EUGENE RHIAN, Editor and Proprietor.

VOLUME ne

PONOKA-

PROGRESSIVE PAPER IN A Uite

PONOKA, ALBERTA, FRIDAY. UU bCEMBER 26 1902

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We can give youn STRAIGHT loan on town or farm Low

property. interest.

Terms to suit borrower. When you want a loan call on or write to

J.D. SKINNER,

No shares.

Lacombe.

I \V now ready for business and r Christmas patronage.

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4 ©n Town or Farm Property.

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of all pictures will be ad- y vanced.

WW. J. Milne.

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Silverware.

Was late in arriving for the Christ«

mas Trace. ever.

It will now be so!d Cheaper than

Drop in and sec it.

H. McDERMOTT

HEDIS AEAEARAESSAERREEEED OOREESES SESHEDE

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just received a )arge Shipment of

Our Cream

Baking Powder

with each Packaze of which we are giving a Prize.

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Fancy Stock of Groceries, <—_—"

Another Car Flour Just Arrived. F, E. ALGAR & CO,

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And More Are Coming.

A copy of the Ponoka (Canada) Heratp, at hand, reads like a} South Dakota paper. The local columns are full of Dakota nanis} and the “Dakota School District} school report has such names Cis sel, Olmstead, Davis, Hall, Wing the schools are full of them. Lem Wing, a former resident heré, is

old calf that weighed 860 pouns

KRALD

ThASTVEIG TOWN

chronicled askill ngaseven mont) s|

Geo. Herrick and family are report

quarter of A b rta sol for $1,00)) Phe ened of McGillivray & Herri: dealers in grain, feed, flour anc | salt, is among the business av-| nouncejents, the firm cousistini} fof J. D. MeGillivray and G. Wa | Herrick, late of this county It ‘jooks to us as though a uke

lina would not be at all homesick Hin Ponoka, Madison (S. D.) Out. | look.

| C. P. R. Intentions.

| Mr. Whyte of the C. PR, in-|

i terviewed on Mouday in Winnipeg} bya Free Pross representative, | credited with the following state. ment regardiog the compnaty’s wentions for the comiag year, “The bizuvest construction Ischetme that has been decile upon is a new line that will be} built from a point on the main} line between Yorkton and Prince Albert westerly and northwesterly | tou point on the North Saskatche- | as river inthe vicinity of Buitle-| ford and from there to Wetashiwin| on the Calgary & Edmonton A line will also be coustructed the C. P. R. from a point iChurchbridge toa pout to lheet with the branch to Phe: } Hills”.

School Lands For Sale.

line. | by hear cole anit

Mr. A. L Sifton, in an interview in O tiwasaid the Territorial yov- ernment bad applied to the Do- i minion woverument to arrange for ad extensive sale of school lands lin the territories, The applica-

ofsome of the lands within easy} reach of the railway between Moo- | sominand Mcosejaw, und also on the line of the C. & bk. railway be- ltween Didsbury and Edmon'on,| | Betore the lands are put up they}

ed as wintering on their farm two} miles from town and Lem Wing i reported to lave purchased anothe:

ste sfeate ete stent ateodeoteateote tends efecte-te ofeafeate tects ate afeete tends fe

tion has been arranged to dispose |

will be valued and an upset value} put on them of not less than seven | dollars per acre, The first sal: | will take place early in May. The present is regarded as a good time to place some of the lands for school purposes on the market. — |

C.C). F, Meeting and Elec.ion,

James H. Peterson was initiated into the depths and mystery of | Canadian Forestry Monday night, the meeting being held then in- stead of ‘Tuesday owing to the vil

lage election, ‘The following offi-| cers were elected for the ensuing year,

V.C.R.-L. B. Matusch,

F.S. and Treas,-Eugene Rhian.

R.38.--L. B. Courtright.

Chaplain..-E. M, Hutchinson

Ss. W.--W J. Dewilde.

J. W..-Geo, Horn, | §. B..-John McDougal.

J, B.--Fred Earl,

The regular meeting nights were changed from the second and fourth Tuesdays to the second and fourth Saturdays in each month,

Mayor Myer if You Please.

Another ‘close election has re- sullted in the selection of Cook Myer as overseer of the village for the ensuing year. Considerable interest was aroused in the election by the two opposing parties. J. D, McGillivray and Cook Myer were the two candidates standing for elaction, Sixty five votes were cast of which Mr. Myer received thirty four and Mr, McGillivray thirty one Six lady ratepapers exercised the right of franchise,

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+ Lost! Losi! MONEY LOST!

By not buyiag your Supplies at FAIRLEY’S. vo #& w&

Headquarters for the Best Goods at Lowest Prices.

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We Can-Save~Xou Mog every day in theKees

Follow the Crowds a wont get lost

Carload of Groce to hand Toda?

RAIRLEY?

N. B.—Salt $3.50 per Barrel. Mixed Pickles 65¢ per J

af ifs chs of ofs of af of oh af of ahs of af af

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Hardware..

SPACKR MAN

— Is Leader in—

Shelf and Heavy Hardware.

All kinds of Tin and Galvanized Iron Work on Shortest Notice.

New Line of Coal Stoves and Washing Machines,

Will let them out on trial,

W. H. Spackman.

To all

Merry Christmas {324 o« McClary’s Stoves.

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FEED GRINDING

2=»=m—Done on Short Notice.

We have just added a new Feed Grinder and are now prepared to do all kinds of grinding.

The Ponoka Loewen & Co

Saw Mill. wens

: Pa sponta Local and General

EUGENE RHIAN, Proprietor. Al bil s rendered the Ist of the month,

Subscription $1.00 in advance.

readers.

——— Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Alt communnications intended for Wednesday to spend Christmas at pub ication in the current issue shou dl Okotoks. ceach this office the preceding Tues- sth day. Correspondence from surround: | iag country earnest y solicited, Ad- vertising rates on app ication.

The old year is drawing its last breaths. achievements of 1902, greater by 1903.

but even

DIRECTORY.

Village. Next week the Heratp will en- deavor to give a brief account of the improvements made in Ponoka during the twelvemonth just

closing.

Overseer W. R. Courtright, Secretary -Eugene Rhian. School Board — Cook Myer, Chairman, A. L. Bail F. M, Lee. ; , ‘ J. A. Dalton was déwn from Ed- School Treasurer—W, R. Courtright.| monton to use his right of fran- Ponoka Postofiice. chise at the village election Tues- — day night, as also was Peter Iver. Mails going south close at 10:40a, m, pes from Millet " “north " " — 2:20p. m.] ° “ , Money order issued to all parts o1 A Canada and the United States, Postai : Notes payable at any office in Canada e@ Office hours from ‘8 a.m. to7 p.m. . K, ALGAR, P, M

C. & E. ‘Time Table.

letter from Wim states that their colony will hope to be ready to start for Ponoka in afew weeks. They have three} sections of land in the Blindman| settlement,

One of the Mmall children of A. 14:50 p. m.) A, Hare was@juite ill the first of Oba sweek and required the atten- dance ~of—* nhysici ian. We are glad to note the littie wwe is now! rapidly convalescing.

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KHON Ber srives at Ponoka it leaves Calgary at

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a ° 11:1l0a.u eon at 7:00 a. m. € : : ally except Sunday. The annual school meeting will be held in) the school house on ‘e CHES. —_| Monday, Dee 29, at 2TAN. Services at} Will occur the election ofa trustee id 7:30 p. m. alterna-| for the ensuing year, |’. M, Lee Sabbath echoolat)is the retiring member of the

00 a. in. and at 7:00| | Wednesday for Edmonton he hav- P- every Sunday. Sun |ing secured a school at day school's mua. m. Prayer'wect| the ensuing year, Miss Mills, ing 8:00 p. mn. ov Friday evenings.| Agsiniboia has the ¢

4 1, invite ‘ The public » osigh 3 hd a Pastor, | for the following year, j j

— A. D. Carter, five miles west of| SURCH OF ENGLAND. Ser | the village is disposing of his pro dhol Eda asad perty by auction Jan, 5, W. D,} betta thy Piteairn will ery the sale. Mr. N CATHOLIC. Ser | Carter expects to spend a short in the school house at 10:30) time investigating in Oreson and Sunday in each month.

| Idaho, mH SSTON AL.

A first SRT BE. SAGE

class program is being

which will be given in the sehool hall New Year's Eve under the UNDERTAKER. auspices of — the Presbyterian Full stock of Coffins and Caskets, church. Refreshments, Adinis.

Everybody come and

ision We, PONOKA ALBERTA | have a good time.

Ponoka and district shovl | take

some steps toward selecting a dele

yf NGUS A, DRINNAN PHYSIGIAN & SURGEON.

Officeover McKinnell’s Drug Store, 5O per cent extra for night calls,

PONOKA ALBER?! A,

FPRATHERIN AL. (3 ANADTAN ORDER of FOR-} John Owens, Kinard Te Jones:

esters. Meets on tho Second at and Peter J. Evans, of Ip whe Ss. Fourth Toosdays of ene uionth > rf) 8:00 pon, A cordial invitation te ae visiting members, WILLIAM M. Jones; KUGENE RUAN, Chief Ranger, RS. & £8,

4 O T, M. | 17. Al Siv Kuights woo on strangers in the ville witlin froternal assistance, WN, Trimein. Goin. Kuaexe Ritiayx, F A&R, K,

} roads” dele ihe to Ottawa,, A

I special railway rate will be grant. ef anithe expense will be lisht. | Let ustake action and do our par toward securing the vuoi: needed appropriation tor good roads,

were among the lau seekers

there the past week. That (hey are

amoug the good sturdy farnrers we jure pleased to have locate a pilin Ponoka Tent No.) us. They have suceeedéd . ingin Sonth Dakota, so tere is

no doabt they will suecve | hose |

| Mouday was a very raw and ‘dis- agreeable day for a public ante,

lv piven

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soosesooooooooooooosoooooo, [ii the muction of J. 8, attended, Fair prices sore y waliz. | ed for the gx

WwW. D. PITCAIRN “Sabor operobe. v fsold quite cheap ‘The Conveyance, the thiee lorses weot at B51, 845 4 oO 4

Notary Public, brug ght from $25 to Hu each. and] » Auctioneer. hand $25 respectively. — ‘The pe

«a { Naturalization Pape.s eoods efile sale amounted togo2 inclading Regisiatioa

| $2.00.

_ Money to Loan on in PYPOVET Twi aid far be PrOpPerty. xx Tipe past méuth now

} Our who have taken delight in’ cenbur- | Alberta weather during the “Taugh on lother side of their mouth”

@ NO Dolay. Terms Reasonable Cully fA AVENUL, } Ponoka « é d wetther down there no i * « WMywerta, . lof the climate of that sinte. OO00¢0! COSCO NDC OOODOOOCCCD -vow is from twelvs a ON 8 te AOUN CL RA PIEBUN,, |

jarpenter..

AND

: , Builder.

prevails and with the

rh overing round the

but pleasant winter weather, SSoft heoal is $9.50 a ton, not be had atv any price Building | Splendid dry

aml the wood | we “have in abundance is a thing unknown there, Sevérel of Gur “Outen pos raries down there have taken occa. lsion to cOnviuce their readers thit |we wera frozen

fldress me vt | F . quite the reverse is tre now,

Will eoutimat fey Goh plete or work hy day.

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A Happy New New’ Year to all our| Urauhart:

Algar left! years.

ka last week with a load of sheep. Great have been the| Lacombe last Friday on business. combe in the near future. Ponoka would accomodate this locali ty better. Carver is quite sick, Ponoka during the cold snap to get a tooth pulled and caught # bad cold. outtit in bis yard for a week but has hot got any threshing done up to the presence writing.

Simons | weather.

C. P. R. land nea Tail Creek for $4 per acre,

it is impossible to get the itews to the HERALD on time, 80 Livy | late,

wt Correspondence.

Frank Zulke came home two weeks ago, He has been gone for seven

Chester Henry made a trip to Pono- Mr. and Mre. Fred Harris went to

There is talk of & creamery at La One at

We are sorry to note that Mrs, She went to

G, A. Meadows has had a threshing

Eggs ave scarce because of the cold

Mrs, Johuson bought 4 section of

Asour mail comes out Tuesday end yoes back Wednesday to Lacombe

re wa week

Mr, and Mrs, 8S. Johnsen starved

Thursdty, Dee. 11, on a visit to their

Soa howe in

which time} ¢

| nonths,

an Endeavor at 8:00) poo rd It commenced to get cold Saturday, evenings. All cord- ‘ | It got colder Sunday. It got blamed pA. Mair, Pastor. R.P. Dawson who has been} cold Monday and today, Tuesday, |

ae HURCH. teaching the Concord school left | it is—well, it is cold. |

Star for | went to Ponoka Saturday to find out

OF | if Santa Claus was likely to come to ‘oncor | school} this part of the country Christmas.

| suffer ing from a severe cold he endea | vors to keep his appointments.

Le cetains his laud here. | | outside news is scarce,

prepared for the entertsinment|

Ontario, which they have not visited for over twenty years. Mr. Johnson's father is still alive ale though over ninety years of age. They expect to be gone two or three

Mrs. Eugene Herrick and son Eddie

They se that he is coming,

Rev. W. Johnson stayed Sunday | night at hig home of Mr, and Mrs, Eugene Herrick. Although he is}

It keepsone busy this weather doing chores and cutting wood, therefore

Dr. B. Meacows of Ontario, who

hasbeen visiting his brother, G, A. | Meadows for some time, says it is too}

cold for bim and as soon as it’ warms up again he is going to pack his grip

Meals at All Hours...

..Room for 2 Teams.

Passengers Between Ponoka. and Fairy Bank every Tuesday and

Frieay, 50c.

‘ READ THE PRICES: Shorts $1.00, Wheat Chops $1.10, Bran ec, Flour accord nly. These are prices at Ponoki Hf wanted at store add costof hauling. Lalso have some Dry Goods that must go at these prices— Mole skin pants 9c ond 81; Tweed pants $1.25.

Snits 84.75, . .HARL BROS.

LG. Armstrong & Co.

BANKERS.

A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANBACTED., FARW LOANS AND INSURANCE, eas Lae

PONOKA, ay Ay ROP HENRY HERTZ...

DEALER IN

Wholesale =:= Liquors. Qo en +

A Fine Line of Liquors at whoiorale. *Clgar Cigarettes, etc. at Retail.

die 2) IN| ec ee

ALBERTA.

fobacco,

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Special attention to commercial trade, Rates $. to #2 perday,

2 THE.

and go back home. Don't be discour

jaged Dov we'll have lots of nice weath

eryet. This rather late but we hope you

| willhave a Merry Cbristmmas and a

| gate from he re togo with the “wood |

Welehmen is tosay that they are!

fart | Woetaskiyyin

;

friewts in South Dakote|

the | some time or other in bis business The| met with aman who “takes “ee ‘typidul) papers'than be éan tend? The | was iu Corwith -this™yeeek. to eighteén | wiped bis nose om the awing oie finches deep: a cold yy st vig 25.cents for un almanag, ott mercury jorke of ten cent soap f 20-beldw | dollar, put a niegel in the oy a jmark they are enjoying anything} the depot an! kicked” because ne

hard coal js

up up here but}

Happy New Year,

/sker:

A party of young people of this place took advantage of the fine sleighing and drove over to Martin Ember tson's,

A. M, McCauley closed avery suc- cessful term of school in the “Fair school district last Duesduy,

Don't forget the New Year's dance in the hall on Jat. Ist.

John and Olof Krefting and Ole Kraft patronized the grist mill at las! week, Ponoka is losing lots of trade just because they have not got a good grist mill,

Mr. Lydin is busy hauling logs now for a new house which he intends to

Bear's build this winter on his place on, the person al property was oot largely | other side of, Red Deer loke.

George Askey is tiving with “Blak-

yds, thous hi the Stdek ke ‘n” in his new house on his home- COWS | stead,- %

T. Wettre butchered a very nice heifer last week which dressed +773 _| pounds.

Yes, He’s in Ponoka too,

Byery: newspaper man +has at

train did) not Tomestiately appears watched the watch signiu*frontof Devit's jewelry store” fdr thi

: tae . * ! minutes waiting for it 16 bid

and still he takes 3 more papegs than he can read. « Wethink thathe even so.-Corwi art he ) Hustler.

A good Singer sewing machine

(for sale at this office,

sf asf asec a sflks BE off oesfe ost ont a Pe cee oh. a Biot 6 aac al

ROYAL HOTEL

ANDERSON & DEA,

roprictors,

The bar is stocked with the choicest liquors an | cigars The cuisine is equal to the leading hote!s in Albert»,

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OOOO SOOSDOASSS2®DOSOVOTSOOOO? © r) ‘ g1.00 per Day. 83.50 per Week. @

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ADOLPH SHARY, h Proprictor, ® Tho Po a a pular Stopping ) (9 4 = | @ Place for Landseokers, B ONOL A, Alfa. | oe esos OLB 2; See 6896.01) 93.0090 = : Se

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Motritifertrterteteetetetert ag a virsierie fete nterterteete tendo STARKEY & CO, —<<>-

Guarantc3 their work In all lines of...

General Blacksin ithing

Best Equippod Shop inthe village. | Years of ‘Experience in our Line

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Pioneer WG“ PRAYING Barn; ie IS DONE. ;

W. M. JONES, Prop.

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Special attention to cave of FAR MEETS) TEAMS,

Promptness - always - our - Specialty

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Pub ished at Ponoka, Alberta, every Friday morning. |

EUGENE RHIAN, Proprietor.

Al bils rendered the Ist of the ‘month,

{ Local and General ;

A Happy New Year to all our readers

Mr. and Mrs. (. D. Algar left Wednesday to spend Christmas at Okotoks,

The old year is drawing its last breaths. Great have been the achievements of 1902, but even greater by 1903.

Next week the Heratp will en- deavor to give a brief account of} the improvements made in Ponoka during the twelvemonth just closing.

J. A. Dalton was down from Ed-} monton to use his right of fran- chise at the village election Tues- day night, as also was Peter Iver

Mails oleh By Re a at ris al son from Millet.

Money order issued to all parts of A Canada and the United States, Postai Notes payable at any office in Canada

e@ Office hours from ‘8 a.m.to7 p. m. Kk. ALGAR, P, M.

C. & E. ‘Time Table.

Subscription $1.00 in advance.

Alt communnications intended ‘for pub ication in the current issue shou d ceach this office the preceding Tues- day. Correspondence from surround: iag country earnest y solicited, Ad- vertising rates on app ication,

DIRECTORY.

Village.

Oversver. W. R. Courtright, Secretary -Eugene Rhiau, School Board — Cook Myer, Chairman, A. L. Bail, F. M. Lee. School Treasurer—W. KR.

Ponoka Postotiice.

Courtright.

Simons | will hope Ponoka in have three Blindman

letter from Wim states that their colony to be ready to start for afew weeks. They sections of land in the settlement.

One of the Hare was

GOING NORTH

‘hildren of A. | first of}

ssenger nall ’ uite ill the

vives at Ponoka 14:50 p. m. | A,

11:1l0a.u

1 phe at 7:00 a, m. ally except Sunday.

rapidly convalescing.

The annual school meeting will be held in) the school house on Monday, Dee 29, at which will occur the election ofa trustee |for the ensuing year, F. M. Lee

RTAN. Services at} id 7:30 p. m, allerna-

Sabbath school at|is the retiring member of the} n Endeavor at 8:00] pon rd } evenings. All cord- : A. MAIR, Pastor. R.P. Dawson who has been

teaching the Concord school left! Wednesday for Edmonton he hav-| ing secured a school at Star for| the ensuing year, Miss Mills, of Assiniboia has the Concor! school | for the following yeur,

A. D. Carter, five miles west of |

the village is disposing of his pro-| perty by auction Jan. 5. W, D,

Ct CHURCH.

00 a. in. and at 7:00 P- every Sunday, San day schools a.m. Prayer weet ing 8:00 p. In. ov Friday evenings. The public cordially invited

THos. P Perry, Paster.

s1URCH OF ENGLAND. Ser -es held first and third Sunday nonth at 2:00 p. m,

tues Piteairn will ery the sale. 9 Mr.

N GATHOLIC. Ser-| Carter expects to spend a short in the school house at 10:30/ time investigating in Oregon and) Sunday in each month, Idaho, Le setains his lant here. | a HSSION AL. | A first class program is being} jprepared for the entertrinment|

which will be given in the school

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hall New Year's Eve ander the

UNDERTAKER, | AuUSspices of the Pres! yterian

. . . > say ban ‘nites

Full atock of Coffins ahd Caskete. ‘ hure he Refreshments. Admis

jsion 25e, Everybody come and

PONOKA ALBERTA | havea good time.

Ponoka and district should take

yay NGUS A, DRINNAN

some steps toward selecting a dele. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, _| gate from here 10 x0 with the “zoo . roads” Gelewnatio o Ottawe y. Officeover MeKinnell’s Drug Stove, [eee ls | ‘nil aby aN w. i ’ nt ‘ A 5O per cent extra for night calls, | Special ratiway rable wily he yrant SO +S ebanithe expense will be Licht. PONOKA ALBERVA.| Lot ustake action and do. ur par ee toward securing the uiiet: needed ral r al ” a PRATHRINAL. appropriation tor wood sods,

(2 ANADTAN ORDER of FOR-|

7 esters. Meets on tho Second at and Peter Fourth Tuesdays of even uiouth + 1) 8:00) pop, A cordial invitation te + - Visiting members,

John Ow

were ole (here the past week

WILLIAM M. Joni; Welehmen is tosay that they are

KUGENE RULAN, Chief Ranger, | amoug the good sturdy farnrers we RS. & F.S, , : “yi ,

sre pleased to have locate a iongst

1 O T. M,—Ponoka Tent No. | us. They have succeeded si

| 17. AU Sir Kuughts woo or inwin South Dakota, so there is | strangers in the village wiltite! no doabt the iL sucece t hose froternal assistance,

WN, Triaeen Coin,

Vaivpe

HWE Twi did Carn PrOpPerly. om {oO Delay. Terms Reasonable

weathor during the a past ménth now “laugh on the ; ( MA other side of their mouth",, The} 4 . {werther down theren sw» is t v ¢ s e b onan * Wwherta. - of the climate of that sinte, oe

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AVENUE,

The |

from twelve

KA PIOBUN,:

C é < ; \ ; t prevails and with the mercury ‘ Clay fhovering round the — 20. ‘beldtw | \ psn er.. }mark they are enjoying anything 4 AND ‘ but pleasant winter weather, Soft B ld coal is $9.50 a ton, hard coal fs 4, ; rer u1 er. it be had at any price, aml the Qe Sane fi, Coindplet Building | Splendid dry wood we shave ih or work hy day, abundance is a thing nkwows +

there, Sevéra of Bur TOR pos

_|raries down there haye taken occa. }sion to convince their readers that |we wera frozen up up here but ‘quite the reverse is (rie now

eritares FeRsis HED,

‘ Prices Riau: Work GUARANTEED,

Ky peor \ felb oboe dddvess me at

Urquhart:

ago, years,

ka last week with a load of sheep. Lacombe last Friday on business,

combe in Ponoka would accomodate this locali ty better.

Carver is quite sick, Ponoka during the cold snap to get a

tooth pulled and caught # bad cold.

outtit in bis yard for a week but hot got any threshing done up to the “| presence writing.

weather,

|0. PR

and yoes back Wednesday to Lacombe it is impossible to get the itews to the

time)

| nonths,

| It got colder Sunday.

| suffering from a severe cold he endea

| outside news is scarce.

}aged Doe we'll have lots of nice weath ANDERSON & DEA,

‘in the hall on Ja. Ist, (@ farm. | Wetaskiwin

Mouday was a very raw and ‘dis-,

Kuaese Rian, F & RK, agreeable day for n Pablig ante, Sooeedocosoooooscoosoovere henee the auction of J. 3, Ben's } personal property was oot large ly Ww. D. PITCAIRN nite ~nded,. “Bait preecs ve vetlige | “he decheate ed for the goods, thong hi the gtdck isold «quite cheap ~~ The ‘cows Notary Public, brought trom $25 to Ho each. and] Conveyance, \.the thiee horses wert at B51, B45 Auctioneer. and $25 respectively. The peo. Naturalieath . vecds of the sale amounted togo25, incidding Regicatics » $2.00, 9 ¢ Our friew!s tn South Dakots M o loap o ° 2 err gee hey ty baa. on dus who have taken delight in censur-

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W. IBRRICK,

be Correspondence.

Meals at ALL nurs... 7 ..Room for 2 T

Passengers Between P Fairy Bank every Tu Frieay, 50c.

Frank Zulke came home two weeks He has been gone for seven

Chester Henry made a trip to Pono- ‘ALES,

8000-0

Mr. and Mre. Fred Harris went to

heady ‘J There is talk of a creamery at La hs be

the near future, One at H, BOWNESS

note that Mrs, She went to

We are sorry to

Shorts $1.00, Bran 90c,

buf yvrers These ave prices at Ponok Hf wanted T,

cost of hauling. [also have some Dry ee

G, A. Meadows has had a threshing

has these prices—Mole skin pants 9c ond 81;

Suits $4.75, ‘ ot ._BARaa

| Rafah che cfeshesfecpefesfecpactese

ving.

IRepN

Eggs are scarce because of the cold BERT A. to! A

Mrs, Johuson bought 4 section of :

land nea: Tail Creek for $4

IG. Armstrong BANKERS. }

Asour mail comes out Tuesday

LIERALD on time, sotiey ve a week

pt leaves Calgary at Ong sweek and required the atten. | lite. GOING 80UY dance of nhysici Mint, We are Mr. and Mrs, S. Johusun starved ra we P glad to note the lide wwe is now Thursd ty, Dee. 11, on a visit to their) A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANBACTED, (ear it Po

ow bomwe in Ontario, which they FARW LOANS AND have not visited for over twenty years. s as

Mr. Jobnson’s fatheris still alive ale : , . F

though over ninety years of age.| eee wi Pe pa They expect to be gone two or

ALBE It doanenenided to get cold Saturday, eee H EK RY H ERTZ.. .

It got blamed ae Sanibie Tuesday, DEALER IN

Wholesale =:- Liquor

"Cigar robae, 7 oO

three

cold) Monday and it is—well, it is cold.

today,

Mrs. Eugene Herrick and son Eddie went to Ponoka Saturday to find out

if Santa Claus wag likely to come to this part of the country Christmas,

They report that he is coming,

Rev, W. Johnson stayed Sunday night atthe home of Mr, and Mrs, Eugene Herrick. Although he is|

Fine Line of Liquors at whoiocrale.

Cigarettes, etc. at Retail.

PONOKA, - --ALTA § DOI PME PODIOOSONEY

vors to keep his appointments, It keepsone busy this weather doing

chores and cutting wood, therefore

Special attention to commercial trade,

Dr. B. Meacows of Ontario, hasbeen visiting his brother, G. A, Meadows for some time, says it is too | cold for him and as soon as it’ warms up again he is going to pack his grip and go back home. Don't be discour

who} |

THE.»

SROYAL HO &

er yet. Proprietors, This rather late but we hope you willhave a Merry Cbristinas and a

Happy New Year,

The I

mr is stocked with the choicest liquors ‘ The cuisine is equal to the leading he NY]

ay LE LOW W . aker: ae (ae fle C0 fa ffm from fm an fam a W A party of young people of this Ory) 2 a or) ee PMO WOM ONC ) oe oe W place took advantage of the fine 4; sleighing and drove over to Martin ° 1.00 per D ™. .%e PAL ~ ¢ er Day. “aS was ~

Ember tson’s, A. M, McCauley closed avery sue- cessful term of school in thé “Fair” = 4 | En ! schoul district last. Duesday, > NE 7W ALBER A | é Don't forget the ADOLPH SIHARY + SLLAL Py R Proprietor. John aud Olof Krefting and Ole} (® on for Kraft patronized the grist mill ath © ; ‘ i The Popular Stopping ) ,) Sy PPeeved ladl., reek, - Ponoka tt 4 Place for Landseokers. t ( 1) ¢ ) l “| a ) wc

losing lots of trade just because they ev ure

have not got a good grist mill, their

Mr, Lyin is busy hauling logs now } Geese S GOLLCLLLLGOOL L242 eo! emed EEE ies

a a] “i i, for a new house which he intends to oe i!

bi this winter min piace on, the] fenton reer eetesert ae oe Seventy: STARKEY 2 CO, m= [at

George Askew is fiving with ‘Blak- ae You | stead,. , 2

ken” in his new house on his home- ordi T. Wettre butchered Heal naa. one wary hig

New Year's dance

a very hice

heifer last wevk which dressed 778 | pounds, ’ —— General Blacksinét re

Yes, He’s in Ponoka too, ¢

| Every Aéwepaper man. shai at Best Equippod Shopinthe village. 0%

| some apne or other tn his bisiness . Years of Experience in

met with aman who “takes more % " ni ; AER

papers than be éan. read”? ie a ee oe Ns bY

was iu Corwith paleeaen : psi —

wiped bis nose cm the aw x SBOOODS ;

25-cents for an almanag, Trl ; . v¢ io / ero ‘ PMR doot

jorke of ten cent soap: forchalf a ‘ hee

dollar, put a niekel in the slop cate |? og ‘eg

{the depot an! kicked” becanse:,a 1oneer WG“ ryt

train did not fome:tiately appear; = , a Cut 250.

watched the wateb signi front Barn; \ ZN i

Devit’s jewelry store” fer thirt M. + = .

minutes waiting for it 16 atrike, W. SONE S; Prop (a

and still be take 3. more papers | 9 |

than he can read. « We think thaths | even so.-Corwith (Minn .) Hustler.

¢. P, R. LAND GUIDE.

Special attention to care of KAR Y

Promptness - always - our -

PDD DOOPOOS ORAS

A goo! Singer sewing machine!

for sule at this office

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