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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1903
Page
2
The Granbrook Herald offers a two dollar yearly subscription and six month option. The paper invites readers to share town mine and people news with the office to boost district coverage.
The piece criticizes Coast promoters for organizing a Mining Association in British Columbia and urges a properly planned convention away from Victoria. It questions delegate accessibility and warns that interior residents may bear costs, emphasizing the need to preserve the province’s good name.
The piece attacks Lowery for publicizing his Claim and criticizes Liberal figures. It questions a Dominion guarantee of 75 million dollars for the Grand Trunk to span the continent and hints at political maneuvering around press liberty and subsidies. Premier Prior is mentioned with promises of land subsidies and future political fading.
The Miner reports that Forbes may be government records representative rather than Armstrong’s successor, implying no districtwide change and possible relief of Armstrong from routine duties. A rumor of H W Barnes being reinstated as chief is viewed with skepticism and dismissed as unfounded.
Morissey items report Mrs Campbell has opened a boarding house at the Cranbrook mine while a reading room and recreation hall are planned for workers. T R Morton reportedly to open a mine near Cowley for an American syndicate, his experience seen as valuable. Severe snow blocks logging and road work, increasing costs for hauling logs.
Winter’s break up threatens unprecedented floods along the Crows Nest branch. The company works to prepare for floods though human effort may not match mountain flood force. W. H Moore is appointed postmaster at the mine and an office will be established there to serve citizens and ease duties at the current location.
J A Arnold of Cranbrook visited Fernie this week while Rev Connor sought subscriptions for a new church at the mines. Grahan and Jas Macdonell planned to sell Morrissey townsite to General Manager Tonkin. the deal paused as Tonkin left for Northport and will resume on his return. A Slay woman at Morrissey mines was stabbed by a countryman who bribed her to keep his name secret, no arrest made. the act left the woman fatally wounded. Rumor links T R Morton to opening a coal venture for an English company at Cowley. Mrs N A McKenzie and her baby Bally visited Mia C A Klingensmith at the Fernie Hotel.
In Cranbrook R Robinson and J A Ryan were in town on Wednesday. Morrissey townsite agent Crahan visited Steele on business on Thursday. C Franson of Cranbrook registered at the Imperial on Monday.
Notice states the partnership Shaw and Campbell is dissolved with Mrs Campbell retiring and Mrs Shaw continuing the business collecting accounts and paying all indebtedness from January 1903. Signed by Catherine Campbell and C Shaw and witnessed by Rev H Beacham.
A stamping machine capable of cancelling a thousand letters per minute was installed on February 1 at the Toronto General Post Office. It replaces six hand drop machines and handles up to 72 000 letters per hour, aided by electricity and an automatic counter. One operator suffices, with three needed for peak efficiency.
The first Department of Agriculture pamphlet for women appears focusing on yeast making. It notes bread failures stem from improper yeast treatment and that no manipulation of flour or dough can fix weak yeast. It also cites kneading and flour quality as key uncertainties in bread making.
Luella Lathrop reports that all bets are declared off in the recent wagering dispute. The notice notes uncertainty over wagers placed and seeks to resolve the matter through official channels.
In a South Dakota boom town race, Roanoke the mare leads as Bud rides through a chaotic track scene. Jim Harcourt dives to grab a wandering papoose from the course ensuring victory as Buckskin Jones and crowd watch in astonishment. After the win, Jim contemplates a possible sale while the crowd cheers and a sermon aside turns to a moral.
A New York Tribune writer recalls visiting Italy and finding the romance of the country fade in shops. Frustration grows with buying cigars and matches, as language barriers and improvisation lead to comic misunderstandings and a constant push to pay.
The Toronto Globe correspondent visits the Dominion Steel and Iron Works near Sydney Cape Breton. She observes open air brick buildings, massive labor saving devices, and the ore coal and limestone supply chain. Labor and capital, ore supply challenges, and open hearth steelmaking in 1902 Sydney are discussed with admiration for the plant and caution about ore prospecting.
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