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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
4
In a brief item Editor Willcox announces the sale of his revolving chair and a protectograph as a prop for the Trail News office. The note signals a small office change and equipment disposal.
Mrs Victor Desaulnier and baby returned from Cranbrook last Thursday. Constable William Hilton from Fer nie is here taking Constable O'Connor's place. Mr O'Connor is at the Const Thomas Bates accompanied by Mrs and Miss Bates returned from Cranbrook Monday. Edward Nordman was in Saeed on a business trip the first of this week. Joe Whitehead has enlisted in the 1187 Regiment, Calgary. Mrs Conrad returned from Cranbrook Monday. Coyotes are feeding on deer in this district as deer struggle to break the deep snow. The weather has turned mild.
Elko reports include remarks by Jim Thistlebeak on focus and steadiness in work, Alf Cummings visiting Flagstone, and social visits among residents. The Elk Canyon Chapter of the I.C.C.E. elected officers and reported funds and donated items for Red Cross and Belgian aid. A hockey match at Waldo ended 3-0 for Waldo. The Elko Board of Trade and Conservative Association met, and Winnipeg papers note Prince Oscar beard growth.
The Waldo and Baynes branch of the 1. C. D. B. met in Rosehall last Thursday and elected Reg ent Mrs. Joule secretary Mrs. J. W. Ross treasurer Mrs. L. Smith flag bearer Miss Marshall first vice regent Mrs. H. H. Ross second vice regent Mrs. H. Griffith Echo secretary Mrs. T. Anderson councillors Mrs. Wilson Mrs. Cowan Mrs. Dr. Saunders Mrs. Fred Adolph Mrs. Tanner. The group voted to send socks woollen scarves and other items to the front and praised the 1. O. D. E. for supporting the lads. The district prides itself on the boys who have gone to the front and an Honor Roll is noted as incomplete and possibly inaccurate due to rapid promotions.
The town lists names of local service members including Nash, Paddy O More, McCallum, Railton, Pyne, Messette, Pike, Gavin, Carmody, Ritchie, White, Saunders, Joule, Rad ford, Wilkinson, Barnard, Tanner and Chadwick. Church notes report Presbyterian services in Adolph hall and Ross Hall with sermons The Land of Beginning Again and The Quitter plus 2 30 Sunday school. The Ice Carnival at the local rink drew a fair crowd despite poor weather, with Miss H Madden as top costumed entrant and Mr Pye sponsoring the prize for a Russian Red Cross nurse. Additional items mention F W Adolph on business to Winnipeg, Rev W Madden ill in bed, Mrs W Stephens gifting her daughter, and two intoxicated men found in snow on the way to Baynes. the piece warns license holders about potential charges if laws are broken.
The Fort Steele Red Cross meeting drew a large attendance as Miss Elinore vurley reported supplies arrived from the Calgary Depot. Weather notes recount ice on the river and heavy snow ending skating, with Jupiter and Venus to be in conjunction on Keb 14, and Mars and Sirius visible in the western sky. Local social notes mention tea hosted by Mrs. R. L. T. Galbraith, summer scenes along Wild Horse Creek, and visits by Mr. Harold Camp, an artist from New York. A lecture by Miss McGregor on foreign missions impressed attendees. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Crow on February 6, 1916. The period also records Sun Dogs, a cold snap, an extra heavy snowfall, and livestock losses, including Mrs. Kemprud's cow found dead from cold and starvation amid many animal fatalities in the region.
Monarch Life Assurance company held its annual meeting at Winnipeg head office noting a net surplus rise after dividends and reserves. Death claims fell to less than half last year while total business-in-force neared eight million dollars. Premiums on new business in 1916 surpassed 1914 levels and expenses dropped about ten percent. Officers and directors including J. T. Gordon and B. L. Taylor were re-elected.
A long school report lists multiple divisions with perfect attendance and honor roll lines for students including Elsie Beattie Muriel Baxter and Grace McFarlane across divisions one to eight. It notes enrolled pupils totals and percentages, plus an aggregate attendance figure and honors. It closes with Creston's 1916 export total of 103 carloads, up 60 percent from 1914.
Holy Communion at 8 00 a m and 11 00 a m with Matins and Holy Communion. Children's Service at 3 00 p m Evensong at 7 80 p m. Preacher Rev W H Bridge BA L TH.
Pastor Rev. Thos Keyworth organist Chas F Nidd reports regular Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7 20 p.m with Sunday School and Adult Bible Classes at 3 p m. Apple Land Sunday School at 11 a.m. Evening services 7 40 p.m. All invited by W Kerr C C O.
MNOX Presbyterian Church hosts morning service at 11 with the sermon Timeless Men. Sunday school and Bible class at 3, evening service at 7 30 with a sermon on Martin Luther the Reformer. Solo by Mrs. Geo Stevenson. Scripture quote from Prov 30 6.
The A.Y.P.A. will host a dance on Wednesday February 16 1916 at Christ Church Hall starting 9 PM Refreshments will be served Admission 8 pence to enter.
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