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Newspaper

Melfort Moon

Location

Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada

Date

Oct 06, 1915

Page

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Diligent Pupils Named From Melfort School Grades V to VII

Melfort Public School lists Grade V pupils Islay Smith 92 Jean Monsees 41 Jessie Conyers 77 Jack Dawson May Englesby 72 Willie Grainger 71 Carrie Mo 68 Willie Atkinsou 67 Ag Fisher 66 Arthur Dickie 63 Dowel Anderson 62 George Lancaster 60 Willie Laggin 55 Mab el Bwain 50 Grade VI Henry Clark 8% Edythe Pardy 71 Roth Streadwick 74 Anos W 73 Verne Leake Cade 70 Kathleen Slion 67 Charlie Davidson 64 Grade VII Mabel Lovell 586 Laura Lovell 84 Leona Harms 76 Hazel Rask 71 Loveta McNaughton 69 Donald Blakely 65 Reggie Lancaster 59 Doris Broome 53 Number Enrolled 34 Attendance 869 reported. Teacher M. V. Johnaton.

Islay Smith Jean Monsees Jessie Conyers Jack Dawson May Englesby Willie Grainger Carrie Mo Willie Atkinsou Ag Fisher Arthur Dickie Dowel Anderson George Lancaster Willie Laggin Mabel Bwain Henry Clark Edythe Pardy Roth Streadwick Anos W Verne Leake ‘Cade Kathleen Slion Charlie Davidson Mabel Lovell Laura Lovell Leona Harms Hazel Rask Loveta McNaughton Donald Blakely Reggie Lancaster Doris Broome M. V. Johnaton

Grade IV and I honor rolls from room reports

The page lists students by grade and class with names and scores including Grade IV Sr Vivian Price 79 and Edith Jameson 0, Grade IV Jr Harold Diwson 87, Ada Pyett 81, Grade I Sr Venton Humphries 84, Robert Atkinson 80, Grade A Arthur Perry 80, plus Honor Roll names Alice Hamilton Elsie Stewart Georgie Johnston Eva Pyeitt. Totals show 36 enrolled and attendance 885 with teacher notes M Stark and Mrs B Tate.

Venton Humphries Robert Atkinson Edith Mansell Ethel Mansell Cecil Pollock Clifford Clagget Vera Davis Emanuel Gherman Edith Robinson Grade 1 Sandy Cowie Warren Manger Nora Mathews Harold Haney Philo Englesby Electa Smith Olive Rush Arthur Perry Willie Swain Edgar Clift Bert Code Willie Taylor John Abooed Alice Hamilton Elsie Stewart Georgie Johnston Eva Pyeitt B. Tate

Grade III and II class results and attendance report

Grade III senior students Ferne Brown 75 Ethel Smart 73 Isabelle Monsees 71 Elias Aikenhead 70 Gerald Purdy 64 Marjorie Loggin 63 Gordon Yoong 56 Muriel Hatson 54 Willie Blue 62 Rosie Tipney 51 Verla 51 Lorna Price 0. Grade II Je Bert Baker 75 Watson Haney 71 Mabel Childerhose 70 Fred Wittig 68 Willie Robinson 65 Gladys Clift 63 Bruce Sefton 60 Freddie Clift 54 Lyle Grainger 50. Number enrolled 26. Attendance 92 46. Myrtle M. Wark, teacher.

Ferne Brown Ethel Smart Isabelle Monsees Elias Aikenhead Gerald Purdy Marjorie Loggin Gordon Yoong Muriel Hatson Willie Blue Rosie Tipney Verla Lorna Price Je —Bert Baker Watson Haney Mabel Childerhose Fred Wittig Willie Robinson Gladys Clift Bruce Sefton Freddie Clift Lyle Grainger Myrtle M. Wark

Grade II Sr and Set high scores list

Grade II Sr Phyllis Fullerton leads with 0 and scores 87 for Silva Stewart 87 Evaline Foster 86 Lorne Kraebling 86 Edgar Gillespie 84 Vera Gillespie 84 Bertha Foster 80 Roberta Gillespie 75 Marion Wilcox 73 Edwin Denton 70 May Wood 68. Grade II Set Elsie Aikenhead 90 Tom Lundy 80 Fanny Foster 74 Weldon Stewart 74 Joe Hamilton 72 George Weaver 71 Annie Abooed 60 Leonard Hunter 54 Pansy Tippey 56 Harley Pyett 55.

Grade II Sr Phyllis Fullerton Silva Stewart Evaline Foster Lorne Kraebling Edgar Gillespie Vera Gillespie Bertha Foster Roberta Gillespie Marion Wilcox Edwin Denton May Wood Elsie Aikenhead Tom Lundy Fanny Foster Weldon Stewart Joe Hamilton George Weaver Annie Abooed Leonard Hunter Pansy Tippey Harley Pyett

Vaughan S D No 319 Grade VII Student Roster

Grade VII Kenneth Arthur Merion Boyle Grade VI Isabelle Stewart Laura Cowell Garnet Stinson Absent Grade IV Dorothy Younghusband Grade I Sr Cecile Cowell Absent Grade I Jr Chifford Heath Mary Cowell Bessie Harme Absent Wa V Dyer teacher listed

Kenneth Arthur Merion Boyle Isabelle Stewart Laura Cowell Garnet Stinson Dorothy Younghusband Cecile Cowell Chifford Heath Mary Cowell Bessie Harme

Rothwell School Reports Grade by Grade Scores and Attendance

Enrollment 28. Grade VIII led by Reggie Harley Irma Fennell Albert Dykatra Rut ledge Woolsey. Grade VI Garnet Eidt 69 Roy der Woolsey 44. Grade V Treiss Braden 54 Irene Dyketra 36 Wally Schuler 28 Violet Braden. Grade IV Mervyn Woolsey 55 Jobo Eidt 47 Eliza Fennell 22. Grade LIT Warren Harley 75 Emma Eidt 74 Frankie 71 Fred Schuler 62 Christie Cathers 60 Ida Dykstra 57 Victoria Dykstra 54 Purley Fennell 42 George Braden. Grade 1 Sr James Cathers 92 Dolly Crampton 79 Gomer Braden Ti. Grade I Jr Estella Woolsey 87 Mary Hurley 84 Erica Schuler 77. Attendance 79 percent. Teacher Alice Arnold.

Reggie Harley Irma Fennell Albert Dykatra Rutledge Woolsey Garnet Eidt Royder Woolsey Treiss Braden Irene Dyketra Wally Schuler Violet Braden Mervyn Woolsey Jobo Eidt Eliza Fennell Lit Warren Harley Emma Eidt Frankie Fred Schuler Christie Cathers Ida Dykstra Victoria Dykstra Purley Fennell George Braden James Cathers Dolly Crampton Gomer Braden

Prodded Cow With Butt Of Loaded Rifle Accident

Aston Abrahamson a farmer about eighteen miles south of City was wounded in the left leg by the butt of a loaded rifle while trying to roust a cow from grain. He lay unattended until neighbors found him near six o'clock. Doctors fear amputation but strive to save the limb.

Aston Abrahamson City Lady Minto Hospital Abrahamson Hawke

Sunday and midweek events at local church

The notice lists Sunday activities with a farewell remark and a Wednesday 3 o clock Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Macarther’s. Friday’s Missionary Society in the church at 4 includes a Thank Offering gathering.

Draft From 53rd Overseas Battalion Ready for Immediate Service

The 53rd Overseas Battalion announces another draft for overseas service to depart immediately. Men on harvest leave who wish to join the contingent must report to camp at once.

53Rd Overseas Battalion

Xmas Puddings For Soldier Boys

The Red Cross Society acknowledges donations from Stoney Creek Sunday School Rush and Price Tea Rooms Mr Steel Mrs H J Nealense Mrs Dawson Rev Mortimer and others. Volunteers ran sewing and tea rooms with proceeds of 6.25. Requests to ship finished work monthly and to include Christmas cake and puddings for soldiers.

Red Cross Society Stoney Creek Rush Price Mr. Steel H. J. Nealense Dawson Rev. Mortimer Mesdames Naylor Wild Millard Spence Gray Miss Beatty Beatty R. R. King Slim Miss Wood McCanis Grace Cameron Isabel Naylor Islay Smith Asit Ie Red Cross

Pastor Elliott Returns After Holiday Visit

Rev H M Elliott B A Anglican missionary at Pathlow and Pleasantdale missions visited All Saints church over Sunday and preached at the evening service. He spent the summer in New Ross Nova Scotia and Halifax where he was chaplain to a military hospital and prison. He toured Boston Toronto and the Great Lakes and plans to start in Blaine Lake Sask.

H. M. Elliott Pathlow Pleasantdale All Saints Church Elliott New Ross Novaa Scotia Halifax EL Hott Eliott Boston Toronto Great Lakes Pleasant Valley Blaine Lake Sask L. Mortimer All Saints Rectory

Thanksgiving Day Observed Next Monday

Thanksgiving Day will be observed next Monday as a public holiday with local stores and business houses closed.

Threshers Busy at Valparaiso

Valparaiso Sask Oct 4 Tony Reiderer Star City visited Tuesday. Yager and Sanda visitors from Tisdale Lightwood. A G Sands and A G Yager from Tisdale and Melfort threshing activity continues. Yager Brothers returned home with their machine. James Clonie bought a threshing outfit and started work. Choir visit boosts church. E Olson takes new post. Mr Young resumes preaching duties.

Valparaiso, Sask Tony Reiderer Star City F. C. Peterson Arty Tisdale Yager Brothers Melfort James Clonie

Beatty and Anderson Nuptials in Grande Prairie

Lucille Christina Anderson and Ross Beatty wed in Grande Prairie on September 15. The bride wore dove grey with blue satin and cream lace, sister Manilla as bridesmaid, Ralph Johnston as groomsman. Rev. A Forbes conducted the ceremony. They reside on a farm near Lake Saskatoon and are prominently known in the Melfort district.

Ralph Johnston A. Forbes Lake Saskatoon Beatty Melfort Reginald Beatty Edson Grande Prairie

Thanksgiving service notices and choir events

Sunday October 10 schedule includes a morning Thankgiving service themed Remembering God's Goodness with special choir singing and Sunday school. An evening service notes farewell for Rev Lennox Freser. choir practice is listed for the week.

Land’ Mnaic Lennox Freser Carview

Holiness Pastor Sets Sunday and Week Services

Rev. H. H. Childerbose of the Holiness Movement will conduct services this Sunday with a 10.30 a.m. appointment in Melfort and a 7.90 p.m. gathering at South Church. A Tuesday prayer meeting is slated for 4 p.m. at South Church and a Friday town prayer meeting at p.m.

H. H. Childerbose Holiness Movement Melfort South Church

Carrot River Valley Teachers Gather in Star City

The eighth annual Carrot River Valley Teachers Association convention is set for Star City on October 7 and 8. Activities include opening addresses by Norman Haynes and E Hodgson, sessions on physical geography drama teaching and hygiene, with a dance and evening entertainments by visiting teachers and locals.

The Carrot River Valley Teachers’ Association Star City Norman Haynes C. E. P. Brooks Birch Hille

Annual Meeting of Red Cross at Melfort Branch

The Mel fort branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society holds its annual meeting on Tuesday October 12 in the Red Cross Tea Rooms beside the Moon. Past years business and the treasurer balance sheet will be presented. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year and all those interested are urged to attend. The meeting starts at 5 p.m.

Melfort Canadian Red Cross Society Red Cross Spm

New Recruits and Births Reported in Manitoba Areas

Local notices list births and new arrivals with names and places across Melfort Star City and Ethelton. Families include Clift Swain Taylor and others, with dates from Sept 30 to Oct 4.

At C N R Station Work Continues on Bonded Warehouse

The O N R carpenter gang is at work on the press ed im n to the Melfort station. A bonded warehouse and waiting room have been planned as part of the construction.

O.N.R. Carpenter Gang Melfort

Town Council Advances Utilities and Tax Sale Plans

The regular session chaired by Mayor Hatton reviewed minor changes to the disposal works and noted no major issues. It approved a $40 extension to connect Naisberry rural telephone to the town system and reported the telephone network totals and connections. The town will buy Mount Forest Rural Telephone Co debentures at 102.62 with $7000 accrued interest from the sinking fund and advance $700 to cover current expenses during registration. The due date for the sale of lands for arrears of taxes was set for October 26 and Councillor Moore will monitor town interests. Licenses for public accommodation will now be required, with Chief McLaughlin as inspector and a board appointed for enforcement. Tenders will be called for winter supplies and the janitor position posted.

Hatton Mansell Moore Dawson Murphy & Underw Naisberry J. Whittig Power House Mount Forest Rural Telephone Co McLaughlin Hill M HO Spence W. Clift

New High School Board Elected At Melfort

The town of Melfort elected new high school trustees by acclamation on Wednesday. A E Wild J Greenwood W H Jameson A H Humphries and A R Babington were named. Terms run to December 1 1916 for Babington and Humphries and to December 31 1917 for Wild Greenwood and Jameson. The initial board meeting is tonight at 7 30 in the school.

Hirh Melfort Messrs A. E. Wild J. Greenwood W. H. Jameson A. H. Humphries A. R. Babington

Local Notices from Alberni Presbyterian Manse

Mrs. 8. Lyle of Alberni B C visits the Presbyterian manse. A bill in the town hall is planned for Friday October 15. Sale of househall effects at the Presbyterian Manse Saturday Oct 9 at 2 30 pm Registrar Macarthur reports September vital stats one marriage 12 births two deaths W C T U met at the Methodist church last Thursday a paper Why Men Are Tempted To Go To Hotels was read by Mrs G Bodemson next meeting scheduled for next month with Mrs Alkenbend in charge

Macarthur W.C.T U Mra G. B.demeson BR. Alkenbend

Unusual Theft Case Heard In Police Court

In South Melfort on Monday Lb. K. Canaday charged H. J. Laughlin with theft The case before Magistrate Greenwood was unusual Laughlin had found a marriage certificate belonging to Canaday in April and refused to return it until Canaday paid 200 he allegedly owed Laughlin The magistrate fined Laughlin 5 dollars 55 cents

Lb. K. Canaday South Melfort H. J. Laughlin Greenwood Laughlin Canaday Leaghlin Ainating

Fractured Collar Bone After Turtle Turn Auto Crash

Last Friday Bernard Hewie a Star City liveryman suffered a serious accident about five miles from Melfort when his car turned turtle. Hewie sustained a fractured shoulder blade and a dislocated bone while other occupants escaped with a severe shaking up. He is recuperating in Lady Minto hospital. H Gillespie aiding recovery nearby.

Bernard Hewie Star City Melfort Hegre Seyridors Feamilhy Reideree Waas Redins Lady Minto Hospital H. Gillespie

Also Mentioned on This Page

Melfort Public School Room Grade IV Sr Vivian Price Dottie Whitmore Verdie Smith Willie Jameson Effie Lee Lewis Davis Jean Wood Cecil Wittig Gladys Hateon Edith Jameson Mabel Pollock Oldra Bill Marjorie Fuller Grade IV Jr Harold Diwson Gertie Loggin Meta Mc-Ewen Wesley Aikenhead Jack Armstrong May Hunter Lila Frits Florence Smart Mrs. May Emma Irvine Randolph Browne Alec Broome Ada Pyett Mary Sefton Wilfred Kenley Aldous Hunter Boba Dawson George Roediger Warren Graham M. ©. Stark Wa. V. Dyer Rothwell School Report Estella Woolsey Mary Hurley Erica Schuler Alice Arnold Soldier Boys Ladies of Pero Valparaiso Yager E. Sanda Lightwood, Sask A. G. Sands A. G. Yager John Cirps Fred Yager, Sr Mrs. Gould M. Johnston Valpataiso Merphayte Howe Tisdale Presbyterian Church E. Olson C. E. Green Mr. Young Beatty-Anderson Starkey Fauwar Adolge Moreing T. W. Halligan Mrs. Anderson Hooton Lee F. Bird H. Bird Pens Miss Book Crows Mra. L. Pitepatrick Sauter H. H. Sherriff Mise Starkey Mra. Thomas Curry J. W. Clift Bert Deston Molip' Mosda New High School Board 8. Lyle Alberni, B.C Bay National Light Cour Jameson's J. H. Comming Town Comming Mm. B. Jameson Weatin'’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church Educoh
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