Keremeos Notes From Town and Surroundings
Keremeos items recount visits by Mrs. Oreev and others, trips to Hedley Penticton and Princeton, and a long list of local residents and guests. The Great Northern service resumes, a birthday party and a mining claim visit are described, plus news of W. R. Hope killed in action and a copper mine accident involving a ballast truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Keremeos
Prescott
Victoria
Buliott
Vancouver
Ashwoth
Olalla
Parrot
Penticton
Saturdlay
Annie Tullis
Takell
South Keremeos
5. M. Crocker
Simitkumeen
Messrs
Carle
Wallace
May Taylor
R. C. Clarke
Urba
Willy
Grainger
Melrove
Vernon
H., H. Thomas
J. Inuis
Hill
France
R. B Hogg
Pte
W. R. Hope
Billy
Tha le
B. CG. Copper Co
Greenwood
Qopper Mountain
Princeton
Town and District News Highlights from Hedley Area
Large turnout at the school picnic and local visitors from Keremeos and Loomis. Reports on band events, upcoming shows in Keremeos, political organizing, church visits, and local social notes including prizes, donations, and plans for summer activities. Also notes on postage and personnel moves, plus a curious local mystery about a Rivett-Carnac figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orser
Hunsberger
Keremeos
Gor
Allen
Central
California
Vancouver Island
Penticton Turf Club Pays Band for July 1 Service
A letter from Penticton dated July 3 1916 to Secretary A T Horswill of the Hedley band encloses a 100 payment for band services on July 1. The Penticton Turf Club thanks the band and hopes for participation in next year’s celebration. Signed by J C Heales for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penticton
A.T. Horswill
Hedley
Penticton Turf Club
J. C. Heales
New Homestead Map Shows Rapid Settlement in Northern Alberta
The newly published Northern Alberta homestead map from the railway lands department shows growing settlement around River Crossing, Dunvegan, Le Biche, Spirit River, Grande Prairie and Grouard. Rail connections extend to Spirit River and Grande Prairie from Edmonton, with track east to Christina Lake and steamship routes on Peace River and Mackenzie River systems aiding movement to Fort Vermilion, Fort Smith, and Fort McPherson. Five small boats on Smoky River carried passengers from settlements to Peace River during peak transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Railway Lands Ranch
Department’ of the Interior
Dunve
le Biche
Spirit River
Granda Prairie
Grouard
Ho Pi
Hudson's Hope
Fort Vermilion
Vermilion Chutes
Fort Smith
Mackenzie River
Fort McPherson
Smoky River
Peace River
Band Dance Receipts and Expenditures June 23
Record of a band dance showing advance sale receipts 48 dollars and at door 24 dollars 50 cents, hall rent 8 dollars 15 cents, advertising 5 dollars, cheques to Red Cross 26 dollars 26 cents and to the band 26 dollars 25 cents. Also includes a controversial note about a Merritt infant death and a misfit father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Similkameen
Merritt
David Wallace
Wallace
Princeton
Grand Forks
Come Home Jack Rivers Swyation Army at Win Nipay
Fragmentary message mentions Jack Rivers and an army group urging him home to England for reasons including a fatted calf and clean socks. No clear event or date is established in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swyation Army
Winnipay
Jack Rivers
England
Jaclk
Dac
Ita
Also Mentioned on This Page
JAS
Glarke Watchmaker
Heopley
S.c- Glocks
Tor Salo
Ravel
Salsi
D. Foi Nkis
Fonerk
Paomps Nronk
Wyymoun
Tam Witernoy Aapaammell’ Laird & Co.Ltd
Steel Manufacturers
Sheffield
Eng
Boutty ‘Etreet
Mancouver
Hin Ideal
ALF & AN
J.spaqule
E. Hamilton
W.m
L.C.L. Tha Roeuiur
Orage Hall
W. Lonsdale
Hanson
Scot
B.C
P. W. Gregory
British Columbia
Star Building
Lter
Clayton
BY Aaskine
Glayton & Haskins Barristers, Solicitors
Ete
Edly
Jones
Grand Union Hotel
Hedley, British Columbia
Hedley Meat Market
R. J. Edmond
Prop
B.C. Ible
Raton
Jackson
Oreev
H. Garle
Ralph
C. Tulell
South Kereameos
J. Knis
Geo, Riddle
Rooks
Annie Manery
Ing
Mr. Chandy
Tangstan
Messrs. Shatford and Turner
T. Daly
Maurice
Florence Daly
Frith
T. W. Coleman
O'Deniels
Earle
Jack
J. A. Brown
Corbett
J.J. Armstrong
Constauble Bowen
Leonard
Thomas
Alfred Mis
Wilford Madore
Ophir Millius
Jack and
Ralph Carle
Fred Gibson
Ross Innis
Miss Ramsay
Victorian
Lloyd Armstrong
Leckie
Armstrong Hs
Hedley, Gazette
Linus A. Ford
Jas. O'Herin
John Reid
B. J. Judd
Alsto
Loomis
Wash
Turner
George Price
Keromeos
Roberts’ Williams
D. Woods
Summerland
Okanagan
Hedley View
F. Pritchard
Nelson
P. Burne’ Company
Similkameen Fruit, Lands Co
D. J. Matheson
J. J. Thompson
R. B. Freeland
A. 0. White
Hillier
John McKaughlan
Phoenix
Thay
Clark
Roberts Williams
M J
Presbyterian
Williams
Princston
Cobalt
Ontario
Migs ‘Ompkins
McKinwn and
Halliday
Fraser
Star Theatre
Britain
L.G
McHaffie
Edmonton
Officer Sproule
Oroville
Dilys
Kerenicos
Princeton Tex
Seattle
Claude Jamies Rivett-Carnac
Bart
Bassano
Alta
Old Country
Jack Rivett
Galipoli
New Homestead
Assisuice
L. E. Hambroy
A.T. Horscint
Treas
Tatler
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