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Strathcona Plaindealer 1909-01-01 - 1910-12-30
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THE STRATHCONA PLAINDEALER OOSS8S008008 0008800800000 ee Oooo ee eee ee eee eee ea aar eee eee eee eee e eee eee eee ee neeeeeee rt Values to Make Your Mouth Water Carriages for 11.50 Regular 15.00 Baby Go Carts regular 15.00 Go Carts Regular 25.00 for 12.75 for 18.75 Boston Rocker Rocker Solid Oak, regular 3.50 1.95 2-45 Parlor Suite 26.00 5 piece. regular 35.00 Easy Rocker - 12,00 igg Shell finish, Leather Upholstered, reg. 10.00 Morris Smoker 30.00 Eurly Eng'ish, with Leather Oushions, reg. 40.00 Linoleum Squares - 2.45 6 ft. x6 ft., regular 3.00 Piece Carpet at One-third : cCALLUM WESBROO Phone 3022 Free Delivery . Beet 888088888888 e eee Oat eeeeae neato eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ees e) FPDP ODS APA EEAEEEESA LESSEE EEEEAD HELE D ED See PA PPOLLLL ALLEL PLAS MARK TWAIN Tt was with a Keen pang and . that soul that one read of death. To those who love his books he was more than 9 writer of books he Wai av friend. And. there is something in the reflection that he e jeat and giten that lay beneath his humor. A bamorist pare and simple Twain was not there is often heartbreak jand sadness and sense of Me's mysteries and prob- Joms underneath and mingling with . A mete humorist keeps the world laugh is a great ty power And there he sets Hmit. But as laughter is onl; cart of Sie, and not the whole human nature. bat he often brings the tears; iMcult to dincorn where one blends But perhaps it. really attended old-time. monarchs were in- variably clever men. read q book of Mark Twain's felt. worse for it. were all sweet and clean and whole yome, such as none nook 0 ashamed mercilessly. , Wit be true that all the world joves a lover. it is none the l sx true that all the world loves q good fighter. And Mark Twain was a born or was subdued, from the time when gave up. the fight. the face of. the Angel of Death. The story of his Mie ix a fascinat fall of strange exper- romance, fences and struggi s and poverty, un- til, with The Innocents Abroad, jhe leaped into fame. and his mi tinents. Poor ? There i ing hin im those strameting days, gazing into store window, with cigar-hox under his arm, and nccost ing him with the nnving cigars 2 . To which the re ply came swiftly, No, Renin And he touched. the citar- Fox to indicate thet all his world possess'ons were pacved in it Perhans it was mall woror wealthy Tr thet fore durine his tovr in. the Holy nis, suit. tor the adrearance of leents. won her. ak he won t thines. he persistency and then rears alter he nnd bis. wife sattted in Hartford. ke turned: out volume after volume in rapid succession: Tn a letter written by the late Dr. .fohn Brown. of Edinburgh, to Sher- if Nicholson, when Mark bin wife were t Hitisre, a a picture of the two There His a man here whom yan would. Hike so much Mark Twain Dktle: wite. whom you had: better not noe, of It might detect or Tife sveh a startlingly ltle creature, than she looks. ine Rossel say. When, in 1805 his fortrns wert away in the failure of the pub- ishing tiem in which he bad invest- Jat it. ne an ave when meat ren ould have mat. down. in hopeless Geanair crashed and broken, the antntiess fichter rose from. the ruins Hin mate another hevinnine, and be Jeommenced weries of Tertor'nm +0 Lin Adition to working hard nt his pretty lit and better They wes tres . arit, looked on applaudine. He faund Ferre and entbrs'astic andiences evere where.-ont in a few vears he made 4 new fortune, and pard ail Wis cred jitors, r But In the patvral course of veers geiefs eaine that even a Mon-heurt could not conaverhis, helaved wile Innd old friends passed beyond, and jthe final frouble came in the trasic death 0 his daughter lean. 4 at. Inst the old fighte-, tired olit Inka down his armm and the pietur- Havartably wore. with -its intrepid leyes and grizzted face, crowned by an artistic mop of white hair, passed for ever from mortal view. MOTHERS DAY: NEXT SUNDAY. Tn our recent issues we have ten- tioned the fact that the second Sun- day in May next Suhday will ve honored ag Mothers Day throughout wetting apart one day in. the year to fhe specially. acted to honoring and Temembering mothers s very beavti fal, and inaugurates a practice that Wwe shall all bo the better for keeping Tap. There ato few of us indeed who We not precious and tender mem- fories of mother-love; and rarer still Ha'tho mother who does not repre- wont / the best mother that over was started jn Phila- Welphia two years ago, and the idea adotted with onthusiaem in States, to Canada last year. This year. it Is hoped that the ob- the work had lost a a geop peotourd E lt;monton. Lumber Taughter. OF of things, jurt realiz-) it. tho acuity of being able te r y ot) humorist touch s only one Twain goes ig not only evokes, the laugt- there are times when his very akin to pathos that it is tequested that Mark Twain bed fo a. buf; always takes a philosopher to make succ ssful buffoon one re inembers that the court festers who One thing is sure that noone ever tion or ond His laughter was hearty and breezy, and his writings to be found. reading or to tear read. He hated shams ond hypocrisy. and the untrue, and the and these he showed up fighter, with q brave beart that nev- he started. out to conquer life, atthe age of twelve, beginning mw print- er s office at a salary of fifty cents a). week, until the end, when at 75, he and smiled into Hecame household word In two con- Ho tasted poverty to the drees and made a jest of it question ' Been removing ire Laneton,, with whos auehter Liztie, Twain bad fallen in Tanda, offered strenuoiis obiections t But Twain eventually, af- The Trno- wain and Mr. Clemens: and he has a darling our peace out fee) and Abbotsford yester- wens. And the world, admiring Ms ithe Amorican continent. The iden of TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FOR LOANING CITY FUNDS Council Decides That Sinking Fund Should Be Put Out on Firat Clase See- arity Water and Pavement Wanted Strathcona Cliy Council held their Fegular weekly meeting on Tuesday nt, present. Mayor Digan, Aist- fermen Bush, Donnas, Lanieum, Cal- der, Congdon,: Pollord: Minutes of last wore read and-on motion ndopted Regular ordce of business was sus pended to hear deputations. : Mr, W. H. Clarke, manager of the Co., whos mill on the bridge flat in Strathcona was burned a few days ago, was prevent and urged upon the Cotnell that the Water mains be extoncded and a By: drant put in on the strest adjoining a premises for fire pro- tection, Council agreed to turn the matter over to the Sewer and Water Com- mittee for their attention. along First at Main and First St, East. He also the xtreet sprinklers should be used on Main Strest North and south of Whyte Avenue.. Hf nuigested that ff the Council av tending pati nts at the city hospital they should exercise it to have them reduced, Mr. Daly was fnformed that Coun- ell had nd control over doctors foes. Also that if-a properly signed pott- water and sower extenton s preaented from rate-payers on Lwt. Ave, South, it will be considered, Mr. N. D. Mills appearod on behalf jof certain property holgers on Main St ment. Ci He intimated that Magrath , J. Daly and himself would be on th stretch of Main street between Whyte Avenue and First Avenue South. Mr. Mills was informed that Coun- cll was Prepared to pave there if a majority of the property holders af- Hevted petitioned in due form. On motion tho date for the recep- tion of petitions was extended wedk. letter was read from Messrs. Short, Cross Bigyar, Woods, Cow- an and Collison, on behalf of Jos. H siorfer, usking for extension of sewer system from his packing plant to the river. AK. Congdon on behalf of Water and Sewer Committee, re- ported that the Secretary-Treasurer had collected; 2,000 of atrears of water rates during the jweoks. On motion it was agreed to extend a tale told of a friend se-lt6 time for-payment in of arrears before service would be cut off, Counc considered for some jthe advisability of employing A. C. Patter, sewer expert of New York, now jn the district, to give advice as to permanent sewer systorrs for the city, including sewerage was agresd ployed to confer with the city er gineer and supmit opinions und es- timates. The probable cost will te about 400.00. On motion of Ald. Bush and Ald. Calder, it. was agreed that no bill Loards will ne allowed within the nstrueted to enforce this ruling Moved by Ald. don that Vhe Mayor and Chairman of receive of the elty's sinking fund on first class security each individual case be- ing refered to-the Council. Act-ourney. SOUTHERN WHEAT KILLED wheat bas been destroyed in. the southern part of Alberta as the re: sult of the extreme dry weather this song, said Seeretury MeEfugh. of the Calgary Grain Exchange Twos ay. The rain, that we had towards the latter part of Inst week was not suf- ficient to revive the soede which were dying. of moisture. The majority of the fariners who sowed fall wheat are now engaged in plowing it up ard making prepara- Uans for the seating of spring wheat in its stead. Unless this country has more raio in the course of the next few days it will practically mean the total do- struction of the fall wheat ax the latter bax reached the stage when it is im dire need of moisture. gary New ror tack Fred Begbie, the 17-year-old son of Mr. Frank Begbie, a former resident of Toronto, was murdered by bandits near Sam Luit Potoai. Mexico. The lad had been sent to the Zapo Titlo run. torcollect q small account for his father. The trip would not lemque figure. In the white flannels he ave taken him a day. but he did mot jretern inside of several days. A scarch wan started and the body way tound, with a knife thrust im the heart Seventy-eight dollars which the boy had was missing. Mr, Frank Bogbie, the father df he wmur- dered hoy, was also ao resident of Lioasy, Ont., for some years. He was superintendent of the water wor. aystera there. srvance will he ta en up throughout the land. Where mothers are near enough, the sending of box.of fowers and special attentions ure advocated, to- gether with the wearing of some white flower, preferably carnation. Where flowers are unobtainable, (t is suggested that a.white bow of rib- dom be utilised. Certain it t that 4f. all those in Alberta who have reason to bonor their mothers with to wean white carnations; they wilt not be fble to thhtlo so the florists could not prod. su clent to go round, OSLOOKER. regular, meeting Mr. d,. Daly acktressed tho Council urging extension -of water and sower Avenie South between jany control over fees of doctors at- South of White relative to pave- pleased to have the pavement put in the last two time posal, It that. he should be em- fire limits of the city and the police Bush and Alkk Cong wes Committee be authorized to) applications for the loaning Fully Mity per cont of the winter the germination of Sanitary Engineer Estimates Given Shop.and OMlce, old Burger Block. corner Whyte Ave. and Firat Street West P. 0. Box 87, - Telephone 3263 0000000000000 000000000: There s a Difference If yourZwalls are artistically decorated the house becomes. a HOME, and 8, RUMMSTONE'S novel and exquisite collection of WALL PAPERS WIN work the change at an expense much more moderate than an be weoured eluewbere, A post card will bring the Sample Books to your residence where examination can be made at your leisure without the slightest obligation to purchase. Ss. HUMESTON Painter and Decorator, Daly Block, Muin Street, Phone 3435 JOHN WALTER Manufacturer of All Kinds of NATIVE LUMBER Dealer in Imported Lumber, Mouldings Sash, Doors and MILLS AND OFFICES: FIRST ST.. EDMONTON FERRY CROSSING STRATHCONA EGGS FOR HATCHING To advertise our Poultry Yards we Offer Settings of Thoroughbred Barred Rocks, White Wyandottes, Brown Leghorns, White Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, and Buff Orpingtons, for 1.00 per 13 eggs. These are all Imported Stock. We can supply Barred Rocks and Brown Leghorn Eggs at 7.00 per 100. Order by mail early, au all orders will bu filled in succession. LAVELL MACALISTER, Strathcona HEEEEEEEESEEEEFEEEF EEE E PTFE ETE P TEETH ttt tt, Large Stock on hand of Hverything in the Lumber and Building Material Inapect our Stock. betore baying We are ouly a minute's walk from the Post Olfice, Beat Grades atcorrect MANNING, FLLELEEEHAFED HHP Poteet P. SO eae TPP EEE ETE EEE E TOT E EEE STRATHCONA CITY LOTS FOR SALE In the Vicinity of the Railway Station. For Mapsand nformation ac to Pric and Terms.apply to H. F. SANDEMAN, Strathcona, Alberta; . 8. LOTT, Calgary, Alberta, or OSLER, HAMMOND NANTON 991 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Image 1098 (1910-05-06), from microfilm reel 1098, (CU1738709). Courtesy of Early Alberta Newspapers Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.