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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 21, 1901
Page
4
Volume four number one items from Cranbrook and nearby towns include residents returning from Calgary and Spokane visits, local business moves, new dressmaking and millinery departments, sales and auctions, hotel staffing changes, and social events at the Presbyterian church.
The Leask Baptist church offers morning and evening services with topics The Evidence of Christianity and Christ, the Yea and Amen. The notice urges subscriptions to The Herald, asking readers to pay two dollars and settle accounts.
The St Marys church event at Cranbrook drew a full house with praise for music and performances. John R. Costigan led the program as Queen’s death and empire progress were noted with Irish jests that drew cheers. The evening featured minor dancing by children, vocal and instrumental solos, and a medley by a mandolin band, closing with God Save the King.
The Catholic church ladies thank Mrs Halton Mr Costigan Mrs Costigan Mrs Kennedy and A J McDermott for concert assistance Father Ouellette thanks Cranbrook residents for patronage N Hanson completes the Kootenay river bridge at Wats with a celebratory banquet The bridge reflects Hanson’s enterprise and prompts calls for government control without delay.
Ladies at Cranbrook adopt the hat tipping custom during hall entertainments and observers hope others will follow the example set by the cultured practice.
The piece condemns long waits and high prices at a show, urging readers to avoid delays and poor value. It quotes a complaint about being made to “rubber” for hours for little pleasure and notes a finder’s reward for a solid gold ring with zodiac signs found between Cranbrook and Fort Steele. It also warns against unauthorized wood cutting on the Cranbrook estate and proclaims prosecution.
A large meat company, M. McInnes & Co, enlarges operations in South East Kootenay and western Alberta. They have acquired the Macleod business and plan two to three new outlets along the Crows Nest Pass railway this summer. Extensive cold storage and refrigeration facilities ensure top beef quality during hot months.
Fred Smyth of Moyle Leader receives attention for a shirt write-up shared by The Herald. Leth Bridge News reproduces the item and jokes editors’ heavenward path, noting tempers and trials as subscribers face supposed punishment in the afterlife.
The Cranbrook Herald urges forming an editorial association among inland papers to coordinate efforts and share views. A Dubuque Iowa note reports a sweeping railroad order banning alcohol use by all train staff and demanding honest debt payment with immediate discharge for violations.
Toronto World notes it is likely Lieut Col Steele may succeed Baden Powell in the South African Constabulary and perhaps command a Northwest mounted infantry regiment, though he might not accept such an offer. It mentions a Nelson Tribune note on Oscar Steele’s enlistment and a dinner for Nelson and Rossland force members in Ottawa. Imperial Limited service on CPR is to start, shortening continental travel time.
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