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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1917
Page
7
Plans call for a 60 by 90 foot three story brick and concrete cold storage building with basement, costing 30 000 to 35 000 dollars. Construction to start at once with operation aimed by March 1 1918. Public storage space to be offered at low rental to residents of the town and district.
Rates for fur garments in storage range from 10c per lb April to November with a $2.00 fur coat charge and a 2c minimum on small parcels. Temperature guidance and openings for game or fish are provided. A large one month storage charge applies regardless of removal. Saskatchewan creamery plans include a new building linked to water, sewer, and railway, with government support and sites located at Saskatchewan avenue and Assinibois street.
Donations were received from Mesdames Monesers Keddy Hill W HB Jameson Hastie and the item Galan and Atkinson. Names appear with various spellings and scattered references to amounts and locations, including a note about Mrs Cairne and the Bory Les Posty and Daestine con mana Gla lows.
The Star City Red Cross reports contributions including items donated by Mrs Mandy Campell and others. Members Mrs James Sherriff and Miss Zelia Sherriff served at an event raising $15.25. The society plans its annual meeting around September 30 with all branch meetings scheduled for that period.
Pleasant Valley Red Cross society gathered at W Travis on the 12th for an eleven o clock attendance gathering.
Mrs James Hunter dies after a heart attack at age 42 leaving her five year old son and husband James Hunter. She had lived in the district since marriage about thirteen years and was a well regarded resident. Funeral and memorial services were held at the Methodist church with interment at Mowat.
Councillors Moore Wild and Clift reported receiving files and discussed sewer extension on Avenue and Al as part of council items. The rink’s status was tied to storage and regional dairy industry plans, with officials noting possible plant development at Melfort and the need for sewer and water improvements.
A fragmentary plea shows women knitting for service members with notes about donations and wartime support. It mentions Wool ex and Christmas, plus a donation day in October and efforts to aid the Mel fort boys.
A Sunday night gathering titled Comes Agtae ball is noted for September observance. The event appears to be a religious service held at a church location with attendees expected on a Sunday evening.
Fragmentary wartime note mentions a German sniper named Greenwood and references a trench or unit in a rural wartime setting. The text is incomplete but hints at involvement in a broader conflict and readiness to fight. No clear locations, dates, or outcomes are discernible from the readable fragments.
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