Successful Dominion Day Celebration
Dominion Day passed with a cheerful crowd at Recreation Park despite a smaller turnout. Events included sports on the field, a postponed tennis tournament, and a close football match Massett losing 3 goals to 0. Vendors offered ice cream lemonade and fruit while a motor boat race was halted by a drifting buoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Woden
Graham Centre
Massett
C. Harrison
Davies
Carter
Dr. Graves
Jack van
Nada
C. W. W. Gould
BC Oilfields resume work on West Coast and Yakoun fields
Allan Stewart manager of the BC Oil Fields arrives in Massett aboard the Prince John with extra equipment. Drilling resumes on Ozard Bay at 425 feet and a second well at 850 feet. Metropolitan Trust Co engineers visit Yakoun River holdings to supervise and report. Graham Island development signals growth for the islands and north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Yakoun
Allan Stewart
B. C
Massett
Prince John
Stewart
Messrs. Milner Roberts
M. E
Vilrey Gleason
Metropolitan Trust Co
New York
Messrs. MacDonald and Barton
Herbert Parsons
Corporation
West Coast
Graham Island
Massett Rural School District Meeting Seeks Trustees
The Massett Rural School District schedules its annual meeting next Saturday at 10 a.m. in the School House. Voters will elect a trustee and an auditor replacing outgoing officeholders A Orr and W J Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massett Rural School District
A. Orr
W. J. Hughes
New Graham Island Oil Co Formed At Langara
In Prince Rupert last week a new oil company called Langara Oil Co was organized with capital of 150000 dollars. It has several good west coast claims. Directors include P W Andersen managing director J A Kirkpatrick M Albert H E Tremayne J D McLeod and W C Macdonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Rupert
Graham Island
Prince Rupert Exhibition Prize List Unveiled
The Prince Rupert Exhibition announces its prize list in a small purple and gold booklet. A cut of the proposed new building graces the front, showing the front half to be completed this year with the dome to be added later.
Night dance event run by ladies committee details
The report notes a dance event served during the night by a committee of ladies with A Orr as floor manager. Music was supplied by Tingley and Smith, and W Graef, convener of the dance committee, was present with bells ensuring guest comfort. Sports results follow on another page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Orr
Massett School Closes for Summer Holidays
The Massett school closed for the summer holidays last Friday. Roll of honor certificates were awarded to Clarence Martin for proficiency, Dorie Prosser for punctuality and regularity, and to Aileen Martin, Viola Davies, and Francess Hughes for department merit, with the drawing made by Viola Davies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massett
Clarence Martin
Dorie Prosser
Aileen Martin
Viola Davies
Francess Hughes
Dominion Day Visitors and Local Road Work Highlight Island News
Ernie and Bert Wearmouth attended the Dominion Day Celebration in town. Foreman Fred McGregor’s crew on the Drizzle Lake road earned praise after two days of free work by all laborers. Skeena District forester H S Irwin, arriving on the Leila A, plans about ten days of Inlet business with Miss Irwin and Miss Sullivan. Indian Brass Bands of Massett and Skidegate may miss the Prince Rupert Fair due to fishing, but will practice and enter competitions in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Irwin
Skeena
Prince Rupert
Fred McGregor
Massett and
Skidegate
Prince Rupert Fair
Tow Hill Merchant Plans New Smythe Block Outlet
J. K. Anderson of Tow Hill will open a branch store in the Smythe Block shortly. Twenty Massett Indian boat crews sailed for the Oceanic Cannery on the last steamer. Kingswell will visit the Queen Charlotte Islands during his North tour and inspect the fishery protection fleet. Langara fishing is hindered by high winds though fish runs are increasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Anderson
Tow Hill
Smythe Block
Oceanic
Admiral Kingswell
Queen Charlotte Islands
Langara Island
Wrecked Hull Henry Eden Shaws Launched Josephine Towed
The burned Josephine launch hull was towed from Delkatlah to the reserve last week and will not be rebuilt. Vessels that fished Vancouver Island west coast now operate in Hecate Straits as South Coast banks are exhausted. The Polaris acts as mail tender between Massett and Naden Harbor replacing the Josephine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Edenshaws
Josephine
Delkatlah
Vancouver Island
Hecate Straits
Polaris
Massett
Naden Harbor
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Oil Co
Ernie
Bert Wearmouth
A. Goulet
South
Rizel, Mason
Curtis
North Beach
J. C. Spencer
Port Simpson
J. H. Raley
J. H. Young
A. C. Brown
R. H. Cairns
Chilliwhack
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