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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1918
Page
2
Advertising rates listed for local reading notices at 10 cents per line and government notices at 12 cents per line per insertion with 4 cents for each subsequent portion. A. K. Babington, proprietor, Melfort Saskatchewan. Dated Wednesday August 23, 1918.
A columnist contrasts postwar Canadian immigration with a push for selective settlers from Allied nations. The piece argues for careful budgeting by farmers, urging them to track living costs and maintain farm plans covering several years, including field layouts and crop rotations.
A city man praises the Farmers account book issued by the Commission of Conservation after visiting Ontario farms near Toronto. He notes most sellers cannot state yearly farm income and recalls the seller he bought from had substantial bank savings.
Poem-like oath by Kenneth Graham decrying all German products, people, and influence. Text urges solidarity and boycotts of German goods, ships, and culture. Published in The Hardware Age.
Three mares, grey bay and brown, branded D on left thigh, strayed from the Town Pasture on August 15. A $15 reward is offered for information leading to recovery, with contact at The Black Soam Livery.
Public notice outlines how qualified voters may add or correct names on the Voters List in Melfort. It covers eligibility, grounds for adding or striking names, and required signatures. The document references sections and prescribed procedures for making amendments before the October deadline.
Ratepayers with property in the 1926 Tax Roll are reminded that redemption expires on Oct. Stat. 2918. After that date all property remaining redeemed will be forfeited to the tax sale purchasers. H. & Greenwood, Secretary-Treasurer, Town of Melfort.
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