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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
4
The Cranbrook Herald announces a yearly subscription rate of 2.00 pounds from Herald Publishing Corse Limited. Local readers are urged to subscribe to continue receiving the newspaper.
The K of P ball drew about sixty couples on a new opera house floor with McHleary’s orchestra keeping time until morning. Blake and Travers catered a superb supper for Cranbrook Cat guests, and the event sparked high praise for the hosts and venue.
Odd Fellows and Rebels of Cranbrook invited to anniversary service at the Baptist church next Sunday evening at 7 30. Meet at Fraternity hall 6 35. Sermon subject What We Should Glory In. Music by choir and Cranbrook band. Also notice Chipman NB Isaiah Langin 74 died April 19 leaves widow six sons and one daughter. John Burns Fort Steele died April 24 at St Hugene hospital. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
A regular meeting at the fire hall elected W. A. Rollins president with G. Baker as vice president. The season schedule will be drawn up at the next meeting next Saturday evening, and all football enthusiasts are urged to attend for prospects of good sport.
The Cranbrook Theatre offers The Story of a Magic Lantern Slide and Little Red Riding Hood at EW Opera House with additional vaudeville at the Edison. May 1 2 announces a new high class show while plans for thrice weekly programming and a social dance emerge. A voting contest at Moison Theatre begins May 2 with a gold bracelet prize May 30. Also features advertising power case from Thomas Lawson Yukon stock and notes on Cranbrook Anti Tuberculosis Society funds.
Local notes show residents and visitors in Cranbrook and surrounding towns, including Joby Vouners Marysville and B. Taylor Movie. Entries mention daily errands, store ads at G T Rogers, hotel registrations, and hints of civic plans like open air band concerts and a church rectory purchase in Christchurch.
A group of investors from Chicago Iowa and Minnesota arrived in Stillwater and left for a trip up the Kootenay valley to inspect timber limits owned by Mr Hale of Fernie. They are prominent figures in the group that purchased the Eastern British Columbia Lumber Company at Fernie.
A Cranbrook column reports Frank Bo VanDecar named agent for Ford, Mrs. Armstrong and family arriving from England, James Cronin en route through Cranbrook, and L Colin leaving for the coast. W.C.T.U. seniors head to Matt Steele and then Myville for events, Beale and Elwell upgrade office windows, Mellenry orchestra plays at the Foresters ball, and Moyie mine at Aurora to expand work. Reverend Bowen to speak at Christ church, Mrs. Reid travels east, and a clean up day notice urges action. Small debts court to be established in Moyie with Joseph Ryan judge. Constable Routh appointed clerk at Magic. Various ads note farm eggs for sale and Cranbrook meetings of the Mountain Lumbermen's association.
The Dominion Meat Co Limited offers for sale their large and profitable retail business at Cranbrook and Fernie after deciding to focus on Calgary. Turnover at Cranbrook is 600 per month and at Fernie 4500 per month. Communications to The Dominion Meat Co Ltd Calgary Alta.
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