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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
2
The piece honors pioneers who opened the district for posterity and notes another has died on the lonely trail. It urges preserving their stories as Hast Kootenay grows industrially, so future people may recall the men who claimed the land from the wilds.
The Cranbrook by-election draws sharp focus as voters decide between parties based on government record. Observers note St Marys irrigation project and recent pauses shape the campaign as ministers face scrutiny without fresh promises.
The piece discusses draining the marsh south of the city and road projects. It criticizes provincial finances as heavily encumbered with high taxes driving business and farming away. It contrasts Premier Oliver’s government with Liberal rival Wallinger’s record and asserts the Liberal candidate offers principled service and deep local knowledge.
The Ottawa Citizen argues the Agrarians near the Liberals in support while Progressive MPs may tilt the balance. It cautions the Liberals to avoid social overtures as they appear to control Mackenzie King’s government terms. Crerar’s push to align with Liberals and Drury’s Ontario stance signal evolving party politics in Ottawa.
The Attorney General aims to shut down illegal liquor trade by ensuring Liquor Control Board prices undercuts bootleggers. A government monopoly can profitably supply at lower costs, making illegitimate sales unprofitable and meeting public expectation. Victoria Colonist.
The Mail and Empire contemplates a future where science will solve heating costs through electricity. It asks what a benefactor must do to uncover and share the method to free Canadians from the toll of Old King Conl and to disarm Jack Prost. The piece expresses faith that modern invention will soon solve the heating problem.
R. W. Beattie returns from Manitoba with brisk reports from Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie. J. G. Erickson seeks Lake Superior division role as divisional superintendent. Wild Horse Creek records show sixty fortificates, twenty-nine new locations, four fortificates of improvements. Fink and Morrow netted 174 trouts in Perry Creek. Geo. Leakk lands contract for Maryville school. New phones to be installed soon.
The regular monthly gathering drew a fair attendance as members discussed flower show preparations and honored Miss Maystre's memory. Mrs. J. H. McClure demonstrated salads while a social program featured vocal and piano solos by Mrs. Tom McDonald Ms Turner Miss Sarvis and Miss Parrett.
Mystery Mack arrives in Ranmore to take charge of the John Stanton killing at the railway office. He questions clerk witnesses, notes a knif e with initials R G M, hair and a lace locket, and tracks a grudge from Jed Ruscom while examining the window sill groove and bullet path.
On July B1st Stipendiary Magistrate R J Stinson heard Frederick Young of Fernie charged with leaving a camp fire unattended. He was found guilty and fined 25 dollars plus costs. The Forest Branch warns many fires in British Columbia stem from camper carelessness and vows to pursue convictions.
The article notes financial strain from a coal strike on residents of a nearby city, with rumors of Conservative money being offered to sway voters ahead of polling day and confidence in Wallin gen's victory.
The Rex Theatre screens The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe on August 11 and 12 with Harry Myers as Crusoe supported by Gertrude Olmstead Percy Pembroke Noble Johnson Aaron Edwards and Joseph in a stage adaptation that blends childhood memories with wholesome drama.
Cranbrook received about $5380 from liquor act proceeds over nine months, far below earlier estimates. Victoria protests that the capital city should have about $66,000, while preliminary forecasts had suggested $2 per head of population.
Gertrude Claire Swickard Emmett King and others star in a Daniel Defoe novel adaptation directed by Robert F Hill. Emma Bell Clifton wrote the continuity and the eighteen chapter serial promises suspense and education without missing opportunities for value.
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