Stars Guide Night Cattle Herds On Ghostly Plains Tale
An editorial fragment blends poems and frontier lore describing cattlemen watching seven stars of the Great Bear and the W in Cassiopeia. Guards report changes in star visibility with weather, doubles of guards follow restless cattle, and singing cows calm them as a stampede threat looms on the plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weglorn Plains
Cassiopeia
Phan
Sir
Foramen
Min
Catilemen
Lily
Fraser Valley Board of Trade Seeks Longer Ferry Service
The Fraser Valley Board of Trade met on Thanksgiving with strong attendance. They endorsed extending Fraser River ferry hours from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will send a petition to Victoria. a second crew may be needed. They also discussed fire department funds and approved inviting women to join the Mission City board. The next meeting is set for Monday November 18. Surrey Dyking Commission preps new dyke from Nikomek river to Woodward hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraser Valley
Board of Trade
Victoria
Matsqui
Mission
J. A. Catherwood
M. F. Shook
B. C
Mission City Board of Trade
Surrey Dyking Commission
Nikomek River
Woodward Hill
Council Plans Curtailment of Wet Weather Freights
The Matsqui council considers limits on heavy loads during the wet season. Con Molindor suggests steps to reduce road wear and improve safety as freight traffic is restricted to protect infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con Molindor
Matsqui
Silver Cross for Mothers Proposed by Fraser
Canadian novelist W A Fraser urges in a Toronto Star letter that Canada create a Silver Cross medal for mothers of soldiers killed in battle. He suggests a national tribute with a medallion to honor such sacrifice and asks Parliament to consider funding and Ottawa mint production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W A. Fraser
Toronto Star
Mary
Fraser
Ottawa
Diogenes
Vancouver
Abbotsford Hotel Liquor License Renewal Notice 1916
On December 1 next an application will be made to renew the hotel liquor license for the Abbotsford Hotel in Abbotsford British Columbia. Dated September 14 1916 A J Henderson applicant. For sale Thoroughbred Airedale pups country land T Weeks old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lig
Abbotsford Hotel
Abbotsford
Province of
British Columbia
A. J. Henderson
Country Land
Nou
Be OG
Classified Want Ads Offer Profitable Use of Our Columns
A public notice explains that the newspaper will feature a series of classified ads to stimulate interest in buying selling employing hiring borrowing lending and finding owners or finders. It argues the ads are profitable proof of value and urges readers to use the Classified Want Ads columns.
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A.M. King
Abbotsford, B.C
A.J. Henderson & Sons
Poster
J. A. Bates
Mission City, B. C
Lee’s Market
Albert Lee
Grocer
Little Folks’ Corner
Bhssie Bunyan
Uirfields
Fraser & Mis
Sion City
Ferry
J. H. Jones
Mission City
Biquor
Hugh McBride
Alexandria Hotel
Huntingdon B.C
D. Emery
Auto Por Hire
Abbotsford, B. C
M. Murphy
Huntingdon, B Cc
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