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5TRICTSwill revolt, but unhappily in ourmidst the above conditions exist.They have become hopeless and with the true Indian fatalism havebe-un-lil-ntslbt ■ the newly organized auxiliary to lar, the Legion. At the time of writing all preparations are well in hand to ensure a good time for all those who intend to be present.toke,aceasTHREE LAKESet.rn-wotheip-?U-m-ht.re-I refer to the Indians who are I bowed to the inevitable and saywards of the Dominion Government and are supposed to receive at least sufficient that they not knowThebe l it all yn ith ses ?eset-msasireinaybea.satgeceIdn-utinaserntwceerDtrestJIM CREEKsrirley;ot-hggnoi-l-eve(By The Gazette’s Correspondent)Jim Creek May 1.—We havebeen having continuous showers of hail and snow everyday during the past week.The snow has gone in the open now but there is some left in the bush yet.Considering all the snow we had last winter it dried up quickly.The farmers around here will soon be able to start spring work.Ed. Livingstone has moved his house and is building a barn. Are you going to start farming, Ed?Reta Christopherson is employed at Lovlins for awhile.Russel Christopherson visited Walter Christopherson on Sunday.EUREKA RIVERntVtee(By The Gazettes Correaponden11Eureka River April 29.—The first wheels on the road this spring was George Childs going to Hines Creek on the 22nd of April.The slow starving of a class of people is something from which the minds of ordinary individualMOSE CARRIVOUB1f1rr****An old timer in Swan River Valley, Mose Carrivou, a middle aged bachelor who dropped dead at breakfast recently, had been in continuous residence there since March, 1913.Mr. Carrivou came into the country oneyear before the railway when also came among others Jim Grongo, Bill Ashley, the Kerle family. A. Craddock, A. Whitman, Jack Killeen and the late Chas. Burchardt.Mr. Carrivou homesteaded a few miles north of Kinuso which was his home.!i s11 z z5 :I iZ 3I I1 I5 Z2 2z *mm «•X z2 2e 2x zza(By The GaEette’s Correspondent)Grimshaw, April 30.—Visitors have appeared in the district recently, either looking for lost persons or lost property. There are many who wish the investigators the best of luck.The concert put on by the school for the Cancer Fund was a great success. The debate by Eski Le Vini and Christino Romanco vs Virginia Mourry and Alec Romanco was real interesting, the former two getting the award. The singing of the Chorus by tha school||fshowed a great improvement over the singing at Christmas and it is believed that they will make a good showing in any school competition. Our teacher, Mr. Warren is to be congratulated on the work he is doing for the cancer fund. 'Someone has asked for a prescription for “Worry”. Here it is,and as we all seem more or less to be suffering from the complaint, we trust those enquiring will benefit. You are either well or ill; if you are well there’s no need to worry. If you are ill you are either going to get better or die.If you get better there's no need to worry; if you die you either go to heaven or the other place. If you go to heaven there's no need to worry, and if you go to the other place you’ll be so busy shaking hands with old friends that you won't have time to worry, so that’s that.We are glad to see Mr. and Mrs. Herbert and son back home again after having spent some time at the coast. They report that conditions in and around Vancouver are not very bright.- Mrs. Gordon Herbert, Mr. Jock McKie and T. Smart were the -judges appointed for the debate held at the school concert.Heres wishing everybody success with their seeding operations and rlt;silts that will make them all smile.maythe pangs of hunger, following is the individual ration to each Indian per month-24 lbs flour, 5 lbs bacon, £ lb tea, 1 lb baking powder, to do for four months. How in the name of all that is pitiable and sad can a person live on the above? In the Clear Hills Reserve are at least two old women who have to depend entirely on the rations fortheir food.if the White Fathers at Ottawa have decreed starvation for themwell so be it! The Chief of the Reserve is 70 years of age also his wife is aged and they are not units on the labor market any more but they are bound down by red tape and are looking forward to nothing more hopeful than starvation. It is true that this damnable state of affairs should cease. The people who know the conditions are up in arms and something drastic will be done before long to draw attention to this monstrous wrong.nninilUllinmimiritlTTTI'l..................................n.,miminniliniimininum.m ••Mtim'tMIIIHiWllltMMIMt* MMM.IM.MMMMMIi.UMMM.MtMMMIM.UMM.M.MI.UIMM.M.......III.iX SAlways a Supply of Fresh Bread, Buns, Cakes and Pastry.I I£ £E. QUINN9ProprietorPhone 84Peace River: mum...................... .....in.........................in............. ^•.MMIIIH.IMU.m.......I........U.,....U...II...U.I...mUI»I..M.U.M...I..U..........HI......Ml...................................1.1..........M.M..H .1................Illl. M..MM...... . Ml. If If •••••TO THE FARMERS OF THE PEACE RIVER DISTRICTI am here to se ve you in all classes ofCOLLAR AND HARNESS REPAIRSYou will save money by having your harness properly repaired at my prices.Give me your custom and prove it.C. C. PassmoreOld Land Office BuildingPeace RiverIs AlwaysAppreciatedWhen YouLBERTBEERThe Proud Products of MasterDraught or Bottled At All Good HotelsBy the Case from Our WarehousesPhoneAgenla for the Brewing Industry of Alberta
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Peace River Northern Gazette
Peace River, Alberta, CA
Fri, May 10, 1935
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