FS poe al ag Se ee eh Oe . N ¥ _-——__ For sale at all Government \ $ if Liquor ens Beer y a _G S. 4 "et y BAC a ‘ SitveR Spring BREWERY Ltp. a ee Victoria 1S Ce ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS — SPECIALS for ONE WEEK Until Next Issue of This Paper QUAKER OATS, (Chinaware) per packet .................. 39° OOLUM MEAP Mier ar ee at xa Pu priek e\ | “Decided after Tesi ae Brida. “R°tavor [RNa | is a beverage tn which { alcoho! is the base and Principal ingredient, as, for instance, whisky. In beer the alcohol is only tinci- dental, being about the one thirtieth (%) part of it, Just enough as a valuable aid to digestion., a iif FE ire ghee ephone $179; land registry fees $93; miscellaneous—cemetery expense $133, relief, Hopkins $92; relief, miscellan- eous $1,167; election expense $156; tray- elling expense $407; bounties. $195; pri- soners’ maintenance $156; gen. expense and incidentals $302. Report Being Sent To All Ratepayers Operation of Matsqui’s twelve schools cost the ratepayers $32,492 last year, the report shows, teachers’ salaries amounting to $23,201, and janitor ser- vice $2,202 of this total. Cost by schoo) was: Aberdeen $2,310; Bradner $2,435; !)Clayburn $2,360; Dennison $2,786; Du- nach $613; Glenmore $2,301; Jubilee $1,127; Matsqui $7,554; Mt. Lehman $2,723; ~Peardonyille ~ $1,098; Poplar $2,502; Ridgedale $2,339. Supplemen- tary tables contain the following items: trustees expense $242; school supplies $954; tuition $199; insurance $223; se- cretary $381; stamps, telephone $74.86; field day $137; stationery $8; fair grant | $50; taxes $4.33. Notwithstanding an outstanding in- ‘| debtedness of $15,300 to the Royal Bank, the municipality is shown in a sound fiscal position, with an appreciated as- set valuation of $5,000 over the previous year. Copies of the financial report, which is sufficiently detailed to enable an informative analysis of all figures, are being printed, with the Reeve’s re- port, and mailed to all ratepayers, as in former years. Miss Mina Hudson is confined to her home through sickness. Dr. and Mrs. Francks yisited with friends in Abbotsford over the week-end Rey. Mr, Baker has purchased a Cheyrolet car from Abbotsford Motors, WINTER SCHEDULE of the BIG BLUE COACHES Three Trips Daily Vancouver— Abbotsford Chilliwack Leaye Chilliwack 6.30 a.m.; 11.45 am. and 3.45 p.m. Leave Abbotsford 7.48 am.; 1.03 a.m. and 5.03 psn. Arrive Vancouyer 10.02 a.m.; 3.17 p.m. and 7.17 p.m. Leaye Vancouver 11.10 a.m.; 4.25 p.m.; and 8.25 p.m. Leave Abbotsford 1.24 p.m.; 6.39 p.m.; and 10.39 p.m. Arrive Chilliwack 2.42 p.m.} 7.57 p.m.; and 11.57 p.m. Mission - Abbotsford Connections made for B.C. Rapid Transit Coaches and B.C. Electric In- terurban trains at Abbotsford by mo- tor coach from Mission. 0) Eee ee Rapid Transit Pee eal Cr O ees For Full Information call— e 2 This advertisement 1s not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board : or by the Government of British Columbia, . a ATANGARD HOTEL, PHONE 100 PARCEL EXPRESS CARRIED Quality Goods, Fair Prices and Dependable Service ARE THE REASONS FOR OUR EVER-INCREASING BUSINESS. Fish for Lent We have a Select Variety of SALMON PILCHARDS SARDINES CLAMS HADDIE HERRINGS CODFISH ETC. Our stock of Dried Fruits is Complete for the Lenten Season r PRUNES PEACHES PEARS FIGS APRICOTS W. A. WATTIE SERVICE — VALUE — QUALITY 4 Phone 67 MATSOQUI The annual chicken supper of Ridge- dale Community Club was given in the new community hall last Friday, when a sale of work was conducted by Auc- tioneer Myhre. A happy feature of the evening was presentation of a bouquet of roses to Mrs. H. Rottluff, secretary-treasurer of the club. It was Mrs. Rottluff’s birthday, and the members combined the pleasure of wishing her “many happy returns” and showing their ap- preciation of her efforts for community welfare. Dancihg closed the program. Re- ceipts of the evening amounted to $200. Mr. Raynolds of Matsqui is busy building a new house, and has the foundation completed. _ Mrs. Carl Holtus, nee Miss Dorothy Rottluff, a recent bride, was tendered a shower by young people of the ity, at the home of her ALL KINDS OF Local Trucking We have the equipment We give the service— Our Rates are Low “The Arbor” Ice Cream Parlor and Tea Room Abbotsford’s Original - Refreshment Parlor— the Best Appointed in Town The Best Comox-Wellington COAL IN SMALL OR TON LOTS Delivered or From Warehouse E. MANN Phone 6 2 ABBOTSFORD WE INVITE YOU TO TRY OUR MODERN CATERING SERVICE J. K. FRASER, Prop. “Quality First” Clayburn Products are supreme because they are manufactured with but one fundamental consideration—QUALITY FIRST—and this cardinal requirement of our processes is recognized by the trade in many distant parts, as also various centres of Canada and the U. S. BRICK, TILE, SEWER & DRAIN PIPE, RETORT UNITS, ETC., ETC THE CLAYBURN COMPANY, LIMITED Factories at Clayburn and Kilgard J. W. BALL. Resident Manager “T HEARD DAD talking the other day . about his newspaper—The Daily Prov- ince—what a really great paper it was get- ting to be, especially the Sunday Province. I heard him say it was the biggest news- paper west of Toronto with a daily circula- tion of ovér 80,000 and more than 90,000 on Sundays. Dad’s & real Province. booster— he says it’s a great and wholesome family Newspaper. I know he will never be without it.” Order the Daily and Sunday Proyince direct or through your Postmaster—S1.00 for 4 months or $3.00 for one year. “Ghe VANCOUVER ° DAILY PROVINCE “Devoted to Public Service” Victory Square, Vancouver, B. C. parents on Saturday evening. About 25 guests were present, Mrs. Holtus receiving many useful gifts. Auctioneer Myhre is selling off the farm effects of Mr. Rude, who is oc- cupying the Halverson pjace in Mats- qui on March 17. Mr. Rude is return- ing to Alberta. Members of Ridgedale Dramatic Club are ically h the three-act comedy “All of a Sudden, Peggy” to be given in the new hall on Thursday, March 8th, those taking part being Wyvern Page, Claud Farr, Lovett Cornwall, Albert Kellegher, George Kellegher, Debs Rottluff, Mar- garet Farr, Jessie Duncan, Charlotte Rottluff, Gladys Smith, Minerva Page. The remains of Mrs. Anderson, of Matsqui, were laid at rest in Hazel- wood cemetery on Saturday last, Rev. Mr. Johanneson, of the Lutheran church, Lawrence, Wash., conducting the funeral. Pallbearers were Messrs, Gus. Farman, H, Fredrickson, G. Hou- gen, J. Olsen, E. Bergsvik and H. Skouge. THE 1928 Essex Leads Them All In Performance, Durability, Gasor line and Tire Mileage—and in Low First Cost. Essex Cars have sustain- a very low market depreciation dur- in the past year; why? Because Es- sex is the most outstanding value in the car market today. For Service, Satisfaction, and a Fair Deal, Buy from Your Home Dealer. See Me for Used Cars M. ANDERSON Hudson-Essex Distributor Phone 1022 MATSQUI, B.C. \ Hay! Hay! Hay! When You Want to Buy— When You Want to Sell— HAY, GRAIN, ETC. N. R. CRIST Highest Cash Prices Paid at Ail Times Notary Public, Conveyancing, Wills, Agreements, Etc. Drawn Phone 1004 (mm MATSQUI, B.O. | Phone Ab. 87Y NELS OLUND GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR Mt. Lehman, B.C. Clayburn football team journeyed to Fort Langley last Saturday, playing an enjoyable game with team there, win- ning by a score of 1 goal to nil. Scoring their five goals within the last 15 minutes of play, Mt. Lchman soccer team won over Langley Prairie at the former's field on Saturday with| @ score of 5 goals to 4. St. Andrew’s & Caledonian Society Abbotsford, B.C, Meets First Ss urday of ry Month in Masonic Hall, Abbotsford -W. Stewart, Sec. |J. Mutch, Pres. lan AC cericket aub Rance Gedenet Scottish Folk Cordially Invited ricl ganized by Clayburn boys at a meeting held in the} at church vestry last Friday, Mr. J. W.| Ladi f the local Eastern Star Or- Ball being named president, Ian Trim- der are preparing for an invitation nell, sec.-treas., Rey. Mr. White, capt.,|dance to be given in Gaisley Hall on and Gordon Matthews, vice-captain.|Friday, March 23. Convenors of the About 18 lads were present, and ar-|event are Mrs. Reith and Mrs. G. Grant to play their first match on|Howard’s 6-piece orchestra has been Pacific Milk gets hundreds of letters from women who use it in their homes. But we have thousands of patrons who never say anything. For the best letter on why you like Pacific Milk we will give a whole case Free; a half case for the second, and two quarter cases for the next two. - Write Now. PACIFIC MILK |; Vz 328 Drake Street Vancouver, B.C Factories at LADNER & ABBOTSFORD ranged May 5 against Clayburn “Oldboys” team | engaged.