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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1902
Page
4
Cranbrook residents attend dances and card parties at Odd Fellows hall and home gatherings. Local events include athletic club opening, a learning program, and a proposed Masons ball after Tent. Notables visit from Fernie Elko Marysville and Vancouver with visits and travels noted along with hospital and convention updates.
A Cranbrook page item list details include Archie Currie resting in Elko after illness and decorating Melbourne hotel interiors. Odd Fellows ball tickets urged in advance. Notes from Morrissey visits, Jimmie McNeil working in Wallace Idaho, and local civic updates. Granby mines plan shipment growth and smelter expansion with heavy ore throughput and a Birght outlook amid copper lead prices.
Johnson and Sinclair wed in Richmond Quebec on January 23 1902 with Rev Dr Kellick officiating. The couple visited Montreal and then headed to their future home. Mr George Johnson of Cranbrook BC is a Crow engineer and received many congratulatory messages.
Galliher traveled from Cranbrook to Ottawa for the Dominion Parliament session and aims to raise district matters in the house this year. Cranbrook Turf and Athletic Association shareholder meeting lacked a quorum and will reconvene at 8 pm on Tuesday evening February 1 in W Hyde Bakers office, James Gill secretary.
New York report shows copper barely steady at 13 1/2 cents and lead steady while bar silver sits at 55 6 1/2 cents. London closing shows lead at 55 cents amid mixed futures.
It is reported that G. H. Richardson, Cranbrook resident engineer for the IC P R, has been appointed assistant city engineer at Ottawa to succeed the late W S Cranston. If true, Ottawa gains a highly fitted official while Cranbrook loses a citizen esteemed by all. Richardson’s promotion was won by merit, and his many Crow River friends will celebrate his advancement.
The Crow's Nest Coal company ships 40 cars of coke weekly to the Northport smelter. Paynes mine installs electric drills. Smilkameen Valley coal yields 75 percent fixed carbon. GPR plans a new steel bridge across the Kootenay River below Nelson. British Columbia Coal Co forms with 1.5 million capital to control Kettle River coal. Sixth annual BC agricultural department report published. Granby smelter ships its initial carload of blister copper.
Col Saunders announced to a Miner representative that the Sullivan Group mines aim to finish a smelter and refinery by June 1 and add a corroding plant for lead. A German process may render corroding lead in two to three days, boosting revenue to about five cents per pound.
Marysville sees rapid progress with Dr O Tagan's week away, contractor McKinstry securing brick-hauling work, and EH Small named postmaster as Victoria supplies arrive. Dr Bell praises town growth while cold snap reaches 25 below. I Reid sworn as deputy, joining Schaleh in supporting the new post office service.
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