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Newspaper
Grenfell Sun
Location
Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
4
Local notes report a stream of visitors and residents in Grenfell this week. Roy Howe traveled from Swell, Andrew was a guest for several days, and new cars arrive as Ford prices rise. The Quarterly Official Bond meeting at Grenfell Church is set for October 10, with Knights of Pything members traveling and returning home after notable entertainments.
A garbled note from Crooked Lake describes family groups, campers, and a lively visit by Mies Meggie and Mise Divmung at the lake. Report mentions Britten's romp, a July outing at Bekimny reserve, and a tense match between Miewe Jules and Hrowe's Hestions with Joe Willis starring for the visitors.
Examination results list for rural schools shows candidates such as Bell, Dennis Pite-Cerhd, Patheringham, Geddes, Hew, Hows, Hateon, Mather, Moot, McGregor, Stuspies, and Streep. Additional names include Frederick Edwant Hextall, MacPherann, Haw eel, McDonell.
Readable summaries describe the Grenfell Fair exhibits with praise for the agricultural display. The event featured notable displays, strong attendance, and comparisons to previous years, highlighting quality livestock, produce, and crafts as described in local reports.
A ferentry football game was played between Meow hill and Oakebella on Agricultural rend on Tuesday afternoon. A return match on Tuesday evening ended with a controversial offside call. The game was extremely rough and judged a poor display of football, especially by the community.
Fragmentary reminiscences recount Grenfell residents and soldiers linked to the war effort. Names like Joslyn and Lith appear amid mentions of the Grenfell and Hampshire connections, with scenes of company actions, trench life, and a May 8 event remembered by the writer as he recalls a heroic charge and losses.
A loan offer appears with names including Achiron Pintedini Apemey and MIS McArther Hhdg Winnipeg, stating the value of property and manager of bun demived, seeking to assist borrowers with money and collateral details in a formal notice. The document reads like a legal financial offer published in a local newspaper, listing parties and terms in fragmented OCR style.
A historic Ottawa bulletin discusses potato disease threats and remedies. It details seed selection, storage, and crop protection practices, advising on fungicidal and preventive methods, seed stock handling, and application guidelines for improving yield and reducing losses.
The Regina Provincial Exhibit drew large crowds as events included speakers and a talk by Rew Hag Nixon on Efficiency. Epworth League session saw many new members joined. a farm event on the Welch property attracted heavy attendance. A fatal lightning strike near Cascade claimed West Kootenay Power and Light’s manager Thomas C. Cenwles, resident of Grenfell, aged 31, leaving a widow and two children. A Regina council meeting discussed Court of Revision, with reassessment to correct inequities and many lands appealed.
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