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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
2
The Cranbrook Herald urges honesty in district governance and asks readers to share town news. It questions rumors about license commissioners and a district inspector, defending Mr Grace and demanding a public investigation if officials or individuals were harmed or maligned.
In a heated assembly Morine calls Finance Minister Jackson a liar and other insults. comments also reference Armstrong Advertiser plans, creaking printing costs, and local governance concerns in South East Kootenay, plus questions on license commissioners and railway passes.
The Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company reports a profit after expenses and dividends of a large sum, with a ten percent annual dividend and a £88 11 50 carry forward. Stock once as low as eleven cents now trades near par, while Similkameen Valley Coal Company Limited offers stock options at ten cents down and ten cents a month with a non-forfeiture clause and a current price of 1.10 per share. Potential buyers are invited to inspect the company’s affairs and contact Nelson B C for details, with projected profits cited for 100 shares.
Marysville wins 1 0 in first half of the friendly at Marysville with A Bales scoring the goal. In Kimberley return match the sides draw after extra time with Kimberley equalizing late. injuries affected players including Elwell, Joyce, and Haines. A social conclusion followed at the North Star hotel with dinner and a dance.
The Great Northern and Penrose lines may push a rail route from the St Marys valley toward the Purcell range linking with Hill's road in West Kootenay. Marysville could become a railway hub with a smelter two saw mills and major mining interests boosting business this summer. The CPR is likely to resist and a contest for the valley center may ensue.
There is no doubt in the world that British Columbia has been handicapped in growth and development. The province lies on the western fringe of the Dominion and is misperceived as distant from the populous east. Efforts should tell outsiders about our resources and progress beyond pamphlets already issued by government and railways.
A Marysville meeting at C F E Reids drug store gathered business leaders to discuss church questions then school needs. After extended discussion, Mr McNeill was authorized to contact authorities to note Marysville's demand for a new school. The informal gathering adjourned.
King Leopold sits on a tottering throne as Queen Marie Henriette rumored ill and thousands of workers strike. The Belgian people, restless and united under a growing desire for reform, await a leader to topple the monarchy and crown a republic.
A reader letter alleges medical fraud urging correction of a misbranded product. The correspondent claims her husband was harmed by a compound and criticizes the medicine firm for ineffective treatment and a claimed ruse. She attributes the issue to a prankish or negligent message from a Mrs. u. Pouking and references a traffic incident involving a vehicle.
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