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The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919.
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!>' -x , * *| - i rpf'oviu'ciwl Librayy Juue ?0 $» \ • W ;\ I Industrial Unity is Strength VOI* V. No. 9 Tne- O-BScial Organ off District Ho. 18, U. PI. W. off A. Political Unity is Victory FERNIE, B. C, October 2nd, 1909 $1.00 a Y DRAWN: GUNS COME INTO Local News Police Officers Shoot Into Crowd of Miners- Hurt Three * ^GLACE BAY, C. B., Oct. 1— Three men struck by bullets tills afternoon fired from revolvers in the hands of coal company police, none of the, men being seriously hurt, Is. tlie result of - a fracas. , The row. started over some men, who were stealing coal from one of the little piles which have been, opened by the strikers since the laboivtroubles. A little to the eastward of the mine is the shore and along, the cliffs facing the sea appear small'1 seams of coal. ■ These are of little economic value and they never have been worked: 1 The land' is Included in the coal * Company^ leases and of the officers of the company have forbidden the digging of coal from these seams; This afternoon-it was'discovered that two of the boys were taking coal from the - cliffs arid' thereupon Norman Mackenzie, accompanied by four other., policemen of, the coal company, proceeded to , tlie cliff to arrest the amateur diggers. They ordered ,"°the crowd to disperse, "but the orders were not promptly -obeyed.. The 'police drew their revolvers .and fired, first in the air, and ^then into the crowd'. *' One man, John. Butt, had his ear shot - off while! others were hit in various portions ofthe body. The wounded '■-men were arrested ancl placed in J&ll on the charge" of unlawful, assembly. IVa rrahts were issued' for the arrest of Dr. Anderson, M.H.O., has resigned; Philip Carosella returned-' from th<3 Coast this week. Smart-Boy Wanted for office, work. Apply to Elk Lumber Co. ' ' - i If you are a particular smoker get your smokes at Ingram's. . Wanted:* Millinery Apprentices. The Misses Euler. , ' - ' The Napanee will start building operations on Moriday, _ Bob Moore, the5 Irish bard from Michel was ln town ori Thursday, i Looking for grouse does not,appear to agree with some people. Eh Jep? , Robert Adlam has been appointed as caretaker for the new school house. •Millinery opening Friday, and Saturday of next week. The Misses Euler. ■ We are informed.that electric light and power will be .here in about a month. ' Don't forget to ask for Michel beer —the best beer made. - For wiring, electrical fixtures, dynamos, generators and motors", see Depew," Macdonald & McLean. n If you want the best—call for Elk Valley beer. Borri: On Thursday'Nov. 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Hicks', a son, weighing 121-2 pounds. ' ' ■ F. Adolph, tlie popular lumber man of Baynes Lake was in the city yesterday on his return from the prairie, where■• he has been purchasing some1 horses. ' He . reports things booming at Baynes. ' - .We- regret to report tho death of little Ralph; the 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs: E. Peterson of Dalton aye** nue. The little lad succumbed to typhoid at 6 o'clock this morning, -and passed away to the great beyond. We extend our sympathies to the parents in their sad bereavement. Local News STRUGGLE The Now Famous Labor Leader Addresses-"a Large Crowd in Miners' Opera House--' ' • ' ,; Capital is Handed Usual Body Blows-Fluent Speaker A. general meeting of the Board of Trade will be held on Monday evening at. S p.m. Excavation for the new Royal Hotel has been started at the corner of Cox and Baker streets. , Work has commenced oh Hotel Fernie again. There was a short delay on account of material, which has now arrived. ] Don't forget that Monday is the last day you can get on the Voters list. Attend to it for bo tli municipal and provincial. •Mr. and Mrs. G. (!. .Moffatt returned to the city yesterday morning on the regular train. The Lodger extends congratulations. A Mounted Police officer was "up here on Wednesday to get some fellow the local police had nabbed and who was wanted in Alberta. GIRLS SAVE A TOWN FROM :th'e men "..who used the revolvers. The policemen,1 say .that- the crowd, used stones and rocks before' they fired. ,' The-nieh .of the crowd denythis and say that not, a stone was thrown until ' tlie shots were, fired. Seven men were attended for bullet, wounds., ■" Sir- Thomas Shaughnessy, Messrs. Osler,-Nant6nr-Angus74latthews^-_an"d A large meeting was held in the Miners . ne*\y, opera house on Sunday afternoon last under the auspices of the Gladstone Local. The meeting was at 2.30 p.m., the principal speaker being W. D. Haywood, who spoke upon the Class Struggle in the West,' and the Great Trial at,Boise, Idaho"; and the formation of the Western Federation of Miners. The meeting was largely attended,-*a large, number of Coal Creek people being present. ,,. Clem Stubbs, vice:president of District No. 18 took the chair and support: ing him on the platform were Messrs. A. J. Carter, District Secretary, *T. E. James, International organizer, W. Evans, Coal Creek. Tlie meeting opened with song 20 from the Socialist tune book, named Toilers Arise.' The chairman in his opening remarks,said that,while Comrade Haywood had been travelling all through District IS,he had been recorded everywhere a hearty reception, which.had been given because he.represented the cause of the Workers in addition to his own trials. lie had _no doubt that a number of his.hearers had admitted that it. was their fell purpose to hang us by tlie necks' until we were dead, and not because we had committed any crime, but because we endeavored to improve the conditions of the miners employed in the occupation of mining, and, it. was "because we were successful that, the mine operators had us arrested, and were going to get us put to death without, even a. trial, and this had culminated in the Class Struggle of the West. ."This struggle is not only in the west. "It is,in the north, east and south, and'is world wide, this struggle between the exploiters and the exploited, and it will continue just so long as one- man fattens on the sweat of another man's labor. In looking over the audience I see the faces of men from many countries. I see the Slavonians, the Russians, Italians and others, all forced' to leave their countries because- of the ' conditions ' existing there', and camo to what they thought was a free count ry,-, and "we can see these men leaving their hum* ble homes with a small roll of cloth Telephone Girls' Bravery Was of the Hair "
Whatever the ostensible objective of the labor propaganda maybe, its ultimate purpose
capital and labor's identity of interests
tlie militarism of Germany can hold revolutionary tendencies in check,
, fund. Gentlemen are cordially Invited to tea at Mrs, Mawson
By hooTcn, havo they got thoro before us?
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