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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
5
Kimberley notes report visitors from Nelson Moyie and Beaverdell, trips to Cranbrook and Montreal. A Harvest Festival and Union Church events drew good crowds. Local happenings include a bear kill, new meat market, millinery shop on Dayward Street, and roadwork on Kimberley Avenue.
A detailed continuation lists winners across departments 3 to 14 in livestock poultry fruits flowers and crafts. Names include McClure Pattinson Harvey Harvey Ryckman Delmer and Smith among many exhibitors with multiple first and second prizes noted for pigs sheep poultry and garden crops.
The Salvation Army held its annual Harvest Festival Sale last Monday at the Hanson avenue Army hall. Livestock, vegetables, meats, fruit, cakes, preserves, flowers, grain and more were displayed, with apples scarce that year but root crops well represented. A neat sum was raised and gratitude was extended to all vegetable donors after special Sunday services led by local officers.
The article notes a young jockey who rode in six races yesterday at the Helena state fair meet. He secured two victories and four second-place finishes. Today he is scheduled to ride in all five races on Sparrier Kaskina Carl Roberts Mack O Day or Al Zelma Roberts. The piece highlights his promising early record over the first four days.
Fifteen year old Harold White, from Cranbrook, B C, rising jockey in Montana state fair circuits, has ridden 8 winners in 4 days and placed in all but one race. He is under contract to Cowdell and McAvoy of Victoria, and will race next in Salt Lake.
Brig-Gen BE De B Panet head of the C PR investigation department based in Montreal visited the city this week on his first western trip since appointment two months ago. He was greeted by Superintendant T Flett and Constable Mann and met locals including RE Home of CPR natural resources and Major H B Hicks J M Young and C Lindsay. Panet regretted not staying longer and planned a longer visit on his next trip. He departed the same evening for Calgary.
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