16 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Revelstoke Herald
Location
Ravelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1903
Page
1
A chaotic note implores readers to report any mistakes directly to the author for correction. It emphasizes: tell us first, not others, and promises a remedy. The fragment mentions mattresses, bedding, pillows, and a shopping floor layout reference.
Lewis Bros offered five acres in the smelter town for a public recreation ground at 1000 dollars. The council accepted after discussion. A sidewalk petition along Victoria Road was referred to the Board of Works, which also handles plans for City Hall basement excavation and removal of the old school for remodel into a City Hall. A milk inspector bylaw was introduced with three readings, its appointment postponed. Minor vouchers passed before adjournment to the 24th.
A large Easter Monday dance, directed by Prof Hepburn, drew about fifty couples to the Opera House. The Independent Band Orchestra provided first class music, and attendees enjoyed themselves immensely. The event concluded with the Home Waltz around 2:80 a.m. Also advertised is a for sale notice for a Bant Eenie for hatching and duck nicks by Mrs Tepnine.
The Council of the Board of Trade met on the evening of the 9th to review Ottawa and Victoria delegations. A motion approved local Government action on the Canoe River trail and urged completion. appropriations requests for Revelstoke were endorsed. membership fee planned to be reduced to 2.50. The Columbia River Improvement Bill was discussed. MP W A Gallier to watch city interests. President G B McCarter and Mayor O'Brien to confer with CPR on a new station south of the line. Meeting adjourned.
On the first of the month a new specialized accounting system came into force on the CPR. Clerical work shifts from the General Superintendent offices to individual division superintendents. This decentralization will enlarge the clerical staff. Kilpatrick's vice is now responsible for his segment, transmitting records directly to Montreal rather than Vancouver.
The prominent ayision of the Laval Orange Lodge opened on Tuesday evening and adjourned until Friday at 9.80 Balloss after the regular meeting. Important business will be transacted on Friday and all brethren are urged to attend.
The Fish River basin near Goldfields and Camborne faces a momentous opening season with free milling ore potential. W B Pool of Ophir Lade Lynd just acquired Old Homestead Detroit and adjacent claims on Mohawk Creek Beatrice Basin, signaling major expansion plans and anticipated large scale mining activity in the near future.
The annual general meeting of the Rifle Association will be held at the hall. Members are requested to attend.
The article argues that since gold was first found in 1805, Big Bend area creeks like French, McCullough and Camp have yielded rich surface deposits. With Revelstoke shipping and growing leasehold activity, extensive hydraulic mining is seen as highly profitable, predicting large future gains and a potential railroad to Canoe River within three years.
Citizens flocked to Barber's jewellery store to view the gold brick from Fish River district. The ore yields about 17 to 20 dollars per ton, with total value around three thousand dollars. Judge Curtis leaves Goldfields, handing management to Frank Blackwell of Duluth while remaining a company investor.
The Revelstoke Dramatic Club under Prof Hepburn presents Shaun Aroon this evening at She Opera House. A clever world romance of love and hate drives the plot. A large audience is expected with specials by Hepburn's juvenile class and a social dance to close.
Great preparations underway in Revelstoke for the Masonic Ball to be held tomorrow at the Drill Hall. The youth and beauty of Revelstoke and nearby communities are expected to attend as the committee spares no effort or expense to ensure a financially successful and socially prominent event.
Reports from Napanee indicate steamboat engineers threaten to halt all steam craft in New York harbor and those sailing from that port in May unless pay increases and shorter hours are granted. Other items note a lynching attempt in Joplin and ensuing mob violence against the black community, a Beaumont oil-fire costing $1,000,000, and settled disputes between Northern Pacific and trainmen with a wage advance. Victoria reports Liberal resistance within the local association, railway talks, and government hotel construction progress.
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