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[The Nelson Economist]
BC Historical Newspapers
The Nelson Economist was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from July 1897 to July 1906. The Economist was published by D. M. Carley, and edited by C. Dell-Smith. In August 1898, The Economist absorbed a paper called The Nation. In July 1903, the title of the paper was changed from The Nelson Economist to The Economist.
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.^<?v'^'^!V*>|>AAA<vvv/v^AAA��, </v<a/wvv V.'.M. K IlKAUhT: "1 li'.ivc f- <mi tlio < inoM beaulilul I.1U1 > in 1 i.ily and hwil/ir- l.iijd, unci ..II thus' li,.i'i�� ,| oS,hut [ have ij.j\ei bCLUcinj tl.iii|.',i:!K, liim ti.eKoi.te- i..'i.\ 1 ilce .nut ihe -\;io\. l.ilus. V, e li id-i (luiirliliul lime Um to. Tins v Mb in. rn_t ti 1]> lIh oi'gli ll.cie '" .~s \ 1AW.WWAV WA-'vWV VOLUME VIII. iAcPK^. Ml laLS has never seen anything- <_ ffiflhLllV&Ji the iruitor JS'eison district. lie adiM): ^Ididn'tsee the cherries or rasp- berrtjpofltgooscbeirlcs, but ir they c m- pare ^rhlutiic applis, jiears and pluirs, >ou mfi-tJleroa li un country unsurp.t-hcd by anytlaug lu-lhe Dominion." _. y ., ��� - , A?lt\ :V:'.'$*3 ; -AA NELSON", B. C, "SATURDAY,-MAP.OH 35, 19C5. ' ^ w i-,.-A# ***ZrV* NUMBEK^^ jp CONSERVATIVE UNION OFFICERS. THINGS TALKED ABOUT IN NELSON DURING THE WEEK DRi ^'^u.^ATH BY HER OWN SEX. Tiie meeting of the Kelson Conservative. Union in tho Board of Trail, rooms last oven ing wa. largely attended. The speeches were all of a moat enthusiastic character, and gave evidence of theconliuued development "- and growth of true Conncrvalive seu- timcn.1 in N"clson. The first business beforethe meeting was the adoption of the constitution and by-laws and this gave rise to.some little discu.-siom Tlie a following resolution, which speaks foi its2lf, -was adopted unanimously : "Besolvcd-that this meeting of Conservatives regrets that by tlie political course ol" tho member for Nelson rid ing, and liis neglect'of his legislative duties by continuously shirking the volo on important measures, the cily of Nelson is practically tin represented in tho Provincial LegULuur-.'' It was further resolved : ''that thi* Conservative Union cxpre-ses its entire confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party in the Dominion House of Common-; and in the C-mser- vaiivii'Governui&nt. of lids Province." ..-The election of officers then (ooU place with the following rc-nli: Hon- or.irv nresidents, lion. R. L. B'mlen and Non. It. McBride ; president, Dr. W. O. Rose ; 1st vice-president, I-I. Wright, Til. L. A. ; 2nd vice-president, D. Si. Carloy ; secretary-treasurer, E. C. Wraggc; executive committee, F. Lamont, W. A. Macdonald, J. Elliot, W. L. Spry, \V. Gosnell, W, 11. McLean, A. Thomas, J. "Net-hinds, F- Seaman, It. M. Macdonald,.!. F. Weir and b\ Jarvis. Several questions of interest only fo tiie organization were discussed, and it was decided to pursue u thoroughly aggressive policy in future. The one-sided reports of tlie proceedings of the Legislature now appearinr; in the Kelson daily papers, was brought before tlie attention of the meeting. All tho (speakers agreed lhat the Government and its policy were being misrepresented for political-purposes, but iiow to counteract the evil influence was thc great question. It was finally decided to take thi. matter under con- taidi-.ration. Several gentleman signed' the roll !.is& night, aud^ it was reported many more had expressed a desire to join I lio Union. Thc respousibiliiy of the editor f.r what appears in his paper, is more or less theoretical, yet there are few cases recorded where editor's refused to fully assume responsibility, and the law, in order to facilitate matters, has long held the editor, or publisher, as fully responsible for the utterances of ins paper. It appear, this view of tne Ciise does not apply in Kelson. -Hero we have an editor of a, daily paper who spends his leisure moments in explaining to irate victims, t at he is no wise responsible for the remarks of the papor which he edits. Sometimes tlie blame is placed on the shoulders of the rep irter and at other times the correspondent at tltc coast is made to carry tiie burden of sin. Surely thc noble profession of letters has degenerated when tin editor is ashamed to accept responsibility for thc utterances of his paper. We have heard of "journalists" who found a rear exit a matter of convenience, but it is-not often the Gate that the editor adds to Liu other duties the office ot apologist for tbe whole establishment. JOHN OLIVER,' THE MAN WHO TALKS The following from (lie Ymir Herald will receive endorsiliou in many quarters: "Anyone who carefully lwids the reports of proceedings-in the'Provincial Parliament, -\\I] 1 surely he .struck by the continued appearance of thc name of Mr. Oliver, the member for Delta. A careful perusal of ids speeches must impress iho lei.rter with t:o versatiily and omniscience of this g( -lUcman. Ko matter whether thc " At: i.-ncy-G'oncral brings in a bill concerning; legal procedure, or the Minister of Education a bill referring to education, or the-Finance Minister a bill concerning finance, tho lion, member for this farming constituency knows a great deal more about it thun Ihe Minister in question, who, even if he was not chosen for liis expert knowledge of that particular business, may be supposed to have studied it somewhat, and lb know a little whereof he is talking. What lengthy hours of study must therefore Mr. Oliver have -"puUin, to-acquire hisexperUknowledge of.all those subjects? In thc House he has no time for study because*he is always on liis feet talk, talk, talking. When ho i.s not talking on a specific MiUjcel, he is-quai reTing, ci l.ng down or Wing called down. And when not quarrelling ho is asking questions. Pi'eMy hourly every suppor.cr of the Government has'-had to a>k Mr. Oliver to explain away certain statements which rvcemed to have a personal reference. He is constantly having hot scuffles w.tii Use labor representatives. And in order lhat he may ever bein the minus of ids opponents, he regularly p.c.-enfs them with a string of questions, with which to occupy their leisure moments. Pretty nearly every official rcprrt ofthe proceedings in the House conveys the information that "Mr. Oliver will ask" who did this? why? when? Now? At what cost? How much was spent on the trail since the year eighteen hundred? Why not 'more? Why not less? Did the At- tornov-Gene.ral travel first class or third? And so on. Jf Mr. Oliver properly digests all the information he eieits out.of.an_harassed���Government, it is' no wonder lhat he can display such an infinite knowledge of special departments." I HOW RAW OPIUM LS MADE INTO BALLS The traffic in opium has been important factor in the commcrchil life of British Columbia. Fortunes bave been made in smuggling alone, and yet how little is known about the preparation of the raw article. In Korth India the proccSs is !>.-> follows : ���In February, ua a rule, the juice is gathered, tho poppy plant being then iu full Hower, aud of a height ol'thiee or four feet, each stem having fiom two to five capsules of thc sir.e of a duck's egg. Befoie thc capsules are pierced, tbe falicn polals of lhe flowers are carefully gathered and sorted according to condition, in thiee grades, and then are heated over a slow fire and-formed into th'.n cakes, to be ummI for the covering of the drug when collected. _ff Tho piercing of tiie pot's requires great skill, and upon-il largely depend-, thc yield. The opium farmer and hi'; assistants each cany a small Jar.ce'iUc tool, which has three or four short, 'sharp prongs, and with this a half dozen perpendicular cuts are made in each capsule or seed pod of the poppy. The juice begins to flow at once, but quickly congeals. The day after, the thickened juice is carefully gathered, being scraped oil' with a small iron trowel, and the mass thus gathered is put into an earthen vessel and kept carefully stirred for ti month or more, great c-aro being taken to have it well aired, hut not exposed to the sun. Tlie material is now examined by expert testers, who det.ririine its grade or qii-ilily, and then tlie whole is put into a large box, where it is worked very much in.tho same fashion as baker's dough, to give it tlie required consistency. Tho opium is now made into balls for export. The natives wade around in thc large v_ts containing tho paste like drug and hand it out to hundreds of bailrnakcrs sitting around the room. .!���*very 'man lias a spherical brass cup, lined with poppy flower petals', before hiin. Into this is pressed lho regulation qn.intily of opium. Frmn t'.tis brass cop, when properly p;'i's-i< ���!, iho op'.um ball i&*-J.rarisferred id mother man, who gives it a costing of clay. This gives the drug, when ready i*\.r shipment, l'ie appearance of a fair .-ized ca.nio.i b:.il. When well prepared i-i this* manner, opium wili keep iis properties for fifteen years or more. Before ifc can be used, the opium balls have to be broken up and further treated.- There is general rejoicing in ��� the ranks of the "progressive-party" these days. The announcement that J. P. McGoldrick has decided to abandon the proposal to build a big saw-mill in Nelson is the cause of all this joy. From the moment this enterprise was first mooted, the Tribune, the daily exponent of the doctrine.of the "progressives," howled itself hoarse in deriding the schema, and strongly objected to the paltry bonus asked by the promoters of the mill. Notwithstanding tii is, the ratepayers voted for the bonus, which was also a source of much annoyance to the "piogressives." During the last municipal campaign, il was suggested by some in the confidence of the head of tho "progressives" that if iheir ticket were elected there would be no mill, and certainly they have been as good as their word. Their open hostility to tbe enterprise was well known to the promoters, and uo doubt thc latter were wise in not trusting their business to the tender mercies of tlieir openly avowed enemies. Of course tlie city will not be compelled to hand over the $3,000 bonus, and there will be that much more to pay oil* the city's advertising account wiih the Nelson Tribune, which will be a good tiling. Tiie frequent sensational references in the Tribune to the alleged iirj- moral condition of Kelson has had its logieal remit. During the week JPtl'.ce Magistrate' Create had before him a most flagrant case of immoral prac:ic s, an 1 the offenders were recent arrivals from Ross- l.uid. Another 'young woman from Rossland, who had doubtless read in tltc Tiibune of the congenial surroundings to be found for women ��of her cluss" iu Kelson, was ordered by tlie police to return to her home. Kelson may nave been slightly oil'color before the Tribune began this crusade against immorality, but it certainly has not been improved by the articles in question. On the contrary, some profess the belief that the'-suggestions therein contained have worked to tiie injury of the..-pcople, besides casting a blot on the name of the city'tliat may lake, years to efface. If the Tribune can now '������ : . i succeed in defeating the =chool loan , by-law, it will have a larger field for' the instruction of impressionable youth | in the ways of immorality and vice. The Vancouver papers announce the engagement of Miss Marianne Burnett, daughter of Mrs.'Frank Burnett, to Mr, Arthur Shirley Blakemore. The wedding will take place on May 4, at the,Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Vancouver. The Success Club has appointed a committee to arrange a programme for an entertainment to be held] on the evening of May 1st. It has not been definitely decided what form the enter- tainmen(Twill* take, but many incline in favor of a revival 6f the old English custom of celebrating- May-day. -A May-pole dance will lie arranged by the children, and several young men and women will take part inthe stately minuet. A decidedly interesting programme could be arranged on the lines suggested. a .scholarly play and is peculiarly adapted to an actor of Mr. Kelson's temperament. On thc following even- Mr. Nelson will repeat "Paul Kauvar," the piece in which he gave so much pleasure to a Kelson audience a few weeks ago. There are many reasons for believing that the present year will j--re a great demand for profitable investment for English capital. Visitors to .London have had many inquiries from finau- ei.il houses and private capitalists regarding Canadian-, investments, and' there will undoubtedly be a large in- Uux of English capital this year. Tliero is no reason why British Columbia sliould not benefit by the introduction of this capital. This is a safe and remunerative field for investment, notwithstanding the 'fact that we have in the past handed out a few "gold biicks." Canadians should be careful not to kill thc goose that lays the golden egg. They should do everything in their power to put the capitalists of Great Britain in touch with only really .good and meritorious "propositions. That is the best way to make British Columbia fuvorably known in the financial world. . Wild cat men have done enough injury to the country already. Their opportunities for perpetuating their work should be curtailed. The announcement tliat the Board of Underwriters will investigate the conduct of the Kelson tire brigade dur. ing the recent fire, will not come as a surprise to anyone. Kor will it be a matter of surprise if the privileges extended to Kelson in the way of fire in jsuVance are curtailed. It is amazing", however, that-ihe council should have forwarded to t!is Board of Underwriters a statement tliat is notable only for its cold-blooded misrepresentation of facts. Mrs. T. H. Atkinson, of Ymir, wife of the druggist who awaits trial on a charge of arson, committed suicide by drowning herself in the Ymir reservoir Thursday afternoon, while laboring under great mental strain. ' Shortly before committing the act, she tookofl* her rings, and placing them in a chamois bag, said to her little eight- year-old girl: "Gladys, iu case anything happens to mamma, wear these around, your neck." Then .she proceeded to thc reservoir and swallowing a dose of poison threw herself in. The "dispatch conveying the foregoing announcement, adds : "Mrs. Atkinson's health has not'been good since the arson charge was brought against her husband and few women of the town had anything to do with ber. Being a woman of high spirits tins greatly depressed lier and she was laboring under a severe menial strain when she committed the act." Could anything bo more pathetic than the last words of the mother lo lier little girl and the circumstances surrounding her subsequent act. Truly the women of Ymir are to be congratulated On their dis- play of exclusi veness. Here was a woman most unfortunately situated, and just at the time when she should reasonably have counted on the sympathy of her neighbors she was shunned by Next Monday evening Harold Kelson and liTs c'Miipany return to the Nelson Opera House, on which occasion "Richelieu" will be produced. It is a debatable question as to the play in which Mr. Nelson is seen to the best advantage, but all will concede that "Richelieu" if not the best is at least one of the best in bis repertoire. It is Dr. J. Ii. Hamilton leaves to-night to take charge of the Arrowhead Hospital. Tiie doctor carries with him thc best wishes of a large circle of friends. James Hawkins, tlie streetcar conductor, has been offered an engagement to play "heavies" with a well known eastern theatrical company. GREAT WRITERS WHO LETT UNFINISHED MANUSCRIPTS Tlie recent appearance of an unfinished novel by Lord Beaconsfield reminds oue of many another writer of fiction who was 'engaged in writing a story when death came to arrest the hand aud lo still the busy brain; but it is only in few cases that these pathetic fragments have been allowed to see tho light. And one cannot help thinking that if their authors could have any voice in lhe matter they would shrink from permitting them lo go to the world incomplete. When Helen Jackson realized that in the race between her last novel and death the latter would win, she determined that if her story was to be completed by another it should be on her own line's. This is the brave and pathetic letter she wrote to her publisher from her bed of sickness; "I am sorry I cannot finish 'Zeph.' Perhaps it is not worth publishing in its unfinished state, .as the chief lesson for which I wrote it was lo be forcibly told at the end. I suppose there will bo some interest in it as the last thing I wrote. I will make a short outline of the plot of the story." When death came to Charles Dickens with such tragic suddenness at Gadshill on thc 8th of June 1870. he wa3 in the middle of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," the first chapters of which appeared in serial form but two months earlier. Hoiv the story would have proceeded had he been spared to finish it must always remain a subject for speculation. His friend and biographer, John b'osler, made a painstaking effort to supply tlie conclusion ; but it must always be a matter for regret that the hand of the master was not allowed to finish liis last work. Tt is a remarkable tiling that live years earlier, almost to a day���il was on June 9th, ]SC5���Dickens narrowly escaped t. violent death in au accident on the South-eastern Hallway. This tragic experience long haunted him ; and sometime later, on finishing "Our Mutual Friend," he wrote, "I remember with devout- thankfulness that I can never be much nearer parting with my friends for ever than I was then, until there shall be written against my life the two words with which I have this day closed this book ���The End." Thackeray was just warming up to liis novel "Dennis Duval," of which only three numbers had appeared, when he had to lay down his pen forever on Christmas eve, 1SG8. It almost seems that he must have known the end had come, for the last words he wrote were full of tragic significance: "Behold Finis itself came to an end ' and the Infinite began." her own sex. And is this a sample of that Christian charily we ��� hear so much about these days. Tho British law holds every man innocent, until the law pronounces Jura guilty, and until T. H. Atkinson has had his trial he is presumed to bo innocent of the crime with which he is charged. - liven should he be found innopent or guiity.and that isa matter fora jury to determine, what blame should attach to the woman he.called his wife? Aud - why should thc women of Ymir sit upon this case? But that is not the "questlpn. The matter for comment is the cruel treatment of Mrs. Atkinson. Surely her situalionwas one*demanding sympdthy. Failing to get it, sho com- . mitted theact of self-destruction which deprived a little innocent child of thc loving care of a mother. Tlie women of Ymir who drove Mrs. Atkinson to her'death may regard the result as a tribute to their probity and excliisive- ness, but that will not be tbe estimate placed upon their conduct by others, who do. not mako exalted pretensions to Christian charity. The womeij of Ymir may point to the motherless child as an example of what they have accomplished by tbeir treatment of the little one's mother, but on which side of the ledger will the recording angel ��� mark their conduct? SOMETHING NEW EOR DOMINION DAY, The manner in which Dominion Day is to be celebrated this year is al- icady being discussed. In the opinion of many, it is time' a departure should be made in tlie celebration'of the Rational holiday. Undoubtedly Nelson has unreason to feci ashamed of what has already been accomplished, ��� but even a good tiling after a time begins, to grow monotonous. It cannot be said that the cily and country has ever derived any real substantial benefit from past Dominion Day celebrations other than the little money that has been spent by visitors. Now, it is suggested that the celebration shall ta,ke a more' practical form, by which', of course, it, is-meant, to direct attention to tlie advantages of Kelson as a place of resilience, a tourist resort and a field for investment.. With thi3 object in yie\v,-it- is-belicved-by-many- that-a- gi-and flower festival should be ar ranged for Dominion Djy. In this way, the California tourist resorts bave for years attacted the attention of tourists, and at tlie same time aroused interest in'floriculture. Situated as Kelson is, the conditions arc peculiarly favorable'for a festival of tbis'character. In no city in the west, are there so many beautiful gardens, showing the artistic tasie of the residents. There is no reason in the world why a very successful flower show could not be '"held here, and as an attraction to outsiders itcould not be surpassed. Many who have visited festivals of this character in other places, are inclined to believe, that Kelson would not take a second place. Its success would depend greatly upon the aid from women, and everyone knows that the female population of Kelson would tie only-too -pleased-io-siiciifice-anitlle" time in the interests of their town. Wilkie Collins was more provident than liis great friend and master. When he died a good fourth of liis story, "Blind Love remained unwritten ; but he-lefl behind him an elaborate synopsis of thc concluding chapters, from which Walter Besant had! no difficulty in bringing the novel to a . satisfactory conclusion. Robert Louis, Stevenson died atVnilima with at least two novels unfinished���"Wc-ij- of Her-1 niiston," which was published in lSf'-**.. I and "St. Ives," which was very clcv- \ orly completed by Mr. Quiller Couch! and made its appearance two years later; aud among other writers whose hands have been -stayed in the middle of stories were Mrs. Gaskcl, Mrs. Henry Wood, and many another. Byron had planned a continuation of both "Don Juan" and "Chide! Harold," when 'rheumatic fever laid, him low at Missolonghi.and thecantos* were never writted. Laurence Sterne was stricken down by pluerisy while tbe manuscript of his "Journal to. "Eliza" was lying unfinished on his desk. Coleridge never finished "Chris- ��� tabel," though for many a year before , his death he had intended to complete the poem; and among many other, works which will always remain frag-j ments of the original design are Wordsworth's "Excursion" and Macaula'y's "Armada." ' PROSPECTS GOOD EOR AMATEUR SPORT Thisjyear promises to be a good one for amateur sport in Kelson. Thero is considerable discussion over lacrosse matters and there will be a good team got together. Tho footballers are practicing every day, and the baseball players will be out shortly. Last year the cily council expended considerable lime and money in improving tlie iccrealion grounds. Ko one wiil contend that the money was ui��m ii-.ely s-pent, fo<o the cily has now recreation giounds that would do credit to a place witii live times thc population of Kelson. Of course, it must not be overlooked that Warden I.��mou and his little band of willing-workers is also entitled to credit for improving tiie grounds. " But there is a little more to be done, before the recreation plot U all that it should be. For instance, ih-^ r.-n." 1 stand, as it is now .situated, is nui only an eyesore to visitors, to the city,-but a source of great inconvenience to those who patronize sports. It would not require much to remore it to tlie higher elevation on tbe opposite side of the grounds, or, perhaps better, tear the old stand down ' and put up a new one. This may not be in keeping with tho policy of the "progressive peoples" party, but the public generally would like' to see thc change made. The iiockcy season has just closed in thc east, but not belore several fatalities had occurred. It is unfortunate that first-class winter sport like hockey sliould be so often marred by disgraceful exhibitions on the ice on the part of players. And the same thing may be Miid of tlie other great pastime��� lacrosse. Jf rough play was not encouraged, it is not likely that the players themselves would so often resort to brutal practices on the lacrosse field. As is pointed out by an eastern expert on (-port, tlie members of visiting teams are too often regarded, not as guests to whom every consideration should be paid, but as enemies, for whose defeat anj humiliation and unfair advantage may be taken. Instead of gonerous applause for good play, we hearyells of triumph for any success achieved by one side, and threats and insults against the other, and against the referee if his decision is un pleasing. This is savagery, not sport, and indicates some evils that lie too deep to be eradicated by new rules. Tho Boman vice of taking pleasure in spectacles of crudity and bloodshed is one against which we should be on our guard. Professionalism and betting aggravate tlie evil, anil there seems also, in rival towns, to be some of the fury that animates warring political factions. .yy-sil 1^'_. "vi*, I "5*1 ', ���'��'������-'{ ,^l _^C��&Tr��^-j#^^ BSfcS**. Wan>"i ~^.'T2*ix*tr��tK!*ww&&?r*'&tt WjmnsWa**a��iu^,*.:jjji��mtj-i>wv- *���> ��vrtt�� ��pi��:jftwJai_iH*ttrl ti; i �����' *��*:* 6iW.' VW-*��3��>*c*- v>(* . *', THE WBliSOM EC02"? OMlSf THE NELSQH EC0H0M1ST l'uljllshed every Saturday afternoon nt VebnojtStkkrt. Nklson, B. C. t Si Par Heal Strictly io Advance A lTcrtl3lns ra*.CH remde known on ,ir.pl!en- llon. All ,:li.T.ii��nn In adve/tlsfc.-ifnts to insure I iscrMon should ro.icli this oflice i.ot. '.r.tor than Thursday, 12 o'clocJf. \Vli"ii change of acldrc-S is required, it !�� desiri')!,.'thut both tbe old address mul tho new he _;lven. A. I Iross all communications. " I'lihlNlii1! of rnv: N"f.i.son' "snoNoaiiST. Nolson. II C." EDITORIAL COMMENT. One's blood is apt t-i bcil with indignation at the at'empt recently being made by Gereral Maunder Morse, of the G' T. P. Railway Company, to "hold up" t'nc Province to the extent of some six millions acres of land-as a bonus lo Tne Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company, the only consideration offered therefor being liiat tlie co-_mni,v would implement the promises of its president r_a<;*e last autumn regarding" construction from thc ccp.st eastwards. A fulLreport of au interview with this railroad king regarding this attempted "hold up" appears in The Province of the iStb instant. It will be remembered by our readers that, shortly pri'.r to the election of members to .the H��u?- o: Commons, and doubtless for- the purpose of influencing; the e!e_tor- ate, Mr. C. M. Plays gave thc tissur- of thc G. T. P. R. Company that in the construction of this live of railway, operations wou'd go on from the Pacific coast eastwards at the same time that Con.triicliun was being carried on westwards. No sooner, however, was the purpose of such assurance, accepted by lhe electorate in good faith, attained than.the assurance itself1 was repudiated by the G. T. P. R. authorities ���at first tentatively and by implication, but afterwards cxpl citly. The general manager ��of the company then pomes to the co^.tl when the Legislature is in session, indeed appears there as soon as it is called together, and lays before the Government his or tbe company's proposal. And what is that propesal ? This iu tne reported language of thc gen- eral manager : ' "They [the terms demanded] were, and I think they were- very reasonable, that the company should be given 15,000 acres ot land per mile of railway in British Columbia. There are somewhere about four hundred miles of line in Ibis province. ' We asked that the iand yiven us should abut upon the route of railway. We did uot seek to secure the land iu anj' choice and fertile valleys which might lie off from the ��� route. Wc were willing to take the land just as it came along our road." Then what consideration was ol fered to the Province for this preposterous land ? t We answer this also in the reported language of this official: "We told the Government that if we secured the grant we would commence work on our Pacifi.- coast terminus, wherever it may be, just as soon as a decision had been reached as to its location. That de cision will be arrived at stioat June 30. Then we told the Government that surveys would be run as rapidly as possible .ind construction of the line immediately commenced so lhat work on the actual building cf the road would be well advanced within twelve mouths frem the date. Vou must kuow tbat tbe building of a railway cannot be undertaken in thirty minutes, and we are willing to rush preparations so that we would be constructing the road within a year. The . building of this railway from this coast almost immediately would have directly and indirectly benefitted every person in British Columbia, for .the work would have resulted in the expenditure of from $15,000,000 to ��20,000,000. All the supplies incidental to the maintaining at work of an immense force of men such as we would have to put on would have been purchased in Vancouver and Victoria. Wholesale and retail merchants w&uld have transacted all the business, and the general public would have been benefitted through the placing in circulation cf lhat vast amount of money." We are gfad that the Government did not entertain_this proposition The Piov'nce may indeed be made lo suffer in consequence, notwithstanding the pre-election pledge of Mr. Plays. Promises are, however, but lightly regarded by such gentry. Still 1:0 other course was open to the Government even though it may involve loss to the business interests of the Provinceand the departure from it in high dudgeon of. the first vice-president and general manager of the Gr.iud Trunk Pacific Rail ay Company. 'est Kootenay Butcher Co Whcilcw.'.oand Relnil Doiils-rsii. i ' * Via nt \H am s 1 l'^,%jl\ i fl A i T [i ft f ft T % f his i-1 ,}lt\ i gun p, I We have a Large Stock of goods for winter wear which we will sell at a slight advance on ccst in order to make way for our spring stock. Camps supplied on shortest notice and lowest prices. Mail orders receive careful attention. Nothing but fresh and wholesome meats and supplies kept in stock. E.C.TRAVES.ManaQer The present deplorable condition of the fire department is the natural consequence.of one man rule ; the difficulty experienced in the power ar.d light question arises from the same" cause; the public school necessities will be ignored for the same reason, and the rate of taxation will continue to increase. A majority of the people who voted at the lo'st municipal election have asked for ihis state of affairs, in fact have uisisted npou it. Did anyone ever see such despicable methods "'as have been adopted to defeat the School Loan By-law ? Actually a recital in the by-law itself that the council is opposed to it ; then it is published only in a poor evening sheet whose boss is opposed tp it���the same boss who obtained an amendment _ to the Municipal Act'in his own usual way in order to accomplish his selfish-ends���the-same-bos i^who-is now drawing double pay from the public and neglecting his civic duties. It was known long ago.that thc sole object iu life of this individual is his own personal welfare ; kt us hope that the people who voted for him have got what they wanted, and no gold brick. It would not be innoportune for thc citizens to consider lhe discontinuance of any mayor's salary in future; $1,200 will supply a sink- ing for a large sum. Rowland's mayor is allowed $600. As a rule, in most cities a sum is voted to cover the mayor's expenses only, and it is also au invariable rule that men not dependent upon public charity are elected to that office, but men who have a substa nti il interest iu the city. PRESS COMMENT. K Si U i . f n I { j.t ! 9 Is Ul _UI I %ji W I U W L_l a Corner Kill end Josephine Sts. Send Us ao Order for. Ycur Groceries, then Notice Tho promptness of delivery. Tha clrnnncFBinicI freshness of Goods. The full honest measure. The quality of wn:i|. you ;et. You vrill find abundant reason for sandiujj your future otders. This Week's Special- Are: lj-_lb BosesofA 1 Cicsimery Iluttcr at 27c per pound. Silver .Spoon Tea, 50c per pound. Ilnjiih ISrand f lnc;i_>pli', 2.">c per tin. Clarke's l)oi;elcF= Chicken, :jric per tin " asn broces TUOXE19 Lowest Rates est I sme Toronto, Montreal, New Yorfc, Maritime Provinces, New JCiiglund. Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, California Points. Unequalled FiU-songer Srrvlec, Standard niul-fourlst-Sleepers, -Coaches- and -J>l n lug Cura. TOURIST SLEEPER SERVICE. West.���Lv. l?(.'vc!.st(j|;e Sronduy, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, l'or Seattle and Vanci.uvcr. East.���Lv. Dunniorc Junction for Toronto Wed. and Sun. l'or Montreal, Monday and Kriduy. For Uostoii, Kri. ATLANTIC S fUAMSIIIP AGl'XCY Through booking lo nnd from Great Uril- uin and the continent. For rcseivalionsand ticKets, apply lo local aRcflln, or write lo J.S.CARTER, Dist. Pass. Agt. KnlKon. E.J. COYLE, A. O. P. A. Vaneou-rer WANTED. LADIES AM") (iENTLEMKN in tliisnndnd Joining lerrilorks, to represent iii!(l advertise llic Wholesale and KcHicntloiml Department of an old CMiMilisiu-d house of solid ihinncinl Btundlng. Salary S-l-'iO p'-r day, wiih Expenses advanced each Monday by cheek direct from headquarters. Home and lumpy furnished when necessary; position permanent. Address, Blew liruti. >. Co., Dopt. li, Jionon lild_r. Clilcaco. 111. AGENTS WANTED. Applications will be received hy Ilio under- Signed for the. position of njicnl for this locality. One williuj: to canvas's pieferred, (.pod position to the right man. Apply, Occidkntai. Loan <fc SAVr.vos Co.. P. O. Box 1.-.2, Vancouver,'B. C. Vancouver, U. C, Jan 81, l!KO, We have a strong belief that if Liberals had been in power in Vic- toiijt, tbey would not have done any belter than the present Government, aed probably have done a good deal vvorssc.���Grand Fork? News Gazette. When wi 1 the Opposition papers of British Columbia realize that the Province'is about sick of their persistent eff-its to belittle lhe best Government tbat British Columbia has ever had ?���Fort Steele Pros: pector. 60 YEARS" EXPERIENCE Trade Marks- Designs Copyrights &c. Anyone sending a plietrh nnd description mi7 finlckly ascertain our opinion free whether an nventton Is prolmbly pntentnble. Communlcn- tioiiaiitrloUycoiiOileiitliil. HANDBOOK on ['atenta sent free. Oiliest suoticy ior securing patents. Patenta taken through 'Jlumi & Co. roculre Bpeclal notice, without chnrce, lutho -*--"�����,<*as!J-'- 9\5T_____._. A linndBomcly fllnstratcd wccWy. I.nrcest clr- enliitlon of any sclentltlc journal. Terms, $3 a year: four months, fL Sold by all newsdealers. PNN & Co.3618"^' New Yor-k . Braocb OOco, 625 F St, Vroebinaton, D. C. Some Children's Lines, regular price $i, now 75c. .Special L;i;e of Miners" Hand Made Boots, "regular price $6 ; now S4 50. Another line, regular price $5 ; now $3.50. ____ tlood desirable homes, liest locations and reasonable jiriccs. lfllK On Silica sired, near Stanley���30 rooms, slono hascnient, furn��te. Good garden, "'/j On Silica streel, al*o cdnie lo sianley 'Ureel���7 rooms, " lots, splendid garden. On Stanley hlivi-l���li room eotla^e, partly I'nrniMicd, M'lth piano. A splendid bargain. Revei a I smaller M'eli local cl houses in dllli-rend pails of tlie cily. Tlio above ran be pni-chiv-ed on reasonable ar.d eniy tei 111s. l.oUln I-'.ilrv'ew, the coming i-cnidenli-.il poilion of thu City. Ranch Properties on the West Arm. NELSON. B. O. ipw Nnrinff S^nnnQ ArriwinfT Hailn llGW OUishP 0uuli"5 HliiVillP U(xm Remember we carry only the best makes of Boots and Shoes, from the most popular manufacturers. Baker Street, Nelson, B. C. ��� t_= n b b_= a _l v^_ %^/ *k3 *%& 1 *m C^ V ' ' - ��� 4 ^The largest exclusively Wholesale Liquor House in thc interior ^ $1���: * $ ,. _ &% (F^ es^& EF& EF* VF^ ff*& v- n Pints and Quarts t DaM-son's "Extra Special" Scotch. Granda Cigars. $ X Mitchell's Heather Dew Scotch etc. Earl of Minto etc. 2 1 A full line of imported and domestic Liquors and Wines. a &++$++++++9+4+++++++++++ ++++++++ +++44+44 +++++++++4 4+4 + ---���.���..:..-. + + > ____ _ .. _ _ -__-___. w _ - _ ^��� ^^ -��� p ���-��.-- .. ___��___. w - y - -^^ 7~~ "*"' + * (Formerly Clarke House) * + '- 0> J The best 51 per day house in Nelson.-. None hut whit* help employed Th�� ^ h& - , bar the best. .��� h > "' * _ A + ���'���-. + ���>9Q99++Z<$+<>9+++<>G+'><Z-'$$-<><:-+$i-i>++++<>+<><'++&4++4+9+<>++++++ BARTLETT HOUSE I ! Q. W. BARTLETT, P������ro�� I nu IL'-N >1 per day and up ioChlriese Employed AUGUST THOMAS, PROPRIETOR. . I HALL AND VERNON* ST TWO BLOCKS FROM WHARF, CORNER' HALL AND VERNON STREETS,. Hfl Q(](( R \ -V/HOLESALEAND RETAIL 3 Head Office Nelson, B- C. Pratich Markets in Rossland, Trail, Nelson, Kaslo, Sandon," Thre Forksi New-Denver and Slocan City��� Orders by Mail to any branch will have prompt and careful attention. . . , ���. - ��SS^����S��SS��@��SS��<W��W����^@ - Canada Permanent -urtgage-Go Straight Mortgages at 8 per cent, or Monthly Payment System -:��� *-���;���j. -���/*���+��� -9���9- ��- ^^te^^^ lenfe feAwninp Made and Repaired*^ j CLOTHES CLE Ah ED AIKD WEALED i 4 OVER J. H. VJALLACE'S STORE, NELSON, B. C 4 /# ,*t t*t ,*t , _^*t mt��f ^ t��> t��t.^ *% (*( ,*# ,���, ,���,. ������, t*t f*. ,��t_ g��, ,���, t*t t% t+t.-i\.. ��*, ��*# ������ A "Vw j&xsb. __i____i_a n r-ia=r_ ��� f<c3s.->k~ r\ ,~. ,v r=rv=��a* r.rs uini \ ������uAI\IH CHOQUETTE BROS., Proprietors. X Finest Ouality of Bread. Ahvays Sweet. Eeautiful to Lcok \ A at. Deiicious lo i.',:.t. Try It. - ^ % Store: Baker St., belweer; Stanley and Ward. J _I_._111_ U. ^.M:.- M.U fttfl ky.<t\ r-h e ��-^ 3- ^ BB &_. '*���_ &_ \td 6S' _ ^'^a I V'anto-vcr and Kelson ^ BAKER STREET, NELSON, B. C. ^g^^^^^^Sl^S^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .* ...__-..__ > ���v�����;?�����;>��� K. Atthe Auction-Mart To-night, at S" o 'clock'*" ;Look out for Bargains. re�� Rj ��� Auctioneer Baker Street ������.:. -, ��� c*>- ' A' * " Nelson, B.C. SxilSsorifee ior TRACHANt Plumber and Gasfitter ���- f | Estimates Given on General Plumbing, j Sewer ConnectiorfSn-Etc. i Baker Street, near Ward Street, Nelson.- T ���<^^>-4-4-4-4--4-4-<!-9- i In io-acre blocks, in 20-acre blocks. Improved ranches. .r_E__$ie9 kelson, " "* 9b ^tSa <% w^&jF&&w^&^&^&^&^*&r,*& "&m.'- Strictly in Advance Builder and Contrector Estimate's given on stone, brick i and woodwork. " \ Brick and Lime for Sale y\ THE NELSOtf SCONOMlbx ���������."* toksbp �������U<i. . IMJ. ��... =ii4. A ^Ta^^T^^ifk'-f^r^Sf^^-^C^,a��^.^^/'^��-,.!KBM.^iggS^.TJ^i.i^^^r��ii��:^rr^r^7^^i_.'������'���,.. J.,1-...v.-^j..-.'.yyg^TS! Vi:-^w>-:^Tirafc^*s����^^ ���?"���~-Qg��^- ������������** a^-^.w _��>��^_._.Tg-.:. .-.V^...^ -yg.-TT^ta^tw-t.-^ 7_ ������-. . . -. 7_.^r-,-r^fAfgp:_.lAm.^r' '% C^A V and Flower Seeds and Lawn Grass. Our New Stock Comprises all that is NEW in coloring and designs. Papers suitable for Hall, Parlor, Dining Room, Bed- ���oom and Bathroom. Prices Lower than ever. We; have a large number of remnants . of last. year's stock, sufficient for one Room, at Great BARGAINS. - .: , i <U4 -i-���*T^<-^^.?.-ZZ7.?.r^^^ &*&&. *?ra^"ras*5S*^^ .*����� -;ft^-'^-frT*��y~N^^ HE ALIENATION OF -TEE GENERAL/ S JOKE r FiTtST encountered him iti tha streets oi! a Montana "cow-town," where lie w._s affording rmuse- ment to a crowd of men nr.il hoys, while a. tipsy musician was at- . tempting tho UoisK.r.cnr March on ah antique piano. To save him from further abuse C bought him, ancl ever afterwards he was known to hia little world as "General Boulanser." Wo grew to look upon the General aa en 'Interesting scientific phenomenon. ICis was a soul saturated with hate for ���oil men. Any amiable qualities he may Have possessed In early youth had been hilled hy abuse. He knew but distrust ancl fear. AVe determined to reclaim liim, and in our lonely camp the Gen- ���cral-bccan.a-tho -object of such flattering attention that only his unconquerable misanthropy kept him from becoming an arrant snob. For a long time our efforts were unavailing-, but p.s the weeks went by I thought I noticed a little ��� less shrinking, fewer prowls, and a. faint g-leam o* recognition in the glassy eyes when I approached. I felt the thrill of conquest, and redoubled my efforts. The heart ol stone, was at last touched, ar.d my theory in regard to "yaller dogs" was correct. "Wo returned to the outskirts of civilisation, and one day, driving once more to tho {own, so filled with painful memories for the General, I was surprised to behold him again in the street, slinking about with others of hl=! kind. The slight rcsults^of our pa- tiont labors '.vere ln peril.* It would nover do to- allow the General's slowly _ l/rowing faith in man lo be nipped ln ' the bud by further town life, so with inCnite pains I secured him and tied him to tlio back of my wagon. I re- monstr.'iitcd with him gently, as he lay cringing in tho dy&t, for hid base desertion of the only friends lie had ever known. The painful journey homownid began. Tho General betrayed a distinct unwillingness fo ride, so he was allowed to follow at the end of a long rope behind. "With hi:< usual acumen, he fancied the strength or two half- broken broncos to be as naught compared to his fiery determination to remain in town. So ho sat down. With an expression of pained surprise on hia countenance he traversed a few httn- dred yards of the dusty road in thU position, and th;n tried his back. It was quite in keeping with the eccentricities of the General's mental processes that a simpler method did not occur to him, until, striking a deep rut, he was hurled high into the air, and by some happy chance alighted on the extremities nature had piovided for purposes of locomotion. Then, with bowed head, lie trotted contentedly along. I turned to look at him occasionally, and flattered myself that I saw in h:s demeanor evidences of regret at his folly, and a determination to do botter in the future. I spoke encouragingly to him, but he was too absorbed in meditation to look up, . A hot afternoon's ride brought us to an irrigating ditch. After rattling over the few loose planks which, served as a ��li<3S��!'.-I stopped to repair a break In the "harness. ��� The General, hot and dusty, at once dashed, into the little stream to drink and bathe. With mi- back -to tho tired horses I watched him. As I looked ho performed his colossal act cf folly, the final episode-in his witless career. After refreshing himself on one side of the tir.y bridge, quite unmindful of his connection with my" rear axle, he laboriously splashed under the bridge and came out the other side. Cooled by his bath, he came to the side of the wagon and looked sweetly up at me. Immensely impressed by his sagacity, I was on the point of alighting to free him from his dangerous predicament, when the hand of fate, ever turned against him, struck ��� the- last" blow."~"~ ��� ' A fly stung my off bronco, and with a squeal he and his startled male rushed madly down the ic-id. I was hurled to the bottom of the - wagon, hilt not before I saw the General turn a perfect back somersault ancl shoot toward the stream. Ia a cloud of flvut he disappeared into tht water, and then followed a jsyn.ph.ny of howls as he traversed the .ianc _nnd damp nether side of the bridge, to be shot up into daylight once more by the united strength of two frightened broncos. In a shower 'of spray he struck the road twenty feet from-the bridge, and did not gain his feet until I had brought the horses to a standstill. Once more I turned to the General. lie was a pitiable sight. Covered with mud and half strangled, he quivered wllh cold and rage. As we traversed the short distance to camp I tried to f:mcy what hia reflections wei e. Knowing him as well ns I did, I felt sure that he looked upon the past weeks of kindness as part of an elaborate scheme to win his conlldence enough to practice this last insult upon him. I dreaded the consequences of tho episode, ancl ulannod new blandishments to reinstate myself in his favor. Arriving ln camp, my first thought was' to .release him from the wagon. But the water and mud made lt difficult to unfasten the knot at his collar. Feeilng keenly the cmb-irrassmont of his position, I untied the rope from th�� axle and threw It on the ground. The General watched me sulkily, and -when the end of that hated rope fell free lie bounded to his feet. With one final snarl of utter hate and disgust he was off like a .shot; not In a wild, purposeless circle, but straight as thc flight of an arrow ac-ios* the prairie. Away he went, with the lariat dragging behind him. With eyes raised to tho solitary snow peak a hundred miles away ho flew from us, with a heart full of hate and a grim deteiminatlon to put half a continent, if need be, between himself and tyrant man. As I watched tho little cloud of dust, raised by his hurrying feet, disappear on the horizon, I realized the futility of battling against fate. Then our packer broke the silence: "There-goes the ornrlest cur. in tha woria with the best lariat In Montana." ���-"Atlantic Monthly." THE CELEBRATED "_J R- n���ir 1 r "O". i \WiJyp CO UJ Q. < X c/> o ���z < E_J _J LU I H U. O UJ _> O *# &<*��� ��3 l*_S <��> W. A Thurman Depot for Briar.Pipes, Nelson SewlngMachlnes and Ranos For Rent and for/Sale Old t_iy^top,ltts.pW__ St, BelsoD jy.mo_st_-_th_e_^ fighting humor. "Now his hide is just as tought as he is, and that.part above-his hips and back, is the very toughest and most pliable���it is the "Shell." " That is the part used to make the famous "Pinto" Shell Cordovan Mitts and G-loves." Wind, rain, tear, rip, scorch and boil proof���almost wear proof. Made only by I Bsna ���Jun inn. pea | R H. GARLEY, British Columbia Agent ��7.50 Per Ton Delivered All orders must be accompanied by cash and should be forwarded either personally or by mail to the office of ** W. P. TIERKEY, GENERAL AGES! rfctfjr ^-^^:w<u*fiBi^��i&��w^ r'FZtiy _mijnn-.-niinhi*f-- ���t,r**"-*~'~r<<.mPm���' ,f^��-^r��-f~rr��--'Fw.ig*nrwirfi-.rri n.T^>^vr*'!^.-'ff,!<'t ���-_,f.j*��t*ft33E33j<JJ THE NELSON ECONOMIST GENERAL NEWS. Ven. Archdeacon Beer - is visit in j Kelson. Hartld Nelson has cancelled his engagement at Kaslo for this evening. A smelting plant bas been purchased for thc Iron Mask mine at Kamloops. Trout Lake has organized a board of trade, with J. A. Griffiths, as pn.iik'ii'.. Tlie business men of Plioenix haw reorganized tlie board of trade ut thut place. ��� ^*��<fc��+&++< ++++++++9+99++Q+ +4444944++9<t+09+9++'+++44* _��f *n m n w _�� r_ ci -vs.- h r1 , ��� Ni-n Stevcsion will .shortly be coi.nnlnl with New Westniin.sU'r. by un * lyelri. tramway. Nelson Cricket Club is awaiiinj,' tlie arrival of wickets, bats, ball-* and nets, to begin practice. + + ���+ + + % + 9 + 9 + Canadian Enamelled Jewcllry is tiie best in the best in the 9 world, and for variety and beauty of de ign in this line our stock ^ is unexcelled. ' See the display in our Souvenir Window and be convinced of this fact. ' If M&Sisal&l-ii F�� ��__> ATENAUDE Jewellers, Watchmakers and Opticians, u *S'>>��*<>* <->���? *.+&++++999&tf4449994+9>2<'f-4<t*+<,9+++++i3.++ P Carpets, Li .-.oleums, Rugs, Mattings, Drapsriss. ' A beautiful line of Art Squares in Ingrain, Brussels and Velvet, sizes 2^x3, 3x3, 3^x3. 3x4, 3J_X4^_. Trices froni $5.00 to $15,00. Ingrain and Wool Carpet, at 50c, 65^. 75C $i-00 and $1.25 per yd. Tapestry c.irpels at 50c, 60c. S5C and $1.00 per yd. Brussels and Velvet carpets at -^>i.oo. $1.25, and $1.50 per yard. Wilton Carpets at $1.75 and $2.00 per van'. Japanese Matting at 25c and 35c per yard. Linoleums and Oil Cloths from ��� 50c to $[.25 per yard. Small rugs in all the new colors, sizes 18x36. 24x4s ancl 30,^60, prices irom $1.25 to $6.00 each. Portieres iu silk and Tapestry, Red, Green, New Blues and Fancy Stripes from $3.50 to $12.00 per pair. Lace Curtains aud Sash Musiins, the popular Nottingham-? from 75c to ��5.00 per' pair; Irish Point and Applique at $3.50 to $15.00 per pah ; Nets, Muslins, Scrims and AA*" Madias from 15c to 50c per yard. ^TTp-^' A full line of Curtain poles, Rods ^S-��� aud Trimmings at specially reduced prces. ^_^ Sewing and laying carpets free of gj?"5** cllarge* ' B��_�� f.ew Dress Goods (mA~ We have just received the finest collection of individual Costume ���lengths that we have ever showily in light weight fabrics, embroidered Yoi'.es, Poplins, Crep de Chines, Silk IColienes, etc., in all the newest shaclcs. ISS v& "Business generally is ini|.Hiving in Nelson. The stores were eri��v_-ij to- day with [lurchaaers. Several booms of lojrs have, ���been brought down for the sawmill, which \w ill start work shortly. John Ai Turner will leave about the first of hext mouth for a three<-moiith��' visit to his old home In England.- .- Solomon Joues, a Cariboo ���pimiecr. died at tbe Provincial lit-m. ut Iva'm- loops tbis week, at the age of 81. y��ii_. Eobt. H. Curley returned Inst ��� night from a trip covering every point in tiie Proviuce, and roports a great ii:ipr_rc- ment in business. Noii-e To DiMniuur.: Co-Own��r. To Ar��:lili." Jr. .fulii'.si ii, op iKi'ny luv.son or pcrs.'iis to whom ho niny. l-iivc ii;\::sl'.mil his 1111.<>i*f��= t. In Ilio ������;>5)lilr" minrr.il claim, -sit unit? fit clii-v.i s: sitic-oir.inl rr��'"l'. :-,bi.t!l oui: iiM-lii Iiiiiri:ii!:'.a uj> P.oiii I lit- nK| f I'lVtirii- i):;-!!l I111II In lho Sviooii .Mil.'!:���_; I>":vl-^i:jn. '���'���''.'M K<" It'nny : Y.'tl kii>! i::ifh 'ifytlll :vrt- heivhy r.<>! Hi''("���! !��1t I linvt! ox|io:i>l"tl unc li-amlri:.-! nint uvn iIoI!pi.'�� nnrt 11: t y fiHs in . hih-mr :-.'.i'l iiiUirt.vi-uiti'.lii mi nit; . ithove nu!ii'.iii:i'...tl uEttiin in tTdor to luilil wr.kl chiliti nuclei' ihe 'provisions of i.'.ih Minuril Aft, (lit! s:titl htboL'.r liu'n^ tjrmo for tho yeiireml- 1 li. iliilt- nf tl-.is.i.otict-.j on fiiil or i-tsfn <i- to j t-iiiiii'll.uto your iiioi'HiMion if sut:h tixpfinli- turo :i.pi:tln'r u-ttii all costs of Kdvi-rtiK'.iii; vour iii-tcrest in t, :c s.-iltl claim will l>vfoiiit: il:e pn pci'ty ol Iht; MiKtorsigiiucl. under. Se.-- tltin '1 of un At-f i-ntltleil .���' Mineral Act Amnm'inoiU Act. ifiUH." - L);t.Le'i! ihislTlh Uay of Febrnnrv. 1005. J. B. IlAXTER. Notice To Delinquent Co-Owner '.oNcls Petersen,-or Iti any person or persons to whom lit? may have transferred his iuterest in 'thei ���'Summit''" mineral claim, situate on t'oon <;i-ot'k, in the Nelttm Mining Division of Wt:st Kt otenny: You f ml each of you are hereby- notified that I have px; cndetl two hundred dollars lu labour und Improvements on the above mentlor.ert cluiui in order to hold ���.he Kidd t-lflim under the provisions ol t: e Mineral Ael, Ihenald ab---nr buine done &ir th" year ending 1904, mid If within 90 i'iay�� f.om lhe tlatc of tills notice you fail or refuse lo rontr butc your proportion of su'-h cxpen- dlturt.'�� together with ull costs rtfiidvertlslnK, ymir Interest in sulci mineral claim will heroine the property of tlio undersigned under S r.ilnu 4 ol ithe ���'Mineral Act, Amen-lincitt aVfl.lPOO." ��� .. - IMtcd this CMi aay ol March. lGi)r>. ��� ��� ... '��� UOVFK-Y BUiTSL'II.-; Frank Fletcher* l'liovi-N --AL r,.vxn SUllVKYU it K^IJtmgiHM. '11 jjarj J JC^t-UlVU.'. l.anils antt .M!nt,'.,al!'Iiiii)i? Surveyed an.! Crown flraiiiitl I I\ O. R:>x .lii.1 Of!;t:i:: Kotilcnar St. N'J'I on ) n Li _ if��i_arn _-^j %^J I U Zf 3 i ��_i_��_ An.. c *��� ���k 1 Dominiorj and Provincial Land Surveyor s Op. B C. Gustorris House, Nslscn |t TH��J"WELER BAKER ST. NICKERSOK, We only ask one trial to make you our ens tonier. Fine Watch Jeweirv, ijpllvni and Silverware repairing and everything iu the line. Reasonable charges. Worlt sent ns from outside to\vns will receive lhe shine care as 11 personally delivered. IiiiJleult repairs done for other Jewelers. 4&' ���-.'������ <y ��v~**rJt ks_hb?-_ taHrf_BBfl w a tn. e&, a && s-rj <\ �� ^ {_. i^i,ip^ E. fft <H_s Baa, r, f-zi if...;.,. .-,J ES hQ .. * KI ���syP & _ a t s 6 iia d If y ___ ���^ IRON BEDS $a.oo agents MASON-RIE 3 ^'���<^- v Two secoud hand Bell Pianos Pianos taken iu exchange for Mason & Risch Pianos. NOTICE. At the civic eleetions h.M in Ei- deifby last Wednesday, tlie -fdilutving were returned : Mayor, Geo. -Jiell; Al- dermen, Smith, Kenny, Shurpe. JJrnd- Jey and Evan?., The K*eIson lire brigade is receiving considerable notoriety through the medium of the coast ]iaper3. Jr.ci- dently the "progressive people's party'' is held up to ridicule. Notice Is hereby given that r>0 davs-nftor date, X intend to iqiply li> the Chief Commis- Ktunerof. Lniids and Works it r pr'nnlfsion to purchase Wn acres tif land situata in West Kootcnny Disirict, about -IJ<. 'inlies' West of Siloenn . Ltlver, on Uobertso'ii Creek :���Commencing at a ptjst planteil 10 eliains East t.f the. North-Emit t-t>nit.'i' of I.,, reher's Tiiv-rmp- li'or S:\lc Cheap -.One German mulcc,. Walnut Case, $150. Ono Square Top, ?1.5_ ��� Complete House Furnishers ^e Funeral Directors, Embaimers J. G. BUNYANr UNDERTAKER. thence North SO chains; thence WestS'JcliaiL.s lo point of. commencement. Dated February 14th, 1!'C5. ���William J_Z. Koch. 0 7> After the'Harold Kelson performances at the Opera House next wee Is the ho use will be dark for si.-ine weeks. There are very few shows travelling this way this spring. It looks as if the. vote on lhe school by-Jaw next Tuesday would be luryer than'ia usually polled for by-laws in Nelson, o It'will require Iwo-lhirds of - the-votes polled-to.carryj he .by.- law. Mr. 0. P. Y/alUcr .pr��unU�� the eminent.actor notice. TiiV:e' notice.Hint. I intend io apply In'the Chief Commissioner of. Lands ana Works for pel-mission lo purchas-e 1 he.land herelr.ul'lcr | mentioned aiid that sueh application- will bo mado sixty days from the date ''hereof. Tlie land 'mentioned is as follows: . Situated on 111. Nortli shore of. Kootenay River. Description of boundaries of land : Commencing at' the South West corner post, of Lot (itii). thptico in il Northerly direction 2u chains, thenee ln.it' Westerly direction 20 chains, thence in u; Southerly direction to North bank of Kootenay Hiver,'thence along water front to point of commencement. Kelson, II. C, January 7th, 1005. Ai.tx. Ar-LA-Jr. AND HIS COMPANY in an elaborate revival of Cnlwer I.ytton's famous classic Mr. Nelson's Greatest Characler Portrayal. AMcsl Ccmplctc Srenlcand Cosluroc Kquip- -^j.jpu t. - There was a sensation iii the Local Legislature this week when John Oliver admitted that there was something he didn't know. It was generally believed that John knew everything. Returns of $36.C0 per ton were received by ; the Skylark Development Co.,'from.'the .shipment of.a car of third-class ore sent to the Granby smelter last week. The first-class ore sent to the ..Nelson smelter, gave $132 per ton. The Molly Gibson Mining Company, Ltd., Non���Persona! Liability, In Liquidation. In ilie WSalter of the "Coiiiparies Winding Up kt, IBS3," Notice.to Creditors. ,���* ������ Notice is hereby given tlisit the creditors of the iibovoiuimetl Compnny are required on] or before the lOlli dny.of April, A'. P. l'JU.'), to send tlieir clnirns and nddrcKsoR und the nur- ticularg of .. their ��� debts or cliiiins untl the names arid addre.sKtsof.theirKolioitgrs, ll'itiiy, lo Ui-uce-Whilo.-ol'-IS'clson, Hritish Columbiii, I.itniidator ofthe Kiiid Oi.iipnny., and, If so rc- tiuired, by notice in ���writing, from the said Liquidator, arc by their solicitors to.come in and prove tlieir said debts or cluiiii.s at such time and place ns. shall be specified in such notice, or In default thereof they will be excluded from the bcn'clltof nny distribution iriude before such debts arc proved. Dated this 2nd day of March, A. ���_ . 1!��J. -.. ��� 15i.i.io-r'&. IjIWNib, 'Solicitors to tho above named Iilquldulur. A Vancouver wire-beater named Han n, was sentenced to two months imprison ment with hard labor. '*, Wife- beating will not be regarded as a favorite pastime in thc Terminal City for some time to coine. The most complete scenic inveshiro over seen in llic Weill. "*" Prices! $.1,00, /5c. and 50c, Seats on sale at Opera House Monday March 27. ltoyal Humane Seciety's medal for his former act of bravery. , The ladies of the Methodist Church tv'lll held a sale of fancy work and an. afternoon tea on April GCh. Special preparations are being made for the event, and as the object b a good. one, no doubt the ed'orts of the ladies will be amply rewarded. The .rescue of little Dorothy lilting last Sunday eveniii", by..Ge��rge Hor- fitead4 was a brave deed, and one that deserves more than passing comment. This is the second brave rescue by tlie Many citizens of Nelson will reitie'nl- ber W. IT. Hooper, who. carried on an auctioneer's business ee ven years.ago. After leaving here he went to Edmonton, and-died there a week ago, the result of a paralytic stroke. Deceased controlled the largest area of coal land in lhe Edmonton district. An interesting feature of last "VVed- hfcstlay'a"meeting of tiie Tiiidy Maccabees was a j'riper on lhe life of Tenny- s'in by Mrs. Si]uire'. After thc reading twelve iiuolations were given from the works of thc poet, and a competition a-s tt) tlio poems in which these quotations occurred. Mrs. McMorris won LANDS AND WORKS. CANCKLLATION OP' BESKnVE. "VT'OTIC'E Is hereby slven thut tiie roscrva- XN Hon established hi pursiinnceiirthc pro- visions of tho "(Joliiniblii and Westorn Hallway Subsidy Act, lS'.Ki,'' notictisof wltlch worn published in the Itritish Columbia Oa/.ettt: nnd dated 7th May, 18i!li,arid 5lh June. 18M, respectively, arc hereby cancelled. Crown Lands situated within the area embraced by tho said reservation will be open lo saletsoltlement; lease and other disposition, under the provisions of the "Land Act," three months after tbe date ol the llrst publication of this notice in flic Kritlsh Columbia Gazette; provided, ho-ffcvcr* th.at in all cases where lands i��� '��� '���* '~-' ' " or otherwise arid are s'ubscquc of the Uolumb! puny's blocks such blocks such lauds from the Ka to deal with sueh pureliasci-.s. I lessees, etc.,on thesame terms and conditions as the Government would under the provisions of tho "iiiihd Aet," except in respect to timber lands on the Company's blocks, which shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Company relative to thc cutting of Mm. ber on the Columbia and��� Western Hallway I^and Grant. W. 9.���Oorb. Deputy Commissioner of r.ands & works. La3tis and Works Department, '. Victoria, 15. C, 28ril Kebrcary, 1905. e Print Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Saternents, Note Heaas, Envelopes, Business Cards Dodgers, Tags, Etc., Etc. A great sale of Clotiiing, Men's Furnishings to* 3 ������ .The. qtianlities are the greateSft; the'���'assortment the most the Prices tlie Lowest of any sale we have.h-L-lcl "P- �� ir^ ,**- .? f A3^- if'" JJSSWJ tenia VSaasi'' aried and CMHfHCS/ w THINi ^^ 20th Century kind, evcryGarment has style, character and splendid wearing qualities, which coupled with AhvayiHiowest prices makes interest and to spare for careful buyers. .. lien's Suits, $7.50, $10.00. $12.00, $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00. Complete Stock of Stationey Orders by Mail Racelve Prompt Attention. v STREET, NELSON, B. C NOTICK. Chlfi-rsey Sweeping Prompt attention given to all orders ror Chlrrsucy Sweeping. Send your orders to Joe D. Downes, care of jutzee gentleman, and he carriea Hie j the prizebv giving sis correct atisweia. tbe Old Curiosity Shop. ��1.50 per chimney. - NOTICE. Notice in hereby griven that GO days after date, 1 Intend to apply to the Chief Commis- iitmerof Lands and Works for permission to Notice Is l'creby given tliat- 60 Uaya after date.t Intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, for permission iioner _. . -���'���- ���" -''purchaso 480-acres ot land situate in West Kootenay District, about 4J_ miles West of Slocan Itivcr, on Robertson Creek:���Commencing tit a post planted 40 chains North of William E. Kochis .N. W. Corner Post, marked "M.'E. K.N. K. Corner Post," thence \V est. 80 chains; tbence South 40 chains; thence East 40 drains; thence South 40 chains; tlience ro,uui .tu n.u.jiCni., _.,..^., ... ���r. East 40 chains ; thence North 80 chains to the thc slnuousitics or said Kootenay River to the point of commencement, point or commencement. Dated February 14th, 1005, Dated 21st February, 1905. ��� - . . ��� . M. E. Kocn. D. A. .CA3trBEI.Ii. NOTICE. Notice is hereby civen tbat GO days after date I Intend to apply to the Chief. Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase 10 acres of land In W est Kootenay District: .Commencing at a post parKecl "F: E's. N. \V. Corner. Post", planted .1 mile taist of l!onnin;:ton ifalls Station mi the youth side of the Richt of Way of Ilie Columbia <!fc Kootcnny Hallway, thence luist following said Right, of way 410 yardti, tlience boutli to Kootonay Uiver, tbence followinR the.sin- uousitlcs of said Koot-suay Kiver to the point of commencement. Dated 2ist 1,'ebruary, 1305. ' h_- " . . .FKJEDErSTBIi. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that. fiO days after date I intend to apply to lhe Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase 320-acres of land situate in West. Kooteuay District, about 4}-tJ miles West of Slocan Kiver, pn llobcrtson Creelc^���Commencing at a post planted at the centre of William E. Koch's East boundary line marked "A. M. J.'sN. W. Corner Post," thence South. 40 chains; thence East 80 chains; theuce Norlh 40chains; thence WestSOchains to tho point of commencement. Dated February 14th, 1005. A. JI. Joni;so_r. - ���All sizes, good cloth, ������strong and durable, and specially tailored, $1.-25 $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5:00 aud $6.00. . ��� A ��� QISTRIB "' Perfection in shapes, color and st)de. ^^wWni^^psoT" 'r7~z~~:7~~~/. "r: ������-===.-��� ��� --=-���������^=== SHOES OF 'QUALITY AND STYLE' ���' ./������'������������.��������� Guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. The best possible for the money.' Ftlt Slippers at 25c, 05c,' 50c, 75c and $ 1.00 /;������ Trices, $1.00, $2.co, $3.00, it Large stock New Fall Styles, their value. f. _ _ _ V ^^J^J The place where your dollars bring <4l ' C^ kS It Pavs to Deal with Rirthei "���ford arden an CasiadJan Seeds sold by one who knows the seedbusiness. ":"': This season lam prepared to suppiy fresh seeds in large or small quantities by weight���-and besides the '.'regular- vegetable seeds have a specially good selection of flower seeds also ;by weight. iS-dif-Si ���eni kinds of Sweet Peas, WM. RUTHERFORD, Druggist PIlONE A244 NIGHT PHONE B214 WARD STREET, NELSON, B. C.
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