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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
4
Residents endured a severe storm with temperatures around 40 below and a strong northwest wind. A weekend blizzard forced people to seek shelter at hotels or homes as travel halted and snow accumulations varied, leaving some areas bare while others held drifted banks.
The Dixie Onion group performed at Oxbow Methodist Church on Tuesday night. Despite two members suffering colds their chorus and quartet numbers drew solid interest. The male quartet stood out, and their rendition of Steal Away to Jesus was praised as catechizing. A return appearance is anticipated with pleasure.
A traveler recalls Christmas day events in Canada during a train ride from Bergvnen to Oxbow. He notes meeting a Saskatchewan-born woman who asks about Glen Ewen and mentions kin in the area. The narrative touches family reunions, a wedding, and the daily life of Canadians during the holiday season.
Lease notice from Or aa A. McMorran Souris offering property for rent with directions to contact for details and location terms.
Allan G. Paul sued Ignatz Schiestal for 582 dollars as contract price for boring a deep well. The plaintiff claimed the work and pump were completed and handed over on September 1, 1915, with payment due then. The defendant argued water was muddy and pump installation occurred later in November 1915 with no usable water then. The court ruled for the plaintiff, upholding the contract.
A sale by public auction at the Grand View Hotel North Portal Saskatchewan on a Saturday in 1917 offers a farm of ten acres with improvements and mortgage terms. The notice states sale follows a power of sale under a mortgage and notes reserve and statutory provisions. R Wardington North Portal Saskatchewan appears as the contact.
A brief wartime item notes an Oxbow soldier who eats Christmas dinner in England at his parental home. The note places the scene within the Lansdowne area and references Merald Pes in 1917.
A damaged item note indicates a notice about property with a number 268 and related entitlements. The readable fragments suggest a formal record of a claim or claimants but lack clear names or dates. Further copy needed for precise identification.
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