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v Industrsal - Unity is Strength The Official Orgran of District No. 18, U. M. W. of A. Politica.1 Unity is Victory

VOL. Ill No. 37 FERNIE, B. C, MAY 9, 1908 $1.00 a YEAR mososo® HOUSEKOL AT WORK fernie Hole! Block the Scene of Ladies' Tweed Conflagration—Fernie Drug •jy We wish to inform ' the general public-we sell. \ Store's Heavy Loss. .Dress Skirts Furniture on the" monthly^ instalment plan ras well as a cash basis. . .;•:, * ^.v- - , A -fere which but for the extreme­ ly prompt response of the brigade; '.' and'rafter their arrival a valiant' "• <§ The advantages;* - convenience and * privacy of and.-,well: directed' flgjiit with the flames, would have resulted in the our credit system; is worth considering by every, entire demolition .of the hotel Fer­ nie', one ' of;our. best buildings, 16 Skirts,' regular price $3.75 Now-$2.75 one open to purchase household furnishings.' "" started , at, about 2.45 a.m. on Thursday morning. How the fire originated is a mystery and ,one "8 Sktrts, regular price $5,00 Now $3.50 <§ Our quality, prices and" terms cannot,be"excelled. which the' fire ,chief is investigat­ ing very" rigidly, as* there were rumors afloat of incendiarism. The 3 Skirts, regular price $5.00 Now $2.50 fire started at the rear of the-Fer­ 1 o*-** * nie and instantaneously^seemed to run .right up the walls at three , Now $4.00 corners of the new addition. 4 Skirts, regular price $6.50 ' The alarm was given hurriedly Now $5.00 The J. H. RED) COMPANY, Limited and all the guests Quickly aroused 1 Skirt, regular price $7.00 by the management who did all that. was necessary to get their Fernie, B.C. guests dressed and ready to move out in case it was not got under • These goods are now. on display control. The stairs and hallways were sooned lined with people hur­ in our window. See„ them and rying out from the smoke. -Two minutes from receiving the you will appreciate the values. ] alarm' the firemen were ' on the )G^^^^^^^^^rm^^^^^^^&G^^^^^^^^GSG^^ spot and .had two' well' directed streams playing on the fire, which soon-' put it .under control. > ®<5X!>®®®*iX^^ , Tha-loss to' the hotel' Fernie will be about $400 which is-.covered by insurance. The Fernie. Drug store were the heaviest losers as most of their large stock 0was damaged' 'by smoke • and water. They esti- niate-fcheir*-los5-a't*"aboutT?20^0Q0~ giijau^^ partly covered by insurance. " S.'-F. Wallace sent the fire bri­ gade' a check for ?25 in recogni­ In Ladies' Shirt Waists, Muslin Underwear, • See our Spring Suita'at $7.50,'$10.00, $12.00 and $15 tion of the valuable • and well dir­ Eastern Prices ected' ' efforts ' in so miraculously, and Children's Dresses * „ Working Shirts at 75c, 85c and SI.00 • saving the hotel, from tot&l de­ c in a Working Shoes'at $2.00..-$2.75' and $3.00 struction. ' - •*' ' Sweaters §1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 Western Town ,-s-Heavy Wool Sox 15c, 20c, 25c and-36o-; •-• •" IAD1ES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY v At a meeting' of the Ladies Ben­ evolent Society held at Mrs. Wilkes last Saturday, a resolution was palpsed thanking , (the Fernio Amateur Dheatrical Society for a Trites-Wood Co. QUALITY THE FINEST donation of $135.25 tho proceeds PRICES RIGHT L0CKHART & GILLESPIE from the play "Our Boys," which was put on some time ago. i Limited The ladies also wish to thank )®®®®®(sXs)c^^ all who assisted and attended the ball they held' a short time ago. The proceedss of the ball amount­ over the plains of space in search ed to $266,30, and the expendi­ for tho three raps which has ap­ ture mas $73.50, "leaving* a bjol- parently lead critic's reason as­ ance of $192.80. This society has COURT OHEVISION tray. But I hope the mighty spir­ done, and is doing good work and UfT WAS its with their three raps will keep deserves to be helped in any way You will say, Is it Possible? at a respectable distance until tho possible, <, A Large List of Names Added return of Critic's reason. That I can buy good fruit landa with a good supply water with­ in 30 miles oi Fernie, on tho installment plan. Yours etc., " to Voters' List SEABCHLIG-HT. CONTRACT FOR BREWERY LET (MHO) OUT $5.00 Down. $5.00 per Month, No Interest or Taxes The revision court was held on tt For a live acre tract during life of contract. This offer will The Fernie Tort Steele Brewing Monday at the court house at 10 not last long. Writo for circular of' 'Koootoniu Irrigation Tract" company has awarded the contract o'clock, Magistrate Whimster pro- John Cattell Falls Under Engine WILL RESUME WORK to build a new $200,000 modern siding. There were 700 names to brewing plant for the concern to be added to tho list. Mr. Stanley, of Spokane. There were 175 persons objected and is Cut to Pieces. D. W, HART, Aert. IC. R. X., Co,, Baynes, B. C. Labor Conditions Picking Up in to, 85 taken off and 87 put back, Mr. L. P. Eckstein acted as solici­ The Boundary Country tor for the Socialist party who Whilst takings cars of pipes and NO HINDUS FOR CANADA were the principal objectors, He ties to No. 5 mine from the tipple said that his clients had no wish a young man namod John Cattell Greenwood, May 7--The British to strike any person off the lists through some cause fell under tho THAT the two young ladies who Ottawa, May 7—An arrangement who were ontitlod to voto but engine which with the trip of cars are aspiring to attain the free Columbia Copper Co, started op* orations on Wednosday last, has been made by the British and simply to purge tho lists. passed' over his body, frightfully OUR CRITIC AGAIN SAYS trip to Mexico, given by the "Sun* Canadian governments for the ex­ mangling it. There will be work for 500 men Mr. W. K. lloss, M.P.P., Fernio set" of Vancouver are certainly clusion of Hindu immigrants from riding, said he was as much inter, Tho deceased was a member of THAT the fire brigade deserve hustling, The winsomo way thoy at the mines and SOO at the smel­ Canada. ter, estod as anyone in getting a clean the local lire brigade and about very great credit for the prompt have of.soliciting is simply irresiB* list, The second person to whom table, 24 years of age, leaving a brother response to the Fernie hotel Are. Buling wages extending fromi?lH objection was made was Thomas who resides in Fernio and a It is vory Beldam that you BOO BO * * * to $4, will be paid. The class of Additional Locals Allan who Mr. Ross said worked mother in the old country. .quick a turn out anywhere. THAT the play "The Sq-uaw men wanted are miners, muckers, at the Fort Steele brewory, and Deceased wnu also a member of • • * Man" that is advertised for here carpenters, smeltermen and labor* who voted Socialist. He would soon is reportod as only a third ers, the local Miners Union and the THAT the traveller who was Mr, I, W. Moore was in town on not mind if Allan was struck off, Soclalidt pnrty. coming down the Pernio hotel rate production. A play liko the The minoB will operate 'as soon Tuosday. A large number of persons to stairs on the morning of tbe flro original' "Squaw Man" „ could ao a sufficient operating force can whom objection had been taken Tho engine driver did not know •R, Moore and wifo visited Michel that he was on the engino or that with a huge trunk which complete* not appear here anyway. Tin- be gathered, tho smelter whon tho this week. wore persons 11011 resident in the ly blocked the stairs for others, opera house is absolutely inade* ore bins are full, riding but wore living at Vancou­ ho had fallen under until signalled Juate to accommodate, the pro* Mrs, Lashley Hall is reported to stop. was a very amusing spectacle, al* This moans tho end of a long much better in health, ver, Victoria and such places, Mr, though if the Are had not been uotion, tie up of tho big mines in southern "Eckstein said he could not see Tho funeral wnu held at 2.30 on .under oontrol he would have hin* • * » The Are laddies and our esteem­ how a man who had left the dis­ Friday afternoon. It was under British Columbia, which has last* ed mayor have had quite a lively dered others from getting out. THAT the Free Press will have ed since November 12 last. trict and who took no interest or the auspices of the Miners Union, * • » Pat Mullen hung before he com­ time breaking in thoir new team part in the affairs of the town Gladstone Local, and was a large mits tho orime. But of course it of horses. cortege. The Socialist, party ren* THAT it was amusing to see is only a typographical, and the could como here and voto. Mr. chief' Fennyouick at the oranges, The Methodist Ladies Aid have Boss said that the act stated that dorod two of their songs "Out of "devil** will get blamed, tho Dark," and "All for the .after the trial of the youngsters, •• • * ROBBERY ENDS WITH MURDER had a very successful year having where a person had not moved out Bob Moorre should register a increased the church .treasuiy by of the province he was entitled to Cause." Tho Fernie Male Voice THAT the writer under the head vome $700 dollars. veitu TTc r*»f»v**i»r1 to -.iir »C,nie. tinrtv rendered "Ia*nil Klndlv kick, But Bob is a, good fellow, ft «r**r-.v«V.',~V.t has lib zy:i:\ti*\\t.\i.> T)-Ani"><> CM TW*« « TV-,!.*, ~*i . you can teil that by his smile, Mr. Gordon, wife;* and child ar- man friends," who came up and light," T. Biggs, secretary of the Hn his "wand'erinp-t-. ovur the plnirif, bers boarded the Denver and Wo voted •Socialist. flU. i.'ck»tein said m.ion, coiuiueto.. tin) MM. vice, and * a » Grande train No, 4 at Castle Bock tirvJ in Tumie 'fue.v.iay. He vox* of space," He is thinking of con­ formerly in the jewellry /business he was not so sure of that, as he J. Harrington gave a short ad­ THAT the article on, "Our Chil­ sulting* the mighty unseen, but early today, shot and killed ex* had affidavits in his office that dress, The members of the Ave dren" should be read and reread press messenger Charles H. Wright here, and will open somewhere in mightily felt spirits of the long the Pass, large sums of money had been brigade attended as did also the and acted on promptly. ago, and finding out how many aged 00, employed by the Globe members of the carpenters union. E, Hall, jeweller of O. C. paid the ''Coleman friends," Mr, * • * raps it will take to explain the Express company. "Ross wanted to know who had The funeral procesvion was head* . THAT Hughes & O'Brien of above mention-..*. IMtor. Prom tho deed mennentter the Wrlpht'a, is vinitin-f at B*iok*.n« fed ioy tbe ttalvation A nny bend. and Washington points this week. paid them, but Mr, Kckstein said Coal Oieek, the most adept money • * • robbers took the keys to" a small thai, he did not want to go into safe in the baggage car, which "W. II. Xnman, M.O., consulting Tho pall bearers were John and subscription solicitors that THAT our large posters were that question as the election was Wilde, Pete Atkinson, Wm. Dick­ ever graced the form of men, much admired. Oeorga Meikle had they opened and took the con* eye specialist, of Winnipeg and over. Boss also wanted to know tents, all worth less than $100. Vancouver will be > in Fernie Fri­ enson, Alex. McLaughlin, Thos. should be* hired to help th* Salva* quite a .time trying to prove that why the Socialists did not object Bullen, and W, McLaughlin. • tion Army lassies. The self denial we did not run them four on. Poor A big safe on the'ear contained day, Saturday and Sunday, May to Mr. F, H. Sherman being re­ 8t D, and 10. Twenty-nine years Wreath* were sent from the fol­ fund would swell up quick then. Oeorg-e, a lot of money, the combination tained on the list as they knew be lowing: Two from the fire brigade, • t • of which is known only to clerks experience In Winnipeg and cor­ was non-r«oid«nt in the district. recting over 50,000 cases of de­ one from C. Waggett, the Social­ -'THAT you should look up your of the company at the principal ist party, Mrs, Wm. Symonds., subscription and if it has run out stations along the route, was fective eyesight insures the most After the list furnished by the you run in and we will be very COMMUNICATIONS tamper**-, with, but tho robber** accurate results. If you have SopUltsts had b«*en disposed of At the inquest held on Thursday pleased' to renew your acquaint­ were unable to enter it. troifble wtt,*i the byes or nentf' the objection to Mr, W. W. Tuttle the verdict arrived at was that Tht K-ltti.' doe* not hold hlmielf Nopnn* was dealt with. Mr. Tuttle pro* deceased came to his death aee!* ance or sub. «lbU for nplnlnnt •(priii««l by eorratpon. The robbery was discovered by gla'snes accurately fitted at reason­ Wm, By sop, chief night clerk of able prices consult him early. dueed a naturalieatlon paper dat­ dentally, while riding on the trip. • • • •Jetnti (n *lh|.t»coIo*nrj#, ed at Maeleod, Southern, Alta, THAT we have never had the May 5, 1009, the Globe company's office at the Appointments made by letter or The following were th* jury: C, chance to test the capacity of our To the Editor of the Penile led­ Denver union depot, who went to telephone at BleasdeU's drug tftth June, 180fl. This closed the Waggett, J. Lowe, A. H, Cree, W, ger,—Critic has left me wandering the ear to get express matter. •tore." buttntts. The sitting occupied one J. Morrison, Walter Harwood. vault yet. Just you help ut. hour. DISTBIfT LEDGEE, •FERHlE. B. C, MAY 9.-.1908.

; After ..hearing the 'evidence Judge NEW PASSENGER SERVICE W;:J.'.WriRlesworth, D.D.S. Taylor 'held that the new. agree­ BRITISH COLUMBIA MAN M. Kerr & Co. CASE •*a>d:SMperUtea*t4tat plaintiffs for 33 l-3c per, car. tinental, reservations' for berths at for which will be made here.— Crow's Ne6t Trading Co. Blook, H. MacKie, counsel for the BAKER ST, FBRNIB; B. C Medicine Hat Times. Fernie, B, C. , One of the first cases to be tried plaintiffs, announced that they THE BEST CURFEW in the Alberta courts involving* tho would appeal against the judg­ AMALGAHATED .SOCIETY OF Industrial Disputes Act, known as ment of the court in the case of NOTICE CARPENTERS AND JOINERS the Lemieux act,, came up for Hammond, Kingsley and Smith, Every family should have a c\ix- L. P. Eckstein hearing in the district court yes­ on the ground that the new agree­ few which should positively ^ilag . Notice is hereby, given that • 30 terday before his honor Judge H. metis In the Miner*.' Hall every ment was not any more binding to-night and every nignt, if needed. days after date I intend to apply BARBIBTKS-AT-LAW, SOLICITOR C, Taylor. This watt the case, of to the Hon. Chief Commissioner on them than on the other miners These curfews are inexpensive and alternate Thursday at 8 p.m. 21 miners against the Strathcona of Land! and Works for a-Hc-snse as they were still members of the can be home made. Take a piece to prospect for. coal and petroleum Rooms 1 flr. S, Henderson blook. Fernie.' BO. L. SNOW, Pre*.. E. DICKEB, Sao. Coal Company for a breach of. a union and .had .no. power as such, of siding two .feet long and -whit­ on the following lands situate in contract made, under the. Lemieux to make a new agreement for tle one end down_to_a handle, and the district of southeast Kooten­ act.* The-company entered into a ay, British Columbia, block 4593, ,Barber*- L.D.S., D.D.S., themselves. then bend him over a .barrel. Now new contract for a smaller' wage W, ?A. C0NNELL take the , piece of siding in the Commencing at a" post planted DENTIST •with -three of the miners without It is understood that District 18 Builder and Contractor hand and use it for a clapper. Put at or near 5 miles east of 25 mile complying with .the provisions of of ' the United Mine Workers of it on hot. Divide the strokes even post of present C.P.E. survey, ad­ T. W Block,. opposite the Bank the act. The judge held that .the America will enter, an action in joining block 4593 on the west, Estimates cheerfully given and work and.se© that none miss. Good for promptly executed to the ratls- three men who signed this new the supreme court against the and being, the N. W. .corner .post .*> Office hours--8 a.m to 8 p.m. a" boyVor/girl; up to the" age;Of six- of Fred E. Goodall's claim, thence-; ,. faction of onr coetomera. contract: must abide by it, but the Strathcona Coal * Company ; for teen;, * and ';, applications. are war­ south ' 80 chains;' thence east agreement was not binding on the violation of the Lemieux act and F. C. LAWE ALEX. I. FISHER, B. A. ranted to cure the most pronounc­ 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; other; miners. The United ' Mine breach of contract.—Edmonton to point of commencement making CREE & MOFFAT ed cases of street loafing that ex­ Workers of America have taken up 640 acres more or less. ist. The ; music the curfew makes Latoe & Fisher the question and will appeal from — 1—o—'• . : • Located this 3rd day of Decem­ **• .: . Townsite Agents is finer than singing."Where is my ber, 1907. „.' the decision of the judge with re­ BARRISTERS SOLICITORS, ETC. Fernie tied Hosmer Wandering Boy. Tonight." Harry Couillard, Witness Real spect to the three men. It is un­ Crow's Nest Trading Co. Block, BROKE FATHER'S RIB W. E. Coates, Jr.' Agent Fire, Lite & Acci­ derstood that they will also enter Fred E. Goodall, Locator. Fernie, By C. an action in" the supreme court dent Insurance • Estate against the Strathcona Coal Com­ Kingston, May 7—A prominent • Commencing at a post planted BUY AT HOME at or near 5 miles east of 25 mile W Kingston surgeon is suffering from w, R. IUBB.K.C. J. S; T. AXEXAltDEB pany for $20,000 damages for vio­ post of,present C.P.R. survey ad­ lation of the ,' Lemieux act and a broken rib, as tbe result of a joining block 4593 on the west, fERNIE - EMPLOYMENT OfflCE breach of contract."'' H. A. Mackie friendly boxing contest he " had At the express office one day and being the' S. W. corner post Ross & Alexander with his fifteen year * old son on of „Mrs. Mary E. Goodall claim; appeared for plaintiffs and J. R. last week there were at'least one BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC Lavell, of Strathcona, for the.de­ Tuesday. The doctor is a Y.M.C.A dozen packages from eastern' de­ thence , north 80 • chains; , thence east SO • chains; thence south 80 FERNIE, B. C. enthusiast and sent his son to the fendant company. . partment ' houses ' addressed to chains; thence west 80 chains; .to gymnasium to learn the art of prominent people in town; millin­ a point of commencement, making Office In L.-T. -V. Block, Victoria Avenue. T. A. AMBROSE According to the evidence given self defence. He decided to find ery goods, dry goods, clothing, 6-10-acres more or less. at the trial the Strathcona Coal out how1'the lad was getting on, etc. Some of these orders '' -would Located this 3rd day of Decem­ 1 Co." entered' into ,an agreement to and - summoned the boy to the cost $50 or S75j few of thenviess ber, 1907. o- / • H. W. ftfERCHMER Successor to J -Wi H. "Jerry pay the miners'33 1-3 per car for shed,' where he ordered1 him to'put than $10. This was a shipmeat of Harry Couillard,Witness all coal mined. This agr-eeinent *• , . ' ,,W.'E. Coates, Jr. Agent on the gloves.. In a very short one, day only. One of tho people Mrs. Mary E; Goodall, Locator, was entered into' under the terms time the fond father found, that' to whom . a parcel was addressed BARHISTER. SOLICITOR, ETC; Employment and , of the .Lemieux act respecting the his offspring was an adept, and a was heard complaining the other Commencing at a post planted agreements of employers ' with little while later he received a at or near a point', 1 mile east' of day that business -was dull and the 25 mile post of present C.P. Henderson Blcc-k Fernie Real Estate Office workmen and was signed by the blow that cracked a ,rib. .The du- money scarce.^ Strange, Isn't it? E,. sulrviey adjoining-b]lock 4593 , - dulyrauth"brised~and -reeognised-uf---- TifulTon feit~m"ortified-over—-what Biit~thenX_it_is_notLtoj:_ejxi)t_ctidj on the'.west, and tfeining the S. 'E.' ficers of the miners' local union he had done, but" the father was that the eastern department stores corner post of" Leonard"W~BaEeF claim; thence north, ,80 chains ; and was assented to by District 18 will send back any of 'the; thou­ / MARSHALL; & ROSS All classes of men so pleased over being, disabled thence-west 80 chains; thence south of the United Mine Workers > of that he may buy the lad an auto­ sands they get just to help but 80 chains; thence east 80 chains " America. After working for some BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS mobile.- * ' , ' ' ,v, our circulating, medium here, We too a point of commencement mak­ Bushmen, Lumbermen & ,.-•'• ' *A time on1 this agreement the com­ might write them however, and- ing 640 acres more or less. pany, under threats of closing the see what vhey would do to help - Located this * 13th day of No­ Plans nnd Estimates furnished. Teamsters vember, 1907. . mine persuaded three of the'min­ CHILD'S SEVERE BURNS business affairs here. Nothing like ers, . Hammond, Kingsley, "and trying.—Maeleod' Chronicle. G. C. H. Coleman, Witness Jobbing. Sash and Dnorn. W. E, Coates," Jr. Agent ' Smith to sign a new agreement Some citizens A Fernie should Leonard W, Baker,. Locator . Sewer 0 whereby they were' to wovk for 528 Builder's Stairwork a Specialty , Healed by,Zam-Buk. watch this, How can we expect fl cents a car. ,The 30 days' notice our'town to grow if you' deal ' Satietactlbn guaranteed. Contractor of a change of agreement provided outside. ,, Buy only , at hoir.j and The little girl of Mrs. Lewis ' Cl • for by the Lemieux, act was not Best of Catlisle P.O.,,recently fell boost your own town, P. 0. Box 133 Union lahoi Excavations taken out, etc. complied with nor was the agree­ against the stove and burned her ment signed by the authorised of­ forehead very badly. Mrs. Best ficers of the Miners' union.. The' says: "The burn was about the SOCIALIST CANDIDATE, Jbize of a fifty cent piece and was United Mine Workers of America "near the bone. -It made my little Reasonable Rates • protested and asked that a concil- girl's eye swell till it almostshut, %J • Montreal, May 6—Albert . St, , iation board be appointed to ad-and then she'got cold in it. It Martin,,. Socialist, has been, nom­ Street , just the matter. Tho company re­ began to run matter very badly, and I could not stop It,"although, inated . to oppose premier Gouin fused, so rather than striko the I' bathed it good every night and' in St. James division for tho com- Electrician Phones 94 and, 147, , P. O. Box 417 miners brought action-against the morning. At last I sent for some ing provincial.- elections, .Harry company through the court, tho Zam-Buk which soon stopped the Hirsckman, another Socialist, miners claiming the " balanco of matteration and 'very quickly it,, healed the wound, I have never will run in St. Louis division. 60 YEARS'* .wages duo them to make up ttie seen a burn heal so quickly, and I All work guaranteed EXPERIENCE difference between tho old and new am sure Zam-Buk has no equal rate of wages, for curing cuts, or burns, and I hhall always keep a box on hand 1^^^*^^Tl^fct^^tlT^^^l-it^t^'"&'fc Tho defendant company claimed in caso of emergency." 4 that tho agreement entered into Every home needs Zam-Buk! All •5' Victoria Ave. Fernie, B. C. 1 by Hammond, Kingsley and Smith diseases of the skin quickly yield TRADE MARKS was for all the minors and that to it. It is also an excellent rem­ ^ DeatoNo the men should abido by it. They edy for piles, blind or bleeding, Cot-vniaHTS Ac- rheumatism, eto. All druggists 1 Anrnno sondtng a iltotdi nnd deiorltitlnn ns? accordingly paid into court a sum quickly atccruln cur opinion froowliotlior an and stores 50 cents a box, or post DOMINION llonijitrlotly ronfldoutiaL DAI.DBDQK on Pntentt. equal to tho. amount oarnod by paid from the Zam-Buk Co,, To­ 1'atanu tAkon tbronnh Miiim ivo.nwlve , the men up to 88c per car, ronto. 1! W'taltu-tiCv, without clinrno, intuo

AhnndnomuiScittiiifir Uluitrttoc Hmericand wtickly. Lnmaib .oil* * Miiatlon ot onr i«lontit)o •joarnal.. Torrai for Exhibition Ctnnda, VIM * "OM, DMUJO prepaid. Bold bjr 1 ill nowidualoni. «—••••- Calgary, Alta. 1 BoeTk F BU WahliwfoiKaC. June 29 to July 9, 'OS lo Consumptivos Tho uDdeMlaoed having boon re* s rioted to health by ilmple meant, ±A ... -, *.' after nuffarlng ;for Beteral year* $25,000 In Prizes with a «erere lung nffeotlon, anl Fit for a King that dread dHaaae C0N8UUPTI0N, la anxloM to make.known to hli $13,000 In Purses fellow aufferiri the meant of oore. Tho moats thnt you bay To, thoee who deilre It, t* will from as nro fit for a kin jr. oheertolly tend (fret of charge) a Wo soli noMilnpr that is oopy ot tht proscription u-wd, whlob Wc have the following machinery for $60,000 expended in new buildings not tho best, thnt is why ! tbey will find a oore for COH8UUP- sale on which wc will tfivc a real bargain mid improvements wo have so many pleased TION, ABftmtk, ciTinnn, BRON* customers, Lot us dc- OHITIB and all throat and lung One Washington Hand Press monstnto this (act by a UAT4IDISS. Ho hopoa all tafferert Strobel's Air Ship. The Novellos Grc.it trial, Poll to attention •fhpcl 24 V< x 38) will trythie Remedy, an It la Invalu* Tr-Mnod Animnl Show nnd other nnd prompt Borvico, able. Thoae desiring the prttorlp- One 7 x ,11 O. S. Cordon Pros'. tion, whlob will ooet tbe nothing, High CJnss Attractions aud may prune a hlm*lug, wJU One 22yi inch Wcstman & Baker 91st Highlanders Bnntl. Iow.i State Band Calgary Cattle Co, please addren Cutter, Lever REV. EDWARD A. WILBON, Rough Riding by Real Cow Boys I f» One Babcock Drum Cylinder DrooWyn/N, Y, Press, Rack and Screw Distri­ Indhn, S(|in*.v nnd Trnvni**; Racps i •PAT* ATTACK 01? DYSENTERY bution, Tapcless Delivery, bed OUEED, , SETTI-EMEMT IN HALITAX. .34x47 "An honored eiticen of %h\e town One 3 H. P. Water Motor Reduced fares from nil points in Cnnadu. Your opportunity WAS Buffering from a nevere attack Halifax, Mny 4—A conference toiee the Inst great west of dysentery. Be told a friend if took place to-day between the mem bo could obtain a bottle of Oham- ?,ort Wood Coal Mine management This mncliinery will be sold separately or altogether, It Write for descriptive pamphlet to berlain'u Colic, Cholera and Diar­ and tbe men- with the result that renAy to ship. rhoea Remedy, ho felt eonildent of \i all properly and secure!}' boKO-i nnd i htalng *niira»-l, he having' ueed this a temporary settlement wai reach­ Address The Manager E. L. Richardson, remedy in the Wert. He was told ed. Both parties to the dispute DISTRICT LEDGER Manager Itha t X kept it in stoc&t and loit no Agreed to refer their difference! to time in obtaining it, and wai very ! promptly cured,'" iay« M. J. Xeaeh a board , of conciliation, and the 1 a druggist of Woleott, Vt, For men will return to work to-mor­ sale "by all dnigplitt. row.

*$**&)*«** t,itftM^M.ti^m*1itMLr «»-N>it(->. ittJrY**** .-^--Aw*.^-^* DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE. B. C., MAY 9, 190S. PLOT TO KILL LORD KlfCHfNER ©©•XjXsXs^^ Phillip Carosella OPT. HOBSON if'{* ;-'.'.Calcutta, May 7—The police are Club Cigar <© Wholesale 4 l investigating the native plot re­ X vealed here to murder Europeans — Store — LIQUOR DEALER WAXESWARM by means of bombs and the more the only reliable place in •-V.V- ,- ••••••: '':[ they go into the matter-the more serious and widespread does it ap­ town when you require any­ pear. . thing in Tobaccos, Cigars, Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes Siys Japan Means to Have War or Cigarettes. v Documents 'seized at the house W. A. INGRAM, Prop. : : where ^the bombs and explosives Gent's Furnishings • With U.S.-?Jlppeals-for were being , manufactured reveal that it was part of the plot to BAKER AVENUE Larger Navy/ , kill Lord Kitchener, commander- in-chief of the British forces in India, and other high officials. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY BRANCH AT HOSMER, B.C. Seattle, May 7—"Don't discount The authorities believe that they the yellow' manv He can shoot are facing an' attempt - at revolu­ tion. • ' SMOKE just ' as - fast and straight as the •CT^IO-N" LABEL. — - o • ' THE POLLOCK white man and he likes it. He Crow's Nest Special Its active principle, cream of tar­ j wants conflict—war—fighting. War AND lis a relief to him. It is the means Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. WINE CO. Ltd. tar, a pure, healtta-glvlng ° fruit, Dears Sirs—Your MINARD'S Miner's Favorite Cigars acid, is derived solely from grapes * of expressing the inherent medie­ LINIMENT is our remedy for sore Wholesale Dealers and Direct val spirit in him—the, barbarism. throat, colds and all ordinary ail­ Importers of ! I hope that our mission in thements . Poisonous Ingredients are found In the SCOTCH AND ; Eastern Hemisphere will be peace, It never fails to relieve and cure low-priced baking powders. Their promptly. . , Fort Steele. " IRISH WHISKEY, active principle Is a mineral acid de­ lout, there?is but one way this,can - CHARLES WHOOTEN, .LONDON DRY ^ rived from sulphuric acid, oil ol vitriol ibe,, accomplished,,, and that is to Port Mulgrave. Brewery Go., Ltd OLD TOM give us the power that lies in a AND HOLLAND GIN. Study Ibe label and buy, gre^it naVy,, with the best guns ", Fernie, B. 0. POMMERY - only baklufj powder made and the best fighters on earth to. from cream ol tartar r*aVV CHAMPAGNE man -theni." . Brewers of Extra Fine Lager SCHLITZ BEER' UNIFORM KEENNESS and Aerated Waters. Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson NO flONIMHiO GRINDING. "ALE AND STOUT;. in "a wholly informal speech deliv­ Sangala, Louis Sangala, Gladys You want comfort and sati&actlon Bottled Goods , a Specialty. BURMEISTER r I • ered at a luncheon in his honor at of clean smooth . shaves every WHITE AND RED PORT. FERNIE PUBLIC SCHOOL Betty Mader, Sarah Rhodes, Steve morning. , the Rainier club, gave expression Solo,-Agents in East Kootenay for Maclnnis, -, Willie MacFarquhar, The Carbo Magnetic (s the only .-j,a;..;«->ax«:.a;..:..:.a:..x..x..x«:**:**:'»:*«:« Shuter, Alice Stone, Peter Xaba-' to a more intimate knowledge of razor UNCONDITIONALLY 'ARCADIAN FAMOUS WAUKESHA the fighting. Asiatic than at. any!' GUARANTEED to give this. Y Attendance for the month of hac, Wilbert Vance, Harvey- Wal­ X TATER ' April. .'-.., .. other time during, his ata/ Here Thesecret Electric Tempering a? lace, Edna Wallace, Mary Wetan- positively merges every par­ X Number, of pupils enrolled...'..:...383 ovec., ' ..; •'--,-' The" sentence ' quoted in- the' fore­ ticle' of carbon (tlie life of : going ' came in the middle * of his steel)'into the metal—giving Y •*:*aH-:.*x..';*.:».:..:..:..:..xa.*,.*..xa.x^ Boys ..:.....'. .'...-.-..'.. .'. ..-.i... ..;L..:195 ' Division 7, Miss G. MacKenzie. X • •- - •" Girls 188 talk when the' fighting blood', of' diamond-like hardness Percentage ,-attendnce 88.09. • throughout the blade—some­ a Hotel Y ' • T*- - < Average actual attendance.343.5t35 the hero of Santiago was warmed thing absolutely impossible • Pupils ,with perfect attendance : a> Percentage attendance 89.71 as he worked his way along his with fire tempered steelused m f • Tne t Hubert Broley, Bertie Brouillette,' in making alt other razors. Pupils .with,perfect attendance.. 142 topic, until his face" was flushed, Felicia Carosella. Aubrey , Clapp,; But test this razor in your ,.,.,.The„banner awarded-by the prin­ his teeth set in a bulldog like grip I Tlia best dollar a dav house in the city .J. Gladys^ Jennings, *. Eva 'Ingram, own home—or have your barber V l I Fernie Lumber | cipal,.fbiv.the -best...attendance' ', in and his fist clenched tight as he use it on you.' Secure one- 30 •J* Liquors and Cigars of the best qualtity a** George Lamer, Andrew Mader, the intermediate and senior grade spoke his convictions. ., DAYS TRIAL with NO OBLi* X Well stocked bar • Co., Ltd.: ~sx* Herman -Mayers, Antonio -.Mont- OATION TO PUR J>* Dining room in charge of P. P. Miller .*a divisions has been won - by''; division CHASE. 1 petit.'V Alfred ^Munkwitz," ^ Arthur V Only white help employed V ;|; ALEX. McDOUGALl, Prcs. & Gen. Mgr. ;l: B ;•' 3, Miss* Pe/rkin's division. ' •'''•. i Riches-, Ethel Rhodes, CliffordRob­ •>- ROSS BROS. PROPS. • -Division 1— ' '<• ~ .<. ertson, Cecilia: .Shulaika, George LUMBER PRICES *.*• "'..'.'' "."' v* x f J-.-D. QUAIL;* Agent, Fernie. , Percentage' attendance 95.02. "',' ' Wilkinson, Elsie" Wilson, John Mc­ Minafacturers of and .Pupils with perfect attendance: lnnis, Angus . -McLeod.—1st "rank, Nelson,-B; C, April, 30—At" a Dealers in class A, senior," Clifford Robertson, "Willie Bird, Peter Carosella, Clay­ meeting of the British oColumbia ton Dubois, . Rheta - • Hamilton, junior, Ralph Smith;; class B, Ar­ lumbermen,, both from the coast, • Roauh & Dressed Lumber -Sarah Lancaster, Gladys McFar­ thur. Riches. and the mountains, held' here • it The Home :Bank of Canada X ' Dimension & Bridge Timber -J quhar, Helen' Muirhead, Arthur was decided to .adhere to ,the, lum­ Promotions s From I Reader to II* Muirhead, Margaret Robertson, ber and shingle .price lists now' in DIVIDEND No. SIX Piling', Moulding, Laths, -,-. .'.Reader.... \ ;,. , Elsie .-"W.oodhouse.—Rank; .,-Senior force -and delay the usuali spring , Notice, is hereby given that a Dividend at the class*, Helen Muirhead Junior class .. Division - 4, Teacher, Miss . M. raise' in the -schedule until later in JElsieJiVo_odho.use._, '- ••' ••• M. MacKenzie. .May^heri^the^^^ :rate''pfe.'S'ix'jieri,'cent", per""annum, upon! the paid lip's Exceptionally^ good" results were' crop in-the northwest provinces ^Ca^ifarStbcICof^Ke^Home^B^irK ., Division 2, Miss Moody.. obtained by this class in their will be more assured. It was after :the; T,hreecMonths', ending th^ 31st of May, 1^08, and 1 Percentage' attendance 81.05. examination which, were held last considerable argument that; this the same wilUbe payable at the Head Office and. Branches y All Orders Promptly Attended Pupils with perfect attendance: week. Thirty-five of ;• the pupils course, was decided' upon, as a of the. Bank on and after Monday the First day of June % 'to •',' '" •Cecil, Anthony,, Evelyn Biggs, average 70 per cent, or over on all niimber of-holders of extensive lim­ riext, „ .' . *;;""' .'"."" Theresa Carosella, Andrew Mar­ their papers, and Eyaline Jarvis its laid great stress upon the shall, Lydia Munkwitz; Gladys and Edith . Biggs-rrthe first two marked increase in the lvalue of "The transfer books will be closed,froni the 17th to V Tel. 3 rernle, B. C. Robertson, Arthur Stone, Edith pupils—each obtained over 90 per British- Columbia stumpago.'dur­ the 31st of May, both days inclusive. Tutt'y—First rank, John-Yokes. cent; fifty-two pupils were promot­ ing .,the„past-yoar,. due. to the'Bri­ *^Haa:^:.^:..:^a->.>»:Hf>^*>^(^ v • By the" Order of.the._Bbard.- ed. . "' • tish Columbia government's action Division 3, Miss Perkins, in withdrawing staking privileges ' Evaline Jarvis',1 Edith Biggs, James Mason, General Manager. Percentage attendance 94.15. , last December; to the^ increased LOCAl UNIONS IN DISTRICT 18 U. M.W. of A. Willie Barr, Hazel Burkitt, Mary cost of present logging, the lumber Toronto, April 15th,1 1908. Pupils with perfect attendance: Minton, Freda Yokes, Annie. Wil'-' so convenient to the water being •«a»»»»»i»»»»i»j»»*l'»«al*»»j»»»a»»»»»»»»a»»»»«a»»^^ Violet Barwell, Sarah Benson, An- liamsj'. Bertha, Whalley^and May FERNIE, 2314—Pres., J. T. Puck- logged so extensively last season, ey; Fin,,. Sec., Thos. Biggs. . nie Bullock,' Elon Bebb, Russell Newiii'k, equal, Duocan Crave*, "' V. C. B. MANSON, MANAGER, FERNIE, B. C. Colton, Tony Carosella, Sa.dio and also the government's action Postel Mayers, Arthur Woodhouse, iri withdrawing hand logging li­ HOSMER, 2494—Pres. G. C. Clapp, Albert Dicken, James East- Cole;. Sec. Wm. N. Reid. Bay Gould, Tom Graves ani Ed­ censes..' Should the G.T.P. con­ on, Jamos Graves, Dominie Guzzi, gar Harper,' equal, Alice Kerr,, tractors continue to hire men in MICHEL, 2331—Pres!, .Tai.. Doug, ' Fred Handley, Walter Hughes, Ed­ Dorothy.Dicken, Kate Ewings and such great numbers as thoy are las, Sec, Charles Garner, ward Jackson, Herbert Letcher, Edith Horn were .equal, Nellie now'doing,'wages.are more apt to COLEMAN, 2633—Pros., Henry . Frank Letcher, May McGrew, Mur­ Dinnington, Phyllis Hughes, Billy increase than otherwise. In view Smith Sec , V5ru Giriluii;, ray McLeod, Allen McLeod, Nor­ Corson, Gussie Ambrose,' Christine of these facts, these license holders FOR A SHORT man McBean, • Annie McDonald, FRANK, 1263—Pres., Fred Allott; Marshall, Alico Wilde and Ray considered that as a due protec­ Sec,-, George Nichols. Harold McFarquhar, Violet Mar­ Smith were equal, ' Doris 'Smith; tion to thoir interests the-prices shall," James Patterson, John Pou­ LILLE, 1233-Pres., T. Evans: Willio Clawers, Joe Smolavchick should be made stiffer and tho TIME ONLY' Sec, A. W. May. * lard, Mavgaret Sherwood, Ernest and Michael Valptola were equal, sooner the better. However in Stone, James White,—First, rank, Susie Miscisco, Albert McBean,. BELLEVUE, -131-Prea., F. Lewis; view of tho present slackness in all Sec, Fred Chappoll. Samuel Halton.* Mary Sojko, Jennie Guidosh, Eth­ kinds of business "the raise has Wc will receive subscriptions HILLCREST, 1058-Pros., Robert . Division 4, Miss M. MacKenzie, el Lanfeivr, Robert Minton, Clara been temporarily postponed, to The District Ledger at Livett; Vice-Pros., J, Lagace; Percentage attendance 89.00, Cody, Victoria Kofowry^ Max Mc Sec, Harry T. Cooper Pupils with perfoct attendance: Dougall, Ernest Dickinson, Mary. the rate of LUNDBnECK, 2275-Pres. Hers- Willio Benson, Edith Biggs, Hazel Havy Hollinshead, Millie Condle, SOCIALIST WINS. 1 chel Kayo; Sec, Geo ThoB. Wright, Burkitt, Clara Cody, Millie Condio, Annie Barratt, Russell Dudley, Joseph McDougall, Frances Carl­ i WOODPECKER, '2200-Prcs., W. Dorothy Dicken, Russell Dudley, Paris, Blay 6—Mile. Leanno La* son, Rosie Carosella and Annie I R. Hughes; Sec, John Fletohor. Bay Gould, Tom Graves, Mary le'o, .ndepondesit Socialist candi­ One Mia? a Yea? Woarmoiith, equal, Goorgo Letehor, ii HolHiishenfl, Phyllis Hughes, Eva- date for member of ,tho municipal | MORRINVILLE, 2378-Pros., C, Willie Benson, Herbert Rhodos, council, scored a tJJ'cat victory at I H, -Richardson; rSeo., J, lVIatke* line Jarvis, Albort McBean, Postel Bernard Hickman, least as far as balloting is , con- Wc want lo double our list I son. Mayers, Susie Miscisco, Doris corned. Voting toolt place yes­ terday and. when the" ballots | DIAWOl-l'D CITY—Pros., Smith, Roy Smith, Mary Sojko, of subscribers. Seize the op­ Soc, T. Entwiitlo. Alice Wilde,, Nellio„Dillington.- wciro 'couJited it was found 090 had boon cast for Mlln: Lalto, First rank, Evaliuo Jarvis, portunity and get the paper CANMORE, 1387-Pres, A. J. 5,000 FACTS whilo her opponent, Paul Eyyudbr, Thomas; Sec, James Clynor, rocoiyod 350. A lega.1 opinion, Division 5, Miss Lawson, howevor, is that thu law' vyill BANKHEAD, 2'J-Pres., Wm, not permit Milo, Laloo to take Flaher; Sec, F. Dyson. Percentage attendance) 00.01, ABOUT CANADA lior soat. Sho intonds ii ,nio is with all the news Pupils with perl'oct attendance: unseated to appeal to tho ourts TABER, lOa-Pros., T. Boylt; Sec, Wm. Murdoclt, Lii-zio Andorson, Hilda Atkinson, if necessary, and take the ques­ The 1008 edition Is' out of that tion to tho council i.f s'.at". Send your name into the LKTHUniDCr., liV-l-Pros. B. O, Ivy Bullock, Mavjorlo Carmichaol, most useful and valuable booklet, Angolo CaroBflla, Phyllis Cham­ Tho Radical and P.adli'nl Social­ Hamilton; Sec, Chnrlce Pea­ "5,000 facts about Canada," com­ ist parties wero huayy giiiners Manager of The Ledger. cock. , [ bers, Mary Clownrs, Taul Court­ piled by Prank Yolgh of Toronto, throughout, "Franco Ir. tho muni* TABfcJU, lUfi'J-l'ros,, Alt. Hob* ney, Hayidon Evans, Ivy Gaythori) who is wldoly known throughout cijiiil nlcetions. Tho gains woro May Goddos, Edna, Gaska, Olive mado at tho oxponno of tho ex­ •rts; Sec, Robert Doodson. tho Dominion as an authority on treme Socialists and .Reactionary Goolo, Elsio Jarvin,, Mary Laflcol* things Canadian. Noarly 85,000 CITY MINES, 2210, Edmonton- Nationalists. Tho lattrr party Pren,, T. Janiea;. Ies, Joan Linn, Mildred McBean, coplos woro sold of tho 1007 edi­ alone lost 45,000. , Annie Mclnnis, Agnes McLachlan, tion, tho demand coming from JOB DEPARTMENT STRATHCONA, C2*i8-Pres., John Mag-glo McLachlan, Walter Mc, every part of the continent and , Saint; Sec, Jas. Paolo. i Mannus, Annabollo; Mills, Roslo THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF 1 tho British Empire. Tho idoa SUFFERING. All work done by WHITE STAR MINES, C018, j| Mongotco, Fred Moresk, Ada Min­ Strathcona—Proa,, Jai, Chcrl* worked out, that of a concroto Jlht-umatism ^ causes moro pain ton, Mary Rmir-heaiilH, Genr-m T. I"'' *^ '. '14,444 f,.4 .... T, , . .* I €lt.mf%v.t€»ttt IxynfUmen ^r: Her., Nfill Mn Cormiek. _ . „ . _ •, , '*•'"'- *" ** •J^.»-'-4.'-t4, -rf U4i CXk,(,.4H..»L ana buu'cnitg lluu.i. uitj oll*vi uii,- on!,(',, ior th*- ronion t.nnt. it. in fnc "nVPTT Mf'M'P'.H, 9RM, r.rt-m-iTit.-cn— Softer, Joo Tabihak.-Hank, ola-Mi-,^ ^„ An{n h^s nrransrl «„. upon ilic most A, Lirtzio McDougall, class B, Ada dor such solf-indexing lltlos as most common of all ills, and it is Pres,, Clias. L. Bryce; Sec, Minton,. ' certainly gratifying to sulTsrers to Modern Machinery Harper. aroa, agriculture, banking,' eom- know that Chamberlain's Pain morce,, flnnneen, mining, railways, MERRITT—Pres. Frank Steel, Division 0, Miss Uobinson. Balm will afford relief, and mako in the most wheat fleldH, etc, The wealth of rest and' sloop possihlr, In many See. Thomas Calvert. •Pfirrentnijo r,tt.Pnr.ntirp RR.7A -1 »">. a- -1 <-• *\\* f\ vntifit *?.**>,«» >->r> '•• .f-1.1? -.1, iF Improved Kct!ioiJ!s lUutci'.ti,. vsJi»l,i»,Uiv;a iu biliail bpU,Ci> .arf,.'-. a ,.«^ •> "»^ •••••«.» I"*ttl| *' t>a^. -••.» »M UbMON'lU)*., aii40—ifrwfc., *-4. •*. Pupils with perfect attendance: at first temporary, has become Edmondson; Vice Pros., Robert is a revelation to oven a well In­ permanent, while in old!| people Eva Harwell, Floronco Bird, Mor* formed Canadian of tho standing Brown; Fin. See., Tbo». Birch ; subject to chronic rheumatism, of- Recording Sec, J. McDnvitt. vin Buckley, TCthol Dewsbury, and rosourcsB of tli* country. The ten brought on by dampness „ or Thomas Dowsbury, Tudor Evans, book is published at C5 cents a changes in tho weather, a porman* Presidents and secretaries whose OHvo Oaythorpo, Irono Gaythorp*, copy by Tho Canadian Facts Pub­ ent euro cannot be expected; the names do not appear on this list ' Miko Hoven, iTnmM Halton, Win* relief irom pain which this lini* ! THE DISTRICT LEDGER are requested to forward them to lishing Co., 007 Rpndina AvenUfl, ment affords is nlono worth many' this ofHcc for insertion. nie Hollinshead, Clifford Gould, Toronto, Canada, or may be had times its cost. 25 and 50 e*mt ! PHONE NO. TEH "nclla Lynn, Annie Lynn, llebecca from newsdealers, *iizc3 for sale by all di'u^guU, i Coritimi**d fn^tiir(i>8 r*at*h in for J > the ferrgoing information.

U/ DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE. B.-'.C, MAY 9, 1908.

NOW WORKERS, USE YOUR VOTES $1 a Year in Advance - Issued every Saturday from the office of Publication, Pellatt A-ve., Ferme, B. C.

Change's of advertisements must be in as follow*?-Pages 2,3, 6, and 7. Wednesday «t 10 a m. Pages 1,-1,5and8,Friday at 10a.m. Legal advertising 12 cents per nonpariel line first insertion, 8 cents per line each subse- quenfinsertion. - Bates for contract advertising on applioa tion at office of publication, PeUut Ave, " >• Address all communication^. t» the Mnn- „ ager, District Ledger. W.-'S. STANLEY, Mgs*

SATURDAY, MAY 9TH,. 1908.

LAW AND THE WORKER .'11 if i "T During last March when the in­ Ml dustrial disputes investigation act was rushed through the Do­ minion house it appeared to us that its principal purpose was to head off the then impending coal \strike in the Pass. We are all cognizant of the me­ thods resorted to at Calgary dur­ ing the joint convention to block proceedings until the act was

PaSSed' . - 1 4. 4,1. ., Some" of us were afraid at that time that the act boded no good for the worker. Our fears now seem to be justified. One - trade union official has been convicted under -.this act; James McGuire, president, of Cobalt miners union for inciting men to strike, the .1-1 part invoked being section 60, the penalty imposed half the maxi- rnum,' $500 or six momths hard labor. The case was appealed. It was sustained in a modified forro.o We have yet to hear of ah em­ ployer 'being convicted under the act. Yet it seems to us that sev­ eral have been goiilty of its in­ fringement. IKING'S HOTELI When, during., the flurry in met­ r als, the smelters closed down and Fernie, B. C. T refused to reopen unless the'men T accepted a reduction, they were T guilty of a graver offence, under »*.• Bar supplied with choicest of .•T. Maixh on, ttarthon. all hearts re-solved on Vic- - - to-if, or death'. •Tata this act than McGuire was. Then Wines, Liquors and Cigars ilf we had the idiotic order. of ,-, the United at the Polls we * must 'stand next Polling Day / Hotel Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co., man­ ^Dining Eocm in connection. agement that a miner must wait X JOHN PODBIELANCIK , until he received permission before CANADIAN BISLEYTEAM. Fernie X he could put up;timber, not only cent comfort in this' country. It him-- of -their childish • joys or sor­ •. . » Proprietor • „ . X t X " a violation of this act, but a vio-L appears to us that indirectly, and rows and instead of laying,down lation of common sense and prac­ perhaps it could be proved directly their paper and paying attention Ottawa, May 7—The , Camadian .XaaXa.J«H«.H..X.aX-:**I*»>*J»»J»aJaaJ»JaajM tical mining and the Provincial too, although according , to the to the child,"the father will hurry, Bisley team for 1908 will consist mining act. - act it is not essential,_the coal the children off out of his way. of • 12 representatives from' Oii- •c^mpany~h^ver.^ Tne^Tihiiaren-areTnaturally^r^the- tarioy^thre«-from-Quebec^two^each, Co. attempted to introduce some, employment "with a view to com­ keenest of critics .and feel hurt at from British Columbia and Alberta Everything ! of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co's^ pelling 4.their- employees to - accept the non-attention of their father and one from Nova Scotia. It is : duplicity contrary to th© provi-, terms of employment." What are atnd '.watn^'ir somewhere- else for announced that Lieut. Col. Labell, Up-to-date sions of. the ,act, but tbe,prompt we going to do about it? sympathy. - • -., of Montreal, will command the, NAPANEE action of the miners, put a stop If on the other hand the fathers team. The two British Columbia, to such proceedings. would make their children more men are staff sergeant F. A. Rich­ Bar Unexcelled {•-, •And what about No.' 9 mine at REGARDING OUR CHILDREN their companions, and show some ardson, of the 5th> regiment, tyon- Coal Creek? interest in the plays and help to couber;, . and : Capt. W. Hart Mc- All White Help HOTEL r - Let us take a look at the act, supply them with games and am­Harg, of the 6th D.C.O.R., Van­ sec. 56: It shall be unlawful for The cases of youthful depravity usements inside their ov/n , homes couver; any employer to declare. or cause which . were ^.bcou-jlat ..out at. the and yards, less children would'.-be '•• o-- Call In and a lockout or for any. employe to trial of a. number of small boys up for .petty crimes, and later on Subscribe for* the District Ledger. go on strike on account of any for stealing from the basement of Seo us once Fernie's most popular the Waldorf hotel, shows to what less older criminals would appear dispute prior to or during a re* in the prisons. Hotel ference of, such to a board of con- an extent the youthful offenders IN THE MATTER OF the estate have gone. It is maybe hard to admit, but dilation, -and investigation, under in nine cases out of ten it is the of Damiani Assunta Passerini. the provisions of this act, sec. 57 Magistrate Whimster very wisely Every attention to tbe let the, self admitted young, crim­ iather who* is the criminal, for he late of Fernie, B, Ci deceased. —omplojyers and employees shall neglects his offspring. When the travelling publio give at least thirty days notice of inals go on suspended sentence, • Notice is hereby given that all after giving them a real -, good boy is arrested* and placed in the G. W. DAVEY &C0. an intended change affecting con­ dock for some petty offenco, who croditors and others having ditions of employment with re­ straight talking to. We think, claims against the estate of the Rooms reserved by wire however, if he had also ordered do you find there to plead for P. V. WHELAN, Mgr. .'.I spect to wages and hours;' sec. 58, him? In nine cases out of ten it said Damiani Assunta Passerini any employer declaring or caus­ their parents to give them a right deceased, who died on or about good, old fashioned hiding it is the mother who appears, and ing a lockout contrary to the pro­ tearfully pleads for her wayward \ho 10th day of March, 1908, are visions of this act shall be liable would have had a little more last­ required on or before the 9th day T. H. Whelan ing effect on the memories of the boy- The father is seldom willing to a fine of not less than oho to go, and does not like to lay off of May, 1908, to send by post , Manager hundred dbllars nor moire \htxn boys, We were glad' to see the prepaid or deliver to Mr. L. P. boys released on suspended sen­ and lose Lis pay. one thousand dollars, for , each The children should not be air Eckstein, of Fernie, B. C., solici­ day or part of a day that such tence, not because they did not tor for the administrator, their deserve punishment, but because lowed out on tho streets to play Hotel I lockout exists, at all. If they wish companions christian and surnames, addresses Now let us see what a lockout we think that it'is not to the best and descriptions, the full particu­ I interests of a boy's future to start thoy should be encouraged to 1 means under this act. Sec. 2, ar­ bring their companions to their lars of their claims, the statement i' him off with a reformatory train* of thoir accounts and the nature IFERNI5 E ticle 5: Lockout (without limiting ing, where ho is bound to meet house or inside,their own premises ? CENTRAL the nature of its meaning) means and visa versa. of thoir securities, if any, held by ? The Hotel of Ternle a closing of a place of employ­ with boys who are worso than him- them.. X solf and will naturally follow The children of to-day that wo f • ment or a suspension of work, or that style quicker than any other. meet on tho streets right here in And further take notice that Y a refusal by an employer to con­ Fernie, as well as other places, after suh last mentioned date the tinue to employ any numbor of As regards to who is responsible said administrator will proceed to ? Tho centre of Commercial Hote for the disgraceful condition of aro cheoky and boisterous In the y his employees in consequence of a the youngsters we certainly affirm extreme, and in some cases that diBtributo the assets of the de­ and Tourist Trade dispute, done with a view to com­ that tho parents aro. We consider we can relate, when complaints ceased among the parties entitled pelling his employees, or to aid that the trouble lies more with havo been mado to the parents, thereto, having regard only to the ? Cuisine Unexcelled anothor employer in compelling tho fathom than anyone else. If thoy said: "Oh, my.boy would not claims of which ho shall then havo Woll furnishod rooms his employees to accept terms of there, is a selfish creature on earth do that, he is brought up proper­ had notice, and that the said ad* 9. r. Wallace Prop. £ Agreement, So Bays tho law, How it is a man. Most men seem to ly," And we venture to say that mlnistrator will not bo liable for Tnblo supplied with tho best stands the , Coal Co, in regard consider their duty is done when they did not know where the child the said assets or any part thereof "••^•«*^*M¥ ,0**>*4 thereto? thoy have provided tho money ne­ WAS for one hour during the day. to any person or persons of whose Tho management decidod to claims notice shall not have been V Bar stocked with best of Wines, cessary for the keen of his family- This is a very serious question a**** change tho system of working in they consider their home practi­ and means more than some people received by him at tho time ot Liquors nnd Ciprs No. 0 mine, employing the pillar cally in the light of a boarding imagine to the future generation, such distribution. nnd stall in lieu of the long wall house, and confine themselves to as anyone'who thinks on the mat* Dated thiB Snd'' day of April, system heretofore employed. The a nowspapor as soon as supper iv ter can see the deteriorating influ­ 1008. JAMES SEVERNS men Jn narrow work places were over. Their child comes in to tell ences of children running wildly L, P. ECKSTEIN, BVNGi^IB OP CANADIAN N0RTH-WE81 paid a day! wage of throe •djoVUri-), on the streets. MINNO REGULATIONS „ Proprietor and coercive intimidating methodB Solicitor tor the Administrator. 'I'luewj COAI<,-OOR1 mlnliK" rlBlitu oxer be laaitil for usod to force the men to turn out A period of twenty.one veari at r.ri annual a large tonnage, rental of *1 m nore. Sot more than »,M0 !-:^iHf^ aoiei shall be .«MU• ooileotsd on tlio mcrohanublt was closed down ostensibly be­ Non-alcoholic KOOTENAY FRUIT LANDS IN 10-ACRR BLOCKS coal mlntd, QU*IITS,-A psrion •lahtMii;fft* of •»»• pr 30 days after date X intend to* cause it could not be made to Some fow months nco wo nnrchnsml Hnnshlnn Hunch, a fnrm of pay. tt 5 t ow,liavi.itt'UMov«r«irmlne*al In placo, may apply to the superintendent of 100 teres of extra choice land, situated t\bcmt 2J*j miles west of tlio locate a claim l,Suo i I.MQ foot, provincial polios for a renewal ol The management however, eon* tt City nf Notion, In A woll A-QUIOCI portion of tho illitrlct. Wo hnvo Tbo foe for reoontlna a elalm u (6, tinued negotiation! at to fixing a Sarsaparilla subdivided this fnrm Into 10-acro block*-, and we are offering from for At loMttlM itnulbo otpondod on the claim wholesale liquor license at Hosmer, tt aachvoaror pa d to tho minim rooordor In Sated this Snd day o! Kay, price. The men made an offer to sale on finny terms. Thu location of this farm IH excellent: It li clone IIM"thereof, Tvhon Woolm Boon oiponrfwl or ret the coal for 75e per ton and If you think you need a tonic, to tho 0. r. It Station it Granite, thero In a good school In tho Im. paid, the locator m»y, «Pon Uvieg a swrw 1008. p2.B0 a yard cutting price on nar­ isk your doctor. If you think mediate vicinity, and tho Government wagon road from Nelson rum mado, nnd upon complylna with other ro* JOS. AIELLO. row work. The company replied throuph tho property. On arcount of its clofo proximity to a thriving Stf quiromtnti, purehaoe the land at 11 por acre. that 00c and 91.60 was all they you need somethlns for your city, the VAIIIO of end) block mint necessarily rapidly Incremu, Tho paUnt provldto for tbo paymont «f a This Is n splendid location for a fruit nnd vegetable fai*m or A would pay. It ii therefore obvious blood, ask your doctor. If you tt tl royalty of *\ por oont on tbo .aloi. NOTICE that the management are desirous think you would like to try ,I> clilckon ranch, Thoro Is nhvnvi nn ur.collont mnrkot for nnfthlnff «,-* Puc«amliiln« nlalmi sonorallyaMi lfl'l feat to operate No, 0 mine elie why ? tf nlonjr then* linos In Nelnon, nnd nt tlmci vory Wffh prlcos may .bo ob* V tf to.uaro| entry fos 15 renewable yoarly, rVi**.*iir' •*-,».»• 4.0**. *. ***J*f. ft *.* Aver's non-alcoholic Sirups* 5W tfl'nprl Thn \em\ *» nnt iieni trx Meer> e f*n*t»1 wnrtror crtiilrl clunr off «4 K. i.^.\l.;..-.'. Tr.^*7 r**. -tn*Tr* tfh [***** tf o,f\ r1-**vr« affair data T Intend, tn they them violating the see. Bfl trills, ask your doctor. Con­ nnd tmve n crop tlio flnt teni-oii. A mnjor portion of tho (-round U drodVttt'toidof^ to the superintiftdemt M • Mtv-jiVJ'M.rwH.m'V'iii'iiin. •t which expressly forbids a lockout? cUnrly opti.., very UUit •Undditf iftetn (fiuOf.r. Thttt Itnlluoeitwitu • W'|*JJ'JWN£MII;-**.M»»P*" rtl^rMlM. of «£ ' -im. nnu&'{tte m. lent.* sult him often. Keep in dote ol water running through this Mibtllvif-lon. Tho lot* nro situated tho Mlnlotor of tho Interior provincial police for a i«u««r«i ot Are No. 0 men locked out accord* Tho loiMo obillhaveadrodaoln oparatlon wholesale liquor iK'enst at Uonuer, Ing to the meanine of this act? touch with him. within a qnnrtor of n milo of the Kootenay River, where tho very •with.!. «MH««« fi«m tbo.data of tbe leaie finest Rainbow Trout finlilnn* ii to be had. Rental SKI »r annum (or Bated this 8StU day of April In our humble opinion a definite W« p»HUh MF fiwilu for ueb five mllei We guarnntoo the quality of thoio blocks, nnd aro pleated at all eaoh milo of rlvvir.Uiiaij ii,. RoyaltIt yalty at tithne 1608. *H. statement to that effect could m We eeaUfc tlMtltl tt rate'of »l Vtr cent oolloctod on tbo output af* •not WIRIW it nm* Ti1n<*ii»r. —H -» ira ,-i *•*• •*M»a*ali«iBii tlmen to (five Intending purchasci-a tho benefit of a thorough inipac* t#Tlto*eMdf*W,OU), PHILIP 0AROBEX.LA. Viuu, Wts tuiiAiUt* -viihi nt> arti Oi'it-vnuit e* ii*n.v.«.*i.j tituiv.** v\iiiv..-i. "S* "W.-aVMyihT, Apart from the above proceeding You nre not taking any chance in iccurlnfj thin land at our price. Wo Deputy UlnUter of tho Inferior. officials of the company hav* told A NOTICE are lelllnjr these 10-acre blocks at 180.00 por aero, and can arrange tho N. B.-Unauthor.M*! »uUJ«atlcn of tble ad* men asking for employment that Ask your doctor to name tome of tbe terms In vory eaiy payments to suit purchasers. • •VertlMmoBt will not be paid for, The Hosmer Opera Co., of Hos* No. 0. mine is ready to be open­ remits of constipation. Hit loR| Hit vlll Ana l-oT-Sm mer, B. 0., are open for bids on ed whenever they «ay the word. becin with ilck-neadacba. blllouineti, TOYE ft COMPANY flttlngi. chairs, tables oianae, etc. And saying the word means ac* dviBcpiIa, tbln blood, bad akin. .Tbin Fruit Lands and Real Estate, Box 51, Nelson* B. C. Por particulars apply to opting 60e per ton and no dead •ik him If he would recommind year * A. CAMPBELL, See work In rooms, & price not suflfi* u»ii.|AyeT'»r.U». Try a Ledger Ad cient to maintain a worker in it* wmJjutAito*Ht,O.A9mtme*UmtU\*Mt«>' Box S78-'

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jriss ' fj&th; *•- "|s*- •" ti' • t^ / ^ . • • ;• ;^.. Imported in Pots *?• #-y ".'•*>. : B. STANLEY. ; SlVGemmel *3.' ' ,' •4,5 •- yVA .' v . -x.:' y -.*•'• • ';•.•'. '' SUMMER v ;- .-i.., •*,*•-.. •. . . . fc,,* i »• . • x - •„•. ¥.5-. ,A, • ••-,*• * ^••- - ZS$ - -..:**:-' • j'Ss-*iW- • "•-''V* ,-a^J.- |% EXCURSIONS ^'*••• t y *'•';&•>•/&', 1 • *i'^Y&-t EAST |:W.-S.'":KEAY „ $60,0© ' S< . •, ."•-& •mym, .**; mv.« :«$ _^ H ^ » ^ ^£ ,; From F^ernie to % Customs House Broker Winnipesr, Duluth, Fort William, St. Pawl nnd ' Ay -^ Sioux City Fire Insurance Jo J'hot'o by Spalding,-* Fernie o • . Members of Michel Local No. 2334, U.M.W. of A, Agent Chicago 72 50 New York ; 108 50 Montreal 108 50 derstood that Mr. Parry has pur-, Middlesbro at Diamond Vale on SANDON P. 0. Block Phone H3 St. John, N.B., ...... 127 50 DEATH BY DROWNING chased some fruit lands in B. . C. Saturday," April ,25, and beat .by St. Louis 67 50 and intends'going PA to the land, 1 "JCftl to_ 0 FERNIE Toronto 94 40 rrsi** • - - • -, i To The District Ledger, as per re­ to clear and cultivate it. —•'_, j The Diamond Vale.team also Ottawa 108*50 Michel,. Miy 7--Henrjr Norman- quest. 1 will give you the latest from Halifax 135 50 deau, an aged trapper who has , A smoker was held in the Labor played the -Coal Gully NVver- temple on' Monday, evening last, 'sweats on Thursday, April 30 and! Sandon. Sydney, C. B., 141 90 been living near, ihe old Loop We have hail a bad spring in the Tickets on sale May 4. and - hotel .here, now closed, v,-as .found May 4, under the auspices of, the suffered defeat by two goals to 18; June 5, 6, 19 and 20 ; dead near a'°i-ocl o£ water . near Liberal Association, W. A. Buch­ one. , snowslide and landslide business. We w.-railway is jroing to tion of the' Conservative members Bread destinations' east of Chicago '.'decided that the deceased came to WOODPECKER \ cut u» out .tiiogeilkr. Tiiey have had are good via the Great Lakes. his death by accidental drowning. at. Ottawa, -iiv obstructing., the ' some vi-ry h.;J s!id*.-*> this spring which * Is tbe kind you can enjoy three1 ..The body .was brought..here . and measures ol the government -and '••Mrs. S'ser-iian nnd fiiuiily moved/out toolc^oui several bridges, and, as the times a day and seven days in the For Rates, Reservations and'nny in- . buried in the Michel cehietery. The formulating' charges, -which • they on .MonJ.iv from Woodpecker to their road has not been^on a paying basis week; Don't ;deny -it to the . .formation desired call on or write were'unable to prove.. - , j. MOE, G.E MCPHERSON, -' deceased who,.was a Trench Can­ homestead four miles soiuli ofthe trade; hence the above menijoiied. children between meals,. they - •• D.P.A.;. , G.P.A.. adian had lived here for years'." "" , Our town is in loinl.-darlcness except are growing.. ,'• Nelson Winnipeg, Mr. James Bl-,iir left here on Friday - tAEER iiitilit last en.'route for-Michel. ?>.C. '" by candle and lamp iight,°hecause of a Our cakes and' pastry are of ,l;indslLde_wJjiill_CU!L0ULlLlie_water,inain, _-the . finest quality. „ ' ' . " -A-CORRECTIOK' "Messrs. - S.')nun;I Maso-v- and John of the electric power house, but'it will Mr. Barns,, city policeman, has* Jenkins left here for Rossland, b.C. only be of short duration. Ice Cream, Fruits, Etc. In .reporting .the church parade resigned ," and -left for' his" home­ *> v stead.'" , -' " ' We also had a visit of the tire fiend of our local G'd/d Fellows last M'r.'ThomasIrvine has just'relumed which destroyed one of our leading J. R. McEWING week, Mr. Simmonds, photogra-, Mr. J, Eastman is now city, po­ from •Lethbridge, where • he went 'on urgent business. " industries, the famous New York Brew­ PACIfIC COAST GROWN pher was-credited with taking the' liceman. There, were' several ap­ > ery, owned by Two'good & Bruder. "group' photo'.' in ._front .oi^.the plicants for the position. Mr. William Lowe and family mov-.'d Coal'Company's office's,' whereas Messrs.'. "Untrod' and Duggans out to their homestead at Purple Springs • We also had a visit of la grippe, and >Ir,i Courtney, photographer, took spent several- days last week look­ on Friday/ where he intends to pursue our niost.prominent citizens are the SEEDS, TREES, the group. Mr, JSimmonds took a ing- ' ov,er, coal property at Mc- poultry farming.. ... victims, W. M. Bennett, of the Reco picture of the street parade-whence I Grath in the interests 'of '• the new Hotel*, is the worst sufferer.-..-. He bias KOOTENAY the mistake. 1 Mr: John Dunn is up at Kimball, been laid up for a" week., A", Schillard coal Co. of that city. Alta., where he is roundinj-; up some PLANTS Things are very quiet at Tajber also had a day or two on the shelf, and stocl-: which has been lost for some several others less severe. ' Electoral District just now. Since January about time. for the farm, garden, lawn or Yours, I.A. WIRE DAY AT COAL CREEK 500 workers have left Taber. The conservatory. Bullock mine have only worked The mines in this district are very 0 '•' _,',',_., , 1 three and a half days in 5 weeks. quiet at the present time owing to lack .Reliable, approved varieties 00 1 Cr Lxt erar ft d A convention of the Liberals of. .IH* * w- . y. ' ? ,The Taber mine has done one day of orders, BANKHEAD Kootenay will be held at Nelson, at reasonable prices -Athletic Association is going to in three weeks. B.C., on No windy agents to annoy you hold a monster sporting, day on A writ has been issued against the The cricket match which was post­ Monday, May 25th. $400 will be Messrs. Miller and .Gilbert pull Bay direct and get trees and out on Tiiesday for' their home­ Reliance Coal'Mining Co,, of Taber, poned between Banff and Bankhead a distributed in prizes and sports of by 32 employees under the provision of Thursday, June 4 seeds that GROW all kinds, including foot races, ! steads; also Joo and Walter Shel­ week ago owing to the weather was don. the .Mechanics Lien Act claiming wages played on May 2nd on the Bankhead BeeSopplUs; Spray.Pumps, jumping, quoit pitching, football, to the. 'imount of $1,637,30, In the For tho purposo of selecting a pole vaulting, boys and girls Mr, Doodson, secretary of Local Grounds, The game commenced at 3 candidate to contost the riding In Spraying material and event of their recovering'judgment and o'clock, Bankhead being the first to the next Dominion Election in races,, potato and obstacle races, Union No • 1959, will leave on the money not being paid they ask the Cut Flowers , etc, Tuesday next for Winnipeg. bat. The last wicket fell for 35. Banff the interests of tho Liberal party. usual remedy—that the interests of the went on batting next, and it was not Tbo convention will open nt Catalogue Free Mr. Geo. O'Brien and Mr. Hughes —, . o— . . • company in the land comprising the until they had reached u score of 59 2 p. m, nnd nil,liberals nre invited '*4**«***'**i*4'M*»**»******J**»'*4*»Ja*J*J**4*JWa*'^^ inform us that this v/ill be the mining property, • toj>ether with all to attend, but only accredited event of tho contury . They also MERRITT that the last man's wicket fell, In the delegates will ho allowed to vote. buildings, machinery, plant, etc., be second innings Bankhead made a better guarantee mountain climbing. „,,,_, , ,, , sold to satisfy their claims, Tho basis of representation will Spocial trains will bo run from ' show by scoring 58 runs, malting a bo one dolegrtto for every 50 votes IH. J» Henry hero. Watch for posters for fur- N. w, Fosslor, oettor known as ,„, _ ' „, , total score of 93 for the two innings, Shorty, and Jamos Mallam re- • »,** ooura of 1 rade of Taber held a or fraction thereof, polled nt the Greonliouflo — 8010 Westminster ther particulars. Banff were not able to have their second Inst dominion election. Properly Ivond, Vancouuer, B. C. turned from tho coast on to-days meeting on Friday night in the Fire innings at the bat owing ton heavy fall accredited proxtoB will ho recog­ train, greatly improved in health, "'Hall. The president and vice-president nized. Shorty although an old timer 1'i'cmtf l*wa>' ^om ••c*'"'-*i lh« chair was of lain, According to the laws of PATIJEENIAUGHT in this district, it was his first taken by Mr. Glelsher. Mr. Simons, cricket, when a game is not played out, Nelson Liberal Association visit to Vancouver. It was re* government contractor, gave some in- it is decided on the first innings. There­ fore Banff won hy 2.\ runs, F. J, DEAN, Pres. Pat Mullen, who was wantod by ported that tho first few days he formation re the new bridge which is D. PH0UDF00T, Soc. tho authorities for a murdor com­ was in town ho saw a motor car about to be built across the river west After the match the two teams sat Bring us your Jobs mitted last September at Michel, ap'proaohing he sought cover be- of Taber. This bridge is to be about down to a'good spread at Mr. Higgins hind a telegraph polo for safety. 850 lect long and will cost approximately house, which hnd been provided by the was captured at Great Falls, ii iri'n i II nu'itfiumii, iii- Mont., on Monday. Mr. T, J, Smith, president of $100, There are about 15' men startctl home team, There was a meeting held Diamond Vale Coal Co., was visit- on this work already building bunk afterwards bv both teams ,(o consider *{,w}*l**l**l nnd it Is the IntMit.-vn JChe TMTit^T*m•#•*<(****».•B'I* mm*. of the council to turn the. water there wa** >t git.... iu.-.. un unl-rluul.t;. game. The two tt'ams were c-venl;;' when the board situ here in June, ftp „, , | ,, ^ The laying of the corner stone l0 dMc c nppl cnl on for 8 nr matched, nnd at half-tlmo the score of the new public schools will pi o* Highland and High are building ; have nlrentiysurpossed the nnllclrmtions wns 1--1, — For bahly hi* done under the ritis nnd a shoe store for Dan Fraier. • 0f tho promoters, nnd nccording to tho The Lnnks, In tho second half, wore cere|ivo.niei of >the Mai'o^ic order. A, Kullen ia building a veran* I outlook there is sure to be n largo store the first to score, It was n treat to see Electrical Contracting It 'R imrtr-rntonr. thnt the rrnnrt dab. and cellar to his cottaffe. iopcnedupln the near future. It has the wav thev u«d the clogs. At the lodge of Alberta will conduct the W, Brolin has purohased an acre been n long-felt wnnt in Michel, and latter port of tho grimo the Scots played exereises, Tho estimated* coit of lot from O, B. Armstrong, agent, the people seem to realize thnt the time in fine style, scoring 11 goal in the Inst the schools when completed is nnd is going to build himself a hns arrived when they should nwnlten 900,000. few minutes, thus making It n draw. cottage, to their own Interest**. The town has They then decided to plf.y n qunrtcr of Chief Parry, of the city police Charles Brooks has moved into seen too much of n one store business nn hour moro each way, hut nothing force, hav sent in bia resignation hit new residence. not to appreciate tho scheme of a co­ was added to the score. Therefore tho to the council, No reasons for The Diamond Vale football team operative system when worked In n game wns called off for the boys to Box 348 Fernie, B. C. the step wan given, but it Si un* played the return match with thorough and honcbt manner, nttend church, Hurrah for Scotland I DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE. B. C, MAY ,9. 1908. 'I' THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE To all wage earners:^ HEAD OFFICE. TORONTO ESTABLISHED 1807 The capitalist press and steam­ ship companies, in order to fur­ B. B. WALKER, President Paid-up Capital, $10,000,000 ther exploit the, ' working class, ALEX. LAIRS, General Manager Rest, - - -'• 5.000,000 A." H.~ IRElA4TO,'"Superintendent of will spread,* and are now spreading Branches, Total Assets, - 113,6W,000 false reports as to the conditions at present existing - in' this coun­ Branches throughout Canada, and in the United States; and England "" ft! ty-' " "--..•/ • ' " ~, •1 A GENERAL HANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED. - They desire to ,rl6od Seward pen­ insula" with unemployed „ working COMMEaClAL AND FARMERS' PAPER DISCOUNTED ' "men in order that} they^ may re­ t •vl duce wages, winter and summer, SAYINGS BANK. DEPARTMENT below outside prices, and are en­ Deposits of $1 and upwards' received,'and interest allowe^ at deavoring to show that work will current, rates. The depositoris subject to no delay what«V*nf tm be plentiful and wages high this the -withdrawal of. tlie whole or any portion ol the deposit. coming season. Employment sharks in the States are likewise Fernie - Branch H. L. Edmonds, Manager 'I-! circulating such reports.

As a matter of fact prospects ii were never worse and conditions >»»*>»M»»*»t*>*>H»»*IM*HjM» here are an. exact counterpart of t ,M those outside. But little money ,«• ••-,-.. * 4.:, -».-., • has been in circulation since last December; the banks have issued clearing house script which is used instead, of United States currency; •H no important discoveries , have, vtdtli tfee Sewer? been made this winter, while some of the largest mines' employing the greatest number of men have been worked out.- Miners and prospect-, ors returning daily from .other JUST ARRIVED diggings report nothing doing and thus, swelling1 tlie army of unem­ ployed, , which consists of at least Two Cars of Sew- seventy-five per cent, of the labor­ ing population.' " •,*--*-- er Soil Pipe and i The Western Federation of Min­ ers by thoroughly organising the Plunibins Supplies' Showing*; front of Hall when completed camp and strictly enforcing the closed shop, have been thus far Plea.se ca.ll and ,l We print here two cuts. repro­ The size of the, building _ in all | opera house will be lighted by a partially able to "maintain the winter scale of wages. get prices duced from the plans.' j will ^be 60x114 feet, two stories, huge dome in the centre. - A containing two • stores 31x45,' with Tfhe exits -have been carefully The employers and • transporta­ The ' hall will be an' up-to-date tion companies, knowing these large s cellars. "A , crush, lobby en­ thought out and consist of the building in every; particular,"and facts, are trying to allure workers add greatly to the appearance of trance, to the theatre will be 16 main crush lobby leading direct­ feet wide, and run right to the here, as Has been stated, to so re­ our city." ' • ' '•*-" ly onto the Street, two leading J. D. QUAIL theatre door, with, the box office duce -wages as to compel them to It is being built by the Glad- from the-gallery to the lane at work for what in reality amounts on one side.- The- theatre will, be the rear, and a large door in the Hardware and Furniture Btone Local No. 2314, U.M.W. of at the rear ' of" the stores on "the to their board. To prevent such a middle of the stage, A.- and is a tribute to their mem­ ground floor and will be 58x59 calamity to the working class the' bers. Besides the hall 'for the feet, .with a seating" capacity in '. A" smaller hall for-the miners Western Federation of Miners miners,' and the reading.rooms, and other unions,' etc./size 21x42 warns all working - men „to keep • v thie orchestra pit or, main hall of * I billiard hall and .two stores, the will be over the store on the left away from this country during 592, and a gallery to hold 228. ,\\ opera house with a seating cap- T There will be two large boxes at side.. This u hall will have an ante the,coming summer. *!-* 1'L acity of 800 will be a great boon either sideJ on level," with gallery." room 10x14 and a reception room - North, east', south and west of 'ti to the citizens - of Fernie. the ladies and g.ents ' dressing, lOxlO. Over i, the , -store ojn the the peninsula most unfavorable re­ The, building is being built of rooms, with storage rooms "for right will be a large reading room ports as to the alarming condi­ "1 brick, with a concrete foundation, trunks will be under the stage in 21x42. • •> ' tions from a miner's standpoint The Dominion Meat Co. Si basement. - • i ^ are constantly arriving. In fact, ,, and built by day labor, union help The painting, decorating, plas­ every working man who arrives i\ and* under the careful supervision tering, plumbing, tinsmithing and Limited -.' The stage proscenium will be here is one more out of work and of Mr. T. Chippendale, who is* upholstering v/ill be done by con­ 17-feet high and"25-feet- wide and he himself is his passage money looking after the entire job in tract,'1' tenders for which will be the stage proper. 25x50. Height out of pocket. , conjunction with the "building of stage in rear for'' scenery 35 called later. The plans were pre­ And oneo hore, how are you go­ • committee, • of which T. Biggs is feet.-' " Li-' pared by Messrs, Campbell and ing to get out? Hundreds * here Fresh and Salt Meats of all - kinds in slock the secretary. •' McLaren of Vancouver, who won are daily asking themselves the The building will cost $35,000, ,Under the 'opera,rhouse will be a the ?100 prize. Poultry, Fish and Oysters in season ,. and will be finished in the latest large billiard room. " same question. The, miners expect to have the Dairy Butter and Ranch Eggs , * and most up-to-date style. Each Two' light wells "will" be on each hall completed and ready for Take heed, therefore, of this floor will have all sanitary ar­ warning, fellow,workers; and stay side at the division between the opening not later than November -, m rangements. '! stores and opera house and ' the the first, *' away from the Soward peninsula during 1908, If,,you have contem­ plated coming hore, change your Phone 4 Fernie Victoria Ave mind and stay where you are. Published by authority of Local 240 of the Western Federation of If Miners. ' 0 CU .rr1Tt t i •> i jV; ft! 150 PEASANTS DROWNED lULJfi nitJ!«l [tfl K<

*,I1'4*JA«J"»U?u«.''»r4.l. ).**. aaMi.-lb-Sw MHW+tfyt,,**,,' IW;V.»V.*V***M*V*^^ "tfc St. Petersburgh, May 6—A fer­ ryboat carrying 150 peasants re­ turning 'from church capsized in LMITEB thn river Dneipor at Bikholr. Ono I " ^ . j. :',...::.; ..-fr *• - —— hundred and twenty woro drowned, *""•••! 'J V/.T1- 1

***»*aw^**''vi****-.*,**m^ • Tho Badjjo of Honesty Ja on nvury wriu>i.i*r of Diwlnr ricrco's 'ft Goltli'ii M'.'d!*;iil-l'lm>vi'i*y Ij'n'nii'.n u full MEAT MERCHANTS lint of 1,1m liii-1'Oi.ln.Miin i*om|nj*-iiig It Is prliitcd thoro In nluln Ku«l!Mi. i-'orty ynai-H of oxperlnncn lnw proyim Its Hiiporlur wurtli ns ti IIIIJMI inirlllfi'iunl liivli-onil* Always a choice supply of Beef, Pork, Veal, ln^ tonic for tlio uurt'of liUimutilnr.Minli'i'ii niul iiII liver Ills. U ImlMs ii|> iho run* Million, and Lamb on hand. Mams, down sv'strm ns no other tonic ciin In wlik'lt u'lr.itli(i| Isiii'nd, .'riinuctlvn medio* Bacon, Lard, Butler and ICg^s, liuil prltn'liilPK of nutlvo roota HH*:1I na CioMmi Sciul und Qur-fin'a root, Ntonn nnd Miuidi'uko root, Dlwdroot ftnd lllni-lc * - bT-^ •*•*•_, Chiirrjl.'iirlc nro nx I routed nnd (iroforvwl Our Specialties xttitKeemsssaiia^tviriiin by ilin nun of eliomlenlly pure, trlplo- rc'.ii.i'il slyci'i'lno. Sond to Dr. It. V. fierce M niilTnlo, N. Y„ for Jrco Ivnolclot viileh Fresh, Smoked and Salted Fish, always a riuciti-H csivneta fnmi W(dl-i'(H'o*-nli'od mod* tim:uwtmrm ' iciil iiiuliorltliis Hin.-h u» Drs. Uartlmlow, good assortment. Try our Mince KlnB, SviiKldoi'1, Coo, lillliiuwood and a hum of otlie;*/, Bliowinff that thoso room Meat, Sanrkrant and Oysters. cun l><* -iQi-r-ndcd upon for tliolr cnrntlvo action ILnll weak ntntuaof, tho Btomneli, oceompfiilwl >y Indldoitlon or dyspepsia us well f) liyuil blllmu or liver (.omplalnu

*o tnd In/ll/ivnstliiB dlsonsos" whoro thoro Is IOM-WIIPSII nnd (irndmil running down Showing the Opera House and Stagv. The seating capacity has been altered to< tt tliprHireiiisth nnd uyutora. 800 and the sta^e enlarged from- original plans. Tho'iQoldpp Mwljenl HI****overy_l*'wnkM

emetmnemmt •**»*•«>* flMi, minrTikii.ar'iiTi'1 JM7~IuvIaorivloftri|Tiiii ••MTjTir'MwTnW- '!•».wlinlmityiitcin, Mr, Flowolllngj httt today asked "»».-ont for over thirty years and Tliiis iifl skin affections, blotches, plmpTo* SURVEYOR SHOOTS HIMSFIf n,.,\ f vnvtln'i" pn *"'ell no et»rnfnl(W'* OW'PI t |a> k V ++<*/»*" m iiicr A i UTir aoow flm/irr the auditor, Mr. JJuiilop, to post iinii« nml old opon rnnnlnil Kiros or uloon I rfjT J ° U * ' * *- » • I «-1- UVWU 'tWH-Ju P. *P"i*",vMHr.f' pono it ior a clay because of the nro cnvtai ut|U fiouiui, in (ix;.Ui'tii'; --JtJ )K: _ , |( i lm running somi, or nlcors, It Is well to In \miL™it.usi!i3ni!imrai!.Miitmiivn .> iKii'!!sivi Fri'deriefcon, N. B„ May B—W. tibuonco of tho chiof game com* sum their hnalliiB to apply to thorn Dr, Say ! Why not have your plumbing H. rifwolUnu, deputy surveyor 'mlssioner of the city. The suioldo THAW LEAVES ASYLUM, I'lnrco'b All-llcilliiit Hulvo. If yourdniii* done now before the big rush. We •jonornl of Now "'Briih'iwlck, com- | left n letter' to "Premier Haven, (flut don't liuppen to lmvo thlrt Stilvo In T stoi'lt, Bond fifty-four cents In postnoo have the largest staff of experienced Mmi> Vr-?-"', W'.x' *'-- 7 .*•.:*:•" T!:£*n' . , II.II tl TH,-.,.. T . ,_. . 11 1..- JJ ,(..* luiviuu iiiViCidi; uy biaciuuiij; i.iiii* , \,n)i.u v.'as itttnafia to Uiiii jjtniic- u was taken to PougU.coeii'-.'la from an.i t>iirHleiiVlnstliiit\*iluirnlo/N. V., n,i»iri plumbers, steam litters ant) tinsmiths BOH in tho in oil th and breast, in ' man In the logifilatuvo tonight, a town** wi ol tho "All-Hpallim Salvo" tho basoment of tho clepuitmcntal ! Ho •• oponod It immediately nnrl tho -iHylun, this niornln.j by Dr. will roach you by roturn post. . in the city, Prompt andii efficient. Bnkor nnd ftn uttonrlnnt, A post* Vmi can't aiTnid to neeppt a sppn-t ntw* building this afternoon. No causo ''hastily loft tho house rmd confer- trum nt* iiHiibHtltntn for thin non-nlcnliollc. SEWCI1 OQNNEOTIONO A SPECIALTY- is known for tho act ns Mr. Flow* IT

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'•-^•^'^-;^*W!#'*i»*4*rtMrt'*iV* "•it* v-"i^-?. '-J^t'Jff^^gH^ •> jf^H-l} tj-p-j-jt^'^-aatf-'aWB'^H'll^^ -* W •ajI'ia-alaila-aTa^llHBtaTI DISTRICT LEDGER, TERNIE. B. C, MAY 9, 1908. Aw*UL_eraME DAILY CANADIAN ENDS © ''• 4 "" ' ' ' ' ' ** Nelson's Evening Paper, Goes I The Time is at Hand Lethbridge Man Murders Woman out of Business. Tlie Season IS and Commits Suicide. . •-. FOR In its issue' on Saturday , the : Lethbridge, Altai, May 5—A hor­ Daily Canadian, one of the even­ Screen Doors, Ice Cream Freezers, rible crime "was committed here at ing papers pjublitiried in Nelson, Boys* and Girls* Wagons, Every "Treasurer; of Church, Didge 11.30 ..Saturday morning when announces that-it retires from or Association F^^^iM at §ndt Melia Zagaly, a Servian miner, the journalistic field. Editorially Garden Hose and Fisfaine Tackle shot Mrs. Mike Barcedi, an Italian the Daily" Canadian says: open a "SAVINOS ACCOUNT for these -woman, on thero'ad between the "With this issue the Daily Can- trust Funds. town and the mine. He shot her aldia^t cdases .publication as a And as usualwe are right on deck with the most "9 I three times ,and then cut hernewspaper . A small, issue will complete - and * varied assortment of these lines *••> We specially invftethis cJass^of throat, severing the,,jugular 'vein. be printed next week for. outside carried in the city. Our policy is fairness to every Accounts and pay highest cuirent He then shot himself three times. circulation to fulfil certain legal one and' our congenial clerks only live for the •The man used to board with the contracts, but as a newspaper pleasure of showing and "demonstrating the merits interest. ••*-'• woman and had given her money to-day's is the last issue. . of our various lines. to keep for him. She refused to The Daily Canadian has now Total Assets, Thirty-three Million give it back when he asked for it for nearly two years, served,the Call and see-us when in need. Dollars. on the road. The woman's nine people of Nelson.and vicinity as year old boy was with her and a medium of news and fair com­ had the money. The woman had ment. It was established in^ pro­ J. R. LAWR>Y, AGENT eight, children and her husband test against what seemed to its works in the mine and is; very re­ founders unfair _ and misleading Fernie Branch \- spectable. The murderer came reports of political events. As & Co. here a few months ago and was the danger of such reports is un­ n engineer on the screen engine. likely to.'recur the necessity for Headquarters for Hardware in East Kootenay the publication of this'paper no : longer exists. M ' ''' •'•'", . •"•."' ' • '' ® .*»---'VV*j^*»-%-*V**^^ BIG LUMBER DEAL , The, Daily Canadian has aimed constantly, to furnish its readers , Vancouver, May 7—M.. J.* Scan- early, accurate and fair; reports filed which caused the govern­ , Ion, the largest individual lumber of all public events, chiefly those ment a' good deal of concern. , operator in the United States next of , special interest in this city IMPORT/f John P. Miller, attorney for* the G.E. LYONS to Weyerhauser is here closing; a and province., It is gratifying to' oil trust, urged ,that the effect of deal for the purchase of forty-sev­ recall'.many unsolicited testimon­ the Hepburn law of June' 29, * Auditor, Accountant, General Agent en limits in the Harrison Lake ials as to the lucidity and abso­ 1906, was to extinguish all-pen­ Life, Accident and Employer's Liability Insurance district, sixty miles from Vancou­ lute fairness „ of . The' Canadian's LEGAL CASE alties for offenses committed un­ ver. He is paying five hundred reports'. ', ., der the Elkins law, which it was and twenty-five thousand' dollars supposed to repeal. The. offenses In politics, imperial, Dominion for the timber. He announced to­ Washington, D. C, May 7-A-> had been committed and indict­ arid British' Columbian,, it has Books • opened, closed, audited, and accounts kept in the, day that .next year he would" con- cording • to the"' view of the de­ ments found under the Elkins law been a consistent and loyal advo­ ° most up-to-date manner. ' struct' two mills, one at Harrison partment of 3^tice and'admin­ so that if this' contention of "the cate' of the -cause of Conserva­ and one at Vancouver, to jointly istration" officials generally, .the Standard • Oil- people had ' been tism. - It stood always for maio- 4 S=J — cut three hundred and fifty-thou­ most" important .legal case in the sustained'it would have put an .taining and strengthening the .Fcrtiie, B. O. sand" feet, of lumber per day, and recent history , of the .government end to the, prosecution at once. Office, Hums' Block. imperial connection and.for spon­ ^' to cost three-quarters;of a'million is that which" was presented -to taneous - performance by Canada Judge Landis overruled the de­ dollars for ihe plants. 'Scanlon [the' United States .Circuit Court of- all.the duties and the fulfill-" murrer in an elaborate • opinion, i'^*-*-^**^ '. already owns one hundred miles of of Appeals' by„Edwin W. Sims, ment -of" all the responsibilities but- as he was only a, district •' limits in- the same district. ;, : district, attorney of Chicago,, The incidental to" that connection. It judge no one knew how the mat- •'—: o—• case started on Thursday, and has ' advocated the_ development ter'VwWd' be; viewed by the'up- the decision as to whether the , 'f_r. da_ QTu>he_lines J.aid_d_Qwn! -• - ~,i v.f c .Tn Pp.hr.un nv__las_t.. 0 ana J §"29.000,000 fine "imposed "by; -iMrae-f-fqi.- by, Sir John A. Macdonald and it however, 'iri the case involving Judge Landis upotf-the^ Standard has ' from .the' first appeal of R the Great Northern Railroad, the Fernie'sMost Home-Like House SOHtTO.BEfRttB Oil Company was justified will -be 3orden,'supported his demand for United States held" that the Hep­ the cleansing of the civil service awaited with intense interest by burn aot. did not repeal the El­ New Westminster, May 7—W. ?. and the immediate • abolition*., of members of congress and by the kins law in the- way claimed for Archibald, Dominion prison par­ the spoils system and,the conser­ president and officers'of the de­ it-by Mr. Miller and other coun­ ole officer; is-in the city on his vation of all the national wealth partment of justice. sel for the Standard Oil Co, » • gCiiig 'Edward 1 annual trip of inspection to the for all the people of the nation. ,If the big "fine is sustained -it' The opinion of Judge Landis j. L. Gates, Proprietor (British- Columbia penitentiary, In British ' Columbia politics •wiU - roeem • a-boAy--blow for- the was therefore sustained ' and;'that where he is taking up any differ­ The Canadian has supported the oil monopoly, as it will pipe out particular question is not* now ences between the prisoners and administration of the' Hon.- Rich­ the. profits of one branch of the before the court of appeals and those in charge, arid is also . con­ ard McBride and his colleagues, bi-, concerns for two or , three Centrally Located Fernie, v/ill be presented to it only inci­ sidering any ^applications that believing that the maintenance of years' at least. - There is a great dentally. '• .. may be made by those incarcerat­ his government •• was essential to principle at-stake, aside from the j®®®^^ ed for release on parole., the , stability, efficiency, and' pro- enormous fine', and the govern­ The indictment which was re­ The particulars of .'each case, to­ turned Aug. 22, 1906, contained o-ressiveness of the administra- ment is anxious to uphold its 1 gether with recommendations will tion of the'province. position'that every "shipment of 1,903 counts. .At the trial-' the be laid before the minister of, jus- In regard to the, local affairs of * Saw your Cordwood ' tice at ' Ottawa to be dealt with., gooas ii.vo.vu5 L„„,some0 „ot"tVipsf thesen Recountaccounts because of ar-a-te offence whether made under Mr. Archibald says that the par­ the city of Nelson The Canadian material variance between the in­ a general contract or not and ole system* has met with great suc­ has be'en on the side of progress. dictment and proof- There were By Power and Its watchword for the city has whatever be the timo of payment. cess in Canada, and that it is sel­ left 1,462, counts, and Judge Lan­ dom • that a man who has been always been "Forward," and for Fortunately for the government dis after careful consideration in­ save money paroled does not' live a sober, tho attainment of that it has the supreme court has 'this winter flicted' the maximum fine of §20,- steady and industrious life from urged1, and done its most to pro­ decided several cases .which have the time he is liberated. . 000 on each count. mote harmonious co-operation of i a direct bearing on the main con* 1 • -o Cost of operating , all citizens for the public welfare. tention of the- Standard Oil Co. The Standard Oil people take DEAFNESS CANNOT BE. CURED In spite of some unfavorable in the Chicago suit, which result­ the. ground that the facts shown very trifling By local applications,' as they circumstances, the degree of sup­ ed in tbe imposition of the sensa­ at the trial do not constitute ,1,- cannot roach tho diseased portion 462 distinct offenses, but, on tho of the ear. There is only one way. port accorded has been moBt gra­ tional, fine. The government has • Circular Saw frames a.Stationary ond Portable, to cure deafness and that is by tifying and sincere thanks are bcien su-stained invariably -and contrary, that all of tho transac tions between the Standard Oil Drug Saw Machines Sawing Outfits constitutional "remedies. Deafness here extended to those who have somo of •' the most important is caused' by an inflamed condition 1 Company and the Chicago and WHITE "US FOR CATALOG given the paper their steady, •j*-***'* points made by John *?• Miller of the mucous lining of tho Eusta­ Alton railroad are not a seriea erous and loyal support, nnd other attorneys of the Stan* chian tube, When this tube if* in­ of Boparato offenBes, but are re­ Canadian Fairbanks Go.* Ltd.* flamed you have a rumbling oound dard Oil Co, during the trial of With the purpose for which it lated parts of a continuous courso Vancouver, B. C. and imperfeot hearing, and when wus founded now accomplished the Chicago case has now been it is entirely closed deafness is tho of conduct, BO that they amount Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calg-ary. The Daily Canadian takes leave specific-ally overruled by fro BU* result, and unless the inflamma­ to only one continuous offence, of its readers, wishing them and preme court. tion can be taken out and thla the city of Nelson continued pros* involving a single fine, tube restored to its normal condi­ tion, hearing will bo destroyed parity." The result is that on appeal to It is easy to see that if this con­ forever; nine eases out of ten are the circuit court of appealB next tention is adopted by tho court •it********-*-*-**-********'**'*'*'**'*^ WHOOPING COUGH. caused by catarrh, which is no­ week the principal point at issuo it will be impossible to roach a - : 1* thing but an inflamed,condition "In February our daughter bad will bo not so much tbe conBtltu* of the mucous surfaces, great company like the Standard i -M-.1. mtieeiun suriacos. , tho whooping cough. Mr. Lane of tionallty of the ElklnB law or the w"wUgive onJ hundred dollar, Wland! r&ommWed Chamber, Oil concern. Twenty thousand for any ease of deafncsB caused by Iain's Cough Remedy and said it question whether it was repealed dollars to a trust ol that char­ FISHING catarrh that cannot be cured by ' gave his customers jhe bento I a* in whole or part by the Hepburn acter would mean but little moro Hall's catarrh euro. Send for cir* l it-faction. We found it at **• "aid- law. The real issue will be, first, than the usual "?5 and costs," uulars free. P. J. CHENEY; ti'CO, and can recommend it to anyone as to whether there was a separ- Toledo Ohio. having children troubled with the to a common.drunkard in an av­ TACKLE Sold by druggists nt 78 cents. whooping; cough,'' Bays Mrs, A ate offense every timo a shipment erage police court, Take Hairs Family Pills for 'GOBI, of Durand, Mich. For sale was made, and secondly, whether Tho whole purpose of proceod* | Everything in the trade now in stock. conDtipatlon. -by all druggists. the fine of f?20,000,000 was excen* ings at Chicago in the first placo, sive and an abuse ot discretion BO and at other places where similar Examine before purchasing. Also that it became cruel and unusual prosecutions aro still being con­ Lacrosse, Baseball and other Sport­ punishment, which is prohibited ducted, was to pile up fines to by the constitution of the United such, an extent that it would par* ing Goods. States. alyie the financial standing even District Attorney -Sims' brie! in of sueh a powerful octupus as tho Standard Oil Co. behalf of the government, which PALACE DRUG STORE covers 400 printed pages bas The position taken by the gov­ I 1 ' I 41.,. ,'!. 1-.4-4- JXihl De*Jl J(,i.w.<.»» ».» ."<• >.-.,(--*- ernment is tnat » li.e vlt,* vi Phone Ho. 12 'itunt .'J .!»r'Ut,t• *™* w* lfl **"*l. the .-j'tauJAiU Oil CtMi'uay r-uoultl studied with a great deal of in* be maintained it would mako ol terest not only hry the adminis* the Elkins aft b'U little more i-i'A-A-A^i^^^-A^-i^*^^^^^^4^'4 tratlon official* hxxt by lawyers than a license law.,, The logical generally. No such fine was ever outcome ol this L» stated by dis­ totioit* unpojatd ftw;f,«l**-»'*« «»•*-* trict atte-rn-v Sunn, wo-uid , i* there is much curiosity as to that there could be but one pun­ whether Judge Landis will be ishment lor all separate acts of FOR A SWEET TOOTH sustained in the view he took ol shipping property at a forbidden the different offenses committed rate and that congress intend*.d by the Standard Oil Company the same punishment to be invok­ All the leading lines of and the r,tc«88lty of tlxln% the ed upon a small ihlppte who vio- maximum fine on each count of llated the law in a single instance high class Chocolates tbe indictment, as upon a great corporation •a-aUfl Confectionery In the trial of the Standard Oil which violated it in thousands of fM«kfibi.Mdf CaMBht on the ntxrcH ease In Chicago an ingenious gen­ shipments day after day and year TOM BECK FERNIE, B. C. The I. 0. 0. F. Parade on Sunday, April 26th eral and special dinmrtir was tdter year. •IP m

//. -a" DISTRICT LEDGES', FERNIE. B.,C, MAY 9. 1SG3. *•> -i

News of the City -^^^^x^x^^ QWHt^rAyAyQA^ApAyAy^-^^ <$,' \ '/'- **i •--,.- ' % Miss N. Sullivan, nurse, HcFher- son Ave., and Thompson St. tf ! Blundell's, -Saturday-.'-Specials I General.- Servant—Good, general >•' Special for Saturday, per bar..v... 1 Family, .dwelling, house, for ..'sale, ?^;j Wild JJoso .Tea.-.regular price 50c 8 rooms."-Good" well of water Janice x " Special for Saturday,"per lb... garden. Will be sold cheap on ..^V^^^'S-^a-n-j .a-**^-wholesale sbuyiaagj:. facilities -s.raa.tele easy terms. Apply Manager, Dis­ S ee trict''Ledger; . • • . ;*, ; .. -. ,* <*> ,,^ ..***"-P.f*®* witirkia- yoiar a-esa-cn -reliable-merc&*a»diise at, For-/Sale-7-1 „Frame 'House, 4 Pay Cash W. -J. i BLUNDELL Pi-rnnpt-Delivery <*•' tlie lowest" possible 'cost to'you; ' We buy. t© the best advant- • rooms with" furniture and Singer 1 ®$A>A>A>A>A>AyA)§A>A>A>A> H^^-^^S -^ : Sewing Machine; - also 28 young agefos; cash, aiid a,s we sell fosr strictly, •easfe., tHus"a.voiding chickens. Situate opposite Queens Hotel, No. 143. The owner offers •credit expenses and losses, we a?e able to supplyyour thei. above ,very . cheap and easy was-ats at'-w&olesale\prices! plus "a small.commisslon; for terms can be,»arranged.—Frank SS-'Mii!*-*'^ I Fasserni, owner. <^ijst*a«£foutia*ig9 Wc suarasttee;tHat we can save you money. Girl, vvantud to help with light -house Are you kit£S'csted?-'.;::- '•--.,- .-• „ -.- work.:: :Apj»ly Ledger oflice. " 2t f he Best Wpudm -&£V I Cliiciiens for sale—3u * chickens, itil youpg/ Applv.to C. Carter,,, box ,44u, ? Ferpre? . "' " • "-» • • -' >2t GENTS' FURNISHINGS The New 4 A Folding Kodak * r> Rhubarb roots for utile now. . • „ '• • Cabbage and Cauliflower plants Our,; values ..challenge • comparison. :;For equal .quality, goods ready) 15th of May. 3elding out flower plants by 1st of -Tune. John We have all sizes of Eastman Kodaks • a£ •: bur prices, cannot be equalled. .. McLachlan, West Ternie' Green­ houses. No advance. , on"'; catalogue .prices.. fa *-. tr* ' • ' • "J*)***' For Sale—1 four roomed house j Men's Hats in new spring style's and .colors from the world's* with'pantry, also furniture, for For. Brownie users we have-the new .57 best makers. ' Fedoras,, Columbias; Graceo, Telescope and $300. Apply to - ia.'... xester, Brownie Developing Box, a great time'- ^ Fernie, or Distract Ledger Office. 2t English stiff hats. _: -o: . ,. Rochon's has come here to stay. saver.' Our stock of Films and, Paper $k $1.00 to $4.00 • F.. J. Watson visited Elko :Wed- •is now complete.,, .. ,;•..: c iff nesday. ,-. E." Tenner of the.G.N.R. 'was. in, - Take at- Koda:k watfe you ;, |g ". Men's Summer Knock About Hats in White and Grey Felt. town Friday. " .Very dressy an*l comfortable . •'•-',

Roclion's jline ice creapi. Best •' J: . • " . ' ' i in-' America.- ., ' ' **»• t JO-WS " •' •'._ Wm. Craig of Cranbrook was in „)'. Fernie Thursday. N. 'E. ' SUDDABY Mr. John Hunter leaves - for Scotland to-day. .>^&~*. Groceries , •1 J. Young of Lethbridge was in '71 The designs in fabrics and styles which \ve\ are,showing The quality of our tablesupplies , Fernie Wednesday. 'are as fresh as the breath of springtime. The fit, finish, ca'nnut bn excelled, n while our Captain Johnston of -the, Sal­ W. R. Smith of tlie G.N.R.."was A cantata entitled "The White in Fernie Monday. • -15 .Garland," will be'given at' the .an'd- wear, are guaranteed by the „. . prices menu a considerable vation Army visited" Fernie this saving1 to",you. Our store ser­ week. ,; • ;, *°i. Ejot'lion's chocolates >are the Methodist church on Tuesday, ev­ ening by- the- Sunday School chil­ vice; made up <*f polite attention, J. McMillan, ^ superintendtent of only chocolates. „ dren. ~ • . satisfactory delivery; stringent - C.P.R. telegraph, was in our, city Mrs. and Miss• McNeish, went to cleanliness, makes your trading this week. Jaffrey Wednesday, , Joe Owen, who suffered the loss" here a source of satisfaction and Mrs. George .Gorden will leave v T. >H. Hale went, to Calgary on of 'his house in the Fernie Atnnex- a money saving posssibility., ' for Berlin, Ont., to-day, to visit business'-'"on Tuesday. last. , a short time ago, left- on Thurs­ -her relatives. day for England, going round by We want you to try Ridgway's F. R. Morris, chief' of police of> the States. ; " If you want a ring made we can Craiibrobk was-in town this week. .famous* teas/ and offer them on . make you any design,,in our shop.- A temporary- building .is. being Saturday at an exceptionally ,, A. C. Liphardt. . , We don't sell, apples or oranges, ^ brand in the coat pocket. l'o>v price to induce you tc> do so. but only candy and ice cream. erected at the' corner of Victoria" H. L. Edmonds of the Bank of Avenue for' Mr. Suddaby pending R. W. Drew, general freight agent "Commerce, and Mrs. Bimonis vis­ adjustment of his""'claims "by'«in: = '"• "Men's Suits - ' - - $6.75 to $25.0© Ridgway's'5 O'clock Tea, reg." of Nelson,was in Fernie this week. 4 ited Elko this week. ,' '-' . T surance-companies.' ." .. . i-- ' 60c per lb., special :.;, ', / Men's Trousers . " -- $1.56 to $7.0O ' . 4.nT^ .IMIH „ v,^ 4. 4. .. rt "»•"_^*V4 «. lrywn^. .n ,3 R.' M. Wood, real estate agent -JT-V,Q_"O 4.*. TUT TT_.1i _. _' i '_ -''.-^_. oi ~Hosmer~,^isi"ted our cTty~Thurs-r nothing else. vited to remain another'year in Men's Two Piece Grey Flannel Summer Suits made up and finished in" day. A "_ . '' , Percy Bent of Cranbrook came pastoral charge in the city by the L.,-, E. Herchmer, pro. constable the.Campbell Superior style.' Patch"_oi* lapel coat pockets, pants with Ridgway's Old Country Tea, here on Wednesday to work on unanimous vote of the church. He of Marysville is visiting. here this reg. 50c per lb., special "" '• o the new post office,building. has been granted' a leave of ab­ • belt straps and side buckles. „ Stylish and correct for the summer season. week. 40c ' H., G. Lockhart, of Lockhart sence to get a much required' rest. $12.50 and $15.50 and Gillespie, returned from a vis­ Mrs. Brown, organiser of the Pythian Sisters, worked1 up a lo­ Mr. Barber,- expert machinist, it to Calgary on Wednesday. representing the Mergehthaler Co., Sheriff's Jelly Powders, reg. 3 cal lodge of that order this week. Fernie Eagles will send a repre-s Ltd., of Montreal, who supply the Special for Saturday -* for 25o, special' ' ' sentative to the grand1 Aerie which Rev. Mr. Hall v/ill leave Monday Monoline . typesetting machine has 4 for 25c to attend the Methodist conven­ been in Fernie this week;, adjust­ Men's Black English Cashmere Hose, reg.,25c, special five pairs for $1.00 1 '1 XI meets in Seattle next August. tion which meets at Victoria next Men's Brown Heather Socks, I'pg. 35c per pair, special four pairs for $1.00 ing tho Monoline used in this of­ Whole, Sliced and Cube Pine Wm. Lacy, constable; went to week. fice. New Westminster asylum escort­ Ban Moioney, who nasi been apple, reg. 20c, special ing another inmate this week. working on the G.N.R. <• )r.:»+.ruc- The "result of tho visit of the re­ We are sole agents for Carhartt Uniform Overalls for engineers, firemen, 2 for 25c . All manufacturing, engraving- and re­ tion left for Havre, Mont., this presentative of the Vancouver Fire etc, $1.40 each, King ot the Road union made 9 oz Overalls^ 90o each. pairing dono prompty and satisfactory week. Insurance Underwriters to our at A. 0. Lipliardt's. city, and seeing the effectiveness Rochon's* Candy Kitchen for of our fire brigade and water sup­ John Kitchener whose knee,was afternoon teas, dinners and sup- hurt on Wednesday last, is re­ ply has been to considerably reduce pors. A quart of Rochon's. ico the rato on fire insurance. •-, ported doing well at the hospital. cream is the rbest for dessert. An impromptu dance was held H. C. Kennedy, assistant gener­ Rev. Lashley Hall returned oh. titled thereto, having regard only A)A>AyA)A>A>§ QQQAj^QAj^iAyA^Ayi, at the Waldorf Thursday evening, al manager of the G.N.R. was in Thursday from Cranbrook where to tbe claims of which he shall and a good timo was had by all Fernio on Sunday, decjompa-aiad' he had been attending the district then have notice, and that the Enlarge Your present. a by -J. R, Davis, assistant engineer. meeting of the Methodist church of said administrator -will not be I W. D. SIMMONDS the E. Kootenay district. Sunday There has been quite an exten­ A box car on Wednesday's east liable for the said assets or any sive fire burning in the woods to night will "be his last service in part thereof to any person br Photographer bound local jumpod the track 3 Fernio for the time being. the northeast of the town for, sev­ miles east of Michel, causing much persons, of whose claims notice PHOTO eral days. inconvenience and delaying traffic shall riot, have been received by Dave Eckersley, the popular dis­ till after five o'clock, him at the time of such distribu­ |> ,t W. D. Sininionds has opened TO ARCHITECTS ., tion. a Photo'f'rupic Studio and .is H*-** Have you got your photo en­ penser of good things at the Nap- A lawn tennis club has been anee was visiting at Cranbrook Dated this 23rd day of March, prepared lo do first class work % larged yet? If not Courtney organised by tho members of tho will enlarge it in Sepia, Oil, this week., snow shoe club. They havo secur­ Architects and draughtsmen are 1008. : Water Color, or Cm von. All A girand masq/uera'de Hall will ed tho tonnis court formerly used invitod to submit sketch plans and L. P. ECKSTEIN, be given under the auspices of-lthe by tho staff of the Coal Co. estimates of cost for addition to Solicitor for the Administrator. Studio on Gemmel Street clnsses .of Photographic work 'J done, Developing, Printing Michel Football Club at Michel on The city flag was flying at half the Fomie Public School building. Near the Ooera House Friday, May 22nd inst. Flans must show four class rooms and Mounting done at reasonable mast for the last fow days as a <^$>^K$x$x$x^<$>c9>^.<5x^ **$><5> -$>*^><$X$x$>^> $> prices, George Bralloy, who has been tribute to the; memory of the with proper moans of ingress and working at W. A. Ingram's barber late John Cattoll "who was an ac­ ogross, and scheme of heating ven­ Depot Restaurant shop is going to Hosmer to open tive member of the Are brigade. tilation ano*. lighting. Basement under whole of addition, contain­ J, B. HOOKI**.**, Proprietor up a business for himself. Mr. W. W. Tuttlo, A. J, Fisher, ing heating systom, lajvatorios, mmwmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^mm^mmm^mmmtmm J. R. McEwing, A. J. Mott, F. $»<$x$4> ^'|)<^$«$>^x^>*|>^'J>^ The Michel Owls will , visit otc. Estimates not to include tho Elko on tho 25th inst. Thoy will J. Watson and Mr. Fletcher wero A. W, Courtney cost of heating, system, plumbing Open Night and Day probably be reinforced by Hos­ nominated as delegates to attend or oxcavating, Whim In M,\i*l>oil -.tnpnt tho Box 424 FERNIE mer, Fomie and Coal Creek „on tho Liberal convention mooting at Dflpnt Itoritu'irun* •o* route, Nelson June 4th, Froforenco will be given to plans 1 L 0. KUMMER-I 1 showing an addition, which, whilo Miss Ada L. A. Muroutt, travol* Mr. David Hoboon, Jr., lato of Maeleod Alta. A> Oannock, now residing at Seat­ making a harmonious unit in con­ lcr, writer, lecturor, will deliver a nection with tho present building series of lectures in tho opera tle, Washington, TJ.S.A., ro^uosts * Builder & Contractor4> '•> us to publish that ho has passed is cnpablo of extension to make at house commencing Tuesday tho least a twelve room school apart t 10th inst. ' , an examination entitling him to bo a member of the Master Horse- from tho existing structure. Flro The Garbutt Business College shoors nnd Blacksmith*) Asriocia*" proof materials to bo used as far tion, Mr. Hojbson was a former as possible. R. ADDISON IiisrlmatoB Furnished nnd of Cnljffti-y, lint* mii'l.'-n cniiiKt-R In Tola- resident of Fernio. Satisfactory plans will "ro paid urni'liy. .Shm'thui'd ami IlihlnonH t urn- for or architect given »,uporvinory Blairmore. Alta. Satisfaction Qanruiitucd ploys i«xpart tt'iiclifi'. ( prop'iu1* youn*j Thoro havo boon several burglar* functions during construction. All imniilu for liiddpoiiiluncu HMI Hiiceeiis THE MISSES UWSON & 10FSTR0M los reported this week, A Great plans submitted at'owner's risk. Wriiofor pi'OHpectUH "L." Kntur inv Northern car containing engineer­ The Bchool board .does not bind Funeral Director and tlnii>, V. G. narlxitt, Principal, I.ADY tIAmil'llS ing supplies was broken into ItBolf to purchase or use any plans Fernio and Ho am or TuoBday ovonlng and drawing, in­ that may bo submitted. Plana and Embalmer Arapropnroil toratwr to !n-H.»H' (V, struments etc, stolon, The Victor- estimates to be in tho hands of trn*l« nn woll IIH goiitlomonV. S In hotel was entered through the tho secretary not later limn May *mmemrmmem memmemmetemaemmgmemtm LndlnV liHlr mid fHCf,* trontoil upper sash of tho ofllco window Ledger for News 12, 100H. Further inltrmntlbn Subtcrlbo for the District Ledger. any day but Rnturdny. and flonio tobacco stolen> Mr. may lie obtained from the under­ Office Victoria Street Courtney reports an attempt to signed, enter his houso Monday night Phone 63 Residence Plumi* 28 About IS o'clock. O. H. BOULTON, See. Fomie Public School Board. ears IN THE MATTER OF ths estate rtf ViAvrnrd Ven "flunfoii Info m,v\fe0ivpr*% f v-ffrfit-in-fr * CHEAP FOK CA&I& of Fernie, B. C,| dscoaied: Notice is hereby givnn that all creditors and othort having claims a.t the Lowest Prices In the City against , tho «ttat« ot the ttiii Dray & Transfer f Edward " Van Buyten, deceased, who died on or about tho 0th Any ni Vehrxxnry, 1flOB. nre re- Fernie Steam. Laundry quired on or before the 23rd day A.i kinds oi ii I Shoes, Harness, Saddlery, of May, 1908, to send by post, All kinds of Steam and Dry Clcanlnv. prepaid or deliver to Mr. Eek* Dyelngr, Scouvlnff, and Presalnar done stain, ot Fomie, B. C, solicitor Trnylug* Trunks and Suit Cases for the administrator, their by the moat Improved methods. Christian and surnames, addressee Teaming and also Shoe Polish •nd descriptions, the full par* Gent's Fine Xoinen A Trial Will tlculars ot their claims, tho state* Transfer Work ment of their accounts and the a Specialty Convince You nfttiir* of thtMr *««nrltien, if aay held by them, FERNIE STEAM LAUNDRY And further take notice that T.M. BROOKS Prop- W. R. McDOUGALL mmituhi, after sueh last mentioned -date Phone Ho. 135 the said administrator will pro* P. 0. Box a<) 1 Tef. 6 teed to distribute the assets of the d*e»at»d armoue; partial en-