@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "58e3cc0b-9179-4405-8569-7f334e659002"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2017-06-02"@en, "1906-08-27"@en ; dcterms:description "The Ladysmith Daily Ledger was published in Ladysmith, in the Cowichan Valley region of Vancouver Island, and ran from July 1903 to December 1906. Ladysmith developed as a residential area for the employees of a large coal mine, and, in 1904, it had a population of approximately 4000. The Ledger was published by the Ladysmith Publishing Company, which also issued the paper under two variant titles: the Daily Ledger (April to July, 1905) and the Ladysmith Ledger (September to December, 1906)."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xdailyledg/items/1.0178258/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note " Daily VOL.,2 MONDAY, AUG. 27, 1906. / PRICE FJVB CENTS MAUDIE PARROT ATTEMPS SUICIDE -%���������-������*-4>^- \"Nobody cares for me; and I, want beneath the waves tOfdie,\" was the statement made by 16-ycar-old' Maudie Parrott last! evening after she had with great difficulty been, dragged from thc inh-l by Mr. Leonard Ingham and placed in a row-boat from wliich she had without any previous warning jumped. The boating party consisted of .the Misses McMillan and Miss Parrott, Messrs. Ingham, Morgan and Hughes. They had spent-a pleasant, ,evening on the inlet, and were - i c- turning h-ame about ten o'clock. When they nearcd thc Transfer wharf Miss Parrott stood up in thc boat, and was warned by her companions that she should keep still, as she ��������� might upset the craft. ' One of the . girls invited her to take a seat bedside her, which, with apparent reluctance, she finally did. - However, Mr. Leonard liighaun, who had his coat oh and was working at the oars at thc ,, time, immediately sprang overl/jard and soon reached the struggling girl. By this tune great conrusiou prevailed iu the^ioat and in the excitement somebody took the oars \"and started for shore -or more help, leaving the rescuer and the gurl in the water. 'lhe .snouts oi Mr. Ingham to come buck with the boat, however, had the de- siied ellect, arid the two were pielt- crLup just in .time, as they hadf^ii struggling in Uio water tor several minutes. Upon being .placed in the boat again the girl was asked why- she had attempted to diown herself. She, expressed , herself as very sorry that she had not succeeded, and the\",temptation,to put an end to her staled that she\" would yet accoui- life was too strong, and after idly Pll*>i| her end. She said that she drawing her hand through thc wa-, had had trouble at, her home which ter several times, while the rest of, *������ in Nanaimo, and Iwjr '.'mother hail the party .were singing, thc gii 1 j put her oui.\" suddenly stood up and without \"a ��������� \"Anyway,\" .she added,, pathetical- ���������moment's hesitation this time sprangi ly, \"nobpd-y; cares ior no/ and I want clear of the boat and disappeared to die.\" ��������� ALONE ON HER WEDDING TRIP Conconully, Aug. 27.���������Mrs. Roy A. Hayes, of Conconully, is making her wedding tour alone. Her hu^l'lawl of three days -is pining in the county jail, charged with obtaining money; under false .pretenses. She had continued the journey that they planned to make'together before*iiiVcruel retribution stepped between them. ���������Mrs.-Hayes was Mrs. Serepta Stul- INDIANS MCKlNG HOPS MCUBEN ATTEMPTS TO MURDER [QiltMiyiW -^���������~ Mail advices from Ashcroft, dated Saturday, says that a stabbing affair took piacc ou Thursday morning at lhe section house about 3 miles east of Ashcroft.. It appears that thc man' who did the , staLping, Win.\" McLaren by name, is, a simple sort of a fellow, and it had been the practice of, Albeit Dow, the foreman, to make him, the subject of all kinds of practical jokes, many ot jthem approaching the brutal, especially when it is considered that JvlcLaren is not as well equipped men tally, as his fellows. This had been going on Lor some time and McLaren had brooded over them until .Thursday morning when he arose, thc knowledge that perhaps that day was < to pass as the previous ones had full of humiliation and misery for him, and the sight of his' tormentor lying ��������� helpless in bed, drove lain to a frenzy and he threw himself on Dow with his open pocket knife and before thc Utter was thoroughly awake had iu- liicted nine slabs and gashes. Thiee of thc stabs are iu the arm, one in the hand, aud no less than live on the head, one near the temple came dangerously close to the eye. After he had inUicted the wounds on Dow, the would-be murderer, fled to the hills. ' The news of the attempted murder PIPPED TO w������ ^ JL^OCAL MAN \"WINS ��������� IN VICTORIA -New \"tons Auj;. li.>���������Thirty J curtail orpliaLls ll'OUi UlisMa,, wuose pai ������IUfc> WClU MUlU 111 Jliua.*>.lLlUti .J, uuessa and oilier luisaian ttuus o. Lynns anu.ed loirai lioni iuuropi ou Lire bkcuihur Aurciiivn. inure were ic-u Doys, und LWiiiii gulls 'ia lhe group, llie oewrsu so^.- icLies oi -New ion*, will la'-c care ui lhe children. ' uebecca Ss. MolesisUi, aged ts\\elve years oi the Jewish orpnuiis loiti al Kills isluud how her parent** weie whipped to deatJi, by Cossacks in lhe public Stpiart* at ivisluaicli. 'Jo an. interpreter .she loul the lolloping stoiy:' Aly latlier was a tinsmith and he had done something to'.make the Jcussiau soldiois cross with him. They came lo our hoaue and beat mi mother so hind that she cried, They bay nii I'atliei' came home and struck tunc of Uio soldiers, who went away. That evening u do/.en Cossacks came to our lioii\"sc again and looR. my rather aud ino<-h er away. 1 -and m.\\ little brother ���������Josef followed them. Josef is only six years ^old. On tlie \\uj to me market place where ihei linally beat my parents, they bound my mother and lather iumul and feet, back to back. ���������' They, topic great whips and boat them both across the face und body and each ���������time they fell down they picU.il them up a- gain and beat them the u������o'\"e. When my brother and i tried lo yet to where my parents were, llie sol- -*���������**- \\. was brought to town by the section Ottawa, Auy. 23���������Hie iJntish Col men and Policeman Burr left iinunu- \"uini.>ia jYfc,onc^ oo., wiiii a piopo������������.u J diately accompanied by Dr. Sanson, carnal oi ��������� *jd,wu, nab ucou nicoi-j'or the scene>of the rash act. Dow porated, 'Ji'L! uicoipoivaoib are an I1'11'1 lbsL considerable blood-and tue sec pt* that while the wounds were' nasty!1'01' th,oe da->'s ������\"iL,10Ut {ooti> ones and likely to. be very-painful, which my brother died. The soldiers none ol them were very, serious, so then told me to runaway. L found he bandaged him up and brought out afterwards that my parent? were him to town where he is doing very dead.\" eUbiei u .lieu auu uie lieail place oi business is Alontreal. 'lhe iiuomaUonai Alariiie iiiii-nal l-q., .. witli -a .capual .ul . .?,i ,^Ov>.o0O. lute ������|cen iiiioipofuicd ioi tlie iJitr- dose ol iiianulaciurmg and selling uir ldudb of aids to naN igation. anu man until last Saturday evening. 'm^^^ ^hich might be lecpureu xu. 'this connection, a*, well a& lnaiiMla^- tui'.ulg and producing eatciuni carbide and electricil*> ami pneumatic power inoihe power. The incorporators Then Roy Hayes gave her his name and fortune, the latter consisting,' of. fifteen dollars which he had secured, it is alleged, by \"false and mislead-, ing statements, made with the intcn !Xor Lli������ purl'oso ql U������h> a,lU ho,a' \\\\ iison, Kng'iueor, ijittle, ltai'i'iibtei', -���������ction' house looked like a slaughter llie,s drageetl them away and be- L*n. The doctor, however, lounu cau8e l s^*\"'wc* Lhyi' locked'us up alter .loc Cartwright, well known here as one of the fastest local swim- .ner's, won the Premier's medal at Victoria on Saturday by coming in iiist in the rescue race. In this race the contestants were obliged to jump into thc water with all < their clothes on, swim one hundred feet, and rescue a man, bringing him/bjick to the starting point. Mr. ;Cart- wrifegil hud his man black in just 411 seconds, and his skill and splendid swimming were greeted with great applause by the large/ crowd iu; attendance. Mr. Cartwright intended to enter the ' 100-yard championship race also but was prevented from doing this owing to,the fact that it was pulled oil immediately after the rescue race, and he did not have suflicient time to change his' clothes and reach the starting point. Pie states, however, that judging from the time silver'cup, which was'the prize. The Colonist of yesterday, in speaking of the relay and 100 yard races, says: \"Three teams put in appearance fro the relay race, and this item was the finest display of speed in swimming ever seen in British Columbia. The first beat gave the Y. M.C.A. a lead of 3 yards, but this was' lost in the second heat which ended with St. Clair's team about one yard ahead, but finally the race was won fairly by the representatives of Salt Spring Island, who showtn. t rhe spectators something very unusual. Tne;- used the Australian crawl stroke and for speed for a short distance they'demonstra ted that no other stroke can com-' pare with it. The 100 yards race for the provincial championship was won' by \"Godfrey, but through some misunderstanding neither the Salt Spring'.nor made by thc winner, he could have;the Y.M.C.A. swimmers were repre- won the event. De is also of the sented and it cannot hje taken as de. opinion Mat had the other boys ciding the championship. The win- who originally intended to accom-Jncr is a very speedy swimmer, 'and pany him for the purpose of enter-'had as ant opponent Austin, of Van- ing the relay race, been present, he ' couver, who, it is stated, has held thought the Ladysmith team could the championship for several ^years, have won out, and carried off the but Godfrey' won by about * a yard. well. tion to deceive and defraud, of one. 'are 'Jnomas 1. Lute Morris; of the state and coun-|UUa'Ma<' LL A ty,\". and so forth. Lute Morris sent! Woodstock, Out.,; A, At. Scott, Oi- a deputy sheriff after tho honeymoon \\ Uffa>; tua Mrs. Wilson aivd Mrs. Lit ers, who were caught up with - at-tie. Tlie head oiticc will be m Ot- Malott, and Hayes bridegroom, was J ta.wa. brought back and, in lieu of bail, ' The secretary of the state has ro- was placed in the county's prison. Roy Hayes had won his bride with his fists. He had a rival in ,the per son of'a young miner who aspired lo her affections, and several weeks ago they fought a fistic duel to decide the matter on one of the ir-.uii streets of the town. The battle was ended when Hayes got his antagonist's finger between his teeth whioh are remarkably good teeth. The wedding and its'..sequel will also termina'fce another case -which has been watched with a great deal of interest iby the people of this part of the county. The Stutsman homestead is one of the fine meii- dow farms on thc west fork of the Salmon river, and valuable. It was taken up by Henry Stutsman, the then husMand of Mrs. Hayes, some five years ago. Henry Stutsman went away, wljiaivdoning the farm and his wife, and she began a contest for -the,homo. She alleged, that Stutsman hnd already securer! two homesteads from the government by fraud, and this was his third attempt to secure free land. The contest was decided last week, hy the Watervillc land, office, ag-ainst Mrs. Stutsman. She at once made, a new filing, claiming- thn'-t\" 1he homestead was now open, Henry Stutsman having abandoned it, She mailed her papers to the Watervillc land office. .,, Clarence Starr is Mrs. Stutsman's son-in-law. He also had an eye. on the Stutsman homestead and his papers were ready for filing.\" as soon as were Mrs. Stutsman's.\" He did not wait for the mail, hut mounted a horse and made the journey to Watervillc 'by relay riding. He beat the mail by half a day and his tapers were, in the land office while his mother-in-law's were in Uocle Sam's sack many miles away. The land offite rejected both filings. It was too much of a family cuivcd an otici- from a Calgary man lo supply the JS moose whit,h tho premier* of New Zealand has asked tho govurnment to procure ���������lor that colony. A mil ilia order sai.s\". \"Swords arc to be worn b.) oflicers 'at all times when on duly and on parade with men bearing ai'm-f. except at musketry ami artillery practice. At iiold manoeuvres', commanding oll'cors niivy purniit carbines Ui be carried iur- 'Stead of swords,'provided that, all ol'- hcers of the unit turn out alike.\" The direction McLaren had gone was; pointed out to Constable Burr who immediately started in pursuit, soon overtaking him, aud compelling hi in to halt, handcuiled hran and brought him back lo town where he appeared Thursday \"belore Francis Webb, J.P., who committed him for trial. \\ ester day he was up before Judge Cornwall and electing for speedy trial. This ought to be a lesson to Dow lo tieat in future the men working underlain with more consideration, no matter what their mental equipment may be. BEAR IN HIS BEDROOM. ���������Judge Alf. L: Currcy, of Baker City, Ore, is the hero of a' hear fight. ( 'With , no weapon but a spado the judge'is credited with . driving A HEAVY HOP CROP ��������� ��������� -������������������������������ New Westminster,, Aug. 27.��������� 'Government Agent C, 0. Fisher has rer turned from an official visit to Chilli wack. He says that the liHle town is booming and that *.l the hotel accommodation is taxed to the uttermost. No vacant houses- are available and a large number of residences are in course of construe- the hear away and saving the life of John lliertoii, near whose cabin t'lon.-\" The packing of fruit is W)iug extensively carried on, and thc out- on Rock (\"reck the Baker City magistrate was camped. Illcrtou-awoke Saturday morning just before daylight to find a huge black hear in his ������������������cabin, states one report, i The aninial. was foraging and sniffed inquisitively at (he sleeping innn. It woke him up. With a ho.wl heard by ��������� every camper in ,(hc rcghon, Illcrton tried to escape the animal Rliich proposed to have a bile of the man himself. The howl arose Judge Currey, who hurried to thc rescue. He seized a shovel and belabored the beast, while Ulerton mana-god to recuperate, seize a pick and fight. Between the two they drove the bear oft\". After it was over the men found guns and attempted to give chascy but they didn't \"kill the bar.\" affair and too complicated for thent to unravel, atnd they threw tli^' raincfcl put this season will be the largest on record. The fruit exporters have secured the use of one of the exhibition buildings and have en-gaged a number of expert fruit packers who are giving their entire attention to the work of packing the fruit for export. The Sardis and Chilliwack hop fields are alive with pickers, ,and the Horst Hop company alone has at thc present time over a thousand Indians at work in its. hop fields. The crop this year is a very heavy one and there is an excellent demand and good price in the American market for the product. A'biout 200 Indians are 'camped at Steveston a-n.il will arrive sometime today to swell the already large number of Indians encaimped along thc water front. The Beaver will make a special trip to Agassiz from open for settlement. It was snap- ��������� ........ ��������� f +. ,rI ��������� . . , . .,, ������������������, this city, for thc purpose ol taking ped up at once by an outsider, and. \" ,,���������,.������������������������* -u ��������� +*,������ 11 - a load of Indians to work in the Mrs. Stutsman forgot her disap-i pointment in a short wedded bliss, j 1-1 lil liS TO $100,000,000. * Waukesha, Wis., Aug. 27.��������� Residents oi tins city claim lo be hen's ol thc estate^of the late Michael Roup, a brewer of (iermauy, who left a fortune said to amount lo nearly $.100,000,000. Edward Roup of Buffalo, came heie yesterday, and uCtei consulting with him, the Waukesha hens signed alhd.iwts aflirrn- mg their kinship with thc deceased biewcr. There are said Lo be 13 shares in all. The German ambassador in Washington communicated with the heirs aud says the estate is bona tide. . OOR LLCK BRlTlSnNAVY Chathauu, Eng-., Aug. 25��������� The trials of.tho new lirst class battle 'ship Africa of 10,350 loins have been postponed owing- to some minor defects having- developed. This is the latest iu a run of extraordinary ill luck which has been attending- the British navy recently, .and which tlie advocates of a strong navy arc using- to urge tho Admiralty to a- dopt a more forward policy. Besides tho Africa no less than sevun battle ships have boon, placed out of action within a few months. WEYBURN FATALITY ���������*r��������� Wcyburn, Saslc, Aug. 27.���������The funeral took place here of thc three- year-old son of Mr. Harry Loucks, who resides about 12 miles north- LIGHTNINGS RAVAGES *������������������������ St..Thomas, Ont., Aug. ^7.���������Lightning this morning struck the residence of George Bradley, of Orwell, doing considerable damage. Three children had narrow escapes.. The u.uiis of George Bag-nail, of Mount oaieui, were also struck and con- auiufu Willi ail their contents. The u.uiis oi Urn. Taylor, ol TalttotvUie weic sllucIc by lightning ou Sunday auu consumcu. 'me Olus house fiicc is situated on Abbott street, and the paper will be issued in about two weeks. The press is already installed and thc compositors are now \"dissmg\" the cases. When it is mentioned that there are some 3000 characters to a ca9G aud same 000,000 in all, printers ed that Quarrie was. badly hurt, Iris nose and ,mouth requiring several\" stitches. \" west of. the town. On Wednesday I scd to the o(i characters of the last the littlc.fellow was playing in j^,.^, alphabet wiU probably gasp. ��������� Mr. Fong IMckman is matnager and the stable with a brother about a year older than .himself, and IradoibH tain-ed possession of some matches, | editor of the Wa-Ying Yat*iPo, or which they were lighting. The hay | _ caught fire and the llam-es prcvent- Chincse Canadian Daily newspaper, 'in which Mr. Yip Sang, Loo Gee, hop gardens at that place. ed the escape of; the younger lad. who was burned to death. Three horses were also 'burned to death, and one fatally injured.. Wing, and others arc- Interested. Mr. Four- Dickman said that the paper would only publish \"very good news,\" BATTLE IN 3CSE-'.... BUFFALO ***-��������� Buffalo, N.Y., Aug. 27.-Two families of Italians engaged in Wattle on. Main street tonight. Two men are dead and four are in the hospital with serious 'wounds. Some time ago Fra-nk Sardinia had a fist fight with Dominic Garcia. Bad bdood had existed ever since between the two,men and today Garcia and his brother lay in wait for Sardinia, who came along the street accompanied by his two brothers. The Garciias stepped out to Confront the Sardinias and the battle was on. It was a Rattling mass of Italians for a few minutes and then another Italian, Raphael Balstrie, interfered. The peace-maker was so badly \\stab- hed that he died. When the police arrived Frank! Sardinia lay dead in the street. Dominic Garcia fell, wounded -,many times, and Sardinia's atidomen was laid open. Garcia is expected todie. PPfKPIP 1 jiilii. ������tj.ij>lj, _ THJ4 LADYSMITH DAILY LEDGER j.**-\" liif DAILY LCD6I-R ������'i bllalMi every day except Siuula*, ii every day -BY��������� THE DAILY LEDG-ER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION. One Year (1b aivanee) $9.00 One Month -._. ... - 90 ceats OFFICE AT LADYSMITH. CX������m������FZ������8!P%32mmWm trnM^jr^r^s^Ttz-mmtf^iimmVAmiTi MONDAY, Aug. 27, 1906 B.C. MINING- NOTES. ' The manager of St. Eugene mine has asked for one week more in which to reconsider the request of the mill men for an eight hour day at present wages. He wishes to confer first with the owners of the Coeur d'Alenc mines. It seems that the \"Coeur d'Alene mine owners get about $30 more a ton for their concentrates'than do those across the border. ���������*���������������*���������������������������. T. H. Rea, superintendent, of the Betts and Hesperous mines near G-rand Forks, has returned from a trip to Chicago where, he conferred with the directors. As a resulL a contract has li-een let for 1000 feet of diamond drill work. Seven miners are employed at the Gloucester group near Franklin. The group was recently bonded hy , the Dominion Copper company for $115,- 000. \"A Wholesome^Healthy I,iie Requires Whole some Healthy Food'' , HERE ARE THREE OF THE BEST B, S K. ROLLED OATS B, & K. WHEAT FLAKES NEMO Tj!E-j>ERFECT vS*9v U', . ' By using these Foods on alternate days, you get a delightful change of diet. SOLO BY ALL GROCERS wsatmssmrnsswi foot ledge with a heavy iron capping���������a formation similar to that of the Coucr il'Alcnes. Mr. Wcmllcr reports that the tunnel on the Green Horn mountain properties owned by, Saivdpoint people is in 52 feet and is now ,in good concentrating galena ore. 'it is expected 'the main ledge ���������will be Lapped at'a depth of'100 feet within the next 20 feet. THE WARDROBE The market for the coke manufactured by the International Coal com pany'is increasing. A contract has been made wilh the Boundary Falls Dominion Copper company smelter to supply it with 200 tons of coke a day for two years. Heretofore the contract called for but 80 tons a day. Diamond drill work is to be begun this week on the Banner and Aldie on Banner mountain, the properties recently b.oaded by F. Augustus I-Icinze. of Butte. A. J. Wendler, who owns 'a group or seven claims on Grouse mountain in Garfield Bay district on 'Lake Pend d'Orielle, has just returned froni a trip to thc new camp. The claims are traversed by a twelve- mm TRADE MARK ���������*0J VVvJT��������� \"*---,----\"���������-���������������*&' ^,-r i- f, ���������' * / ��������� 'V:.������>������^_ JSwC. *--'-r.ii.v ^--^ajSaSa**5* Unscrupulous dealers have been known to place inferior- boots in our cartoons and represent them as \"LECKIE BOOTS.\" Don't be imposed upon. There are no others \"JUST AS GOOD.\" The above trade mark is indelibly branded on the sole of every genuine \"LECKIE HOOT.\" It stands for ALL LE \\THEP. BOOTS made to tesist the roughest wrstcrn wear. Ask for and INSIST upon fteUing LECKIE BOOTS. One of the most important -things to be remembered in the care of one's clothes is keeping the wardrobes and cuplioaid in which thay , arc hull,!*, iu pei feet ordei and cleanliness, and above nil things, do not forget llml they need fieifuont airing. On a sunny day the doors should bo left open foi several houis and the fresh an allowed to circulate thoioug'iily. A bottle of spirits of camphor, with the cork ie- moved, may lie hung on a hook. This will keep out mo Wis and give a fresh clean odor to the\" garments, but not strong enough to make them offensive when jworn. Cedar- oil, if prefeired, may be'used in the same w.xy. \\ dress bodice should never be pin, away without airingi ��������� o ___ A CLOTHES TREE.' mm EXCELLENT Train Service BETWEIN CHICAGO, LONDON, HAMILTON, TORONTO, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, PORTLAND, BOSTON, And tlio Pilndp&l BiikIucbs Centers of . [ Ontario, Quebec, and.the Maritime Provinces. , ALSO TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA NIAGARA FALLS. For Time Tallica, uic, udilroua CEO. W. VAUX, AsBlstunt ilcii'l l*ii9?i!iigor nrul Ticket Agent 135 ADAMS ST , CHICAGO, ILL. . in ^.^���������SZ i i . ���������������������������-��������� ���������*um ���������, i���������i.j SUMMER DIARRHOEA *- ' IN, CHILDREN During the hot weather of lhe summer months the first unnatural loose ness of a child's bowels should haw immediate attention, | so as to cheel the disease before it becomes serious All that is necessary is a few iloses- of Chamhlerlajn's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by a dose of castor oil to dense'the system Rev. M. O. StocKland, Pastor of-tlu first M.E. Church, Little Falls, Mln- nesofs, writes: \"We have used Chamberlain's CoIic,f Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for several years and find It a very valuable remedy, es- pecl..lly lor summer disorders in children.\" Sold by Ladysmith Pharmacy __ i Henry Elliott, Esq., of Shcrbrooke N.S., Inspector and Supt. of Bridge Construction for Nova Scotia, says: \"A bottle of MINARD'S LINI- i i JMENT cured me of a very severe sprain of my leg, caused by a fall while building a bridge at Dohcrty Creek, Cumberland Co.\" & Nanaimo Railway STEAlVlSHiP SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JULY, 18. S.JO Sails from Ladysmith for Vancouver every Turrj-day'at (i p'clock a.m. Sails from Vancouver foi- Ladyarm th every Monday and Tuesday, at 1:30 p. in. ... Geo, L,. Courtney, District. Passenger Agent j k Too in? fast? >a aun your'tickets real i North Western Line it* The furniture of a sewing room should always include a clothes tree which may he purchased at small expense. For hanging' unfinished garments it is of the greatest use, and, of course, there should he a supply of coat hangers, which cost only a few cents each. This is decidedly the best method of disposing of garments that are as yet in unfinished stages. Quite often they must be left with sleeves pinned in or trimming pinned on in such a way that it is most inconvenient to fold ihem. If the clothes tree is covered with .-(beets the garments vill be quite as free from dust as if folded in drawers. jj Union-made Capital & Nugget Cigars i The only line now making UNION DEPOT connections at ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS wit* tlu through trains fiom the Pacini Coast. THE SHORTEST LTNE, TF FINEST TRAINS, THE LOWES\" RATES, THE FASTEST TIME. BETWEEN ��������� MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, CIIV CACIO, OMAHA, TENSAS C1T *��������� and ALL POINTS HAST. For complete infm mation ant- y< local agent or wtlte, S'. W. PARKER Gtnsrsl ^ff������������ t^JO 2ni Ave.. SfatH*. NOTICE From this date the undersigned will not be responsible for any Indebtedness incurred except on a written order signed by the secretary Rowland Machrn. V. [. EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. Non Personal Liability. Vfotorfa. R O . Wa* lflth. **������fi* \" NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I intend to apply to the Board of Licensing Commissioners nt their next sitting, (or a transfer of the retail tiquoi yiViise now held by \"me for the Pi.in.ind Motel, Ladysmith, from myselt u> Christina Iloggnn. ' D. n. HYND. Ladysmllli, !)th Aug., 1900. lm |,Pioneer Mm? W^ } 1st. Avenue. Ladysmith, B. C tf. l Ruin?, Prop. ��������� MANUFACTURER OF Carbonated Beverages, , , dinger Beer' ' Fruit Syrups P. O. Box 24S*. 58 Government St.,'Victoria, B.C. THE JONES HOTEL ���������WHITE COOK��������� and ���������WHITE LAI50K- ��������� . 7Ei������i������loyea.Only (Half Blocli from Depot.) OAT ACRE STREET- LadysriiHn. n. j. an NURSERIES, & SEEDH0USE& NOTICE. Manufactured, by J. LECKIE .Co. I VANCOUVER. BC. J \"MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.\" There is a lesson in thc work of I'the thrifty farmer. He knows that the bright sunshine may last but a lay ind he prepares for the showers u lilch are so liable to follow. ��������� So , '.t should be with every household, ���������'���������.scutery, diarrhoes and cholera'mor- I' 11'j may attack some of the mciii- n.t-is of the home without warning. 'Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and (Diairhoca Remedy, which is the best i'aowii remedy for these \"diseases, = 1 ould always he kept at hand, us immediate treatment Is necessary, 11-nl-delay .may prove fatal. For sale >>y Ladv-rii|th Pharmacy. I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by Oscar Motti- shaw without my written order. Nanaimo, B.C, S/ MOTTISITAW. , August 22, 190U. GLASS GLOBES ..... ��������� ... When you want a Glasi globe see that you get the globe with tlie rubber ring on it, as it is the only kind that can keep the water out ��������� the globes without the rubber ring 1 canaot keep out water, you caa see that by examining tltom. The artificial flower that is put into the globes , with the rubber rings, is guar anteed to be the best, and if you wattt a' globe with a Rubber Ring, call at Mrs. T. X. .Tones, agent for HHNRY CREWg The oilly place you can get Them. Sole Agent in B.C. \"for the Freiuh Wreath Co., of Lon- doa arls, Melbourne, S.A., Cor. S.o.������������>x Rd. & Milton St. UANAIMO B.C. ' Under|New|IHana|tment HOTEL8W1LSON Jus-I R. McKinnell, Prop. NANAIMO Commercial Mens'; hekdaiafters. Modern and Strictly First Claia. Fire Proof . Buildlig. Try Capital and Nuggei Cigars W������ cool, refreshing*��������� B A TH During: the Summer - Months Call on THOMAS LEWIS : Shaving Parlors, etc., High Street - Beat - accommodation for - transient *nd permanent boarders andlodgera. ORAND ( HOTEL' This' new Hotel has been comfortably furnished, and the bar Is up-to- date Rates fl.Ct a day and ap- wirda. <. ... WM. BEVERIDGE, Prof. ���������������������laaa������* ������������������* *^.* ������������������������.��������� !���������������: LadyavltV Large Stock of Homegrown Fruit and Ornamental Trees now nmt-urod for\"the Fall' Trade. ' . No' expense, loss or delay11 of fumigation or inspection, 'ifcadij darters for J'acific Coast grown Garden,'Field, ' and Flower Sieeds1 in season. ��������� Bee Supplies, Spray Pumps vVliale Oil Soap, Greenhouse Plants, Gut Flowers, Bulbs. . For Fai! Planting We do-hiiRiness on our own' . grounds���������no rent to pay and are prepared to meet all competitioi. Let me price your list be- \" j fore placing your order. Catalogue Free. Al. J. HENRY, 3oio Westminster Road VANCOUVER Plumbing and Tinsmithing DONE AT Reasonable Prices By Fletcher Bros. J anderson .Dealers In Pianos & Organs Ladysmith, B.C Leave orders at Peterson's Furs ture Store, or telephone No 58. Sunlight Soap is better than other soaps, but ������ best when used in the Sunlight way. Buy Sunlight Sup Ail follow Direction ������ *++>fr++++*fc*++*+**+**'fr't+'fr'fr+*^'jM Express Work Light Teaming. Orders With- I'lRST AVENUE Wood a������i Bark foi sale. See .T. KI3MH, or leave W. CARTER, PllONU 6-0 '* * $&&*>&* Ask for ***XMSESSS - ���������*> * * * * General Manager. * First Class RIGS FOR HIRE WOOD AND BARK FOR S ALE* AND -DELIVERED.'. . ' EXPRE SS WORK. DAVID JOHNSON PHONE 66 LADYSMITH ��������� ���������������������������������������������������*������������������-������������������������������������ ���������tl*^.^..������>..#���������#..*..#..������..*H������L.������k STOVES! STOVES! we are making HEATERS and RANGES of Latest Styles and Newest Patterns--We do Al S kinds of Foundry and Repair Work Nickei Plating in all its branches a Specialty Ladysniitii Stove & Iron Works Co. Ld TELEPHONE 53 P. O. Box 12. (������������..������������������ PAINTING AND FAPERHANGING Neatly and Artistically Done -------- ---������������������������������������ - Orders Promptly Execute S. ROEDDING -- ��������� - LADYSMITH TH6 CITY MRRK6T R. Williamson Prop ist. Avenue Ladysmith B.C. ^fVIITH TRANSFER STABLE PIANOS, ORGANS ANDHOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MOV- ���������;.'- ';���������' ED PROMPTLY A ND SAFELY. Stahlw In the re*t of the Ladysmith hotel. A'Vbotg ford Leave orderB at the t-i.*-**^*-*^^ A. J. WASKETT PROP. k-^.t^-6-4-Jk *.-fc JV-i-^J)--4~*--<���������-������--*--4-^-*--*.*.������..������. .4. .1 WM. -MUNSIE, President J. W. COIUJRN, Managing Director. Telephane 4-b\". The Ladysmith Lumber Co. Ltd, 4 4 4 4 4 ���������to*1** MILLS AT FIDDICK AND LADY SMITH->- **���������- 'M Shingles a Specialty ' ' MANUFACTURERS OF Rough and Dressed Fir nnd Cedar Lumbers LATHS, SHINGLES, MOULDINGS, ETC., of the BEST QUALITY SEASONED. AND DRIED FLOORINGS AND 5 FINISHING LUMBER IN STOCK 4 4 t: t 4- #������������������ 4 4- ���������11 -;nr-7���������r- X THE LADYSMITH DAILY LEDGER LODGES LADYSMITH TEMPLE, No. 5.��������� , .Rathbone Sisters, meets in the Odd fellows' Hall every 2nd and 4th < Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. (. ' MRS.' KATE TATE, - M. of R. & C. UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF .DRUIDS. Wellington Grove, No. 4, U^A.O.D. /meets in the, I.O.O.F. Hall, Lady- , smith,, the Second and Fourth Wednesdays of each month, commencine: . ������������������ ,, i- / . , <. Wednesday, 13th, 1905.. AU Wotk guaranteed ��������� and at reason- Visiting Druids are invited to at- . St. SIMPSON SoiielW,, !!*������. ' Money to Loan ,t. AveW* LADYSVI H Dr.R. B. Diei Surgeon Dentist tend. ��������� By Order WM. RAFTER, Rec. Sec. PATRICK BURK, N.A. il GALEDOiW aMe rates. 1 RESIDENCE AND OFFICE Gatacre St Ladysmith ' Open at all hours. f i NANAIMO NEWS, NOTES *T II.* - ^ , - rl - f !the 'floor; will, olood pushing from. Nanaimo, B.C., Aug. 26. a wouuu hi his head, his right hand still holding firmly the gun with wkich^he commit t-ed the terrible deed Medical aid' was immediately sum rn.on.ed and when Dr. O'Brian arriv- Robt. Hamilton, of the Hamilton ^ he hela out uo ho]?(^ ������m. the re_ Co., that has contracts for the in- covery oi tho'injurcsd man, death.jtak- stallment of machinery at the Na. iug. pi,^ shortly alter three o'clock. nairno sawmills, went over yesterday . j,*or i0111ft years Mr. McLay has morning- to Vancouver. He will re- Deen suheripg from nervous prostra- turn next week. \" uon, getting gradually worse ' day( ��������� by day, uaiii during the past weic In connection wilh the Foresters' \\e 1^3 wished himself dead time re-union sports held last, Sattir- amj nma again. c day, a baloon ascension and . pai-a- chute drop was advertised. The\" balloon man claimed' an accident to his baloon prevented his ascent, la order to keep our lurord1 we arrnng- Afu-r arising iesterday morning he acted very strange as n his brain, was anecled and Mrs.. .Mi J jay kept watch on her husband,' but on her leaving the house for a few moments Leads Them AM IN QUALITY R.P. RITHET, &Co., Ltd Pacific Coast Agency. ' t\"nT0RIA' \"' :~' \" . ~: '���������������������������&���������''������������������ CUBAN CIGAR FACTORY5 Manufacturers of the Famous CUBAN BLOSSOn None bu Union Labor Employed H J. BOOTH. Prop DAY .SCHOOL.\" *~\" Usual subjects taught; also language?, .drawing in pencil and crayons, paint ng in' oils aid water colon, pianoforte and vocal lessons glv- en In classes or individually. MISS BERTRAM, Ladysmith, B.C f APlV^MITH ' ttAkM^DV i������d with, l^e.lua11 to repair his bal- evidently in a spell of temporary hi l-f**-' ������*3h11 1 il Dnh.CKY !oon and- ascend from the railway sanity, he secured the revoher atkl' CHOICE, CAKES AND PASTKY 'grounds yesterday. Alter a long'pulling the trigger sent the fatal; ALWAYS FRESH ON HAND and unexpected delay he'made an as-'&hot on its errand of death. Wedding Cake* -tfade to Order jeensiow and drop. It was in our op I Mr. McLay was a native of Air- KRL'jTS ANJ) CANDIES OF ALL iuion an absolute failure on his part,'drie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, aged KINDS., fRESH BREAD EV- hc go,h^ only pc,haps 123 to ,ll30 1 fe������'t in the air and his drop .was do- f void of any excitement���������We have during which time he lias followed ,ERY DAY Prices arc Very Reasonable Customers are Treated Alike. HOP LEE & CO. ON THE'. ESPLANADE. G2 years. He bos been a/ resident of this city for the past lliirly yeais, paid him ������100���������as this was our ag- the occupation of a cool miner, re- reement ior' an ascent and para- tiring therefrom a few years ago. c. ALu Wall Papers ON HAND To be spld at HALF PRICE on JiE. House and Sign Paintei MnMuuMu* RAYMOND & SONS ���������Dealers in��������� Lime, Plaster Paris, Brick, 1 Fire Brick and Vancouver island cement. \" , 3 Pandora St. Victoria B.C. J. PERCY & GO. Manufacturers Of.��������� IRONCLAD BRAND CLOTHING, OVERALLS, TOP SHIRTS, ETC. WHOLESAJjjHY GOODS Victoria, b. g. chute drop. We regret on account of the public that has so generously given us their assistance by their presence at our re-union sports the failure of this * party, .that has kept \"his contract legally, but has failed to do what was reasonably expected of him, a baloon ascension and a parachute drop from a reasonable distance up, as is' done by men utader contract ordinarily. The public' and societies generally will do well to make ar different arrangement from the one we had, if they wish to have that, which may be considered a genuine ascent and drop in dealijngi with this party, who calls himself Professor Clarence Davis and. gives *his' home as ' Cle Elum, Washington. Foresters. Re-uniqn Committee. T. I. BUCKLE, Chairman. He leaves to survive him a widow, two sons, Thos. McLay, .at. present residing in Vancouver; William McLay, residing in Queensland, Australia; *a- daughter, Mrs. \"Miller of Sun Francisco, and five brothers, ' .lames McLay, a rancher on Gabriola l.v- land; \"Robert* McLay at Koksilah and three residing in Scotland. 'Hie funeral arrangements as yet ���������uncompleted, will he definitely arranged -on .the arrival of Afr. Thos. Lay, from Vancouver, who Is expected to reach Nanaimo today. . Airs. A. -F. Rolidi, whose husband was lost in the Valencia, and her mother. Arcs. Poingdestre, of Kew Westminster, are at the Gordon Hotel Victoria. They are anxious lo obtain verification of the reports of Skeletons being- discovered at Car- manali, presumably ot Valencia a ic- tims, and have interviewed the prov- Many. of Nanaimo's citizens willlinuial police, receiver of wreck's-and learn'���������with regret of thu passing a- attorney- general's department on le- Under the patronage of His Honor, the Lieutenant--';! Governor of British Columbia srfToiirt m. io am m or i m II Liberal Premiums & Valuable Prizes���������The Best Stock Market in the Province���������Live Stock.Parade Daily���������3 Days Horse Racing���������$5J000 in Purses and Valuable: Trophy Cups���������Splendid New Attractions including Grand Broncho Busting Competition for .Championship of'British Columbia _���������������������������a0^ V) 5'Wj'M,',7y SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES FROfl ALL POINTS For entry blanks, Prize L'.ists and other information/ Address, A. J. Morley, Mayor,.foesWent J. E- Smart, Secretay; II GENERAL BL Miners' Drilling! (Machines MADE TO ORDER and REPA1KKD AT SHORT NOTICE. DRILLS .SHARPENED BY US ALWAYS GIVE SATISFACTION. -���������PICKS HANDLED A NI) REPAIRED��������� , % -SHIP SMI THIN G IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Horseshoers and Gener?' Blacksmitns. R.WRIGHT. Buller Street - '- --.Ladysmith, b C way of another pioneer, whose death occurred yesterday afternoon as the result of his own rash act in sending a bullet from a 32 calibre revolver crashing through his bi'ain. the misslc entering- lhe head just above the right ear and showing itseH. o.n the opposite side of tho head above tlie left ear. Jt was during the dinner hour that of tho bomb. It is believed twen- Important experiments arc being ty-Ave persons were killed and tweu ] carried out hy the naval authorities ty-i'our wounded who were taken to at . Portsmouth dockyard 10 a*;cer- ference thereto. .'Nont* of the depart- a nearby hospital. ments mentioned ha\\e any confirmatory tidings. o��������� ASCORE KILLED St. Petersburg, attefmpt was made today by For over un hour after thc explosion there was a scene of co'afu,s- ion at the villa. A great concourse of spectators gathered there handling horrible remnants *��������� of the trag- Ol'tf WOUNDED'ctjy amji carrying some of them a- 1 way as souvenirs. The police ap- Aug. 2f>th,���������An pareutly lost their presence of mind a me- for they did little or nothing ;j ICE! IGE! ICE! Will be Delivered on Mondays, Wednesdays. Fridays and Saturdays Orders must be in by eleven o'clock on day ot Deliveiy, Union Brewing Co- the terriblefdeed was committed. Mr. tuber of the revolutionary parly on til Lhe arrival of M. Maknroff, the McLay being alone in tho house at'the liic of Premier- Stoljpin. A pub-'Assistant JUinister of the Interior by tlie time, his wife being out in thc j lie reception was being hold when wh-���������e orders the villa and grounds back yard when the sound of a a bomb suddenly 'hurled into the uere cleared, and an investigation pistol shot sent her scurrying indoor**, to find her husband lying on HILBERf 4 .-1 Limited I NANAIMO B. C. ^;fr^.ftf,fr+4.4^4^^.1.���������.f.������#*.fr4~|������ :-M^^^4!lr^.*I^2*'<^-K->^*,>'' ��������� W.* SIL'hJK ' - ^ENEKAL LXPRESS AND DELIVERY 'i * WORK PROMPTLY m������^'-' Leave orders at the Abbotsforif. midst of the vast asscuiblag-c. Qf thc tragedy begun According to A largo reception room at thc statements of the survivors none of left of the ante room was filled (the overpowering fumes accompany with a great concourse or' ollioials ^jng the use of melinite, lyddite or and visitors as today was the premier's reception day. M. Stoljpin himself received his guests. After the explosion of the bomb a few moments of stupeiication followed .1- mong the injured. Survivors and persons in Lhe neighborhood, including a number of soldiers from a grenadier regiment rushed to thc spot and commenced to carry away Lhe dead and wound ed from the villn wliich had caught firo as the result of the explosion STt'AM nSMilD FURNISHED ROOMS n.VR SDPPURD WITH BE-T ���������WINES,?I,iP.TJORS, CIG .*, RP i Synopsis of Canadian I-Iomestearl Regulations. * stead, the requirement* as to residence may be satisfied by residence upon the said land. Six monthe' notice in writing should he given to the Commissioner of Dominion Lands at Ofetawa of intention to apply for pateut. Coal lands may be purchased at $10 per acre for soft coal aud $20 for anthracite. Not more than 320 Any available Dominion ��������� Lands J acres can be acquired by one indivi- witbln the Railway Belt in British ' dual or company. Royalty at the Columbia, may bm homesteaded by ��������������������� often cents per ton of 2,000 any person who is the sole head of. pounds shall be collected on the a /amUy, or aay male av������,e*teoa' S^s **W- ������tar������ ol ate, to the extent of one- -v* w. uurt*,, inarter section of 160 acres, more deputy of the MlnlStgt_0T Tnterlor. or lens. \"Etttry must he made personally at the local land office for the district ln wliich the land is situate, The homesteader is required to perform the conditions connected therc- ���������with under one of the following plans: (1) At least six months' residence iipon and cultivatiom of the land in each year for three years. (2) If the iatfcez, (or. mother, if the father Is deceased), of the homestead- ���������r reside* upon a \"farm In Uio vicinity of the land entered for, the requirements as to residence may' he satisfied by such person residing with the father or mother. (3) If the settler has his permanent residence upon farming land own- A. J.tMcMURTRlE, Proprietor Newly fitted up and Furnished LADYSMITH, .,. C Good tables and good Rooms pyroxolino were notici-*d after the explosion, and it is thought the bomb was charged with camphor and dyn amile, which wore extensively used in loading the revolutionary bombs. o FOR SHABBY LEATHER. For improving shabby leather ch.urs take a pint of linseed oil, boil it and let it stand till nearly cold, then stir in half a pint of vinegar. Stir till mixed, then bottle for use. When required, shako the toottle well, pour a little on\\a soft cloth, nib well into lhe leather, turning the flamne 1 as it gets dirty, then rub with a soft duster till the polish is restored. This polish softens the leather and prevents it from cracking. tain to what extent the steaming properties of the Welsh coal lsed in the British navy, are improved by, storage in the sea. * ��������� Eighteen months igo rot ruiio*;, each containing two tons ��������� eral, were sunk in thc Mg *>asui, and ot the same time a similar quantity of coal was carefully stored in the open air at the coaling point, and sheltered from the weather beneath tarpaulins. At intervals of six months, two ton samples from each storage h: ve been taken out and carefully tvrn- ed, and the results from the cspi*. .- ments have shown conclusively that by sub'imarine storage of coal its co- , lorific value steadily increases, whilo bly storage in open aid a decided decrease is shown.���������Mining Record. Ottawa, Aug. 25���������Canada's thanks giving for a bountiful harvest will take place ������n Thursday, October IS the third Thursday of the month. The railway companies were making a strong effort to have the day changed to Monday so that it would be taken advantage of to a greater extent for holiday purposes, but this is not the object of the day and the request was declined. This Hotel haa been completely renovated. Board aid lodging $1.00 per dfcy. prTTTTYTTYT' BOOTS & SHOES REPAIRED J. A. REED, . /O - Roberts St. Near 5th,--Ave. ������N UuljuuuljuuuuU HOTEL DOMINION ���������Ratca .fl.2f> and-til .50��������� Fre to all steamboat landings and railway depots. Electric ears every live minutes to all parts of the city. Bar and tahle unexcelled. PRETORIH JOHN TKA, Proprietor Bar Supplied with the Best Wines, 1st Aveaue :-: :-: Liquors and Cigars. Ladysmith B.C. COAL UNDER WATER. The Canadian commercial agent at rvianchcst, England, in thc course of a report to th'j Denai'tm������.nt 0' Trade and Commerce, recently pub' lished, gave the following information relative to storing coal under water and in the open air. resjve- tivcly: ' UNNECESSARY EXPENSE. Acute attacks of colic and diarrhoea come oh without warning and prompt relief . must -oc obtained. There is no necessity of incumr;,\"- expense of a physician's service in such cases if Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is. at hand. A dose of this remedy will relieve the patient before the doctor could arrive. It has never hern known to fail, ov.cn in the most severe and dangerous cases and no family should ;be without it. For sale by the Ladysmith Pharmacy. P VOU WANT ACJOOD First Class Meal CALL AT��������� :\".������������������'\".' T. X. Smith's Restaurant *r '' ��������� '������������������ ���������*��������� ALWAYS OPEN FIRST AVENUE. F.-I1AYNE8, Proprietor, S^^ta'Sv^^rtiitahbme ABBOTT ST., VANCOUVER B.C. NOTICE LADYSMITH WATER WORKS Consumers are requested to call at the office on Roberts Street nnr oay Water Rates, between the 10th and the 25th or each month. Office Hours IP.xM.4.30 ��������� n ! ^ 1.1 BLAND, '���������,'������������������' SUPERINTENDENT. . Attention Is c������lled to tfce fact tkat tka Ogiivie Flour Hills Co Limited makers of ROYAL HOUSEHOLD FLOUR, have for some rtma past heen producing flow in a. vastly Improved and Bartfl-.-\" form by the aid of ELECTRICITY and having secured control of all the basic patents relating thereto, take this opportunity of a dvising the public that any unauthorized users of the electrical flour purifying processes will be, prosecuted. Ogilv'e Flour Mills Company \"Limited ar& the only millers in Canada whose Flour purified by the E'ectrio Process i r ** ^ ' * THBIADYSKITGI DULY LGDttER % A lways On Hand _: JT s BICKLE'S Best of Groceries! ! SPECIALS P A Large Stock of DRY GOODS, BOOTS & SHOES That Can'Be Beat ^^������������������^���������^^^^ W^^^^ $\"&������������������������������������ E C I A L S Thisisclearing-up season and if prices will clear out our Odds & Ends we will Certainly succeed Smith, Fotos, That's AIM Local Item s* &. Mr. R. Laird passed through , on the morning train to Chemainus. Remember���������H. Kay has the 'finest stock ol picture frames in- the city. Mrs. Wanless reached iLadysmith on the moening train from Nanaimo today: ' Miss L. Ingham spent yesterday in Nanaimo, returning home this morning. Mr. R. Simpson and J. S. Freethy were amongst the passengers on the morning train, having spent Sunday in Nanaimo. Mrs. Halhead. of Chemainus, arrived in the city at noon today and is the guest of Mrs. T. D. Conway. A special meeting of the board or trade will be held at 8:30 this evening in the office of Mr. J. Stewart. The Selkirk, . Tepic and scows,, Georgian and Kildonan and scows, were in at tho colliery 1 wharves today for coal. is, comparatively small catches to | those which have 'been made within the past two weeks. A party of ten, who left at five\" o'clock yesterday morning, succeeded in capturing seventeen fine salmon during the day while Mr. H. Hay den, who took the party out in his launch the \"Muriel,\" besides landing one or two salmon, caught the only rock cod of the day.,, Owing to tlie swift tides which prevail at thc Gap it is impossible to fish excepting at certain hours of the day,\" as thc tide is turning, consequently, much of the time yesterday was spent in louring iaround in the vicinity of the light house, and visiting with Mr. F. Allison, thc light house keeper. Mr. Allison, was as hospitable as ever, and .-us- tained his reputation ,of doing all in his powei io assist visitors in enjoying themselves. A new residence is being built for Mr. Allison, and he stated all that will be required after its 'completion will be a cook, and it was moie than hinted yesterday that lie intends to have one even if he has io ^secure the services \"of a minister lo draw up the contract. Howcvci, this will not occur until pfiei (he new house is built, (and in the iiiu'antime, Mr. Allison extends a cordial invitation to any of his friends, 'married ir -Jn' glej to pay him a visit. -~o 3 Do/, colored Blouses, print, muslin, etc.���������Rejr 75c. , SPECIAL 35c. 4 Do/, colored Blouses, trimmed with lace and iiifsertion��������� Rejr. $1.50 SPECIAL 75c. 4 Dot. Ladies'' Belts in silk leather, Etc.���������Reg:.* up to $1.50 SPECIAL 25c. SPORTS GROUND ��������� ' ' SUBSCRIPTION LIST. Hugh Thornley. N. A. Morrison. T, O'Connell. J. Sanderson. ' J. Eno. D. O'Connell. J. 0. Gillespie. Wm. Sanderson. R. McMillan, \\V. S. Morrison. Jas. Adam. James Dunbar. John O'Connell, C, Hewlett.. NOTICE ��������� Boots and Shoes made and rcpair- ed. Contracts taken for clearing\" land. HOP S1NU FLETCHER BLOO. 1st. AVENUE .If you want a.good cook, apply to ; HOP. LEE. *������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ������������������#���������#<*>��������������������������������������������������������������� * SCHOOL DAYS * ,3 Dozen Children's Aprons, Etc. Reg*. 50c. white SPECIAL 33 !-3c, 2 Doz women's linen Aprons' -with Pockets SPECIAL 25C Walters 8 >tkenhead None Better-Capital & Nugget Cigars NOTICE. ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED The Eagle Intermediate biasoball team of Nanaimo, were defeated he the local intermediates here yesterday, thc score being 10���������2 in favor of the Ladysmith team. During thc afternoon the city bland rendered i Vancouver, Aug. 23���������The arrange- some excellent selections while theimenta for the cclubiaiion of Labor ball game was in progress. |day are now 1Jllu.Ucally completed, 'aud the What might have proved a serious accident was narrowly averted at the railway station this morning. Two express down to the station platform, to reach which, they were obliged to cross the siding at the back of the, , , 'Seouii'd, unci two bands will play Ui010 all aJicriiuon. One band will v4~%~ .Vftncouver, Aug. >r th now coiubraiion committee arc aow iu tho happy position of wait- jng for the hi si .Monday iu September, secure in the prospect of a wagons were coming awiou?teailion worLhy of tue go-rouiid Organ���������Play's 36 Tunes���������Suitable for Ba������* Room, Etc 1 Small Organ Plays [36 Tunes by Rollers with Key Board to play by Music���������Good for Familv Practice i \" BEST SEWING MACHINES VERY CHEAP ; 3 Beautiful Large Pictures, Tinware, Etc. FLETCHER'S VARIETY STORE ��������� Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows. v. station. A freight train was shunting ears on this siding, and Ihe ��������� -n��������� gine, *vith half of the train, w.i*. pulling ap the track, with die balance of the cars following. Tho expressmen, seeing the engine and t\\us past lhe crossing, drove unto the track, and were warned just in the nick of. time'by the, brakesman on top of the moving cars to clear themselves. It seems rath or a dangerous plan to have a siding which is froimentiy used at the rear of a station which has to be crossed by passi'ii'geis as well as teams io reach a train. ��������� -o Several parties of fishermen left Ladysmith yesterday for Cowichan Oap, some of them spending the entire day there. Although salmon were at the Gap in abundance, it was an off day for fishing, and small calches were the result���������that I bL.n-L at nine o'clock, m the morn- iii������i, tneei-ing ui riving trains, and .plajing around iho city. Tho other will Mart at one o'clock, and play 111I tin iu ilu- t*icjuini>. A great oP<'n air concert will', be lu'ld at the ,court house���������in the evening. Large crouds are expected from--Victoria, >.;;uniiiiio and oilier points. ' . .v'!'f. . A. it. ,1'lui'ns, secretary ..-of the ci'h.-brat ion . CluiuiiiLttcc, who had a busy tmnj of late, reports thai iii,' prizes in ��������� money anil in kind lotul o'er $').\">0. The cash prizes 11- mouiH to .*-.,.'!.':2, 'nnd tho prizes iu Kind are valued at ������320. 'The av- i'1-n.^e. \\11l11e of the prizes in kind.'is : oini'lhiny o'.er ?-1 so it will be seen iIim.I. cbnipet Rons in thc sports l.sibor liny will be handsomely re win-ill d. \\uum mmmmmiNu 'm^mmim. Maconochie's FRESH HERRING 2 TINS FOR- 25 GTS. SAANSCH CLAMS 3 TINS FOR 50 CTS. SUNRISE OYSTERS 2TINSFOR 25 CTS. BLAIR UMP EVERiY DRY SUMMER the question of drawing water from Mother Earth- is brought forcibly before agriculturists and others, for which purpose the BEST pumps are required; that is why we stock nvERs pumps ��������� ���������'��������������������������� ���������<������������������. In every variety such as MYERS' LIFT PUMPS, MYERS' ASHLAND STOCK PUMPS, MYERS' ANTI- FREEZING FORCE PUMPS, MYERS' DOUBLE ACT- INfl FORCE TANK PUMPS, MYERS' NEW CENTURY DOUBLE ACTING FORCE PUMil.'S, MYERfcS' UORSE POWER PUMPS,' MYERS' .SIPHON PUMPS, MYERS' HOUSE PUMPS, MYERS.' SPRAY PUMPS, Etc..'., because they ARE THE BEST In construction material and durability, which we will demonstrate if you will call on or write to the SOLE AGENTS: ��������� ��������� ��������� ' 4 arc commencing and every boy and girl should have one of our SCHOOL SH 185 Boys Sweaters' u ii '200 Pairs Boy's Tweed,, Pants reduced to 85c. 65c. & 50c. Boys Tweed Caps from 25c. to 65c. each Boys & Girls Hosiery.and Underwear at reduced price > ,��������� ��������� x ��������� ��������� Linton Reiser A %o. LIMITED ���������^ When ordering your MEAT don't forget to ^ call on us. We keep nothing: but g: that the Market can afford and E SATISFACTION ' <��������� the BEST =5 guarantee is 1ROLUB CORN BEEF --��������� 121-2C. IB. | | A. HOWE 1 ������ MEAT MARKET 3 ^UiUiiUiUiUiUiUlUiUUiiU IU 1U1U JUlUilUUmiU UUttlUiitS iaaagegKaggggagapagnBeaci nil in wji \"Smith,\" \"Clabrough,\" *4Parker/' 44Remington55 and ^Winchester\" Guns -a*tJi*,.>*ri>iiri-������ii,i,.iii FULL STOCK LADYSMITH HARDWARE COMPANY LIMITED E5SRSSB53SS!HgSSEi; W. Q. Fraser Merchant Taiior FIRST, AVENUE. Suits Made to Order to Fit and to yotir Satisfaction. Call and see Stock 55S mes^sszLm-^K WATCH REPAIRING 3 1 if THIS RTRiMINOHAM OF B. C.) 123 Government Street, Victoria, B. C. P.R. 1314 All Watches entrusted to me receive my Special Attention. The Repairing is done on my premises by myself with 34 Years Experience as a Guarantee. Hy Chnrges arc m -derate for FIRSt CLASS WORK ii B. FORCIMflER Watchmaker, Jeweller, Optician FIRST AVENUE, LADYSriITH Fresh Meats, Sausage^, Hams and Bacons, Etc Etc. G. P ANN ELL GAT ACRE: ST. LADYSMITH (������������t������ei������S������9C������ DS89SO ������'���������������������������������>'��������������������� ��������� fl C ft ��������� 0 S i^������ C 0 ������ 0 ��������� 9 We are still in tr* Wall Paper sviwi Paint Business, and are selling slathers of it, which shows that our- prices are right and give good satisfaction. If you wish to do your own Piaint- ing or Paper-hanging, make your Picture Frames and Furniture look new, come and have a talk with us and we will cheerfully give you any information that you desire and make your task easy. LADfSMlTH WALL PAPER DEPOT Harry Kay, Proprietor THE DEFICIENT POTNT. Sweet Girl Graduate--Are you in- itcrested in the. problem of. races and the higher education's, application to it? College Orator���������Very much so, but the higher education gives very few advaatages in picking the winner.��������� Baltimore American. -iTM������.\"i hnHaiii -t������*^-. .. -,|n���������nf jft ������ttM|J.m | Smoke a Big B Cigar. Dr. Dier can be fojind at any time at his office on Gatacre street. His dental work to guaranteed to he first- class, and rates reasonable. Smoke Little B Cigars."@en, "Titled The Ladysmith Daily Ledger from 1905-01-04 to 1905-04-06, and 1905-07-20 onward. Titled The Daily Ledger from 1905-04-08 to 1905-07-19

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