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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
6
Community leaders urge immediate government action to replace the outmoded ferry at Gateway with a bridge over the Kootenay river. A petition signed by leading residents is being forwarded, as officials and agents visit Gateway and nearby areas to assess needs and plans.
The first fatal accident on the Eastern British Columbia Corbin road occurred last week. Allan McPhee a 27 year old Nova Scotian, was killed when a gust toppled a tree he was helping to cut as workers cleared the right of way. He jumped but was struck in the head and died instantly. The body was carried out eight miles from the railway to the settlement for burial.
Cabinet meetings continuing from Friday will decide several major posts. Civil service commissioners for the new act to take effect in September, railway commission openings with potential appointees including W A Galliher W B Emmerson Wm Whyte and others, plus a king's printer and a law clerk for the house of commons. Also to fill given roles like lieutenant governors for Quebec and Ontario and a Nova Scotia senator and to name commissioners for rebuilding the Quebec bridge and staff for the old age annuities scheme.
Moyie Leader reports J H MacHachern and D F Johnston in Cranbrook. Ice famine feared in Moyie. Mrs Gilbert visited Cranbrook, Central hotel improvements ongoing, Porto Rico Lumber manager J A Johnson flown to Nelson. McGill students return from St Eugene mine. Moyie telephone system active and directory printed. August rentals due at Central office. New wagon road to Society Girl mine planned. Fruit and vegetable crops good with frost minimal. Sawmill labor dispute resolved and Rev Main aiding committees.
Wycliffe specials report residents and visitors from Marysville Cranbrook Spokane and Kimberley while noting a big fire at Fernie and theArrow lakes trip. Key names include Otis Staples Finch Finlay Scott Perry and Taidlaw with Frank Tracey and Kimberley Consolidated Mining group mentioned. Local travel business and a critique of critics close the item.
An American politician tours a Royal Navy ship in Halifax while the Prince of Wales is aboard. A passing officer guides the visitor, the captain is busy, and the American jokes about the prince’s coal dust masking his features. The incident ends with the visitor jesting he has kicked himself for missing the prince.
Several visitors were noted in town last week including Mr Thompson of the Great West Saddlery company Calgary and Mr Workman CPR agent who spent Tuesday in Cranbrook. Cranbrook resident Mr Stephens also visited town Tuesday. The line about three men in a canoe and one tipping out is unclear but indicates a small incident nearby.
August 9 services at 11 and 7 with Sunday school at 3. Baptismal service at 4 30. Open air service after evening service. Monday all Tuesday financial district meeting. Tuesday league meeting at 8. Wednesday prayer service at 7. Fernie children invited.
Mr. F. H. Wright of the Central Park Agricultural Association publishes a provincial deputy minister of agriculture notice on stamping powder for land clearing. A carload is $5.26 per box, available in lots from 6,000 pounds, with transport by Canadian Pacific Railway and Victoria or Nanaimo sources. Remittances go to Hamilton Powder Company in Victoria.
A summary of BC fruit expansion notes acres, shipments, and ambitious planting growth through 1908. The piece lists apples pears cherries peaches and grapes, spanning valleys from the Rockies to the Pacific and larger southern districts. It references a pamphlet titled Canada’s Land of Promise issued by Frank Oliver.
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