Miners urged to send ore exhibits to Spokane Fair
The Nicola Herald urges Nicola valley miners to submit ore samples for the Spokane Interstate Fair to be held September 2025. Top prizes include a $150 silver trophy for best district display a $75 coal trophy and a $50 district prize in each state or province. Diplomas initiate special merit awards and thousands of engineers and visitors will view the exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicola Valley
Spokane
Herald
L. K. Armstrong
Merritt as a coming railroad center and editorial notes
The piece comments on Merritt as a potential railroad hub. It mentions Uncle Tim's bibles arriving by mail and an editor at The Herald receiving a Bible of a different stamp. Professor Goldwin Smith is praised for his 86th birthday and editorial intellect. The Vernon fire leads to talk of hotel rope requirements.
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Merritt
Uncle Tim
The
Herald
Goldwin Smith
Canada
Rope as a risky but minor feature in public display
The item notes that the rope could be viewed by some readers as an invitation to self harm, though this is the sole objection raised. It treats the concern cautiously without sensationalizing the risk.
When I Cash In Loonery and the Pomp of Death
Poem by Walt Mason mocks fame and praise after death. The speaker asks for an honest estimate of his worth while alive, noting the irony of later mourning and public displays. He foresees crepe bows, garlands, and crowds of mourners, yet dismisses the value of posthumous praise.
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Walt Mason
Water Licence Notice In Nicola Valley Kamloops District
Notice of application under Part V Water Act 1909 to obtain a license in Nicola Valley Kamloops Yale District. Applicant John Sidney Moran requests five cubic feet of water from an unnamed source about half a mile north of his homestead for irrigating and domestic use with dam ditch and flume works. Notice posted August 16 1909. application to Commissioner September 16 1909.
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Nicola Valley
Kamloops
Yale District
John Sidney Moran
House and Lot at Voght and Granite Corner
Property listing for a house and lot at the corner of Voght street and Granite avenue. For further particulars apply to M. N. Adams, McErnitt, B.C.
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Timothy
Otter Valley
M. Adams
Merritt
B.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nicola Herald
L. G. Lobsinger
Merritt, B. C
Spokanh
Henry’s Nurseries
England
France
Holland
United States
Westminster Road
Vancouver
County Court of
Yale
Nicola
George Murray
C.C
F.C. Paige
John Deere and
Fleury
Nigola Valley
L. Forschner
Nicola and
Similkameen Vallies
Frank Bailey & CO
Ashcroft Hotel
Grand Pacific Hotel
Vv. Dobson
B. C
Grand Central Hotel
Ashcroft, B.C
Ashcroft
Grand Central
Geo. Ward
Nicola, B. C
T. Heslop
Bank of
Montreal
Sir Edward Clouston, Bart
Savings Bank Department
Yukon
Merritt Branch
A. C. Gourlay
A. W. Strickland
Coldwater Hotel
WM. McIntyre
B. CO
I. Hastwood
Mgr
H. S. Cleasby
Coutlee
S. Kirby, Prop
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