City Council Debates Assessor Johnson Salary Dispute
The council discussed Assessor Johnson’s 1917 salary after he requested a raise citing travel to correctly assess properties. A motion to keep the salary at last year’s rate failed, leaving the issue unresolved as Johnson refused to resign and the council balked at dismissing him.
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Sharpe
Nichol
Fravel
Terest
Assessorohnson
Council
Sam
Ald
Dill
Penticton Board of Trade
Penticton
Department of Public Works
Elec
F. H. Hawes
Brash’s Creek
S. Inch
F. T. Turner
E. E. Harvey
Wm. Wells
Okanagan Telephone Co
City Indecision Halts Local Phone Installation
The local telephone company cannot be forced to install a line for Mrs. Harveys. The arrangement would divert business from the company and the city cannot compel installation if the line is for her personal and business use.
Out of Court Settlement In Vernon Case
Judge Swanson settled the Vernon case out of court this week. The Polson subdivision lots were transferred to Mr. Lucas with a small cash payment. The defendant agreed to cover the legal costs. T. M. Lewis of Okanagan Law Mills is on a business trip to the coast.
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T.M. Lewis
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Okanagan Law Mills
Enderby District News Notes and Local Moves
Enderby and district brief items note Jack Harvey and Jack Winter returning from the coast for Christmas. A. C. Skaling leaves for Vancouver for the holiday. Cowan considers giving up his ranch temporarily due to ill health, property to be managed by Mr. and Mrs. Burton early next year. Red Cross work seeks gifts for a shipment to headquarters. Mulgaugh of Lansdowne Ont visits Mrs. Landon, with chatter of wartime economy and wheat price shifts on Winnipeg markets. A mysterious 86 year old, J. Dobbit, vanished from Westbank. authorities fear exposure in the hills.
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Jack Harvey
Jack Winter
A. C. Skaling
Vancouver
Hardy
Stepney Ranch
Cowan
Burton
Salmon-Arm Road
Cross Ork
Miss. Mulgaugh
Winnipeg
New Denver
Peace talk and world peace in wartime writings
Hank Reklaw analyzes the Central Powers peace offer amid ongoing war. He argues public pressure pushes leaders toward sanity while warning that true peace hinges on ending militarism and naval power as separate nations threaten to block negotiations. He notes Lloyd George faces a tough political balance.
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England
Germany
France
Britain
Lloyd George
Germans Train Tanks On Romanian Front Reported
A fragment notes Germans claim tanks on the Romanian front measure 25 feet and move at 25 miles per hour. The text also includes garbled color descriptors and an author name G. Andrews from North Enderby.
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Hank Reklaw
Steers
Red & White
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