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Newspaper
Moyie Leader
Location
Moyie, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
1
Moyie reports on election results with Liberal and Conservative activity in Yukon towns, reorganization of boards of trade, and plans for Moyie hockey, along with notices on property purchases, church events, and local commerce updates.
After tomorrow a change will occur at the St Hugene boarding house with Patrick Welch throwing up the petition and Wai McKelvey to succeed him.
The Presbyterian Church invites all to Sunday evening services at 180. The pastor Rev Thus Paton will address the gathering. Mr Sower Butts will sing. Everyone is warmly welcomed to attend.
Jus E Gibbon applies to the Superintendent of Provincial Police after thirty days from first publication for renewal of his licence to sell intoxicating liquor by retail on the Yahk Hotel premises in Yahk. The notice is dated October 20, 1908.
Roy Clothier and Dave Angus arrange a contract to obtain 40 000 props for Crow's Nest Ceat company to support the mine at Coal Creek Michel and Morris sey. Camps will be set near Aldridge, rope removal planned nearby. The 61 000 prop total equals about 160 carloads and project spans nearly eight months to complete.
A Soll er and compressor from Phoenix arrived this week for the Avrons mine. Unloaded from a car, the gear will be rafted across the lake to the property opposite the town. The 60 bhp locomotive style boiler and five dent capacity compressor will be installed quickly, aiding the tower tunnel start. The Aurora promises to be on the shipping list soon.
A fragmentary dialogue mimics a noisy phone exchange with garbled words and stray phrases. The text hints at a discussion about an automobile and uncertain names, framed as a rough, overheard snippet.
Copper and lead prices move in thin sessions as speculative traders note modest activity. Entries show a New York barometer at 4,753 with copper futures tagging gains while Losbox-Least slips to 215 with six-day stalls amid cautious demand signals.
Cutisibinia's operations expand with purchase of adjacent boundary claims, forming the Phoenix Amalgamated group. A large new copper furnace is now functioning after weeks of trial, signaling aggressive expansion in Trail's copper field and echoing H. Augustus Heinze's early Trail smelting era in 1696.
On Monday a Scotch Highlander Entertainers company will perform at Morley hall under St Eugene Hockey Club. The lineup includes Misa Taylor soprano Miss Hurlbut violinist Aliss Strang contralto Miss Trine accompanist Archie Strang tenor Gertrude Webster Dickinson vocalist and Dan H H McDonald piper and dancer. The show is billed as Moyle's best in years with likely standing room only. Tickets are 1 for adults 50 cents for children and valid for the entire ball with no reserved seating.
Plans foresee rapid establishment of lodges in Moyla for both the Rebekubs and the Rathbone Sisters, signaling a swift expansion of local groups. The article notes this as a forthcoming development pending execution of current plans.
Fragmented OCR text mentions political support and comfort in a shop setting but lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or places to anchor a concrete item. The passage reads as a stray dialogue about a country carrying fall events and a shoumiker shop with heated discussion.
The St Eugene Hockey Club, featuring secretary E C Kamm and captain John Youshine, gears up with a top national goalie and strong plan. A charity concert by the Scotland Highlanders Entertainers in Morlay Linll next Monday aims to boost receipts for the club.
Moyie school pupils will present a program of songs, choruses, recitations and sketches on Friday November 6 at 2 a.m. in the school building. A cordial invitation is extended to all patrons and friends to attend. Refreshments will be served.
The latest British Columbia Gazette lists revision notices for rotor lists in ridings on November 2, including Cranbrook district where Moyes is located.
A historical resolution expresses sympathy to the relatives of Alfeued Gikjau serg who died on October 6. It orders mourning for thirty days and authorizes minutes to record the action. Copies are to be sent to relatives, the Miners' Magazine, and the public press for publication.
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