ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS ° Lumber is Lumber is adaptable of building materials, is the lowest in price. Well built preferred, and rightly so, because it is the most purpose to which it is to be used, it permits of any building plan, it has many sanitation and durability lumber houses have been known to stand well preserved for generations, and with the diminishing of timber | stands, more attention is being given every day to careful con- Abbotsford The Misses Annie, Eva and Patty Peers and Mr. T- Nathaniey spent the holidays with Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Peers, of Poplar. Mrs. H. Owen, with her two children, visited her mother at Cultus Lake during the holidays, A number from Abbotsford metored to Ladner on Thursday evening to see “HH. M. 8. Pinafore’? put on by Lad- ner amateurs. Mr. and Mrs. A. Sutherland of Van- couver were the” guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. C. Wallace. Mrs. Joe Trethewey returned home from England'on Sunday, after enjoy- Preferred Tt is quickly prepared for the advantages, and it La er House-Cleaning Necessities Classic Laundry Soap, Abars - 25c Classic Cleanser, 3 for - - (Cleans & Scours, Sweetens Eureka Bleach, per bottle _- —Try it on coffee and fruit 25c | & Purifies) 20c stains struction that tends to permanency. ing an extended holiday there. returned from Alice J. Trethewey Arm on Sunday. . Pendray’s Water Glass - - 25c » —Preserves 12 to 15 doz. Eggs MATSQUI The dance given by the Baseball Club on Friday evening was marked by a good attendance, in spite of the disagreeable weather. The hall was attractively decorated with streamers of blue and white, and an ice cream booth and check-room was set up for the occasion, Word has been received of the death of ©. A. Carlson of Matsqui, who left for Spokane some time ago, and later proceeding to relatives in the East, Mr. Carlson had not been in good health for some time previous to his death. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Werner and daughter of Vaneouver motored out and spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Mansfield, Mrs. Miller, a well-known evangelist of Seattle is conducting services in the Methodist church every evening of The new transfer firm of Boyce and Winton start business with a ABBOTSFORD LUMBER, MINING and DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. equipment which includes one 2%4-ton ssauasesamasesaseszsesesasasssesasa Before You Go Home--- Let us serve you and your com- pany with a nice hot drink or a soda. Or replenish your tobacco supply. We have some swell cho~ colates--try. them Ice Cream all year ’round, The Arbor Tee Zream Parlor and “Tea Room J. EK. FRASER, Prop. AIRBRUSH PAINTERS : the better way to have all your large-surface work done. Wait until spring for Enman & Cummings truck and two light trucks. The busi- ness of the late J. Cottrill has been purchased with all ip t and E. J. Boyce will reside in the premises to be available for every call. Mrs. Insley ig spending a holiday in Seattle and Portland. * CLAYBUR W. A. W THE HOME OF GOOD THINGS TO BAT ° \ ‘PHONE ATT! 67 this week, Ole Olson spent a few days of last week in Vancouver. c- The Lutheran Ladies Aid will hold a sale on the evening of Saturday, May 2. Mr, and Mrs. H. Snethun spent a Mr. and Mrs. W. Floyd and son Ralph of Vancouver visited/Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Gray at the week-end A special meeting of the Abbotsford Property Owners’ Association will be held in the Alexandra Rooms to-night (Thursday) at 8 p. m., to discuss the purchasing of a fire-fighting apparatus with the Village Commissioners. M. Sherwood who recently arrived fro mAlberta, has joined the local band Clayburn Products Have Prestige Over a wide market Clayburn Brick, Tile, Sewer Pipe and and purchased a new instrument. other Clay products enjoy a Miss Julia Kask has returned to reputation for quality. Modern Vancouver. business rightly | insists upon absolute reliability in building materials, and have proven local products to withstand all severe tests. ‘‘Clayburn’? brick is a standard of quality, Mrs, Marion is taking charge of the Insley Cafe during Mrs. Insley’s absence, ‘ Mrs, Elmer Campbell and son and daughter of Bellingham visited rel- atives in Abbotsford last week. The Misses Gladys and Annie Ar- chibald, Donald Archibald, Ford Camp- bell and Ross Fraser of North Van- couver were the week-end guests of Highest grade Bricks, Tile, Drain Sewer Pipe, Etc. Etc, r an —its real after day repairs, eraged 63 Placements We Sell THE STAR CAR ECAUSE— Tt will out-run, Out-sell and Out-last y Light Car Built a economy shows up in day service, with no cost fo Thirty thousand Star owners on the Pacifie Coast reports only ay- cents for mechanical re- over a period of one year. ABBOTSFORD Motors G. T, MAHOOD, Proprietor SERS Bs) Phone 62 Mrs, Upham and Mr. B, Gladwin Englishmen everywhere can hark back to the good. old smoking concert days when ‘‘beer was beer’’ and the entertai was of dary in- terest. One of these blue smoke treats is offered in the Alexandra hall tonight by the loca] ‘‘Vets,’? and in common parlance it should be.a humdinger. To-day is the anniversary of Saint Clayburn Co., Limited CLAYBURN, B.O. George, and Irish,.. Seots, Canadians, A or any other race are cord- BUNGALOWS SCHOOLS | STORES MORTUARIES ially invited to share in the celebration. ‘*Refreshments’’ will be provided. 4 On Wednesday evening in the Or- COTTAGES ange hall members of the L. O. L. The Mills Store For the BEST of your HOUSEHOLD NEEDS Ou Quality Groceries, Well Chosen Standard Canned Pears, per can2Oc \ Broken Orange Pekoe Tea pound 80c For a Few Days r Special Tea, per pound 70¢ Dry Goods, Strong Boots, Shoes and Rubbers . ‘Mrs, H. Beatty, yho leave on Sunday P. B. and L. SNASHALL, Prop. next to make their home at Alert Bay, where Mr, Beatty has accepted employ- ment,as donkey engineer. During the’ evening Mr. and Mrs. tendered a farewell party to Mr. and HOSPITALS / Sinclair Gets Judgmen‘ The Store of : ity Merchandise few days of this week visiting relatives in Everétt. Ole Thompson motored to Bellingham on Sunday and spent the days with friends. - Mrs. Ole Sorenson and children spent a few days of last week with friends in New Westminster. The News welcomes into the local publishing field the ‘Community Church Bulletin’’ of Kilgard and Strai- ton, an ambitious community folder, issued by Mr. 8. A. Good of Kilgard. Something for every taste is to be found in the first issue, which although a church organ contains spicy items, beauty hints, a cartoon, poetry, pansy cultivation and topical items. Good stuff, Editor Good! A Package Sale will be held at Matsqui Methodist Church, Saturday, May 9th, 1925, Any- one wishing to contribute to same may send donations to 17-p MRS. G. 0. HOUGEN, Matsqul. M S I For your and at all times is one of the largest an@ Most complete .stocks .of .Groceries, Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Attire Footwear, Hardware, Dry Goods and General Store stocks in the district. **No, we don’t have any’’ is seldom the answer in Hurum’s Store. The ta the department of anthro BARNS ‘ ee YOU SAVE MONEY GET A BETTER JOB WHEN YOU ENGAGE AN EXPERIENCED BUILDER SILOS NELS OLUND GENERAL CONTRACTOR MT. LEHMAN. Che Bungalow | Garage j Guessing is Expensive-- to the Car Owner We*don’t ‘‘guess’’ at the reason of that knock, short-circuit, or other fault in your car, we ‘‘know’? before we start in to fix it. Charges usually being on the per-hour basis this is of considerable importance to the car- owner. And our work is always done thoroughly and conscientiously, Olls, Greases, Gasoline, Accessories GREGORY TIRES MATSQUI'S MODERN: GARAGE Beatty, on behalf of their lodge associ- pology for permission to excavate un- In a jud t handed down Ias ‘der the post offi, One American ates, were presented with a fork and spoon for the baby. A pleasant evening was whist and dancing. suitably engraved, ‘9nd a silver knife. spent in week, $35,000 was awarded to F.? |cnthusiast offered t& advance $10,000 peas evil engineer, by Mr. Tuattic: for the privilege, and to divide his Morrison, as remuneration for his plait, finds equally with the government. which were used in the Sumas reclamSt E S 5 tion project, h, The treasure hunters who petition The court finds that in accepting 2S | Dr. Gamio tor exeayating concessions, post on the engineering ‘staff plaintii'?|are doubtless “inspired by a letter did ne aaa i cae for ba! y| written by Cortez himself to the king ment for his plans if they were usec eee te hair ap that the an aE been efficiently rete DES iets uae beroree tue effectively reclaimed, and that the re, : clamation was effected by the plaintiff’, | vibes the plunder. ismal Night,” in which the conqueror ¢ After enumefat- | Prices are always reasonable for the jfigh-grade goods sold, That i» the SERVICE I offer you—Quality Goeds | at Reasonable Prices | | H. HURUM |GENERAL MERCHANT MATSQUE TEAM WORK To.do your team work, I'll engage, ; By hour, or day, or week, {When once my service you have tried No other will you seek. New Westminster, Langley Prairie, Aldergrove, Murrayville, Lynden and Abbotsford plans. amount due him. The only question was thc) 1 The judgment disposes of the Land ing the s and slicets of gold, the; DUNCAN MacNEILL, silver, feather-work and the stones, Kennedy House, Boundary Rd. Abbotsford and other things of value allotted to/ Leaves Abbotsford Daily 8 A.M. SUNDAY— Leaves Abbotsford 5.30 P.M. and 6.45 P.M. Baked mashed potatoes are a fine variation and use up cold ones that might otherwise be wasted. Stir two tablespoons-of melted butter into two sups of cold mashed potatoes, -add two eggs that have been beaten well, then add one cup Pacifi Milk, Bake in a greased pudding dish in a quick oven unti] brown, “This is surprisingly good. We have tried it many times, : Pacific Milk Head Office: Vancouver, B.O, Factories at Ladner and Abbotsford Grass Seeds - Wehave pat Bulk Seeds Highest Quality Vegetable Seeds Direct at New Westminster LEAVES NEW WESTMINSTER— for Abbotsford, 6.45 A.M., 1-45 P.M. 5.45 P.M. Leaves New Westminster 10 A.M. Connecting with B.C, Rapid Transit G. L. HAMRE > Owner Through Tickets Stage leaves Sumas for Bellingham daily at 850 g.m,, 11,90, 2,90 p.m., 5.45 and Leaves Belling: ham at 7.30 a,m.,-1.00 p.m., 4.00 sand 6.00, On Sunday at 8.80 aim., 1.00 p on Sunday 6.30 p.m m., 5.00 and 10,30. with #H ravel to Bellingham, Everson, Everett and Seattle by AUTO STAGE The Pavement Route Direct Connections Settlement Board’s plea that under the| Sinclair plan the dyke had been built Your Sacred Majesty,” he adds in on quicksand, by the evidence of Hon.! : comment: “These, ——_+-2+—___ ’ ~ Deaths from cancer in 1924 have in-, creased seven per cent., in the State of Washington over the figures for 1923, ~ according to reports just completed by) the vital statistics bureau of the state- deparment of health. One thousand, ‘three hundred and eighty-six died from, the disease in 1924 as against 1293 in 1923. Of this number, the disease has’ been fata] to more women than to men!- the world possess such treasure.” Appeals For Justice For France Premier World Real Countenance of {f Nation + +2 ___ of . The safe in the office of the Chil,,| Premier Herriot liwack Producers’ Bxchange, located iy. Anglo-American Pr the B, 0. B. R. freight department, wa | members and delivered blown last week by thugs, ard abot* \ pejtorating engagements subscribed. $150 in cash, and a number of orders} and cheques taken. Entrance was oa, Herriot Wants to Tell q recently met thé sociation eae Mr. Barrow himself. besides their value, are Y. ’ _ Costs are given in favor of the plain- such, and so marvellous, that for the ou won t be tiff. */sake of their novelty and strangeness, bd e they haye no price, nor is it evn WDisappointed that all the princes ever heard of in with a mea] at the Insley Cafe. A restauranteur of long experience and valley-wide reputation, the proprietress offers .patrons a ciisine and table service unexcelled. Farmers and the travelling public specially catered to. “*A substantial meal—good whole- some food, well cooked’? At the Insley Cafe . PAULINE M, F. INSLEY Phone Abbotsford 42¥ Li eta jus" | 2S gained by forcing the Yale lock at the front entrance, and the inside office door forced. The method and results tend to the belief that the job was done by the same party or parties who » ANNOUNCEMENT trains Sumas to Seattle, $4.25; Return $6.65 Sumas to Everett $3.65; Return $5.25 Sumas to Bellingham $1.25; Return $2. From Bellingham South over the Pa- cific Northwest Traction Co., line. J. C. HESSELGRAVE, Sumas Sumas Phone X228—X421 Onion Sets the Stock Abbotsford branch - Brackman & Ker Milling Company, Ltd. It’s Cheaper to buy. THE BEST MARKET F. Marshall, local mgr, Phone 7 wrecked the safe in Pearson Bros. store about a year ago, when what is known to the fraternity as ‘‘soup’’ was used. —_——_+++-___. Prince Edward Island interests have purchased Budleigh Grange and 2% acres of land in Surrey, and intend to utilize the property for fox farming purposes. —__+-+—_—_ Bellingham Tulip Festival boosters to the number of about 25 were in Sumas on Saturday. After luncli, a motor caravan was organized and o tour of tributary towns made. wrest Mrs. J, M. Charitler, 62, one of Mission’s oldest citizens, died last week at the family residence after a long illness. Her husband is a well-known C. P. R. employee, aS ee Mr. and Mrs. ©. Hendrickson of Sumas motored to Silver Lake on Wed- f and spent the day fishing. having caught the fall limit, ——— The fifth anniversary of the Com- munity Church at Kilgard will be com- memorated this week when a box socinl will be held on Friday evening and special church services will be held on For convenience of those need- ing attention an EYESIGHT SPECIALIST ABBOTSFORD EVERY TUESDAY in Mrs, Thornthwaite’s “*Alexandra’’ Hours 9 a.m, till 6 p.m. BROKEN LENSES duplicated ACCURATELY and PROMPTLY from the smallest pieces WM. H. FRANCKS R. O. Sunday.