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Vol. II.
(poltofe)   Grand Forks, B. C, Tuesday, March 17, 1903
No. 39
TUP nirii
Notice Given of a Motion Providing for Improvement
6f Bridge Street.
The city council meeting last night
was devoted mainly to routine business, and to tho consideration of
new ordinances. Mayor Burrell presided and all tho aldermen were
present.
After the minutes of the regular
and special meetings had ; been approved, a numerously signed petition, asking for a sidewalk on Chamber street, from the 'west side of
Widnipog avenue to the Cottage hospital and Catholic church, was laid
before the council. It was , pointed
out that among all the signers there
were only two persons who owned
property along the proposed route
of the walk, and the matter was
therefore laid over for one week.
Both Aldermen McCallum and Manly expressed the opinion that, as a
matter of courtesy to the council,
petitions for new sidewalks ought to
bear the names of a majority of the
property owners affected.
Mr. Baumgardner was granted the
privilege of cutting two or^three
trees on the city dumping grounds
into firewood.for his own use.
It was moved by Aid. McCallum,
seconded by Aid. Manly, that the
city clerk furnish surety bonds in
the sum of $2000.
Aid. McCallum stated that at the
the time he had turned the V., V.
& E. debentures over to tho city,
he had said that tho council ought to
expend a poition of that money on
civic improvements in order that the
eity might show its appreciation for
the liberality of tho Great Northern
Railway company.
Aid. Cusson gave written notice
that at the next meeting ho would
introduce a resolution providing for
thc improvement of Bridge street,
from its intersection with Main
street   to thc V., V. & E. station.
Aid. Manly thought it would be
well to appoint a committee to ascertain what the the cost of right of
way for the said improvement, either
by purchase or expropriation, and
on motion of Aid. McCallum, seconded by Aid. McLellan, thc committee on works and property was
instructed to obtain the necessary
dat%
Mayor Burrell, as chairman of the
committee named some weeks ago to
select a suitable room for the school
trustees to meet in, made a report.
The committee had arrived at no
decision. Ho suggested that one of
the old school houses might be
moved to the vacant lot near the city
hall and fitted up a as council chamber and office rooms for city officials,
while the present city hall would
make a good meeting place for the
school trustees and comfortable
quarters for thc volunteer firemen.
Ho favored this plan if it could be
done at a reasonable cost. Aid. Mc-
Lejlan didn't think it would be any
harder for tho school trustees once a
month than it was for thc aldermen
to walk down every Monday evening, and ho therefore opposed the
proposition of the city incurring additional expense on this account.
Aid. McCallum thought the new
school house was tho proper place
for the trustees to meet in. It was
eentrally located, and the rooms
were large and comfortable. He
didn't believe in voting luxuries to
the trustees as long the 2000 people
of this city had'a debt of $13,000 to
pay off. At present he had no sympathies were not with the directors
in their request, but after this debt
had been wiped out he might not be
'averse to granting a few luxuries.
)He would rather spend $150 to im-
'prove the volunteer fire department
than fo spend $1.50 unnecessarily
on the trustees.
Moved by Aid. McLellan, seconded by Aid. Gaw, that a committee
be appointed to investigate and -report as to tho advisability of reinod-
ling and. improving the firemen's
quarters. The mayor named Aid.
McLellan, Gaw and Cusson as such
committee.
After a few other minor matters
had been discussed, Aid. Manly
was called to the chair and the pound
and trades license bylaws were considered in commitee of thc whole,
and received their third reading.
The council procedure bylaw received its final passage, and notice
was given that the dog tax license
bylaw would be introduced at the
next, meeting.-
SUNSET SIGNALS
The coke received thus far from
Vancouver island and iu transit to
ihe Granby smelter amounts to 1028
tons. Thc smelter plant is still running two furnaces.
Anthony J. McMillan, managing
directo. of the Le Roi company, arrived in New/York yesterday afternoon. He is expected to reach Rossland a week or ten days hence.
B. Lequime's large residence in
the West ward is rapidly nearing
completion.
TROTTER'S   RESIGNATION
An adjourned meeting of the city
council was hold last Friday evening. Bylaw No. 1 of the new city
council was considered in committee of the whole and received its
third reading. This bylaw concerns
itself with procedure, duties of the
standing committees, etc., and its
drafting and passage entailed a considerable amount of work. After
reading the bylaw the third time, the
resignation of Aid. Trotter was
handed to the mayor.
Aid. Manly, in moving that the
resignation be accepted, expressed
his regret that Mr. Trotter found it
necessary to resign. The council
would lose a most useful member,
and he personally was sorry to see
Mm go. Aid. McCallum, in seconding the motion, paid a high tribute to the retiring alderman. Aid.
Gaw followed in the same strain,
and thought that Aid. Trotter should
receive a practical as well as a sentimental expression of the council's
regret, in the shape of some remuneration for his services whilst in
office.
Aid. McLellan followed on thesame
lines. As there was some doubt as
to the .council's right to vote a partial salary, . he stated that two or
three of them in the upper town had
personally contributed, and this
might be the better way to show
their practical sympathy.
Mayor Burrell' congratulated Mr.
Trotter on the cordiality of the expressions evoked. They knew they
were losing a good man, and he
(Mr. Trotter) might be assured that
he had their united wishes of success in his new sphere of action. It
was a pleasure to bo able to express
his appreciation of the excellent
work done by Aid. Trotter on the
health and relief committee.
Mr. Trotter in reply assured the
council of the deep gratification with
which he'had listened to their kind
words. Ho had been associated with
this city and valley for a number of
years, and no man could bo counted
a warmer friend to thc city than ho.
Ho was deeply moved hy the kind
things which had been said tonight.
On Mr. Trotter taking, his seat,
live-dollar bills flow around the table in the most delightful spontaneous way, and Aid. McCallum had
the pleasure of handing the retiring
alderman a purse of 850, voicing
the sentiments of those present in a
neat speech.
During thc discussion on the bylaw one of the aldermen arose and
said he objected to the clause "the
council shall do so and so." He
thought  the   word   "shall" was a
little too strong, and that "may"
would be better.
Aid. McLellan—I think shall '-is
all right. I once got into trouble
with may—
Aid. McCallum—What was her
other name?
And thc laughter;, that followed
this inquisitive query drevented Aid.
McLellan from making an extended
explanation.
OPENING OF THE MANSE
The now manse of Knox Presbyterian church will be formally
opened on Thursday evening, the
19th inst. Thc ladies of the congregation are busy making arrangements for this important function,
and wil be glad to welcome friends
of the community at the opening.
The interior of manse has been finished some weeks, and presents a
well planned, commodious and artistic appearance. The exterior is
also finished with tho exception of
the second coat of paint. The building" will be thrown open to all for
inspection on Thursday evening. In
addition to an informal social time
with parlor games, refreshments,
etc., the following program will be
rendered. No admission will be
charged, but a silver collection will
be taken:
Pastor's address Rev. Robertson
Song Male Quartette
Address Rev. J. A. G. Calder
Solo Mrs. W. J. Collins
Reading D. Whitcrtido
Address, Rev. J. F. Betts
Violin Solo Miss M. Kerman
Address Mayor Burrell
Solo Prof. Richards
Accomponist—Mrs. 1']. Miller.
SUNSET SAUNTERINGS
Winter is still lingering in the lap
of summer, Spring has boon ruled
out of the rac.
A revision of the voters' lists has
been authorized for the Fast Yale,
Comox and Alberni electoral dis-
tri cts.
Mr. Henry White, who is largely
interested   in   Grand Forks realty,
returned  to the city this evening,
after spending thc   winter at   his   i
home in Spokane.
Thc arrival of a number of Great
Northern contractors is daily expected. As there is now no frost in
thc ground to speak of, it is only
reasonable to suppose that work on
the»spurs will be commenced before
long. £
Today is'St. Patrick's day in thc
morning, and the green is much in
evidence—except in the form of
vegetation.
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Tuesday, March 17,1903
It is reported from Ottawa that
Japanese. Consul-General Nosse, of
Montreal, had a long conference
with Senator Templemen last Saturday. Templeman told Nosse
that if proper assurances were not
given that the immigration of Japanese should cease, that they would
have to be treated like Chinese.
Nosse assured him that the immigration would stoa It is to be
hoped that Nosse knows what he is
speaking about.
Our old friend, I). M. Carley, of
the Nelson Economist, is still doiijg
business at, the old stand. Last
week his paper made its appearance
in an enlarged and greatly improved
form. Mr, Carley is one of the best
writers on the provincial press, and
is never afraid to puncture the weak
spots of the budding politicians.
The Economist is a very good paper,
and we arc glad to learn that it is enjoying a wave of prosperity.
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With the representatives of three
talkcd-of transcontinental railways
at the provincial capital, or en route,
.the members of the legislature will
have to resist many blanishmcnts
next month. Mackenzie and Mann,
builders and owners of tho Canadian
Northern * sent out their advance
guard of subsidy hunters some time
ago; the Transcanada railway now
has a Quebec member of parliament
on th'c coast skirmishing for land
grants, and thc Grand Trunk-Pacific
men will soon be on the field. Thc
assembly has been summoned to
meet on April 2d, and all over tho
province the "grafters" arc packing
their
toria.
{rips,   ready 10 start for Vic-
Statistics published in the New
York Journal show that the principle of public ownership has been
applied to the lighting of Chicago,
with wonderful success. Enemies
of public .ownership insist that the
principle is a dream; something Hhat
rtic people should enter upon with
fear and trepidation. They ignore
the fact that public ownership is not
an untried theory. When it has
been tried, and the trials have extended   over   many   years   and in
many places, the result is, in nine
cases out of ten, highly advantageous to the people. Take the case of
Chicago. Is the saving of $283,-
612.89 in electric lighting in one
year the achievement of an airy
theory or a dream? Yet the fact is
that private ownership of the elec;
trie light system of Chicago would
have co$t tho people of that city just
$288,(512.89 more than it cost as
operated under municipal auspices.
In 15 years of public ownership of
its plant, Chicago has saved enough
to pay for the whole plant, and the
annual extensions in tho plant.
Well may the New York Journal&sk
wherein docs thc public, the owner
of the Utility, profit from private
ownership.
We SUN'S DREAM BOOK
NEW MEAT MARKET
KELLY BROS,, PROPRIETORS
IJ'To dream that you are getting
roasted, means that you are a peanut
politician.
UTo dream that you are level
headed, means that the water drainage from your brain is very poor.
SUNSET SIGNALS
The latest news from Fernie says
there is nothing new of importance in
the strike situation. It is stated,
however, that the men are in a more
conciliator]) mood. There is no
authoritative reason for saying that
the strike will soon terminate, but
there is a popular impression that
the men will return to work within
the next few days. Manager, Tonkin remains obdurate, and refuses to
be interviewed.
Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Dinsmore wish
to thank their many friends in and
around Grand Forks, through the
columns of the press", for the many
favors and kindnesses extended to
Mr. Dinsmore during his late illness.
J. C. Killeen, provincial inspector of roads and bridges, passed
through the oity yesterday on his
way to the west fork of the Kettle
.river, where he goes on a tour of inspection.
Fred Slack, tho popular cashier of
thc Eastern Townships bank in this
city, expects to be transferred to an
eastern city in the near future. He
has confided to one of his friends
that ho intends to take unto himself
a better half immediately on his
arrival in the cast.
E. B. Hardy, of Hardy Bros., returned last week i'roinjatwo months'
holiday trip to California.
Win. U. Braithwait, of Maddook,
N. D., arrived in tho ciiy last wtuk,
and intends to locate here.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. McLean left
last Friday for Spokane, where they
will reside for the summer.
Frank McFaiiano and Harry
McLaren are at work in Franklin
camp on the Alpha and Banner
claims.
Mr. Newby is in correspondence
with New York parties for the sale
of tho Glouster mine.    They will do
All Kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats.
Game and Fish, in Season.
Courteous Treatment.
RIVERSIDE AND WINNIPDG AVENUES,
BRAND FORKS, B. C.
nothing until there is a road into the
camp.
Thc route of the^V.. V. & E. road
into Phoenix is so circuitous, in
order to secure the low grade decided
upon, that something like twenty
miles of rock work will be done
within a few miles of that city, requiring a large force of men, with a
commensurate payroll, for several
months after work is started.
For a nice hair-cut or shave go to
the City Barber Shop on Riverside
avenue.    Baths 25c.
Klondike pool table. Only one
in city.    Grand Forks hotel.
If you want all the local news,
read The Evening Sun.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
KNOX PRESHYTKRIAN CHURCH, Grand
Forks—J. R. Robertson, B.A., pastor.
Services evory Sunday at 11 a.m. ard 7:30 p.
ni.; Sunday school aud Bible class,-,3 p. m.;
Westminster Guild of C. E., Tuesday, 8
p.m.
COLUMBIA PRKSB YTERIAN CHURCH-J.
A. G. Culder, pastor—Services every Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:80 p.m.; Sunday school
und Bible class at 2.80 p. m,
BAPTIST CHURCH,.Columbia-Rev. Ralph
Trotter, pastor; preaching, service at 11
a,m. every Sunday; Sunday sohool at 8
p.m.; all are welcome.
FIRST METHOniST CHURCH-Corner Main
und Filth sts. J. F. Betts,pastor. Services
every Sunday ut 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.:
class meeting at close of morning service;
Sunday school aud Bible classut 3 p. m.;
prayer meeting every Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited.
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH (Church of Eng
land), Grand Forks, Henry Steele, vicar-
Holy Communion, 8 a.m.; morning prayer
and sermon, 11 a. m.; Sunday school, 8 p. m.;
evensong and sermon, 7:80 p. m. All are
cordially, invited.
PACIFIC HOTEL
I        DINING AND
GRILL ROOM
Dinners and Short Orders at
All Hours.
C. P. R. HOTEL
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
Miss Morrison &Mrs. Smith, Props
Good Board and Rooms by
the day, week or month.
MEALS 35 CTS.
COLUMBIA, B. C
...AND.
OPPOSITE C. P. R. STATION.
W. W. SHAW, Prop. I
KODAK FILMS
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
...AND..
THE PARTNERSHIP existing be
tween the   undersigned  in   the
Granby Hotel business, under the linn
name of Temple it Thayer, is this day I
dissolved by mutual consent,  William
Thayer   retiring.    All   accounts due |
the firm are to be paid to  John Tom-1
pie,   who will  carry on tho business
and pay all debts duo by tho firm.
Granrl Porks, 23(1 February,   1903.;
Witness: John Tempi.k,     j
W. F. Thaykh.
All Kinds of Photographic
Supplies
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OLEL WINNIPEG
# J. H. Murray, Prop.
WOODLAND'S
DRUG STORE,
Commencing Sunday, March 1,
the following prices will go
into effect:
Table Board, per Week, #6.00
Board and Room,
per Month, $35.
Winnipeg. Ave., Grand Forks, B.C.
HARMONY   LODGE, |U. D., A. F.
• it A. M.—Regular Communiea-
cation First Wednesday of eaeh month
at 8 o'clock p. m. precisely.*" Sojourning Brethren cordially invited to attend. Jno. Ron gus,
Jno. Westwood, W.M. Sec.
QRAND FORKS FEDERAL LA-
bor Union No. 231, A.L.tf.—
Meets every Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock in Federal Union hall.
Thos. Foulston, President; John T.
Lawrence, Secretary.
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REV. IRL R. HICKS'1903 ALMANAC
To say that this.splendid work of
science and art is finer  and  better
than ever, is stating it mildly.   The
demand for it is far beyond all  previous years.   To say that such results,    reaching    through   thirty
years, are not based   upon   sound
sense and usefulness, is an insult to
the   intelligence   of   the   millions.
Prof. Hicks, through his  great Almanac, and his famous family and
scientific journal, Word and   Works,
is doing a work for.the whole people
not approached by any other   man
or publication. A fair test will prove
this to any reasonable person. Added
to   the  most   luminous course in
astronomy  for 1903,   forecasts   of
storms   and   weather   are given as
never   before, for every day in the
year, all charmingly illustrated with
nearly   two   hundred   engravings.
The price of single Almanac, including postage and mailing,  is thirty
cents.    Word  and  Works with the
Almanac is $1.00 a year.    Write to
Word and Works Publishing Co.,
2201 Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo.,
and   prove  to   yourself-their great
value.
The Evening Sun job department
is the best equipped in the Boundary for, printing neat pamphlets
and price lists. Our material is
new.    A new broom sweeps clean.
WHY GO EAST
Over the sun-burned, sage brush
and alkali plains, when you may
just as well take a delightful, cool
and comfortable ride through the
heart of the Rocky Mountains in
view of the grandest scenery on the
American- continent?
This you can do by travelling on
the Rio Grande system, the far-
famed "Scenic Line of thc World,"
the onjy transcontinental line passing through Salt Lake City, Glen-
wood Springs, Leadville, Colorado
Springs and Denver enroute to eastern points,
Three daily express trains make
close connections with all trains east
and west, and afford a choice of five
distinct routes of travel. Tho equipment of these trains is the best, including free reclining chair cars,
standard nnd tourist sleepers, a per-
lect dining car service, and also
personally conducted excursion cars,
each in charge of a competent guide,
whose business is to look after the
comfort of his guests. No more
pleasant and inexpensive moans of
crossing the continent can be found
than is provided by these excursions. ,
For additional details address J.
I). Mansfield, Gen. Agt., Rio Grande
'. Lines, No. 124 Third Street, Portland, Oro.
The Grand Forks hotel, the oldest
hotel in the city, has a capacity
for 70 people. Everything up to
date.    Rates, 81 and $1.50 per day.
McCallum
Wright
Mining and   Real
Estate Dealers
Lots For Sale in All
Parts of the City.
MONEY TO LOAN
COLUMBIA, B. C.
The Windsor
Orand Forks, B. C.
Only the best
WINES, LIQUORS AND  CIGARS
Carried
N.    Taylor,   Prop.
GEO, W. FLOYD
Milk and Cream
Delivered to all parts of
Grand Forks and Columbia.
PHONE ORDERS
Promptly
Attended to.
|,PHONE   Clo6 II
Confectionery
The only plaoe In town
where you can buy
GANONG'S NOTED
G. B. CHOCOLATES
McCormick's Famous
Maracaibo Chocolates
Pipes, Tobaccos, Etc.
All Leading Brands of Cigars
DONALDSON'S
hone 64     .
THE MILWAUKEE
A familiar name, for >the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railwuy, known
all over the Union as the great railway running the "Pioneer Limited"
trains every day and night between St.
Panl and Chicago, and Omaha and
Chcago. "The only perfect trains in
the world." Understand: Connections are mada with All Transcontinental Lines, assuring to passengers
the best service known. Luxurious
coaches, electric lights, steam heat, of
a verity equaled by no other line.
See that your ticket reads via "jdie
Milwaukee" when going to any point
in the United States or Canada. All
ticket agents sell them.
For rates, pamphlets or   other   information, address
R. L. Ford, H. S. Rowe,
Trav. Pass. Agt.,      Gen. Agent,
Spokane, Wash.     Portknd, Ore.
GEO.   CHAPPLE
PRACTICAL
PLUMBER
Jobbing Promptly
Attended to.
OPP.
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BOUNDARY MINIS AND SMELTERS
Over $30,000 was distributed by
the Granby company in wages at
Phoenix last Tuesday.
The B. C. mine has discontined
shipments of ore on account of the
closing of the Sunset smelter.
At the Mother Lode, in Deadwood
camp, a force of about 25 men only
is being kept busy on development
work during the enforced shut-down
of the company's smelter, until coke
supplies are once more beiug received. Only the married men, it is
stated, were retained.
Last week the Sunset smelter was
allowed to go cold, both to place
some new machinery and because
the coke supply was about exhausted. When it resumes probably two
and perhaps three furuaces will be
i put in operation.
The grand total of ore shipments
from Boundary mines for the months
of January and February amounted
to over 100,000 tons.
Last week the Snowshoe mine
sent out its last shipment for the
the present. Shipments will be resumed as soon as the Sunset smelter
can get a coke supply.
At Montreal last week the annual
meeting of the Canadian Mining Institute was opened, President Chas.
Fergie, of Westville, N. S., presiding. President Fergie read the annual address, in which he dealt with
the progress of coal mining in Nova
Scotia. The president's gold medal
was awarded to O. N. Scott, of Lis-
towel, Ont., for a paper on the ore
deposits of Copper Mountain,
Similkameen district, B. C. Several
interesting papers were also read.
Mr. Fergie said that the value of
Canada's mineral products last year
was over $70,000,000. Speaking of
the strike in the mines of British
Columbia, Mr. Fergie expressed the
opinion that the trouble was due to
the mixed classes of miners in the
west, and to the injudicious handling of them. The report makes
special reference to the death of Dr.
A. R. C. Selwyn, of Vancouver.
BOUNDARY ORE SHIPMENTS
The following table gives thc ore shipments of Boundary mines for
li)00, 1901, 1902, 1903, and for the past week:
1900.
64,531!
297
150
5,340
Granby Mines,Phoenix..
Snowshoe, Phoenix	
Brooklyn, Phoenix	
Mother Lode, Deadwootl
Sunset, Deadwood	
Morrison, Deadwood	
B. Ci Mine, Summit  19,494
H. Boll, Summit	
Emma, Summit	
Winnipeg, Wellington     1,070
Golden Crown, Wellington   2,250
Athelstan, Wellington     1,200
KingSoldmon, W. Copper	
No. 7 Mine, Central	
City of Paris, Central......    2,000
Jewel, Long Lake        160
Carmi, West Fork	
Providence, Providence	
Ruby, Boundary Falls	
Miscellaneous     3,23©>
1901.
231,702
1,721
1902.
309,858
20,800
1903.
74,622
10,320
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Past Week
5,210
960
99,034
804
150
47,405
560
650
141,326
7,455
16,698
2,433
In connection with SEEDS
the name of D. M. Ferry CS>
Co., is sufficient guarantee as
to quality.
Buy whilst the stock is complete.
T. J. H. HODSON. COLUMBIA. B. C.
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MEDICAL  HALL
FOR ...
PURE DRUGS
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Take a Look at'Our Wiudow
Display of the Latest Novelties
in Chatelaine Bags and Purses.
FIRST ST., OP. POSTOFFICE
Prescriptions Carefully
Compounded.        >^
FRASER DRUG CO., DRUGGISTS
Epps'Cocoa
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The Most
Nutritious
300
14,811  6,810
540
8,530
5,916
330
Grateful-Comforting   Breakfast-Supper
FRANK   MILLER
GENERAL TRANSFER AND ORAYAGE
Good Dry Wood Delivered to
Any Part of tbe City.
PHONE 64
GRAND FORKS AND COLUMBIA, B. C.
Total, tons	
Granby Smelter treated..
99,730
62,387
1,040
785
v 625
550
875
665
482
350
2,175
890
172
80
3,456
325
364
390^006
230,828
507,515
312,340
115,357
67,584
7,040
5,000
Clarendon Restaurant
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ALBERTA HOTEL
Miss Ida Tenkate, Prop.
First-Class Board and Neatly
Furnished Rooms at
Moderate Prices.
Cafe— Riverside and Bridge
Hotel—Riverside Avenue
Under One Management.