Hockey chiefs, awards mark Ferine News item
Chief Barnes recovers a licencing satchel while G R Richardson becomes Cranbrook resident engineer. Hockey veteran Harry Purdy may join or root from the stands as Steve Powell recovers from an ax incident. The Liphardt cup will reward league winners with engraved medals for players. Chauncey Boyington sentenced to one year for bringing stolen goods into Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Purdy
A. J Purdy
Chauncey Boyington
Nelson
Canada
Murdered man at Moyie lumber mill fatal train accident
John A. Currie, a Moyie Lumber Co mill worker, was run over by a freight train between midnight and 1 am near Moyie. His body, mangled, was found about 8 am and an inquest set. Currie, a McGill student who studied medicine, may have dozed on the track near the siding. the train likely passed over him after a fall asleep episode.
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Moyie
John A. Currie
Moyie Lumber Company
Clark
Drummond
Moyie Hotel
Campbell
Cranbrook
Currie
Crows Nest Road
McGill College
Dr. King
Meeting at Leask's Hall forms athletic and literary group
The Herald reports a meeting at Leask's Hall 8531 to form an athletic and literary association. Promoters seek a library and space formerly used by Cranbrook club for an evening gathering. Full attendance urged at Odil Fellows hall tre day night to elect officers and discuss measures.
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Leask's Hall
Cranbrook Club
Herald
Odil Fellows Hall
Key City Lodge
M., Rockendorf
N. G
MacKenzie Named Manager of LeRoi Mine at Rossland
J H MacKenzie, formerly Mariposa mines manager in California, arrives to assume LeRoi mine management in Rossland British Columbia. A seasoned mine manager and metallurgist, he has ties to major English California firms. TeRoi offices moved to Bank of Montreal building. Christchurch debt cited to Thanksgiving offering aiding Rev Beacham and members.
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Rossland
B. C
B C
J. H. MacKenzie
Mariposa
California
LeRoi
Christchurch
Rev
Beacham
Sad death of 15 year old hunter near Kitchener
F D McCarthy son of M McCarthy engineer on the Kitchener steam shovel was found dead last Friday within half a mile of Kitchener after wandering in snow for days. He hunted alone, became lost in thick woods, and died of hunger and exhaustion. Funeral held at St Marys Cranbrook.
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F.D. McCarthy
M. McCarthy
Kitchener
Creston
McCarthy
Campbell
Cranbrook
St. Marys Church
Cranebrook
Messrs
Venest
McKenzie
Annable
Shelton
Burton
Tafer
Fort Steele Mining Notes and Local Social Highlight
Reports from Port Steele prospector and Estella mine at Tracy creek say winter work continues with small crews on Old Abe at Hull river and placer activity on Wild Horse creek. A bedrock strike at Wild Horse could unlock payable yellow metal. Windermere rumors claim 800 to 1000 ounces of silver on Red Line group. Cranbrook attendees enjoyed a dance at the opera house Thursday.
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Port Steele
Estella
Tracy Creek
Abe
Hull River
Hert Smith
Wild Horse Creek
Wild Horse
Boulder Creek
Windermere
Red Line Group
St Marys Ladies Gift Mrs Costigan in Sendoff
A gathering at Mrs D Murphy’s home honored Mrs J R Costigan who is moving to Calgary. The group presented a gold brooch set with sapphires and pearls and read an address praising her friendship, faith, and cheerful nature. A lunch followed the pleasant evening.
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St. Marys Church
D. Murphy
J. R. Costigan
Calgary
Chas, Magee
J. Murphy
Midnight Sun Order Explained By Klondike Miner
An American miner R L Pinney arrived in Vancouver from the Klondike and said the Midnight Sun order was a scam by two gamblers. They created a seal and initiation, charged 150 head, and lured many miners into a false revolutionary plot. Shirly Chambers allegedly lost over 3000 dollars as a pack train operator. Pinney insisted the revolutionaries never intended real action.
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Vancouver
B. C
R L. Pinney
Klondike
Order of the Midnight Sun
Northwest Territory
Ottawa
Pinny
Skagway
Pinney
Shirly Chambers
White Horse
Ile
New Meat Market Opens In Former Western Supply Building
A. Jolliffe announces the opening of a new meat market in the stand formerly occupied by the Western Supply Company. The shop will offer fresh pork sausage and a full supply of meats, fish, and poultry with reasonable prices and a goal to please customers.
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Western Supply Company
Two Houses for Sale on Terms in Warrenton Area
Two well built houses offered for sale on favorable terms. Contact iW F Gur for details and arrangements. Properties located in accessible residential area with convenient amenities and potential for owner financing.
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Iw. F. Gur
Enlisting Station Opened in South East Kootenay
Government announces a new enlistment station in South East Kootenay to supply another quota of volunteers for Africa. Canada plans to raise a third contingent with no less than six hundred men.
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South East
Kootenay
Movie Leader notes sickness and relocations in Wallace and Kamloops
FE Pollard is reported ill in Wallace Idaho. Tom Rader leaves for Spokane for most of winter. W G Arnold moves from a lake ranch to Kamloops and prospers. Grant and Shendy log at Mayie lake with over a million feet cut. Twelve teams of horses arrive from Faribault to aid logging. The English government accepts a Canadian contingent offer of 600 men with specific terms. Lieut Colonel Evans leaves Winnipeg for Ottawa to command. Clothing and equipment contracts are issued. Canadian Rangers pay structure outlined. The Farrell brothers mine Society Gul property behind St. Eugene sinking 60 feet with first class ore expected.
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Grant and
Shendy
Mayie Lake
Mayie Lumbar Company
Faribault
Minn
Imperial Yeomanry
Imperial
Secretary of State For War
South Africa
Evans
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Canadian Rangers
Halifax
Charles
Tim
Ed Farrell
Society G Ol
St. Eugene
Wil
LicenseCommissioners to meet in Moyie for Cranbrook hotel renewals
A meeting of the license commissioners will be held at Moyie British Columbia on December 16 1901 to consider renewal applications for hotel licenses. Applicants include Peter Matheson East Kootenay hotel Cranbrook J B VanDecar Royal hotel Cranbrook T J Wellman Manitoba hotel Cranbrook C A Vroman Wentworth hotel Cranbrook James Ryan Cranbrook hotel Cranbrook Brault Canadian hotel Cranbrook Nils Hanson Cosmopolisan hotel Cranbrook J Peltier wholesale license Cranbrook A Burge Perry Creek hotel Perry Creek Frank McCabe International hotel Wardner.
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Moyie
B. C
Peter Matheson
East Kootenay
Cranbrook
B. VanDecar
Royal Hotel
T. J. Wellman
Manitoba
C.A. Vroman
Wentworth
James Ryan
Jos, Brault
Smelting Firm Considers Next Year Ore Prices
An American Smelting and Refining official says no decision on ore prices for next year yet. Conferences may last, but the arrangement is expected to satisfy both sides. The lead market should stay driven by supply and demand rather than the agreement.
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New York
American Smelting and Refining Company
Exceptional Year Weather Note From N Hansen
N Hansen of Wasa visited town this week and remarked on an unusually warm fall, saying he had not seen such weather in many years.
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N. Hansen
Wasa
Reading Room Project at Cranbrook Hotel
James Ryan of the Cranbrook hotel has the empty store room fitted for a reading room with card rooms. The improvements are a big change and will be appreciated by the public.
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James Ryan
Cranbrook Hotel
Railroad Grade Work Seeks 50 Men and 25 Teams
Fifty men and twenty five teams wanted for railroad grade on the Marysville spur of the CPR. Apply to W. P. Tierney & Co., Contractors, Marysville, B.C.
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Marysville
W. P. Tierney & Co
B.C
Falls View Hotel Marysville to Open with Special Train
Excursion arranged by Charles Early proprietor of the Falls View hotel at Marysville will hold a formal opening this Thursday evening. A special train will depart Cranbrook at 7 30 PM and return at 2 30 AM for a 1 round trip fare offering residents a chance to visit Marysville and enjoy the evening.
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Charles Early
Falls View
Marysville
Cranbrook
Moyie on the Rise in Ore Rich Hills
A Moyie real estate debate is noted as ore-rich hills near Moyie attract attention. The Consolidated St Eugene, the Society Girl, the Aurora and others promise future prosperity. The CPR plans weekly freight trains East to North Bay and West to the coast. Field Hotel will gain fifty new rooms and a billiard room, with Banff also expanding to meet growing tourist demand.
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Moyie
Consolidated
St. Eugene
Aurora
Moyte
Herald
Winnipeg
North Bay
Freight Traffic Department
Canadian Pacific
C.P.R
Field
Twin Falls
Yoho
Banff
Public discontent labeled as Dunsmuir government
The Grand Forks Miner Gazette records belief across the province that the Dunsmuir government is discredited and that months of muddled politics offer no relief. It notes Martinism’s earlier promise of a stable, progressive era has not materialized.
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Grand Forks
Dunsmuir
British Columbia
Hospital Contract Awarded for Maryaville Project
Dr. O Hagan assigns the building of a new Maryaville hospital to James Greer. The contract totals $3000 and construction is set to start on the first day of the year.
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Maryaville
O'Hagan
James Greer
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