Celebration Postponed Stride for Coronation Day
The celebration scheduled for the 24th is postponed to Coronation Day, June 26, to keep the day open for other district towns. The change aims to unify district events and preserve local participation.
08 May 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
1
The celebration scheduled for the 24th is postponed to Coronation Day, June 26, to keep the day open for other district towns. The change aims to unify district events and preserve local participation.
A Cranbrook Fernie and Lethbridge delegates meet in Cranbrook to arrange the Levasseur cup series. Schedule includes May 24 Cranbrook vs Fernie, June 23 Fernie vs Lethbridge, July 1 Fernie vs Cranbrook, July 15 Cranbrook vs Fernie, July 30 Lethbridge vs Fernie, August 12 deciding game at Lethbridge.
Last Saturday evening the Cranbrook brass band delighted the streets with a two hour concert under electric lights. The piece drew generous public support and a regular street concert series is hoped to be encouraged.
New boilers installed at St. Eugene show greater power than the old ones indicating the company plans extensive heavy work. Mining activity resumes soon as pumps remove water from Thompson and Banks' mine near Old Town. Mrs. J O Trow from Wisconsin arrives May first to spend the summer at Perry Creek Mining camp.
The Cran Brook Estate lands along the Kootenay River have been divided into riverfront lots ranging from forty to one hundred acres. Interested buyers should contact W. Hyde Baker, Manager Cranbrook Future, Cranbrook, B C, for prices and terms.
Weather notes warn that lingering mountain snow will melt with warm weather, likely causing higher water levels than the region has seen in years. Local residents and longtime observers expect significant runoff and potential flooding in low-lying areas as spring progresses.
A Central Liberal organization was formed Tuesday in Cranbrook district with delegates from Fort Steele Cranbrook Moyie Marysville Kimberley and others. Dr Watt of Fort Steele was elected chairman and officers include Wilfred Laurier honorary president W L Ried president A Moffat secretary treasurer and an executive committee spanning Cranbrook Fort Steele Moyie Marysville and Kimberley.
Last week a meeting began a fund to buy more fire apparatus for Cranbrook. A committee led by G T Rogers A L McDermot and C R Palmer will plan an entertainment to raise money and a private subscription from business men is sought. Another meeting at Cranbrook hotel next Friday at 8 30 pm will organize a fire company and urge every local to attend.
The Gilpin firm enlarges in Cranbrook with a new two story building 24 by 100 feet plus a 70 foot cellar to create 12 000 square feet of showroom and warehouse space. The expanded departments cover dry goods groceries clothing footwear china stoves machinery and more. An oil warehouse remains elsewhere in town.
Job notice seeking motie makers to work making ties about seven miles south of Moyie. For details apply to G R Muir Moyie or Geo Reed at caulip.
Promoters claim Kitchener iron deposits prove a rich district with plans for a steel plant. Mining engineer W Blakemore says ore quality surpasses Lake Superior, no further development now, as market conditions delay heavy expenditure. Assessments proceed on bonded properties. crown grants secured. Mr Blakemore to inspect coal properties in Similkameen Valley for potential returns.
The Garrant restaurant and grocery stock is for sale by Mrs. Garrant. Stock to be sold at once. Also a New York Grand piano offered.
Railway notes report new stations at Creston and Frank and an extension to Moyie, with May 1 start for standard train rules on the western division. Breckenridge and Lund win grading contracts for crossing sidings near Fort Steele, Wardner, Jaffray, and Blairmore. The Wardner Kootenay river bridge was tested after a long layoff and the North Star steamer awaits higher water. The Entre Nous club held its final Cranbrook season dance at Wentworth hall, promising a permanent social institution for the town.
George Golasinin, a top Kootenay prospector, travels to Lardeau with John Leask to pursue an immense lena property proposition. Development is planned this summer to some extent.
Word has been received on the appointment of new license commissioners for this district. The appointees are J. D. McBride of Cranbrook, E. A. Elton of Fort Steele, Mr. Whimster of Fernie, and Const able Barnes reappointed as license inspector.
Marysville stands as a gateway to the upper St. Marys mining country and a future payroll town tied to smelting, lumbering, and ranching. The townsite offers scenic river and mountain views, planned railway links to Pilot Bay, and a growing demand for labor, merchants, and builders as ore processing begins. Stay with the district to reap the coming wealth.
Saunders of the Sullivan Group Mining Company arrives in Marysville to oversee construction in G W Hall's absence. He announces a new superintendent will replace A L Austin, promises rapid work and an up to date plant to process ores to perfection.
The Bachelors ball, set for the 20th, draws strong interest as the committee secures ample funds to ensure a top social event in Cranbrook. Invitations are elegant and limited, the hall will stay comfortable, and a first class orchestra will perform with extra fine music promised.
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