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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1904
Page
4
Scarcity of water reduces the Moyie concentration plant to half capacity though a small pump is in use. The management plans a larger pump to restore full operation soon. Meanwhile Moyie hosts a fire brigade hall fundraiser at Morley’s hall on Friday September 2nd with many preparing refreshments and tickets selling slowly.
Special correspondence details Archie McDonald’s win in Lillooet and local election fatigue, Harry Bradford’s six month England trip, prosperous farming due to stock prices, a happy fishing party at St Marys, a proactive Marysville football scene, carpenters building a charity school house, and a Phoenix branch ore train wreck at Williams siding with no lives lost and speeds estimated near 60 to 70 mph.
Md Hill was en route to Cranbrook for a license commissioners meeting last Thursday but the gathering did not convene due to the illness of J D Mc Bride.
Two Cranbrook residents a preacher and a lawyer plus an editor offer verdicts on local boys. Editor Simpson of the Cranbrook Herald traveled east, leaving ministers and a lawyer to edit in his absence. They discuss a planned valley railroad and prospects of zinc, lead and silver ore as galena shows spread in the Windermere district.
Northport Washington August 28 hr M Davey who built the Northport smelter furnaces seven years ago and has been foreman temporarily severed his connection with the company and will leave Tuesday to build the furnaces for the Marysville B B smelter.
Cahill disposed of his district timber interests and left Moyie yesterday with his family for Vancouver. One of the district's most successful timber speculators, he anticipated lumbering would rival mining and built a vast timber holdfast. He plans to locate timber limits north of the new railway line while his family stays in Vancouver.
Willian VanArsdalen shows interest in building a vine smelter in the district. He reports a zinc load at the head of Mouse Creek and aims to place property into the paying class in the area.
Last Friday evening A. C. Parquharson, a young brakeman, was thrown under moving wheels while coupling at Pornie yards. His left leg was crushed requiring amputation, leaving him a cripple for life.
Government agent reports the official count in Lillooet's recent by election this afternoon. A McDonald declared winner by a majority of eight. Ballot totals: McDonald 193, Stoddard 110, rejected 2, spoiled 2, total 807 ballots cast.
The list outlines parade entries and prize money for various events at TL ALM including Best Union Float Best Merchants Float and Best General Appearance. It also covers half mile dash chopping contest hundred yards milling contests Indian pony races sawm ing contests rope making and many more with specific prizes for first and second place. The document names prize committees and committees for mining lumbering and Indian horse racing events and notes a base ball game between Moyie and Cranbrook junior teams with prize balls and bats for lumber camp teams.
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