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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1925
Page
2
In Courtenay on March 3 Dr. K B Zeigler held two inquests into fatal accidents. Martin Bonds aged 24 drowned while working on a logging boon for Pick's Logging Co at Frederick's Arm. Charles L Enlind, 44, died when a deck of piles collapsed at the International Timber Co camp as he removed the coker from the incom.
A jury ruled accidental death after a man was crushed by rolling cedar poles. Both victims were taken to John Suttons funeral parlors in Courtenay and buried at the Presbyterian cemetery in Sandwich with Rev. W T Beattie officiating.
Courtenay March 6 Agriculturists gained valuable instruction from a pruning school run by the Comox Agricultural and Industrial Association and a short course in agriculture by the Comox Farmers Institute. Demonstrations in orchards and lectures in the Agricultural hall covered pruning cow testing feeding poultry fertilizers and crop rotations led by E W White G H Thornberry Allen and J B Munro.
The Jovial Jesters from Powell River performed at the Gaiety Theatre Courtenay on Tuesday evening delivering songs sketches choruses and monologues. The cast included Mrs R Shaw Miss Graham Mrs Howe Messrs Chambers Rea Wilson F Soules Lumbard Dougherty and Dean with music by the Powell River Elks orchestra after a rough crossing.
Courtenay March 5 The Native Sons Assembly No 3 whist drive at Booth hall drew about thirty tables and a pleasant evening. Prizes went to Mrs C H Hughes first and Mrs R Hornal second for ladies and Mr William Sutliff first and Mr T Brazier second for gentlemen with Mr Donnelly booby. Supper by the Canadian Daughters League followed by a dance with Native Sons orchestra.
Courtenay March 2 A cyclist Stewart McQuillan returning from Bevan Saturday morning around eleven o clock crashed when the front fork broke. He was riding with Walter Thomson on the same bicycle and fell head first. McQuillan has a badly bruised face and a fractured right jaw. Dr Butters is treating him.
Courtenay council discusses the Courtenay Assembly No. 3 Native Sons of Canada plan to build a $12,000 amusement hall on four lots by the Courtenay school. They seek tax exemption, with park space for children, and eventual municipal by law approval. The group intends to purchase the land regardless.
Proposals suggest upgrades to a section of Courtenay to enhance its look for visitors arriving via the E and N Railway station or the Cumberland road, promising a more inviting entrance to the town.
Courtenay March 2 The inquest into the death of William H Stark killed February 27 at Deep Bay Lumber Co. found he died in an accident caused by a logging locomotive running off the track at high speed. The jury urged proper braking equipment and safer rail conditions before operation.
Courtenay city council met in regular session with Mayor Duncan presiding and all members present. Assistant road engineer W P Bevan criticized recent island highway work as not economical, among several correspondence items receiving special attention.
The council discussed graveling and grading on key roads, potential arrangements with a former engineer, and costs charged by the Provincial Public Works Dept. They considered hard surfacing, electricity supply, lane openings, and later approved a public scales purchase plan. A special meeting on estimates was set for next Monday. Dr. T. L. Butters was appointed health officer with quarterly reports required. Milk dairies will be inspected by the sanitary inspector.
The funeral for W. H. Stark, who died in a logging accident at Fanny Bay, was held Thursday at John Sutton's parlors in Courtenay. Interment followed at Sandwich Presbyterian Cemetery with Rev. W. T. Beattie officiating. Frank Stark, the deceased's Winnipeg-arrived brother, led as chief mourner as friends and fellow workers paid their respects with floral tributes.
Courtenay March 6 A spar tree fall on the Comox Logging Co work site at Camp No 2 caused fatal injuries to Herman Anderson an experienced high rigger He was taken to St Josephs Hospital but died soon after admission Mrs Anderson widow and their son survive The body was shipped to Ladysmith for funeral upon arrival of the train
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