5. Thornton Langley, Jolin NcFeer Repass. Minios: Jnvestinents. Corresduncen Solicited. urricn: ieconp BLOCK, ROSSLAND, B.C. | imited, any, Limi 600. ing Company, G. A POUNDER, Pres. Capitalized for oniys $250, i ‘Gol Rossland B. Cc. TREASURY STOCE 25tts. The (tare Schwan PRICE OF WHISKERS They Will Go at a Sacrifice Before the Barber's Sabre of Low Prices. YAR AMONG : Cok Union Organized to Raise Prices ca —Two Dissentors Stir Up a Lively Racket. War to the knife, or razor, and no quarter given has been declared among fighting factions of the Barbers’ union of Rossland, and sume of those who preach the doctrine, “every man his pwn barber”? venture the prophecy that wiore the close of the week the public will be shaved for nothing and geta chromo in the bargain, The war was .precipated by two barber firms refusing to join a combine jor the purpose of raising the price of shaving to 25 cents. A meeting was called Friday last, and a union formed. the following officers being elected : Breckford, president; J. Leighton, vice-president ; Keller, treasurer. Yes- verday two meetings were called and nylaws adopted, which provide that no shaving, sea foams, sh or other C4 SHAVERS 8 Rossland. Stock Exchange Quotations Wants, For Sale. Rent, Lost Etc On call—Deer Park, 5,000 at 16. After Call—Montezuma, 1,000 at 1. tisraD wTOoKS. — 3 ¥ & THE TAILOR Wanrnp— ly a women, a position in hotel or restaurant in k e, Could ||f | Mm. J. OHEARN. AND GENT’S FURNISHER. Rossinnd or elsewhere, | “Apply at fi Beet. | To the People of "UE Boots AND SHOES. 4 this office, no ehfldren or pet WaANTED—Position as housekeeper or chamber maid. Apply at tnis office. Oth, Wantep—A partner to try bulf interest in good paying coal business, Apply at this office. take charge of pantry or rooms. WANTED: A two-roomed furnished house; have | | . PLO, Box BH. “4-1-tf, that wa} of the eft ROOMS FOR RENT. Why kive your orders for Suits to outsiders, every order given in ans money taken out tnd in most cases you Bt are far from satisfied with the fit and styles of the goods you Ket. . Patronize Home Industry. | GENTLEMEN :— Haye you seen my Stock? If not, why not. Tean show you all of the very latest and most fashionable styles, In fact, I can please the most fastidious in Fine Footwear. PRICES RIGHT. ‘on RENT—Two upper floors of the Goodeve Building on Columbia avenue; Lest location in town, Inquire of Jennie L Stone, 21 No. Colum- bia avenue. For Rent.—Suit of roo1 fronting on Columbia, flee. Folding bed and stove. For Rent: Fine furnished comfortable rooms pply to Imperial Cigar store, Spo- in_ Record block Suitable for of- Investors’ Directory of New York Offer to sell names and add) 7,000 Malu : 7.008 Naine Inve: 8,850 Vermont 7,000 Mass, 23, 1 00 We compile by pe: ai eanva, 00 Persons No corporation, i or Firm names? Bank oO names taken fro) Aireotorien, oF agent ler need no: For Runt: A fugnished and BUILDING MATERIALS. for rent in thé Recoxp block. room Woop and Inmber: We. sell others, The British Columbia Sill cheaper than any Co. FOR BALE. AT THE Ellen Freeburn ON ad RESTAURANTS estuurant complete, first class: busines: eslntecd., Good reasons for sell- | ANOTHER, valu ng. H Uncle Daves’ Loan Ottice. For SaLe—Chicken ranch in good location. ‘Also 5 hogs. Apply at this office. —5-4-tf. For SALE.—Cheap, @ 50 horse po ‘good condition, | Address Box 512, Tux Vendome meals and prices reasonable. tice and everything first class. eS ble ‘discovery: ue Vendome na guarantecd: | pod erweon 7 and 8,|_ restaurant is the best place in town to dine. . 5-5-2. restaurant leads, serving fine Bustnese lunch 2 cents at the Vendome. Tue Vendome gives quick servicejon short no- FULL LINE OF For SALg.—A 5 horse-power upright engine 7 ENTISTS. and boiler, used less than one month, inquire DENTIST -2U-tE Spring Suitings, at Red Star Stabl Dr. FINLEY, dentist, Stussi blocks Barr & Rua have da ay, grain anid Trousers and opene: feed store in the Le Roi stables. ‘Their prices command attention. It will pay you to call on them. Tt PLUMBING. s. Inquire at this office. Spokane street and Columbia avenue. 1 Fon Sauer: ‘A new plano at a bargain on easy | C. Mf. Waiver, practical sanitary plumber, ‘ie Overcoatings. For Saxe: First class P ° ‘will sell outfit cheap. Apply at this office. work be done less than 25 cents; also that working hours should commence at cight o'clock in the morning and close at seven o’clock in the evening except m holidays and Sundays. The hours on holidays were tixed between 7 a. av, and 12 m., and from 12 o'clock saturday night until 7 o’clock Sunday morn) To these rules all members ‘areed except firms who stoutly main- nined that their locations would not warrant stich @ proceedure, ‘Asa last resort. the secretary visited ‘he discontented members this morning in order to secure their signatures, but yas unsuccesstul. The result of this ie chat some of the larger shops have avowed their intention of cutting the prices to 10 cents in order to run the others out of business. 4 So, while the war wages merrily on, the public can take advantage of it and “et their chins scraped for next to noth- The p of whiskers will drop ‘ordingly, and no doubt many a tender © has fondly watched each hair struggling outward, will sac- Stage ine 7 ] Bossburg FOR ALL POINTS IN THE... Kettle River Country ice them all ” nomy. In some of the shops it is pos- pefore the sabre of | Silver Bell . Fou Sas: An Erie bleycle, new. Apply at this woop. ice. First-class Fit and m in. or 5 ft.4 in. y 8. L. this office. ° me Apply 8. For SALe; A comple outfit for 9 country news: paper; Washington eight column han 3. Ruiivat this office, a *| For Sate: A livery barn and clear titie to lot ‘on which it is located for sule at a bargain for cash. Apply at this office. Ww-lstt tar stables. Prompt delivery. ‘wood saw located at east en: All kinds of wood constantly on hand. Woon: Leave y' isb Columbis Mill Co.'s office Fou Sang: Cheap, « full dress suit; would fit| Fugen: Buy your tuel of the Ked Star stables. an 5 ft. 3 W.,| Woop: Leave your orders for wood at the Red r Woon: The Red Star stable poople have astcam Solumbia ave. our orders for wood at the Pita Workmanship guar- anteed. Call and see goods and get prices. MARTIN SCAWIEG Cs For SALE: Freight teams for sale, with or with- ‘out sleds or wagons. Apply at this office. LIVERY STABLES. MANUFACTURING business for sale: The only ‘one ofits kind in British Columbia. A first] Horsrs:Get you :| class investment. Apply at this office. the Red Star stal 8°" | For Sane: The EVeNinc and WEEKLY RossLanD | SLEIoHS: TI RECORD is ‘he Red n sale at the following news| ofsleighing parties. B.C.: Hotel v ar saidie and pack horses at bles. Star stables make sspecialty JUST ARRIVED: At the WHITE HOUSE. ese names ‘ure tse ful in. placing “mining Bessa ‘fhe listsare fi out and. out (in tyre writer form, 5) naines xe and addresses to a sheet ant, more than %) per e qt y is they wre so ‘or price or fu particulars cal ore ress 8.C.E. Record Office Empey Bros, Groceries, Provisions and Produce. Opposite BANK or MONTREAL E. Turner, és c Stew- DISSOLUTION OF PA Burton City, B.C. Free Delivery. r y'Co.; Beddell & E. Galloway & Co., Peers his : Fon §ate—Furnished house for sale cheap. Rhoderick DI ane hae Apply James L2e’s st See, agle... Rambler Con. pares on DRAYAGE. counts due by the firm Witnesss: C. J. LEGGATT. Movine: If you have household goods to move 7 = call a Red Star transfer wagon. Dated April 90, 1897. DrayaGE: The Red Star Transfer Company | - ...-~—--- nese handles all kinds of freight promptly. y £.'E. Stot tall debts and pay all E, E. STONE. KR, HEEDLE, Sloean 8! ‘TEAMIN! If you want delivering or teaming of DISSOLUTION NOTIC2&. any kind done eall up the Ked Star Stables. No. a & sible that grindstones will be attached io prepare xeythes with which to mow the ihree weeks’ stubble growth of those “vhose occupations carry tills, Citizens, by shaving every day while the war lasts, can get enough chin scraping to last a year, and thereby save » great deal of money.” During the next few weeks clean shaven faces ought not : aN them to the] Wonderful Red Star 1 Y f $| Baacace: If you have a trunk or baggage of want moved, the Red Star e) we any kind you ‘est Le Rol ‘Transfer Company will do it promptly. White Bear Washington ‘ale... ‘is, al Ying British America. ‘Tue Red Star Transfer Company meets C wre Ae 9 all out- Vancouver Group... | going and in-coming traina ‘and will call_at | Preveame will be settle: Hares, by ny part of she city for baggage or passengers. i ny part of sho ety for Deggage or passengers. | | Dated st Rossland, B.C., this 26th ‘UNLISTE! to create surprise or cause NEW STEAMER FLYER. ©.P.R. Will Soon Have Five Boats Running Between Trail and Arrowhead, =The keel for the Flyer, the new steatn- er of the C. P.’R., has been laid at Na- kusp. The Flyer is to be made for fast running, and will only carry passengers, mail, -and express. She will be the fastest running boat: ..that was ever on the Columbia river. Cc C Empress. 4 Burka Consolidated. a mm.call|pm.call wikeean Name of Company. rel See BUSINESS PERSONALS. ee G, ABBOTT. SAMUEL STRO! LOUIS B. HARRIS, ISAAC HARRIS. 5-5: Dp. BH. KERR, D.D. , Dentist and Oral Surgeon. © | All work the best that ski!f and experience accom) to id a Office over Fraser's Drug Store, Columbia Ave., near Lincoln whom Attention Ladies | Mrs. M. Heard has opened her new store’ on Columbia ave., where every: thing in the line of ladies’ and child- ren’s _ furnishings may be found. 8 ee can | THE DAILY gu, | RECORD day of . USE, J. I’, McKenzie, M, D., RIS, McGill, Montreal, 25 cents a Week delivered ——_——_ 2. ant Just stop and look in Fraser's window and see the beautiful perfume atomizers. 1stt | } . For fine frait and cnoice candies call at the Columbin Candy Company, Reserve st, near Washington. in _| Bvgry day brings new customers to Lalonde. de stands to reason thet when a mat makes nd shoes a specialty, that it inu the wight house, | ca For the greatest and finest assortment ‘and shoes go NOTICE. porate limits of the City of Ross! are hereby notified to clean Up, re poots | and destroy all refuge and garba - 0 + | Gur the Recon every night by carrier for 25 May, 1807. i cents per week. Leave orders at the offic £| Go direct to Lalonde’s boot and shoe store for rubber boots and rubbers. A large assort- ment has just been received. Fatt ar il Top tinkley and B’ cording to law. leather Bell ‘on Coll By order of Ss ‘AN peraons living within the incor- of ge about nd ah to Lalonde’s, the leading boot their premises, before the 1st day of sud shoo store: baa ‘Those failing to comply with this order will be prosecuted ac- CITY BOARD OF HEALTH. ns, tii ‘sichuns and Surgeona, Glasgow. ‘Specialty made of Eye and Ear Diseases. OFFICE = iy 4 Licential of the Royal College of Physicians Surge i Licential of the Kac- SMITH-HEWILT BLOCK. ROSSLAND WEEKLY RECORD. land, move WwW. M. HENDRIGKSON, M, and Surgeons, ete., British Columbia, Canada. Late Surgeon Workingman’s Licenciate of the Faculty of Physjcians Hospital, Butte, Mont. D | only Monday Morning Paper in the City. Contains news of the Mines, Churches, The Rossland: | VOL, 1. NO 295 ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY. MAY 6, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS LOOK AT Fraser's Window JUST ARRIVED THE FINEST ASSORTMENT OF MACHINERY FOR THE DUNDEE, FOR LE ROL SMELTER A Complete Plant Will Soon Be Taken BABIES [= Are becoming plentiful in Rossland So we have laid in a etock of T. F. Task, foreman of the Dundee Gold Mining company’s work on that property on Wild Horse creek, is in . town, and says the wagon road from the Baby Carriages railroad to the mine is nearly com- ’ pleted. He says the company has pur- Baby Carts chased a complete vient consisting ot a wer boiler, _ 16-horse , engine, a, steam, dri and (TQ LOOK FOR LIMESTONE. Baby Hammocks. Pag aoon asthe e Party of Le Roi Smelter Men Go to Sheep Creek This Morning. Manicure Scissors Files, Tweezers Sponge Bags Perfumes Mirrors, Ete. A Complete assortment of HAMMOCKS H. S. Wallace’s Stationery and Wall Paper .- Store. . Charles O’Connell—Will GEO.. FRASER 41 Columbia Select a Site. Turner & Robertson ELECTRICIANS. We handle all Electrical § ies. Estimates given on Electric Light Wiring, Bell Hanging, etc. - Basement No. 18, Columbia Avenue, Wanted. All kinds of SECOND HAND HOUSE- é HOLD GOODS. Dundee mine, one of the Parker group, is looking well and that work will be vigorousy prosecuted. WORK TOGETHER. James Breen, who built the Trail smel- san oa ter, Col. I. N. Peyton, the largest indi- The Iron Colt to Work Through the} vidual stockholder in the Le Roi mine, Alberta Tunnel. and Captain William Hall, superinten- dent of.the mine, in company witl The Iron Colt people have made ar- Charles O'Connell left on the Red Moun- with the Alberta to work | tain passenger train this morning for through the latters’ tunnel. The ‘Alberta | Sheep creek to examine a quarry of lime . |tunnel is now in 354, and is 150 feet | rock, owned by the latter, to ascertain by further through the Alberta ground, the quanity and quality for fluxing pur- amie all AMPOTS| “the tron Cott lies “directly north and |poses, in connection with the Le Roi adjoins the Alberta on Columbia moun- amalta tain, so it will get the benefit of the se . . depth obtained by the 504-foot tunnel Colonel Peyton was seen this morning on the Alberta. and said that while the smelter was to be built for the benefit of the mine the company expects to do such other cus- ; ; tom work as can be handled. He enid Auctioned Off for $8,000 at Trail Yes-| the smelter will be 300-ton per day ca- terday. pacity and will be erected just as soon a8 the site is decided upon. ‘The furniture and fixtures of the Ar- r lington hotel at Trail were sold at auc- EUGENE B. FR ANKEL, 0. G,,|:ion to afr. Hanna yesterday for, $9,000. | p Scientific Optician, aie pele was made by order of the mort- Has all the tests and instruments Se coer for detecting and correcting defects MASCOTTE OF MONTAN. in sight, and hag the facilities for duplicating any lenses and filling any prescriptions for glasses. Ke charge for examination. OFFIcE. ROSSLAND, DRUGS. STORE, ANOTHER BUSINESS .-FOR ROSSLAND... Are opening a Wholesale and Retail PAINT HOUSE In their’ block, one door east Grand Union Hotel. They will carry a COM- PLETE STOCK of PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, BRUSHES. Everything in the line of Painters’ Supplies. ARLINGTON FIXTURES SOLD. Highest Prices Paid. Head of Spokane Street. S. Glazan. “Rossland Candy Co, Fine French Candies made daily. Best in Rossland. LE ROI SMELTER SITE. reparations Being Made for the Erec- tion of a 300-Ton Plant. ——— The site for the proposed Le Ro’ “Yellow Curtain” Played to a Good smelter will probably be selected in aN few days. As stated several weeks ago House Last Night. in the Reconp, the company decided to Pa ., | build a smelter to treat the ore of the Le “ ” 5 The Yellow Curtain,” @ society | Roi mine ard that it would be located drama was presented at Hart’s opera } era | \ etwecn Ross!and and Northport on the house last night by the Beddard English | |; pager . Comedy company to a large house last line of the Re@ Mountain railway. Yes- oAmmeN TUE cou ore, Base’ treat $20,000 To Loan jnight. Tonight the “Mascotte of Mon- tendey, renee eee m a ant stone ment. Open day ane rriday af * an some of $00 or more for thort tine on a | tana” will be plaged by the seine Sah managing dorcel and Jeines Breen, & 3 piglet pte sors L eriaay 9 ttoraeon eo: . proved security. pany, Miss Lillian Beddard taking the Prominent wmeltor man arrived froin ‘Trader's building, entrance on Lincoln Bt. Spokane. i Their mission_is to select a was, J. MACKAY, GEO. F. MANN, site for the smelter. Colonel Peyton Prop. Messeur. says that no arrangements will be made hastily. The ground will looked over our methods. carefully and the 300-ton smelter will be js built on confidence in this sto! our goode— in our gt Tf we have a d custom- ers now, we want two thousand next year, and we 2 doors west Allan House, Columbia Ave Turkish Baths: D. M. LINNARD character of The Brat.” Cook Building, Columbia Ave., Rossland TO THE FAR WEST. ‘ Two ‘i of Chath Ps Ont., Coming to Rossland. erected as near the mine as possible. Many questions enter into the choice of location. pe HAD A FRUITLESS JOURNEY. Youth Travels Miles to See His Father, Who Is in British Columbia. WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH John A. Douglas and Wm. O'Leary left on the midnight C. P. R. express for Rossland, B. C., where they will em- bark in mining speculations. In their departure the Maple City loses two of her most popular young citizens, anda large number of friends were at the depot to bid them farewell says the Willie Holbrooke, a bright lad of 11 yeare, the son of H. J. Holbrooke, a car- Passenger Train Did Not Get Further Northport and got as far as the trestle waiting a ACCIDENT TO RED MOUNTAIN, IT HURTS THE MINES Than O.-K. Mine. The Red train left | Meddl the depot on time this morning for Criticism of Mining Property Based on Total at the O. K., where it was obliged to halt, owing to the fact that the approach to the trestle had caved away, and after short time returned to the city. When the train reached ER’S the trestle two or three workmen were MINER'S apparently trying to repair the damage. ‘A passenger, who returned on the train said he was satisfied that the com- pany knew the train would not be able to cross the trestle without endangering the lives of the passengers, before the train Pailea out from the depot. He said that the lack of ordinary precantion against ‘accidents which might occur and the deluy in making repairs, makes his hair stand on end avery time he rides over the road. PARIS BELLE CASE. Ignorance. EDITORIAL FOLLY. Corporation Organ’s Way of Subjects Upon Slim Knowledge. Treating Rossland, May 6, 1897. Editor of the Recorb: It happens that a few of the multitude of inquiries from distant correspondents I, |W: J. Witherop Regards the Dreision 48 | who seek information about the develop- a Great Victory. ment of the mines in and out of the Kootenays find their way,unfortunately, J. W. Witherop, » member of the | to the desk of the editor of the Miner. Paris Belle company, regards the recent | These correspondents want reliable in- decision as 0 great victory, says a Spo- | rormation, and are entitled to it, if itis kane paper, and as deciding the com-| obtainable. The mining ies are pany’s claim to the surface rights of that } also entitled to respect and honest treat- portion of the Paris Belle claim em-) ment. They are not to blame for what braced within the limits of the Zenith. | the editor of the Miner does not know, D. C. Corbin said: “The Nelson &) and their properties shou d Railway y will] the p made by that tndoubtedl eal the case th undoul a) the e 2 a e a "i . a privy soanall of England.” Mr. Corbin sheet in its customary misleading answers to correspondents. expreased no opinion as to the decision. ‘he value of the ground is purely Many who are not on the ground are speculative. At present prices it may | not aware of the blighting influence ex- be worth anywhere from $50,000 to erted by the Miner against many prop- $100,000, perhaps more. There is no erties whose owners do not hasten to case affecting the mines of British Col- | sooth its itching palm with liberal poul- umbia which has attracted such general | tices of stock. But a number of the interest. . companies have made a_ business ‘The large owners in the Paris Belle | likeand manful revolt a} are J. W. Witherop, M. M. Cowley, ods of the Miner by with Chester Glass, David Glass, . Aug. | vertising and moral su Heinze, Smith Ely and other ‘well known | the Miner may learn t Spokane people. axiom, “You can_not fool all people all the time.” There is stock exchange and eae board of trade is eras. that might : tas 5 ~ exert much good for the cam; ‘ivin; Counties Definition Act to Create a New |to outside inquirers ne caurteatioe pea) icial County. intelligable information. Following is a Judicial 5 ier the Sivner’s replies published a . _ |this morning: Victoria, May 5.—The counties defini-| «We have been unable to get any in- tion act, introduced by Eberts, is for two formation about about the Slocan Queen purposes: First—To enable the govern- pared rel and. oon, ee even learn «att er e ch =a compan: ment to create a new judicial county, )in existence. The Northern Balle ani embracing the southern part of Koote-| Hill Top have been closed down for some nay, including Kaslo, Nelson, Rossland, time.” etc., and the Boundary district of Yale, anon oe), day the colamns of fe : Zi e Miner e uch stuff as with power to constitute supreme and/ini., It is strange that the Miner does county court registries and _subregis-| not remain silent when it has nothing to tries, and sheriffs, jurors, and official /eay. Mining men would have just as administration districts, and to ap-| much respect for it and the correspon- int all necessary officers without, dents would be jast aa well informed on Orever, changing the jurisdiction of | (Pt, (oe the country court judges. The actis to be carried into effect by an order-in- council, The second purpose is to en- able the government to subjivide any county already created as may be found necessary during the coming year to meet the increase in population. Id not suffer by es FROM VICTORIA. know we shall hold them and please them and more than satisfy them—year 1n ‘and year out. Chatham Planet, (Ont.) Doth gentle- meh will be seriously missed during the penter, arrived in Spokane last Sunday, kag Fy ‘Acts were introduced yesterday by Phere he expected to join his father,|‘berts amending the Supreme and Dated this 20th day of April, 1897. i i t, it is stated: “*V who has been in the Kootenay country | County Court ‘aus regarding appeals. | outset, i ta . for several weeks. The boy Le from | The full court is to hold a sitting every edge whatever of this property,’ and his p us i 5 ai io a storia, |continues with, ‘it has little prospect of If she accomplishes what she is designed Ho Plains, Mont. and wro his month at Vancouver as well as V lctone . . todo she will make 19 miles an hour, and will accomplish the round trip be- ensuing season of field sports, Mr. OFFICE: Srusst Buocx. ROBSLAND Douglas being Chatham's fastest and cleverest footballer, while Mr. O’Leary Real Estate, BATHS. AE’S ALL RIGHT! Columbia Avenue LALONDE'S SHOE 8TORE Fee Pe pA Sorts and QUICK ROSSLAND European Ho! RETURNS FOR THOSE WHO USE THE RECORD’S WANT SS Frank A. Baird. uROKER, Daaccr in Mines and Stocks. The Scott Block, Columbia Avenue, _ Spokane, Wash., May in tween Trail and Arrowhead in 24]3 wenn eee Batus:L adies’ entrance to the new baths from the tel. Tmt BatHRooms fitted up with tubs and marble . All work = hours. pleted the C. P. R., will have a fleet of five steamers plying on the Columbia be- tween here and’ Arrowhead. been fitted ani Jina strictly up to date style. particular the Kootenay is She is 10 feet inches less water. 01 aon “lver shall Lav - | Ottaws When the Flyer gall have been com: Ottawa € ivanihos. a Sai The Kootenay is ready to take to the water again, while she ha: s been laying | Stl COLUMNS. up at Nakusp she has id | ee OFFICE: Pl DRUGGISTS. McLEAN & Morrow, the pigneer Gruggists, | E. O. CRAFTON - - have just received aton of drugs and tollet requisites. 2att Sanitary and Water Tank Company W. Re CoMMERCIAL ALLEY, Between International and Northern Hotels, OFEN DAY AND NIGHT. Manager. BEATTY, UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING, Commercial Court, near Washington St.’ Caskets and Metal Lintag always on hand ‘Telegraph Orders promptly attended to. int Features of Camp Life. Mining TOBACCO AND CIGARS. PATRONIZE home industry. Smoke Enterprise, ‘Kootenay and Rossland Favorite cigars, made in Rossland. PRACTICAL PLUMB icity, hav- HOTELS. CCL ee 3 Tue Dominion: Board, five dollars a week. and Spokane street. ‘Tue Leland: Columbia avenu