Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 20, 1891, Winnipeg, Manitoba Evening edition local City and country. Bishop Ansok of Quappelle preached in Christ Church sunday evening. Two drunks received Justice from Maris Tiette Peebles at the police court yesterday. No. 2 sold at 91c Ai the Call Board yesterday Montreal rate of freight. The oldest inhabitant was greatly Aston shed to a Shower of rain which fell yesterday. Or. Big lev chief Trade commissioner of theh. B. Co., left for Civ Gary yesterday. Or. G. H. Campbell who has been at Tho Dominion capital for some time returned to the City yesterday. The weather is trying to work up a genuine january almost unheard of in Manitoba. The eight annual meeting of the Christian women s Union will be held in Grace Church parlor upstairs on wednesday a 3 . The Sisters of the St. Boniface Hospital very gratefully no knowledge receipt of ten sacks of flour from the Ogilvie milling com Pauy. Manitoba daily free press. Winnipeg Jan. 20. Or. Lionel Stephen son has . Schultz a picture of House. It is done in Oil and is work of Art. Painted for government a creditable Manitoba official Gazette issued monday contains a proclamation calling the Legisla Ture together for the despatch of business on Thun Day february 26th. Montreal Star archbishop tache is still confined to Hia room in the Grey nunnery a pfc he is somewhat better to Day although unable to receive visitors. Chief Olask who is at Stonewall investigating Leah of the woman who waa Hacib near that place bad telegraphed for the Coroner to go out and hold an inquest. The Trinity Penny savings Bank is increasing rapidly. On saturday last there were sixty two deposits Trade of mounting to 840, of which thirty five were 25 cents and under. Hercule Plante of Morotte who is charged by Jean b. Savoie with malicious wounding appeared before the police Magis trate yesterday and was remanded until thursday. It has been discovered to emf. The new modal aluminium will perfectly amalgamate with Glass and can be substituted for Platinum in the manufacture of electric lamps thus effect ing an immense Davi Ugin the Cost of the Light my. W. T. Ruthk Koed has been confined to his House for the week Svith a severe attack of Erysipelas at first thought to be Only a slight coid. It will be a week or ten Days before he can be ont 400 acres bought. One of the largest deals Ever made in the City. Directive accompanied chief Clark to the scene of the suicide or murder at Shoal Lake. They loft sunday morning but would not reach their destination until yesterday As Itic so 40 Miles beyond Stone Wall. J. Appeared be fore the police magistrate yesterday under the vagrancy act. The Case was enlarged until to Day. Six boarding Houne keepers have been summoned to give evidence against the a new suburb of the City to be built up across the River to be by id cd. And an Idiece tric Tramway built. It Haa been thought by most people that real estate business waa dead this Winter but it transpires that one of the biggest deals that has taken place in Winnipeg for some years was consummated a few Daya ago after negotiations had been carried on for a period of two months. The Deal involves the Sale of four Hundred acres of land in tha town of St. Boni face. The land lies to the South of the town and has a frontage of one mile and a half on the East Bank of the red River. The Norwood improvement company Are the purchasers. The Prica paid has not been made Public but it is understood that it amounts to a very considerable bum. The Manitoba Gazette issued to Day contains notices 01 application for incorporation of the Norwood improvement co., the Norwood Bridge company and the Norwood electric Tramway co., which Aro a apically the same organization. The com Pany intends sub dividing the property into lots and placing it on the Market. The pro Perty will be Laid out a Street on which Trees will be planted other improvements made. There Are pretty Oaken Groves on portions of the land. The company will also Bridge red River at a Point South of tha Assisi nirome. And will build an electric Tramway completely around the property and which will connect with the City Street railway. These improvements so members of the company state will be under taken a soon a their charter is granted. Next summer Lovely drives will be made along the River Bank and through the Groves in the Vicinity. The property a newer the Centre of the City than Armstrong s Point and is the closest plot to the City on which there have been no buildings erected. The company in1 Tead advancing Loans to purchasers to Aid them in erecting dwelling houses. The com Pany is composed of prominent local and out Side capitalists. Shiji Sale of the property was made by messes. A. A Ross co. The applicants of the Norwood improve ment company Are Hon. Richard Dawaon of Holm Chase aah Bruton eng., landowner sir George Houston Boswall barb., of Blok adder Chirnside Berwick Shire landowner Frederick Henderson of Winnipeg banker William Rae Allan of Winnipeg banker Walter Regnald Baker of Winnipeg general superintendent m. N. W. Hy., and Jean Craw Ford Brydges of Winnipeg the last four of whom Are to the first directors of the com Pany. Rev. F. F. Davis dead an important in stomp decision an important decision has been elven Hytha Hon. Mackenzie Bowell in the cases of a Halifax merchant who had purchased in Good Faux goods which had been improperly entered and were subsequently seized by Tho authorities. It was contended that the merchant in question wan an innocent Pur Chaser from the guilty parties my therefore that he should not to made to suffer for their misdeeds but or b Ivyll said thab were he once to admit Finch a Crimi ple the customs act would be subverted and the Revenue of the country would be injured. A the promised to Deal with the chop fairly but declined to release the this ladies Aid of holy Trinity Are pre paring an entertain Meas to be Given in the school House on the 29cb inst. It will consists of Tableaux alternated with music by the Appollo club who have kindly consented to assist them railway construction in Canada by pro Vinces during 1800 wan a follows British c9lumbia 34 Miles Manitoba 87, new Bruns Wick 22, Northwest territories 316, Nora Scotia 53.53, Ontario 92, Quebec 570. Total Miles. In. Weid Jan of the Quappelle Progress has sold out his newspaper business to a joint Stock company of which the Hedvy Stock Holder is or. Davidson the member of the Assem Bly for that District. Weidman centum plates starting another paper in the red Deer country. A meeting of the Council of the Grain Exchange was held yesterday afternoon. Lodjic the Council of the Board of Trade meets. On wednesday morning there will be a general meeting of the grata Exchange. The annual meeting of the Board of Trade will be held on tuesday feb. 3rd Calgary Herald the Many friends of or. W. A. Perry will be glad to learn that he is progressing favourably and that nothing serious is anticipated from the Accident to his Eye. Or. Percy will probably leave the Hospital in the course of two or three Daya but will not be Able to resume duty for some Little time. The Manitoba Farmers who went East before Christmas to visit friends in Ontario report a Large number of Ontario Farmers coming to Manitoba to Settle in the Spring. The i air of those who took advantage of Thra Farmers excursions Lait summer and the visit East of the Manitoba Farmers this Winter Are having the effect of making Manitoba interests Boom in Ontario. Hie former incumbent of Virden Ami Sel Kirk succumbs to consumption. A Telegram was received by friends monday morning Tuting that Rev. Of f. Davios died at his Home ii London oct., on saturday night. Or. Was incumbent of Virden and Selkirk in this diocese. It was in the performance of Hia arduous Mission Ary duties that he contracted the severe cold that developed into consumption. In August 1889, he removed to the salubrious climate of in the Hope of recovering his health but was finally brought Home in a dying condition last december. He was a Young Man of great Power and Promise both As a preacher a pariah minister and a Friend and All who had the pleasure of knowing him will mourn his Early loss to the Church. He a son of judge Davis and was Learned in 1886 to Marie Lonis i Fortin. Eldest daughter of Rev. A. L. Fortin the pre sent Rector of rat Portage. I the Brandon times prints another tical Rumor concerning or. Greenway. If is mud he will abandon his present constituency election because of the growing strength of former opponent Robt. Dodgers of and will run in South Cypress which is now represented by or Wood. This is thought to be a Safe enough constituency for the Burly Premier. He was up to Glenboro recently to spy ont the land. A Lett eur from n Farmer at Overell a was received by or. Mcgirr of Ottawa private Secretary to Hon. Or. Dewdney the writer who a unknown to or. Mcgirr asks for Mitmon about the Canadian Northwest says than he Haa worked Only and late upon Hia farm m Penny Lanb but to no Purpuse As either drought or Cut off the crops and they Are always a Jarly Star via he asked if Mcgirr Woald advise him to go to the Canadian Northwest of which he had heard a Good Deal last year from or. Browa tilt her or i Judi _ got his Money. Chiaf Ilc Kae for tie apr thou Sioui of defaulter Gray. Chief Morae received an express Money parcel yesterday containing a share of the Reward Iii in by the a s. Exp Raes company for the arrest of a embezzler named Gray. Gray was arrested at Donald b. C., through the efforts of chief Mcrae but sheriff redgraves of that place claimed the Reward. The Money was placed in the court at Donald and the attorney Gen eral of British Columbia was to decide As to its disposition. After much de Lay the attorney Genera divided the sum equally he Oween chief Mcrae sheriff red the conductor of Tho train on which Gray was captured. Chief Mcrae had to incur the expense of engaging two lawyers to compel the British Columbia parties to the transaction to disgorge. The Ijmte Jam s the will of Tho late or. Juries Crossen proprietor of the Cobourg car works shows that his estate if Worth thire a not a Dollar of indebtedness on the car pro Perty and. The business is to be curried on by or. Rosaen two scum for the Benefit of the family. Each of his five daughters Are to have yearly Aurl mrs. Crowsen s2.000 yearly out of the estate. Or. Cross ii held a one seventh interest Coal mine at Cumb Erland n. 8 valued at to get Trio 3iost ;