Redistributing Islands Seat Urges Separate Queen Charlotte Constituency
The piece argues the Queen Charlotte Islands deserve a distinct constituency in the Redistribution Bill and praises MP William Manson for championing island interests. It urges local voters to register, noting eligibility rules for Crown grant holders, pre emptors, and fishermen, and highlights a holiday visit by the Stacey family to northern British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Charlotte Islands
William Manson
M.P.P
Prince Rupert
Stewart
Nass
Skeena
Stacey
Bournemouth
Eng
Harris
John
British Columbia
Islands
Farmers Institute Organized at Lawn Hill
A Lawn Hill meeting on August 10 organized a Farmers Institute with Edward Ashton as president pro tem. Officers elected include Edward Ashton president Wm Duncan vice president R Scarffee secretary Geo Ashton treasurer and directors Richardson Leary Sandison Turney. An October agricultural exhibition was planned and Wm Manson MP was invited to open. Membership 50 cents annually with 4 50 tax first year. 200 powder cases in government transit reported. Meeting adjourned until directors call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharfree’s
Lawn Hill
Farmers’ Institute
Edward Ashton
A. J. Gordon
Ashton
Wm. Duncan
R. Scarffee
Geo. Ashton
Messrs
Richardson
Leary, Sandison
Turney
Messrs. Leary
Schafer
Gordon
Return of the Campside Life to Bacon and Beans
A nostalgic verse laments closing road camps as Summer fades and Fall returns. The speaker bids farewell to socialists and Tories, campfires and camp cook shacks, while affirming the enduring comfort of bacon and beans and a return to the trail at day’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiel
Local business visitor from Vancouver stops in town
Mr. T. C. Murray of McKay Smith Blair wholesale dry goods Vancouver is in town on a business visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Murray
McKay, Smith & Blair, Wholesale Dry Goods
Vancouver
Cancellation of Reserve Notice in Victoria
R A Renwick Deputy Minister of Lands Victoria B C announces cancellation of a reserve as of 2 July 1912 in the Lands Department notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Renwick
Victoria
B.C
Boat Humming Bird 2 Lost Near Skidegate
A flat-bottomed row boat named Humming Bird 2 with a pair of oars is missing from Skidegate. Finder should notify The B. C. Fisheries in Skidegate for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skidegate
B. C. Fisheries
Also Mentioned on This Page
Queen Charlotte Islander
J. M. Campbell
Canada
Wm. Manson
Massett Inlet
Graham Island
S.S. Aime
Premier Hotel
Prince
Prince Rupert and
Prince George
Seattle
S. S. Prince John
Massett
Naden Harbor
Queen Charlotte City
Pacofi
Lockeport
Jedway
Queen Charlotte Island
Cumshewa
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Skeena Crossing
Hazleton
Grand Trunk Railway
Chicago
Pacific Coast
A. E. McMaster
B. C
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Wearmouth Bros
Birnie
Regal
Massett, P. O
GEO. D. Tite
Third Avenue
P. O. Drawer
Marine Motors Gasoline Engines
Canadian Rand CO
S Products
C. H. Handasyde Jr
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