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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1907
Page
6
A long column from Elko reports on local figures including Mr Burge of National Cash Register, CA Dow named Cranbrook chief of police, and Mrs Millette buying the Columbia hotel. It covers arrivals, social events, auctions, school notices, and community chatter across Tobacco Plains, Roosville, Cranbrook, and nearby towns.
Wardner residents enjoyed performances by the Moore Concert company on Saturday and Monday with a superior program. The ensemble featured Mrs B G Moore and others, while Mr 12 G Moore managed cinematography and a strong orchestra drew praise. A return visit is hoped for in summer.
Miss Walker from Cranbrook visits briefly. Spokesman-Review cites James Cronin planning to sail from Boulogne for New York around March 20. He intends to leave New York on March 27 and reach Spokane between April 1 and 15. Outside workers at St Eugene wine plant work nine hours daily with whistle signals.
The Fernie Ledger notes Rev Mr Westman of Cranbrook preached at the Methouse church last Sunday on Perfection as Applied to Christian Life and later on Responsibilities and Possibilities of Life to a large crowd. The Snow versus Crow's Nest Pass Coal case saw a verdict for $2 250 and costs for the plaintiff, with delays due to execution and appeal. The Hotel Fernie gambling case ended with a $50 fine and costs against Wallace, who has paid the fine while appealing.
A local notable suffered quarantine after an impulsive misstep near the quarantine boards. Coal Creek tunnel reaches over 200 feet with a five foot seam of domestic coal. Road Master Telfer and G Sandstron attended a PF R trackmen meeting. Harry Carruthers fractured leg in a coal yard accident.
A brief item notes changes in Fernie services and staff. J A Broley traveled to Cranbrook for timber deal work. Miss Clement accepts Elko school teaching post starting after Master’s duties. Fernie telephone system has 1M phones plus three trunk lines and a directory update forthcoming.
A coroner's inquest in Coleman found Albert Cook died from self administered opium poisoning after frequenting a local opium den run by Gooey. He visited days earlier, smoked multiple pipes, and died Saturday morning. The paper recalls a neighborly incident and notes a weak police stance on opium dens.
Montreal reports a rumor that Grand Trunk Railway is negotiating to buy Canadian Northern. William Mackenzie is said to have refused thirteen million for the system, with Mackenzie and G M Hays in England believed to be negotiating the transfer. A similar rumor circulated years ago after the passing of a GTP act.
The Crows Nest Pass Elect Light & Power Co plans telephone service expansion into Elkmouth and Mosmer and will string wires via Great Northern poles. The project aims to connect Fernie with Cranbrook exchange and bolster commercial growth in Hosmer and Bernie area as mines and lumber industries expand.
Mr Patrick Burns head of P Burns Co donated 1000 to the fund for a Kamloops lake sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. Dr J Pagan BC medical health officer announced the gift and leads the fundraising canvass with trips to New Westminster and Delta to start collecting. A Vancouver committee meeting was held this afternoon with plans for a city wide canvass next week.
All persons indebted to the Stueens Hotel Cranbrook must pay the amount due to N. P. Molander who is the only person entitled to give a valid receipt in discharge of such indebtedness from this date. Dated Cranbrook B C this 10th day of March A D 107 1-21
Toronto dispatch reports the Canadian lacrosse team will sail to Australia around June 1 for a full summer tour. President Miller of the U L A confirms the trip, with a largely OLA intermediate lineup and possible inclusion of a National Union player. Australians guarantee funding for all expenses.
Brandon Manitoba March 10 A severe sentence was given to Jesse Perriman an English farm laborer convicted of raping an eleven year old girl Judge Richards lamented he could not order the offender flogged while in prison and imposed a twenty year Manitoba penitentiary term noting lack of legislative provision.
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