City Notes and Local Developments in Houston District
Alex Carrie opens an office at the southwest Houston block. Silver Hill mine superintendent George Roy reports ore balance arriving from Crawford Bay and imminent development work remaining. Pastor Morgan and Rev Wm Munroe address church audiences on social topics. P. Welch of Foley Bros. & Larsen guests at Hotel Phair, linked to Oregon contracts. Infant death at Fairview. funeral today. F T Raith remanded on stolen goods charge until Monday. Prof Payne to headline in London then return Monday. Raffle for Patenaude tea set draws strong interest. Baker street cleaned to improve appearance. City debentures bid by outside firm with $100,000 issue. Chain gang policed by officer. minor offenders put to work. Petrie and Hanson arrested after street brawl. Miners Union premises fitted for board of trade use. Fire brigade seeks horses. hotels fail to supply. Gamble & O Reilly report sale of Lot 10 Block 15 near Victoria and Josephine for 1750. Laxative Bromo Quinine advert follows.
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Emmanuel Church
Wm. Munroe
Hotel Phair
P. Welch
Spokane
Foley Bros. & Larsen
Welch
Kootenays
Oregon
Busy week at Columbia River Bridge near Robson
Progress reported on the Columbia River Bridge near Robson with No. 2 and No. 3 piers advancing and a daily stone supply from Robson slip via barge. The No. 4 pivot pier nearly finished except coping delayed by a stone-loaded car breakdown. completion planned within contract period without mandatory Sunday work.
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Columbia River
Robson
Sproats Landing
Cured by Food Nature's Way to Get Well
A Grindstone City woman, Mrs. A. P. Sage, suffered severe stomach and heart troubles and nearly died from malabsorption. After starting Grape-Nuts, she reports dramatic relief, restored strength, weight gain, and ability to ride, walk long distances, and regain health aided by the pre-digested grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grindstone City
Idh
A. P. Sage
Curiosities photograph shows iron bar knot in furnace
A Strand Magazine Curiosities item reproduces a Nelson Nelson Company photograph of an iron bar bent into a knot by heat in a blast furnace. The caption credits Ian Campbell of Nelson B C for the discovery as the bar twisted into the knot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand Magazine
Nelson
Hall Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd
Ian C. Campbel
B. C
Eight Die In Street Car Collision In Cincinnati
A passenger train struck a street car at Queen City Avenue crossing in Cincinnati tonight. Eight people are reported killed and several injured.
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Cincinnati
Queen City Avenue
Local Notables and Visitors Arrive in City
Walter C. Adams chairs gathering in Slocan City while J A Fisher returns from the coast. J C Drewry heads home from Moyie trip via St Eugene mine. Frank Hoffman joins C P R telegraph staff. Notables and travelers, including H W Armstrong Toronto and J H Freeman Victoria, register at city hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Adams
Slocan City
J. A. Fisher
Hudson’s Bay
J. C. Drewry
Rossland
St. Eugene
Moyie
C. P. R. Telegraph
Frank Hoffman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alex Carrie
Houston Block
Silver Hill Mine
George Roy
Silver Hill
Crawford Bay
the Baptist Church
Morgan
D. T. Bulger
Fairview
F. T. Raith
J. K. Strachan
J. P
Prof. Payne
Opera House
London
Patenaude Brothers
Baker Street
Josephine
Ward Streets
Jarvis
Petrie
Hanson
Josephine and
Vernon Streets
Hardy
Kootenay and
Victoria Streets
Miners’ Union
Board of Trade
Bank of Commerce
Fire Brigade
Gamble & O'Reilly
Victoria and
Josephine Street
Elizabeth Todd
Messrs. Bergman & Palmquist
Miner
Io. Groves
Nol
Queenstown
Cunard Line
Eugene Zimmerman
Duchess of Manchester
Associated Press
Zimmerman
Tanderagee Castle
Duke of Manchester
County Armagh
Bach
Berlin
Joachim, Moschaert
Adechule
Phair
Windoarth
Cuble
Brussels
Fred Irvine
Hudson's Bay Stores
Patenaude Bros. Opticians
Muralo
Lawrence Hardware CO
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Bank of British Columbia
Toronto
Hon
Geo
Cox
Walker
Lombard Street
New York
Exchange Pl
Canada
United Stat British Cot
ITMRT
Atlin Greenwood
Landon Cranbrook
Kamloops
New Westminster
Vancouver
Fernie
Nanaia
Ross
Victoria
Yukon District
Dawson and White Horak
United States
Nw York
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Skagway
Savings Bank Department
Nelson Branch
Grange Vy, Holt
WREE
Exchange
British Columbia
Andrew F. Rosenberger
P. O
B. G. Watete
West Kootenay
E. C. Traves
W.W.C. Brock
Warp Street
Queen Studio
Dr. W. Ll
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