■&* -*wH i .-*.* r»I;i**. :.*^J->ibraary':: "* ;J^j> 7 Xncl-ustri-al Unity is Strenstls Tbe Official Or grata of District No. 18, U. M. W. of A. Political Unity is Victory VOI*. IV. No. *f8>i'H \ i FERNIE, B. C, May 22nd, 1909 $1.00 a Year DESTRUCTIVE EXPLOSION IN MINE At Canmore by a Miner's Lamp--Victim Alive to . Tell His Story the men were at work, and lt wag only a'question of.about thirty minutes before Trano was found* and shortly- afterwards released and, brought-to the surface.'.". "- • ■ ," " Even'should the strike be terminated within the next .week, -it is now doubtful if all the men could be set to work, as it will be at" least a monih before the wrecked mine'can be placed in commission again. ARRESTED ON SUSPICION f/1 I ila| ;VJ '(SmK ^flBV CANMORE, May 16—WindowB were broken, heavy timbers blown hundreds of yards away, the town shaken and the fan bouse at tbe Canmore mines was completely demolished by an explosion which occurred In No. 2 mine at Canmore Saturday afternoon, when Tony Trano, the man who caused the explosion,' now lies in the hospital badly burned; Today the scene of the-explosion,-is a mass of wreckage. Splintered tlm- • bers He' in all directions and it will bo at least a month before an estimate of the damage can be obtained and the mine once more placed in working order. a-7 ' "7 ' No!-2 shaft is the second shaft put down at Canmore, and it was opened about one year ago. Before-the present strike it was constantly operated ■ but when the recent trouble started " the men were called out and the place has not been worked for about, one month. ' ..."*. ' ' About Wednesday last the mine was , officially^ inspected and it was at this „ time that water was discovered rising in the different portions of the work- , ings, but it was not in sufficient vol- ' ume to cause any alarm. Since then the pumps have been kept working,- and it was to attend to one of .these that. Trano, who is a pumpman, descended the shaft. - What really happened will not be known until Trano is able ,to='tell. He descended into thc mine at about 2.10 and five minutes later a terrible shock ^-'and-r-exp!osion—followed—which—shook, the town a mile away'. ' • After the detonation a crowd quick- -ly gathered, at the spot and a relief party "Bras hastily organized aiid lowered :into"the shaft. ' - " " SPOKANE, May 19—A ,'telephone message to the Evening Chronicle from Deed Park this afternoon Btates that1 four men have been arrested there on suspicion of being the men who held up the Great Northern train just out of Spokano Saturday night. The men refuse to give their names and would give no satisfactory account of their actions. The Great Northern officials at Spokane have been' notified and will send the engineer and fireman to Deer Park to try1 and identify them. Local News SEVEN YEARS AGO HIGH FINANCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES Have No Terror for Spreckles . The Millionaire Grafter His Lamp Was Open , The rescuers had not proceeded far when they heard Trano .shouting and a few minutes. later they found his lamp lying open upon a huge heap of debris'. ' <• Trano . himself, with the colthing blown off his body and badly burned, was • found a few yards further on. He was quickly taken to tho surface, and after receiving first nld was hurried away to tbe hospital, whero.bo lies. Miner was Careless' , Although nothing'definite can bo yot learned as to tho cause of the explosion, It Is regarded as almoBt cortaln that it was caused by Trano opening his lamp to get a better light in tho mlno. Members of the rescue party who found Ihe lamp say that It was open* od when picked up nnd thoy are of tho opinion tlmt Trano, knowing that the mine had just been examined, was inclined to bo careless and oponod the lamp agulnst all regulations. Although all of the minors woro on striko, tho call for a roscuo porty was responded to as promptly as If SAN FRANCISCO, May 19—Rudolph Spreckles, a millionaire, whose name has been blazed into the records of every day's proceedings in the trial for bribery of President Patrick Calhoun of the United Railroads, begun more, than five months ago, was examined today. . , --Through a cross examination replete with stinging inferences and insinuations he sat undisturbed, disclosing the innermost secrets of the graft prosecutions, reciting the substantial payments he had made to its officers and agents, and disclaiming utterly the motives imputed to him by attorney Earl Rogers, who conducted the ' inquiry for the defence. He was excused until'tomorrow with the understanding that.he would pro- duco in court his personal account, of ,tns-many—thousands—Qf-do!lars.».he-&d"- mitted he had * expended in' behalf of the'graft'prosecution. '''■'.. - Mr. Spreckles admitted having^ paid the- rent and expenses of.Mr. Heney's private law office for a long timo and that the amounts were between ?500 and $600 a month. It was likewise admitted that'Mr. Spreckles had for a considerable time paid a large sum to Charles W. Cobb Mr. Heney's partner, to whom in pursuance of nn agreement made, at the outset'of the prosecution, Mr. Spreckleu is to pay $20,000 moro. The witness said he had requested district attorney Langdon to appoint Mr. Heney as a member of his staff aftor he had obtained from the prosecution nn agroement to accept. Dr. Corson left on Friday evening for Calgary. - . - Suddaby's for musical instruments of,all kinds. The assize court has been postponed until June 10. - -B. F. Lester of the Hosmer Times was in the city thiB week and paid us a visit. Suddaby carries a stock of sheet music for pianos. The junior baseball boys defeated the Downtowns on Saturday by a large score. Whimster and Co. • were awarded the, tender for the plumbing at the new school. June 9th will be a civic holiday and general clean up day. The board of trade are going to supply teams and all citizens should turn out and help clean up. * . ' Mr. Wm. Muir of the Lethbridge Brewing Co. was in the city on Monday, Mr. Muir intends going into the hotel business in Coleman in the near future. Now is' the time to stock up with cigars and tobacco; ?1 worth" for 90c. at the Fair during the big removal sale. o A bunch of young sports from the city Saw somo ;■ girls and said' "Gee, aint they pretty." So" they took the'.front, row , -But after the show Got a lemon apiece—what a pity? The football gamo last Saturday evening resulted in another tie score. As the Michel team is probably the hardest' iri the Pass to beat it is safe to say that our boys did remarkably well. The game was exciting from start to finish, both teams being in good condition. But wait, Michel, till we.meet again. Two delightful shows by way of light opera were put on at the Fernie opera house on Wednesday, and again on Thursday by the Deloy comedians. In both castes, Hogan's Alley and Drl Dippy's Retreat, the entire company upheld their previous good reputation, the' specialties particularly being deserving of mention Good houses were ,tho order on both occasions. Come again Deloy. On the 22nd day. of May, 1902, there occurred In old No. 3 working at the Coal Creek Colliery, a "bump" fraught with such terrible, and overwhelming results.as to place.it on record as the greatest mining horror in the annals of Canadian coal history. The usual train load of merry, light hearted diggers pulled out of the Fernie yard as usual on that memorable day—the same brawny company entered the workings with no thought of fear, Impending danger or death—yet ere had passedthe work-day of their ■labor, 152 souls were summoned in the twinkling of, an eye to face their Creator, The memories of that awful date will fo'llow and haunt scores of loved ones—widows, orphans— tilt they too are called away to meet those gone before. The sending of the news of the disaster to the city, the heart rending episodes.enacted right in bur midst, the bringing to the surface of fathers, brothers, husbands and sons, forms a chapter so full of tender and sacred memories that rehearsal is superfluous and recounting too painful to be considered. The proferred aid of countless hundreds, the manly and,heroic attempts to tn some small way pour in the oil of kindness and help in time of trouble, lends added strength to the old but ever new saying that "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." Human sympathy is'a great and a strong'factor, without which in times of trouble, life at its best would be a barren desert—but sympathy in its best form and its sincerest state, could not compensate in any degree for the unspeakable loss and gloom into' which -scores of Fernie homes were plunged on that memorable day. To those, who still long for the "touch of a-vanished hand and the sound of a voice that is still" we commend the care and watchfuliness of Him "Who doeth all things well.". • , Suddaby sells the best pianos, "Williams New Scale"—call and seo it. The New Westminsters defeated the "Globe-Dean" city aggregation by tho score of 6 to 4. There will be no meeting of the T. and L. Council Monday night on account of the holiday. How is your watch today? Everybody says Wright the jeweler must fix, my watch. Mayor Herchmer is going to give a prize of $25 on the 14th of September to the citizen having the best garden. This applies to the burned out sections only. Mr. Charles E. Pemberton'delegate from the Spokane Bartenders union to the International at Minneapolis, arrived in our,midst Wednesday morning. T. G. Harris, the hustling representative of the Saskatchewan Flour Mills Co.;,.,of Moose Jaw, was in town this week corralling some big business for his firm,, The Robin Hood girls are making a tour'of our city. They are representing the famous Robin Hood flour that has attained such a successful name for their product. Drop in at the Fair, and treat yourself or someone, else to a pound of those delicious chocolate creams usually sold at 50c per pound; 40c while removal sale lasts. A meeting of thc Athletic association will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Members from the lacrosse club and any other clubs not now affiliated are especially invited as the association desires the support of all.,, , Special services will be held in the Baptist Church on Sunday. In the morning Mr. Williamson will preach on the subject "Things'we know in Spiritual Life"; after the sermon the ordinance of the Lord's Supper will be observed. In the evening Mr. Williamson will preach a special sermon on "Discipleship of Christ," emphasizing the true characteristics of a disciple.' After the sermon the ordinance of baptism w'ill be administered. Everybody welcome. The male quartet will sing. !. . What would be nicer to send East to friends than a copy of "Progressive Fernie," Splendidly illustrated; over 100, pages,and only 50 cents. * Order now at Ledger—ready August 1st. The fact that we are to liave''high school examinations here this year means much to the children.' All who intend entering- should apply to Miss Hogan for information. As soon as the new building is completed a high school will be run here. / A large congregation attended the Sunday evening,, service In the Baptist church last Sunday. Rev. Williamson preached a most forceful gospel sermon with telling effect. A selection was given by the newly organized male quartette, Messrs. Hun- nable, Kennedy, Williamson and-Pearson. The laying'of tbe corner stone of tho now Methodist church will take place on Monday evening, May 24, at 7 o'clock. Rev. George Dean, Victoria, B.C. will officiate. At 8 o'clock a public meeting will be held in the church when addresses will be delivered by Rev. Dean and others, also music and recitations. BRIGHT UTILE BOY IS DRIVEN INSAtlE IS SHOT DOWN WITHOUT CAUSE Saloonkeeper Murders a Swede For Asking For Change In Spirit of Play a Dead Snake Thrown Round Neck IMME-GHt CRESTON, May 20—Yesterday morning about two o'clock a saloonkeeper named Carlqufst at Copeland, nino miles south of tho boundary line below Creston, shot and killed a Swede whose name was unknown. Tho Swede accused him of taking 50c. too much and Carlquist remarking "take your change out of this" pulled his pistol and shot,,him dead. Later when all was still Carlquist dragged the body, to-a slough, but being observed by another man, he emptied his gun^on him, slightly wounding him. Carlquist then fled," taking,.about ?1- 000 with him, to Port Hill and into Canada, but doubled back, on , his tracks aud was caught today this side of. Bonner's Ferry. TACOMA, Wash., May 20—Raving in his childish fashion, hysterical beyond all efforts of his parents to quiet himj the seven year old sou of Mr. and Mrs. Seeley, arouud whose neck in a spirit of fun a companion of the child a week" ago, wound a dead snake, may never again recover his reason. ■The children wero playing near the Seeley house when one of them found a dead snake.- Picking it up without being observed by. the other children ho approached the Seeley child from behind and wrapped the dead snake around.his neck, shouting at him-at the time that the snake had jumped on him. ; ' . - The sight 'of the snake and the fact that for a moment he could not jerk it away, toppled the boy's reason. The C. P. R. are offering fares and a third for the 24th of May. Chief Bui-rough's wife and .child arrived from Calgary on Thursday; - R. W. Wood left for Torw:'-, last Saturday. He will be away a short time. The Calgary Cattle Company and A. McDonald's building are receiving finishing touches. ,F. C. Armstrong will move to his new-quarters in the Henderson block the first of the week. A large crowd of Oddfellows accompanied by Rebekahs visited Pincher this week'to instal a lodge there. One of Foley's teams ran away- on Wednesday. No serious damage was done and the team was stopped at * Baker avenue. , Anyone desiring Information about Engine and Mail Car Run Wild and Twelve Passengers Badly Injured-Large Sum of Money Seeured- Rewards Aggregating $60,000 Offered The following dated from Bellevuo, reached us this week: Uo correspondence through T.. E,, James,; Into'rnat* lonal organizer, concerning John Bol* ko, n mombor of our local, through a card deposited In our. local 431 from Tabor No. 102, ln which ho was initiated, Owing to tho fact that ho was expelled from Cardiff local 2387 for Influencing mon of hia own nationality' to go .to.work when thoy woro out for bottor conditions and thoroforo he has not been reinstated by that local, and Bollovuo local 431 pxpol him until ho can procuro a card from the Cardiff local 2387. It. Livett, Fin. Secretary, "PROGRESSIVE FERNIE" WILL BE THE NAME f As intimated in Inst week's Ledger, thoro will tie Issued from thla < offlco on tho lBt of AiiguRt a sultabJo anniversary numbor of "Now -» Fornio," commemorating tho groat flro of August l«t, 1008, and not* < ting forth tho romnrkablo growth, and tho wondorful strides that •* lmvo boon mndo toward* tho status of a llvo city, all In ono Hhort « yoar. Tho name glvon.tlio publication, "Progressive Fornio," wan < chosen on account of its, brevity, and applicability to tho ground to bo « covorod. It will bo thi) ondoavor to not forth all tho natural udvan* - tages of Fornlo) a* a manufacturing and distributing contro, nnd In ■ this particular a strong of/ort will bo mado to placo Fornio.boforo • tbo publio more prominently than has over boforo boen attomptod, < Already advertising spaco has beon Bold, unsolicited, nnd thoio do* < siring good spaces had bottor wntch for tbo advertising solicitor, for < tboy nro bound to bo snapped up fast. A spaco In "Progressiva For. < nlo" Is nn Investment that will last for somo tlmo; It will not bo road ■ and cast asldo, Tho hook Itnolf contulnn approximately 100 pages U1/. in. x (1*4 In., prlntod on hoavy coatod light buff stock, bound in an, artistic covor. Tho circulation of tho Issuo planned will bo (J000 • - coplos, and noodloss to say tbo circulation will covor tho groator part of territory worth covering, and seldom is an opportunity aKoruea to au'Vtirt.ij'aii.. (o aiako thewrtdven kuovtu to nu imuy nv*tiflo -To*' audi ■*}*- a small Investment. Tho officers of tho local Hoard of Trado havo expressed themselves In unstinted commendation of tha enterprise Bhown, and It lias tliolr heartiest approval. Among tho foaturos to bo Includod will bo, first of nil, of courso, a roaumo of tho gront Urft mid ihi» hubJit-tjaibiii rucoYdry bt tiukir'tt.*. ai.u Luuiuiwixt, *..>«.- ..v*' and coko Industry, for which Fornio Is famous; the lumbering activities; tbo wator and light quostion; tbo public buildings, schools,' city council, board of trado, hospital, churchos, railways, etc, In fact ovory subjoct tbat has to do with Pernio and Its prosporltjr, Tho ontlro volumo will bo profusely Illustrated, and already Photographer, Spalding Is busy "shooting" peoplo and platoon of interest. No tlmo or oxponso will bo spared In placing beforo tbo publio In concise form a vast fund of hUbortn nnpnhllnhtvl Informnflnn, aiiitabiy illustrated. Af to tbe sales we bavo no misgivings whatever. Orders placed now will havo prefersnee. Suitable envelopes'will be supplied for uso In mailing. Watch for further particulars from Ume to timo. SPOKANE, May 18—In a holdup of Great Northern passenger train No. 3 between Colbert and Meadf shortly beforo midnight last, night' 12 persons were Injured when Uk> engine and the mail car wore sont running wild'down the track by the bandits' after thoy had rifled the mails.. The bandits de- tatched the englno and the mail car from the train, ran thom down the track, u considerable distance, * and thon aftor tho registered mail had been oponod, reversed tho engine and sont it flying down tho track to collide with the standing cars. '. Tho conductor saw tho wild cars on tho track coming at a rato of twonty flvo miles an-hour nnd ho nnd ono of the trainmen placed a tlo on tho track Iri an ondoavor to stop tho wild flight. Tho flying englno and car woro partly stoppod by tho' tie but plunged into tho standing cars.' - Those Hurt , L. Wlnans, Lansing, Mich.; slight cut on head. a, Mabol Bodlnl, Colfax, Wash,, bruiBed noBo. Mra. D. D. Sullivan, Columbia Falls, Mont,, cut on oyo. Mrs. H. A. Rico, Elk, WnBh,, brute- od on chook. Thomas HayoB, Wallacoburg, Ont,, log bruised. Thomas Wllllnms, 312 Adams Strei't, Spokano, bruised side. Mrs, Wllllnms was also slightly In jurod. Gustlno Tolnsco, Laboror, Mont., cut ovor oyo. Sam Nybory, Honnors Porry, Idaho, bruised on chest, J), H, Harmon, 1112 Spraguo Ave,, Spokane, brulsort thigh, Karl nlodolsberg, U20 Third avenue Spokano, cut on cyo. W. 1). Grippe, Whitefish, Mont,, O. N. storekeeper, cut on head. An Awful Crash . There was a frightful crash and passengers in all of tho cars wero thrown from llielr seats, most of the Injured bolng hurt by flying glass, 1<*••'.•«• i'tww. Utitutim iitxikxia ■...(.uW*'. Tlii- I'ri. bnmHIi* wJm cihnbeli inh*. tho cab nro described ns follow**', Ono wns six fet tall, weighing 100 ' Two of tho four or five mon that were seen then went to tho door,- of the mall car and ordered it to bo oponod.* Thoir command was obeyed by Benjamin , P. Stumpf, tho mall clerk. " Meantime two other bandits woro with the 'onglneor and fireman who woro uncoupling tho mall car nnd tho locomotlvo from tho rest of the train, Soon after tho train stopped tho con* ductor C, L. Robertson, jumped from tho car but was driven back by tho shots of the holdups, noarly a dozen bolng flrbd, Hastily climbing into tho cab tho ruffians oponod tho throttlo and dash* od down tho trnck, how fnr It Is not known. . As soon ns tho conductor was aware that thoro was a holdup ho orderod a brakeman to tho rear of tho train to prevent a collision and had anothor cut In tho telegraph wlro to send word to Spokano of tho holdup, Anothor ono of tho train crow was hurrlod to tho station with tho nows of tho affair. About half an hour after the englno and mall car dlsappoarbd,. tlioy woro soon coming back down tho track, and hurried preparations woro mado to ditch tho runaways, but without com* ploto success, Two special tralnlonds ot officers woro hurrlod from Spokano whon tho word of tho holdup was rocolvod, Doctors woro also taltun out on tlm train to caro for tho wounded, Chlof Ryan of HllJynrd also wont out with a posso nml surrounilod all of tho roads loading toward Spokano, Sovornl shots woro hoard hy th* pohho emit of thom, but no two of tho holdups wns found. Help was s«nt out from INHyanl. and tha train was brought In to Hill- yard at about 37-Jt* o'clock this morning. It Is roportnd that tho ImnilltH obtained a largn sum of money from Hi" reglstoroil mall, tlio amount bolng pine* the mall clerk in tho holdup more than a year ago when a psuedo Inspector boarded tho mall car at Bonners Ferry and bound the clerks and calmly rlfl* od tho malls on thq way to Spokano, whero he cBcaped. "I opened tho door in response to a knock and found two short men standing thore, each wUh a rovolvor. They jumped Into the car and ordered mo out. I obeyed with hasto and tho englno and tho nail car soon pulled out with tho bandits on board. '. "It must-havo beon fully iiii minutes boforo tho onglno and tho mall car camo running back wild. Whon I examined tho Inside of tho car I found It In a frightful condition. All of tho mail sacks lind been ripped open and their contonts scattered ovor tlio car.—SpokOHman Review. Tho Injured woro scattered through all tho cars. No ono Is reported tor* lotisly hurt. Whon tho train renchod Colbert a cntiHldnrnblf s-monnt nf nwltrhlni** hnd to bo dono. Whilo tho englno crow was busy at this work two men suddenly appeared In tho cab, and, thrust* Ing a rovolvor Into tho stomach of tho engineer, William Millor. ordered blm lo do as tbey commanded on penalty of being shot. Tho engineer and fireman, John Hall being covered by thu revolvwrf, obeyed. Tbo car was coupled onto the train and It pulled out. After tbe train had progressed a few miles lh« engineer was ordered to stop and he and the fireman were forced to dlsmonat from •the tab. pounds, faco wrinhlod and Si, yunrs old or oldor and nu experienced engineer, Tho othor wiib about livn fi-o*. nine inches tall and weighed about 170 or moro. Both woro dark clothes and slouch hats and were masked. As thoy en* tcrc-d tlio cab tlio tall man remarked to tho onglnccr: "Vou have heard of im tmfon<," ln,.Waline thnt trwy Imd been Involved In tho numerous hold* Tho following official notico was rocolvod at tlio Lodger offlco, datod at Whitefish, May 10: Train No. 3 of tho 13th was held up last nlKlit ut. ll p.m, (Conductor Robertson, Engineer Millor) whilo thoy woro selling out car of laborers nt Colbc.'rt. Tho robbers commanded onglnoar to pull train out of Colborl, about three nilkm, and then took cui* and om'lno to Morso, making tho flro* man, cnglnc-or and mall clork get off cars. Tlmn ransacked mall car and thon turnml mull car and unglnn loom- botwoen .Morcu and biilunco of cum-- damaged mall ear, bnggago enr, second Mass enn* nnd standard sleeper. Injured lii pRUHOiigaiin. Thoro woro In addition to two mon In cab of oimlnit two moro on i'i|> of tender who worn guarding. One- of tin* in*1 n in the englno was six font Hill. Hlfiid-ti*, dark hair nnd smooth hIiiivci), woro wlillo slouch but with small brim, dark coat and trout.* pro nhnul 'If, nr 10 v«*nr« old \\t\A wbbe hnndkorrhlnf wr noHr. ns mask, but. ll slipped down and showod his faco to bo wrinkled, Other man In cab was about fivo feet, uIkIk Iiiches tall, and weighed about Hii) to 170 pounds, dark rornnb'-x.ori, -lurk slouch hat, brim turned down and wns hill In bnck, lm woro a dark cont, lli*.ht checked t re iim- ers, heavy tan bIiooh and had a red handkerchief over noso as tnnHk and blue iMiikriorr-hlff around nock. This man understood running of englno — utl.er ttiM Aid not. Notify all th*t President authorize! What would be nicer to send East to friends than a copy ,of "Progressive Fernie," Splendidly, illustrated, over 100 pages and only 50 cents. Order now at Ledger—ready Auguat-lst.- - 1 Second degree work was exemplified at the local Oddfellows lodge Wednesday night, and three candidates were further admitted into the'myster*- ies of the three link world. An Encampment is to be instituted shortly and the Oriental degreo will shortly be promoted, wnen all curious, brethren will be.given an opportunity to tako a trip across the burning sands. Decoration day willbo observed on Juno Gth, when suitable so'rvlcos will - bo held and tho graves of departed brothers will be decorated. Although uo official record can bo mado, if Is stated by many resident** of Fernie nnd surrounding district, that tho earthauake shock ot last Saturday night, which wiib folt chiefly ou tho prnlrlo ns far east as Winnipeg, was quito distinct lu this locality. On tho evening In quostion about 9.30 a slight tremor was noticeable and sovornl persons, who had oxporloncod tho sonsatlons of an oarthquakb tromor in provlous times, rocognljied it at once and rusliod for tho opon. Ho bocoiu! shock was felt, and tho first ono was not Bovero enough to nttrnct goneral attention. the'ligiiTningTehenp metlToa of^mov- ing houses should, apply at. once in person to W. J. Blundell. - J. Nicklous, one of ,the Elk. Lumber Co. oldest employees had his-ftn- kto severely crushed on Wednesday. ■Amputation was1 thought necessary. Thursday's westbound' passenger ,was heavily crowded with passengers from the Empress of Britain which ar- ' rived at Quebec on Saturday, Several wore booked for our city. Mr. Johnny Hunter has been busy the last few days beautlfuying his lawn .and planting trees, among. which are several species of crab, cherry, grape vines, peach trees, palm trees, pumpkins and Forco. Mrs.'Todd's summer opening on Wednesday was ono of tho most successful things wo have hart tho pleasure of being Invited to. Tho Ice cream and cake mado a great hit with thb ladies and all nro loud in thoir praiBO of Mrs, Todd's entertaining abllltlos. District Deputy Eugene Hlbborf of the Modern Woodmen ot America- has returned to our city to .complete tho organization of a local branch hero, which will take place Monday night In tho K. P., hall. Tho society of tho M. W. A. has over u million mombors.1 About ten tons of brawn, musclo and fat will invado Cranbrook on the 21th when tho Fat Men's niiBubnll club lino up with the gentlemen of the same persuasion In that hamlet. Tho Fornio hoavlos are: Lloyd, p.; Doan, c Wriglesworth, h.h.; Scott lb» Black* stono 2b; Whelan 3b; McMillan If; Ulaul* cf; Brown rt; Mniipln, Rpnre. Very pathetic suits of green nnd whito stripes aro worn—all saino summer cottage, THE MACLEOD SESSION A special despatch to tho Ludger from Miuleod n-ailH an foi- ♦ lows: ♦ ♦ ■'*> up* tUM have ti«tu null*.'*., uK in t..« |io,06O rswsrd for arrest and eonvle* vicinity of Spokano within tho last few l|0|| of Meh ont of th, pIrt,M ,„ hoW m» previously aniioiiiieod tho Operators wero represented by Colin McLeod, and P. II. Sherman, was prosont for the Miners. Tho proceedings were open to the public. Tbo chairman explain* od tho renson thn Hoard had he-.*n nppoltil-Ml, application having \wi<\\ mado by District If, to tlm Department of Labor fur n Hoard of Con dilation, and having gono through tlio necessary preliminaries, he (the chairman) BUgK''*"'"''! that tin* repr*-setitutlvo from the •■•'••ni.'r.nr* and tho miners should meet in conference In prem-i,.-.. of the Hoard to try and mnko arningemenla whereby mi agreement could be arrived at. This suggestion met with npprovnl from both sides in Dw rmitrn- versy nnd tho pnriieH met In roiifeH,nee,',wlile|i wiih held In enmern. The result of their dellheratloiiH aro not concluded up to this date ,.».,,„'>(,.,. *P* ,. , , )(,... „ II .1 4. ." ,., ('* I. , f, , If t •■ • •..( , ■ • 4 . . ,, . It In, t\t enxtrvo linposRllde to pveillit for n e,>i*in!ntv the Mutennv of the (tension, but from nil liidlnitlntm It seenm almost rertnln tlmt a settlement will be tho otilronm of the conference. However, any conclusion thnt may hn reached does not prevent either party referring tho matter back to the board, Vn.ittiif.iit P)i»,rtn'ili lill Tir.fT, trvlrx* tf, «-),**nl>i *nolii(«ly necessary for a complete rernvery, Tlio nr.ilon of the mlnern In taking the Initiative towards the arbitration course has aroused much fnvornble comment from all Hide* ns It wns everywhere runreded Hint they were ronxters of thu situation, (r-aitmurh ns tho supply of coal on hand Is now reduced to the lowest pomlblo point without aetunl shutdown nr famine, and tdU (s conceded to bo the first step to victory. The miners of the Pass are anilous to see an honorable aettleioent njx-edlly effected. ssnrj finy»-i-r.T-7r'^wvai,i 7?,., .-n —' r l—*'•" 4.^.«Bq««tt*>M«Bi3a«giBes3BaB^^ PAGE TWO .-,...•,'*'(/■■ \ ■ .' : THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C. MAY 15, 1909 Steam heated throughout. Hot and cold Baths. The King Edward Fernie's Leading Commercial Hotel Rates $2.50 and upwards. - ■ - .*■• army contracts for the making of destructive material. When peace reigns over the world, then the nations have little need for war material. When, however, nation becomes suspicious of nation, then there will be great activity in the giving forth of contracts for guns and thc other things which Vickers, Sons and'Maxim make. Consequently the owners of the shares of Vickers, Sons and. Maxim have a direct interest in making Britain suspicious of other nations, Recently in Great Britain a systematic agitaion has begun to arouse the British nation against Germany. The members of parliament gravely announced that Britain must arm herself more thoroughly, and the aristocracy have been aroused In working up martial ardor, ' o Among the shareholders,of Vickers,' Sons and Maxim are forty-one titled gentlemen and seventeen M. P.'si The speaker possesses a hundred thousand dollars worth of shares. These gentlemen cannot be altogether disinterested in seeing large army' contracts, go to the company in which they are interested'. There are, other companies, coal -companies, shipbuilding companies, steel companies and many, others ih which British members of Parliament and Lords are interested. Surely these gentlemen have one eye out on their interests when they make such frantic efforts to increase the war appropriations of the budget which will eventually be paid over to thems'elves in dividends.—Cotton's-Weekly. quirements of the governing bodies — both municipal and national—this is the single tax. -.The advocacy of the single tax calls up the bitter fight that ensued between the using,capitalist class and the then powerful "landed gentry" of earlier days in tho older countries. Under the old feudal regime the aristocrat .was wont to enjoy all the surplus products of labor and by securing ■ the legislative machine made over to themselves rights in perpetuity, But in the "eternal change" that, takes place in the economic scheme of things as well as organic nature;' a new class arose, which'challenged the right of "our old nobollty" to control and own what labor produced, and tn the struggle proved its fitness to be "top ■dog," This new class was the capitalist class; they grow In power, captured legislatures and made it possible to civilize tho world. With tho increase of power gained by the capitalist class they woro ublo lo gather to themselves the greater part of labor's products, but wore compelled to yield up a largo portion to the land owners (?) for tho privilege of'.using tho land; Tho landlords called this "Industrial rent," Tho present political parties arc the outcomo of this struggle for tho product df labor; tho landlords had their own political pnrty, the Consorvntlvo party; the capitalists woro represented by tho Liberal party, Tho ideal candidate of tho Conservative party was n Mon nf the landed gentry; tho Liberal enndldnto was usually a niniiufiiciiiror, and al oloctlon times the landlord enndldnto re- celvedH tliolr votes from tho Industrial workers nnd when elected they passed factory nets In order in curb tho growing power of the (.'iipltiillKts; lho liutiir political party obtained tliolr votes from the fiirnierH nnd farm laborers In (ho counties, nnd, when relumed to office, passed land laws lo got even •.villi lho landlords. TIiiih th" workers, over whom the bunch of thieves ipinrreled, got some nieiiNiirt-H tv'.it.'i weie of mitl-'ili.) lu'li- efli, viz., Hie 10 hour dny for factory worker*-., llio restricted franchise, etc, , etc. Bui uh lime went ou tho capital tail, grew richer mid boiwhl fine imintes from penurious landlords and these HlltllU IllllU lUfllH iJOIIKIll tltOH,.. .allU.'l./. Is this the Thing the Lord God made THE WORKING CLASS By William Restelle -^,.,It—is_the—working class which Socialism does not believe in war or armies—or at least not in the armies and wars of,this age. ' - Neither,do any of us who believe in democracy. '•' ' 'Democracy is the real,antidote for war. Socialists" see—as do all intelligent social reformers—that wars are fought for interests, systems, dynasties and for greed and ,not for the people When the Russian armies and those of .Japan were gripping in a death struggle' on the Manchurian plains tearing each other's flesh and spilling each other's blood, the Socialists''of Russia and Japan exchanged messages of brotherhood and good will. .When the other day, the British parliament and thc German, reichstag were both considering means for laying the keels of more and more Dreadnoughts for some future struggle in which Britons and Germans were to send each other, to the bottom of the sea, the Socialists in the two bodies exchanged good • \yishes and friendly toasts to universal disarmament. - . These reformers see what all wise men have always seen—that there is never any real cause for a fight between the poor men of any two nations. We have had strikes of all occupations, but when this truth fully dawns on tlie world we shall have the most beneficient strike of all—the strike of soldiers. When the common^men who are food for powder see their real advantage, they will lay down their arms, strike hands with, the common men of the world in a universal peace! and laugh at battleflags and fourteen fields and the fludbub of average heroism as we now laugh at the foolishness of the crusades. As soon as the common men of the world become wise enough to refuse to kill men who are really not their enemies, war will end,0 the rifles will rust in their, racks and the warships will be melted into pig iron for the mak- and gave, To have dominion over sea and land, To trace the stars, and search the heavens for power; To feel the passion of Eternity? Is this the Dream; He dreamed who shaped the suns, And pillared the blue firmament with light? ''' ,:-* Down all the stretch of Hell to its last gulf There is no shape more terrible than ' tilts- More tongued with censure. of the world's blind greed— -. r More filled with signs and portents for the soul, - More fraught with menace to the universe. What gulfs between him and the Seraphim! Slavo to the wheel of labor, what to ■ him Are Pinto and tho swing of Pleiades? What the long reaches of tho peaks of song, Tho rift of dawn, the roddlng of tho roso? Through this dread shape tho sufforlng ages look; Tlmo's tragedy is that aching stoop; Through this dread shape humanity betrayed, Plundered, profnnod and disinherited, Crlos protest to the Judged ot the World; A protest that. Is nlso prophocy, n 0 mi-aBloi'B, lords, and rulers In all land Is this tho handiwork you glvo to God.' This monstrous thing, distorted nnd soul .jiionchei)? Mow will you over -alrighten up this shape; Give back the upynn] looking and the light Rebuild In It the music nnd the d ronm; Touch II ngnln wiih Inimnriiillty; .Make light the immemorial Infamies, IVifldluiis wroiigs, the Imineiilr-nble woes? O muster**, lords nnd rulers In nil liuidii How will the Future reckon with the Mnn? ,i .. i, .1 produces all'of'the world's'food, yet it is the working class that . goes hungry! It is the working class which makes ail of the world's clothing,-yet it is the working class that goes shabby! ' . ■ 0 It is the working class which builds all the world's houses, yet It'is the working class which must go shelterless! . It is the working class which fights all thc world's wars, yet it is not the working class which profits by them. It is the working class which constructs all, tho world's pleasuro resorts, yet it Is not tho working class which sits ln thom! , It Is tho, working class which mnlntains all the world's colleges, yet It Is not the children of the working class who nro taught In thom! It Is the working class" which producos all tho world's wealth, yot It is not the working class which en- Joys most of It!, How Btupld, Ignorant and sorvllo Is the working class! ing of~tfieT!ools ot peace. '", - Good for the Socialists of Germany, Japan and Great Britain!.tThey have shown 'us the wise mnn's attitude toward war. nAnd they have shown us the real .reason for the kaiser's worry at the spread of Soicalism in his vaunted host of human slaughter machines. He Is-afraid they are becoming too intelligent to be mere machines for murder. He Is afraid of the universal striko of the soldiery of the world, when men will'refuse to pull trigger or work machine guns against other men In quarrels in which none of the people who do the dying have any Interests in the event of the struggle. - ." And when that strike comes wo shall be enabled sanely to take up maters relating to our living, rathor than our dying,—Seattle Star. ' In the Socialist' commonwealth, the man who excels can only do so by benefiting his fellow men with his superior knowledge or skill. ■ * * Socialism will also'open wide the door of incentive in invention, in the sciences.and in the fine arts. Today the inventor scarcely ever receives any substantial reward for the work of his genius. ■ Capital is necessary to develop an invention. So he sells it to the capitalist for a song.'The capitalist receives the reward what for —for '■ the genius of the man 'who invents. " In the Socialist Commonwealth the inventor will not have to struggle with incessant poverty but will be able to give free reign to his genius. Socialism may, therefore, expect an era of marvellous inventions, such as wii make tlie.miraculous inventions of the last, hundred years appear trifling in comparison. - Those wlio are attracted toward scientific pursuits will have ample time and opportunity to do their best^along these lines. Today the devotees of the fine arts has to please the rich in order to keep out of the poorhouse. ' Tbe masses of tlie people are so steeped in poverty and hard work that their taste for art is as undeveloped as their material ability' to gratify such ■ taste if' they had it. The few people who have" artistic taste lack the means to gratify it. The rich are almost uniformly vulgar. . - They love for the most part osten-t tatious display. • .. They love the work of art for the money it cost and not for its artistic beauty. / It is to their .lack of taste that the artist must truckle. No wonder artistic genius is rare. The moment when a mercenary motive creeps into an artist's brain genius spreads her wings and flies away. ' . - No beautiful thing, no great thing *,yas ever done primary for'the object of-mpney-.— ii—. L__ A, Rizzuto J. Crawford Fernie Livery, Dray & Transfer Co. . ICE FOR SALE ■ o Contracts Taken Including Stump Pulling, Land Clearing and Ploughing. Let, us '" i figure on your next job n -■ .. , " Rubber Tired Buggies, New Turnouts RlZZUTO & CRAWFORD SOCIALI8M WILL-NOT DESTROY INCENTIVE t*m THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC of rebellion shnke emijiiirai:>. kiln liid'i.'iliy; Df.1 il*,"1*- line bet.«■<■*,• ji tliem gradually disappeared and tbo (•trii-.-gl" ended. With ihe disappearance of ihe economic* struggle between these twoj ', .... t'lilnnl'ii 11 it. v. .vi*,..v A .,v *•• y...»..., big capitalists begun to gobbU- up tho little capitalists and as eompetltlon breeds monopoly. In these days of the big t'riiHts ihe small fry enn see their finish; ho hoping to ttitvo off the In* evltnlile they advocate a "single tax", thinking they have the wicked lund t.nroris nt medievalism npplylng "the! screws," when In reality it is the big! Vickers, Sons and .Maxim, makers ni fellows who are only fleecing them of! gum nnd war materials, is a compnny what they pru,.oua,y fleeced fiom thej capitalized at twenty six million doll- workers. j""* The talnple tax would be of Immense! This firm, If lt does not make guns J.en«*flt to «mnm property owner* and)snd other things for the destruction •store keepers, but to tbo man who ■ of m»Ti,«-*nnoi pay dlvlderuli*. It ilW* «..,.->,,i. .,.., ,i bi.ur When whirlwinds the world? How will It be with kingdoms and with kings— '.'.".'.'.. '.!:'.'■'.".' ir?."? "'•"l'fifirl "Mr*, tn l>in thing he Is When this dumb Torror shall reply to (Sod, ,:.* After tho silence of tho centuries? —Edwin Markham Tho road of a thousand wonders, Tho trail of a hundred hells: The story of a thousand blunders Is the tale tho death roll tells' The life that Cod created Is mangled, torn niul hurt, liy those who In their greed have rated Humanity to bo as cheap ns dirt. And over tho onos who are lolling Die hnrd for Iho ones that resl; The victims of a hellish spoiling Of a Hystem that stands nmirsl. In the tnel nf a futuro grandeur Ami the tale of a Judgment day, I Htnnd by In sorrow and wonder Who Is Ihe greater, "(loil, or Laurier," —J. A, McKcchnio In Minors' Mag* nT.ltin WHEN 80LDIER8 8TRIKE-*PEACE THE BRITISH WAR8CARE It is said that tho kaiser Is worrlud nl the spread of Socialism ln tlio (lor* mntiv firmv, Thu iron discipline formerly prevailing In his armies Is said tn he r"'ft{* ing undor tho Increasing discontent of tho soldiers, and privates are heard lo complain openly; This Is astonishing, The model of ihe t-.ulril.ir used lu be--iind lis yet, from a purely military viewpoint--the nrin who says "I tlo nol think— I obey." .coftsllsm Is « portent to the war lards of thu world, not because* It Is elth"r right or wrong on economic .'uet-ttf-ins, but Uccauso It if flb-.oli.teIj* .ii<>. .•'..•■•i....) iIkUI aa tu wur. Capitalism dostroya lncotitlvo to. do ono's best, „ Socialism will destroy ,tho Incentive to do ono's worst. For example It will dostroy tho Incentive to kill off tho peoplo by food adulteration, lt will dostroy tho Incentive to ovor roach one's fellow men, and to pinch and to cramp and brutalize thom by tho myriad moans now In uso. Under feudalism, tho prevailing Incentive among thb many was to escapo starvation and tho prevailing Incentive among tho fow was to excel lu war. Tho making of monoy was consldorod beneath tho dignity of n goiitlomnn then, Undor capltnllsm tho prevailing lucent I vo among tho many Is to oscape slai'.vntlon, and tbo prevailing incentive among thn fow Is the* making of monoy, Tho Incontlvo to make monoy Is ot leiiHt heller than tbo Incontlvo to be able to enr vo lho most pooplo with a sword. Socialism will bo another nnd infinitely greater ndvnno eln tlio mutter of incentives, The desire to excel will continue to bo a powerful Incontlvo as It. Is al present. IJut It. will bo n doslrn to excel In do* Ing something much hotter thnn killing peoplo or ln tho moro accumulation It will tin I'to denim to excel In doing somothing unoful. ■ Undor cnpllnllsm tho man who excels most do so by trampling his fellows under his foot. HARDWARE A full line of shelf and heavy Hardware in stock together with a. complete range of Stoves Furniture Department Our Furniture Department embraces the most unique and up-to-date lines. Come in,and have a look J. IX QUAIX, FERNIE, B. C. "Socialism will give the masses an abundant opportunity tb^develop artistic talent and genius too for that matter. The^ artist will then have a constituency worthy of his highest genius He will no longer be depending upon the vulgarrich.' - - ** ■ The fact is that while the prevailing incentives at the present time are tho incentives to escape starvation and the incentive to excel in making money, there are other incentives now existing: Says John Ruskin: "It Is physically Impossible for a well educated, intelligent,' or brave man to make money the chief "object of his thoughts, as physically Impossible as it is for him to make-his dinner the principal object of them.". What Is tho Incontlvo of tho young man who works llko' a Trojan on the football or baseball field, without any pecuniary componstlon? . It Is partly tho lovo of the sport and partly a doslro to excel. To a largo extent this Incentive will become operativo as soon as Socialism Is Introduced. IJut It will become moro and moro operative as tho favorable conditions mako the pooplo moro and moro healthy of body, vigorous of mind and wholesome of morals. 8AYING8 OF THE WORLD'8 THINKER8 •-•' Stoves! Stoves! We have the cheapest and best line of Ranges, Kitchen Stoves and Heaters. B.C. FURNITURE STORE New and Second-Hand Goods W. STAN. TERRY Painter and Decorator (llvo mo a clinnco on your work +4>+++tllM my friends assured me it was genuine! After more thought about it I could see where it 'might stir up a great deal of advertisement and notoriety for your place, so as to actually increase your business. . I have been wondering how such a plan would work in Rochester. Therefore T write to you to inquire first if you ever handed out such cards, and second; if- they increased business. , Respectfully yours CHAS. E. CHANEY P. S.—I, will appreciate a brief answer, at the earliest possible moment, a, Mr.yiChane'y received very promptly the following reply: Washtucna, Wash. Nov. 20, 1908. Clarence Ch'aney, Dear Sir—I have yours to hard asking if this'saloon ever pit-out the cards,you mention. H yes. Does it help business? . Well to a certain extent. You see the preachers get hold .of these cards and read them from the pulpits. The clergy in your city would be stirred from centre to circumference should a like advprtls.*- msnt be circulated by you and tho people on hearing of- this further iniquity in the liquor trade would wonder what kind of a d man this Chaney is—and they will pay him a visit. In my section in eastern Washint*: ton, the Model Saloon has had a prettv thorough advertising and newspapers have printed copies of it. Also tt has advertised the town of 'VVashtucnn and the people who come any place naar this town make it a .point to visit my dump. And the bibulous partake freely.of tho goods that are supposed to put people on'the bum.. By all means get out some cards. The"readers will be curious to know how a saloonkeeper can be so philanthropic and so truthful. They will flock in, and the small price of a couple thousand cards will be more than offset by increased'.patronage. Very truly yours, 7 , ' W-. L. Mustard. The above card, together with th? correspondence, needs no comment, u speaks for itself, and merely shows something of the extent to which the kind of men engaged in the saioon business will sometimes go in their blind greed and heartless quest for Scld.—The American Issue. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE ^ 'i: HEAD OFFICE TORONTO ESTABLISHED 1867 B. E. WALKER, President i) l' ALEXAC-IDER LAIRD, Gen, Manager. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000 Reserve Fund - 6,000,000 Branches throughout Canada, and in United States and England rflTTNTRV RTISHWFQ'? Everv filcilit"*-T afforded to farmers and oth- •UUUllini DU0111 COO ere for the'transaction of their hanking business. Sales notes will be cashed or Uiken for collection. . , •RAWirTWf RV MATT Accoun,,:s m'dY be opened by mail and monies DAHJV1I.1-U DI lUiilli dep0Sitea 0l. withdrawn in this way with equal facility. ■' H. W. TRENHOLME, Manager, Fernie. P. BURNS & CO., LIMITED WHOLESALE and RETAIL MEAT MERCHANTS Always a choice supply of Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, and Lamb-on hand. Hams, Bacon, Lard, Butter and Eggs . ' i n Our Specialties Fresh, Smoked and Salted Fish, always a good assortment. Try our Mince Meat, Saurkraut and Oysters. LITTLE BOBS CELEBRATES Golden Wedding and is Growing in Favor „ WHOOPING COUGH * //'In February our daughter had," the whooping-cough. Mr_Lane=qf Hartland recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and said it gave his customers the best' of-"satisfaction. • We The 41 Meat Market Limited Wholesale and Retail Butchers Stores in all the Principal Towns in British Columbia and Alberta Phone Veal Pork .'' Mutton- Beef .. 41 Hams Bacon < Saurkraut Salt Fish,- 8CAJ38 FROM NORWAY CLEVELAND, May 20—Vltjtor C. Ol- undor, tho xonornl socrotary of tho International htlccB Hpr.n-.oti8 union, today snld ho had received a report that flvo hundred Norwoiflnu sailors woro undor contract to como to Amorlcn and tiiUc tho places of tlio hIi'IWue Boiunon on tho groat lalcoi*. Ono dotnelunont Iiiih already embarked for lho United States and otliorti aro to follow boouj Union officials lmvo taken up tho mutter with tho Immigration nut hor I- tlcK and will mnko an attempt to pro* vent Ilia sallow from lamlliig, claiming Hint tho hiring of llio Norwegian-* under caiitnir! Ih a direct violation of tlio alien contract law. A GREAT CLIMB 80CIETY SENSATION PARIS, May 20—Dr. and Mm. William Humor Workman, tho American explorers nnd mountain cllmborn, have roturned to Paris after a nix* wool'*.' oxpodltlou In Turkstan. Mrs. Workman, accompanied hy two gulden waa (iuccetiniu. (ii i.c...t..ifi a. pc*.*). ill,- 3G0 foot high on the watershed botwoon thc H'spar and Illafo glaciers, In tho Pamirs. BT. CATHARINES Mny 18—A Rreat sensation linn been caused hero by tho arrest of Charles Barrllllcr, on it charge of attempting to kill hl» wife. Tho narrllllors nro prominent society peoplo and llvo In s flno residence. A week ago Mm. Darrllller was removed from her home (o tho hospital auf* ferlng from a severe gauh In hor bend which was supposed to have been received from ft fall. Mere details of the affair have been cIt-m) out but It Is understood that the couple quarrelled and Darrllller struck tits wife on tha head with a Moot .nitroiaeat. ••iH'ji'i.'n'a.-.t. oVAajiC NEW YORK Mny 10—That stage of tne sensational murder trial which Iim*, como to be fnmlliir, tho vaudovlll-* stage, was reached In tho Halns*Annls tragedy, when tho announcement was mado that Mrs. Wm. Annis, wlfo or Ihe man tor whose death Potor Hains l»e*an serving a Sing Sing sentencis this morning, has signed a contract at the United booking offices to play piano accompaniments tn a sketch on the stage. London, May 20—-Lord Rohorts Is today celebrating tho golden anniversary of his wedding, and so popular Is "Hobs," as ho is universally cnllod, that lho event has assumed something of nn important festival, Excopt dur, Ing tho rnco mooting tho tologrnph offlco hns novor known nnythlng llko tho rush of mosBngos that havo beon arriving nil day long from nil parts of tho omplro congratulating tho Hold ninrshnl, Tho bishop of London sponkliia» today of raco doendonco and tho danger of a growth In tho slum population of llrltnln naked: "Doos It not account to some extent for tlio fact, thnt totlny In Can* nda no ISngllslimnn need npply In tho cane of almost nny Job thnt Ih goln-/? If thnt goes on loyalty will soon ho iindormlnod." At n mooting of tho Innd corporation of Canada tho chnlrman Hinted thnt mention hnd boon mndo regarding the rotiirnlng of monoy to proprietors but being coiiHiilted, lho Khnroholiloi'H voted In favor of n continuance that compnny rllroctorfl hnd In vlow to further transactions In Vancouver, Sir William Van Homo, Intorvlowed beforo leaving for tho continent, wild tlmt ono thing wns certain nhotit lho railway** of North America, their rnloH woro much loo low. Thoy woro nol. earning ns much ns they should on capital irvuhicU und (it* (iiu not imti Un lit, Utl ul uuy iu<.it.ii!ii.-i} j/a.r.'.x.'.'.t&t' l<*gntOH to tho Imperial press con- feernce on Juno 1. will visit Coventry, thenco to WnrwlcU entitle, nn guests of •nn*. tt&IX 'AVu't VAfuliWaB \>i Vt'a,'nis.,. 'XX luncheon. Subsequently they will vis- It Oxford for I/ord Curzon's reception. Mrs. John Aloxnndor Stirling, a former Canadian nctroHS, from whom hor husband recently secured a dlvorco In nn Edinburgh court, relumed to the stago tonight as a show girl. FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS:—I am grateful for the past favors, and having supplied my store with a fine line of choice wines and liquors allow mo - td inform you "'that I shall continue to make drunkards, paupers and beggars for the sober, industrious respectable members of the community to support.'My liquors will excito riot, robbery and bloodshed. 'v * * * .They will dismiss, your comforts, Increase your expenses and slforten life. I shall confidently recommend them ns sure to multiply fatal incidents nnd Incurable diseases, * * * ' Thoy will deprive somo of life, others of reason and all of peaco. They will make fathors fiends, wlvos widows, chlldron orphans, and all poor. I will train your sons in infidelity, dissipation, Ignorance, lawlessness nnd every othor vice, I will thus accommodate the public"; it may be at the loss of jmy novor dying soul. But I have a family to support—tho businoss pays and tho public encourages It. I havo paid my Hconso and tho traffic Is kiwfiil and If I don't sell It somebody olso will. I know tho Blblo snys "Thou shalt not kill." "No drunkard ■Hhall entor tho kingdom of Heaven," and I do not oxpoct tho drunkard ma- kor to fnro nny better, but I want nn ensy living and I have resolved to anther tho wngos of Iniquity nnd fntten on tho ruin of my species. * * * Should you doubt my ability I refer you to tho pnwiiHliops, tho poorhoime, tho polico court, tho hospital, the penl- tontlary and'tho gnllowH, whero you will find mnny of my host cuslomoi'H hnvo gono. A sight of tliem will convince you Hint I do an l sny. found it'as he said,' and can~recommr end it to anyone having children troubled with whooping cough," says Mrs. A. Goss of Durand, Mich. For sale by all druggists. , WE ONLY SELL THE BEST OF EVERYTHING "Qur Motto "Civiiity, Cieaiiiinessandcorrectweighttoail XOTICE ' NOTICE Is hereby given that thirty (30) days after date 1 Intend to apply to tho Hon. Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on the following described lands situated ln S. 13, Kootenay, British Columbia, Block •1G9S. Commencing at a post planted at or nearl mile east of 29 mile post of tho present C. P, R. survey lino and being the north cast corner, of Nat Babcock claim, Thenco running south SO chains; ' Thence running woHt 80 chains; Thence running north SO chains; Thenco running oast SO chains to a point of commencement, making fi*10 acres more or less,, Located this 26th day of April, 1909. NAT BAnCOCK. Agent NAT BAI3COCK, Locator, F.G.WHITE and Accident Insurance Beck Block Room 3 Fernie * ♦ * Thoso enrds found tliolr wny Into nil parts of the country, and finally a temperance mini In Itocliostor, N.Y., who wnn dcHlroiiH of nHcertnlnlng Die direct facts regarding tho mutter, ;id* droHHeil the following lottor to \V. l„ Must aril, lho Hitloonkncpor of WohIi* tucna, Wnsh. Rochester, N'.Y. Nov. 10 IMS Mr. W. h. MiiHlnril, Dear Sir,—Tlmro hns como to my hands n cnrd—biiulnesB enrd of yourx —which I wish to Inquire about, On the bnolf nf ll nro (riven five shor' nnrngrnphs which sound llko n torn perntice lecture, At first I thought n NOTICB NOTICE Is horoby given' that thirty (30) days after date 1 Intend to apply to- tho Hon. Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a license tb prospect for coal and petroleum on tho following described lands situated In H. K. Kootenay, British Columbia, Block ■I noa, Commencing at a post planted at or near 1 milo ca.ft of 2;i, milo post of tho proBont. C. P. It. Hiirvoy lino, nnd bolng tho Bouth oast corner of W. II. Darby claim, 'i Thonce running north SO chnlns; Thonco running west SO chains; Thoncu running south SO chains; Thenco running oust HO chains lo a point of coinmi'iicomcnt, making (M0 acres more.or less, Located this 28lh day of April, 1909, NAT HABCOCK, Agent W. II. DAIIUY, Locator Commencing at a print planted at or nonr 1 mllu -•■.st of tho 2;i mile pc-Ht of llm presunt C. I', K. survey line, und helm,* the north west corner of A, H. Kaninhai'son cliilms; TlH'in-o I'linulng east M) chains Thoncu running south K0 chains; Thenco running west 80 chains; Thonce running north SO chnlns; to a point of coinnmnoomont, making 010 acres mon.' or lens, Located this 28th day of April, 1009, NAT BABCOCK, Agent A.K,*.''AIUi*;ilAr„SON, Locator Commencing at a ponI planted at or noar 1 mile rust ut 2:1 in Ilo post or tlm prcHont O. 1'. H. mirvoy llm*-, nnd being Iho norili west corner of W, II, Darby olnlm; Thence running enst Krt olinlnn ThciiVe running iniriU hO cIiuIiih; Thuuco running west M uIihIiih; Tinmen running nmiili ho chains; tn n (nihil of comiiK'nei'tiiMiit, limiting Hill IH''OH Uliil'it nl' h'hX, Located (IiIh 2Klh ilny of April, 1909. NAT IIAIM-'OOK, Agent W, II. PAItHY, Locnior Coiniiiiiiitliig ut n |)iint plnnti-il 'it or n«>i.r 1 mllu ■■iiui of 23 nilln punt of the present C, I', It. Hurvcy line, iuul In*- Ing llm north oast corner of A. ti. KumuliiirHoii claim*, Thi'iu'e miming west M i-lmliiH; TIim-iC'i running houIIi SO cluilns; Tlinni'i' running ••nil HU chnliiH TlitfW-ft running norili SO chnlns; tn n point of eiimiucuecinnnt, making It III IK-''IU liml i' HI ttfl,, T.nrii.t.'.il tblM 2fsih day nf April, lOOtt. NAT llAI'iMOK, Agent A.^KABaJt'lIAlUSON, Locator ;K.*4-iK.4a*X,*dX& Q 1 Andy Hamilton Tinsmith and Plumber' i kXXXX.**.XXXXXXXX'i*" t^^ We can furnish you with estimates in anything in our line HOTEL FERNIE Tho Hotol of Fornio K'-mlt-'h Lending ('<>min*'iriul nml Toiirlrat House S. F. WALLACE, Prop. ROYAL HOTEL CHICAGO Ms'/ 19-Aftftr ft fortnight, of quliit and steadiness wheat for Mar delivery jumped to $1.30 a bushel, which lo a new high record for tbe crap. Singer Sewing Machines Co., Fernie, B.C, •MMM* Why be without a Sewing Machine when you can get one for $3.00 a month ? KING'S HOTEL FERNIE J, P. HOULAHAK,'Agent, opposite Coal Co.'i ofllce, PelUt Are. liar Niippllcil with tlin l*cst Win.-.*,, Lii-unrr-t iw.il Cin.ui*. DINING KOO.M IN CONNKfTfoN JOHN P0DB1ELAKC1K, Prop. OflH H-MfaV f*.fl,|f>*1 tJ — i aJ>ll>4>a4a4l.vU Al! Whito Help Everything Up-to-date Call in and see us once C. W.; DAVEY & 00., Props. PAGE FOUR THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, - B. C- MAY 22, 1909 ®b* JJirfrirf £&&** •J1.00 a year in advance. Address all communications to the "Manager" District Ledger, Fernie B. C. Rates for advertising on, application. ., We believe, through careful enquiry, that all the advertisements in this paper are signed by trustworthy persons, and to prove our faith by words, we will make good to actual subscribers any loss incurred by trusting advertisements that prove to be swindles; but we do not attempt to adjust trifling disputes between subscribers and. honorable business men who advertise, nor pay the debts of honest, bankrupts. This offer holds good for one" month .after the transaction causing the complaint; that is we must have notice within that time. In all cases in writing , to advertisers say "I saw, it in The Ledger." V W. S. STANLEY, Phone 48; Residence 9 Manager ed with the query "Why don't you boost-this for Ferine?" and other questions of a similar nature, and right on the desk where the inquisitor was sitting, was printed matter of his own ordering done in the east, for which he had paid prices with which we could almost, if not altogether, compete. No citizens, begin at the Genesis, stick by your own people first, spend your money at home. If you have to pay fifty per cent more do it, the money remains here, helps to pay off some one's indebtedness, and in turn will come back to you. Then, when you have done that, boost for more in-, dustries. The outside world will see the result, aud no coaxing will be necessary to bring enterprise and capital to our city*. NOTICE I The Ross Ambrose Construction Co. beg to inform the citizens of Fernie they are prepared to carry out all . classes of work. Heavy braying, Excavating, Building and Concret- . ing a speciality. Estimates given on all Contract work. All work guar- (;, anteed satisfactory. O. K. ROSS T. A. AMBROSE I MORE NEED FOR LAW REFORM For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; aud there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places. AU these are the beginning of sorrow.—Matthew 24:7-8. * The roadway at the recreation grounds is a disgrace and last Saturday evening a driver and his team went over the hill. When some one is killed . the city mil find out its responsibility, and finish up the grade, that has been promised for so long. It is almost an impossibility to get. a team to haul half a load up that steep grade now, and a little money would put it at the proper angle. The Dominion Government has just passed a Very good clause in connection with the Insurance Act, whicli enforces all companes doing business to deposit an amount equal to, 15 per cent of the. net " cost, with the Minister of Insurance. If the provincial government of Saskatchewan had a clause calling for the usual deposit the Deane -swindle would not have been prepetrated oii the unsuspecting public of Fernie by a"careless and unscrupulous agent, and the citizens would be richer today by the sum. of $60,000/ ' ' 0 " - ■■■ - BEGIN AT HOME It's all right to say "Boost foi* Fernie," but first of all we must'get together a lot more than at present, and stand shoulder to shoulder with one another, THEN BOOST FOR ALL WE ARE WORTH. We have certain industries, certain btis- inesses in the city that have cost thousands of dol- lars to equip, and which cost thousands-of dollars yearly, to0"run, and if some of .tlie citizens will not support them, what use is there in boosting for the city, or boosting for other industries'? * -For instance, we have a first class brick yard here that produces the veryibest brick;' second to none, as has been proved. Well, the city is build- in? a city hall*--do" they buy the Fernie pruduci? No! They send away for brick'and-.turn down thc- •.*.'/ brick company. .*....'. There are two well eqiiipped-.-printing establishments in our city, second to none in the Kootenays, „ yet several of our merchants and commercial men send east for a lot of their printing. We have in our city tlie very best stores in the country with an.assortment that is hard to beat, and that .costs the inerchnnts thousands to keep . stocked up, yet very many of our citizens send their good money out to Eaton's or Simpson's, and take a long chance on being suited. They do this'in face of the fact that the city merchants x have been giving them an unlimited credit month after month, and that now Ihey owe them piles of money, Is this fair? How can thc city be expected to attain that magnitude nnd industrial importance that it should under these self stifling conditions, Wc can qoote instance after instance in onr own lino, when soliciting work, we havo boon confront- We recently referred to the position in "which the average person finds himself when face to face with courts of "justice, as they are constituted 'in this land at present. The question of the appeal court was principally dealt with then. The probate court is another unit in the present judicial system that under present conditions, lends itself to an -unmeasured degree to thc plundering and grasping propensities of such legal lights as arc obsessed with the financial gain to thc wrung from from clients under the guise of "costs of probate." Recently, to give a concrete case, an estate of $50.- 000 was wound up in Hamilton, Ont., the law costs in connection with which aggregated $40,000. or exactly four-fifths of the entire.estate, and* tho handsome sum of one-fifth constituted the residue to be divided among heirs, creditors", etc. Perchance, the happless-beneficaries are overjoyed .that the one-fifth was not bisected and trisected, again to meet costs of the case. -, In commenting on this The Toronto Globe said *. "No doubly the legal principjes involved and . followed are adjusted to. a nicety, and everything . was,-from a -professional standpoint, above criticism. But' the public, who judge by results, will say the' circumstances point to' the need of law reform." -To which conclusion we add a sonorous, heartfelt, Amen. The public are not at all interested in legal niceties; they are not concerned and have no connection with hair-splitting processes i|sed to determine judicial quibblings and uncertainties. As far as the probate court is concerned every effort should be}'made to simplify its" method of procedure; no stone shoukLbe left unturned that would tend to eliminate the extravagant nature of its workings. Widows and orphans should have access to the probate court with full knowledge that the proceeds of an estate on which they are depending for future sustinence,"will not be made thej^gitiinatej)rey for .the pilferings and peculat- Crows Nest Trading Co. General Merchants The Store of Good Values Victoria Ave. Fernie, B.C. " ROBIN HOOD FLOUR .'-We-guarantee this to be the best -*• floiir ever sold in Fernie., Satisfac-. ..'tion. guaranteed or your money . -_: ---■-■?." cheerfully refunded. * * ' " -—- — •*- , • __ ,_ ' W. j. BLUNDEtt Give us acall > •» **»**» *»*»*»• X ??! You will *, ■ . Is it Possible ions,of unscrupulous, persons who have in many instances come to regard such1 cases as their rightful and established'stamping grounds, .and from which they may,, unhaltered and unrestrained, extract every cent possible ih the way of;charges and costs, und still more,-charge's -and costs. v . r. The probate court is but one section of our judicial system; yet.no.chain has more.strength than its weakest link.: The loss of prestige which is bound to attach itself to any particular court that allows four-iifths' of a goodly estate to be' eaten, up iri costs, cannot be wholly confined to the offending section; contamanation by very reason of popular "association of probate courts with all other courts, is certain and inevitable, and too often, as a result, discredit, and disrepute are thrown upon the whole system of justice. .Redress and reform, speedy and effective, are surely necessary. . The public do not, as has' bc-eri stated, hold in contempt the law; they,have.nut passed into' any state of semi-lawlessness, nor are they yearning for the by-gone' barbaric systems of summary justice, c The public have a growing dislike,, verging on contempt, for the way in which certain portions of our great legal system lend themselves, seemingly, to the untrammelled appetites for gain of certain exponents of things logal. That I can buy choice fruit lands with a good water' supply, within 30 miles: of, Fernie, on the installment plan. Such easy/payments are not offered by any,. other - company. Write for circular on "Kootenai Irrigartion Traci" , , Have You tried the D. W. HART, (Agt. for Canada) Bayiies, B. C. <* ^$$$$$$$$$$$$$^$$<>$^^^^^ A No. 6 New Carey Fop Sale . R. I-IcDougall Advertise In The Ledger K. Big Shirt for Work ? In Black or Brown $1.00 and $1.25 each Best value in town * (' ■ ' . » Union Made Overalls $1.00 per pair All-wool Cashmere Sox 25c per pair ja.^,.1 Fernie, B.C. INTERESTING LOCAL ITEMS Sweet cream at Rochon's, Potted Plants at the Palm. ., For hotel accommodation the Nap* •nee Is the place. Magazines, dally and weekly papers at Bleasdell's, I'll spot you ten at Ingrams' billiard room to-nlfllit. Prescriptions put up Just rljjht and no BubBtlUiltonr* nt Dlensdell's. l-'or will*, lot II l-lrii-l- Hil, So. 117 Vic* Kil'lli '.Venn*', II '-ooiihmI nil Iii*,',', Alt' ply ut nlinvi* for p*ii'llrul;iin, Patronize home Industry and smokf* Crow's Neat Special** and Extras Every day is bargain d.ty In Trites- Wood Co Furnituro department, S-nnloyV, hot lioune r.-tdlsheu nt tne Palm, The culBlne at the Napanee Is tne I.a '.I ,l> ai W a, .a/. ti <,/,*. .,!) i.n/u-i, .ii.ui ;i, wi-jj? Why IngrniYi's howling nllf-y. Prepare for tho hot weather and files by gettlnj, your refrigerators ond screen doors and window screens at Trites-Wood Co. See Rochon, the Kandy Kid, l-'or Hull'--i'raii.i* winoliomic '|ii\Hn In r.'iir of ToiM'h ■•leii'l.. I'lircliiiwr tin romnx'f l-uH-Hi--.- from I)i*ciii|mi-h, ,\|**,],v nt J. II, Ifilil ti. Co. Htofi-. Beef, mutton, pork, veal, hnmc, bacon, lard, etc, only of the very b*ri>t. Phone -11. "I'mnrt-ijiiaivi* l-'i'iirit*" will lm UmiimI on or rtlioiit AiiKiist Iki.Ii will .wiii-Im tixi-r 100 j>aj.'*'s of profnitPly lll'istr**il'"r| iiifol'iiiutlaii itliout pul-llc Iff-. In 1.11 hi thriving city. A-lvnn.'*-* onion* nl*ouM be pineal at onco, Price within ioikJi ol all, Mc. Ap'jily L-'iIiii-, Offli-u, ' 8ee Rochon, the Kandy Kid. Only the very best and purest drugs used at Bleasdell's. The most Interesting place In town-. Ingram's bowling alley, For a good comfortable smoke get Dorenbecker's brands, They ore home product, Go to Rochon's for Ice cream. The Napanee hotel In prepared to handle travellers and other guests, Go to Rochon's for Ice cream. fxt-v fcii'Muliy''* window for vlollim, linnJnK, monll) orirnn,1*, clc. There Is nothing to enual thn stock of stoves and rnnges both for quality nnd price at Trites-Wood Co, Garden nnd Flower Seeds; Clover, lawn grass and timothy, grown In the i»ui lli»ua,a. Tiie un'if fiinU huilnUc; lm I Mr. r llm Mr T.il/r ro •Mlicr. Olcisdrll'-r •I roonicil Iiouho tor wi)i>, ]llr<-nil-l'- ..'•.•nil"-'. Wost r,.rnIo. lot <*ni-120. Priet, t1,22!i, ivn-'oniililn terms. Apply box 271. 2-1 Sweet cream At Rochon's, TO T.F.ASR—Tlin ermine] flonr nf my Itlnclt now liulldlnp. Apply Ti. P. Krlc* '■'■"■In. lm Two of onr rlty flromon mni|o nn ovjiitiiiion nf tlioniPolvoH nt tho nporn Yrwiio on Thiir«ti-?nv »*fi»M. Thr-" pntiip miil'lnn: from liolilml llio «r*f«ii«« nml ■inwri Hip nlp-lo, rnnHliitf ootinldorrnMc plnrm to tlm IiiiIIoh nrirS vimDt'irwit nt Uic amlloprn. who nnturnllv fnipnosi'd Mmi n'ttro wttn wlnrloil In the litilldlni' Ir Ik liir'aV Mint r-nrno mnn wltli mon.' '■'■n«rn M'nn hnth thou** firo oninps. In- fi-i'ttii"! ihi> nii'-l-otif.* tlmt all wuh woll U'i> rnisi tjuii tjiofaii flr/'itu-n f wim In* fhfi ii'nv Knf.rii tn crnri tip tn turpi, iiuiiiImth wIumi n hIiow coi'ii'H) will we their bcadn Intttead nt iheir foot. Wanted Furniture for sale. Addrees Ledger office, 01 ri wnnloil: Apply to mnimBor J.od* Bor for pfii'tlruliirfi, Lout: Gold MtiHonlc clmrra, Ilotuni lo Hnult of Commorcn, Yomiff )"ily wnntB po/illlon its Rtonn- Brnplior. Apply I.odRor offlco, l,onl: Lnily-B oIhhIIo boll, wllh buoli* Ion, Jli'wiird nl Nnpnnoo hotol. Ilooiim l-'or ll.Mii, bolli, hot nml -'old wiilnr. Apply iln Victoria avuiiuo' For Hiilo— Two woll Hltimfod IoIh In llio AiH'Ox. Apply h. P. KcKflloln, I.UHI--A lirooch, lliroo llnhH sol, wll.li HiiphlroH, Ilotuni to I.otlBor Offlco. South Al'rla-i.ri script for wilo,—Apply It. il, Marlow, la-i-tl'Iirl'Iffo, Altn, Wnntoil; l-OHltlon by oxporlonu; UiIh offlco. WuiiltKi; A pood IionoKt boy nbout HI or 17 yenrH of uso to lonrn tho cun* ilv linslrifSN. Applv to Rot-lion's f'nndy KIIPllOII. For flnlo; Two IioiihIioIcI propcrillaiK. with furnituro. Will noil,,proporty oil lior jointly or noparatoly. For par tlculnrs apply Lodger offlco. For Hiiln; Pon of U, C. llrown ].OK' liorriH. nlun o*»i?h for hntclilnff, 11, 0. H. LoKhoriiH nnd Huff Orpln«lons. — fl .r,fi pir not lint;. Apply T. Kynnston, Furnif.', ' , For Full*: Honrdlwj houso liiminuss at fnn I (Irook, nformmoilnllon for fifty tinnrdcrn, koo«I ronsons for rotlrln«. Full Infor/nntlon, Mm. Taylor, Jloanl- trti: lionrf, Caal Crack. ary Cattle Co. All kinds of ROAST MEATS Give us a trial GEO. BARTON EMPRESS TRANSFER Draying Furnituro Moving a Specialty W*mmm*rm*mmmm*mmmm*mmmmmmmm WOOD OF ALL KINDS ..nm> Orilci'!, with \V, Kony j^a-Saf^^S*^ A tioiii-jiutc lino of .vanillic') of Fall Suiting's and Overcoatings Worsteds, Serges and Tweeds Up-to-date Workmanship Moderate Prices "I ' mmmmm*m*mmt»*******m l C. KENNY Holiday Gifts for The Ladies Chatelaines and Hand Bags What is more appreciative than a dainty, Chatelaine or Hand Bag, an article every well- dressed lady carries. We are showing a largo variety of these goods in all styles and prices. Tho best value ever offered. Also nice selections of Purses and Pocket 'Books. Sporting Goods Baseball On tilts, Fishing Tackle, Kodak* "Id IIH. II IUI. J.. Everything; to Make an Enjoj-'able Holidaj'- N. E. Suddaby - Druggist Agfints for Spalding's Post Cards, Kodaks, Photographic Supplies, Wall Paper, Toilet Articles, Huyler's Chocolates f f i i t I .Ti f* K1***1|»a.>'*l>V ft m. i;*H'< a . til '*; 7.fi earn I I i ,'V Tbe Official Orga.-**-! of Di«t*rict Ho. 18, V.W. "W*l\of A. it Fernie, B.C. May •22nd, 1909 •*\ ■ ■ -,'.*....--. ■*tP*a-^*^V¥-**/y¥*f ¥»¥¥¥¥»¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥-*/¥ »¥-*/*•*¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ *• ' -*+ COAL CREEK Fropi our own Correspondent ■kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk'kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk 7 Lillian,'the twelve years old daughter of Peter and Mrs. Finch, was returning from the. stores with parcels between 9.30 and 10 o'clock Saturday morning. When crossing the small bridge which spans the creek lt Is supposed she was tempted, childlike, to mount the cross pieces and look over into the seething torrent beneath. By becoming dizzy or over reaching herself she fell over Into the water. Luckily Ted Gibson was,close by and getting to tlie spot ho observed her dress was fastened to something. Before lie was ablo to reach her she was washed clear and was being carried down stream at the mercy of the terrific rush of water. -Two other men, Jack Cartnell and Harry Klngmvood, were now on tho scene and tlio poor girl was at last rescued In a sorry plight. She was taken home whero sho received medical and motherly attention.' She has now quite recovered from the effects of the immersiont-but Is suffering from a badly sprained „ and *> . bruised arm? - * HeV. E: Curry is away at tho coast ■ attending the' Mothodlst conference.' ■-. ■ The united service tomorrow morn- J ing will be in the Methodist church. All are welcome. , Bob Nesbitt-with fame as a vocalist and humorist, and'Mrs. Nesbitt, whose abilities as a pianist and accompanist, arc far above the average, ■ left the "camp.for Seattle on Tuesday morning. ■We hope to hear of them before the close'of the Yukon Alaska Pacific exposition. The ice cream social in the Methodist church on Tuesday evening was-fairly well attended. The bran-dip was much enjoyed and the toys which were of all descriptions, drawn out,' pleased- the kiddies Immensely. During the evening solos were sung by Mr. Hughes, indMlsses! Bell, Finch, Alice Rydiard, ,Sally Jones and Maud Tyson,. Miss Lll- .ly Hall and Miss Maggie Hall recltde, and Jl-Ussrs. Mercer and Jenkins contributed Items..' Rev. J. H:- Martin presided and Mrs,"Mercer was accompanist. . W.-fB. Phillips, has left Coal Creek, arid for the present Is staying ln Fernie: •'•.,, 7 Ed. Coughlin returned from the prairie on Monday'night; ' bringing' in *. fine lot of horses. ■..-:■ - - ■ F. X.. Holl and. J. W. 'Bennett t -.of Scraiitons are. doing business here this, week. *' ----- *■-■■".>■'." ;' •■ Jack Tyson and the wife spent Sunday ; afternoon with 'Mrs.- Fisher *at French camp. * ri*.; H; Depewof thoC. N.. P.'**B. Lv , and P. Co. is in camp this weelt.. :We understand the .'\managementJof ,"' the (Coal company's houses here are under. ' his charge., A special Inspection of them might open his eyes In mpre ways than one. •■ ', , J.- D. Trehearne bookedithrough',to Seattle on Tuesday morning. Jim Churchill was up from Morrlssoy on Thursday of last week. Ho went to Frank from horo, Mrs. Fred Vant with-her-family has como In and Joined her,husband, Don't forget that, Win. McFegan.of Coal Creek Is" a candidate in the oloctlon for-.vice-president of District'No, 18. '■'' ' Bill Robslnson and the wife, old timers In. the west, went from here to tho fruit ranch at Portland, Oregon, Monday morning. , Thoy Intend spewllng a little tlmo In Vancouvor with Barhor Mooro and wlfo,' lato of Coal Creek, -potter hoalth to Bill, - Mrs. Jack*Rlgg presontod Jack with a tine healthy son and heir von Thursday last wook, Both doing nlcoly. Jack Shanks took t-'io'cnstbound oh Sunday night for Montreal, Mrs. (Shanks and Jack's brother are on tho way out from tho old coun'lry,, Thoy aro coming to this district to reside,, Sam Fisher be'eamo tho fathor of another big son on Thursday ovonlnu.of last week, Mrs. Flslior and baby con- tlnuo going strong. Bill Evans returned from his trip on Friday, ' Jack Palmer camo out of Uio hospital ,on Thursday of last week. . Fortun- :at«'ly nn operation was wot necosmiry .••Jn IiIh caHo, A meeting of tho local took placo In • the club hall on Friday night, May 14, -whofi'T. Bigg*, necretary, waH proi-ont, ■W. McFegan of Coal Creek and W. B, Powell of Coleman wero nominated for -local cnmlldtituro for tho vlco-prosliloii" .oy of District 18: on a voto bolng taken tlio flnil niunert wim [.looted to muml, Wo iindorHtnn-l that Powell haH boon .(•looted by lho Colonmn lonal to Rtnnd for tlio poHltlnn, . Wo aro |ilonnoil to oho liml Jim Mao* fiirlnno Iiiih boon (llnol*iirH*oil from llio hoHpllul. Tlo Iiiih lout hoiiiu of IiIh 'ImlUliiuHH nnd liuarH li'iicoii of woiiknc-iH yi't. Frank Wemworto wuh through from Mlplidl for tlio wook ond, Nd, Hun*-*}', iiiHitliflr nld timer, looking IuhI wtnAi nml, Minn Iiiih boon Hrattr-i*.;-!. around the ..oloHiitH UiIh win-It. fi-irmird Fulroloiigh lint, milt nnd loft fnr HpnIdiiKi on WedncHdny. Ai'dltliiiuil men Ituvi1 licen put nn In llio niln oh UiIh won Ic nnd mnn can iln tin .jtilttliiK, Frod Ti-nvcrH BiMiniH to ho undor nn unlucky tmnn. Aftor n luiitc Hpolloff , nJi!( a J';,v,| MIUjj J*.■ t.I i-!. i'ljuU-,1 In wm-lc hint wook, Ho linn now lind In rot urn to the lionpltnl nnd for the pro- Mi-Ill lw iletlllnt'd tlictr. PllVU niHHlltt WIIH npotli-d III l'*i'I'll lis on Hnt'ir-lny night milking for MlnliM. TT, |„ ., a, a- I I. ,. al ,|T.,,,|( Yl,'l tt'llfllf ll'MMl ■ainni'lidw gut Ht'imriili'il from lilm. If ll hIioiiIO como your way you am re- (IUohUmI to opon it nnd »em1 Hnvo tho lilnok Rhlrt you will find there, Mr, nnd Mr**, Frank llongard hnvo left Conl fiiook to tnko up rcHldeticn In tlio Htntes, .. Thi' nt.it cm en I* Mint nro bolng mnriV nrn nml Di'U rnmp nnout, a mull owing n MtntMl nmounl for board nro lure ili'iilcil, If tlm parly rrp.nu llm muiim nn notion at law for ilanini*,'**. will hint once coinmencod. Tho, truth will Ut. oxpoiii'd nt the prnjmr time *wl the proper plaiiri. •. Thor« In a reMdenco In Conl Crook which .1-41 lc.»t -mnny of the bokr*)* of its structure through the.too free use of the axe by the tenants. , This Is a mean way of procuring firewood, and when we reflect that tho man who thus robs his landlord and employer is a professing Christian we cannot help feeling disgusted; 0 .Today Is the seventh anniversary of that dreadful and calamitous explosion ln No. 2 mine and. ln,which 1G2 men were ushered without tho slightest warning Into "tho Great Unknown. ' Monday noxt Is Victoria day, when every loyal son of us no matter where we may bo will pay silent and respectful homugo to tho memory of our late queen. ' Donald Robertson; flreboss, and his wife arenow settled in their Coal Creek residence. ' Mrs. O'Brien, whose life hung in the balance a short time since is now recovering. Ed. Parkinson, • French camp, has been ordered by,, the doctor away from Coal Creek, for his health's sake.' For the present he Is staying,with friends in ■ town, * , >■--•■- Who hid'the .McGlnty handle. Information to Jack, Coal Creek. Another old timer in the face of'Tom Harrison was-seen around here Mon; day. * - Mrs. Williams left* camp on Wednesday. QShe is off to join Frank who is now running tlie Banquet saloon -in Spokane.-'- - ■ The brick building to serve as a boiler house is going ahead. * Jim Sinclair and Percy Hesketh paid us a visit from Michel over Sunday. .Take yourself a walk to the football park this evening, and by your presence make our boys put a hustle on against Michel.-. -.' ■ ; Nlnlan Duncan' and Adam Crulck- shanks had a pleasant outing for "the week end. ■ They first t'ok ln , * the football'match at Fernie, afterwards going on "to Hosmer in style, returning here Sunday night. • They say there Is no .mistaking—Hosmer. is on the* bum .,.■-„• .'0 Johnny behind the Deuce landed up here" with the Sunday evening train, and'everybod'y "Is asking what's in the wind. -. • , ,. , " ■■ cThe household efects of Arthur .Wood' were' delivered at his new residence- on Monday. ." „ ' „' <,, ^Mrs Parkinson, _Erench_rcamp^_was, safely delivered.of^twins, ,a boy and a- a girl on Monday morning, and all are doing well'.' " " -■■-.■■ Frank Earp dropped in son the ^.'can't stop" principle,,on, Monday'. ' Tommy,Ratcllffe took' himself o. tour around 'Carbonado^,- district • last week ,eVid.and ^was welcomed by many of his friends. ■ ■' • • ■.' Macpherson's moving pictures in the club hall on Monday and Tuesday night were excellent and were deserving of better patronage. -Strange faces seemed to confront'one all around on'Sunday. Most of them have disappeared again. Mrs. Tom Jenklnson and her daughter, Miss Martha, were here from Mlchol'vlstlng old friends 'on Monday, They have lately returned ,frbm a trip to the old country and' wero looking hotter for lt. * Dave. .White continues to make good progress and his friends continue go'- ing to tho hospital to,cheer him up. " Mrs. Tom Arbucklo brought a weo lnddle Into the world on Tuesday, Reports of progross aro favornblo, Pdte Moyes, e. newcomes from Flfo- shlre, Scotland, came Into camp.on Saturday, ' Percy Johns, brother in law to tho ubiquitous Blly HughOR, waH a, visitor from Michel on Tuesday, Woll, Rob, my denr old fellow, whon you wnnt to go fishing nnd aro too Impatient to usoa rod, why not' go to lt right and. fnll Into the cork InRtond of a tank. Don't you soo you got nothing moro than a soaking, whereas had It boon.tho creok, you had tho off- chnngo of grabbing a fish or two,when you' woro undor noa tli, Boh, wo always thought you wero a wise guy, Dootor Huntor Hnld Clood-byo to Conl Crook on Monday, He In off to Victoria for a rest nftcr which ho will ndvanco IiIh prnfoHHlonal studlen, H Is nbout 18 months slnco ho first camo to Conl Crook, nnd during thnt tlmo ho linn endeared, lilniHolf to tho Inhabitant ho* olnlly'nn woll tin profoHHlonnlly, Tho dootor hns not enjoyed tho bout of lionlth' for Homo time nnd wo hopo tho chnngo will buck him up. IIIr HiiccoHHor Ih Dr. Workman, who oomoH from Now WontmliiKtor A By 1 urn nl which plnoo ho wns nHHlmant Hupor- Intcndi'iit, Mrs, Brown, Mm. Cninoroii, nml Mm, Kciirnny from HoHinor, cnmo tlii'iniKli on n Hhnrt vIhU lo Mm. (loorgo .loliiiHtun nn Muiidny, Cloorgo FaiHtnr Iiiih rolui'iiod tn this ciitnp. l-lyd, Hunt wum uulU'd In tlio holy IioihIh nf nifili'liminy In Mnry IIihIop on Hnturdny nfteninrm, II „ wiih cuminon tall< Hint tlm wt-ilillug wiih lu lm pulloil jiff Unit dny but nil the boy* reckim-Ml nil It Inking plncr In 1-Ylliln ill Might. However iln* bridegroom Hllpiiod r*uh't- ly In Iiiwii In lln> ii f l !.• ni mm niul brought tlie Hoy, rimiil bui'l. „wlth bint, After inniinoiivoi'lnglilin up tlio »)i\n Irnckn nnd bnck wnyM ho iniidcd lilm nt tlie linuni> nf Bill HmlHitn wbi'ro the blblf with lior bout girl, I'hyllH I'utterHnii, uU.'.iH h-JI*.7M(.*. )l..,ltl.-".'-, "■'■'• ii-i*1'*'V. Bill HnilHon wiih ln'i*t num. Aficr tlu* cernniiiny tbey proceeded lo Fi-nilc by lho hI\ triiln nud itt lho Iiuum: nf Jlln niul MM. Dick tin;}* recdlved tlio cim- grntulritliin'H of (rUndn nvr n good ,,„,. ,,» I,,., ,,,,,1 ,.|l,„.. ,1r.1lr.'10l. a. X iiiuhIimiI ovoning followed* Sny Wyil, whnt nhmit the buys up bore who don't take ton, Woll Mnry, you bluffed u» to lho fin- lull nrllgllt, but we'll even ll|i wllh you yet. ImllcntloiiH nro cmpplng up tbnt Conl Crook In fn bo n olnxeil nhnrx prnjipr. A wrnngle between Nuino of tlio nonunion mnohlnletH, tbelr forfmnn nnd the union ufMclnit. over Hie *iu.|i|ihk.' of (lie five per renl nHHfuxirioiit, linn reNiiltod In name nf tbene men pullinK but nltogotlitr. The non urilmi ni'ii wim ri'innln are prepared to lio let out n» soon nn' union 'mon nre found to fill ttnir pint*-'*. ..The. passengers on one'of; the coaches of the last train-from town on Sunday night were greatly alarmed by a sudden and very loud noise like the breaking of glass. The train was near to French' camp at the time and investigation had been made- and'lald bare the fact that some missile rnust.have been thrown with considerable force at the train,-one of the windows'being completely smashed. " Some of those on the-train are strongly of the opinion that whatever struck the window came from a gun .'.This, conviction is based on the loud report which was heard, all through the coach. We regret to say no clue to the perpetrator has been obtained up .to now*. Are your children attending Sunday school? If not-the. Presbyterian Sunday school extends them a hearty Invitation Sunday afternoon at 2.30. Quito a bunch of newcomers and old timers came in on Thursday. Our old friend Riley Is out ot hospital again but those horrid rheumatics compel lilm to carry his crutches still, Por first class board, clean bedB and sociable company go to Skllllng's — Best In tho Creek. Union Cook. ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥*¥¥¥¥»*» ELKO, ROOSVILLE * • < ■ f ' AND TOBACCO PLAINS x- •«-.- .. _ ,. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk a narrow for a big • Educati-on will 'broaden mind but there's'no cure head. < . There will be big. crowds in Elko May 24th, and the Elkoites are looking for big crowds from Fernie, Michel1 arid Hosmer. Better come down and look over-*thc buildjng sites ' and the ten acre fruit farms one mile, west of the town. " . Cummlngs and Pettlt of Cranbrook were visiting the garden spot of the southeast Kootenay' this week. The Elko Livery stables have added four new driving rigs to cope with the increased business. ■ Constable Gook bf Elko was down to Gateway this week. ■ Good breeding shows itself most, where to an ordinary eye it appears least. Miss Amelia Sonf of a Gun," Dayton Creek, Montana, was in Elko this week with a big consignment of Indian bead work. - '„ " # ', . Miss Genevieve No-eat-Dog of Kalis- pell ' is vlBiting her married sister, at Tobacco Plains, Mrs. Sings Like a ark, the only living rival of the,'.-famous Adeline. Pattl. ■' ' , '' Pork took a drop in Elko last week. ■People visiting. Cranbrook should be careful and not bet on a sure thing. Johnson the safe, man .was ln town -this—week^do!ng-a<.s6f8-vl3uslness-i Jim* Corntossel, the hero of cobless corn of Tobacco ■ Plains, was .in Elko this week. ' ' -, ^ . ' - • The editor of the Cripple Creek Crui sher was ln Elko this week looking for a location". After inspecting the Elko Bladder plant he-went down to Baynes Lake. Fred, Hammond, who cultivates, cucumbers on strawberry flats caught a nin pound Char Tuesday. 'The, Sure Kill hook costs 5c at Fred Roo's, who sells fishing- tackle that catches the fish. A good name Is better to be chosen than great riches', '"says the Divine Book, and when Providence has entrusted us with such a precious gift wi should endeavor to keep It clean and unsmlrched. ... i, •; You had better Join tch Cream De La Skin and come down to Elko for the 24th. Holy Jerusalcmskl from Lubesteir Flats, Fernie, was In town,this week, peddling shirt waists nnd pearl buttons. ... ** Fred Brown of Portage la Prairie, Man., and one of the best in his line, was in Elko vlBiting old .Manitoba friends. Mr. Hunter, manager for the J. Y. Griffin Co.,' Edmonton, was ln Elko this week shaking bands with old friends, a Wo found Mr. Hunter when he was ■ travelling for this firm the most Interesting soap greese peddler on the road; he sure knows how to -dip the tallow. ' * Forbes of Calgary was ln town and was telling somo hair raising stories of Mexico and ghost stories ofthe old missions in California tbis week. Forbes sells Yeast Gems for a Calgary house. . Elko real estate agents report good business, We don't see why they should report otherwise; the greatest ' land snap ln the Kootenay Is around Elko and Tobacco Plains. - De Long of the Plunkett and Savage Co., Fernie, was in Elko tills week With a pine apple elder .look and,a step like a turkey on a barb wire fence.. He is advancing at a rapid rate ln tho Ananias club and is studying hard for his B. S. degree.. ,. ' , There are two kinds'of information: One to which everybody's .entitled and that taugnt in school; and one which nobody ought to know except yourself and that Is what you think of "Ben Wright." ■ ===b- . - . Is probably the most popular citizen in, Cranbrook and the fact fo his having to be absent for six months is a subject of regret'to his many friends. Among those present were Judge Wilson, W. R. Ross K.C., M. P. P., df Fernie, and a large number of old timers. . NOTICE The following are expelled from the Middlesboro local union and secretaries are warned against them: Bruce R Warden, mine supt., David Gray, fire boss, J. Reid, accountant, Thomas Smith, miner, W. Smith, miner, so called union miners at that, who are now expelled from Middlesboro local union for breach of faith, etc., just landed from the old country, are the names of the five men summoned on thc charge of housebreaking at Middlesboro. FRED ROO ROOSVILLE B. C. General Merchant 1 9 .-*-. l*-M-* |- 'BAYNM7;'. ,| **kk**+k***kkkkkkkkk+kkkkk ♦ MINERS ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Keep away from Nicola as ♦ ♦ there are too many men there ♦ ■*•*► now, and the market is over- ♦ ♦ crowded. ♦ ♦ ' ■' ♦ ^i —:— C. P; R. TIME TABLE " Arrive Fernie No: 8 Eastbound Flyer .'....'. 20.20 No. 8 Westbound Flyer 10.37 No. 214 Eastbound Regular 18.25 No. 213 Westbound Regular .. 9.46 No. 236 Eastbound Local ..... 9.00 No. 235 Westbound Local .... 19.58 . -*. G. N. TIME TABLE NO. 252 No. 251 10.55 ' FERNIE 1.35 11.13 HOSMER 1.10 11.25 . , OLSON 1.02 11.50 MICHEL i , 12.40 An American.captain has rowed, from Buffalo to Detroit in-.a boat made of newspapers, says the Buffalo Times. The amount of gas always found in the American pres* no vdoubt kopt kirn afloat. -7 :• ■ -A*; • *..<. -y .-Miss Mollle Weasel Tail gave an informal tea last Sunday.and entertained Snake ln the Grass, Afraid of His Horse Lone Bear, Whistles Like the Wind, Shooting Sun and their ladles. ' A man Is always willing to lond you $5 when he hasn't got it. It pays to advertise in a good paper and one-that reaches tho mass.es. Wo received an order last week from tin- east for a mountain . lions, 2 tynx, a grizzlies, and four knockers for, big drum corps. They had seen our add In this groat papor. Tho order goes forward this week all but tho knockers— thoy'ro afraid thoy'd starve to death If they loft Elko. Thousands of Immigrants aro leaving tho British Isles for Canada and some of them will no doubt find homes on the rich land around .Elko and To- bocca Plains, H. RIchardBon and George Forbes, tho South Fork trappers'were In Elko this wook. A good Sunday tonlo in a Cooklebur Juice cocktull. Wo havo been nskod for newn Items of Elko by Hovoral papers lnnt wook, This paper, tho biggest nnd nownloBt In the Pnon, costR but ono dollar a yoar nnd Ruhscrlbors can nhvnys dopond on tho Elko Notes bolng reliable nnd nb- nolut*ly froo from hot nlr, !|!!!!!lll!!l!!!! Wo hnvo the goodn and tho crowds are coming this way, Wo nro horo bocauso wo nre horo. Tf you wlnh to moot your frlondH on the 24tli of Mny—-oomo to Elko. '.B'luto your pnrdnnrs, lot hor go Rnlnnrn nil nnd dn-no-rtn, Swing your HwoethoartH, run nwny, Right and left nnd gonts Rdrdmy nnck to partner, turn nnd nwlng Thal'B right follcn, now thnt'n tlio thing.. Horo thoy nre boys, now don't be Hhy Kwing your part nor. nnd hwIiik lu'i' high, PrninnieTH nro ntlll pouring Into1 F,l» Ito nnd Homo of thom would put n crimp In n. blind mm. MIhh Hotly Holn In hor mocking wns In town tlil« week from Sourdough FIiiIm. Her flguro Ih llko ii mortmtlil, nnd lior dotted pink enllcn gown »nt on her HUe n Gronlnii inbn. Four Lung .Tlin wax In I-lllio UiIh week- from Fernio, Uneln Toin'H (Jnldn On, In (mining If Willi (i li d 1'1'cil I too linn lu-i'li rriiutHtrd to Interview llm bloodlinumln, Mr. Tnylor of (lie CnnndliiH Hunk of CmniiiiTce ri'tiirniul t» Ferule Monday lifter Hpi'liillnn* ten dli.VH lit ItunHVllle, tlin big red tipple couthrv. Mr. Tnylor Killncil fifteen pnutiilN and it (-imiplc*- lon MI'p llm minuet lilit**!t en ll imiw* bntill. ."*.*.. „-iii,ti, ..'.'.". .It, ...•*.". •'.-. .'.'■ „. thn Fin Hick, renervc looking iih If |o- lind n I iu nl en on hin mind nn big mi n liny Htiifk, which innde Mm louk homely enough to keep'lilm uwnlto nlul.tk. Quito n'number of vlnlloni nre In F,l- J. . l *■!..,. .■ .. ii . *- 1 1 *• tlio town nnd noiitlt. The From investment romiinriy hnve n big jirnnif .or men building a ditch for Irrigation on the 10 ncrn blnckH went ut thc town. Ax Ilnndln Harry, the chnmplmt rnll npllltf-r ■ of Tloodvlllc, wnn In town thi* wcok nuffKrlng from a eevere nt- tnelt nt Innflinchr* nnd hi* h«*n*l flfd up like n pumpkin In n fefilM-r l»)l«|*i', tn-klni*** tho C P, H. iocnl for Frrnl-v Iln** Iinrber enw hf hnd n Imrt rn»*t» nnd Hiked Harry tf l**> would tnke gm-, and Hnrry replied Hint, lit* would tnke ven, (*l*clrlc Hglit or « tnllow candle *<• long ■* hi* wee quick. Tlio Ignorance of tlio Inwnr clnnm-n Id bcrr-rnlnsr *.»rmln*f.--WMi*-i*--r. Prof. H. French bf the State university of :Moscow,*' Idaho,' arrived in Baynes on Tuesday night- to, view the Kootenay tracts.;.- He' has interests in the Kootenay River-Land.-company and Is delighted1.with_the'\quality and the possibilities of the:Kootonia tracts.. His opinlon-ls-valued-niost--hlghly_a8~pfoof of the value of the land' as Professor French has filled the;'chair .as director Agriculture" in the'.State,-University of Idaho, for a number^ot years. . He has shown his faith by-'a purchase, of land from the Kootenay River Land Company. ' '' ' ".' -■■■■■■■. .. Parker Rantz of 'Kalispel, ^Montana, passed through Baynes on1his way to Alberta. . Richard Sewelli the driver yfor Baker Lumber company had the misfortune of breaking a.-leg Saturday night, Dr. Saunders attended him and ho is doing vory well.. Mr. Blaine, the tailor-was'a caller'In Baynes and. Waldo pri Monday taking orders for spring clothes.' Mrs. P, Backs drove .to Elko. , on Tuesday' to transact business, Mr. Frod Adolph loft on Tuesday for the pralrlo on mill business. Mr,'and Mrs, Walter1. Robertson, o'f Woldo took dinner, wltl(; Mr. nnd Mrn. David "Hart of Baynes"on WednoH- day, i * Mrs, W. A. Barter and Bon of Spokano arrived In Baynes bn Wednesday to spojid tho summer. , Mr. W. H. Grlffth oxpocts to drive to Cranbrook'tho last of tho week and while there will tnko In the races. Mrs. Qulpel of Jlovelatoko cnmo up to Baynes., to upend tlio i)immor with her daughter, Mrs. Joe Clemens, Mrs. J', D, Aye drove to Wnldo with Mrs, Morrow on .Sunday to, tnko In tho hall gnmo on tlie'Unkor flatn. Mr. Juntos Muir of Wnldo wiih a business caller nt tho Kootonia NurHerlen on Monday, . Prof. French Htated to lho Writer tlmt ho hnd novor neon a bettor result (rom soedH thnn Ih nhown in the germination at tlio Kootonia Nui'hov- Ioh, Mm, Wnltor RobcrtHon of Wnldo cnl- afternoon. lod on Mrs. J, D. Aye on Wednesday O. W. Snyder of Clnllowny wa» n buHlnoHH caller on I). W, Hnrt Wed- noHday. Indian Robes and Bead Work Souvenirs of The Great West and Indian Curios -r-—AND , . i Real Estate That Grows Big Red Apples The Nearest Fruit and Farm Lands to the Crows Nest Pass Mines, See Elko, Roosville and Tobacco Plains AND a ' "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow'' ROOSVILLE B.C., ELKO B. C., TENDER Sealed tenders, addressed to the undersigned and endorsed "Tender .for stock in trade of H.'' M.,Terry" will be, received at the office of.the undersigned in the Crows Nest Trading Co. building, Fernie, B. C. up to 6 p.m. May 28th, 1909, for the. stock in trade of Harry M. Terry, lately carrying on business as a second hand dealer at Penile, B. C, which stock in trade may be seen upon application to F. G. White,;Ales.. Back Block, at Fernie aforesaid. . .* —*;"Each" tender-muBt^be-accompanied" by an accepted cheque of any chartered bank made payable to the order of the undersigned, equal to ten per cent of the amount of the tender which will be forfeited. If the. person, tendering decline to enter into a contract for sale when called upon to do so or if he fail to complete the said, contract. If-the tender be not accepted the cheque will be returned. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. (Sgd." LAWE & FISHER Solicitors for Assignees NOTICI!! I Sixty days after dato I, the undersigned, Intend to apply to the Chief of Provincial Polico for a' renewal, of my hotol license, at Gateway, B. C. Dated this lst day of May 1009. SIMON DRAGON Gateway B.C. 5t FAREWELL TO DR. KING COPYING Done Right Your spociflcatlons, Hojiorts or important cmTecnnn-l.-iii-u will bo tyi'i*wi,itt+<*+++ FOR SALE NOW Rhubarb Roots i Also Cabbage and Cauliflower ♦ Plants and Flowers for planting Out John McLachlan * West Fertile Greenhouse ▼ I 20 ACRES FOR SALE CRANimOOIC, Mny 18—Tho frlondB of Dr, J. H, KInK, M. P. 1>, nave lilm it Hinokoi* tlilct ovoiiIiik oii Uio ovo of liln doimrtiiro for London, KriKliind, nnd Horlln, whoro ho Ih to tnlto a Hpo* clnl courso In Hiiwiy. Tlio doctor **>-* 20 hci'oh (if mood lund for wile covered with Ocdnr mul Tannin.''. CltiHi« In. $'.*, pi»i* ii'irn, Apply Ledger Office 2l*2l» FERNIE CONSTRUCTION CO. li0™™! *_ BU,LDEJLS UiinIiichn HlockH, ("htirehoH , H(-.i(ioI.i, ami heiivy. work ,x hpednlty P.O. BOX 153 FERNIE B.C. .\l.*i>iit>* fnr Kcliiioiiton I'rc-'int Ili.rk mul IIiiihI Point Cnminon nml Pl'd-miiil lll'lrl;. l-MllimtcK fill- nlxlicd frcn Fernie Opera House G. L, TASCHERAU, MANAGER' UP TO DATE Moving Picture Show DEAL HERE ITStOYOUR ■A'*"* Making Profit We » cipci't in mull*' ii rciiNoniilili- iiroflt mi «**>iti*» HilliK ui* Rrll. II xxi- ttlil not «•• ll (llllll I'llln** UH «ll(l|l. Hill llltllll you «o milil ri-iimiiinlili*, Nonii* ilcnlfm i.nnl IiIk itrnllU Imi Itirn llip-f nrr *.nlli.l1**il a*.lib fi".*- killrn, \\t< run mir IiiihIihuh mt » tlirriT<*u< .in*l**i 1.11111II |» tin tiiiinl iiUMl't)* Kiiiii1«— mi riff)bo)'I'm rnilUltrd. f ( PHOTOGRAPHY J; IN ALU ITS BRANCHIiS T ELITE STUDIO STONR AND KOPDIS, PROPS Try 111 foi' biimI Poitrnltiiiit. I'iIci'h HKNldrxti*. Ailihon Pollitt Avdimn (IPl'OSITR THR HOSPITAL A| #**g.'**B'!»C!' THE FAIR FEUMIE'S BUSY CASH STORK Pit one 17 Goods Delivered l-'fc-a T. B. STRUTHERS, PROP. jfurnisnea Rooms to Let At H. A. Wilkes' Op|>. Fiit Hall !"l' I" WW^'WIl II! IU 1JIJ ,'. .,'_'. I An All Modern House Including Baths Program Changes To-Night I it 1 NOT Ml-'s TMI.'M NOTICC Of-- DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP VMTK'f'' I" ),i.i-i **.-*. r'lv,,.. it..,« it,.. IiiirlncrHliip liirciofiit'* miiIihIhMiii; in*. I'.u.cii iih, ! tn* iiui|i'Ihh;iii'iI, uk I'Kihi* ttfih mul Coiit i ai un it, at IVnilc mul Ho'li'.-t, Hil*i>>t, (Vilumti!:'*, llfd'-r th- fli'Tii iiniii- ut KummiT HioiIkth, w/tft dlhS'ihtd nn ur uliont tlii' l",tli dny (if ll. . 1 I . I"U All didits (i1*In*.; to 1 Ik* mild |mi*t- inM-hlii|i Jin* In ln> pnld to Ali-x II. W'l.i. "foil, dipuiy rcKlxtrar (if iln* County truiri of I'.rtMl Kooiumy, p.t-rrili*. II. ('. ntul nil clnlm* nenin«i Dw nnld pnrt- ncrHltlp nrf to b>- picKi-iiicd to tin* i-iklt .•,!-*,. I! V.V'-ii f(.;'.l.«:tL. I,> **lii»tn the (-(uiic will ln» ncltk'd no far r... j,.v-. im- i'atcil .ii 1 |n> City of h'<-tiil(f fn tin* I'roilnc*' of Itrltii-h CVduiiilil.i. tlilu Stli ilfc)* of .May, A. I>. liii)'J. K. A. K I'MM Kit T.. O Kl'MMKlt I mmmim PAGE SIX THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C-.MAY 22, 1909 WEST NOT EXCLUDED From Earthquake Disturbances—Thorough Quake Felt, in Many Cities on the-Prairie WINNIPEG, .May 17—That it was safe ' from earthquakes had been the fixed idea of the Canadian prairie west ' until Saturday "evening last when seismic disturbances were recorded of , practically over 1000 square miles of territory from the foot of lake Winnipeg in the east to Southern1 Alberta, lying under the shadow of the Rockies, and running from the heart of the state of Montana as far north as telegraphic wires have been carried. The , shocks appear to have been most severe along the main line of the C. P. R. between Brandon and Medicino Hat but- without recording instruments to rely upon, the comparative severity is at best, but guess work, and the noteworthy feature Is that the larger centres report the worst disturbances, ap- ■ parcn'lly because they were felt worse in high buildings. In Brandon temporary damage was done to the lighting plant and the same occurred at Wolseley where ihe well of the lighting plant caved in just before the shock, plunging tlie town iu darkness. At Grenfell the shock was so severe that horses .travelling on the road had difficulty in keeping their feet. In Winnipeg, at Saskatoon, at Regina, Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat and other places the peoplo rushed wildly out of their houses expecting worse to follow, and if is reported that several people fully expected that the end of the world had come. Curious, too, it is reported from Regina that the buildings most shaken there were the best, built of steel and concreted while older buildings with perhaps more give and take, withstood the shock. Farmers near Medicine Hat thought the quake was due to the fearful explosion of gun cotton stored there, while in several cases rumbling as of thunder was reported to have immediately preceded the shocks, generally lasting twenty seconds, from two to four in number at 22.17 central time, though one locality reports u final shock as having-occurred about midnight. "* It is not too much to say that tho event has astounded the west. Nothing else ,1s talkod about. Prof. Allen of Manitoba university encourages* the belief that it has never happened before and may never happen again. Further reports as to the earthquake which occurred in the west Saturday night confirm the impression that '.he disturbance was confined to the southern part of the prairie country. Nothing was felt at Vancouver and at no point on the coast, Calgary .being the farthest west of any point to feel the jolt, and there only the faint- 0 est trSmor was perceptible. At the eastern end the disturbance did not spread beyond Winnipeg.. Southerly it extended into Minnesota and northerly to Prince Albert, but at both of these exteremes the shock was slight.,, Moose Jaw and Regina were the centres of the disturbance. No damage was done anywhere. A second has evidently occurred through some parts of the country early.th-3 following morning. The shock was felt in Montana and'was recorded on the instruments at Toronto. \ CHARGES OF BETRAYAL In the Postal~CiefK's~Re: cent Strike-Fighting . A Lone Battle A GREAT FAIR REVOLUTIONARIES FAIL The "Help that Failed" a Stunning Blow to The Postmen PARIS.May IS—Tho efforts of ,the revolutionary Inbo** lenders to bring about a general striko "of affiliated unions In support of the postal.employoos had not tip to midnight hnd any widespread results. Tho federal commlttoo of Ihe federation ot labor held a mooting to consider a proposition of tho militant lenders lo find, a day for a general striko and this exclt- od furiouR discussion. Tlie commltteo at tho general fed* oration of labor today adoptod a com* promlso nil It tide. It decided to ask the postmen to rclurn to work on Ilia ns- miriinee tlmt tlio gonornl foderntlon of labor would begin the organization of a scries of nimilfustnllons In different branches of Industry to emphnslzo tlio general clnlniH of tho entire working class, The dally meetings of the state postmen tiro now illKfontlnuud, SponUors nt. these meetings duclarod today that. Mi'.i.v hud hoi'ii licli'iiyod by (lie prolan*- ailitt uigiiuli'.iillcin, but that they refrained from I'lilHlng tho whito flag in tlie hope tlmt the general federntlon of labor would now doiilim* u gononil strike. The rcformlHlH are opposed to the i-evnliitlotiiiry mtmilii'i'H nml they contend that Hie llnu' wim not ripe for llio pi'oleliiiliil to attempt it concorled act- Ion, Ah a ('oiiHefitionco no dalo wiih Kei, mid only Un.' building initio*-!, enr* penlers nnd i|I*wi*h unlnim wero ordered io Ktrlldi tomorrow, M. l'niil. lender of thu oloclrk'IniiH, declared that It Is conHtderi'd doubtful ll ninny will olioy the onion, ot tlm lendcm, 8UICIDED AT PRINCE ALDERT I'UINCB AI.IHMT~H'*-Hk. .May 1S--.I. ('urrv, n you iik man who Iuih been a gncHt a', n I'rliKu Albert houd, turn- mined rtuia'.'le -a.i.uiuu) .it.t-11'u.-i.. .'*•.'re nre linrdii of icnmtdH nnd olophnnlH for tho young- Hlorrt to ridti upon, Wltli a half dozen other nttiactlor.s of ns much «*l»«*. th* n>xp«Bl»Ion mnn- .-iKomi'iit brUorcH thnt from tho purely edticntlonnl standpoint, It hnn Kalhered Continued close seasons-Columbian or Coast deer, duck of all kinds and Snipe, grouse of all kinds, Prairie Chicken, Ptarmigan, pheasants, quail, Geese of 'all kinds,' Black Game, Cap-' ercailzie, Partridges, Birds living on noxious insects,- Robin, Gull, Chaffinch, Blackbird, (English) Thrush, Linnet, Skylark, Swati, eggs of protected birds—Continued close season, '' Beaver'(until lst of August'1911). Cow or calf Caribou, Moose, Elk, or Wapiti; Deer (fawn) Mountain Sheep (ewe or. lamb.) Closed season. .; Bittern, Heon, Plover, Mea'dow Lark' —Open Season' January, February, September," October, November, December, y . "* ~ Moose, (bull),' Caribou, (bull) Elk or Wapiti (bull) Hare. A close season Is declared by Order of Council in certain districts;- Open season September, October, November, December. Deer, (other than Coast or-Columbian), Mountain Goat—Open season":— September, October, November and part of December. Mountain - sheep rams. A close season is declared by order in council in certain districts.—Open season, Sep- teznber, October and first half of November'. ' ' Bear—Open season: all year '"with exception" of lattei*- half of July, and the month of August. Land Otter, Marten: Open season :' January,-February, March, November and December. , North of"the 55th parallel only|.-— Duck, grouse, ptarmigan: Closed season: April, May, June, July, and to middle of August.* Memo: Lieutenant Governor in council has power (by proclamation in-two successive issues of Gazette) to declare a close season 'for any animals "or birds mentioned in Game Act in any portion of the province for any per- a f . iod. ' He has also power, by ' like, proclamation, to remove .prohibition of killing.Pheasants, Quail,. Partridges; Grouse, Prairie'Chicken, Ptarmigan, Duck of all kinds, Snipe, .Geese of all kinds, Black Game, Capercailzie, Columbian or Coast Deer. Bag Limit for one Season Illegal to kill more than: 3 bull caribou ■ 5 deer", ' „ *•*• ' - 21 elk or wapiti 2 moose, (or 1 in county of Kootenay) ' ." ' , "■~5~to_3-mountain-gQat—~--— » 3 to 2 mountain sheep of any ■ one sunken punts, for taking wild duck or geese in non tidal waters. .- . .' % To expose for- sale any deer, mountain sheep; goat, elk; moore or caribou without head on. -*. • To expose any game' bird >for sale without its plumage on. . .To sell or expose for sale any'game birds or animals during the close season. - ' . ' ' ' To keep game in cold storage at any time. .->'.':"■'" To trespass or.permit dogs to'enter. on "enclosed lands. To export from province and deer, alive or dead, the hide or any other portion thereof,' except* under license granted to non-resident. .-,' To' kill, take, trap or attempt to kill, take' or trap beaver, or sell, barter, or have' in possession untanned pelts of beaver' at any time during the period of six years from the lst of August, 1905. '■'■.., To take any trout under' six inches in length'. '■'■." A close, season has been declared by Order in Council for the-following animals in the districts named: Mountain Sheep:—All that portion of the province to the south of the Canadian Pacific Railway from the Coast as far east, as the Coulmbia river, from Revelstoke to the International boundary.' Wapiti (or Elk) in East Kootenay. •' , Game reserves have been made, one* situated between the Elk and White Rivers, in East Kootenay; the other on the North Fork of Bridge River, Lilliiet district. . '"Victoria Harbor ^ Illegal to shoot or discharge a firearm within the harbor to the north of a line drawn from Shoal Point to Work Point or in, Victoria Arm ' between Point Ellice Bridge and the north side of the Gorge bridge. Vancouver Harbor. -Illegal to shoot or discharge a firearm in that part of- harbor to ', the south of a line drawn easterly from Brockton point to the south east corner of District lot 274 (North Vancou ver) and to the west of a line drawn southerly from the said south"' east corner of District Lot. 274 to the north east corner of District Lot 184 on the south side of .said habor. , '- Illegal to take bears by means "of- traps south of the main-line of the C. P. R.* , >. Canadian Pacific Ry. Are you contemplating a trip to The Orient .7 Honolulu ' / ' Australia' New Zealand Are you contemplating a trip to CALIFORNIA Or any Pacific Coast Point? Or is it a trip to Winnipeg St. Paul Chicago Detroit ' ' i, Toronto Montreal Boston New York Or any European point thought of. The line is equipped with unexcelled first class cloaches, tourist and standard sleepers, and dining cars, coupled with safety, speed and comfort. . ' . For folders «apd complete information apply to R. R.eadlng, Agent, Fernie. ' J. E. Proctor, Districc.PasHeiigei" Agt Calgary, Alta. DR. WRIGLESWORTH. D. D. S. ; ~ 7 "dentist. . - 's -' ** It* ,' - * Now doing business, at the Johnson- Faulkner Block. - Office hours 9-12.30 1.30-6. , ■ .7 •"ernle B. C W. R. Rose K.C. J.S.T. Alexander. i R088& ALEXANDER ,-, Barristers s^nd Solicitors. Fernie, B. C. Canada. -'-. LP. ECKSTEIN. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. .1 , FERNIE, B. C. .. F. C. Lawe Alex. I. Fisher LAWE & FISHER ATTORNEYS Fernie, B. C. DR. J. BARBER,.DENTIST Office Henderson Block, Fertile B.C. Hours 9 to 1; 2 to 5; .6 to 8. . Residence 21 Victoria Ave. THE FERNIE - * . * LUMBER CO. A. MeDouga!!, Mgr. mmem-Maaam-MMm-m»a^^^mamm-wm-ta^*tm-v**amw^-*m Manufacturers of and Dealers in all kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber ,v < Send us your orders L E. A'. Kummer L.-. O. Kummer MEET IN NELSON , VANCOUVER, May 19—The Methodist conference by a unanimous vote accepted an invitation to' hold' its next session in Nelson. The invitation was presented by J. A. Irving. • , XOTICE PHOBNIX. May 20-~Jnmf.fi Harriet, a minor, wuh ItiHtnnily klllml nt tho flnownhoe mini' horo yoatprdny. Ho was working In nn opi-n rut wh«*n somo lnoHo earth or rock fell, crush* Inp him ftliotif fho he-nd rind nrmt*. Dccfatcd hnd boen worklnK In ll|» honnd.'iry fnr rnnnv yt'ttm urtd wnx nt on** Dtitu pit'ildcM ol the Phoenix mlnrTK union. Ito was about 38 yeert ot age nnd unmarrir-d. Ull phi-nt*. rf-tide in Montreal and hi* tifrt*r I* ii prominent l»>mhi*r mcr* cbtnt th-ar*. "■a •J**-.' |»4»'a> U * * h-» • fc> J'* * I Kl>. I.7-' er exhibited nt any'cxpat-.Uoii, I'm i* r,y OAO ATTACK OF DYSENTRY CUn* ED "An honored citizen of this town wna •uifferln**** from n aerero attack of dy«- entry. Ilo told n "(rlond If ho could obtain a bottle of Chamberlain* Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea IliMiuuly hu folt confident ot, being cured, he hav* ItiE ui.**d tbla remedy In tho woit. He wna fold that I kept It In stock and lost no time in obtaining* II. and waa pw-aj.-ib vwtiA," «*•» M. J. l>afh. drtittelet of Woleott. Vt. For aale by all druggists. species, or 1 in county of Kootenay. 250 duck or snipe. '"' ' Sale of Game - . • Heron and Plover, lst September to last day of February. Moose (bull)'hare, 1st Oct, to 31st December, Mountain sheep, ram,' lst Oct. to Nov. 15. . Mountain goat, lst October to- 15th December. Deer (buck only, expect species that arc known as Columbian or 'Coast) September lst to November 15th. On Vancouver island and Islands adjacent thereto, unlawful at any time to sell any nnimals, young or old, buck or doe. of the species Black tailed deer, ■ Penalties Gonornl ponalty for each offence:— Fine not exceeding $100 or 30 days Imprisonment, or both fine and Imprisonment. For shooting moose, wapiti, (Elk), Caribou, Mountain Sheep, Mountain Goats out. of Renson, or in excess *'Of •number nllowod by this act, not less than $250 or moro thnn $500. For shooting any Rpocles of door out of season, or In oxcoss of number nllowod by this act not loss than $25 or more thnn $100. For Inking trout out of sonson— A flno not, exceeding $50. , For Inking trout by illegal iIovIcob, n flno not oxooedlng $250, Arrest, Search, Etc. Any constable ponco officer or nny gnmo wnrdon enn iin'ost. without war* rnnt any porson found committing nn offoncu ngulnst. the Game Act, nnd has powor to soarch persons, vobroIb nud convoynticefl, ntitl sliops whoro tlio gnmo Ih UHiinlly oxposod for snlu, or HtorehoiiHOH, wnrohouBOH, rostaurnntH, hoi'.'In or out Ing Iioiibor. Illegal at any time- To export gnmo birds or nnlmnlr. In their rnw ntnio, or nny portion or purl of Hiimo, oxcopt boar, nmrlon nnd land otter nnd nnlmnls or birds killed under llconno grnnted to .loivroflldont. To kill or tnko lirnirii. I'lrdu or mil* mnls of nny kind Imported for nocllm* ntlxntlon purpose**. To hunt door with do*;*i. To kill deor for hldeH nlono. To trnp, not, annro or lnko by moans of kIiib, halted linos, ilruggcil bait or ol'..-v f'-.*i*ri<,'i"','»n driv hlrdfi montlon* r>d In tho not, or to att-irnfit to do ao. To nttompt to tnko trout, hy ualng any explosive, poison, not, aclno, drng net, or other dovlco, other than hook and lino, (In lftkos ot 50 square miles or nvr-r net*, ficlno or draft, nro allowed. To uao salmon roe na bait for taking trout. To buy or soil, or offer to buy or aoll henda of mountain ahoop, elk or wnpltl Moouo, Cralbou or tho tcoth of wnpltl or oik, To sell grouao, ducka, pheasants, prnlrlo chicken, ptarn.l«aiv, w.xi*xi, Columbian or coas| deer, quail, partridges. To kilt any game birds or nnlmnls botwoon one hour after sunset and one hour before aunrfie. To um UklUtUa, iwtVa.1 Runs or NOTICE Is hereby given that thirty (30) days after date I intend to apply to the Hon. Chief - Commissioner of Lands and Works for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on the following described lands situated in S. B. Kootenay, British Columbia, Block 4593, ' V , ^ Commencing' at- a post planted at or near ono mile 'east of the*present C. P. R, survey line of 33 mile post and being the south east, corner of Charles Vau- glian's claim; Thence running north SO chains; Thence running west 80 chains; Thence running south SO chains; Thence running east 80 chains to a point of commencement, ■ making 0-10 acres moro or less. •' , Located this 24th day of April, 1909. J. LIVINGSTONE, Agent CHAS. VAUGHAN, Locator. Witness:-Nat Babcock. Commencing at a post planted at or noar one mile east of .the present C. P. U. survey line at 31 mile post and being the north wost corner of S. II Jackson's claim No, 2; Thenco running east 80 chains Thonce running south 80 chains; Thenco running west 80 chains; Thenco running north 80 ohalns; to a point of eommoncomont, making 040 acres more or less. Located this 24th day of April, 1909. ' .T, LIVINGSTON'**-}, Agent S. It. JACKSON, Locator, Witness; Nat Jlabcock, Commencing nt a post, planted at, or near ono milo east of tho present C. I', 11, survey lino nt 31 milo post and he- Ing the north cast corner of John Livingstone claim: Thonco running west 80 chains; Thonco running south SO ohalns; Thence running oast'80 chains Thonco running north SO chains; to a point of eommoncomont, making (1-10 acres moro .or !csn. Located this sMth day of April, 1909, J, LIVINGHTONI3, Agont JOHN LIVINGSTON, Locator. WllnosH: Nat. Habcock Commencing at a post planted at nr near ono tulle east of tlio present C. I-*. U, mirvoy line m 34 mile post and bolng tlio north onst cornor of A, II, I.ullnck olnlmi , . da i i Thonoo running west ftp chains; Thonco running south 80 chains; Thenco running oaHt 80 chnlni* Tlif-nt--.* rimiiliig ii'irili 80 clmlnu; to a point, of cninniDiiciuuunt, waking il'fl nm'i'H more or Io^h. Located thin 24th day of April, 11)09. ,1, LIVINGSTON''., Agent A. H, HULLOCIC, Locator Witness: Nut Unhcnck Commencing fit tt P'.Ht plnntod at or nenr throo inil. 29—James Fisher. Bellevue No. 431—Fred Chappell. Canmora* Park Local 1378—James'A. McDonald, M. A. Kastner Coleman, ham, No. 2633—William .Gra* Carbonado No. 2688—James Hewitt. Cardiff No. 2387—A Hatnmond. DIAMOND CITY, No. ProHcolt, 2587: Goorgo Edmonton he wo, City No 2540—A. Matt* n-immenrlng nl » pout pUnted at or ncur oni' tnlld cunt ot the prc-ient C, 1' It. iurv«y tin* al 1* mile poit »nd b-n- Iriir thn north went eorn»r A. II, Hul lock ciMm; ..... Thence running Houth It) cbtunn; Th*nc« runnlnir ••*■■» ** chnlni Thi-nct runnlnir north «0 chain*; Thence runnlnir wont It) cha'tit; to a iiolt-it of commoncAmont, making 44t> ter** mora or !*»». _. LOa-aUd thl« Sltti day ot April. 1»0». j, LiviNO!*m>Hr:. ae-hm A. II. DMLI.OCK, Locator, Wlitta-it.. Nat HaU-ovW NOTION NOTICI'. Is horoby filvon thru thirty (30) days after dnto I Intend lo apply to iho linn, Chief Commlsfllonor of Lands nnd Works for a llconno to pro-,- poet for conj am\ potroloum on tlio following dcHcrl'icd lands, r-lluato In Houth .'.list Kootonay, nrltlsh Cnlum- hin, lllock ,B(in, commonclng nt a post jilnntcd at or noar 1 milo cast of 20 milo post of tho proHcnt C, V, It. sur- voyod lino nnd hclnff tho northwest corner of Mrs, l.lln. Hnokloy's claim ntul mnrkoil tho norlh went cornor of Mrs. lilltt Hackle)''!* claim; thonco running ••(mt 80 duilim: tliiiiefl running Mouth 80 chains; thenco running wost 8n chnlns; thenco running north 80 clmlnu to lho point of enmmnncomnnt, making (HO uci'uri moro or loss, Locatod thin 7th dny of April, 1000. NATHANMSL IJAI'COCK. ARritt MMH. MLLA IIACKLKV Locator Fernio, No, 2314—T. Biggs Frank, No. 12G3—Walter Wrlgley. Hosmep No. 2497—J. W. Morris Hlllcrent, No. 1085—J. O. Jones. Lethbridge,- No. 574—Charles Pea* cock, . Lillo No. 1233- LUNDDRECK, No Smith, •J. T Griffith 2275 — J. 1). NOTIOW NOTICR Ir herehy given that thirty (SO) day*, nft-nrr date I Intend to apply to tho Hon. Chief CommlHilonor of Lnndit and Work* for a llo^nie to prolific ft for coal nun. viJtiun-.uii, \>,. .l.v following deicrlbed landa, iltuate In Houth Kn»t Kootenmy, Ilrltl»h Columbia, Block 4503, commencing at a post plnntod at or near l milo onst of the 31* mllu poit of the prcient C. P, It, hii»- veyed line and being the south went corner of J, A. Pliher'a claim, and mnrki't the noui'.. went ciirntr of .T, A. I'lnhcr** claim,'thence running eait 80 chains; thcncn runnlnir nnrth SO chain*): tJierj-.-*! runnlnir wut »t» ehalni; th«nt« runnlnir teuth It chalni to the point of eomm«nc*,*mnt m*kln«r (10 ecrta, more or tent. Located thla Kh day of April. Wa. MATJIANIKI. nAnCOCK, Agent 3. A. PI8HP.lt, Locator Michel, No 2334—Charles Garner. Mnple Leaf No. 2829—H. Blake. Merritt Local Union, No. 2627—Chas Brooke. Middlesboro Local union No, 472— W, H. Brown. METFORD, No. 2098: John Currnn. Roynl Colllerels No, 2598—Gsarge Hallday. Fire, Life, Plate Glass 7 , and Accident ■ "/ ^"Insurance : "* Property For Sale in all parts of the city Houses For R E N T emtmm-**t^e^mmmam^mi--mKmmmmtmme-%-mm-aammmm-*a~mmmm, Agent New Oliver Typewriter Mochtne given out on trial- No Charge Highest Price Paid - for South African War Script ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦** FOR SALE 1 Bronze Gobbler and 3 Hens 3 White Holland Gobbk-t-s Barred Rock and White Rock ,r Pullets W. P. LAIDLAW PINCHER CITY, ALTA. Roche Percee No. 2072- Quarrle. ■Lachlan Mc* Tabor No. 102—Wm, Ruisell Tuber No. 1059—J. W. Wllion »r*n *nh lifliil ivii, u.)m Cnnjifr, TAYLORTON, (8«ik.) No. 2519:— Jos, Ttvlst. Kenmare N. D. No. 2850—H. Potter Corbin No. 2877—W. Hyan Pmburg, No. 2352—A. 8wan»ton. TA8KER, N. O,, No. 286S:— J. E5. •Unnborry. WOODPECKER, No. 2299: William Lovo, Get The Ledger In Fernie its Hawthorne for [SIGNS Painting, Interior Decorating Wood Bt * Pell-at Ave. ■•♦*♦♦♦♦••-♦♦♦*• GRAVETT BROS. wBrmmmtmumnrntameBem IJItAYINO TItANHFBK ItriKRaRP dellvnitvl t-o any part of the city. *8iiaMtiaiMMii»Mi«ari(iFifii iiawiMiai LSAVB ORDERS AT INGRAM'S THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, n B. C. MAY 22, 1909 PAGE SEVEN i" tf •>' * - OOOOOW5O0O0 ccooooocooo by ANTHONY HOPE Author of "The Prisoner of Zenda" . ■, .' ooooooooooooooooooooo, *. fopyri^t.i.m.Anthony Hope Hawkioi M *.ph a^.pter ourteen. Thirteen * Remington Typewriter^ Co., I*td. 344 Pender Sfc. Vancouver, B. C. ^i The Bank of Hamilton, is in a position to meet every requirement of depositors consistent with conservative banking principles. id. R. LAWRIE, AGENT ■ *. ' ' ' =■' 7 FERNIE, B. C. "*' * IHE last of the transparencies died out, The dim and-"Infrequent oil lamps alone lit up the Streetof the Fountain and St Michael's square! They reveled still down nt the Hotel de Paris, -whither Max von Hollbrandt arid a' dozen others had hurried with the news of the evening's great event. But here, ou the borders of the'old north quarter, all grew still— the Golden Lion empty, the townsmen to their beds, the soldiers to barracks. Cull of talk and feara and threats. Yet a light still burned in the round room In tho keep of Suleiman's tower.., and the commandant's servant still expected his royal master. Peter Vasslp, a sturdy son of Volsenl, had no apprehensions, but ho was very sleepy, and he and the sentries were the only men awake. "One might ns well be n 6ol- dler at once!", he grumbled, for the men of the hills did not esteem-the regular army so high as it rated itself. ' Ttie commandant' lingered in the Street of the Fountain. Serglus Stefan- ovitch was half a Bourbon, but It was the intellectual' half. He had the strong, concentrated, rather narrow mind of a Bourbon of before the family -decadence."' On it his training at Vienna hnd grafted a military precision, perbaps n pedantry, and no little added scorn of what men called liberty arid citizens called ..civil rights. What rights had a man against his country? nis country was Jn his king, and to the king the army was his supreme instrument So ran his public creed, his statesman's instinct But beside the Bourbon mother was the Kravonian father, and behind him the long line of mingled and vacillating fortunes which drew de.scent from Stefan, lord of Praslok. and famous reiver of lowland herds; In that stock the temperament was different—indolent to excess sometimes, ardent to madness nt others, moderate'seldom.' ■ And for'any young man'the Dght ln the fantastically Illuminated night the virgin with the broken lamp, a near touch of the scythe of death and a girl's "white face at the window? Behind the commandant's stern, wrath—nay. beside, and soon before it for the moment dazzling his angry eyes—came thebrigbt. gleams of romance. , He knew who lodged at the "sign of -the-Sllver Oock. Marie Zerkovitch was his friend, lower. Fortune Telling i essential t w OF CANADA ORIGINAL CHARTER !854 HEAD OFFICE: 8 KING ST., WEST, - . '. s TORONTO Quarterly Dividend _" , , . - •;—r- ra-imw 'U.aa-vr."-W.nl a.4*-aactts* •^NoUeo^is horoby glvon Unit a Dividond at tho rato of Six Por Cont. .puritirminnipon tho paid-up Capital Stook of this Bank has beon doclarod for tho throo months onding tho Ulst of May, 1000, and tho mum will bo*- p'tyabln at sts Hond Offlco -and Branohos on and aftor Tiuwiliy, tho bib dny of Juno next. Tlio transfer books will bo closod J s •;;* .4 from tho 17th to tho 31st of May, both days Inclusive. By ordor of tno Board • JAMES MASON, v, , Gonornl Manngor. " _\ Toronto, ".'April 21st, 1009. ' 8 ,B U J. FERNIE BRAtfCH " W. C. B. Manson Manager :-9 ...i ,••. Fop Sale 100 tons of good Upland Baled Hay WW l'.iWWWI»1 W. F. RtirI.Gr, Ciiytay, Altn,. NOTICIO IN THIS mnttor of on application for Ca.C 14.44 a.k ii. t*Jiuiiaw Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes Gents' Purnlshlnffi BAKER AVENUE BRANCH AT HOSMER, B.C. eo vcAny KXPEniENOK 8UB8CWBE FOR THE LEDGER. ..... Jlni ■ ikita.li and flM«rt*itlflr itekl-f MOdruiitr onr opinion fr-j* w6*Hhir __ fMlien liprosttMrMtaWtrt^ iMiiri«tlfKnn3«nttUJARl.araO*(onp< B*U*e. OliUit ii»nor fir tftouruifMUi ...... i.b^M .r.wa««44h U.n. M.TTW. M She struck Out match. Timo* Manxa DctiaNi OOMRIOHTi 4C. !Lt'**BAlL>*n>*1Jf!Jf •*Jj**L1.^.*^d^f i'-ldrill'l P**Z BO* tttmu I'lWnu Uktn turouih Muni. kVo, teeeife eput—> notla, *«ittioai vwee, ia tb* Sdernine JUmcricai.. ' bveiimttt Uliutwud wMklr. Vug** tie* iftiloa ofjuf idtentlflo JoamU,, Verta* for "^ ieet,po*t*ie prtpirJd. tcU ef ADVERTISE IR THE LEDGER Zerkovitch his zealous fol- The journalist was back now from tlie battlefields of France and was writing articles for the. Patriot, tbe leading paper of. Slavna. He was deep dn the prince's confidence, and his little house on the south boulevard often received thla distinguished guest The prince had been keen to bear from "Zerkovitch of the bnttles, from Marie of the life in Paris, With Marie's .tale came the name and what she knew of the story of Sophie de Gruche.' Yet always, ln spite of lier p'raises of her friend, Marie had avoided any opportunity of presenting her to the prince. Excuse on excuse, she made, for his curiosity ranged around Casimir de Savres' bereaved lover, **Oh, I shall meet her some day, nil tho Bame," he had said, laughlug, and Mario doubted whether her reluctance—o reluctance to herself strnngeyhnd not missed its mark, Inflaming an Interest which it had meant to balk. Why this strange roluctanco? So far it was proved bnso* loss, Ills Orst encounter with thc lady of tho rod star—Cnslmlr's poetical sobrl* quet had passed Mario's llps-lmd been Riipromoly fortunate. From the splash of blood to tlw broken virgin, from tho broken virgin to tho open window and the dark room bohlnd, his restless, glances sped. Then camo swift, Impulsive decision, ' Ho caught up tho bronzo flguro nnd enter* cd tho porch. Ilo know Meyeratoln's shop and that from lt no Btnircdso led to tho upper floor. Tho other door wna his mark, and ho.knocked on it, rain* Ing first with a cautious touch, thon moro resolutely, tho old bruss hand with hospitably beckoning finger which Borvod for knockor. Then ho listened for a footstep on tho Btnlrs. If she camo not, tho vonture* somo nlgut wont tm* graced by IU crowning adventure. Ilo must kiss tho hnnd thnt saved lilm beforo ho slept Tho door oponod softly, In tho deep shadow of tho porch, on tho winding, wlndowlOMi HtalrctiBo of tho old houso, It wan pitch dark, Ilo folt n hand put ln his nnd hoard a low volco Baying, ■'Como, monsolgnour,** V rom drat to Inst both In Hpcoch and In writing, sho cnllod him by thnt titlo nnd hy none othor. Without n word ho followed hor, picking his stopn, Ull thoy reached hor room. Bho led him to tho chair by th« window. The dnrkiiPRH wnn somowhnt lens donna thoro, Uo, stood by tho chair, "Iho lump's br-jiftt-ii, mid (..en*'., uuly ono match In tbo box," said Sophy, with a low linigh. "Shall wo tiit-a It now or whon you go, monselgnoiir.'*'-' "Light It now. My momory rotbor thnn my Imntrlnntlon." She struck (ho match. Hor faco come upon him whito In tho darkness, wltb tlio mark on hor chook n dull red, but hor cyon glittered. Tho match flared nnd died down. "It Is onough. I shnll remomber," "Did I kill blm?" "I don't know whotber ho's kllled- ho's bmdly hurt. This lady hen It pretty heavy." "Glvo her to me, I'll put ber In her placo." Sbe took tbe figure and set lt it train on the window sill. "And ih* dig roan who attacked you." "Mlstlteh t He'll be ■hot" "Yfs," she serwd. with culm, on** OUMtlonlng emphasis. ;i Raising tho old bram liand which nerved for Utuichcr, "You know what you did tonlgntf "I hnd the-sense to think of the man 'n the porch." , "You saved my life." , . / Sophy gave a laugh of triumph. "-fWhat will Marie Zerkovitch Bay to thatr "She's my' friend, too, and she's told me all about you. but she didn't want us to meet" "She thinks I bring bad luck." "She'll, have to renounce that hereay now." He felt for the chair and sat down. Sophy leaning against the win- low sill. "Why did they .attack youT He told her of the special grudge which Mistiteh and his company had against him and added: "But they all hate me except my own fellows, from Volsenl. I have a hundred of them In Suleiman's tower, and they're stanch enough." ' . „ "Why do they bate you?" "Oh. I'm.their schoolmaster, nnd a very strlet one. I suppose, or, If you like, the pruning knife, and that's not popular with the rotten twigs." , "There are many rotten twigs r She beard bis bands fall on the wooden arms of the chair and pictured his look of despair. "All —almostall. Ifs hot their fault What can you expect? They're encouraged to laziness and to riot They have no good rifles.* The city is left defenseless. I have no big guns." H6 broke suddenly,into a low laugh. "There—that's whatZeikovitch calls my fixed idea. He declares ifs written on my heart—big guns!" "If you had them you'd'be master?" "I could make some attempt at a defense, anyhow. At least we could cover a retreat to the hills if war came." He'paused. "And . in peace—yes, I should be master of Slavna;' I'd bring men from Volsenl to serve the guns." His voice had grown vindictive. "Stenovics knows that'I think." He roused himself again"and„spoke to her earnestly. "Listen. This fellow Mistiteh is a great hero with the soldiers and the mob. When I have him shot as I shall, not on my own account—I could <-have— killed—him—tonlf'ht-^but—for—the sake of discipline, there will very likely be a,disturbance. What you did tonight will be all over the city by tomorrow morning. If you see any signs of disturbance,. if. any people gather around here, go to. Zerkovitch's at once, or, if that's not possible or safe, .come to1 me in Suleiman's, tower, and I'll send for Marie Zerkovitch too. Will you promise? You must run no risk." "I'll come If I'm afraid." " "Or if you ought to be?" he insisted, laughing again. , '"Well, then—or If I ought to be," she promised, joining ln his laugh. "But tbe king—Isn't he with you?" "My father likes mo. We're good friends. But ilke father, unlike son,' thoy say of tho Stefanovltchos. I'm n martinet, they tell mo. Well, he—Isn't' Nero Addled—you remember? Tho king goes fishing. He's remarkably fond of fishing, and his advisers don't dlscour* ago him, I tell you all this becauso you're committed to our sido now." "Yos; I'm committed to your uidc. Wlio else is with your "In Slnvnn? Nobody I Well, tho ZcrkovitcboB and my hundred ln Sulci* man's tower,'nnd perhaps Bomo old mon who hnve bpoii wnr. But nt Volsenl and among the hills they'ro with mo." Again ho seemed ttf muso as bo rovlowcd his Bounty forces. * "I wish wo had another mutch, I want to'seo your fnco close," said So* phy. Ho roso, with a laugh, and leaned forward to tbo window. "Oh, no; you'ro nothing but n blur still." sho exclaimed Impatiently. Suddenly the prlnco nwoko from his rovorle—perhaps from n dream. To Sophy bo gnvo the Impression, ns be waB to glvo It more' thnn onco again, of a man pulling himself up, tightening tbo roln, drawing back Into himself. "I linger too long," bo said. "My duty Hos nt tho towor yondor. I'vo thanked you badly, but what thanks can a man glvo for his lifo? Wo shnll moot ngnln, I'll nrrnngo thnt with Murlo Zorkovltcli. You'll romombnr whnt I'vo told you to do In cntto of danger? You'll net on It?" "Yes, moiiHClgnciiP." Ilo --ought hor band, kissed it and thon groped his wny to tbo Htnlrs, Sophy went wllh blm down lo the porch. "Uo cnrsful to loclt your door," he ou- Jolnod bor, "nnd don't go out tomorrow unlcBs tbo Htroots nra quito quiet," "Oh, but I'vo n French Ichsoii to glvo nt 10 o'clock," shn romonstratPd. "You hnvo to do thnt?" "I hnvo to mnko my living, ruousol- Ciioiir." "Ah, yos," bo snld meditatively. "Woll nllp ont qnlotly icnd wwir o voll." "Nobody knows tny fnco." "Wonr a veil. Peoplo notico a face llko yours. Again thanks, nnd good night," Rophy peered out from the porch nnd r. ., 1 .. 1 I.I.. ~,.l4l< ,.4,1,,l4>».tt. a***,*...., ...a I. M.a ^a'a aa... ,^ ..«.<», > .....t.,,^ aM aa . a. a. .. ^ tho street to Ht. MlclmoPs square. Tbe night hnd brightened n little, and sbe could mnko out his figure, although dimly, until ho turned tbo corner nnd wm lost to slf-lit. Hho lingered for a moment li-afnn* turning to go blck to hor rivtm-llnircrcd iiiiiwlnirnn th»«v«n- Incr"** lt|«»(iry ING ALEXIS was minded that all proper recognition should ■j be made of Sophy's service to his fanilly. It had been her fortune to protect a life very precious in his eyes. - Alien from his son in temperament and "pursuits, he had, none the' less, considerable affection for him. Butr there was more than this. With the prince was bound up the one strong feeling of a nature otherwise easy and , careless^ The king might go fishing on most lawful days, but it was always a Stefanovitch who fished—a prince who had married a princess of a great house and had felt able to offer Countess Ellenburg no more than a morganatic union. The work his marriage had begun his son's was to complete. The royal house of Kravonia was still on its promotion. It lay with the prince to! make Its rank acknowledged and secure. Thus Sophy's action loomed large in the king's eyes, and he was indolently indifferent to the view taken of it.In the barrack rooms and the drinking shops 8f Slavna. Two days after Mis- titch's attempt he received Sophy at the palace with every circumstance of compliment The prin'ce was not present—he made military duty nn excuse- but Countess Ellenburg and her littlo son were ln the room, and General Stenovics, with .Markart In attendance, stood beside the king's chair. Sophy saw u tall, handsome, elderly man, with thick iron gray hair most artfully arranged. The care of It was no small part of the duty, of Lepage, the king's French body servant His majesty's manners were dignified, but not* formal.- The warmth of greeting whii*h he had prepared for Sophy was evidently increased by the impression her appearance made on him. He thanked her in terms of almost overwhelming gratitude. "You have preserved the future of my family and of our dynasty," he said. Countess Ellenburg closed ber long, narrow eyes. Everything about her was long and narrow, fifom her eyes to ber views, taking in on the way her nose and lier chin. &tenovics glanced at her with a smile of uneasy propitiation. It was so' particularly Important to bo gracious just now-gracious both over the preservation of the' dynasty nnd over its preserver. "No gratitude can be too great „for such a service, and no mark of gratitude too high."( He glanced around to Markart and called good humoredly, "You, Markart there, a chair for this lady!" Markart got a chair. Stenovics took it from-him and, himself prepared, to offer it to Sophy, but the* king rose, took it and, with a low bow. presented It to the favored object of his gratitude. Sophy courtesied low, the king waited till she sat Countess Ellenburg ' be- 1stow_ed,lon__bet a smile of win- consideration I an's happiness—womanly health. 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"Thoy knew tho prlnco?" ho naked sharply, "Why do you Bay tbat? It was dark." . "Not ln tho street sir. Tho illuminations lit it up." "But thoy wero very drunk." "Thoy may have been drunk, but thoy knew the prlnco, Captain Mis* tltch,called him by his imtnc." "Stenovics!" Tho-king's volco was full of surpriso and question as ho turned to his minister. The general was surprised, too. but very suave. "I can only Bay that I bear Mile, do Grncho'H words with nstonlshtnont Our accounts aro not consistent with what ulio snys. We don't, of courso, lny too much otreRB nn the protcstn- tions, of tho two prlnonera, but Lion- tenant RaRtntz Is elenr that tho street was decidedly dark and that they all throo huliovcd tho mnti thoy encountered to ho Colonol Btitfiilts*. of tho ITuri- oars, That officer much resembles his royal lilghuosH In height and figure. In tho dark the dlfforonco of uniform would not ho noticed, especially by men In.thoir coikIHIoi]." Uo addressed Sophy: "Mlstlteh Imd nn old quarrel with Stafiiltz, That'H tho truo origin or tho nffnlr," Kb turned to tho king again, "That In Hiifltnt7,*« story, sir, ns woll an Mlfltltch'M own, though Mlstlteh Ih, of courso, quito nwnro that bin mont iiiiscoinly nml, Indeed, criminal talk nt tho (loldtin l.lon serloiiHly prejudice* IiIh ciiho. Hut wo havo no reason to dlNtniHt lUHtlltZ." "T.loutoiinnt IliiHtntx rnn away only UicniiKO ho wan afraid," Sophy ro- niiti'l'ml, "Ho nm to tirlniihelp, ifiademolHollo," I'tonnvlcH correct ml her, with a look of i-vnllo-roproiK-'li, "You woro naturally r*aClU*J,'' llO Van:.', ilu, "lan'l U (la-Mi- \i\e thnt your memory bet plnjcd you n trick? Think enrpfully. Two mon's lives mny depend on It," Mrs. J. Minett- of 192 Thurbers Ave. Providence, Rhode Island, lias been cured by Zam-Buk of a bad leg, whicli had defied all remedies for sixty long years." She say's: "When a child of 8 I was bitten on the leg by a dog. A doctor cauterzied tho place but it never-healed up soundly and I have suffered with an ulcerated leg for over GO years. This occurred in England, and many English doctors tried in vain to heal the sore. At one time I was an in-patient at the East "Suffolk hospital for a long period, and for three years I was in and out of hospitals. I was continually in pain and tbe sore would not heal but continued.to discharge. Twelve months ago I came 'out here to my daughter and during the voyage I had to keep my bed. The ship's doctor examined-my leg and gave me*a plaster which'I had to take off again as it made the pain so Intense. When I reached my daughter's houso she sent for a medical man who examined it, but said'that nothing could-ever do it any good, and although I tried other American doctors they did nie.no good. They sai dthat my leg would never, be "well. • ' —"—■"" 1. "One day my youngest daughter brought home a box.of Zam-Bulc and induced"me to try it. With the first application'! seemed to find ease and further treatment f?ith Zam-Buk * appeared to do me so much good that I sent for a'proper supply,. I kept on with the Zam-Buk treatment and soon saw that the wound was getting better,' The discharge was reduced and the pain was eased. I- persevered with the Zam-Buk, and to cut u long story short, lt effected a euro, lt Ir marvellous to think that after suffering for sixty years, Zam-Buk has been able',to make my leg perfectly sound.". Zam-Buk is n combination of power and purity. Purely herbal, It Is superior to all known remedies for chronic sores nnd wounds, eczema, salt rheun^ ringworm, eruptions, varicose, ulcerB,' cuts, burns, bruises, skin diseases, It nlso euros pllos, All druggists and stores sell at BOo. a box, or post froo from Zam-Buk' Co, Toronto, for price. Three boxes for $1.2fi. 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(To ho continued,' ALBERTA BOARDING HOUSE Hotmcr, n, C Ufwm. nii'tl .loom. ■P'.,*> l*'**- •■■■■■■■<• ,l ALL WHITE IIKM* Nm. n*Mlmtt.ure*, Prop. cnBos tho rollof from pnln whlrh Ik nt flrnt I(Mnnnrnrv bntt hnrnmi' iiormnn* «nt, Wlillo 111 old pooplo subject to chronic rhoumatlsm often brought on hy dnmpneHi* or chnngi-'H In tho wen* thnr, a permanent cure rnnnor. hn expected; lho relief from pnln which this liniment nffonlb- In nlonn worth mnny times Its rout. 2fi and f,0 cent Kites for nnle by ull dniKKlf..". District Ledger For Good Printing NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT Notico Is horoby glvon thnt pursuant to tho "Crodltors Trust DocdB Act 1901" nnd nmendlng Acts, Hurry M. Terry, currying on business hh n second linnd di'iiler, at thn City of Koritlu, In the Province of llrltlHh Columbln, did by deed tinted Iho 7th dny of Mny, 1009, nmilgn unto Krnnk 0. White of the snld City of Forulo aforesaid, and* lior nnd ticcoiintiitit, nil his jiithoiuiI property, renl eslnlo, crodlls and effect s which mny he hcIzciI nnd sold under execution, for I lie purposo of pitying nud Hntlsfylug i-ntoul-ly nnd pioporlloiiulely, nnd without preference nr priority ull the creditor!) of the snld I lurry'.M. Teny their Just dehiH. AND nol leu Is hereby further glvun Unit n meetiiig of the creditors of the mild Hurry M, T"ir> fur Hie gUlm* of direction., wllh reference to Iln; dls- jiriHiil of Ihe estate will he held nl the offices of the UiiilerHlgncd In the Ciowh Nest Trading t.'oniimny Hulld* fnit, Victoria nventie, Ferule, H, (!■ on Tuewlriy the 1Mb dny of Mny, 11)00, nt the hour of four'o'clock in tho nfter* noon. A.**./' iiuiiK. I.i In ii,',-o till-.*, '..'.i nil pei'hons having cluliiui tigulnnt the mild Harry M. Terry urn required, lo for* wurd pnrtlruliiri* of the Hnme, duly verified lo the UHslgiice nt Kernle, 11. f* nn nr before the lnt dttv of July l.'iO'l, AND notice Ih hereby nlven tlmt nfter Hint dale the tiSHlgnee will proceed to dlntt'11'Utc (he proceeds of tlio estate hnvlng regard only to the claims of whleh he Bhnll limn hnve received notice, nnd he Hhnll not be* reRponslhlo lor the UKHeiii or uny pnrt thereat, no distributed, to nny pr-rt»on or persona of whose debt or clnlm he «*I...U not then have received notico. Dated nt Ferule B. C, thin 7th dny of Mny, HiftO. J.AWH ic KIHIIBR. Bollcltor* for the AKufknee 8 it - \y> 5; ill ' 1, PAGE EIGHT , *- ■" ■ - ''■■;•"#', ^ y^ yr y-' '-- >*..- 7 i*". -7-, * - •; 7 r>" THIS; DISTRICT.LEDGER, |ernIE, B. C. MAY ia, 1909 ''*.* >• ''i 'm y -!iS ,,,\, .'' - "*■ ^ ;}*-£ ;•*' " %"' "^ ■» "V-**" * e/1"1 * \ 'i-*'* ' -"'^ ** 'f "■*• •tSHfflHia^^ g •- ■■-.. - --■•. • a s a • - •*..,**... ■ 7 ..OV*-.-* i H9 r-'^**' a a a a a ' ?:;B; 7''E ;■■■ :• S 7;E Men's Clothing, and Boots e B E B ;17, t-* a a a a a a Men's Suits- *•*■**>* ■ -'-«", -Regular $8.00,Sale.Price.. .'.$ 5^85 Men's Suits- -Regular $10, Sale Price.. ..„ 7.95; . Men'sSuits,- -Regular $12, Sale Price ,. ..-■ 8.95 Men's Suits- -Regular $15, Sale Price.. .; 10.95 v Men's Suits- -Regular.$18, Sale Price.. ... 13.95 .> . Men's Suits- -Regular $20, Sale Price.., B 7» '. .' .: 15-;95. 0 ' " * , ' '",'"-, • . . - . "* 7 i--, i f ' - - . ." i - .1 *■ • ' - Men's Suits- -Regular $25, Sale Price...'... 19.95 ' , Men's Shoes- -Regular $3,>Now ..........$ 2.20" Men's Shoes- -Regular Price $3.50 Now.. 2.65 Men's Shoes- -Regular,Price $4 and $4.50 ,. Now ". \.'. ,. 3.55 a- a * ° ,(f •' Men's Shoes —Regular $5;and $6\Now.:';' ,4.20 . r Regular $1.25 Shirts—Now>.-.'./...:.......$ .95 "Regular $1;50 Shirts Now \...... .'."....... 1.15 - ' Regular $2 Shirts—Now ;:".. ; 1.55,» , ' ' t' f, ' ' - * ■, v J ' ' WORKING SHIRTS PROM 65c UP . ■1.,'Sv- a a a a a Call in and see me be- for buying elsewhere ALL MEN'S STIFF HATS AT ONE PKIOE $1.95— REGULAE $3.50, ?4.00 AND $4.50 HATS.. A. A. GILLESPIE "^k Next Door to the Hotel Fernie, Victoria Aveiiue ^raHHHH^^ i-'1 - , & ■ B E S B B B B B B ;B B B fflrafflrararaffl ra^ Stock of Estate J. H. Reid CoM Fernie " , ■ . . . * fThis -well assorted Stock is being sold at the old stand. Now is the time to purchase High Class Furniture at low prices Everything Must Be Sold Look at These Prices IRON BEDS $5.00 Now " .$3.00 $5 50 Now ; 4.30 $8.00 Now 8.00 $1.2, w J\OW ... ,,, •■.,.,,«.,.«......... I ivv $1100 Now .. $11.00 Now .. $5.50 Now , MATTRESSES $10.00 M1IMI I *t W l*U*J * • * i i i i iu Mi i nt t i <(> fMil W* 0" DRBS8KKS AND tHAdU- $15.(M) Now $12.\'0 i$ I*f *NOW • * » 111 ****** ••» « m m • i < • »•#••#•'•* Jt-A • W SMALL TABLES $2,50 Now • ,$1,75 $4.50 Now *. • 3.00 $5,00 Now,,. ,,, ,,, ...... ,,, ,,,,,,.3,35 KITCHEN TABLES (j ICCl III |MI ,••«• IK » IHMHMIHIMMM **f 0 * ^U *) it* (iti t • • * * t i* • * ** if * « e** + e*ee*$**e* WiVW Cot Mnttrtw*-** $1 to $1.60 wxsreew shaw« 7*jaj iM tl" ,,,,,,, ,,,,.»,.»« n* $2.50?>»ow $1.85 STOVES H Heaters $5,00 Now ';. ,,. $3.00 $(5,00 Now ..,...,..$3.00 $13,00 Now ,,.,,$8,00 BUGS $16.00 Now ..$11.00 $18.00 Now $18.40 $20.00, Now ". $16,00 $21.00 Now ,,. $16,25 ii CURTAIN POLES—OAK, BRASS OR MAHOtk AN!/, MIRRORS, PICTURES, ROCKBRB, Em Just Opened—A Xine of Baby Carriages, Collapsible and Folding Carts Come Early and Get Your Choice E. D. McDERMID ' LIQUIDATOR I