. not be iivin here If ou were not- Ilu. Gereaee Seelyyllethnifl, ma. ° ’ l, w. EM", ',|“:_.iq .15."; . M,‘ “m, {mm We know you are interested in the prosperity of r w,“ I 14'". “u.” Jud island. No one wants to live in a dead loollity. u. l“ I“ 5° "h" : . We know thewornen of Prince Edward island wield more powerjrom "a 3- - _ . . behind m; scenes in determining the prosperity of the Province the» _ v l the foremost men who play their parts before the footlllht-e. U D U We went to appeal to you to lend a hand and do your bit toward ' ‘ _ ' "making Prince Edward island prosperous as well as beautiful. “m” While m. men do n» boosting nd ballyheoing, 159i, of the buyllill r l .. v ‘éqggdly _ Innlned by the wome and it is in this respect we want L l o pout-ts he Intellect ' women oil Prince Edward Island-those who . have the faculty of reasoning and whose OOHCIUITOImbIJLd opinions will ' be of weight ard value among their friends and ne rs. _ ~ _ Prince Edward island has enjoyed a considerable Impetus by rcaoon - '9 hfaetlyltiei oi the Women's Institutes, Boards of Trade, Publicity B T h R S Ageloolation and other organizations, but in order tlo qahin an: maintain g - population greater than at present she must deve op er In ustries an ‘ffgffmtwobqwaI an x135], establish a greater domestic business. Iey that I became much better, and The most certain and the moat substantial manner in. the world of can now eat most any kind of food attracting new industries to Prince Edward Island ll by making the without luring m suffer for it alter." industries we already have so substantili and so QNIDQNIII that they For the put 48 B.B.B. has will themselves become an attraction and an inducement to other and been put ii y by T o T. “greater industries to locate here. This can be done. ard can only be -, outlaw. done by the whole-hearted support and patronage of their P"“l~"‘l| ll! - . the housewives of Prince Edward Island. . Receive!‘ F °-1' Amherst Prinf: 'é’.'.‘.'..'1Z"..T§£§". '§..’Z.‘1."Z.'..l °.‘;Z.".";‘.°.".,°.°.2’l’.' "$221.2". ‘lfflflli B001; ShOe C0. you buy Prince Edward island Products and goods, in every purchasei possible.

AMHERST, Feb.,,1_0.-—A receiv- If you and every other buyer in Prince Edward island would ttipu-l erohip for the Amherst Bout anti, late and insist on having P. E. Island Products consistently for one year, Shoe Company. Limltoil, was an-jevery industry in Prince Edward Island would become so thoroughlyl bounced at the annual meeting iii-established that the mercantile future of Prince Edward island would he. the company held Thursday. ltlpqsltlvoly “awed. l W118 8181611 1118! I119 3811K 0! NQYfli P. E. Island's industrial development is not confined to manufacture, 31101-111- llild “P1111911 1° the 6°11" 1°12 however, but embraces every line ofactlvlty down to rctall distribution, “ch a recewershlp “m, mm ‘he and here again the good women of P. E. Island hold the destiny of the 1539mm Trus‘ C“ h” Mo" ul" Province. in the palm of their hand 90mm‘! t“ wk" "V" ‘he “will” “f Unless the business of our shops, our stores and our legitimate dis- mévgénslgltlfigllanllzlnll T: N’ Cunm zl-‘lguttohrs incrleasee in proportion to the increase of wealth and popula- bell have been requested w M, lo, _ , e who e fabric of-our prosperity is undermined and we are des-

. . , ' tined to suffer a financial relapse. the Trust Company. This control, _ _ _ v wlll apply l0 [he mlall buslneal, “ll _ll stores in certain lines are not giving the service or satisfaction llle Amllel-sl B00; and 5pm,. (fulvlddfilrfid, your assistance and co-operation is solicited to remedy the situ- us well. ation. Many stores have experienced difficult and worrying times dur-

The reports for the year (llliClGS- lng the past few years and it is just at this stage that a little encourage- ed that. nearly a half million doi- ment will not only benefit the individual store proprietor, but may rneanl lars business hail been done burmuch to the future prosperity of the commercial life of Prince Edwardl that this was $62,000 less than in island, and to the furnishing of employment at home. i 1925 and that there" hail been 11 Ladies! The responsibility of this situation rests largely withl Considerable 011911111118 l0" " you and the remedy lies within your control. Your power is unlimited

in determining the Future of P. E. island. Your good wishes are ap-l preciatcd, but it is your specific action that will bring results. ‘

LOSSES m was-r. l

. p ‘licut, lion. Percy Din s, iu 1.1.1 ntidiw-ss, stated tirlll the present (lllflCUlIlwl of the Jun-l

May we have your whole-hearted co-operation.

hcrst B...» iilill sin».- (TonipuiLVl ECONOMICCOMMITTEE,

wer-s int-sols‘ Kill» 1'1 v.1- iv-“H-"Q- iii; ASSOCIATED BOARDS OF TRADE OF P. E. I-

currcil ll lirllliilziting tlic lswnp,_ .___,__.. a:iy’s buszzncss in the wosl. Al >-

ivosteru :1 crvc of 3511mm h-nzl

i

boon wlpcil r-ur, with a loss of iwcr ifluiyjyoi) in lll.- llllfillll vlriilplltiy‘. Ilut for this heavy loss. llic comp- any would have been nblo to wltli- sianti the severe depression in tiic Maritime Provinces.

RECEIVEFFS PLANS. i It is understood tlitlt the i'cceiv-' er‘s intend putting the plant again in operation to work up whut stock ls on hand, anti that its future will depend somewhat on ihc profit oi these operations. Tlic paid-up cnp-_ ital of the company is $600,000 anil - the claim of the Bank of Nova. Sco- lla is about $150011. The assets of t-lic t-cinlpnny are placed at about $350,000. Thorn are nbnui. one hun-

' BIG DISCOUNT SALE

AT TliE VOGUE BEFORE STOCK TAKING

Coats at 1-3 discount. clearing at

Remainder of this season's Another lot of ladies’ and children's Coats $5.00 and $10.00.

Ail Dresses in stock on sale at from 10% idiscount to one half price and less.

Ail Kimonas and Dressing Gowns at 25% discount.

Mlllinery at greatly reduced prices.

“"-°.‘l..""‘.§".‘..§‘li‘;"..SEJZ"Q’.E‘.E"§EZ“. Co. Sale Opens Friday Morning and ....‘f.‘.;"‘l.°.f2.. “iiiiliil i 90101111168 for =1 Week ‘ Conforms" 1"’- " TERMS STRICTLY CASH

business has been contomDorail ous with tho growth of the fowl its best year was in 1020. W11?" i, __ hcrl an output of $1,500,000. Then-

ls a general hope that condition." and faithfulness wli-i iir-vi-inp as to make it possible‘ (‘lluixrll (>1 111* ilvhl-

in clearing HlCDf our Olflfil‘ “boys" who took iii Tlic W. .\l.. ills movies in Georgetown Friday

Zlliss Ruth Reynolds. stenograpll- W. A. Poole i‘;

1m the time, Stcllarmii

l b? _ . ‘l : \ . _l\\\ i ~ -.._ Q .. New “w” Pfim 6 Rogdggg - - - $655.00 gabriolet - - - 890.0 ' - - - 655.00 D ll .00 ' . . ' .

gzuuflpeng l _ i 780m) cooadstnmgdale vcfY 6S5 NEVER l“ l,“ automobile history has there This Most Beautiful Chevrolet, _witl_i its striking 603g]; . . 750,00 - (113355, . . 49090 been any precedent for Chevrolet's latest and 11611111." °l dim!“ “d mhmfgi Wm‘ ‘l? 111W. full- Sedan - - - - 865.00 Utility Express greatest achievement! Never bcfnrr has any man_u- ""6"" lelldfilsa “HdVlY "d?" "l "dial-OP, new Landau Sedan - 930.00 Chassis - - 645.00 facturcr of low-priced ails introduced such revo- glzafllgrtyygw Rae :1 filial‘: neaulézinrzelmlillci

A. HORNE &

CHARLOTTETOWN Dealers For Prince Edward Island

Stellarton Men - Are Defeated by . New Glasgowi

STELLAiRTON, Feb. S. — New Glasgow ilcicutcil Siellarion here

i

" tonight, by u score of six to flirec.

The game was u good exhibition of hockey, although the teams seem- ed to "be iii a fighting nlooil most nlen were» ilie worst offenders in fills respect and seemed Vf-ry anxious in mix matters Willi the Nciv (lliisgoiv out- fli.

'l"hl'cc goals in the opening sion pill tile gulllc uwtiy for tile locals. .\ll tllroc were scored =by tho brilliant iPeebles, who blflyfiil one of the best games" 0f ills car-- cer. The littlo wing player was the most effective 'muii on the ice und besides scoring foul" of his

team's goals poke checked the home team silly. New Glnsguiv played ureter teilln ivork than in

any game this winner nnii this was responsible for their win. Stellarion. also plnycil nigh ‘combination but their endeavour to rough the lzzmlo W118 partly responsible for tlicii" ile- feat. this evening.

Not Anxious t0 Sell Club Now

TORONTO. Fbc. 8.-—Tlic pzosent owners or the St. Patrick's Club of the National Hockey ‘Lcaguu. are not very anxious to sell U10 train, Charlie Querrle. manager. Sillll to- duy, ivhen nskod what hail become of» the deal to sell Lilo team. that was reported nearly consumlnated last week.

“They haven't paid the money and Wllflilltfl‘ they will or they won't

1111219" *l'fli%.'TllE iilllisr ' rm "c" W“ A. l We know you are interested in Prince Edward Islsnd- You would "

Prices at Factory, Oshawa Government Taxes Extra

CO.

BUMM ERSIDE

Charlottetown Man

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Elected President! A

ST. JOHN, Feb. 10-—The Muri- limn Province Hnici Association l-Ixccutivc met in session at tlic Afl- miriil Hczitiy llotol ycsti-riiziy ulul transacted milcli business of ii pri- viite iiaturc. During the proceed- lili: ti resolution was passed that u bill be presented to the legislatur- cs" oi‘ tile tilrcc provinces, rcgzirii- lni; iiiieiiiitiiiiil fruurl anti us lo (llS-

will. were ll. C. Brown. the Victoria Hotel, (‘llzirlot- town; R. H. Davidson, Lcurlilunl Hotel, ’l‘i"ui'o; R. K. Alzitrlluiiulil, lloyzil (ieorgo William Mombourqucttc, Quceli Hotel. Halifax; Fred Hill. Tourziillc Hotel. Cliathaln: A. J. Leger, 'l‘lii\, (llUillfESlGl' Hotel, Batliursi; floor; so E. Prior, Tile Brunswlcit lion-Ll iiolictoil. During the (lay tlic Ad~ mirzil ilcutty ilotol, of Si. Joiiii uli; ilci" lhr- inunzlgcmcnt of ll, A. Pill? irrs, “as iitlmitts-il to l1l0lill)0l‘.'<lll[l tile ilssucintlon. Tlic cloirtion of officers rcsuliieii in H C. Ilrmvii bclllr; rc-clcctril us

P68118111. and R. Ii. Dfll/lSOll. ..., sccimiuigv treasurer. The session-

zifternooil.

i-oncliiilctl ycstcrzlii {Oi

LIFE TERMS ARE GIVEN TO YOUTHFUL BANDITS.

Dl~l'l‘ROl’l‘, Feb. 1l).-—T\v0 youilr. ful bandits, William Fraser, ltfillll ill‘, and Ray Hall, agcil 23, sentenc- zii to lilc terms iii prison yosicrtlzl,\' ‘by Jutllzn Bartlett. following their plea of Killll)’ to ll charge of rollb- lng the Aliilcolnison Coal Conipziiijr. ascribe their tlowilfnll to liquor anti the fact that they were out ul‘ work.

Fraser, who served with the Roy- zil Flying Corps (luring tho Woi-l-il War. says that ho nnil Hull, who incl. originally in Fraser's former

PRINCE MOTORS

Hotel, Antiiztmishw "

.cf Manitoba, who says he has dis- lcoverctl the “cold proof" motor.

ew and. ower S @1113 LOWEST A if hich Chevrolet Ever Be en Sold

lutionary advances in beauty and refinement as have the builders of the Most Beautiful Chevrolet in Chevrolet History. But a still more remarkable fact, which only Ch(-\'rolet-—\vorld's largest pm- duccr of gear-shift cars-mull! acmmpiiiliflsthis: that the Most Brziutiful Chevrolet. in Chevrolet History is selling at New and Lower Prices-the Lotcrsl for whirl: Cliruralct ha: ever been sold in Carludtl. -

tion and Steering lock, new sliding seats in coach models, and other features too numerous to men- tion, is lower in price than any previous Chevrolet model-a fcat achievable only through tlm cnormnus production and purchasing power oi Chevrolet.

Come in and see the Most Beautiful Chevrolet in Chevrolet History-investigate its value for Yflllmll- cF-isso

“A Distinguished Visltor”_‘

HAVE YOU SEEN THE QUAKER?

,i

Sim-i- tlio first oi the iiiontli (‘Iiitrlottotowii has been honored with the pres- riii-i- of .\ir. It. f‘. Storey of St. John, 5. ll. ' llr Storey is hers on iin exti-iiileil visit in the interest of Tlii- iluiilisr 0m, ('n., L l., nf Peicrborn. lln is culling on evrry householder in the (‘lty u|| l; liiinnr tn liiiiisu i-iinvnn iii-llimr Quisker Flour t0 thp consumers tlimugli [holl- (IIOCQL

Messrs. Miu-Li-iin iiConitiisny, tho wholesale distributors for l‘. 1'1. l. iii lntrn. iluclni; tliiii (ii-ntlemiin to the citizens of Charlottetown, runnot. speak too liislily oi‘ llJll. Ill‘ has iiri-n iii tlis employ oi‘ The Quaker Oistu Company, (or urn- n", your», u-IiIi-ii ~l|l0ll|lri for lint-if. lie ls meeting with a wonderful run-option iii tliiq City, liiiyvi iin |ll'\'t‘,l' iiii-l niii-li klnil liclsrtt-il pooplu us tlm hulls» n! (‘linrluIls-tinvii.

Du not buy your iii-st bill: ill Flour lillill you are Mr. Storey, in

QUAKER FLOUR

ALWAYS ‘THE SAME ALWAYS THE BEST

~;i-1l-.'ll

our... And Vicinity 0011111

The 141st little snow storm was quite it boon. Thr- iiirliioril are ('UI‘l1llllly iulciiii: advantage of it

e Mack ifs Out for Winner

iPI-BIIJADDUPI-T-IlX. Feb. 10. ——Bas-

J. W. Dorsey, of the University

Lo

Gil on reported prices paid fol‘ new players in building up his 1927 ieanl. lliliiiagel‘ Connie Mack, oi the .\ir. flurry‘ Colson of Mfliiillglle. Philadelphia. Athletics, has spent. wvais u. recent vlsilor to Piiletfe. agproxinlstely $250,000. ‘ .wiiiii- there iic visited many of bisi Boley and Brnnon were salil t0 nlii irionils. [have cost the Athletics u total ol $125,000, Zach Wheaifs contract slid We iil'l.‘ plczlsoii to note i110 re-lbollus toinlletl $18,500; Eddie Col- tovury of .\ir. ‘Thomas Aiucltenzlcliins’ contract, $20,000. and Ty of (Iariiciii. from his recent lllnessnflobbfls $75,000. in addition to these. His many: friends iii-e pleased to sevcrzil pitchers and an outfielder si-i- lliui out around again. l\v0l‘8 11111011115911 li"0i11 39x88 118118119 e .cinbs at u total oiitlsy of $15,000. Wu are sorry lo note llllli Mix? {é

ii-lé‘.i123..“filfllllkif“f;"il;“il? ESLambert Todd is Bought in Truro

lsliintl Hospital to undergo an oll-I oration for appcnrllcitls. - . I .\ir. niiil “TS. John A. iRoss of, Tlumq Fel, 10_ ___ Come MC. mum ‘WW “'9'” "lsmng l“ ‘FlaliKoiizle has jllSl, bought two fast

lllltl tilt-re is qiilic ii lui of hauling liiullo.

gm (he industry to resume its old S., Ladies Alll and Sunilay School night iliil some acrobatic stunts for tile new year. The meeting boaril ice in maklllg the mainland. volcrl the Secretary the suni 0i‘ Jim says “never again" for hlln.

Notes , . ‘was ihtq. tcnilcleii ille janitor. 311W or tvlth Messrs. Tho fifth 1111111131 iiiefillllil "l lllelWilliam l-ltlmuilils". for ills very ary 17th. (IL S o'clock. was a 800d 1111911351109 wlllcll W“ ‘for the coining your.

._ _ v ,-,,1l gave gnuoilmgillg rcporis of the worthy of Alpine climbers when time “mac mam lynal-‘s \\'()rk,\\"ll.l1.l).’1_l£1IlCEfl on band they mistook the high bank for Lower Montague

$25.00 for ills serviccs fur the D351 ‘ye i" A ‘llflilfly v0.4.1 of i-lluiikfi ‘Cnlleil Church of Lower )i0i1li\§\1°lull‘lcleiil manner in which he liilll was Liclii on Monday Bvimlflfi 1311"‘ itukcin care of t-iio (‘iiui-cli, llnfl svrel-lod hy ulmlil lwflfllY-llve “'"ll°l A vote 01' thanks was also tend- had driven n-om Montague- Afl-“ierctl .\ir. H. n- Acorn oi‘ ‘Sourls

the devotional 8x91015811 led by 1116111» his generous ilonniion of the Alossrs. J. A. MacDonald & Co..i

pastor. Rev. Mr. Stirling. Ali-splendid pulpit in use ~ii1 i118 George A. Poole W33 filliwllllelliChurch as a tribute to the memory Chairman and Mr.. "Leith Cowan, ol llls beloved momma who was l; Societary. The minutes 0i 111° worshipper in the 1116111011518! last Annual meeting were firsllcllulch here many years ago. A read and advllwd- T118 Seiffelarlfisailnees was apparent at this mcet- thon read ulio rePmt °l llie biillllfllng, owing to the untimely passing jng {and which showed that thclol one Ol- oul. gummy gchml “n01.

etltlie debt. on the Church lll-llllars, Miss Anita Schirriiei". at the been willed out. This ‘Church-early age of eleven years. erected at a cost ol $4,700.00 rinill Q11 motion, ll. committee, con-

lslsting of -R.ev. Mr. Stirling, Mr. D. Sept. 17th, 1022. The Auditorium _.\_ 1.10110“ and the Secretary, were was formerly the 119111011111Jnsoucieil ‘to prepare u loner oi Church, to which an annex of lllXlsym-patliy and solid to the bereav- 30 feot was added for ‘Sunday ed family. Before the close of $011001 T011111. C1101!‘ 7°01" 111111. Viifil- tho business meeting t1 very suc- TY- A l-OWET- 19x10 T981 W415 filfifhcessful operaiiini was performed nailed. 011 1'1"? Opposite side. sivinzlny Mrs. (£00.. A. Poole in ms l1 [P01111180 0i 52 1891- T119 liilfii-lilurning of the lust. note on which for finish l3 all of Douglas fir, aslmlmey “M; been borrowed u, mm. are also the news which were niari-‘pictc t-hc Ciiurcii- after which the llfuiriilfcd in Amherst/N- 3-. 811d “Praise God From Wliuin All which have shaped bricks, Lhus aid-Blessings Flow" and the piislor led ding to their comfort, Tile Church in a pr: yer oi‘ thiillksglving, A is lighted by electricity. with M08- soclal llioiir was ilicn very pleasi- ui lamps 0i vile iulltsl natternwanily s11 cnt, and with profit to the T1118 COBETQEBQO" 0! Only llllri-Y iflrler lllllll, 116C110 indies of .\i0ii- fom-iilcs haw!‘ mlseii in the last [ggue , am; Lower Montagile iis five years about 8,500.00 by volun- well, are filiiifiljg for lholr ability h"! 81155611110011. DQ511108 meeting in the culinary art. The meet- all Other tlelntindsfand are to be ing closed by singing "lllest 11c commended for their livrfii-"Yeiilnce nhc 191s Thai. ILniis", anti benedic- -——-—-————_—-—liion by the pastor.

was opened for Public Worship on

Who 5X01: Gold

Tiic mercantile pulse in Lower ‘Fllivziiiipue ~lias again resumed its , isuhl rhythm after the excitement. unused by the big Discount "Sale r<ir~ iiiiic days at W.- A. l-‘oole & i‘iv.'s store. iii W116 certainly n mint» ilaiys’ wonder. “Hill notwith- EJ: uiiing mq uufiivoilrlibic roniis

l‘ some stormy (lays. liPllllle ‘l: llc from 1J1" nliil neur to lnkc fill- "iillfrlfige ol‘ the low DPlCEi-i. .\i:iiiy orders were even received by mull "Him different ports of the lsliinil, wihich fact testifies to the piopuliir- ly iinil reputation of lhc genial proprietor of W. A. Pooié & Co. ‘ Pile expectations of the promoters 1- .2 fully reniizeii.

Feel

i Hockey, the nlovlos and rho uhlsi club are the chief’ sources of Jrvenlng pastime now. The llllll‘-l~ iiziliy high tides last week mfllll‘ the ire travelling to Montague {lllil Georgetown very unpleasant, ow-

Co., has gone for a well earned vn- 15118118!‘ k-nown to themselves than home m |il-;llll[.,,-,l_ 0m, ‘vole all.

cation on a visit l0 her sister in plnycil as sienographer with

“l” Alva Brellflut» llllelY Em‘ llc are giving support becauge the lie, obtaining $30. Then, on Jnn.l ‘will team i5 playing ggmli hockey 49.15, they hold up the Malcnlnison‘

pioyoii us s-tono-grapher Cardigan, and who had the misfor- tune to fall and injure her right lllTfl- is slowly convalescing at the iiome of her brother-ln-law, Mia. Lelth Cowan.

Illicit Liquor _ Traffic Deep Seated

Halifax, N. 'S., Feb. 10. — Rev. I). K. (ii-tint. lnspector-ln-chlel un- ticr iht- Nova Scotla temperance ZllfLlll his report tabled iii the legis- lntivc zisenibly expressed regrelii that the intensive organization of, officers to enforce the act hail not taken effect immediately lifter the act was enforced, pointing out that the illicit traffic in liquor had tak- en silcli root iii the 11181111111118 l-hlll it was almost an impossible ms‘. to suctcssfillly combat it now. Hi- also iicl<i up the activity oi smugg- lers as one of the chief obstacles against ilnforccment of the Novr Scoiin temperance act. The lot/Ill convictions for the fiscal yeanwerc —~T16 out of 800 prosecutions, anil total fines collected amounted to $68,869.79.

Nicosia-l. . .\l. Lnmpson & C0,, re-.

port by Cable the f0llowlng:-—— Otter slime us last autumn. Fisher same as ‘last autumn. Wolverine same s; p15: Autumn‘ Mnrteil same as last tiutllmn. Sable. Russian some as inst our

umii.

Lynx 25% higlic

iinin.

Ermine 257}, higher

autumn.

- Fox. Cross 20% higher than last

autumn.

FOX. Blue 10%

autumn,

Fox, Red 10% ‘higher than lost

FUR SALES

r ihlm last nut-

tiisn lnsii'

higher than last

. fllllllllll].

Fox. White 15% higher than last Australian,

illlilllnn.

Oppossum, 12559;, lower than last autumn. ODnossumHAiislrailanilllngtail 15% liiiiilr than last autumn.

W-iilsbii’ 20% higher min 168i.

mi; to the cibsence of "board ice" on the shores. some 0i’ our boys _ getting their ;horses partially ped" crossing the points.

"(lip- Some

A u: .:uil-=-.;i;i- - »‘i'i'» L

autumn.- ‘R1111 FOX. -Aiiotroiisn name as last,

autumn.

to anyone else.“ Querrlc sniii. “in rlguraged because they I fnci, the prcselll owners are quite llnii work anti The” illflllll-lfletl hllll an 111111111156 iii P11111111’ file 11913101011118 1110141108 0f N- 5- "P10115611 with the team now and ale They bought a

cuiilii iioi begun tlrinlciilg. revolver iiiiil liclil

,noi. very anxious to sell, The pub- up a coal office on Linwood Aven-

splte their lowly position.

i

it was reported last week that ithe proposed purchasers 1mg secur-

Compziny, only to he arrested sftci‘ they were recognized on Wooll- ward Avenue by Malcoimson allil

led an option on the team but had m5 brother‘ I I -

not. yet paid the additional sum ne cessary to complete the sale. {ea-i

PASSENGERS ALL VACCl NAT-

‘ ED AS SMALLPOX IS FOUND. g WINNIPEG, Feb. l Revs were forced

vaccination when a

i111‘ cuss o

smallpox was discovered oil a Win- The train was ilelnyeil at iliolvillis, Sask., the left, on a siding, and a score of passengers