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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
5
An advertisement proclaims honest merchandise and prices with a Know How to fill orders for shipping or delivery driven by rapid business growth. Mr. J. G. Fulton oversees receiving and related operations.
A Seattle Vancouver syndicate has formed Northern Texada Mines to operate the Cornell mine on Texada Island. An ore body was struck, with weekly shipments planned around two hundred tons. Independent reports mention various regional mining developments, property sales, and regulatory issues affecting royalties and subsequent court actions.
Reports claim a large gold consignment valued at eighty thousand dollars per ton from the Queen Charlotte Islands arrived by steamer Amur. There is talk of a new northern railway through British Columbia into Alberta via the Crow's Nest region, with substantial local backing and plans tied to Great Northern expansion.
The G. TP. survey parties met at a point near Burgeley summit seventy miles north of Fraser Lake to complete the location survey of the down Transcontinental line.
A Canadian border scheme to smuggle Chinese nationals into the United States was uncovered. Suspects include a King Street West laundryman and a white man who organized crossings to a barn on the Canadian side, charging each entrant 160 dollars after 60 dollars paid to guides. An American officer confirmed ongoing interviews with Celestials on Queen Street.
The report notes two deceased from Toronto and four from Kingston among those involved. Police believe Toronto victims include Mark Moon and Lem Kee, both tied to 783 Yonge Street. Survivors in Buffalo depart for Canada after police care.
An obituary of harsh frontier life recounts ruined shacks, silent forests, and the stark deaths of settlers. It details a Canadian coast case where Haines, an isolated settler, perished after illness while a four year old son survived alone in the cabin for days.
The piece notes engineers tying to locate the GTP main line across British Columbia after two and a half years of work. It argues the McBride government was wrong to accuse Willian Templeman of betraying the province and suggests delays would have caused costly mistakes.
Wm. O Hearn departs for Crows Nest to oversee a Lengerwood engine for CPLR. Fink's Pure Food Grocery features Sweet Brier Boiled Ham and Allen’s Sweet Cider as locals report on hotel, lumber, and oil activities. Rebekah lodge holds session with three new members. December election planned. Northwest Oil well near Pincher Creek shows progress with potential gusher. imports from M. J. Henry Nurseries reach Bermuda and England.
Reports say tipple nearly completed and railroad steel laid with completion expected by month end doubling current shipments. A new slope will reach the seam in about three weeks and water is piped three quarters of a mile from Belly river. Twenty cottages are under contract and fifty men are employed with hiring to rise.
The retreat at St Marys Church conducted by Rev Father McCullough is largely attended with the church packed nightly. Services and instruction will continue each night for the rest of the week. Mass tomorrow morning. Solemn high mass and general communion Sunday at 1 o clock. Evening service at 7 40 illuminated church. The crucifixion blessing and benediction will close the retreat with Papal blessing and hymn.
A Toronto hotel incident spotlights Zam-Buk as a remedy. Martha Green of Claremont Street scalded her right hand with hot fat, the burns swelling and blistering. After using Zam-Buk the pain eased, blisters dried, and the wound healed. The ad extols Zam-Buk for burns cuts bruises and other skin ailments. It claims chest use relieves aching and can cure rheumatism and related pains. Sold by druggists at three boxes for 1.25.
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