03 May 1900
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
1
Ira A. Quick, agent for Hudson Bay Co. Lands offers fire, life and accident insurance plans. He highlights tailored coverage options for homeowners, families and business owners seeking risk protection and financial security.
J. G. Calder argues for a Northwest Territories government bacteriology laboratory and an official bacteriologist to diagnose tuberculosis diphtheria mange and other diseases. He warns current doctors and vets lack specialized tools and urges timely action to prevent losses to public health and agriculture.
The death of Charters B. Cumpston, 44, a senior CPR train master, occurred at his Medicine Hat residence on Saturday morning. Cumpston had a long career as a dispatcher and train official across Moose Jaw Winnipeg Carmore Port Wil- Tant and Cranbrook before settling in Medicine Hat and serving as train master until his death. A Church of England service was held, with Masonic honors and a funeral procession to Fort Wayne, Ind.
A group of Jackfi b ranchers M Goutare Joe Dubsinie and BK Bourassa move toward Red Deer north of Medicine Hat to find new ranch land as high water floods their hay fields. If reports are favorable more settlers on the creek may follow, pulling up stakes and taking cattle south. Battleford Herald notes H A Baker left last week for Seattle to pursue a better trade position.
The Opera House hosted a Medicine Hat Amateur Athletic Association show closing the season's gymnasium work. A long program featured rifle drills, flying rings, Indian clubs, horizontal bars, boxing, wrestling, a double trapeze, sword and bayonet drills, pantomime, and songs. The event drew praise for the boys' skill and fitness, with proceeds of $132.30, $50 goes to the Nurses Home Fund.
Brock Lodge No. 9 of Brockville Ontario requested a veteran jewel for Jas Nichol son U P A engineer. Medicine Hat Lodge No. 31 presented the gold jewel with an address praising Nicholsons twenty five years of Oddfellowship and urging continued worthy conduct.
London telegram reports Gen. Hamilton drove Boer forces from Poutenek with light losses to British and took 26 prisoners including 10 commandants. Broadwood cavalry aided rear attack. Hamilton joined by Bruce Hamilton's infantry. Enemy casualties included 12 killed and 40 wounded, among them Lieut. Mauther and Maximoff. The 8th Hussars praised for service.
A letter from H A Greeley initiates that the following items were passed by the Assembly Tuesday night including Harper's Bridge $500 Seven Persone Bridge Dunmore Trail $800 Medicine Hat Josephburg road $250 Messicine Eat Deanmore road $150 Maple Creek Gap road $2450 Red Deer River ferry near FL Kennedy's. Mr Greeley has been doing good and necessary work for this portion of this constituency this session.
SEB presents a lineup including Windows Flannelette Black Lateen Pique Oxford Gingham Blue Denim and Right Shirts. No trouble to show goods and assist customers with selecting from the varied shirts.
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