12 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Davidson Leader
Location
Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
1
Councillor Popplewell chaired a late meeting praising Davidson volunteers for answering the king and country. Townsfolk applauded Corp Ed Edie and ten others named, saluting their duty and wishing them a safe return after patriotism shown during wartime.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions hail west of town and dewy dawn with scattered words about people and places. No coherent event or clear entities are identifiable beyond vague references to town, people, and time.
Reports from farmers indicate harvest begins soon with oats and wheat fields in spring weather. Local growers Tok Keulen and Keeler predict crop progress and market conditions for Monday through Wednesday next week.
The town council held a special meeting on Wednesday to hear a report on the centric power plant by Mr Mitchell. Mitchell was given a seat and a vote on a proposed plan, with three men agreeing to a third, and he was to return to Port Arthur by the twentieth of the month.
The annual Old Timers Picnic was held Friday at the McGregor farm with residents enjoying a pleasant afternoon and refreshments. Chairman Methregor led the gathering and the group elected officers for the coming year including President David Garvin and Vice President C. W. Keteleson.
The meeting discussed a five hundred dollar grant toward the new town hall and a proposed distribution of water rights to rural areas. Officials debated permitting and policing access, with mentions of poles, road work, and sewer improvements affecting several properties and parcels.
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