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(The following is a story submitted by Terrace Bay- Schreiber News subscriber Gladys Nolan, a former Schreiber resident now liv- ing in London, Ontario. Her article was written and sent in response to a story published in the March 19 issue of the News which called for readers to send in their recollections of the building and settling of communities located on the CPR Trans-Canada line. Mrs. Nolan's tale is based on reminiscences told to her by her late husband. Now, her story, titled The Queen's Hotel.) When Jack Smith came to Schreiber, Ontario, around the early 1900's, he was a mere lad of 17. He stayed at the old Queen's Hotel which was burned to the ground a few years later. Jack, like most young men, liked a drink, but as Schreiber was a "dry"' town, he had to obtain his drinks in an illicit way. Usually the drug store sold alcohol. That was mixed with water, or other mixes. It could be bought from friends too. Often they brought a bottle to Schreiber when they had visited Fort William, as it was known then. Men could always manage to get a drink of booze somehow. Close by to the Queen's Hotel was the slaughter house, commonly called the piggery. The main street was a conglomera- tion of stores. The town hall was on one corner, the department store on the other, with.the post office, chinese restaurant, tailor shop, and shoemaker's all jammed in between. Jack, being new to town, was Often the victim of tall tales told by the rough railroaders who hung out in DU Chapter formed the lobby of the Queen's by Will Robinson The cause of North American waterfowl con- servation was given an added boost by the recent formation of the Terrace Bay/Schteiber chapter of Ducks Unlimited. Bob Baxter has been elected as president and a committee has been form- ed to introduce the local residents and businesses to this non-profit, private organization, dedicated to internationally preserving wetland habitat. Since 1938, Ducks Unlimited has constructed more than 2,100 wetland projects throughout Canada, and has reserved over three million habitat acres and created more than 13,000 miles of crucial nesting shoreline for waterfowl. The Terrace Bay/Schreiber chapter will soon be calling on conservation-minded in- dividuals within the com- munities to help support a September Ducks Unlimited fund-raising banquet. Food, prices, raf- fles, and an auction will be held at a time and place to be announced later. All profits will be going to sup- port Ducks Unlimited's conservation efforts. Interested individuals are asked to contact Bob Baxter at 825-9121 in Ter- race Bay. Hotel. One night after a particularly long run on the railroad, Jack loosened himself up on somee homemade "hootch" he had shared with a friend. He went staggering into the lobby at a late hour. Think- ing to have a bit of fun at Jack's expense an old timer, Tim Ryan, started to tell him about a murderer who was hiding around in the bush around Schreiber. '*Yup,"' he went on after much embellishing of the truth. "He's a real ripper. Cuts the throat and runs. Uses a straight razor he does."' *'Gwan," Jack stam- mered. "You're havin me Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, April 16, 1986, page 7 A bloody good tall tale about the old days in Schreiber vers '*Ask Bob there if you don't believe me,"' stated Tim. As Jack turned his bleary gaze to Bob, Tim winked, and Bob carried on with the tale. "*Sure, didn't you hear about the poor transient who was riding the rods the other night?" He stopped to let that sink in. "Oh that's when you were out on the work train. You missed that." "Well," he continued, 'this murderer caught up with him, and the poor bum was found the next day without his bit of cash, and his throat cut ear to ear."' on "'But," Jack blurted, 'why haven't they caught him in a small place liked this?'"' His eyes bulged. "What are the police doing?"' General laughter follow- ed this question. "Police, what police?" Tim explained, "There's' only one policeman here. Town cop that is. The CPR policeman is on duty at the station, but has no say in what goes on in town. Not much anyway."' '*And all that bush to hide in, he could be anyplace." Jack Madden chimed in, catching the mood of ther others. "So many new faces here now too, looking for work on the railroad. Jack, you just keep your eyes open," he warned. Just then a blast of wind shot in as the door opened to let in a man who work- ed at the piggery. He had worked late and had stop- ped only long enough to take off his bloody apron which covered his front while sticking pigs. 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