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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
1
Over the past week Allied forces push toward Atrilly Vermand and Quentine while French seize Travecy near the Hindenburg line. A troopship carrying 2,800 American soldiers is torpedoed but all aboard are saved during a convoy near the English coast.
Local business men take time from their crops to lend labor on threshing outfits and assist farmers across the province. Names like Scott Kerr Ellis M Butts C bo Matthews Gordon iinsley and Frank McKinnon appear as volunteers aiding outfits and the Co operative elevator. The piece urges farmers to support home merchants and discard mail order catalogs as thanks for the aid received.
Local and general news report camp activities returning to full swing for D M Robertson. Leonard of Macklin joins the Union Band of Canada staff, while Mrs Walter Broadfoot of Moose Jaw heads home after visiting. Roy Quest leaves Beaudreau's Hardware for Wallace Hood's threshing crew.
A tribute to farmers in France and Canada highlighting thrift and saving. It notes France repaying debts after 1870 and Canadian farmers boosting production and profits while stressing the need to save for hard times and lower prices. It argues thrift strengthens nations and protects against future uncertainty.
The record lists expenditures totaling 57.65 with a balance of 76.90. Receipts for April and May include funds from Mareh Danahian Mrs. W Hood Mrs. O W Juckes Mes Petty Mrs J J Ewen Mrs Isaac Kerr and Mrs D S Blair amounting to 4.55 16.90 2.00 3.00 5.00 1.00 5.00. Donations are noted for dressings for wounded men on the European battlefields.
Citizens of Prince Rupert collected sphagnum moss for Red Cross use in dressing wounds. Moss from Canada supplied by Grand Trunk Pacific replaces cotton in dressings, shipping 1060 articles to Regina over eight months. The local roll lists 6 life, 26 honorary, and 83 active members under M. E. Kerr, Railway.
Farmers report good yields but face a labor shortage as threshing crews stay busy from dawn to dusk. Elevator workers are kept on alert while many outfits run short of men, extending the season. If harvest weather holds for two more weeks, most crops will be threshed.
The hunting season starts September 15 for ducks geese rails and coots. Ducks recent reports show average numbers but water scarcity reduces cover. stubble shooting will require more effort. Residents must license to hunt game birds with $1.25 and nonresidents pay $5 for residents or $15 for others. Six Day licenses are discontinued.
The author announces the Lawson Post will publish at The Beacon office in Central Butte after Sept 40th and thanks citizens for past support. Arrangements will supply town news weekly. notices from churches lodges QM Guild and soldier letters from front will be published free except for paid entertainments.
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