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Industrial Unity; is Strength
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Political Unity is Victory
VOL. , IV.     No.   5.
FERNIE,    B.    C,    SATURDAY,   SEPTEMBER   26,    1908.
$1.00 A YEAR.
A Complete Line of
NOW ON HAND
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Beds, Bedding, Kitchen Ranges', High-Class Parlor and
JOtining-Room* Furniture, Crockery, etc.  Watch
for our specials next week. '
. H. Reid
LIMITED
Complete House Furnishers
FERNIE, B.C.
We have a complete stock of Men's Furnishings,  Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps
*' Now on Hand.   Our prices we lower than ever.,' Call and see ns,
t60K'HART^&
He Denounces the Lemieux Measure At
', Halifax'
Hali ux, S-pt. 24.--This morning's
session of tho Dominion Trades and
Labor Congress was. taken up with
a discussion of organizers' reports
and the" Lemieux"' Act: The latter
came up in the form of a-resolution
for. jts repeal. Solicitor, O'Donogh'uc
spoke in favor of tKe act-but he said
amendments might' be desirable. The
discussion: was still on at adjournment." ■'  ' x ':'
Delegate Sherman, of Calgary, representing the United Mine Workers,
said *he would fight .the. measure to
a fhish. He, had been on ten boards
of investigation, the findings of
which wens all ..complete failures. The
minors of., British'.' Columbia, ^ said
.Mr.' Sherman, were going to ignore
the, act in future,'and go oh strike
when their grievances- were not settled .amicably between themselves
and their' employers.
RESOLUTION^ON   STRIKE
Pettipiece   Asks   for   Resolution   from
Trades   and   Labor  Congress
WOUNDS
Inflicted In Attack Of
Strikers On Strike*
Breakers
Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 24.--A gang
of about fifty strikers went over to
the C. P. R. terminal at St. Boniface
this morning and attacked the men
working there. Richard Brown was
nearly" killed, being badly handled
and , is' now lying in critical condition in the hospital.;
A strong1 orce of police were rushed to the scene and the situation is
well in hand, Several arrests have
b°en made. ' . * ' ■
In his,speech, at-the opening of the
Trades and .Labor Congress at Halir I
fax,   Kiei*  Iiavdie-' expressed  a hope |
that' organizations -forming ■' the Can-
p     "   PAY   DAY
Notwithstanding our recent disaster Fernie p-.ysonted its, old time
appearance last, Saturday and every
one knew it was pay day. The exact amount paid out is not definitely
known.-but we can safely say it was
away over $150,000. ,.'Victoria- avenue
was crowded with shoppers and
overyone=-.-.eu«aged in business' was
run to death, so to speak. The men
were jolly and cheerful and while
a few imbibed too fre.'ly the general
tone was one of sobriety and speaks
well  for Ferine.
"The Working-man's Store
.Next to the Bank of Commerce
KNOX CHURCH ,
At  the  conclusion   of the  evening
adian- labor   movement. ^ would   soon j service "in. Knox Presbyterian church
be" blended iii' one 'powerful labo\*. or-  last" Sunday evening, an after meet-
H ; ganizatbn  ext-ndin'g-' from', ocean  to!inS Wils held to discuss what-was. to
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new place of worship. The possible
changing of the building site..- was
considered but nothing of u definite
ocean. Said he, was 'not attending
.the   congress  in   the   capacity   of  a
delegate but merely-, as' a' wandering
■npitator.    He  had j been  40 years'in
the labor movement and  a'Socialist  nature  materialized.-  Another  meet
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Kootenay River Land Co.        |
will not. ■ yreo to sull land at the erimo price that they
aro now asking after Jan. 1st. 1H09. THE SALES
If AVE GONE AWAY BEYOND OUK EXPECTATIONS for tho..first eight months. All sales from
now to Jan. lst will bear (>% interest on deferred
pnymentR after tli9 first year. $1X0 por month per
acre,   Write to
D.W.HART, Baynes, B.C.
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Provincial   Welcome |
' Address, of  welcome  was  delivered j
by' Premier Murray, who referred to
.ing' will be held.
MEN   CLAIM-LOCKOUT
Union   Has   Morinvillc
In Courts
Co.
Agent for Canada
BUY8 MINES AT PHOENIX
Work to Begin at Once—Prepare to
Ship Ore In the Near Future
The. hip* mining deal which wns announced a few dnys bro nn being under coimideration by tho II, C. Cop.
per company'has been closed and
Manager J, E. McAlliHter says that
the con.pany haa secured a six
month**.' working bond on the Molly
Pritchnrd and AthoMnn fraction, tho
Butteroup and the Jackpot, in Wellington oanip,.
Tho company will  start work at
once.   It is expected a force of men
will  start pext  week erecting  build- 'Nova   Scotia's   free   educitional   sys-! Minors'
ings  und   doing  general   preliminary   ■"■n wh reby fvd> school books were \     « "
work preparatory to commencing ac-  provided^ technical  schools .being es-	
tual work. The route of .the tram . toblishwl and old age pension fa-j ■.•.lmc>nton. Sept. M.-At the mount-
line for carrying the ore to ihe Great ■vore- ,by the legislature, , rt, po]ioi, b,m,ieks tlliH inornj,,p> .,
Northern railway has already been j Befort. the morning session adjourn-j ejllir(,(1 (,f, locking out' .the miners
surveyed and will bo constructed be-  <■'•   K-   P.      Pettipiece,.    Vancouver  and thus violating the Lemieux Act.,
fore any shipping is done.
Trades and Labor council, nsked for
was   preferr.d   iignh.-st   tl^e   Alberta
Those familiar with the properties tho appointment of,.-a committee to * Cnai Co> of -aioriiiville, and brought
look for a big shipper being develop- 'draft a resolution dealing with the! up fov tr'ial bofovo inspector Worsley.
ed by the 11. .(."•• Copper company and i Canadian  Pacific railway strike, butl- n, ,\. Mackie apearedfor tlie miners'
a general boom'is expected in Wellington .camp. The camp is three
miles from  Phoenix,
MINERS CLAIM  VICTORY
With a general'resumption'of work
in the coal mines of Indiana, tho district officials of thu United Mino
Worker-s are claiming a victory in
their fight with tho operators, and
thnt, too, after rejecting., the proposition submitted by National President Lewis at a recent conference,
posed.the bill. The measure,-lie said back from R(,monton. Thfi conipiiny
is not worth the paper printed on in j ob,,.cUul 4o lhjBi anU ftCcordinfi to
nsmuoh . as there is no machinery ■ Harrison's evidence, turned tlin men
provided for the enlorcemcnt of tho' out
act.    Hoards of investigation up lo
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BY-LAW
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jfiaid be your own Masters
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union, and O. M, Uiggiir for Uio de-
fenditnt company.
'  The drat witness was George Har«
this was postponed
Kill Lemieux BUI ,
' Delegate E. W, McKinnon, of Winnipeg,  representing the  Brotherhood  rison, president of the local miners'
of Locomotive Lnginoon ih here it is. mion> who tol(1 n st,„.y, of (1iffer(,n1i
stned to bring up Lemieux    trades ! l]isputeH  of  WflR(1H|    0n  Wednesday
!..,, -!*!!1 n"   !'"     '. <hfiC,UHS,?1\ "nd   Sopt. 9, they came to a definite agree'-
ment and the men were to work on
Thursday.    The   men   then  decided
will give the bill a knock-out blow,
In tho .interview McKinnon said all
railway organizations of Canada op.
to wait until tho, other miners came
tho present hove been a farce, as
neither party in any dispute nro compelled to make a binding agreement,
Thn speaker snid the lnw was a mischief maker that lliere would have
been no striko on tho Canadian^ Pacific railwny had it not been for the
Lemieux law,
Sherman Speaks
Delegate   Sherman,   Cnlgary,    rep
resenting the. United Mine Workers,
said he would fight the measure to a
ELK   VALLEY   BREWING   COM-
PANY, LIMITED
At a meeting of the above company at Miuhi'l last week consider.
libit! lnihiiiess wus transacted including tho election of oHIoi-th for Ihe
coming year. The meeting was hnr-
ino'iioux and gave promise of being
sueessful in the venture,' in which
a number 11 Vemie men are inter
ested, 11. 11. Moon- being preHhlent
finish,''lit. had been on ten'Tionrdsof A huWm' ,),nnl nw] ,nl,,"r"1 w,,l"r
investigation of whleh nil were com-1 ,"('u,ry *m '"' •,',t''w-'*,*p'1*
plelti  lailiir.'s.   The rnlner*  in  llrll- — - •"*
lull Ciilninhia said Sheriiuui, nre go-j ABLE YOUNG. MAN
ing to Ignore the act In future audi ENTERS
go on .-strike when grievances nro noli    W. I..  M:irkrii/.ie
THE   FIELD
King,    deputy
hi'UIimI  umieiihly  between  themselvi'S i ll'i'l's'rr <'|, lalnr, neeepted the  Lib-
and nnployei,-., The nlhtii labor law
wiih strongly eondemneil hy miuiy of
the di-'lcgntes who snid it wns uhi--
li'HS mid Hhould he nbiiliHher], l)e.
niinid alien net lu be applicable to
nl!  enuntrii'H,  Including IHtnin.
NELSON FAIR
Nelson, 11, C„ Sept. 2,1.--The nn-
nun! Nelson Agriculturnl anil Indus.
trial fair wan opened hero today by
8. 8. Taylor. K.t'„ Mayor, . It is the
WrcM exhibitinn yet on reconl.
Among a tlioii-nnd prim) winnert. was
Karl <»r<y with n fruit exhibit from
his ranch on Koote*iny Lnki\ A nuirk-
ed feature ol the fair'wiih n display
of fruit grown nt nn altitude of .I,-
WtO fi-et and upwitr.m atjove nea level.
er.il ii»inin.iti"ii for North Wnlerloo
nud Mi'iit in hi>; resignnlioii to th.«
Hon, II. Leiuiiiix, ininister of labor.
In hi- resignation he snys thnt he
desires nu t.porfinily of tihiiring in
the s'llulion of some nf the larger
problem*  nlfeeting   industrial   eon-
METALLIC ROOFING CO.
MUST PAY THE COST8
The   npplieitlion   »(   the    Metnllie
Hoofing Co,  hlore  f'himeellor lloyd
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FERN IE'S
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BIG   STORE
Call and inspect our
stock of choice Groceries
and Provisions which are
arriving daily. We have
the pick of the market
on Fruits and Vegetables
Just  as you notice the
crowd is making for the
Trites-Wood
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Where Did You Get MM?
Picked it up in the rush, did you ?
Well, get* a new one at
MRS. TODD'S
Open in Rimii! old Btand
■SPBiSIHaSIilHHiM
merit giviti bv the Privy Council in
favor of Jo»e, .-I  nl, oflicers nf the
Sheet M'tnl Workers' Union has been
refused.    Chimeellor    lloyd     hmitletl
• ml   jinlgiin'tit   to  that, effect  at ()<<•
ei.«.lt'   Hall,   thi."   morning  on    the
eji.nn.l tlinl n jiidguieiit of the 1'iivy
**~ ~' ■■   .   ,_.,    Ici.iincil i- pnviiMe fiirthwilli, n- -non
10 ATTKNn liKDirATION*    .     j,,.- lie- :ii.i..iu.1 i.   tl\"d.   The ntim-uii*
(Utaw'x. tint .  Sept. UH.—Art'hhMi-i i" tlii- im-- i-   Cli,l.fl..r», Ihe nnioiiiit
op  bahiniii-l  of the    Oltnwu iliinrci.,, j ui lit.- i*"-1- "I the .-ipp.-iil to tlu' l"ii-
will li'axe on Ortolwr (nt for Whmi-i v>" <'oiiiuil.
I'-cj,', Man., *n*..r.- !«• tx\l\ »«>■ pr.^-nt ' '*''*'• ',|r"»'V «''-mi<*il al«n pave th-
nf. tli.- f'T'-'Ici- nf Hirt ri,.«- iff. Ttonf-! "i»i"'i 'le- .-f.kN of the two Ontario
fneo 4ftttluttri«l. He will Jw» j,.-rnin|.jin ' i'l'l* *•»'•■' liUt '■•'*-'* have nut yet h.---ji
tptl by the lie.. Futlier Cftrricie, taxed.
MAY REOPEN OLD MURDER CASE
A akeleton fe.mid hy nome. mini
I'leiiring hind at l'ort Moody, H, ('.,
a ti'xv daym nt*"!. •'iiiiposeil to he liuil
of a mini who disnppenred '21 yeiitu
ago, rtTidli. (lie story of a murd* r
I'oiniuitted in a rond Imun.. at, l'ort
Moody, then the 1'neille. teriiiiiuiK o(
the C.iiiuilliiii I'aeilh. mil wny, An no
body wns ever found nnd no evi-
.li.tini. nniild li.» wpiircri. tlio eime
nniilly droiipeil. hut iinmeM of thime
who took pint in the uflnir are Hlill
remembered by many old timer**.
There is n p'tmtbilily tliut the eiihe
mny !»' re.opened.
THE C.P.R,
Spi-nltiug of the report", t.> tlm ef.
feet thnt owing to tin* piirchii.io. of the
A. It. <■* I line at Kcthhridge by the
C, ]'. \l nnd that coui|inny,i' Inlen-
tiuii to in.'ike the (.'row line their
iniii.-i line Jnr freight trnilie to Hie
Count U itiip'.rtrtnt. tiew-t to the pen-
pie   -ill   iil.uig   the   Pim-.      It   iilenm!
better  n unmo.hiti.iii   mi.I   whipping i
f;iei)iiii-«.   to   our   in.'it-li.'iritx,   whieh
'..ill    l|.'   •.Ti-'lll)1   lipple|*i.rll«.|.
And jii-t li.ie '.v- iuj|.'lit in) Ui.idt nn-
..ih. r rhitiiu'.- which would be riiueli
.■ippr'-etaled   woum   \t>,  the   rhiiripmt,'
Uf   ihe   pfe-elit   Mt'lli-llllli!   (if   the   S'Ki-
Spnkiiiii-' I'Myer. Could it not Im ar-
ruiig.'d to have thin line train .piiKb
ver the (."row line in the tiny Unlti
thereby enabling pnsxongcrK to got
u pood view of the moutitniiih in thin
•<•■(•! j.HI    ll"    well    n*    liutiieiiiils    (.(her
li'imty K|i..t-. of nature along thin
route, If .-v. ry paper will take It up
we thin); s.iuie arrangement looking
to tlii- end eau lie iieeomplinlied.
Till;.' the mutter up right awny and
keep  nl.  it.
KEEPING   BACK   REPORT
TILL   AFTER   ELECTIONS
It is iiiiderhlii'id thnt the report
to I"- niii'l" I iv Mr \V Mnrkenirle
King. win. iihpiirid into tln> eon-
ditioio ..f the textile trade, will not
be made public till lifter the general
elections. The r. port, it in Hiiid, com-
incut-, ri-v.-ri-ly ou thu roiiditlonii
of ihe employment of women nnd
>'.ui.i. .iii'ili-ii und uluo di-iiK with
Hue-lion ui over rapitnH*ntioii, Ow-
nu.' in in.' iisei that the rcfiort might
liei"..iiii. a matter nl political contri..-
ver-;., 'it- pnldicition will I.,- withheld.   p-ih.ip4   lilt   th,.   Hon-,    lllet'trt.
II. (' VI«ll.iVf>H. IMtiiohioii, litis
li't:ii .-lu ltd .(.iipr.-iiic ijl.-r of tlio Order ,,f f:**■..,. .1--'
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THE    DISTRICT   LEDGER,   FERNIE,   B.. C.<v SATURDAY,   SEPTEMBER ,26,.  1908.
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Ganafa 'M of G-om-nisrcc
Banking System are at your disposal In their temporary
premises at rear of old stand, pending completion of
new building now in course of erection.
H. L. EDMUNDS, Manager
Coal Creek.
-Scarlet fever is.still raging in'our
midst if not actually, on the increase.
The situation is becoming moire
alarming day by day and questions
are often being asked, "Why, not an
isolation hospital?" The sanitation
is very imperfect, if- not absolutely
nil and the creek is "totally .inadequate for the , carrying away of ,the
refuse matter that" is' being . deposited therein. ;
We .have ;to ..record two deaths" for
last week and it is reported- there is
very little hope for the recovery of
two or three more.'' The first victim, was a child of Mr. Robert Jones,
French camp, who *?Jnce the fire
lias lived in a state of almost destitution having been burnt out". The
other was a daughter of Mr.. Banks;
also of French Camp. We cannot
but sympathize witli our comrades
in their loss and hope something will
be done right early to stamp out
more effectively' this epidemic. '
. Several amusing stories can be. told
of how the hard toiler spends his
wage.* in search of what he, calls
pleasure. One famous Quoit player, when crosing over the deep waters
of tha cieek on a plank had'the, misfortune to overbalance his hotly, his
head being already in kingdom come,
with the result- ho avows that he
g"t out of his depth - and had to
swim  for his' life.
We congratulate'Teddy on his marvellous escape: from  certain death. '
Another certain well known" character was led into an ice cream
parlor by a good Samaritan after
having wasted U*is all at the saloon'
bar and in unconscious penitence,
exclaimed—"-Marrow! I'm, completely jiggered!" Mind with a sense of
shame wished he could be-like other
fellows. '
A certain young mnn from Michel
paid a special visit to, 10G last" Sunday
for  what  purpose,   who  can  tjl?
Rev.' Wm'. ,Boulton had an overflowing audience ia "the. Methodist,
church lust Sunday "night, the seating accommodations being, .inadequate for the crowd. He thought the
church was going to be ^doserk'd a
few weeks ago, but evidently' the
Creek  people are becoming  better.
Three? mom bars of his flock leave
tonight (Saturday, namely, Mr. "and
Mis% Rothery and R. Bam borough,
who; along with John Williams are
going to'Engla-id.
.Changes are ..taking place in ' the
mine's management,-* Mr? R. Strach-
.aiL superintendent, having "• "given
up his position.. He is nolLdecidad.
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OFFICE ** SUPPLIES
Ijodtjcrfl, J nu run In, Oimli I looks, Sliiiiinoii Fj'Iuh, I-fil-
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in*.-*; Dnvk'UH, llliuik Honks, l>ttor TmyH, Ink WoIIb
and in I'ai.i ovory tt*iiiK Unit in nocenwiry to rul'urninli
your ulllco nI	
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on what steps,he shall take as yet
but failing to obtain, a position for
which he has-, "made application, he
may pay a visit to Bonnie Scotland's
hills  aiid   dales. x
" Only about a year ago the Coal
Company brought out a large number of men. Today, 500 less men
are employed than there, were then,
und under prosont methods of working it is estimated by many of the
local exports that no improvements
can be expected for at least two
years. In the meantime who is to
be held responsible for the support
y tii.j.-.L. men who were beguiled out
here with the prospects of plenty of
work and good wages,
Feelings are running pretty high
over the unemployed and other vexed questions.
Mr. Carp, French , Camp, has received  notice  to  quit  his  house  for
reasons host known to the niii,*i-
ageinent but the bairns will have to
purchase thoir candle*** and fruits
elsewhere,
Mr, Carp was running the only
live-cent store in the town, in 'fact,
t.hi, only store "apart from Trites-
Wood, and wns a special favorite with
the children down Fivnohtown, also
to pedestrians from Firnie, who
longed for a juioy orange ou the way
after being heated by stepping the
ties. But alas, alas, if you arrive in
Coal Creek after (| p,m, you must go
wilhoul •.neb luxuries. The qui'stiou
i-i being asked "Why:*-"
If the editor" makes a "mistake folks
say he ought to be, hung biit if. a doctor makes any mistakes he buries
them'-and. the people "daisent say
nothing because doctors can read'and
write Latin. , When the editor makes
a mistake there ■ is lawsuits .- and
swearing and a big,fuss; but if a
doctor makes .one' there is a funeral,
cut flowers a'nd perfect silence. A
doctor can use a word a yard' long*
without him'-'-"or anybody knowing
what' it means";, but if ah editor'uses
one'he lias to spell it. If the doctor
goes to see another man's wife* he
charges for the visit; but if the-editor goes he gets.- a charge of buckshot, " When the doctor gets' ".drunk
it's a ease of being overcome ,by the
heat, and .if" he. dies its from'heart
trouble; when an" editor gets drunk
its a case of too much booze aind if
he dies its the jim-jams. Any old
college can make a doctor; a editor
has to.be born.^—Rapid River Rustler.
Baynes
ARRESTS MADE
AT PINCHER CREEK
Joe Backs and C. Lurgis. left last
week for Cranbrook to join a" survey
party. They will be gone for several
weeks.        .       .'*"'',
H. Lamb is at' work putting the
harness in • repair for /the. Ross Sas-
.katoon Lumber Co., of Kreg.
"W. M. ,'and A.r Frost" camo in- from
Cranbrook Tuesday to do some survey .work at the irrigation ditch'of
the'K. R. L.,Co,.' ,    ',
A. Webster has been offered a, position in Fernio and will leave Baynes
■in a few days.    ' -   ',,
Rugh and Livingston, are preparing
to move, their mill from Rock Creek
to Dorr. " They cut their last timber
on Rock ' Creek ' on Monday. ■
There is a great chance for' a -cc-*
ment plant . at Baynes, there being
large deposits of marl, hew, sHale ,of
the right kind at Elko by report of
government chemist. • Four parts of
the, Baynes marl to one|of shalo .will
make a high grade Portland cement.,
Mr. E. Parks has had large bids.on
the marl' on his land. Should any
one wish'full particulars regarding it
11. YV.. llnil would be able to give
data.    ",
In Connection With Attempt
To Crack Milling Co.'s
Safe
Pincher Creek,'Sept: 24.--Last evening two arrests were effected by .the
Mounted Police'in the' matter of tho
attempt to crack the Pincher Creek"
Mill and Elevator Co.'s safe. During
ihe afternoon information was
-brought in to the effect that two men
had' been seen to arrive ut~*a disused'
rhack some miles east of town during the early 'morning, coming from
the direction of Pincher Creek. • The
■Mounted, Police, members .went, out
aiid linding them in, the"building described .brought them in. One of .them
was at, once recognized by' Inspector
Belcher as a criminal who. is well
known to the police all over Western
Canada. lie'hus several alliases. His
present one is Petter. but he is far
better known as Jas. McQuillan. He
has served' several terms, among them
one for seven years .for burglary at
Portage, la Prairie, Man..arid one of
two years for robbing the post office
at Olds, Alta.
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.There-is  as yet no  direct, evidence"
to connecreRher oT~Uicm with^the
mill episode but the police have every, reason to suspect them. Po'th
men were sent to'Maeleod on .a vagrancy  charge for .a   month    and    in
the meantime the.
up their case.
police are working
REFUSE TO ASK
In the C. P. R. Machinists
Strike -- Mr. Lemieux's
Statement
A   eorreel ion,
the l.ui'hil  of  Mr,
Montreal, Si-pt,1 23,—A special despatch from Ottawa to tho Star today
s'iys: When Hon, R; Lemieux, minister c.i labor, arrived in Ottnwa thin
■ii'i'uing his attention was called, tb
n report from Toronto that tho railway brollnrhood 1ms refused to re-
ipiest the government to intervene'
hi the machinists strike, Mr. Lemieux e.vpressed the opinion that in
view of the failure to reach n settlement iKidl'i* the Jnduatri'il Disputes Investigation Act that thero is
not iiiueh moro to be done,
lie  further express.1*,  ns  his  per-
, annul   npiiil in  that  if    llio    strikers
I would go buck to work uneondition-
ciini)"clion   with j idly   they   would   recive  every   eon-
Ikle as reported | i-jdei'iitinu  from .sir Thomas Shimgh-
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lu lust  week's issue |( xhmiM im un-1 nes.y and Mr, MeNieoll,   He had im-
dersloiid   that   President   W.   II,    K.v-1 -urniiiv,  w, thai effect.
aus nf ihe I', ,\|. **,*,', of ,\. remained |    IWe ding  Mr,  Lemieux said thnt
and performed Un* last   riles fur niic J n •  u-ie   legivb.  the  Mtuntion     more
deceased   comrade,   ul.-o,   Mr.   Tlioni-1 tluiti  himself hut  nothing ever could
soil,  net Inn on liehnii* of Mr.  Hcott.jhi' done under the eirouniRliiniYH un-
imdertiiker, could    In  no wise, have | ill  public opinion  reiiehen the point
done   more than he did in currying'
mil    his duty by it... Hpccillcd  time,
Mr. Tlniiiisiiii cNpresMKl his sorrow ut
the  pnhifiil   oecurrenen  to  Mrs.   Wll-
I.I- and   friends,    und will, In fut-.ire,
|"U   Mich  work     into
hands,
RSSAY ON AN EDITOR
„ ( A lii tic buy iu town was given tin
y i Muut by Ihh fiilher In write un es.
tL | «ny "ii editor1-., und  hen- is ihe r*...|''
2|  |.-ll|l.      i   tloll.l   htl'-W   how   l|eW.»p|lpl'|>
JL . earn ■  in  he  in  tlie  world.    I   don't
where, eoiiipulsory arbitriition will he
aeee|,te.| hy both eitjiital nnd labor.
The Willies.-. MiyH tonight that nl-
logether since the Htl'iHe Hlnrted Ihe
(', !'. H, has engaged on the whole
more reliable syntciu upward.*, of three tliout.ilml
live hundi'i'd men aiuong IIichh about
IKH) strikem, Yesterday completed
the wevellth Week of the Htrlke nud
It. h cMiiiiiiled that Ihe men who
went 'hut  have lost over $700,000 in
X'-f44|4«|«|44fl»''<4|.4''.'4f44f44l>4'*4^.*J.*f.»|.»I^
4 ± ± ■
,...4 I'hti.l. r,,,\ dw,> .'or hi- buint «■■» no-
_——T. jthiiii'  t.. -;iiy  ubmit them or editorH
t- t-
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Our stock is ull cniiiplrdo now,   Wc liiivn a full linn of
MEN'S FURNISHINGS
Mon'ts SttitH, S<jrf,'o. at $7.50
VkmiIkm I'lulurwuiir nl   I .."iO uj.»
Hwcntcrn nl,   1,00 up
Sliirts, Hlftck S-ilftcn at     7.rMip
Itoota and Slioi's, Ludius' Wi-nr, I)ry (loodu, Xotiunn, Ktc.
Kefoury Bros.
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in th- llihle. f think the cdilor is
"lie >-i tne niis'-iiif.' ]jj|](s you rend
of and stayed in Ihe hushcx until
after ihe ||u(,d und then eunie mil
and wr'.t.. ih.. thing up, nud hns been
*|ln-IV   evi   Mnee.    1   don't   think   he
* (-ver die..   |  never miw a dead one
+ ,"" I  "■ '   ■   !-    i i of en.   t;. tting lick-
♦ Jul,   Our pup. i* is a mighty good one;
GOLD AT 8EDQEWICK
[    l.dmonton, Sept, 23.—Forty claims
hnve been staked near Pedgnwiek und
r.-1--' ..'-4       p.,.,   4441.4.-.      4.1^.".        '.«*>v4
the  dUrovery  of  gold,    A   mining
••Jfr i hi;*, w. . .!i*...i t;i>..-. without nini.-i-
^ j oli.llie- oii wi-ii-r and don't wear
^liiny •...(■1 . ,...„i ,,.,.,- ,.,jM'4 ,,„(,] jlis „,-),,
J HlHplid'l     -III,
1 n.«l   p:n
*.1ia.»   I-.
espeit fiom Spokano pronounced the
di«co\viy viiliinble and hns left town
with siiinph'h nnd will return short.
ly with machinery to develop a chum
for liiiii-elf nnd friend.-1, The field
1 i-. enxil). i'eneh<.j and the mind is cimy
to work.  .I. will iirovi1 pri.nt.'ible
August Charest, tho foreman who
stole between $1,400 and $1,500
from the corporation of Montreal by
padding 0f the payrolls was sentenced
today to three years in .penitentiary.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE MATTER-of .the .Estate of
Melissa Leonard, late of the" City
of Fernie, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that' all
persons having any claim or;'demands against the late Melissa Leonard, who died on or about the First
day of August, 1908, at- Fernie, in the
Province of British Columbia; are re.
quired to send by post prepaid, or
to deliver to the undersigned solicitor for the, executor and trustee under . the Will of .th'.* said 'Melissa
Leonard, their names and addresses
and full particulars in writing, of
their claims and statements of. their
accounts , and'the nature of the securities, if any, held by them.
" And TAKE NOTICE.'that after the
First- day of November, 1903, the
said executor and trustee, will proceed, to distribute, the,.-assets- of the
deceased among the persons entitled
thereto, having .regard only .to 'the
claims of which, he shall then' have
had notice, and the said executor and
trustees \vilL_110t be liable for - the
-snM-aiset.TOT~anyTp^
person', of whose claim he shall not
then, have received notice. '    "
DATED at Fernie the 14th day of
September," A. D. 1903. ■
:       L. P. Eckstein,
Solicitor .for  the said ' Executor  and
'   Trustee,       ' •        ,
,   Fernie, B. C,
Waldorf Hotel
(In Rear of Old Stand.)
TABLE UNEXCELLED
Bar supplied with the Finest Brands
...of Wines, Liquors and Cigars ...
MRS.  S:  JENNINGS,   Prop.,,
(Formerly   of   Central   Hotel.)
WANTED
A good building lot, within three
blocks of tho new post ofllce on reasonable.- ' terms. Apply' to Manager
of the District Ledger. 4.2
DR...WRIGLESWORTH,  D. D. S. .
DENTIST
Now   doing   business   at .the   Palace
Drug  Store .,
Fernie, ' . B, C.
FERNIE   ■      ■<•  .
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
All kinds of-help secured.1   Satisfac.
. tion guaranteed.
.  TERMS    REASONABLE     '
W.   G.   Bruce,   Prop.
The   man   who' gets  you  a' job.
Opposite' Postoffice, Fernie
F. C. Lawe                     Alex. 1.
.Fisher
LAWE   &   FISHER
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. ATTORNEYS    <
Fernie,    B. C.
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H.   W.   HERCHMER
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
Who;said; Fire?
We did.   We are firingaway at
the old business. ,
CREE ff'MOFFATtV
FERNIE
C.W.Daveyff Co., Props.
We may be a little up-set  '
but just smile.
Hotel Fernie
Fernie's leading commercial
house.' :: A little bent but
still in the, ring.
S. F.Wallace, Prop.
We will do tlio best we can for you
JOHN PODBIELANSIK
 • ' w :
Pioneer
W.:A.   CONNELL
Builder, and   Contractor   of
• Ferriie .'.'      .'■>••,
ESTIMATES -. FURNISHED '
M. A.  KERR. & CO.
Builders and Contractors'
Estimates  Furnished
Insuranci
RED   HOT  BREAD  AND   BUNS
- at,
.   MR. EWING'S'
Pioneer Bakor of Fernio
KING EDWARD HOTEL  ,
Wo still have somo hot stuff,
Waiting   for   Too.
J.   Gates,   Proprlotor       .       Fernie
d. BARBER, D. D,
Dentist
Fernio,  B,  C,
S.
W.R.Ross,   K.C d.S.T Alexander
ROSS & ALEXANDER ,
Bnrrlstors and Solicitors
Fornio,   B  C. Canada
FORT STEELE BREWING CO.
Fernie, B, 0.
LAGER    ALE    rOHTER
AERATED    WATERS
PU0E  YOUR ORDER WITH US
tin*  pap.'r  Htarted   lili'K, Cat,
that  wim why the editor
l'iiv did .'"Kill 1 if IO diiinage at Held.
ill..
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La!!
lie   had
ont  n{ hiinw-i
Tli<> f..r,'?t   fi ,* |n  ^l>,<4 Adlt-Av.dnfVf
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pill'.-    Kill    III    KUIIWj , >     . ,
. ,111      'ere ry»p«»rtiil  to hn untu>r rnnlml.
■   l    ..li'l    V...   tl.    U'tl    >Alltll|
biit  xMinht  in  mmurK-r.     Dean   Fflrthlmr, of Kingston,    wn<|,
\nd »h.n pnv t.-iilfiii.. out into the iiiiunlinoiiHly    chowii   prolocutor    of
imi  lie-  ltH> axvMly li-ti-l.i t!,« AiigHcm, S,.a<Kl nt Otttivri,.
■h.d
Call and let us
show you our list
of cheap residential lots.  We have
*
Lots For Sale
in every part of the
City.
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* SEEDS, TREES AND BULBS *
* For Fall Planting *
* Catalogue free. Largest Nun*   *
* oricR on thc Paolflo Slope     *
* M.*J, Henry, Vancouver B.C.   *
* 3010 Westminster Road        *
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QARBUTT BUSINESS COLLEGE
Calgary, Alta.
Prepared to take any number of
candidate it,
..  F. O. OARBUTT, Principal. ..
GOtt
Undertaker
F.ernie's pioneer Funeral Direotor'
'   and Undertaker,
Pictures Framed
B. C. FURHITURE
STORE
H. W. Terry, Prop.
Now Doing Business
C()MI<: AND  SEE US FfllST
W. Stan. Terry
Painter and Decorator
Givo ub a chance 011 your work,
flFPIlT RFSTAIIRBNT
m+ttm*  W «        Itiilllitwlttlilli
MucJcoJ, Aha.
J. E. ROGERS, Prop.
Drop in nml boo mo.
L.  P.  ECKSTEIN
BARRISTER, SollCITOR
Fernie,   B. C.
SHERWOOD  HERCHMER
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
FernU,   B. C. ' ST*1
'THE.Di^ilCT^tEDGER^yEIUiVEi-cB.   C., . SATURDAY,   SEPTEMBER- 26,   1908.
PAGE
mm HDTEL
Whelan Bros.
:The old reliable firm will
be srlad to see you„
..V'" .    " '■ -.,, ■ ' y.
^.'tTpm, Whelan,Mgr.
meeti'
ROSS BROS., Props.
Doing business in the
•.•/,-'
same old place.-
CANADIAN
PACIFlb
.EXCURSION  RATES'
From . ■ •
FERNIE
to
VICTORIA
B. C.
$26.15
Selling  dates Sept.'19th  to 24th
Final return Limit Sent. 30th
s/*t flck./ai
Silling dates Sept. 21st to 25th
'- —-Tinal return Limit Sept. 28th
P, KENNEDY
LUMBER   DEALER
518''
, ..ail   kinds-  of . rough ■- and   dressed
' lumbef
"•ific tori a. Avenue,
North Fernie
NELSON, B. C.
$7.95
NEW  WESTMINSTER
or   VANCOUVER
$23.65
tfEA.KumrnDr
L.O. Kummer
KUMMER  BROS.
Builders  and  Contractors
. i  i
Estimates   Furnished
I^_^SEBEEJELA4^IIERJKEEXJN_S1Q,C,K
Selling dates Sept. 26th to Oct 2nd
Final   return   Limit Oct.  7th
Correspondl'.ig rates from other
points. Apply to local ticket agents
for berth reservations, etc'
J. E. PROCTOR
.D.  P. A„  Calgary, Alta.
GEORGE C. EGG
Architect,,   Building    Superintendent
and  Valuator
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J. D. QUAIL,
Hardware arid
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PLANS,  ESTIMATES .-.AND   SPEOI.
FICATIONS   ON   SHORT . NOTICE.
ALTHOUGH
TEDDY IS NOT THE ONLY ".PENNY LINER."   WE HAVE SOME RIGHT HERE
Fernie,   B.   C.    •>
Nelson,   B.   C.
CLUB   CIGAR   STORE
Fernie
'TEto* only spot in town for choice pipes
and tobacco.
W. A. INGRAM
Fernie
LOTS  FOR  SALE
 I n_W.est_Eerhie__„„
.0 Lots 55 ft. x 132'ft. in. good location. Safe distance from-saw mills.
Easy terms.   .
Further particulars by applying to
L. T. Smith,. Fernie, or
Sherwood-Herchmer
s   Fernie,  B. C.
Two of above lots have' been sold
since fire. '      '
ELECTIONS, OCTOBER 26TH
Ottawa, September 17.—The tenth Parliament, of .Canada has been dissolved and thc electors will be asked
to say by their votes on Monday, October 26th, whether 6i not the present government has deserved the reward
of another tenure of power.       . .,.'■'/ ;    ..' . -     _ <•
This was-the announcement handed out .after a meeting of the cabinet this afternoon. Nominations will be
made October 19th with'polling a -week later. '- ■- • >■ ' > .   -
-a-4itt.le-earlier--thar.-origiiially-selected,^^
We arie Burned out
We are not done out
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Come right along
We can serve you
W-himsfer & Co.
HARDWARE
FERNIE CARTAGE CO.
TEAM WORK AND DRAYING
'POLLOCK WINE-CO.
"Wholesale Liquor Dealer*
/A full -stock in a few days,
Dealers In
0   ,
Wagonn, Sleighs and Dump Carts,
Spring Rigs and Harness
0. N. Rose, Manager.
ting the machinery of election law into operation could be completed in time to put the date forward two or three
days. .   .        '     , ' • .    .    -
.. Moreover, it was considered that. Monday would,-all things being considered, be a more convenient day
for the general public than a mid-we'ek, day, The writs for the holding of the election will be sent out at once
to  the  various "constituencies.      * '
Hon, R. \V. Scott, Secretary of Stat-s, who has char ce of an immense amount of detail work involved in the
preparation of the election lists, appointment of returning officers, etc., will continue in office until the work is
finished. Consequently, the incoming minister, Charles Murphy/will not be sworn in until next week, The returning oflicers'in most of the constituencies have already been selected. With but few exceptions/they will be
the sheriffs of their respective, districts, although in some cases ,it has been found that other appointments wero
rendered necessary. "
Thc government is going to tho country in confiden ce that the verdict of the electors will he a repetition of
the verdicts given in 1900 and'1904. Reports received from-every province indicate that thc outlook.for the Liberal
cause is most favorable and now that the ministers havo had a chance to feel the political pulse of their respective p'rovinces, .they are in a most optimistic mood.   .   ,-. •
The general opinion as far as can be gathered here U that (here is practically no doubt thnt the present
-" vernmont will be returned to power, _( (>
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"BLACK  HANDS"  SENTENCED
A  Fitting Climax for a Sensational
Caso—Sentences Vary from 7
Years to  6   Months
PERNIE
LUMBER
CO.
A. McDougall, Mgr.
ELK VALLEY LIVERY, DRAY AND
TRANSFER CO,
DKAYINn,
TEAM INC.
TRANSFI.Ii WORK
OLAPP & LETCHER,
Will be cutting in a
couple of weehs
Savo us your orders
Fernie,
B.C.
•f>algary
;
'      QO TO
R1NMAN KAMINSKI CO.
..   ..   For Your Supply ol ..    ..
saacirniES, -oitY coons, boots
AN» SHOES
Hoimer, B. 0.
h
ATTLE
o.
All kinds of
Roast Meats
Watch for Saturday specials
The "Black Hand Society" cases
woro on from Wednesday to Saturday. Judgo Wilson presided. From
the evidence submitted the society
wus pretty well organized in the city
and the instigators or nrganiznrR were
busily engaged in other devilish
work right to tho time of their arrest. The victim of meinherrihip in
n est curie* were young men, easily
li'nd lo ji'in the order hy promises of
" iIk of eimy in.noy nnd a good ti u •
I! lie ally, with little or im \x-u{
Ihe Hidden jolt reeeivid at the 'm.iuI
of the law hut rather upiel their
pietme of ureen hills fur away and
for imiim .yenrs to come in most ens-
en, the purlle-K to the sohi'int, here
will he hnvliig their vidian in New
WentmliiHtor heliind Iron burn.
The eiiHe hits ntlnietml eonsider-
iiblu attention and Ihe result has
been uwiiited with almost feveriKh
aiixii'ty hy Home at lcind, and when
it wiik learned .Saturday ni«ht that
llio trial Wim over and thn parties
•sentenced, thohe most directly concerned at,the (hiding of the presiding Judge heaved a Mult of relicl, The
seuteiUH'H meted mil were »h JhIIowk:
Ihiminii! Mn/.lno, seven yearn in
penitentiary.
i lilll...  ...I'  i.<..».->v',  .-l\  ....ill uliii  ,1.A
JJJI'JjtJj-'.'
1'".  lloeeo,  six  yi-ars     and     three
month*-!.
H, llrnno, three years
N. Snntoni, two yearn.
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served in'Now W'utfmimtor.
A. Vitelf, one your, Nclxon jiiil; (}.
Ilnrtollo, A, Jacinto and 0. Fmrnri,
etioh niv months in Nol-wii Jnll,
We hope that tli Ih |h th« last that
l-'emle will know of the Hlaek lliunl
Society, and would hiifUi-.l that an
enfh of the pilfoner^i. mure ■'•■pwJiil*
ly IhoM1 at. Wehlminiiter, aie nl'iii-ed,
a ntrict tab will in lutiiro
1h> kept on their inovinentv 'ihin ti
only right iu a iut.fv---n.artt t«. public
\itf and proi^tty.
VV, A. Mftcdi'inalil, Xi'Nfin. pr'-'e-
culo.loii behiill "f Ihe Cniwij, whiU;
Sheiwood H.-rehmrr aet.il f.>r the
prisoners. * •
C. P. R. SLAPS NELSON     <>
Tho 0, P. 11. takes a slap at Nelson, so says tho Kootenay Liberal;
and goes on to Bay that the great railroad company seems bent on keeping Nelson in tho second-class list,'
The latest move is the doing away
witli tho district passenger agency
at that point much to the inconven-
ie.nco of business men and tourists,
Tho chances are tliut Nelson will survive this last kick and will bo found
doing business just the same as ever,
C.  P.   R.  WILL  CONTROL
Montreal, Quo,, Sept, 23,—Thn departure of Sir Thomas Shiiughnossy
president of the, C, P. R, presumably for Minneapolis today and word
from tho west thnt active, operations
are going on in connection with the
deal, leave small room for doubt
that the C. P; It. will control the. fu-
ture. dcKtiuy of the Chicago ('real
Western Hy. cnmpnny.
■I
fernie Livery Dray and Transfer Co.
Ice For Sale
Keep Cool
RlZZUTO & CRAWFORD
nv'avj :^\^.*^i Made In Canada ''' •■'^~..\T9s_Zy'
The Original and the Standard
You don't get an experiment—or an untried material--or merely
verh.il promikcn—when you hay RUHKKOU). All tlie
experiincnti •*.(,' tests were made \d year* i|*u, Vou jjet
perfection in roofing in RUBKROID.
16 years' lervice on roofs all over the world provn that
RUBKROID resists all weather toinliiimis—is uiuflatcd hy
heat or cold—and is absolutely firc-miMing and water proof.
Vou can roof the house and barn yourielf with RUBKROID.
thai saviiiR expensive roofers' work. Write for sample) and prices.
Sold by Western Canada Wholesale
Co. L
Canadian Fairbanks  Co.
LIMITKh
(-ifiHolinn l'!ii(,'ini)S       Circular Sawn       I'Vhiiicb
Drug Saw AfiioliiiuMj
Stntionnry iuul l'ortithlo
Sawing Outfits
VANCOUVKK        WINNIPKd        CALOAHY
TOIIOXTO AND MONTUKAL
Temporary Local Oke at P. Tascherau's, Yicloria Avenue, E.
IJ. S. ORMSBV, Affcnt.
&*jtt>^&£,f%'folTyl*l*-^ I1*?'
KING EDWARD HOTEL
OI'I'OSITK 01,1) H'I'AN'I)
juiw—•* ■ 11 *e**$*i*e-we***mm***-       i i \ ^+***mmmm***~*i~***^—******    *im*n*m**mm*mmmmmmt
TaMe Boaril $6,00,   All old prices now charged.
Excellent Cuisine.
J   I     /■•\ aa nr gT *o
. L. GATES, prop.
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temetw»0mmLftm0me*iemeetm%eme0mem0m
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W* R* McDougall
Dealer in Boots &
Shoes : : : Trunks,
Valises, Suit-cases
Single and Double Harness
**0mM**0*0m*wm»0t0ei* PAGE  FOUR
,...    V/; ..._, .THE   .DISTRICT.   LEDGER,   f ERNIE,., B.. 4C.',";-*.^AtURD^Y,4.SEPTEMBER   26,.   1908.'"*'
The District Ledger
' ,   $1 a Year in Advance.
■ Address all Communications to the
"Manager" District Ledger, Fernie,
B. C. .
Rates* for  advertising  on 'application. ' v
:.   W. S.  STANLEY,  MANAGER.    ■
wr
Our
Leaders!
PURE GOOD CREAMERY BUTTER
3 lbs.  for   ........... $1.00-
NEW LAID EGGS—per doz 35c
WILD   ROSE TEA—our own    blend,-
packets 50c
QUALITY—NOT QUANTITY
PAY CASH
W. J.  BLUNDELL
-     CARRY THE  BY-LAW
Today overy ratepayer in this •city
has the privilege of marking his oilier ballot entitling them  to bfecome
shareholders   in   the- Electric   Light,
and   Water   Power   plant.     We .urge
upon all voters the necessity of having these utilities for our own use and
thereby prepare- a. way by which we
can  in  a. very   short   time  have  an
asset that will  turn  in  dividends-, to
the   local   treasury "and   thereby   lessen taxation and at' the same time
create   working   capital   account.    If
these  properties .are   not  good   paying investments why are outside parties so keen to get them.   Why'then
{mould  we as .citizens .take    advantage   of   this   golden   opportunity,   and
one which if defeated may not conie
,our way for some" time again.   It is
to your own interest to come out and
aupporf'the by-laws, Your vote may
be the one  to curry it, so be sure and
coma out.    Local opinion favors the
'•proposition,   but   do  not  let  it  rest
there. ,,Come out and vote—and vote
yps. a.'
MURDER AT
ELKHORN, MAN.
Country Being Scoured For
Perpetrator Of the
Deed
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1 People who care know that Eochon's CANDIES and. ICE CREAM
cannot be beaten anywhere.
Hut people who don't care are also
found in Rochon's if there.
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0 THE   ELECTIONS
The date of the election 'is set and
October 2G is the day chosen. ■-•From
-' one end of Canada to the other the
- struggle is on, in- fact we could term
it fight, and judging- from newspaper
. report both the old party leaders 'and
candidates are at fever heat.' That
an election was in sight for some time
we are fully, a ware, but in springing
'. it as they did,' the Laurier administration has proven themselves on
this occasion to be as cunning as of
yore. It's record during last session
and especially in the closing days,
is not, to-our mind, likely to be productive as vote getters, and for that
reason" it is just as well that .record
" be  not discussed any  more than' is
"■' really necessary. The Opposition
figures out that they liave a good
case and are already figuring on a
majority in" the next Federal House.
, But" will they. -This paper let it be
understood, is not in any way .connected with either, of the old line
-parties  but  is  out for -the  laboring
Elkhornr Man., Sept. 23.—While the
whole country between the main line
of the C. P. R. south to the border
has been carefully searched for the
two burglars who murdered Michael
Sugar yesterday, not the ' slightest
trace of the robbers has been discovered. All the towns along the
border, have .been notified of the crime
and $500 reward, and it, will prove
practically impossible for the fugitives to cross into the States in that
direction, In fact it is believed now
that the murderers are hiding close
to .the, :town or have managed to secret themselves in some passing train
a,nd escaped. A force of constables
guard alii trains" passing through Elk-
horn and at each point in this district foi' j onp hundred miles all suspicious persons are being forced to
give an account of themselves. It is
.thought the burglars are too .experienced to attempt to escape across
the prairie, but the posse searching
for them could not- be stood off as
they are armed with rifles and shot
guns.. The farmers in the surrounding district were out at. daylight and
would have noted two strange man
passing especially'after their attention had been called to the circumstances. . .
So come  along and try
right thero.
Rochon's
RochoiTS
LOGALS.
Bank Manager
Mayor Of Calgary
Tnan's7interests and when it comes
to sending a'man to Parliament to
legislate and make laws for the governing of the country we will be
found on labor's side every .time.
The pity of it all is that so few
straight cut laboring men are' in the
field. What difference will it make
to oust the present administration
and elect the other G. O. P..?-, To tin-
working man it means the same old.
grind and to the capitalist it. means
the same returns in graft, and .pull.
Who can point to*an election whore-
in it<s policy of campaigning has
changed to any particular extent..
The. Opposition all cry graft, incapacity and dishonesty against the party
seeking reelection and ovory four
years the sumo old story is told, the
-same charges are made, and all along
the working classes are being hoodwinked. Take it across the lino
where an election is now on and do
we not find tho same old cry of
Kraft .nnd nil that is dishonest and
contemptible. The issues are clear
.cut, one (Handing for nil tlmt is good,
pure: nnd honest whilo the other party's just thc direct oppoHito, Times
■ arc changing however and so ' arc
men's views. Th'e workmen havo
lteori playing polities long .enough
und nro now about to ehoo-so to
whom to give their support as .between the old time polities and the
laboring man's candidate,
No party can olnlm gratitude for
■past service—gratitude belongs to
the principle for whleh u .party
xtaiiilH. When it descrls these principles it forfeits all eliiiin to grnti-
lude. Tarty in a machine so t-.
spenk, for recording the will of the
!>-'fipl<>, nnd when il p-fnecs,!" recis-
ter that, will it tlic-i become
hoiindi'ii duly of the miij-i/jty to en 11
another machine, hooking then nt
llii'Hi" two old pi'itics we iislc whleh
hIihiiIh for our priiieiphs.*' Neither
does, so that the triumph of our prin-
«>i|j|e iniiHt com.' from the Labor Party and thnt is tlie wrki-ig man.
Calgary. Sept. 23.—C. W. Rowley,
local manager of the Canadian Dank
of Commerce, is being, urged bjf a
number of prominent business men
to lie a candidate for mayor. When
the Albertan reporter called upon
Mr, Rowley yesterday, Mr, Rowley
had no definite answer to give to his
intentions,
"Will you run?" asked the reporter
''I cannot say just yet," replied.
..Ir. Rowley, ■
IMr, Rowley admitted that ho" had
been asked by a number of people
probably sixty or more to stand'.
Ilo believed that the time had como
for tho business men to' assert themselves, aud get a business man at the
head of municipal affairs. Tlo was
not anxious to run, hi fact he would
prefer not to bo a candidate.
I will' not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife, Sadie
Cnrruthers after- this date, ' as she
left my bed and board without cause,
Edward M. Cnrruthers; Fernie, li.
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VOTE FOR THE BY-LAW TODAY.
"A.harvtst of brick" is' the term
applied to the Fernie, Brick Co. at
present ,and in' their endeavor to
supply the local demand are working night and day. The wages paid
out considerably swell the monthly
pay roll at this point.
J.- B. Turney, purchasing agent of
the C. N. P. Coal "Co: is away ..to
Pennsylvania on a business trip and
on the way back will call for Mrs.
Turney who "is visiting her parents'
in Colorado. '   " ...
J. Goole of the Free Press bindery department is back to town .after
a trip to the coast.-  ■,      ,     - .
."Jimmi'e" Shea, well known in this
district, is in the city for a few days.
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Mrs.  Stanley  was  iri' Spokane for a
few' days this week.      '   -
Home B^k of Canada
WE WILL TAKE CAaRE
OF yOUTR SUHTLUS
CA.SH .A:mNT>   TATEHS
W.C.B.Manson, Mgr., Fernie
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Don't gdyelsewherepioibe,
cheated, come right here.
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.An Old Face iri the
Right Place
A.   W. Bleasdell, Druggist
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R. ADDISON
, Blairmore, Alta.
A new addition of. considerable
proportions lias been added to' the
Nnpanec Hotel providing much more
accommodation for the travelling'pub-
lic. Sample rooms are also provided.   ''•-.' . V "
VOTE FOR THE BY-LAW TODAY.
Ed. Miller, a .hotel man .of Harrington, Wash., is in the city on business this week.        . ».'...
Pat Miller is  trying' tb make  arrangements   for . the.   opening   of   a
dance hall in the near future.
J. H. Reid, of the Reid Furniture
Co. was in Winnipeg last week on
business.    ' •"„
Cranbrook Herald—R. P. Pettipiece
has consented to be the Socialist
candidate for the Medicine Hat district." Pettipiece. has laways had a.
hankering to" he.1 in the limelight in
politics, and there are members of
labor" organizations „ who, entertain
the idea thatMie-should'' either .resign
as' labor organizer or quit running ' A complete line of samples of
for office. ° '-'.,'
Funeral Director and
Undertaker
'ALBERTA BOARDING HOUSE.
Hosmer, B; C.   °
Board and room $26.00 per, month
Mrs. Desleaur-cs, Prop.
ALL WHITE,HELP
Open for huslnessin a few days
A.
I beg to announce to my many
customers that I will be open ■
for business at the old stand •
in a few days. ,    '
C. LlPHARJDt
.Watchmaker "and "
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Two Gould Sons
Sued For Divorce
New York. Sept. 21.—Mrs, Katherine Gould, who is suing Howard
Gould for divorce, today applied
through eoinis'.d to Justice Geiger-
ieh for an counsel to compel Mr,
Gould to pay oher $20,000 a year alimony and .^15,000 ior. her counsel
fees, After a hearing the Justice adjourned llio argument until October
1st, Immediately following thu temporary disposition of the case, Ihe
net|*>n of Helen Kelly Gould against
Frank J, Gould for absolute divorce
was called hofnni the «nine Justice
i'i tin: f.uuii: courtroom, The. case wns
the j brief, th" court merely fixing the
hearing for Ort'.ber 2nd,
C,  P.   R.  CHECKMATES
•JIM   HILL'S   PLAN
FOR  PURE ELECTIONS
Halifax, Sept. 'JL—Arehhiidiop ,\In.
Caithy, Hi.diop Wnrcll mid the h'tidf-
of. the other religiotiH deiioininiitioiiH
in thin city have Ismied a cull for a
i 'Hug to form nn eleclurnl purity
league for tlii* county and urging
th.- formation uf hlinilni' league1,
tlii*nii(*liiiut Nova Hcotiu.
n        OITK'KHS OK .THU KI.KH
!    Ottiiwii.  Out,,   .Sept.  a*].—Tho Kiip-
Hy  the  purelim-v ..f    th,.    Alh-rla
Itiiilwiiy   and   Irrigation    Company'1-. ■
linn   lur   two   million   i|olIiii'«,    the!
O. V. U, intend* milking the Crow's
lii-al    i.i.u.,    i'eiglll    line   ft|||    to      l||i
r,"":t *" '■'■*'! " J-J'llilu .«.V. i'.i j reiiie Inch*., ol the Order of KlkH him
years Jiii.m been hying |„ Mluir.' tliej„ow coneluiled ltn NitthiKS, the foi-
control of tl»N lin-. j l,.»ii.K .,ni«*n.   l.uiiiK   ••h-cHtl.    Sup.
"~~* jivim!    Kxalted  Kulor, 1),  A. Young,
NEW   SUPERINTENDENT   AT      i Montreal;  Supreme Lecturing Knluht
COAL CREEK , f'. W. I'itmhi. Omaliii, Neb.; Esteem-
led Lciyiil Knight, W.'v. Taylor, Win
1 j iiipcg* Hupn-iiii' Heri'i'tiiry, J, C. Mud-
httn I ii Hueeeed.-d hy Hielid. Rot'li.'!'""' M,,,,,[^	
Ileports   relative   to  elumgiH   takingi '
filnr*-* had   h.-eu  in  the air fur  som.-i FMU'tr Vini:^
time and  it i,  not  ,,1«..B..|1,..,  Ijk.-lyj    Tll, fnr<.Nt    (j,,,   contlmollH    ,„ „,*
that w.- hnve heard i|„. h.-t «.f .1,,,,, '.^^ (,,  {U>,   ^ Ukh (|||j ^^
l inu rtors.* hourly wltli n-.U a n\(rn of
I relief nil lump)) ;,( least ZfittO rnen ar«»
' ent'.-H.*'"!  in  fii{ht lii(r    tho naiii'") iluy
VOTE FOR THE BY-LAW TODAY.
Jim Fnlconcr, the1 popular engineer
on the M. F. M. road arrived in
Fernie last' week after aii ..extended
visit to his old home in Scotland..
"Salada" Tea remains in favor year
after year with enormously increasing sales," simply because it is always
truii to its high standnrd of quality.
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' The Waldorf is open for business
in temporary quarters under the
management of.A. Mills,'
Fred Kirkpatrick is at.Hosmer assisting Ji,  F.  Lester to arrange his
new* printing plant.   •'
* VOTE FOR THE BY-LAW TODAY.
Jep Scott is now comfortably situated in his quarters next thc Nn-
piinee, The furniture and fixtures
have called for many words of praise
and the shop generally has nn inviting appearance. ])ath in' conneo-
tion,
Work'on the new Bank of Commerce building is making satisfactory progress.
The C. P. R. iH advertising cheap
rates to Nelson and New Westminster fairs as well na to Coast points',
Look up their nd in another column,
VOTE FOR THE BY-LAW TODAY.
J. D. Quail, Pernio1!* pioneer hardware meroliant is pushing the work
nu his permanent building, and- hop-
e.s to he doing huMiiiess in his new
qnnrters long before eoldr weit/lh'er
HI'tN in.
K. H, -Moore, hito proprietor of the
Waldorf hotel, nccompnnlod by his
son nnd Mr*. Afooro will leave today
for an extended trip to Dublin. Ire-
land,  Dob's old homo,
Work mi Ihe Henderson block and
the Johnson-Falconer     block     eon,-
llinlieed   till"   week.
Joe 1'elfry, at one time G. N. ns-
HiMimt agent at thin point was in the
city InM wiV It.
VOTE FOR THE BY-LAW TODAY.
Tli. I'l-riiie hotel is Hearing coin, j
phlion lu m, fur an winter quartern
nre concerned and thc proprietor,
Stephen Wallace, is i-piirlng no pains
iu having tiilngH as comfortable iih
|>o,-.HihIi' consistent with prevailing
condition*-). , ,
J"<-    lln'llil'suil    o|    Hie   (J.    1'.    ]{,
VOTE FOR THE BY-LAW TODAY, j
nley^p^eeompanied—by^ to out- '"
siders° being brought into this city
to replace local laborers, but they
clap theii" hands with joy when a
man from the Pacific Coast- comes
into the riding to make an effort to
represent 'this district at Ottawa,
Why not be ■ loyal to local men in
this case as well as the other?--Lethbridge Herald."
.. The Fernie .Industrial Co-Opera-
tive. Society are highly elated at'the
suecss they are encountering in the
organization of the society and find
the citizens heartily, in accoid with
the movement as well as readily responding by, becoming members.
. A, S, Goodivo, the Conservative
candidate in the aproaching Dominion elections is tn hold a meeting
at Coal Creek and Fernio, the date
announced being Oct. 1st. Ho will
also speak at Hosmer and Michel the
2nd and 3rd.
Walter, Miller, ono of the boys is
in town after several months , absence,
Pal1, Whelan spout Sunday in Cranbrook.
Sunday being an exceptionally fluidity ii number spent the day at Elko,
Eall Suitingsand^
Overcoatings
WORSTEDS
SERGES and
TWEEDS
Up-to-date Workmanship
Moderate Prices.
minion Meat Co.
Dealers in aJJ kinds of
Fresh and Salt Meats
=Ei sh=and-Boul .tcy-in-5 eason=
Victoria Ave.
Fernie
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VOTE FOR THE BY-LAW TODAY.
Charge Not
Proved Yet
New York,     Sept,     23.--Clinlrinim
-Mack, of the Deiuooratiu National
convention today miid that ii tlii*-
morning evidence was produced
against (lov, Hiinki'll treasurer of the
eomiiiilli't! as war* produced against
Senator Kornker in connection with
the .Standard Oil company Im would
expect the treasurer to ne| us Senator Forak.r did but not evidence of
Mich character had h.'en adduced up
lo the  pr.'.sent  time,
TAX  COLLECTOR   SHORT
('ollini-wm.il, Out,, S-pt, i!0,--Tav.
("'•■lleelnr J, W. Archer, is under nr-
ivt-t here ehargod with the -theft of
fnnd.-i. The Khorlnge is wholly lu the
iwr-nwitu ol 1007. Tho deficit amounU
NOTICE  .
IN THK MATTKR OF AN APPLICATION for the issue of a duplicnte
of tho Certificate of Title to Lot 7,
Block 24, Town of Pernio, (Map 734).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
it is my intention to isauo at tho expiration of oiio month after tho flrst
publication .hereof a duplicate of tho
Certificate of Titlo to thc above mentioned Lot in tho name of Alexander
McLachlan which Certificate is dated
tho J3th of July 1000 and numbered
5862 A.
IT. F, MACLEOD,
District Registrar,
Land Registry Office,
Nelson, Ti. C	
September 3rd, 1008.
Affi Hamilton
Tinsmith and Plumber
We can furnish you with estimates in
anything in our line.
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NrnVrt  Ntraehiui,   who   Iiiih   hn-v,:
mine   Kiipeiinti'tident at the   mines,i
il NOTICE
A pi'inml iiiei'tiri-.' ..f r.rni.- Indii-
trl:il   Or-OiH'riiSvi-   Si.ri-ty   i-.   e;dl.d h.n.l ni.-til.
f'.r ViiivlHy  sift4 r:\<fn,  S' pt   i*7lli,  ..*)'
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Cit. ,.'.     ...I l ,4*4    l.HH
Kuri'kn, t'.il,      'Uio
fi'.l/  iin<. (leslrmi'd,
.iu. t,.M.i.4( ne.tr
tout, ut I.tiflen-
.!...> ... i'l.r CU>  ull ,\foU-
d.iy lh hi-, way to Whitc/Uli, Mont.,
when'  he  hu«  joined  the  foreivt  of
Jim Ulll on the 0. N, Siicccm- Joe,
"T.'ilily" Van of the G, N.     nud
■   -'.,..„-',,-,   i,„v  |,»   Vv.dtm-hmi,   Iviniii.,
wim it town thin wmk.
VOTE FOR THE BY-LAW TODAY.
Jnel, Dri-enll, ono of the populur
(I, X, iiunliietoM and in chrirRo of
the w.,rk train between here and Mi-
fh.-l   ■■--!    Its t.-.vu .,» Moud.iv.
Th
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RAILROADER'S SUDDEN DEATH
St. John"*, N. H„ Sept, 17.—Jamci
W, Walliiec, travpllltiB auditor of tho
I. ('. H., di'*d v.uterdnv midderdv nt
lii'. home, lie wan Ktricken with
heart failur. nbortly aftor vittint; a
lieai'i' dinner,
WEYBURN   LINE   OPENED
Wluuij.i.«, . ,.,,t. IT.-Th., i'.V H, (.«-
Kuii.'''.  hotel  (petied  for btitl.j 1<*h«lly ininn'infod thin murniiKr thnt,
-1.41. I.i*,   oikI'-i  lii,. i.iiuiiii!.-!'!»' ii.*w ■>>..>i'lirii-Hliiuiihtiin line wilt \
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VOTfc f-o» THE DY-LAW TODAY
NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION for the jksuo of a duplicate
of tho Certificate- of Titlo to part of
Lots 1, and 2. Block 0, of Lot filfifi,
Group. Ono, District of Kootenay
(Mapi* 7'tr> and 735 A).
' NOTIl-K IS HEREBY GTVEN (hut
it is my intent ion tn inHiie nt tho expiration of one month after tho flriH
publication hereof ii duplicate of tha
(Vr till cute of Titlo to the ahovo men-
Honed land In the tiainu of Edward
Owiii, which Certificate iH dated tho
30th of September 1007 nnd numbered
7WiO A ^
H. F.  MACLEOD,
District Registrar.
Lund Registry Ofllce,
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S'V'le.v.l. . fa], l!AH.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
The   t«o  vpnr   r.Ul   fltni(r*htpr  nf  W
Day, Went I.uUier, Ont., was Rfalded
to death hy fullln/rf Into a holler of
Hi'iililInfT water.
Sew York lendu C'lilcaffo in tho Sn-
llonnl Lcnjfiie hy 1.1 pnlnta and Clove-
land In ten nhend ot f'hicnjfO tn tte
Anieriiiiit Ijchkhc. Detroit Ih in
third plan-.
fixe drought   in i\,e Vinfrnra   fnilt
FERNIE'S EXCLUSIVE  SHOE STORE
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
W. F. Muirhead & Co.
liMMwSM'MJ-i'M
Blow the smoke a way
Vnii mav ho nnlv Hnoamlnnf
IUU   (IIUJ   MU   Uillj   Ul UUMtllitjt
.    Tin- '•« opened Sept. 28th for tlm patuuif | .llstrlrt wns f.ro1.i>n this mornlnt? hy
«1. part-\eir (ni.'Cf   ".hon n    reffidiir    ^rvice; ihotnt-i'., tfif hru  miu mmv Autriiit,
I. ,ill    A1../.*--...!),   of   tlle
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<l!i. i   (*.„mt   point*.
I"'-"'**!    Th.'
17th.
Mr.
1'ilni    i'ndhilinucik
'ii   .itid   hi.lr.K.in
li.-nid-      of     Jo«i ph [ «'dl h" put on,
Turntmll. thn veteran f*n-|
Wlul.' Itroji.  Lunihcr To. of Ml-' mlian lnrro-»s<* pln.vr and Oforirw Hen}
rlnpnn. he* ,< n**(iulr«*rt thi Jimit<> vn
Vnnrrtii»irr IMnri'1 at n rn^t of ?*?,-
11(10,(1110.
nie of flu- S'eiv tVi*,tmlnster tr.un)
have ntitie If.i Mnnlrvat tn Join thej
C'iii.aditii,' (llyiiiplc  tt-jttii.
We're here to help and cheer you
So Come Hong!
P. Burns & Co,Meat Mereftants
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