23 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
1
The list describes Turkish Towelling in 25 inch width at 3 1 2 cents per yard, roller towelling in linen crash 16 inches wide at 15 cents per yard, check glass towelling with red or blue checks at 1 1/5 cents, and tea towelling heavy weight 16 inches wide at about 12 1/2 cents per yard.
The notice promotes women's hosiery including black cashmere seamless hose and black silk hose with reinforced heels and toes. It emphasizes full fashioned styles, high grade quality, double garter tops, fast dye stability, and dependable color retention.
A splendid stock of girls' school boots in best wearing leathers and fitting lasts. School days soon approach and new shoes are needed. Prices range from Pemany 1.75 to $3. yd.
Footwear shop in Dauphin promotes boys school boots with savings from two to three fifty dollars. Ad asserts best values and invites customers to visit for fitting and selection.
A local store offers a wide selection of boys suits from the smallest to largest. Prices range from $2.50 to $12, appealing to families seeking value and fit for children of all ages.
A local shop advertises a sale of boys pants in sizes 22 to 35 with a splendid range of tweeds worsted and corduroys. Bloomer or straight legs available with prices from 7 75 to 1 75.
As autumn cools and schools reopen, beach camps empty rapidly. The season proved highly enjoyable with record camper numbers, though housing shortages limited stays. Several families and locals including Wallwins and Johnston sisters broke camp this week while cottages changed hands.
Acting Magistrate Charch handled a busy week with fines for unlicensed jitneys 820 and 15 dollars plus costs. Far rell of Moonview farm fined 25 dollars plus costs for obscene language toward young girls. A dog owner fined 4.75 dollars and ordered to remove the animal from town. In liquor cases Kost Dubek and Dyz Olinger from Ruthenia were found guilty. Dubek 50 dollars and costs or two months jail, Olinger 50 dollars and costs. Public school reopens Monday. shops close 4 pm for two weeks. Many local notices follow including visits, auto purchases, and upcoming events.
Felix Letain will come up for trial at Dauphin next Monday and will be brought from Portage la Prairie on Sunday. A large number of witnesses will be brought from outside points including Winnipeg Brandon Minnedosa Laurier and McCreary. Little evidence is missing to connect the tower with the disappearance of Grenier.
The Ste. Rose fair was successful despite rain that hampered visitors. The board is pleased with exhibit improvements and the fair's spirit. Prize winners will be listed in the Dauphin Herald in two or three weeks. Four new threshing outfits arrived, with Mr. Tucker and Mr. Guyot part of the shipments.
Rev H P Everett will lead Sunday services with morning topic The Hiclaca Vision and evening topic The Great Submission. Church school meets at 2 30. Also notes Manitoba fish production and a food controller move to reduce price gaps for fishermen versus consumers.
Merchants and business men met in the town hall to approve a plan closing shops at 4 p m each weekday from August 2 to August 31 to send roters and employees to harvest fields. The motion passed unanimously with a management committee named and a petition signed by all local businessmen.
The grain stands well and the binder moves fast. About 75 percent of the crop is above average with up to 25 percent likely under 15 bushels per acre. A Wednesday rain slowed operations but better weather is expected to continue.
A pretty wedding was solemized at the Methodist parsonage on Wednesday afternoon when Mr. James Lawrence of Bowsman River married Mrs. Lillian McIndoo of Swan River. They left on the afternoon train for Bowsman River where Mr. Lawrence is engaged in farming.
Birth announcement for a daughter born August 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Watson. In Memoriam for H. Barnard who fell in France on August 25, 1916, with a respectful poem inserted by Emerson and family.
Drying fruit and vegetables is an old art revived this year. The housewife can use this method with simple facilities and little trouble. A few vegetables may be put aside to dry any time.
John Quick of Grandview was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday after sustaining serious injuries when he was gored by a bull. The incident occurred near his home as he tended livestock.
Mrs. J. Martinson visiting her sister received a cablegram Monday stating her husband Major Jos. Martinson had been slightly wounded.
Five year old Peter Panges at Laurier suffered a severe foot injury when he came in contact with a mower on Tuesday. He was transported to the hospital where doctors determined amputation of the foot was necessary.
The first contingent of town men went to the harvest fields on Tuesday afternoon and piled stocks for two or three hours. Farmers welcomed the efforts of the laborers and every afternoon until completion of cutting will see the town forces in the fields.
The town holds the printed voters list for 1917 with 1324 names, nine more than last year. Ward counts are listed but the text is partially garbled. the city notes the office provides access to the register for eligible voters.
Miss Ruby Johnston entertained many young friends at Mrs. Brent Daly's house on Friday in honor of cousins Miss Marguerite Ault of Hensel North Dakota and Miss K Johnston of Winnipeg. The evening featured progressive whist with prizes awarded to Miss K Johnston and Mr. Gerald Baine. Refreshments followed before departure.
Robt Mc Donald and Dickson half section to Ernest Watson Valley River. Dan Dewar Mountview half section to Wm Watson. The N 28 26 18 to a Moose Jaw syndicate.
New potatoes sell for 1.00 a bushel. Dan Hamilton to list property. Engineer Nicholson returns to resume work. Havelock Brewer came back Wednesday from Duluth. Engineer Miller, ill in Winnipeg, resumes work. he and Mrs. Miller have taken apartments in the Wallace block.
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