20 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
1
Irvine bar admitting firm Beott Sask listed as barristers and solicitors. The notice appears in a Saskatoon or Sask regional legal directory. No further actions, dates, or case details are provided in the fragment.
Dr N L Phoenix of Landis Saskatchewan serves as physician surgeon and accoucheur and holds the office of provincial coroner in the local medical community.
Judge Duff in Ottawa grants an exemption to W J Rowntree as a seasoned agricultural worker on a 150 acre Ontario farm near Weston. The ruling, dated December 6 1917 and published December 8 1917, holds the applicant to remain in agricultural labor as essential to national production.
A devotional poem titled Christmas 1917 recalls the holy night when shepherds watch over the flock and Bethlehem’s manger glows with divine light. It envisions a lasting Christmas spirit that endures beyond a single day, promising joy and salvation through a greater light.
Village reports December has broken all weather records. Notices of residents traveling to North Dakota Ontario and Saskatchewan. Local lines linking Wilkie to Kelfield Leipzig and Handel freed. New Year dance planned for Halifax relief fund. extensive travels announced including Nova Scotia and California.
Early returns show Mr Wright leading in the Local Contest Battleford riding with many polls still outstanding. Opponents concede the result while noting gains for their candidate remain unseen. overall Dominion wide, Union Government holds a majority of about 40.
Reports deny the deaths of Henry Heintz and Frank Royal. L. P. Varley sails to Stuart Iowa for Christmas. Hu Johnston to Edmonton to visit parents. Mrs N. W. Waldron undergoes Mayo Hospital operation and recovers. Naseby reports McRorie death and Anderson illness then death. body sent to Ontario. Rev Williams administers three funerals in Naseby. Congregational bazaar nets about 300 with donations to Red Cross Halifax relief and Patriotic Funds and French and Belgian relief. Liberal meeting in Devaney’s hall despite weather. Gourlay absent due to train delay. Craigen of Regina speaks on farming and conscription issues.
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