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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
2
United States advertising rates listed for various notice types. Rates include one inch at 1.00 for single insertion, with 10 cents per line for first insertion and 5 cents per line for subsequent insertions. Monthly contract rates and conditions for changes. Changes to be submitted by Tuesday noon for that week’s issue.
The piece attacks John Oliver dubbing him honest John and accuses him of misrepresenting the CPR. It asserts the McBride government faced CPR hostility over tax increases, and mentions Sir Thomas Shaughnessy criticizing Westminster Bridge taxes. It notes CPR lines and free running powers to access Vancouver.
The passage accuses Walter Scott premier of Saskatchewan of betraying his province by trading control of education for a bribe and claims he urged electors at Summerland to oppose Duncan Ross for not accepting a $100,000 yearly settlement for British Columbia claims, urging Yale Capibou voters to show their disapproval.
The Victoria Times suggests Sir Wilfrid Laurier may exchange Templeman for the Ottawa seat while he keeps Quebec. Liberals and Conservatives in Ottawa echo the idea, raising questions on Templeman’s value and Laurier’s judgment amid ongoing coverage.
The piece scorns Ross supporters for a cabinet claim tied to Duncan Ross and Yale-Cariboo, notes a Kelowna flag-raising with Senator Bostock Ex-Minister Templeman and Ross, and attacks the move to shift Thanksgiving to November 9 as stealing a holiday from children whose fathers vote.
The Nelson News links Dun can Marshall to malodorous election frauds in Ontario and reports plans to import him into Kootenay and Yale Cariboo to instruct electors on how to vote.
Ralph Smith declares intent to become a cabinet minister for British Columbia. He questions whether a cabinet minister can win without a majority, noting that Smith himself did not poll a majority in the Nanaimo vote.
At a Vernon meeting a German speaker denounces chin music and urges unity to roll up a Conservative majority across Yale-Oariboo and beyond, proclaiming it will roll over British Columbia, Canada, Laurier, and even to the Kaiser with banners of triumphant unity.
The fragment reports average maximum temperatures around 40 and 67 units with weekly rainfall in inches. It notes mean temperatures near 41 and 57, and lowest and highest readings for maximum and minimum values, but the data are garbled with missing labels and inconsistent punctuation.
A Grand Forks dispatch notes the CP and GN railway contests to link Boundary country to the coast. Construction starts from Spence's Bridge toward Nicola and from Midway toward Penticton. Okanagan surveys include a potential Spences Bridge to Nicola line and a line from Penticton to Midway, with CP claiming 160 miles from Nicola to Penticton and strong grades.
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