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To the average liktatener, a tjp
"'West" for the first time is .a unique
experience. Travelling •on the main
line of the C,P,R., along the rocky
chore of 'Lake Superior, and on to
the wooded areas of WesternOntario
and Eastern 41,anitolm, one is ink;
pressed d rugged nbean=
ged
g
li
ty df the country.
Through Manitoba abort stretches
of prairie between bluffs or "islands"
of beach or forest give variety to the
;landscape. For, in fact, Manitoba'
annet be called a prairie province in
he truest sense of the word. In the
4outh are the Turtle Mountains, a
yooded plateau Interspersed -with
any pretty lakes, rinning along the
International boundary between Mani-
toba and ,Dakota. Through this rune
the C. to C. (Canada to Canal) High-
way, and lobated on. this boundary is
the famous 'Tease Grardeln," which
was choeen for being the central point.
of the Continent; '
oing liorth `towards Br4,4,, 4u, • wo
case' over the Trandoi• ,Hill ' and
60 odi1 miles• north of the "VVIleat
City" we reach the lovely Riding
'l)louu z4.in, a larger ares. ol; 'wooded
ltiils;Jwith mostly evergreen •ttrees, and
Many r
?n try p etty lakes. .Thelargest of
these, Clear Lake, is now a famous
summer resort in the IB,.''M. National
Park. Proceeding still •further nert'b,
we pass through the pretty town of
Dauphin, with its fine tourist camp, a
few miles west of Lake Dauphin.
Similar areas further north are
Duck Mountain and Porcupine Hills,
densely wooded, with many lakes.
So .much for Manitoba, in which
province we .seem never to be out Of
sight of trees. But when we come on
through the great wheat province of
Saskatchewan, we are travelling ov-
er rather monotonous country, lev-
el or gently undulating. For this is
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e Kttia ; .'40i'0>r'?le" o a >; elseri a t'fP
a ` h9trt .:IO yteatO ego WtQ 1, travel],
west 'hy 'OK. made of trav
ghee oi►i3 a'lietter iSl�a.,at co>atdi'tto
fiiris 'vas perhaps the dirt t xear
Many Tears' -.-,•a really had year
the Weetern %Mers ' Pty elev
tors; dried-utp ,'elaugli>iland' stream
great disappointments in one of t
WOO of several: •bad yearn broug
despair to many, western people,
In coriversatioaat with a. Hilron Co
ty man, who was passling throug
Manitoba .atter a trip to High Rive
I wase rather surprised• to hear h
say: "t would not give "a thousan
'dollars 'for . 'the whole of Saskatch
wan and Alberta!" I did venture th
remark that I had seen magnificien
crops in both provinces; bat he ha
seen the .country at its worst, an
unfortunately was convinced that
was no good. And he was too pe
simistie over its future. Any explan
tion or argument on my part ivaul
only prove futile. So we let it go a
that.
But that period of drought ended
and again the prairie "hiessomed a
the rose." Once more the hearts
the farmers ever gladdened wit
bountiful crops, full granaries, an
fatter pocketbooks.
Farther west, approaching the littl
town of Walsh, we are entering Al
berta, the great ranching country,
gradual/slope or steppe from th
Rockies.
Away about 35 miles to the•south
a dark line appears along the hor-
izon. This is the Cypress Hills, which
extend from Eagle Butte on the west
and not very far southeast of Medi-
cine Hat, to a line drawn between
Peapot and East End, .Sask., about 50
miles east a`hd west, by 20 to 30
miles north and south. It is -suppos-
ed that the first white men to see
the Cypress Hills were the H. B. men
in 1825. Being French speaking, they
called them "Montagne de Cypre," or
mountains of Jack Pine. Later the
English turned the name "Cypre" to
Cypress—though the nearest cypress
trees are several thousand miles
away.
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t First of all, •the representatives of
d Group 6 Intermediate 'B' drew up the
d schedule for the winter season. Just
it to keep you informed of the Seaforth
s- home games, please cut out and hang
a- up in convenient place . . . here they
d are:
t Jan. 6—Goderich aI Seaforth
Jan. 8—Mitchell at Seaforth
Jan. 13—Clinton RCAF at Seaforth
s Jan.15—Clinton Colts at Seaforth
of Jan. 29—Centralis, RCAF at Sea -
h forth.
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These teams are all well balanced
e and, should produce a brand of hockey
- that the fans will like. When teams
a t are more even, the competition Ls
e' bound to be keener and play closer.
This is the kind of hockey that most
fans enjoy . not the brand where
one or two teams run away with all
the points. With the close brand of
hockey and better balanced teams,
we feel sure that the hockey fans
will attend the home games in large
rumbers and encourage the hockey
players in their endeavor to enter-
tain throughout the winter months.
SUPPORT YOUR HOME TEAM AND
ENCOURAGE CLEAN ' SPORT IN
YOUR HOME TOWN.
We were glad, to see the call go
out for young players to play in the
Midget hockey team. Our old friend,
J. E. Willis, is after some good
strong, fast skaters, 14 to 15 years
old. If you are interested in Playing
midget hockey this season, get in
touch with Mr. Willis. This is your
opportunity to start out to get 'a good
foundation for--thehockey years to
come.
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Is the
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TO CHECK YOUR PRINTING AND
STATIONERY REQUIREMENTS '
We are equipped and ready to give you
personlized service'. on your every need. "
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After ' Captain 'Callisege spent the
winter of 1858-59 in Edmonton with
his men, he started out. southeast.
Following the Red Deer River, hie
came down to the South Saskatche-
wan River, which he followed to the
present site of Medicine Hat, from
which he headed southe;ist 'up into
the Cypress Hills. He wrote: "The
Cypress Mountains indeed form a
greet contrast to the level country
through which we have been travel-
ling. They are covered with timber,
much of which is very, valuable for
building purposes. The soil is rich
and the supply of water is abundant.
These hills are a perfect oasis in the
desert through which we are travel-
ling."
Note the term he used to describe
the prairie. In his report he describ-
ed a large part of Saskatchewan and
Alberta as "desert." This area is
frequently spoken of as the Calliser
Triangle. But it is not a desert by
any means. Much of it is a grand
ranching country on which the short
buffalo grass grows. The nut'r'itious
grass curet or ripens on the stem,
and looks Iiiie nothing. But it is
wonderful how slick and fat cattle
become feeding on it.. If, as is some -1
times the case, there is little or not
snow throughout the winter, the!
range cattle get a very good living,
on it, But if a few inches of snow; Toronto
comes, it is a different story until a New York
Chinook eomes. Even then if the Boston
On Boxing' Day, committees com-
posed. of Legion and Lion members,
niet at the High School and construct-
ed the outdoor rink there. Although
'the preliminary work has been cum-
; pleted and flooding has followed, the
mild weather has caused too soft a
cushion for skating. As soon as it
gets colder there will be a perfect
ice surface.
We understand the Public School
rink was ready Wednesday for the
first skating of the season, but it is
hard to say at the present time when
there'll be an outdoor rink' at the
t eparate School.
Seaforth Bosharts divided their fir:,.
two games, losing in Clinton and win-
ning at home. The Bosharts defeat-
ed the Uoderich Intermediate 'A' team
Tuesday night °at the Palace Rink
10-8. Mitchell—old rivals— played.
here Thursday night.
National League, Standing
Or' Pts.
Detroit 31 41
31 40
32 31
31 29
Montreal 30 27
Chidago 31 18
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Marvels will never cease, and we
were reminded of this recently when
an incident occurred at a wrestling
match. The wrestling ring was sus-
pended over the swimming pool which
still had about three feet of water in
it. The matches were going along
fine when an irate fan took steps to
voice his disapproval of a decision.
In the heat of the argument the small
footbridge collapsed and the whole
ring fell into the pool below and
spectators slid from all angles and
received a cool reception. They were
aided, however, by the managers and
wrestlers from their perilous posi-
tion in the pool of water, which goes
to prove that
"CLEAN SPORT IS GOOD SPORT"
snow does not all disappead, an icy
crust forms, and the cattle cannot
"nose" through it. With horses it is
different, as•they clear a way through
ice or snow with their hoofs.
The Cypress Hills rise like .an is-
land a thousand feet above the sur-
rounding plain. Reaching a height
of 4,400 feet, they are higher than
Banff.
In the early days of the Royal
Northwest Mounted Police, Fort
Walsh was erected in 1875 under the
supervision of Inspector or Major
Walsh. Here and at Wood Mountain
the Force was kept busy keeping law
and order, among both whites and
Indians. Brave men they were, es-
pecially in dealing with the Indians,
who learned• great respect for the
Red Coats. After the battle of Little
Big Horn in Montana, where the Sioux
defeated General Custer and his
army, there was great fear among
these warlike Indians that the arous-
ed American nation would make a
war of extinction against their race,
so they turned north and entered
Canada to seek protection in the land
of the "Great White Mother."
How well the Force handled this
large band of Indians may be told in
Const. T. A. Boys' words:
"Our mission is to raise the flag
Of Britain's Empire here,
Restrain the lawless savage
And protect the pioneer;
And 'tis a proud and daring Trust
To hold these vast domains,
With but three hundred Mounted Men,
The Riders of the Plains."
A' red speck on the horizon was no-
ticed to both week and strong, hon-
est and dishonest, that the rule of law
prevailed. The Red Coats of the
Mounted Policeman was this visible
and definite assurance that Right
was Might.
After spending their first winter
at Fort Macleod, the Mounted Police
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Buy Early .Chicks
EARLY .CHICKS ARE NEEDED TO SUPPLY
FALL AND WINTER EGGS FOR
THE BRITISH MARKET -
They are more vigorous 'and easier to raise. Fall
egg production has always been the most remun-
erative. Profitable, steady egg production comes
from early chicks.
Scott's R.O.P. Sired Rocks and popular
Crossbred Chicks are the result of 19
consecutive years trapnesting a n d
-Selection of outstanding egg producing
families. That isw why there is no guess
work with SCOTT'S CHICTKS — ,they
produce results!
ORDER CHICKS NOW -Insist on early delivery
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iiiimminitomammommilimmutr—
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PEATU R
Save up to 20.00
on New Winter Coats
41 Coats only left, but
there is still ample
assortment to choose
from.
The style and colour
range still features the
newest and best for
Winter wear. .
You'll make no mis-
take choosing one of
these Coats with such
tow -priced sales tags on
them.
EVERY COAT
REDUCED
25 PER CENT.
REGULAR .$39.50, for
REGULAR $45.00, for
REGULAR $52.50, for
REGULAR $65.00; for
REGULAR $79.50, for
LOW SUE
PRICES
—
.29.75
5.
36.75
46.75
49 Coats .left to be
cleared out from our
Fall and Winter range.
All new $lip -on,
Raglan or Drape
Coats in fleeces, vel.
ours and Tweeds.
' Colours are Fawn,
\Brown and -..Oxford.
$2160
$31.20
$39.40
$48.80
$59.50
Regular to $40.00
$29.75
Reular to $50.110
$36.75
Regular to $65.00
$4.6.75.
Boys' Coats
REDUCED TO CLEAR
Smart Grey or Brown Tweeds in popular
Balmacaan Style
AGE 6 TO 10 YEARS
$12.95 for $;9.95
AGE 11 TO 14 YEARS
$18.00 for 3138,5
All Dresses Reduced
20 percent.
Every Dress in our Store, regardless of price,
comes under one big discount.
All the "New Look" Dresses are herein smart-
er Winter shades and styles at
20 PER CENT..OFF
LAST WEEK. OF OUR
MiHinery.
Sale
1
SPECIAL
SELLING OF
BOYS'
2 -PANT
Tweed
Suits
This has been the biggest Millinery Sale in
our history — Scores of Hats have been
cleared out. This week will clear our
racks, so hurry if you
want a new hat at
this ridiculously low
price.
Smart double or
single - breasted
Ceoate with two
pair of trousers.
Good quality
Tweed Suits, in
Blue, Grey or
Brown shades.
A real bargain
for 1 week only!
Sizes 6 to 10 yrs.
REGUrLAR $15.95
SALE 12.75
/
Every Hat
Sizes 11 to 15 yrs.
REGULAR $18.50
SALE 14.80
Phone
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Seaforth
Ont.
made their headquarters at Fort
Walsh, where wood, water and grass
made a happy combination.
Within a short time they hhd a
beef herd, so this area can lay claim
to being the birthplace of the West-
ern ranching industry. They can also
lay claim to the first "sod busting,"
having a patch of potatoes before
1880. • So the Cypress Hill's can have
full credit to starting ranching, farth-
ing and stacking winter feed, for the
West.
Now this district is the home of
many vV'ell established ranches. Many
of these places are now on their sec-
ond and third generation of the same
families. Frequently the older folks
have retired to the pleasant and pret-
ty little town of Maple Creek, about
25 miles north of the Hills, while
others have gone to the picturesque
and well -kept little City of Medicine
Hat on the South Saskatchewan Riv-
er, to spend their declining years in
comfortable gas -heated homes.
The Cypress Hills are not only use-
ful, but. very beautiful in a rugged
sort of way. The different colors of
the poplar, birch and evergreen make
a beautiful picture, especially after
the first frosts of fall.
in the early days many logs were
hauled from the Hills to build the
first homes and barns. and ties were
cut and hauled to play their part in
building the C.P.R. Ties were cut
and hauled for the railway.
Even today several portable saw-
mills are in operation, turning out
lumber which is much in ' demand.
Pence posts; poles and firewood are
a real help to the settlers.
Several coal mines are in operation,
both at the east and west end of the
Hills, and at Fast. End a fine pottery
Clay is found and is shipped to Medi-
cine Hat' Potteries and the Medalta
Potteries.
The heavy fall of snow in winter
drifts Intl the trees and deep coulees.,
so in the spring 'the creeks flow north
to the 'Saskatohewun and dottth tri
the Mltk River In Montana, New the
waters of these streams that used to
runtWild in early sparring and go
dry in summer, is diverted into dams
and lakes, to be used later in the
summer for irrigation' and stock wa-
tering.
The P.F.R.A. has done much to
start • intensive development of the
surrounding country. ''As a post-war
project, the irrigation development
offers unlimited possibilities. Hun-
dreds of tons of alfalfa and thousands
of bushels of feed grain can be raised
to provide winter feeding for the large
herds of Herefords. On the north
bench of the hills farming is success-
fully carried on.
In the very early days, grizzly
bears and elk wer very plentiful.
Now as the Forest Reserve is also a
game reserve, both black and white-
tailed deer are very numerous, and in
many cases quite tame. Beaver and
muskrats, as well as ducks and geese,
are quite plentiful. But coyotes find
shelter in brush and coulees and take
their toll of wild 11l"
Beautiful Elk Water Lake and Cy-
press Lake are favorite summer re-
sorts, with cottages on their shores,
and wild fruit, such as saskaloons.
gooseberries, blueberries, choke cher-
ries, pen cherries and raspberries are
in abundance.
J. W. 1L
ter climbed ..toward 80 his passenger
protested:
"Bill," he begged, "ain't you going
a mite fast?" ,,
And Bill looked at him in utter hor-
or, gasped: "I thought you was driv-
ing!"
Don't Wait
Un t i 1 Spring
Planting
A Scotsman. arrested for being
drunk, put forwiird an unusual ex-
cuse.
"1 wasna' drunk," he said—to the
magistrate, "It was jut I found my-
self outside a kirk, and;'Tinowin' my
unworthiness to gang inside, I knelt
down on the steps."
"i see," said thfe m.agistra.te. "you
were holding a little service of your
own. Well, we will now take up the
collection. Pay seven -and -sixpence.
1
To men went to call on a friend.
The welcome was so lavish and liq-
uid that both visitors were not them-
selves when they climbed into the ear'
mid started !home.
the driver *Wiled his oar along M
70 miles an hour. As ,the speetlome-
NOW is the time to
have your farm machin-
ery repaired and worn
parts replaced!
Bring yr machinery
to us NOW— avoid the
rush in the Spring.
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