03 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Davidson Leader
Location
Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
1
A notice describes a striped mare and a pale horse entering the premises of J. A. Lenren in Girvin. The animals are described as roughly 1300 to 1400 pounds in weight with bite marks on the face. Authorities seek the owners for reclaim.
The Bank of Huitesh North Amores and staff express deep appreciation for the estate of the Pine Brigade and other citizens who responded promptly in the cooperative effort.
To express appreciation for the volunteers who helped save my home and store from fire on February 2 and for the successful efforts in saving my warehouse on Wednesday February 2 M. & Popplewell
We express gratitude to the city residents and farmers who assisted in removing our merchandise stock when fire threatened our store at Fels. We also thank the Fire Brigade for heroic efforts in curtailing the conflagration.
The notice describes homesteader residency rules including six to eight quarters of residence, farm acreage, and cultivation duties. It references the District Agency and the Minister of the Interior with notes on authorized publication and potential penalties for noncompliance.
The fragmentary text lists unclear phrases and names with no coherent event. No identifiable people, places, dates, or organizations are readable enough to summarize a specific news item.
Davidson endures a sequence of three major fires within days. The worst blaze ripped through the Rank block on January 27, destroying the bank and sleeping suites, with extensive losses in jewelry, furniture, and goods. Helpers battled wind and cold as volunteers saved adjacent properties and evacuated occupants.
The Gooperative branch of the Davideu Association of Grain growers held its second annual meeting on Wednesday January 1. H Willner and F Rawe were elected directors for three years. The financial report shows net profit after taxes of 4456.54 and a desire to issue more stock to strengthen finances. The secretary presented the year’s business details ending December 31 1915 and noted substantial savings from self reliance in purchases and efforts to meet crop shortfalls with stock of corn seeds potatoes and other supplies.
A farm house was destroyed by fire on Thursday afternoon killing the farmer Mr Fairweather and injuring the maid and the farmer's wife Mrs Fairweather who is hospitalized. The blaze began from the eaves and spread rapidly despite alarm and efforts of neighbors. An insurance policy was noted in connection with the loss.
A patriotic concert at Davidson Auditorium Wednesday night featured the Regimental Orchestra of the 6th Overseas Battalion under Heademaster H. W. Render. The program was well ordered with selections including Serenade, Tipperary, God Save the King, and various marches and dances, drawing praise from attendees and some staying for a postperformance dance.
A January 1916 marked by heavy snow and extended cold ends as weather warms. The week brought over a foot of snowfall with drifts four to six feet, railway traffic disrupted with trains canceled or 20 to 30 hours late, and coal supplies in town running low without immediate replenishment.
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