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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
3
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The Cranbrook area reports local visits, construction, and business updates. Notables include J Angers from Marysville, J. Parker of the North Star mine, and A. Matteur making improvements. A new store building for McConnell Furniture advances with contractor AHL Nesbett. Community events cover church district meetings, railway incidents, and concert plans by the Watkin Mills Concert company for May 15.
Friday sale of Morrissey Mines lots, William Tuttle as auctioneer. Corner prices reached 1300 dollars, average 500 to 690. Nearly two thousand dollars in property sold, with many lots bought on speculation. Purchasers include IH. 1, Stephens, T Morjton, I. Walters, N. Hansen, J. Lawson, Burns & Co., R. Rogers, Frank McCabe, H. Bently, A. W. Breasdale, J Hurel, Tom Rader. Crahan townsite agent processed papers and payments.
Stephens well known in Cranbrook and district earns top price at Morrisey mines sale. The corner lot sold for 1300 dollars and adjacent lot for 640 dollars, totaling 1940 dollars the highest price in the district. He plans a three story building as carpenters begin work next day.
J W Bengough the cartoonist and lecturer thrilled a Cranbrook Baptist church audience on Monday night with two and a half hours of witty drawings and rapid sketches. Local figures Constable Morris John Hutchison and singer Mr McKenzie joined in as his subjects. His Cranbrook debut drew loud applause and a warm welcome for future visits.
Much regret is expressed in South East Kootenay over the death of John Grassick at Kort Steele on Friday. Born in Aberdeen Scotland in 1844 he came to Canada early in life. He worked in Golden 1890 Windermere 1891 and Fort Steele 1893. He was senior partner in Grassick and Dempsey contractors and builders and a prominent Freemason with a funeral held Sunday conducted by the fraternity.
For sale cheap in Cranbrook B C a substantial 24 by 28 foot cottage on two lots with five rooms plus kitchen 16 by 10 wood shed 16 by 5 and a good pantry all around fence. Apply on premises J Dixon 73 Cranbrook B C.
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