No High Water This Year in Fraser River
Fraser Valley Record reports no high water expected along the Fraser River this year. Local prediction by W Elliott known as Bill Elliott claims there will be no floods, citing a dry spell and long history of accuracy. Residents note little snow in Cariboo and hope for calm until the next new moon with no damage anticipated unless a south west wind increases danger near the full moon.
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Fraser River
W. Eili’t
Valley
Bill Blliott
Eliott
Fraser
Cariboo
Elliott
Drowning at Nicomen in Fraser Valley Record
Charles Davies a firman on a Nicomen rock crusher drowned while bathing in the Nicomen Creek. Companions tried to save him but failed. An inquest returned an accidental death verdict. He was buried at Nicomen with service by J. McAlwin. Davies, born near Manchester, had lived in BC about four years.
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Charles Davies
Firman
Nicomen
Davies
J. McAlwin
W. Davies
Manchester
England
British Columbia
Royelstoke
Return from Steamboat Welcomed Home Coming Joyfully
Mr J B Gearty returned from Steamboat Mountain after a week exploring the district for mining prospects. He reports no snow on the Hope to Steamboat trail and notes claims staked for himself and friends. Geary believes good mineral potential exists and plans to base operations from Hope, with packing horses purchased for summer work. Nearby, a welcome home for Mr Carroll and bride occurred, followed by a farewell for Mr and Mrs Larry Chapman.
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J. BE. Genty
Steamboat Mountain
Alacka
Geary
Steamboa
Howe
Hope
Chilliwack
Hope Trail
Mr. Carroll
Benedict
Larry Chapman
Steam shovel cuts hillside for public highway upgrade
The hill north of town on Clayburn road is being cut down by the S C Electric steam shovel under a government company agreement. Gravel from the cut will be used as ballast on the railway between there and Chilliwack, improving the public highway and benefiting both parties and the public. Miss Essie Shortreed of Vancouver stayed at her Fare home for a few days this week.
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Clayburn Road
S. C
Chilliwack
Essie Shortreed
Vancouver
Clarence Soles Dies After Clayburn Car Incident
Clarence Soles, injured Monday at Clayburn while tending cars, died at Sumas Hospital. His parents live near Clayburn. A wrestling event is expected to be held as part of the aftermath.
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Clarence Soles
Clayburn
Sumas
Abbotsford Cricket Club Meeting Scheduled for Saturday
A meeting of the Abbotsford Cricket Club is set for Saturday at 6.30 pm in the Abbotsford Hotel dining room. Members and subscribers are urged to attend and expressed invitations extend to all cricket supporters or interested parties.
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Abbotsford Cricket Club
Jane
Abbotsford
Government to establish rock crusher for district road work
The provincial government will set up a rock crusher at the Sumas cube station to crush rock for government road projects. A spur will be built with a favorable hauling rate to reach all points on the line. Percy Wilson, contractor for the Montrose Avenue tunnel, has begun excavating and will haul earth across Dusen dene Avenue to fill the gulch, removing the old Yale road bridge landmark.
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Sumas Cub-Station
B.C. B. Kk
Percy Wilson
Montrose Avenue
Dusendene Avenue
Yale Road
Lay steel next on the Canadian Northern
Official information states Canadian Northern will lay steel east from Port Mann next week. The first rolling stock has arrived on the coast, including two engines and cabooses. Grading in Port Mann yards starts simultaneously. Twenty four men and seven teams work on grading the Jackman road between Aldergrove and the B C Electric line. Mr and Mrs Alex Vashela of Aldergrove spent Sunday in town.
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Canadian Northern
Port Mann
Jackman
Aldergrove
B. C
Alex Vashela
Percy Wilson
Great Northern
Abbotsford Booms With New Works and Expanding Town
Abbotsford shows strong employment as multiple projects advance. The C P R station near completion will add a long platform and track work, mainly by Chinamen and foreigners. Government road excavation behind BCER station, Canada Power Company right of way, and Great Northern contracts sustain a sizable payroll alongside the town’s lumber mills and growing homes.
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C.P. R
McQuarrie
Essendene Avenue
Abbotsford Lumber Co
B.C. E.R
Government Road
Abbotsford Lumber Company
Abbotsford Town
B C E R Schedule Expands Service to Chilliwack
Effective June 4 the B C E R will run four trains daily to Chilliwack and return, with Huntingdon local made a thru train due to soaring passenger traffic. Chilliwack departs 6 a.m. reaching New Westminster at 6 55 and Vancouver at 4 45. May daily average passengers exceed 900, peak 1500. A new solid milk train will depart Chilliwack at 6 16 p.m.
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Chilliwack
Huntingdon
New Westminster
Vancouver
Westminster's Inventor Claims Caroll Erickson Credo
New Westminster asserts Caroll Erickson as inventor of wireless gear. He built a wireless receiving apparatus at home and can hear San Francisco at intervals, signaling a breakthrough in early radio experiments.
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Westminster
New Westminster
Caroll Erickson
San Francisco
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Brooke
Abbotsford and Huntingdon, B. C
Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley Record
Mr. McArthur
Dlonata
Mrs. Shepperd
Mrs. Tilt
W. Black
Emma McCallum
J. W. McCallum
B. CE
R. Steam Shovel
Canada Power Company
Big Hill
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