. «-■■/- f $•-"■4, '.02\tJ i ?;iifv^ -is'" ••") V*; ,-a »' I 1 1* soar. 9*. ^*3-'- ♦jfe "* _ ilLd&Bj 2-4 -*»* *** Hi *^f >*/, ,**"""■* 'ij1 Mr. Biggs It was ono of tho best entertainments ever given in Fernie. -WbenAI Bizzuto leased the* Roma 1 te A' P. WaUcct, p. P. took a prisoner to KeUon on Suodoy.. F. J. Mitchell will move io th9 *L. T, W. bltwk about the 16th. ' . f •' ' Bobh—In Fernie on March ,150th, the wile ol F. J. Mitchell of a ton. One of the signs of oprl'ng Is thu new awning put up by W. C. Hamllon Co. Messrs Digby & Wslde have the contract for building the Anglican rectory. Tbo millinery openings in Fernio7 last wee!* were financially, and artistically a aneoAm. ' - Tbe King's hotel will be reopened Hotel he rented the dining and bed room deportments toother parting who couaJocted their branch of the bm-lneSs In sacb an unsanitary condition that-Al called loathe i-ealtb inspector. aud had them ejeevla: Ho has now put thr Roma in v.position and .condition to command o good trade, and under his own management the/hotel should* easily do a large busl-pxs. The Knights oi I'-.thla-i gave an At [Home In the.Oddk-llow'u Hall on Mon BUSINESS OUTLOOK BRIGHT. thtoeveringunder the management'of dar erenlng upon the occasion of the Wm'Mills. " IvisU of Noble BinAs.S R and P Q C. E. H. Bird's children, who hare been m *" -■-* -■ -•"■'-••*- ill with,the scarlet fever are rapidly recovering. Mrs. Fred Handley will Iw operated on at the hospital In a few days tor appendicitis. , .^ After the May session' of the Grand Lodge the Rathboue Sisters will organize »« Fernie. There were eight settlers at the Waldorf on Saturday night upon their way to locate In Alberta. ._ _____ Last week Oscar Bunstrota sold' his residence to P. R, Lundie, aud removed bis family to Calgary. Bare your eyes examined by Dr. A Howe**ho will boat the Hold Fernie from April 7 to 12, Inclusive.' ' ' * * There are no new. cases of scarlet fever lo the city, and all patients suffer j ng from it are out of danger. Every purchaser of a watch at C. Q. Da can have several .tunes of musle played without extra-charge. Steve Irwin, taremaa ot the .B. C. Telephone crew has gotie to Rossland. S6toa->k Hodge's des with bin*. - --'" <■ One or two UgJitfl have "occurred'is feruie lately that did net take place in -the Opera House, and for which no admission waaacharged, Ds*. A. Howe, eye specialist,' will-be at the Hotel Feinie fr.ira April 7 to 12 pro jwsred to scientiflcally ana successfully \ -treat all optical defoots ' At a recent meeting of tha police icommlssloners, P. C. Burrows was not* *stle4 that bis cervices would aot b*->e-_ quired after April 80th. A first-class Ore escape is to be put ta_J .■from the upper floor of tbe .-Hotjl "ffar^ -ote."; Later it'Itr the _intentaon. J«tj<fco fBUintigement to add anotber^storiy and -put ia sn elevator. W. \V. Tuttle acted as chairman and short and able speeche-u were delivered by Mossrs liookes, Mott, Rosa, Kobson, Dunn and others. Want nl space for bills a lengthy report. There are 85 Knights in town, and tlm Lodge is to tie placed oii a solid .basis. THB'ROYAL HOTEL *. W.'W. Tuttlo will open his hotel on Saturday the bar will bo conducted by Mr. Tuttle,and the rooms, and din ingroo n by C. Leo. The bar and fixtures came from Chicago, and cost $3,000. The bar is called the Delmonte. The dining room will be run strictly short order, and will be the first of the kind in a B.*C. hotel. All the delicacies of the season will be procured daily from Spokane and other points, and _the service will be continuous. The dining room is 28 x 80 feet. The kitchen has a French range, and electric fans. Tbe house has 18 bedrooms, parlor, writing and bath rooms, and is heated with hot aliv'Tbe bar haa a marble base aroun<nt_ and iii lighted with 23 elec trie lights , Few bars equal this O'je In the west. In the Ore last ,'AprU Tuttle lost ."36,000 BY-LAW NO. 11 There1 Is considerable opposition in the city towards the temporary loan bylaw to raise «3O00, the voting on which takes plaee on Saturday. Many argue that they aro afraid to entrust the Council with that amount of money for fear that it -will be wasted foolishly, and that tho defeat of the' by-law means _ Council mot on Friday. . It was decided to ask the city attorney for a written opinion upon the rights of the city to take water from Fairy or other creeks outside of the city limits, also the. right-of-way through lands.' ' ' , It was agreed to appoint a new committee to confer with Mr. McDoogall re I airy Creek water supply. It waa decided to employ an engineer at oncetto give estimates upon., water and sewer system The clerk was instructed to write tbe manager of the Union b-.uk at Leth- briilge'asking'hitn what he would charge for a piece , of ground. between railway a'nd*Elk.river to oo used as a duinping"grnund. The Mayor reported making enquiries re water in Vancouver and stated that] Mr. Tracey wan willing to come to Fernie anil mak'ean estimateas to cost ol a water system. Has nis-) repotted that SOU damages were claimed by the B.C. Telephone Co., and that the lawyers claimed no knowledge of a sale to the Coal Co, Lawyers claimed gond chance tor an appeal against the judge ment recently given by tbe Supreme court in favor of tho B. C. Telephone Co. Council met on Tuesday evening. Mr. McDougall asked 95,800 for the use of his water right on Ferry Creek. Nothing done in the matter. The cemetery question was discussed and tho .committee urged to do something Aids. Cree and Tutile were appointed a committee to wait upou tho C. N. P. Coal Co and obtain an offer re supplying the city with water. lt was decided to close the case with the B. C. Telephone Co. and notify the city's Vancouver lawyer* to aend in the bill of costs, and return all papers connected with the caeo. Adjourned until April 10th'. A BIG SUIT."' TheNelBODTrib torial, evidently vv manager of the' Cr< Co., which te rathe miners.in thecollitsri' Herc'it'iBi- s '* -, ■-The other qaeitf difficult to,hand!e. *;f it*anyJuck".of,pab* the minert attitude because it tarns rat ic than a human Itar further because the1'' puted by the employ of Sunday labor •' necessity." In th monopoly In.the'Cro company claim'tfiat terestin the drib which j towns of Mlch3l,'CoalCrt&. and Carbonado monopolize ttie tia-jiness; and further thai .they are-«pK within their rightain kcepifp tiese as closed towns if they wtifc'Wiug they own them. Legally the Iatte|proposition Price, ,$2 a Year, in Advance ^!£^w*^i!^!«!>i!i ^*^.i^i^li.y.i.y.^yA^i, '*%£*i_.l&^i-_&_p'_i -"*- -/T*- -f*- •''* '•a. tk* t,* t.* ti* ft* ft* tl* *t* ft* ft* ft* tl* ft* ft* ft* ft* ft* tl* ft* fl* Si*. tore !a)here lor but noin- and e dis case nee is store t Pas-s the iiave no in- the close Jiorally it is indelensible, when w«-.ffke into ac cannot bo questioned. count that the workmett_rfre by force of clrcumstance3.'compelfe9 to live in the towns ow'ned,by tuelrfcmpioyers, adjoiDing'tbe mines. "JThcre being no alternative they-charily become subject to, the conaiticns that The most important piece of railroad news this week is the fact that the Spokane & International Railway people are going to construct a wagon road up the Moyie to the International line. There is a good road from BonnersPerfv to the Moyie and with the construction of the road up the Movie, we shall have a wagon j road from Bonners FeiTy to thn In' ternational line, a dirtance of about 35 miles.. . !, . This piece of information is'iriipor- tant at this time, meaning as it does that BQpplies for the construction work ol the new railroad for the entire distance will be freighted ont from Pon.iers Ferry. This town will therefore become the most important supply point on the entire line, and will profit very greatly by reason of these favorable conditions. Bonnera Ferry will be the biggest railroad camp in the entire country. It is not unlikely that the leading contractors will have their headquarters herr, and the volume ot business that will be done in Bnnners Ferry in the next eighteen months will be something enormous It is not an exaggerated figure to print when we predict that there will be 2. COO working men in the construction camps tributary to this place. —Bonncrs Ferry Herald. _&_i&$& $&&%$$^$v$$.*&_x£_vt£-i>-* ft* ft* ft* fi* ft* ft*, ft* fi* ft* ft* ft* fi* ft* ft* -ft* tt* ft* sr*.OP_o_ot ypo^i^r^o^i^i^^y* ft* ft* ft*tt>ft* ft* ft* ft* ft* rfLAlBMOKE MOYIE Horns are froquently ^*bamefully treated lu Fertile by brutal drivers, -and a branch of the society for preventing cruelty io animals might '■ do flome business in this city. L*>t Saturday F. Burns & Co. re- •ctived a carload of meat, fowl, eggs, -and butter. There was ia ton of dry, aband-plcked ducks, chickens and tur- ieya in the shipment. ■ The contract for the now building of -theC. N. Trading Co. will be let next nreek. SlncaMr. Barcley came to Ferule It is reported tbat T. Eaton has hit •the trail for more hone-vad fidds. Mable, the little danghttr of Wm Mills, Baker aronue, died ou April Ut lrom ocarlot fever. The funeral took place on Sunday. Scott & Ross conducted the funeral, and Rev. Dunn the burial services. ., A. Dixon and wife, E. E. Ware and wife, and Mrs. Hudson and children, all from Mountain Home. Idaho, were At the Hotel Feruie this week. -They ware on their way to Red Deer, Alberta, where they will settle on stock ranches C. H. Lerers has resigned his position .on the city police force, and will go north in a month to work with * Q. T. P. survey party undnr the leadership of Harry Cummltia. John Beaudoin has .taken tbe place of Mr. Levers upon the -police force. Having completed his duties iti Pernio, G" C. Hodge leaves this week tbe Boundary with a fat check In pocket. He will always remember coal metropolis as a place of Htlrring event*-, but is thankful that his dog did mot loso its ears.,. Ga*torge Carruthers is opening it tailor' iflhop in Rogers' old stand.' He is an old- Aimer in Fertile, and waa burnt out in the great fire of last April loolng overy •dollar bo had ou earth. He is now enabled to again open a shop, atid will no ■doubt do a large business. Joseph "Perc, a miner from Coal •Creek died In the hospital last Saturday inm inflammation ot tho bowels. He •was burled In the Fernie cemetery on Bunday afternoon. Hla mother, ono olstor and two brothora came in from Lethbridge to attend ihe funeral. The patient In tho hoepltal who lost bis foot and'handshy amputation some time a*.o has boon removed to the Siu- tera hoiplul In Cranbrook. Ho is without s dollar and has no rotative.-, and is In his presont sad condition through lying outside when the thermoraotor waa awoy bolow itoro. , ., • . ■ Tho cantata, Agatha, glvon in Fernio some time ngo by the choir of tho Methodist church Is to bo reproduced In Cranbrook on the 15th of April for tho boncflt of tho reading room In that burg. A delightful treat It) In More for Cranbrook, as undor tho guidance of Vancouver;—The Crows Nest Southern railway is being sued by; the Fernh Lumber Company (or 59-2,533.®. Thc case arises from tbo forest fires which devastated large areau: oi the-Crows Nest Pass timber country last_ August. About 85,000,000. feet of standing timber was destroyed aud 1,883,833 feet ot-' logs went up in smoke as well as two mites of logging tramway, all. belonging to tbe Fernie Lumber company. The lumber company clairaa that the the resignation of our present Council, fires originated from a right of way The purpose of the bylaw is to raise which wob being, cleared for iharall- f-Ukdafortbe^iotoation ,ot ^payipg-the way.. It is. asserted that the. fi<ev grew ^ilW-**tk*f«skV^item*^iJi^ tfwiBfc1o*:.li*^t^^ 'co-np waiting until the taxes are paid In June *"",v "nrf ' it' does net effect the taxes, and if passed will enable tbe city, to pay its debts at once, aud saretho risk of cases In court for debts. **" any and its _t»ntnictors in permitting the burning of debris in months when clearing fires ate prohibited, A DEARPBT for his the Mr. Leblanc and fatully bave removed to Alberta. Dr Howe, «n optician from Montana is in the-dty. J. H. MeMulUn, C.«f P.PM went to Cranbrook yesterday. ' ''"'..-.=.. Thomas Pogue has gono on a two monthi trip tc Idaho. r, A J. Mott bas returned from a trip .to Nelson, Spokane aud other points. W. C Hamilton spent Sunday In Cranbrook visiting his mother and sis- .•er9«' '''■'"' '*- ■"' :'"'"' J. L. Gutes has returned from hie trip to Washington with renewed health. Miss Gertrude Moore came in from Red Deer last week to act as typewriter for Eckstein & La we. Mrs. Reid, matron ot the hospital waa called to Luusden last week owing to the death ot her lather. L P. Eckstein has returned from his trip tb Kelson. He found the smelter city slightly troubled witb ennui. J. C. Carruthers was in town this week from Nelson, and says that he always finds business'good lu Ferule. J. F.Spalding has put a fine cabinet on exhibition in front of tho L. T. W. block. Tho photos speak tor their producer. , It. W. Coulthard has gone to Toronto for a few months. He Is still suffering' from an Injury received whllo playing hockey last winter Mrs. Arnold Wallenger returned to Fort Steele last week having recovered from the illness that confined hor to thu Fernie hospital for many days. Dr. Bishop of Cranbrook on behalf of the 0. P. K. haa n»de a special examination of tbo injuries received by S. U. Sllnn In a train wreck last winter. Mr. Marks who has been suffering from blood poisoning in ono of his hands for threo weeks has gone to Frank to visit his ulster and rest for a fow days. A plontaatit surprise party was given VV. J*. Morrison and his wlfo last Wednesday ovoiiln Sheppard & Elliott nave a pet red squirrel in thoir store that is thoroughly domesticated. Ho runs about the' shop without auy fear, and last Sunday getting lonesome he smashed a few' dollar's worth of lamps in search of a cure for ennui. He has a fine cage in which he runs the only wheel game allowed in Fernie. Last fall every time he got out of the cage he got busy laying away stores for tho winter. He packed a keg of nuts oue by one into the cage, and had stolen all of Bruce Brown's' nuggets before his quarters were examined for discovery. He is certainly a pet, but the firm will not advertise him for sale. SPEAK GENTLY In ringing up the Central telephone office do not yell, but speak clear and gentle A great deal of aiitioyonco hae been caused at thc Contral by loud calling at the operators. Education is necessary iu the handling of telephones in order to save the operators from earache. In calling up over the phone if you should wish to make a second call immediately remember to ring off and wait a minute beforo making the second call In Fernie thc phono does not ring off when you put the receiver up so always turn tho call when you ~ - through "■" SERIOUS ACCIDENTS aro AC. P. R. brakesman by the name of Mtllor was brought to the hospital on Monday evening in an unconscious condition. He was knocked off a railway coach a few miles west of tbe city by a sagiring telcKraph wire or an overhead brlilgo. His recovery Is doubtful. At Coal Creek last week John Kior fell on his doorstep, and sustained a fracture of the skull. He Is In the hospital and his recovery is doubtful. All his upper limbs are paralyzed. exist. Oue'ofth^wndltlonsisthat there is only one .'store 'iVfcacli town. it belongs,to the 'same* Una, and the principal par.rieVin thai Brm is a relative of* tbo financiarj^irector of the rompany. This syrtem pratically perpetuates*^**- itei'most'objectionable form tbe ''wril.ny'sliop^of the Old Couutry, the esfatence"6l, which was put an end to many yowsago by the Truck Act. It'"was held there, and assuredly is liere,"thayvben a workman has earned his wagea be has a rigto to spend facia without let, hindrance or compulBibn. theoretically the Crow'a Nest employee! bave this privelege, practicallyijtb^y are deprived of it by the r«ft&fp» the company to sell any land,laail to allow any competltion'in 6*wres>|'pbjcction- abhfas the systeb'-wonia^be even it it could be eheWa that theifencrs did not suffer .mon-i^ftrs'^I^ in conse quence, staa^ el^j^hajn-itT wirald involve a 'ca>toU,i^eJ^]lfc%»'* rights. and a meaBa»^(|^^^_;*ntij^| »Ww>rar«*i*-*» «•'•*» it becomes a positive actofWression, and injustice when the result;is to curtail thc earning power* ot the workmen's wages by pennilting.tbe monopolise to charge excessive,prices for their goods. The miners ■assert, and assume the riMponsibilitfof^rab- iishlng tho statement, that-in these closed towns they pay from 15 to 20 per cent, more tor tbe same goods as the merchants of Fernie, which is an open town, charge. ThiB is only1 what we should expect. The one object ot monopolies is to cinch, and the one object of corporation owned and closed towns is to aid thc cinch. Whether the.CfealCo. have any direct,interest in the monopoly stores we do not know, that is' not pertinent to the issue, in any case tho result la the same, their employees are at the mercy of a monopoly from whom alone they can purchase the actual necessaries ot life, this syBtem'was created, and is perpetuated by the Coal Co., and they must therefore take the responsibility. Just J*what that may mean bas not yet fully developed, but the resolution passed at the Convention referred to is under stood to be the prelude to a positive demand for the abandonment of tho present store monopoly by throwing open the closed towns to other tradesmen, or an advance in wages equi yalent to the extra oost of tho neces- sories ol life under the cresentsystem. That the uliuers desire to be perfectly fair is evidenced by the tact that they arc willing to abandon their application it the Company will guarantee to charge the same prices at the monopoly stores as rule ij^^aSfn-**i -*-e nearest open town. WfjAt^ue they will find it difficult, iffjSJf.S-'osslble, THE DEATH OF JIM The death of Jim Wardner is reported from El Taso,Texas "Jim has been'reported dead several'times in the past, and the writer would fain believe that this report is false, but the evidence points the other way. Jim was a prince in many ways, and made a freight car or two"of money during hie day, but never tied many string! on it. Every old time trail blazer and prospector between Alaska and Mexico will regret to hear that Jim has climbed the shaft and gone where the Indians do not break in and scalp the inhabitants, and where gold is used for paving stones. Thoeditorof this paper had planned a long expedition with Jim from which each expected to make a million, but the be't laid plans often evaporate. Jim han gone prospecting in a formation from which none have ever returned, and left ua to fight the Indians alone in Fernie, although when his will is read we may be a millionaire. "Gond-bye Jim, and take keer of yer __u*/u Vi»pl".'* May your wings be the whitest and the band never goes off shift. "i*«i % '" ■'", From the Tlidoa ' About 150 men are working on the Zinc smelter at Frank. A short order restaurant has beon opened in Frank, to he known as the Frank Cafe, by J. H. Johnson. Wedding invitations are out announcing the wedding'of; Miss'-Ethel Dickson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James-Dickson, of McLaren's mill, to Mr. Raleijrh Coff-iy, to take plac« in the Methodist church here on Wednesday, April 1 Ith. G. H. Findlay who ha3 been for some time connected with tbe ollict- ol the C<°ul company at Coleman, wiiti lately in charge of the hank thri-e. left last Saturday for Cliicag .1 when he will make his future home. M. McKenz'e, of Macleod, ncconi panied by John Aiid, ot the Winnipeg branch of the.Canadian Iiitnk 0! Commerce were visitors in town Inst aS-iturday. Mr. Aiid was looking tin- district over with a view of 'it-catiu't a branch of the llank of Cominerct here and wa3 favorable impressed with Blairmore as a loeatiou. The coke ovens at Coleman nre alt flrcd up and nearly twice as much coke is being turned out there than there was before the latestrike. Additional miners are being put to work at the mine arid the coal out put will shortly reach as great n tonnage as ever before and bids fair to be much increased. Around the town things are a little quiet yet, but business is steadily picking up and alter next payday the merchants believe that business will again be as good as ever. i'rom the f.filater It ia reported on gond auth-.ritv that Messrs Brcckenridge & Lund have been awarded the C'-ntraC". of. ' building the ten miles of railroad between Yahk arid the I-reniaiioiinl- boundary line, and that the dirt will be flying within a few woeks. The. heaviest wurk on thc line U between the boundary niid Bonncrs Ferry. Y'Uik stiitim. promises to Ik- i_uitp a. lively point during const rue; ion. Tom Cavern. Jsick S.vina-irt'-n,-' Frank OlappHiid F. .1. MeM.-iliun mv. n_-plying lor liquor licenses, .sud- in all probability there will be one or two stores opened there. Tne St...Eugene mine broke all previous records for thc month nf March. During the muuth 3700 tun-J of concentrates.-■ were milled ami _ 'shipped. This ia considerably ov. v 100 tons a -day, which is saiil.to.be the capacity nf the mill. As it tnkt-s about four tons of tho ore as it -conies from the mine to make.a ton of con- cei'tratcs it vi ill be seen that nearly 15,000 cons were baudU-d. Of the concentrates made, 2300 ton3 were shipped to (Jermanv, 800 to Belguim and the remaining GOO tons wero seut to Nelson and Trail smelters. THE TEI-iBPHONE-TRIAL. THE KOOTENAY CENTRAL. A representative of The Star this week bad au interview on this all important matter with * arties known ^p^iion of Feraie sl.o«-n malice in to be able to speak with authority Ua attempt to interfere with the opera — .a—. .1. The Vancouver Province printu the following report of the B. C. Telephone" Co's case against Fernie. The plaintiffs seeking a perpetual in- ■ 'miction nnd exemplary damxges, -the case oi the. British Columbia Telephone Co. vs. the corporation of Ferine came to trial in Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Morrison. His Lordship held that the plaintiff company was entitled to a pei'i«tui*.l injunction. He, however refused to consider exemplary damages ue justlfit-d under the circumstances. .Had the in BASEBALL A myelins; of the Baseball Association of Fernie was held at the Napanee hotel on Monday evening, T. H. Whelan was in the chair and stated the object of the meeting. Tho following officers were elected unanimously R. G. Drinn'ti, honorary president, B. W. Wood, honorary vice-president Fred Stork, honorary president James Sloan, vice president C. W. D.ivey, secrctarv N E. Su-.ldaby, treasurer . .A communication was read from the Rossland club and discussed. It wae decided that fernie was tu-j distant from tho t'iwns comprising the circnit to piny anything but independent, ball, and the secretary was instructed to not ity Rossland to that effect. Adjourned until Friday evening. Apr'l 7th. from what transpired in the course of the conversation we gathered t at it is, after all, the intention ofthe Canadian Pacific ttailway Co. to begin I tfal Rail-VHy'fn "thViraiuc^£-i"ta3;future| ^> not withstand ing all reports to the contrary, and carry it tb'cbmpletinn, if possible, before the snow flies again. Our infoi mant also says tho estimates of the company for the current year include an item sufficient to - cover the c»")st of construction ot the entire line from Golden to Fort Steele. Couple this with the present activity openly displayed arouud the C. P. It. yards here and it would seem to convince anyone that the assertion contains more truth than poetry. However, we have uinnv reasons to believe that things will shortly assume definite shape. Gulden Star. tions of the plaintiff company, then tlio decision in the matter of damages might have been different. The plaintiff company was represcnt- ••LITTLE MAC." COAL CHEEK. eilbvMr.JUU.McMiittipa, K.- C. aud..-..-. * • --.vS*}ft--'a;»i*^ aiit8ra"pi'«ai"':'d^^fen^^'rlCT-XnisoB.-K^^ _.-.*,.' . that way. gary. a man will liiiaa i» aimtv..', -■ «^.^r^y «... «.-.--r. to refuse this rea^^icqneBt. this city by making dog 1 Should unwise counsc^jM^l, and thorn. It ia a very olev the issue have to be fi can bc.but ono resu enlightened country Tho Foresters. During tho last four yoars the Foresters In Fernio havo had vory few meetings At ono last week it was decided to increase thn numbor in tho future, 't'hcio should bu a largo attendance nt . . , ... tho meeting called for Tucadav, April by thoir many friends. 25th a3 upoI1 „mt0vening tho election ofotllcers will tako'place,'ili'iu"oitior important business transacted. All Korea* tors are oxtmilled a cordial Invitation to bo proseut IUllcd ut Colomnn Two miner*, John Zatkl md Mlko Kublnlc wore killed Inst Monday at Coleman wldlo thnwlng dynamito on their cabin stove. Both are Austriaus and havo futnlllc* In Europe. •ns-**thoro Sja^ftft'eo and «*SflWS M. McDonald, of Calgary, hns just completed a trip along the Crow nnd reports business on the roof He is a member of tho linn nf McDonald, Simpson & Co. "Little Mhc'' as he is called by his friends deserves all the nuccess can possibly come his He lias liveai '.0 years in Cal- He. remembers the time when if took all tbo laud between the great cow camp and the Hat to a bank he could not raise i-l.50 on it. Now all has changed and Mac is up to his neck in monetary clover. It is all duo Mac for ho is mire of an angel than any man wo bave seen from Calgary. AX ELEVATING SPECTACLE Editor •.kixib Sir—The city council of Fornie are doinjr much to educate the youth of catchers out of ... . ating si|*ht to ne of boys roping untaxed dogs The construi-tion of the nei-es^ar; .vor!-s goi*s merrily along The'fonn dations for tlio. building to contain' tha- haulage engines are beiiii tin j- in th- rear of the lam; rocm. The machinery ia now being removed from the rnir.s ni the tild building, which was close tn the power house to the tite of the new building. Three new lviilers are to be. installed to furnish power for the haul age engine An expert fnnn tho Dayton Machinery Works is-U|iei'iiatoiidin*; tl.e removal aiid re-'crection of this machinery. lt is reported that a contract for the erection of the Steele tipple has been ..let lo a Chicago firm Tho regular Board of Examiners, con sistingofD. Martin, chairman; J. Mc- Climent and T. Bigns, (representing T. Addison) met on Monday for the pur pise of exmniniu.* applicants tor certificates for competency aa coal miners, Fifteen out of the seventeen applicunt.i passed. Tho delegation from the Unions will hold 11 second conference with tho C'*al Co. at Feruio todny. Music and tablo game« tre.v the dji't-r of tho evening with a dainty ropast at the finis. Dan McDonald, one of tho proprietors ol tho Mauitoba Hotel, Cranbrook, spas-ted through Ferule on Sunday, on his way back trom Detroit wliero holms been visiting his kin since lust December. Dnn id a universal favorite, and his many friends are pleased to see him Ngain In Koat Kootenay. Another Telogi, ■Ij*-t,'.'*ffi» John Talt, a8sistao*"'jgJ3tendent of tho C. P. ft. telogra*Jt''sj'm camo iu from '.Viunipog last _f*£*_£jtt' m^n arrangements for a coii7_**j&!.^ofiico in Fornie, us tbo pressin*J_^_,'*-ja'l vnoss is too great at tho rail* ^JA.i l'hls hmoi a'.ion ivill bo a to business people load from Mr Fy! I'alt is a vory picas looks like a priest liko a Methodist p parish. Mr. Talt in Winnipeg, znns console qu'.toa arc e I n Bi^n of a go see a ga ud dragging them through the streets towards the pound The cutting off of do_-s' cars and laying them before our dignified city duds along with an nffii davit shows how advanced nud civilized we aro becoming ia municipal government. Yours Dogfully Hiram Cooley. liusy Pincher T. L«bo'„ of l"i 11-.-I-.tir-Cra'.-i'U ••>;<". '.a Fernio this week on his way from a trip to Seattle and other points' Mr. Lelh-I is ono of the. pioneers of Pincher having lived thclr'21 years, and walt-hed th.- town grow since tho first cabin was erected. Ilo states that Pincher is now well nn the way to prosperity, and is showing his laitli in ita future by commencing this week tho erection of a tatonc block that will tost 5'2.r),000. Pick tho Prevaricator. Tho Nelson Tribune says that tho Trites-Wood Co. bus commenced operations upon their new store building In Kernlo. In an interview in the Winnipeg Freo Press, Mr. Wood, of the Trites-Wood Co. states that his Grin wiU commence their msw store building in Fernio next suininer. A local parnpraph in the t-'ernlo Freo Press states that tho Trites-Woud Co. will probably nut Ouiiii'meir now oioaik until next year. Appeal Dismissed A telei.-r.ini from Vancouver was re- colvoil yesterday announcing that tlio appeal entered by the Crows Nest 1'iiss Coal Co against thn tniiitiou of costs in the Leo case nnd questioning tho juris- lillctiou to tax was disallowed. C*., anil Mr. EHgar'Bloomfield. At the outset Mr. Wilson request";d an ailjournment in order that ho might be able to present to the court dettils concvrniiiir a reported agreement 011 the part of the British Columbia Tela:- phone. Company, to sell out its interests in the Fernie Telephone system to Ihe Crows NVat Pass Coal Co.. Mr. Wilson .' ••tated that Mr. Alfred Stork, Mayor of Fernie, who arrived in Vancouver yc-s- tertlay, had telegraphed Mr. Ci. G. S. Lindijay, an pflicer cd the coal company requesting iufuruution aj to hew runt- - ters stood between llie telephone company aud thc coal company with refer- to the telephone, system. Thisotoriiing Mr. Liudsay replied 'ihjs telegtr.iii was th'-n re.td by counsel. Mr. Liudt-ay stated that tbe telephone enmr-any h.td transferred its. interact iu the Fernie j telephone system to the coal cnmpai.y. on February Ith, ar.d that since that date the telplnne eomn-.ny's di-tri'-t sn-.>erititcndent h«al been working "iu F'Ttiie for the caial company. Mr AVi'son also pivjuled thnt till Marchlil.-t Mayor Stork had not been aware of the transfer. Why, if he had known it, would Stork havo sent such an idiotic t«;le- Kram to Mr Lindsay asked Mr. Wilson us he held the mes*a'-c in hi* han»l. Well, since you have used the term, I would like to know too, replied tho court. Mr. Wilson thought thnt as tho tt !••- phone company had trnnsfi-rred its i*i- terests in Fernie it had no rights whatever in its present action. Mr. McPhilllps contended that though the defendant has ceased to be in & po- sitinn to annoy the plaintiff, yet the lat- j ter wns still cutitled to the injunction. ! Counsel characterized as absolutely fahe in its intent sent by Mr. Lindsay. Accordiii)* to Mr. MePhillips Mr. Bloom- field knew through his examination of Mr II. W. Kent, general superint-niil ont of tho telephone company, that tln^ company had not withdrawn from Fer- , uie, und would not do eo till thu works ! thero were completed, and they aro not yet completed. According to statements mado to tho court, the British Columbia Telophon-e Co. hns agreed with the Crows Nest Pass Coal Co to refrain lor ono vear from attempting to install 11 tulophom system in Fernie. Toward the conclusion of his aro-e ment Mr. Mrl'hilllps asked th? ,vt_r; tn arnti'. a perpetual injunction r-nr-iir ing tli« cnrporiititin of Fernie fiuiji'"^.'- terfering with the plaintiff fO'rrp.u...* and to award suMiintiiil p>-ji-.h .-»•■.. damages in view nl tlio. fact thni- \'c. nic had sought lo prevent thn pi.v.nt ■ (iiiiii doing certain things iv'iiw'-. knew tbo company had 11 perfect ri„-! • to do Court adjimrtit'd Ht 1-i.ilO o'r'■■• ■•'■• ••. ■J UO oVioek At the reHUmption ■■;' t:-. 1 1 sitting, Mr W1I1011 made his «:.:'..:,. -'.* I fur t!ie defence. Son &Co. L.T.W. Block, Fernie, B. C. Agents in Ferric for T, G. Proctor, Nelson OppoiiU the Da-pot, FEIWIE The home for railroadmen and lumbermen. ROSS BROS, Props. Finest Liquors and Cigars. The^-«s_*^> a*. "^"^"■-'^-fi.i,,-.-j^*V...,,,,-,. fits* t'*^*;-"V"'---" sit? In Fernie, is a pleasant home' for: all who travel. Booms reserved by wire. «|* A «$* Ti. Wheton, Manager j^T^*a»a^i«.v^>r;-- C", , « lea i 1 '. t r "i The Ledge. . T. LOWEB.Y, Editor and Flnanoior. Tin: LEDGE U published every Wednesday in Kernio, B C. Tlio prico is <S a year. '"" tiiini. rutencivon upon application. Adver- GOOD FOB SWEENY. "'■'J-'^_^_&^?S-t&-' :'4*»Si Tasty Meals, .'.v.-.v^-'vEaey ''Beds,.;.A-'- ■•'. v-: '.■," -^ Nerve Bracers v; -v"1' '. '-Of'Every;- • v Description. ';*^^0SiifX :: :.;V3i5»_fe:_.|l'V WM JARVIS PROP. TME POLLOCK WINE Co. --■vvbv,-rv::-.limited.; •;:'■-, - "Wholoaale Dealors and Direct Importers . of Wliies, Liquors aud Cigars. District Agents for Poramory Chain nncne ■■"-"■■ and.Scblitz Boer Distributers of ; i' -.-■_ ■:'• ' Chamberlain and . ; . ; . Pharaoh Cigars ^■ea-st-isri-Bi ^b.o: Sim S&irt Olal-sf-$ at $4 Shin $as$! $ai!$ at $4 8t mystdrc in the Todd Block There is no better INFECTIONERY than that sold by The United States is good to the Irish. Chnrles Sweeny has sold his stock in the Federal Mining Co. for $2,600,000.. It is reported thut the American Smelter Trust are the buyers which means another hole in thc cinch around tho users of lead in the States. Tho abj-vo sum of money is an awful amount for ono man tomake in a few years time, and shows the chances that exist in America for men of brains, nerve and pall. Sweeny would have been a long time* making such a pile in the land where his ancestors were probably farmers. Sweeny has now sufficient to keep him in a grub suke fur the balance of his days unless he blows it in on papal benedictions and politics, In silver dollars the amount Sweeny hns just had placed to his credit wouid weigh 180,000 pounds, and it would take three freight cars to take it from Now York to his cellar in Spokane, although we do not think he would grumble at tbe freight. The actual amount of money in circulation In the United States up. to October 1. 1901, according to the New York World Almanac was, .$2,- 562,139,479. This same table, figuring the population ot the United States to be 82,214,000, estimates that there is $31.16 circulation per capita. If 70;000 people in Spokane have their full share of the money in- clr. eolation in cash it only means that there is $2,170,000 in circulation here. ,!,'•"'' Two and one halt million dollars in silver dollars would fill a vault'ten ieet iilgh nnd seven feet square. '-It would cover an acreof ground, and, piled dollar upon dollar in a single column, would tower above the highest peak on the American continent. - If $1 bank notes were laid* end to end the amount of money under question would make a green streak from Winnipeg to Calgary, and if judiciously expended for booze 25 millions of good drinks could be ob tained, or,in Ontario doable that number. With that roll in' his sack a man could lose a thousand every day playing poker, and it would be more tban_two years before a chap would turn in his last bean. This merely shows how much some make out of mining. Sweeny might invest his three freight cars of dollurs in B. C. to good advantage. For tbat amount he should bo able to buy a majority ol the legislators at Victoria, and then get anything he wanted In this-province, or be could come to Fernie and etiil have money left after he had bought a few acres of dumping ground. THE VALUE OF LAND. Land has many values in British Columbia. Mr. McEvoy, land commissioner fur the Crows Nest Pata Coal Co. says that land in East Kootenay fur damping ground. purpo.e3 is wortii $500 au acre. ' Mr. McEvoy, delegate to Associated Boards of Trade at Nelson says tbat land in East Kootenay ia worth 25 cents an acre. Mr. McEvoy, member of Fernie Board of Trade says in speaking of giving a grant to the Grand Trunk Pacific that land is only worth 15 cents an ucre. . Evidently there is some difference. PiUYEB ia the original wireless telegraphy. With all bis faults somo of tho west still lovea Siflon. The traits of every animal are pro duced in the human race whlohdeep- ens the mystery in connection with our past history. —*_ -—*--"""~-"*~* Understanding the cupitity of the human race the gambler wins by bis dexterity. This applies to all schemes were the profits promised are unnaturally great . The progress made by every church comes by infidels and reformers hammering on the walls and awakening pastor and congregation out 6fa conservative slumber. Within each individual no 'matter how faint there isjt something which tells us that we are immortal. The life tbat animates clay und makes it walk touches something else when nature claims the material matter. quently we a: front as rapkl.Ss it is possible for us *to do. . Wheie many boosters are gathered together you generally find a lively citv.' Fernie has a chance to be thesecond city in B. C, but the knocker uiu*t be chained bolore tbe result will be omained. The Czar ot Russia attempted suicide the other day. Poor man you can't blanie him much, although If he wants to climb the golden stairs he slionld find no difficulty in doing, so in bis own country without going to the expense of getting a ticket over tbe suicide short line. The. papers have said nothing about Jim Wardner lately. He must have got away from the Indians of Mexico by this time.. Jim should come to Fernie.' The Indians here will not Jtouch him, and the whiskey is the best on earth, and there isn't a good smear player in town. .Come along Jim, and spend a few years in our midst . . B. C is an empire within itself and only needs to be" advertised and pushed along by enterprising people^ Wbt? do npt.sit down'every "tew-Vniin.' rites- in 6rder: to emanate- a,howl about hard times.. There.should be no such a thing as hard. timeB in such a province, rich as it Is in so many of tbe natural'resources that make nations wealthy. __^_ It puzzles us to understand how the Japanese soldiers have been so succcBsfuLin tbeir fight against Russia. Hardly any of them havo ever been to a camp meeting, touched holy water or been captured by the Salvation Army, and we are safe in saying that not one Jap in a million ever heard of Laurier or attended a S^pirate School. * » • Fashion has a great deal to do with the price of some things. In the Okanagan fruit farms are all the rage, and land has gone up to $200 an acre in spots miles from any town. There is plenty of good fruit land in East and West Kootenay that the owners find bard to sell ' at $10 an acre. * Jnst make theso places fashionable and tho situation will be reserved. It can be done witb printer's ink aDd enthusiasm. John D. Rockefeller, who is bald- headed as a billiard ball has givpn in his time to churches and colleges 828,753,000, but not a dollar to newspapers. ','., It is said that John did not get all his money by tbe most honest methods but that does not hurt tbe innocent money or the institutions to which he gives it. If John sent us a million we would not return it We would advertise for the rightful owners to claim It. f Indianapolis ministers have s'art- ed a movement lo have churches sup ported by a direct tax upon the'mem- bership, according to the amount of worldly goods they possess. The idea of the ministers is that the abil ity of a member to pay should be guaged by his property, as represented by the tax assessment books. This Is fair and just as a busin- ss policy," but it is not the Biblo plan The Saviour of men taught that what was giviyi must be given cheet fully and that he or she gave most rejoiced in the giving. If He were on earth to dav he would say to the old miser from whom money is wrung from an assessment law, "thy mone\ perish with thee" Safely first, profits next. These factors for 35 years have placed the Mutual Life of Canada as the true policy holders company in which to insure. Jusl investigate by calling on the agent al the Hotel Fernie. . The Smelter Trust (Tho America.n Smeltiue * ad B«finl&g Co.). *' * '^. - '"*;.Vs Is capitalize .'for'., $150,000,000. Its ■*">'-**.",' /•.,*"'<&'_& assetsamount.ta only aMnV»S^o,000,c<>o ■^l^^t^^^fnmei^o^ pay dividends pn.pizi&jS^ffiiirdrtoaiiec. George's Weekly will show thc miner how to escape from this Octopus. Send for a copy of the issue of March 4th, 10.05. Address— George's Weekly, "Docver, Colo., U. 8. A. HENRY'S NURSERIES New Crop Now in Stock Home Grown and Imported GARDEN*. FIELD nnd FLOWER 8EED8 Wholesalo and Retail- Special Prices to Farmer's Institutes Thousand! of Fruit and Ornamental Tiaei Bhododendrom. ' Boies, Greenhouse and Hardy Plants now growing In my nurseries for Spring planting Eastern prices or lest. White Labor FERTILISERS-BEE HIVES b SUPPLIES. AL J. HENRY, VsnoooTer, B.Q. 3010 "Westminster Boad. GET BEHIND A British Lion Cigar, AND HELP PUSH THE WORLD ALONG TiriE . Is of the utmost importance in these days of modern life when a minute may sometimes mean a million. Alwnys have a watch that keeps the correct time, and if it will not, talk to Co O. Demaurez aijf&/&4&4fr4^isSt^&&%W*y%>SQi, * 'W ADDS-BROS*- PHOTOGRAPHERS 0 VANCOUVER An* NELSON, B.C. &*.*** er Cigar Store • Gives a coupon to every purchaser of 25 cents worth of goods.- To the holder of the greatest ^umbcr-of'couponsby. June'ist'a custom iiAiac-suit cf clothes worth S35 , will be; given. ' All* coupon holders intending" to compete, for thc prize must hand in their coupons not later than June 1st. L. ATKINSON, Proprietor The Club Cigar Store Is now entirely under the manage* ment of the undersigned. In stock, all the popular brands of the day in Cigars add Tobaccos. Pipes a specialty.* ' W. A. INGRAM •ir? ,-aa. aro I! yoa aro looking 1 for FJBlnn^, "Battling Hunting, Boating or Glacier Climbing, go to New Denver &nd stop & few'daya, week*, or months at thefNpwjmarket, Hotel with, Henry_^ Stege.^ Home cbokjjug, arid'tho" fiiic'et beverages" in the world, including wafer.'-' Write or wire for rates. . , ' , •'.* _ *' ; - , • 'nwnarktf fyttr ~«'" • ' . ". /' .FBTOTIE - *■' " ' -' First Class: ia.Every Respect MRS..S.*, JENNINGS,. PaoPBiBrrnras. ITS THE,COMMERCIALHOTEL>- LARDO Is the home of all Slocan people traveling to and from Poplar. MEALS ALWAYS READY. McLAOHLAN BEOS., Props. Strictly First Class Up to Date Electric Lighted Steam Heat- fernie; b.c. Hot and Cold Baths * Billiard and Pool Room Large Sample Rooms Bar Room Unexcelled a* Kates : $2.50 per day WALLACE, Proprietor T. ROOKES, . Manager ^S. a__aH_-pn_. t^^s^^n^S^ OiiiiiM-iafMim** . £& 1* f f 4 N. KLAUSMAN, PrOp. I Manufacturers of Lager Beer, Bottled Beer & Porter ^ • -'..-..-• ' _»!_. -- . Howland Avenue, Fernie ' tt«mi^^ g|^.52^CSai»iS2SS?£^H Fort Steele Brewery Co.,ltd. FERNIE, B.C. Brewers of Extra Fine L&ger Beer and Aerated Waters. Bottled Goods. a Specialty. A good chance for a future home on reasonable terms. Wriglestoorth & Winchester CONTRACTORS For Brick and Stone Work, This" year the month of March was like nearly everything else in the city. ■ '- There are no i>aloons in tho bare:, but Coal Creek cannot prosper .without itatipplo, ... '.'„■'. Times may bo lmrd in tho Slocan but are not nqnrly as bad as tbo bomb timea in liusdiu. Ontario Is plaj ing back at Kossland. .Iu Pctcrboro a gold mining company has been organized with a c.a.i-1-.i! of .$2,500,000. The drummers are protesting againsVthe tax placed upon them by tbe B. C. government, It is easy for them to get even by adding a little more to tho cost of their goods. We do not Uko to see the drummers lose anything for life would often dreary without them. Still we have got to have money in this province for our revenue according to tho latest report shows signs of consumption, and must be fattened with something. Tbe Board of Trade in Calgary has liberal notions.' It wants the premier of tho pro vino to havo a salary of $7,000 a year, and the cabinet ministers $5,000. It also wants the loader ol thc opposition to havo tho same amount as tlio cabinet m in liters. This is a reform in tho right direction. Pay big sitltiries and tlio members ol a government will have no excuse for boodling, nnrl the pro fession of politics will have a chance { to becomo respectable First-class work guaranteed. Con tracts taken for building coke ovens in any part oi the country. Estimates furnished. P. O. Box 383, Ferule, B.C. J. A. MacLean FEENIE. Builder and Contractor Dealer in Rough and Dressed Lumber *-cTryanr*g*a**y*.^ afgooteaay Valleys Go^ Ltd. About i6ooacres,.Mixed FARMING and GRAZING Lands oo the KOOTENAY RIVER at SAND CREEKi/io miles from ELKO. * Will be subdivided to suit purchaser in blocks from < 8o acres upwards. , Price from $3.00 to $7.00 per acre. Terms— i-sth < cash; .balance in yenrJy instalments at 6 per j cent, interest. . J A*r«nti in F«rnU: Mott, Son & Co. T. G. Proctor Manager Nelson J. R. Cameron Is tba tailor when nobbiest snltlngi* om„ nud tbe fit and [tip,is the best w-*w nr^ ^^^^^^ssft^_^^^aa%_^_^^_^a^^/-_y^^-t|^ara Is in a delightful lotcation and from its balconies can be seen all the beanty of the grand Booriory tbat surrounds, hems in, and adorhB the btuiy city of Nelson. It is tbe homo of tourists and bnsiness men from all parts of tbe world. , Tho ouisino never dragahi tbe .mire of mediocrity* <$ and every room in an enemy to insomnia. I yoa need rooms when on tho way In, toncb tbe wire and the deed ia done. i a eager, Nelson s, ni w».K^f|m,r~--v^--^r<-**?!>-^^ Rjffla"tt«r.4*CTTf5"!--- Wpg*_g3It3SiSS^^ ■•■,:-■■■■■ --.-■"■■ ;:;■'■"'■: ': :'"':'■""'"." V •" i.:"-' '■ - ■ ''"■ QtyWSffi&kSfiS&'WW, >®m _ms ■:;. /.ftiYijWjWSgs li-:V'.-Ty,;At-^Ar^&: C. APRIL T^ EANCIE Sandy* Bowers-was 'a ' teamster, and his wife u buxom and not uncomely Scotch woman who took in washing and kept a i|iin>-rs" hoarding bouse.;_ It was in the early days of Virginia city before men had grasped this*ifu|l. value of the discovery, and the teamster, in company with others of his kind, came into possession of several hundred feet on ihfc teda at Gold Hill. - .' His claim be -ame one of the bonan- . jus of theVajgiorr; and Sandy found himself richer, lliao he-ever thought any one could be. Neither lie por liis wife ever rose to the level of their fortune. The^ remained the teamster and the washerwoman to the end. There is a story that neither could read nor write. *s \ - , y After giving an entertainment at- the International Hotel, such as that hostelry of many grandeurs had never before.seen, they went to Europe for two yearif,; When they came back they were still the teamster and the washerwoman Europe had added no veneer. But thc money was still in plenty. ""Money .to throw at the birds," as the old man was wont to say. Nevada was more to their taste than anywhere else, so they ■sleeted to remain thqrc, and that strange monument of wealth, which is known all througb*,Nevada .and California-.as the Bowers mansion was built on the shore of Washoe lake. ■ The-site was. one., of extraordinary beauty, with the walls of snow capped Sierra.bchind it, and sapphire sweep of water in front. Money was never considered in - its:' construction. It - was built of quarried-stone -'and furnished with the costliest San Francisco could supply. A library of books with San- •fly's name on every volume was one of its -features. The'door handles were of silver,, the table furnishings .the finest lo be had at that place at that time. Here the old people—Cor they. were £eUinp old—settled and dispensed a lavish hospitality. Here an adopted child whom they dearly loved 'and had named'Persia, died.:' Here, loo, laier on,. Sandy died and was buried in the garden under the shadow of the Sierra. And here—the shades of evening beginning lo close on this strange drama —poverty overtook his widow. She strove to redeem her first losses by speculation, throwing good money after bad. In her case, the wheel,of fortune made a complete revolution. Her old ago saw her as poor as she had been in her youth. She passed from stage to stage and finally m-idc a •'livelihood by practicing fortune telling in San Francisco, it having been always understood that she had the gift, of second sight. The crystal in- which she gazed had shown her many things, but nothing stranger, more dramatic and varied than her own life. HIS MOTHER'S EYES..- Senator Gallinger was talking aboul curtain shipping .reforms that he has in his -mind. . These reforms, he said, would be made "easily, would be made at once, were not human nature the same in shipping ' circles as it is all the world over. By tbat I mean that thc people in the wrqng always think themselves in the right.V They always think theother side in the wrong. They are like a Concord woman whose son enlisted for the Spanish American war. > Her son, a raw recruit, was natur-j ally awkward at first. He was, in fact thc most awkward youth in the squad Nevertheless; his mother, regarding him as he marched away, and music and waving of flags, could hardly admire enough his military grace and skill. "Oh," she said, -'look, look! They're all out of step but our.Jim." In round figures 300,000 men and 50 warships; large and small; have been placed out of action since the Russian- Jap war began. ,. Official correspondence now issued tends to show-that, on the whole, cancer is less frequent in aborigines than in civilized ruces.: 1 Perhaps the finest mausoleum in existence is that in Agra, India, which was built by the Emperor Slnh Jehan for himself. It was 22 years in course of erection, and on it 20,000' men were constantly employed during that period It cost _cU8oo,ooo. Spain has" more hunchbacks than any country!" In one small village at the foot of the Sierra Morcna there is one in every thirteen inhabitants. France, in the neighborhood of the Loire, has a great many people suffering from deformed shoulders. It has been reckoned that'there are a million hunchbacks in the world at present. LEE SING"' PROFESSIONAL GARDENER Lat as Gardener of Nelson Club. Leave orders—P. O. Draw 10. well known liance Cigars LITTLE SERMONS (By Eldert Hubbard.) A little more patience, a little more •charity for all, a little more devotion, Va little more love; with less bowing down, ito the past, aad a Client ignoring of pretended authority; a brave looking forward to the future with more conti- denatein ourselvc*,and -more faith '-fn our fellows,' and the race will be ripe for a great burst of light and life. If ate "hurts the man who nurses it; alt selfishness robs the mind of its' divine insight and cheats the soul that •would know. Gambling robs a man of rest; .and Jhe-keea edgi.cf his life Is lost in shuf- tSinf pasteboards. All he gives to his employer or the world is the' discard. Outside of his play he is a weak, inefficient person, and his weakness is very apt to manifest itself in burdening his friends. -The-curse of gambling does not fall on the gambler alone any j more than the drunkard alone suffer* j for his fault,. Suffering falls upon everyone within the radius of the gambler. i would hold my friend only by the -virtue lhat is in me—by attraction of Xhe worth that in in my soul. By taken thought you can-add cu- abitsto your stature. Man does what he does because he 4hirtks for the moment it is the best thing to do. Met. are ever forsaking fortune when ahi? is about to smile. The insane man is apt to be a su- pr«jnie egotist, and a good way to pun- asb him is to pay no attention to him. Man, wise as he is, and pluming •himself on his ability to defeat his fellows, cannot with Impunity play his atricksy games with God. J say to you that man has not suffic ient imagination lo exaggerate the im portance of love. It is as J-igh as the beavcos, deep as hell, as „ sublime as the stars and great as the galaxy of worlds thnt fade in our feeble vision into mere milky ways. _. **Love holds withirt her ample space all wrecks."all mins, all grief, all tears; and all the* smiles, and sunshine and beauty that mortals.know, are each and all her priceless gifts, and hers atone. As the second commandment was the death of art for a thousand years, so has the forced servility of women held civilization in t brail to a. degree tbat no marl-can compute. \ The only way you can get into the kingdom of heaven is to carry the kingdom of heaven in your heart. Enterprise means ability lo plan, oversee, supervise and direct. It is initiative, and wise initiative is the finest. gift of God to man. Mao is (lie instrument of Deity. Our actions and thoughts arc building brain cells, and thc gambler is building cells of folly. His face is as astute as thc face of David Harum. lt gives nothing away. In time the habit ofthe man becomes fixed—he is a living liar He lies to friends, family, .employer and business associates. He forever plays a part. Life io him is a game of blt-flC You help me and I'll help you. We will not be here forever, anyway; soon death, the kind old nurse, will come and rock us all to sleep, and we had better help one another while we may; wc are going the same way—Jet's go J hand in band. People who profess lo love their enemies are apt to hold averages good by hating their'friends. JBOME SCOTTISH JOKES. Weel, John, how are you today?, •asl-ed a Scottish minister, on meeting one of his parishioners.. Gey weel sir, #ey weel, replied John cautiously, gin it wasna for the rheumatism in the right leg. Ah John be thankful for Ihere is no mistake you are getting old Jike^thercstofus, and old age doscn't coma alone. Auld age sir, returned John, I wonder to hear ye. Auld age foas tmething lae due wi't. Here's my jthifr leg jist ns euld; an' its soond and floyple yet. • .. ■ a 1, an. A* boy wan holding n candle for Ms toaster, ii plumber, in n Scottish town, who was doing some repairs tu " P-l-*" inside u dwelling house. The boy carelessly held the candle loo near his muster's head, mid up went hit. hair in a bliue. 'flic muster turned round in a rtige, ami 'said: You stupid idiot! Cakycno watch what ye're doing? The folk of ihe house 'II think ye've been singeing a sheep's head with the «i..ell ye're setting up! A weel, .said the boy, they'll maybe no" bo fur wrung. FINE OUT FACTS. , Sweden's biggest export is limber. She sells .£5,500.000 worth a year. Forests cover nearly one-fourth of the surface of Germany—about 48,000 square miles. The cost of thc war to Russia has been practically _£*,500,000 per week since the war began. There are now over 27,000 Chinese on the Rand, and 7,514 are on their way to South Africa. Bricks made of coal dust arc used for paving In Russia. The coal dust is combined with molasses and resin. A gcrinnn process is claimed to give n rcmnrknble hardness to copper and it* alloys without effecting the ductility. Within the past ninety years the Spanish-speaking population of tlie world has increased from 26,190,000 to 4 *,000,000. At the most sanguinary buttle In the South African wai the total casualties un both sides did not reach l.uoo. There hnve been at least ten engagements in Manchuria in which the nis- unities far exceeded that number. The Mutual Life of Canada The Only Canadian Life Company that is Purely Mutual IS 34.years old ; HAS Assets now exceeding $8,000,000; HAS a surplus (on Government Valuation Standard), of nearly $900,000; HAS nearly 30,000 policyholders ; HAS nearly $40,000,000 of Insurance in force ; HAS paid over $6,500,000 in cash to policyholders or to their families and still HAS in Reserve, for their security, over 7,000,000, in solid assets. DON'T SCAB When yon nmokai a cigar t-ee that It in UNION made. Wile Prize, Henry Vnne, Colurdbus nnd Havana Whip Cigara are Union Goods uinde bv. W. 1'. KILBOURNE k CO. Winnipeg, Man. Reprcscnte-l by OEGUGE NORTON. KOOTENAY ENGINEERING WORKS Fouaders & Machinists, •—nelson, b.c. The Reliance Factory, Ltd.,. Montreal, Que. First maker orotic " Flor do Bahama," " Rosebud," and , "General Arthur" since 1876 ; over 27 years in existence. Walter Crone, Western Representative. 90000000000000tt01>00Oa9900099999999999000000990000090 Mill and Mining Machinery. Complete Stock of Shafting, FittingH, etc., always ou hand Estimates fu mi is Led. Scrap Iron bought by the carload. Repaiiinland Jobbing. B. C. Travis, mamacc* Married men should remember the uncertainty of life and protect their wives and children by a policy in the Mutual Life. Young men should not dally with time in regard to life insurance.. The sooner you commence the sooner your profits will come to you. It is an investment that always pays. Young men who have relatives depending upon them should take a policy in the Mutual Life, it will help mother if death should, reach you its icy hand before your youth hns fled. For full particulars call on our agent at the Hotel Fernie, in Fernie. ft 1 (tt I I I %9000909000S0S9990909B0000900000000000000^ \ I <*. ! I - IN KASLO The-door of the Lowest Rates Best Time East Toronto, Montreal. New York, Maritime Provinces, New England. West Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, California Point*. W__4_tW^ *a Ca ! 1 Has not been locked for many years. The landlords are always happy, even when their bank-roll looks thinner than 'the lean edge of an attenuated wafer. Try one of their morning' bracers. Mail orders receive prompt attention. Allen & Palmer §00000090900400909000000000090000000009991* PHOTOGRAPHS Now's your chance. Cheapest and best in Fernie. *",s Best lit and best equipped studio in town Cabinets $4 to $5 a dozen % Cabinet 3 xo 4 ,, Cane de Visile 2 to 3 ,, Stamp Photos 50c to $1 ,, Flash lights, enlarging and copying done. Dont forget the address, opposite the Methodist church. J. F. Spalding JL.D.S., D.D.S., dentist T. W. Block, Office hours- opposite the Bank -8 u.m. to 8 ji.tri. • \V. It. IltlSS J. 8. T. ALEXANDER Ross & Alexander BARRISTERS. SOLICI'iORS, ETC' KERNIE, B. C. Oflice In h. T. W.'Block, Vlctorls. Avenue. II. \V. HBtlCUMER." SllKtlWl.aili HKIiCHJIhli Herchmer & Herchmer BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS, ET'J 'KERNIE, B. 0. Offices ovei 1'. Hums Si Co'* block, Victoria avu LANDS ARID WORKS 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Unequalled Passenger Service Standard and Tourist Sleepers, Coaches and Dining Cars Tourist Sleeper Service West—leave J*"LfrV£l>it"(-ike Mon., Wed., Tbur., 5ai. to Seattle Si Vancouver. East—leavj» Dun more for Toronto, Wed. & Sun.; for Montreal, Mon. & Fri.; for Boston, Fri. Atlantic Steamship Agency Through bookings to and from Great Britain and the Continent. For rales, folders and tickets apply to local agents, or to / R. Reading, agent, Fernie. J.S.Carter.D.P.A., Nelson. E.J.Coyle. A.G.P.A. Vancouver TO Victoria and Vancouver Dau-Y Trains leave Fernie at 9:45 a.m., reaching Vancouver and Victoria the Next Afternoon. Return train reaches Fernie 9:15 p.m. The First Class Hotel of Fernie The Rosori of Commercial and Traveling Men ** a • ..-The.boteJiiVclcgantly furnished with handsomtknewfurniture throughout, is heated by-steam and has retnrn call bells in every room. FINE LARGE SAMPLE ROOMS Rates : $2.00 a day and upwards *-E-g**SBIS-^^ CANCELLATION OF KESERVE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the reier- vntion oitabli.-)liad in uuraiiiance of the pro--i ;ions of the " Columbia and \Ve?'<-i-ii Hailway Subuidy Aot, *KMi." notice* 6* wliia>li were published in the Bsitish Columbia Guz- ette anal dated 7th May. IKK), and Sth June. 1806 re.«pec*.ively_ are hereby cjuicelled. Crown lands situated within the area embraced by the said re.-ervation will be open to sa'e, settlement, lease ad othur disposition, under the provisions of 'he "Land Act." tiirei months after the date of the first publication of this notice in the British Columbia Gazette Firoa-ided, however, that in all case a where ands are so a>old, pre-emptesi, leased or other wi-.e jaliemtted by thc Government unal are .subsequently fonud. upon the surveys of the Columbia and Western Railway Company'., blocks, to lie wholly or in part within such blocks, then the persons so acquiring such luiiaU shull acquire their title thereto from the Railway Company, who have nsreeal to deal with siiash purchasers, pre-emptors. leasees, etc., on the .-same terms uud conditions (is the Government would ui.der thc provisions of the "Lunal Act," except in respect ta> timber lands on the Company's blocks, which shall be subjeci to the regulations issued by the Company relative to the cuttlnK of. timber on the- Columbia, and Western llailavny Lunal Grant. W. S. GORE. Deputy Commissioner of Lands & Works Lands and Works Department, Victoria,SC . S3rd February, IOCS. L'P. ECK»n...N K. 0. LaWE Eckstein & Lawe Barristers at-Law*, Somcitohb, Etc. Cutlib-.it IJIoi-k, .'_ nic. B. C. J. H. LOVE, NELSON EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Help of All Kinds Furnished Short Notice en Ya! & GRAY Ya! CONNELL CARPENTERS & JOINEKS Next door to Calgary Cattle Co., "Wood Street Work of All Kinds. Rates Reasonable. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF KOOTENAY In the matter of the petitions of R. G, Ed» arils Leckie, Frank W. Peters, Guy H. Kirk- patrick and Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper under Section la. of "The Coal Mines Act." iJOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the above N aSK-tV-V-aW -W^« RETAIL & WHOLESALE HEAT DEALERS Have oue of their largest storijs in Fernie. Lamb, Veal, Fresh and Smoked Fish. Bulk Oysters. Try a gallon 0"a_y*a}a/-^*5V*^*'aV'aV*'V&'*&^^ FERNIE BUSINESS SCHOOL Day and Evening Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Writing, Arithmetic, Spelling, Correspondence, English Branches, Etc. Correspondence Pupils Coached Low prices and individual instruction make it the 3 M fln'tTlP.'-i. chance of ii lifetime. A. IU. Ul IllltSO mentioned parties have tiled petitions to theJuiiiro «f thu court to alecjale disputes a* to the rig-Ill ortitle to prospecting licenca-9 for the folloivinirdc=.ciile.l land j. that is to sav:— Si-imte in Eadt Ktfbtenavon the east aide o' the Flatheittl Ria'er on Oil or Sage Creek ami from about 5 to 8 miles norrii of the Inter* national Boundary Line. Description of land staked bv the aforesaid il. 0. Edwards I.ecliie Commencini; at a post on the r.ortli-we-at bank of Oil Creek, marked, " K O EilavanL l.eokie's S. E. Corner" ad'oiniiii- Sir 0. H Tnpper's S VV. corner post; thence north W clminsi; thence west 811 chains : thence south Ha) chains: thence east 8.1 chains to point 0,' commencement, cnntnininf* a*0 acres. Sin-.ate in Ea*t Kootonay on the east side aaf the Flatheaal River a>n Oil or Srn-e Creek, and fra.ni about 5 to tl miles north of the Interna: ion ill Boundary Line. Description of laiial staked by the nloresi.id (Juy. J. Ki.-kpatrick: Commencing at a post on'the north bank of the Creek, marked "O H. Kirkputria k'a X. W cornet'' adioinins Mrs. M. K Lane's ia". E cor- nerpoat; thence south 80chain»; tln-nce east Wchains: thencenorth sochains; thence west "0 chains to point of commencement, containing S40 acres Situato in Kast Kootetiavon thc en st side of the Flathead River on Oil or Sase Creek and from about 5 to Smiles north ol the International Boumlnrj* Line Dc-acription of the land staked by aforesaid Frank W.-Peter*:— Commencint, at a post on the norrh-wcat hank of Oil Creek markel "t'ratik W Peter, N.E.cornor"adioinim-R.O KdwarJ- Leckie'- S E. corner post; thence south W chain." thence west &i chains; theme north fii-hMins: thence east ?0 chains to point of commencement, containinc W) acies. Situate in East Koo'enay on the rast bide cf Flathead River on Oil ort*aue Creak and from about S to 3 miles north nl the luteri.ulioiial Boundary Line. Lysorititioti of laud .-take I by aforesaid Sir Charles Hibbert Tiipi^er :— Commencini. at a post on the 1 orth-we-f bank of Oil Creek maiked "Sir C.H Tupper'. corner" adjoiniiit. Fred Peters' X.AV. cornei post; thence north St)chains; thence ea>t Bu uhains; thence south i\i eliaius; thence west Wchain-sto iK>in*.of commencement,ooiitain- inifiyo acres. Notice is hereby a-ivt-n that His Honor Jud -e Forin by order dated Febiuary s.1rd; HKVa. has onli-rt-1 tbat any person interested in the »nb- ivs-t matter of said .utlUons or linvinu any objectiou to the prayer of said petitions beint Kriaiiteal shall on orlaofore the 1st a'ay of May. l'Jaal. tile with the Registrar of soiat Court lit Cranbrook 11 petitions or stutement settiiu- forth his elaini_ or the Kronnd of his said objection and vtti-ifi the sair.e under oath. Anal the saiildiidi-e has furtherorit<aresl that a copy of said petition shall be forw»raled to anv party nterestesl by such petitioners or their solicitors on application belni; miidi- therefor to thc Registrar of sal.I Court at Crunhrook. Dated the <th day of March. l'aOS. Tupper i Oriifin, J.i". Armstrong, Vaucouvor, Cranbrook. Solrs. for Petitioners. Registrar. J. G. CUMM1NGS PROVINCIAL A\D' DOMINION LAND SURVEYOR Office : Mott, Son & Co., L.T.W. Block Feknie- British Columbia FRANK FLETCHER Provincial Land Surveyor Lands and Mineral ClaimsSurveyed and Crown Granted. PO.BoxaVS*, Office: Koateuay St., Nehi.n Furniturae and Undertaking- Bargains in Wall Paper 1 Two complete a-ets of Bar Fixtures, one BritiBli-Pl.-tie-"ilirror4-i*.9ai Inches, uetv. Letter Presse.-, Billiard and'Poo.' Tablca- Cash Keg-isters and other specialities. Wall Ordeni Receive Prompt Attention. R. Elliott, Kaslo, B.C. F. H. HAWKJKS P. O BOX 185 TELEPHONE 22 RELIABLE ASSAYS QUICK TIME & LOW RATES to- Wlunlpcjr, Sr. Paul, Chit-ago, Toronto and all Eastern points. DINING CARS LIBRARY OBSERVATION CARS I'ALACK and TOURIST SLEEPERS a For rates and informntion call on— Jamks Sloan, Ayciil ^Ha-MmiaaasiP^^ all ner\ous ijf muscularT- diseases, it water heal <iy kidney, liviyf, O ■Jr fe Samples of W Report of Analyst ater from Halcyon Hot Springs, Arrow Lake, B.C., 27th Februan-, i8o3- Laboratory of City Analyst, Edinburgh. Scotland, J^affiL-^ One Rallon of water contiiincd tlie following in- y »■"*'**•' ' ts> t])c rcsuns ar_. expressed in parts. ft '■__.0*i --,*'MJ?t ^P^ Miirik'siii Litliin Sulphuretted Hydro- K*-'1- 2 i;*t.oo ' .86 .'-•0O Boatinp, Fisliiiif* and Excursions. Terms: $lSto$:3 per week, according to residence in hotel or villas. ■j_yv.*-""a"-^^^ Gold- Lcail- » .75 I Oold and Silver—Jl Ot .75 I Gold, silver, copper 1S> Samples by mull receive prompt attention; Placer Gold, Hetoria, and Kk-h Ores Bought Send for i'ree Mailing Envs. and Price lalat. OGDEN ASSAY CO. 1725 Arspalioe St., Denrer. Colo. ■DB3NTISTH.Y. DR. MILLOY, *%%".-a Bu bad 17 >e*rs experience in dental wari, and makes a speck Ity of Gold Bridge Wcrlc Titlt made to the Slocan recutarly. SECRET SOOIETI*33S SILVKR CITY LODGE NO. 39, I.O.O.F. Sandon, 11C. MtetiuKS In Ibe Union Hall ever.a Friday evening at 7:30 Visiting brethren cordially luviua to att. nd. J. E. LoyErinc) , Xoblaaurand; A. L.Ckaio. Vice Grand; W.J GAEntrrr, Stcrttnry. QatSUOS LODGK JaO 2i. K. OF 1». O Masjla every WedneJday evening at 8 o'clock in tlio Pythian Castle Hall. Sandon. Sojourninii brethren will receive a Pythian -arelcome. S. 1SAAC8.JN, CO. ALFH*tl J. HALL, K. B- £ H. SURVEYOR. AK. HEYLAND, Engineer and Provincial . LandSurveyoi. KASLO HOTHJliS. ri-HE KASLO HOTKL. in Ku.Io, ia tho lend- ■A- ing hotel in tlio citv. COCIC/.E Jt PAP WORTH. rjlHK FILBERT HOTEL in Snnalon iaa tha* JL lii'Hiiaiiiiirtert fair ull travellena lo the City of Sllvrr. IIKSXK'IT& MIT.ril >*, Prop.. *TiHE VICTORIA KOTF.I. in Nulson Is a luiven A. fur all aatrangaj Toriel nariaj* from homo. Beat house (or l ii alaiv on thi* earth. W. E MeCAM.LISH, Proptlets^r. tlun. oLKUU }IOTl"L. -.Mill. All luaiikru lnijirovtiiiunts. Snuiple ro.jm» In couiac- Tbe oialv first-class hotel in Y'mlr. . Unlay mcLEi-d, Pioprntor. PRKMONT HOVSfc, NEUSON" Eura.pa.sn L * a'.,d American plan. Meal.a.i5ceuU. Kooin.- frnni >r c up to <1. Only wblic b«lp amuloyed. N'othlng yellow about tho place eiceptthe quid iu tha -afe. MALONE _ TliEulLLl/S. OAI'TLKTT UOUSE, formerly the Clark P Is thu beat si a. day baud In Xaalu ivbltai help employed. G. W avl proprietor, a<0ll. Ulal/ HAlcTLETT, TUK HOTEL FKUGL'Sn*' U the hoino of Slooan iwoplo when MODONNI-.LiHLAllli Si'wan people when lh«v aro in fen-onon. "" VIK, Proprietor--. TIIK BKITT.IXNU nOTKL Is tbo old- tit tttid the beat lo liV I^ii-dO. Gold taeckcm ■tlaa-sysaa-iak-omc ITI.V1X UR03. "Wtioloa«3.1o MoroliaxxtB. THK M0NTO0.11KHV Co.. Ltal,, Wholuwila Ma*nufacturors of cholcu confectionery. Nolson, B.C. STAUKKT A CO., WHOLSSJiLE liEAL- sr,a Iii Butter, Egirs, Cheeae, PTodura and Fruit, Nialsoil. ». C. J. A. MoDONAI.I), Fruit, Nolsun, B.C. Whotealas Doalar In M! >-.%; Mount Fernie Lodge Noi'47 O.F. Meets every Thursday evening at p.m. in I.O.O.F. Hall. f. Beck, P.G..R.S. ■v.€sSi TBMM^^MSSt_wrvmiiep - i '" a, T ■ t* . I" . * -.tr.1"W*IS '"a »V"r,at" 'it , ' .■„-A'r>'"a ■ v.-''---,*)... --V-.' c J - j*4 _ -_»JL*-*-Aw1 > ■- . ■* . " " \s - -J . i ' 'r*T"..*s-.j"-.< _*-i"*»a-T ' . *." 1 .* f -'a-* a , a1" I . "l ." ■ * I— I—. ■ ■ ■*■■!■—i •*_*__, mmmmThmm , J -v ■■ r .11 ■_'if . ' .*:*ft.*A' : "V , " ' ^.yrvr •" .J-Va-n* -' rti » ' A. . > '""'.'V'vt'/'s'-, • _} r" 5 ■ T-,''>*■' -r* 1 - I. I _■■-■■" ..TV. a t a" ..I 'ti V # 1 .a.. *«_i*' ,-.. J -■-*■"'."*i^ "iT,-*'* '"* *■■ j*'* ' V* * ■* , ', j- '*$$?->.v.?;lsAr~rr.. -r-"t fes il/,."-" '» 'ifV ■ ,. 'a i 3'- ., _,_! sr • St>: ' .. *" THE. LEDGE, The Canadian Bank of Commerce ISSUES BANK MONEY ORDERS AT THK FOLLOWING RATES $5 and under 3 cents Over $5 and not exceeding $io 6 cents Over $io ,, - ,, -?3<> no cents Over $30" „'- ' ,, $50- 15 cents f These orders are payable at par al any office of a Chartered Bank in Canada and althe principal banking point* in the United States.-* fl Negotiable al a fixed rate at Thi* Canadian Bank of Commerce, London, England. ' FERNIE BRANCH t : E. H. BIRD, Manager Fernie Livery arid-Dray Stables THE FINEST LIVERY IN EAST KOOTENAY . :To the many people who- may require a course' of .treatment-will* Cod Liver Oil we would recommend bur EMULSION with Ihe hypbpho'sphites of Linican'd Soda. U has none of the^■"fishy" odor, is pleasant,to take, and-on account ofthe special process by which it is emulsified, it is easily-Absorbed by the weakest sto- mach. , - It in the best remedy known to science for chronic cough's and colds, Bronchitis, Consumption, Scrofula, Enlarged Glands," -Rickets, and all wasting, debilitating diseases of either children or adults.;, * " ,. Price,©©!) a botftS? ,, i FAST HORSES HANDSOME CARRIAGES Careful drivers furnished, when required. Teaming, draying and packing promptly attended to. Safes and pianos carefully handled. Supplies sent by pack-train to the Flathead or any part of the mountains. Baggage transferred to any part of the city day or night. My city bus meets all trains. 1 haoe th->. 80le agency in Fernie for the sale of the coal of the Crow's Neat Pass Coal Co., and the price per ton delioered is $4. Clean coal.and prompt attention to orders. *' ■ '• C 000000099900000000990900999000090900000000000090900 -*'•'. s Scott & Ross A complete stock of Coffins, Caskets,'and Burial Goods, also Metallic Lined Shipping Cases AN UP-TO-DATE HEARSE'IN CONNECTION i 1 *** 1 « 1 ■a at. I Ot Victoria Avenue "» UNDERTAKERS " EMBALMERS B (SaesB Dispensing Chemist, Fernie'Drug Store '■'■,W A%g09O9OO9099OeeOO9a00a9»9000OOO90OO9O0900O0O0000O900 ADDITIONAL LOCALS ' Stop at the Queen's Hotel when in TroutrLake City. Semi Readys are one price to all and that price is right. Sewing machines to rent at the B. C. Furniture Company. An oak and ebony showcase, silver mounted for sale at the Fernie Drug Store. The Waldorf has adeed a shower bath for the delectation of its many guests. J. F. Spalding is crowded with orders since he commenced advertising with this paper. ".. _ , . See the'Semi Ready's spring stock for your next suit of clothes finished by F. J. Mitchell. Lawn grass, onion sets and many kinds of garden seeds can be bought at the Fernie Drug Store. J. C. Hutchison is still making suits at the old stand. Leave your measure and avoid thc rush. We buy, sell or exchange new or second hand furniture. The B. C. Furniture Company. Masterson, Griffith & Co., Trout Lake, have all the supplies needed by lumber camps and mines. A grey horse in motion so-netimes causes a lot of trouble, especially when the owner cannot be found. , APRIb:5ri905 'W^iii^V. "''.'•-' a- - *!.«' ■ *, ?.'- K'a'*T ' "-.Tt « - a . - *- ■- • . t - ■ ^T^m^'^AA^AA ': 'v ^-a;;* .-:'. ■. - v* 'J7&3ki$&& h-'-i.r •:-■'- . '-.'--"■'■ > _ **t»wilWi0mMtmiw\"Vtto+amum^^ mtMmmttm i W5j«fa? „ly, well-made and .up-to-date. Our aim >** jf satisfaction for Us little money as the best for cash. See our windows'for the latest in fri's Furnishings', ' tv- Men's Outfitters^ 'fe of Fit-Reform 1 * * •• We have just-received-a. nice consignment of pure maple syrup from Quebec in quarts, half-gallons, and gallons., . At-Quebec Prices with freight added Cash Tells th© (Cale- , , Prompt Delivery ^90090909939% & TELEPHONE | i 5 1 . %00£f000O0000ot The People'* Orocer, P. 0. Block, Fernie CREAM BAKING POWDER _ €$$ mme any • ©tEes? at tide S^a ; the' ekddo ] Its - ase ,e he<ih: .of the IV** 1* s-f.*-*: •BY-LAW N6."11 A By-law authorizit*"; .tho .Corporation , of tha Municlp»lity'of,.the City of -Fernie to borrow the sum of Five -' .ttaoti8«)a_ dollars W.OOO) in.antici; pation ot the receipt o'f.; Jjs'.reyennc '.' for thereat 19()5^ ^^vv •' ■ *" - :* "•■ ■'"" '■(S^.r.-V'-'"-* " jtrtistio \17fittinery ^■ii-C-'- '■&.¥;£ l*4***-\ ' "Vi-'Z-Lfky-v -■■;• ■"■■""%"?■•■■ i". VW_mr-*tl9 caauaaawwaiB .mjw."—• -?-*- • ~ . nwirom »ny periaMl «aoli »iiEi.of monea not - afxoe«aiios on pmoujit equal to the toui nmonnt of tai»i laviartttpou land or r«»l pro verty »» «h«wn br th« tovl«itl AfMnaroeuc Bol 1 ct tha Uuolal-muty for ths ounont yetr, »n;l boring such r»t« of Intwrmt «• m»y bexe<iui; slta, to mtvat tbo enrrent l»if«l oxponditure of th* Corpor»tlon wbiob.bocomei aaa and par* »bl« oi?t of that nnnn»l reTomio bofore tho Ttranns for tbo year bajeomek payable by the Alto WIUCREA8 to'meet the current lei-al expendittire ot the Corporation whioh become* payable ont of tbe aJlnnal ruvonue before tbo rerenao for the year btcomea jwTable by the tax payer it is requisite fur the Corporation to borrow a turn not «xce«din-r "ftve-thoatani" llflKBEFOBkthe Uanlofpal Cotnicll of tbe Corporation of tbe Jiunlotpality of tho City of Fernie enacts a« follow " - __ -: " 1. It iball be lairftd foi the Corporation of the Municipality of the City of Vernle to borrow upon the eredit of the i»W. Corgwrotion tbe enm of FIto thotuand dollar. l.»5,000), in sneb amount- and at nuoh timej a* the name may ba required, bearini,; interest at a rate - sot exc«odine Eight per cont. .»%> per annum That tbe moneye io boijowoa »h»Ujpe ^..•o-iayable and repaid ,t.i«fDecember next. '■"■■■■ . . ,.. ru--f i. That the amount §o borrowed shall be a >--l rltaUlity payable out of the municipal revenue :. torthtavourrentyear. * ._. - - * '" -■ 4. OSmtthoformofobUgatton to U giren • t an aoknowUdgo men t of auoh liability abal I " be apromisiory note or notes, ae'tb's sum: r be •■•--■--• a.. la-aa- ;CT»o-jayable and repaid on o? before the 3Ut day ixguTreJ and adronaxid/iiyied by tbo Mayor and the 'Finance Comn;l»t«t_ona tbo may aClerk of the Corporation, s-ut/hall bear tho corporate aeal,' and all of which notee shall baj made payable on or before the 51st day .of Deoember next. ■-.. ■:.--. -. .*:-'■:■■'-- •_,•_. ;_- ■ Thi» By-law mar bo'cited os the ".First Temporary Loa» By-law of 1905." „ ' Bead a ftrst, koeond aiul third, timo on. tho l«th day of March. A.D.-13US ■---■ „ Beoantidered, adopted and finally pasted by the Council this day ot MJrcU, AJ>. VXA. tlertifled correct by . _,. HocUtered in the County Cotxzt of Eootenny lhls day of March, AJ> l!HA Take notice that the above i« a trm- copy of tbe proposed by-law upon whieb the vote ot the ratinicip-ility of the Cor poratlon of tb** City of Fernie will ba- Uken at the Court H'lUse on tliu8tl. d«T of April, a.d. 19u5, heiwctin the hours of 9 a.tn. and 5 p m (LocalTimt:). J. A. Kekxie, *- City Clerk. Miss VARTY, Bonnets, Laces A%:. . ,? ~: '{ i J * * Artiste in Hats, and Ribbons, is Now Open for Business in the L.T.W. IB lock, Fernie and is prepared to attend promptly to all orders entrusted to her by the ladies i * of this city and surrounding towns. h r Ladies' own designs m any pattern executed with accuracy and upon limited notice if so required. -&* F. J. Mitchell has the latest patterns made up-to-date arriving almost daily, price in pocket of each garment. The Coal Co. will soon put on thc the market 51 blocks of lots between the Elk river-and McPherson avenue. W. O. Robbins has received his spring stock of wall paper. Prices range from 10 cents to $1.50 a roll. Those suffering from defects of vision should call upon Dr. A. Howe at the Hotel Fernie from April 7th ta 12th. For Jhat .tired feeling that comes with every Spring drop into the' King Edward arid sample a soda lemonade." East Kootenay Rifles will parade on Friday evening in Stork's Hall. No. 3 company 7:45p.m., and No. 1 company at 8-45. We want your business. Come to us and get goods at the right price on credit. We ""sell • everything. Trites- WOOd CO>i.fia-i, a - •;,.■ Dr. A. HS#e will be at the Hotel Fernla_^f__gfo*__'Ap'ril 7 t6 u, inclusive. He isan'e^eispetfia/ist and treats1 all optical defecpty ■'•' ■ On account qf the magnitude of our turnover we "can sell to anybody for cash or crcJifchenper than any firm in the Kootenays.'Trites-Wood Co. The Poplar Farm Dairy opened for business on Monday and delivers fresh milk tn all.parts of the .city. Leave your orders with J. C. Hutchison. The Coal Co. will build a reservoir otrtlie hill east of the city for thc purpose of supplying, water to the coke ovens. The big tank will hold about 7,000 frirrelsV - There is no doubt that a business firm with a * good class of customers who pay their bills on pay' day can sell goods as cheap as any firm which demands cash over the counter. It is no doubt a great convenience for people to be able lo run a monthly account If you want accomodation we are thc people who can furnish that accomodation. Trites-Wood Co Ladies' Silk and Muslin Shirt Waists. Ladies' Underwear. Hats re-made in the latest styles. Wa-at-lW-am-H-fl*^^ Edelweiss Is the name of a plant or small while flower which grows only in the Alps and the Pyrenees, at a great altitude, iu fcitu- ations difficult of nccc.vs. Edelweiss is much •sought after by Alpine traveler* and iiipun- 1F The quality .in.! temper of the "Edelweiss" Razors are also very difficult; Jo TK® pp3c© Is $2.50 attain. 51 None but the most skillful workmen treat thi* Razor during the pro-: -—-*-*— ce«a of manufacture. 11 The finished **Edelweiss" Razor is in quality ns much gg §s -^oi*i§3 $2.S0. ikowiajwVditwy Rnwr as the Edelweiss Flow<er grows above other flowers. -♦> ■* a little lime invcstiK.itingithe -*edigreepf vatnisli beforehe permits . its use oivhis woodwork usually gets big interest on the Investment. An indifferent,altitude towards varnish is responsible for many a spoiled interior. _ -, * The"uMofLOXEBERRY WOOD FINISH and LIQUID GRANITE gives Iho highest teUilia in tliu way of a finish , tittainablo on \vood. Oppojite the Post Office. Right in thc centre of the city. ' F. C. McGuire and J.- Podbiclancik have become naturalized. The fishing season- has opened, the birds arc singing, and niany a heart is glad. The gladdest of all are probably the chaps who had their clothes made by J. C. Hutchison. Simon Dragon was sentenced last week by Judge Forin to three months' upon the charge of aggravated assault. A largely signed petition hus been sent to the Governor-General praying for his release. '_ These days the Fernie Cigar Store is crowded with customers buy-in? choice cigars, and playing*- English billiards. A coupon is given away with every two- bit purchase. One coUpen is liable to make you a suit of clothes. ' D. J. Robertson'& Co.,"Nelson' have received several carloads .of spring and summer furniture recently that they are selling at prices compatible with the financial pulse of the country. Drop a line and catch'their prices^* «.,.(- . tn the,excitement wJi?h"sy6u reach Fernie sio not forget tlfil 'the King Edward Hotel is still agoing; business a} the old stand. -The V°l-r-<-*ora J* *~ Gates, lias Iseen here a«long time and always makes life cheerful for lonesome strangers. "' The O. K. barber shop, of which W. F.Vance is proprietor, is one of-the finest along the Crow.^'Ladies should remember that after eight o'clock every evening, except on Sunday and Saturday, they can get baths" and shampoos unsurpassed anywhere iri the west. The bath-rooms are first-class in every particular. ;. - ;■'....'. Lent is now here I can supply alt requirements in the way of. Salt and Canned Fish Salt Mackerel Salt Herring: Holland Herring Whole Codfish Boneless Codfish Shredded Codfish Canned Herring, Herring in Tomato Sauce, Mackerel, Haddie, Smelts, Kippered Herring, Sardines, Shrimps, Oysters.sBlue Point Oysters, Anchovy Paste, Caviar, Bloater Paste, Lobsters, Salmon CHAS. RICHARDS Todd Block The Neoer Slip Can be depended upon every time to stay in place. They are light, rigid and the price is -.-moderate. ~ Eyes tested by the aid of the latest scientific * methods. Optician inlcy Edition of MUSIC ,ocnl and instrumental iculous price of a copy r.i?iincludes compositions *£&^&ibiio_t noted Composers ^"riffj^lHelliik, DcKdutski, [iiderewski, Meudcls- andolin'c and piano. [ATALOGUE. A SHAVE; SHAMPOO OR BATH ALWAYS RKADT AT CHARLEYGALE'S 5i2222 ShootingGallery Having opened a shooting gallery in the Beck block, next to the bowling alley, we solicit the trade of all who delight in the pleasures of marksmanship. Call in and take a shot or two. Vincent & Haby JOHN PETERSON has bought out the business of J. S. Beckett and is prepared to supply all customers with wood promptly. » Orders can be lefi at Fernie -.Cartage Co.'s office, P. O. block. " W Store t'mUtn r«nii ;ipl'a>il"> ALL. ROUND TnK ROU«r* of lo«!loa» roast beet tho nppctlilnff odora hi eucatpfl nnil the rich brown uravy trlcklM temjit- J liixlrto t: e tllsh. Tlmt H tho kind of acaats our } hiwf producta. Teiialor, Juicy, nourlshlns. Ii will tmiki- yoti tiraiuv nntl brawny Of cciur-a wo ml) the tholc-M'. cut- of vr!<l. Umli, prank, etc., Mso. Hut Ju.it row wo »ro Ulkiuc beaut. r«f arum of our offcrliitf«. CALGARY CATT CO., LTD. .{Corner Howard and Main Streets) Entirely remodelled and newly furnished throughout Steatnheated and telephone in every room ,- Free, bus riee1s_a!l trains Electric fire alarms in each room Kootenay daily papers kept on file EUROPEAN PLAN Rate* i176a to "92J0Q'9*r day £ €. P&air, Proprietor Lata of tb« Bhalr-JioteJ, fioUonf B,0. _ ,. . ODD" isAAAA The McDonald, Simpson Co. U. Jal'DONALD "'* W. A. SIMPSON ,.v Wholesale Commission Merchants and Manufacturers' Agents The Lumsdcn Roller Mills The Wapella Roller Mills. Lever Brothers "Sunlight Soap" Dalton Brothers "Dish-tower"Soap Tlie Vogel Packing Co.. REPRESENTING The Manitoba Cunning Co The W. Si R. Jacob Co., Ltd Bin-ait lUnttfut-u-Kai The Guelph Foundry Co., Ltd. The "Armur" Co., Ltd. The Moyie Mill ti Lumber Co. Fruit and Produce of all hinds. Correspondence iSoJicited P. 0. Box 36S, Calgary, Alta. s i ..-3H^H^ E EXTEND YOU |i& -..^a cordial invitation to f£ \A/^ visit us and see our ^ ^^ % new selection of *$ <$ mmmPALL PAPHRS It outclasses anything we have ever attempted, either in low or better grades. Many fine patterns are so beautifully colored that'they are at once an interest to the critic, and will be a continued delight to the purchaser. Also our moderate prices will enable you to DECORATE THE-'HOME.at small expense with varied yet harmonious effects, and thus add to the pleasure of living in it. of <$ >& <$. The TRITES-WOOD Co., Ltd. FERNIE ^J_SSsSiSaSS*S33U4rtai»*fc««*« % s\'u hfi «■■■*>< HlaJflif H?1? 7.l-'.'IT'?fli iia*.<T-r»»f-n^«'l!KrS*^
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Title | The Ledge |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : R. T. Lowery |
Date Issued | 1905-04-05 |
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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Fernie (B.C.) |
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Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Nakusp Ledge Succeeding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | The_Ledge_Fernie_1905_04_05 |
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BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2016-07-29 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 3707e3bc-9885-4038-9cc2-99d86aa21a42 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0182000 |
Latitude | 49.504167 |
Longitude | -115.062778 |
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