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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
5
Porters correct claims that a late rush of ticket holders did not withhold votes for the Carnival Queen. Officials insist the impression of tickets withheld is inaccurate and not reflective of the vote.
Miss Madeline Woodman leaves for Nelson for a few days holiday while Mrs. Violet Robertson returns from the Old Country to Cranbrook. Local ads note Nash car news, Simmons beds, and furniture sales at the Big 22. The city upgrades its Baker Street street lighting and coal chute improvements progress.
Mrs. John F. Parish and daughter Alta of Los Angeles visited the city reconnecting with her brother Mr. W. Sleightholme after eighteen years. He joined them to Calgary and Banff praising the scenery. They resumed travel toward Yahk with his first visit to the junction in twenty years. A Labor Day dance will be held under the Agricultural Association. East Kootenay poles are being erected along the river with a 17 man crew across Sixth Avenue, possibly extending to McLeod and Lethbridge. The East Kootenay Power Company serves Cranbrook to Medicine Hat Blairmore area.
Free Miners A. H. Mayland Mary Bennett and N. A. Wallinger intend to apply for a Certificate of Improvements for the Faith Hope Warhorse and Granite claims in Fort Steele Mining Division East Kootenay District. They seek a Crown Grant and warn that Section 85 actions must start before certificate issuance. Dated July 15 1924.
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