9 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁in ▁Co at ico ok ▁to ▁Ruth ▁E . ▁and ▁L yman ▁Sh urt le ff . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁he ▁and ▁L . S . ▁Channel ▁bought ▁the ▁Co at ico ok ▁Ob server , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁In ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁Sh urt le ff ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁he ▁became ▁secretary - tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Co at ico ok ▁Electric ▁Light ▁and ▁Power ▁Company . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁pam ph let ▁on ▁reci pro city , ▁as ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁free ▁trade ▁between ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁then ▁known . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁organ izer - in - ch ief ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Town ships ▁by ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Association . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁conducted ▁an ▁investigation ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁a ▁post master . ▁His ▁report ▁was ▁table d ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Pel let ier , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Priv y ▁Council , ▁presented , ▁-- Return ▁to ▁an ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁February , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁for ▁a ▁copy