Council fills two vacancies on staff
The council met Monday with all members present except Dodd. Latimer was chosen chief of police amid mixed votes. Wilson of Uticaok raised anger as electrician. A rural telephone pole line request was received. A deputation may meet to discuss Towns Act amendments. A writ from Lobb and Clark on the Kaurentia Milk building lien will be defended by the town solicitor.
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Dodd
Chie
W. R. Latimer
Duxbury
Jolliffe
Phillip
Prisk
Geo Donovan
Reural Telephone Company
S. S. Simpson
M.L. A
Committee On
Lobb & Clark
Kaurentia
Domestic Fly Threat Warns of Vast Insect Numbers
The article stresses that six batches of 150 eggs each could yield astronomical totals, enough to bury the earth 47 feet deep. It urges early swatting, but emphasizes cleanliness and elimination of filth as the best defense, urging screen doors, covered garbage, fly-proof closets, and community cleanup to prevent breeding and disease.
Premier May Favor Votes for Women in Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw leader William McAllister reports Premier Scott and cabinet indicated support for extending equal franchise to women this year. He cites a meeting with W C T U and the Women's Suffrage League and says combined action will show provincial support for women's voting rights in municipal elections.
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Moose Jaw
Willliam McAllister
Scott
Regina
Saskatchewan
Women's Suffrage League
McAllister
Scott Policy Endorsed in Shellbrook by-election landslide
Shellbrook gave Liberal candidate E. S. Clinch a large win over Conservative Agnew with 1473 to 535 votes. An independent Liberal opposed the Government’s end prohibition plan, while heavy political figures campaigned against the Government’s candidate.
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Scott
Shellbrook
S. J
E. 5
Clinch
Agnew
Bothwick Lind
Datis
Dr. Neely
M. P
A. Champagne
Patriot Act Idea Gains Steam In District Farmers
The Patriotic Act movement gains support as farmers pledge crop proceeds to relief from war hardships. A local farmer cites higher grain prices and shared suffering as motivation to donate part of an acre from this year’s crop. The Grain Growers Association leads the effort with many non members joining. locals are asked to provide contributor lists.
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Grain Growers’ Association
Farmers urged to sell cattle and poultry to Dingle and Co
Farmers and others are invited to bring their fat beef and chickens to Dingle and Co Battleford who will buy any quantity at top prices.
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Dingle and Co. Battleford
Roblin Government Resigns Amid Graft Exposures
Manitoba's Roblin government resigns after graft revelations tied to new parliament buildings. Liberal T C Norris to form cabinet with Conservative support for a working majority. Votes for women may be pushed as a first measure. no Dominion election this year expected.
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Roblin
Manitoba
T. C. Norris
Hon. Robl
Lost keys seek safe return in Battleford notice
On the evening of Monday May 3 a set of keys was lost. Finder offered a reward and asked to return them to J. C. MacDonald at the Bank of Hamilton in Battleford Saskatchewan.
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J. C. MacDonald
Bank of Hamilton, Battleford, Sask
Battle River Council Minutes Describe May Session and June Court
Battle River Council held its May meeting with all members present. Items include tax surtax appeals, boundary changes for Triple Lake school district, and road right of way for poles and a bridge. A June 12 court was set to hear 1915 assessment appeals. various motions covered rebates, boundary alterations, and bylaw compliance.
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Battle River
Sth
National Trust
C. F. Parker
Triple Lake
Battleford Rural Telephone Co
McCaf
HK. Pritchard
Mortgage Sale in Battleford Saskatchewan 1915
Pursuant to a Saskatchewan Supreme Court order the sheriff will auction the SE quarter of section 6 and SW quarter of section 10 township 43 range 20 west on Friday 4 January 1915 at 2 30 pm at the sheriff’s office Battleford. The plaintiff may bid. Terms of sale stipulate payment by the purchaser.
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Supreme Court of Saskatchewan
Masterly Chambers
Jane
Battleford
Sheriffs Office
Sask
Jane 4Th
A.D
C.P.R
Saskatchewan
War and religion dominate presbytery meeting agenda
The Battleford Presbytery met with wide ministerial attendance to discuss The War and Christianity. Rev. Morgan argued war dignity, justified by protecting the weak and right, contrasting German atheistic aims with Christian principles, while noting wartime recruiting at the presbytery. The item also reports Lusitania sinking casualties, US note to Germany, a drowning accident in Saskatoon area, and a new Anglo French offensive in Flanders.
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Battleford
Mr. Morgan
Ruddell
Germany
Warferg
Election Frauds Lead to Heavy Sentences in Terre Haute
The Point of View reports 116 men were sentenced for election frauds in Terre Haute Indiana. The mayor received the heaviest punishment six years in prison and a $2000 fine. The note warns Indiana law could be copied in Canada while reflecting on corruption and punishment.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Canada
Side notes mix politics and war era rants in community page
A crowded letter page rants about Shellbrook elections Manitoba graft and Roblin resignation talk. It rails at Kaiser German actions after Lusitania, praises vigilante violence, mocks farming taxation, and questions US entry while condemning war crimes and German leadership.
Willowmoor Notes Touch Home Purchases and Visits
Mr and Mrs Jos Southgate moved onto the farm bought from H Rebitt. Mrs Thos Cook of Daysville and her daughter visit her father H Laycock for two weeks. Mrs Laycock and Miss Mabel Long depart to Edmonton Friday. Thos Kehoe contracted Chivalle and Martin to build a true house and also bought R A Inkster’s farm. Willowmoor school opened Monday May 3.
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H. E. Ewart
F. F. Marsh
J. Pickel
Maidstone, Sask
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Royal College of Music
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Lusitania
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Vanderbit
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Watson, Sask
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