«'.. • i-*8'* victoria B° 1 f Sun. Vol. II /Columbia \ ^Postoffice./ Grand Forks, B. C„ Tuesday, July 2\, 1903 No. 75 Contract for Rebuilding the Bridge Street Bridge Is Approved. ( The meeting of the city council last night lasted but an hour. Mayor Burrell presided, and Aid. Gaw, McCallum and McLellan were present. After the minutes had been read and approved, the usual number of bills were ordered paid. The contract between the corpora, tion and Addison & Knapp for the rebuilding of the Bridge street bridge was read by the clerk. The contract price is $575, and the work must be completed by August 15th, Traffic over the bridge must not be Bhut off for a longer period than four days. The contractors are required to give a $200 bond for the faithful performance of the work. On motion of Aid. McCallum and McLellan, tbe agreement was approved, and the mayor and clerk were authorized to sign it on the part of the city. The mayor stated that he had received the official program from the secretary of the Canadian committee of arrangements for the itinerary through Canada of the members of the fifth congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire. The delegation consists of 92 members, and travels by special trains in two sections. The first section will arrive in the city at 11 a. m. on Sept. 14th; will visit the Granby smelter; luncheon, and leave for Phoenix at 1:30 p. m. Mr. Burrell thought that the council, tbe board of trade and the citizens generally should combine in providing funds for the suitable entertainment of the distinguished guests, who represented the leading commercial organization of thc empire. After a general discussion of thc subject, action in thc matter was deferred until the niem- bes of tho board of trade could be interviewed. The somi-annal financial statement of the city was read by the clerk. The finance committee was granted permission to have . it printed. Mr. McCutcheon, who was crippled in a shingle mill on Christina lake last summer, was granted a sufficient supply of city water to run a small motor at $1 per month. H. S. Turner, of Fife, was in the city yesterday enroute to Phoenix. Didn't Want Any Change A good story comes to The Sun from the Queen's hotel. A few days ago a man walked up to bar and ordered a drink. He was served by ex-Aid. Cusson. The man drained the glass, then dived his right hand into his trouser's pocket and fished out a cancelled revenue stamp. Depositing it on the bar, he made a quick movement for the door. "Hold on, stranger," called out Mr. Cusson, "you have forgotten your change." "Oh, never mind," replied the retreating figure, "take a drink on Eagles Picnic The committee on arrangements for the Eagles' picnic at Curlew lake next Sunday, visited the lake last week and selected the grounds for holding the picnic. The site selected is about midway between Trout creek and the foot of the lake. Eagles will assemble from Grand Forks, Phoenix, Greenwood, Republic, Chesaw, and all Surrounding camps, including many from Spokane. Grand Worthy President Del Cary Smith and Hon. Francis W. Cushman are among those who are expected to attend. A good program of athletic and aquatic sports has been arranged for, and a large number of boats have been engaged. A large dancing pavilion will be erected anfl the best music provided. No pains will be sparod to make this the most enjoyable outdoor gathering of the season. Excursion trains will run from Grand Forks and Republic on both railroads at half fare rates. The fare from Grand Forks via the Kettle Valley line will be $1.00 for the round trip. SUNSET SIGNALS The McCoy-Kerr concert, given under the auspices of Knox Presbyterian Sunday school, in that church last night, was a great success. Miss Queenie McCoy has always pleased those who have had the pleasure of hearing her, and last night was no exception. Miss Mabel Kerr was excellent in her recitations. Her range from the humorous to the dramatic was great but covered with ease. In expression of both voice aud face, she shows great ability. Miss Mackenzie, of Kaslo, , gave a reading that was received in* most enthusiastic manner. There is a possibility of this lady becoming a resident of our city. We therefore arc hopeful of often seeing and hearing her in local entertainments. The attendance was good numerically, and most appreciative. The two new furnaces now being installed at tbe Granby smelter, making a total battery of six, are practically set up. The connections with flue dust chambers and blowers will be made two weeks hence, when the plant will be closed down for a week. It is expected (that the entire six furnaces will be in blast a fortnight later if a sufficient supply of coke can be secured. Thc smelter will then have a capacity of 2100 tons daily. Mrs. Chas. K. Vahey went up to Greenwood last Thursday to join her husband, who was lately transferred to the Hunter-Kendrick Co.'s Greenwood establishment. Dr. Mathison, of Greenwood, arrived in the city yesterday, and left today on a three weeks' holiday trip to the coast. He was accompanied by Mrs. Mathison, who will remain it Vancouver for a couple of months. J. F. Royer, of this city, proprietor of the Grand Forks, Phoenix and Greenwood stage line, which makes connections both ways with the Great Northern trains, a great convenience to travelers generally, states that, contrary to the expectations of many, the line is a success; so much so, in fact, that he will make it a four-horse line on the first of next month if he can secure a suitable stage in time. Quite frequently he has to send out two rigs with passengers and baggage. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hull, Mrs. Wm. Stuart, Mrs. Geo. Howe and Miss Nellie Sutton left last Saturday for Christina lake, where they will camp out for a week at Ed. Stuart's cabin. W. H. Itter spent Sunday at Christina lake. "Coolgardy" Smith, who is well known in local sporting circles, having spent a number of years in the city, left for South Africa last Saturday. Miss Edna Munro, of Portland, Ore., is visiting Miss Farrell at Ihe home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fraser. Earl Anderson is visiting bis brother-in-law, Mr. Niven, at Three Forks. Harry Jackson is in Montana, where he is visiting Mrs. Jackson and other relatives. A splendid collection representing the ores of Franklin, Gloucester and Weleher camps, on the cast fork of the north fork, has recently been made by Frank McFarlane, thc veteran prospector and trapper. The exhibit will be shipped to the St. Louis fair. The Liberal convention for Greenwood riding last Friday nominated A. R. Brown. It is asserted tbat o\fcr 275 voters have been registered in Phoenix already. The Fhocnix vote at the last election was 167. Duncan Ross, of Greenwood, secretary of the Interior District Liberal Council, is taking a trip into the Similkameen on an organizing tour. The Liberal committees from the three associations in this riding will probably meet at an early date to arrange for a convention. Born—In Grand Forks, Sunday, July 19, 1903, to Mr. and Mrs. N. McLellan, a son. Charles and John Peterson went up to Greenwood yesterday afternoon to visit a fRend who is seriously ill in the hospital at that place. At a session of Lodge No. 30, Knights of Pythias, held last Tuesday evening, the following officers were installed by H. A. Sheads, grand chancellor's deputy: C. G, Ernest Miller;' V. C, G. H. Hull; Prelate, H. A. Sheads; M. of M., Stanley Hull; M. of F., Geo. Chappie; M. of A., A. H. Napper; K. of R. and S„ W. H. Itter; I. G., W. S. Stewart; O. G., L. Crockett. Union Sunday School Picnic A meeting of committees representing the Presbyterian and Methodist churches was held last Thursday in this city, at which it was decided to hold a union Sunday school picnic at Curlew lake on Tuesday, July 28th. C. M. Turner acted as chairman, and L. V. Redman as secretary. It was decided to run the excursion via the Kettle Valley line. The train will leave the C. P. R. depot at 7:30 a. m. and thc Kettle Valley depot fifteen minutes later, leaving Curlew lake on the return trip at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for adults, $1.00; children, 30 cents. The transportation arrangements are in charge of Messrs. Turner and Woodland. Tbe picnic will, in one respect, be an international affair, the Sunday school children of Republic having been invited to participate. A program of sports and games will be carried but. The committee having the matter in hand comprises the following: Messrs. Trotter, P. Donaldson, Fripp, Redman, Mclntyre, C. McGregor. The scholars will be provided with distinctive ribbons as follows: Presbyterians, Grand Forks, white; Presbyterians, Columbia, red; Methodists, blue. ■■^ Ity? Brantuj J^un PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND KBIDAY EVENINGS AT GRAND FORKS, B.C., BY G. A. EVANS. One year....$2.00 Six months.. 1.00 subscription rates: Three months. .50 One month 20 Advertising rates furnished on application. Legal notices, 10 and 5 Ct.< per line. Address all communications to The Evening Sun, Phone 55. Columbia, b. c. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1903 REGISTER YOUR VOTE. the two factions will widen into a chasm that will bar the local Conservative party from achieving the victory at the polls they are now so joyously looking forward to. REGISTER YOUR VOTE- There are indications of trouble in the Conservative ranks in this riding, and right here in Grand Forks. Somehow, upon what was supposed to be definite and final action, it was given out that Mr. H. C. Kerman had been appointed returning officer for this riding, and it was so reported in the newspapers all over the province, along with" a full list of others. There is not much doubt but what Mr. Kerman's name was regularly listed by the appointing power at Victoria for such service. Unfortunately for the local Conservative party, there appears to be discordant factions. Between these two factions there is quite a spirited rivalry—on the part of the leaders, at least. Up to a few weeks ago Mr. Burrell was looked upon as the Moses best qualified to lead the Conservatives as their standard- bearer from the political obscurity they have enjoyed so long to the commanding position of a party holding the government reins. Owing, however, to some recent impolitic moves on the part of Ma Burrell in local politics, he has lost caste with many of his fellow parti- zans, which has weakened his grip on the powers that be at Victoria. ■Hence, at the last moment it was thought safer to recognize the Cayley wing of the party by the appointment of oiie cf its members as returning officer. Accordingly Mr. Kerman's name was withdrawn just previous to being gazetted and Mr. W. B. Cjchrane's si bstituted theie- for. Mr. Cochrane is a brother-in- law to Mr. Cayley, and also his law partner, and has recently moved here from Phoenix. This action on the part of thc McBride authorities has created no little feeling among Mr. Buri'cll's friends, who emphatically denounce it and do not pro-, pose to quietly submit to being thus abruptly "thrown down stairs." This action on the part of thc authorities at Victoria is on a par with thc appointment of Mr. McMynn, of Greenwood, as a vote collector in this riding. It was found to be ill- advised and had to be rescinded. So in thc Cochrnne-Kerman affair. Thc latter will have to be placated in some way, or the breach between RASPBERRIES * s'b AND... East Kootenay Land Qnestion The Vancouver World of the 17th inst. says: "The Western Oil & Coal Co. are putting 200,000 shares of their stock on the market today. They have absolute title, to eight sections in 4598, thc block of land which attracted so much attention during the last session of the legislature. The Western company was fortunate enouqh to have mode their application before the Columbia & Western scandal came up, and to have received title thereto. The leases cover a block of land one mile wide and eight miles long, south of Morrissey and east of the track. Surface indications of oil are plentiful in many places, and a drilling plant has been put to work in the most favorable spot. The driller who has the company's operations in charge is a Mr. Blake, formerly of Petrolea, who has recently returned from Borneo, where he was sinking wells for the lord mayor of London on a big oil field that is being opened up there. "Besides the leases in 4593, the Western holds three and one-half sections in Southern Alberta, just south of Pincher creek, on the east side of the range from the British Columbia oil field. A'Calgary company has been working in this section for some time, and-has already struck oil in payiug quantities. The Western has a drilling rig working on thc Alberta leases and another on the way from Petrolea. Before the end of the month three drilling rigs will be punching holes for the Western Oil & Coal company, and they will have to strike a lot of disasters r,o make the enterprise a failure." If it is true, as stated above, that the Western company has been granted leases to prospect for oil and coal in block 4593, it should settle beyond a doubt the legal rights of the Grand Forks locators, as their lo cations have been made in this same block of land. And Premier McBride, while in thc city last week, stated positively that the local applicants for coal licenses had complied with every requirement of the law in lo- catihg and advertising their claims, and would be dealt with according to their legal rights. It would seem, therefore, that the question as to whether or no the licenses will be issued hinges on the veracity of a politician. Strength and vigor come pf good food, duly digested. "Force," a ready-to-serve wheat and barley food adds no burden, but sustains, invigorates. Mrs. West, of Denver, Col., who has been visiting Mrs. W. A. Williams, of this city, during the past Royal Ann i ~ Cherries JEFF DAVIS C& CO. NEVTSTORE whose ? DONALDSON'S THE PLACE TO BUY HAZELWOOD ICE CREAM AND ICE CREAM SODA (A fine Ice Cream Parlor to eat it in.) ■ / Ganong's and Lowney's Chocolates Finest Candies j* j* Choicest Fruits DONALDSON'S NEW STAND Fim»« all leading brands or CIGARS six weeks, left last week for Berkeley, Cal. She was accompanied by her hostess. Upwards of 400 names have been placed on the voters' list in Greenwood riding. HOTEL ARRIVALS. YALE. C. V. Corliss, Montreal; J. F. Dordorff, Hedley City; H. A. Small, Vancouver; Chas. H. Wood, Spokane; John Dugan, Mrs. Gation, Phoenix; G. Ehrlich, Greenwood; Frank Coryell, Wm. Genin, Danville; E. E. Vetsger, Geneva; J. W. McKinnon, Eholt; J. H. Chapman, J. A. Scott, Montreal; D. C. Buck- bee, Chicago. WINNIPEG. J. H. Poff, Victoria; S. J. Farrell, Vancouver; F. A. King, Seattle; J. K. Armstrong, Spokane; R. D. McTavish, Eholt; E. O. AVindsor, Vancouver; L. P. Hunner, Republic; Geo. B. Paul and family, Greenwood. A special 6 o'clock chicken dinner will be served next Sunday evening at the Pacific hotel, opposite the C. P. R. station. BICYCLES—Clevelands, Massie- Harris, Imperials, Columbias, Ramblers—all top-notchers—for sale and for rent. Also a complete line of* bicycle sundries. All kinds of bicycle repairing. Geo. Chapple, First St., opposite postoffice, Grand Forks, B. C. Klondike pool table. Only one in city. Grand Forks hotel. L.. P. ECKSTEIN BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Morrison Block, GRAND FORKS, B. C. ...AND.. For Sale—Three-room house; celiar, brick foundation, well built; also desirable lot; near C. P. R. and G. N. railways in Columbia; cheap for cash. Enquire at Pacific hotel. If you want all the local news, read The Evening Sun. Don't forget to leave your order for Ice with F. Miller. Phone 64 Subscribe for The Evening Sun. $2 per year. Pacific Hotel Plume 69. J. J. McINTOSH Opposite C.P. R. Station, Oolumbia, B. C. KODAK FILM .AND. All Kinds of Photographic Supplies .AT,, WOODLAND'S DRDG STORE. PAPER INGRAIN and all the Latest Patterns of Paper. The largest and most complete stock in the Boundary Country. Sample Books for making selections' PRI6ES TO SUIT THE TIMES. may be taken t0 y°ur reSidence- , R*T? "DT^T^TPTT? NEXT TO P. 0. , ±/ , I iPy X XSlXJJ^j GRAND FORKS. PHONE 128 '■i I FOR BARGAINS 1 % New arid Second-Hand * Goods Bought and Sold STOVES A SPECIALTY * N. D. McINTOSH g $ Cor; Bridge and Second Sts. $ OtflfiKiCHOBOHKiOliOfiKflfiOliSlfififtiCISeHOfWKft^JlOCOO!^ Register Your Vote All the voters' lists have been cancelled, and everyone who wishes to vote at the approaching provincial election ' must re;register his vote. This should.be attended to at once. The qualifications for voters: Applicant must be male sex, 21 years of age and a British subject; resident six months in the; province and one month immediately prior to date of application in the electoral district where registration is desired. Applications for registration must be mads on the proper forms and must be sworn to before one of the following officers: Justice of the peace, mayor, reeve, alderman, councillor,/notary public, collector of votes, provincial constable, special provincial constable, government agent, govesnment assessor, mining recorder, deputy mining recorder, judge of any court, stipendiary magistrate, municipal clerk, municipal assessor, postmaster, postmistress, Indian agent, commission for taking affidavits in the supreme court, registrar of titles, deputy registrar of titles. After being sub- scribeda nd sworn to the applications must be"sent or handed to the collector of votes—for Grand Forks, S. R. Almond, mining recorder. WHY GO EAST Over the sun-burned, sage brush and alkali plains, when you may just as well take a delightful, cool and comfortable ride through the heart of the Rocky Mountains in view of the grandest scenery on the American continent? This you can do by travei ng on the Rio Grande system, the far- famed "Scenic Line ofthe World," the only transcontinental line passing through Salt Lake City, Glen- wood Springs, Leadville, Colorado Springs and Denver enroute to eastern points. Three daily express trains make close connections with all trains .east and west, and afford a choice of five distinct routes of travel. The equipment of these trains is the best, in- 'cluding free reclining chair cars, standard and tourist sleepers, a per- leet dining car service, and also personally conducted excursion cars, each iii charge of a competent guide, whose'business is to look after the comfort of his guests. No more pleasant and inexpensive means of crossing the continent can be found than is provided by these excursions. For additional details * address J. D: Mansfield, Gen. Agt., Rio Grande Lines, ' No. 124 Third Street, Portland, Ore. The Grand Forks hotel, the oldest Tiotel in the city, has a capacity for 70 people. Everything up to cjate. Rates, 61 and $1.50 per day. For a nice hair-but or shave go to the City Barber Shop on Riverside avenue. Baths 25c. Hay, McCallum '. & Wright Mining and Real Estate Dealers Lots Fob Sale in All Parts of the Citv. Choice Garden Lands at Low Prices. MONEY-TO LOAN COLUMBIA ST., ORAND FORKS, B. C. THE MILWAUKEE A familiar name for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail wot, known all over the Union as the great railway running the "Pioneer Limited" trains every day and night between St. Paul and Chicago, and Omaha and Chcago. "The only perfect trains in the world." Understand: Connections are mads with All Transcontinental Lin4s, assuring to passengers the. best service known. Luxurious coaches, electric lights, steam heat, of a verity equaled by no other line. See that your ticket reads via "The Milwaukee" when going to any point in the United States or Canada. All ticket agents sell them. For rates, pamphlets or other information, address R. L. Foed, H. S. Rowe, Trav. Pass. Agt., Gen. Agent, Spokane, Wash. Portland, Ore. ! Just What You Want Just When You Want It GOOD SERVICE is composed of two elements —excellence of the work and promptness in the execution. Bad work executed promptly is not good service—good work delivered behind time is not good service; but the two combine to make one of the most necessary, but hardest to obtain and often most expensive, requirements of the twentieth century business man. That we have learned the lesson in theory we have shown. Our customers will testify that we have also learned it in practice. WE PRINT: Price Lists Pamphlets Letterheads Billheads Statements Invitations Ball Programmes Businss Cards Visiting Cards Shipping Tags Dodgers Envelopes Etc., Etc., Etc. i$0 We Carry a Complete Line of Stationery in Stock; Our Jobbing Plant is new, and consists of the latest and most popular faces of type and the most up-to-date machinery. All workjguaranteed to give satisfaction. X^e Evening Sun Phone 55 JQfi DEPARTMENT. PACIFIC HOTEL I MRS. NICHOLS & MISS BAILEY, Pbofbiktors. First-Class Board and Rooms, $2 Per Day. Special Rate by the Week. This dining room is first-class in every respect. Table supplied with the best to be found in the markets. OP. C.P.R. STATION, 6RAND FORKS, B.C. HARMONY LODGE U. D., A. F. & A. M.—Regular Communica- cation First Wednesday of each month at 8 o'clock p. m. precisely. Sojourning Brethren cordially invited to attend. Jno. Rogers, Jno. Westwood, W.M. Sec. GRAND FORKS FEDERAL LA- bor Union No. 231, A.L.U.— Meets every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in Federal Union hall. Thos. Foulston, President; John T. Lawrence, Secretary. C. J. HAYWARD CUSTOMS BROKER Consignments send to me will be passed Customs and distributed speedily by unexcelled facilities. FREIGHT AND DUTY PAID. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Reference:— Eastern Townships Bank. NOTARY PUBLIC. REAL ESTATE DEALER OFFICE IN MINER H^JSE. Grand Forks, B. The Evening Sun job department is the best equipped in thc Boundary for printing neat pamphlets and price lists. Our material is new. A new broom sweeps clean. BOUNDARY MINIS AND SMELTERS The Boulder claim, near Eholt, under lease to Mike Tebo, is attracting considerable attention. It has two shafts, 12 and 15 feet' deep, all in ore, and the ore body on the surface has been uncovered for 1300 feet in length. Since eight furnaces have been in blast in Boundary smelters, requiring more men at the mines generally, there has been a scarcity of men for mine work. The quotas are gradually being made up, however. Six mines are now shipping regularly over the Phoenix branch, j namely, the B. C. mine, Emma, Oro Denoro, Athelstan, Snowshoe and Granby, the aggregate from these mines alone being something like 11,000 or 12,000 tons weekly. Work has been started on the Trilby in Skylark camp. This property was recently bonded by Gaunce & Wickwire of Greenwood, Mc- Conell Bros, of Anaconda and A. J. Coursen of Seattle. Last Thursday D. W. Ross, superintendent of -he C. P. R. lines in Kootenay and Boundary, made a visit to Phoenix, accompanied by his wife and family. H. L. Johnson, the road master, also visited the camp the same day, and in company with William Yolen Williams a number of improvements in the trackage at the Granby mines were looked over and decided on. H. Shallenberger is again doing prospecting work on the Crescent No. 2 in Skylark camp. Saturday, the 11th inst., was the anniversary of the shipping of the first car of ore out of Phoenix, that event occurring July Jl, 1900. Since then the Granby mines have shipped a total of over 780,000 tons of ore. From the last car of ore from the E. P. U. mine D. W. McVicar received $2211 net, or an average of $110 per ton. After paying all costs he had $1200 clear. There are ten men employed on this property. BOUNDARY ORE SHIPMENTS The following table gives the ore shipments of Boundary mines for 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, and for the past week: 1900 Granby Mines,Phoenix... 64,533 Snowshoe, Phoenix 297 Brooklyn, Phoenix 150 Mother Lode, Deadwood. 5,340 Sunset, Deadwood Morrison, Deadwood B. C. Mine, Summit 19,494 R. Bell, Summit Emma, Summit Oro Denoro Winnipeg, Wellington 1,070 GoldenCrown,Wellington 2,250 Athelstan, Wellington 1,200 KingSolomon,W.Copper No. 7 Mine, Central City of Paris, Central 2,000 Jewel, Long Lake 160 Carmi, West Fork Providence, Providence Flkhorn, Greenwood Ruby, Boundary Falls Miscellaneous 3,230 1901. 231,762 1,721 1902. 309,858 20,800 1903. Past Week 178,476 29,442 7,344 1,950 99,034 804 150 47,405 560 650 141,326 7,455 55,730 8,225 3,131 1,150 14,811 17,875 8,530 1,040 550 875 665 "350 890 785 625 482 2,175 "219 10,016 300 375 810 "240 270 175 Total, tons 99,730 Granby Smelter treated... 62,387 80 3,456 390,000 230,828 325 507,515 312,340 638 129 391,332 168,405 15,070 8,343 W—12 THIS WEEK IT'S FRUIT JARS c& BERRIES PHONE 30 J.H. COLUMBIA STREET, j GRAND FORKS FRANK MILLER GENERAL TRANSFER AND DRAY AGE Good Dry Wood Delivered to Any Part of the City. PHONE 64 GRAND FORKS AND COLUMBIA, B. C MEDICAL HALL FOR... PURE DRUGS Take a Look at Our Wiudow Display of the Latest Novelties in Chatelaine Bags and Purees. FIRST ST., OP. POSTOFFICE Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. FRASER DRUG CO,, DRUGGWS