Modern Woodmen Ball Draws Hadley Guests at Shatford’s Hall
The M. W. A. Ball by the Nickel Plite Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America, held at Shatford's hall in Hadley on Friday, featured evergreen decorations and insignia. Coulthard's orchestra from Princeton provided music, and about 120 guests enjoyed a supper at the New Zealand hotel. Conditions were favorable for an enjoyable evening and the organizers plan an annual fair.
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Modern
Woodmen of
New Zealand
Hedley
Overestimating timber along Hudson Bay Railway line
An interview with an engineer in a western paper argues there is not enough natural timber along the Hudson Bay Railway route to build the road. It notes extensive fire damage, limited commercial timber, and urges fire protection, forest management, and public education. It cites Sweden as a model for reducing fires through awareness.
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Hudson Bay
Department of the
Tn- Sevier
Herburn
Sweden
Weburn
Camada
Fragmentary Yukon text hints at stalled plans and aging residents
The fragment mentions Yukon service issues, a London lodger Charles Tapp suffering bronchitis, and a halted centenary celebration planned for September. It recalls a fur-trading station opened in September 1512 and references grain blockades and railway concerns affecting supplies.
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Yukon
Charles Tapp
London
Kamloops
Short Christmas tale and mining note from 1898 era
A festive brief recounts Jonah and Dean Swift delivering the shortest sermons, followed by a Gazette Christmas item tied to the Nickel Phite mine in Hedley. It describes M. K. Rodgers loading ore from Nickel Phite mountain into Similkameen Valley after heavy snow, sampling trips, hardships, and a dividend of 25 percent. The story blends religious quips with a colonial mining vignette.
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Jonah
Dean Swift
the Gazette
Hedley
Similkwucen
Butte
San
Penticton
Mavens
Midways Ad
Mr. Rodgers
Maveus
British Columbia timber revenues rise amid coal prospecting surge
The report notes monthly increases in timber revenues and coal prospecting in British Columbia. Municipal politics dominate provincial discourse with intense contests in many regions. Princess Patricia arrives in Canada amid broader national developments. A Seattle construction firm faces widespread disruption. wages and stoppages affect workers. A Montreal company forms with British capital as Canadian Manufacturers' Association questions provincial company law. The new Postmasters General plans to curb campaign material. Population growth drives fines by Aycive. George Tarnery, Spokane, serves on the international waterways commission. Westminster's industrial expansion boosts real estate demand. A grain elevator fire destroys millions of bushels in Owen Sound.
Rainy Day Thrift Plan Promoted by Government Annuities
The Economists view on thrift underscores the need for a plan to set aside earnings to guard against a Rainy Day. The Canadian Government Annuities Act offers a safe investment with guaranteed principal and interest for annuitants, who may start payments at age five, with plans available through the Post Office or the Superintendent of Annuities in Ottawa.
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Economist
Ottawa
Dominion bent on bowing to British Columbia mailway belt terms
Ibis reports the Dominion government ready to concede to BC wishes on the mailway belt with deeds of tithe to be issued immediately. CPR to invest several million on Vancouver depot. Fire destroys Robin Hood mills at Moosejaw causing about 700000 in losses. Montreal moving pictures spark controversy over current affairs. Winnipeg constable cleared in arrest taunt case. Rainbow supplies from British Columbia. Ottawa, Ontario, Quebec and Maritime provinces to recruit Nikol. CPR plans oil burners on mountain run and reservoir tanks. Epidemics and investigations touch various provinces. Temperance petition in Victoria. Preparations for morning shifts noted. Los Angeles Times mentions more arrests. Sun Bengersen vigilant. Roosevelt allies cultivating presidential support. English firm led by Sir George Doughty to develop BC fisheries.
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Ibis
Dominion
British Columbia
Jong
Los Angeles Times
Tabor Feader
Sun Bengersen
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Trout Creek
Balcomo
N. Toms Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd
Sheffield
Eng
Ad Warehouse
Vancouver
B. C
R. H. Rogers
Nopary Public
Vernon
Grand Union Hotel
A. Winkler
A. F
A. M
Howley Lodge No
Fee Amive
Featernity Hall
Tedley Brethren
J. K. Fraser
J. A. Schubert
Reid Vis
Modern Woodmen OF America
Redley
Hall
Heiley Lodge
Fhetersiity Hall
Viele Incthorn
Arthur King
W. M. WM. Lonsdali
J. L. Masters
Oroville
North Main Street
Stu Avelmnace
Hastings Street
Ginusite New Post Office
Temple & Tunbridge
Penticton, British Columbia
P. W. Gregory
Bretisel
Star Building
Princeton
M. W. A. Ball
SHAW
Domiinion and Provine
Chal
Sam Staveyer
A. Brown
Patricia
Seattle
Ely
Montreal
British Oval Caanation
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Postmasters General
Ant
Goo. Tarnery
Spokiwne
International Wilopways Commission
Westminster
Gpre
Owen Souml
C.P.R
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Moosejaw
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Ees
Rainbow
Ontario
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Nick
Wren
Mathew
Spokane
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