19 Feb 1903
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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 19, 1903
Page
1
A reading mix from the Kawloops Sentinel recalls a moral note on the sinless man casting stones, praises broad Christian thought, and relays humorous and anecdotal vignettes. It includes a theater note, Christmas souvenir sales, a thermometer debate, a musk ox head joke, and a childhood money tale about a boy who offered gold to his parents.
The ongoing coal strike in eastern British Columbia shows no move toward settlement as Fernie and nearby mines face shutdowns. Police deployment, potential cross-town effects, and warnings of widescale business paralysis underscore a grave, unresolved dispute with both sides firm.
The season promises large cuts across Nova Scotia Miramichi and Ontario with labor shortages feared. Logs move by rail from Madawaska to Booths mill while rock excavation expands at Chandiere for a new pulp mill. Revelstoke and Newfoundland projects expand under Nova Scotia syndicate leases with crews to be deployed if cruising confirms plans.
Fernie British Columbia February 1 The Morrissey mines have been under a protested wage scale since November and the Fernie mines since August. Despite union efforts to settle, management has ignored them. Realizing no settlement could be obtained, a strike has begun and today no wheel is turning at Fernie Morrissey or Michel.
The Fernie miners demand a uniform wage scale based on pre explosion rates. They accuse Mr Tonkin of wage reductions and refusing audience for grievances. They oppose lower digging tonnage rates proposed by Morrissey and note company stores at three mines. The Miners' Union secretary says they await a conference with management.
At the Rossland carnival the Nelson bogkey team won the cup but the East Kootenay combination then defeated Nelson by a score of gto. The game was easy for East Kootenay, whose brilliant teamwork and accurate shooting overwhelmed the Nelson boys.
Winnipeg reports the death of J P Vance traveling CP engineer who perished near Battleford in a severe storm. Vance wandered away from his teamster, endured the blizzard overnight, and was found dead beside the trail. He oversaw Maryville spur construction and was well liked by colleagues. His body arrived in Saskatoon and will be buried in Strathcona.
George Cameron T A Cory and D Hunt, chairmen of local grievance committees, left for Winnipeg to attend a general conference with C P R officials. They aim for a 20 percent salary increase for the ceatery division, citing freight rates as justification.
Nanaimo miners, about 800 strong, struck against Western Fuel Co of San Francisco. They demand a March 1 price rise of 75 to 80 cents per ton, 25 cents daily for safety lamps, and 1 dollar per ton for mining on the lower level undersea.
Joseph Martin K.C. declares the Prior government doomed as the Liberals pledge to oppose them and push toward an election next April. A pamphlet supporting Mr Semlin urges electors in West Yale to back him, arguing the Prior regime cannot command more than sixteen votes.
A traveling group named the Wilsons presented Uncle Tom's Cabin and Ten Night in a Bar Room to a crowded hall. Reviewers called the performance crude and coarse with little talent, noting a costly but unrefined show that left town Tuesday night. They carried Cranbrook money, paid hall rent, printing, and supplies totaling about $645.
Frank Burns, while stringing wires for the telephone company at the C. P. R. pump house, fell from a pole Tuesday and was badly shaken. He was taken to the hospital and yesterday was reported in good shape with no serious injuries.
The saw mill at Morrissey reportedly produced 26 000 feet of lumber last Saturday, chiefly inch boards. Rumors say Great Northern will extend the line from Morrissey to Michel this summer to secure direct rail for three mines, while Jim Hill pursues his route. A big petition circulates for a bridge over Ek river and for wagon roads to Fernie and Eiko, with urging effort to finish before high water.
Cranbrook visitors Barrister Thompson Mrs W Hyde Biker and Miss Crick visited Steele on Monday. Jas A Michean became bookkeeper at Carlin & Darick replacing I Binmore who resigned. A Vancouver message told Mrs McNeish of an operation enabling their boy to regain speech. Mr and Mrs Fred Binmore depart for Montreal, his longtime Carlin & Durick employment earning him many friends who regret his departure.
Dr. Green of Cranbrook visited Moyall on professional business. Ross Palmer of Cranbrook spoke to Moyle residents about Surance last Monday. Mr and Mrs P J McMahon returned to Moyie from Spokane and Seattle after weeks away. Savage was acquitted in Cranbrook of cruelty to animals, while Harry Fairfield filed suit against Felix Desguinier. Savage had hired a horse and cutter at Fairfield’s livery in Cranbrook, then traveled to Moyle where the horse died. he claimed he turned the horse over to Desguinier for care and denied blame.
The Fernie Free Press notes Dr and Mrs Barber establishing permanent Fernie home with upper Hill block flats renovated as cential parlors and dwellings. A circulating petition seeks appointing A I Walker senior officer in Fernie to replace J H McMillan as chief of police for South East Kootenay district, Walker supported by townspeople.
Editor Herald reports that Grant Belange secured water rights on Mark Creek owned by Sullivan Group Mining. J F Armstrong gold commissioner says no notice of application to cancel has been received and will be given to the company to defend. Annual fees on the water rights are paid to June 30 1903. James Finlay signs.
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