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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
4
District notes recount lively chatter from Jim Thistlebeck and locals like Mrs C A Klengi, Smith hosting an ice cream social, and visitors from Moose Jaw. War era songs lampoon Kaiser Wilhelm, while Lieut Hugh McInnes returns from overseas and editorial quips reflect public taste and newspaper timing.
Rates for advertisements in this column show 25 cents for a single insertion of the three-line ad, 50 cents for three insertions of the same ad, and larger ads priced proportionally based on size.
Fort Steele branch records show August 1915 to June 1918 donations and supplies to the Calgary depot. Items sent include numerous bandages, socks, wash cloths, clothing, and hospital gear. Receipts total 1394.86 with expenditures 1294.40 leaving a balance of 160.46.
The record notes H. Johnson and family of Winnipeg driving through Invermere on a touring trip from Lethbridge toward Premier Lake to fish Kamloops trout. James Murray Gibbon, Canadian Pacific publicity head, plans a Rocky Mountain crossing to Banff via the Simpson Pass route, likely taking five days.
Marysville residents hosted Mr. White before his departure to Vancouver to work in shipbuilding. The evening featured singing and dancing with performances by Handley, White, James, Herman, and Cherchmer. Attendees included the Herchmers, Hanleys, Hawkes, and others as well as Eddie Lundin who bought a new 1918 Ford.
A. Mellor will operate a general store at the old Kimberley post office building joining his Marysville store. G. H. Hawkes leaves for Vancouver for a new job as Mrs. Hawkes and family plan to join him soon. Wardner hosts a big dance Saturday July 27 with local residents reporting plans and events.
An advertisement extols internal bathing with the J. B. L. Cascade as a natural cure for constipation, headaches, and stomach troubles. It cites Mrs. Cave of Victoria BC and Dr. Chas A. Tyrrell as supporters and invites readers to request a free booklet from Beattie Murphy Co. Ltd.
The Corporation of the City of Cranbrook announces water use limits due to scarcity in St Joseph's Creek. Lawn watering allowed only 7 to 9 am and 7 to 9 pm until further notice. By order of the council, Cranbrook, B C. July 28, 1918.
Under a 1910 mortgage Patrick McConnell's property in the Kootenay District, British Columbia, Lot 6197 Group 1 near Waldo, BC, is offered at public auction by M A Beale on August 7, 1918 at 10 a.m. at Beale and Elwell office, Cranbrook.
The description notes Well's Island totaling 276 acres more or less with a boarding house and outbuildings standing on the property. For full particulars and terms contact G. A. Hankey & Company in Vernon BC or Beale and Elwell in Cranbrook BC, agents for the mortgages.
Public notices from Cranbrook in July 1918 announce water diversion plans for Conrad W. Johnson to take one cubic foot per second from Patton Lake for irrigation on Lot 286 and adjacent parcels in Kootenay District. Also scheduled is a September 4 1918 public auction for delinquent taxes on Cranbrook lands under the Municipal Act and War Relief Act protections.
The Land Registry advertises an application to register Beatrice Margaret Williamson as owner in fee of Lot 8 Block 4 Map 1181 and issue a Certificate of Indefeasible Title. A 1916 conveyance from The Baynes Lake Land Company is cited, with unregistered contracts noted, and thirty days to contest by publication in the Cranbrook Herald.
John Lovell applies for a licence to take and use one second foot of water from St Josephs Creek for domestic and irrigation use on the north half of lot 2595. Objections must be filed within 30 days with the Water Recorder at Cranbrook or the Comptroller of Water Rights. Also Harry Rymell seeks to purchase lands described by a 40 acre parcel with railway right of way excluded. first publication May 20, 1921.
Cranbrook High School honors its young medallists Marion Mackinnon first year John Noble second year and Dora E Pye third year for academic or athletic achievements at the school event.
Baull Bulket of Baker Point Office intends to take 60 acre feet of Ha Ha Creek water for irrigation and domestic use on Lot 12241 G. K. D. The intake is 26 chains north of the Lot 12241 boundary. Objections due within thirty days after first newspaper appearance on June 21, 1918.
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