Kimberley and Wycliffe Notes in Kimberley News Notes
Kimberley and Wycliffe social notes recount visits and travels among residents and visitors. Names include Mrs Atkinson and the late Angus Livingston relatives, Cranbrook visitors, and trips to Vancouver Banff Windermere Spokane Wasa Lake and Victoria. Several residents spend time with family and friends in Kimberley and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Neilson
Sullivan Mine
Windermere
Banff
Toronto Postal Districts Explained to Speed Mail
The post office has divided Toronto into ten districts to speed sorting. The Postmaster General asks the public to place the district number immediately after the word Toronto on letters. Include full street address and number as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Post Office Department
Baldwin visit to Canada ruled out this year
In Toronto a rumor links Premier Stanley Baldwin and his wife to Canada this autumn but London inquiries reveal the visit is no longer planned. Meanwhile Mr Harry Collier and his family spend a holiday at a camp on Wasa Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Stanley Baldwin
Canada
London
Harry Collier
Wasa Lake
Flower Show Big Success
The 1925 Flower Show by the Women's Institute drew a large turnout with afternoon tea and sales supporting Institute funds. Mayor Roberts praised exhibitors and urged civic improvement, proposing the Institute direct effort toward boulevard projects, linking beauty to town pride.
Danish Sea Captain Buys Creston Valley Land
In Toronto R Lamont sells 160 acres of Creston subdivision adjoining Erickson for 43000 to a Danish sea captain. Danish settlers will occupy the land as Creston fruit district prospects rise with potential farm equipment and new electricity at Goat River Falls. Lamont criticizes Kootenay Flats reclamation plans and suggests Canada may gain by partnering with United States capital for reclamation projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston Valley
Toronto
R. Lamont
Creston Realty
Erickson Station
Mr. Lamont
Creston Fruit District
Canada
Goat River Falls
Lamont
Kootenay
British Columbia
United States
Kootenay Flats
U.S
Proposals for a five mile high water road to Creston
The speaker proposes linking Creston with West Creston by a five mile high water level road featuring a swinging bridge over the Kootenay River. The plan aims to avoid United States disputes over lowering a navigable river and reduce potential international friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
West Creston
Kootenay River
United States
Keeps the Home Fires Burning at Kimberley Anglican Church Site
The Vicar led volunteers in burning the site as a ceremonial act to clear the land. By midnight the area was cleaned and the last spark extinguished marking progress for the church in Kimberley. Tenders are being called for and construction is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Kimberley Woman Mourns Brother Killed in Train Wreck
Kimberley resident Mrs. B. H. Ryley learns her brother J. Kendall, a fireman on the local train between Crows Nest and Lethbridge, died in the Cowley wreck. Mr. and Mrs. Ryley left for Macleod on Monday. the funeral was held there that afternoon after their late arrival. The community expresses sympathy for Mrs. Ryley in her sudden bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Kendall
Crows Nest
Lethbridge
Cowley
B. H. Ryley
Kimberley
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Kimberley and
Wycliffe
John Morrison
Duncan Morrison
Cranbrook
B.S. Shannon
Mr. Roseilly
Sam Lusianna
Fairmont
Mrs. Johnson
Kitchener
Barr
Mrs. Tosh
Rossland
Town
C. A. Foote and Son
Archie Seaton
Quatsino Sound
E. S. Shannon
J. J. Warren
Boyd Caldwell
Mr. ©. A. Foote
Chris
Spokane
Mrs. Blizzard
Mrs. Monkhouse
George McKay
Mrs. Cameron
Moyie
Hanington, Snr
Vancouver
Victoria
Mrs. Lindsay
Ida Hanington
Eileen i Montgomery
Bayer
Imperial Bank Bldg
Cranbrook, B.C
P. Hall
Beattie=Noble Ltd
Rexall Store
U. K
Norbury Ave
W. Nichol
Emslie
Armstrong Ave
C. W. Huffman
Chiropractor
Kimberley Hardware
Hanson
Trail
Tadanac
Crystal Dairy
Pat
Miss Mott
Chester
Drew
Mrs. Brown
Willis
Mrs. Willis
Healey
Norgrove
Pantling
Whittaker
Hennessey
Finlayson
G. Smith
McClure
W. H. Brown
Milne
E. Smith
Geo. Smith
Ling
H. Brown
Roberts
Women's Institute
Wrigley
Nelson Business
Columbiaollege Olumbians
Business
Nelson Business College
Box
Nelson
B.C
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