Wife Of Edward Beatty Murdered By Half Breed Teamster
The news recounts Edward Beatty's wife murdered by Barney Belcourt a half breed teamster and their daughter Thelma abducted. Theodores police captured Belcourt by five pm on Thursday. Thelma returned safely before his arrest. Beatty a Canadian Army veteran and forest ranger, mourns as doctors arrived on his birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Beatty
Theodore
Reg. Beatty
Theodore, Sask
Barney Belcourt
Thelima
Daily Press
Thelma
Barney
Motor routes marked under Saskatchewan government plan
Saskatchewan Motor League will paint color coded route signs on highway posts across the province. Red and blue route bands will identify main routes as the government deems routes for motorists. Officers warn against obstructing the project and align with a Saskatoon to Calgary road plan. Dane Stewart of Pleasantdale sells the first wheat of the season at the B A elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Motor League
Saskatoon
Calgary
Dane, Stewart
Pleasantdale
B. A
Soldier W J Steele Reported Killed In Action
Word was received that Private W J Steele of the 28th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force was killed in action. He enlisted from Melfort platoons. his mother and sisters live on McLeod Avenue. A wire also reported Private C A Denton gassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Steele
Batt. C. E.F
Pte.Steele
Melfort
McLeod Avenue
C. A. Denton
Dauphin Residents See Carrot River Valley Crops
A Dauphin party touring from Watson to Melfort and Prince Albert records impressions of the Carrot River Valley. They note a wet 40 mile stretch, arrive in Melfort and sleep, then compare soils and crops with Dauphin and Vermilion areas. The journey covers Beatty Kinistine Welton Birch Hills Fenton and crosses the South Saskatchewan River by ferry before reaching Prince Albert after 417 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Prince Albert
Carrot River Valley
Watson
Sireet
Melfort
Beatty
Kinistine
Welton
Birch Hills
Fenton
South Saskatchewan River
Beatty Updates Include New Residents and Local Projects
Mr Axthelm becomes Beatty grain buyer for National Elevator Co. Mrs A Digney returns from Watrous. Miss Louie Moneil visits Saskatoon. Charles Taylor begins brick veneer house at Ethelton with North Canada Lumber Co. Harvest finishes soon while threshing starts by the 16th. Farmers' Club Elevator nears completion. Big dance planned for Friday, Sept 1 with Red Cross ice cream funded by Mrs Ferguson and Mrs Lobb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axthelm
Beatty
National Elevator Co
A. Digney
Watrous and District
Louie Moneil
Saskaton
F. Dafoe
Charles Taylor
Ethelton
Brown
Melfort
North Canada Lumber Co
Digney
Red Cross
A. A. Ferguson
Roy Lobb
Farmers’ Club
Red Cross Donations from Melfort Subtotaled
Local scan lists donations to the Melfort Red Cross including Miss M. G. Flett two dollars Joe Young one dollar Case three dollars fifteen cents J. Millard three dollars fifty eight cents and F. G. Crawford four dollars twelve cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melfort Red Cross
M. G. Flett
Joe Young
Case
J. Millard
F.G. Crawford
Opening of Duck Season Near as Sloughs Dry Up
Duck hunters brace for September 15 opening as small sloughs dry and ducks gather on larger lakes. Prairie chicken remains protected with a slight uptick, while swans pelicans cruses loons and other birds also receive protection. Licenses required for residents and non residents with fees set, and Game Act rules restrict shooting on Sundays in preserves after sunset hours and other prohibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Ca Wes
J. H. Macarthur
S. G. Moore
Canada
Farmers Free Until After Harvest Time
Word from Ottawa states under the Military Service Act all medical examinations of bona fide farm laborers have been called. farmers are free until after harvest time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Market Prices and Duck Shooting Season Opening
The notice lists Northern market prices for various grades of Northern wheat and oats with figures for futures or weights. A separate item notes Messrs. Clarke Greenwood and colleagues leaving for Es for the duck shooting season, marking the opening of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Clarke Greenwood
D. Hill
E. J. Crawford
W. F
H.A. Mansell
Wit
Pathlow Farmers Instal Three Delco Lights In District Sale
E A O'Brien reports the sale of three Delco light sets each with 64 light capacity to notable Pathlow district farmers KR R Amber Harry Wiggins and George Sanderson in a local transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A .O’brien
Delco
Pathlow
KR. R. Amber
Harry Wiggins
George Sanderson
Messages to Canadian Division promise wartime moral welfare
A World War I leaflet from General H. Bristoll to the Second Canadian Division, France, June 1918, urges high ideals and clean speech, noting soldiers endure hardship to preserve civilization. It was shared by Pte. W J Steele's family in Melfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Pte
W. J. Steele
France
McLeod Avenue
Melfort
Sachlan
Indo Ha Sonn
Canada
H. E. Brirstoll
1918
Tragic Mill Accident Kills Young Engineer
Stanley G. Johnson of Melfort, an engineer at Lake Lumber Co. in Quillium Beach, was killed when a six ton fly wheel fragment struck him as the first timber was cut. He left a wife and five children. his death follows prior reports of a family tragedy in Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Johnson
Melfort
Peter Aikenhead
Vancouver
Stanley G. Johnson
Vancouver Sun
Quillium Beach
Nanaimo
T. R. McLay
Lake Lumber Co
Johnson
Arrot River Valley Teachers Association Meeting Planned
The Arrot River Valley Teachers Association announces its annual convention in Melorton on September 19 and 20. Due to the large number of teachers, billets are needed and citizens able to accommodate visiting teachers are asked to contact Mrs Tate.
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Arrot River Valley Teachers’ Association
Saskatchewan Dairy Products Selling Well
Provincial Dairy Commissioner F. M. Logan returned from Vancouver and Pacific Coast points where he studied market conditions for butter shippers. He said Saskatchewan butter is in growing demand and well received by dealers on the coast, with improved receipts noted.
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F. M. Logan
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Saskatchewan
Logan
The Fall Of the Romanoffs at Scenic Theatre
A two night drama The Fall Of the Romanoffs presents Rasputin who controlled the royal household and wielded czar like influence. The narrative promises a factual based retelling of recent events with the Rubicon of power in Russia.
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Scenic’ Theatre
Rasputin
Russia
Yiddish New Year Observed by Local Jewish Community
Local Jews marked the Jewish New Year over Saturday and Sunday with services in Melfort led by Rabbi Shallitt of Exden Mth. The holiday began on the first day of Tish of year 5679 with community observances and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melfort
Rabbi Shallitt
Exden- Mth
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Goodeve
Fred
Ronald
I Yick
F. J. Rodger
Rodgers
Clark
Th Battery
Winnipeg
Ypres
Somme
Beatty News
C. W. Esens
Pathlow Farmers
W. F. Moser
Rutherford
Lady Minto Hospital
C. M. Rutherford
J. H. Millard
Waterhen Lake
Bessie
Inez Harms
Richard Harms
Ife
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