Penticton Press Sat Edition
Local newspaper notice states weekly publication in Penticton British Columbia by W J Clement with annual subscription rates of 1.00 in advance and 1.50 for foreign customers.
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Newspaper
Penticton Press
Location
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 09, 1909
Page
2
Local newspaper notice states weekly publication in Penticton British Columbia by W J Clement with annual subscription rates of 1.00 in advance and 1.50 for foreign customers.
Advertising rates for transient notices one inch or less are 50c per insertion plus 2c for each additional insertion. Lodge notices professional cards land notices and timber notices legal notices and reading notices apply per inch or line with first insertions. Contracts priced by space. changes must reach printer by Tuesday evening for next issue.
A letter argues the Saturday Sunset misreads BC liquor licensing rules and ignores the Municipal Clauses Act. It contends Chilliwack and Kelowna licensing actions violated law, noting 218 petitioners' rights and challenging a plebiscite limited to ratepayers.
A heated dispute over local option in Chilliwack led to a plebiscite where 71 liquor voters approved licenses while 100 petitioners were disfranchised. The Sun and Sunset clash over facts and call for broader local option law and action beyond editorial protest.
In provincial papers a sharp exchange unfolds as the Keremeos Trumpet attacks the Press over opinions on temperance and local option. The Press defends its stance urging a province wide, businesslike prohibition effort and questions the Trumpet’s sincerity.
The notice lists a School Board meeting on the first Monday each month at 8 p.m. It also notes the Board of Trade annual general meeting on the second Wednesday in January and quarterly meetings on the second Wednesdays in January April July and October at 8 p.m.
Armstrong Vernon plans a round trip including Kelowna Peachland Summerland Penticton and other points while noting Sunday and station adjustments. The list mentions multiple places in British Columbia and surrounding areas with travel timing caveats for Sunday.
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