Valuable Institution Boon to Ratepayers and Council Share of Cost
Minutes from a June meeting at Bell Camp School show council with all members present. Actions include reconsidering a gopher rebate, ordering a new road grader, seeking a weed inspector, and approving hospital cost sharing and divisional councillor elections. The Dominion chemist reports strychnine sample pure and genuine.
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Bell Camp School
Campbell
Webster
Dominion
Medical Hall Drug Company
Cam W. G. Stevens
Lloydminster United Municipal Hospital
Currie
Elevator plans noted for crop season in town
Canadian Elevator Company official Bowes visits on a westward trip and hints at building two elevators to serve this season. Vermilion baseball sees visitors win 14 to 10, while Marshall loses to local team 8 to 6 in a Thursday game. Sergeant Major Richardson of the R N W M P escapes serious harm after a buggy wreck on Broadway, spraining a thumb as wheels crush parts of the rig.
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Bowes
Canadian Elevator Company
Vermilion
Marshall
Richardson
V.C
R.N.W.M.P
Broadway
Oxville Notes election by-law and council actions
In Oxville June issue voters approved Free Range By-law 2 by a 28 point margin over the 50 percent threshold as Stoddart won a council seat, while Young trailed and Woodruff finished third. The council met, Stoddart debuted, and By-law No. 2 takes effect July 1. A court challenge from Herd Law supporters is noted but deemed unlikely to alter the outcome.
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Oxvile
Ohas
Stoddart
F. B. Young
Woodruff
Preston
Moyerton
G.m.rifles
Marriage of Thomas Slater and Julia Belanger in Onion Lake
Harlan notes report the June 10 1915 marriage of Thomas Slater second son of Mr and Mrs T J Slater of Harlan to Miss Julia Belanger of Onion Lake in Onion Lake Roman Catholic Church. Rev Cunningham officiated. Attendants were Miss McCleneghan and best man Mr Arthur Beatty. A reception and dance followed at the Slater home and Walker’s house with about 90 friends attending. The evening featured flashlight photographs and the celebration ended around 3 am with guests enjoying the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Slater
BR. Walker
Eotgnene
Mise
Streamstown Council Sets Meeting for July Third
The Streamstown Council schedules its next meeting for Saturday July 3 at 10 am. Ordnances, agenda items and public comments are to be discussed at the session. The notice calls on residents to attend and participate in the public forum.
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Streamstown Council
Tragic death of Warneford shadows early air war report
The article recalls the British airman Warneford who died after attacking a Zeppelin near Paris. It notes his Victoria Cross award and a later risky test flight. French attacks north of Arras intensify as British preparations for a major offensive unfold amid shifting war fortunes across Europe.
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Warneford
U.S
Paris
Arras
Marne
Oratory Critique Sparks Debate on Style and Substance
In a reflection on oratory, readers cite Lincoln Gladstone and Paul as examples while contrasting plain speech with grand rhetorical form. The piece mockingly traces a child’s street crossing to Xenophon and civic virtue, praising spirited, if theatrical, public talk.
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Clinton Howard
Lincoln
Gladstone
Paul
Howard
Free Press
T. J. Healy
Johnny
Privatore
Mother
Tolay
Xenophon
Dominson
Mr Pollard Advises Brigade While In Insurance Business
Mr A. B. Pollard advises his brigade while remaining in the insurance and loans business. The Daly household now Mrs Julian Mitchell and children are visiting Athabasca land and staying for a few weeks.
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A. 8. Pollard
8. M. Daly
Julian Mitchell
Athabasca Landinng
Football Notes from Marshall Regular Field Day
Fragmentary notes show Marshall teams, Holmes and Sha absent, Lashburnites overwhelmed. The list of teams follows with unclear details and missing dates or full names.
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Marshall
Holmes
Sha
Lashburnites
Local team to Waseca Friday in cupholder clash
Fragmented report notes a local team traveling to Waseca on Friday. Despite an uneven Eastern side, the cupholders could lead if they perform well, with key players like a Marshall halfback absent due to a holiday.
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Bone
Praise for Intermediates Shapes Victory in Local Grid Match
Our report on the Lloydmin ster versus Marshall football clash last week omitted the half-back trio whose work propelled the win. Ashcroft Eden and Hosteley led the line with hard running and smart defense, shielding Kerswell and neutralizing Street to render the star veterans ineffective.
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Lioydminster
Kerswell
Mrs A. FP Traill Returns from Minneapolis Visit
Mrs A. F. P. Traill has just returned from a trip to Minneapolis where she visited her uncle, Mc M Page.
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Mre A. FP
Traill
Minneapolis
Mc. M. Page
Red Cross Teas Suspended As Lloydminster Appeals For Knitwear
The Red Cross ladies suspend fortnightly teas for summer and urge Lloydminster women to donate weekly 10c offerings. Volunteers on both sides of the river list names to collect weekly funds, knitting socks and shirts, and preparing bandages. A quilt raised 65 dollars for the Canadian Hospital in Clevedon, England, and will be sent abroad.
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Red Cross
Lloydminster
Alberta
Mra Stevenson
J. Lawrie
E. Davis
R. W. Miller
A. Still
Harris
Mooney
Halliwell
Phillpotts
Warburton
Bottomley
Bird
Lyle
Brantford
Munn
Brondridge
Red Cross Society
Clevedon
England
Scott Bros
How to Knit Sox for Soldiers with Grey Wool Instructions
Detailed knitting tutorial for socks using grey wool with exact measurements and step by step heel methods. Includes cast on 68 stitches and ribbing, heel shaping, pick up stitches, and needle sizes No 12 and No 13 for wheeling and finering.
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Uru
Tara
N.B
Readers debate fence law referendum in Britannia district
A letter to the Britannia Municipal Council urges a referendum on herd or fence law at the next election. The writer notes rising fence law support due to changes in farming, discusses costs of fencing, shared posts with neighbors, and compares livestock versus grain profits under different regimes. The writer, L. Patmore of Rutherford Bros., requests open discussion in the columns.
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Britannia
L. Patmore
Rutherford Bros
Patmore
Grain Growers' picnic set for July 1 with sports and cricket
Southminster notes the Grain Growers' Association annual picnic will be July 1 featuring sports, cricket and football matches. Ladies urged to bring baskets. attendees pay 25 cents. Also includes knitting instructions and sewing tips mixed into the notice.
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Southminster
Grain Growers’ Association
Rural Council Minutes Describe Land Appeals and Electoral Reform
Minutes of the June 4 1915 council meeting record appeals on land overcharges and assessments upheld as just. The council rejects immediate hospital expansion due to finances and agrees to a two month vote on electoral division creation with polling sites listed. Discussions include road improvements and municipal road completion commitments.
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Sepp. Bayer
G.w
Greisbach, O'Connor & Co
British & American Mortgage Co
New York City
Menzies
Imperial Land Co
Donaldson
Court of Revision
Couneil
George
Mr Menzies
Brown
S.w
Golden Valley
D. W. McKenzie
Lioyminster
F. Byrt
A. Fiowenlale
C. H
F. A. Hall
J. Airey
Kitscoty
Gilmour Hotel
J. Finlin
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Otreamgtown
United Hospital Board
Jane Oth
Teos
Oxville Notes
Times
U.F.A
Cornish
Old Son
Bullville
Harlan
Franz Joseph
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Lemberg
Durazzo
Albania
Marshall Swadip Lashburn
Vy. A. Pts
L'minster
Igiood
Waseca
All
Ly 'S
Wellington
Kiteady
Messrs Mensies
Lake
McDonald
Sec
Trens
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