City Council Debates Cemetery Purchase and New Building
At the Monday meeting Mayor Fink and Aldermen discussed the government’s plan to take over the public building and a city purchase of cemetery grounds. A petition signaled by ratepayers would enable a by law for a new municipal building with an estimated fourteen thousand dollars, though the amount may be unused.
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Fink
Styan
Jackson
Baker
J. B. Armstrong
Tom
A. Fo Armstrong
Ryan
Armstrong
Windermere nursery aims to supply local stock in East Booth
Wilmer businessman R. Ry Bruce spoke in the city about the Windermere nursery run by J. W. Hustley. He said the goal is to provide native grown nursery stock to Mast Kootenay ranchers, reducing climate mismatch from distant districts. The venture plans to grow ornamental trees, shrubs, perennials, and small fruit with 7 Hutchison as local agent.
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R. Ry Bruce
Wilmer
Bruce
Columbia Valley
Windermere
J. W. Hustley
Guelph College of Agriculture
Mast Kootenay
Hutchison
Forest Fire Prevention Urged by New York World Editorial
The New York World urges stricter prevention of forest fires like the Fernie blaze. It cites lumber slashings as ignition sources and calls for electric forest locomotives spark arresters and arson penalties, warning fires waste the common forest heritage.
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New York World
Fernie
Severe Fernie Storm Tears Roofs And Tents
A severe Fernie storm raged Monday night with torrents of rain and mountain winds. Snow blew in, roofs of recently treated stacks were torn off, tents were dragged away, leaving occupants exposed. Women and children endured exposure in temporary shelters.
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Fernie Jist
Sacred Concert at the Edison for St. Eugene Hospital
A sacred concert at the Edison last Sunday evening drew praise for the entertainment. Performers Mrs Dever Joseph Ryan and F W Reeves presented several selections while N C C Salmon played piano. Receipts were satisfactory and a tidy sum was given to the Sisters.
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Edison
St. Eugene
Nelson Fruit Fair Promises Education Through Friendly Competition
The Nelson fruit fair emphasizes skill and intelligence contests to inspire excellence and education across fruit and vegetable cultures. It invites exhibitors from distant provinces and promises gains in cultivation methods, market prep, and practical insight, culminating in a four day event September 21 22 23 24 with sight seeing and amusement.
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Vic Nelson Fruit Fair
Maeh
Wil
Olena
Nelson
Rockies
Son Association
Reuter
Fernie VA plan to rebuild homes through cooperative loan
The Fernie executive and the United Mine Workers of America adopt a $60,000 rebuilding scheme after the fire. They call for $40,000 in lumber and $10,000 in building supplies to be provided at cost with six year instalment repayments. Workers on the project will be paid from the loan and installments. President J TL Sherman will oversee the program on the grounds until its aims are met.
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Fernie
Aug
Ernie Miners’ Union
J. TL. Sherman
Sherman
Water rules urged for Cranbrook lawns after Fernie fire
The Cranbrook water board urges residents to limit lawn watering to prescribed hours to protect fire safety. Violators risk endangering the city and gaining an unfair advantage over compliant users. A reminder cites Fernie's recent destruction as motive to prioritize fire protection over lawns.
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Water Company
Cranbrook
Fernie
McInnes Nominated by Liberals in Vancouver
Vancouver Aug 25 Liberal convention nominates W W B McInnes for Vancouver postmaster post retirement of MacPherson. McInnes wins by two votes among 607 ballots 289 to 184 for Harry Senkler and 153 for Farris. Nomination made unanimous with McInnes predicting Liberal return in the Dom.
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Vancouver
W. W. B. McInnes
MacPherson
McInnes
W. DD
Deb Farris
Harry Senkler
K. C
MeInnes
Dom
Fernie Loses Five Million In Fire Insurance Losses
Insurance adjusters list losses by company after Fernie fire damages. Lloyds tops with $235,000 and The Tone of London near equal with about $232,000. Total district property loss exceeds $5 million, with coverage by numerous British and Canadian carriers.
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Forney
B.C
Fernie
Lloyds
Tone
London
Jess Ulan
Llovils
Phoenix
Liverpool & Globe
Royal
Uae
Naillian
London & Lancahire
Norwich Union
Union
Mquity
Mercantile
St. Paul
Montreal
Connecticut
Colonial
Rimouski
Iperial
Nova Scotia
Commercial Union
Public School Opens Busy Term and Weddings Noted
The public school opened with divisions led by Principal Anderson and teachers including Miss Caldwell Miss Taylor Miss Ross Miss Wall and Miss Fraser as the staff grows. Twelve pupils passed the high school exam last term and a new high school may be established soon. Arthur James Bradley and Annie Leah Tisdale wed in Cranbrook with friends in attendance and a Knox church guild gift. The couple left for Vancouver on the Flyer with best wishes.
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Miss Wall
Miss Fraser
Formar
Pollowing
Anderson
Miss Caldwell
Miss Taylor
Miss Ross
Moraid
Anna
the Herald
McBurney
O. Main
Arthur James Bradley
Vancouver
Annie Leah Tisdale
Bradley
Cranbrook
Bute
Presbyterian Guild of Knox Church
Mrs. Bradley
Struck Shipping Ore in Aurora Ledge Widens for Prospectors
The Aurora mine ledge in the main tunnel has widened to nearly four feet with two feet of silver lead ore. Ore has been followed for fifty feet and more taken out and piled on the dump. Promoters report growing public demand for stock as faith in the venture increases.
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Mogie
Aurora
Arora
Fruit Prosperity Claimed Around Cranbrook District
The Cranbrook region is described as a thriving fruit country with apple trees loaded with fruit near IG McCallum’s hill homestead and rows of apple pear and plum trees at AZ Leitch and Wm Hamilton ranches. The Mission orchard is praised as outstanding and land north south east and west is selling at strong prices, signaling a bright fruit growing future.
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IG. McCallum
AZ Leiteh
Wm. Hamilton
Herald
Cranbrookne
Death of Butte Pioneer Frank Hutte in Ohio
Frank Hutte a prominent Butte pioneer and former mayor who helped shape Montana politics, died in Cincinnati Ohio at 56. Born July 4 1862 in Gallopolis Ohio he moved to Butte in 1875 and built a wholesale liquor business before serving as mayor from 1885 to 1887 and later as a state legislator. He also engaged in coal mining in Canada and founded the town of Frank Alberta. He owned the Southern Cross gold mine near Anaconda and other Butte properties at his death.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Montana
John MacGinniss
Walter Cooper
United States Senate
Paris Gibson
Canada
Frank
Alberta
Southern Cross
Anacomia
Spur Railway Linking Royal Collieries with CP Rail Planned
A five and a half mile spur is planned to connect Royal Collieries workings with the CP Rey railway into Lethbridge. Construction aims for October readiness. Royal Collieries, formed by A. Mummerfelt and H. M. Galer of International Coal & Coke, owns six thousand acres of coal measures and expects to supply about one thousand tons daily before snow flies.
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Royal Colleries
C.P Rey
Lethbridge
Royal Collieries
A. ©. Mmumerfelt
H. M. Galer
International Coal & Coke Company
Gloria Dare to Perform Vaudeville and Films at Auditorium
Advance reports hail Gloria Dare as a clever versatile artist set to headline two entertainments at the Auditorium Friday and Saturday August 28 29. The show features vaudeville and a new moving picture program with prices cut to 1 cent for children and 25 cents for adults ensuring a large audience.
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Gloria Dare
Miss Dare
Death of Colonel Evans Notices of a Western Officer
Old timers on the prairie and the boys who took part in the rebellion of 8 and the South African War will be saddened by the death of Colonel Evans at Battle Creek, Michigan on the 23rd. He served with distinction against Big Bear in 1885 and as second in command of the Canadian Mounted Rifles in the South African War.
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Evans
Battle Creek
Miahi
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Edison Theatre Chair Theft Reward Offered
The Edison theatre management offers a ten dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone stealing chairs from the Edison theatre. Fraser and Hutchison announce the reward.
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Eatison Theatre
Edison Theatre
The Auditorium to Reopen with Reeves Attractions
The Auditorium reopens next Monday for the winter season under F. W. Reeves with moving pictures illustrated songs and vaudeville. Reeves will sing each evening drawing Cranbrook audiences. At the Edison the Gans Nelson fight ran Monday and Tuesday and a charity entertainment aided Union men on strike Wednesday. The week features a film on the inspection of the British fleet by the King.
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F. W. Reeves
Reeves
Cranbrook
Edison
Gans-Nelson
Race Meet at Medicine Hat Scheduled this Week
A two day race meet will be held in Medicine Hat on September 28 and 29. Eleven races are listed including an automobile and an Indian race.
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Medicine Hat
Oath of China Used in Canadian Court Trial
A Chinese man named Whit Mh-do faced theft charges in Cranbrook Court with a rare Chinese oath binding witnesses to tell the truth. The ceremony included royal yellow paper, joss sticks, candles, a rooster offered as oath evidence, and a dramatic display before Judge Ryan. The defendant was committed for trial.
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Ryan
Weldil Whit
China
Ja-Chu
Muk- R
Lew
Victoria
King'smith
Celestial Kingdom
Canada
Rex
Wong-On
h-Wooer
British Columbia
Page Au
Court House
GH. Thompson
I A. Harvey
K.C
Baker Hill
Rube Steves Drowns After Lake Shotgun Trip Near Staveley
The Alberta community wakes to news of Rube Steves's drowning while duck shooting in a canoe on a lake near Staveley between Nanton and Macleod. His hat and canoe were found, but no body has been recovered. Steves, a well known hotelier and former CPR employee, had lived in Cranbrook Blairmore Limbbreck and Frank. He was widely loved for his work with the PLA and in local hotel business. His widow and family receive community sympathy.
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Rube Steves
Frank
Mr. Steves
Jon
Stavertey
Alberta
Nanton
Macleod
Steves
Cranbrook
C.P.R
Blairmore
Servie
Fran
Limbbreck
Crow
PLA
Rube
Rev Flewelling Loses a Brother in Somerville Death
Reverend Flewelling rector of Christ church learned his brother Ormand Elting Flewell ing of Somerville Massachusetts died at his son in law Henry Holloway's home in Halifax Nova Scotia. He left two sons in Boston and a wife and daughter who were with him in Walifax. The loss follows a year of heavy family sorrow for the clergyman.
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Rev Flewelling
Christchurch
Ormand Elting Flewelling
Somerville
Mass
Henry, Holloway
Halifax
N. S
Boston
Walifax
Flewelling
Seven Candidates Named for U.S. Presidency
The field lists seven contenders: Republican William H. Taft, Democrat William J. Bryan, Prohibition Eugene C. Chafin, Socialist Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Labor Martin R. Preston, Independence Thomas Hisgen, Peoples Thomas E. Watson.
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United States
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
Eugene C. Chafin
Eugene V. Debs
Martin R. Preston
Independence
Thomas Hisgen
Peoples
Thomas E. Watson
Election Dispute Over Boundary Homes In Saskatchewan Lloudminster
In Sas katchewan the Liberal candidate Astle for Lloudminster faces a contest claiming he resides eight feet over the Alberta boundary, challenging his eligibility to stand in the election.
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Sasatchewan
Astle
Lloudminster
Alberta
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