1324 EDMONTON DAILY
DEC 5, 1907

GRANT, Alexander
NEILL, Arthur
PENITENTARY
LAURIER, Wilfred Sir.
TANGUARY, Theodore
CAMPBELL, W.
WYLDER, W.
SAVAGE, Cecil

Montreal, Dec 4, 1907 – The Credtors of Alexander W. Grant, a 
well known commission merchant, who has been in difficulties 
of late, due to the financial crisis, this afternoon accepted a 
compromise at the rate of 25 cents on the dollar, which was 
offered by Mr. Grant. The Creditors were fully represented and 
one and all expressed sympathy with Mr. Grant in his 
difficulties, the first in a long and honorable business career, 
and hoped he would be able to pull through and get his business 
going again. 

Prince Albert Dec 4 Judge Prendegast yesterday sentenced 
Arthur Neill, of Regina, formerly mail clerk, to five years for 
robbing the mails. He was sent to the Edmonton Penitentiary.

Long article from the Montreal Herald printed in the Edmonton 
Daily which starts Sir Wilfrid Laurier was born November 20, 
1841 today therefore, he entered his sixty-seventh year. That in 
itself. Long article see original for more detail

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Quebec Dec 4 Theodore Tanguary, an aged man, whose sudden 
death in Levis, Saturday night caused his step-son, named 
Wagner, to be arrested, died from syncope of the heart, caused 
by a fall, when Wagner put him out of the club house. Wagner 
has been at liberty. 

Vancouver, Dec 4, 1907 D. Burdecte, W. Campbell and W. 
Wylder, members of the crew of the schooner wrecked on 
October 8 on Calvert Island on the northern British Columbia 
coast arrived today on the steamer Venture. They were 
marooned 5 days on the island their scanty supplies of flour and 
canned gods being supplemented by ducks and fish they 
secured. They were finally rescued by the Seattle steamer 
Alaskan. 

Guelph, Dec 4, Cecil Savage aged 18 of Gourock, near Guelph, 
was shot by a companion while hunting rabbits today and died 
this afternoon.