Local Notice Seeks Community News From Readers
The Cranbrook Herald invites residents to share town news and events. Readers are asked to send items about local people, townsfolk, and happenings to the office for publication consideration.
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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
2
The Cranbrook Herald invites residents to share town news and events. Readers are asked to send items about local people, townsfolk, and happenings to the office for publication consideration.
The piece lauds a new Cranbrook to Perry Creek road as vital for local commerce and notes political shifts with McKinley’s potential stump speeches. It questions religious influence in politics, argues for integrity in office, and urges better mining promotion of Southeast Kootenay while acknowledging future regional prosperity and generational gain.
J M Gar rendon of San Antonio Texas says he suffered years of asthma agony but was cured by Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. He claims the medicine also cures asthma and all throat chest and lung troubles. Price 1.00 with guaranteed results and free trial bottles at Beattie’s Drug Store.
Mrs John Dowling of Butler Pa endured a three year battle with malignant stomach trouble and persistent indigestion until Electric Hitters cured her. She reports renewed appetite, weight gain, and new life after two months of use. Guaranteed at Neattiv’s Drug store.
Read by Chicago Times-Therald and others, the Yerkes telescope reports the moon as a dead world with no air water or vegetation. Prominent astronomers including Wadsworth Barnard and Burnham agree the Mendon photographs do not prove life or rivers.
A hotel corridor scene features Col. David L. Harbaugh recounting a hypochondriac scholar who bores friends with endless health talk. He advises drastic, blunt intervention by a close friend to curb the nuisance, noting such talk stems from a class of conversationally persistent individuals.
Notice states intent to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works at Victoria one month after dues for permission to purchase land described by a defined 40 chain by 80 chain rectangle starting 40 chains west of W. Mitchell’s pre-emption near St Marys River Cranbrook B C dated August 6 1000 by A T W Leask.
W Hyde Haker applies to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut timber on a block described by a bound starting at a distant post north of McDougalls timber lease on Hill River. The area runs east and west with several chain measurements and boundaries near Lochalns and Ball River, ending at the place of the beginning.
A series of 1900 notices announce intends to apply for petroleum leases in South East Kootenay. Names include E L McVittie, John Hutchison, V H Baker, A W McVittie, J Baker, and W F Gourd, each listing six distances and landmarks from the Sage Creek area near the International boundary with August 20 1900 dates.
A W McVittie NlenA applies to the Chief License to cut timber on a described block beginning 20 chains north of McDougalls timber reuse on Berger and east of the Hartley trail to Hull River. The description continues with bounds north, west, and south to the starting point. Dated August 1000.
Notice states John Hutchison intends applying for a timber license to cut on described land starting near Hart River, following a defined chain-length boundary. Boundary points include multiple north south and east west legs totaling across the parcel and ending at the place of beginning. Date noted August 11, 100.
Notices announce intents to apply for petroleum leases in South East Kootenay near Akitima Creek trail. Names McVidle and MG Vittie appear with August 21 1900 dates. Boundaries describe parcels one mile by one mile blocks in specified directions. Local official is the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works.
The Cincinnati Enquirer defines white frost as ordinary frozen dew or hoar frost, while black frost forms when extreme cold freezes vegetation without hoar frost.
A. K. Watt declares intent to apply within 60 days to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a petroleum lease on lands in South East Kootenay. The description begins at an initial post near Akimon Creek, outlining a one mile square. James Baker likewise intends within days to apply for a petroleum lease on lands along Akmina Creek trail, with a similar one mile square boundary.
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