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Newspaper
Penticton Press
Location
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
2
The Penticton Press is a weekly paper published every Saturday in Penticton British Columbia by W J Clement. Subscription rates are 1.00 per year in advance for domestic readers and 1.50 for foreign subscribers.
An itemized rate card lists charges for transient advertisements, lodge notices, professional cards, land and timber notices, legal advertising, local reading notices, and contract advertisements. Rates are by inch or line with per month and per insertion details and a deadline of Tuesday evening for changes.
A Penticton committeeman urges immediate steps to secure a cemetery, noting the town’s three year age and the risk of deaths before incorporation. He laments citizen apathy and warns of dilemmas if non Episcopalian deaths occur without a burial site, comparing to recreation ground efforts.
Observations from the Dominion Government Meteorological Station at Penticton cover August 1908. Data include daily temperature ranges precipitation and wind patterns, with summaries of overall monthly climate and notable anomalies.
The Toronto Branch of the Navy League offers a prize of 400 dollars for essays on how Canada may best participate in imperial naval defence without losing autonomy. Rules and details will be sent to interested competitors via H J Wickham, Honorary Secretary.
The league states its objectives to inform Canadians about naval strength and the empire, press for a Canadian naval defence force, show how Canada can aid the Royal Navy in war, and remedy information gaps by distributing naval literature and teaching naval history. It appeals for financial and other support from prominent Canadians.
Executive board of the Fruit and Produce Exchange of B C met at City Hall Revelstoke on August 29. Members including president Jas Johnstone and secretary manager L M Hagar reviewed season progress, noting central distribution kept berry markets steady, prices lower yet satisfactory, and shipping rotation improved regional handling needs.
Steward's hall was filled Friday with Richards Pringle's Minstrels. The troupe of about eighteen men included several well equal voices. The performance mixed comedy with music, some jokes aging, yet overall entertainment proved engaging with standout acts by Alonzo Moore Master of Magic, Herbert La She Wizard of the Wire, and Marsh Craig The Human Enigma.
Notice of public auction in the Kettle River Assessment District British Columbia for delinquent taxes owed by listed individuals with interest costs and advertising expenses. The sale is set for Friday in October 1908 at noon by H. A. Turner Deputy Assessor and Collector.
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