04 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Moyie Leader
Location
Moyie, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
1
The postoffice department issues Sunday closing orders for all Canadian postoffices while enabling the Magis postoffice to remain open. The Lord's Day Alliance criticizes the rule as inconvenient, noting mail sorting will proceed as usual in Weldon and other affected places.
Local notes report an addition to the Greenwood skating rink to host larger hockey crowds. Tickets for a show and dance priced at 75 cents will be sold at Roberta and Masinger’s store with proceeds supporting the Phosuiz Pioneer hockey club. Several miners complain of unpaid wages as tradents and Meesinger’s store extend hours for sales.
Reports from the Kootenay area note doubling output at the Glue Usi mine and a zinc reduction mill planned. Rumors say Crow's Newt Pase Coal may reopen Morrissey mines. J F McIntosh has taken customs duties at Kaslo Pernia. Lieut Ernest H Schackleton plans another Antarctic expedition. Swiftwater Bill Gates reports gold prospects high in the Andes near 17 000 feet. A mining rush spreads along lower Moyle between Curzon junction and Kingsgate with lots sold at Hastings and South Vancouver auctions. $52,000 in licenses sold. multiple judges active in staking ground.
Rossland community gears for the Winter Carnival starting Tuesday with Pyb raney Ltd promoting the event. Moyie senior hockey team plans to join, featuring Grady Dickson Keating Dimack MacKay Sheridan Keeelly Know McWha and Donohue. Stogie fare set at 9.80 with sale tickets from February 1 to 10 and return validity to the 11th. Team departs Monday as plans indicate a larger crowd and extra participants may join.
A mining engineer reflects on a camp near Moyie after touring properties owned by the Alarm Mining and Mill Company. He notes courteous managers, plans for ore handling, and a vein averaging high silver and zinc values, suggesting strong future potential based on deposits observed.
An invitation to a mine party outing is extended to anyone planning to attend. The sleigh will depart from the company office at 7 90 o clock in the morning. Reports indicate the property looks good.
Hotel owners in Moyle update properties to satisfy provincial inspector. The Hotel Kortenay is enlarged with the winth office moved to the back. The Moyle bar shifts, front space becomes office and sitting room, and a larger sitting room is planned similar to Central. The dining room relocates to the former Imperial Bank space. Cosmopolitan Hotel owners begin construction of a new structure.
J C Drewry, once a leading Kootenay mining figure now ranching in Alberta, travels from Cowley to Rossland before passing Moyle en route to Cowley by rotary. The Indiana State Railway Commission has ordered locomotives with at least 1,500 candle power headlights, affecting switching equipment. A Catholic club recently opened offering billiards, games, reading rooms, bowling, and a second-floor parish hall.
Cronin moves from Spokane to Vancouver, gradually disposing of Spokane interests while shifting capital into Vancouver property. The pattern suggests a deliberate portfolio reallocation as Cronin increases real estate exposure in British Columbia.
In a brief morning report a hunter named Gon Fabello caught a lynx in a short distance above town. The bounty or value of the catch is indicated as about $20. The fragment reflects a rural or frontier era hunting note with minimal context.
The mine announces next payday as $31,000 will be disbursed to workers on the upcoming payday. The amount marks an approximate $500 increase over the previous payout by the company.
Enacted Meart hospital in Spokana will open in March after years of work cost 3 900 000. The building stands about high and spans two blocks. About 100 beds and multiple floors will house wards, with electric light and annunciator system, telephones on each floor, steam heating and some electric heat. Surgical department features include doors, rooms for sneatherizing and dressing, laboratories and X ray room. Sterilizing plant aims for near perfection.
The Victoria council announces appointments including Alyse as police magistrate in Nelson with D. G. McMortis and De Rose as police commissioners and Tryde Baker as police commissioner for Cranbrook. Also notes a For Sale listing for a near new No. cook stove.
fragmentary notes mention John L. Sullivan and a mysterious ride to a hotel. a keeper and a Roxbury link surface, hinting at long acquaintances and secretive naming. the readable text implies decades of familiarity and whispered connections.
Fragmentary real estate note reports Dunsmunir coal lands sold on Visca vertisland with recorded price around one hundred thousand dollars payment made to the seller.
Jeffries predicts a swift finish against Joliena with a plan to test his power from the first bell. He vows to press the attack and endure any early advantage, aiming to end the bout within six rounds.
Illinols report middle term tally shows 74 children born to replace those lost in the terrible disaster. The update notes the effort to replenish the number of young lives affected as officials continue relief and recovery work.
An unclear notice references a Sunday hockey game between two teams and a sale advertisement for a Singer sewing machine. Details are fragmented with possible names and times, making full reconstruction difficult.
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