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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
1
A public appeal urges continued backing of the Kuvinela administration by a democratic, fair minded citizenry. The piece stresses loyalty to ongoing policy and governance amid contemporary political debate.
The piece defends Saskatchewan’s liquor reform as a long battle led by temperance forces and the Liberal government. It attacks Conservative opposition for siding with vested liquor interests, claiming the reform was gradual and grounded in democratic ideals, culminating in prohibition momentum. The text laments political ridicule directed at reformers and notes shifting support for prohibition.
The council met with full membership and rescinded a resolution after a letter from Wood-Gunds Co. promised future consultation. The Health Committee urged owners to burn carcasses at the disposal ground and citizens to install six foot pit closets, with chloride of lime for the scavenger.
An aged man's corpse was found along the Batocre river. Investigators Dunne Stewart Fischer and Wénweider noted heavy wolf damage to the head arms and upper body. A notebook implied business dealings but no cash was found, raising foul play suspicions per Rosthern Enterprise.
The article notes warm weather aiding rain, a prairie fire south of Prongua lake with backfires around stores and the church narrowly spared. It mentions W Yates ill at home, Ales may discharge soon, Wagstaffe visiting relatives, and a Grain Association secretary proposing a plowing match reschedule. Red Cross canvass planned for monthly donations. An Army casualty named W C W Bowron of Battleford referenced. Battleford Academy official visits the experimental station for pointers.
The article notes a troubling shift in Russia as soldiers and workers fraternize with German troops and push for a separate peace. It reports the resignations of Russia’s Minister of War and Foreign Affairs and claims Germany moved 447,000 troops from east to west. The French and British fronts remain the focus of intense, still-prolonged combat with Allied gains the balance.
A man selling a mare and buggy was found to have bought stolen property from Wilkie district. D. Barker bought and resold to Mrs. Hart before police learned of the theft. Authorities pursue a thief described similarly in Maidstone as a search continues. A 10 year old girl Griggs vanished from Yonker on April 26 triggering community alarm.
Three year old bay filly missing with a 2 VV brand on the right shoulder and a heavy black mane and tail. Reward for information leading to recovery. Contact H. J. Ghent.
The piece argues the Dominion Conservative stake drives provincial politics, not the people of Saskatchewan. It warns that reform blocks come from dispersed moral voters divided by party lines while entrenched selfish interests coordinate, shaping the liquor law debate and election strategy.
A notice seeks a reward for locating a bay mare about 800 pounds age four with a white blaze a bay gelding one year old a bay gelding two years old with a white blaze and three white stockings an unruly black gelding two years old and a small white star two year old with a reward offered for information leading to recovery. Contact W. G. Webb box 208.
Items for sale include potatoes carrots and beets. Apply at the residence of Dr Muac a to Mrs John Sebrob for purchase details.
Cash sale offered for a bell organ in good condition or exchange for equal value. Apply to Mrs. F Starces at Eight Mile Lake.
Improved quarter section of land with a good house and stable two granaries well watered by springs and river thirty acres broken and suitable for mixed farming Apply to local agent for details.
Strayed from the premises of A J Stevenson a brown mare about 800 pounds with a white bead and stripe on the right jaw. Described as foul on the hindquarters. Last seen near the 4-41-17 area. Information may be given to Had Balter with rope. Reward offered.
Stray bay mare and colt reported. bay gelding with star on forehead ears torn. Reward offered for information leading to recovery. Contact local authorities if seen.
Tenders invited for breaking, discing, harrowing and preparing 390 acres of open prairie near Thirteen Mile Lake to hip 44, range 18, west Jrd, 12 ee ae A, Earle, Battleford, Sask.
A colonial editorial urges readers to donate to Red Cross and Patriotic Funds, laments low wartime giving, contrasts wealth with sacrifice, and questions Canada’s and democracy’s resolve. It notes a farmer profiting from wheat shipments while donating little and calls for serious personal sacrifice.
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