The Kootenay Star
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issued: 2016-05-16
issued: 1893-12-02
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note: mt %iixt VOL, V . REVELSTOKE, WEST KOOTENAY, B.C., DECEMBER 2, 1893. Wo. 06. impudent Theft. ��� Warning to Pickers-lip of Sua-**, A case of theft was tried before Messrs. Bourne and Fraser last Saturday which the magistrates wish to be brought before public Dotice, About dusk the previous evening a tramp unhung a Mackinaw shirt whioh was displayed outside H. N. Coursier's Store and walked off witb it. He Offered it for sale at tbe Stockholm House, but Mr. Stone would not bdy it, suspecting the man had not got it honestly, After the tramp had left Mr. Stone remembered he bad seen similar shirts outside Coursier's, and informed Mr. Conrsier of the occurrence. About half an hour later Mr. C, while at the post-office disoovered the shirt tucked under the arm of a Well-known citizen. A few questions elicited tbe fact that the shirt had been purchased by its latest possessor for less tbau half its value. The magistrates, in sentencing tho prisoner to 30 days' bard labor, strongly condemned the action of the citizen in buying a new article from a stranger at what be must bave known to be far below its value, and stated tbat if ever such a case came before them again tbey would punisb the receiver u well as tbe thief, as tbe law holds him equally guilty, -�����"'" ��i . i . Lis.���November i,6tb, at Bevelstoke Station, the wife of Mr; Wm. Lee, of ��� daughter, [ AtsPtmtttr 10 TBI fDITOB. J A M(standing Statement. Snv-Mr. Kirkup, at the meeting on Monday trigbt, eudeHVorcd to lead thoso present to believe that I held |80 beloncifig to the Library Aseo- eiatkffl, Tbis is entirely misleading. Tbe money is the surplus of tbe sun subscribed by all classes of citizens tor the* celebration of tbe Queen's Birthday, and a number of subscribers bave intimated to me that they would decidedly object to its being used for library purposes. Mr. Kirkup -mid the ewnmittw bed ordered W to band the money over to the library. That is not true. There were ewht gentlemen on tiie CT*morittee, a…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Revelstoke (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0310267
language: English
lat: 50.998889
long: -118.195833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Revelstoke, B.C. : M. McCutcheon
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text