Fernie News Briefs from the Foss and Mac Donnell District
A mudslide blocked the G N R line near Foss and Mac Donnell gumbo cut four miles from the city, trains cleared lines by morning, another larger slide followed. Bell telephone parts from Montreal to Fernie. system to be complete in five days. Maclean returns from Ontario. supports government aid to lumber industry. Dogs without tags to be hunted. Miss McFarlane resigns from Michel hospital. to move to Winnipeg. F W Burn named manager for P Burns and Co in Edmonton district. R W Coulthard still injured after hockey. City court of revision reduced 14 of 50 appeals, saving 6650 dollars. one assessment raised 2000. Zinc smelter site at Frank underway. completion in about a year. Farquharson family leaves for Vancouver. McDougall and Proctor to resume mill work with new planet installed before sawing. A local merchant praises foreigners in four years business. Sunday laws moving from provinces to Ottawa. Vancouver hotelmen sell liquor on Sundays. Fernie residents travel to Elko for refreshments. Marysville smelter copper stack planned. Sweeney touts copper deposits on Whitefish Creek. Runaways common in Fernie. arable wires and noisy streets amuse. Arnold & Roberts appoint Aryes Moyie agent. Bert Hamilton fined for off-season fishing. Mrs Higgins and son visiting McMahon family. Mogie minstrel show planned. Mrs Soper visits Kimberley. J B Reddy, ex Spokane police chief, runs Medford hotel. Hope returns to Marysville. Hope to work in smelter office. W J Langley in Moyie for crown claims near St Bugete area.
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Free Press
Foss
MacDonnell Gumbo
Fernie
Montreal
J. A. Maclean
Ontatario
Maclean
Canada
Miss McFarlane
The
Michel Hospital
Winnipeg
F. W. Burn
P. Burns & Co
Edmonton
Listriet
McDougall & Proctor
Ottawa
Vancouver
J.B. Reddy
Spokane
Moyle
Medford
Ore
P. D. Hope
Marysville
Hope
Assis
W. J. Langley
Fort Steele
Moyie
Collingwood
Mayflower
Fraccion
Dixie
Moyie Postmaster Hope Successor Nominated
The Moyie Liberal association met at McGregor hall Tuesday to choose a successor to Mrs. Hope. R. A. Smith won the nomination and the result was sent to Ottawa for post office department approval. Albert Birch 39 died February 25 in Cranbrook hospital of pneumonia after a brief illness. The St Eugene mill produced 2,551 tons in February and half its power is now from flume water.
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Moyie Liberal Association
McGregor Hall
North Star Lumber Company
Birch
Edward Barr
Moyie
Barr
Cranbrook
St. Eugene
Miss Mathiewson Visits Fernie From Wilmer On Cranbrook Stage
Miss Mathiewson departed Wilmer on the Cranbrook stage Tuesday for Fernie to visit her brother. Edward Harrison proudly reports a seven foot grey eagle shot near his slough with a single 22 cartridge. The bird will go to Revelstoke taxidermist Harry W. Edwards for mounting. Tom Leighton died in Golden hospital Monday morning after a short stay, shocking local friends who knew him as a skilled mechanic and builder with a wide valley reputation.
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Wilmer
Mathiewson
Cranbrook
Fernie
Edward Harrison
Slough
Harry W. Edwards
Revelstoke
Tom Leighton
Golden Hospital
Fort Steele Activity Promises Growth on Kootenay Union
Riverside Avenue sidewalks are being repaired as Cranbrook visitors frequent Fort Steele. Logging at Cherry Creek camp yields about 400000 feet. Don McKay finishes a bridge at Sheep Creek. Fort Steele’s favorable location foreshadows growth with the planned Kootenay Central railway.
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Prospector
Riverside Avenue
J. Shaw Parker
John Corrigan
Cranbrook
Fort Steele
A. B. Johnson
Libby
Montana
Cherry Creek
John Chammings
Geo. Watson
Don McKay
Sheep Creek
Gracie Higgins
Kootenay Central Railway
Kootenays
DADDY OF THEM ALL CELEBRATES 76TH MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY
Montreal report on Pierre Forget age 100 and wife 96 marking their 76th wedding anniversary. Their family to the fifth generation joins in festive celebrations. Forget says he remains active with daily walks and predicts future celebrations into old age.
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Montreal
Pierre Forget
Arm strong Herald building for sale at fair price
The Herald building on Arm strong avenue is offered for sale at a fair price. It is in excellent repair and suitable for tenancy. Rent is listed at 21 dollars per month.
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Herald
Armstrong Avenue
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HL. Stephens
Morrissey
Great Northern
Seattle
Pee Morrissey Junction
B. C
Ance
Hutchison & Black
the People’s Brokers
Cranbrook, B. C
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W. F. Tate
Harris Bros
the People’s Trust Company OF
East Kootenay, Limited
Manitoba Hotel
D. A. McDonald
Thic Hotel
Manitoba
Prest Photo Co
C. P. Rv
Crows Nest
Slater & McPhee
James Greer
the Herald
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Kootenay
R. W. Coulthard
Court of Revision
Frank
A. Farquharson
Elko
Sweeney
White Fish Creek
Arnold & Roberts
D. A. Aryes
Bert Hamilton
Routh
Dr. Higgins
Son
I. J. McMahon
Mogie
Soper
Kimberley
J. McMahon
Windermere
Che Cosmopolitan Hotel
E. H. Small
P. Burns
Whalesale
F.J. Bradley & Co
Piecer
Patmore Bros
Cranbrook, B.C
Robinson-McKenzie Lumber Co., Ltd
Ft. Steele Brewing Co
John W. Wolf
BE. Gillis
Calgary
F. W. Thorold
Occidental Loan & Savings Co
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