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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
4
The Stillman divorce case, long and sensational, has settled out of court. The estranged spouses agreed to forget the past and begin anew, ending a costly legal battle and concerted public airing of private matters.
Cranbrook boys fall 6-5 after a seesaw hockey match at Kimberley with Blemenneur scoring twice for Cranbrook and Godders tying for Kimberley. In the girls game Cranbrook Bluebirds beat Kimberley 3-1 as Burton, McDonald and Wallinger lead the scoring while Kimberley’s Houle and Scott defense hold firm.
After several days of hard curling with ice heavy at first, the Selkirk bonspiel concluded Friday morning. The Cameron Cup finals featured Cameron Crerar Clapp Bowness James Corrie Barber Attree McGrath Beale McPhee Martin Milne Spence, with winners listed for each division. Also reported are ore shipments received at the Trail Smelter for February 1 to 7 from mines including Emerald Salmo Knobhill Roseberry Sally Halcrow Santo Ward United Whitewater and Silversmith among others.
Land Registry lists loss of Certificates Nos. 6952-1 and 6264-1 for Lots 16 and 17 in Block 2 of Lot 4683 Plan 1298 in the names of Charles Oscar Nelson and John Sanderson. Provisional titles to be issued after one calendar month from publication. Dated February 16, 1926 at Nelson Land Registry Office.
A weather bulletin notes Martin Ward in a grand challenge event. Details are sparse in the fragment, but the piece references a weather system impacting conditions and planning for the event.
City council discusses development of a children’s playground funded last year with Rotary support. A three member committee is proposed to work with Rotary, while By-laws 249 to 251 move through readings on taxes, polls, and committee structure. An upcoming inspection and a park purchase are debated amid budget talks and engineer salary adjustments.
Two months after miners returned to work in Fernie on a wage cut of at least 256 percent merchants face a price inquiry. A three member committee from the miners union board of trade and Retail Merchants Association probes for undue profits and broader causes of high living costs.
An enthusiastic Cranbrook Football Club meeting last Thursday reviewed past year reports and charted plans for the coming season. Expectations are for more good games with Kimberley teams and one from this city, with officers elected including Hon. Pres N A Wallinger and President F W Green.
A modest celebration marks the seventeenth anniversary of the Review. The note thanks readers and advertisers for support over the past year, citing steady circulation, steady advertising, and solid patronage in commercial printing.
Cranbrook amateurs showcased again with Rin Tin Tin film and a lively program. Jimmy Gordon sang a comic number. Melanie Lebeau impressed with a powder puff dance and second prize. Hadidad and Mrs. Patey staged Al bina and Gora, Marguerite Caven earned third prize, Roy Linnell wowed with violin gypsy tunes and the Two Jacks delivered a humorous sketch. Possible Kimberley Lambert on tap.
Se Ton Denesmy presents daily Bible verses for February with passages from John Luke Galatians Isaiah Philippians Proverbs and Psalms. Ottawa delegation seeks duty on rough lumber imports while CPLR completes Esquinalt Nanaimo railway purchase. Marriage at Methodist Parsonage Movie J.C. couple J.C. and St. Eugene mine output highlighted. Sixteen carloads of machinery arrive for Elk Lumber Co plant near Pernice.
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