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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
2
The Cranbrook Herald critiques British Columbia governance amid Victoria bribery disclosures. The piece questions party responsibility and labels Wells a prime suspect, while commenting on the Wilmer Outcrop and the Ozonogram, lampooning editors Lowery and Me Adama for their new paper and their literary standards.
Mr George Joyce of Marysville visits Fernie this week. Mrs W I Ganong to spend summer in St John’s Newfoundland. Ross Tate of Cranbrook travels to Lethbridge for lacrosse league meeting. Morrisey Mines church nearing completion under promoter C I Con nor. J Fitzgerald loses boxing match to Stey in Spokane in ten rounds. Mr J Armstrong of Fort Steele visiting Morrissey to study highway needs. Mr and Mrs Henretta moving to Calgary to work in coal properties. many Fernie friends regret departure. T H Rese promoted and travels to Calgary. J Balenger of Cranbrook appointed yard master. Wild ducks near coke ovens gathered by heat. hunters report good results. Various unnamed trades observed in the area.
Birds dart into coke ovens and collide with wires while several die. Steve Manahan of the Ferrig hotel fell into a lake when disembarking at Nelson and was rescued with his valise. HL Bentley, moving from Lethbridge to Merrie, returned with his family after crossing the rock slide over the rock slide at Prank, taking two and a half hours for two miles.
Notice to apply for a license to cut and carry timber from described land blocks in British Columbia. Details include starting at a southwest corner, chain measurements, and posts marked Stephens. Thirty days after date to apply to the Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works for the district. Dated March 1, 1903.
Local notes report Oliver Burge back in Old Town for rest while Constable Drummond returns from Fernie. Miss Crossman visits Moyie with sister Mrs A Mcfarlane. Attwood heads to Chicago for summer. Ice out on Moyie Lake April 20. a seven foot dead fish found in ice at Sirdar. Don McKay builds Perry Creek bridge and road improvements watch for a larger saw mill workforce. A. S. Trow to arrive early month. Edward Farrell dies April 11 in Summer Oregon after accidental gunshot brain injury. Kid Farrell, age two, among Moyle residents. Perry Creek Mining aims to start shovel work post-snow. A Banks oversees site. Timber regulations in Victoria foreseen to ease licensing. surveying delayed to Oct 1 1904. licenses transferable renewals allowed. limited licenses per person. leases required for extra land. licenses may be non rectangular with one side not exceeding half a mile.
The Morris sey mines anticipate shipping an average of 20 carloads of coal daily with a rise to 60 cars by June first. First brick shipments arrive for new coke ovens and a 500 oven complex is planned by summer’s end. Local merchants J A Gillis and A C Patm ore plan new town stores, hardware, and a tinshop. The Miner notes the newspaper business rivalries and outlines plans for a large three story hotel with hot air heating and electric features by Il C Stephens to anchor the growing town on the hill.
Ross Tate returns from Wethbridge where he attended the Crows Nest Lacrosse league meeting. Officers chosen include Patroness Mrs Geo Levasseur President H A McCullough and several vice presidents with a four member council. The schedule lists nine league games from May to Sept across Cranbrook Lethbridge Fernie Frank and Bernie with home and away dates. A Cranbrook Methodist church board meeting reported healthy membership growth and church finances including benevolences and a donation to the fire brigade.
Dave Griffith from Wild Horse creek notes a season several weeks late while Nip and Tuck will start next week. William Haupt, back from Invicta, cites lumber delays. Thompson Co. builds 100 feet of flume and Ban Quon Co. works on a large name project awaiting water for hydraulicking.
Notices announce applications by Bruce White and partners to prospect for coal and petroleum on lands along the Flathead River in southeastern British Columbia. Details describe land parcels, compass lines, and a 640 acre claim with dates in March 1908.
Landowners warned thirty days after date to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Taids and Works for a special license to cut timber from described parcels in Southeast Kootenay. Descriptions include post markers, creek boundaries, and measured chains. Dated March 10.
From Cranbrook M A Beale reports a Steele visitor Monday. Barrister Thompson Cranbrook at the Imperial Monday. Cook and W J Johnston Cranbrook registered at the Imperial Thursday. Miss Moss matron at Fort Steele Hospital left for Slocan. Miss Keay to supervise the hospital during Moss absence. Estray son cared for at home since January 41 to be sold publicly Monday May 12 1993. J Trennan
An applicant plans to seek from the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works a special licence to extract a specific timber or mineral resource from a defined tract in South Boat Kootenay. The described parcel runs from a tin post at the east limit of Lot 125 Group 1 toward adjacent lots, following section lines and rail lines to the project point and back to the starting post. The document is dated April.
Notice to apply within thirty days to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber on lands in South East Kootenay and near the Little Moyie River. Describes starting point, compass directions, distances, and 640 acres area. Dated Cranbrook B C April 11 TAR.
Legal notice describes land parcels in southeast Kootenay near Post Mountain, near Henley and Cronane, with boundary calls including lines from a post at Hong's SW corner, field creek, and Conmenorent. Dated March 10s, signed by W. Ganong.
Note records a thirty day notice after date seven to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from two described lands in South East Kootenay. The first parcel covers 640 acres at a specified boundary near Fitzgerald Creek. the second parcel about 60 acres with marked corners. Dated March 1903 at W. Thompson.
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