The Cumberland Islander
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-18
issued: 1920-01-17
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note: k M 3 / n t I^gittativf Library THE CUMBERLAND ISLANDER With which Is consolidated the Cumberland News, TWENTY-NINTH YEARâNo. 3. CUMBERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1920. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. ONE FACE MISSING FROM CITY COUNCIL BOARD ALL OLD MEMBERS WHO PRESENTED THEMSELVES FOR RE-ELECTION BUT ONE ENDORSED BY THE ELECTORATEâLITTLE INTEREST TAKEN IN CONTEST OWING TO THERE BEING NO FIGHT FOR THE OFFICE OF CHIEF MAGISTRATEâTWO NEW ALDERMEN. MayorâMr. D. R. McDonald (re-elected by acclamation). Aldermenâ Mr. Charles J. Parnham (re-elected)* Mr. Thomas C. Bannerman (re-elected). Mr. Frederick D. Pickard (re-elected). Mr. John Thomson (re-elected). Mr. John J. Wier (elected). Mr. John C. Brown (elected). ' Board of School Trustees)â Mr. Wesley W. Willard (uncompleted term). Mr. Neil McFayden (re-elected). Mrs. Thomas E. Banks (re-elected). License Commissionersâ His Worship Mayor D. R. McDonald (re-elected). Aid. Charles J. Parnham (uncompleted term). Mr. Alexander Maxwell (elected by acclamation). Above are those who have been entrusted by the citizens to look after the affairs of the city for the year 1920. They are practically the same as those who had charge last year. The civic elections held on Thursday did not occasion very much excitement in town. This may be accounted for by the fact that the mayor had been re-elected by acclamation and all the members of the old council, with the exception of Aid- Halliday, were again in the field, and as the 1919 council had -made such a splendid record there was no great desire among the citizens to make a change. The dropping out of Aid. Halliday brought out two new aspirants, and it is worthy of note that they were well up in the running when the ballots had all been counted. They were Mr. John J. Wier and Mr. John C. Brown, and each polled the same number of votes, so that neither can claim favoritism among the voters. Only one candidate could be unsuccessful, and that one happened to be…
note: Title Note: "With which is consolidated the Cumberland News"
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
spatial: Cumberland
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0224727
language: English
lat: 49.6186111
long: -125.0325
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cumberland, B.C. : Islander Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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