Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, September 09, 1875

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Pages 1 - 4 of the Winnipeg Free Press September 9, 1875.

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 9, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba City Aho provi Moliai. Tiff is. Decide Salt Cool last night. Cranberries Are very plentiful in the Market. The soldiers of the new draft Are an extremely quiet Well disposed and Ord Erly set of men. Of course Tho old hands understand that that statement not imply that they Are not no. Some say it is a photographic car some a Chicken Coop some a menage Rie someone thing and some another Butti sovily the corporation tool Box on wheels and can. Now be seen near Grace Church. No great need for Coal yet. Jmar hav of the grand Central hotel Pur chased this week 60 cords of dry Oak Wood delivered on the v est Bank of Tho bed Kiver at 82.75-per Cord a few Days before he purchased 80 cords at the advocates in the City Council for common in g the grading of main Street at the Bridge and those who advocated beginning at the port end seem to have made a Compromise for the work is going or. About half Way be tween those Points. Ball company of the troops at fort Artil Lery is at present engaged in Ball prac Tice at Springfield. Suitable and Safe ranges have been constructed at Bird s Hill and the whole Garrison will have Opportunity of displaying their skill As marksmen. Y m c adjourned Public meeting of the association will take place this evening at in Tho City Hall. Matters of interest will Bopre seated by the Board of directors Tor Tho consideration of the meeting the at Tendance of those interested in the work ing of the y Mca is solicited. A Mcmicken received yesterday from the manufacturer a magnificent Sharp s Creed Modi Rifle Tho gun is a very handsome one is finely sighted for Yards is furnished with wind gauge and lateral level and Cost about 8175, Gold. When it gets playing on Tho target Tho bulls Eye will suffer immensely. Police police went Good Way towards Clearing their month s salary last night they Vini Tod the Baguio of Madame Lyons and then and there did with intent proceed to pull Tho old woman and a Trio of nymphs who gave their name this morning As Carrie Rowand Nolla poster and and die Booth. His worship fined the proprietor 840, and each of the others 825, with costs in each Case. Nowa Long pull a Strong pull and a pull and the City will to Clear of class of people. The pargo times is advised of some extraordinary conduct on. The part of a Drunken stage Driver in the employ of Blakeley Carpenter. Some Winnipeg gentlemen happened to be passengers at the time and after running the horses As far As Tho boasts could run he turned Short and broke the pole another Driver proposed to put a head on a passenger him any of his lip Throat Ned to a hitch and leave Tho passengers on Tho Prairie and then drove the entire Way at the alarming rate of three Miles an hour. Tho Pas sengers arrived at Fargo Twenty hours Lute. Tho times says that this is not the first report of Tho kind it has Hoard. Addition to Stone for the red River Bridge and the numerous culverts on the Ombina and Pacific rail Hight be a wolfed Thia -wintei1 the Bridge Timber required on Thi line arid most of d Efi Vered along the line. If this plan should be adopted i believe nearly All the sufferers cast of the Portage Wouldr be Able to Winter provided that duo care was taken that Only our own teams received employment As it is quite cer Tain that unless some precautions of. This sort were taken the works crowded with Minnesota teams which in Best of seasons Are satisfied to work for their expenses Iti Winter. Local Goy Ormont might enough Money to enable them to Lay Down All the material for the proposed Bridge Over Tho a Good in Vest fonts us the Colu. Col looted the ferry this season must very fair Intel eat on the Money required to Complete the a bars e a sufficient Quantity of Send Grain must be brought into the country this Lall and so d next Spring on reasonable terms and arrangements should be Mado immediately for the Large Quantity of Oats required if these works should be car ried out l w Herchmer. Winnipeg sept 6th. Which Mav be expected to result from i fee Meiqi Fig 61 this railway in to vhf course of the next few v i _ the number and extent of the provinces hereafter to be there will of course Saskatchewan adjoining Manitoba the capital of which will fort fiume place a Little there will be another along the Boundary be tween the one just mentioned and the base of the Rocky mountains. And there will be lying to the North and embracing the peace Biver Valley described in Inch glowing terms by capt Buller the Arctic slope still farther North May be left out of consider Fatiori for the present though there of the world now inhabited which Are even inhospitable in Point of Oli Matey a considerable portion of fall and 8uits, Etc., itc., it. F i of Trade. List evening the Board of Trade Mot inti Rocity Hall pursuant to Call to railway matter. The president Hon or Schultz in the chair. After a Short discussion it was nov de by ego Rio Esq seconded by John Villiers Esq that messes Ashdown Luxton and o Donnell and the mover and Seconder to and Are hereby appointed a committee to draft and Forward a communication to Hon Alex Mckennitt minister of Public works and Premier of , org Fig the p claims of Tho people of this province to have the Pembina Branch of the Canada Pacific or located on the West Side or red River with a crossing Here. R after which the meeting adjourned sine die. Emerson. At the school meowing held on. Wednesday last William Wallace George Parker and we Leslie were elected trustees. The sum of to build a school House. The Rev Mark Jakes of the Church of at present in the of Huron has accepted an appointment at Emerson. We Are having very warm weather after the late Rains. Building lumber of All kinds is wanted Here. A horse whose ownership was in question was recently taken for porn or Lucas of this place by one Dan is hand Tybea lives on Tho Pembina River on the american Side of Tho Lino. The americans Are now setting Iron pillars on Tho Boundary line. Tho mennonite store is ii Early finished the painters being at the Moggie to Day from Winnipeg with a fourth Barge Load of goods for this store. Professor Bryce is to preach Here on sunday next. Sept. 7th, 1875. The great North West. From the l it has been represented that the indians 6 f the North West Are very num Erous arid Likely to be1 troublesome. Recent investigations and the journey ing of mounted police have thrown much Light on Tho subject. It turns out that the blackfeet t. Indians do Nof num Ber More than of whom scarcely More than half Are blackfeet a proper the remainder being made up of Pio Gans and other related tribes. To Are further assured that that All the indians of the North West taken together do not amount to More than or and that owing to their Pacific character and their Reliance on British treaties they will be. Easily dealt with. If the present Indian population of the Plains in not is greatly then it was either formerly very much Over estimated or fearful inroads Havo been to or to j main Street property. Apply to Lynn o Reilly Lund agents main Street Winnipeg. It Ante person with some knowledge of business for temporary work. Liberal payment while Wrork lasts references required. Address p. 0. Box 65, Winnipeg. B9-1g piano for co Libra 7 octave of Groat Power and Superior tone. Nearly new. For Bev. A. Bowerman door to Anderson s Prince Rupert s chapter no. E2 g. K. Convocation of Kunett s Koyal Arch chapter no. 52. O. B. C., to to hold in the Khonia Hall thin evening thursday the 9th septem Ber it Hau psst 7 o clock . By order of Tho e. E. Z. Pur new Cutter has arrived. Sure Fita guaranteed. I Jotic. Manitoba statutes. T 7 1q-7s, i i f. For Sale at Donaldson Bros. Manitoba and North West Board. Canadian commission International exhibition 1876, Philadelphia. Herb auction Sale to night at made upon it by disease and the whiskey imported by the traders there is probably some truth in both explanations of the discrepancy. Tho imperfect niemans for taking even an approximately Correct census of such a population would naturally Lead to errors of arid the liability of Tho indians to full victims epidemic diseases and i i tempi Anco i Haa la big Boon notorious. Fortunately for the remnant that is left the whiskey Trade Long declared illicit will be carried in old books As Well As new ones bound neatly and with despatch at Mcgregor s bindery. Inquire at Keo a kiss office. N Cie it l an i m. A k k Lodge . A.m., no. 8. Egolar Joe Tang on monday evening sept. -13th Xinren Are summoned to attend. Visitors cordially tir6s.a Smith secretory. _ of Manitoba Ang. Kotb 1975. Up notice in hereby Giren that this Board Are Prapai from intending exhibitors at the International exhibition and to f Noniah All required info nation forms of application Eto. Tho co operation of the Public and Agron Annj associations is ionic id to Render the exhibition Sno Coful and a worthy representation of the of this province and Tho North West. All Artl Lei intended for exhibition will be taken charge of at Winnipeg and resumed from Philadelphia free of expense to. Ibo r immediate application is necessary to Locore space. The general reception of exhibition Buti Ijiro will commence on january and no will be Adhit Ted after March 81-, 1670-. The Canadian comm lesion will hike or mentions for the Safe prefer ration of All in the exhibition and it trill be responsible for damage or loss of any kind or for Acci dents by fire or oth Orwine. For further Partt Caldart apply to the Secretary of tiie Thos. Toronto Public works Etc. To Tho editor of the press. As Winter is fast Anc nothing definite has i believe been settled As to of the. Relief in tended for Grasshopper sufferers in this country although i believe it is very generally allowed that employment is what we want and not a loan i Ven Ture to suggest that Al the Stone required for Tho red River wherever located might to quarried and hauled during the coming Winter. The do minion government has received considerable credit for its prudence add purchasing a immense Quantity of Railroad Iron in a very de pressed Market a pc Home. How much greater credit could be gained by talking advantage of our depressed labor Market this Anil hauled cheaper in Winter than in Bummer in any year and men and teams can be hired Tor. This Winter at a cheaper relative rate than i Trust we shall Ever again. In Tho future under greater difficulties to an formerly and its almost entire suppression looked for. Very soon will have a resident whose presence will do much to secure the Good will of the indians As Well As to. Promote their Well being both directly and indirectly it is also interesting to notice How. Other allusions that have Long held posses Sion of Tho Public mind respecting Tho character of the country Are being Gra dually dispelled. The Progress already made has been As to establishment of a government entirely distinct from of Manitoba. The lieutenant governor will in All probability Boon be appointed and will take up his residence at fort Polly near the head Waters of the Assin Boino and Swan Rivers. It is expected that this place will to the seat of government Only for a time however owing to its proximity to the Western Boundary of Manitoba. position on a railway too latter prove Nevis far too Small and its boundaries must be extended at no Distant Day. It will probably be enlarged so As to meet on Tario on Tho Oast and to include nearly All the territory drained by the Assini Boine on the West. In that event fort Carlton or some other place further West will have the honour of becoming the capital. Pelly must of necessity be a place of consider importance both on account of its being for the present the heat of govern ment and what is of far greater con sequence its location on the route of the Canadian Pacific railway. The flux of population and the settlement of the Valley of the to first class dwelling Tith t goo 1 room 5. Cellar and to pc bit Atod North of Brown s Bridge. Apply to Axex. Or Donadid at Young e. A Good Cook wants a situation. J a has no objections to go out City. Apply of s8-ll Daity free ill stat d news in Manitoba. Of Gen. Agent of Wolni Flieg f Bici Idata. Nonce i am Aboul to r. P. For ladies and gentlemen. A , to the. T. Paul Tho Champion of do Tull. Jug big lamp. Geo. L. F1restine. Ujj Mclntyre s White Saloon main Street neat door sooth of opposite new land find this the Bent medium for Umu Fine i general family washing gentlemen on the Quality of of Sirotk Tandili it 1 will be i mutually attended to. Foi and delay Rod to any of f. V08per, proprietor. V it it y map and sup self. I hereby give Kotoe to the property of Winnipeg that i employed by the City Council to a new map and do. Tho Neo Siary Gnu testing to connection Therau concerned Are hereby to How their t deeds or other Doc Amenta meet Marr to de Fine lot or Street when called on to to do in unit. Of of s Afes. Washington Bro. Have their business v t their new skip one door Siuth of Mirc Hanu Bank where Buji books stationery and--.-. The mat Eryou Wolf. Alex. Ala Intyre prop. Up h 3s a Kalb y an Institute at steel s auction choir Winnipeg Ang. 10th, 1876. fire burglar proof Salob doors in Wick. Bigford Passmore j office and 46 a. it jul Tho tired for daily feb Putrn Here on hand a Fine Loi of Mich court Wantina a tort by afire a -x.i. 13.3m j ;