" .....^-Jfe? ~ Junes, .". U' soo8;~7 •u* v^ Industrial Unity is Strength, The Official Organ of District No. 18, *U. M. W. of A. VOL. IV. No. 14 __ 7_ - ■ ■? ^ 7! Political Unity is Victory FERNIE, B. C, NOVEMBER 21st, 1908 ti $1.00 a Year ® 111 B II @ ® ® H H ® H B 111 ® B E a H' ID B B W B >B a ® s ■B. B PIANOS : Finest Pianos in Canada sold on such purchase terms that ,:... , every home may * own one We want yon to know inoro.- about the New Scale Williams Pianos—whnt magnificent in- stvuments they nie — and WHY. Our free booklets give these facts—tell' what famous pianists, < teachers, singers, colleges and schools think of these faultless pitirios. ■' And thoy arc. FACTS that you should know about the NEW SCALE WILLIAMS' , *.*4 - ™Q Lot us send the booklets and" show you how you may have nny. style of.'.the New Scale Williams Piano—gi-and or upright—mid pay for it. on "our new purchase plan. -Address • ov call on,the undersigned for ■ "particulars".'"' " "" '■ ■*•' * ' We carry the ; stock to suit all tastes. Our Kitchen Ranges; Stoves and Heaters cannot be excelled. ; We are - •<■ \ * '■ ■ ' ' right in" price every time. B B ,.B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B The J. '-.■•"i*;-; S! gmaiji's Store I t OATUKDAY iks 'Pay"Day"'ancTyou will heeel' a newjoutfit I outfit for fall and winter. ■■■^'::^rVS?^y;,v;v,X;.;,;; i 11 1 *. ■. *-*-(. "l Shoes ,; 100 to 5.00 , 'V >ants ^L50 to: 3.00 .'•Jin-." 'i J'1^:?8--: "A; I^stneomplete^-Stock of77 ' "- -."'. ^ , ,; *•.. ■"■•.- :.-rf.-.-i!..-; .: Rubbers,- ami J'.High, ,Slioes(-, for the muddy; weather ~ •,:l' LOCKHART & GILLESPIE Mens0utfitte^in .i^V4/v*«*-a****vi ^pc.. VJlLLJloriXl, F^'ahd-.dlstiict"1 >£$ YOD WILL SAY, IS IT POSSIBLE . - ■ i _ _... -iV. _ . .*. ,, - i ^ that I can buy good fruit lands with a good, water, supply, within 30 miles of Fernio, on Instalment plan, $5 down, $5 per month, no Interest for first year, for a five acre tract during the life of contract? Thls'offe rmay not last long, as the price may be advanced after 1st January next, so If you want good fruit lands at the bottom price apply.at once. Do.lt nowl Sales.havo exceeded our best expectations so far. We find It easy to sell a good article, and such easy payments are not offered by any other such company. Write for circular on "Kootenai Irrigation Tract." D. W.. HART. "a7^Fq7¥i^T BAYNES, B. C. & l WARNING-MINERS Miners are warned against going' to Merritt, B.C., as the Nicola Coal and Coke Co. are posted as unfair to the U.M.W. of A. A copy of thoir rules is printed in another column. Tho following mines aro also unfair, and minors aro warned to keep away: City Mines Bush Minos-^_. Itosodalc Minos. Edmonton Alta. a a '■ CITY FATHERS IN SESSION No Altoratlon in Smoke Nuisance—Good Attendance Strathcona Mines Dawson Mines 1 Frank Mines cc li ii cc ii a (,; Alhorta Coai Co. Morinvilie, Alta. A dispute is also ponding at the Gaibraith Coal Mine, Lundhreck, Alta. Manitoba and Saskatchewan Coal Mine infait, Sask. Minutes of,tlio special mooting of lho "Municipal Council of FornlG held in tho council chambora on tho 17th of November. Prosont Mayor,Tuttlo, Aid, Vance, Johnson, Broloy iuul Watson. Vnnco—Johnson—That Iho lottor of L. P. Kokstoln representing tho liar association ho laid ovor until iho noxt rogulur moollnq -OvriMl Uroloy—•Vanco—That wo grant no now potltlon rognrdlng restrlctid- ills- irlet.—I.oflt. Jolinflon—WntBon—Tlmt wo rosclnd tho motion of November 12th asking polico Jurisdiction ovor certain property for Rod Light district anil aslc tho govornmont to glvo us polico jur* Ifldlctlon ovor properly asked for In potltlon of Poarl Brown.and others.— Carried. ■ Vnnco—Tlroloy—That Iho request of Pnsln ho grant od on his giving guar* niitnn to remove his gaBollne engine bb Boon n« oloctrln lighting ran he obtained from the proposed plant to ho Installed hy tiie rlty.—Onriloil. .Tohnflon—Wat Ron*—That the tender of Whlmitor & Co. for Installation of eloBot, hath and holler for flro hnH ho accepted and that tho city Bollollor he Instructed to draw up agreement, — Carried. Trtllfinnn -Wntnn-ft Thr* TV. In.... "4*4. «a he rernnflldered ami flnnlly ^n«neiV —Carried, Vance—Tlroley—That a, atenogrnph* er bo omployed to copy by.JnwB No. r,fi and 8.1 at court rate—Carried. ■nrnloy—Vti»r,p Th** ""* '■xf'r.l ,',';" time of cloning lender* for rsb producing plant tintll December tho 16th. —Carried. Notice of Motion. That I will nt tho noxt regular mooting of tho city council Infrodurr, a by-law to regulate the hanging of •lgn«,~(1. P. .Tohpurm. Wat»on—VnnfB—!ln Fairy Creek water, that tho decision of J. F. Arm- •iron* l>e rcferrod to the city nolicrltor with powor to got an opinion on tho «nm« from K. p. navl«-C«rr»o.l. LABOR MEN TQ THE FRONT A Strong Citizens' t Platform, Formiilated^-Names •'.',■'. ,; Suggested for Council, At a representative convention of the various trades unions of the city called together by the Fernie Trades and Labor Council on Monday evening for the object of discussing municipal affairs, the following matters were dealt with, '"..,',. ' • ■ <- The workingmen being of the opinion that the civic matters should be handled'in a more'satisfactory manner than has existed heretofore, suggested that it would'be advisable Ho put up a Citizens' Ticket, as it was the uimni- mous opinion of'the delegates that a straight. Labor ticket would be detrimental to'tho best interests of the City..' After tho. ticket had been named the "Citizens' Ticket" the following- planks were adopted: ' , NO., ONE—That we stand for a decent City, and the enforcement of all the laws. '" . ' /" ' NO. TWO.—That Union Wages be paid, and Union help.be employed on all City Work. ; , . . / ' NO. THREE.—That we contjrm the decision of the electors to acquire the Electric. Light and Water,Plants, and that we favor the extension and development of, the same. NO. FOUR.—That we favor a,quarterly audit" of civic accounts by duly qualified and independent auditors, and that' a statement of such be published. ■ ' I, -, , ', " ' " ' - ■ , NO. FIVE.—That the incoming Council should, at the beginning of their term, bring in an-estimate, of income .and expenditure for the year, and be governed, by the same.'i=l./.., ,. /• ■' 7 NO. SIX.—That as far as practicable the'city employees be'ratepayers, snd.in any event that they be British subjects. ' \ " , ;NO. 7.—That r we believe in, an .economical expenditure of the people's money., .. ],, , _, , ' ■'„*'.'•'"''■-. ■ '■' / NO., EIGHT—That we regret the non-disclosure of the accounts and the transactions of the Relief Committee, and we urge that as far as' possible the incoming Council insist upon publicity in connection with the distribution of relief. ,,'-,. » , "■■■■''■'"' •* ,.-■,.,,•' ''.'... ...... lo ..'■; ' / p o. ...It.was suggested (hat:names be submitted to a mass meeting'to be held next .Tuesday night,.and the following were brought forward by delegates iii attendance.-.- . ■• . .-■' ,.;_■! , ,-_-., •*_' ' * ' ' '' '' ■--. , *.-,--.-t. ; ;-„"'. :for mayor' for'19W' " ' \. " "' ' . >' :'W: W. TUTTLE,- the present' occupant of,, the chair. ... '„,.,., •'THOS.' BIGGS.^the'efficient'secretary of Gladtsono Local., 7; \ ,, , ; !" MAGISTRATE' WHIMSTEH, a'prominent. citizen. 7 -,'■ - ■" " : ".', .. ' '.,';■■■' " I" • '....,,•. , ■ , ." '.[' ,.' .. ,' ' ALDERMEN i FOR, 1909. . - , ,',. L, P. ECKSTEIN, af well known professional man. \ ' • ■' ":-': '■'" ...'..•.AyA^.TER'CAM.PBELL^Contractoi*. ..-'•' ;,,.', WvSTqCK^ELL, .Miner. "",',,'°',,' !'" "'""' ' '-'.•'■-'■"-'-7-"".^ ■ : '.,w7'g. ^AltCLAYi Manager Crows Nest Trading'Company. :" ,,'!.,'.THOS. SIMMS,",'a.'.Minor. ' ' " '"""" '" " ' " ''"' niTir\r*i*\t j.-^tj,v ■y-x-jJA^^vrii'i—iu nici ' * -.1- - ■ ■ — '..:; WM.,piCKEN', also a Miner. ,.'.,' . "" ;" ■ "" ■' "' •"*" ■ /''■' ' 7 ■ A'committee was appointed-to.interview the;parties who were suggested and'-ascertain if-.they^would stand for. nomination, and learn, their views on th'e'CitlzeriV'Platf'ifin.v, -, "",, ■'. ".•.,■,,. " ,'■■/}'■ "'"' • The above list, while it contains*several names foi* Mayor, and one extra for Alderman,,is a llst,that.we think will he hard to find fault with as lt cpn- talnsiboth business anil workingmen. ' . ■ Our city needs good-executive ability behind it in the coming year,'and as a Mayor we think tljat tho name of Thomas Biggs would supply the necessary qualifications, r*lr. Biggs Is a man who has been well and favorably known In the city forbears; ho sat'on tho Council a few years ago and proved that ho was on the side of justlco for tho people all'the time, and witli a good Council behind him we think that the City would' be ln first class hands for the year 1909. ',.>''. FAVORS THE IDEA '■ A prominent business man when spokon (o regarding the platform replied In part:- * ., • , ■ "Capital, first-class,'and nothing in it to arouso opposition from any man who wants to do tho right thing for' tho city. I am certainly pleased that such timoly action has been taken by tho working men of tho city, for aftor oil they form tho great! majority of tho residents nnd ratepayers of this community, nnd should lii'all fairness be woll ropresontod on tho'Council, I think they aro showing a' spirit of falrnoss ln going outside of their own ranks, which shows that thoro Is no scheme on to corrall tho government of tho city for thoir own Interests. ' Tho Citizens Ticket certnluly has my vory henrtlest support." ' ■ CALGARY HAS SENSATION Blackhand Organization Follows Italian Laborer From Ontario to the West Tho Calgary Xc.wb Bnys: The police last nlfiht arrested Frank Diparnm, nn Italian, nnd evidently a mombor of tho Illnek Hnnd Society, on n olinrgo of iiBlng threatening language toward Sllvntor Hullo, ono of his follow- counlrymon. Dlparmu niipenrod boforo tho magimrnto this morning. Hullo, whoso lifo hnd boon throatonod, was the only witness, and said that whilo ho was working nt Cnnip No, 1 at Vermilion liny In Ontario, tlio accused came nftor him sovornl tlnuis, and nsked him to Join tho Hlnck Hand Honloty. Ho ro- fuiiod at first, hut Wpannn enmn to him ono day nnd said: "Now you had bettor Join. It will cost you $10, If you don't Join It will cohI you at least |lO(i." Tho witness mild that this soared lilm, and he paid $20 with a promise to pay tho rest after n while. (-Shortly after h* left Ontario nnd (-nme out wost, stopping nl Winnipeg for a whilo on lho wny. Hn thought ll would bo snfor for him out horo, .. Whilo in Winnipeg ho raw unvornl men whom he recognized an nrrni hers of the noduty whom ho hnd scon down Hist. Thoy told him thnt hn could not got any work thoro, but thnt lie hnd bettor go nn to Udmonlon and gut a Job on tho G, T, V. Ho wont to Kdmontoi nnd the follows whom he hnd mot In Winnipeg accompanied him. Kipectlng a lottor from Italy to arrive in Ontario, he ...i^rit r. 1 r- n ',-(,,- ( ,l/,»4*44 , *... ,. - , , f.' . ... ... . , •' '*' *- " * •* ».4'.,f ...p.» tt.,'. t.,1- »,(■> 4.44.4.4 4.44.,. ltulln th***, went to Vlr-M t\T«d nfti-rvc-il' '*nmc In f'•^l,'•'^■ Thc in -<t tlmn Im saw thc ncciisort slneo lenvlnu fiitiirlo wnn during InM week. Lnst night lio rectilvod his pny nihil Dlimrmn cntm'i down to Mlko Afdllo'n whoro ho wns staying, and Inking lilm •'fide, told him sovornl times thnt If ho didn't glvo ovi-r $100 ho would he killed. ' nt,t iKi(ilu,»\ *.» **\ * »•-,!•»* fcV tf *yt\n \n ahovo stated. It wb« iloclded thli afternoon to adjourn llio mm.*- until tomorrow, nnd It lias boon placed In the hand* of tlm crown prosecutor. When Dlparmu wni arrested a very lYiurdflroui looking trlnup knlfo was found In his pos sosilon, nnd (lino lottori. Tho Interpreter said lio rnuli) not Intorprot the contents to tlm t-atlnfaetlon of the rourl, hut the purport of If wan that the Illack Hand Society wtutnd |10,om/ to gel one of Hi* membera out of aom« norloiii trouble. A u-lfgrnm Im* also bvtn rt'ti^fft. nddnwNt'd to tho prlaonor, corning from a Illnrk Hand membfr down In Northern Ontario where Dlparma wn» working on Hie <J. T. It, conitrunlon, Tho iclcgrem mates that a letter nnd 111) In on the way out to bfm. The caM* will bo tr.k«-n up to-morrow -morn 'ntr In tlu lonrt Miam^imsiti's-ewsgxmi ■*■''.*• r H.r ? *' Stan dfield's Unshrinkable Underwear for EVERYBODY $3.00 per Suit Sole Agency '■^'1 .;"; Trites-Wood Co., Ltd. SALVATION ARMY BARRACKS OPENED Last Sunday was one long to be re- mombered In the history of tho local corps of tho Salvation Army, nnd1 the mooting which look placo. on Sunday ovoning was Indeed a notable event, tho attendance being all that could be accommodated despite thu poor roads and streets of the city. The tnalc of dedicating the now buildings was performed hy Commissioner Coombs, tho hond of tho Salvation Army In Canndn nnd ho, wns eorlalnly given n royal nnd warm heart od reception on his nrrivnl horo from tho wost. Ho was accompanied by .Mrs. Coombs, Colonel I'ligmlrt*. Stuff uiptulu Morris and .Major Frunk Morris. Tho clinlr nt tho mooting wiih nhly occupied hy Mayor Tuttle, Tl).- main feature of the evening wiih tho address of Commission* or Coombs: "A Modern rumido or the Work of tho Salvation Army in .Many Lands," 11** was followed with nipt attention an ho traced tho course of tho work of the HnlvnilnnlHts In many corners of tlm globe, and related Ind dont nftoi* Incident showing tho gig antic uiulmtakings that woro hemming nccoiniillHhiid realities for tint; good of men the world over. „ ! During Hie evening thn service wiih j brightened by ivoll rendered musical j HolectloiiH which lend no hihiiII pur' to Its ImproHMlvoiiosK nml telling off. ect. Hevenil profeHHcd n desire In* lend a hitter lifo, which was the j online' of much rejoicing In the ranks '■ of tho workers, The Haivnilon Army] nro to ho (ougrnliilati'il on the hnud-j . ., , , . ' ».4 -*, ,1 ... ,.,,, '., ,,,, ., ,j, ,, 4,(4,1,4- ( Im1*. and M«"lr future v.'i.il; \< ihln ill;-1 Is Indeed full of promise. j PROSECUTOR IS SHOT 'San Francisco, Nov. U—Froaiiently since tho oarthqunke and flro of 100f» have tho peoplo of San Francisco been startled aiid aroused by revelations and developments ln the tangled miizo of tho prosecutions for brlbory and corruption that followed the sudden overthrow of Abrnhnm Huel nnd tho hoodllng supervisions of thu Mayor Schmidt regime. Novor, howovor, has tho elly been more profoundly stirred I ban by tho attempted assassiiiatlon yesterday of Francis J. Honey, tlio political assistant of the district, attorney's olTIco who was shot, and sorloiiBly wounded In tho court room hy .Morris Hans, un ox-convict, Tho past record of Haas, who resides in this city, has been on posed by Honey, after Unas had quullflcd ns a Juror io iiiihk ii-ion tho guilt or Inno- (.onco or Abraham llouf, now iu iho midst of his third trial for bribery. linrly today Mr, Honey was sleeping soundly In the Lane hospital, to which phtn- he was taken after preliminary lieaimeiit had been given to him ut the city lios|illnl, MAV MEET IN TORONTO ORGANIZERS AT WORK Two new locals have been otKatil-*. ed In District No. IK V, M, W. of A. this ■wrok1 one nt Corhlu, It, i'., with upwards of sixty eight members, tlmt was orgniil-'.'il by Mr. Tliomaa Jnnif*, ■Hi-f on.' • > t*.i-.'.iirg, Attn., n-ar livllt vii.! with a inimberHlilp of over 20. Till?, (a a i,ou' liUi. uuU »;,.'uk>. v,cli fur the uhrrtty ut Hie i»lp(rlct official*-*. I. A. Mac'"f.:il'l orttat.i/iti i).,< b,.-,,t nt I'naalnirg, The «jf»,rr'r-i ntJ.v jms nrer i.O'jn In It* n:'!<« nrnl .,11 meuv -tt't'K in ■.'Kf.'. Ji;ir..lifig. Next Year'a Convention of Ihe American Federation of Labor may go There.' Denver, Nov. IX- Today's hewnlons of Ihe (iniiiiiil touvciilloii of the Amer- lean l-'edcmtlun of Labor was devnted to tho consideration of complete w ports of the ii'KoliulDii coiiiiiiliiec nml rcporta of u number of other committees thai bad not yn been henid from. The election of officers mny pntmlh- ly be reiK-hed by Prldny aftornoon and tho Installation on .Saturday morning, after wltUh the convciitlon will nd- Journ. Toronto HeemH to liave n lend over the other rid,,., ,i,,it,„i.n,M> ■**,„ llio lueellng thoiiKh St. Uuls Is making n hard flKht, During tho,dny ('resldeiit (lompeiH niinoiinced that there weie two railroad rnrmi'n'a union one of which wns affiliated with the Federation. He aald Hint I'ltortM hnd been made to unite lho iwo unions, nml Hint to that end both bodies had been Invltitl lo •end delegate! lo the convention. He mov <■■*! arid It was cur, -,) tbat a ccmnlu<v of three be apfi(-ln»»,| to try an-J nrin^ about bnimoiiloiii r.latlon* tM'»*»e«in Him union*. THE DISTRICT'LEDGER," FERNIE,. B. C, NOVEMBER 21, 1908. PAGE TWO .-- K ""-"" . • -• ' la 1 nTTTTnPtl -MXTAXrC Vi - S5 CHURCH NEWS *■**■•* I News of Interest to Church Goers | •a » •■a js "-1 it; 1 ' We will be glad to have news for these columns each' week | METHODIST CHURCH " ' .Building operations, have been deterred of. late hy the inclemency of the weather: It had been hoped to have tho, basement complete this winter to be used as a reading room and gymnasium for the young men, but it is doubtful if this will be accomplish- .ed. ' ' ' - , * * 4, . , The temporary building' is open nightly for any man who wishes to have a game, write a letter, have a little music or spend an. hour enjoy- ably aud profitably. * * • A meeting was held last Monday evening to form a young people's soci- ' ety. . There was only a small attendance, doubtless owing,to,the weather and bad state of the roads. It was decided to hold the first regular meeting on ■ Monday next, November 23rd, at 8 p.m. All are invited. The Ladies Aid will give a "social on Tuesday next, November 24th at 8 p.m. An enjoyable evening is en- " sured. Admission is free but a collection, will be taken during the evening; all are invited. * • * A choir is being organized with IMr. A. Cook, late of Winnipeg, as organist. Mr. Cook commenced his duties last Sunday. He is an accomplished organist and is likely to raise the tone of the musical portion of the service. , POPE PIUS'ANNIVERSARY. CELEBRATE FIFTIETH YEAR OF PRIESTHOOD OFFICIAL ©ALL* 7 ANN UAL SESSION The Eleventh Annual Session of the American Mining Congress Rome, Nov. 19--A pontifical mass was. celebrated this morning at St. Peters by the pope on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his joining, the* priesthood. ' It was the most impressive ceremony witnessed in Rome since the coronation of the pontiff. There were present not less than 10,000 of the faithful who had come • to Rome from all parts of the world. Tribunes-had been erected only for tho pope's sister, the members of tho Royal families, the diplomatic corps and the special missions sent by the heads of states. , The rest of the people were admitted by ticket. The basclla was radiant inside the building with thousands of electric lights and candles. The papal procession was most magnificent and brought together a large variety of handsome and rich court costumes. The bishops were clad In purple and the cardinals in red. Above the heads of the high church dignitaries rose the high papal chair under which the pontiff, dressed almost entirely in white, was seated. The chair was decorated by the famous fans and as the pope progressed he imparted his blessing to the kneeling crowds. * " There were 340 bishops and and 34 cardinals in the procession. To the President of:the United States, the Chief Executives of Foreign Nations, Governors of States and Territories, Boards of Trade, Boards of County Commissioners and Supervisors, Mayors of towns and cities, Chambers of Commerce,. Mining Bureaus, and Changes, Miners Organ,- iuattons, Scientific Societies, Engineers' Associations, State Mining Schools and Permanent MemlWra of the American Alining Congress: Gentlemen: A brbad, open forum for the public discussion of questions relating to mining is better calculated than any other means through which to arrive at a,concensus of opinion as to the needs and demands of the mining industry'. Tho American Mining Congress has definite plans of operation whicli have been Amendment to the General Executive into force such "acts as will foster, promote and develop the mining industries of.'the,"United States. The main purpose of tho convention is to bring out the opinions and suggestions of all, men interested in ••mining upon such matter? as need con-' side-ration, .hi order to arrive at a remedy for,any improper condition that may exist. To this erid every member of the convention is earnestly requested to introduce by resolution such matters as he may deem important. , Whenever desired, the. secretary upon request, will gladly assist In framing resolutions so as to-cover tho subject involved. The Resolutions committee (to which all resolutions. offered will be referred without debate) con , A oomple&;line. of .samples of 5fall Suitm^s and r" Overcoatings iji' :'■■'' ■ ••- '■""■' Worsteds, Serges .. and Tweeds Up-to-date Workmanship ".""' Moderate Prices-' J. & KENNY MIY£J INWARD HOTEL '\ j|:)y'- ^OPEOSITE OLD' STAND Table Board $6.00. All old prices now charged • Excellent: Cuisine. ,-.•., * J. L. GATES, Prop. A WARNING INSTANT DISMISSALS TO ANY ONE FOUND SPECULATING IN VETERAN GRANTS , A. Rizzuro 77" J. Crawford' Fernie Livery, Dray & Transfer Co. I'llUlS Ul UlJClULlUll .4 4144,4. 1114143 444,44.4 developed through the .deliberations ksts o£ one member from e?oh state There is a choir practice on Fridays and a mid week devotional service on Wednesdays. Monday night is in the hands of the young people. 7» .-* * " " , Sunday services are as follows 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday school at 2.30 p.m. -Tn_cnirnection_with_thl8_a^y_oung_ men's class is conducted, ' - * * ,* ,\ On Sunday . last. members of the congregation were invited ' to take part in the weekly/envelope system for helping towards the cost of the building operations now going on. , The pastor, Rev. Lashley Hall will (D.V.) preach next Sunday morning and night. * » * In future readers of this column arc assured of a general summary of the many Interesting happenings In church circles. This column Is open . *o contributions from all denominations. Copy should bo sent In as ' early as possible in order to ensure publication, RESIGNS HIS POSITION BECAUSE OF STRICTURES ON MECHANICS STRIKE SETTLEMENT. of its annual conventions. ,In order that it may be further directed into' those channels In which its efforts may be.of greater service'in the upbuilding- of the mining Industry by stimulating a greater development, and a wiser conservation of the nation's mineral resources, you are requested to' appoint delegates to the 11th annual session of tho American Mining Congress which is- .hereby called to meet at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, December 2, 3, 4 and 6. 1908. The President may appoint ten delegates at large. The chief, executive of foreign nations may appoint ten delegates. . Governors of States and Territories may each appoint, ten deelgates. Mayors of cities and towns, . two" delegates each . and one additional delegate for each twenty five thousand of population. Boards of county commissioners:— two delegates each."' Boards of county supervisors— two each. Boards of trade. —two, delegates to each and territory represented .-,!h Mio Con gress, to be nanaa hy the delegates from the states and territories respectively, at the opening of the afternoon session of th'e^Iirsi'day of each annual session. . Modern agriculture, manufacuring, and commerce* would 'be entirely impossible without' the product of the mines. . Some (lay the rays of the sun may 'furnish heat, and the' waves of the ocean power, but at this-time coal is an' essential. • Without possibility of substitute, and equally necessary are, many other forms of produce. The waste of reproducible products is a great wrong. The unnecessary waste of products which once exhausted caniiot be reproduced o is a great crime against all future generations. -li is hoped that such action will be taken as wiil lead to Ottawa, Nov. 18— Notice has been posted all over the interior. department threatening instant dismissal to all civil' servants speculating in veteran land grants. One civil servant discovered .that a South African veteran was ill in the hospital and hard up. • This-one (^ad asked the department for ?160 Instead of the land warrant because he wanted the money. An employe of the land service department ' went to the hospital and told- the veteran that he was ln a position to get him. a grant which he could sell for,$200, $25 to be solatium for information. The veteran, however, got out'of the hospital in time'to discover that land1' grants were worth double that, and' that he was being worked by the civil servant.,.' . The affair is now before the deputy minister. - ' ' -' ICE FOR SALE n i i Contracts Taken Including Stump Pulling,*Liiml Clearing and Ploughing. " Let us figure on your next job Rubber Tired Buggies, New Turnouts RlZZUTO & CRAWFORD w*Tir>i™p^M.W,.-Nov.J8—The_eir- more Intelligent! conservation of our mineral resources along lines of the greatest service! to industrial -progress. % j -.,-,■ ■ The increased demand for timber and water in' carrying on mining operations renders more imperative not Canadian Fairbanks Go. \ Limited cumstances. surrounding the settle ment of the late strike of the mechanical unions on the C.P.R. was made the subject of investigation by a committee representing the various labor organizations affected. This committee sat towards the end of October and was a very representative one. Their report is soriiewhat lengthy and exhaustive and it Is severe in Its dealings with' the executive committee responsible for tne settlement declaring that thero was no justification In the sacrifice .entailed In the terms accepted. A" roport from Calgary says that Bell Hardy, chairman of the" mechanics .union has resigned on account of tho finding of tho committee. * Mining organizations— Two ^del-s-i gates each. ,: , Scientific. Societies. Two delegates! each. ' _ *■ J ' Engineers associations —Two delegates each." State Mining schools—Two delegates'each. I il Who pays for Itf We mean your PRINTING, Mr, Business Man, No doubt you are paying for good work, but do you get it? l % % fi fi I I * ft " fi I It's Your Own Fault * if you are paying your good money for inferior work. "The Ledger does my printing" is a guarantee of a Fair Deal. « 1 <•*•.« *% I •0.0 <*. •no r1* The early appointment of delegates: upon the basis above outlined Is re-, spectfully, but earnestly,, urged, .and that tho name and postoffice address of. each delegate so appointed be forwarded to the secretary nt Denver, Colorado, at the earliest date possible. This Is particularly desired to enable tho secretary to furnish to each delegate such information as will enable him to consider ln ' advance the subjects to be discussed, and be bettor prepared to speak and vote with intelligence niul effect. Signed on bohnlf of tho American Mining Congross, J. H. RICHARDS, President, A meeting of tho mombors of tho American Mining Congress Is hereby called to meet at PlttBbiirg,, Pa„ on Thursday, December 3rd, 1008 at 8 p.m. for tho election of throo direct* ors io hold office for throo yonrs, to uuccood 13, A, Colbui'i), Alexander Dempster nnd 17 W. Powell, whoso tornis of office as directors expire, nnd for tho transaction of mich,othor buRlnoBH as may bo brought beloro snld meotliis, Nolo—Tho American' .Mining Con- Kress Is nn Incorporated body, and only momberu of tho organization can loKiilly voto upon such mutters aH ro* lalo to tho permanent Imslnoss ulYuirH of tho CongroHB, tho control of which Is lodged in a hoard of directors consisting of nine membciB, throo , of whom nre eloeted nnminlly to hold offlco for throo yenrs. j The Ilonrd of Dlrocloi'H will ho Irii'Koly Riildi'd by tlm reHolulloiiH ml* iopted by the roiwewj, wlilch Is com* ■johoiI of iiKJinberH and duly nccrodlt* ed (Idemiii'.-i nud will innliitalii a working force coiitlnuiilly miiniKcd In (•MiTyliiK mil the dlrailoiiH of (he ((HIKIi'-'H ||H ('MI)l'l'SH.'ll III I'L'HOllltlOIII. •K'.'iph'.l nt It* rc'iiliir Ki'HSioiiii, TI-( Chambers of Commerce-Two dd-!°,a^the bettercbnserVa-tion of these sates each - " ■> .natural resources but calls for such 6 Mining bureaus and exchanges' - Rations ™ wfll insure that .tlm- two delegates each. *■ 7 ■ ^-j^erlrom the public domain shall, first s&i-ve7the~uBaTest-iiiinmg-t;aiup3—in. "which its use Is "demanded. The treatment "of ores of such low grades as to xender : transportation - impracticable, and the economy of -ore reduction and treatment at or near , the mine will continually, demand an in-' creasing supply of water for milling purposes as well as for the generation *of power. .' '*'•• ■ Discussion will be welcomed looking to a better conservation of, the timber and water resources upon the public 'domain. The paramount Issue of the mining world is and always must be, the Bnfety of the men directly engaged ln mining operations. First—Because of the value of tho lives of men which cannot be computed, and Second—Because every loss of life entails an additional expense In production which must bo borne by Industrial enterprise. The flrst appropriation made by our National Congress for tho assist- anco of practical mining operations was secured through tho I Ionian way (Continued on page three,) Gasoline Engines;, Circular Saws . Frames Drag Saw Machines Stationary and Portable Sawing Outfits CHAPPED HANDS AND GOLD SORES ZAM-BUK QIVE3 SPEEDY LIEF. RE- Fow women entirely uKcapo tho pain and annoyanco of rough or of chapped hands during the winter flea- son, and mont outdoor workors Buffer moro or Iosb, If your hnndB nro chnppod wnsh thorn at night In wnrm water; clonnso thorn thoroughly*— lining Znm-lluk soap If poflslhlo— rind then nuolnt them woll with 5?am-llu1( balm. Hy noxt mornltiK you will bo pleaHed with tho result. Znm-llult i^Ivck nlmoHt Instant onm-, and speed* lly clones (ho cracks. Mrs, Wnlker of U Munufncturor St, —•*. 44* nr a vtyr\rrir?T TrJCO IMKjy JUaJUX -\±J,K> AMJid* GREETING CARDS TASTY DESIGNS ■ "The Ledger Montreal, says: 'My son Henry, works with hia shirt sleeves rollel up above his elbows and pnsnltiK from n warm ... dliiliici'oii iiehv i tho i'IrIkh ■■"«">"* '" tlm "Wiir •=«•■«■ «H '■° wnH oi' ni«mlicrn and iM.mnhtH hns cninfil lubllm*tl to do, ho ro! Urn worat nine i'.'oi*.' .ii- ],.-n dhi-'ni'iiu in ii.i-'v'oiisi"f chapped arms nnd linndH 1 hnve ft 9) in']".ml sei-KloDB, iuul It Iiiih boon do cic.'ii io he Ih.'si io imiK'u this state- . > (.i ii.c t.ii'iuiuii i)i i.u.ci' Ui aw. : i-r.y iiilmiiul.'iiilfliKllii:. Dole- ',-.,! t ot .- .f..'.nr ,v.|.!: i'r-..'cJ.. i ■■■ ..ii." il.c luw iiui li.M','i'i'(.;-;"(l by ;■ i','l', ii*. wicli n.In v.'oiill he ■*, "1 ivoi'l.l jcoj)fiiili;:e il:i« yaw- iIn1 t'nni".i".t in a corporal* ever hccii, (.-|ll.).4fl ■iii. .' ,ii ..4—- —--. -ft I. (.v.-i !0 f .)■.■'■ . 7vllh * , rein i S^i-fit^^^^^^^*^^^^ ^^ >i*^i^*di Ji^l«&»i*i^ i !f>T*f bill ' Ut ■'!• From his fltikers ^o IiIh .-,(.() i>UH l.lltan "< (<>'. * 44.44., wiilt. I.:. I m;(),i, hviv 'ii.tl llii'i'.1. ( Whciiuvei1 Ik., washed It brought the teem in lib oven, tho pain wan nn anno. "He tried Hovornl kinds of solve, lull ) .(>■ >i ■ 11 p4 Iri.nir.l .nil. M.,t,i iiv. tried Znni-nnk. This took nway tlin burnlii? nnd Hmnrtlnu nltiioBt nt once. :-!nst tl.l.-t aniioiiiicuiiient tlm J Tho crnrks hPRim to lionl. nnd a few • roinmliioo cnlU niHMitlnn • nppIlcntlonH of Uio halm cured lilm. i:'t that tl.p loiii; Moiuhi co-'"*l» '"-nils ond arm* aro now smooth '■V ..,.• ...ii'idiiiil Milf.ixiii'it1 at*** ff'. !r.lnlii.T Indiinirv throuqh tlm1 "W« have nlno uhoiI Zam-nuk for ii n Miiii-iiu nl Mines in oil.*-'.' einoiui'iiclctt. I ausuifried a . - (omjilisliincni nni ii |«'burn on one of my Ungen. S5am*Huk * *l. f'nnl >-.|-nitr.t—ii* of the"w»: the* fire out and henl.-1! up the ' —' uic I: luiifiv.i (House HIHBore. If ronlly it a wonderful liount-*- notice; .Notice is hereby glvenj.that application will be made , to the Parliament of Canada at the next session thereof for ah Act to incorporate a Company under the; name of "The Canadian Western Railway Company", with.-power,to construct, equip maintain and operate a line or lines of »'■ railway of standard or other gauge,- by means of steam, electricity, or.-.any,other kind of locomotive, power. * 7 .. "r'fl) j.Wm"^1~p6int^"on~"th"eT*-internai; tional boundary line; in the^ Province of Alberta, between the. east side of range twenty-three (23), and the west side of range twenty-eight (28) .west of the fourth principal. meridian, to a point oh the Crow's 'Nest Pass line** of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company between Cowley and ],Pincher Creek T thence north-westerly, following the, valley • of the . north fork of the Old Man river to a point'ln the' Livingstone range'of mountains at or near ■ section ' thirty-three • (33), ln township ten... (10), range three (3), west of the fifth principal meridian; thence through the pass In the Livingstone Mountains to tho last named point, and northerly up the valley of the Livingstone River to a-point on High River, at or near township seventeen (17), in1 ranges four (4) and five (o), west of tho fifth principal meridian, thence north easterly by the most practicable route to the City of Calgary. (2) From a point on the middle branch at or near Its junction wltli tho Livingstone River; thenco to a point In. the Rocky Mountains wost of Gould's Dome;' thence through a pass in the Rocky'Mountains to tho valley of tho Elk River by, the most practicable route; thenco southerly down tho valloy of tho Elk rivor to a junction with the Cnnn'dlan Pacific Railway, and tho Great Northern Railway, In tho Elk River Valloy at or noar tho village of Mlchol. • And to construct, equip, maintain, and oporate branch Hiiob, nnd jvlth such powers, rights and privileges aa aro incidental or nocoBaary thereto, nnd to construct, equip, malntnln and oporato telegraph nnd telephone lines In .connection with tho said railway, 7i(!H, and to transmit mesaagoB for commercial purpOBOS, and to charge tolls thorofor, nnd to goonrato olectrlclty for tho supply of light, heat and power, and to ncqulro an develop wator powom for that purpoBo, and to lonso, aoll and distribute nnd otherwise dlHposo of tho name, und to lovy and collect IoIIh from nil por-sons using, nnd nil freight paBBlnu ovor Bald railway, nnd branches, nnd to connect with, nnd mnko traffic or othor arrangements with railway or othor com* liiinlos, InclndliiR nny lino of railway In tho State of Montnmi, ono ot tho United Stntcs of Amorlca, nnd to pui't'linoo, lako over, lonso or other* wlso acquire the proporty, rights and t'rniu'hlBo of any other' companies, nm! to tonne or noil to nny othor company tho proporty, rlghtH nnd f'.''lT"'h'"'"*' ft 111" pcmrinT'i*.' Thnt such rnllwny may hs declared to bo for tho general ndvnmngo of Canada, Hough, Campbell & Ferjjgion, of tho City of Winnipeg, In Manitoba, , BolleltorB for Applicants. VANCOUVER WINNIPEG CALGARY TORONTO MONTREAL Tempopary local office at P. Tascherau's, Victoria Avenue, E. ,E. S. ORMSBY, Agent ' ^HE.AVorkingman's is the most welcome dollar Sat -comes into Ea^sTfinp^cl^arlment^of--a=- bankfj-because- the*,\yelfare;pff the community at large- depends-on the^ practice, of, thrift by those whose labor contributes the main part towards the-, wealth of the country. " ' One dollar starts an account. F.ull compound interest paid, THE'" 2S 1854 HOME OF CANADA ,. HEAD OFFICE,. *-- TORONTO* W. C.B. MANSON, .* MANAGER, FERNIE, B.C. FOR A SWEET TOOTH All the leading lines of High Class Chocolates and Cohfcctioucfy TOM BECK FERttlE, fc, C. P. BURNS & CO., LIMITED WHOLESALE and RETAIL MEAT MERCHANTS AlwayH a choice, supply of Beef, Tovk, Veal, Chilton, nnd Lamb on hand. Hams, lliioon, bird, Gutter and IC^s Our Specialties » i 1 **.« V I T*" 1, ,14.. 4i... .-. ittxrxt i'lUSlI, MlltlKCU ililU OilltCU » «.i«l, ,tiui\j-. ••. p' ^ assortment. Try our Minco Mont, Smu'kriiut and (Jystui-H. Octolior. A. D. 100)., .1. ; (j rr: un t ui XS",\ (tl Milt: put toM prf-pnrntfrjn." Bvcr/l-ody sn;-« uo who ba« tried J5ftm*I»ul'. Purely liorlinl, It Is nimiro'H own rcnierly, Kczcmn, ulcors, and chronic noma It h«n!n niul cIohoh. flnnto n*frh cuffl, hums nnd Incwnf* od woundn. For chilrtron's InjurloH U !:i uilhour 0f*nnl. Hubhc-rf nn thn 1 chest it oihIh tliu ncliliitf nud tl«hliic'«8 • due to cold. All druspljtd nnd nil j sforon ne\] at Mc. a box or pout troo | from Znm-nuk Compnny, Toronto, for j price. BEFORE THE WINTER la the time to paint. Don't wait until too late before protecting your house from the ravages of snow and ice. Do it now. Only choicest material usccU mnmmmmmp***- minmmiuiiji.yi COVERT & BA3LDREY Painters and. Paperltanscra BcauuuuulUkalHilil THE DISTRICT,^LEDGER, FERNIE,'. B.'C., .NOVEMBER.21,'. 1908. -PA'6e THRE£f / AND DEPRESSION „WESTWARD HO"- Labor Leader Tells Some the Causes of U nem- plbymeirt ^ of London, Nov. 17—During the.debate in the Commons on the unemployed, Mr. !John Burns, M. P., said:— The house had a right to know what' was , being done by his department and by the government in administering" the , temporary Act for'the "spending- of the $1,000,000 that had been granted and what would be-done in-spending the additional grant .that had been conceded. In his judgment they had had during the past three winters one that was worse than the one which now confronted them. At the same time , in the administration of the fund to meet this state of things they had not been confronted witli a single adverse criticism from the Distress commit- tees or any other responsible authority. There was absolutely no foundation' for the assertion that they had acted iri any * naggardly way. Causes of Unemployment ■ The causes of un employment' 'were social, economic," personal ,«and political. Thoy -.vere not created in a" year and they could not be dissipated iri a ' month. (Ministerial cheers.) They , were the accumulation1 of ages, -the ' heritage of past neglect," the burden of ignorance and selfishness, and the result of communities of men disobeying' natural as well as economic law, and not. one'single department would 'be ablo to at once remove either the follies of communities, the neglect of ages or the vices'and.'dissipation of- individuals.1 ; - . ,-. ,He was to.be commiserated by .everyone because he was being made're- •*. sponsible for. the neglect of, . other departments. ., He did not, however,- object' to lJeing the "Derby.hog"" of ■the government on the', uneriiployed ' question* but' he'respectfully suggest- two millions iriore than the Lancashire Cotton Famine fund spent in the years 1862-63-647 ; .,,-..- •'. . . • ■—„ .—.—ed-tiiatTiionorfible - members in critic izing his department should remember; the origin of-the complaint 'arid the disease.-* ■• ■• -'''•-■ .-'■' *,'..,. .,_' •,-... For three years the building trades had been depressed and they had provided two thirds of the men registered on the unemployed bureaux. The depression In' those, trades affected from 3,500,000 to 4,000,000 people.-* The depression was -duo not altogether to disappearing industries but to overbuilding, to seven or eight of the Btapic trades of' tlio country having The London Storm Area T Corning to London which was the storm centre iri connection with unemployment he had heard' with surprise the statement that six to seven million ..' people were dependent upon "out of works." If those figures were at all' right, they would have reflected Jn tlie pauperism of the year. (.Hoar, hear.) "London had in ,1907 20 peoplo dependent upon pauper relief; at the same date in 1908 the figure was 24.7 and this did not warrant the extravagant statements made. , At this moment in London, out of 31 boards of Guardians, 15 had' a reduction of pauperism as' compared witli last year. The hon. member-for Woolwich —- Mr. Crooks— whose attitude'1 he could understand," had said that' too often thrift had not '.been taught to ' the workman. But the average workman'who spent five shillings a week on , drink (Mr. Kler Hardie'— "Not true-*') spent money which if invested in the'prope'r way; would ..bring enormous benefits to himself. When he was 'evicted from the bench' and resumed the chisel and file that .shilling .V .week of the .workman invested' in his union for benevolent 'purposed, ■•.vou Id'mean much.' ' 7 If the'millions of money that had been wasted in good times by the workingmen,had been devoted to their own insurance much' of the' trouble that is' now being experienced would not have .been experienced. ., ' ' -The River Clyde produced,020,000 tons of the cheapest,' fastest arid best shipping In trie world, twice as' much as Germany, arid as-much as tlie whole of. Europe with Japan thrown in, and yet within^ a month ,of the American depression striking .that, jji- ver 'unemployed meetings were being held at'which-complaints were made against the Secretary for Scotland, .that_the_grant_toithelGIyde-iustead-ot being £11,000, should have been £19- 000, when in the, preceding twelve' months four million golden sovereigns had been, spent by'these Clyde arlis- ans on alcoholic liquor alone. ; He would .be false to his class and to his duty if he were not to tell the workmen that if they,wero to rely on their own.good selves more and not so much on tho state"and the municipality' it'would bo better for thorn and It would be better for tho country.— (Cheers.) ,, "' '• The- November-.number of this magazine presents? that variety-of subjects which makes its "contents so piquant.*- ' The fictiori.ranges over almost all the themes with which it is ever interestedly, concerned;;.and the style of , the .contributions, is 4 of the most commendable order. ■>,-*-" , "The - Expiation -.of John ;Reedhaf" is a serial,story.,by. Annie, S. Swan,' which, notwithstanding.,- its.-sadness and sorrow, is fraught with, rapt in-, terest; and each new,, transition of it is more and more thrilling until its final culmination. Patrick Vaux also gives, another .of his rapid sketches the arts and intrigues of, war under the title "Where the. Eagle,Flies Sea- war ", anl the prowess of those who ride the main is illumined ,vy . the perfidy which, the author shows often to .exist among recreants there "She Tested Him" forms the subject of a variegated domestic story by Mrs. J. H. Skinner; "Fox and Houril" by L. Harward; and "A Guilty Conscience" by H. A. Black. All of. thees are high in their class and are sure to be appreciated. The number is particularly strong in articles. Bonnycastle Dale is fresh as usual in his description 'Following game with camera, rod " and gun," Captain G. Godson takes us on a tour in an automobile through the Transvaal,' the, Free State ,and Cape Colony, and his fine photographs enhance the value and interest of his descriptions. Under- the • head ■ of "Potential Canada" there are three articles—one on "High * River;' Alberta," another on "Summerlaricl, B. C." and another on "Calgary, Alta," and another on'the Nechaco Valley." All these- are intensely interesting as exemplifications. of Potential Canada. The; whole number is in fact essentially. Canadian in the highest sense of an enlarged horizon. - - --. ■ -' ' „ WILL GO. TO PRISON PRESIDENT-.GOMPERS.WILL NOT ... PAY FINE ■ •Provision,for Work Whon he was asked what provision been diverted from the building trado wns ,bolnS made for giving work during tho coming winter he replied that to.local authorities having boen unable, to borrow at less than llro, six or seven por cent,, and to tho change in tho methods of "constructing buildings during tho, past fow yo.irs., ..,, In September, last thore woro 10 per cent more laborors at work tliuti In September of tho previous yoar, but thoro wero eight or ten per cent fewer skilled artisans at' worlc In tho samo tradori. . In ordor, to glvo tho sl;il'o.l arlisnnfl work tlio local government board .•■elected loan works, Tlie Example of,Leeds Ho clalmod jthnt by oxpoditlng loans nnd^vork, and. by speeding up the gov- ornmont contractu, thoy would compress Into tho noxt bIx montlm noaror, throo* millions.of worlc than two, As an example of how this had boon dono , he cltod tho enso of Loods as typical, For tho last throo years Loods had boon lntoroutlng Itself vory sorlously, nnd lio thought Holontlllenlly, In tlio task of grappling with tho problem of omploymont. Loods wont .to tho local govornmout board u fow montlin nno for a loan of .CI20,000 on publio work tlio groat bulk of which would bo usod In tho Black winter inoiilliH, It wiih not work Invontod for charitable purposes, but for making sowers, roads, nml olootrlcal Improvements,, Tlin Hoard of Agriculture had acquired thousandh of ncros of land for tho purposes of iifforoHtiitlon. Further by,speeding up.hoiisliiK hcIkiwoh, ho had pushed forward work which would not. bo olliorwlso avallablo I his wlntor, ... x' (M / Work In Parks ' The Office ot" Works had given the Central (Unemployed) body nil llio facilities* It could In llio nine or ton Royal parlia whoro thoy hopiid tliut some five or six hundred mon would bo employed during tlio wlntor. The ndmlralty, which thoy woro Informed, moved with loadon foot, hnd jlvon omploymont. to 2,000 men on re* tali's costing -C73,000 nnd hnd oxpodlt- \ 'orders to onablo contractors to >cnd at least two or three months •Mrllcir nt lonut £200,000 nnd contracts would bo given imxt month e<|iial to two and a half -million storllng. Altogether he calculated thnt n fund of money equal to Ave million pounds storllng would ho tnndo available,' or there woro nearly COO men employed In tho royal parks and nmu.gon.eiUa had been made by which that "num.* bor would bo doubled,. ' Tho London water bonrd .was going to bring into omploymont 2100 navvies six months soonor" than would havo otherwise been tho ,cnso, The county council wns going (o spend hnlf a million In work which would bo'hnslene'd In Improvements in roads, otc, Ilo had n scheme for tho old soldiers and rosorvists which If lt had boon carried out twonly yours ago would havo gr'ontly .alleviated tho sufferings of tho old soltllors nnd rosorvists, It waB that ox-floltllorB and rosorvists In receipt of pensions or rosorvo pay'should not bo compelled to rosldo In tho Unitod Kingdom but Hint military workmon 'should enjoy lho siimo mobility of labor Hint ovory othor skilled and unskilled arUtmu enjoy. Thoy woro given permission lo -emigrate to any Ilrltlsl) colony, nnd>In tho courso or two years jioarly 10,000 ox- Holdlors ,nnd rosorvlstB had nvallod llionisolvos of this opportunity. ■ Mr. Ualfour,—Doob tho hon. gontlo- mnn moan lo loll us thai, ln tho pusl, two years 10,000 rosu'rvlslH have loft Ihe eotmlry with the ikh'iiiIhhIoh of lho war office, Mr. Tlnldnno: Wo hnvo nrrnnged that, to the uxtont of 10,000 wo shnll allow UrlllHli reservists to go to nny IlrlllHh possession that they plonHO, and flflOO are now availing themselves of thill permission, ,, Mr. UiiniH could assim, the House and tho country Hint If thoy would j but leave this voxod and tangled problem to himself Uiinghlor) ho was prepared lo worry through iho winter. If thc Houso of Commons would only leave It to lho eighty nlno distress committee-* aud to the local government hoard to provide menus to provide work for honest men ho was suro that when tho six' months woro ovor lho House would nny that tho municipal It Ion hnd responded handsomely to their appeal and thnt ns n rosult not hundreds hut thousands of men would ho provided with honost work nt hon* est wages, The houso might rely thnt If tho circumstances wnrrnntod It the'wholo of the £1100,000 should be spent In tho Interests of necessitous districts. Denver, Nov. 18—President Samuel Gompers at the • afternoon session today of the conventlon-of the American Federation of Labor declared that if he was found guilty and fined in ;the contempt proceedings against him at Washington, he would go' to. jail be-, fore-he would.pay his fine .or-before he would.-allow, the federation, to pay the fine for. him. -..':; ".-• .','■ ..-■■- Tlie'statement, was made during.a discussion "on the report'of the treas- urer—^The-committee-reeommeirdea that immediately following the " adjournment of ■ the'' convention) the executive committee take up' the matter of'placlrig Yhe'fuh'ds ~6f' the federation where they will be removed'from dariger of attachment., 7' The report brought out a political discussion in which' several members declared* themselves in favor of independent political action.. , .' Treasurer John"Lenon said 4 that he had discussed the matter of safeguarding the funds with' good attorneys and they alleged that' it vas ini-' possiblo without resulting in Injury to some person. 'Several suggestions were mado from the floor, one of tho remarks being that tho funds be deposited in Cnnnda* and anothor that certificates of deposit bo tnlcon out lu somo othor name thnn that of, tho treasurer, OFFICIALCALL "-."'■' 7V 7 VJlHNUiXL SESSION '(Continued from-page two.) Legislative and Judicial appropriation Bill by which $150,000 was provided for making investigations as"1 to the cause of mine disasters; As a result- of this legislation a testing plant has been established at Pittsburg, Pa. and a critical examination of the •' more important coal mines'of the United States has been- made by- a party that included three experts from Germany. Belgium and Great Britain in: which countries the los.-, of life as a result of investigations siinilarMo those provided by the Heraenway Amendment has been very greatly reduced." Statistics show that the average loss of life in France, Belgium- and Britain during a five year period ending with 1906, was 1.09 per 1000 men employed, while during the same, period in the United States .the annual loss was 3.39 men per;.1000 men ■ employed, in the mines. .. These figures show the dire need iu .this country for investigations— such as have reduced the ratio in the countries mentioned. The American Mining Congress feels proud of its part in organizing the forces through, which the demand for this appropriation was made manifest. Mining is a legitimate business and not a gamble. -Under proper condition it brings larger and surer (livid- ends than anylother business under similar conditions. The large amount of money-lost to investors in. illegul mining.operations justifies tha effort of the Am'.-rir'.n Mining Congress to stamp,': out ihe wildcat promotdr,, and to assist the legitimate promoter in his most ..beneficent effort ,to bring buyer and seller together- in j honest trade to their mutual benefit, j • ■* . Through sueli transactions "alone can the highestj development of the mining industry be attained cwhich is so important to the industrial progress of the,nation.,'■ A discussion of further efforts ■ in this . direction will be welcomed. . .,: ■ , To what extent relief from ,- these conditions' may bo |iad 'through federal legislatiori -is a subject - upon which there is ■•no concensus, of opinion. -,It is desired /that this subject 4TO Men should look for this -Tag on _ C h e w i n g -,, . ;. Tobacco, lt guarantees thehighqualily of Black Watch NO ANSWER YET To the Editor of the Ledger: As yet no answer lias been received from the Relief Committee to an enquiry published in your paper several 'weeks ago in reference to supplying a table and chairs to one of the sufferers in the recent fire. The bachelors think they-are entitled to some consideration as they lost all ;, their furniture. ONE OF THE SUFFERERS zii " ' ' ' " ........ BROWN & ELFNER {Successors to R. Hammond) Electrical Contractors NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Light" and Power Wiring, Electric Light Fixtures and all kinds of sup-, plies in stock. Expert Electricians employed. .* Call at cabin oppposite Reid & Co/s Furniture Store, Fernie In the matter of the estate of John Csupik, late of Hosmer, B. C,'deceased. -,. Notice is hereby.given that all persons having aiiy claims or demands agalrist the late .John Csupik, who died ori or about the.1st day of August, 1908, at Hosmer, B. C, in the Province of British Columbia, are requested to send by post prepaid, or to deliver ti the undersigned, solicitor herein for Michael- Csupik, the administrator, their names, and, addresses, arid full particulars, in writing, of their' claims, tand statements of their accounts,'and the: nature of the securities,' if any, 'held by them. ,.., And take notice that, after, the lst day of December, 1908,' the said administrator will priceed to distribute the assets .of the ,-said. • deceased among the parties, entitled thereto, having.regard only to the, claims of which he shall then have had notice, and that the said' administrator will not be liable.for the said assets, or any part thereof; to any,.person: ,of whose claim he. shall, not ■ then have received notice. ,., Dated at Fernie, B. C.; this 9th day of October, A.D., 1908. , ■ '- L. P. Eckstein/ Solicitor for the said Administrator. ninininininininiDinininininininininininiaininiainin TWO MEN KILLED MURDERER LYNCHED RACE FEUD IN OKI.AHAMA CAUSING EXC'TbMENI". IS Okmulgoo, Nov. 18—After rin afternoon of wild cat acts during which two of floors of tho lnw woro klllo'l, nnd thoir murderer, n negro, wa? burned lo donth, by n frantic- mob which nppllod a torch lo n houso Iti which ho hnd Inkon rofiujo, Okmulgee to-night Is nt. tlio point, of oxcltomont nnd troublo iHoxpectod, ' Governor HnBltott him donpiitciied Inn compnnlps of militia to UHfll*"t hi keeping onlor. ' Tlio (lend nro: \V. Hoblnosii, sheriff of OknmiKon County. llonry Klubor, n patrolman who \y-ih flKHlHtillg him. .hunoH Docker, who wnH burned by I lie mob, Tho troublo nroso when the aftloorn found Docker nud nnother negro fighting In the still Ion of lho St. l.milt, .ind San PrunclHco rnllwny. . Tho offlelnl (old tlio mon tlmt. thoy woro undor arrest. IV7.1,. 4 4.-,7Uil ..j.u (iii'it, ^ luwil- vcr nnd ".dint the ■•licrlTf .'Did l.;r ulhi-r officer to dentil, Holding people ui bay with IiIh revolver, Docker escaped nnd look refugo In n nearby Iiouho, Maddened nml enrngod by the nf* inn a ludU oi about three hundred soon formed and mirrouudod tho house; they poured volley nftcr vol* loy Into the building, Docker nil the timo returning the flro. A number of persons In tlio crowd were wounded by bin bullolii, one It Is bollevod, fatally. A bullet, finally Hirui'k lilm nnd killed him limtnnily. The mob wont wild with dollRht, then applied n torch to the building, nnd the body of the negro wan burned to a crisp. shall receive careful-'consideration, and that such action may be decided upon as will-accomplish-the greatest- good either through a congressional act' controlling' the corporation doing an interstate business .or such-' other course''' as. shall after, full discussion, be' decided upon'' as the most advisable. " ' ".. v , ; , .... r*-i!ore—uniform**-laws-~governingTnin*' ing operations in-, the' several states would"greatly simplify the conditions under^which*-mining-enterprises ■ are conducted; *■ In,the-protection of the lives-of-miners, in= the prevention of mining frauds; -in •', the prevention of unnecessary waste. in. the utilization of fuel and other mineral resources; ln the development ,of water power, as a substitute for fuel; i nmore uniform, laws for. the creation and control of corporations and In many other ways a .unification of statolaws would bo of, vast bonoflt to the mining' business. Discussion - of these, and kindred topics will bo gladly welcomed. . ' ■" . ■Tho sbrvlcos' rendered by agrlcul-. tural colleges arid by experimental stations iu tho dcevlopmont', of agriculture fully justifies the federal aid given thoso Institutions nnd justifies tho demand for Hlmllar aid to the mining schools of the. sevornl slate's nnd.In Uio establishment of mining experimental stations, from the pro- coeds of tho sulo .of mineral ln.iids. lt Is hoped tlmt further action will bo taken looking towards the development of tliCHO useful InHlltulloiis, , Tho report of lho committee on Ihe Mutual IlolntloiiH and Grlovimcon of tlio Smellor Trimt una the Oi'e l'ro* dn cor mndo nt tlip Tenth An mini HOHHlrin Indlcnled (hat a very iiii,|ii«>; burden Is bolng cnrrlod by tlio pro*' ducor of refractory ores on account of excessive smollor chnrgos. The pnrllciilur remedy HiiggoHlod was competitive smell Ing plants. A belief In tho offlcncy of UiIh romedy 1ms romilt* ed In tho eHlubllHhmoiit. of,two Independent' competlllvo liiiiellliig plants during tho present year; one nt l>nn* dorny, Idaho, nnd tho othor nl 'Pintle, Utah. Further offortu along this lino urn anticipated, nnd It Ih hoped Hint condition!* mny ho crontod under which the ore producer will nlwuys hnvo the nilvniituge of nn npon com- pollllvo miirkel for llio product of IiIh inliii). Tlio convention Ih (IohIkiuuT ro be nn'open forum for the (IIhcuhhIoii of nil probloniH concerning the production, (continent, li'iumporlnlon, market- lug iuul luie of iiiuturlnlH, nnd tho volution of ilie mining IniluHtry to llio Htntn and federal government In con- iiorillnit wllh loi'lnlnllnn tn r.nnirril mvl ,Invimtlgnttnn to Hlltmilntn nnd mnlte NOTICE TO CREDITORS., B ® a, B H H a ® a- H a a a a a a B' a fur* i PLACE YOUR ORDEHS NOAV FOR THE FAMOUS RAPHAEL TUCK'S PRIVATE GREETING CHRISTMAS CARDS Delivery can be had in twenty days * ■; i t- ' U. E. Suddaby Agent for Kodaks, Waterman's. Fountain Pens, Office Supplies, etc. B a a a a a a a a a a. a r*— j [BJ a a -a a a a a a a a "fil 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 demand against the late" Melissa Leonard, who died on or about, the 1st day bf_ A"ugust7_r9"08,\at—Fernie,"inl:lie Pro vince of- British' Columbia, are required to send by.post prepaid,, oiv'to. deliver .to.the undersigned, soliti shrdl liver to,,the undersigned.solicitor for the executor'and .-trustee'under" the will of- the said .Melissa Leonard, their names arid 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 lst day of November, 1908, the said executor and trustee will proceed to distribute thc assets of the deceased among the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to tho claims of which he shall thon have had notice,- and-the .said executor and trustoos will not bo liable for the said assot's, or any part thereof, to nny person of whose claim he shall not then have received notice. Datod at Fornio, B, C, tho 14th day of September,, A. D„ 1908. ' L. P, Eckstein, Solicitor'for the said Executor nnd Trustee, ■ Fernio, 13. C. Is comfortably located at the corner of Prior '.' •' ' ■ •->.'' and Victoria Avenues, and carries a complete stock of: Millinery, Furs, Coats, Skirts Ladies' Underwear, Blouses NOTICE TO CREDITORS. A full line of the CELEBRATED P. C. CORSETS In the matter of the estate of 8teve Suchorzag, late of Fernie, Q. C, deceased. Notice js hereby given thai nil per* Bonn having nny claims or domnndB against lho Into Stovo Siichorziik, who died on orahout the J9th dny of Juno, 190S, nt. Conl Creek, 11, C„ In tho Provlnco of British Columbia, aro roqulrod lo Hond by post, prepaid, or to deliver to the uudorslgned, solicitor heroin for Simon llogncy, tho ndrnlnlHlrnioi'H, their nnniOH and nd- droflflOH, nnd full' piirllfiulnrfi In writing, of tliolr clnlins, nnd Htntomontu of their iicconntH, and Iho nature of the HucurliUiK, If nny, hold by them, And Hike notico thnt nrter tlio Int. day of December, 1908, the mild nd* minlRtrntor will proceed to distribute the iiHselH of tlio wild duceuHud nninn Ihe piirtlcH eulltled thereto, having regard onyl lo llio olnlm** of which ho Hhnll then hnvo hnd notice, lind thnt tho snld lulmlnlmrntor will not bu llnble I'or Ihe wild nssolH, or iiny purl I hereof, to nny person of wIioho clnini he Hhnll not then hnvo received iiollce, Dnted nl Foi nlo, I). <"'„ UiIh lith dny of October, A. D„ 1008. L. D. EckBtoln, Slllcltor for tho Hnld AdinlnlHlrn'tor. fflmmmm JOHN J. WOOD BUILDER a.nd CONTRACTOR Dealer In Doors, Windows and Plate Glass Store Fronts put in Stairwork Estimates Furnished 4-pannellcd Cedar Doors from $1.50 up N.B,—Carload of Glass just arrived—all sizes PLATE AND SHEET MIRRORS I make anything .in carpenter work Shop nnd Office, n.ilccr Ave, next P, Cnrosclln Fernie, B. C. DISSOLUTION OK PARTNERSHIP-! poHHlhle n imwir development, nnd n N0TKjK *H |,„,.0i,y fi|V,.n that Hie wlfliir'coilflprvnllon ofthe nilnernl ^mrlnerHlilp herolofore oxlHtliiR be-1 wenltli ofthe Unllud HtntoH,. :tween Hiiintiel Krwln and John Will-j A proKi'iim will he nniiounoed a? nn ] tin. dolim IiiihIiiohh n» plnnterorB, etc., i Minder Hie firm nnrnP nt Krwln ft Wni ' enrlv dnte unou wlilrh will ripper *'" niiiuiia of prominent loudem el' thought who will load the (IIhcuhhIhii upon the prliicipnl toplau which Hhnll bu advanced for conHldernllon. Kncli dolofjnle Ih howovor, rerpieHi* ed to Introduce by roMoIutlon nny topic which he mny cotmldcr of Import mice. Bufflclcii llni'' will ho allowed foi a full dlflciiHHleu of any propeHcd nl leinil'ins of preHept conditions in which nil membori. of,the convention will be Invited tn wirtl-MpA!!- ion, Iiiih UiIh dny been (HkhoIvcuI h, miitunl fnimenl. Pnmnel Krwln rotlr- IllR. And further ln!*e noMre thnt nil oiitnlnndliiR nccountH nRnlnst tho firm of Krwln & Wnllon nre to.bo paid hy Jehu Wnllon, mid nil blllo nut- HtmidliiK und due the firm of Ki-viii nnd Wnlton nre pnynble jo John Wnl- ion, (Stencil) i; 8amuel Erwin John Wnlton Pftled nl l-'ernlo, ll, ti., October 1ft tons. ttlW»M^ YOU WIIX SAVE 25 PER CENT. '•y I'ln'!!!^ yoni' f!'i!lii:s^ \huii *;.-,.;.-. i'.\; li.iv*.* a \\-\x, liii*j4(! stnelcol' Mini's .iMiniisliin^s, Mackinaw Coats, <'W*. SlittojisUin-liiKMl Coats, •$•*); Tweed (!ap, fur linc'l j linml, 7i">ci; Lined Hucl'slciii Mitts and (iluvos, ^l.LV); t Woollen Snitks. il'nr, llandHon Socks,"»His. to a do/<M), ."illii; (I'M'inan Sox, ;*)()«: Suits, twiuvl or stM'fjo, ^7,'J"): l-ar^n Klannol and TwikmI Shirts, Jjtl.lffi. Moots, Shoes, Kiililwi's, t'lc, all at reasonable prices. (live usn call. KEFOURY BROS. PAGE FOUR .£ DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, . B. C., NOVEMBER 21, 1908. ©be M*lti& fttbtv® -|1.00 a year in advance. * Address all communications to the "Manager" District Ledger, Fernie B. C. Rates for advertising on application. -We believe, through.'careful 'enquiry, that all the advertisements ih this paper are signed by trustworthy persons, and to prove our faith by words, we will make good to actual .subscribers any loss incurred by trusting advertisements that prove to be swindles; but we do not attempt to adjust trifling disputes between ■ subscribers and honorable business men who advertise, nor pay the debts of honest bankrupts. t This offer holds good for,one month after, the '.transaction causing-the complaint; that,is we must have notice within that time, In all cases in writing to advertisers say "I saw it in The Ledger." W. S. STANLEY, "_'''' - * ? "°'>- " Manager. THE "CITIZENS' TICKET," Elsewhere in this issue' is presented a platform, adopted at a convention of representative workingmen from the various crafts of the city, tho various clauses in which they desire to make issues in the forthcom- '. ing municipal elections. The Ledger does not countenance the introduction of politics in civic affairs, neither does it uphold any move made by any body of electors, Labor or not, that would have for its aim and purpose the capture of all the seats on the alder- manic board. - ''-.,' This city, in common with other .communities, is made up of a variety of interests, and all these' interests aro entitled to an equitable representation on the ruling body, the City Council., „ ' '"{Spell was the conclusion of the convention above referred to, and so a broad platform, upon which all classes who'seek the betterment' of conditions could unite, was, nftor d)\o {leliberatlon,' submitted and approved by those present. 'v We make np° apolpgies for any of the principles advaf'fted, for nope is needed; we.offer no lengthy ex- pla-aailnii of' t!?6 'rSSSGSS caHiP.S them Into, existence, * ; .„„ i\ -,.'..:., . .i.,d«t Ht.tUa.Httmo.will.iiufi.lea..te ..9]' even a casual pe.4...... show that they have self-evident reasons for being, embodied In the Citizens* Platform. ' v ■;.'' A Council elected by acclamation is not the wish "'of tho working men of Fernie, nor should it be sought after by any class of citizens. Competition for offices in the gift of the voters is an essential to the best government, whether " Municipal,' Federal or Prtjyin- " clal. ° ' ■ ' The Ledger is pleased to see that the subject of municipal betterment is .already receiving attention, and that the workingmen of the city have decided to throw down all bars, and welcome all contestants to a platform outlined on a strictly non-partisan basis, one on which all can unite who "are well wishers1 of the advancement ofthe best interests of the community /and * who desire to see the moral tone of our city raised, to a-high level—a level from, which it - should never havcdesccndcd.. , "offeiT-!advanced—thatr~workingnien—-are- that'they do not' possess in a savings bank say the small sum of fl a week, and leave it there, keep adding to it as much more as he could conveniently spare,' don't you suppose the operators would be very select in the language they used the next time you met them in" convention. ■ The,brag and bluster would be .tafcen out of a whole lot of them, because they .-would know they were dealing -.with " partners in the business , .who were capitalists like themselves and were-in a position to resist any tendency from the opposite side that indicated brag and bluster.' '] ■ '- If every coal miner In'the country were lo lay aside just an even hundred dollars and; keep it in the bank for such an emergency they would whip the coal operators in every fight they got into. Nations only make war on the weak. ' Capital only does the same. Let the weak become strong by means of tho money behind it, and there will follow industrial peace because it will be to-the interests of both the parties to maintain it, and will endanger those interests to disturb it. n. - Wise men never monkey with a hornet's: nest, and if you can point out anything that would so closely represent a hornet's nest to the operator; .than the miners of this country with from one to five hundred dollars per capita in the bank, we would like to see .it. ■ " It can be seen that to adopt a policy of this kind we make provision for a.rainy day in life's battles; that we protect ourselves, our ...wives and little, ones from the dangers of the poor farm, and are also promoting industrial peace and good,,wages, all of which will be for the general good of society. o Let us study this matter over carefully;, cease to' bo a good fellow- to the other fellow, except thoso who are in need, and be a good fellow to yourself. ■'. That there aro but few,of us who can work a reformation along these lines is apparent to every right- thinking man. "All that is needed is to make a beginning, it is harder to save the first hundred dollars than the next thousand, but it can be done if we .will only half try and deny ourselves of some unnecessary things. , ..*.-' This will increase, our standing in the community and make us feel better ourselves. There' is not. a man in any community who, owns his own home that does no£ feel bigger and prouder foi* it and who is not "more highly respee*,g*i fry his neighbors by reason of his owning th-af property. "• '' '- ", As a means of secuh-ng justice and fair play, as a means of drawing out of man all the good qualities there is' in him Oii a platform ■ of self' respect, and to be respected, we want to begin to respect ourselves. Then we will compel respect from others, and we don't know of any simpler or more ready way to do it than by first taking steps along such lines to compel it from others. Let us try*- it.—Mine Workers Journal. THE POLICE of. our town-are doing' everything in their power to suppress the many evils-that-are continually annoying the, citizens, and they must be given 'credit for what -they have already done since" the, fire. The,town at the present time,'is a mecca'for all the hoodlums of the country who come here with the idea that they will have an easy graft while the town is building up.. They-soon find out, however-that they are badly mistaken, for they no sooner get here than they are driven to other quarters. ... ft - THE ROADS in...West Fernie are ; in a disgraceful and almost impassable condition, and a.re a disgrace to;the government of,'British Columbia.. Surely something practicable "could be done to help remedy this' state of affairs. ,i-;-- ,,-, - ,.- ;* Daily you can observe teams stuck with their loads in these roads, and often the wagons sink down to their hubs'. The citizens of. West Fernie have enough to worry about without being- left-with' impassable roads by a government that professes to'do so much' -for the good.of the.people, and we can say that if the .local member.were of much account at all he would, see that something .was done to .help .the people of West Fernie, and also the large number of people, who have to go through'* that. part of/the city from day to day. ' j , . ' " -. ' * i. * * * - ' WE WERE glad! that Mayor Tuttle cast the de- cidlng vote in favor pt rescinding the motion previously ■ carried in regard to tlie location of the red, light district. While we cannot' at all countenance- the; action of any City Council assuming the .responsibility, for these womenN and being a, party to the scheme of f obtaining, money-from their shame,'yet'we do not be-; lieve in. every cheap Tom, Dick and^Harry, trying .to hold the women up on the property they have to buy. •A-man "that will he. a party to 'such a dirty low deal', will do anything; and we know of no name bad enough to .call him. - There are some in this city and they . should be shunned as vipers, for they are no better. But-the most galling part of it all is that one of: them had cheek - enough; to even'hire a counsel to come be- . fore the .City Council and expect that the council would countenance his dirty action, and we are sorry to have to say that two members of the council actually did vote for such a proposition. ■' Is it time for a change? " . ,! " ■" '* * .'■ -.; , * - * * , » "* , ON WEDNESDAY afternoon* several miners who,. wanted, to do business with tiie city went to the city offices oii their way home from the four o'clock train. When they, arrived there they were very much disappointed to, lind that'the offices were all closed, and that there.was nobody there to attend.to them. . Now what way Is that to have the business of tho cityv attended to?^ We can.vouch for the truth.of this as we went over ourselves to get some information, and after waiting about fifteen minutes decided that it was no use, and returned to the sanctum sanctorum to ponder on the good of having a city clerk who gets a raise in his salary and then leaves',the citizens to'fish for themselves. \ TKc 99 i !p&lfll! t t t t t 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 I FRED WAYLETT, Proprietor Victoria Cross Chocolates Fresh Fruits Daily t f t I t t i 9 I 9 A- i t 4 4 Opp. Post Office 4 ELK VALLEY LIVERY, DRAY & TRANSFER CO. DRAYING ■ TEAMING TRANSFER WORK BRITISH LL.P. ADMITTED TO INTERNATIONAL BUREAU Pecisive ■ Action Which Settles the Status of the • British. Labor Party THINGS AS WE SEE THEM , .^ £*} ■ • t . — " , *>"-,7 palaces live in rented build automobiles ,'have the "The" plea apathetic In civic life,' and the stamina to take the initiative has indeed received a most deserved set-back, for the Citizens' Ticket most' ' surely is a comprehensive one, embracing as it does •'the vital principles of judicious.,government of tho people by the people, and for the people. "Working men who shacks, -. Working men who0 make pleasure of going on foot. . '■ , ' Those who mako pianos get the jewsharps..- ■ ■■ ■■ The soldier who defends his country gets embalrried beef furnished by"the beef trust.- ' '7,^ ''-'.' Farmers who produce our fine meals get sowbelly with a little stale liver on the side. v „,„.. The workmen who produce the finest firearms in-the '(Prom "Winnipeg Voice.) ' At tiie last meeting of the International Bureau (Socialist) held in Brussels innOctober the British Independ ent party (Labor) was formally ad- mit'ted as a. constituent part of the, International Sbcialik fnbveffieht.' ' ,. There has been'-l phdency on -the part of Sbc'ialisttc organizations. in ■An official call has been issued to ail interested, to attend the American Mining Congress in Pittsburg, December'2nd to 5th of this'year. We believe that the convention business in somo respects is being overdone, but the aims and objects of this institution are so vitally important to-nil connected in nny way with better conditions for miners, that it at once commends Itself as a most useful function. Tho safeguarding of investors in mining propositions is Included In thc program, and also the rendering of wildcat mining,companies less probable, To lho Investor a properly conducted and reliable mine offers about, tho best field for legitimate dividend earning, and anything to promote confidence between buyers nnd sellers of mining stock Is a move In the right direction. n Carefully compiled figures show that tho death rato from mining accidents- In tho mines of Groat Britain and sovernl countries on tho continent, is 1.09 por annum for ouch 1000 men employed, whilo In tho Statos tho figures reach 3.30 per 1000, which goes to show Hint there Is .Indeed great, scope for the work of tlio Mining Congress, which will devote much timo and consideration to this most important question. ••"too and opon discussion on all subjects pertaining to tho mining Industry Is Invited, and there Is no doubt -but tlmt much will bo dono to further wise and useful legislation Iir tho InleroHls of minors nnd others Interested directly or Indirectly In the milling industry, THRIFT world find themselves at the wrong en"d^of~th"e_guii:^; -The capitalist ■system, compels you to send your dsuighters to do the heavy, dirty work'for "the-wives'of these'.capitalists'.holding special privileges. Do the daughters of the rich,doghouse work'for you? No. Your family could rotVthousand.times before 'one of them would do as much as a hand's turn for. you, and yet there are long-faced hypocrites who tell us that thero are' no classes in Canada, that it is wrong to,stir up strife, that we should be content with things " as thoy now are.".' ■■ ° " '* - * * * ....... i ' The Socialists are pleased with their showing lii, thc Fornio. provincial riding' , and will now' continue their policy of educating tho .workers with renewed vigor. Their motto, should bo organize, oducato, register and return' a Socialist for Fernie at tho ,noxt provincial election'. „-*.,*,* * The workers of Canada having choson to voto their capitalist masters in the late elections, should now be satisfied' for tho noxt ilvo years what the masters will be gracious enough to thorn. ..Bccnuso wo are" told that real ostato shortly bo on the jump and the pooplo will "got something"— we shall seo whnt'wo shall hoo, , * * * i" Thero nro a ,'iueor lot of pooplo down at Lothbrldgo calling themselves the Independent1 Labor Party of Lothbrldgo—whatever thnt means. Most of them nro either Liberal or Tory heelers: thoy havo chosen Donald McNab as.,thoir candldptc, nnd oxpoct tho Socialists to tuke tho stump for them. Wo aro sorry for McNab who Ib nn honest Scotchman with a big family, and whoso chief fault la thnt ho Is a Liboral of tlie Simmons school. Howovor ho has tho saving grnco of belonging to tho U. II. W. of A. and thoro may bo no content. If the Socialist party contests Lothbrldgo riding. McNab will loso his doposlt. for thoy with glvo will The coal miner is iho most happy-go-lucky, generally HpcakliiK, of the hunmii race. Ho is lho hiirdesi worker, Uio best Kpoudor nud the hcsl follow In tho community; no appeal for nld Is ovor mnde to him in viiln. Ilo will fight for a turn nt the mine, and fight for n turn to spend' tho money that he earns whll" flphtlnK for tho turn to earn It. Un docs not work for money bccauHc lie Iovoh It, but bornusi* nt what, it will do for hlin In tun wny of ■■"pending it. It Ih UiIh cliiirnctcilfsilc that keeps him very largely In the power of iho i*««il mi point loin., ami th»>* an- the firm io Iuul tlio clmrisc ut extrnwigniuii In living at lilm vvlicii ho nU'etH ihcni In convention or item Into n striko. It ncenm lo ub Unit the feature of tuldim cure of tl.<" carnlniw h«» bwu, If not alto nether iu-kUicU'iI. tl}en l-i n verv Inrire detrreo, It Is not so much what it mnn p-irnn ns what lio mvvr that ioiuitH with Mm In Hip end. Tl,e bout BtilkeiH and all round union men are the "THEY ALSO 8ERVE." "Thoy also Horvo who only Htnnd nnd wait," Nowhoro Is this moro terribly apt limn In Uh application lo the nrmy of tho unemployed, Theuo men, while Ihey meekly wait, nro Borving tho purposoH of the employing prorit-mnldnij class, Thoy nro Hurvlng thlf* purposo by driving ovory mini who Ih now employed to greater oxertlonta. Thoy are actlim iih the slavo driven*' whip around tho HlidiildciH or Much of their own cIuhh ns nro able to lind n nuiHlcr. •ItiHt how thin Ih today Ih neon from n atatoment In "Tlie Clay Worker" lo ih« effect liml riilntgo -contract" orH nro figuring the cost' of labor ftl ten por cent, lend than liiat K'ar, iililioiigh the bulldliK frndoH have maintained their union acnlc, hc-mum* of tlio greater In-, icnti'ty wltli which ll.-.' m>'i. will work when they real- l/.e Hint "tliniiMiiiKlH nf HMIIed cnrfiHiitcn nro walking tlm HtreelH." i . Kveiy iiiiui who lit i,.<ky enough tu bu producing [•iinfliH for nn I'mplnv.- lodny la ahlvcrlnff becmiBO men win by their Iniliiaiiy and thrift gather u Utilejuf Uio iiimy tUi iiiar...*, I rime mound iliem, iuul lny by n few doHnm for n | ..!.,. ,».,* if ,.11 Vfi.1 linn- »*M>*, there would never hi ' (mil.I have Ik-cii won by the j l> hit. Job -.•wry day. n rtrlke lent, but what miners, a Ml wl at Is more there would lmw beta ,»*• KlrlUrs Uifti Hiere have lie.-n, iKiotmted for by H.e fmt Hat n ccr-l nilimr lu H»U fix I* alwtiyn careful and tiiV.f.erxtd'ixf in 1:1:1 action and doen r.ot tunh into n fitrili" ur.P's* there la an nhfinluip neresslty. 1*1, n ui ll..; oilier Land If the conl opeininrH (if the Vrbo't. •*>.t>f. kiif'W Hat there wna tot n mnn In iheir tmpUiy but roiiM rsr-ily re-*!-;* * f--w roonHia of #ir».o Hey rciuM be my rnrcful about pjovokli.fi: a mrtae in il-efr mints. KuppoothK that c-.it> coal mlmr were to mak-? up Ma tttltil «fc»* *Jurli.»f the tomlnic winter he would put and ".ery member of which lie know* la driven by thn •,"(. ?si(lc« of lilmai'lf i""t M'os" nfftri-st him to neeh .lib iltuwrn*!' cr.ein' <*' 'i.*.me Jo nor.'* nnd Ihe. nernune H.e employe! orker known thin be known Mud nml body lo the limit that uulOBii lw driven hl.- I:e will find liliriHi'lf illh|il,,. •vhlle he <n turn tiemfi*. o "on. Wherever Hie wm'M-i =.trnnK trpd'i union their v, O lie po'tll Wl'P'P ihev ii'Y T'-fifP ll" offered ■ .,!! I e ff.n el K. e-ch:.li- ..ut nf-wmk wl o Is only i<. 'ly Kv live,—"Tie Call" . d by one of tlionn outaldn, ■ utreetK nnd (-uffera prlvn- ti. urn protect ui; by n • -. t.iue been forced d*)wn '* }L'M iiiii"siin Uf-. If • ■ tl.t y know Hint tliev " •..''ii '..»,.• ',,,'in!;i.* •>■• ro -,--t nn opportun English'fepeaklng countries, to repudiate Vv'hat is.essentially the Socialist j*abvement,..ih Great Britain, and to •deride, the operations of the Labor party,,since-it .really 'became, a force in the councils of tlie empire, and the S. D. P. .(Socialist Democratic Federation) of Britain had, been. the leader 1~tliisniiVe"rantt"^\rentrso-fur--a6-to-op' pose the acceptance "of the Labor par:. ty in :the International,bureau.^ ' Mr., G. Bruce,. Glasier, .wUo gives the .lol; lowing account' of the meeting,' of the Bureau in.the London Labor Leader, was in attendance in the place, of Kler Hardie... who only , reached Liverpool on his "return from Canada on the date when the Bureau met. ,. .... Tho nations represented were:—. Franco, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Bohemia," Poland, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark and'the two newly reconstructed.states of Turkey and Bulgaria. , , Tho larger nations sent twO( delegates, and the smaller nations sent one,' ' AdmlBslon of the Labor Party. Tho first business on the agenda was the claim of tho I.L.P. to have tho question of tho right of tho Labor Party of Groat Britain to be admitted to tiio momborshlp of the International Socialist Congress definitely docld- od upon in accordnnco with tho remit from tho Stuggart congress, I arrived a fow minutes later and was called upon to stale tho cuso for the Labor party tho moment I ontorod. I pointed out that tho Labor Party ln Groat Drltnln was essentially a working class party; that its class consclousncBB, so far as that,, phrase had any practical moaning, win* shown by tho fact that it was organlzod for political action, Independent or the en- plliillst pnities; and,that Us aim was lo combat the power of capitalism und emancipate labor. The Labor party was not. avowodly a Socialist organization, but It hnd nt Its nnnunl con- furoncoB declared in favor of ovory meiiBUro on the Socjallat program, It had allied with tho Socialist organizations, nnd wbh contributing to a Joint fund for Iho purposo of flRlitlng elections nnd sending Trade UiiIoiiIhIs and gudnllBtB to parliament. Of what uho, I nsked waa an International flociollHt party which profosB- ed.to apeak In thc namo of tho workers of tho world If It excluded the vnBt bodies of trade unionists In llrltnln who woro to-day orjtsnlzed side by aide and hand In hand with Hie Social- hits for tlio nclilovomont of overy Immediate aim of tho International |il(j".t'.lK'Hl . I( *.«•» UUMbl<V41*t 44/ 44444/... .jwrs i.'i- ll" ullirujuihm of r re (■flu Hie lest of Hie purpose of movements. Many jM*jp!ft crtied th<lim«<'lv',» Soc- lallutu who wero unworthy the name, Many people beHllatod to call thorn- Ht'llTK BOClH'llRlS 'llfCIIUDU Ulf'.i Villi tl(»'i itiiln** iindoratnnil tho dogmas of floe tnllflin, lmt who nevertheless, were ab- cotutcly In favor of tho purposo of i'oclnllHni. It was the duty ot Hio In- tornntlonftl to look beyond mor<« flnga und t.anv-'A. They Uiul a RopuhHoan in Great Britain, and .it was the duty of the'Bureau to discern its true significance and'1 welcome it, not grudgingly but whole heartedly into the Socialist Iiitu'natiotial, * -"'T!:-^,:,.. The Discussion „ " -j . My statem<?ut; vraa ti'aiisiated into PreiiGli.and German by HuysmahS, the irtcomparable secretary of the Bureau. Hyndman followed, and.opposed the admission of the Labor party, on behalf'of the British Social Democratic party. He spoke with good moderation,, if I "may 'venture* to,, attach' any such a* reprehensible quality to any utterance of his. He-explained frani**- ly that' he himself' had urged the Social Democrats at the last' conference to* join the, Labor parly, but had been "NiSvertBeiess "defeated he two to "one. unrty In Fiance, nnd a Democratic par •/ In tin* IJ-lHiet. Inn iio»v Uttln icpub-l I'.ranlsm or demociMlc prlnclpli'** thn •.urtlr* reprf-n.'-nied. Thfi lJtt>or and was bound, to present the view of his organi',*.ati6n. \ He and his S. D. P. colleagues -had. never* opposed the, entrance of the Labor party to the International Socialist congress. -. - ..What they opposed was the admission of men.wolrdeclared themselves for the class war in the Congress and against the, class war when they returned to England., Besides to 'admit non-Socialists simply because they were class war Trade Unionists would open tho door lo all kinds of complications and intrigues. ■ ' ,, Valllant, tho veteran French, Socialist .followed. Ho reminded tho Bureau that" the International ■ had begun as a worklngman's organization; tho Socialist affiliation was a later development, and was really framed, to exclude anarchists nnd pro-capitalist organizations, It was, .ho, said, too lato In the day to attempt to exclude thc Labor party which was In nqtual fact a clnss conscious organization. Thon Ur. Adlor, the leader, of tho Austrian • Socialist Democratic party, rose and Immediately announced (hat he was strongly In favor of the full recognition of the Lnbor party.' ' Ho had followed events in England with a great deal of interest, and had approved the courso the I, L. P. had tnkon In allying with tho trade unions. Socialists In Knglan.l sat side by aide with trndos unlonlstb In parliament—ovon n Soclnllst Demo* rat like Will Thorno did bo—and why Hhould not they sit Hldo by.Hide lu tho Iutonuitloual Congress, ... Mollccnbuhr, who enmo ln placo of Bobol, also approved of tho admission of tho Labor party. Ho Htruclc mo as being much like Mr. Bnoch KdwnnlB In faco, build and mannor except that ho Ih unquestionably a man of much greater liitollociual grasp, Tho principal Idoa, ho polntod out, of the International Congress previous to tho London Congress lu 1880 wns to promote purely working class legislation. Tho narrowing of the rule of admission at that mooting was made wolr-ly to exclude the anarchists. Tlio Labor party waH undoubtedly mi tit led to full recognition, > Kautiky's Resolution Then en me Knutslty, tho fnmod exponent of scientific Socialism. Knut- i ,. . »,*,,. i Ui.} 0 1444 VI , 4.141 *4il4 4.4 4.4414^* 4.44 4 IV I.M 4 Ct'U.i*'-!".-!' illt'.rur,!-hni*i iumiiiII.v lends lo some definite formulation of tho Inane In dispute nnd his stiltomont was listened lo with f>*rr*n» Intcront. Ho Is a ilttle mnn with darkish complexion 'A'.V,*. U.'l'.'k4f.'»4'' U.U14.'.«)'.» 444, W44.4'i4» W 44. Z sees tha Rteant or iho prophet or fanatic, whichever you will. ITo speaks with prcat eagerness and oarnentness —hut Is not an orator. Ho did not, Im said, quito agree tvlfh my remfirVr-i about creoan. Creeds wero necessary ns definitions of belief TIHr FlntjHnh t-omrndos did ant appear io ipille uiulersi'ind the mwiiil'iu of the tint's RtiuttpK\ hut they wore net* wlnTIst ttllluuc*. was. I declared, the lnR In ni-cordnnro with It. Kler Hftrdlo i.-vital'lii form of Socialist evolution one of them would think of excluding him from, the Socialist International. Pgpfljg He referred to the growth of the Socialist and Labor movement., and said that the Social Democrats in England could lay no claim to leadership in the working, class movement. They had failed to understand it. ' Kautsky concluded,, by, giving the following re:' solution ln French.'L.giye.Hyndman's translation: .... '' "Iirconsideration of the resolutions of past International Congresses, a't> cepting all the organizations which take up their stand upon the ground of" the class struggle and reco'gi^e t.h<3 hes'll of political kctioili , ''The International "Bureau declares that.it admits the.Eiifeliali Labor party to. the International ' congress," ' because without implicity* accepting the proletarian. class struggle'it is practically "engaged in that struggle;;, because, tlianksjx) its own o'rgaa^'z'atlori, it isindependent of the boiU'lcois parties,'and 'places itself i1\ 'consequence on,the ground of International SociaP iBm.",'. ."'"(,y ' ..;'■"",..-'..'.■/ Three'Speeches in Opposition Mademoiselle Roussel who was pre- gent_'ng—tlip_dfilfigfLtG.--o'f_the.-,Guesde section of the .French Socialist'party spoke' against' Kaut'sky's resolution, though I am informed'.'that Gues'de himself is in favor of the admission of the Labor party. "She was the only woman delegate present. She alleged that tiie Labor party had been won to its Socialist position not by'concessions,'' but by' Socialists insisting upon forcing their .own' definitions upon it. Whereat Von Kbl, tlio leader of- the Dutcli 'Socialists, who knows the position in Britain, shook his "head' lii dissent. , ; , , , ■. Roubanovltch, who Is a professor of chemistry ln Paris nnd Is tho delegate of the Russian Socialist, Revolutionists also, I regret, 'opposed Kautsky's resolution. He Is a man of groat attainments and attractive personality, but unllko most of his highly educated fellow countrymen, I assume ho docs not lUKlorstaiul the British Socialist movement, Uo said that If Kautsky's resolution was adopted II, would'bo* a cor- tlficnte of class consciousness to tho Labor party. Hyndman ngnln spoke, this timo with some vehemence. Ho declined to nccopt Kautsky's resolutiont nnd protested against, his statement that tho Socialist Democratic party had shown no capacity lo load the working clnss, Tho resolution If carried, would create, a difficult situation In Amorlcn, Ho hnd tho bost authority for stating that, wero the Amorlcan Federation, on tho authority of Knut- sky's resolution, lo claim admission lo tho International, tlio Socialists of Amorlcn would revolt against tho International. The Replies Dr. Adlor roHo again and In a striking spooch, In which ho displayed nn Intimate knowledge of tho British movomont, roHtatod his approval of tho policy of tho I, L. P, Ho challenged Ilyndmnn'H statement thnt Iho Labor party was clasa conscious nl International caiigreHHOH and not cIuhh conscious at home, whereupon Hyndman Interjected "NowcaBtlo." I was then .called upon to reply and did so very briefly. Tho chalnnnn then put lho question to tho vote with tho result that nil. tho nations unanimously voted for the admission of the labor party except Hint tho votes of three lint Ions woro halved against tho proposal, viz: the votes of livmlman (llrltiiln) Madomol- ncllo Flous-icl (Franco) nnd Roulinn- ovltch (Rut-slnH BuUurlti niismiliiSnti from votlTi**;. Wsr nnrt P*>*if.» On n-'iiniiiiB after lunch the Bureau took up thc question of the political situation cm) Intornailmml r<>Int!onn, Vallhnt submitted n lout resolution from tl c From to Poclnllut pnrty whlcl congrat'.tinted the Hnclnlfstn of Ens- land, t criiiuny, France und tuber ol tho co'fitr'p'.* on the effort* ihey hnd made far piaoi. Tl.e rck.li 'on wns hwovtr, ipiUc rnlorlcss nml fonlnln ed fuo riinrm.itlo-i o'- ."locInliM opinio' T.LETCHER B.C.- Own ybiir own; home, We have several residential properties whieh-fare-offer- ed at attractive prices. Have your Plate Glass ' Insured Kastner & Lyons Real Estate ti A Tnsuriu'ica A*,'ts, for r-rnrnplf', »!i a prlnclplo, but not I on rec.i.t imlit'.cr.l kcn'.t* :u: did make suggestion foi future action in tho event of w.\. ■ It was agroed on the suggestion of Di Adlor to include- a roforonco to the rocont upheaval in tho Balkan provinces. Molkonbuhr, Adler, * Avromoff, and Brouckero delivered long speoches,— _ which so far as" I could gathor afforded no special light on the Internal Ion- nl standpoint. I oxprosaod dissatisfaction with the character of tho resolution, It was just Biieli a resolution'I said, as any ono of us could have written at home,, had we desired to express pious Interna 'onnl sentiments without poasoH's- in*.:, an loin ot Information beyonil that con.alned .In the capitalist press. Uo- solutions of that kind would nover hnvo tho least Influence on politics. Tho "Duron was a commlttebon Public Safety for Europe, thore were present- delegates from the loading Knroponn countries who possessed special information,- and Buroly the Bureau ought to bo ablo to glvo a lead to tho Socialists of Europe at a critical timo llko- >. this. I asked Adler If ho had nothing to say on bolmlf of tho Australian Socialists ns to tho nttltmlo tha Socialists of Britain should ndopt towards the annexations by Austiin, tho uprising of Ihe now nations aud tho proposed modification of (ho Horlln treaty. Hyndtnnii Joined In my protest. Ho wns hn snld, an Internatlonnllst, but not nn antl-ntttionallst, Ho bollovod in national autonomy as against Imperialism and. lind warmly supported the national claims of Italy, Poland ami Ireland. When tho Horlln treaty, was ■ signed r.cmc forty years ago thc chief concern of llrltnln was lo save llio Balkan pro\lnt.cs from Russia. Tho situation was now changed; tho menace was not Russia, butuAustria. Tho liiterriaiioual Uureiui ought lo lime :*omo suKKOHtton't, as to the general policy which tho Socialist* of Kuropo should ndopt on these big Issues; It should not merely content Itself with dissociating itself fiom tho policy or capitalist iioveriiinoiitM. Tbe remainder nf tho Bitting wa» taken up with' several purely formal mntieiH and with n discussion, which lasted Hirre hours on the question of itie, udmlsHlon nf tho Zionist (.lew- uh) FoclallttH of Russia to tho Inter- fitloiisl tir. a in'p*i:ate rjation. Tho ur<r<u ni •.".nthril tie propotrl. mM mmmm- mmmm THE DISTRICT LEDGER Tlie Official Organ of District No. IS, "O. M. UH*-. of A. Fernie, B. C^ November 21st, 1908 COAL CREEK Mr Todd from Ferule had lus friend Mr SL Hamilton Ot Saskatoon up tiere last Saturday The snrface plant of the Coal company amazed tlm. To see it in fall swing would Be an eye opener to *M"», I am sure. Ob, bow far distant is that day? Norman Henderson, pife And lam Hy hare removei! to Hosmer Bob Strachan with his better "lalf and youngsters has made his final departure &ir Blo-fie where he Is holding It was reported last week end that the well known ' Minto" had taken sudden]j IB On enauiry se brand that reports were veT much eyagger ated. He certainly was far from being HimselT, tmt his manj friends wm1 puu^Tpan ttel^ifa^'whnih be glad to fcnow he does not intend (flras ^^d and made a sodden right, for np to now he baa got clear away with some Ham in the ncuuty of sixty dollars Perhaps it will interest _him when be is reading this account to learn that he left morf behind him in eflyer than he got away with. Next time he really shanM not get Qamed at his work. The ion is conclusively tbe work of some one who has been keeping close observa tion on the general routine of tbe bar, i tor sense days and who has lamped at tbe first opportunity of carrying out his mean and dirtv scheme. With the aid of a confederate probably two, on watch, be has quickly opened the door leading from the "-erandab direct Iy Into the bar with a key preriouslv tried on the quiet He bas then tor riediy walked In and stood upon the foot rail that rnns along the front of the counter Leaning over be has Wm. Pearson cf Indian Head, Sask. j is the new groe&ry clerk at the Cole-1 man Mercantile store. Mr Pearson j it is understood is a hockey player | and enthusiast- t J W Bennett of Fernip the genial representative of the International inviting them to tbe Fernie cemetery this tnp Robert Jleabitt, the outside enoenn tendent, has moved into tbe house va cated by Gorman Henderson. Constable Eempston who has been here for some time, has been removed to Michel. Constable Fred \arlow from town, where he acted as Jailer, is at present in charge of tie station. We noticed A. J Fisher and A. J Mott from town making the final Ltb- eual survey of Coal Creek on the eve of tbe election- The boys are spec nlatwe ria to when tbev vnU be np again. Bill Mackay, one of the best known men in Coal Creek, has been having a rough time of it. Whilst gc-'cg home one night last week h? stumbled cer one of the many oostacj.es on what is no better than an apology for a sidewalk, with tbe result tbat be bad to lay up in the house for almost a week with a badly twisted ankle He is ont again but it compelled lo use a stick for support. With tbe present condition of the road and sidewalk right along tfcfc "Club side of the Creek It is gratifying ne do not have more frequent accidents to man and" Arthur and Mrs Berndge art. now occupying the house left by Bobert Nesbitt. One sometimes comes across an Instance where a person reads an account of his or her own death, but a Cool Creek couple last week end had the espenenee of having many wedding celebrations and congratnla tions without their knowledge of such an event having been performed. How these things arise that mvstcrlous ' \obody" only knows In the case mentioned even the ubiantous "fads" earned out wiiat they seeai (n thi-ik is iheir part of a wedlti^ ifVbiat on. There was no scar-city of old tin cans and the; made things hnm as only kids can. It was thought at first It was the Conservatives celebrating th«"ir glonons vlctorj but someone reflected that snefi a pio- ceeding was beneath the dignity of a Conservative, besides they "were all in bed suffering from "swelled head. The C C U/LA. Dancing class had their second practice in the elub hall on Saturday night, vrhe-n a very en joyable time was spent The presence of tbe ladies ensured this Mat Tully, Ids wife and family and his cows bavo ventured to Fernie where they intend again to do their share in pushing the dairy business The Rev J W Boulton Methodist pastor and his wife bave finally quit Coal Creek. Hosmer Is his new field. A robbery of a somewhat daring kind was carried ont at the clnb house on Sunday evening sometime between 5 la and 6 45 The bartender on duty was Joe Mllbnrn and he In accordance with the rules of the club closed up tlie bar at 5 o clock aad went for supper On his return at 650 he proceeded fo make preparations for opening up at the appointed hour of 7 o*clock, anil In taking a cursory glance at tbe cash drawer he at once noticed that a pCe of dollar bills which ha had left there at 5 o'clock were missing He at once reported the fact to several members of the management, who at this time were tn other carta of the Club p remises. They at once decided to call In the police con stable He was quickly on the spot and lost no time In making a thorough InvestlgatlcR el the premises maids and outside Jiot the faintest evld ence of a forcib'e entry was discover ed and steps were at once taken In other directions to solve the mystery, and get on the track of the perpetrat or, who had not left anything behind which might serve as a clue result there Is bnt one surmise deducted. The bar has only been open one week and In fact is _ TCbolIy: completed.—Ttte-daor-IeafUag to it from tbe verandah is not used entrance and no one had even dream ed of having a- bolt placed otr ihe III sTSc ol the door, then agatn, thing happening at this time of day was never reckoned on S win he remembered was a very cold day, and tins will account for fact that none of the membera siting outside on the verandah- The fellow bad acted the "sleek grey grab at the bills which were piled right on top of the loose cash and clearifl out with record haste. Owing (o the failure of tiie electric lighting installation the Gladstone local was usable to hold its meeting on the 13st inst. up here This wants Some members of the C C L. A. A. think ti>etr beerd af management is becoming too strict. Boys, there must be good reasons for it Quite a number of Fernie business men paid us a visit last Sunday after noon We hope they like ns Great surprise was evinced at the death of Bob Logan He had not been in his usual state of health for some time but it was not suspected that his illness amounted to more than a slight cold. However h« grew MAYOOK few davs in town hustling Tbe Scranton schools have a lafge number of students in Coleman. W S Fair of Calgary called upon Coleman merchants on Wednesday Gordon Laird left on Tuesday night by the Flyer Sor Vancouver and Nan anno where he will spend a couple of weeks *ith friends. R. Reay is leaving Coleman for Fernie Mr Rtay went to Fernie yesterday and will move h.s family shortlv EL Disney, uito has tbe contract for building the tipple and cottages at the Royal Ct"__ries mines at Leth bridge was in town from Saturday morning until "Monday >. B Finn left on Mondaj night ior Portage la prairie Man and will spend a month visiting friends and relatives in Manitoba L Plant has leased the Eagle Restaurant to A. Eouchner of Pineber Creek who took possession on tbe Plant has moved his fain Tbe Rock Creek Lusiber Company putting in a new boiler in. their sawmm. Operations I-ave been at a stand still for a few i avs but wore wiil resume on Honda} next. Some disease amt>Eg*-t cattle seems to be prevalent here The stock are good and healthy looking oue dav and the next some are dead The govern ments attention has alreadv been drawn to the matter as the disease mav spread Why is it that the mail delivery here is so erratic W lat is the mat ter with the mail train." Slails for de Iiverv take any time ro reach this AHEMPTED MURDER j AND SUICIDE HAAS, THE MAN WHO SHOT, KILL. ' ED HIMSELF. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Are now piepav&l to transact yom* Banking Business in temporarj quarters iu rear of then- late office pending the completion of oui new premises Savings Department San Francisco ^or 18—aianncf A. * Haas, who on Friday attempted to ass-jsalnnte ifemcis Heney, comraittnd suicide last night by ^booting himself! in the bead with a pistol which he had concealed ttltotit bii Hereon. Haas went to bed at elgK o clock) m the county Jail ana covered his fac , Deposits of $1 00 ami upw.inU receive.!, interest allowed at with a blanket. At 8 40 a shot was j * , heard from hfecell and on In-mtu CUTieilt Tilt*--. ,U1<1 payl <(unityvly. tion he was found lying on tbe noor of the ceii with a buiiet wonu3 in Bia H- L. Edmunds, Manager Fernie Branch forehead. A Derringer . And voa stand op <-leir eyed clean minded, to look all the world squarely in the eye Did iou ever thinL, -ir how much Someone has figured up the cost in mone> of rearing a child. He says to bfng up a joung man to legal age, care for him and educate him costs thr_ house occupied by Mrs S25 00O which (s a lot of monev io put GreenaiD on Third street i into flesh and blood Born—On sov 6 to iir and 3Irs ' Bat that fen t all. Adam PAtteison a daughter j Yon bate caused ybui father many On y,o\ 14 to 3Ir and Sirs Astturst, a son grasped in hia His left trousers leg was pull ! ed op and a mark showed that the) weapon had been concealed inside his left shoe j While at the eonntv jail Haas was In charge of the police and an officer was standing within tw-a feet ot his cell door at the time wh^n he shot I himself. Haas* wife called at tbe jaa ve-ster day to see nlm and two stories are told of the interview wmeb look ' plaee One sivs that Haas taAcS to his wife through the cell door and t another savs that thev were allowed I to go into a nearby room together I ™<i * The two stones could not be at an hair , reeoncIled last night A rigid inves- j wdl j tigation is being tiade by the ai thorl I hard knocks and short dmtit firry and grej stream u , And J our mothT—ah boy T Leyshon left Jtlonaay evening forinever jmow' Htllcrest where he has secured work ] Tou nave cost her days and nights I "** in the mines He wffl be much miis-, of anxietj and wrinkles In her dear ed tn Coleman especially in musical >face „j heartaches and many sacn .THE REV lt,L H1CKS At-MANAC circles having been a member of the Sops and at last typhoid i band ind the Coleman quartette He it jias ]&en verj. expensive fever ensured He was removed to has always taken an Interest in any 'you, '. Cranbrook hospital and died there just thing pertaining to music m the town gut — a week later IBs remains Were ta I Walter ^elson ^q 3]r Keaa 1Iaa ' If you are what we think you ken to Fernie where they were lnterr i ed on Sunday afternoon. A special \ tra.n was run from Coal Creek to en j " Be -mee of this While father does able his old companions to see the end iThe b0K1D<-' contPS' iD ihG °Pe^ not say much more tnan **HelIo son of his Me s journey and was taken hoas" oa Tuesday et-ening beiweon W3y dQwn deep m ^ tonghj ^^ great advantage of The bovs extend ^ B«™°ws ^Kul Howdl of Seat I hmrt he timkg that vofl ^ ^ ^ sympathy to his brother David "" """" """ "** *"* ""'*" " and all other near and dear to him m s country and a<ross the water !lm Pollock has quit Im. bosp.tal. 1 is once more convalescent. ter went to lUethbridge on Mondav ev Tbe bOKing contPs( in the opera i Tuesday esening belween i Burrows and Kid Howtll of Seat I Quite a I L f or tSOt read} ^ov li bigger and , S**0™" j bctttr than e er by mail 33 cents on r r news stands 30c One copy fret, j with Word and Works monthly mag ! „ , azme at SI a vear Word and *rt orks I worth aU you cost-and much j p^bnsning fompany 2201 I oenst S. BANK OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE INVESTMENT OF SAVINGS IS SECURITY Bank of Hamilton Capital Reserve - $2,500,000 - - 2,500,000 Deposits of $1.00 and upwards reoehwl. ]. R. LAWRIE AGENT .FSSMfE, 4 break away of cars occurred in * I mm" on Tuesdav ^ illiam Pol left who resides in Fernie bad the misfo-tune tc be caught He was qnlcLly removed to bis home and medical assistance procured His in juries consist of a badly smashpd arm id a ihghtlj fractured sknlL Later .ports of bun are favorable. It is just exactly three weeks ago since we announced the wedding of Jim Orr and Beattie Pearson. and it Is now with profound regiet ^.e bare to record the sudden death of the latter Her many friends up here can hardly vet realize tbat sbe bas been taken away for she was out domg ber usual shopping on Friday The following Saturday sbe wa= un well and had the skillful attentfon of her mother On Sunday it was no tleed that ber condition was fast becoming alarming and Dr Hunter was ce called In. Despite the best endeavors of medical skill and advice she contmned to~sinl. The end came Monday afternoon and the lmme- Inte'cauie of death was internal ;edmg Her body was committed the grave on Wednesday afternoon The deepest sympathy of this commn ity goes out to the sorrowing husband and to the monrnmg parents, brothers and sister Tbe weather has played havoc wfth. tbe roads around here this week, and has ploughed them up in places so as make them impassable The con ittous heavy rains have made the Creek jump up aud come donn with majestic fury Here and there large chunks of Ice were observed being carried down This Is an manual spec tacle for this time of tbe year And as for tbe little mother she . simply cannot Keep her love and ber the wven^h romd From pnde (or ?0Q oM o( bef the beginning it r.as apparent that' Yon are a „„„, now Howell could not win ou' Jim still .„„ „mQ t „„ „„„ „„ „ i And some time you must step into retains his champion^.p prestige vow ather>s ghoes H(, won,dn t |Ae 'vou to call him old but jnst the BAYNES &an"' "e isn t as voting as he used to i be Tou see youn? man he bas been Jlr and lies Will Stanley and Mr i worfemg grotty hard tor mot" ttan Kennedy came down to Barnes Satur twentv ypars in order to help you up- da> evening to spend Sundav with' .4n? Blww,» *DBr mother is beginning Mr Stanley's mother who reside*. here They were also welcome guests at Mr Hart's on Saturdav ev ' Your fatitei has done fairly well but emng -*"on ean 3° hotter tou may not Mrs Hales Ross called on 3Irs Aye't!mI,l so bnt he does ^e has given jon a better chmce than he has had ■■ In many wavs you can begin where iplnjed bv thelj,e [eft off He g^^^ 3 g00d deaIi ed of jou and that is whv be has expect n(l | ed a good deal of you. Don t amen, boy' Tha -iorld will try -.oa out. It w H the test every fibre in yoj good stuff once Fernie Hotel Barber Shop ED. HOLT, Prop. Is now open fot ousuress Gwe ns a rplj for up-to-dais woti Doesnt tiat sober vou—Twentv Saturdav The force of men Kootenay Biver Land company camp from Baynes to the png. Livingston Lumher camp on ^ednes- work on a cut near Rock Creek. They have been making splendid pro-1 Bnf gress recently s the ioad is squareij strapped or Thc company has taken on eight! young shoulders vou mil earrj I' ^.r.J iw men withm"the last few days H«*.recly feel it—if onlj there be "the wining and the cheerful mind. JUiss Lotue-Grev, who bas been em | -,t a blsh tln]Q yon were besiai.- ,„ plojed at the borne of J D Ross left j ,0 pa}r |he ^-gat-and ,OUr udlk Mondav for her borne in Coal Creek j debts t0 ^^ farber ar,a fll0{her and Sirs Surges took her pUce Ydq ^^ pay [benL WQn Hiss Edith BEgga came down from boy^ Fernie on Monday evening and is spending the week with ~$lrs Stanley and Mi-s Hart. Mr EL H. H. Stanley is spending the week in Fernie on buslnea< ] There was a social gathering at the ] home of O W Hart on Saturday e*en ' It was well attended and an in terestfng program was rendered con listing of banjo, comet violin piano: and vocal music and readings at the close of which refreshments were ser ved COLEMAN Jgmes McNeill and O W Taylor of the Coleman Hotel spent part of las- week in Cranbrook returning on Pri day last. Dr Baron, provincial health officer of Edmonton was a visitor In Cole- an on Thursday Hev T Taylor of Frank conducted services at the Institutional church or Sunday, while Rev T V Murray too. charge of tbe services in P.ailk Hill and Bellevue recording (o ths arrangement hett een the Metbodi*= and Presbyterian ehurclies Adam Link of Letbbndge spent sp- veral ^ysJn^olemanhijLweekJOD!.- Ing up some matters connected with the Dominion Lands department. Mr Nichols of Vancouver arrived recently to accept the position made vacant bj tbe resignation of J P Po- vah from the office staff of the Infei national Coal and Coke Company Mr Povab left lor Winnipeg a few days How shall von pi- them*1 By being ALWAYS AND EVERl WHERE A MAN' —Gr£nii Hapida Chronicl- Fashionable Fall Millinery w* be- M ™n, i- that wi. Fi-lm- Till Mill n IV Ladies' Winter Fme Cloth Coats, Skirts and Watsts -fte irtbo di-iv i ixxW line "E Latins in.I tluldrens Cndti- wtir, t*hildi fit <- Be-" ^m Ln its The Misses Buler (Cnthi.lic. hurch "id *-.tc) Tbe Original and the Standard You don't get an apenBeot-—or an unlried ttaterial—or merely verbal promises—when voa bur RUBEROID. AU ihe cjperuncnts and tests were made 16 years igo. Yon get pofcecon m roofing m K.UEER.OID. 16 years* service on roots all over the world proves tbit RUEEPOIP resists al1 weather condinons—is unaffected by heai or coM—and u -bsaioteiy fire-resisting and waterproof!" You can roof the house and barn vourself with RUBEROID, thussavmgexp*"nsiicroo'ers* work Write for samples and prices. Sole! t\yy Western Canada Wholesale Co. *§ The puttmse of this metetng was to1 organize a literary society which was! quickly aicomplisbed under the name of the Baynes Lake Fortnightly club Mr J H Howard «as elected prpsid and D W Hart as secretary Tin t mc-ting of the society will be 1 at Mr Adolph s on November 21 •as gratifying to us to sec our people take sue!) an interest In this worT- tbink thi- same progressive spirit will enable Utem to put fortt- tbelr besl efforts lo make It a success Miss McLain and Stow came up nm Spokane last Friday and'pnrch ased land from the Koolenav Rive- Land company Tbe company report line sale? last week -The Adolph- fjumber- company - bave- helr new mill and planer roofed m . •ind are placing the bollcre When i 'his mill is completed It will be an np o date plant. They are hoping to I have logs cat this winter to make a | summer's work in the milL | The Baker Lumber Company art- __ }ratting lumber on tho Kootonia tracts! ago and after spending some time land, intend pushing the woik all win j there, with friends and relatives Willi ter clearing up abouf one thousand return to Spokane _ 'acre's. ANNOUNCEMENT \\v beg to announce that our full <Iispk\ of Chnstm.!*** tpHHkaie le.i-fij for your iir-pti'tuin Our stiitk ior artistic incut wuiety iitui \altte. will be liettti tcin anything that we liaic heietirfoic* attt'nipted Earlj -^hoppinjr i^ flu Miud from a cnnifitn '•t.-uni-pdint and as many artif-tic novelties cannot l*e repeated, thi-. mil aid \ou mrlipe\clu.si,.ent--^iif "•"in -Ji^nifi-. \\ ,t i\ JI bj pl&wi] to lay aiule for _ \t>[L_<'iny_aitiele selccttiL N. E. SUDDABY Canadian Pacific Annual Eastern Canada EXCURSIONS tow Round Trip Rate* to Ontario Quebec and Maritime Provinces m*\nti-tMm- Tickets on Sale IW, 1st to I)w:. ''1st. 'iHfJtwivi-.(,«m*1 i'.n- tuni>vttbin:iinr)iilhH IVkt'tMNKUiiItititui- ili'ctioti l» Atlniiti'1 Su-.tiasllt|. IH1MK..-J* Hill Ih- ..h raj.- N.,v. :'t.,t niul lii.iit»l i.) fiV.- lll.lHtl.S fl„l,l ■l«w of i-iMi". Fiuest K-iutinni-nl.. Sbuirlnnl Pii>li-iitKti SI,..Ti,,H;,(,-iT,.l.n^ . Cm* »n oil •Dimuirti ■JTi-lue Good for 3 Months 2 Through Express Trains Daily ■ ' f" The "TORONTO EXPRESS" I«»v«. ' iiuki»K*'ntii.-<timi- it l«n'"t« fin all p. \p|.l. u^-ireitt i> R Aui-ntfoi- Alberta SJlow Case Works TENDERS Tenders oddi-i-aipd !o the » .Jit -^ ed =111 j; re+flt -Jl-b U t tr oii. up ia 1 a Ic-k aoo-i on (ht i day Of IteceiE er '9CS for ih I » lai nn of a 60 hors pon r fits f - Plant ■ aihfn i ft II I - @^^9l9^^^^^^t^9S«s^^o*£H3^SfS£«S|« ' STORE FIXTURES Calgary, ^ta. bo tpnd r»r srid <h^ ( o* a * i H-flrlo I ct-t and Pout ( , for Ihe purrfc ^e of tbelr cr> o on hand K \ "-.IfWIF-"* Arnnsf PAGE SIX THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE,' B. C, NOVEMBER 21, 1908. ...-";■■■ " ■ . isS •« sS ***: S* j** as &* K srf ■X JS 5d* . & '1 3K WORK OF CONGRESS ■ IN WESTERN'CANADA' Organizer Pettipiece's Report to the Twenty7Fourth Annual Convention of the Trades and Labor Congress • -■ df Canada, -Held at Halifax; ■■'''.•iKKK'g*^^ To rhe officers , Trades, and Canada: and members ol' tho Labor-.Congi*ci--3'- ol1 Geiulemen: Iu presenting my report' of the year's work for tho Con-' g-es& 1, feel it unnecessary to enUSr into details. This because I have kept your executive*committee fully Jn.formed---.fron. Urn-, tb time of my work, and have carried out their instructions. Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 7 07. , While here en route from ■International Typographical Union headquarters at Indianapolis to Ottawa I visited* the International headquarter** of the "United Brewery Workers and after placing the position of tho Congress before the executive board, Secretary Kemper mailed a*cheque for $200 to Secretary P. M. Draper as a contribution to our organization fund. In partial return for this I initiated the organization'of a largo Brewery- men's Union at Calgary, endeavored to start the Edmonton Trades. Council on the same task tliero; and hav- ina; a small branch organised at Vancouver which will come out all right in time. Calgary, Alta.,, Nov. 14 to 16 1907 Acteifded as tlie Congress fraternal delegate, the annual con vent:or. of the Canadian Society; of Equity, a farmers' organization. ■> ■ Initiated the passage of several resolutions endorsing demand for .-Un- ion Label products. Discovered the farmers' representatives had very hairy notions as to the work and mission of the-Congress. Explained the function and position of oar national legislative .body and its desired relationship with the working farmers'.organizations. What the ultimate results 'will' be rests largely with the farmers themselves. Lethbridge, Alta. Dec. 10 to 12 1907- ' Attended annual convention of District IS-United," Mine Workers' of America. President Sherman arranged for my reception on the floor of the house and I presented the 7ann^aird"^Bje"Cts_"of~tire_Conp-Ms7"and" asked the miners to consider the question of affiliation. 'With the splendid assistance of,the district officers and the keen -rasp of the Congress' importance by the coal diggers delegates, (he convention unanimously concurred, in a motion to affiliate, the district board to pay the per cap. ita en bloc. That the'United Mino Workers will not only be a financial factor ln'the-future of the Congress, but tako steps to be represented by delegates In our annual convontlon, now seems certain. . I roturned from tho Canadian North west in December 1907. During tho evenings of tho winter, months in Vancouver I initiated and attended to correspondence and endeavored to keep in touch with tho livo ones In the labor movement west of Port Arthur. New Westminster B, C, Jan. 15 08 At iho Instance, of R. A. Stonn'y of tho recently organized Typographical union, a unionist- who Is always ready and willing to do things, I first assisted-the seven vigorous trado organizations of tho0Roynl City to form u Trndos Council, and ns an ovldonco of Its present and future usefulness a doloRato to Halifax' was ono of lift first demount ration, It Iiiih ii bunch of good committees and tlio work of organization Is bolng pushed uhond •with enthiisluHm, Wu cun look for results In New Wohtmlnstor. Victoria B. C. July 14, 1908. Uudui* instructions from oxuculivt* I vlKliod tlio Capital City for tlio pur- posij of cicittliu; more Congross sen- tlment iimougHt unionists nml urging the iKiOdHalry of roprcflontntlon nt Uio Halifax convention, though It. did menu a return trip across lho emit In- out. Thiinkfl to lho efforts of tin? 'Prndi'B and Labor council two dulo- Kiitt'H will hn present at the '08 convention. The receipt of liit-t.niciloiiH from Secreiiiry Diaper lo (over nil h-iTl- lory between Victoria mid Port Arthur in five weeks time lu'tla.* Inter- enm of th'i Congress'. nnd organized lnbor wiih Hoinwliui of a Jolt-— when ono realizes tlie niiiuiilfleent illHtnnroH •-niul nil tlie executive hoiinl applied the spurs I must hci'iIh gel on die bit. i i ,..4.,f, imu nt ..,..-. 'IH'Minhiim' 1(1 lie il.oniu.'.Oj t.i'Kiiiil:i:ilh.'.'i ii'ivr); in '.';.. timo allotted I planned a schedule of mass nir-nttnirH. under the imspleeK nf the fcnirnl bodies en route,' mid en. deiivnred to mnko tlie work and mis- ■V.4J.4 \t, 4i,4' >4tj.ih|V«|t HIIU..,I ,\l 4,1,13 worker. .4 throughou' Western Canada. Owlni? to tho bin C. P. It. striko lmv- Ing boon forcod upon tho allied mech- miles boforo I loft. A'niicouver (Auk. 1.1) thu mind of nil organized labor was In a ferment nnd therefore. Rusccptlblo to agltntlon along correct llnca, n fact which materially asolatcil suited,in' a renewed determination to revive their trades council. Nearly all railroad organizations here. Rossland B.C. Aug. 16 No public meeting but, visited big W. P, of, M.'s union in session, and brought a better understanding' be-, tween the Congress and this militant band of Labor's bravest champions. Cranbrook, B. C. Aug 13 Met tho C. P. R. strikers executive, and tried to renew interest in the restoration of a Trades Council now defunct. The results of efforts are rather uncertain. Fernie Q'. C. Aug. 19. Thc town wns in '.ashes, but the district'officers of the United .Mine Workers were working like beavers to assist their membership in every way possible. ' ■ ' Had It not been for the terrible lire at. least, two' delegates from Ferniec would have represented the coal diggers at the convention in Halifax, ,/fhough the "entire population were living in tents and in shacks.,the spirit of optimism and unionism still-predominated and all hands' were engaged in building anew. Splendid assistance was poured in by organized labor to their unfortunate brothers; the International Typographical union also rising to the occasion by, voting its Fernie local $500. As soon as thc town is rebuilt there, Is no question but its trades council'will be revived'and heard from during'the future. • Michel B.C. Aug 19 ' ' ,.. Addressed a mass meeting,of • the unions here' this evening, and at least one delegate will atlend the convention. Found-a-noble lot of men ■ at work in Michel, a distinctive wage- earners' town in the middle of ,the mountain region. Coleman, Alta. Aug. 21 Held meeting here in Miners hall- poorly" advertised but fairly attended. Was promised a delegate; coal miner's camp: * -* Lethbridge,'Alta., Aug! 22. Had a bumper meeting, bubbling over?, with enthusiasm and will result ■sn-oetter-things"for~]iabor:—A-strong" feeling-prevails'here in favor of independent political action. Fine: lot of boys,, willing to do the right thing, but.like too-,many other towns; too prone to wait 'for an outsider to do tho job for them—instead of wading in and helping themselves. Calgary, Alta. Aug 22-23 Addressed a crowded public meeting on 22nd and " also the regular Trades Council meeting on the 23rd„ Interested unionists — a live aggregation—in the congress and at least a couple of delegates will represent at Halifax. On December 15, 1907, a provincial convontlon was held here, called by the Congress Alberta executive and nftor one' days deliberation, agreed to "accept, the Socialist party as our own." And in conflrmity with this resolution political organization throughout Alborla was actively begun.' Calgary workors will have a candidate of thoir own in tho coming federal election, , Tho printers and othor trndos nro, pushing nn enorgotlo label campaign.' The organization committee of .tho contral body Is alive to its duty. Edmonton, Alta. Aug. 25 Though advertIsod by wire from Edmonton at Calgary tlmt no dolegato would ho soul to tho congress convontlon at Halifax— and therefore no meotinu imd boon arranged by tho Trades Council for mo, I visited' tho Northorn Cnpltnl anyway and nrrniig- ed a mooting which could not bo towned a howling success, Like tho coon ISdmnnton unionists had assumed tho role nf "please go away and lot us sloop," lluL In spite of unfavorable- local conditions and apathy on tho part, of organized lnbor I look for somnthlng hotter during tho coming year, An orgnnlzor should bo "u*pt, lu Hilmonton nnd vicinity for at lenst three montliH In order in do hlmsolf or iho movement Justice, Medicine Hat. Aug 2B Held a rattling good mooting hore mid much IiiIcithI In rongrt-HH work wns mnnlfcHt: hut owing to ih»> \,\K Htrlko In which most or component parts of labor wero Involved there will ho no dclegnto, Mopo to organize tho typos horo on my next, visit to thn city. M >-». i». *p t -, ■ , - P. . n*» ArtrtvenKort mt Inten-f.teil imd j-e^jc Hontntlvo number of 'unionists, nnd a dolomite, wns promised throiiuh local propnrntlotis for n field. Lnbor Day celebration were dr-munillng much workers in-Regina—and the necessity of some better defined line of politi- before labor., cau possibly ,come into its own. ,' - . The-Labor'Realm "is doing good cal action is recognized as necessary work for the movement in the prairie west. ,' *'."..-.' Brandpn,. Sept. 4. '.,..- A bumper meeting was held hero and many misconceptions of the Congress' work were put right. A Trades Council that stays on the job flourishes, but it" is remarkable .iii one respect—there are no typographical delegates in it yet. A strong feeling in favor of independent political action prevails, and I look for something more concrete in the very .near future and an"" agitation for a labor ■ paper and a union print' shop promises to become a reality. , > Brandon is making, progress from Labor's viewpoint.", Winnipeg, Man. Sept.- 6 to 10 . Visited. unions in session- at Labor Temple; participated in C. P.R. mechanics',, morning meetings'; interested the Street Railwayman's. Union sufficient to send a delegate, and did all one could hope to do for the Congress in the time at my disposal. .The 'Peg trades council will, be represented at the Congress by three delegates. Industrial .conditions in' the eity were such that it was well nigh impossible, for unions to finance their responsibilities and do their duty to the Congress convention. The Manitoba capital' needs the services of an organizer for at least two or three.months a year. The Voice is ably assisting us in our work and deserves much moro support than it receives. Some plan to make it more useful to organized labor throughout- Canada should bo devised and carried out. Fort William, Ont. Sept., 11 , Addressed a fine meeting here, arranged by the central body; .also-met the C. P. R. strikers at their 10 o'clock meeting.. A delegate was also provided for. .A sincere desire for political action along correct lines is also evident and only needs fostering., . -1 . . Port Arthur Sept. 12 ' Good meeting," here with results.— Am satisfied that tho lake towns aro to take their place in making the Congress what it should be. But, like Fort William, the work of local central bodies could be materially .augmented were the, services of an organizer available. for a period of-systematic work." Here'too,"the necessity of political action by the workers themselves is agitating' the. minds'' of unionists. ' ' • ' 7 ' - -' From the Lake Towns I proceeded to Halifax via Toronto and Montreal, as Hie delegate, - of",, the Vancouver Trades and Labor-council; : I appreciate . the efforts made by members of '^central .bodies,,en ■ route to make my'mission a;.success; .an endeavor to deserve it is1 the wish of yours ■-.; -, ' ' *• - R. P. PETTIPIECE. THE AMERICAN "•• FEDERATION OF LABOR FEW OF ITS DECLARATIONS- " A SOUND PLATFORM The striko sltnntlon somewhat crip i «-iti«»h. plod the central body treasury. Renins, Sept. 1-2. A mixing of dates somewhat militated against heitor results In Has- kntcliflwnn'H rnplfn! rlty, huf we li.id n good meeting and a dolcgnto euoi-i. ed cumin. The function of our Con 1—The abolition of all forms of in- voluntary servitude except as a punishment for crime. 2—Free schools, free .text books,— compulsory education, 3—Unrelenting protest against tho Issuance and abuse of Injunction process in labor disputes, 4—A workday of not more than eight hours In tho twonty four hour day. n—A strict recognition of not ovor eight, hours per day on ull Fodarul stnto, or municipal work, nnd at not. less than tho prevailing per dlom wngo rate of tlio, clnss of omploymont In tho vicinity whoro tho work Is performed. (5—Rolonso from- omploymont ono day In seven. 7—The abolition of tho contract system on public work, 8—Tho municipal ownorshlp of public utilities, " fi—-Tho abolition of lho swoat shop system, 10,—Hiinltiiry Inspection of factory, workshop, mine mid homo, 11—Liability of omployors for Injury to body or loss of lifo, 12,—The iintlonallzatlon of telegraph nml telephone. Ill—Tho passago of anti-child labor laws In SlnlcH wlwre they do not exist nnd rigid defenco of thorn whoro I hoy hnvo been unncied Into tho lnws of the laud. M. Woman Huffnigu coequal with iiiiui suffrage, L".—Hultiihlc and plentiful play" grounds for tim clilldien in nil tho ...tin, ]0—Tlu* Initiative and referendum, ■••,,(1 the-Imperative mfirnWiu: mid the II lnht of recall. 17-■Continued agitation for tho pub- imiii Hysiem to be placed Jn all Canadian Pacific Ry. ■Are,. you>.contemplatingf a rtripj-.toji.: The Orient 7 ■'f *.? 77.."* »V •; - Honolulu : - ?.-• ' ,- .C-. 7 ,. .-. .'Australia",..-. ■-.--,- New Zealand - .. Are you" contemplating a" trip to 4 CALIFORNIA Or any Pacific Coast Point? Or is it a.trip to . " - Winnipeg St. Paul „ . Chicago Detroit ,,•.„• Toronto r Montreal .. .. Boston New,York Or any European point thought of. The line is equipped with unexcelled flrst,class cloaches, touiist 'and standard'sleepers, and dining-• cars, coupled wltli safety/speed,arid comfort. " '" For folders and complelo information apply to R. Reading, Agent, Fernie., -; „.-"■'■ . j ,.J. EvProctor, | District Passenger Agt *" 1 Calgary, Alta. 20—We favor a system of United States Government . Postal Savings bank. ' , ' The above is a partial statement of the demands which 'organized labor, in the interests of the worker's—aye. of all the people of our country—are making upon modern society. Higher wages,' shorter workday, better, labor, conditions, better , homes, better and safer workshops, factories, mills and mines. , ■',■•' -In''a word, a better, higher and nobler life. -I-, . Conscious of: the justice, wisdom and- nobility -of our cause; the American Federation of Labor appeals to all men to; join "with us in the great movementiwhich is carried on for'its achievement. -. - 7 More th|tn two million wage "earners who liave reaped the advantage of organization and federation appeal to their brothers and sisters of toil to unite with them and participate in the glorious movement with its attendant benefits. ... I J. . o ,,' ' ,, There "are,, affiliated to the American Federatiofl of Labor 118 International Traces Unions with their 27,- 000 local "unions; J56 state federations, 537 city central bodies and 650 local irade^an"(Uedei^l_JabbE_unions_hav-inE. no internationals. - , • We have nearly 1000 .volunteer and special,organizers as well as the,officers "o'f the uinons "and of■-, the. American Federation of Labor itself always willing' and anxious to aid their fellow workmen to, organize and in every other way to better, their present conditions. . ' •For information all are invited to write to the American Federation of Labor headquarters at Washington, D. C. ' ' .123-425 G. Street N." W. Washington D. C.,'. - TOO MUCH FOR HIM. A Avag, sauntering quietly nlong n street tho other day wns accosted by a man who stammered, "Can you Moll mo whero. I may B-got somo g-g-ood, t-tlii t-t-acks?" "Certainly,"'ropliod tho wag, "Yoii turn down this street on your loft, nnd turn ngaln to lho loft mid that, will bring you to tho bost hnrdwnro shop In town whero you nro sufo to bo ablo to get them," Tho stnmmoror continued hts way. Tlie wng, walking down tho street, entered the uforosald hardware shop, and procoodod ns follows: "Hnvo you got" any g-o-o-d t-t-t-tln tacks?" "Yob,.sir," ropliod tho shopkoopor, as ho produocd his best, after somo rummaging. "Aro you suro thoy nro ronl B-good 0I1UH?" Yes, sir," replied tho man, "they aro tho host." "Aro tlm h-h-Ii-oads g-o-o-o-d and Btroni??" "Yes, sir." "Woll, p-p-ploaso s-s-lt on thorn L-ttil 1 como bnck," f*nld tho wng mnkliiK a holt for the door. Presently tho unlucky stammerer— after having doscrihod a Hquitre, arrived at the store mid (•uterlng asked Innocently "Have you any K-oo-d t—tin t-t-t-acks?" When he recovered ho askoil In n Honiuwhnt dnxod fashion, whether tho hnusn hnd fnllen nn him nr tf tl wnn ■limply nn explosion. Secretaries of Local Unions DISTRICT 18"U.. M. W. OF A. BANKHEAD^No. 29, James Fisher' BELLEVUE, No. 431. Fred Chap- pell. . ri_, , .. CANMORE,,.No. 1387:.A: J...McKinnon. - •- ; COLEMAN, No! 2633:.. William. Graham. ' ■ ' CARBONADO, No. 2688: witt. . • ',.-'. James He- CARDIFF, sou. No. 23S7: G.' H. Gib- DIAMOND CITY, No. 2587: George Prescott.T.- .'•■,/ .'.?,.' .. " EDMONTON CITY,-No., 2340: J. H. Crowe.' .*•*- ' '. FERNIE, No. 2314: Thos. Biggs. ,. FRANK, No. 1263: Walter. Wrig- ley. ' .-. ..;, ,- : HOSMER, No. wlcki • 2497: J. D. Both- HILLCREST, No. per. 1085: Harry Coo- LETHBRIDGE, Peacock, No. 574: Charles LILLE, No. 1233: J, LUNDBRECK, No. Smith. ' ' ; ',' MICHEL, No.' 2334: nor. T. Griffith. 2275 — J. D. Charles Gar MAPLE LEAF, No. 2829: H. Blake. Thomas Cal- MERRITT, No. 2627: vert.'' - ' , METFORD, No. 2698: John Curran. 2589': T. ROYAL COLLIERIES, No, Dupon, Box-496, Lethbridge.'"' •' ROCHE PERCEE (Sask) No.,2672: Lachlan JIcQuarrie. , ,'s TABER,'No.-102: Joshua Craig. TABER, No. 1959: Wm. White". TAYLORTON, (Sask.) ;No. 2648:-t- Lachlari .McQuarrie. ■ ,° •TAYLORTON, (Sask.).-No. 2519:— Jos. Twist- " . ' \. oi' ,' DR. WRIGLESV/ORTH, D. O. S. ■DENTIST. Now doiiig .rbusiness.' at the. Palace • < >..V : ' f-f .. '" < ■■'-. v)y ,-irirug Store.' Fernie B. C. J. BARBER D. D. S. Fernie, B. C. FERNIE.'.. " ., „B.C. W. R. Ross K.C. J.S.T. Alexander. ' ROSS & ALEXANDER ... Barristers and Solicitors., Fernie, B. C. ■ . Canada. L. P. ECKSTEIN. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. FERNIE, Bi C. SHERWOOD HERCHMER, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. Fernie, B. ,C. -1 F; C. Lawe Alex. I. Fisher , LAWE &. FISHER ATTORNEYS'■ Fernie, B. C. " H. W. HERCHMER BARRISTER, SOLICITOR; Fernie ". B. C. W. A. CONNELL Pioneer Builder and Cotractor of ' • Fernie ., , ESTIMATES FURNISHED TASKER, N. D., No. 2863:- Lansberry. ■'..' ....", J. E. ...WOODPECKER, No." Lowe. * . , ■ 2299: William TENDERS FOR DREDGING. ', SEALED TENDERS addressed to jthe undersigned and endorsed "Tenders .for Dredging Coal Harbor,".will be, received until Friday, .30th , Qcto- oer, 1908, at 4.30-*p.m7for" dredging required at Coal" Harbour, Vancouver, Province of British Columbia: Tenders will not be considered un less made on tlie form supplied, and signed with the 'actual signatures of tenderers. '■ Specification and form of tender can be obtained on application ^ to G. A. Keefer, Esq., resident engineer New Westminster, and at. the Department of Public Works. Ottawa. Tehers must Include the towing of the plant to and from the works. Only' dredges can be employed which are registered in Canada at the time of the filing of tenders. Contractors must be ready to begin work within twonty days aftor ' tho date thoy have been notifed of tho acceptance of thoir tondor. Ail accepted choquo on a charterod bank, payable to., the order of the Honourable, tho Minister of Public Works, for one thousand dollars (fl,- 000.00), must be deposited as security, Tho choquo will bo returned In case of nQiwicccptance of tender. Tho Department doos not bind it- sell to accept the lowest'or any tondor. , l fly order, Nap. Toosler, Secretary. Dopartmont of Public WorkB, Ottawa, Octobor 7, 1008. Nowspapcrs will, not.ho paid for this ndvcrtlsomont If they Insert It without authority from tho Department, Jn ninkin« nil the incutlnKi n success «»"««« van nt k-nst bottor understood from the standpoint of tho I«nbori,»J/ ol"" unionists hero nnd hortsfter Interests. I wo can look upon thnm ns an Integral Rcvalsteko B.C, Aug. 14 Und a bumper meeting which part of Uio International lnbor move- nf-'ment. There arv several i,ooi! IIu* la.—Qualifications In permits to build, of all cltloB und towns that 'l""i* shnll bo bathrooms nnd bath- •■"(mi attachments In nil houses or '""■ iwtmonta lued for habitut'on. if*.—\Vo favor a systom of finance w.-.i-by iitoiiity Hindi l>« Issued oxclu- *'.' i> by tho Rovornmont, with such ").••!*(,(|on« nnd restrictions ai will pre-,*,- u (rom manipulation hy tho hntiMns Interests for tliolr private vain. NOTICE. In the Matter of nn Application for m«s ,hr>ue oi * Ukipit-vAlti «.' tut Cert*...' cste of Title to Lot 7, Dloek 24, Town of Fernie,, (Map 734.) NOTICI'l Is horoby Riven thnt it Is my Intention to Issue at tho expiration of ono month nftor tho first pub- Cortlllcnto of Titlo to tho nbovo- mentioned Lot In tho name of Alexander MelAchlon, which cortincato is dated (.!»" 13th of July, WW, nnd numbered CSCS A. H. F, MacLeod. District Registrar. Und ReRlstry Office, Nelson R, C. September 3rd. 100S, SEALED TENDER addressed to tho undorslgnod and ondorsod "Tondor for. Public IJulldlng, Vornon, R. C„" will ho received nt this offlco until 4,30 p.m. on Friday, Novombor.20, 1008, for tho construction of n Publio IJulldlng at Vornon, Plans nnd specifications can ho soon, nnd fomm of tondor obtained at this (lopartnioiit nud on application to tho poHtmnstor at Vornon. Persons tondoiliiiT nro notified that tondoi'H will not ho consldorod unlosB In tho printed form supplied, and. .signed with tliolr actual Klgnaturos. Each tender must bo accompanied hy an accoptod choquo on n charterod hank, mado payable to tho ordor of tho Honourable tho .Minister ot Publio Works, equal to ton por cont (10 per cent) ot tho amount of tho tender, which will bo forfoltod tf tho pfixon leiiderliiK decline to enter In- ill ,'4 i-UllU-Ml IfJitH tViJ.'cvj Uiri/il iii ilo ho, or If ho fall to comploto tlio work contracted for. If tho tondor bo not accepted tho choquo will bo roturned. The Dopartmont doos not bind It- arAf ttx tU'i'tirit tlio Irnt'on*- er nrtv Inn. dor. Ity order, (Slgnod) Nap Tetiier Socrotnry, Dopartmont of Public WorltB, Ottn- wa, Octobor 20th, 1008, Newspapers will not bo paid for this advertisement If th«y Insert It without Authority from the Depart' ment. M. A. KERR & CO. Builders-and Contractors. Estimates Furnished. Geo. C. Egg, A.I.C., William Haldane -EGG &.HALDANE. THE FERNIE 0 ? LUMBER CO. A., McDougall, Mgr.- -Manufacturers of and Dealers in all kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber Send, us your orders P. KENNEDY Lumber Dealer All kinds of rough and dressed lumber Victoria Ave. North Ferni E. A. Rummer L. O. Kummer KUMMER BROS. Builders and Contractors Estima.tes - Furnished. FIBRE PLASTER KEPT IN STOCK ■ ■■■ ft H/lU !♦ AAfr A -IHfl \/»1 IliniAMn- 11 ■-. e-\t vin*4*KW*o-ariu — » niuaiui a*- Fernie, B. ..C. . Nelson B. C. WHO SAID FIRE? We did. Wo are firing away at the , ■ old business CREE & M0FFATT ALBERTA BOARDING HOUSE Hosmer. B.C. Board and Room,. $20.00 per .month . ALL WHITE HELP Mrs. Dcslcaures, Prop. DEPOT RESTAURANT Maeleod. Alta. J. E. ROGERS, Prop. FERNIE CARTAGE CO. Team Work and Draying Dealers in Wagons,' Sleighs, Dump Carts, Spring Rigs and Harness 0. N. ROSS, Manager Stoves! Stoves! Stoves! We have the cheapest arid best line of Ranges, Kitchen Stoves and Heaters. B.C. FURNITURE STORE New and Second-Hand Goods Drop In and m*(* mo GO TO THK Rinman Kaminski Co. For your Kiipply of Groceries. Dry Gooda Boots and Shoes -ILL J. JIU!UBMWMIIMg!!IWI' "WH Hosmer, B. C W. STAN. TERRY Painter and Decorator Glvo me a ('limine on your work Try a Ledger Ad. p Ik..- ...^-.4.- Wholesale Liquor Dealer Dry Goods, Groceries, Coots and Slues Gents' Furnishings • BAKER AVENUE BRAMCH AT HOSMER, B.C. WM. SCOTT UNDERTAKER Fernie B. v. R. Addison Blairmore, Alio. Funeral Director and Undertaker THE'. DjSTRICT LEDGER,i FERNIE,-,B./C.>AN0VEMBER-;21, 1908. PAGE SEVEN DOWAGER EMPRESS ^ ■■r1,^ .. ' ' it.**,-. ■ * ^ „ ^ i£1' : -, y l"^1 AND EMPEROR DEAD CHINA LOSES POWERFUL RULER -■*: "DEATHS ANNOUNCED. Pelting Nov. 18.-r-The .DowageV, Empress of China, the autocratic head of the:., government, which she directed without successful interference since 1861 is officially announced-' to be dead. u- ..*'.-■ t This • was closely- followed'.by a report: of the emperor's death at five- o'clock but'it is believed that the deaths of the emperor and empress occurred considerably before thi "date set in the official statement.'' '. \The,foreign legations were .notified this morning of the death of Emperor and the succession of Prince Pu Yi, the three year old son of Prince Chin, The' court will go into mourning for three years. • ' . All the red objects have therefore . been removed and blue will be substituted. . ■■ , The people learned .this evening of the death of the Dowager Empress. Although tho Chinese are not an emotional people they were profoundly impressed by the death of their most powerful ruler.. - The death bed. observances of three thousand years ago marked the passing of the dowager and emperor. They, died alone and unattended although .surrounded by circles of abject spectators, who remained a rod distant because .of the sacred personages of their majesties. v The emperor refused all scientific aid. He had refused the services of foreign physicians for months,' although it was stated that he.had returned to the old form of medical treatment, it is believed that latterly he.received no treatment at,all. ' i i .. ., Foul Play Suspected. London, Nov. 19—There are countless rumor's concerning the nature of the emperor's death and illness. No scientific opinion could be obtained, but the general description of the symptoms Indicate a severe nervous affection in which complications occurred that'caused death, o As the: dowager's decree of:: last ^veek appointing a new emperor indicates no impairment,of.her vivacity her unexpected" death excites suspicions of foul play. 7 " s There are= rumors of disorder" in the palace and its precints. 7 , . V ■ All accounts agree that', the - new ..Dowager' Empress is a complete nonentity but the new regent's-mother ih law is a woman of strong character and is almost certain to exercise a strong influence In tlie" destiny'of the new regime, '' *, '■ ' ',- • A LETTER FROM JOHN PETTI- \*i *,;•!■-■•■•.., grew: :^m^^^s^^^^m^^^^^m^s^^^^^^^^^^K^m^^ •Jr i 8 |4THErGH0Sar.,0F:r-; • yf • p-^^ 'CASTLE ^ fr; ' BY MRS. C. N.; WILLIAMSON. , •*■"-': | 1 "" Authoress of "The Princess Passes," "The Lightning ;. S Ih' ' y..s'k .-•"-■■'Conductor/*'Etc., Etc. ' ' :-* ' | S3 ■ -" -■- Y ■' !,■•--.■..'. «S |2 , Copyright, 4906,, by Mrs. C. N. Williamson. . ''.''" < ' *& wnen at last Mrs, Warden had led the girl up the'.ivinding stone stair-*- way of the" "haunted tower," to the' ■ room which' was to be'her own, E1-* 8))u(li ihunked the ghosts -. to ,whom she nwe'cV.sueh'.deliglitful'quarters. Ii. it'had not been for them", suiely tlii? murt"~h'nve baen (ine'ot the "most" de- 5t:ab!(*. rooms in the whole great bouse., she-, thought: and if sheqould. "w.t-.'ld' ha.ve pe|lsi-.a(l-'d. Mrs. Warden * to. toll tlie-story of ,.the .tower; But,: as Mr.-.Grant line) (lone, the house-, keeper grew suddenly"reserved when' the subject of the haunted tower was .nentioned, Klspeth did not wish to insist, but she wns becoming very curi- lus. .''*'.,,' As the housekeeper was on the point of leaving htr alone, having promised that diniiei should be sent' up at 7.30, the old woman turned on the threshold. "1 hope you won't be timid here," she snid. "It is a bit ionely, for the room under yours haE' been turned into-a place for.storing luggage'.and odds nnd ends of furniture that aren't wanted, nnd the one under that is whom the carpenter of the hotel does .his work. So there's nobody but you in the tower at night. Yet it's all the'quieter, and better for sleeping because of that, and "you have an electric boll, just like anybody else, which you've only, to touch as you lie :n bed, if you have a fright, and the night port".iiiwould be at your door'inside of twr minutes But there, you won't have n fright. Why should you? There's nothing to frighten you here.',; ,. "Of course not, nnd ' shan't' be in the least afraid." nnswered Elspeth stoutly. Even when Mrs, Warden had, gone, she was still oi the same opinion, ;*"'.' Roanoke,-III., Nov. 0, 1908. Editor Mine Workers Journal: , Neither ft practical hor' a skilful writer, I thought I would like to give you a letter, so here goes. . -• ■■■ Volnoy while travelling In tho Russian empire, noticed that ho thought cultivation ot tho soil could bo improved -upon. , Uo "know It was no use to talk, so lie bought an estate and had the land worked according to his Instructions unil'lilonB. . .»„ Tlie empress of Russia was so Im- piojssed and plensod with tho results tlmt sho publicly thanked htm, and dotforatod lilm with somo, badge of horfor. Mow why couldn't the U, M. W. of A. buy a thousand acros of coal land and equip an up, to tlato plant and soil tho conl to tho consumer at cost. Demonstrate to tho world that you can do away with all profit, Interest nnd rent. If tho plant costs a hundred thousand dollars, and assuming tha plant to bo good for twenty flvo years, you would hnvo to lay away 31000 a yoar to mako tho 3100,000 good to start another coal plant,, * Tills would bo socialism nn I understand It. T claim tho minors wasted thousands of dollars In conventions (luring liiHt your; no nood of sumllng so ninny (U')ognton to thumj conventions, Whilo In Mlnoiilc tho othor day I had lho pleasure of aeolng Uso niil-lwln lamp. Tho Mlnonli Iocnl has boinrht a dnzon of tlio lamps wltli a vlow of lutroduc- Ing lham In Die Mluonk shaft. If tho Iliildwlu lamp could ho Introduced In our mliicn It. would bo a Mr: Improvement, It Is n bottor light and Uu fcii.ynv, Onl '..(.ci, ...HiM nut Uiliu„tv 1* pit lamp In th-tlr Hummer klichoiiH. I nm not Ir-U'-ri-'fated in Uso nixie of the Baldwin lump. Your, rvuduM'H could soo tlio ml. of tlio l!**l:lwlii lamp In iiic .Humid,. An ivio.iuh nun tin chani?os nro mot with opposition. For Instance, tako tho railroad, any labor Having mnehlne, It takes labor, patience, nml piM-fiovoniiico io Introduce thorn ond mako them Btlck. My oh- Joel III '.vrl'fns Uio ahovo |q to do good. Trusting, that you will U.U ii \d.wv lu the Journal, main, " Very sincere! / John Pettigrow "Taken from the Mine Workors' Journal.) ' 'Ol course- not/a nd 1 shouldn't be the .•. ■ least u/raid," ,• • though-even-tluu early in-the evening there was a deathlike silence in the tower, which-(-seemed Btrango in a crowded hotol, full from cellar's to' attics of lively people. " It was a large' room, circular in shape, with twe oxtrnordinary deep set windows, opposite one, another, bi retired in tho thickness of the tower wall, that oach one had the appear- nnoe of being nt the far- end of another and smnller room;- but tho windows wore so wido and so. high that despite this peculiarity they gavo plenty of light, Undor one.. wnB a cushioned soat; nnd tho alcovo of tho eastern window had' doors en oacl) side, in the black, onk wainscot, Those' doors 'concealed spneious wardrobes, but the west nl'1 novo had doors ol glass on either side, opening into lmgo recesses. Tho ono on tho loft wns n ■bathroom, while in the one on the right stood a bod, apparently carved r.ut oi ono piece, .with tho oak wall bohlnd it. This bed was, of courso, .invisible- from tho outer room, ns the wnitmcoted wall hid it from the alcovo. therefore Ulsnoth was practically' In possession of n toparute sitUim-room. Tho glass doors were sliding doors therefore they did not Interfere in passing to and fro, and could nlwnyn bo lolt open,*'Tlio furniture of tho big outor room was admirable Elspoth thought, although it wn» of many diffoient poriods and '.-.ad p:rhiip** kon relegated horo, bo* ■jii-.-se it hnd 'iniide place for something bettor oipLivhere. Thoro woro two or throe wonderful old chairs, n oharmlnp tnhlo with claw* foot, an ancient "Htioretniy book-ciwo buronu," with plaH* (loon., behind which.tlio eovoi'H of bld-fiiHliloned books showed, and n tall screen'ot lxmuttful, thouali "ndi'd, onihosiiod leather, whleh hid n loo modern drOHMiiK-tiiblo from view.* The pirl tho'f'.irlily enjoyed tlio tusl; of iHipiio',*.iuir nnd putting nwny her, foiv modost bolniiRhigs in tlie givnt ttiill-eiililimnlH. om. of wlilcli ulio (lifC'Vyroil iv*iH linod with codnr; and h.-.d e ulio linn finished all she Iuul to do in iivltliin* in, diniKii in- rlviid- (piitii a littlo ft nt. it ceemeil 11 liei, o;i n larpi'ttnmanK-Hpreiid tniy, v, iih r|!voi e.ivii> Uu the dished, llu'iv wm,* ii ii"1 xllk-Nhndeil lump ..si ( :',> tnli'e, v,lic.vt the horvniit who ') (i ,t':it in «!.(,' ti*.i/ oljlitrlnBly lit; leu :'ii»-?:i t!*"' l!"in' w-.thiti mnde the i'.I.i ■!' i.-.'1 li... ii livivnt of riwf". tlin *.'.■*'i: i-o til'.* d 1 \. lip t li! _ Ill/lit ,'.:.xi i; "' r.e t !.' r-'-.O.-.'ll •,!|llt 1.1'. ■i;*'. T.(l H'liip.'d ' U,,X1 v.-. ioned >1 * .•nee tV ,-.. :l. in t.i. I,. .', i ',\f ii i •■<i. .'ir.-' > v . ;•. glvo I re .^;::ir "rli.i>, ■ niul1 '.' Be ',*. Ij,> i ;-e:',:^' e.o ini* in it'll, til. *,"'*■"*• tlv lit I'-. ... ' > i , , .. b t tho di-'iot- ceMvenl^l notlen ,<• .''.ur;. .'.:■ V. ■ IC '.-'■lll'l'l* hly, Ihey \<i''■•'-"' li''**' tt'**-* tlini» 1» tli'.' Aoif.t. nv.d tlie 'M'l I).cm to wondi|i whether, ".'if*' i'-l. >l>1' wore qi'ite in. h c".,y n*( s-he iniil thri plit, In hnvlnii the 'liiv.'iiU'il Kiwer at l^cl.ialn " to \,*i-.f\l. . ' , i ' U'lo O'vld net reriifinbei* hnvhi|» j.'vh (i diiiily nnd -Jrell-nerved dtiv I nei. and it wt'h! to,have l»eeri deli- | oiouii to thin!, thai ahe could do n* ! idie pleaud 'with her tlrm* iirilll (•>• j morrow mornlnit nt 0. How nie*, it would U to Wild until the wn» 1 cleopy. nnd limn to dream In thnt j wondurful old bod with the great fuftkd Uucu ullluwa! ITut when the tray had been taken away, there began tdbe strange, lit-" tie creeping sounds' behind tho .wainscoting, sounds like' light,- hurrying', footfalls, rustlino of stiff silk, tappings : of unseen fingers. Only mice, of course,/beginning their-night revels; Elspeth knew that, and she was not afraid. Still, she hacMo tell 'her- ?elf, again and again that" she rather liked the ojueer noises,, thnt. .they- were conipiinionable, here in this isolated room, where no sounds of'hu- ■nan life save her own could crime.,; She read, fitfully, until n soft-voicec.1' clock on the nauo-.v inuntei over the big fireplace hnd struck 11, and it was" nearly uI2 beiore she •• hud cuddled into the great bed in the alcove. Lying there between the cool- linen sheets, the gitl folt very wideawake, though after the long, exciting day slu! had passed, sleep ought to have come quickly! Sue had left the glass doors pushed wide open, and the alcove which she fnced as she lay' was white with- the light ot a lnte:rising moon. "I'm glad I don't believe in ghosts'/'.she sai.l to herself. "On such a night" The sentence, broke off short in b'lspeth's thoughts, and her heart gave n leap. Just behind lier' head there was a new sound, which neither mice nor rats could have made, a queer, metallic sound, like the clinking of a chain or a jingling of k"ys one , against another, ,Once and again it-' came; then,' the cop of a high heel on a stone,stair. ' The girl's blood knocked at her temples. She sat up in bedi'ahd listened through the' thick "beating in .her ears. The sound was fainter, now,' as if farther away. With hands that , shook a little she found the candle and, matches on a small table by the bedside, and struck a: light which •glowed small and yellow in the white moonhaze. -"',.. All was still now, as she waited, and the" impression she had, had of something.strange and horrifying began to fade. She must have imagined the jingling, and the. tap,* tap ■ of lit- "tle heels. It, was well known that mice could make all kinds of extraordinary noises, scuttling „ about in the walls of the tower, a; glorious playground for the mouse'tribe. How 3tupid she was to. have a fright, she who-had-boasted of* her courage;, and said that'she'*-"h6ped tlie tower, was haunted!'' Now, she- would blow out the candle and force herself,to sleep, or she would not be at her best to begin work to-morrow morning... 7, 'Down she flung "herself ..among the big pillows again, but scarcely^ had .she begun conscientiously.to""count ■ sheep jumping over a gate, when a -scfii—heavy—weight—brushed—against the wall which was.one:with the head of the bed.-.A faint cry ".followed, sounding as, if it came, from somewhere above, and again theTtap,. tap, tap of heels. "■'*.''- . -Elspeth did-not sit. up in, bed. this time. She. lay still as if frozen,' her eyes staring wide,-her ears strained to catch, a .tioubled murmur of voices.. It was-as if ii man and worn-' an talked together, and thon came footsteps mingled with the metallic clinking in which the girl ".had tried to disbelieve1,- ■' ' 'She no longer struggled : to bo brave.- Cold and shaking ■ with terror she sprang out oi bed, and ran,, pattering on her bare feet, out into the tower roor.1. n ' ■ Thore in the moonlight which filtered through the two windows left uncurtained, 'she could, seo the objects which had already, become familiar to her oyes. Somehow, thoy did the. details of lifer soon to be hor everyday life,,, ' "Nonsenso—'nonsense — nonsense!" she repeated angrily, half aloud, glad to hoar^ho sound of hor'own voice. "It's nothing. What could1 it be un- leas I dreamed M'l Oh, why can't I get this lamp lighted?" Soon sho had the rosy glow shinhig through tlio fleecy silk of tho "lamp shade, but not satisfied with that, she, must have all the candles as were n comfort, suggesting as thoy woll. The light was like a friend. She could think how, ask .herself questions, nnd njiswor reasonably, Whnt had t1 *■'hopsnkeopor told hor* That. bIio-would be alono in tho tower nt night, In a room on the ground floor, the hotel enrponter worked by day; hv tho ioo.ii above thnt, furnituro and luggapo' wero storod, Noxt, came her own Hoot, and ovor it— whntP Mrs, Warden's e>:nlnnntioi,r had gone no furthoi; but Klspoth hnd noticed that thu nowly rostorod, winding stah*ea**e ended outside her room, Tlie way beyond wns blocked nji with brick, theioforo tlioro could have been no voices, no footsteps, no tupping of hook 8li.« must have dreamed the snvMids, llnsldon. ovon If the HtnlronHo londiM-a lo the llooi nbove woro nm obstructed,/tho walls woro fur too thio'; for noiiios such in- shn hnd fuueitd k. peneti'iito to hor room; and, at nil events tlmt alcove where the Ik>(I etnod was not a place peoplo would 'in*-*** in goliiK up the xtnlrri. Hut-lf I here "were hiioIi things •te -jha-ith, nftor nil1* No. idle would not lot lior thouuhl-* turn Hint wny. Ff .--tie did--If she <»n<v indulgcd linrmlf in sueh fonlishnuim, there wn'.'ld li? nn end Id tint pt.'iiC'- ■ind pleiiHitre in 'hi.* tower rno-.n, to 'i .iliieh s!ie hnd iynkod forward. She - wojld If f-iMi-j.l.'.-.'. hut there wilt, no j <••■(• In point* leic't to bod, until she -hu-'hl f,.'i'l hU-,;>y. Slie would vruw . tnnre nnd ijr»iv rmrvo*.i8 lying there. „;,. ; y, . ;:,,; I . J..J,; " . >*■ * ,,..(. nl«lii «.l|i. \ PI nllmv hm^'olf In ■ -Ait i'p nnd reid. nnd to morrow i>,'.e ! vmi-.;.| p.vb.ibiy liml out ►oinc p-.'i- ! f".-t;,'.- •!"(».!.. •*>v|>.nttiitlfi>ii (if I1,.-' i -(vi|n|« wt'ieli lit'd HH.iii'td tn i»hnntly j She wo-'M 'ivploiv K Utile nnd und.'i*' ■ tntifl lu«r •■•rro -n«titivt* tli.ii-.*"'*!ily. j Ij'iiil'fi llll'il'll-'l liKiil fliiinii) inn i S'ia', too.c up th'» volunic nl Seoti j whirh --lie hnd hi'iin to r*nd nt dinner, b t, dn if to piove tliut mIk- xx'\ j not mist reus of ''er norve», uh'-.* --trtrt-"* i ft, sharply at the noise ol n -.eiiinpei- ! ing i-nt Ij.dilnd the wahifool. Hint th<» ! bo'ik fell to tlie floor, It lny open, on j it*, fnee. nnd n xijnnre hit ol h'.Miik ! pnp-er e*r(ipml from some hiding plnre . tiiiuiiii; iiic jvln.u*. muaty':*4»iellltie ', piii'es. i ftlsjwth picked up the ncrnp, and after aU jt wn* i«*.it blank, Upon the nido which had h.m next tho floor, •ome one hsd sketched tin f««5o of n yoxxnt hoy. Tli« penciled line* had I faded, the paper vu the color of old j ivour. »n«t thqucollfcL.MUli.tti> JL«g8«"»t- ed by-a-few- fig-Sl-stfoTses were "br quaint fashion. But the face was strikingly, handsooip, (ind so indivi-' dual as to .convince-*.El.--.peth' that- as a likeness the little" sketch must have hsen ;a;su,ccess.- -rliLon-.- corner-tliere- were initinls, 'ai-'I.Jn-r'd'.to; but. they' he.d beer. ^.l-rT'-!, eiiVi-.r deliberately oi^ by n-3cide,-:t,-ahd Klspeth held the paper~ilo?(. tc"the light "without b.'ing able to decipher, them. Sudden-, iy ns.she ,s>t''diec. the'faint lettering, sonie'-hing seemed"to fail from above,. \ -ist her eyes—something swift aad -mall, from, which the light struck a^! gleam as it froit. a-ruby, and at the' same instant.the,ruby, was shattered in a red snla'sh upon the sketch. With a cry .Elspeth -prang to her ■eet, still' mechanic-ally holding the oit of paper.'The pictured face-of the hoy was stained red; thore was, a red. liquid smear on ner thumb and fin- .S'er,'and as she 'stared, horrified,- dumfounded, again . there * was a •-wilt, ruby flash before her eyes. CHAPrKR 111. ■ Instantly the words, of the housekeeper - leaped into the girl's mind, fhe^bell! The bell by which she could summon the night porter—where was it? Ah,'' she remeriibered, and almost 'ns quickly as the thought had**flashed into her mind her linger was hov sring over the electric button. A second more, and the summons would have eoue flashing over the wire; but something seemed to restrain Elspeth's hand, as if it had' been seized and forcibly held back. "No!" she snid, half aloud, "I won't do it," And with.great force of self- control, she turned her. back on the bell, which meant help and human companionship if she ahose to have it. "Very likely they have had the same kind of trouble here 1-efore with their secretaries," the girl, thought. "Mi. McGowan ,told me. the one from the neighborhood whom they had had before couldn't rnnnn':e the work, but r'm.sure he .loo'.ed,j odd when he said it. and perhaps there was more behind. 'Probably they're expecting me to make a fuss, of some sort though I don't,eome borhood.,and am not supposed to have heard the storv of tl from the neigh- is Tower, what ever it is. Maybe the other girl knew it beforehand." Bnt i doesn't matter, I won't make a fuss I boasted that I was brave, and I'm going to stand it somehow, if it kills me. It can't be ghosts; -rhosts' don't have blood. The chances are that some one tonight has been playing a horrid trick on me. Well, -they' shan't get any satisfaction' from it! ' I'm going- to stop on here, and in this room, if I have to stay awake all night, and work air day. every day, till whoever it is gets tired." I . This forceful -'determination poured courage into Elspeth's chilled veins, as if she had been drinking strong wine. Instead. of completing the ha- v(.,4 already-mn-le; in,;her7spirit by terror, as for' a few seconds it had threatened to do the fall of ruddy drops from the ceiling, had undone the work of the strange sounds behind ■the walls. The eirl was even calm enough now to,-regret the "damage, to the sketch she had found in the old' volume' of Scott, and to attempt repairing it by pouring a stream of wat-- erover^tlie paper while the red spot' wn37fresii*ancf. wetT'flnTspife^ofher" efforts, however, a stain was ,left, but the vivid red was changed' to a pale pink, which gave an effect as if the smiling face of the boy had been washed over with' a faint flesh - color. The- ponciled lines, faded before, were still more faded by th(s application of water; still, they were riot; obliterated.* nnd Elspeth was vaguely glad. She did not know who the boy hnd been; if he * lived, he must be nn elderly man now, judging by the fashion of his' dress; she would probably never learn anything more.of his story, even if it had been worth hearing. Nevertheless, she was interested, and, said» to herself" thnt, ns she was np-' parontly connected in some distnm way with the Loehrain family, through •her father's, people, the" Deans, the- boy of th'e sketch was perhaps a cousin of hers, far,, removed. This house had' always been the' home of thc Loch ruins until lately, when it hnd been bought for an hotel, nnd ns everything in it, furniture, books unci pictures, -had been tlio property o: the I-ochrains, it wns likoly that th. boy wns n mombor of the fnmly. "I'll be worthy of their blood, i.' it's really in my veins," Klspeth thought, "and 1 won't'be n cownrd in their house," As if for a rownrd of eoiirniro, n. ;*.irther souncls crime, and no-more cr those rubv dro*-*.-- fell .from the ceii Ing. H*.uf it not been for the pinl ■.'nil. i':i tlio sketch the '.'iri mi?'*' hnve bevjun to fnney by nnd by that i' hnd nil been n Imd drenm; but th ..uu't'.e.i! side oi' hnr nntrrc wns i. ti.e m-C'iidnnt now, and she did no. laRCV thnt, !?> ronliswd. nnd ne'i- ■•.owiedsod to hoisolf thnt she hnd hnd ,ro;.d cfi'.'p.' to be fiifhtenod. bit hoi 'lighting ■ b.oocl wns roused,, and, she meant sooner oi inter to hnve nn ex- .-..■.'.natlC'i. of everythiiid that hnd Imp- *";;aed. • "I will flnd ov.t for myself if ,1 can, •itho'.-t con'.idin: in ni.jb-.dy," she l.ci'.lcd., ■ The one* thin*.' the ,.irirl could not , .in, however, w- to 'jo Irielc to bed. S'io fat **p in hei dressing -/own ure iii-'n:n.i!l*:''.t tad d into 'dawn. Then, ■.vl'en tho ~'i owe ■•(■'"■i wn* (fray with iiK''*niiiB li<f'*t. i-'''*' lay down nnd net- ■■illy wort" fi i'hep ' light: Ii she had, by this time., th- i sew-i would ■ have spread over the Intel, ami every servant -would khbv that "the new secretnrv" had had r. fright." ' • " . - ' ' F.veu as.it was' she thought' tl.. waiter looked at ber with''a furti'y i-iterest, different "run: :h.3 look of ln,-i ni«;ht. It was us if he were 'expecting something. "1 hope you rested well niks," he said "civilly, and Elspeth. thanking him, ..au-iwc-iod, with .-.eie;-'.- .cheerfulness 'that slu- had never' been better in "her life * t.-rin she'was thin morning. .The ..best, of it was that ii was perfectly true. The girl telt ready for anything.'.1 As soon as she had finished he! breakfast, she started to thread hei way to Mr,' McGowan's room, but sh** had not yet- "got her bearings" ir. this immenseandi-iimbling old house and to reach the part'she wished tc find was easier s-md than done. Afte> some wandering, she came out throng'.- a corridor into a square hall of con siderable 'size, which she was sui< she had not-Seen before.", Howevci there was the stairway, which descended in the middle, and rnthei than retrace' hei steps, perhaps to be lost again, she decided' that J* would be better to £0 down. On.tho floor below she would probably meet servants of the hotel, who would put her in the right way. There were, however, several ladies standing in a group on the third ■ or_ fourth step. Klspeth, .waited for a moment nt a distance, thinking thnt thty would go up or down; then, seeing that they did not move, and that the stairway was very broad, she thought that she might pass -without disturbing them. She moved forwar-*' rnther timidly, conscious that she wn, a paid employe, j.nd that.it would b a grave offence ior one in her posi tion to discommode guests. Drawinp nearer, she saw that one of the three ladies -\vns the beautiful young, gir. with whom she had traveled'up from. London yesterday. This morning six wore a short, white serge dress, with dainty white shoas. nnd had' on r. hnt, therefore she wns presumably just going out,' oi bad just come in. early, as it, was. , Oue of her companions' on the stair-, way was an elderly and rather peculiar looking lady with cameo features, faded lirdit hnir,-arranged in a would-, ,b?-artistic fashion, and .an aesthetic gown more suitable for a London boudoir at tea time than a .Scotch hydro in the morning. The third figuie was that of a very striking woman of perhaps' thirty-two or three, foreign certainly, Jewish perhaps, with magnificent dark eyes like wellsi) of light, singularly pale yet clear complexion, and black hair rippling away from an unusually low, broad' forehead. - A glance was enough to photograph these new personalities on Elspeth's 'brain. She saw also that the trailing dress of the 'eldest of' the trio was spread out over the stairs in such ()■ wny that, bred as' they were, it would be impossible for. her to pass without pushing or 'requesting the LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that Alexander Riziitto' of' the City of Fernie, will apply at the next sittings- of 'the \ JJoar.d of-Licensing Commissioners in j and. for the City of Fernie as a Li- j censing Court 'for the transfer of the ■ Retail Liquor License in respect of i the premises known as the Roma Ho- • tel, and situate.on Lots Thirteen (13) and Fourteen (14) in Block Seven-.! teen (17) Fernie to tho new premises : to be known as the Roma Hotel, and erected or to be erected on the north ,, east corner of the said Block 17, aud . having a frontage to Baker Avenue of 120. feet aud a' frontage to Jaffray St.; of 4S feet. j A. Rizzuto. i Dated 31st October, 1908. ■ . Liquor license act. -2&BSBZB3S. o'eloo!: when she hnd scni'i'idy moiv of ret Nevuithe- I inn1 •■■.r.'in-.'rtly buoy- ■ excitement to iro thriv.«-|*h "whatever now axporiiinpii*. .ii''!il h? in i'1'i.e foi h'T. lt Wile I'.V ( •vnkod, nnd i,!i< ilum t'-'ve l-.o 'i '..••■h, sin- felt *,"■: ■Mil. help-'d h NOTICE is.hereby given that one j month after date I intend to apply to . the Superintendent of Provincial Po- j lice for the renewal of my Hotel Li- j cense, to sell intoxicating liquors un- j der the provisions of the Statute in ' that behalf, in the premises known and described as tho Wellington House, situated at New Michel, B. C, to commence on the first day of January, 1909. THOMAS CRAHAN, Dated this 31st October, A.D., 1908. 11-Dt. ROYAL H 0 T E £ FERNIE v.^'t^i^.^^^tssrfmjs^t^ Bar Unexcelled All White Help 0- Everything Up-to-date Call in and see us once 4 \JI C. W. DAVEY & CO., Propsi LIQUOR LICENSE ACT. NOTICE is hereby given, that' one month after date I intend to apply to the Superintendent of Provincial Police for the renewal of my Hotel License, to, sell'intoxicating liquors under the provisions of the Statute in that behalf in the premises known and described as the Michel Hotel, situate at Michel, B. C, to commence on the first day of January, 1909. THOMAS CRAHAN, Dated,this 31st October, A.D., 1908. ' ' ll-5t. LIQUOR LICENSE ACT. NOTICE is hereby given that one month after date I intend to apply to the Superintendent of Provincial Police for a renewal of my Wholesale Liquor License to' aell intoxicating liquor under the .provisions of .the Statute in, that behalf in the premises known and described as Crahan s Liquor Store, situated at Michel, B. C, to commence on the first day of January, A. D. 1909. '" THOMAS CRAHAN, Dated this 31st October, A.D., 1908." ll-5t. WALDORF HOTEL (ln rear of old stand) Table Unexcelled Bar supplie'd^-vvith tho'finest brands ofj"vYines, Liquors and Cigais MRS. ,S. JENNINGS, Prop. (Formerly of Central'Hotcl). 'I It-It ji i> m;,n ,11,',, litis/;' , c ,(/i„, , wearer to movo. She was close upon i ne j roup now, but wns on tlie point (.•.' tcrnine. bnck u.'tor nil, when some "hing :.ii|)|Ji!iied. . "Why. it wn-. Cnplniii Oxlord' e.\cI;iiiiiod the li.dy nitn the truiliii? dro**,!*.. "Didn't xua know tnnt, Lu.i\ Hilary i*" 'No. I—I—" tlio girl Htaiiiinero i, nnd tottered sli'.'htly, as if recoiling from n blow iicicu-s tho fnco. ■ frmtiintly Klspeth saw n wny olsuv- ing hor from tlie -diniue of nn involuntary ievelutic.il. "I hei' your pardon," she snid briskly. "I'm nfrnid I stopped on your drorR, nnd pullodi yon buck, I'm ho sorry, I do hopo I haven't broke nny stitches. With n hiiirt, Lndy Hilary Vnnc 'o'iked round, nud lier oyes mot I*,lh- ,1-t'i'n, (list with HiirprUo, then reco*/. . ■''* m, thon i.'intitiido, The undoi- -' .*!;:ig of v.hnt th.e --tninircr had • It.- .v' tor her, nnd why, wns so olenr in that lowly look thnt the youm? Hton'ieriip'.u'i (clt herself' hluhhinir, She alho felt uxtnionliniirlly |)leiiHcd thnt •.he h"d h;-cn nh!c to do-even to xriinll a tliiii*: mi' this t'ii'l. and wii-hr.ri A\e. tHif-dit have the chniiee to do moro. 'm;c!. ...J;'* (To bo contlnuoil.) "h.* il,m tiihi: j. ■'id xx'te In hniji ..•efully nt the "'Hit'.' tm nny tnioe ■tf nd Minn, h-it inithi..;1 v.an vle-ib!-,-,1 th.)''*j!i tlieenilj L--,i:ilii*'.e wint potiriiif! in thi*it,*"h nu i''1 t .lii.dmv. Thoio VOLUNTEER BOUNTY ACT IPftS WAllNIN'd TO I'L'ltCIIASKl'.S MVKItY iiM'ilKiiiucnr nf H.<» i'1/M n! LIQUOR LICENSE ACT. NOTICE is "hereby given that on December 1st 1908,1 intend to apply to tKe^Suprintende"nt"l)r"PrdvincTal'~Por lice for the renewal of my i hotel license to sell intoxicating liquors under the provisions of the Statute in that behalf in-the premises known'i.hd described as '.'The Royal Hotel," situated at Gateway, B.- C, to commence the first day of January, 1909.' . Simon Dragon NOTICE, Take notice that I hereby intend to apply to the, Boards of Licensing commissioners in, nnd for tho City of Fernie for the transfer of, the "Liquor Ll- qenso held by me ln respect to the Waldorf Hotel situate upon Lois No. fourteen'(14) and Fifteen 115) Dloek 13, City of Fernio, from myself to Sarah Jennings.' MARY MOORB Dated 8th Soptomber, 1908. NOTICE Notico Is hereby given that I Intoinl to apply 'to llio Board of LlaoiiHlnn (.(wmlBHiC'iierf* In and for tho City of Pernio, at tlio next rognlnr Bluings of tlio Licensing Board, for a transfer of toll Liquor License now hold by mo In respect to tho Control Hotel, situated upon Lot No. Ono (1) Block Six (0 City of Fornio, Map 734. from myself to Limlta A: .Mills, " Datod Mils 10th dny of October A. D, 1'Ji'S, JAS, SBVlillNS .VI OFFICIAL ADMINI8TRATOR8' ACT HOTEL FERNIE The Hotel of Fernie - Fernie's Leading Commercial and Tourist-House S. F. WALLACE, Prop. KING'S HOTEL Bar supplied with tho best Wines, Liquors and Gigiu-f- * DINING ROOM IN CONNECTION JOHN P0DBIELANCIK, Prop. QUEEN'S HOTEL Doing business in the same old place Liquors nnd CIkm-h of the hl^hoHt quality ,'. Well (docked bar W. ROBICHAUD, Prop. NOTICU Ih horoby rIvpii Hint on Mm Slinil dny of Octobor, .HOR, IT WA8 OHDMRKI) MY 1'. 13. VYILHON B8Q„ ■lii'lKn of llie County Court, of Himl ! Kootciiny, lioldcn nt Fornlc, Hint \ •luiili-H Koruiiiifin Ann ft roni,', official I adiiiliilHiraior, for Hint.portion of Hum ('(unity of Kiinionriy liiclndcil lu H.e fl'-etoral dlMrlcts of, Critnbrool; nm] ' Fcrnln, lie AdmlulHii'iiirir of all' nnd ' HhiKiilnr thn .ihiiiluii oi* Fiiiiik U'dlsi'al '• ol" Fdi'iilo, d'MTiiHi'd liiti'idnle. | ... , l-'vi'i'y pi'i'Miu Inih'hlcd to 'li.i i.nl.l i n Innd Bruin iiiiihi be by wny of up :,,,„,„„„,„, ,H ,,„,,„,,.,, ,0 ,.,,„.„ ,1|1VI11(,IU . a Houth Afrlcnn Volunteer oniltli'il to wjii-., hii.-.i-wi. .i 'ii '■' erne'i ill nun of tlie d'li'k ivi!('li"iu'i,-« which (•m.-iM'd the (Miliii". iit (•■•cctly ttie f-pot, mi | pnliiiiiii-iii nf a uuhwtltiiu'i nnd hiuki .fdriliwlth to iln- iindfridnii.'il •nr n.. dim etvdt] .'dwl.lte, wlu'lic,' tho I, . .,.,. ., ,,.^,,,,1,,,-, ,,.. ,|„, K„* I ],)vor\. „„r«ft„ |mvliic I.i ..■,.|4-..w»|r,ii .ni.i'.'.Iila* diopri n,U i,-lii;;i, tipltiauiiii* ,: :. !!. •'-<■•■'■ V-1.1 l:- . ,:'(,:•" red <!''''■>• m".':it hnvo e ui.. tlr'fj'.i(,:li itueli ii '"I'l'-ct in tlui blue; \<o..l wiuio.it Icii'-iii.; fl vi-iS/o in ir... li >!h! Wore to Iln I i'':t the mynlji**,* it •,\(."1il not Iv in -"Hi nn r-hvlo-n vr, .... ■ ',. . "■,i,, , I, 4j,,, „, Jii,.,. '•'.■.•iK't.i h.illu'd i I ■' .*.-i-4'l (iiiH* l\, •in.! tt'iu almost r- ndy to po dxih when .'*; ■ i '■-:] !)rU-*.''.Ml I- r'\\i"\ tn «!,,l, »-,.'i:lim ."J of Si.'( iIon •". of tlni Volim- i.iv nouimi Ait, l'i<A which prov!!'-.-' thin no iiHiiieiiment. of ihe rlnht. of a rl,..«r,..i. X, • tlu. 'mil'llllMl-ll,!" Of •, leffcclH belolli'JliK 10 Hie ilcre.'lti.'d Ih l.'ipmnl ImiinSlUi lo i,uiil> uu. ill)- , tl'Tl.lnlll'll. ! n\'ty (r.diior or other p. r:(.n l-uv.- i'.IIK llllilll ll|>H|l (JI* Illll'l'Vlil. Ill till; lllM trllmlldii of the csltiie of 111• • mild t!".- Kcrv.'ilit, t\-.\n und b '•' 1 ■ ''l-u.wr hi the c":iii . . ..... ....... „ ' t-(;.4.', 0 ir. with nn nttnietive-h.:,:(ii,j.'h; I'm ti ■!* -I nt i'i- .wi .- i .tii't tniy, A u-\-,<-■<'..-"■ ini.'iiij.i" •«) •.a. c-Tply tli il b'ci:i mi'I t'.'i-: ,,--,,* ,| b,r p ■•• > "i :■' ',-Mril-".-'v .,.• .1 -.li'* wai ut't" \'. ii •.".".•! j.led, n» ti'r olbKront c.i.uiu* -y.'-'f i;-'*1., '>' ivi*- d»y life vicoiif-fl i • ,'t)u\.> tn nt t!i» 'i'mt like nu rttnif.'-p'.-.e ti-.nt ehe l,'.-! ii"t ,"ili«.il niiv ^>:i'1 ''i htii rcfpiiii in tbe i le-.v hy niKlKic.-cl mall iiihh*e.-«-'>"l i» tlie ; iiii(li>r*,h;i:eil, ]i|h nnin« cii'l nildreici, < I The lAtdfter alnm nt nil tini'-x to \ jnMic sJl the nei.* tUt's fit io p*(.m. -I'-th fi^ptfrntHr 19'1S hiib.-'tltuio Mnill be neci'pied or rnco-;-. the "UHi day of Nnvemln'r, lilns, no,) nixed hy the dcpnrimonr of tho In icrlor which In not csecnicd nnd dated after the dale of th** "vnrrnnt fm Hie land Imint Isnued '.y 'Ik* MlnlHioi of Militia inlii liefiiii'if In I'n'.or of the vuluntvu'. J. \V. OllKRNWlVV. CoiiiinUsloii'-r ut I'o./iliiioii 83 nml the full lmvtk'Ulai'K of hin clnlniH or Intoi< sin, nnd a Htiitcmuct of hiH nccoiini, nnd the nnturo of tlm secnr- ■ Uy lit ni.yi l:"M by Mm. ! After llie mild last, mentioned date . !l:e iii|i!ili*.l,'rf,or will pi-.'),—-'.! «vi'|7 I he -'istilbiiiifiii of Dm (.''.lale biu'lnK, ! ret'nrd io tho«'i clnlniH only of whit It > lie Hhnll liuie had notice, J. F. ArmitronQ, ( OfflHat Admlnlmrmor. I THE POLLOCK WINE CO., LTD. Wholcsalo Liquor Dealers A Hill xiiii'k Iii ,i lew .lays CLUB CIGAR STORE FERNin The only t.•liiil.l.' pine- In |n\vn for choice pipi'»> and t«il<:nro W. A. INGRAM, Prop PAGE EIGHT THE DISTRICT LEDGER/ FERNIE, B.C., NOVEMBER 21, 1908. One Frame Shack 12 x 14 Price 875.00 Apply [..eager Oifice c. p. No. S Klyor R. TIME TABLE. Eastbound No. 7 Flyer Westbound Nc. £'.' '.'.'-tbound'Regular ... Ni. : ; • . ;ibound Regular ..'. No. TM I'lK.Jthouud 1st class . 2S.1S 1.55 18.25 9.10 !i.00 G. N. Tl Mi TABLE Arrives 12.-.0 nnd lc-av.'s 1 o'clock. WANTED—To lit*'*** from parly or. parties, two could handle best, prepared to mako investment from five to eight hundred dollars, wood and shingle block proposition. A sure money maker. ■ Chance to clear up a thousand or two. Particulars from Box TG2. Nelson H. C. . ■ 30th-lt. The Fernie Trades and Labor Couu- cil are going. to hold a , smoker in Bruce's hall .on Wednesday evening, the'2nd of, December. "i'Mr?and Mrs.* C."Whelan returned to the city this week' after a very enjoyable honeymoon trip through the' east and.the States.^- A former resident of Fernie, F. P. Bearisto, was married in Sedgwick, Alta., recently. Many local friends extend congratulations. The Trades and Labor Council will ,:.oot on Mou'P'v evening .11 the Minors ball at 8 p.m. All delegate's are requested to^ attend promptly. Ladies', gold and gold filled watches for Christmas at Liphardt's. Remember we sell them for'tho same price you can got them for in the east. The train, leaving Maeleod at seven o'clock a.m. and the one leaving Cal- nary at 4.'"> p.m. now carry'buffet parlor car between' Maeleod and Calagry. '.Messrs Kennedy and Kairbairn gave a dance in Bruce's hall this week". Jt was Hie, first-'that these popular dancing masters have given and was a success. Traffic on Ihe C. P. H. was suspended for some twelve hours Wed nesday owing to tlie bridge at Mor- rissey Creek becoming impassable .owing lo tho high water caused by heavy rains this week. Cranbrook Herald:—The Cranbrook Cigar factory has made rapid progress the past two weeks and they now have several thousand cigars ready for the market. They announce that the goods ,-»vill be strictly first class in every respect and should be liberally patronized by the local trade. The staff at present consists of Joe. Goupill, H. J. Cunningham and Frank Brown and if the business warrants it the -number "\Yill be increased. Mr. L. G. Snow, foreman carpenter on The Ledger Building met with a painful accident on Friday morning. He 'was taking down some cribbing that had been used in connection with the concrete work and a plank, in which was a large spike, fell on his wrist, lacerating it in a most painful manner. The injury was dressed ih the city, but on medical advice Miv Snow has since gone to the Cranbrook hospital. ■ His many friends will wish him a speedy recovery, and hope that no complications ensue, .'—' V --IK. G R X F Frif ' Sugar • Cured -" Hams " audi -. Breakfast Bacon. Not how"""' "cheap but.how7gpod.7 Fresh,-* Eggs--the combination. can't be beaten.' WeC have\ ■ 'em. BRAND '! , " - ":- -"" ■.-«.■■...-. ■ ■•'■/: "W..J. BtUNDElt Pay Cash -*•*•.•-.{-'■■ Prompt Delivery . Work on the Kootenay Telephone Co.1 lines Is,being rushed ahead as fast as possible before the frost bin- deft the work of digging post holes. Quite a gang of men are engaged at this work at,,present. SATURDAY SPECIAL 17 Jewel lilgin in a 20 year gold filled case for $il.i>0, a-special A. C. Liphardt 21 jewel niovement in a ?,0 year -Second hand goods. For1, £0-,i fined 'case for $21. We only have- ' FOri SALE—Lot 11 Block 75 Anne ■;. opposite G. N. W. Station. Rob en Tucker, Coal Creek. 2t .' WANTED sale, Winchester repealing Address Box 265 city. shot gun, Music, Musical Instruments at Pal- ■ ace Drug Store. a : Mr. Adolph was up from Baynes on ■-business this week, n I Central telephone operator wanted. -.Apply Coal Go's. Oifice., ,,,_ ; I-I. \V. Herchmer left"for-Winnipeg Ion Thursday eVoning."-- + . I ■« ..S$,'.o■' have the .best ^assortment of Candy in Canada. .Rochon's ,..,,.- Liphardt, has. pit, watches . for j?l, ■51.50,'$2.50, $-1.50 and ?G. 1 ' ' ?\W/e"' carry', tho I; finest 'lino ofyTaffy ■ boxes.'in.'the '.west.—Rochon's.< •.'-* , -J. H. Scott made a trip to Spokane last week,'.returning'this.:week. 0. N, Ross left for Calgary Wedne's- SKATING ASSURED "day^evening'-on a business trip. - T~ Did you try some, of thoso caramels that Rochon is making? • Oh. my! * H. Fdrdham, car, checker of C. P. R., is very ill in the Cranbrook hospi-, tal, " .„.,■'' Go to Palace Drug Store for all kinds of ' razors, ' Suasak's Razor Stroop. '• ' The" culsliie at the Napanee is unexcelled. The' bar has the bost in the land, -Now books-arriving dally at Palace Drug- Store. Wright has his jewelry storo in Lockhart & Gillespie's gents' furnishing store. I high B, Gllmour has been in town this week, and loft ror the coast Friday morning,. Jim Burrows knocked out Howells of Spokane in llio Glh round In the fight at Coleman, Alarm Clocks, $1.25, $1.75 and $2,50, at Wright's, tho Jo'woler, Dr. Harvey's Porfoct Spectacles don't "COHt much monoy but thoy do a great deal of good. J. It. Wallace of the Free ProHS Is able to bo up again but is still fooling vory wonlc nftor IiIh Illness, Wright, tho .lowoler hus a comploto slock of Ladles' Broaches, which ho is soiling at Bargain pricos. 13. L, Chiidlolgh, acting BiiporlnUuid- out, bad IiIh cur attached to tho east- bound local Friday morning, 11. McnoiiRnll and ,1, McLean of Fornio Lumber Company loft, by Frl. day morning's Klyor for St. Paul, II, L Tlbbottg, travelling paHHongor nBoiil of the Minneapolis & St. Paul Hallway wiih in town 011 Tliurnday, J. IO. Proctor and A. Sylciw of (J, P. H. piiHHoiiKei* and Hlenpliig car dupnrt- mont woro In town early this woolc, Central lolopliono operator wniitod. Apply Coal Co'h Office, Yon can i'ul popcorn for popping, ehiM'ohiN*, almond**, wnlniitii, or any. thing nice you tiiunl for baking at, Ilo- clion'H, Come In and hi.m> our dlHpliiy of lino clocltH, Llplinrdt, the Jowolor, .1, I). Mni'lln, eiitter for P. IJiinm & Co., bun been IraiiKfo.'rcd to Hovel- ,,. r I . ».,.!.. 1 If. ., , ... '.. , • .,,,..C. .,. .- .4., ,.....„, .14.,. J mornlnc ficorgo L. Pedlar of lho Kreo Piohh Ih nwuy ciihi nn n trip. Wonder what ho in nftor thin time? Laiit timo ho grow whlnkfra. Tiki Foniio Hotel Burner Hhop undor tlio maimptomont of 10, L. Holt, Ih now opon for btiRlnoHH, Soo thoir nd, ln mint hor column. Mplmrdt han received hin Inntru- monlH for t outline ciyim. Ho KiinrnntooR HittlHfiiction 011 money refunded, Mr. .1. I). Quail opened his linrdwnro Htoro on Saturday ovenlng, It In one of thc finest building*! In tho city, being of concroto, Hoo Wright tho Jowelur'u lino lino of diamond rlnrn from f7,50 (0 |200, a few of these. Mr. John, Lundy," who has been suffering from rheumatism for some time has returned from Blairmore Springs, to which place lie went for his health. His friends are sorry to hear that he is'not,much improved. '..• , ■" Slop that constant, waste of -energy ous energy that makes you weary, .nervous1,Jand your head feel dumb, You can do it by wearing a( pair of ,Dr'. Harvey's , Perfect'', Spectacles , to take the strain off your eyes. ; For.'hotel.,accommodation the Napanee.-is. the place. . .* The Fernie Free Press says that — "We would-again request subscribers who arc., not .receiving .their paper lo report the fact .to this .office." -If a subscriber is, not getting .the. paper; how is he,to see that notice? ' ... TIip Tv-nnanpp^p-ivpR llio hpsk mpnlR at all'*times. 7 -. Mr. A. R. Kennedy of* the Ledger, received the sad" intelligence of the death ■ of Ills --grandfather at Parkhlll, Ont.,' at 1.10 advanced.age of-ninety years. Mr. Jas. B. Kennedy, master mechanic at-the Exshaw Cement Works is-also a. grandson. The delicious, flavor, and aroma.' of "Salada Tea" is preserved by r.he use of sealed led packets. ■ lt. is never exposed to the sun, dust, dirt, air, llio'surrounding odors and'contamliuit- atiti'., InThiinic*-) of olhor '(.'oodti'ns bulk or loose teas are, A teapot tost will show Hie difference, ,. . Citizen's In general aro waiting patiently, particularly business men, for the installation of tho ' electric light system which the city will take ovor. Sovornl lighting schemes have boon tried, but nothing yot has boon found so rollablo and convenient .as the "press tho button" brand of light, Ladles' rings, regular price $5, for Saturday $.,,50 nt Wright, the jowol- or's, nt Lockhordt & Gillespie's storo, Dr. Harvoy's Important discoveries In tho sclonce,of optics' and tho oxtbn- slvo clinic nnd laboratory of tho Km- plro Collego will onablo him to o'ffoct a grout Having to thoso requiring irliiHHPH or optical help. CoiihuH. lilm at Stiddaby's Drug Storo noxt, Friday and Saturday Novombor, 27th and i*8tli 011I5 ■' A fatal accident wns narrowly averted on the M. V. St. M. rond Friday evening at Hock Cut, whon a littlo girl Irlrxl to bonrd a moving train. Sho wiih almoHt undor tho wlioolH, when, wllh great proHonco of mind, a man Htandliig near, Bprung forward and In tlio nick of llino grabbed hor from a iiiohI porllmiH position, Tlm Niipanoo hotel Ih prepared to Iminlln tmvolhu'H and othor KUOHtu, fniiHldernbhi damiiKo wiih iIoik. to local proportion by tho heavy wind 11 prevailing the en HI or purl of (IiIh WOOlf. 0)1(1 Of tllll Olllof • lOHMI'H \VHB Mr. PaHtii who had purl, of tho ntnui- Hire work on IiIh ainum-numl building blown down, but. It. Iiiih hIdco bona r(>- pulrod, imd work In now progroHHlng i u|ildly. Mr. A. A. CillluHple iHHued a muit card calling iitloutlon to tlio fuel, that, Uio IiuIIoh' tailoring and (IroHinnnkliig oHinbliHliuiciii m now open (or hum- iiomh under the able miporvlHlon of .Mr*,. Uennett of New York, n lady of viihI oxporiouco, Mr, (illloHpio Hhould recelvo a vory liberal palronng.i in UiIh lino, Cheap watch, regular $2.50 wntch, iipeoliil Saturday for $2, Wright, tho Jownlor. Tho Hov. Il, It, Grant Bolomnlssod thn mnrrlnum of Mr. Harry AmiHtrnnK to MIhh IOtliol Dlgby, nt tho homo of Hie bride's father, f*. ,T, Hlpliy on Thui'Hdny ovoiiIiik. Only tho linmod- fate relutlvoa of tho contracting par- lew woro pioHonl. Tho happy eouplo loft on tho Klyor for n trip to Hpokano nnd olher points, A meeting of the shareholders 'of ihe Fernie Rink company w,as hold recently. Soveral mailers we're adjusl- e.l in connection with the old rink, and the_ project of a new rink was favorably received by a majority of the stock holders. ■ A strong committee was appointed to view several- available sites, and it. is expected that tho work of building a now 'rink will be started at once. The building cannot pi'oeeed too rapidly to. please lovers of "good winter sport ih the city anil it is hoped that work will he commenced before.spring—a mistake that was made in the erection of the last" rink hero. . At a subsequent,meeting the committee reported in favor of a'-. site on the river bollcm near W. R. Ross's residence. .Tenders have been, called for ,and we understand that Mr. N. E. Broley was the successful bidder and1 will do the work, . Th'e ^skating fink will be eleven feet wider and the same' length as ■ the- old one. < . • * . er Machines Co., Fernie, B. C. Why be without a Sewing Machine when you .. . can get one for $3.00 a,month? J. P. HOULAHAN, Agent,, opposite Coal Co.'s office,--Pellat Ave. -J PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. Tho Philharmonic Society showed their enthusiasm on Tuesday night by turning out in very gratifying numbers in spite of tho Inclement weather, several new -members being present. The total membership Is now over fif- It is hoped' that, all present members and those desirous of joining will make'a,special 'effort to attend .next Tuesday . evening's , rehearsal at the provincial government „ building as the concert, is being arranged for an early date. ' "*'' ■ -. 1 The work taken up is of a very high standard, Amon'c other choruses1 of-a higher class .being "The Heavens ' are Telling," (from-Creation), and "The Soldiers'-Chorus'! (Faust.),- ', •■ , The secretary.'' i\lr. Webb, has already been approached- by musical people in Cranbrook wtih a' view of repeating the performance in that city.. West LIMITED The Store of Good Values Victoria Avenue; \ Fernie, B. C. Market Meat, Butter, Eggs .. and Fish Fresh Meat of allKinds '-■ GIVE US A TRIAL • FOUR DROWNED. 'Winnipeg', Man. Nov. 19—Cornelius Favel, Jr.,. his wife-.and "two children of ..Netty, Man,,- were drowned .in the Red River fifteen'-miles south of Sol-, kirk yesterday. They were travelling'' ,by' dog. -train, on the ice .when. ,they* struck^a _thin, place and jijl_ went under. .' 1 '.',.-.' ' ' ■■" - COMMUNICATIONS Bdit6t-_Disli'ict_Le'dger_: Sir:- Can nothing be/done.to rouse tlio .civic authorities of this -. town to a-sense',of their duties, .or;are,.-,.they still too da74ed with tlie'smoke ofthe fire four months" since, to.realize, their obligations to 5000 odd'people.' ; For days, nay weeks since, the inhabitants of Fernie have observed piles, of. lumber gracing the roads, and many • of them in.their simplicity have remark; ed: "The council is about tb nrovide sidewalks once more. Thev are optimistic though, for although" time to re-sidewalk the roads has been ample ono finds'that'only a small portion has been laid. '.Why Is this? May;I, :i new arrival— pounced upon almost before arrival for a $2 rond tax, sug- ;j(5st that lho council instead of smoking cigars, etc., whilst attending council meetings, should glvo Immediate alteiitlo'ii'to tho convenience of the public and provldo them with at any rale something In the nature of a footpath. Thanking you In imtlcipa tion for Inserting this and hoping il may Instill n slight Interest in (he heart of nt least, a majority of the council, I remain yours etc, GEORGE GREEN To nil Wago Earners, Groollngs: On May 1st tho Moffat Stove Company of WoBton, Ontario, iniido a do- iniind on tliolr inotildors for a twenty (lvo por cent reduction, and Unit In future the shop would bo run as an open shop, nnd that, in future tho firm would donl Individually with tlin men, Tho mat,lorn woro tnlcon up by tho officers of tho union nnd everything PohhUiIu wim dono to offoct 1111 hon- orablo Hotllumont, but. Uio firm refused to moot, tlio offloom HtnlliiK tlmt tlioy wore going to nm tho Hhop to Hlllt UlOinHClVOH, Our organization having,nn ngreo- liimil with tho Htnvo iimiiiifnetiirerH Hint thero would he no chango in llio wiigo rule during 1007 iuul 1H0S, ll beeimi.i noei'mmry to "Htrlku" them; hIioph: Tlio Win, Iliifk Riove Co. of I hunt ford iuul Moffiitt Httivo compnny of Weston, Out., to protect our mom- hern In thn other hIioph, also to pro I mil UifHO iiininifneiiiri'i'd who worn willing to bo fnlr and fulfill their ■ T*i *" *» *+**• -WW ^Incc thc idrlhc rl.'irii-.) Uwnv tlt'Lin hnve brought, our iiuinbei-H Into court fin* asHiiult ami Intimidation nn<l In ('v.-ry wny tried to discredit our mini- bi'iH without, micrcRH, -■ 1 ,1 ■ ... .4.u«,.... .> rti„„ ju„ -Il)(, j,nr, •■liiiHliiK nn nrtlelo It Ih with your own hurd cnriiod monoy nnd you lmvo tlio I'lglii to say what nrtlelo It will hn, no Mint mutter romi, wllh yourm-lvo!-, Hoping thai you will nwili-t. i)H nl\ you i-.-ni In this mniffr-lf don't cosit nny muro for tho fnlr nrtlelo. Than Ling you for paat uuatnlii.iico J'f'lllll 1 ed. ,, J. 11. HAIl.NBTT. HiiHlnonn Agont, P. H.--WI1I notify you of any chnngo In iltu.Mioii. ■ HON. H. ARMSTRONG NOW '., 7 Winnipeg, • Man? Nov. Ill—Hugh H. Armstrong, member for' Portage''" la Prairie, was sworn in as provincial treasurer in succeeding . the: Robli n government, ; H.-Aghew.'.deccased'.' - r-- ■ -■ • i ■••• ■ ■ LAUDER AffDiMERlNO FIGHT ON ',':; '* ' .' 'DECEMBER 2 - ..The. date ofthe fight between Billy Lauder and [ Eddie Merino has been fixed for December 2 and-*will • take place/in'.Sh'erpian's roller riiik' in Cal- sai,y.'. ',,„',.;. ,.'. ,„" .■'■', y . ,„ Merino -commenced to train- yester- 7day .aiid• Billy Lauder starts on his work, at .once/ •',' . :. ' -It is possible that. Potts andLauder may be^matched for a scrap■,on Xmas day-or.'the day;following. ,, , ■* ' ■" ;' Laiider's. management will not agree to' a-match, however, unless weight is'fixed at 136 pounds ringside. • They do riot- feel inclined to give Potts ■ the advantage of eight or ten p'ounds by weighing in' at,.three'o'clock in' the aftornoon.—Calgary News, -'- '. ■ NOTICE, ■ ■ • . In the matter of an application for the Issue of a duplicate of the Certificate of Title for part (65 feet by 135 feet) of the Southerly', portion of Lot 26, Block 5, of Lot 6455— Group One, District of Kootenay, (Map 735 ) NOTICE is hereby given that It Is my Intention' to issue at tho expiration of one month after the first publication hereof' a duplicato If the Certificate'of Titlo to tho above mentioned lands In tho nnmo of John Strachan, which oort.lflc.ato is dated tlio 2GL1) day of April,. 1900, and .numbered 5B29 A, H. L. MacLeod District noglslrnr Land Registry Office . „ Nolson, B, C, Octobor 2'ith, 1008. For Sale mmm 1.00 tons of good Upland Baled Hay H-M****** W, E, Barker, Cayloy, Alta, I IT..:, .. -. .- ■-^he. home-warming .which intro-., "■duces your-friends to your'new : " home will be one of genuine con-'-. ■ gratulation if you have'installed'' '' one of "the- Oxford - systems 'of ' heating.' '' '" -: :- ' '* ''•■"'>, " ■■' GURNEY^ OXFORD ,-' "<.' ■■■■ ' ■:, 1; ■■/ ■■■■, .-.. ,i> .- . Hot -Water and Steam" Boilers^ ' .iri'connection'with'Oxfoi-cl'Radi- * ' ators cover every phase of build- ,'.: ing heatfng—and they cover therri ■ ■" better than' any other niak'e on'' ■* the market, These boilers' have,.' .-' been brp,u^ht„to,such a high state ' ,of perfection that they utilize, all ' the heat generated, and dispense . healthful warmth, evenly, to every part of the building. , These boilers can be fitted to .bum-any kind oi" coal, coke or ■ wood. They are easily operated and very simply regulated,; ■ We would like to give you full .' particulars of our heating sys- ■ terns, WQii't.you write for book- ■ lets ? Better still, send us particulars of the building you wish to' heat and we'll give you particulars ■ of the best' system to fill - the' requirement. • ' ■ The Gurney Standard- Metal Co., Limited CALGARY EDMONTON A. T. HAMILTON ' Selllnrf Agent, Fernio MUIi! ■\\7"ET Weather Footwear is-'what you t ' require. ' We have a spleiiditl assortment.in Rubbers,-and Leather'Boots aiid Shoes.,* ;A,. large, shipment of Trunks, Suit Gas-is,-'Etc.; at ;a\vay down prices. Gloves stud Mitts Yes, we've got 'em '■■■'! W. R. M^cDotigail is- Andy- ■ ■ Hamiitoii;; I i :S6 I »■■''■*." TitasMaitIi:''ia.fiid-Pi*u'i*jateerV"y^^ '| $ 17'. - 5? .-.' < • 1° f8 7" - - ' ■ Hi .* V 'I I ;■>■•-We can furnish you yviih estimates".'in ' ?" g §?.;. >■-■.:: . : -':. jy 7" '' wc.w-. vr.:*^*„-.*j ■ | - anything in'our line; "''.'-': S.7 •*«'■ '- ■",.* v.. •■ --. tiBBJiB^^ .'it.'.'-f { Also For sale by Whlmater A Co. • (.-. «v ,. -H' i, •»■ ware in stock \ together --with'i a 77^ -; • .-' complete range-of Stoves • '"•■'. -.," " '' "' '- ' 1 . .'.--"■:•'„(, • "- - ' . - ■'. ' - - ' - , ' ■ ■•-•- ' - . ' • - • Furniture Department / * Our Furniture Departments-embraces the ■ most unique and up-to-date' lines. * -^ •. ; Come in and have a look .. . J. O. QUAIL FERNIE, B. C. Hard-ware and Tinware We are carrying the largest and most complete stock in .this district and can guarantee satisfaction every time i * ■ • Steam Heating and Plumbing juuuimna WHIMSTER As CO. FERNIE .'.■./■..-.W'-WS'S***1*?-'•*.., "I ,, J*l*l*XfA f'M^'IW' Cattle ii Co. All kinds of ROAST MEATS Qivo us atrial If you cooked with a GURNEY- OXFORD range you'd save fuel, food and labor REMKM13RR that a (Volbir snved In ihe firnt coot of n rnn*»e may mean a hundred dollar 1o«a boforo you're thrott^h with it. You should look for efficiency, fuel and food, economy, time nt operation in thi ranco you buy--these ure exactly tho jwints that dintlnEuish the Qurnoy- Oxtora Ranges. Gurney-Oxford Chancellor trill give you the bent cooVing untiufnc- tion out of either c*«l or woosl. 11 ut built of -tad (Ut, jvatont levelled stool, clowly rlvetted to shoetK of nsU'v . .,,, , - , . , itwukUo the lie»t of the range and renders tap-owiiblo a Blopp«4ffl of tlie droit by leaving into thc fluea, Our flit* tytttetn by which tho oven it bt-ftted (fivrit an absolutely even temperature thMMighout. We would UIc« to ihow you thin lun^e— explain il to you. If you auuvot call, dtop a cord (or further details. GURXCY- OXFORD G#14*an Nugget yerrtent, I \tm--i, eetd to* tfMl.llMd • hHf) tit Um ImI In. Ium the food •mcm, y*t It It *l Ate t-*i Ul evrn It U eveetr heeied t—tn»0i*m» *e (mm-Imc el WmbJ or mIuh. J«tt (MO The Gurney Standard Metal Company, Limited - J. D. Quail, S.\\\ne( Ag«i»!f r«rnU Oalgmr-f, H4«Miii(-»tii t»e \.m*tte*ft*\^*.^~*iiit*r- mkmwhmI t
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : W. S. Stanley |
Date Issued | 1908-11-21 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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