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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1907
Page
2
Railway section reports staff changes and moves at Cranbrook and region. Despatchers and officials visit Moyie Creston Kingsgate and Spokane lines. Promotions, new train service, and expanded staffing noted with safety upgrades urged at Crows Nest terminals.
Wardner July 1 at 5 40 pm a boat with five river workers capsized in the swift current. Pat Higgins sank immediately and was not seen again. John Gibbons swam about four hundred yards then sank. The other three reached the boom and were rescued. Both drowned men were unmarried. Bodies not recovered.
A twelve months resident writes from Cranbrook praising British Columbia. The note recalls improvements like sidewalks and roads, mentions mosquitoes and June heat, and expresses pride in the province and gratitude for a lifelong ambition to see Western Canada.
The Rebekahs and I C O W F members hosted a farewell at J T Williams home for Mr and Mrs Haynes. the program included a piano recital and readings after which Miss Ethel McKay read a commemorative address. A solid oak rocker was presented to mark the esteem for the couple as they move to Bernie to join the Bernie Lumber Co. Mrs Haynes will assist with the new home and Mr Haynes will serve as bookkeeper.
A very pretty wedding was held Wednesday June 19 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Sinclair. Nettie B. Sinclair married Charles G. Harris of Cranbrook British Columbia with Rev. George Wait of Melbourne officiating. The parlor was festooned with evergreens white lilies and roses. The bride wore white silk organdy muslin with Oriental lace and wore a veil coronet of orange blossoms. Bridesmaid Miss Mary Legge of Montreal wore white Swiss muslin. The groom's brother John A. Sinclair attended him. The couple left for Hamilton and other western places before returning to Cranbrook. The bride received many gifts.
In Victoria on June 28 Prince Fushimi sailed aboard M S Monmouth for Japan and presented Mr W R Baker with a magnificent silver and gold bowl engraved with the Prince’s personal crest as a token of thanks for kindnesses shown by the P I through Baker.
Solon Book, formerly employed at Cranbrook Sash & Door, shot himself in his C P R boarding room. He staged a second attempt after retreating upstairs, but died on arrival of medical help. He left a note naming a person and appeared to have recently come from Ontario near Hamilton. Relatives are being sought.
A large meeting at Fire Hill on Hite 28th formed a city baseball league. Officers were elected including President Th King and Treasurer H Miller, with umpires J Smart and James Bates. The meeting adjourned until July 1 to draft a schedule.
The Nicola Herald questions whether Ashcroft veterinary dentist Dr Cross who also represents the Sharples cream separator is the same man seen in the valley. He left for Princeton and the interior after several weeks there.
New Westminster June 21 Mosquitoes along Stave river and upper Fraser Valley have driven loggers and government workers from camps. Foremen suspend work and close camps until insects ease. Report says pests are unusually numerous this year, blamed on high water.
Sparham B HL and Miss Selina Bow ers were married by Rev Robert Minghes at Wardner Mp. The bride and groom, recent arrivals from the Ol Country, are Derbyshire natives. A sumptuous repast followed for intimate friends with witness Mr W Aiihart. Woosther wishes the couple a happy, prosperous life.
Joe Roberts a veteran pioneer of the Bulkley Valley rode through Morricetown in a wild spree then leaped from his horse into Crystal Creek and was drowned in the Bulkley River his body never recovered. the march to death followed mental decline after a period of demented behavior.
Help wanted notice from North Star Lumber Company in Elkg BC seeking a man to contract for sawing lath at the Jaffray mill with details available upon inquiry.
Dominion Day was a glorious, sunny observance with many picnics to Wasa Wild Horse Perry Creek and other Cranbrook resorts. Moyie Fort Steele and Creston held events from lumbering and Caledonian sports to horse races and baseball with large attendance and festive crowds.
Nine thousand acres of timber on Broughton Island and Mace Kenzi Soul were sold last week to American lumbermen from Minnesota. The price paid was just over $10,000, and the sale was arranged by J B Milin manager of the Red Cedar Lumber Company on Powell Street. Purchasers’ names were not published, but are understood to represent significant American capital for future timber and mining ventures in British Columbia.
In Crookston Minnesota June 2 a contractor trenching at the state experimental farm uncovered a six foot deep antique ship's anchor buried in solid clay. The relic resembles Norse anchors from nine centuries ago and is believed to be a remnant of a Norse expedition during the Norman era when the Red River valley was part of Lake WinnipeSEE which could be reached by sail from the Atlantic.
Yut Wing buys out partners Dang Sing Dag Lim Ding Foo Hop Lom and becomes sole owner of the Lee Ching company opposite the CPR station. The store will continue selling fine Chinese goods and invites public calls.
An advertisement urges readers to eat an A B C Salted Sodas biscuit to revive appetite. It promises the biscuit will make you feel hungry and notes supporting Western industry. Readers are advised to request a trial package if their grocer does not carry them.
Workers at East Kootenay Dye House wrap up operations at half day, citing limited demand as shutdown time is announced. Managers confirm reduced hours through the week amid slow orders and market slack.
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