13 Jun 1896
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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1896
Page
1
After stock taking the store plans two months of special bargains across dry goods millinery mantles capes blouses gents furnishings boots and shoes hats caps trunks valises and furniture with substantial reductions. Call and visit to see the offers.
Hudson's price decline draws shopper attention as Calgary's Ste pen Avenue store slashes grocery costs. Card request offered for more details on benefits and savings.
Wilk mail advertises free illustrated Catalogues and Price Lists to any recipient providing their address. The offer is from The Neilson Furniture Co in Calgary Alberta.
Golden on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway serves as a hub for river steamboat access, gold smelting works, the Upper Columbia Navigation Co., lumber, and a booming agricultural and mineral region in Eastern British Columbia. It is the outlet for famed Columbia and Kootenay Valleys and a key distributing point for rich mineral country.
Mrs Dainard sails for Spokane for a few weeks. Inspector J S Clute passes through. George Sutherland of Donald dies of typhoid fever. H D Hume contemplates bicycling and holds an accident policy. Geo DeWolff resumes Monarch mine work, with McMillan back in charge. McNamara departs to inspect Vermount Creek properties but snow stalls pursuits. London papers lift alarm over Canadian corruption, while local politics draw mixed responses.
The letter complains of political hypocrisy in Sir John’s government and Vernon’s correspondence with Mr. Bostock over farm wages. It notes Houston’s loss of responsibility, questions wage adequacy, and suggests workers would accept reasonable wages in Yale and Cariboo. Bribery accusations loom if wages are deemed unreasonable.
A public appeal urges voters to back Hewitt Bostock in the upcoming Dominion House election on June 23. The speaker praises Bostock for industry and knowledge of local needs, contrasting him with incumbent Mara and stressing Bostock’s readiness to serve and improve provincial life.
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