Corbin Charter May Open New Canada Route To Nelson
Authorities expect daily passenger service from Medicine Hat to Nelson on the Crow NEst line by May 15 or June 1 at latest. Through trains will connect Winnipeg to Nelson via Medicine Hat and Cranbrook unaffected. Section gangs on the line increase activity. several shovels work daily. new homes rise on Tex Car Avenue as Cranbrook gains rail traffic. The Nelson & Stait railway request to run along the western Crow Nest Pass is debated, with costs estimated at 31 pounds per mile. decision postponed a month.
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Medicine Hat
Nelson
Crows Nest
Winnipeg
Macleod Aidh Kootenay Landing
Cranbrook
Bostock
Privy Council
Nelson & Etait
Crows Nest Pass
Blair
J. R Costigan
Victoria
George Taylor
Cranbook
F. J. Smyth
Movie Leader
Weat Kootenay
R. E. Beattie
William Lanktre
Fort Steele
Jake Fink
McWarlane
H. Tolcher
Banff
Tolcher
Herald
Cosmopolitan
Messrs. Small
Mas
M. A. Beale
B.C
Robert Evans
Maccleod House
Macleod
Mac+leod
International School of Correspondence
Seaton
Penn
M. Leitch
Bride
Pacific Coast
Leitch
A. Leitch
Oak Lake
Man
W. R. McFarlane
McFarl
Jane
Cemetery Grounds Surveyed for New Town Cemetery
H. P. Cummins has surveyed the new cemetery grounds west of town for the past week. Five acres are planned in the plat to be subdivided into burial lots.
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H. P. Cummins
Improving the Bowling Alley At Cranbrook
C M Fink outlines remodeling plans for a bowling alley adding a front with large windows a card room and a cigar stand New balls and pins will be purchased and starting May 1 a monthly prize will be awarded to the top scorer A shooting gallery will be added and the effort aims to make it a first class popular resort Meanwhile Goldsworths Tea and a local mercantile co commented on newspaper advertising costs and space rent noting benefits for individuals and the need to charge for free ads
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Fink
Mr. Fink
Cranbrook
I O O F Lodge to Organize in Cranbrook
Arrangements for an I O O F lodge in Cranbrook are complete. The first meeting will be held early next month. The Leask building hall is ready for plastering and will be complete. Outlook suggests a large initial membership.
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Cranbrook
Leask
The Right Kind of Business Men of Cranbrook Herald
The Herald pledges loyalty to Cranbrook merchants and town residents, aiming to unite Cranbrook’s business community with the newspaper. It notes most local businesses already support the paper and expects remaining advertisers to join soon, underscoring the paper’s townwide backing.
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Herald
Cranbrook
British Columbia
Copper Mines Consolidation Reported in London Transfer
Chicago reports definite information that contracts were signed in London transferring most large producing copper mines in the United States to a single organization. The mines produced about 425 million pounds of fine copper last year and are projected to yield 470 million pounds this year, with property values exceeding 400 million dollars. The Rothschilds funded European interests and Standard Oil represented the American side.
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Chicago
Times- Herald
London
United States
Rothcchilds
Standard Oil Company
Isle Royal
Lake Superior
Clark-Hegelow and
Marcus Daly
Montana
Arcadian
Centennial
Old Dominion
Arizonia
Miss E. Pauline Johnson Hosts Two Cranbrook Entertainments
Miss E Pauline Johnson daughter of a Mohawk head chief gave two entertainments in Cranbrook at the Presbyterian church on Saturday and Monday evenings. She charmed audiences with nature inspired tales and potent verse in Indian costume and in evening dress. Her stage presence, vivid imagery, and sharp satire drew praise from attendees who felt fortunate to see her perform.
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E. Pauline Johnson
Cranbrook
Presbyterian Church
Miss Johnson
Cranbrook Firms Shine In Trade And Mills Expansion
Maggs and Hughes showcase a stylish millinery and dry goods display to praise from Cranbrook residents as Goldsworth’s Tea brands fort Steele Mercantile. Cranbrook Lumber buys new mill machinery with two boilers and a 50 horsepower engine, site secured west of current mill, installing the plant to keep ahead of demand under manager Leitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggs & Hughes
Cranbrook
Cranbrook Lumber Company
Comany
Leitch
Cranbrook Growth Seen Steadily Advancing in East Kootenay
Cranbrook continues to grow as a commercial and mining center in South East Kootenay. The town adds business blocks and residences each week, attracting capital and people seeking a central location with railroad access. Growth is steady, not boom driven, based on solid foundations and regional demand.
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Cranbrook
the Kootenays
Spe
East Kootenay
South East Kootenay
The New Hanson Block on Baker Street
The two story business block by James Greer for N Hanson is under rapid construction on Baker street. It will be two feet long with a sixty foot second story and first floor rooms for Foon, a workshop, and a warehouse stocked by G H Miner.
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Baker Street
James Greer
N. Hanson
G. H. Miner
Inmense Hardware
Fime
James Ryan
Murphy
Metropolitan Opera Company to Visit Cranbrook for One Night
A thirty member Met Opera company will perform in Cranbrook for one night on Saturday May 6. Tickets are $1.50 for reserved seating, with seats sold at Heattie’s drug store. The company, sailing after a summer season in Cranbrook, features Will Rising Blanche Aldrach Miss Jeanette Lincoln and Sydney Rhorer among principal artists.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
Cranbrook
Nelson
Winnipeg
Enire
Honolulu
Will Rising
Blanche Aldrach
America
Jeanette Lincoln
Sonano
Athletic Association Formed at Toronto Clothing Store
A meeting Tuesday evening organized an athletic association in Toronto. James Ryan named chairman and W. J. Reid secretary. A five member committee Beattie Gougeon McPherson Brown Clark was formed to secure members. About 100 names have been added to the list. A future meeting will decide the sport plan.
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Toronto
James Ryan
W. J. Reid
Messrs. Beattie
Gougeon
McPherson
Brown
Clark
Local Notes Show May 6 Mascot Event and Visitors
Cranbrook area notes multiple visitors and preparations for La Mascot on May 6. George Hoggart, Nelson T. G. Proctor, Julius Harel, Ben Murphy, and others are listed among townsfolk and guests. Metropolis Opera company to perform May 6. Beattie drug store reserve seats. Various local business and social updates follow with arrivals, hospitalities, and commercial notices.
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Geo. Hoggart
Elko
T. G. Proctor
Nelson
Julius Harel
The
Royal Hotel
Banff Springs
Ben Murphy
Lakesmore Group
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Canadian Bank of Commerce
Tlon, Go, A, Cox
B, E, Walker
Gen. Man
the Bank of Scotland
Cranbrook Branch
W. H. Smythe
Ted
Hartshorn
Justin
North Star
North Star and Sullivan
Reliable House
Fort Steele Mercantile Co. (Limited
Fort Steele Wardner
Raymond
Sherlock & Bremner
Hurd
Morocco
Beattie’s Drug Store
Mr. A. Beale
B. C
Cranbrook Stationery Store
Cranbrook Hotel
A. Chartrand & Bro
R. S. McNeil
Pieper & Currie
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Haker Street
Hanson Avenue
Post
Interst
Prest & Co
T. W. Lease
G. R. Lease
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Corbin
Goldsworth
Fort Sterle Mercantile Co
I, O. O. F. Lodge
Mines and Mining
International Copper Trust
Herald Office
West Kootenay
Harry Mellon
Copper Hell
Rust Kootenay
R. G. Shier
Minnie M
Tiger
Tracy Creek
N.S. Wallinger
Colorado Springs
Love
Hoggarth
Usher
Ryan
Fort Steele Mercantile Co
Styne Mercantile Co
Hanson Block
John McPeak
the Athletic Association
Armstrong
William Ross
Mascot
M. M. Phillipps
Tobacco Plaine
J. Harnhardt
Morrow
DeVol Wim. Doble
M.M. McCarty
Cann
Metropolis
J. N. McCracken
M. Fink
Calgary
N. A. Wallinger
Spokane
P. Tuck
C. M. Keep
Brodie
Steele
M. Melones
Fernie
Wn. DeVol
R_H_ Karatofsky
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