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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
1
The district faces severe stock feed shortages due to extreme cold and drought. Hay and grain prices are high, risking farm livestock through to spring. Farmers seek immediate action by rural councils and the Agricultural Society to press the provincial agriculture department, with W. O. Fraser offering assistance.
The body of William Scramlin, a Weyburn Saskatchewan landman and Soo line promoter, was found frozen near Aniakto city hall. His skull was fractured and his face bloodied. his wife and four children survive as investigators review the circumstances.
The Food Controller sets fixed bulk prices per ton for bran at 24.50 and shorts at 29.50 f o b Fort William. Western feeds use fixed prices less weight to Fort William. milling points adjust with freight to Fort William and from milling to destination. Eastern points add Fort William freight. bag costs rise about 630 per ton.
Enthusiasm from the rectal bonspiel spurred a midweek meeting to organize a curling club. The group lists 28 members with Miss Walsh as president and Miss Fraser as secretary. They plan to use Monday and Saturday afternoons for games and an extended schedule begins Monday with notices posted at the post office and rink.
A Ontario resident stored five barrels of aged Scotch in his cellar to mark years of life and planned more, but government officers seized the entire shipment. The incident drew mockery for the man’s supposed mischief and would have earned him many friends if carried out.
The Brotherhood will meet in the Council chamber on Sunday at 3 30 for Rev Mr Davis to discuss The Origin and National growth of the Hebrew People. Last Sunday Mr Fraser reviewed how large immigration shaped nations, noting immigrants can become key factors in their adopted lands.
A discussion favors limiting newcomers to small numbers under strict supervision. Proposals call for five year bans after peace, a commission to survey labor needs, and annual reports to guide migration. Government faces opposition and questions of proportional foreign intake.
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