Cranbrook Social Notes and Local Business Developments
Local items report Mr and Mrs T T McVittie in town, A Carney and Mrs Otis Staples arriving, Miss Cardiff departing for Rossland, and J A Netterfield moving to Edmonton. Updates cover Ball plans, board finances, new wardrobes at W E Hill Co, and community notices including rallies, hospitality shifts, and long-standing Cranbrook ties.
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Pate Day
Regina
Stevenson
Jack
Mooseiaw
Cranbrook
Mee
GT. Bowers
F OM. Browne
Portage la Prairie
Portland
Cardiff
W. T. Reid & Co
J. A. Netterfield
Edmonton
Mr. Netterfield
Tony? Moody
Pearson & Jewell
Swansea
Moody
Stockholm
Sweden
Chicago
United States
Crows Nest
St. Wagene
B. of TR. T
Nelson
Order
Cranbrook Board of ‘Trade
T. M. Roberts
Board of Trade
W. D. Hill & Co
Ifill
Hill & Co Millinery Opening Promises New Hats
Hill and Co announce their annual millinery opening to be held tomorrow and Saturday. They claim to offer the cream of eastern designs with favorable prices and better goods than ever. The second floor will be prepared for ladies to view the new stock.
Knights of Pythias trip to Fernie praised hospitality
Twenty four lodge members traveled to Fernie last evening to confer threes ranks on Mayor Stork and Rev. Dunn for the Fernie lodge. After the ceremony they dined at the Hermie hotel with Tom Roukes and Fernie citizens helping. the party returned this morning voicing high praise, noting Fernie offered no site for them.
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Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Fernie
Mayor Stork
Rev
Dunn
Fernie Lodge
Fernie Knights
Hermie Hotel
Tom Roukes
The
Onder
Cranbrook
Wey
Hoty
Banks
Alese
A. C. Bowness
I. L. Bowness
W. A. Rollins
W. Ll. Wilson
F., Kummer
C.F. Nelson
J. A. Arnold
C. R. Tate
2. Matheson
J. B. Henderson
H. Bex
W. Edwards
F. A. Small
G. IL. Thompson
T. M. Roberts
E. F. Johanson
J. Reid
J. WH. Fink
A. Smith
Kk. C. Carr
G. Donohue
J. H. Wilson
UO. Everson
Wie
Miss McLeod's Millinery Opening in East Kootenay
Miss McLeod announces a millinery opening on October 9 and 10 at her new Baker Street store. Her sister’s market access in Seattle and Eastern Canada has brought a top stock of millinery, ladies waists, and ready to wear goods unseen in East Kootenay.
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Miss McLeod
Baker Street
The
Herald
Seattle
Canada
East Kootenay
Dr. Bernardo Dies. Irish-born Philanthropist Leading Orphanage Founder
London reports the death of Dr. Thomas John Bernardo a renowned founder and director of a major philanthropic institution that has rescued trained and placed over 55000 orphans. Born in Ireland in 1845 he passed away after a brief illness.
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London
Thomas John Bernardo
Ireland
Windermere Outburst Described in Local Correspondent Report
A narrator near Wilmer reports a weekend sighting at the Windermere area while provincial education chief Alexander Robinson visited and inspected local operations. Golden Star contractors advance a canal project as winter work continues, with community notes from Golden sports and a Calgary guest boat returning after celebrations.
St Eugene Tramway Burns Supplies Yard and Blacksmith Shop
Moyle Sept 26 The upper terminal buildings of the St Eugene tramway mine were destroyed by fire this morning about 1 o clock in the blacksmith shop. Loss is about 2000 dollars and it will take two years to replace timber and rebuild. Many miners will be idle as ore removal ceases for the destroyed portion and only one shift can operate at the mine.
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George Gougeon
J. A
Nain
Gollen
Koutenay Central
Golden Star
Ehoihathe
Brechentilge & Lum
Nathway
Conmeiret
Teetgetten
Calgary
Golden Sports
Tlello
Notice to Subscribers on Delinquent Accounts
The Herald announces it has sent reminders to over 100 delinquent subscribers. If any error is found, readers should report it for rectification. The notices simply warn that subscriptions are due and reflect the large sums involved for a paper with many long-term arrears.
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Herald
Patriotic Poem Letter From F. Clifford Harris
A reader from Fernie British Columbia expresses strong patriotic sentiment in response to a Herald article on the Flag Issue. Harris offers to supply a poem and asks for copies of the paper to forward to Mr. Chamberlain, emphasizing American spirit and loyalty.
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Herald
F. Clifford Harris
Fernie
B. C
Mr. Simpson
Chatm Berlain
Man of British Breed Honors the Flag in Verse
Poem praises loyal Britons while attacking traitors who turn from the Union Jack. The speaker extols all true men to honor the Imperial flag, contrasting allegiance with cowardice and urging cheers for unity.
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Jacek
Britain
Keach
Japan
Sons of Guns
F. Clifford Harris
Robinson McKenzie estate heralds vast horticultural potential
Reading about the Cranbrook area's Robinson-McKenzie ranch, the article praises the extensive cultivation on the estate. It reports strawberries, half an acre of berries, large cabbage, six inch turnips, 400 baskets per acre potatoes, and various vegetables. It predicts the estate will become a major horticultural center comparable to Nelson.
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Robinson-McKensie Lander Company
Iil
Rob
McKenzie
Cranbrook
British Columbia
Robinson-Mckenzie
Nelson
Hawkshaw Marries in Winnipeg Quiet Ceremony
W J Hawkshaw proprietor of the King Edward Souris hotel and Miss Horlgins of Lucan Ont were wed at Holy Trinity church Winnipeg on September 11. The officiating clergyman was Rev McKin. The couple returned home Saturday as Souris lacrosse club presented a silver tea set and onyx clock to the bride.
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Souris
Cranbrook
Holy Trinity Church
Winnipeg
W. J. Hawkshaw
King Edward Hotel
Horlgins
Lucan
Ont
McKin
Sour
A Great Country for Vegetables in Cran Brook Territory
The Cran Brook area is celebrated as a rich vegetable region with many samples displayed. John son of Creston showcased a twenty pound turnip and a sixteen pound cabbage, highlighting local farming prowess.
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Cranbrook
Johnson
Creston
Cranbrook progress report and frontier bear encounter
Seven Years Ago in Cranbrook updates detail construction of a new two story brick block on Baker Street and a PLR depot midway between Wardner and Cranbrook. A man on a prospecting trip nervously escaped a family of bears near a gulch, then returned to camp. Telegraph poles go up as bridge work over the Fort Steele line progresses toward Lake, with rail to the lake anticipated within ten days.
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PLR
Wardner
Cranbrook
Fort Steele
Golden
Kalispell
Froat River
South East Kootenay
Cranbrook Praised as Best Business Town in Province
Kelsall just returned from Vancouver to Cranbrook, praising the city as the best for steady business and ongoing prosperity. He says no interior town matches Cranbrook and would not leave for any other place.
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Kelsall
Vancouver
The
Herald
Cranbrook
Licences Sought In Cranbrook District For Hotel Transfer
Notice lists applicants to the licensing board for Cranbrook district. Gougeon & Nettlefield seek transfer of the Queens Hotel license to George D. Gougeon, with date set for the first meeting after publication. Also a timber licence application to the Lands and Works Commissioner at Victoria details sale of timber from lands described near Weel Wootenay, under HW. D. Shackleton as locator, dated Sept 25, 1905.
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Transerr
Licensi
Cranrook
Gougeon & Netterfield
George D. Gougeon
Queens Hotel
Cranbrook
Gougeon & New
Timber Notliot
Anl
Victoria
Weel Wootenay
Boc
McNeille Rng
D. Shackleton
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Otis Staples
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H. D. Finke
Spokane
J. A. Harvey
Stark
Medicine Hat
Daly
Baker Hill
John Daly
St. Eugene
Clamiere
JA Laurie
Laurie
Moosejaw
R. Gorman
Ottawa
Leitch
Gorman
Matt Kootenay
the Herald
Cross
Prof. Hepburn
Hill & CO
Miss McLeod's Millinery
DR. Bernardo
Windermere
Wilner
Wilmer
Alexander Robinson
Winderiny Athalier
Cranbrook State
BURNS
J. Leckie Co
Viems
Eee
Beattie
Wory
M. Metnes & Cooken
Sant Miter Allive Rooms
Geveril
Alee
Ball
Manitoba College
Presbyterian Church
McPherson
Insworth
Machian
Mo McGueevy
Harry Murphy
Iit Town
Rewd & Company
Mason& Risch Pianos
Mason & Risch Pianos
W. J. G. Whiteacre
Manny Tate & Son
Agents
Cranbrooker
Roy
Meier
P. Burns & CO
Ates
Ashe
Mckary
Sunshine Furnace
Patmore Brothers
Mouineers
James Kerrigan
Weeoes
China
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