24 Dec 1909
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Newspaper
Moyie City Leader
Location
Moyie, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
1
Placards announce the annual Odd Fellows ball at Wildey Lodge. Tickets will be printed and placed on sale. The ball will be held Wednesday evening with a three piece orchestra and refreshments.
Delays push completion past the new year as Moyie builders finish interior work and prepare fixtures. The site sits in the town’s business heart with an attractive exterior awaiting final details.
A Christmas Day hockey game stacks Laery Gamble against Ban Evans as their mine teams meet at 8 o clock. The winner earns a shot at Crow's Nest League champions, with both Gamble and Evans tending coal for their sides in a warm, competitive match.
The Moyia Hockey Club plans a big dance at Morley ball on New Year’s Eve December first. Dross Chapman Sal ton and O Kamm will supply the music with Tieketa inviting all.
An unclear fragment mentions The Rico Group and Michica geonpy near Gown, noting improvements and unexpectedly strong recent results. Details about location, people, and context are garbled, making precise attribution difficult.
A fragmented town notice from Sullivan lists local officials and a plan to reopen property near Kimonida replacing Samedas with Horley and Creaeeckauen. The message references presentation to the Sullivan web and a ceremony in the Alice Street area, urging confirmation of details.
A condensed report notes an elevator project near Sandon and a Kaslo gas issue. It mentions a $300 service payment, a 50 000 pound daily milk mill plan for Chilliwack, Guggenheims abandoning 25 Catiboo claims after spending over 350 000, a two month holiday for E Mallandains, six new streetcars by Calgary, and a Calgary line extension amid rising demand and capacity upgrades.
The Catholic church holds a high mass at midnight tonight with a sermon by Rev. Father Nestor of Spokane. A second mass follows and a third mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday. All are invited.
The Moyie post office will be open on Christmas Day from early afternoon until late afternoon, offering postal services during the holiday.
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada has leased the Sullivan property near Kimberly. Operations will be led from Moyie with Jonu Canna in charge and a crew of about 80 workers. The deal increases mill capacity from 70 to 120 tons daily and aims to boost smelter and refinery output, signaling stability for East Kootenay mining interests.
The town’s fire bell donated by Ahas Sigg is now mounted in the tower. It weighs 135 pounds and its tone is clear and distinctly heard throughout the town.
Rev G A Hackney and his wife arrived in Moyia this week to assume duties as pastor of the lvasby terial church He will oversee Sunday services and has settled with his wife at Barglund college on north Victoria street The Rev Mu White has been transferred to Coal Creek in Pornie.
Hugh Ross won the Hue Me Quada launch on Wednesday evening. The winning number 0 was announced as the top result and marked the first mover noted in the report.
The community gathers to honor Father Beck with a memorial address. Officials from Moyie and Creston attend as parishioners recall his service and dedication to the church and local residents.
The Moyie team led by Grady Kelley Dixon Keating MacKay Sheridan and Douchue opens Crow's Nest Hockey at Fermia on New Year Day. They then travel to Coleman for the 3rd and to Lethbridge on the 4th in a tight early season stretch.
Monday morning the lower Moyie lake was almost completely frozen and by evening skaters were gliding across the broad expanse of ice. Last year the lake did not freeze over until December 20.
Fernie reports the largest payroll among neighboring towns along the Crow River. Last Saturday the town processed a payroll totaling 170000 dollars, marking a notable cash disbursement for the period.
A fragment from a historic page references an imposter and a Copenhagen setting, mentioning retirement and discomfort. The text hints at a humorous or ironic incident, with phrases about slanting toward ease and west of a certain point, but the full context is unclear due to damaged OCR.
A Tuesday birth in Aldridge brings a daughter to Dris and Mr Tater Molandoy. On Wednesday December 22 a daughter is born to Mr and Mrs Artha Pitman.
John Wiren known as Big John, a watchman around Kitchener, reportedly shot himself several nights ago after heavy drinking. The death is described as by his own action with a firearm, details limited.
Magistrate Ryan of Cranbrook presided in Fernie Tuesday as several election related cases proceeded. Evidence was inconsistent and none of the accused were convicted, with all summons leading to acquittals.
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