14 Apr 1894
Page 1
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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1894
Page
1
Oranges and groceries advertised with sample prices and mail order options. Applications to vote must arrive by April 1 1884 to be entered on the Register of Voters for the 1884 election, I P Norsury, Collector.
A carload of furniture and Massey Harris agricultural implements arrives as B C General Merchants (Alexander Block) promotes goods. Calgary jeweller F Pyman may set Golden as headquarters. Four jewellers visit Golden this week. Miss Monteith and Miss Simpson join hospital staff. Simpson comes from Winnipeg with Medicine Hat experience.
Dances draw crowds on Thursdays with 25 couples and supper by Mr Freemantle. Plastering in the McNeish Block proceeds led by Calgary plasterer Mr Wynne. he decorates principal rooms with centre flowers and cornices. Community updates include street grading delays, a two story house contract, and several town visits from CPR staff, sheriff, and engineers. A windstorm sparks debate on its identity with a local poet’s quip.
Goldey lies on the CP Rail mainline at the river steamboat junction with the Columbia River. It serves as a commercial centre for Eastern British Columbia housing gold smelting works and the Upper Columbia Navigation Co. It is a distribution point for rich mineral country and known for its scenery and lumber industry.
Calgary visitors Mr. E. Jacques and W. R. Hull were in town this week. Steps are underway to organize an I.O.O.F. lodge. Hyak began its season journey on Wednesday. Furniture for additions to Qwen's and Columbia House arrived. J. C. Durick, A. Watson and N. Hanson returned from the Upper Country. Government street grading and road widening continue. John Barr had a jaw bullet extracted by Dr. Taylor. A pair of men were held for trial on counterfeit money charges. The weekly dance drew strong attendance.
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