Creston Notes Include Departures and Local Happenings
Mr Adamson left Monday for Moyie and Cranbrook. Mr Johnson of Cranbrook inspected ties for G A Hunt. Bear did not see its shadow on February 2 signaling a milder winter. Exports include a car of posts shipped to Waldeck Sask. Three pruning schools planned in the valley. Open air skating rink closed due to mild weather. Mrs J W Dow returned from Sirdar after visiting Mrs Loasby. Farmers Institute unloading feed and hay. H B McCreath received coal. Roy Proctor transferred to Kootenay Central. Mr and Mrs Martin Dorse plan US return after five years. Martin with C C Lumber. Mrs Cam visited Creston. Cam still hospitalized in England for hand surgery. Capt A S Fitzgerald to say au revoir before rejoining Royal Warwickshire in France. Mrs F H Price taken to Cranbrook for knee treatment at St Eugene hospital.
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Adamson
Moyie
Cranbr'‘ook
Johnson
Cranbrook
G. A. Hunt
F. Rose
Waldeck
Sask
Canyon City
J. W. Dow
Sirdar
Loasby
Farmers’ Institute
McCreath
Roy Proctor
Kootenay Central
Martin Dorse
U. S
Martin
C. C. Lumber
Cam
England
Fernie Prospector Heads Abroad to Rejoin Regiments in War
The McCutcheon brothers face Toronto jail without bail. Jimmy McLachlan, Coal Creek fireboss, sails to Sterling Scotland to rejoin the Argyll and Southern Highlanders within two months. He previously served 12 years, 11 in India, and may be promoted upon return. Local reports note gold rumors from animals and a new company, Auricorn Consolidated Gold Hunting and Acquiring Company Limited, with a hefty capital, aims to exploit a gold field near Fernie.
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Jimmy McLachlan
East
Coal Creek
Sterling
Scotland
Argyll and Southern Highlanders
India
Argylls
Fernie
Con. Reece
Auricorn Conpol
Elko Notes and Local Anecdotes From Cranbrook Visitations
Elko notes show A Birnie and Jas McKee visiting Cranbrook this week while Fred Roon tours Flagstone and Rocnville Valley. Mrs T Purcell Hardman of Elko visits Waldo. a civic note mentions young men leaving to join the colors and a banqueting for them by residents. Business is reported good and local dinners honor visiting guests Ayre and Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Birnie
Jas. McKee
Cranbrook
Fred Roon Vislting
Flagstone
Rocnville Valley
Potsdam
Elko
J. Thomson
Ayre and Roberts
Young men bid farewell with hearty sendoff in Biko
Residents of Biko gathered at the opera house to honor Barnest Ayre and Jimmy Roberts before their departure for the front. Daughters of the Empire and Company F 107th Regiment hosted a banquet with toasts by Joseph Hockley and others. The event featured speeches, dancing, and a guard of honor by Boy Scouts at the CPR depot as the pair left on the train.
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Star Park
Daughters of the Empire
107Th Régiment
Biko
Ernest
J. Roberts
Hiko
Barnest
Ayre
Dare Devil Heck
Jimmy Roberts
Pincher
Creek
Maize
Daughters’ of the Empire
Co. F. 107Th Regiment
Baynes
Waldo
C. A. Klingensmith
Inez Holbrook
Belle Thomson
Columbia Hotel
Taylor Aikens
Joseph Hockley
Lord Kitchener
Egypt
19Th Hussars
C. Troop
W. R. Ross
C.P.R
Tipperary
Burg
Belgian settler Edou ard Tiberghien leaves for front
Invermere notes a Belgian settler from Ghent named Edouard Tiberghien who departs with Belgian support to join the Allied war effort. His wife and three young children remain behind. A second Belgian, Gustave Gervaust from Ostend, previously left for the Fatherland. Winter sports flourish with curling and hockey as war restrictions limit outside events. A local hockey rink hosts Cranbrook visitors as a return match heads to Cranbrook tomorrow. Mild winter boosts ice quality and activity in town.
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Edouard Tiberghien
Ghent
Tiberghien
Gustave’ Gervaust
Ostend
Cranbrook
Community Notes and Social Roundup from Waldo Area
Mr Fred Adolph left for a prairie business trip while Mrs Brown of Winnipeg visits her daughter Mrs J W Ross in Waldo. A dance at Baker Hall on February 6 drew many. refreshments were served. Presbyterian Ross Hall service February 7 discusses Does it Matter What a Man Lives By.
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Fred Adolph
Tuseday
The
Prairies
Brown
Winnipeg
J. W. Ross
Waldo
Baker Hall
Presbyterian Church
Ross Hall
Donald McPherson
Prince Rupert
B.C
Biko
Flagstone
Molywatvimeny
Waldo Baynes hockey match and town wartime notes
Report of a girls hockey game on Baynes rink ends 6-1 for Waldo with players in costume providing humor. Mentions local meat trade, teachers at Flag Stone, towns aiding in war effort, and names of residents serving or departed for England. Remembrance of Captain Deeds and a canceled Santa Claus memory.
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Caltle
Flagstone
Merrett
Abbey
Waldova
Baynes
Waldo
Griffith-Adolph
Moyie Valley Farmers Institute Meets in Glenlily
The Moyie Valley Farmers Institute held its monthly meeting at Glenlily school house on Saturday. The president D Dyer read Provincial Bulletin 36 The Place and Purpose of Family Life. Members A H Pigott P T Haywood and BE A Lythgoe spoke in support. They plan to invite women to join and foresee a future Women’s Institute in Moyie Valley. The group discussed travelling libraries and a social event with whist music and games on February 26. The institute aims to be the social center for a growing ranching and mixed farming region of East Kootenay.
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Glenlily School House
D. Dyer
Messrs
A. H. Pigott
P. T. Haywood
BE. A. Lythgoe
Beatty's Victory Over German Ships In Battle
In a poem by L. G. Hanbury of British origin the Dreadnoughts led by Beatty sink the German Blucher. German ships flee and are swept by British shells while Kaiser Wilhelm protests. The piece praises British seamanship and resolve in battle.
British Columbia Land Contracts and Mortgages Act Enacted
The Legislative Assembly passes an act concerning contracts relating to land including mortgages charges encumbrances and agreements of sale. The act defines instruments affecting land within the province including pre and post enactment creations and excludes mechanics lien claims or judgments. It covers all real property rights titles and future interests and clarifies scope of land defined as real property.
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British Columbia
Legislative Assembly
Corneil
Province of
Briteh Columbia
Proclamation Powers Delay Debts and Mortgages in War Context
The text outlines that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may issue proclamations to suspend payments and sales under instruments tied to land or finances. It grants judges authority to stay actions, delay payments, fix redemption periods, and prohibit sales until a named time, with no appeals, and penalties for contravening orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
British Columbia
Proclamation Powers Expanded for County Court Jurisdiction
Proclamations may authorize County Court Judges to exercise Supreme Court like powers over land within their jurisdiction including sales and extra-judicial processes. Proclamations can be varied renewed or extended and may cover separate subjects. Jurisdiction excludes rent under certain lease terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Ter- Court
Banking Notice Invites Depositors Worldwide
Savings Department offers drafts and letters of credit. invites corporations municipalities merchants farmers and individuals. Special attention to savings bank accounts from the date of deposit, counts. Deposits of 1.00 and up received with interest allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings Department
Savings Bank
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Lodge and Society
Royal Knights of Ireland Hall
Lowewee
Garrett
Horsman
C.F
KEY City Lodge
Fraternity Hall
R. A. Racklyeft
J. F. Broughton
Ww. M. Harris
Durham
R. W. Russell
H. White
Knights OF
Pythias Cranbrook, B.C
R. C. Carr
C.C
F. M. Christian
K. R
Maple Leaf Rebekar Lodge
Fraternity Mall
Rebekahs
Sis
A. B. Jones
N.G. Bis
Ada Hickenbothas
Ree
Zee
Overseas Club
E. Y. Brake
J. F. Lewer
Women’s Institute
Maple Hall
W. B. McCarlane
John Shaw P. O
Cranbrook Poultry and Fat Stock Association
B. Palmer
Cranbrook Farmers’ Institute
A. B. Smith
Alb. H. Webb
L. M. Smith
Fenwick Avenue
Miss Banwell
Minard
Liniment
W. F. Gurd
Richards St
Vancouver, B. C
P. O. Box
B. C
Warvey, McCarter MacDonald
Nisbet
Imperial Bank
BRS. Kl
Ofte
Green
F. B. Miles
Hanson
Ranbrook
Granbrook Cottage Hospital
A, Balmon
P. O. Bor
W. R. Beatty
MacPherson
Undertaker
Bay
Norbury Ave
City Hall
Frank Provenzano
General Merchant Employments Agents
Chas. S. Parker
Lethbridge Coal Xi Ite Powder Imperial Ol Co
Newbury Ave
Joe Marapodi
King Edward's School
V. M. Cherrington
Peerless
J. Taylor
Creston
Creston Review
Fitzgerald
Creaton Au Revoir
Halifax
Royal Warwickshire
France
F. H. Price
St. Eugene Hospital
Fernie Free Press
McCutcheon Bros
Toronto
Richard McBride
C. B. Apve
Nertts
Invermere
Baynes and
Syetial
Kaiser William
Nash
Fred
Harry
Owen
Marines
Santa
Moyie Valley Farmers’ Institute
Ita
East Kootenay
Beatty
Sen
Hanbury, B.C
Prps Co
Montreal
Imperial Bank of Canada
TORONTO _ Capital
Cranbrook Branch
H. W. Supple
Cranbrook Orchestra
Arnold Wallinger
Orme Ks C. F. Td fGen
Planter, Wales, Co
DR. Devan
Bcorell Dave Co
Beattie-Murphy Co., Ltd
Montana Laundry
Coeur D'Alene
Spokane, Washington
Spokane
New Union Station
Bee Steamship
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