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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1914
Page
1
Melfort’s postoffice receipts jumped about 40 percent year over year with February 1914 at 47.57 and February 1913 at 321.97. Money orders cashed rose 140 percent from February 1914 to February 1918, while orders issued rose only slightly, suggesting locals favor home merchants over mail-order houses.
Regular meeting March 2 with full attendance. Twelve ratepayers petition for roads 14 to 23 and 15 to 22, 43 19. action held over. Highway survey for lake end diversion planned. compensation for land to be arranged. Log drag competition to enter two miles of forced food run. By law on lawful fence passed. Claims over one year for road work to be barred.
Three Melfort rinks left yesterday for Kinistino s inaugural boyspiel. Players included B E Keddy H Gillespie A E Spalding A Jacobs skip and Greenwood W Greenwood C Greenwood J Greenwood skip with HB Robiveau Joe Cameron Staff Sgt Login among entries. Rinks from Prince Albert and other points join as games opened yesterday and locals expect keen competition for cups and prizes.
February school reports show mixed scores across primary and intermediate rooms with names and marks for grades I to IV Sr and junior levels. Attendance percentage listed as 2.33 and 4.83 with teacher Mrs. Tate and Myrtle V Johnston noted.
No. enrolled 41 with attendance 89 percent for Octavie McEwen Mable Young Myrtle Johnson Elsie Arthur and Fred Fisher. Grade VI lists Dick Dawson Allardyce Code Mac Irvine Helen Johnston Beverley Leake Roth Elliott Elmo Price Mamie Lucey Kathleen Clift. Grade V Laure Lovell Mabel Lovell Hazel Rask Jus McBean Reggie Lancastr Nellie Slim Leona Harms Loveta McNaughton. No. enrolled 38 with attendance 92 percent under Mrs L M May.
Enrollment 19. Attendance percentage 221. Teacher Sayde J. Darnin reports grades across classes: Grade VII Ted Durnin 77 Ira Woolsey 78. Grade VI Rutledge Woolsey 75 Bruce Harris 74 Nora Spry 72 Martha Preete 65 Walter Spry 55 Jim Preete 50 Thomas Arnold absent. Grade IV James Grant 74 Walter Grant 72 Gertie McCrea l Rawden Woolsey 70 John Preete 64 Rollo Bedidlome 15. Grade Til Jessie Grant 77 Mervyn Woolsey 75. Grade II Roby Erington 70. Grade I Archie Kipling 72.
The report lists grades and marks for Willowdale School students led by Florence Hood and Witherd McLaren in Grade VIII, Edith McLaren absent, plus Grade V pupils Myron Belding Rolla Patterson H Hawke Johnnie McLaren Frank Hood Melvin Markham George Barnes Harold Reid. Attendance percentage shown as 775 with H Harris as teacher.
Stoney Creek School reports grade level scores for VI to I with pupil names and percentages. Notable marks include George Mansell 82 and Mary Ashdown 89 in Grade VI, Geo Murphy 96 and Lethe Denton 35 in Grade IV, plus Grade 1 entries Lloyd Price Errel Ashdown and Ralph Murphy under E Ross the teacher.
Colin Telfer and Will Cromwell travel to La Pas for several weeks. Las tartal general store reported at Twickwam and postmistress praised. Silver Park dance on the 15th delighted local youths. Geo Jeffries bought a team from W Sparrow of Melfort. H Bottomley and Alf Jeffries engage in willow picket trade. Twickenhous ciatrics notes horse trading becoming a sport. Avotole Carone and Geo Jeffries visited the bab by boat route.
Hill and Moore will clash for the council seat vacated by L. A. Wright if neither resigns by noon today. Both D. Hill and E. G. Moore announced their intent to stand for the municipal election next Monday, a friendly rivalry with no stated issues.
John Evans of the Prive Albert bratch led a Cuift store meeting to energize the local Merchants organization. Officers named included President Wa Clift Vice President G B Jameson Treasurer H Grubaus and Secretary R Lamb as they plan protections for home stores and reduce wholesaler cartage charges.
A large turnout filled the town hall last Thursday for the Curlers Concert. The program featured violin solos, songs such as Oat on the Diep and The Scottish Emigrant's Farewell, a Adagio solo, and a Chevalier de la Corne speech, with audience encores for each number.
Beatty J Claggett and R Hadden ship bogs this week while McRae loads a car of wheat. G Morberg and Ed dig a well for G W, Wallace and G Wallace made a business trip to Malfort yesterday. Rev d BR King preached on Sunday in Sanday.
Court proceedings yesterday before Judge Vouk covered three cases left to hear. Saskatoon Lumber Co appeals Magister Long decision in favor of Italian firms. Abs Bennett vs Jomee Scott sought damages from cattle. A P Stenhouse vs W H Jones over land lease ended with plaintiff awarded 1.75 per acre plus costs. counterclaims reduced to 215. Hill represented plaintiff. Stewart defense.
Rader, who bought the Haden fare at Silver Park, left Monday for Elbow with his wife and two children and farming outfit, to build a new house and outbuildings and boost dairy and stock-raising. He praised the Carrot River valley’s fertile black loam soil and urged more States settlers to consider mixed farming here.
Mild weather aids C McLaren’s new implement store progress. Mrs Scammedl hosts parcel post debut. Rural telephone meeting held with Ms R Am. Jack Satchell visits with yarns and sewing tones. Mr Smith returns from Lino Vert reporting gladders cases. Ambler family guests of Miss M Treat. Louis Ambler back from Pee Bane. Roy Vonn eyes new town venture. Fred Warter busy with bonding slips and purchases.
Settlers from States Bank visit Cebern Smith of Silver Park in town to meet Mr and Mrs J R Lee and family who arrived from Idaho to take up land in the south district. Lee and Smith were old Oklahoma neighbors who moved to Idaho last year as Smith joined Melfort district. Mr Low left Tolabo after a short stay and followed neighbor guidance to land with water and resources promising prosperity. Smith notes this is his first Canadian winter in fifty years and describes it as most enjoyable. He is 51 and plans to dispose of Oxtehoum holdings to invest in Hawke farm, with new buildings added last year and lumber ready for a new house.
C N R officials are preparing plans for an industrial trackage site in Melfort at the northwest quarter of section 6 45 19 near Melfort street and Government Road. The railway department has written the board of trade seeking a copy of the plan for approval.
Philadelphia society note states Miss E R Allweedinger of Philadelphia will wed Rev B W Pullinger rector of Christchurch Saskatoon. The ceremony is set at St Philips Philadelphia in January and follows his tenure at All Saints in Melfort where he gained many friends.
At a board of trade meeting last night routine business was transacted. W. H. Godfrey MD was elected a new member. A committee of F. W. Shaw E. F. Wyman and S. C. Lancaster was appointed to report on beautifying the town with gardens and use of vacant lots. Further plans for the De la Coras celebration were discussed with committee backing secured.
Morden will host the March 10 trial of John Krafchenko charged with murdering H. M. Arnold, manager of the Bank of Montreal Prown Coulee branch. An appeal to delay the trial was refused and two new eye witnesses have been found to testify for the Crown.
Prospects look bright for a busy year building rural lines. Platt Sprimes wins charter and funds. work could start by April first with poles hauled before snowmelt. Charters granted for Nuisberry and Beatty. Moot Forest and Slath M dfor apply this week. total over 500 wires planned with centralized hubs at Melfort.
A Western Canada engagement for The Holy City under Sherman and Aylesworth draws strong church endorsements after initial doubts. The production’s sacred subject and stirring presentation attract widespread local interest ahead of the Friday March 4 appearance.
At Melfort on Sunday March 1 190? a son was born to Mr and Mrs B Maxwell. The father, living, will give the infant their careful attention and joy in this pleasant event.
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