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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
4
Local column recounts visitors like Fred Roo and A L Freebairn in Elko and Roosville, notes fishing uses, weather impact on farmers, schooling board changes, and witty asides about Hindenburg and teachers. It blends travel mentions, local opinion, and small-town humor from Elko and surroundings.
The Waldo and Baynes group reports June and July activities in Rosshall Waldo and St Michael's Waldo. Events include a June 6 dance for the Automobile Association raising 55.50 and ice cream sales totaling 20.65, plus a July intercession service collection of 8.70 and 6.20 from Adolph Hall dance. Monthly 35 sent to prisoners of war. 46 sent for four jam cases. Red Cross shipped socks and garments. two juniors Gracie Taylor and Izar volunteer many socks monthly.
Wardner notes recount social visits from Lethbridge to Fernie, Elk River excursions, and Labor Day plans in Fernie. A Wardner ball team win, local dances, mining community chatter, and trips to Cranbrook and Monogram highlight a lively page of small town events and personal notices.
C H Phillips of the Great War Veterans Association visits northern Alberta and Grande Prairie, reporting scarce open land near rail lines. He notes 3200 acres in a reserved township could settle ten men, frost damage yet Grande Prairie shows strong growth with a population near 750 and many business houses, hotels, and farming support.
A speaker describes Grande Prairie as a growing city with Union Bank of Canada presence and plans for Imperial Bank con annex, water and electric projects, and a 700 mile coast link via a new road from Edmonton through Dunvegas. Grain elevators total about 90 000 bushels per site, with frost affecting crops by roughly 30 percent. Nearby Clarmont and Saxsmith show busy elevator activity. Dominion Lands Officers assist veterans in selecting land, with Christie and Eager leading a provisional board in Grande Prairie. Cranbrook Association lands will be held in reserve, aiming to start operations next spring with more applicants joining the pioneer Northwest settlement.
Partial schedule details list several trains with arrival and departure times at Cranbrook Ly Jenny Landing Ly and No 824 daily and No 822 on Wed and Sat. Shows outbound and inbound times including a 4.05 p m and 11.20 p m listing and a midday 12.20 p m.
City of Cranbrook announces a public auction on September 4 1918 at 11 o clock city time for delinquent taxes on listed properties. Notices urge informants with War Relief Act knowledge to contact City Hall for protection details and possible interest holders to come forward.
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