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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1918
Page
10
Readable OCR fragment notes acres under cultivation and acres ready to break in 1016, NW 945.20 and BW five quarters about 3 1/2 miles. Heatt: Ss good Larms. Low price and terms. 20 and 400 acres listed, 31.3 miles from yeatty.
A letter from Fred Kemp in England describes hospital treatment for trench fever and lung injury after battles on the Western Front. He recalls mud filled shell holes, Canadian advances at Passchendaele on November 6, and heavy shelling that claimed friends. He mentions being evacuated from Boulogne to the St Dennis hospital ship and a wish to return home.
Minutes document the Nipawin Rural Municipality meeting held February 4 with Reeve Matthews and Councillors Reed Pair Scott Roberts and Peifer. Items include minutes adoption, municipal affairs correspondence, tax reforms, infrastructure, hospital, books, legal cases, weed control act, seed grain hog production, gopher poison, river boat service, and appointing Frank Lokater as delegate to the Rural Municipalities convention in Moose Jaw.
A user testimonial proclaims intestinal paralysis relief after six months of using Fruit-e-tives. The notice promotes a box of six for $2.50 and a trial size, offered postpaid by Fruit-e-tives Limited in Ottawa, with dealer distribution described.
The council considers ordering 8 copies monthly of Municipal News for members. Bylaw 25 to authorize borrowing $10 000 from Bank of Ottawa is read three times and passed. Secretary authorized to duplicate cheque No 1431 for R Peterson 76 dollars. Weed inspectors Appointed: R Sheppard and J Baylis with pay set at 250 per day plus mileage. Road work referred to Councillor Roberta. Gopher poison purchase authorized at 50 dollars. Secretary to contact District Forest Reserves Inspector regarding a road survey and guaranteed repayment, then request highway survey funding. Compensation to be paid for road survey across sections 1 and 12 in two ranges. Frank Dicketer appointed assessor for the year at 100 dollars. Reeve to wait for snow before settling road matter. meeting adjourned by secretary’s call.
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