Dave Humphrey
Items compiled from the archived newspapers held at the Cranbrook Museum and Archives
1903
BETTER MAIL SERVICE WANTED … A Cranbrook man wishing to go to Spokane on business connected with a mining property located in the Windermere district wrote to his partner at Wilmer for some data. He waited fourteen days for a reply and gave it up and went on to Spokane and transacted his business the best that he could without the required information. The day after his return from Spokane he got his mail and received the letter that he had waited so long for. It had just arrived that day.
DR. BARBER GOES TO FERNIE … Dr. Barber returned last Tuesday from Fernie, and will remain in Cranbrook until the end of the month, when he will remove to Fernie with Mrs. Barber to remain permanently. The doctor desires the Herald to thank the people of Cranbrook for their patronage accorded him in the past, and to say that there are a few unfinished jobs of dentistry in the town that he wishes to attend to before his departure.
NEW MASONIC HALL … The Cranbrook Masons will have the largest and best hall in this part of the province when the plans now prepared are carried out. It is the intention of John Leask the owner of the building, to build forty feet more onto the rear, and fit up the second story in a manner to suit the local lodge, When completed it will be furnished in a neat sumptuous manner, an order having already been sent to England for the rugs and carpets.
SPIES EVERYWHERE … The Ministers’ Alliance held a warm meeting at the Baptist church Monday evening. An address on Sunday observance was made by Rev Fortune and the question of Sunday closing was discussed. It was arranged to appoint spies from each church represented at the meeting to visit the hotels Sundays for the purpose of catching anyone violating the law. The spies are to be appointed secretly by the ministers so that no one may know. Another meeting will be held soon to prosecute the work of reform in Cranbrook.
TAKE NOTICE … There strayed on my premises about the middle of November last a black sow. It has lived on my place ever since. The owner can have it by paying for its keep and for this notice. John Brennan.
WHAT IS YOUR FAMILY TREE? …There are a lot of people in Cranbrook whose Scotch descendants cannot be traced back further than the label on a bottle of Dewar.
RELOCATION … It is said that the order to close the red light district goes into effect on March 1st. Although the majority of people object to the present location, yet the whole town is up in arms against the new location selected by the authorities.
90 MINUTE NOON-HOUR … The pupils at the public school now have an hour and one-half at noon. That is more in the line of common sense.
ANY TAKERS? …The bankers of Cranbrook would like to arrange a hockey match with a team picked from the rest of the town. Those interested kindly communicate with J. A. Motherwell.
1906
NO SPACE AT THE INN … Cranbrook is well supplied with hotels, but never a day goes by without people looking in vain for a room, and finally compromising by sharing the same with a second party. Nearly every night the hotels are packed to the limit and the hallways filled with cots besides. There is no special rush in town and this is the dull time of the year, yet people come to Cranbrook and invest their money. It augurs well for next spring when the natural rush will commence, Cranbrook will be crowded with people then, and there will be people coming to all of East Kootenay, and to get to any point, they will for personal convenience come to Cranbrook first. It will be a great year for Cranbrook.
CITY ELECTION … Mayor Rogers Re-Elected by Acclamation. Jackson, Fink, Murphy, Greer, Ryan and Tisdale Elected Aldermen. The second municipal election of the city of Cranbrook, occurred to-day, and, while a number of the candidates and their supporters were on the streets early and worked hard all day, the best of humor prevailed and everything passed off as peacefully and with less excitement than an ordinary Sunday school picnic. At the close of the nominations on Tuesday G. T. Rogers was the only nominee for mayor and was declared elected by acclamation, a fitting recognition of his ability as disclosed during his incumbency of the office the past two months. For aldermen there were eight nominations made as follows: J. P. Fink, Joseph Jackson, H. Hicken-Gotham, James Greer, D. A. Murphy, G. P. Tisdale, all candidates for re-election and James Ryan and A. Doyle, thus necessitating a poll.
1907
BLAZE AT MOYIE … The Farrel block was burned here Saturday, the fire starting about 2.30. The building and furniture belonged to Miss Mamie Farrell, and were valued at $2,500 and $400 respectively. The insurance on the building is $1,200 and that on the furniture $200. The other occupants of the block had no insurance and their losses are as follows: W, H. F. Crosby, entire stock in store, $1,500; W. L, Lucas $600; Harold Chapman, $150; K. D. Stinson, $75. The four persons last mentioned lost clothing, books and other personal effects to the extent given. Gordon Monkhous got his belongings out, but they were badly damaged by water. The fire is said to have started in the rear of W. H. Crosby’s store.
KOOTENAY VALLEY COMPANY … 20,000 acres of the very pick of the selected lands in the beautiful Kootenay Valley, East, Kootenay, B. C., extending from Canal Flat to Elko, are offered for sale at from $3 to $10 per acre. The Kootenay Valley is Unsurpassed Fertility, Matchless Climate and the Most Picturesque Situation West of the Rocky Mountains. The lands present every feature of usefulness, including timbered benches, brushy flats, marsh, prairie and meadow. The brushy flats, marsh and meadow lands consist of deep, black loam; the bench land being a sandy loam, splendidly adapted for fruit culture. Where irrigation may be necessary on the benches, water can be had from the mountain creeks flowing from the Rockies into the Kootenay River. The lands are fully surveyed and some of the lots have been sub-divided into fenced farms of about 80 acres each. The purchase price will include the timber, which can be sold by the purchaser without, any liability to government or other royalty. Logs can be driven on the Kootenay River, which touches every lot save one. The main wagon road through the valley passes over or close to each lot, and the proposed Kootenay Central railway will parallel the wagon road. The C. P. R. is quite convenient to the lands. For further particulars apply to T. G. Proctor, Nelson, B. C. or to Joseph Ryan Cranbrook, B. C.
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CRANBROOK … Extract from pound and dog tax by-law. No person shall allow any horse, mule, bull, ox, cow, sheep, goat, pig or other cattle or poultry to run at large within the city, otherwise the same may be impounded and the owner thereof is liable for damages caused. . Any person may impound an animal found running at large. The fine to the poundkeeper for every animal is as follows: Stallions, $5.00; Other horses, mares, geldings, fillies or mules, $1.00 each; Bull, $5.00. ; Cow or other kind of cattle, $2.00. ; Boar pig, $4.00. ; Pig, sheep or goat, $1.00; Fowl, 25 cents. The poundkeeper may also collect $1.00 for impounding any animal and 25 cents for impounding any fowl, and for feed may charge as follows: Horses and mules, $1.00 per diem. Other cattle and swine 50 cents. : Fowl and geese, 25 cents per diem. If the animals are not redeemed the poundkeeper will proceed to sell. There shall be a tax on all dogs of $1.75 and on all bitches $5.00. It is the duty of the owner of dogs to procure a tag from the City Clerk, otherwise the dogs will be impounded and unless redeemed will be sold or destroyed. Tags must be placed on dog’s collar so as to be plainly seen. In addition to the above charges, any person guilty of an infraction of the by-law is liable to a penalty of $100.00 and costs or two months imprisonment. T. M. Roberts, City Clerk.
