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SOOT NINE MONTHS: GUILTY OF PERJURY (From Mowisy's Daily) TPR crown prosecutor had a plea- Sant ttle surprise for Mrs, Edmund- ) op, on'Saturday. It will be remem: ) wored that thib lady was arrested on BF) he was a widow in coudketion with the homestead Iaws, about Yen days ago. She said her husband find had been under the sod since May i, 1906. What must have been her Joy then to see her deceased spouse in the courtroom on Saturday afternoon, In fact she seemed so overwhelmed by motion hat she thought It better to make no defence at all to the-charge of perjury, and Mst ned quite meekly while her hus- and William H. Edmundson, of Buffalo, N. ., who had been brought + post haste to give evidence in. this cas , told of the circumstances which Yea to her coming away out West tome three years ago. Edmundson, examined by Mr. Bogs, said, he was married in Fort Erie, Ontario, eleven years ago to Elizabeth Estrich, the accused. They had one son Alvin William, bora March 31, people out here that she was abusing Bim Isaw Chief Regan, of the Buffalo police and came down and iim. That is three years ago. He was here: in this town with the ac- qused. Isaw her then. The boy wanted to 30 atthat date? Yes. ; Is she still your wife? So far as I know, I kiiow nothing different. By whom were you married? I . don t remember. I had to procure.a Hicence, and we were married by a preacher. 5 Dp to the time: she came here she had lived with me. Cross-examined by Mr. Mahaffy Have you got your marriage. cert - cate? No. Will you swear that? Yes. How Jong did you' live together as man and wife? Two and a half years. When did your wife start to work? ust before she left. Was she keeping a rooming howse7 Yes. Were you working at the time? Ye ot Whose fault was it she went? A na Did you ever ask her to come back? Yes. k Did you tell her theh that it was your fault? No sip. 2 Were you drinking at that time? Zt was enough to drive any man to Did you supply her with enough money to live? 1 did. Do you-mean to say she went to How much have you spent in the gt; gaintenance of your child for the last, year? About 15, Po you know whether your sister tend ffing him to work or not? Bir, .Ghe-hag-so child of her own, nd she thinks as-much of him as if were her own. child. What is your trade? How Jong have you been working at At? Since I was able seventeen or Painter and Did you have any conversation-with the accused at that time? Yes, she told me that be was her husband, and she left him b cause he did not treat her right. This boy was he willing to go with his father? Yes. He came to the office every day. Did he speak of him his tather?. : by Mr. Mahaffy See ert of police in locating this boy? lent Regan of the jo police. she working at the time? Not ot, dead, + Dis-you-destroy-it? No- iusy for some time to come. Mr. -came to live in the. christian name to. you? No she did not. cution, Mr. Mahaffy did not put Mrs. Edmundson in the box at all. Magistrate Kealy in giving his de- cision, said that while on the evidence he must certainly find the accused he was sorry that Mra. Edmunson had not been examined because he felt acted on the instigation of some man. He thought that the man ought cert- ainly to be brought to justice, and he: was sorry that the evidence had not implicated him. He F servea senterice till Monday at 10 o'clock. All through the proceedings Mrs. Edmundson patd not the slightest tention to her husband's presence, and seemed entirely unconcerned by his evidence. The magistrate's remarks. also fafled to move her in the least. Mrs. Elizabeth Edmundson was sen- tenced this morning to nine months imprisonment in Calgary, three months on each of the three charges against her. Qlagistrate Kealy in pronouncing sentence, said that while she was Hable under the statute to two years in a penitentiary, there were several circumstan- ces in the case which were rather peculiar He was well awareof the fact that laxity as to. the truth in obtaining homesteads was too prevalent altogether. Mrs. Ed- mundson happen d to be the one caught. He was sorry that she was a woman, because otherwise he would have impesed the full sentence. He Said her offence had been deliberate and was without excuse. He hoped that it would be a warning to others who might be tempted to try similar methods. - KEEPS ABREAST OF THE TIMES. him away. Frois Tuesday's Daily) The time has now arrived.when the price of wheat, and the size of the crop Will be the talk, in everyone's mouth. The News was, therefore in- terested to hear from Mr. Jobn McNeely, Managing Director of the Medicine Hat Milling Company, his opinion as to present conditions in the market here and the country at large. At present, so far as his company is concerned, they have enough of last ze wheat bought up to keep them -MeNeely s policy is-both conservative and progressive, if theytwo ideas can be linked together. While he believes, as everyone does, in th future of the country around this city as one of the greatest grain producing districts gradual expansion as the needs in- crease, without any ostentation, or display booming: Quality has always been the rule of the Medicine Hat Milling Company during the nine years they have been in existence here, and that they have succeeded in producing an excellent quality of flour is shown by the fact that the This closed the case for the prose- uilty of perjury on all three charges. beld last evening, an elaborate pro- convinced that although she had com- mitted the offence charged, she had of Canada, yet his. policy is one of LABOR DAY DOINGS FOR MEDICINE. HAT (from Tuesday's Daily) Ata meeting of the Executive Committee of the Labor Day Sports, gram-was drafted as follows for the celebration here on Mohday, Septem- ber Sth, In the morning at ten o'clock walking match will be con- tested between teams from the Unions, the teams to consist of not more than four men each. Points will be award- ed to the first three men on each team finishing, the total points of each team to decide the winner, The course will be from the City Hall on Main Street to South Railway, to the Hsp- Janade tothe 7th Avenue,-to Main Street to the City Hall. Each team will-wear colors. prize of 10-will be hung up for the event. Every Union in the city is entitled to enter. At 10.30 a ladies walking race will take place over the same course for which handsome prizes will be given. At 11.00 a Bicycle Race will be run on the same course twice round and finishing at the City Hall. Prizes worth 8, 5, and 3 will be given. * In the afternoon a grand spectacu- lar baseball game will take: place sharp at .1 o'clock between the brick- layers and a picked union team-and; there promises to be big doings. At 3 o'clock a football match will take place between the Bricklayers and the Medicine Hat Athletic Asso- ciation. At 4.30 o'clock Taber and Medicine Hat will clash in a lacrosse match and if the close score some weeks: ago may pe taken as any-evidence, it will be a humnier. Then a tug-of-war contest is sche- duled between the union teams and fraternal societies any of which are eligible to enter S men a side. be run off for which good prizes will be given: 100 yards dash, open. 50 yards, boys under 16. Bgg and: spoon race.girls. Three-legged Race Union 50 yas. Obstacle Race Open. Running Broad Jump. Sack Race, boys, 50 yards. Indian Race, 220 yards. 109 yards dash Union. Girl's Race, under 16, 50 yards. Jockey Race, boys, 50 yards. 220 yards race Open. Three-legg d Race, boys, 50 yards. Sack Race, girls, 50 yards. Relay Race Open. Running hop, step and jump Union No tntrance fee will be charged to any of the events, but all entries must be made by. Swe o'clock p.m. Saturday, MEDICINE HAT NEW Mims Minnie E. Quinies has lelt or a vinit to the east where she will tend the Fall Millinery Openings. iMr. G. J. Bury, general manager of the C.P.R. western lines, and Mr. A. Hatton, imspector of transportation, passed-through the city on their way west last might. Joba Dixon, of Maple Creek, was a visitor at Ube exhitition yesterday. Mrs. James Wilson and danghter . returned yes terday morning from the Coast cities and were js here on their way home by Miss Gladys Rice who will remainder of her holidays with Mrs. Wilson in Moose Jaw. Mrs. John Rice who bas been the summer with her son Robert Rice, at the Royal hotel, leit thig morning, for her home in Ottawa accompanied by ber grandson, Mr. J. Glenn Rice. Mrs. J. Quesnelle, and W. Quesnelie of Maple Creek have Geen in the city during the Fair, Mr. Ernest Muir Banfi. this morning. Mr. end Mrs. R. D. Smith and family and Mr. and Mre. V. Ready Setar: SOBA saline Cepin ot ete water tet teing in town for tha exhibition, s 5 Mr. M. Muir Jelt to join his family at Band lest night. is in returned from Redclift, (From Monday's Daily) Mr, Pollock of the Alberta Iron Rol- ling Mills Company, is in the city to- day closing up arrangements with the City Council for the location of the Mills Qere. The ground was gone over this morning in com- pany with Mayor Milne, Alderman Fawcett and City Engineer Grimmer. This afternoon a conference was held with the New Industries Committee, and a special meeting of the Council her 1 be held this evening, to get the ers ee os games the business in shape for-submitting to following races and field events willl 10). Tick an: lttlh delay as possible. The plans -Mr. Pollock has with him show a building 60 x 216 feet, one storey. ? Word was received this morning that Geo. B. Murphy had died at Car- berry, Man. Deceased was well known to the people of this city and district, being engaged in the ranch- ing business north of here in com- pany with Thos. Lokier. Death was the result of an-injury to his leg. Deceased was- brother-in-law ot Jas.) D. McGregor. For some time.a change has been expected in the Medicine Hat Post Office. Mr. W, J. McLean resigned the position of post-master' a couple of months ago. His successor will be Mr. W. A. Burton, who it is expected swill enter on the duties in a day or Daring the extensive alterations. and re-building which is starting at the Atberta Hotel, the dining room will be clos d for six weeks. 25,000 worth of Improvements, will be made on the hotel, which will include a two storey addition the full width of the main building and back to the lane. A start was made this morning in the work of pulling down the cottages on the corner Gf South Railway st..and the Esplanade. It geems that accond- ibe rounds. dies of four bailtiegs to be round; three ot four therefore which project more or leas on the roadway had to be either torn down or moved back. When these changes are completed, the look of the corner ought to be considerably im- oy 8 ig Sooke re a i - and Mrs. Forster, of London, are back from their trip. to the Coast and are again the guests of Mr: and Mrs. AN. Terrill. Miss Rhoda Bateman and Miss Dolly: Lowe are holidaying gt Banfi. Mr. ani Mrs. C, G. Milne came home this morning from Banfi. Dr. Agnew came back from business trip to Calgary Saturday night. Af. Chapman, representing Chapman Welker, of Toronto, electrical sup- plies, the city today: Miss ie Ree will reopen ber stu- dio over) The News office om Septem- ber the ist : Mr. J. Trottman who has ben in Caristadt for the past two weeks, was in the city over Sunday. Mr. McAdam of Seven Persons was im the city yesterday. Mr. WallacS Wetmon, formerly C. P. R. night ticket clerk, now of Calgat Peid some of bis friends here a visit September 3rd, with G. W. H. Stmp- son, Secretary of Committee, at the ; Boar -of Trade Buiiding, or-B.-W. Bellamy, chairman, at the News Office, personally or by letter. Intending competitors will kindly bear this in two. Mr. McLean has taken a par- tnership with Mr. Babb, in the Alberta ve Miss R. Dunn of Maple Creek was Grimmer yesterday the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Arthur, McDonald lef on Saturday ight on visit to his home in Toron- to, At the Rotal hotel the following people from locat ping, Bow aang: Win. J. Paswons, sano; W. L,. Weir, Suflield; Ty Decker, Carlstadt, ' A. KE. Welsdale, Carfatadt: J.C. McLeod, Seven Per- sons; 'S. EH. Brown, Little Plume; Mr, and Mrs. W. B. Robins, Carlstadt. W. Williams, Seven Persons; J. Dickson, Bassano. Mr, and Mrs. George Bell, of Red Deer, are visiting Mrs. Cosens. Robt. Rice has received word from Hon. W. T. Finlay, from Boston, who expects to return to Medicine Hat on the first of September. Mr. Turner, formeriy with tle D. Milne Co., mow-on the road traveling, in the city today. Dan. Drinnam, of Walah, spent day or two in the city last week (From Tuesday's Daily) M. 4: Mawel, consulting engineer, in connection with the installation of the electric power and Hght system, js in the city to-day. With city engi- neer Grimmer he went over. the pro- posed location of the plant this morn- ing. He advises the Council to defer the receipt of tenders for the mactti- nery etc., from the first of September until the 12th of September. This will be done, and t will give tenders a little more time in which to get in their figures, W. Keats heq started a business at Redclift, a - dowa stairs for the first time - loraierly of Medicine Hat) spent Thursday, August 26, 1918. The many ricada of Mra. De . Jackson, 405 Firat avenue, will be plaamd to Ioan thet er tealth ie improving Very much, Yesterday the doctor: allowed her to be brought Mr. Notman Allen, of Lethbridge, Right in the city and left this mors. lng to span his holidays in Bowasun- Mp, Clarke of Leicester, hare on a ait to her dadghter, Men Stapleford, of Riverakle Park. Mr. Andrew Paterson has just sold Mr. W. T. Holden's house and fot om Short avenue to Mr. E. Thomton of Calgary. Pic her tna Edwards, who. bare tm the cor , have come ais Baie Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scheel have come n off their ranch to live in the city, renting Mr. D. V. Jackson's, owe on Montreal street. MASSEY-HARRIS BINDER is con. sidered the best the world offers, rat Semi Business Lots for Sale. The undersigned offers for sale the following properties: Lots 16, 17, 18, Block price 9650, opposite Met Lots 3 and 4, Block 22, 4500 ; assessment house, bath and closet, good stable. Lot Church. Lots 21 to 26, Block 1, value 860, one corner lot, Street and Sixth Avenue. Lots 1 and 2, Block 61, 800; assessment price 900. Corner Braemar B Chas. Wagstaff, Bwt 435 Toronto St 94 Block 11, 1500; assessment price 1800. Opposite Catholic 22, two cottages on property, 8500; asseasment fhodist Church, Nos. 405 and 40g Toronto Street. price 4750. Eight room street. 4, Herald Survey, 800 (50 ft. Lots) ; assessment 435 Toronto Street bread which todk first prize this year at the Agricultural Fair, was made of. Medicine Hat Milling Company flour, as was all the bakers bread, and the cake exhibit of Mr, McKinnon. Quite recently two new flour purifiers have been installed to ensure that none but the highest quality of flour is pro- duced. Mr. McNeel: motto is: Keep abreast of the times, and the company bas always lived up to: it. The Medicine Hat Mill started here on a sound business. basis without concession-and without bonus. It has merit and nothing else, The good Policy of offering advantages to in- dustries to locate will no-doubt be proved ina short time, but the fact that one industry at least has suc- ceeded without artificial stimulus of any kind requires no proof. SUMMER RECORDS OF: CHILDREN S DEATHS y or. mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' * Medicine Co., Brockville. DIED. on Sunday, Aug. 21, 1910, Stephen Stefansvi, aged eleven in- fener and fonski. GOOD At Seven Saturday, Aug. 29,1 aged one year. infant and Mrs, Wilbur made good on the strength of its own mind and not be disappointed. at the It is expect:d the Medicine Hat Band will firnish music for the day, arrangements for which will be made to-night. In the evening at o'clock in the City Hall the prizes will be presented and a big feature will be a baby rhow. All parents are invited to bring their ota. The most hand babes wll be given prizes Valued at 10, 5, and THE DOMINION MOTOR AND MACHINE: SHOP 0. Automobile and Machine Shop-and Re- THE pairs. Electrical Work. 425 Main St. *Phone 133 HOU 1 The un as will W. C. Parsons, W. A. Douglas, Join meer Jules eae: Sees Grek tistton at the exhibition. Messrs. W. R. Fulton of Walsh, T. Chambers of Seven Persons, George Nemmiller and George Mackie of Irvine s are in for the Fair. Co Edison Gem . Edisou Pielde Prenographs . Edison Standard Phi Bes eae Edison Amberola u Victor No. Vietor No. Victor No. Victor No. Victor No. V. Victor Victrola . us mpare these Prices Of Ours With Babson Bros. or I. Eaton s or any other eastern firm which may be making a bid for western money. ph jonograph jonograph the better and bigger stock ouses and the more you patronize wecan keep for you to choose from. eas 2 a ay wo Bi me
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