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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
2
The Dauphin Herald lists weekly publication details and subscription costs. It specifies Thursday issues from its publishing office on Arrow Avenue in Dauphin with a $2.00 annual prepaid rate or $2.50 if unpaid and mentions advertising rate information.
The Dauphin school board proposed a budget enabling the town council to cut the general tax rate to 22 mills, one mill lower than 1924, offering relief to taxpayers. A garden show by the Dauphin Horticultural Society is set for Friday and Saturday in the town hall with strong community turnout expected.
About twenty Patricia Lodge L O B members from Dauphin visited Swan River Lodge L O B on Wednesday, enjoying lodge work, socializing, and a banquet. Local members praised the Dauphin ladies, and visitors from Bowsman shared in the evening, with a Vita graph picture and melodrama featured for Dauphin Theatre audiences Friday and Saturday.
In Portage la Prairie Manitoba on Sunday about 11 30 am a freak storm struck a golf course. A lightning bolt knocked down five players including George Hill G R Dewar Dr B S Bailey James Robertson and Miss E Vennard plus caddie H Baron. Dr Bailey and Dr Dailey were most affected and Miss Vennard lost her mashie. All otherwise reported without lasting harm. Dr Bailey is well remembered by Dauphin residents.
The Dauphin horticultural society hosts its 5th annual garden show at the Town Hall on Friday and Saturday. Entries must be ready by 12:30 PM Friday for judging. Mayor Palmer will officially open the event with the BPO Elks band providing music. Admission is 25 cents with free entry for members.
The Dauphin community welcomes Jack Miner famous for Kingsville Ontario bird sanctuary. He returns October 2 for an afternoon matinee lecture and an evening show under the local boys' Work Board. Miner will show new photos and moving pictures of his feathered friends.
Citizens meet at Masonic Temple decide on building a winter rink and raise 6000 dollars by 15 year debentures. Committees prepare preliminaries and plan specifications will be released in a few days.
The Hebberlin Club Championship second round draw will be posted at No 1 Tee on Thursday night. The Brierley Handicap Cup draw and the Ladies' Handicap qualifying will be posted at No 1 Tee on Friday. The Brierley Cup is shown in Sutherland and Stelck's window. The text notes a lone anecdote about local figures playing golf that night.
Hollywood hosts circus wintering quarters so Vitagraph could film The Happy Warrior. At the Dauphin Theatre the Friday and Saturday shoot incorporated actual side show figures such as the fat man living skeleton bearded lady and giantess into the studio cast for the picture.
The Canadian custodian of alien enemies properties reports a balance of more than $12,000,000 realized from the sequestration of German assets in Canada during and after the Great War.
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