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Newspaper
Cascade Record
Location
Cascade, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 04, 1899
Page
4
The Cascade Record, published weekly in Cascade City British Columbia by Willcox and O'Reilly, offers subscriptions at two dollars per year in advance with advertising rates available on request.
Attorney-General Martin signals a sixty day legislative session focused on appropriations. Cascade residents press for roads, trails, bridges, a schoolhouse, a sick and destitute provision, and a small debts court. Mining prospects around Christina Lake rise as Burnt Basin and other areas attract capital. railway charter hope for Kettle River grows despite CPR opposition.
A public meeting at Midway last week outlined plans to attract industries and elevate the town. A committee was formed to arrange incorporation, aiming to make Midway a key future hub despite rivalries at Victoria where the attorney general Joseph Martin is a leading, outspoken figure.
A weeklong travel time to Cascade is noted while Inspector Dorman’s reforms are questioned. The resignation craze appears spent at Victoria even as mines minister J Fred Hume joins the public march. The writer urges the legislative assembly to resume work promptly.
The Grand Forks Miner claims Columbia townsite residents are stealing thunder and that the situation is a dying gasp. The piece adopts a dramatic, lyrical tone to lament the alleged actions and convey urgency.
A mining boom in Spokane inspires a four column daily sheet named Stocks. Editor and manager KE W Puckett leads the venture, the publication focused on mining stocks and related market activity.
G T Curtis bought the quarter interest in the Ennismore mineral claim once held by D J Matheson in the Burnt Basin. The cash transaction price was not disclosed. The Ennismore claim sits among six surrounding properties and is expected to benefit from planned development located by Thomas Keller.
Cascade City Public School lists January honor roll marks for First Second and Third Readers. Notable students include Elsie Haegerman Emily Haegerman Minnie Haegerman Florence Jagger Jennie McRae Ralph Wolverton Sheldon Breedon Robert Thompson Harry Jagger Sidney Carpenter Robert Graham Chrissie Chreighton Andie Thompson Bert Bradshaw Duncan McRae Dorothy Jagger Zella Lynch Tom Creighton Willie Thompson Mary Thompson John Mckne and others achieving top scores across grade levels.
The railway paymaster is now in Cascade to oversee sub contractors station men and laborers. A Porcupine Creek gang arrived this week to meet the man who paved about 80 miles of the route.
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