MR WALTER TRICKER.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8729, 1 February 1907, Page 2

MR WALTER TRICKER.

A few days ago it was our sad duty , [chronicle the death of one of tin' u'ly colonists, whose demise lias taken •cm our midst another of the sturdy ioue.ws to vhom the present genenion owe so much for their grit and adurance in. developing the country 1 the early diys. The Into Mr Ticker had attained the mature ae.e oi: ]• yenrs, and for over half a century o'hiul mided iu and about Bulls. Is was natural, a man of s.> vyeda! ikV kindly a disposition l.::<i fairminded himself with a larye circle ,f friends. This fart was shown l.y ho largo precision of mourners who ■aid their last sad tribute to their old ru-ml at tbe :;vave:-;Jc v.slcAay [ttcrnoon, where tim impressive hum! ion-ice of the Church oi .imojiaml. was •xpressively read by the Jiev. c. A. V- Tricker's first experiences in the ..olohy iuro with the oAoi iicrymoui. ■Hi ler whose colours he l. ; ii,;i.t uurme, the iiaeri war. After those tr-mom-amie days were over ho came to the L .wer fiaottilihei and became a-so-eiated with'"the fen" settlers who v. ere :'•.,„ in the clistrieh T\- -,v.;.> tlie iirsi ;..- u in the lhioeAA:i to own and bin,;, a team "l' bu.locks, and in ialei b'A !i;;d many am-emucs to relate cl hii exnerhuces in carry m-- provisions over the rovdh,:.s country to and f.oie ... nii;'o.; down on his hue faro , 'i, Ti i.d;eV led \ t«o visits ;o iii.■ \ iccsVly'Vi.'iie's. .'lie'then availed i ; i;n,ei of liie ",ranl oi' land thai w?> :;iv •< h soldiers of ;'oed conduct. lids he ~: ll:li; the nucleus of he- farm v. aer hi .! years of his life the d.-ceased wouh soeml many hours rebcimr incident

iitic-icrs have' ksrmd much <-f the ihir;ia!" ,l l!^t i eu! lies''U;:dLVn:i----i i-.mwiiva (o the !r-!. :cl he d.e : a iv.ost peaceful death. fully comy-mus, surrounded hy those who wee urnst i The above povurfui rccahioataoi oi I dramaiie art "ts : io ml (aim: in ah A i Monday, I'Jbi'oary -!-, when the ever Uveen.kama.-TwoLitiieYaeshouds,' will he st;.-cd. This piay has hen | associate • v. it'h the company for rem

years ilireurdiout Anslraiasia, ami iias ;l3v,ays b-icn v. sire draw wi-:'am.i:-eviivs of all clashes, luni::- taken a ■ tirm hold upon popular ta.-ie, not unHke that of ".Hast Lyiuo" :'ud '■ Uncle Tom'» Cab-in." The paihes ol !ho jifelty bhny, ili'aniafieaiiy toUl i..y yir (.J. K. leims, as-istedby fair Arthur ,' hir'cv, anoiiier famous I'uiehsl, dramatist, is not siiodiiy. ami the ,-iay is siiii-uhiidv natural in its action am! in its' development. The Lyltellon Time 3, in spcakin;: of the recent presentation uf "Two Little iin Ohrisfehmvh, says: in uoihim; cheap or pinch-In ok a'.-ont eiihtr the avuUmoiu or tlie >loi'y, am! it inns its emirse with commemiai le smoothness and ckaroe r s. The play is prettily presented by tho company, v.n.\ there have ban but few changes in ils casting since the hisi time air liolloway p'-odiiced if in Ciirislehureh. otiss .ilea: rice Ilolioway play., ' J':cii with ait her accustomed prvtliuess ami pathos, and she is ably Mipprnded by au exceli-iiL- comliioailon of talented ol i\ei'.-." '! iio ]-r siueti-.ei wiii he s ;:-'-ud wiiii the aeeuAomed t::Lelle!ic Mr J Loll a-.', ay is mace. i'l:e crvip.niy City'' iviii he presei:b.d. hvafs for the d'.-y-,;, circle and oi'ebcsil'ai may be reserved at Mcundyo's,. I'opuhir prices will he charged, oA, 2s, and Is. j'iarly doors to "As uod Is; scats wiii he (id t'X'l'it.