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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1905
Page
6
The report notes United States steel and lead pigment output rising in 1904 with Belgium and Britain boosting coal exports. It covers tin plate shipments from Swansea, zinc and copper recoveries, and efficiencies in smelting. Labor wages in Colorado mills rise costs, while electric power shows cost savings over steam. Mercury extraction remains largely dry process dependent.
In Kamloops the first full Chinese oath was administered during a country week session. A ceremonial altar held a block of wood with joss sticks as witnesses watched a solemn oath written in Chinese. The witness lit the readings and a chicken was sacrificed, after which the person pledged to tell the truth under a cloud of Oriental fragrance.
A Montana mill accident leaves Dan Stringer sawn in two while Bill Wharton delivers the news to Stringer’s wife. She steadies herself, noting husbands depart at sunrise and return at sunset, and prepares to face the rush of visitors and troubling questions from five or more callers.
A newspaper man hesitates to publish a harsh piece and seeks guidance from a caller. He is given an outline, writes a searcher style article, and a friend approves, praising it as splendid yet also recalling the editor's prompts and the citizen’s reaction.
A memo reveals a tense exchange where a editor refuses to publish an uncited scrap. The editor questions taking blame for the piece and insists on authorship verification before printing.
A reflective poem describes a quiet man overlooked by peers until one night he seizes opportunity. The piece contrasts silent observers with loud rivals and warns against underestimating the low profile player who may rise to claim the spotlight.
Public notice for auction sales of school lands in Alberta towns including Edmonton Leduc Wetaskiwin Lacombe Tunistanl Didsbury Calgary High River Pincher Creek with sales dates from October to November 1905. Lands near railways Calvary Edmonton and Crow Nest. payment terms one tenth cash and nine annual installments at 5 percent interest. immediate deposit required at sale and bank cheques or notes only.
In Kootenay County Court petitions of Frederick Peters M W Baker G Wilson BE Jammer Hurshell Bruit Burchell Lane Leckie Bresnahan and Baker seek title disputes for prospecting licenses on lands described along Oil Creek and near the International Boundary. The judge orders interested parties to file objections by the given deadline with the Cranbrook Registrar.
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