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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
6
Community snippets from Elko and Tobacco Plains recount local visits, oddities, and idle chatter. Mentions include Montgomer y chocolates, Frank Hawthorne visit, March events, a Cranbrook trip, and remarks on spring and progress along the Kootenay Central. The piece blends humor with town news and stray observations from residents.
Local column reports Albert Mutz Fernie's millionaire brewer hunting for mining holes and snow warnings from the Weather Bureau. Mentions visitors, new superintendent J. Brown, a proposed simmer residence, and a Rook Creek gang. Also notes weddings, hospital discharge, and local syndicate plans at Tall Moon property near St. Eugene mine.
Fernie residents report travels to Brandon and Wheat City, with coverage of the Wood-McNab Lumber mill near the city, its machinery and daily cut rate. Local news includes arrivals, visits, bank and business openings, railway activity, a dog bite incident, and community notices from Cranbrook to Tobacco Plains.
Master Hobbis Sutherland shows improvement and heads toward recovery. Mr Lund attends Claresholm Lumber and Grain annual meeting in Alberta where he serves as president. Mrs Bohart spends Thursday with Cranbrook friends. G J Donahoe renews acquaintances in Cranbrook. Financial experts blame imagined hard times and urge less worry to ease creditor pressure.
Cranbrook week sees Miss Mitchell Sheppard visiting friends, Mrs Mebeood recovering, and a St Valentine masquerade ball with about thirty couples. The event featured prizes for Silver Heels and a Spanish Mandor, plus notable music and a lively social scene while town concerns include school planning and improvements.
Special correspondence from Kingsgate reports James Campbell of the national hotel was called to Seattle due to his son's illness. Rose Seilenstuhl visits Spokane trends. Mrs A Mute and family of Peraie stay a week. Minchin and wife of Fernie visited Kingsgate last Saturday. A social at the International hotel drew Westport and Kingsgate residents. Mr Campbell’s absence noted. hope he returns with news. Hotel manager Mr Saat oversees operations.
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