Arrested Policeman Savona
A Royal Northwest Mounted Police detail arrested Frank Islip, Savona’s local constable, after returning from Quilchena with a warrant. He was taken to Regina for trial, ending his tenure as Savona police head and prompting a search for a new provincial police chief.
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Savona
British Columbia
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Frank Islip
Savona District
Vancouver
Islip
Quilchena
Regina
Victoria Fire Department
Hindu in Kitchen New Westminster
Iman Dhin a Hindu prisoner sentenced to ten years in the B. C. penitentiary avoided death by being assigned to the prison kitchen. He refused food prepared by Christians, fearing impurity to his soul. Warden J. C. Brown provided the kitchen role, now Dhin cooks his own rations alone.
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New Westminster
Iman Dhin
B. GC
J. C. Brown
Hedley Dividends Continue From Nickel Plate Mine
Hedley residents take pride in the Hedley Gold Mining company as it declares a quarterly dividend of three percent payable October first to shareholders of record September seventeenth. With profits surpassing ninety thousand dollars per quarter even before upgrades, the mine aims for higher output and value savings once improvements finish in a month or six weeks.
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Hedley
New York
Hedley Gold Mining Company
Indians Hold to Land Victoria
Indians reject surrender of Fraser Nechako reserve at the junction of the Fraser and Nechaco rivers. Semi official Cariboo communications suggest the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway still has not completed acquisition. A great council meeting declared they will not give up the reservation.
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Victoria
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company
Fraser
Nechaco
Fort George
Cariboo
Swift v David timber case yields $171500 judgment
Justice Clement awards the plaintiff $171,500 in the Swift versus David timber dispute arising from Lester David selling all interests in Trager River sawmills to Swift McRae and associates. Purchasers alleged timber cruised valued at $250,000 less than representations. trial lasted six weeks with expert timber cruiser testimony. Counsel details reflect plaintiffs B P Davis KC and Pugh against defendants BE Bodwell KC and R L Reid KG. Additional note: 1600 boxes of apples from Okanagan district to London exhibition.
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Vancouver
Clement
Swift
David
Justice Clement
B. P. Davis
K.C
Mr. Pugh
BE. V. Bodwell
R. L. Reid
K.G
Scouts Reach London After 215 Mile Feat
Scoutmaster Roberts and Assistant Scoutmaster Lewis of Cardiff led a 215 mile trek to deliver a message from the Lord Mayor of Cardiff to the Lord Mayor of London at Mansion House. The journey, begun last Friday, included four miles by rail and use of an electric tram. They were joined by Scoutmaster Blake of Devizes who aided the final stretch. The trio faced local searches but reported no challenges within Mansion House boundaries.
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Roberts
Lewis
Cardiff
Brentford
Hammersmith
Blake
Devizes
London
Mansion House
Message Hidden in a Fish and the Scout Visit
A historical note recalls a message hidden in a bloater during a journey to London. The narrator details hiding the letter, crossing towns like Bristol and Marlborough, and walking eighty five miles in a night. The acting lord mayor later met the Boy Scouts at Mansion House and delivered the message’s answer.
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London
Bristol
Marlborough
Mansion House
Sawmill to be built at Canford with 40000 feet capacity
Report notes a sawmill with a 40000 foot capacity planned for Canford. Also mentioned are 2387 Spokane liquor licenses at $1000 annually and the Bank of Vancouver opening a branch at Collingwood Ontario.
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Canford
Spokane
The
Bank of Vancouver
Collingwood
Ontario
Land Purchase Notice for 640 Acres in Skeena District
Charles Rubidger Dunsford of Fort William Ontario retired applies to purchase 640 acres in the Skeena Land District Queen Charlotte Islands. Description begins seven miles south of lot 227 southeast corner and 14% miles from shore, outlining 80 chain segments to enclosure. Agent Arthur Robertson notes dated August 20 1910 with a $30 fee.
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Skeena
Queen Charlotte Islands
Charles Rubidge Dunsford
Fort William
Ont
Charles Rubidger Dunsford
Arthur Robertson
Patterson and Ostrander Seek to Purchase 640 Acre Lot 227
Norman M Patterson of Fort William Ontario grain merchant intends to commence at a post 7 miles south of the southeast corner of Lot 227 then west 80 chains south 80 chains and east to the starting point enclosing 640 acres Benjamin Ostrander of Fort William Ontario grain merchant applies for permission to purchase Lot 227 located about 3 1/2 miles west of shore line with similar bounds containing 1, the date August 20 1910 and the fee 30 dollars Queen Charlotte Islands
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Skeena
Queen Charlotte Islands
Norman M. Patterson
Fort William
Ont
Arthur Robertson
Benjamin Ostrander
Omineca
District of Coast
HE. Lucas
West Carrie
N.W
Coast
Range Five
W. G. Whitesides
South Bend
G.G.W
N.B
Point of Commencement
W. G. Whitesidees
Steven McNeill
Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Company Ltd
Vancouver
Occupation Mercantile and Manufacturing
Prince Rupert Harbor
Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Company, Limited
J. H. Pillsbury
Thomas Samuel Smith
Nelson Noel Smith
Winnipeg
Man
BH. N. Ensworth
Mary Smith
Frederick Babe
James Murphy
Takbh
Arthur A. Vickers
John C. Murray
Alexander C. Moffat
Edward Robert Wayland
William Curtis Lillie
John Russell Smith
Agnes Smith
Sidney Smith
Ardagh Smith
Ardagh Smith Arthur Robertson
John L. Davidson
Victoria
B.C
Josephine J. Davidson
B. C
Arthur Ropertson
James Henry Smith
Shoreling
Hao
Land Purchase Notices From Fort William Ontario
A series of notices by residents including Thomas Samuel Smith Nelson Noel Smith B N Ensworth Mary Smith Frederick Babe Edward Robert Wayland William Curtis Lillie Agnes Smith Sidney Smith Ardagh Smith John L Davidson and Josephine J Davidson seeking permission to purchase lands near Lot 227 Fort William Ontario each detailing starting posts distances from the southeast corner and shore line and tracts ranging around 640 acres or 80 chains wide with varying directions and dates in August 1910.
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104Th
104Th Regiment
Johnson
City
Cloverdale
Chilliwack
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Vancouver Island
Cowichan Lake
Anderson Lake
Kennedy Lake
G. Taylor
Dominion Government
Riverside
Cowichan Bay
Uchuckliset Harbor
Alberni Canal
Clayoquot Sound
Cowichan River
Horticultural Society of London
Penticton
Okanagan Valley
EB. Bullock-Webster
Nelson
Mountain Lumbermen's Manufacturing Association
Prairies
Comox
Messrs. Carmichael & Moorhead
Greater Vancouver
Big Timber
London Penticton
Okanagan
BOY Scouts
Old Land
Lucas
B. N. Ensworth
John Russel Smith
Skeena Land District
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