Police court notes … Max Wine, Bernard Semon, Sam Isman and Max Levine were placed under arrest Wednesday noon by Chief Hersey on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. They come up for trial today. Strul Rabinovitz, alias Charlie Smith, was arraigned before magistrate Arnold on the 12th, charged with attempting to steal from the person of J. Johnston. The accused was remanded for eight days.
Whiskey burned at Natal … Fernie, Sept. 6.— a fire broke out yesterday in the wholesale liquor store of Steadman & Lockhart. at Natal, a small town a few miles from here, and the building and most of the content were destroyed. The Venazis Hotel and Seiggles gents’ furnishing store were also burned. The liquor firm had been doing a big business shipping liquors to points in Alberta.
Conviction quashed … Last June the Police made a raid upon the Queens Hotel and arrested seven men upon a charge of unlawful gambling.
The case came before Police Magistrate Arnold, the Chief of Police appearing for the prosecution, and W. A. Nisbet for the defence.
After hearing the evidence the Judge convicted and fined the accused $20.00 each.
An appeal was taken from this decision to His Honor Judge Thompson, and the case came on for hearing on Monday. W. A. Nisbet appeared for the appellants and O. J. Spreull for the respondents.
A great number of technical objections were taken by Counsel for each side, and the argument on these points and quoting of cases in support took up most of the day.
Finally His Honor gave judgment on the technical objections, and disallowed all of them and decided that he would hear the appeal.
Evidence was then given to the effect that the Police, acting under a Search W arrant, demanded admission to a certain room in the hotel, but the door was locked and they were not admitted for several minutes. On entering they found seven men in the room, several packs of cards and some chips hidden away; there were also some empty beer bottles.
Evidence for the defence was given to the effect that the accused were engaged in playing a game of pitch, and that the low man paid for the drinks.
His Honor gave judgment to the effect that there was no proof whatsoever that either the Queens Hotel or room 26 in the Hotel, which was occupied by the accused, was, a common gaming house.
The conviction could not be sustained. The appeal therefore was allowed and the conviction quashed.
Mission school principal … Sister Justinian, the principal of the Indian Industrial School at Mission, has been seriously ill with pneumonia and pleurisy for several days past. Her many friends are praying anxiously for her recovery.
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Fort Steele news … Mrs. G. S. Baker of Fort Steele received a novel souvenir the other day from friends in the old country. It is a brooch made from part of the aluminium trusses of a Zeppelin that was brought down in the south of England recently. It is made to represent a Zeppelin, and on it is engraved “L 21” of which it is part.
Christ Church news … The Rev. W. H. Bridge and Mrs. Bridge left on the noon train on Tuesday for Moscow, Idaho, to which city Mr. Bridge has accepted a call. Mr. Harrison, the newly appointed rector of Christ Church, is expected to arrive in the city on 1st October.
Methodist ladies … The Methodist Ladies Aid will hold a supper in the old Gym on Saturday prior to Thanksgiving, to the business men of Cranbrook and their friends. Supper will be served from 5 o’clock to 7.30 o’clock.
Change of bank managers … Mr. J. M. Christie, Manager of the local branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce has received word of his appointment as manager of the Bank at St. John, New Brunswick, and expects to leave in about two weeks. Mr. C. W. Hallamore of the St. John branch will succeed Mr. Christie and is expected to arrive shortly after.
St. Mary’s hall parties … The card party at St. Mary’s Hall on Wednesday last was the first of a series of entertainments to be given every two weeks by the committee of ladies in charge. The Misses Frances Drummond and Alfreda Drummond, assisted by Miss Helen Doris, received the guests and served refreshments at ten o’clock.
The prizes of the whist drive were awarded by Miss Alfreda Drummond to Miss Simons and Mr. Frey.
The music for the dancing was supplied by the Cranbrook Orchestra. The next entertainment will be on Wednesday the 19th.
Elko news … Mining is very active around Elko, Sheep Mountain and the Roosville Valley, the last two weeks, and considerable claims have been staked. Several properties across the line from Roosville have been bonded.
Tremendous success … Owing to the impossibility of dealing except in the most cursory manner with the Fair, it has been decided that The Herald be published as early as possible on Thursday morning and to devote the issue of the 20th instant almost entirely to a review and a report of probably the most successful Fair ever held here.
It is only right to say that the outstanding success is in a very great manner due to the splendid co-operation of our Creston and Invermere friends. The former have sent hundreds and hundreds of splendid exhibits of fruits, grains and flowers while the latter have brought an exceptionally splendid exhibit which under the superintendence of Mr. Marines is displayed to the fullest advantage.
The local exhibits are away beyond the average of even our best years. In a word, and a word is all we can devote to the matter in this issue—the Fair is a huge success. Let us adopt the slogan of the Spokane people and cry “Go to it.” Let everyone go. There is something for all to learn.
At the hour of this writing the horses, livestock, grains, grasses, ladies’ fancy work, art and school exhibits have been judged but the judges’ books have not been yet turned in to the management.
The Cranbrook Baseball Team was successful in carrying off first prize laurels, winning from Wardner in the morning 2—1, and from Kimberley in the afternoon 13—1, the latter game ending before the finish of the seven innings.
As a very considerable amount of the proceeds will be devoted to the Red Cross funds it is the duty, and we know it will be the pleasure of all to “Go to it.” Go to the Fair on Thursday and bring with you even those who do not think it within them to make the exertion to climb the hill.
There are jitneys galore to do the hauling at ten cents the haul and the money goes to our poor wounded boys at the Front. Once more “Go To It.”
The Fair is a tremendous success. Help to make it a still greater one.
School board meeting … The chairman reported that Miss Magee had been appointed to Division 3 at a salary of $75.00; Miss O’ Brien to succeed Miss Pye at $70.00, and Miss Simpson to succeed Miss Fisher at $70.00, and that Mr. Morris owing to his being unable to take on the High School work had accepted the Manual Training Instructionship at a salary of $85.00 and the Secretary was instructed to write to Mr. Morris confirming this arrangement.
The chairman appointed a committee consisting of Trustees Wilson, Atchison and Henderson to look into the question of a school garden with instructions to report back to the Board.
The Secretary was instructed to issue an order for the material requisitioned by the Manual Training Instructor. Trustee Henderson brought up the matter of a sale of the exhibits at the Manual Training School, and the matter was laid over until the next meeting.
A Canadian woman on the sur-tax … Suggests Public Libraries for the Farmers. A beautiful day a few weeks back I watched the workers of a hive of bees casting out the drones, for the moment I almost wished that modern civilization might adopt the same Germanic ruthlessness with the slacker and social parasite. At least to the extent that the workers, the producer of the human hive might have enough from his production for moderate comfort and a little leisure to enjoy it.
I do not know that I am always like the man who, when asked his politics “reckoned he was always agin the government.” But this might with reason be the politics of the country woman of British Columbia.
The country woman and the country child of this province are not getting a square deal, and the province in years to come will reap a scant harvest because of its present meagre sowing.
We hear Ontario spoken of as the queen province of the Dominion, that agriculture is there so stable. In fact that the old homesteads back east are the backbone of the Dominion. The Ontario farm has sent her boys throughout the world equipped with college and university education. Life on the old Ontario farm was not luxurious, but the homes were comfortable and there was enough. It was taken as a matter of course that the boys and girls would receive at least a High School education.
Canada today has the eastern farm to thank for many of the men of ability and stability throughout her provinces.
But what is the status of country life in south eastern British Columbia? What percentage of the farm homes are beyond the veriest drudgery? What percentage of the children of the outlying country are taking advantage of the Cranbrook High School?
If you are interested ask the school trustees. You will find the answer illuminating as to the educational qualifications of the rural population of this district fifteen years from now.
Despite the flowery phrases of the pre-war real estate booster, nature does not respond enthusiastically to the first efforts of the pioneer farmer, and the wilderness is as tenacious as a black birch stump.
I will wager that this year of poor crops without the consideration of the sur-tax there are many women racking their brains and plying their needles in desperate but almost hopeless endeavor to provide decent and comfortable clothing for the kiddies during the autumn and winter months of school. We hear of economy and conservavation of food preached on every side. Is it economy to sell the one dairy cow or one of a very few to the butcher at this time? This is how the sur-tax must be raised on more than one raw farm in this part.
Pioneer life here is to be pinched for any justifiable levying of extra tax. It would have been infinitely more to the credit of our statesmen if instead of levying a sur tax they had instituted small interchangeable public libraries in the outlying districts. These could be kept in the country schools and under the control of the teacher and Inspector.
The number of books in each need not be great, and could be exchanged with that of another school at the end of six months or a year. The addition of subscriptions to a good review, a couple of standard magazines and one of the excellent women’s journals would go far to mitigate the monotony of stormy Sundays and long winter evenings.
Sometime ago the remark was made that the country woman took no interest in anything beyond her own immediate concerns. That the majority of the farm women in the immediate vicinity of Cranbrook take no part in the Women’s Institute or other community interests. The inference was given that the speaker considered the country woman dull and queer and of different clay from her extremely capable sister, the townswoman of affairs. If this were the case It would not be unnatural.
The overworked plough horse is always dull and stupid, is it not? It behooves the country woman to use her vote understandingly, and without fear or prejudice, to get a square deal for the country home.
BY A CANADIAN WOMAN.
