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Newspaper
Lloydminster Times
Location
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
4
Rev C Carruthers recently returned from the General Synod of the Anglican Church and conducted thanksgiving services at St John in Lloydminster. Large crowds welcomed him as he urged sacrifice and unity, reflecting on war, faith, and the Crusades as he urged the nation to seek God in church, education, and public life.
An orderly roll shows pupil standings across many grades of the Saskatchewan school. Names like Gladys Leader Margaret Tockwell Arthur Lefever Cornelia Clifford Muriel White appear alongside absentees Dennis Phillpotts Robert Goodfellow and Cyril Howard. A preparatory class section lists Alick Dumont Norman Clarkson Harry Russell and others under R. Wainsounton, the teacher.
The stores elevators and banks will be closed on Monday next October 11 as a Thanksgiving Day observance. This removes normal business operations and public services for the day across multiple sectors.
Tenders are invited for the construction of 150 yards of three plank sidewalk on Main Street north of the O N R track. Planks 10 by 2 inches, bearings 6 feet, centers 4 by 4. Tenders due Monday the 11th at 6 p.m. to Secretary-Treasurer H C Lisle. Work starts immediately after award.
A fragmentary religious reflection cites the prophet Isaiah urging the House of Jacob to walk in the light of the Lord. It warns that worldly ease and neglect lead to divine judgment and calls for repentance and renewal.
A war briefing notes French attacks in the Vimy hills and Arras sector with gains in trenches and supplies captured. German counter actions near Givenchy woods are described as repulsed with heavy losses. A Baltic sea incident reports the German steamer Svionia torpedoed by a British submarine.
Mr Murray Miller conducts a business visit to town. Sam Traill fined 25 dollars for assault on his wife before a local J P. Mrs Robert Smith returns from Regina in double harness. Mr and Mrs Stanley Hyland visiting parental home. Sergt T Barber and Private F Creech return to Sewell. Miss Lily Laurie and Miss James return to Edmonton. Miss Edith Hayes leaves for two weeks vacation in Edmonton. Mrs Lewis E Taylor and Doris Thomas visit Vermilion this week. Mrs McCallum returns to Winnipeg. Bert Hemming goes to Youngstown Ohio to oversee Empire Lumber yard. Beulah Bradshaw leaves for Waseca to teach near there. W Sibbald visits Vermilion then Lloydminster with Mrs Sibb. Directors of Albertan agricultural Society meet Oct 9 at 2 p m to arrange price monies and protests. The Shersabs A give an entertaining Pekin show. The Diamond from the Sky The Black Box and The Adventures of Kath ryn serials shown at Pekin. Ronald Tackwell treated for an old lip wound by Dr Eacrett and a foreign growth sent for analysis. Private F C Gaylor returns to Sewell. A public meeting at Alberta Hall tonight for the Patriotic Society with year’s work, musical programme and features. Harvest thanksgiving services at Presbyterian Church on Sunday with appropriate anthems and decorated church.
A district observer notes through Vegreville a Galician settlement’s rapid fortune in eight months. Families, arriving years ago with little, now buy extra land and build new homes, aiming for larger crops next year. The writer claims prosperity surpasses Alberta, praising immigrant progress.
In the Durness district farmers continue threshing for weeks with many thousands of bushels remaining. One Wilson buyer took over 8000 bushels up to last Saturday as threshing momentum spreads toward Streame Town and Battleford with shipments to Lloydminster this week.
Local stockmen faced rain and wind at Kitscoty VPair with outside entrants taking the bulk of awards. A few local breeders like H. C. Graham of Lee Park helped spark competition, while overall expectations were tempered by mud and poorer turnout. A prize-winner list follows, previously held back by Lloydminster listings.
Extensive lists of prize winners across heavy draft, roadster, ponies, cattle, and poultry categories are announced. Individuals such as J. Met and H. Hill along with numerous farms and judges from Lloydminster and surrounding regions are noted for top placements and crop displays.
The Lord Bishop of Saskatche will arrive in town on Thursday en route to Onion Lake. Mesers Huxley and Thomas’ threshing outfit burned in an accidental fire on Saturday. A new separator has been ordered and threshing on Mr Adams’ farm south of town yields 38 bushels of wheat, 76 oats, and 32 barley per acre. The Manufacturers' Association traveled by special train to Lloydminster but a broken axle delayed them, and they enjoyed their layover. The Board of Trade secretary R B Thompson distributed Lloydminster Supplements during the stop.
Farmers buyers urged to purchase CPR lands from the original agent J H Stevenson offers terms of 120 down and balance in 19 annual payments at 6 percent interest. Office next door to the Royal George Hotel.
The Saskatchewan Government set aside 125000 for temporary assistance to encourage existing hotels to provide rest rooms for the public after bars were banished. The Town Council sought a grant and Inspector Keir helped finalize an agreement with hotelkeepers, the mayor, and secretary to furnish ladies and gentlemen rest rooms with newspapers and conveniences, funded from dispensary profits though those funds may be insufficient.
A travelling salesman for Score & Sons was charged before J.P. Jos Gronow with offering clothing for sale in town without a Hawkers License. Evidence showed he visited Bank of Commerce staff and invited them to Royal George to view stock. The bench fined him 25 dollars and costs.
The Red Cross Society fund has risen to 50.35 dollars from Mrs Sibbald’s Union collection. The public is urged to attend the annual meeting at 8 p.m. Friday in the Council Chamber of Alberta Hall. J Growow serves as secretary treasurer.
His Honour Judge Taylor of the District Court has appointed November 2, 1915 at 10:00 a.m. in the Secretary's office Lloydminster Alberta for the Court of Confirmation to confirm the Tax Enforcement Return of Rural Municipality of Wellington No 481.
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