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Newspaper
Moyie Leader
Location
Moyie, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1907
Page
3
Numerous short items note visits and arrivals from Spokane Cranbrook and Vancouver. People mentioned include Mrs Harry Stewart Chas King Hugh Macdonald Rev Wm Boulton and V Desaulnier with others in town life and church events. Two furnished rooms for rent and a watch repair shop opening are announced ahead of July.
Chas A. MacKay reports progress on sinking a shaft under Moyie Lake to mine beneath the bottom. A 100 horsepower boiler and compressor will drive hoists as two rafts anchor on north and south sides to act as windbreaks. Water will be pumped out after bedrock is reached and a solid timber and steel shaft with cemented bedrock will form a water tight working. Mining under water is already done elsewhere, notably at Nunamiut, where tunnels run under the bay.
Word from the coast says John Houston will reside in Vancouver and was registered at a Victoria hotel last Saturday. Boundary labor groups plan two large cooperative stores in Phoenix and Grand Forks while C D Blackwood resigns to join Procter in an insurance partnership. Hume hotel sale completed with George P Wells taking possession July 1 and Belville Tomkins named manager of the Strathcona.
Dan Goupill Oscar Jested and Ben Nelson rode out a capsized Glen Campbell yacht on Mogic Lake Thursday afternoon as choppy waves swamped the boat. The men clung to rigging until a small boat rescued them and landed them soaked but unharmed. The vessel had previously nearly drowned two men a year ago.
Carpenter Wm Barse had a narrow escape while repairing at the St Eugene mill. His trouser leg was caught on a set screw and wound toward a shaft, tearing most of his clothing before he grabbed another shaft and held on until the mill stopped. He escaped with only minor bruises.
The sixth annual East Kootenay Methodist district meeting met at Moyie with Rev. Hall as chairman and Rev. Hughes as financial secretary. Delegates from Fernie Cranbrook Creston Kimberley Moyie Coal Creek and Moyie were present. The gathering arranged mission support revival services and district anniversaries and ended with a large supper and an open air service near Hotel Kootenay reflecting strong Moyie hospitality.
Gav W Orchard, Moyie Porto Rico Lumber manager for a year and a half, resigns and plans to move to Spokane where he has bought an interest in the Interstate Rubber company. No successor named. J A Dewar may supervise Moyie affairs briefly. Moyie patrons regret the Orchard departure and bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Orchard.
Weather good for Moyies Dominion Day celebration with a busy week of preparations. Program includes a hose race between two local teams and a 10 minute drill, followed by a large evening dance at Morley Hall to aid the local brigade.
Health notice advises immediate care for a child with first signs of loose bowels. Recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil. Available at Moyie Drug and Stationery Co. Dominion Day sale promotion.
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