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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
8
An advertisement claims a dollar goes farther at Finks than at any store in the country. It asserts shoppers get more value for a dollar at Finks, implying superior prices or deals.
Local notes list residents and visitors with Cranbrook ties. Names include Mrs Soper Kimberley J M Agnew Waldo M J Couch Pincher Creek J M M Pinkham Mrs Pinkham Dr Miles Windermere M Somimy Windermere Joseph Marchesin Winnipeg Wm A Rollins Lucan Ontario seeking real estate office work and partnership potential with insurance and mercantile experience.
The Order of Railway Telegraphers held its annual ball in the new Cranbrook opera house last Friday night. Nolan's Spokane orchestra drew wide appeal as two hundred guests enjoyed meals on stage and dances from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Attendees included visiting agents from Fernie Coleman Nanton and Spokane International Railway. The event was heralded as one of Cranbrook's social highlights and is expected to be repeated each year.
Floyd Ormsbee was killed at Brocket Siding Alberta on December 22. His funeral Friday was conducted by the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Order of Owls. The body was sent to Detroit to his mother. Pallbearers included Lester Clapp, Whitland, Jameson, D B Dickinson, W Long, OF Thomas. Eagles delegated Mr. Fairbank to deliver resolutions of sympathy. The Magles and Owls showed full respect for a brother 4,000 miles from home.
Nursery stock advertisement offers a descriptive catalogue from Riverside Nurseries located in Grand Forks. Readers are invited to send for the catalogue to view available plant stock and varieties.
Seventy couples filled Cranbrook Opera House for the Trainmen’s ball on Tuesday night. A realistic locomotive scene by Dune McLean impressed guests while Metterry’s orchestra provided music and Bly managed refreshments, making the event a notable seasonal success.
A Christmas menu from the Queens hotel of Calgary highlights the success of J Stephens, its proprietor who began in the Great Northern area and built a chain including Morrissey Junction and Morrissey Mines hotels. He moved to Calgary two years ago with little cash but strong credit and now runs a leading Western Canada hotel with ample patronage and recently added four rooms.
The Widison theatre in Cranbrook opens Monday January 6. Manager Cosgrove, with extensive experience in moving pictures and illustrated songs, has renovated the old Wentworth building into a bright comfortable venue. He promises an up to date and clean program aimed at ladies and children. Admission is 16 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
Freight cars piled in the ditch a mile and a half west of Kernie this morning. A broken wheel is suspected as the cause. Wrecking crews worked quickly but the line remained blocked until 4 p.m. The west bound regular and the Spokane Flyer arrived at 7 p.m.
Notice states that thirty days after date 7 Henry P.F. Lanack Railway Agent of Gateway British Columbia intends to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from lands described by boundary lines starting at a post marked Timber Limit 6214. Dated Gateway BC December 6 1907. Eathen W. Butts Agent.
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