06 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
1
It is a common expression among ladies that The Trading Company has the nicest stock of spring goods in town. A large consignment of dress goods in latest creations and shades arrives today including new silks and trimmings. Also offered are belts, ties, hair ornaments. Butter at 30c per lb and fresh eggs at 30c per dozen. items selling fast.
Steele and Co announce the new graphic studio in Medicine Hat opening Monday February 17. The remodelled premises boast up to date equipment enabling all classes of photographic work in first class manner. Manager J A Miers invites the public to inspect work and obtain price quotes.
A lively carnival night at the rink featured the Burlesque Ball and a later stage show with a long list of costumed performers. The ticketed ladies list includes Mary Taylor Winter and many others in fanciful roles such as Britannia, Fairy, and Gipsy. Judges awarded prizes for best ladies and gent costumes, burlesque ball game, and Maypole dance with multiple winners.
The Empire Tobacco Co Winnipeg reports Pay Rouu as the leading Canadian chewing tobacco with Snowshoe tags on every plug. Save the tags for premium gifts, valid until January 1 1903. Winnipeg branch promotes new illustrated catalogue. Texan rancher Mr Previtt vows spring arrival with Hereford cattle and Angora goats.
A regular town council meeting on Monday with Mayor Finlay and all councillors present. Reports covered finance, water, fire hall, and park plans. Committees recommended payments, building alterations, and park land exchanges with action deferred to next week.
Stock shipments inspected by J. H. G. Bray from Medicine Hat on Feb 20, 25, and March 4 include 84 stockers B4R right ribs, 1 stocker 9H right ribs. 3 mares T5 right jaw. 15 geldings T5 right jaw. 1 stallion X X left jaw. 1 gelding C P left thigh. 1 mare Q right shoulder. 1 gelding 3 left shoulder. 1 mare half diamond F right shoulder. 1 mare left shoulder. 1 gelding AHL left thigh. mares IT left thigh. 10 geldings DT left thigh.
Mrs. F. W. Peacock reports thirty seats and twenty four desks funded by last fall’s charity ball. Desks supplied by L. G. Christie of Brandon. Hay Creek School, with 22 pupils, nears full capacity and shows solid improvement. Mr. Forge of the C P R shops will depart for Moose Jaw. He noted ant hills observed at Police Point while strolling Sunday.
H A Greeley responds to a letter from a rancher critiquing public road leasing and the Local Improvement Ordinance. He defends the law, notes small landowners benefit from redirected funds, and urges an end to further discussion to avoid newspaper notoriety.
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