. BENEDICT ‘The Progressive Grocery. Phone 111. General Store at Kilgard DARING HOLD-UP STAGED AT MISSION A somewhat spectacular hold-up was staged at Mission on Saturday night last, when the Wong restaur~ ant on Horne Avenue was entered at the point of a gun by two despera, does and the till rifled of about $15. As the eastbound freight was about to pull out with a long string of box cars, two men of about thirty years of age, made a dash for the restaur- ant and while one man covered Wong with a gun, the other cleanea out the till and then the two men jumped back on the train, making good their escape. It was later reported that thres suspects had been arrested by tha provincial police at North Bend on Sunday morning and held for iden- tification. SUMAS CLERK BUSY SENDING OUT TAX NOTICES “Have you anything to report?” was the query put to Municipal Clerk McPhail this morning as the News was getting ready for the press. “Well, I'm too busy sending out tax notices just now,” declared the clerk, “to think about anything else.” Mr. McPhail states that five or six hundred ratepayers will receive these interesteing documents during the next few days. They will doubtless be as palatable as ice cream in win- ter. : FUNERAL OF LATE JOHN MAC- NEILL ATTENDED BY A LARGE GATHERING Trinity church was crowded to the doors on Sunday by friends and ac- quaintances of the late John Mac- Neill, at the funeral service, conduct- ed by Rev. T. S. Paton, evidence of the widespread regard in which this old-time resident was held through- the district. The pastor made a very feeling discourse from the text “There is a step between me and death,’ the need of for whatever life or death might have in store. The pall bearers were old friends of deceased, a large number of cars following the remains to the ceme- tery. Many beautiful floral tributes were placed upon the coffin from friends far and near. Jack Hunter Com- mitted for Trial Jack Hunter man arrested last week by Constable J. Renner, in town, on a charge of breaking and entering the Matsqui Co-operative Store and stealing cash and goods, was brought up _ before Magistrate C. O. D. Bell at Mission City on Monday night, and after the evidence of several witnesses had been heard, the magistrate had no hesi- tation in committing the accused for trial at the Westminster assizes. PD. “CANADIAN. ROL™ > iid JASPER a IONAL PARKS (M. H. Phillips) the|# Special Terms ROYAL PRINCESS CLEANERS FOR MAY $2.50 down, $4.00 per month No. 1%4A Thor Washer at our Show Rooms BEAUTIFUL SHINING NON-RUSTING METAL British Columbia Electric Railway Company STORE AT B. C. E. STATION E. WEBSTER, Manager LABOR-SAVING MACHINERY REDUCES COST OF PRODUCTION At your convenience in Abbotsford is one of the best-equipped printing offices in rural British Columbia. ling Close Prices and Quick, Well-Executed Workmanship. THE NEWS PRINTERY INVITES YOUR PATRONAGE We have What You Want * We have in our yards at R. K. ROUNDS, Manager Telephone Chil. 06. ECO., Ltd. Tickets on Sale y 22 to September 30 Return limit, October 31 Take the SCENIC route east +++ Canadian National... and travel “de luxe |” Every day the “Continental Limited,“ at 10:15 p.m. leaves Boiteneee 157.76 Vancouver for Montreal . . . Buffalo 124.92 and, effective May 20th, the Charlottetown 156.85 ‘Confederation’!.3sp.m Chicago + 90.30 to Toronto . . . with direct Detroit + + 109.92 connections to all points in Halifex. “<) « ©457.75 Ccnada and United States, Spesial seus London + + 116.90 Commencing May 22nd Low Nr ae Summer Excursion Tickets will be on sale from Victoria, Vancouver, New Westmin- ster, Prince Rupert... also from Kamloops, Vernon and Kelowna... liberal stopovers. Plan a few days at Jasper Park Lodge en route...golf, Woods Countey™ Gol, tae oat . beating, entering and ‘wimming, riding, motoring, plenty sf social sctititien, Winnipeg CANADIAN NATIONAL The Largest Railway System in America FOR INFORMATION WRITE District Passenger Agent, 527 Granville Street, Vancouver The Tower of Babel and the Ark The most colossal construction PAILURE in history was the TOWER OF BABEL -a STONE job. The greatest ACHIEVE- MENT was the ARK—built entirely of WOOD. However Brother Noah began the Ark a long time before the rain came. Why not re-shingle your home or your barn right now and keep dry when the rain does come. Shingles were never any cheaper nor better if bought from the—— ABBOTSFORD LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED EDGAR TRETHEWEY, President J. VAN PUYENBROEK, Sec. See us about the large number of specials at greatly reduced prices Now's the Time to Build JACK TOMPSON (Successor to W, Atkinson) AUCTIONEER AND VALUATOR 20 years’ Experience in Auctioneering and Stock Business Sales of Stock, Furniture, Etc, con ducted at the former Atkinson Sales Barns, Chilliwack, or anywhere in the province. Office in Home Makers’ Building Chilliwack, B.C.pnones: Office 3131 Residence 2793