Fall Fair Attracts Crowds With Displays And Fireworks
The fall fair drew visitors from distant points despite weather, featuring flower displays, educational exhibits, and a strong schoolwork showing. Booths showcased cars, furnaces, Orthophonic gramophones, portraits, fruit, coal, and local crafts, with a Chinese fireworks display costing about 450 dollars receiving praise for generosity and potential future prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morr
T Hut
Hanson Garage
Ford
Me.Laughlin
Pontiac
Crystal Dairy
Patmore Bros
Delany & Sinclair
Dezall's
Studebaker
Dodge
Overland
Kootenay
Chevrolet
Oakland
Ratcliffe & Stewart
Nash
Beattie- Noble Company
Cranbrook Sash & Door Company
Scott's Drug & Books Company
J. Walkley
Cranbrook
Cranbrook Foundry
Creston District
Cranbrook News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Cranbrook residents attend meetings and events as Dr. J W Rutledge campaigns season continues. Mrs M A Beale and daughter return from Calgary while Mrs W Patmore visits Cranbrook. Local real estate activity rises with sales of Beatson house to Ernest Kitchen and multiple listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
Martin Bros
Beatson
Cranbrook Street
Ernest Kitchen
Aquarium at Fair Draws Support for Rod and Gun Club
The aquarium display at the fair boosted Rod and Gun Club membership and proved its value to the city. Prizes included salmon, trout, and bass with winners named. a one-ton tank held 4.5 tons of water and sponsors and donors from Cranbrook and Nelson supported the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod and Gun Club
Harvey Moir
F. H. Dezall
J.P. McLaren
H. Whitford
A. EB. Jones
Cranbrook
Elmes
J. Delmar
Kamloops
Gurney Thatmore
C. B. Garrett
C.lindsay
A. Hurry
W. Steward
J. Collier
G. L. McKinnon
J. Robinson
Nelson
Race with time to claim prize at fair building
At the Mall Pair event a nine year old girl Fern Simpson won the Red Bird bicycle after two brothers retrieved her from home in a hurry and raced to the curling rink to claim the prize within five minutes of the draw. Strong crowd applauded as Bert Lang announced the second number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Elliott
Nora
Montreal
McGill
Winnifred
Mildred Burdett
University of
British Columbia
Pattiere Bros
Harry Lewis
Fern
McLaughlin
Al.Happy- Roberston
Bert Lang
Weston’s Return From East Buying Trip
Mr. B. Weston returned last week from a month long combined pleasure and business trip to the Mast. He visited wholesale houses in the large centres and renewed kinship with relatives in New York and other places. His last stop before departing remained in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Weston
New York
Wis
Weston’s stormy dash to New York yields mixed lessons
Mr. Weston and relatives trying to reach Chicago from Brooklyn were stalled by flooded streets near Manhattan. They waded through a knee deep miniature lake before he managed a dash to Grand Central. He found the trip inconvenient yet profitable for buying opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York
Grand Central
Chilcago
Weston
Metropolis
Cranbrook Ed Leaves to Join San Francisco Show
Cranbrook Ed and his elephant herd depart with manager Orville Stewart and staff for San Francisco. Tillie will reunite with him after joining in Seattle. The herd’s departure recalls Myrtle’s fatal cliff fall and pneumonia, with Zack Terrill set to introduce Cranbrook Ed in the ring. The party thanks Mr. Tronsides and the Canadian Pacific Railway amid a costly stampede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
Orville Stewart
San Francisco
Tillie
Seattle
Myrtle
Stewart
Zack Terrill
Cranbrook Ed
Herald
Mr. Tronsides
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sells-Floto Company
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the United Church
Bryce Wallace
Jas, Evans
Kimberley
Latta
Hanson Avenue
Young People's Meeting
Band of Love
J. Stobbart
W. A. Fergie
Campbell-Manning Block
Drs
Green & MacKinnon Physicians & Surgeons
Armstrong Avenue
Cranbro
B.C
F. B. Miles
Hanson Blk
F. M. MacPherson Undertaker
Norbury Ave
City Hall
H. W
Bea Se
Imperial Bank Bldg
Cranbrook, B.C
K. of P. Hall
Key City
GRR
Russell Rec
Sec
Dingley
W. Nichol
Zenith Cafe Cor, Baker & van Horne
Arate Taal Eo Ae
V.l. Macneill
George J. Spreull
L. D. Cafe
Women’s Institute
Norgrove
J. Coutts
Latentaty'es & Fabrics
H. C. Long
van Horne
Herald Office
Fair Board
Conklin & Garrett Company
Lad
Sainsbury & Ryan
Pacific
Pelle
Fraser Valley
Canada
Pacific Milk
Vancouver
Ladner & Abboteferd
J. F. Scott
Cranbrook Drug & Book Co
Big Butte Dairy Farm
Robert Crerar
J. W. Rutledge
Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Abe Nisbet
Toronto
Osgood Hall
Creston
Canadian Daughters’ League
K.P. Hall
Federated Labor Party
Maple Hall
James Marklund
Yahk
Crescent Lodge
Knights of Pythias
J. Fairfoull
Myr. Markland
R. P. Moffatt
Moffatt
A. L. Hay
Grand Forks
Kelowna
Okanagan Landing
Roosville Valley
Frederickson Ranch
J. A. McDonald
W. H. Shira
Canal Flats
the Herald
B. G. Hamilton
East Kootenay
Court House
Dr. King
Rutledge
J. Sims
Dr. Rutledge
Erma McNeil
Calgary
Trail
Vina Thompson
Miss Moore
Kathleen Dallas
PL Dallas
Sam McLeary
The
Crystal Dairy, Ltd
Roberts
G. T. Moir
Order of the Knights of Pythias
Messrs
James Markland
Yuick
Beduz
Whitford
Douglas
Twils
Turnbull
Brother Donahue
Wardner
Isdale
Caledonian Society
P. Burns Market
P. Burns & Co, Ltd
B. Weston’s Store
Baker Street
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