Masonic Lodge Instituted in Hedley Under Dispensation
R W Bro Burne of Kelowna, acting for the Grand Master, issued dispensation and Hedley lodge was instituted with officers chosen. The move follows informal meetings since March 1905 to form a lodge under the Grand Lodge of British Columbia. An address by R W Bro Baroy offered guidance, and a small informal banquet followed the ceremony.
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Hedley
R. W. Bro. Burne
Kelowna
Medley
Frey Masons
Ivabin
Grand Lodge
British Cohmbis
Grand Lodge of
British Columbia
E. B. Pewelling
R. W. Bro. Baroy
Runaway Accident Injures Local Owner Dislocates Shoulder
Saturday last J Neill owner of Wranch across the river from Hed ley Camber Company's say mill met with an accident when a horse he had hitched to a light sleigh bolted. He was thrown from the rig and suffered a severe fall but only a dislocated shoulder emerged as the injury.
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J. Neill
Hedley Camber Company
Say Mill
Fairview Notes Highlight Local Movements and Sickness
L W Shatford and M P P came from Hedley on the 7th and left for Victoria the same day. Mrs BR Travis and family of White Lake returned to Fairview and will stay for the school term. Sympathy extends to Mr and Mrs I t Prather over the illness of their youngest daughter Pewel after the family tragedy. Dr White has given steady attention. A Saturday dance was enjoyed by all. D M McDougall visited and returned with Shatford.
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D. M. McDougall
Progress on Midway to Oroville railroad work advances
Reports detail the Great Northern track laying to start May 1 from Midway toward Oroville. A three mile per day pace could complete the line to Oroville in twenty days, with August as the first week for reaching Kevemeos and early June for the Nighthawk tunnel. Contractors push camps near Molson and Chesaw with new labor, powder use, and added crews as work tightens across the western end toward Greenwood.
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Kevemeos
Father East
Midway
Oroville
Lage
Kergmeos
Chesaw
Turcell
Rilyard
Molson
Wais
Great Northern
Chew
Burns & Jordan
Porter Bros
Lnhorers
Cloverdale
Qileo
Greenwood
Improvements and brave fight with the elements at the works
Decades into a major upgrade the mill raises tonnage and reshapes the plant while battles with cold water and equipment delays continue. New offices and laboratories rise as cement floors, furnaces, and a high grade balance are installed. A powerful pump aids Twenty Mile Lake water supply, and crews race to keep the main penstock and compressors primed as winter tightens its grip.
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Whe Electric Motor
Comer
Ainsworth
Delig
Ocewy
Twenty Nile
Twentymile Lake
Hume
Aredia
Southern Okanagan Land Co Plans More Irrigation Bid
Penticton businessman W T Shatford reports U S irrigation plans aim to reclaim arid lands. The Southern Okanagan Land Co has not yet launched heavy advertising. as irrigation surveys advance, they will step up active marketing. The Okanagan’s level valleys differ from California's hills, demanding special moisture safeguards amid a boom in California settlement. Vernon News
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Ney
California
Eh Okanagen
Shatford
Okanagan Land Co
Vernon News
After the Ball Is Over The Gazette Regrets Omissions
The Gazette laments inaccuracies in a hospital ball report and jokes about future fixes. The editor recalls a trip with a disrupted grip problem near Keremweos and Ovo ville, with a humorous tale of a passenger Lady and a professional gentleman teasing the editor about his misadventure and a cold stay in a dim hotel room.
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the Gazette
Boudry
Campiny
Keremweos
Oroville
Ovoville
Loomis
Turkey
Genlleman
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G. B. Lyon
Masonic Institution
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Arthur Clage
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H. Brown
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Victoria
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Southern Okanagan Land Company
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