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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
2
The St Eugene area reports a dry summer slowing the Moyie concentrator, water redirected to ore washing and tailings. A heavy rain is needed to restart full production as water power shifts to an engine.
M McInnis reports Cranbrook in East Kootenay as the best town while Vancouver visitors stay with the McCannon family. Settlers travel weekly to Alberta and copper prospects near Gateway attract 150 workers within two months. Fernie extension progress promises a Rexford train upgrade, and land cultivation hopes hinge on capital for irrigation between the Boundary and Elk river.
Special correspondence notes Mr and Mrs Bradley of Cranbrook visiting Marysville. Evans Bros return from White Fish creek while R Dewar and J Heenan work there for Mr Pollen of London England. Free for all dance set at Falls View hotel on the 15th and invited for dancers.
A hot season has brought record heat, yet ranches with water show resilience. Jand M Phillipps reports one fortunate site with a good crop average and delivered a load of timothy hay to Gateway yesterday that appeared green and fresh.
Prospector Hank Eller arrived from Perry Creek Monday. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. McVittie visited Cranbrook Tuesday. Miss Marjorie Armstrong visited Steele Friday. J. F. Armstrong government agent attended Steele on official business Friday. F. C. Malpas Canadian Bank of Commerce manager was in town Monday. H. B. Nelson of Redding Colorado visited Imperial Tuesday. Mr. Neilson, longtime district resident, left for Wasa in the evening to see N. Hanson.
On Monday August 1 Cranbrook’s lacrosse team defeated the Lethbridge aggregation in a hard fought match played on their home field. The contest featured strong defense and late sequences that sealed Cranbrook’s victory.
Cranbrook defeats Lethbridge 3 to 2 to claim the Crow Nest Cup and the championship. The game featured rapid scoring in the first and third quarters, a disputed save, and a late Lethbridge push, with Cranbrook maintaining the lead and leadership in the Union League.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church Cranbrook invites sealed tenders for interior painting and decorating and for window painting and decorating. Specifications available at the parsonage. Tenders to Mrs H Wilson Secretary to be received before 7 pm Monday August 16 1904 Beawick Prev.
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