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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
3
Mrs. Greet visits Hedley to see daughter Mrs. J. Smith while discussion grows over Great Northern track work. Shatford’s plans to close Fairview line and focus on Hedley store. A Westerner’s eventful week includes a masquerade outfit inquiry, a boat accident near Prince Rupert, and talk of legislative and railway future tied to Hedley and surrounding regions.
A Penticton correspondent reports on church planning, local gossip, and upcoming events. Mentioned are Baptist and English church plans, railway survey talk, Winkler leaving town, and light humor in ads. The piece notes socialists, ads, and a printer’s error about Southern Okanagan Land Co. branding.
Bulldog Brown builds a stone dwelling on his property across the river using local rock and lime. His brother in law Capt. Kent assists as mining progress continues while railway work nearby limits active digging. Plans include an ore shoot over the track to load ore directly into cars.
The weekly weather shows average maximum 30.23, minimum 2.28, mean 28.64 with 11 inches rainfall and no snowfall. Cold spell reduced Nickel Plate mine force by about 20 men as water supply tightens with lower levels.
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