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Newspaper
Penticton Press
Location
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
2
The Penticton Press announces it is issued every Saturday in Penticton British Columbia by W. J. Clement with a subscription rate of one dollar per year in advance for local, and one dollar fifty cents for foreign readers.
The notice lists advertising rates for transient and legal ads and urges prompt contract changes. It then discusses a looming Canadian Pacific Railway strike delaying transport, criticizing the system and calling for state ownership to ensure fair wages and universal service, with emphasis on expedited dredging and river access for Falls and Penticton.
In the Canadian House of Commons a $5,000 allocation was added to the estimates to dredge the Okanagan River from Okanagan to Dog Lakes. The aim is to permit small steamers to operate between Okanagan Lake points and the settlement at Okanagan Falls, with work yet to commence.
The article urges immediate action to organize municipal incorporation. It notes the work should be finished by January 1, 1909 and calls for a public meeting and committee to oversee the initiative as opposition has melted away.
Miss Florence McLennan of Okanagan Falls visits her sister in Allen Grove. The region has seen substantial rainfall recently. W Hedges departs for Grand Forks for several months. H W Gough and wife from Penticton visit Fruitland Farm. Mrs L A Clark stays at Keremeos with daughter Mrs D J Innes. Mrs J W Forbes visits Mrs W J Farleigh.
Church and chapel listings for Fairview area include Saviour's Church led by Rev J A Cleland with communion on Sundays, and Morning Prayer at 11, Evensong at 7 30. Presbyterian and Baptist services alternate, Methodist and other society meetings vary by day, plus stage and mail schedules and local lodge events.
First class accommodation for tourists or commercial men. Rates two dollars and fifty cents per day. Route includes Sicamous Enderby Armstrong Vernon Kelowna Peachland Summerland Penticton. A Barnes Penticton BC proprietor.
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