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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1924
Page
5
Arrangements are complete for Mrs. W. D. Todd of Victoria to present an all Canadian concert program at Parish Hall on Tuesday evening at 8 15. Proceeds partly fund sewing class equipment at the central school and the event aligns with Buy at Home campaigns and Canada first initiatives.
The Cranbrook district faces a fresh wave of liquor case prosecutions begun last week before Magistrate Leask. Trials span Bull River Kimberley Wardner Moyie Yahk and more with adjournments until next week. Spott er operations target illegal liquor sales, aiming to curb incidents and unmask alibis while locals express fatigue over extended court battles.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Joe Loughlin of Edgewater formerly Golden were injured when their democrat carriage collided with a car from Sask Al sac The impact tore off a wheel and threw occupants to the ground The team bolted scattering ice along the road The other driver fled and was later arrested at Canal Flat Mrs Laughlin alert Mounted Police and the incident prompted a fine of 250 in Canal Flat per the latest report from the Gollon Star.
The article notes several registered Yorkshire sows offered for breeders and urges local hog raisers to replace scrub sows with the imported animals. It highlights pig club work as educational for youth and farmers, promoting improved hog types and domestic market self-sufficiency in British Columbia. A larger scale plan proposes a winter to six month ton litter competition to move more hogs to big markets.
The 1024 Broth Columbia Potato Show and Seed Exhibit will be held in Vancouver from November 27 to 29 under the Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Vancouver Board of Trade and the BC Certified Seed Association. Prizes will be awarded and entry forms available mid November. Officials urge support from business leaders to ensure a successful event. Transportation charges for single exhibits will be paid by the department.
Notables arrive in Cranbrook including Hon Dr J H King Mrs King and former MPs A J Fisher and W R Roos with private secretaries and legal figures among guests. The event highlights Vancouver connections and regional political figures associated with land matters and federal politics.
Mrs F G Perry of Fernie has been in the city for a week acting as court stenographer at the liquor cases hearing before Magistrate Least.
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