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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
2
The Cranbrook Herald invites readers to share town news mine or people for district coverage and to send items to the office, emphasizing local input. The notice underscores community involvement and needs reader contributions.
From the Prospector A Breckenridge and P Land Warker were in town Friday. A A Harvey leaves today for Victoria on legal business. A Doyle returned Thursday from Cranbrook. A forest fire of considerable extent was burning at Bull River Sunday afternoon. UC M Keep Kendricks Idaho was in town early this week. Mr Alex KR Galbraith left Spokane Monday after visiting his sister Mrs T McVittie. Knoch Johnson a placer miner was injured by a cave in a bank Thursday afternoon. Mer Shilling reported Enoch Johnson injured drilling through hard blue cement when it broke and fell fifteen feet, his leg broken. De Watt and an ambulance were sent to Wild Horse. Johnson taken to Fort Steele hospital.
Smyth joins Fernie Free Press office while Mrs Soper visits from Kim. Miss Kate O Rourke arrives from Speke to stay with Cronin family. John Blackburn travels from Kimberley and plans to move family north this summer. Win Bird and Miss Keho wed at Catholic church last Sunday and will live in Moyie.
A bush fire in Fernie’s north townsite endangered the Fernie Manufacturing Company area. Firefighters and town reinforcements battled embers revived by a breeze, preventing spread. A separate incident reports a Chinaman assaulted on a railway track near the power house, left insensible before recovery.
A man named Lawson observed assailants strike a China man at a coke oven yard. The victim suffered injuries and a $59 pocket load was lost, with the attackers fleeing without clues. Police were notified promptly of the incident.
A lively wedding on Tuesday drew a large crowd with twenty five kegs of beer and other beverages for celebration. Spectators witnessed dances as guests paid a small fee to join the merriment while officials kept order amid the festivities.
Anguished appeal for Angus McDonald formerly of Seaforth Ontario now last seen in Kootenays and Alberta camps. About 20 years old, medium height with light blue eyes and light brown hair, 175 pounds, missing a fingertip. Sister Miss Florence McDonald Seaforth Ontario asks anyone with information to contact her.
Notices state that assays of applicants intend to seek licenses to prospect for coal and petroleum in the southeast Kootenay region. Descriptions cover lands east of the Flathead River with parcels of 610 and 640 acres, dated May 1903 and May 1904, listing Anson Whealler and A J Marka as listers and locator.
A series of notices from British Columbia lands and works authorities announce thirty day application periods by various locator individuals for licenses to pros pect coal and petroleum along the Flathead River area in the southeastern to northeastern corners of the province. Names include W. Terrny, A Stewart, W G Burntlam, Fred Home, Frederick Elliott, W Rose, W Moreby, Fowler, Criddle, Thomson, R Froiveux, J N Dally, H Lennie, Montague Davy, and others with corner posts and acre descriptions ranging from 40 to 140 acres.
A lengthy notice page lists several applications and proclamations in British Columbia and Alberta. It includes intents to apply for licenses to prospect coal and petroleum near the Plathead river and at Meager Meadow creeks, timber cutting permissions around Cranbrook and Hillier, and a public claim regarding a Bank of Montreal judgment.
Thirty days after notice the Maryeville Lumber Co seeks permission from the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works at Vie uria to ro t and remove timber from a dead tract north of Maryaville in South Kootenay. Boundaries start at Lot 2248 southwest corner and run 80 chains each direction to establish the block. Dated at Maryeville.
A dated 1903 document from Maryaville outlines a mapped land and water rights route northeast of Maryaville in South East Kootenay. It details starting point about 20 chains from Lot 19249 corner, with lines north 40 chains, east 160, south 49, and west 140 back to start, issued by W 8,8, Manalian, Lovatar.
Land notice requests permission to purchase land in Mouth East Kootena described as Lot 9871, Group 1. Includes boundaries north 4 miles west 40 chains south 40 chains east 40 chains to starting point. Dated June 4 1H. 2 Tho Mayongk.
A notice states that all authorities due to Maycork & Tarvin will be collected by Maree Follite who will also pay any outstanding bills. Approved by Shierie dothtte. Denbrook May 1.
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