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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
8
Classified ad fragment describes advertising rates for legal notices display ads and inches per measurement. Mentions year 1 rates and per word charges with partial lines referencing commissions and payment terms.
Messrs John Hurst J W Byers and S R Wallace left for Saskatoon to attend Grand Black Chapter and Provincial Grand Orange Lodge meetings and will return Saturday. E K Wilson of Philo Ill moved three carloads of settlers effects to his new farm home three miles northeast of Oxbow and plans permanent residence there with his family. Henry Wiik’s barber shop gains brighter lighting after connection to the city plant. J G Robinson formerly Merchants Bank of Canada manager now Winnipeg inspector paused in Oxbow over the weekend. R L McNaughton recently of Reston Man has joined Gilles Store staff. James Neil, Bow district farmer, confined by an old abscess and artificial limb after past amputation hopes for improvement.
The Mission Circle of about thirty young ladies will host a sale of handmade fancy and useful articles and a White Elephant Sale in the church basement. It will begin Friday at four o clock with refreshments served, inviting all interested in mission work.
The carnival preparations are in full swing with Lieut Fiizell and Pte Harry Botham arriving on Tuesday. Four more from Hete ran are expected by Saturday as large crowds are anticipated for numerous events. Children are invited and amusement is planned for the younger attendees.
A national thrift and saving booklet by Professor Stephen Leacock titled National Organization for War is highlighted for its strong critique of wartime extravagance. The National Service Board republished and distributes the pamphlet via Ottawa and provincial offices to support the Thrift Campaign. Lieutenant Frizell and Private Harry Botham arrived to organize a carnival at the Municipal rink scheduled for Monday March 12 at the event.
A fragmented note from 1916 references a United States Act regarding revesting land, listing hundreds of thousands of acres to be opened for sale. It mentions timber rights and remaining prime land, with hints of rainfall conditions affecting development and sale prospects.
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