Marysville Notes Highlight Local Visits and Ventures
Marysville notes from Crossfield to Nelson and Creston include visits by Mr and Mrs James Watkins Miss Melanis accepting a teaching post John Ryckman wedding trip to Lottie Lake and family visits. Burk and Caldwell report flourishing River View outings at St Marys Lake with plans for a dancing pavilion and steady tourist traffic from Edmonton Regina and Seattle. Lund ranch sold to a Lethbridge syndicate.
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James Watkins
Crossfield
Alta
Watkins
John Bennett
Broad View Ranch
Miss Melanis
Nelson
John Ryckman
Bride
Creston
Lottie Lake Ranch
Ernest Bidder
A. G. James
Cranbrook
Messra
Burk
Caldwell
River View
St. Marys Lake
Hans Lund
Edmonton
Regina
Seattle
Messrs
Burk and Caldwell
James
Lund
Lethbridge
Fred Cuire
Sullivan
McNeil
Wycliffe
Evans Bros
Whitefish
Whitefish Creek
Headers Save Wheat At Vulcan Headers
Farmers in the Vulcan district benefit from header harvesting saving most grain. Wheat ready to thresh. harvest to finish in about two weeks. Yields expected well above average with some localities over ten bushels per acre. Oats also respond to recent heavy rains. more land prepared for next year. Miss Muriel Baxter leaves tomorrow for Vancouver to attend Normal School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vulcan
Wants and Furniture Ads Prompt Bargains
Want ads offer furnishings for sale and exchange with good prices, inviting readers to call plane 9 for inquiries and deals on all kinds of furniture.
Eldorado Discovered at Copper Lake vein in Manitoba
The Pas Man August 27 Details of a gold discovery at Copper Lake by J P Gordon describe a six foot wide vein with a four inch quartz streak and gold 60 percent in samples showing leaf gold holding quartz together. Commissioner Wallace reports no similar find. Gordon sunk a three foot test and found gold along a wall and at the bottom within a granite basin, prompting a rush as townspeople and mining men flock to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pas
Man
Copper Lake
J. P. Gordon
Wallace
Gordon
Western Canada Crop Will Be Half An Average
The Winnipeg Free Press estimates western Canada wheat 166 225 000 bushels total in three provinces with oats barley and flax gains shown. Frost poses limited risk as threshing progresses and yields improve though grain grades may drop due to heat and rust. Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta averages listed. No 1 Northern scarce. Toronto note on Col Barker completing Toronto New York round trip in derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Reward Offered for Lost Fox Terrier Trixey in Cranbrook
A white and brown female tallan fox terrier named Trixey is missing. A suitable reward is offered for information leading to recovery. Contact C. P. 0. Baggage Master at Cranbrook, B C.
Forest Fires Strain Canada’s Public Treasury
Opponents of nationalization back the premier's stance but criticism remains. The Morning West calls proposed coal industry treatment dishonest. A severe forest fire season devastates timber lands, erasing long term agricultural potential. Over 7 million dollars yearly is collected from forest areas by governments.
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Morning West
Ontario
Canada
British Lumber Order Sails as First Canada Cargo
The Canadian Volunteer cleared from Victoria with 2,000,000 feet of British Columbia lumber as the first shipment under the British Government order for 70,000,000 feet. The vessel flies the Canadian Merchant Marine house flag. The text then notes brutalities in Europe and calls for peace on earth and goodwill to men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Canadian Volunteer
Victoria
Canadian Merchant Marine
B. CG
Europe
Hungary
Western Canada Irrigation Association Convention Highlights
The 13th annual Western Canada Irrigation Association convention in Medfeline Hat drew strong attendance. Addresses were interesting and discussions valuable, with emphasis on expanding irrigation in Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. A visit to the Ronalane Farm by the Canada Land and Irrigation Company helped dispel any remaining doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada Irrigation Association
Medfeline Hat
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ronalane
Canada Land and Irrigation Company
Delegates Hear Irrigation Plans for Southern Alberta
Delegates spent a day at a farm where irrigation prep and water application methods were demonstrated. The event showcased thriving crops against prairie fields and sparked strong resolutions urging immediate irrigation expansion by Dominion and Provincial governments into Southern Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan. Next year’s convention will be held in Lethbridge Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge
Niagara Electric Road Strike Sparks Autocratic Reform Debate
The Niagara and Toronto Electric Railway faced a mass employee strike after the superintendent dismissed workers. The conflict highlights worker education and demand for explanations as talks failed and workers pushed back against autocratic management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cathy
Notice to Creditors and Liquidation Proceedings
Notice to creditors contributors shareholders and others in the Locomotive Oil and Gas Company Limited winding up proceedings. Objections to the water rights application may be filed within fifty days. Master in Chambers Calgary will appoint a permanent liquidator on September 5 1919. Hannah Stirton Solicitors for Liquidator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revised Statutes of Canada
Locomotive Oil and Gas Company, Limited
Court House
Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Credit Men's Trust Association, Limited
Notice of Exercising Power of Sale and Water Lands Certificate
Notice to George Snider of default on February 25, 1919 mortgage by John G. Cummings to Alexander McBride later assigned to Hila Trashbrook. One month to pay twenty one hundred dollars or mortgagee may take possession and sell the lands in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Also certificate approving Columbia Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands Limited Water Undertaking under Licenses 3922 and 3923 dated June 17 1919 in various Kootenay district lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Snider
John G. Cummings
Alexander McBride
East Kootenay
British Columbia
Hila Trashbrook
London
Ontario
Myles A. Beale
Cranbrook Herald
Columbia
Bruce Creek
Eight Mile Creek
Neave Creek
Lake Lillian
Wilmer Lake
Wilmer Creek
Wilmer Division
Goldie Creek
Lake Division
Columbia Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands Limited
Board of Investigaton
Thempany
Wilmer
Kootenay Matrict
Iic
Toby Creek
Columbia River
Kootenay
Water
Columbia Valley
Victoria
B. C
T. D. Pattullo
Heart of Humanity to Play at Rex Theatre Aug 29 30
Dorothy Phillips stars in Allen Holubar's eight reel production The Heart of Humanity featuring a trench explosion in No Man's Land. The Rex Theatre schedules showings on August 29 and 30 as a major attraction.
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No Mans Land
Allen Holubars
Dorothy Phillips
Rex Theatre
Water diversion notice for Albert Earnhardt irrigation
Albert Earnhardt of Yahk British Columbia seeks a license to take one miners inch per second from Himira Creek, draining into Moyle River, for irrigation on Lot 9104. Water diverted 150 yards northwest of the southeast corner of Lot 9104, 60 yards north of Glen Lily bridge. Notice posted on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Earnhardt
Yahk, B. C
Himira Creek
Moyle River
Glenlily Bridge
Reward Offered for Grafophone Theft at Cran Brook Golf Club
A $50 reward is announced for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who stole a grafophone and records from Cran Brook Golf Club. ADMACDONALD, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook Golf Club
Admacdonald
Water Notice for Mrs Lewis Cranbrook Canada
Mrs Lewis of Cranbrook B C gives notice to divert Miners Inch of Smith Creek Hospital Creek into St Josephs Creek for domestic and irrigation use on Lots 8 1 10 Block 149 Plan 6690 Cranbrook Townsite The notice posted July 20 1910 requires objections within 21 days after first appearance in local paper by August 7 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Recorder
Cranbrook
B.C
Comptroller of Water Rights
Parliament Buildings
Victoria
B. C
Lewis
Notice of Lost Certificate of Title Kimberley Lot 1 Block 12
Land Registry notice states loss of Certificate of Title 4669-I for Lot 1 Block 12 Kimberley Map 664 Kootenay District. It announces intent to issue a fresh title to John Donald Mason after one calendar month from first publication July 10 1919. People with information may contact Land Registry Office Nelson B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Kootenay District
John Donald Mason
John Donald Mison
Land Registry Office
Nelson
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Ford
Éoyo
Hanson Garage
Marysville
the Star Second Hand Store
Western
Toronto
Col. W. Barker
V. C
New York
Leaside
British Lumber Order
Dezall
The
Studebaker
Frank Dezall
Niagara Electric Road
Albert Barnhardt
Hannah & Stirton, Solicitors For
M. A. Beale
Province OF
Department OF Lands
Iahilton
Canad
Stokes
District Registrar of Titles
H. L. Martin CO
Cranbrook St
Canadian Bank of Commerce
McLeod’s Store
Dr. RV. Hoyt
Dicine
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