23 Jul 1914
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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1914
Page
1
The chairman surveyed the Canora springs supply system and reviewed the whole setup to inform future council proposals. He gathered extensive information that will aid subsequent board deliberations.
A day of depot life scenes staged Friday July 31 at Theatre Royal Canora. Tickets 35c and 25c with a Thursday matinee at 4 pm for children only. The Canora Football Club sponsors the production featuring two romances and a mingling of railway life, music, and weddings led by Maude Sikes Griffiths and Mabel Burke.
The notice promotes a local fair as a community gathering where residents meet exchange views study improvements and make new acquaintances while enjoying the event.
Minutes show Reeve Phoenix and councillors approving last meeting minutes, naming an arbitrator for right of way value, agreeing to furnish planks for two culverts, paying survey and ditching work, and promising recompense for right of way surveyed north of N W 9 24 3 W 2nd.
The fragment mentions a person with blonde hair and a bowed figure near the Canora Hotel and references the Grand Mt Pair grounds on a date in September. The text is garbled and uncertain about identities, events, or outcomes.
The married women won the basket bell game against the single women amid a lively crowd with refreshments sold to fund costumes. Reports from the Canora area include crop prospects, library arrivals, hospital stays, and social events.
The Forestry Branch in Ottawa reports pulp-wood consumption by Canadian pulp mills rose 28.1 percent in the past year. Pulp exports to the United States Britain and China declined while imports rose. Canada exports about half of raw pulpwood. Quebec and other provinces regulate raw timber exports to curb waste. There are 65 active pulp mills across 48 firms in Canada with concentrations in Quebec Ontario Nova Scotia New Brunswick and British Columbia.
A farmer quips that rising costs reflect the burden of knowing crop names, insect names, and the chemicals to control them. Mr Corntogs weighs in on education costs in farming.
An open air church service is planned for next Sunday in Canora at 8 p m on Main Street beside the Bandstand with a special musical program of popular hymns. Sunday school begins at 3 p m in Canora and Tiny. A service and some seamos in Tiny at 3 90 p m.
Verigin defeats Canora 7-5 after seven innings. Canora’s sixth inning miscues let Verigin score five runs while Gerkler struck out twelve for Canora. Lineups include Verigin Rice Scott McDonald Rice Thomas Montrose OConnor Waterbury G Scott and Canova Blakely Schramm McLaren Sutherland Lucys Britton Garriers Robertson Gerkler. Umpires Johnston Cohen.
The convention will be in Winnipeg from September 7 to 12, 1914. About 2000 lumbermen from across America are expected to attend. Canadian Northern Railway offers a very low rate for travel with sleeping car reservations available through the local agent.
Western Canada towns along the Grand Trunk Pacific line report rapid growth driven by attractive business openings. Bulletin lists opportunities and calls for men with capital to invest in small hamlets near the railroad, aiming to share in future prosperity.
The Saskatchewan Football League Executive Committee in Regina ruled in favor of Yorkton over Canora after Canora used a player who lived outside the radius and did not inform the secretary. Canora’s 4 to 1 win was nullified, shifting the league lead to Yorkton and sparking reaction from Canora supporters.
A baseball match between Verigin and Canora will be played at the Agricultural Grounds on Saturday afternoon next July 25 at 3 30 oclock. Citizens urged to attend and support the Canora boys in forming a baseball team.
Program outlines second day events with prizes for field sports chariot and pony races. Wm Johnston and Sam Cohen serve as race directors. Entrance free in all events with multiple half mile heats and prize money from 2 to 50 dollars for various running and trotting contests.
The Canadian Country Man argues that farm products once left to export now favor domestic markets due to growing urban demand. Cheese, though historically a staple export, faces rising home consumption and prices near export levels. Local industries around Montreal Hamilton Brantford and other centers are absorbing the output, suggesting policy should favor domestic manufacturing to benefit all society.
In a Journal of Commerce interview Montreal based Canada Cement Company General Manager F P Jones explains Western mill sites at Winnipeg Calgary and Medicine Hat aim to cut cross freights and bring cement closer to consumers. He says growth will favor home industries and notes Western cement prices to Duluth run about six percent higher than to Fort William.
A compiled list of fair dates across Saskatchewan in 1914 with towns and event days. Cities include Canora Humboldt Invermay Togo Melville Warrow Vonda Yorkton Elfrea Saltboats Moose Jaw Regina Saskatoon Wadena Quill Lake Watson North Battleford Weyburn Lanigan Wapella Broadview and others with dates in July August September and October.
Discussion of tariffs on agricultural products notices the small duty on eggs and argues that protecting egg producers from cheap Chinese and European imports could maintain prices. It notes Western Canada's rising production and new exports to Eastern markets, with potential price impacts if duties change.
The Canadian Countryman notes Chinese eggs arrive on the Pacific coast at 14c per dozen and are sold as fresh pullet eggs due to their smaller size. Legislation now requires labels reading from China, with eggs said to be usable immediately but unsuitable for storage due to spots. The Canadian tariff imposes a three cent per dozen duty to aid Canadian producers.
The list for the 1014 15 curriculum includes Narrative and Lyric Poems by Stevenson selections such as The Meeting of the Waters and The Battle of Lake Regillos. Additional works cover The Lady of the Lake Sir Walter Scott and Irving Rip Van Winkle among others.
The Advertiser invites readers to subscribe for ongoing local coverage. Subscribers gain access to latest happenings, community updates, and area reporting.
Town Council adjourned meeting in the Town Office chaired by Mayor Kor bin. Councilors Dalton MacLeod Robertson and Engineer G H Power reviewed bids, adopted specifications, and decided to advertise Contracts A to R in the Winnipeg Free Press, Contract Record and Canova Advertiser to close August 18. Printing instructions for 200 bidder forms and 50 of each tender were ordered and sent to Winnipeg and Toronto.
Regular town council meeting chaired by Mayor Korbin with Councillors MacLeod Franklin Robertson Graham Dalton present. Minutes read and confirmed. Accounts authorized for payment to local contractors and suppliers for streets and bylaw work.
Local residents travel to Winnipeg and Ontario on holidays. The Canora Band plans a July 31 performance at Hotel Chamberlain after Theatre Royal. Bank staff and Alberta visitor sightsee. A local hardware job move is noted. An advertising firm seeks bill posting contracts in Canora, urging action through the Board of Trade.
In Canora on July 22 1914 a son was born to Mr and Mrs John Strong of Bagerdale. In Canora on June 6 1914 a son was born to Mr and Mrs William Hoye of Rama.
On Thursday July 16 1914 Sam McLellan was joined in matrimony by Rev A S Kennedy. The couple plans to reside in Saskatoon for a couple of months before returning to resume life in Kaemesck.
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