The Princeton Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Brown, J.A.
issued: 2022-08-08
issued: 1925-06-04
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note: ts THE TON Published in the Interests of Mining and Agriculture in the Similkameen Twenty-Sixth Year—No. 29 PRINCETON. B. C, THURSDAY, TUNE 4, 1925 PER YEAR: $2.00 Casb Single Copy 5c. Weather Man Favors Keremeos Celebration SHATFORD CUP COMPETITION ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION— COALMONT TEAM AGAIN LEADS AT THE TRAPS—SCORES LOW BOARD OF TRADE DISCUSS. MANY SUBJECTS The celebration of the King's birthday in Keremeos yesterday was carried through very successfully by the committee in charge and was favored by ideal weather. The day was bright and sunny, while the recent rains laid the dust and the. comparative freedom from winu was favorable to the contestants in the various events. During the morning the children's sports brought out all the young people, who, as a result of the introduction of the school sports' day, which was recently Inaugurated, took great interest in these games. After luncheon, the athletic sports for the seniors were pulled off cear the hall and the introduction of such events as the high jump and the hop, skip and juihp, which have usually been omitted in the past, proved attractive and provided some keen contests. While these sports were going on the tra.p shooting, which w'as one of the chief attractions of the day, took place on the bench, the competition for the Shatford cup being especially keen and bids fair to become7 the most interesting inter-town competitions of the valley. The contest was in doubt until the very finish and considering the limited time the con- tenders have had for practice, together with the varying background, caused by the change of light through ■the passing clouds x casting" shadows on the distant hills, the shooting may be considered very good. Coalmont carried off the honors, the Shatford -cup and the cash that accompanied it, with a score of 79, being closely followed by Blakeburn and Keremeos with 76 each to their credit, while Princeton made the score of 70. Pope of Coalmont made the highest individual score wi…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1918-10-25), and The Princeton Star from 1918-11-01.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Princeton, B.C.
spatial: Princeton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0416721
language: English
lat: 49.460278
long: -120.507778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company
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source: Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives
type: Text