Blast from the Past- This Week in Cranbrook One Hundred Years Ago

For the week of December 16^th to Dec 22^nd

100 Years Ago

From The Cranbrook Herald December 19th, 1912

— Customs collections for the month of November at the local customs office amounted to $7,770.28,

— Contractor Wood has completed the work on the Indian Industrial School at the St. Eugene Mission.  The handsome structure will very shortly be occupied by boys and girls who, at present, are quite inadequately accommodated in the old buildings.

— The Lord Bishop of New Westminster held services in Cranbrook, Elko and Fort Steele

— Davis Bros.  The local electricians, have been awarded a contract by the C.P.R. for the erection of a complete electric light plant, of 500 lights capacity, at Bull River.

— Harold Darling has gone to Calgary and Winnipeg on a business trip. He will return about Christmas time.

— Jos.Ryan, who has been at Chicago in charge of the South East Kootenay mineral display, started for home this week.

— There is very little doing in the interest to make up the City Council for 1913.  At present the list has A.C. Bowness for mayor, and Jos. Campbell, L. Clapp, G. Erickson, W. Cameron, J.E. Kennedy, W. Halsall, C.R. Ward, H.A. McKowan, G. Johnson, and John Laurie for aldermen.

— Dr. J. H. King has returned from Winnipeg accompanied by his father Hon. Senator King, who will be his guest until after the Christmas holidays.

— Dollard L. LeRoy, formerly of Vancouver, has purchased a half interest in the show business of Wm. Guerrard in the Auditorium.

— It is reported that the bridge across the Kootenay River at the mouth of Skookumchuck will be undertaken very shortly and will be completed next summer.

— Herr Webber, court councilor of Leipzig, Germany, and owner and publisher of the Illustrated Zeitung, speaking at Edmonton last week: "There is not the remotest danger of war between Germany and Great Britain. We are closer today than ever. I have no patience with the war gossips suggesting such a thing.  It can not be in this age.  I believe that Canada can be made a link for uniting Britain and Germany more closely in friendship.  Canada has many claims.”

— The Royal Hotel, under the management of William Steward, has adopted white help throughout the kitchen and dining room. Improvements on the building have been made also.

— A. Carney, of Kaslo, assistant timber inspector and collector of revenues, is retiring at the end of the month. Advancing years is given as the explanation for his retirement. He made many friends in East Kootenay during his business visits in this district.

— Unusual interest is being taken in the mock trial being held in the Carmen's hall Saturday night. The trial is based on the case of "Jenny Brice," taken from Everybody's Magazine, which periodical is offering prizes for the best conducted trial. P. E. Wilson. will be the presiding judge, Judge Thompson counsel for the defense, W. F. Gurd and W. A. Nisbet being prosecuting counsel. The part of the prisoner is being taken by our genial school principal, Mr. Cranston, and witnesses in the case are all well known people. There will be silver collection in aid of Christ Church Ladies' Aid.

— WE KNOW OF NO SAFER INVESTMENT – than a Cranbrook Orchard today.  Those of us who know the possibilities of this country should lose no time in securing one of these tracts before they are gone.  This company owns and controls over two thousand acres in this vicinity and they will be the means to bringing in many new settlers.  We can sell you this property at low prices and on very easy terms.  Beale & Elwell, Sole Agents for Cranbrook Orchards, Cranbrook, BC.