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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
2
The Herald invites readers to send news about their lives and communities to the office. It seeks items that affect local people and events to inform the district and reflect its interests.
The Fernie Free Press editor argues Mr Barnes deserved the chief position over Mr Forbes while The Herald backs the district’s choice and praises Balock Webster for its reforms. The Herald says it supports Forbes while he stays aligned with district interests and principles of justice.
The piece reflects on Editor McAdams facing contempt penalties, press muzzling, and the need for punishment that preserves dignity. It discusses coal strikes in Fernie and Trail, open mining policy, public works minister Wells touring the Kootenays, and compares Jeffries boxing earnings to a country editor.
It is evident that work will be resumed on the smelter within a few days. There are load of machinery en route to Marysville and some have already arrived at Cranbrook. Business is expected to pick up around here in a few weeks.
A brief note extols the Herald as district news, claiming local ownership by the editor and independence from factions. It emphasizes value and cost, stating worth ten dollars and a two dollar price.
A detailed report describes Joe Gall at Morrissey in a dispute with the Crow's Nest Co. after a bridge owned by Gall was damaged and a fence built to block access. Gall sues for damages as a court case proceeds with police involvement and a pending suit for destruction of the bridge. The article also notes Cripple Creek production and dividend trends for the period.
Kasia Koglenato reports that properties around Matosville and nearby rail survey areas show promising copper prospects. Owners Criddle, Thompson, and partners note high copper content, with lead and malachite present, but transportation limitations delay development.
In Fernie, the Canadian Bank of Commerce aided SLI relief efforts while Amos Pirdy and family attend repairs. Frank Bleasett sold his business to Archibald of Kimberley district and Beale & Co. plan a new branch on the Imperial Hotels ground floor, promising local economic improvement.
A garbled probate notice requests creditors and heirs to present claims within thirty days to the administrator for the estate of Patrick Conway of North Hae Mine, Miner, deceased, or be barred. A liquor license transfer and renewal hearing is announced with applicants John Durant and the Victoria Hotel Cranbrook, B C, and a permit to hold a consented court meeting on August 1952 at 7 pm.
The notice lists multiple parcels near the Crow Nest railway and adjacent crown lands, urging interested parties to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works within sixty days. It names locations, boundaries, and required steps for purchase or certificate of improvement, with dates and signatories.
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