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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
6
Ladysmith residents aim to fund a new public hospital while a new townsite named Gritdrod emerges near Enderby. The government plans a wagon road over Tope mountain, and copper ore is found on Copper mountain in the Similkameen. The Keremeos Trumpet becomes the Chronicle.
Captain William Joughin of the Liverpool steamship William Rowland perished while steering toward a bank to save his vessel after a collision with a dredger near Liverpool. His crew abandoned ship as the stern sank. Also reported: a deadly explosion at a Bolsover cottage killed four, a bride and fiance postpone wedding after a pay cut, and a pauper at the Richmond workhouse alleged begging letters linked to a £1 postal order.
The report notes sale of timber limits on Craycroft and Broughton islands to Andrew Trowat and Danaher & Hulbert for 65 000 and 55 respectively, with other items including Lord Aylmer’s family moving to a Queen's Bay ranch, ship rail contracts for GTP at Prince Rupert, and labour and public notices. It also covers a Wesleyan chapel incident with many attendees felled by fumes, theatre plans for Mrs Jones, and a Kingston court mentioning seven brothers named William Harris No. 1.
Notice that J John Pidgeon of Cranbrook hotel keeper will apply to the Superintendent of Provincial Police after 30 days from first appearance for a retail license to sell intoxicating liquors at the Perry Creek hotel Perry Creek with effective date May 1 1909 John C Pidgeon dated March 20 1909
Tenders will be received at the office of the Resident Engineer CPR Cranbrook BC up to 12k April 17 for the erection of two standard No 2 Section Houses at Kitchener BC Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of proposal obtained at the same office. The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals. Grenady L Chudleigh Acting Superintendent.
James Horace King of Cranbrook physician intends to purchase land in Cranbrook District South East Kootenay. Description runs 46 chains north then 28.81 east then 46 south then 28.81 west enclosing about 130 acres. Staked March 8 1909 with George Hungerford as agent.
Creditors must send names and addresses and details of claims to Edward Blake McDermid Official Liquidator Nelson British Columbia by April 20 1909. If required by notice and solicitor to prove debts at Cranbrook Supreme Court Chambers on May 13 1909 at 10:00 AM. Dated March 26 1909.
Malcolm McInnes of Elkmouth B C a lumberman intends to purchase 480 acres described as a block bounded by the Crows Nest Southern Railway right of way Lot 123 Group One Kootenay District and Lot 4142 Group One with a start at an eastern boundary post dated April 6 1909 and filed as locator notice 8 9
Beverley Arthur Carter of Cranbrook British Columbia a lumberman intends to apply for the south east corner of Lot 233 running west eighty chains south twenty chains east eighty chains and north twenty chains totaling sixty acres more or less Beverley Arthur Carter Locator George Hungerford Agent staked this 31st day of March 1909
The Lumber Insurance Company of New York is licensed to operate in British Columbia with head office in Manhattan. Capital is two hundred thousand dollars split into two thousand shares of one hundred each. The company’s B C office is Cranbrook where Home, a lumberman, acts as attorney. Objects include fire and storm insurance for buildings and household goods and inland navigation or transportation risks and reinsurance.
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