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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
4
The Cranbrook Herald notes strong merchant participation in the Christmas shopping issue and appeals for charitable contributions to help needy families. It also reports rapid public school growth, upcoming bylaw for a manual training school, and a pending mayoral candidate situation.
The city council has served well for twenty three years with conscientious members. As Cranbrook grows the council’s work becomes more exacting, demanding an exceptionally bright alert and aggressive mayor and aldermen. Ratepayers should promptly consider wise selections to guide the city.
The Royal hotel kitchen was covered with sixteen deer carcasses as J. Wink, W. Rollins, Cory Dow and others returned from a hunting expedition. W. Rollins skinned and cut the game, with fine heads destined for hotel display and meat shared, including a roast for the Herald. Billy Rollins celebrated his first deer. Parlor sets at the Eliplaty House invite viewing.
In the absence of T. S. Gill, F. Parks & Co. chaired the gathering where Dr. Halton spoke on tuberculosis in cattle and its effect on milk and meat. C. Clark described soil moisture extraction and mulching of small fruits. officers were elected for the year.
The Herald asks kind-hearted citizens to help ensure every resident can enjoy a good Christmas dinner. No publicity for donors or recipients is sought, with donations routed through local charitable groups. The paper notes few cases needing aid but urges careful attention to those in need.
The column lists Catholic Church services and feast day notes including Mass times and a meat refusal on feast days. It reports Knox Presbyterian curling results 16 to 6 and 12 to 11, notes potential disbandment of the West Kootenay Curling association, and mentions a new Cranbrook to Lethbridge link. It also includes morning and evening services, Sunday school, and church guilds with event details and thanks for a piano competition.
Ore shipped from the Society Girl mine at Magic totals 22 carloads for the year ending December 1. The ore will be sent to the Trail smelter at a rate of at least three carloads monthly through winter. A sleigh road enables steady hauling by one team. Mining continues with ore removal from upper workings and a rising raise progressing well.
Fernie rink skip Rev IL WR Grant leads two Fernie teams in the Fleishman cup opener. Cranbrook teams led by Geo Hogarth and Judge Wilson meet Fernie rivals as curling events proceed amid provincial meeting cancellations and postponed honspiel plans.
Frank Cryderman former Cranbrook resident died in Calgary last week after poor health. He later lived in Victoria as a druggist and ran a Cranbrook hotel bar. He went to the Klondike region during the rush, with reports at one time that he was killed in a shaft, and he famously read his own obituary.
Y. M. C. A. notes say BP Flewelling will address the men's meeting next Sunday. An orchestra and a male quartet will assist with the music. The YMCA library is slowly increasing in volume and values. A new set of Ralph Connor's works is mentioned.
The Farmers Institute held a meeting in the reading room last night with about twenty five members present. Two government lecturers gave addresses and great interest was taken in the subjects discussed.
Summary shows receipts and expenditures by official agent J. C. Wragge for Arthur Lamhe Goodeve in the recent Dominion Election in the Kootenay District. Includes details of travel, telephones, printing, hall rents, and other election costs with totals and certification by returning officer John Keen. Also notes a license request for coal and petroleum prospecting on North Fork Michel Creek area.
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