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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1914
Page
5
Legal and municipal notices advertise at 12 cents per line with extra charges for subscriptions and mail orders. Classified ads such as lost items run up to 35 cents per insertion. Phone number 54 listed. Public notices and advertising rates for the Melfort Sask newspaper.
A bold call to support railway expansion in Melfort as CN R plans twenty five miles of Melfort La Pas line this year and CPR eyes Sheha to Melfort. urged to back progressive development and attract investment to boost the rich agricultural district with strong civic leadership.
Prominent plan urges forming a town beautiful committee to boost cleanliness ahead of August gala celebrating Melfort and De la Corne’s 160th farming anniversary. Neatness praised. law enforces cleaning, while volunteers canvass households and vacant lots to improve fences, yards, and streets.
The passage urges August celebrations in the town with pride and public support. It encourages Indies and gentlemen to improve the town by gardens and flower beds, seeks city backing for prizes, and emphasizes keeping yards and streets tidy to welcome visitors.
Hon W Sutherland urged Saskatoon to look to Melfort and Battleford areas for progress and supported an abattoir as a city booster. He predicted Saskatoon could reach 100000 in five years as development shifts to the Carrot River valley. The piece emphasizes closer ties between city boards and regional farming communities.
Editors praise the Canadian Northern Railway for building in northern Saskatchewan and Alberta, arguing a 20 to 30 million loan from the Dominion government is deserved. They note rivals received subsidies, while CN has advanced through harsh terrain, improving travel and settlement access despite slow ballast.
The piece calls for political consistency while praising improving conditions and railroad growth. It advocates celebrating De la Corne agriculture and a pageant in August, hoping the Carrot River valley gains prominence through historic pomp and modern enterprise.
A partial OCR fragment notes return charges and tax amounts due in Melfort with mentions of taxpayers and an individual named Gee D Westers Beaton. The legible content is unclear and reads like a local tax notice or billing update.
A readable fragment shows a town notice from Melfort referencing Wesver and Bowe with unclear context. The item appears archival and lacks clear actions, dates, or entities beyond names.
A stray white sow weighing about 30 pounds is reported on the premises of the undersigned on or about December 1. The owner may reclaim the animal upon payment charges. Signed by Hagh Star.
Female applicants sought for teaching post at Sweetwater district 8.D No 1156. Duties begin March 14 1914 for a nine month term in a rural school.
Acting under instructions from the Western Trust Company the administrator of the estate of George T Haug erud deceased there will be offered for sale by auction at the Melfort Hotel Saskatchewan on Tuesday the . AD 1014 at the hour to a sealed reserved further particulars apply Frank Smith Mudie Auctioneers Ibert Sask fort Sask Solicitors for the Act for
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