Returned Local Soldier Bourke Dies in Saskatoon Hospital
Word reached Battleford of the death of James Bourke aged 39 in a Saskatoon soldiers' hospital. He served in France and the South African War, was with the Mounted Police, and returned from active duty last August after gas exposure. He leaves a mother Mrs Sarah Bourke, four brothers, one sister, and was buried after a service at St Vital's Church with returning soldiers among the pallbearers.
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Soldiers
Saskatooa
James Bourke
France
Bagler
Patrick Bourke
RSN
W.M.P
Cut Kaife
Wols
Joseph
Sergi
Wm. Bourke
Mounted Police
Patrick
George
Chas. Parker
Battleford
St. Vital's Church
Messra. Osborn
Jas. Balleodine
L. McDougall
Caldwell
DeGear
Guthrie
Railway Workman Killed Near Town in Dump Car Accident
John Taton a GT P work train employee was crushed beneath a dumping dump car about one mile west of town. He was about 50, left a wife and eight children in Austria. An inquest was deemed unnecessary after Dr. Millar investigated the scene. The body was sent to Dewar Lake Sask where a brother in law resides.
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John Taton
GT. P
Millar
Austria
Dewar Lake
Sask
Waseca Victim Suffers New Hamper to Recovery
Clarence Sutherland of Waseca, injured in the recent aar accident where Miss Perry died, was thrown from a hammock when a suspending hook failed. He sustained broken ribs that must be reset, delaying his recovery and increasing his suffering.
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Clarence Sutherland
Waseca
Aar
Miss Perry
N. B
For Sale Local Items at Town Hall
For sale items include hand sewing machine extension table chairs heaters water tanks and kitchen utensils. No reasonable offer refused. Apply A Jackson town hall.
Wanted Wheat Screenings and Grains for Presa
Advertiser seeks quantity of wheat screenings along with good quality oats or barley. Apply to The Presa.
Tenders for Ogar Poles for Firewood in Ange Garage
Local notices invite bids for Ogar poles used with firewood in Ange garage. Two to three firms including Wilkinson and Sone are listed as eligible bidders.
Breeders Wanted for Barred Rocks Chickens
A breeder notice from W. W. Smith announces that parties who have signaled intent to secure breeding cockerels from his bred-to-lay Barred Rocks strain should take their birds immediately. High feed costs prevent guaranteeing breeders for an indefinite period. first come, first served.
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W. W. Smith
Discharged Soldiers League Forms in Battleford
A meeting of discharged soldiers held at Battleford on the 2ith inst elected A. Jackson as chairman and D. R. Hooper as secretary treasurer pro tem. They aimed to contact all Saskatchewan discharged soldiers to form a Provincial League and support the national Win-the-War government.
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Medical Mobilization Board
Canuci
Battleford
A. Jackson
D. R. Hooper
Saskatchewan
Aj&r
Batteford
Families Plan Move to Victoria From This Locality
Three more local families announce they will relocate to British Columbia. W G Hillary J A Wild and P Jones intend moving about late October to Victoria, prompted by the magnetic pull of the province.
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British Columbia
Pacific
W.G. Hillary
J. A. Wild
P. Jones
Victoria
Town Council Debates Damages Claim and Manhole Injury
Council meets with Mayor presiding as members discuss a damage claim from Aug injuries after falling into an unprotected manhole. Officials consider tax arrears, elevator lease, waterworks repairs, and a syphon system upgrade with a day labor cap of $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Cidors Dobree
Hutchins
Lawah
North Battleford
Bis- Co
W P Hinton Named Vice President of Grand Trunk Pacific
W P Hinton appointed Vice-President and General of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway System succeeding Morley Donaldson who retired due to ill health. Hinton, born August 20 1871 in Ottawa, started railway work in 1887 at Canada Atlantic and rose through clerical and freight roles to senior management.
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W. P. New
Praneat
Tieangne
Gapld Trek Pacific Railway
E. J. Chamberlin
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Grand Ace
W. P. Hinton
Grand Trunk Pacific Pes
Morley Donaldson
William Pittman Hinton
Bor
Ottawa
Ont
Ottawa Collegiate Institute
Canada Atlantic
Unity Needed in Canada’s War Effort Urges National Government
A letter to the editor calls for ending partisan politics to support the war in Flanders. It argues Canadians from all backgrounds must unite under one national banner and back a nonpartisan wartime government, citing Sir Wilfrid Laurier and a need to recruit 500,000 more for the Empire. It notes Const. Caldwell’s discharge and recalls his 1909 solo trek from Wort Nelson to Norway House.
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Canada
England
France
Italy
Russia
Kerensky
Flanders
Vimy Ridge
Belgium
Servia
Montenegro
Roumania
Poland
Berlin
Bagdad
Condipever
Bury Partizanship
Partizanship
Battleford
Wilfred Laurier
Empire
Const
Caldwell
K.N.W.M.P
Taceday
Wort Nelson
Hudson Bay
Norway House
Lake Winnipeg
Coonshoes
War time food shortages and Liberal ideals in Canada
The article argues wartime food measures in Canada limit purchases of canned goods and praise for sacrifice, while criticizing the Liberal-Conservative dynamic. It calls for independent, radical minds in Parliament to prioritize winning the war over party considerations and questions income tax policy amid total war spending. It urges nonpartisan focus but favors Liberal ideals guiding national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal Party
Canada
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Business Directory
Earle & Sparling
Arrmisters & Solicitors
B.R. Earle, L.lb
Sparling
Las Albena
Aatole
KYKS
Brown's Drug Store
Livingston & Atkinson
Susak
A. G. Cunningham
Ite
Hudson's Bay Co
Hb. Ewart
Hattleford
Susk
WM. Thompson
Anvetioneer
Nattleford
Gowing Frost
Parn & Live
Prorgua
P.M. Florence
Alberta
Rexork Exalt
N. T. Brown
King George Hotel
Bert Parry
Prop
Town Hall
Wilkinson & Sone
North Town
Old Town
D. F. Forbes
Co. R.N.W.M.P
Willie
the Discharged Soldiers’ League
Alice Cawdell
Trevor Grove
Eden Underdahl
Ige
Itharine Grove
Frank Stebbing
S. Hin Underdahl
West Virginia
Simon
Polttigg
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