16 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Moyie Leader
Location
Moyie, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
1
A retailer assures customers that a buyer who purchases shoes from them will get Ridge fits, complete protection in style and service, and best knowledge of shoe requirements. The message emphasizes factory quality, tailored fit, and total satisfaction as in their interest to sell reliable footwear.
A reported homicide at a Salem Oregon prison is described with unclear details. The deceased, allegedly a long‑serving inmate, is identified by officials as the victim of tampering or poisoning. Warden and staff are noted for delivering the body to the prison and the incident prompts concern over security and prison discipline.
In Cranbrook items the Reid and Hungerford families plan a lake trip next week while Mrs P B Simpson departs Thursday for extended visits with relatives in the States. Doble died at St Kogens hospital of heart disease. A Fort Steele era man, he moved to Alaska, then returned to Granbrade. A partner dissolution affected Moyie Hotel holdings and Johnston Bros. shifts in ownership. Remains await removal plans to Toronto for interment.
A workman suffered severe injuries when a wheel passed over his hand at Goat Lake. Doctors Goren and Bonpéil performed the operation. Bernie Ldupital’s hospital stay followed, with his wife and family supporting him. In other news, Miss Marion Katherine Eston and Mr. Bullerton wed by Rev Parker Mellow at Fullerton.
A jagged local summary reports visits, sickness, and community happenings around Moyie and nearby Cranbrook. Mentions Will Bell of Reid Gumpbell & Co visiting Fort Steele, a school teaching return, ice cream social plans, veterinary visitors, fishing, and residents traveling to Victoria and Spokane.
The Moyie Lumber Company reports 9 000 acres of timber along the Moyie river with plans to build a saw mill near the lower Moyie river in the Touliny neighborhood. Labor will be required to clear torcile quilk and prepare land as logs are stockpiled for processing. The Moyie school opens Monday with A W Sutherland as principal and Miss Butler as assistant.
A garbled OCR fragment from a metal market listing mentions New York bar silver at 934 cents, lead at 4.14, copper at 13.20, and odd price-like terms. The text includes stray dialogue and unclear phrases, offering little coherent data beyond sporadic metal prices.
General notes from Nelson report J J Hill backing a smaller Kootenay townsite Morrissey near completion with a new newspaper by P B Simpson of Cranbrook Herald. Mention crowns and Queen Victoria era residences Osborne House. U.S. Congress funds 15000 for Yellowstone buffalo purchase. herd grows from 22 to 29 after escapes.
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