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Newspaper

Cranbrook Herald

Location

Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Nov 11, 1926

Page

6

Town Gathers For Baptisms And Church Events

River Rouns Ville arrives from the States to spend winter with son Ed. Fernie visitors join son A Monquits. Local youths and Miss Ivy Fielding with Little, Cranbrook, visit. Church services, baptisms, and thirteen new members led by Mr Flemming. Ladies Guild hosts a whist drive with prizes. Kimberley football team passes through en route to Spokane with a pipe brigade performance delighting the town. Thanksgiving visits, school reports, and community gatherings fill the weekend.

Mr. Rounsville States Ed. Rouns Ville

Armistice Dance At Cranbrook Draws Large Crowd

A goodly number attended the Armistice dance at Cranbrook on a recent evening, according to local reports. The event attracted residents and featured music and communal celebration.

Boundary Orchestra Cranbrook

Recollections of Octogenarian Red River Expedition

On the Red River affair a veteran recalled the rebellion led by Louis Riel and the murder of Scott. He notes Ontario’s push for armed action, the divisions with French Canadians, and the government’s struggle to deploy troops while avoiding coercion. The piece hints at political maneuvering to secure Manitoba without provoking broader conflict.

Red River McDougall Fort Garry United States Pembina Louis Riel Pere Richot Pere Laéstéiince Louis ‘Riel Republic of the North-West Riel Scott Lapine Hose Canada Ontario Gevin and Co Sir John Rome Tache Manitoba

Wycliffe Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events

Mrs Everett Staples and infant son returned home from St Eugene Hospital Cranbrook on Saturday. Cranbrook visitors included Mr and Mrs J Sterling Staples and Mr and Mrs S G Clark. Thanksgiving weekend visits featured Miss Gretha Klein Fort Steele and Miss Lippitt Cranbrook. Several Cranbrook and Kimberley residents attended events in Wycliffe with many family and business excursions noted.

Alex Cameron Frank Marsh Cranbrook Jerome Kimberley Whitehead Art Higgins Howard McCosham Mrs. J. Sterling Staples Gretha Klein Fort Steele Wycliffe L. C. Piper Lloyd Crowe Piper G. Clark Mrs. J. Jones Mrs. Jones

Provincial notes from Cranbrook and Fernie mining and travel

Mr A Robertson of the Mermine Free Press passed Cranbrook on the way to the Coast for a holiday. Dr MacKinnon and Mrs McKinnon with two children arrived from Cranbrook, visiting Mrs McKinnon’s parents Mr and Mrs H Geigerich, en route home to Cranbrook. Consolidated people finished season prospecting from the Lizard range to Crow’s Nest for calcium phosphate. Burgess closed the office. Fernie citizens hope for a phosphate industry. Field reports over 7,000 east-entry motorcars since June. an estimated 30,000 tourists. Building boom in Field includes a $14,000 YMCA bungalow, new apartment house, renovated Monarch Hotel, $4,000 store, $10,000 school, and several new bungalows. Monareh mine near Meld shows ore blocks. A B Trites of Fernie holds the property with engineers inspecting. Monareh is a potential major mining operation. a mill will be rebuilt after scrapping the old. About thirty men worked on development this season. A librarian recalls a patron asking for a book to wade through. the reply references Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

Burgess Lizard Range Crow's Nest Fernie Fernie Free Press Field Y.M.C.A Monarch Hotel

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