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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1919
Page
2
In Cranbrook, crowds clamp down on a Bolshevik style meeting aimed at uniting loggers for foreign enemies. Veterans and locals thwart organizers, display Union Jacks, and condemn the conference as traitorous while arranging repayment to deceived attendees.
A Cranbrook Auto Association secretary sends a letter to the Creston and Nelson boards urging a quick road and ferry link from Sirdar to Kuskanook with a Nelson ferry at once. They propose using the Great Northern grade to start the project this summer, arguing it would boost tourism and land-seekers in both districts. The note notes broader resolutions to Victoria and Ottawa and pledges support.
Grant Hall and D Coleman met Cranbrook Board of Trade representatives Tuesday evening. Delegation pressed for higher train service and clarified Waldo railway concerns and Yahk to Biko cut off rumors. Hall promised increased service when traffic warrants and said no cut from Cranbrook to main line was considered. They continued westward Wednesday with Supt. C S Makers on inspection.
The premier of British Columbia endorses a national War Savings campaign. He argues Canada and its provinces owe huge debts to foreign creditors and foreign capital controls key resources. He calls for widespread thrift and reinvestment at home to prevent impoverishment and secure a prosperous Canada.
Cranbrook defeated Nelson in a telegraph bowling contest before a large crowd. Seaman and Dallas starred, averaging 174 and 178 across three games as Cranbrook led 78 pins after the first game and extended to a 286 pin total. Mine Joy also played well while Barrett and Teles struggled.
Staples of Wycliffe reports wood ticks are present again. A big United G W V A and City Band dance is set for Friday May 2 in the Auditorium. Moffatt's Variety Store shows a range of men and boys caps and shoes. A Cranbrook Poultry Association meeting is planned for April 5 at City Hall. A Baptist church meeting on April 7 seeks to form a local branch of the People’s Prohibition Association. A shooting incident near Watt Avenue is under inquiry. T. Cooper is mentioned.
The piece discusses George Hays as a longtime district farming rep and the push to expand advisory systems to Columbia Fernie and Cranbrook districts. It notes plans for an energetic livestock and dairying specialist, a hoped for local creamery, and warns of bovine hemorrhagic septicemia spreading in British Columbia with Dr. Rutledge researching a preventive serum.
A marriage service united Gladys Brown from Saskatoon and Albert Joe Neuman of Kimberley on Tuesday evening at Mrs. Robertson’s Norbury avenue residence. Rev H M Lyon officiated with music by Mrs Phillips and Mrs MacPherson. The couple to reside in Kimberley where Neuman works on the Sullivan mine project.
Capt G McCreery M C arrived home to a hearty welcome after serving since 1916 with the 225th and 158th battalions. He went to France with the 16th Canadian Scottish, was wounded at Hill 70 in 1917 and Cambrai in 1918, earned the M C in August 1918, and was praised in the London Gazette for assembling and leading his command with courage and precision.
The Stockbreeders Association of Southeast Kootenay held its first annual meeting on Saturday March 29 with good attendance despite poor roads. President Peter Woolf chaired as officers were elected for the year including President P Woods Cherry Creek Vice president W Carlin Fort Steele Secretary treasurer B H McPhee Cranbrook and several directors from Jaffray Cranbrook Fort Steele Wasa Wardner and other communities.
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