Mail service criticism at Cascade exposed
The Boundary country mail system is faulted after M P Hewitt Bostock pledged reform yet a Cascade complaint shows repeated over carried bags and neglected deliveries. A Letter from Victoria denounces Bostock for whitewashing the issue ahead of a Dominion election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boundary Country
Cascade
Hewitt Bostock
M. P
Victoria
B.C
Roseland
U. S
Boundary Creek
Note and Comment on Local Affairs and Rail Freight
W. K. Esling stabilizes the Roseland Record after a week with Westward traffic hints. Jim Hill may build from Wilbur to Republic this fall, a plan the camp should welcome. Delinquent subscribers get bios in Indiana papers, and local editors debate rival newspapers and political tension as freight rates linger before CPR takeover relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hill
Wilbur
Republic
Peace by Whipping Boers Promised in Transvaal War
A Cascade resident argues enduring peace in the Transvaal will come only after the Boers are soundly whipped. He predicts stiff chastisement and notes that latest dispatches from the Spokesman-Review lag behind current telegraph service. Kamloops is proposed for an opposition convention as Semlin government gears up for a nearby election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
South African Republic
Cascade
Nelson and Rossland
Spokesman-Review
C. P. R. Telegraph
Times
Kootenay
Kamloops
Standard
Semlin
Miners Silent as Efforts Shift to Eight-Hour Talks
The mining industry shows slow activity as workers migrate and a shutdown stalls business. Edgar P. Rathbone, a mining engineer, surveyed Christina Lake camps and favors promising claims. his past advice led to the LeRoi purchase offer of 3 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar P. Rathbone
Christina Lake
Miner Killed in Kimberly Camp Accidental Shaft Blast
A miner named David Condon, 42, was fatally injured at Kimberly camp near Greenwood last Saturday evening after lighting a fuse in a 380 foot shaft and falling while climbing out. Five shots exploded shortly after, causing instant death with neck and jaw injuries. No inquest was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly Camp
Vancouver
James Sutherland
J. W. Nelson
Greenwood
David Condon
Condon
North Side Sawmill Sold to D Bailey of Columbia
Last Wednesday Monnier sold the EH G Thomason Co sawmill on the north side to D Bailey of Columbia. Major W H Cooper conducted negotiations. The $3000 cash feature was reported. The mill is being moved to Gilpins ranch near Kettle River to supply lumber for Columbia, where lumber is scarce.
Dorsey Opens Hartford Hotel Affects Rail Travel
John Dorsey, formerly of the Hotel Gladstone, operates a new commodious Hartford hotel at Hartford Junction. The Hartford stands at the Phoenix and Winnipeg spurs junction, directing all rail travel to the camps through Hartford. His card appears in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dorsey
Gladstone
Hartford Junction
Hartford
Phoenix
Winnipeg
Dorsey
Notice of Assignment for Gaine and Roy Business
Notice that Thomas F. Gaine and M. H. Roy of Cascade City British Columbia operating as Gaine Roy wholesale hardware assign all personal estate credits and real estate to George A. Eastman in trust for creditors by deed dated August 1899 with execution and title transfer completed by September 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Gaine
M. H. Roy
Cascade City
British Columbia
Genta
Yukon
Gaine & Roy
George A. Eastman
Ggonch A. Hastéan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cascade, B.C
W. Beach Willcox
Simpson's Newstand
Rossland Nelson Ee
Breilon Ety
R. Athe
Grand Forks Greenw
John W. Graham & Co
Wash, Francia & Milne
Peroraree
Cascade Thomas Walker
Cascade Cascade Drug Co
Yours Truly, Hewitt Bostock
Dorman
McLeod
Bostock
W. K. Esling
Indiana
Rathbone
Christiaa Lake
Nelson Tribune
Kimberly
North Side
Cascade Drug Co
Joseph Schaich
Mgr
Calgary
Cascade, B. C
D'Arcy Macdonald
Alexandria
Glengary County
Ontario
Cascade Record
Rossburg
Marcus
Sutherland
Baker Creek
Rossland
McRae Creek
Burnt Basin
Central Camp
Graham's Ferry
Fisherman Creek
Grand Forks
Summit Camp
Columbia
Seattle
Carson
Brown's
Niagara
Pathfinder
Anaconda
Knight's
Boundary Falls
Wellington Camp
Midway
Skylark
Rock Creek
Providence Camp
Camp McKinney
Deadwood Camp
Okanagan Falls
Smith'’s Camp
Penticton
Long Lake Camp
Copper
Nelson
Graham Camp
Curlew
Wash
Yorodack
Halls Ferry
Brooklyn
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