07 Jun 1900
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
1
The Medicine Hat Trading Co Ltd announces a new stock of crockery glassware and china with combo dinner and tea sets featuring 25 different patterns shapes and colors.
A Chinese man was found dead in a coal shed behind Mar Yee's Laundry on Toronto Street with a gunshot wound to the head and brains spilled. The inquest at Assiniboia Hotel recited witnesses including Mar Yee, a Japanese night porter, and several Chinamen as investigators worked to determine if foul play or suicide occurred.
A southwesterly gale fueled a massive blaze that destroyed the CPR freight house in Medicine Hat on Monday at noon. Only the clerk’s books and some sugar barrels survived. insurance details and total losses to the company remain unclear.
The Canada Gazette of April 21 outlines Halfbreed scrip commissioners in the North West Territories for the season and details on who may receive scrip. It covers births between July 1, 1870 and December 31, 1888, including Manitoba-born children, with provisions for delivery to parents or guardians and allowances for powers of attorney under new terms. C. H. Evans offers attorneys at $3 per case of 24 boxes and rhubarb at $6 per case of 40 pounds.
A report notes Antoinette Trehelle will miss a concert under General Hospital auspices at the Opera House on Jonelath. The hospital is described as a worthy institution deserving a full house.
London reports Lord Roberts has entered Pretoria on June 6 after six columns converged on the capital. The capture ends a drawn out siege with no British casualties, while dispatches reveal a war council within Pretoria planning defense and signaling continued Boer resistance and prisoner situations.
On May 81st Messrs Lawrence and Cosby arrived from Wolseley Asia with 183 head of young cattle. On June 4th Messrs Trimble Bros brought in 68 head for their ranch. J Ross of Minnedosa Man arrived at Dunmore Junction Monday with 36 stocker cattle. Messrs Wright and James of Winnipeg are in town this week seeking ranching locations. Mr Molson purchased 76 head from Mr James for his ranching operations.
Rev Cyrus Townsend offers a vivid estimate of the western bronco as an ugly ill tempered cross bred and undersized beast. He warns riders to expect sudden demonic actions when calm and to prepare for constant restless energy that tires out all challengers.
Notice of two stray horses found at the C P Ranch including a four year old gray mare branded 4 on the right shoulder and a small gray gelding with no brand. Owner must prove ownership pay expenses and claim animals.
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