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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
2
The item highlights Herald subscription details and advertising rates while surveying local issues. It mentions Nan Patterson and sympathy for a widow, comments on Chicago riots, and discusses Cranbrook civic matters, church influence, and the need for fair town management. It promotes Perry Creek as a scenic spot with hospitality at the Burge hotel.
The editorial compares Cranbrook to a company with property owners as stockholders and argues the first mayoral election should select businesslike leaders. It urges voters to remove political factionalism, elect a capable general manager and directors, and prioritize the town’s sound administration over personal or religious interests.
A column endorses open dialogue to resolve disputes, urging friendly face to face talks over retaliation. It notes repeated calls for civic virtue, praising the St. Eugene's profits, mining in Oliver's view, and Cranbrook’s need for principled leaders to fight graft and serve the community.
Advice on home life encourages frankness and kindness at home. It urges the husband to greet his wife cheerfully, share burden, and foster a peaceful atmosphere. Nature as mentor reminds readers to value inner peace, patience, and personal responsibility in family harmony.
A historical report details the conductors union meeting at Amboy Illinois with plans for a seven to fourteen day session. It notes the order spans North America with 163 divisions and 88 171 members in the fund department and reports gains in wages and conditions. The union opposes strikes constitutionally though credited with strong gains for members. The Royal Club ladies auxiliary holds its convention in Fort Wayne since 1888.
The Cranbrook license commissioners announce a meeting on Friday May 19 correcting an earlier misadvertised date of May 17. Interested parties should note the change and attend as scheduled.
Thection, Mr Green, commissioner of lands and works, paid an official and political visit to Cranbrook this week. He arrived Tuesday from the west, registered at Cranbrook hotel, and met party members. He toured Marysville and Fort Stede with Dr King, W Hyde Baker, J F Pinkham, and AL Doyle before heading to Fernie, offering no encouragement on district improvements or the St Marys Bayard bridge.
The undersigned on behalf of the family expresses sincere thanks to the people of Cranbrook, Superintendents Grickson and Remy Jamieson, and especially Mr. and Mrs. McFarlane for their kindness during their sad bereavement. May 1, 1005.
Delegates from major rail lines across the United States Canada and Mexico gathered in Portland for the grand division biennial convention of the Order of Railway Conductors. EK Clark of Cedar Rapids Iowa chaired the opening session with city Lewis and Clark exposition and Mt Hood division hosts welcomed delegates. William J Maxwell delivered brief remarks.
Notice urges customers to use Worden's scales for purchases requiring weight. It states a weight ticket guarantees correctness due to government inspected scales.
William J. Langley and partners for the Dixy Collingwood Mayflower mineral claims in Fort Steele district give sixty days to apply for certificates of improvements to obtain crown grants. Action under section 37 must be started before certificates issue. Dated February 27, 1905.
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