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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
3
A collection of light quips and jokes about family life at home and school. One bit has a child learning not to call others sissy by soaking on the nose, another about a lamp in a three year old age, and a misheard hotel room as a tiny telephonic booth.
Minor C. Keith of New York and HC Prive tour the Premier mine and report strong progress. The new tunnel passes 600 feet and will be double tracked as the main working tunnel for the 1000 ton mill to be erected at the portal. The current mill processes 100 tons daily. Explorations at the Secre River property uncover rich free milling gold ore.
A MontreaI man’s jersey cow set Canadian records by yielding 1200 pounds of butter in a year. Other notes include per capita fire losses by country, Ontario camp openings by Canadian Pacific, grain and coal traffic gains via Lachine Canal, and a 1923 lumber output tally for Atlantic and Pacific provinces.
W. H. Stevens resigns as superintendent for Kamloops Okanagan and Kootenay districts on Sept 30 after clashing with Ottawa over night operator reinstatement in Vernon. He led a growth from 82 offices and 550 miles of lines in 1918 to 425 offices and 3300 miles. F. Dowling named to Stevens' Kamloops post and will tour the system with Stevens' successor.
Sir George Foster and Lady Foster visited Windermere to see Mr. A. M. Chisholm and Mr. R. Randolph Bruce. R Gladwyn Newton prepares for coast work with the experimental station while T W Turner promotes the farm exhibit. Rev. Wilford Sandilands seeks a Powell River charge as his wife joins Wilmer visits. MacMillan Co. publishes Indian Days by C Martus Barbeau with Langdon Klin illustrations. Basil G. Hamilton contributed Kootenay notes from local research.
In Lethbridge Alberta growers near Vauxhall in irrigated districts report successful white bean crops and are distributing samples. The development supports Alberta’s push for new products on irrigated land and reduces dependence on imported beans.
Dr. Davidson former president of the Amateur Athletic Union of British Columbia reported provincial growth, new local boards in West Kootenay Main Line and North Okanagan, and moves to place Crow's Nest under BC control. R C MacDonald of New Westminster elected provincial president after Davidson withdrew.
The provincial legislature is called to meet Monday October 29 with a caucus to discuss redistribution before the session. The Liberal executive abandons a pre-session convention, predicting a short session and Christmas return. Premier Oliver states highway linking matters and expects favorable federal freight rates decision.
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson daughter of the former president has begun work in New York advertising on her first day. She says the business engages her and reflects her career interests.
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