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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
4
A rambling recap of happenings in Fort Steele Cranbrook and Moyie including visits by F J Smyth editor P J Gill and E J Peltier reports. Races at the Palace rink next Thursday are promoted with multiple references to Beattie sales and Fort Steele Mercantile Company bargains.
Miss Celia Jardine left Cranbrook Tuesday morning for Salt Lake City. Friends in Cranbrook regret her departure as she returns home after making many acquaintances during her stay. The Fort Steele Mercantile company announces a big bargain sale next Saturday offering prim er goods at low prices. Arrangements begin for a first class hockey team with Sydney Colton as captain and Is J Peltier as president. Ben Huckle, recently returned from South Africa, reports 15 East Kootenay Strathcona Horse members died, but names are unclear. Fred Frith plans lumber for a Moyie hotel with William Hamilton, targeting early March start. The Herald wishes the new partnership prosperity after recent fire losses.
Ore from the Society Girl mine is again being shipped to the Hall mine smelter in Nelson, with four teams moving about 16 tons daily as owner Chas Farrell plans to deepen the ore body. The waterworks board moves to lay 4 inch and 3 inch mains along Victoria street and Queen's avenue, aiming hydrants along the route. Moyie Brewery workers from Nelson fit up casks and tubs, with 15 barrels daily capacity and ice storage plans for 1500 tons. A marriage at the Kootenay hotel unites MacKenzie and Miss Kagan, followed by a wedding journey to New York and beyond.
The Sullivan mine shipped 327 tons of ore this week and a fresh strike is reported as potentially extensive. Work at the Dean and Allover properties under bond to Charles Theis has paused. Boyle Brothers have left for Spokane with their diamond drill, awaiting better weather to resume. Royle Brothers face heavy prospect work while Finch and Jones prepare half a million feet of timber ready for use. North Star hotel adds a furnace and new ground-floor registers for guests. Henry Eller delivered intriguing matte samples near town.
From The Herat Correspondent William Forsyth and Tom Ray near completion of 50 feet of work on the Stanley with lead found at 45 feet Grundy Aukhaus builds on the Viking property planned for further development Four men currently employed on the Stanley project The Little Horn owned by W M Sprague to be opened in spring by a Spokane company Six men work on the Estella in a good foot tunnel N Hanson to start up a mill at Estella soon
Mr W H Gallier arrives in Cranbrook on way to Ottawa to take up his Dominion parliament duties as representative of the district. Liberals cancel planned banquet due to Queens death. he is greeted by a committee and hosted at the Club rooms and Cosmopolitan hotel lunch with about fifteen guests. He urges cooperation and thanks Cranbrook residents for their kindness.
Claiming to cure piles and other injuries or eruptions Bucklen’s Amnic A Salve is advertised as the best salve in the world. The price is 25 cents a box with a cure guaranteed, sold by R F Beattie, Druggist.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Wyncoop died and funeral services were conducted Monday at the residence by Rey Fortune and Reid. The mother woke Sunday morning to find the baby dead. On Friday January 16 the baby girl of Mr and Mrs Charles Doyle died and funeral services were held at the Mission on Saturday by Father Ouelette.
John Leask and Francis Rankin carrying on business in Cranbrook British Columbia as Leask & Rankin tillers and men's outfitters by deed of assignment for creditors dated January 7 1901 appoint Creighton Ross Palmer as trustee to collect assets and pay creditors. Creditors must file proofs by January 26 1901. a meeting for creditors set for January 6 1901 at 2 PM at W F Gurd solicitor Cranbrook.
At Cranbrook Lodge No 34 AF and AM in Leask hall last Thursday, officers were installed including Senior Warden Dr J H King and Junior Warden R E Beattie. Worshipful master elect W F Tate was not installed due to missing past masters, and junior deacon and senior steward positions remained unfilled. Wong Comedy buys Wing Lee laundry business and takes over operations with plans to handle all work. Remember the name.
The license commissioners will meet in Cranbrook on Saturday February 9 1901 to consider the transfer of the Fort Steele Mercantile Company Limited wholesale license to E J Peltier of Cranbrook. H W Barnes Chief License Inspector.
Advertisement notes the pills cure constipation headache dizziness malaria fever and ague and liver stomach troubles. It claims the remedy is purely vegetable, never causes gripe or weakness and costs 25 cents at R H Beattie’s Drug Store.
George Bremner & Son a general merchants at Baker Street Crinbrool in British Columbia assigns for creditors under the Creditors Trust Deeds Act. Deed of Assignment dated January 10 and witnessed by Robert Edward Sherlock of Lethbridge Alberta.
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