Friday,. June ,10, 1910•:?Mrs.' Ji- F. -Boyd r left .Thursday morning for Golden to spend a month with her parents, Mr.and Mrs. W. L. Houston. offiWilliam-Voghtleft .this morn-*• a »y, - v vYtiv*-? v r to \ •*lt;*!' ^Gemmill Has Itwhere he will spend a few daysrenewing old acquaintances.■V ■ iV'iVC' ‘ :v^- m •The tennis court at the Driard• * • * • . v • * »*k . » . • * • .*hotel in Nicola has been formally opened and Mine Host Kirby is busy entertaining; his friends.ing with friends at Middlesboro' .^ . .L.-^ .. v - . . ... ^* - - • - •.! • • rand Merritt for some little time has gone to Vancouver for a shortStay. •••• •: -v'-v V-'-2’ *»*.-.» 2 •* . /*•'■ ■. • •_ ’. , • i.' *:G. B. Armstrong went down.to the coast last Friday morning oh a■ .. 't:vvr.;- - */*•• 4*combined business and- pleasureHe was, away for severaltrip, days• Miss Lillian May .who has been visiting \vithMrs. Gl E. Hygh forf ■ - * . •» - • 'tune: - v..i) THE NICOLA VALLEY. NEWSV •»•• , ‘tA“ ' r * I f • w • * * . ' • -« • * ^ I , ' * 9 * ,Matters affecting road p .work’ u • i . w..vvi,»./.) r-r. 1 r- •»through this district furnishedthe principal discussion.1 ... . . . .- I . ... «- ! - . • ■ _ »Under the auspices of the local; camp of the Modern Woodmen; of America a social dance will be' ■ • : 1 «*.■**'* ‘ ’ • I * -• , • ;given in Menzies' hall this even-ingi r 'Music will be furnished by■“ ■ f v * ■*' * * •,*«the Nicola valley orchestra..JGeorge Taylor, consulting en--gineer to the,Nicola Valley Coal Coke'Co. with j; J. Flummer,i.0.company, came in• ..... • . - » - • .v:.v *. - . ;• - , • n- '• *f.-on; Monday night’s . train returning to the, coast the following morning. ' i.:yUrA carload comprising - nineteen»* * K ■ ' • ■ { . 1 • » j . 'horses was shippedYo the coastlast ; week by R. 'A.: Smith andNelson Welsh. They have ai r • V v ~■**- * ’x' ,«contract to supply an additional forty horses and towards this end.,are. promoting .a/ vigorousi ». *canvas.•y.ft;Mrs. Hirsch, who for sometime•4I lt;k-Byron Earnshaw, of Minnie Lake,,.,was a .visitor to Nicola- ' r U * 4 f . , 1^ ,*• •. . /..»and Merritt on Tuesday . and' i *+ tm d’.i . •* | ' r ^ “ /Wednesday , .renewing old \ acquaintances. Mr. .Earnshaw• • ’ **• «( «ronly comes down twice a Year.i* •’ ’ _ A ■' ■* tfrom his, ranch- fifteen miles back of Quilchena and his coming is always a source of pleasure to his host of warm friends. Oni . * * \Wednesday he visited with William Voght, one of his oldest and best friends and the two oldpioneers had an interesting time* * mof it reviewing the past.\ • t• „ , « •• e • » ■ — .The activity in local real estatecircles continues. The biggest year Nicola valley has everexperienced is before it and now* ' *' * •on the threshold of this new era ali should' strive to; make the best of the opportunities because in the improvement of these-op-S J* . * j I * • .portunities rests largely the fu-. ’ *• ' • • • ** . * \ - \: r .tui’e of the towns and district.• »a