The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 25

1 1 i i WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1049. THE OTTAWA JOURNAL 1 A. 25 it II Pioneeii of Cobalt Catherine Legris Dies in 95th Year COBALt, i May 31, (Special) Arthur Gagnon. of 133 Jumon ville street died nn Tupjv ft I I it Hi 'If A link with early Cobalt mining 'clays, and j. one of Northern Ontario's: oldest citizens.

Aitd Sunday in jthe person of- Catherine liezris, who, had ihd lived untiK June 2, would have1 93. 1 JJ The first to come to Cobalt, MrsJ Legris saw the be4 ginning of Cobalt. She had hoped. to celebrate! its fiftieth annlrer- sary. four years hence.

Funeral at Cobalt, it fa Mrs. Legris, had been ill only a few weelcs. The funeral was chanted this! morning in St. Patj rick's Church, Cobalt, by. Re.

T. CavanaghL Surviving are one son, Rod-J erick, and three daughters, MrsJ "Louis Becigneul, of Mrs. Alex iFraser, bf Cobalt, and Cairns, of Toronto, now; at Schumacher where her on Is 'taking part in -a figure- skating competition, At one time she ran boarding rcampsfor rail builders along JL Booth's old Canada AtSantlc Line, to Party Sound. Trfen one day in 1903 she had a summons from Bill- Chambers, who! was grading a part of the new rail way the, Temiskaming and rforthern Railway. -to tome north andi operate a camp for his men.

-j I She came by train to Mattawa and thence to Temiskaming. from there the steamship Meteor took her 75. miles through the Narrows andf past Vllle Marie' to the west side of the lake, where there were two small settlements one called New Liskeard, where Tom South worth was trying to develop a farming centre and ja tiny village around a sawmill centred by a Hudson Bay Corj pany store, and which had christened Uaileybury. I A few day after that July day; 45 years ago, wnen Airs, lejrts arrived at Long Lake, a lumber jack prospector named McKinley! knocked off a piece oihigh grade ore from tbi rock south, of the lake. She and the.

world heard about the staking at the end jof! September of; a claim by one Fred Larose. The next Miller: renamed Long Lake by nailing a board to a post by the railway right of wayi and marking it Co- bait. Thus did Cobalt get name. xzxere never was and nevejf will he another Cobalt, Mri Legrii used to remark. Nevejr again will there be another town like that here in 1905, 'nor suc men as in those days.

One fellow owned a quarter Interest in a'j claim near Portage Bay. He found someone, had salted it and thought he would sell it Mrs. Legris for $200. -Then he told; someone that Cathi erine wasn't so smart as she thought she was, to pay that much for something that was no good, 1 Realized one day I opened1 a letter that had Just arrived! There was cheque for I had sold It to a man in France I divided it into four for the own! related Cobalt's 1 'citizen. Arthur Gagnon Dies In Civic Hospital 1 A resident of Hull for 40 rear i Ottawa Civic Hospital following a illness.

He was 42 years of age. I A waiter In the Bank Hotel for! the, past 10 was bord at Aylmer, son of Nicola Gagnoa and the former. Eliza Lusignari both of whom survive. Also sur i viving is his wife, the former Margaret Brisson, whom he mar ried in Ottawa 23 years ago. Mij Gagnon was a member of the Hull Council of the Knights of Columt bus.

I widow" and his he is survived by a soiv Marcel, and a daughter, Jeannine, both at home; four brothers, FmanueL Lucien; Alcide, and MarceL all of Hull; and three sisters. Mrs. Josephine Sigouini Mrs. Evariste Lauzon. and MnL Leo Barbeau all of HulL The 'funeral will be held on 'Friday, morning from.Emond's to St.

Joseph's Church for requiem J. high mass at 9 o'efock. Interment -will be at St Paul's cemetery, Aylmer; Mrs 5f Dies in James Wallace Hamilton ISPENCERVILLE, May 31. (Special) Relatives here received a message today advising dem of the death lit Hamilton pf trs. James Wallace, a native of Spencerviile.

Wallace was prior to her marriage Agnes; Jane Bennett, a daughter of the! late Mr; and Mrs. Andrew W. Bennett, both natives Ireland, and pioneers or this cinity. She was 90 years of age. For the greater part of her life she had resided in Ottawa, where her husband served as a passenger conductor on the Canadian Pacific Railway from Ottawa to Montreal until hU retirement.

They had lived at Beamsville, Ont, until the death of Mr. Wallace; IMrs. Wallace later moved to ltamilton with her daughter where her death occurred on Sunday following a short illness. Surviving are two daughters, Mri Noel Ogilvie, Ottawa, Mrs. Allan Taylor, Hamilton, seven grand children, several great grandchildren, two sisters, Miss Hannah Bennett, Spencervllle, Mrs.

Richard Keegan Guelph, also several nieces ind nephews. iShe was predeceased by her husband and a son Harry Wallace, Veteran of World The funeral was held in Hamilton and burial made In the family plot in Beamsville cemetery. Last Honors Paid arry J. Beckstead Last tribute was paid on Sat urday to Harry James Beckstead, of; Overbrook, who died on Thursday following a lengthy illness. He was in his 37th, year.

The funeral service was held a( his residence, 143 Columbus avenue, conducted by Rev. Thomas McNaught, of Russell, assisted by Rev. Mr. Toombs, of Ottawa. Interment Was made the Spencerville cemetery.

Mr. Beckstead was a native of Boucks Hill and Russell, the son of) the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beckstead. Educated in Boucks Hill and Williamsburg, he was employed as a cheesemaker for 22 years, and recently by the Civil Service Commission I at Ottawa.

He resided in Ottawa for several years. 1919 he married Mina Mae Do ran, of South Mountain, who survives. Surviving, besides his widow, are two sons, Glen, of Toronto; and Rae, at home; three daughters, Geraldine, of Toronto, and Belle and Gladys, of Ottawa; one brother, Clarence, of Morrisburgi and 10 grandchildren. NJrs; Jane Pollock i Djes in Hospital Irs. Jane Pollock, a native of Scotland and resident of Can-t aja for the past 45 years, died in! hospital yesterday after a brief iljiness.

She was in-her 83rd year. pThe former Jane McGregor, shje was bora in Glasgow the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McGregor. She was married to James Pollock; who predeceased her eight, years ago.

She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are one brother and two sisters in Scotland, four brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-laW, and several nieces and nephews. jhe body is at Hulse and Play-fair's where service will be conducted by Rev. J. F.

Dempster atl three o'clock Thursday after-, Interment will, be made irPinecrest cemetery. 400 Pay Final Tribute iAj Ripley's Funeral few. YORK, May 31 More than 400 persons paid final tribute today to Robert L. Ripley, cartoonist creator of "Believe it orj as funeral services were held at St James Protestant Episcopal Church. 55, died Friday.

I jWard Greene, general manager oft King Features Syndicate, said Ripley's syndicated column will bd, continued until his will is filed for probate when more permanent arrangements will be made for continuation of the eature. v. A- 1 DANCED Tqi CZAR Saying she "danced twice with the Czar and slept with a 79 year-old former Russian princess arrived In New York, one of 844 DP's. She told newsmen- she was sentenced to death in Moscow in 1941 but avoided execution when friends hid her until she could escape the country. The former princess refused to give her name, fearing the Russians might harm her relatives, ibtit said she plans to enter a Russian orthodox convent.

Miss L. Lapierre Civil Servant Dies Miss Laurencia Lapierre, of 30 WeUIngton street, Hull, an employe of the Public Works De partment, died on Tuesday! In Sacred Heart Hospital, following a brief illness. She was 42 years of age. Born and educated In Hull, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Joseph Lapierre.

She is survived by two sisters, Ger- malne. and Helenne, both of Hull, and a nephew, Rene La rose, also of Hull. i i will be held from Emond's. 81 St. Laurent street Hull, to St Josenh's Church for requiem high" mass at 8 a jn.

Tnursday. Interment will be at Notre Dame cemetery, Hull Funeral Service Held For Infant Son! The funeral service was held Monday for William Trevor Packwood. Infant son of Mr. and and Mrs. O.

J. Packwood, 443 Cambridge street who died last Tuesday. The service, "conduct ed by Rev. Serron Clarke at St Luke's Church, was attended by many friends and relatives. Besides hit parents the infant is i survived by a sister Barbara.

seven years; great grandmother, Mrs. A. Packwood; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

P. Packwood and Mr. J. GIrouard. Interment was in the Pinecrest cemetery.

Turkey Is now working on an 18,000 mile road-building pro gram aided by American capital, know-how! and machinery. SEE IT AT IL A. COHEN WESTINGHOUSE MODEL A 4 ELECTRIC RANGE Thli imirt pact Juit two ft1 wide, brinfi the latest im-p vetnents to tha compact kitchen n. an. eon Ei Bank and Lanrier.

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iGOODWIN iwenltj'Cighi years of unfailing mm scrvtcc 42 Bank St. Tel. 25361 Hull Police Junior Traffic Corps Hull city police played hoiuto 134 junior traflc officers at) the Hull armories last night. These boys, all belonrfriff to Itull schools, sat through a -night of entertalnment. that kept, evry one of them alert until 11J30, when Chief of Police Adrien 4 iV- mm nnnnnnncn steak liikl.lUUltUCII CEYLON ORANGE PEtCOE ARGARHIE VI A WHIPPETS Robert who acted as masler-of-ceremanles, reminded the boys they had to go to school this morning.

Certificates werCj presented to 11 the boys who had acted as traffic officers for one "year, Chief Robert, Inspector Max i me Lavigne, Sgt. Legault of the RCMP, Alderman E. Beriault and Romulus Beauparlant all took part in the presentation. The. boys were shown movies made by the RCMP, along with I af ff a af oi aoo- Mill II III VI DtADE ROAST MlLK FED FastiYe Hock jt freik, chickens ar th fittest fa4.

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