Town Fair to be Held on Local Grounds This Fall
The Agricultural Association and Gyro Club decide to move the Fall Fair to town grounds with tents for exhibits and live stock arrangements. A midway will be provided by Conklin Garrett Amusement Company, an aeroplane may attend, and raffle tickets for a new car are sold to raise funds. Plans resume with Mr. Hay back in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Association
Gyro Club
Gyro
Conklin- Garrett Amusement Company
Local News Notes Tom Martin Family and Career Moves
Local items report Tom Martin of Martin Bros returning from three months in the East with sister Ruby Martin of Collingwood moving to Fenwick Avenue. Allan DeWolfe notes his father’s improved condition after a stroke in San Jose. Lyle Klug leaves Lumberton for a Cour d Alene lumber firm. East Kootenay Football League joins Alberta FA. Kimberley to compete for Bennett Shield. W Kilgour promoted within C M & S Co and moved with family. mourns leaving Kimberley sport circles and Elka Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Martin
Martin Bros
East
Ruby Martin
Collingwood
Martin
Fenwick Avenue
Allan DeWolfe
San Jose
Calif
DeWolfe
Cranbrook
Lyle Klug
B.C. Spruce Mills, Ltd
Lumberton
Cour d'Alene
Idaho
Lamberton
East Kootenay
Alberta Football Association
Kimberley
Alberta
W. Kilgour
Moyie Offee
Elka’ Lodge
Fire Hits Banff Springs Hotel North Wing Damaged
Word reached the city that the north wing of the Banff Springs Hotel burned yesterday with lesser damage to the centre while the south wing remained intact. An official announcement says the hotel will reopen July 1 with 300 rooms including a new annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banff Springs
Phosphate mining eyed for Southeast Kootenay district
British Columbia plans to ease phosphate rights under a special act after locating a large tract near Elko in Southeast Kootenay. Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. shows interest, signaling potential capital for a new industry aided by nearby sulfuric acid by product from Trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
William Sloan
Mmines
Sloan
Kootenay
Elko
Gold Commissioners
Mining Recorders
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited
Trail
Officers Elected At Native Sons Meeting
At the regular Native Sons of Canada meeting held last evening officers elected include President Dr Rutledge 1st Vice President Malcolm Gillis 2nd Vice President H W Herchmer Secretary Ryckman Treasurer Jack Kennedy Master of Arms Joe Cardinal Historian W Z Manning Chaplin O S Moffatt Outer Guard Ashton Powers Inner Guard W Pritchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Native Sons of Canada
Rutledge
Malcolm Gillis
H. W. Herchmer
Ryckman
Jack Kennedy
Joe Cardinal
W. Z. Manning Chaplin
Moffatt
Ashton Powers
W. Pritchard
Empire Day Meeting Planned for April Ninth
A general committee meeting will be held Friday at the G W V A to discuss the Victoria Day celebration program and related arrangements. Attendance is urged to decide the event grounds and finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.W.V.A
Four Day Chautauqua Contract Adopted by Committee
Local Chau tauqua committee met to approve a proposal from the Chautauqua company to cut the visit from six to four days and reduce the guarantee from 1550 to 1050. The amended contract was signed by those present and to be circulated to absent members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Chautauqua Company
Farming Banquet Highlights District Agriculture Progress
A large turnout filled the K P Hall for a farmers Institute banquet with district growers and city groups, honoring junior livestock and crop judging teams. Miss Frances Noble received flowers for support of the district program as T R Flett presided and Maurice Godderis mourned in memory.
Cranbrook Hospital Dance A Major Local Triumph
A large Easter dance at Cranbrook Auditorium drew an exceptionally crowded crowd, with McKay orchestra providing the music. The event, hosted by the Hospital Ladies’ Aid, ran until 3 am and is expected to net over 700 dollars for St Eugene Hospital, underscoring strong community support and a festive mood.
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Cranbrook
McKay Orchestra
Kimberley
St. Eugene Hospital
Invermere visitor travels with fur farm owner in Wilmer
Basil G. Hamilton of Invermere accompanied Lieut.-Commander J C Powles F Z S of Wilmer during a brief city stay last weekend. Powles owns the Britannia Fur Farm at Wilmer a fifty acre property raising beaver and muskrat with plans to add several brace of silver fox. He believes a strong future markets exist for standard quality furs and may include local breed stock as foxes are added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil G. Hamilton
Invermere
J. C. Powles
F.Z.S
Wilmer
Powles
Britannia
Cranbrook Brotherhood hears Rev Freeman on Industry and Humanity
The Cranbrook Brotherhood met at the United Church school room for a monthly session. Rev B C Freeman spoke on Industry and Humanity, based on Premier King’s book, debating capital and labor in a broader social context. The audience valued the lecture highly and urged a future repeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook Brotherhood
United Church
B. C. Freeman
Cranbrook
Easter Ranking Central School Finals Display
Centrally displayed rankings list students by division and attendance. The record shows names such as Sophie MacGregor, Margaret Henderson, Mae Gooderham, and George Futa with high marks, along with absences and missed examinations. Details cover Woodland and Division III to IV, including enrolment figures, attendance percentages, and a continuation note for Page Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie MacGregor
Margaret Henderson
Mae Gooderham
George Futa
Kathleen Dezall
Nellie Sakaguchi
Irene McInnis
Winnifred Mc.Quaid
Sheila Paterson
Mary Robertson
Leslie Laithwaite
Donald Macdonald
Ruth Bond
William Harrison
Dorothy Bridges
Isabel Frame
Golf Club Notes Preview New Course Opening
The article outlines plans for a new course opening on Saturday with tea served by the House Committee. It details a busy season program for men and women, a freak competition, and urges members to pay dues to support club expenses. Renewal of playing privileges requires director approval and forms are from the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Lieut Governor Bruce Sends Good Wishes to Farmers Meeting
The Lieut Governor of British Columbia R Randolph Bruce sent a telegram to A B Smith president of the Farmers Institute congratulating Angus Hay for training the junior stock judges and wishing him continued success at a Cranbrook Agricultural Association event. The telegram read from Victoria dated April 6 1926 and was read in the meeting for medal presentations at the coast fairs last summer where Cranbrook district teams excelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
Agricultural Association
Stock Breeders’ Association
A. L. Hay
R. R. Bruce
B.C
A. B. Smith
Mr. Bruce
Victoria
B. C
Cranbrook
Cranbrook Agricultural Association
Angus Hay
R. Randolph Bruce
Local Teachers Convene Next Friday in Cranbrook
A convention for city and district teachers meets at Central School Friday April 16 from 2 to 6 p.m. with a social whist drive and dance at Parish Hall. The program includes addresses, demonstrations, lettering, writing, classroom inspections, and a BC history talk by E S Martin.
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Elko
Wycliffe
Marysville
Kimberley
Kootenay Central
G. H. Thompson
Amy Woodland
Cranbrook Public School
P. H. Sheffield
Nelson B.C
F. G. Morris
Cranbrook Manual Training School
M. A. Baxter
Cranbrook School
Cranbrook
British Columbia
B. C
Teachers’ Federation
E. 8. Martin
Fernie Public Schools
Federation
New Moyie Mill Ready to Start Operations
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company’s Moyie mill is ready to begin operation early next month. An office staff is formed and about 60 workers may be hired, with Sullivan ore possibly sent temporarily to the mill. The plant can handle dumps from the St Eugene area and pumps draw ore from underwater deposits, signaling a Moyie revival with housing becoming scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company
Moyie
Kimberley
St.Eugene
Fernie Visitor Brings North Bend Guests During Easter Week
Mrs Ernest Jones welcomed visitors from North Bend including her daughter Mrs H Mr and Mrs Geo Ratcliffe and grandson Billy during Easter week in Cran Fernie Mrs Bry brook and Mr Ratcliffe connected with the CPR accompanied by Mixx A Reekie will stay for the remainder of the Easter holidays
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Fernie
Ernest Jones
North Bend
Geo. Ratcliffe
A. Bryant
Billy
Cran|Fernie
Brybrook
Mr. Ratcliffe
C.P.R
Mixx
A. Reekie
Ratelife Brothers
L. D
Paradise Mine Sale Sparks West Kootenay Mining Boom
The Paradise Mine near Invermere, a major regional asset, is nearing sale as part of a larger Windermere deal. English capitalists through the Porcupine Gold Fields Developing Co. are said to be purchasing, with W. A. Drayton handling negotiations and a closing estimated around May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Randolph Bruce
Paradise
Lake Windermere
Invermere
Bruce
Old Country
Windermere
Paradise Mine
W. A. Drayton
Fort Steele
Porcupine Gold Fields Developing Company
Government House
Victoria
East Kootenay
Knights Templar Leader Visits Selkirk Preceptory
Provincial grand prior E. Peck visited Selkirk Preceptory on Monday evening. He conducts the Nelson to Trail and Rona land ruin line and plans another Preceptory meeting in Revelstoke after departing on Tuesday’s train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Peck
Knights Templar
Selkirk
Mr. Peck
Nelson
Trail
Ronaland
Revelstoke
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Native Sons Meeting
K.P. Hall
T. R. Flett
Frances Noble
Dorothy McClure
Hay
The
Flett
Maurice Godderis
T. M. Roberts
Vancouver
G. J. Spreull
Spreull
Lawrence Foster
Kamloops
J. C
Scotty) Emslie
Brotherhood
Grade
Florence Patterson
Gladys Stone
Helen Campbell
Charlie Robertson
Kathleen MacFarlane
Lorna Barber
Molly Johnston
Annie Harbinson
Mary Genest
Wilfred Pocock
Enid Shankland
Grace Flett
Jack Farrel
Elma Campbell
Susan Randall
Eva Bartle
Leslie Kuhnert
James Hitchcroft
Elsie Parker
Jack Essie
Beulah Hill
Helen McGill
Annie Moore
Eileen Gray
Ida Lancaster
Fred Large
Bud Parker
May Strachan
Chrissie Charboneau
Grace Pritchard
Leslie Philips
Jim Drew
Douglas Patton
Lucille Rosling
Charles Allan
Harry Fanning
Marjorie Reid
M. Grace Johnston
Jessie South
Dorothy Brown
Olive Norgrove
Rosaline Weston
Sydney Weston
Kathleen Edmondson
Marshall Russell
Edwin Haley
Mary Richmond
Betty Lunn
Mary Roberts
Robert Muirhead
Garnet Blain
Lillian Webster
Vera Sadler
Jean McDonald
Wiliam Cox
May Russell
Alex Laidlaw
Rusk Randall
Tresa de Luca
Helen Gilroy
Lillian Dale
Winnifred Pelkey
Walter Barrett
Robena Miller
Evelyne Eley
Beverley Collier
James Brookes
Gordon Dezall
Helen Wade
Pauline Bowness
Mary D'hondt
Margaret Farrell
Margaret Johnston
Dorothy Flett
Vincent Ljungquist
Eddie Leonard
Jean Niblock
Florence Johnston
Alex Williams
Eugene Kennedy
Mike Frost
Lloyd Burgess
Angus Rector
Bertram McLean
Peeleaa
Lara Alaa
Golf Club
Wires
Central School
Eastern
Golden
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