Kimberley News Notes Highlights Local Life and Dances
Kimberley residents attend a G W V A dance praised for music and floor, amid poor turnout. Local builder Geo Ry Leask urged for decisions on new build or repairs. Shooters plan duck or grouse dinners, gun cleaning and target shooting popular. Several Kimberley residents travel to Wasa Lake and Banff for leisure. social visits to Nelson and Cranbrook noted.
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G.W.V.A
Tne
Geo
Ry Leask
Kimberley
Cranbrook
Ore shipments to Trail Smelter August report details
The Vancouver World notes ore received at the Trail Smelter from August 22 to August 31. Mines listed include Black Rock Northport Washington 540 tons Cork Province Zwicky British Columbia 8 tons Knob Till Republic Washington 15 tons Lightening Peak Edgewood Nevada? none specified Lone Pine Surprise Last Chance Republic Washington 550 tons Quilp Republic Washington 482 tons Sally Beaverdell British Columbia none 189 tons Silversmith London British Columbia lead 95 tons nine none. Nip and Tuck mine development discussed by Thomas Werruish and Frank Woodside in Windermere district.
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Black Rock
Northport
Cork Province
Zwicky
B.C
Knob Till
Republic
Edgewood
Lone Pine Surprise
Last Chance
Republic Wash
Quilp
Sally
Beaverdell
Silversmith
London
Thomas Werruish
Windermere
Vancouver
Frank Woodside
Vancouver World
Wartime Slang Gloss From The Front Lines
Reader list shows a collection of World War I and II era nicknames and terms such as Lance Jack Brass Hat Boom Thus Blighty Red Tape staff Base Observer Pilot Dud Fr Tar Pop Lorry Douve Cayuse Fr Ack Ack Ace Parachute Yap Tanlac Sunt Verran Blimp Spad Park Too Much Ritter Oil Boa er Petit.
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Lance Jack
Douve
Cayuse Fr
Ace
Tanlac
Ritter
Boaer
Petit
Wycliffe Beats Fernie to Close 1923 East Kootenay Season
Wycliffe won 5 to 4 over Fernie in a tight game on home ground to cap the East Kootenay baseball season of 1923. Piper starred with a perfect day at the plate, while Ault delivered a three bagger, and the Daily News Cup opens with Penny and his men earning a hard fought victory.
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Fernie
East Kootenay
Hovan
Barger
Trimble
Crowe
Shand
McTeer
Bishop
Rushall
Pennington
Wycliffe
Bamford
Wilson
Bamfordl
Rogers
Wnth Piper
Mitchell
Viper
Fernie Wilson
Cotton
Musser
Ault
Whitehead
Wwycliffe
Bisheall
Piper
Colton
Hovan Atrick
Niaheall
Lo Orn Witth
Barger Atrick
Mishop
Thumford
Barfer
Mernie
Rusheall
Ferrie
Fernie — McTeer
Mmary
Trew
Cairns
Penny
Opening of new mill at Kimberley means new era in mining
A. C. Flummerfelt and companions witness the Sullivan mill at Kimberley start up powered by Mast Kootenay Power. The Kimberley plant, described as the world’s most modern, handles 2500 tons daily in the coarse crushing mill and 2500 tons through the flotation mill. The operation employs 2400 to 2000 workers and yields 125 tons of lead and zinc daily, with $1.5 million cost and outputs sent to Tadanac for treatment.
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Victoria
Flummerfelt
Tadanac
Kimberley
Local notes on sports, travel, and health updates
The report covers amateur sports with Spokane ties and a two week stay, local travelers to New Westminster for an exhibition with John Clark and others, visits by Frances Chelmick and Lucien Cluizel, and a health update noting Mrs Sawyer admitted to St Eugene hospital with unclear prognosis and hopes for recovery for Cyprien Gontard.
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Benedicts
Frank Campbell
Jean Patterson
St. Eugene Hospital
Dick McKinnon
May Glanville
Tiree
St. Mary's Prairie District
New Westminster
John Clark
Stewart McClure
Alan Keer
Mr. Hay
Royal City
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A. Mel Jor
R. A. Smith
Mrs. Smith of
Moyie
C. A. Foote
Martin Bros
N. W. Burdett
Wasa Lake
P. J. Gougeon
Mr. Gilchrist
Nelson
R. Palmer
House of Hebberlin
A. Williams
Father Bissette
Frank McMahon
O. C. Thompson
Uranbrook
Canada
Pete’ Murphy
McDougall Heights
Murphy
Banff
Calgary
Red Deer
Alberta
L. G. Rice
North Star Hotel
Club
G. Congdon
Miss Neilson
Sullivan Hill
A. Moller's
A. Seaton
Sullivan
Quatsine Sand
Vancouver Island
Mr. Sonston
Prank Jordan
The
Sullivan Concentrator
Trail
Harry Whitford
Tosshind
Stanley John
Spokane
Kootenay
J. A. Miller
Sullivan Rock Drill Co
Victor Corbett
Harry Morrison
Gehn Demour
George Demour
St. Mary's Lake
Beale & Elwell
MF. Luellen
Kinmbertey
Wat
Morrison & Burke
Bruce Robinson
Baker St
British Columbia
Mike Wasyluk - Piop
Mineral Act
Fort Steele
Sullivans Hill
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company, of Canada, Limited
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co., OF Canada, Limited
Por BG
Montgomery
A. C. Flummerfelt
Otis Staples Lumber Co
Bob Trew
Wimspire
Steve Clark
Frances Chelmick
H. Edwards
Lucien Cluizel
White Spruce Lumber Company
Uncle Sam
Cascade
Vancouver Breweries Limited
Liquor Control Board
Government of
B.C. Industries
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