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Newspaper
Penticton Press
Location
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
2
The Penticton Press lists weekly publication details for Penticton, British Columbia. It states subscription prices at 1.00 per year in advance for domestic and 1.50 for foreign copies.
The notice lists various advertisement rates including transient ads at 5 cents per insertion plus 25 cents for each additional insertion, lodge notices and professional cards at 1 dollar per inch per month, land and timber notices with 3 days at 5 dollars and 60 days at 7 dollars, legal advertising at 1 cent per line for the first insertion and 5 cents per line for each subsequent insertion, and local news column notices at 10 cents per line for the first insertion and 5 cents per line for subsequent. Contract ads are priced by space, with changes due by Tuesday evening for the next issue.
A Penticton reader warns the lakefront could be fenced and sold off if four lease applications are granted. He urges a petition to the Minister of Lands and Works to keep the beach open to the public, especially for children, before dredging lowers the lake level.
Fernie British Columbia September 16 1908 W J Clement Penticton Dear Sir We acknowledge your postal order for 8.00 sent by Messrs Ross and Alexander as a further subscription from Penticton citizens The Fernie District Fire Relief Committee expresses hearty thanks and appreciation to the donors per R R Webb Secretary
Master Urquhart returns from the coast. Mrs. Angus brings kin from Edinburgh. Winnipeg youth Henry Johnston attends Summerland College. Vernon Exhibition praised. Peachland carries fruit prizes. Lang and Mitchell paint homes. Keating family moves to Lieut. Gov. Bulyea’s cottage. Cossar family from Calgary joins. Whyte and Upset visit with others. Sidewalk extension on Beach Avenue progresses. Mabel Warnicker returns to Winnipeg after a month here. Rev J J Nixon gains fame for bear hunting in a sporting outing.
White Lake caller Hiram Inglee visited Fruitland Farm on Sunday. Mrs. W. J. Farleigh stayed with friends in Penticton. Carl Nelson from Spokane arrived last week to live at Fruitland Farm. F Parker from Dublin visited his father W Smythe Parker. Mrs. J S McDonald of Penticton stayed with Mrs. R L Allen. Miss Florence McLennan returned to Okanagan Falls. L J Goodehap, road foreman, finished this season's work Friday.
Notice of public auction of lands in the Kettle River Assessment District in British Columbia for unpaid delinquent taxes due as of December 31, 1907 plus interest costs and advertising, to be held October 9, 1908 at 12 noon at the Government Office Fairview. H A Turner Deputy Assessor and Collector announces sale in person.
A brief notice outlines available first class lodging and facilities aimed at travelers and business visitors. The item highlights convenient location and quality service for toursists or commercial professionals seeking upscale nightly accommodations.
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