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arrived. Kenedy plus Store. ‘ Medical Discovery’at the new Sale end opertunity. ‘Attention is called to Mr. Charles Ryan’s advertizement this week. Sheep, coat thefsand sheep will arrive to-day for 2anche,in charge of Mr. Kerfoot, the tecbrane accident. We egret to hear that Mr. John Quirk, of High River, has broken his collar bone. His work fell with him in a badger hole, roy the Bigvods. Twenty-five carts passed through from Cal sunday, loaded with flour for the gargon livered on the H. B. contract. Elyed Leserve,de Col. Macleods Arrival. Last week, through or overnight, we omitted prival of Col.and Mrs. Macleod, and party, ten in number. In the party were Miss Mac a Miss Baldwin, who will spend the at Winder Creek. tile feo. on sumer travel, Arrivals. Friday, W. Ross. Departures: Monday, Messrs. G. RR. Davies, and Arnott, for Calgary; Mrs. Wood, for High River; Thursday, Messrs. ‘Thos, Barnes, Pat Collins, want Kitzgerald Cochrane. Arrived on Medi cine Hat coach on Monday; Mr. C. Pearce, fading Killed. A report comes to us this week of the kili ng of an Indian at the Blood Reserve. The Peizan who did the shooting,says he was either a Crow or a Cree. He was tracked some dis tances through the brush by the blood, but as far as we have heard, has not been found, Pineber Creek School. We have not seen a copy of the new arrival ordinance, but it is to be hoped that the aver age attendance has been reduced to ten. The school at Pincher Creek is well organized, and Mer. Cox, the teacher, is thoroughly well liked, and gives universal satisfaction. The present attendance is only ten however, and unless the Government gives the grant of $300, it will be necessary to close the school. It is to be hoped that this will not be found necessary through lack of encouragement from the Governments, Buriett. The late Thomas Saul, who was drowned avantine ago, and whose body we reported found last week, was buried from the new fut last Saturday, Rev. 3, Trivett, of the Episcopal Church reading the advice. A note which was given in payment of a band of busses ro sold, was found in a small pocket book, and was well preserved. A few small bills,and several other articles were also found, and aresew in the hands of the Mounted Police here, awaiting instructions from the Stipendiary Magistrate. Whiskey. . The boys had a wild and woolly tine on Tucalay evening. In the far west, too much benzine acta in various ways on the same man. Thee place of intoxication, we see his barm lens ail aod natured; in another he is around aunziens for auincans to knock a chip off his shoulder, when the air becomes suddenly filled with pieces of bald faced shirt, and ‘chawed ears, ‘the stuff which was in circulation on Tuesday evening, was evidently of the letter description, and there was wey in our streets. Later in the evening women were run in by the police. During the confusion, a shot was fred. Phia makes two shots which have been fred on the street during the past week, by men under the influence of liquor. A six shooter in the hands of a drunken man, is any thing but a safe plaining, and the law regard ing the carrying of and in town should be strictly enforced.In the prairie, firearms are necessary, but in town we see no use for them, and we should like to see this business of shoot ing around promiscuously stopped. The first thing a man should do when he comes in off the prairie is to take his arms off, and put them away. All should have sense enough to see that this is best, without having it enforced by law Fire as the Barracks. Shortly after seven o'clock yesterday morn ing, the centre stable in the new fort, which which was filled with hay, was discovered to twentre. ‘The alarm was at once given, and the men turned out. A short time after the fire commenced the men were reinforced by ten in the employ of the No WC. N. Co., athi citizens from Macleod. The stable in which the fire originated, was entirely des troyed, and as a wind was blowing from the west, the one east of it soon caught fire and is now hevel with the ground. It was only by great exertion that the adjoining beiirings neve saved. The stable to the east of the one burned, it pretty badly scorched, and the coal sheat was several times on fire. As soon as the dire was discovered, the horses were tirned out on herd. Nothing is known of the rigin of the fire, it commenced in the middle of the day, over which the Serg.-Major had passed only fifteen minutes before. An enqui ry into the instituted. As far as all available inveniences were concerned, everything was ready for such an emergency. All the tanks, water Irrets, and pails were full of water, and the water wagon was alongside the stable, the Babcocks were all charged, but the fire spread so rapidly that it was impossible to check it. The fact is the whole post had a very narrow escape, and the Government should feel thankful that they escaped so easi ly. Everything was done which was possible, and the Government should realize the import ance of providing the post with a fire engine. The next time the loss may be more serious. Capt. Cotton desires to thank all those out siders who rendered assistance. All the men at the fort worked splendidly. The loss is about $10,000. Correspondence. To the Editor of the Gazette, Drax Sin:—I am glad to see that Jim Lott ban got the job of detective to the S. W.S. A, but I think a Very great mistake has been made in boarding him out on the members. Now there are plenty of places where he will Bet go to, and on “principal” I object to the system. Jim knows me well enough, and he is aware that he can come and live from one years end to another and I'll be glad to have him, but I buck at the present arrangement as I am sure others do. Jim knows the genuine cowman, and as one I say, Jim old man, when you come to my camp you just fetch your grub along, and dont you forget it. Yours truly. Cowman. Macleod, Aug. 27th. To the Editor of the Gazetts. ’ Str.—I wish to deny an assertion made by the Calgary Herald in a recent issue with re gard to the treatment of the lunatic, Frank Yennock, on his removal from here to Calgary. As I accompanied Sergt. Spicer on that tip I can truthfully assert that no invalid could have been more carefully or kindly taken are of. It was found necessary to tie him to pre vent him from injuring himself, but at the same time he was tied in such a manner that it gave him no pain. Sergt. Spicer is too well known here to allow of a doubt that he would treat anyone in the sane state as Pennock, and more especially an old comrade, in anything but a kindly manner. Yours truly, Jas. H. Scoortato. Fort Macleod, Aug. 25. To the Editor of the Gazette. Sim.—In the last issue of the Calgary Herald in an article entitled “Barley, Beer and Mor ality,” and in a previous issue in a sermon by the Rev. Mr. Dyke, statements are made which show how little there pilgrims know of the working of the prohibitory system. In the former is the following: ‘*Where the liquor traffic is legalized drunkenness is much more prevalent than under a system of prohi bition. Now, Sir, I will go odds that my native town in Bruce Co., Ont., can get away with more beer and old rye than most towns of her size, and can show her share of drunks, and yat I can say truthfully that I didn’t know what drunkenness meant until I came to the prohibitory (?) North-West. So much for pro hibition. Again, ‘Older countries are strug gling to rid themselves of the drink incubus.” ust so. Bruce tried the Duncan Act, but out of numberless trials we cannot remember one conviction, and the county went back to the license system. As an M. P. said in the last local election, ‘‘You were not ready for pro hibition, and you won't be until your deacons, elders etc. give up drinking on the sly.” Mr. Dyke appears to hold the license system responsible for all the illn that flesh is heir to. On the contrary, it would save many a young man in the North-West from becoming a drunk ard. Then the habitual tippler could get his dram and congenial company at a place licensed for the purpose, instead of smuggling it into a private house, as at present, and turning out a score or more drunks as I have a con in the North-West. Instance: fast winter in a town on the banks of North Saskatchewan a keg of four gallons of beer and two gallons of whiskey arrived at a bakery, four 2 p.m. and four men in sight; at 5 o'clock hearing shouting we look toward the aaid bakery and saw at least twenty men chasing each other over the oven etc., and a little later on the greater part of them are taken home in aleighs. “Several of the young men had never been drunk before, and were all broke up over their fall. Going up town on the 26th Dec. we learned that almost ever, now in town and even children eight years old, had been blind drunk or crazy on Christmas. We say crazy, for liquor was scarce and gin gers painkiller etc. was used as a substitute. If'no man is safe under the license system” then there is no safety for him, for he is not safe under prohibition,and if ‘the liquor traffic makes drunkards” we can say from experi ence prohibition will never suppress drunken ness. In short, prohibition means a free liquor traffic, and on investigation of its work ing in any ao called prohibitory country this will be found to be the real state of affairs. If our christian friends wish to see the liquor traffic stamped out let them begin with the children. If Sunday School teachers put their hearts into the work we believe there would a real prohibitory law in force inside of twenty years. But to do this the hypocrita must be wooded out of both church and school. Two years ago we took a pleasure trip with a Methodist, a temperance advocate and a man we had up to that time considered a christian, but we hadn't been in his company over an hour when he almost forced us to sample his brandy; he failed, however. Consistency thou art a jewel! The man who takes his glass openly makes no profession, but he is far too much of a gentleman to try to force liquor on a man after he has declined it. It is a well known fact that new who only took an occas ional glass when they could get liquor when ever they wanted it, now get drunk whenever they get the chance, and if our temperance friends were deprived of some harmless bever age, which they have been used to for a length of time, I reckon they'd use it to excess too, the next time they got a chance. If the so called prohibitory system was pro hibitory, I for one would not wish to see it changed. As it is, the sooner we get a license liquor on the better. It may be an improve ment on the present system; certain it is it cannot be worse. B.
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Fort MacLeod, Alberta, CA
Fri, Aug 29, 1884
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