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Newspaper
Penticton Press
Location
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1907
Page
2
The Penticton Press notes it is issued every Saturday in Penticton British Columbia by W. J. Clement with a subscription rate of $1.00 per year in advance.
A discussion in the Okanagan paper outlines railway expansion from the Similkameen toward Hedley and Princeton. It argues the Great Northern’s progress will cut CP freight and could make Penticton a key divisional point on a new route, while noting CP’s competition and potential shifts in freight shares.
Mary Smith, beloved wife of S. C. Smith, died at 60 after a pneumonia attack. She lived in Windsor before moving to the Okanagan twenty years ago and was active in All Saints' Church and its guild. Survived by four sons and two daughters, with the eldest married in Cartwright Manitoba.
Leslie Roadhouse carried off the Silver Medal against five competitors Tom Martinson Chester Latimer Charlie Thompson Corwyn Lancaster and William Kearns at the Demorest Silver Medal contest Thursday evening Memorial judges Miss Dexter Layton and Clement evaluated the five recitations on memory articulation and general effect Piano solos and vocal numbers accompanied the program Rev R W Hibbert chaired the event and Miss MacKinlay trained the contestants in preparation The crowd included many parents and friends of the entrants
Excitement rises near Green Mountain as Harris Bros report promising gold bearing ore from an irrigation ditch survey. Early assays impressed, more work planned, and several nearby claims staked. A provincial road to Dog Lake and Green Mountain is proposed, linking new claims to Fairview. An established agricultural settlement on Green Lake awaits better access.
M C Aulay of Olalla showcased Cedar Creek near Olalla samples to a PRESS representative. C W Drew of Minneapolis measured 65.6 oz gold and 58.2 oz silver per ton worth 1890.53 dollars. Potts Groupe, Minneapolis investor, and Turner examined the site after initial tunneling and prospecting.
At J. A. Nesbitt's the celebrated Acme orchard extension cultivator for one or two horses is offered along with a De Laval cream separator, a gentle high-grade milk cow, a first-class sail boat with sails and oars, and second-hand furniture bought and sold. Also agent for Oregon Nursery Co.
Young milch cow for sale in good condition. Apply at Press Office. 181f or Press Office.
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