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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 29, 1902
Page
4
A Cranbrook roundup reports visits from James Ryan to Jaffray and several towns, plans for a Jaffray school with Miss Jack as teacher, local social events, and notes on shipping, politics, and weather in Southeast Kootenay. Mentions include Dr Archibald in Kimberley, MP GC Smith in Vancouver, and Mr. Bremner’s coal mishap.
Moyle residents extend congratulations to Lancelot Gubbings visiting from Lamb Creek. Scotty McDonald and Lance sink a shaft on Scotty’s property. Chas. Diamond travels to Cranbrook hospital for erysipelas. Moyle lake skates encouraged. post office and drug store move planned to Kootenay hotel building early February. Lumber outlook bright with Grant & Shendy and Park Mitchell crews expanding logging near Moyie and Swansea, signaling broader regional work beyond mining.
Elko BC January notes show George Hoggarth adding to his hotel and McIntosh Jones expanding with a new music hall. Rev Dunn’s Melbourne hotel concert raised a notable sum. Postmaster Holbrook adds new office boxes. Local residents and tradespeople mark activity as Elko grows and eyes district prominence.
Mr J J Can conducted the orchestra with Miss Minnie Armstrong and others volunteering. The reception committee led by C Miller and Mrs H Smith discharged duties efficiently. Stewards including Misra Smith Walsh Galbraith Watson and Nelson served guests. Proceeds will help reduce the hospital debt. J A Harvey expected back from New York early February. J Langley named health inspector to be posted near Tobacco Mains boundary.
A wedding was celebrated Thursday evening at the mines with W. H. Davis as host. Guests presented the bride with several useful gifts and enjoyed a pleasant evening with the couple.
George B. Hull of Lethbridge arrives Tuesday. Bill Davis builds a large irrigation flume at Boundary line. Miss Florence and May Roo visit Sinclair creek after two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Enos Campbell. Frank Sherf travels in Elko and Sheep Mountain. George Miller and W. Potts hold several wood contracts. A new railroad draws mining men from the south, promising lively times on Phillipp creek. Copper work to begin with open weather, Montana work to start March 1. Miss E. Bell of Kamloops teaches at Phillipps. scholars attend in full.
Joyce Findley of Airysville married Tibbius on Thursday evening January 23 1902 at the bride's parents Sullivan Hill home. Rev Fortune of Cranbrook officiated before relatives and a few friends. A generous supper followed as the couple began married life with best wishes from The Tribune and Kimberley business circles.
Fragmented verse by Edmund Vance Cooke quotes a series of scenes around Morgans, private property, and a moralized journey. The speaker contrasts landscapes, cities, and a gate marked Private Mink with recurring refrain It’s Morgan’s, ending with a trip toward hellish imagery beyond a pit.
Prospectors advance in Fort Steele district with tunneling at 74 feet on the new placer claim, washing gravel from tunnel and shaft. Felix Rocke and Tom Roberts lead outfits along Bull River Weaver Creek seeking rich placer ground. A major shift toward quartz mines and more shipping mines is anticipated, while the Iowa mine on Tracy Creek reports galena with copper and gold values. The annual Fort Steele Diamond Jubilee hospital ball drew a wide regional crowd to the opera house.
A quiet wedding was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee on South Tavistock street on Wednesday evening. J. C. Livesly married Miss Lizzie Tyee in a ceremony conducted by Rev. W. J. Sheridan with Mamie Farrell as bridesmaid and Wm. Gallup as groomsman.
Marysville sees residents moving in and out as J W Robinson visits from Cranbrook and Port Steel Mercantile figures in town. Miners Clarke and Shupe report galena on Great Falls claim with open cut and tunnel. weather in Marysville praised as unusually calm and mild. An Australian club anecdote reflects Britain’s reserve, while a new novel Courtship and Marriage is noted. Pig lead price rises to 41 10 cents per pound across the US market.
Mr. Armstrong, in town last week, inquired about recording the proposed bridge across the St. Marys river near Perry Creek. There is great need for the bridge and it is hoped the government agent includes this improvement in estimates for the district.
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