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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
5
A compact Cranbrook notice page lists local visitors and departures including H A Street of Fernie, Mrs E Sainsbury returning to Cranbrook, Mrs Gus Erickson traveling to Golden, and the Williams birth in Cranbrook. It notes Beale & Elwell safety deposit vault ads and various social events, hospital lawn benefit, Pride of Cranbrook Circle social, and staff movements at CPR and local stores.
Miss Gladys Fink of Spokane visits sister Mrs Allan DeWolf while W B McFarlane visits Calgary. Miss Wanda Fink and Master Vincent Fink plan a Spokane visit. Frank Rosselli returns from Bull River where he aided firefighting. Local traders attend liquidation of Quain Electric Co. Cranbrook to host a winter poultry show per executive decision. Moyie lake fishing trip yields ten trout, 24 to 30 inches. Overseas club to hold social and whist drive August 11 at Maple Hall, with executive meeting at 7:30. Fire department battles a prairie fire south of St Eugene hospital. F E Simpson travels via Calgary to the coast. wild catters flee as stock markets tighten. Beale & Elwell advertise a 23-day real estate snap in Cranbrook: five-room cottage near post office, $900 with $26 down and $26 monthly at 8% interest.
Official notification of the mobilization of the French army has been received by the French consular agent in Vancouver. All French citizens liable to military call are instructed to report in writing at the French Consular Agency, 609 Rogers Building, Vancouver, B C.
Mr L Reilly, who had both legs amputated after frostbite near Cranbrook last December, walked downtown today for the first time in eight months using new artificial legs donated by Cranbrook's good people. He has had them five weeks and can move about well. He thanks the Herald and donors and plans to raise funds to restart his shoemaking business.
Mrs Fannie L Sankey of Carrick announces the engagement of her daughter Olive A Sankey to W F Attridge of Cranbrook British Columbia. The couple plan a fall wedding in Carrick Pennsylvania and Attridge will bring his bride home in September after a stay in Atlantic City. Attridge works with Cranbrook Sash and Door Co and is a well known local bachelor.
A special city council meeting at city hall limited lawn sprinkling to 7 9 daily and ordered immediate stoppage of water use upon the fire whistle. Arrears notices were issued to June 30 nonpayers due by September 1 or face water shutoff. Waterworks upgrades were postponed until debenture funds arrive, expected to begin August 15. Council adjourned to reconvene that evening.
The city band under Mr James Austin will perform a program of music Sunday evening near the government building. Featured pieces include March Funston's Night, Wheeler Overture Birth of Love, Lafferty Waltzes The Seraph, Lafferty Selection The Prince of Pilsen, Luder The Dazzler Arr Mackie March Olympia, Metz God Save the King.
Matches at Cranbrook club report mixed results with Mackersy defeating J W Wilson 6 1 6 4, Newton beating Phillips 6 1 6 0, Beale overcoming Bourne 6 3 8 6 6 0, Erickson besting Hewitt 6 1 6 1, Macredy and Fairbairn defeating Greer Beale 6 3 6 2, McIlwaine beating McCreery 6 2 8 6 6 0, McEwen defeating Shatford, and involving Hicks, Mecredy, Rumsey, Banwell, and others in varied sets.
Washington reports Mrs Woodrow Wilson lying at the point of death after four months of illness. A complication of nervous ailments and Bright's disease has exhausted her vitality. Daughters and relatives are at the bedside as doctors concede recovery is unlikely.
A large brush fire in the Bull River area rapidly grew from a shack fire near Bull River Falls to as high as Iron Mountain. Three men are missing, four camps burned, and evacuees crossed toward Fernie as crews from CPR and local towns fought the blaze through Sunday and into Monday.
From this side no action can halt the spreading fire. The only likely barrier is a large ruin blocking the flames, making containment seem impossible. Authorities warn the situation requires a practical, structural pause rather than direct intervention.
Special to the Herald reports in Bull River British Columbia that after two days of forest fires in the valley no lives are lost and all residents are accounted for. Two firefighters suffered serious burns but are expected to recover. no other injuries reported.
Trussell St Eloi Charles Earnhardt and Harold Bridges three youths of the city were arrested last week on theft charges amid a spate of break ins. Barnhardt and St Blof faced magistrate Arnold with one being remanded for trial while Bridges faced two counts including warehouse and store thefts with an accomplice sought by police. The case highlights a pattern of crime and ends with a moral urging boys to turn to work and study and avoid a thief’s path.
Five days at Elko August 10 to 14 offer a canvas camp outing with lectures by J. B. Henderson and speakers including Rev. A. J. W. Myers PhD and Rev. A. G. Sinclair PhD. The program features song services, addresses on Christianity, family and child, Sunday School impact, Bible study, devotional times, and rest periods with fishing and outdoor activities.
Pacific region notes a multi day religious camp from August 13 to 14 with daily devotions Bible studies and addresses by Dr. Sinclair Myers Henderson Inglis and Mathews. Activities include morning devotional sessions afternoon rest and recreation evening song services and popular addresses plus an elaboration on immigration ethics and labor questions. Registration costs one dollar with tent room and wash facilities at Columbia hotel and potential railway fare reductions via standard certificates.
For sale a two speed motorcycle with gun headlight and tank, plus a side delivery car. Four new tires, little used, first class condition. Taken in exchange for a car. Price for the whole outfit 265 dollars. Sold with or without side car.
Public notice states the Cranbrook council by resolution limits lawn sprinkler use to 7 to 9 each morning and evening. Upon hearing the fire whistle, all water use must stop immediately. Police will enforce the by law with penalties. Cranbrook B C August 6 1914.
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