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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
1
A Senate committee report highlights wartime profits by four large meat packers and a 319 percent dividend. It contrasts U S and Canadian taxation, notes rising prices and strikes across Canada, and warns government price fixing may come. The piece mocks German leaders and laments war causes while urging action to curb profiteering.
Dry spell continues with no rain though district crops look fair. oats and barley stand better than earlier sowing while upland hay remains scarce causing cattle concerns. Vestry meeting at Christchurch notes church position secured. Local travels include Mrs Frost and friends to Meota with two punctures on return. Cave Bros cattle sale announced for July 23 with fall buyers. Lord Cook to speak at St Andrew’s. visit by Rev McRae and families at Eight Mile Lake. Master Jin Latimer and Loretta Latimer visiting.
The fourth German attempt to break the western Allied front failed after about five hours. The Allies held firm with minimal gains, while the United States rushed troops to France at a wartime rate of about a quarter million per month. Estimated enemy losses reached around 100,000 with Allied casualties higher.
The Battleford Burs Deanery gathered at St George's Church yesterday with strong attendance of Anglican clergy from the district.
Word reached North Battleford that a man named Erickson drowned in the Saskatchewan river at Battleford junction while working on a railway bridge. He reportedly dived to recover his saw after dropping it into the water. a lengthy search, including B. E. Dobree, failed to locate the body. The victim was not Ole Erickson, previously of the town.
Officials report the top temperature of 96 degrees recorded at four o clock as the city endures a scorching day. The reading underscores an unusually hot spell for the season and prompts warnings to stay hydrated and avoid prolonged sun exposure.
A reader challenges the plan for settling returning soldiers on farms. They argue many veterans will not want farmland and the Federal Government lacks land to allocate if they choose to farm. The writer also asks whether the government will buy back land it previously granted to railroads.
Eight Mile Lake Grain Growers Association met but debated item postponed due to many absentees. Secretary noted diseased cattle. Ratepayers plan a meeting at Eight Mile Lake school on Monday the 22nd to discuss a proposed telephone. Election of public auditor for the Right Mile Lake school to be settled. Children to have a school picnic. Mrs. H. Franklin may receive Charles Franklin’s medal from Ottawa. Married men win tug of war over single men.
The final figures for the Red Cross drive in the district show cash pledges across named groups totaling 1225.20. An annual picnic of the Presbyterian Sunday School is set for Eight Mile Lake on Thursday afternoon, with Mrs Storer of Winnipeg visiting sister Mrs J A MacLean and the MacLeans staying with Mr and Mrs Bishop at Meota.
Livingston and Atkinson barristers in Battleford Saskatchewan finalize agreements of sale and mortgages. The proceedings involve the drafting and purchase of property documents.
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