05 Jan 1917
Page 4
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Newspaper
Grand Forks Sun
Location
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
4
A Sunday incident near Bbds saw a woman nearly fall from a coach as it approached a station. Mr. Pure and two others rushed to her aid and saved her. Mr. Pure declines discussion, joking he may need a license for heroism. Nearby, H C Wetherell becomes sub proprietor of the Express theatre.
Tim Baton arrives from California to the Granby region and soon departs after visiting the Union mine at Franklin where Guise and McFarlane employ 32 horses hauling ore to Lynch Creek. Mrs. W. M. Hadden visits New Westminster with Pay Sergt. Hadden during holidays. Bullfrog Clark, famed in Tonopah days, now pursues Jerome stake, reportedly earning about 470000 dollars monthly.
Lack of formal byline but advertises Cascarets as a candy cathartic for liver stomach and bowels. Claims relief from headache constipation biliousness sour stomach and bad breath with a 10 cent box that cleanses and regulates digestion while you sleep.
Advert says Papes Diapspsin cures indigestion in five minutes and sells at fifty cents. Also reports Anyox BC copper ore arrival by the Pacific Steamship fleet, 409 tons from Widalgo Mining and a Granby company interview about copper prices and contracts for the next seven months.
Plans call for constructing coke ovens at Merritt in the spring. Officials envision new industrial development and job growth tied to the project, with funding and site details under review by local authorities.
Tenders for fifty green wood cards four foot long split timber are invited by the Grand Forks school board to be delivered and piled at the Central School as directed. Tenders must be received by January 15 1917 with delivery time to be stated. Lowest tender to be accepted. Dated Grand Forks B C December 26 1916 GO A Huld Secretary to Board of School Trustees.
The notice instructs mail handling to use regimental number rank name squadron or company battalion unit staff appointment or department and Canarian Contingent with Army Post London England. It forbids mentioning higher formations to avoid delays. An unrelated Sun advertisement text follows.
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