Rally Day Practice and Community Visit in Bul River
Sunday School children prepare for a Rally Day program. Mr and Mrs D Davis of Bul River visit Mr and Mrs W Crowe to reconnect with old friends. Pastor Mr Flemming of the United Church held service in the CPR Hall after the usual service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Davis
Bul River
Wm. Crowe
Flemming
The
United Church
C.P.R. Hall
Little Mabel Viola Stoneberg
Yahk
Little Mabel
Star
Yahk Ladies’ Guild
Children of Yahk
Friends of
New Hotel
Scandinavian Brotherhood of East Kootenay
Axel Erickson
A. Ratteray
Mount Baker Hotel
Paulson
Eujian
Mr. Ryan
Bensen
Mr. Diamond
Wallen
W. Johnson
A. Hjort
Mr. Veeberg
Renstrom Family
Marjory McInnis
Jean McEldowney
Margaret
Mary Grexton
Creston
Alice Allen
Helen McInnis
Dagny
Lily Hjort
Edith
Lily Nordeen
Mrs
H. W. Erskine
Girls of the
Cranbrook Election Victory and Local Social Notes
Voted majority supports Dr. King as Cranbrook residents turned out with cars escorting parties to the polls. The town saw social events from visitors and weddings to a funeral at Yahk and a reception planned at the OPR Hall for newlyweds Robinson, with local hospital and hunting reports filling the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Baker
Lasher
Earnhardt
Peterson
Dr. King
Kimberley Orchestra to Play Here This Weekend
The Kimberley orchestra performs Saturday. A lively crowd is assured. Mrs Wise and Mrs Weir visited Cranbrook Monday, calling on Mrs Muirhead of Slaterville. John Ellis traveled to Calgary to join the benedicts, departing Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Wise
Weir
Cranbrook
Muirhead
Slaterville
John Ellis
Calgary
The
Benedicts
May King Kimberley Visit and Local Updates
Train travel resumes with Mr. Rahal returning by train on Tuesday from Kimberley. Several mill workers transfer to Kimberley temporarily while dredge work begins on Friday. Major Gray recovers from recent operation. Students Wm Selby Edward White head and Roy Woodworth to study in Vancouver and Toronto. Wilfred Desaulniers returns from Calgary. Mrs Wanda Johnson Culber of Nelson visits the Camerons. Maye residents attend the Cranbrook Fair and Midway despite bad weather. Jack Patterson returns home to recover from injuries and a home talent play is in progress.
Marysville Dance Brings Townsfolk Together Despite Storm
Marysville residents and Kimberley visitors filled the old post office for a lively social with Mr. George James's one man band. The event faced travel woes from a severe storm yet ended with a cheerful conclusion and plans for a future social on September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Kimberley
George James
M.C
George Turner
Messrs
Bartholomew
George Ellis
Mesdames Ellis
jCrane
Stuart
Jimmy Lemmon
Warren Keer
George Stuart
H. Roberts
Leonard Glanville
Owen Phillips
S. Roberts
Edith
Robert Stirtin
the Bartholomew's
Recollections of an 1874 Ashanti Expedition War Diary
Verdant jungle and mud hid a brutal march as Wolseley praised Cape Coast auxiliaries while condemning Ashanti treachery. The Prah bridge, Ordahsu fights, and Black Watch heroics shaped Coomassie’s fall, with later treaties and annexation echoing in recalled praise and turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashanti
King Coffee
Garnet Wolseley
Cape Coast
Major Horne
Prah
Redvers Buller
Lord Gifford
Coomassee
Amonful
Black Watch
42Nd
Wood
Colley
Majaba
Ampaful
Ordahsu
McLeod
Black Brigade
Comassie
A. Alison
Blackwood
Mensa
Prompeh
Evelyn Wood
Coomassie
Ashantis
Lord Scale
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Wycliffe Notes Social Visits and Local Events
Wycliffe residents hosted and visited Kimberly and Cranbrook figures. Mrs A Yager hosted a dinner for Mrs A Frederickson prior to her U S A departure with guests including N McClure and J Bamfield. Inez Quick injured by barbed wire, treated with stitches. Cranbrook visitors attended Fall Fair. Descriptions of dances and cards at gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Yager
A. Frederickson
U.S.A
Mesdames N._McClure
J. Bamfield
C. Johnson
J. Jones
R. H. Trew
S. Staples
L. C. Piper
W. J. Cox
FE. Curley
W. Lippitt
J. McKay
Kimberley
Miss Curley
Inez Quick
Cranbrook Fall Fair Spots Bad Weather and Winners
Mr N McClure suffered misfortune as exhibits were lost to inclement weather during the Cranbrook Fall Fair. Duck shooters led by J Bamfield and B Crossley claimed fine bags. Alfred Watson sprained his leg, needing crutches. Wycliffe visitors A Hughes and family joined fair crowds. Tony Henvenutti won a Chevrolet in the prize drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. McClure
Cranbrook
Alfred Watson
Mrs. H. Hughes
Wycliffe
Chevrolet
Tony Henvenutti
St Marys Prairie Pies Award At Pall Pale Rounding
Prairie ranchers dominate the Pall Pale event with top prizes in wheat, rye, and grain collections. Winners include Hughes and sin-Ist for rye, Jad and threshed wheats for threshed grain, Mc Clure for pigs, F Clark and N McClure for pigs, and Alex Yagor for asters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Prairie
Hughes and Sin
McClure
F. Clark
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Alberta
J. A. Hamilton
Kenneth
Hector
St. Eugene
Myr
Hamilton
Billy
Eagle Brand
Minard
Mr .Baker
Newman
D, Williams
Brogan
A, Lythgoe
Bert Setter
Helen McGrath
Sylivia Baker
Annie McCartney
Nelson Business College
Frank Allen
Fred Barr
Cecil Larson
Eleanor Allen
Spokane
George Warren
St. Eugene Hospital
Vancouver Sun
John Matson
Matson
Eleanor ‘Allen
J., Hamilton
Harry Woodhouse
Hope
Idaho
Mrs. Robinson
O.P.R. Hall
Boundary Orchestra
Crystal Dairy Ltd
Nelson. Business
Business College
British Columbia
P. O. Box
Nelson, B.C
Canada
E.W. Gillett Co, Ltd
Mr. Rahal
Wm. Selby
Edward Whitehead
Roy Woodworth
Vancouver
Toronto
Major Gray
James Martin
J. E. Webster
Wilfred Desaulniers
Walter Culber
Nelson
Wanda Johnson
Alex Cameron
Jack Patterson
Sasa O
Harold Bidder
Meadames R. Stirtin
Mr. Lundin
Taylor ‘S Mill
Montana
Coast
Cranbrook Fair
Mesar
Crane
John Fingal Smith
Ben Keer
Alfred Bidder
3. Bidder
Chapman Camp
Mrs. E. Dickenson
Ernest James
Mrs. Bransby-White
Steve Waite
Messrs. Wm. and
Lachlan Meachem
St. Mary's Lake
Fred Wiseman
Hazel Herchmer
Mrs. Wiseman
S. G. Clark
Shriners
Mrs. Clark
Family
Mr. Ireland
Muriel Baxter
Mrs. J. Jones
Rehound
Bellingham
U.S. A
Amon
B. Crossley
H. Edwards
Miss Lippitt
Ad Druggists
Teac
Meen Ab
Yarsourer Breweries
Rainter Thewiog Ge
Cates
Kid Silver Spring Grewery
Weatmingler Brewery, Ltd
Victoria Wheenls Bresing Oe
Liquor Control Board
Government of
Hritieh Columbia
Tao
Fisher
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