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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1916
Page
3
Our stock of Sterling Silver offers wedding gift choices with beauty, workmanship, and permanence. We feature napkin rings and salt spoons from affordable prices and invite you to view the stock before purchasing.
Mr D McGinnis visited the city. Kilby repairs umbrellas and sun shades. Cranbrook Trading Co lists oranges 30 to 60 cents a dozen. Several residents travel to Nelson Erickson Calgary and Kaslo. Dominion Day in Nelson. Mrs Finley Robson and sons plan a three month East holiday. Rexall ads promote Rexall Orderlies and Liggett's chocolates. Beale Elwell offer property on Herts Ave. Provincial water commission to meet July 24 in Cranbrook.
Pacer Bidele WU PETTY en route from Nelson to Tobacco Plains ranch. Mr Scott eyes Perry Creek mining development. Mrs D Burpee of Penticton visits Cranbrook. knitters deliver 24 pairs of socks to St John Ambulance. Williams leaves for Camp Hughes. noted as active Poultry Association and Mariners Institute member. Women’s Institute hosts sock showers, picnic, and first band appearance under Band Master Russell. Auditor ium Theatre to open in two weeks with Charity Red Cross fund. Flower Show prep and exhibition set for Aug 24. tea and dance details announced. Provincial election set for late Aug or early Sept with soldier voting note. Cranbrook Orange Lodge and LOBA to hold July picnic July 12 at Pooley Ave grounds.
A vintage agrarian column urges farmers to audit dairy practices and cow feeding. It challenges creamery managers and farmers to test cream quality, adjust separators, and keep precise records of feed, milk output, and butter fat. It ends with a call to post the notice and push better herd management for higher fat yield.
Telegram informs Mr. McEachern of Cranbrook B C that Davis McEachern died July 4 at Bramshott Hospital from pneumonia while serving with the 64th Battalion. Born April 20 1889 in Iris P E I he was a well known Cranbrook and Fort Steele youth. His brother Charles serves with the 94th and the Herald extends sincere sympathy to the family.
The regular weekly drill will be held Monday next as usual. Meet at the City Hall at 8 o'clock. A full turnout of members and others is requested. Kent Staples, Officer In command.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bley on June 29. The brief notice records the new arrival without further details.
The May timber returns from the Minister of Lands report a province wide scale of 94,771,871 ft in sawlogs plus additional piles and poles and 20,388 cords of ties and bolts. District breakdown lists Vancouver leading with 67,872,673 ft and Cranbrook at 11,472,133 ft, with Prince Rupert and Vernon others. Timber sales for the month amount to 6,443,000 ft of sawlogs, 23,000 feet of piling, 1,600 cords of posts and 667 cords of cordwood, yielding revenue of 9,934 dollars.
Realty snap offers Cottage on Durick Avenue with 6 rooms plastered big shed lawn price 600 now 460 easy terms. Four lots and cottage on Eberts St with garden chicken houses improvements price 650 easy terms. Mason and Rische piano for sale 450 cost 850 easy terms. Apply to Beale and Elwell for further particulars and other snaps.
An advertisement extols Prince Albert tobacco as fine and without coupons or premiums, urging readers to ask their dealer to supply it or obtain it via the wholesaler, emphasizing quality and availability.
Division WW promoted from 1 Primer to 1l Primer May Askin and others. Division F promoted to Junior I and II with a set of names. Division II promoted to Senior II with Ted Worthington and others. Junior II sees Weetor Linnell and Archie Finley among listed. On trial Albert Johnson and Sam Shaw appear.
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