Ferry disaster on Ek River tests Moss & McDonald craft
Last Thursday a Moss and McDonald ferry at Mor rissey began a trip with fifteen passengers and a cargo of wood. A rope snagged, the craft angled across the river, the cable stretched taut, and the boat drifted under the force of the current. Thirteen passengers scrambled to the bank as the vessel struck logs and sank, with two men unable to escape. Foss and Dr Jolimpan were among the injured.
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Moss & McDonald
Morrissey
GO. Foss
Drr. Jolimpan
Western Federation Convenes Re-Election and Constitutional Change
The Western Federation of Miners delegates approve a new constitution giving the executive board broad powers over local unions during difficulties. James A. Baker of Slocan B C declines re-election for private business. The convention also addresses immigration, reciprocity with Canada, and union eligibility rules.
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Denver
Col
Fine
Wester Faleration of
United Brotherhood of Railway Employees
Canadian Pacific
American Labor Union Convention
James A. Baker
Slocan
B.C
Train Master Marries In Railway Car Mystery
W Howitt a Medicine Hat train master wed Miss Roat at Ponoka in a private car on a northbound train. The best man duties were filled by the cook Mark Sin after an invite mix up. The ceremony drew curiosity among railway workers from coast to coast.
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W. Howitt
Medicine Hat
Roat
Ponoka
Nct
Cook
Niblock
Mark Sin
Ocean
Mr. Howitt
Calgary
Hoewitt
Smith quits provincial politics after Victoria talk
Ki C Smith M P P arrived in Cranbrook on the way home from Victoria and told The Herald he is out of provincial politics for good. He said his only reason for backing the Prior government was to pass bill No 16 and that with the McBride government he could not stay loyal to his party. He expects the election not to occur until November and foresees island mainland party-line clashes causing difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ki. C. Smith
M. P.P
Cranbrook
Victoria
The
Herald
Smith
McBride
Weather prophets blame local preacher for rain in town
Waterloo Iowa June 4 reports blame Rev J A Bark a Baptist and prohibitionist for floods. He says he prayed for rain to stop Sunday baseball games and claims rain shows his prayers work. Morrissey town reports wagon and foot bridge washed out and calls for new bridge between rail lines. Local frustration over government neglect cited.
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Sioux City
Tribune
Town
Mississippi Valley
Waterloo
Jonah
J. A. Bark
Baseball League
Cyclone Myers
Mr. Karloff
Morrissey
Great Northern Extension Planned From Morrissey to Michal
Will Build to Michel report from Morrissey indicates rapid town growth at Morrissey Mines. Great Northern Railway reportedly decided to extend its line from Morrissey to Michal with work set to start within 30 days. Also, Ned Johnson, a miner injured on Wild Horse Creek, died at about 2 AM Tuesday after leg amputation for blood poisoning.
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H. L. Stephens
Morrissey
Great Northern
Michal
King and Green
Fort Steele
Ned Johnson
Wild Horse Creek
Johson
Old Man Away Boosts Quiet News Load
A humorous note hints at saving work until the elder is absent, suggesting a lighthearted plan to avoid delivery of the latest news. The casual line implies a missing figure and a playful excuse among staff.
Conservative Meeting at Cranbrook Adjourned to Monday
A Cranbrook Conservative association gathering met in Geo Thompson's law office Monday evening. With many prominent members away, the group adjourned and will reconvene next Monday evening at the same location with Diehl slated to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservative Association of Cranbrook
Geo. Thompson
Wil de Diehl
Terms of Payment for Land Purchases in Installments
The article explains a land purchase plan with principal and interest excluded for the first $2.50 per acre. Payments are divided into ten instalments, the first due at purchase and others at successive intervals up to two years. Instalment amounts vary by parcel price and size, with equal instalments listed for different price bands.
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Anu
Usta
Cash Discount and Late Payment Terms
The policy offers a ten percent discount on the amount paid in excess of the cash installment. The remaining overdue installments incur a six percent interest rate.
Townsite interests across many towns with payment terms
The notice lists multiple townsites including Elko Cranbrook Kimberly Aldridge Kitchener Creston Proctor Nelson Gerrard Lemonton Castlegar Cascade City Grand Forks Eholt Greenwood Midway Nakusp Arrowhead Revelstoke Donald Kamloops and others. Terms of payment are one third cash and the balance due in six and twelve months with interest. For further particulars apply to listed contacts in Gateway Montana Brice Wilmer Cranbrook J T Burgess Kitchener Ki Mallandamy Creston G K Stocker Cascade F C Elliot Trout Lake City Calgary Alberta.
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Elko
Cranbrook
Kimberly
Aldridge
Kitchener
Creston
Proctor
Nelson
Gerrard
Lemonton
Castlegar
Cascade City
Grand Forks
Eholt
Greenwood
Midway
Nakusp
Arrowhead
Revelstoke
Donald
Kamloops
W. M. Prost
Gateway
Montana
R.R. Brice
Wilmer
B.C
Hyde Baker
J.T. Burgess
Ki. Mallandamy
Dr. Creston
K. Stocker
Cascade
F.C. Elliot
Trout Lake City
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East Kootenay
Arnold & Roberts, Managers
W. F. Gurd
Cranbrook, British Columbia
J. G. Cummings
Provincial Land Surveyor
F. E. King
Tod
Hoti
Flos
R Cranbrook, B. C
G. H. Thopipson
Imperial Bank of Canada
Colonial Investment and Loan Company
Cranbrook, B. C
Key City Lodge No. 42
Maker Street
Fn Morris NO
M.D. Billings, Pee v
Mrs. Lacey
Armstrong Avenue
James Greer
Cranbrook, BC
Thos. T. McVittie
P.L.S
Fort Steele, B.C
Ico. R. Taylor
Charles P. Campbell
Champion College of
U.S
Aiken Block
Canadian Bank of Commerce
B. C
Brandon Marble and Granite Works
Geary & Doyle
Harry Fairfield
Cranbrook Lodge
ALF. & Alm
Brethen
Spokane Falls
Northern
R’y Co
Nelson & Ft. Shephard R’y Co
Red Mountain Railway Co
All Pointe East
Rossland
Nelson and
Spokane
Great Northern, Northern Pacific
0. R. & N. Company
Kaslo
Kootenay Lake
Myers Falls
Republic
Bossburg
H. A. Jackson,rem. Pans
John Ellenberg
Wentworth
J. L. Neilson & CO
Winnipeg
Man
Phair
Nelson, B.C
B. Tompkins
the Kootenays
Prest Photo CO
Western Federation
James Baker
Canada
United States
Sovereign
John
Cassell
South East Kootenay
Michel
Ting
Hill & CO
Conservative Meeting
Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Land Department
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Elk, Kootenay
Columbian
Sloco
Kootenay
Kettle River
Okan
Boundary District
J. A. McCallum
G. A. Rendell
Bholt
Alex. Taylor
Nelson, B. C
Alberta
Morrissey, B. C
H. L. Stephens, Proprietor
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P. Burns & Co
Lupaber
Robinson-McKenzie Lumber Co., Ltd
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M. McInnis
Juoreo RS
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