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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1927
Page
3
Fred Curran road foreman of Fanny Bay and Pratt section foreman of the H N railway killed a cougar at Mud Bay after it attacked a dog. Curran struck the animal with an axe, breaking its back. the cougar dropped the dog and fell from a tree before being dispatched. Curran collected the skin for bounty at Cumberland.
In Courtenay a verdict of murder and death by own action was returned after Winegt Moses shot his wife Emma on Cape Mudge and then killed himself with a 44 40 Allis revolver. The inquest at Campbell River heard the incident, traced to jealousy, and the couple’s bodies were sent to the Kuper Island tribal cemetery for burial.
Arrivals at the Riverside hotel last week include P. R. Hallingsouth from Bellingham Lauton and A. E. Wilson from Vancouver C. Johnson Campbell River Kallum Bevan J. T. Gifford W. Ewing Dee Darby Chas Good P Femblay A. T. Arnold W. Webter A. Johison F. C. Broadfoot D. I. Stevenson C. C. Clark and W. Fisher all from Vancouver.
Courtenay May 30 The five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Thompson Empire settlers who came from England has joined her family after a transcontinental journey. The child trained in hospital at St Johns was escorted on P R trains with conductors instructed to care for her. Courtenay May 30 Mrs J Williamson of Dove Creek owns a pullet laying bantam sized eggs at 406 Aly.
Spothsts at Qualicum Beach attracted a host of visitors including Captain and Mrs Longhorn from Cowichan, Mr and Mrs Throm of Seattle, Mrs A Pearson from England, Mrs J W Hobbs and a son, N W Walker, W A Billings and G A Burns from Vancouver, E L Barry of San Francisco, Mr and Mrs W Losse from San Jose, Granville of Greenwich, Ohio, Labelle of Montreal, Harry Pinchin and B J Meatroud of San Francisco, JiJi G Wollenstead, Nels Weborg, and Bachelor of Wyerett Washington.
Nanaimo City Council, in a committee of the whole report, notes the Hospital Board decision to close the local hospital and states the city will contribute to other hospitals to address the institution’s liability under the amended Hospital Act.
Two tested dressings for salads are provided, uncooked and cooked versions. The uncooked dressing uses eggs vinegar Eagle Brand Condensed Milk and is thickened after resting. The cooked dressing combines flour butter milk water and vinegar with an egg and yields about one cup.
Campbell River notes list visitors and residents returning or visiting nearby towns. Wm Halliday from Alert Bay and Walter Laing from Victoria called, Ruth Wickstrom returned from Qualicum, John Anderson from Lund is a guest of Mr and Mrs Thulin, H Constable and R Harris arrived from Vancouver, Robert Shouse from Vancouver visited, Mary Hogan returned to Vancouver after seeing her daughter, and Robi McCuaig with R Zeigler completed a quick Vancouver trip.
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