Christmas Tragedy Near Penticton Ends in Deaths
Two of three men seen in town on Christmas morning were found dead along the Summerland road, Chapman and Blair died from exhaustion and exposure after a day of drinking and a cold storm. Wilson survived, recounting a night of cold and confusion as he searched for his companions. The inquest ruled Chapman died from exposure, with Blair's body later found. burial services followed.
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Penticton
Summerland
Arthur Wilson
Charles Blair
Arthur Chapman
Summerland Hotel
Dignan & Week’s
B. C
Hotel Penticton
Val C. Haynes
Southern Okanagan Land Co
Summerland Road
Tooth
Chapman
Blair
R. B. White
G. F. Guernsey
J. J. Hunter
E. W. Mutch
W. R. King
R. H. Weeks
J. R. Mitchell
Steward’s Undertaking Rooms
W. H. Tapley
T. Johnson
George McDonald
Leav
Foley Bennett
O'Grady
McGregor
Henry Main
Mr. Hibbert
Father Verbeke
Local and Personal News from Penticton and District
Mrs. E Ives visited friends at Naramata this week while Miss M Clement returned to Kelowna. Dredge on Okangan River closed for winter. Many residents travelled to Vernon Spokane and Lethbridge for holidays or work. Incorporation nearing completion. council to be elected. New Lequesne Moore building on Smith Street will host full harness and saddle trade with repairs.
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E. Ives
Naramata
W. T. Shatford
Canada
States
S. C. Smith
Vernon
Mexico
Lequesne & Moore
Smith St
St Saviours Church to Reopen With Archdeacon Beer
The St Saviour's Church reopens with services next Sunday January 8 at 11 am and 730 pm Archdeacon H Beer of the Diocese of Kootenay will preach at both. The church, erected in 1892 by Thomas Ellis, has served Penticton as a chapel for various denominations before Anglican consecration.
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St. Saviour’s
Penticton
Thos. Greene
Kelowna
Devine
Creighton
J. W. Balmain
C. E
North Vancouver
Treasurer's Statement for B C Fruit and Produce Exchange
Treasurer's Statement of assets dated Oct 31 1908 lists items including Imperial Bank open account 3592.51, inventories 720.05, furniture 1450.50, accounts receivable 18559.85, bad debts 4774.15, Vancouver office 35.82 and central incorporation 151.50 with total incorporatings and expenses 687.58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Fruit and Produce Exchange
Imperial Bank
Dollat
B.C
Vancouver
Central Incorporation
Allen Grove Christmas Notes and Snow Report
Allen Grove residents share Christmas visits with neighbors and relatives. Four inches of snow fell on Christmas Day in the district. Several families, including McDonald, Gough, Allen, and Farleigh households, marked the holiday with gatherings as others planned winter stays away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus Smith
W. H. Crook
Maroon Valley
W. J. Forbes
Hedley
Messrs
J. S. McDonald
H. W. Gough
R. L. Allen
Kettle River Valley Railway seeks act to build line
The Kettle River Valley Railway Co. applies to Parliament for an act authorizing construction of a railway from near Penticton on Okanagan Lake to near Nicola along the Nicola Kamloops and Similkameen Coal and Railway line in British Columbia. KK C Myers secretary. The Kettle River Valley Railway Co, 25 5 Toronto, Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kettle River Valley Railway Co
Parliament of Canada
Penticton
Okanagan Lake
Britisholumbia
Nicola
Kamloops
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Canadian Bank OF Commerce
NEAD
Toronto
B. E. Walker
Alex, Laird
United States
England
Yukon
Great Britain
Ireland
Lilo Penticton Branch
J. J
Nter
A. B. Campbell
A. E. Kay
Campbell & Kay
Lake .Co
Cash Grocery
Penticton Saddlery Co
Kent & Son
F H. Lequesne
Dignan and Weeks
Penticton Stage and Livery Stables
Stage
Okanagan
Great Northern Railway
Keremeos
Princeton
W. E. Welby
Prop
Uoicmlaleu
A. H. Wade
Giant Powder Co
Carless & Rathven
Zimmerman
Main St
C. McAulay
Olalla
A. S. Smith
Okanagan River
Messrs. L. and C. Hitchener
Mr. McKellar
Westbank
Gordon Harris
Smith
Herb Hinton
R. Wolverton
Spokane
G. H. E. Hudson
Chas. Tupper
C. P. R. Express
D. Bell
Jos. McDonald
J. R. Armstrong
Jas. A. Schubert
Chas. Johnson
Four Mile Creek
Wm. Hespler
Otto Gaube
R. Anderson
Gerald Latimer
Columbian College
New Westminster
Mrs. Pomeroy
Armstrong
J. C. Reilly
Steward’s Hall
F. H. Latimer
J. Moore
Miss Moore
St. Saviour’s Church
Chilliwack
Kamloops F. G. Assn
Allen Grove
Wm. Hedges
Grand Forks
Carl Nelson
Hazel Allen
Edith
Basil Farleigh
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