Sumas & Matsqui News _ Representing the Natural Centre of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia — Western Canada’s Ideal Agricultural, Industrial and Residential Secio 8 aso: ——_--—— —<—<——— SS eS Se oa, = No.10. Vol. 1 a ABBOTSFORD, B.C., Saturday, February 24, 1923 $1.50 per ye. _. _» Local Goat Farmer Injury Closely Ayerted Poplar People Mrs. Keep Showered Abbotsford Basket- i 2 7 Charged With Assault hen Team Bolts Purchase Piano An agreeable ‘wurpfies in the fonn Ballers Beat Langle ——— of a miscellaneous shower was tendered / W. Barrett, who Operates a goat| Mr. A. Straiton narrowly escaped| The Community Ass’n have Just pur- | Mrs, ranch near Abbotsford, came before | serious injury on Saturday last, when | Chased a splendid piano which will add Magistrate Shortreed yesterday after-]a team which he Was driving was|to tne enjoyment of thet members as noon on a charge of common assault, | frightened by some snow Tolling down | well as helping to bring funds to- Preferred by Mrs. Nick Colody. the bank just below the Clayburn Go’s | wards the halle On Wednesday even- It appenrs, from information laid, | fire clay mines, The team bolted {ing a whist drive and gante was held that Mrs. Colody’s husband purchased | downhill toward Abbotsford. in the hall, a most enjoyable time some land from Barrett recently on One of the lines broke and Mr. | Was spent and a few dollars made to- time payments, and having been un: | Straiton Was pitched out and dragged | wards the building fund. On Friday — employed through losing some of hbis‘| some equ¥iderable distance, “escaping |night Mr. Chas. Good of the Provin- fingers while working at the mili at | with only a slight abrasion of the legs. | cial Poultry Dept. will lecture in the Hammond, Colody was unable to meet The hind wheels Parted company with {hall, the admission to the hall for all his liabilities. The assault is stated | the front of the wagon and the team | lectures is free, | to have oceurred when Barrett Sought | continued their course along the Ab-| Owing to the execptionally bad to eject the Colody s from the premises | botsford. road colliding with a horse | Weather during the past week Poplar J. C. Keep on Thursday even-| A very successful basketball gad ing, when some of her friends made | was held in the Alexandria hall on her recepient f beantiful gifts in ob- | Wednesday 21st. between Langley Seryation of her Teceut marriage, Prairie and Abbotsford. Abbotsford Those present were: Mrs. Baden-Powell | was victorious in every game th, seord Mrs. Gurrie, Mrs. A. MePhee, Miss being, Seniors, 25-9; Ladies, 8-5; In. Mary McPhee, Mrs. Moore, Mrs, H. termediate, 23-6; Peck, Miss Eleanor Peck, Mrs. R. S.{ A splendid dance followed, mnsie Wright, and Mrs. Brydges. The lad- being rendered by Lloyd Vanetta, ies * were joined later by their escorts | Mrs, T. Walters and Doris Walters, when refreshments Were taken and a Another game is dated for March most sociable period enjoyed. Ist. between Mission and Abbotsford. Three game will be played, interme- Abbotsford Locals diate, ladies ana Senior, ——+-e - urehased, Mrs. Colody alleging that | and sleigh owned by Mr. M, MeKin-}has not been very active outside of = 3 : . purel: , ody a 3 tha “ire age . shoveliupsecee A regular meeting of the Orange Harold Lloyd Coming Next 3 Barrett struck her with a s: jek, Was hauling wood. & : Lodge was held in the Orange Halon E; Mr. MeKinnon was knocked into the The Hard Time Dance which was Thursday evening February 22nd. with a splendid attendance. Members from outside Lodges were also present, Usual business matters were taken up, and a good time enjoyed. : * ok ® Mr; Thos. H. Ingram, of Vancou- ver has been appointed auditor of the M.S. A, hospital society. He is also Week as “A Sailor-Made Man’ Caught between the run- night February 28th, the ‘Good aways and dragged for Some yards a-|Time’’ Orchestra will supply the mu- Coyotes are {becoming plentiful in long the road finally rolling into the | sic. jee Aled the neighborhood. Several Settlers | ditch with a eut on the head, the loss | Miss Jessie Duncan has just spent a complain they are losing their chick- of two teeth and @ few minor seratch- | few days at Mt. Lehman Visiting Miss en sand turkeys. A Welch Was sue- |es. Enna Bates. - cessful in trapping one recently, Little Hattie Straiton Wasonthe road | Mrs. N, Prosoloski and Mrs. Ss. A very suceessful dance was held | ang hearing the noise, ran up the bank |Stetch of Poplar are suffering from i diteh and escaped i Jury; but his | postponed will be held on Wednesday Coyotes Killing Chicks horse was eee bed One of Harold Lloyd's best Pictures comes to the local theatre nex Fri- lay and Saturday when «¢a Sailor- Made Man’? will be shown. Harold takes his audiencg over the ocean to the Orient when his absurd and char- acteristic situations Provoke much a. musement. Four reels of pretentious zomedy, 3 Rehearsal af an ambitious rendition in the Peardonville Community Hall and sustained only a big fright. Typhoid Fever, we trust that both Saturday evening, February 10th, The Tulaways finally halted near | these ladies will soon recover, A large crowd Attended, Hostesses ofr Mr. the evening were Mrs, Newman and le ° ; Mignatartives ie __ |Fine Show Given By The next danca willbe held Febru. The | severe Weather is responsible ° any 4th? Dances axe to be held every for a great deal of sickness in ae Clayburn Athletic Asn. a life member of the society. * 8 : a two weeks on Saturday evening, pro- neighborhood, very few homes in t * Inclement weather has prevented the committee appointed by the Agricul. | ‘Stainers Crucifixion’? has been com- tural society from doing any further | nenced by St. Matthew's choir with work in connection with the Proposed | assistance of other Voices. fair grounds site. It will be taken-up however when the snow clears, es Construction of a new 1,500,000 bus- e hel elevator has just been commenced Local Mason s entertained Graad in Vancouver. Tt will cost $2,000,000, Mastre Creery of Vancouver at an informal Juncheon in the Abbotsford $28,000 in bogus $20 American. bills hotel on Saturday last. is known to be in circulation in Van- xk couver. As thesq country towns are Mrs Baden - Powell entertained | favorite Points for the unloading of We 0 i i i Asplendid entertainment was given eeeds to be used as a building fona : ares oued coe for the ace the auspices of the Clayburn foenlarge tha Hall.. 2 remainder of the week on account of | Athletic Association Saturday evening o a of Thad ot is ae eo the low temperature and deep snow, last, attended by about 80 persons of , A eee eae Ke We have heard Several complaints | immediate locality. Many from dis- capye’s SS ee ee with as to the inadequate heating arrange- | tant parts of the district intended to bans cis Woe ibs ments of the sehool house, and under- attend, but the conditions of the roads for the }. fi stand that the matter will be diseused | Was a deterrent.» A Weekly dance is See cena pete Be ane a ce a ee * ; Or the last five years, Aer tha: MES mectitiy’ of thaaw P, | being arranged for Saturday nights by “e : . ee : are wise, it might pay to look ovor ‘ Peardon Bros. have a thousand hess ey Ri a committee of thé C. A.A were J ts. MeGowan, Mrs, Brydges, carefully any Americal twenties ten- a chicks ordered for Spring delivery. ue bagantial -# tafe ie | a er ee Mrs, Peck, Miss Eleanor Peck, Mrs, dered. v su) s ~ a} } eo Rae rate ely i. Howlett of New York, traveling | Moore and Mrs. Alex Mepin.. Mr. J. McKenzie ex _ ing on the school ground, awaiting the | fee Rothe a 4 eae * * & srs McKenzie expects: to leave y TRICT OF MATSOUI Flag, which we believe is to be Taised ; from tonsilitis for the past week, but Mr. ? 2 : Guerney, New Westminster, é ryt M I 3 ae Pye Mi a —__ with fitting ceremony at an early a atequt Hall Wednesday evenny %8 now on the way to recovery, visited Abbotsford on Friday, ‘Applications are hereby called for| date. 5 his subject: being “The Resurrection eee J : D 5 P ry) “Kay. ‘ i@ duties of Assessor, Collector of of the Dead is at hand. Among tases in the local hospital afr. McKay, who met with an ac- Trade Licenses, Poll and Road Taxes, are: Mrs, Nelson from Gifford, Mrs, cident while blasting some time ago, W. McClanahan, Abbotsford, and Mr, | 18 ont and around again after a long Ostrum, all of whom are satisfactorily | Petod of convalescence, improving. » Ci ————_o—_____ Eaietor “vier snuse,t Cert «i! Straiton Man Loses. Gets 30-Pound Springer le to state salary required. Z Home Through Fire = E : Applications will be Sonsidered at Last Saturday afternoon Mr. Pal Hit, Me Sate Halves MOM Me x. ood oF Seton as ny {piotfod landed aig sanon 8rd at Wain). tae loser of his house and all it contain- | Weighing thirty gad @ quarter pounds The lowest or any tender not neces-| ed, with the xeception of a suitcase of |from the Vedder river, : _ Barily accepted, __ clothes, by a fire which occurred on | The fisherman had quite a struggle Aldergrove, BC. JOHN LeFEUVRE Sunday night. with the big fish, which proved tuo Clerk large for any bag or creel on the river He was certainly the envy of the other disciples of the rod when returning home with his huge catch three-quart- é ——_ eo hale Presbyterian Church Sunday, February 95 The Board of ‘Trade will hold a Te get : Juneheon in the Abbotsford hotel on am mney School and. Bible Thursday next at which outside speak- apa J 11 a-m.—“ Overcoming Trouble *? ers are expected. = ee eats 7.30 p.m,— Highest Gladness’? Miss May Combs and Mr. E. Bird ee of Vancouver Spent Sunday at the MES-AL HOSPITAL LIFE TEMBERS home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Combs of The fire was apparent- ly caused by sparks from the chimney alighting o nthe roof and fanned into Mr. Skunk Pays Call|22 2 e:" to: vowie = Clayburn Compary, Lita. 3 Z Clayburn, dings were with a * |Poptar. J. E. Clark, Abbotsford, BQ) x untouched, F ers, protruding from a 5p Tb. flour sack : ** * HAPs Knoll, Abbotsford, B.C. A saliga cee om ae: ae ‘ek & The a had a very small roe and Considered one of the best dances ue ap peony Abbotsford, B.C, wtora“during the last week or two. 2 stomach, 5 Ee : ° + ot) MeCullosh, Clayburn ‘ held recently by man attending, tlie Ey y One of our residents having receiy- Mr. Frank Archer old timer of some Spring salmon were thoroughly : hea) ; ae j ed a visit from Mr. Skunk on-two or |39 years, who has been in poor health : Lee, Abbotsford, B.C. three nights in succession, decidea oy for several months was taken to ks A Dr. T. Swift Abbotsfi «Cc, Maccabees Friday last was enjoyed by Cc rae Leas valentine dance given by Abbotsford tempted all day Sunday by quite a few anglers many from the city. Jar GAN Haddrell, Abbotsford, B.C, Couver on Wednesday to go under the a large attendance, J. 0. Trethoway, Abbotsfird, B.C, ese h all hole in the £1 doctor’s care “X* Sourdough’? writ fi Kilgard er aaree Spend detordied z cea ie ee aed oie rough a small hole in e floor 2 ane 5 * Sourdough’? writes from Ki gard | ¢ rer o various yalen-| J. ©. Gillis, Sumas, Washington a , ‘or the occasion with various yalen Billy Skunk entered the kitchen ex-| The Whist Drive Wednesday night Telative to‘‘Lessons of History’ an 1, plored the bedrooms and made the ac-|Was a decided See aa UAse: : pete quaintance of thei anece the house, erowd turned out and an enjoyable “who. with redoubtable Courage endeay- |eVening was Spent. Miss Edith Strai- ored to induce Billy to enter a fifty |ton and Mr, Boy Straiton te! ae pound lard pail. Billy refused to en-|the honors while Miss Celia Tomaso ter and the dnvitation became more {82d Mr. Bremner Won the consolation Pressing, and the events succeeding | Prizes. ‘ decidedly interesting, tine ensignas. Prizes given for the} J> A. McGowan, Abbotsford, B.O. E. S. Plaxt y Hunti best waltzes were won by Miss H. H Tt. Beanuntingdon, B.0, Mrs. H. JK Fraser, Abbotsford, McCallum and Mr. BE, Leary Cc. B, Sword, New article printed in our ready-print page last week. From his letter he is eyi- Westmi dently much better posted on the sub- Thee orchestra supplied the Pacifie Milk Company, Lta., ject than the hack-writer who Wroie and gave a prize for the recog-| R. DesMazes, Abbotsford, B.C, the article; we are forwarding our nition of the most’ of the selections | C. 0. D. Bell, Matsqui, B.G, Sorrespondent’s letter to the Western Played Seas = T. Weir, Abbots ord, B.C. ‘ Newspaper. Union offices in Winnipog, |?! te * 5 Dee _ Brounen Straiton has now an entertainment ) Where it doubtless find the waste bas- Ry Thitevelee eo etord, B.C. . 3 Mr. and Mrs. A, MePhee motored] FP. J. R. Whitchelo, Abbotsford, ‘The houscholder confess s to have committee with Mr. Weinstein as chair kef. Intelligent readers will use the |. New Westminster on Wednesday | Electa Chapter (Order Eastern Star) come Off second best, and his confess | ron! /and A. BR, Keeping as Secretary | Proberial pinch of salt with this tYbe | ona brought back a. how car, They | Thos. H. Ingram, Vancouver, B.C, Aoilfis corroborated by undeniable evx" and we are looking forward to having |of propaganda, which is carriea Pei cénort-the roads in a bad condition, = ; dence, some very enjoyable social evenings, many papers Nowadays, as they will ion ST, LOUIS— Following suggestoing Hunger has forced Mr. Skunk to! Another Whist Drive and Dance is | also with most of the patent medicine a= that a cow and pig would be Placed in visit the cat's Saucer, to the. disgust of dated for March 2nd, ads. We would like an occasional |. "4, appalling report that the local j the municipal zoo because St. Louis the cat, ho heralds tho approach of article from “Sourdough’’ on local liquor store had been robbed mada th children have never seen either, Sup- ' the marauder with dismal wails. Mrs, Paul Di Lalla of Vancouver is topics. rounds this week, Vendor Rowley, on jerintendent Maddox instituted a poll Mr. J. White has also been favor- | visiting her parents at Straiton. eC atiet being called up, said he was dispensing of sixth grade pupils. ed with a visit; but he Was not press- Mr. and Mrs. A, C. Keeping are With the publication of another let- |A8 usual, and hadn’t noticed anything Today he announced that of 5376 ing in his invitation to stay and so Spending the week-end in Vancouver. ter this week on church attendance missing from his stocks. He attributes children stioned 40 per cent never " Billy went without leaving any token, and theology we feel that the two the rumor to his competitors, Seon a sheep and 15 per cent, had nev- On another Occasion Billy calmly ESO) sides of the uestion have been very ae ‘er looked upon a big. Twelve child- rancive Ist resses 4 ate walked between the legs of another Inister ‘ 2 fully presented, and for lack of space Abbotsford nfill_ commenced work ‘Ten out of every 100 never had seen resident who ignored his presence Liberal Meeting must curtail this subject and return again Tuesday morning after 2 shut 4& cow 4 whilst within Billy’s firing range, but s : , {the various MLSS. we have received pak of three or four days because of —. * hastened the departure from a post of Abbotsford Liberals me pe eee Von. ithe subject. From our correspon, severe weathor. The management re-| Aunt “Hizzio hea been converted \ vantage with various munitions. re-electing last year’s slate of officer: dence it is a controversia) subject tend-| plenty of orders on hand during a winter month and the colored : — = in toto for the Present year, ing make some of our good people ie eee * e © 2 Parson wanted to baptize her in the Mr. Barrow and Mr. Turgeon were warm under the collar; one nice Chri ] About 25 members of the ton «| river but through fear for her health Mrs. Hannah Taabelle Fraser an-| present and gave short addresses ang |“ atl tinding-thated wl eet da) — eg the convert objected. (Doan? ye Berk 3 lea Ofz tian gentleman nding ne ad) < Club spent an enjoyable evening just . ’ 4 nounces the engagement of her dangh- ten new mem bers were enrolled. t- Pi fo blicati in? 3 : j- | trust in de Lawd? asked the arson, ile Sip scie ¢, | Ne Used in a letter for publication | Tuesday when indoor tennis, vor ipeti- I ter Ina Myrtle to Mr. Leonard Colii- jieers are as follows: President, Cap’ adequate, desiring us to arrange a per- 1 ea and ‘community singing were “Ah sure does, brndder,’’ she an- son, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Collison | Whitchelo, 1st. Vice-president, Angus sonal meeting for him with others’ in- |. ae Lfo. the: enfoguenice NM Swered. ‘‘Ah trosta pintedly in de - * * dulged to ¢ enjoyme: all. iy ‘ of London, England, the murraige to Campbell, 2na, Vice-president, Mrs. terested, where he eould oxphece oie _ ig bee sl: Fillet iran tiawd Mint Aaaia % gwine to fool wid take place on the seventh of Marea, Fraser, Secretary-Treasurer, W. Groat self orally, and ossibly ia other waya Next week’s program will be ay Ive. 49 1923, Assistant-Seeretary, 0. W. Benedict. | Ad F "(up for a regular monthly smoker, | - _—— te ok sae aS —" he snag sis