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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
5
Liberals meet today in Gainsborough to choose a candidate for the riding in the upcoming provincial election. The event promises strong interest with focus on educational and ethical questions and the impact of women’s franchise on the electorate.
At the home of Mrs. G. Steffins on a Tuesday morning Rev. J. Russell of St. Pauls Presbyterian performed a civil wedding ceremony in the presence of close family. The bride wore a grey wool serge traveling gown with a matching hat and looked charming. The couple departed for Danville, Quebec via Winnipeg amid rice and warm wishes. The bride, well known in Oxbow, has lived in the district all her life. Community best wishes are extended.
A special executive meeting to finalize July session arrangements will be held Thursday evening March 29 at 7 30 in towns along the Gainsboro to Estevan line, with eight local members attending. The group aims to mature plans for one of the finest sessions the school has ever held.
Municipal meeting in Moose Creek with Reeve H C Watson and six councillors. Motions adopt previous minutes and authorize attendance at a convention. various votes and committee motions noted but text is garbled.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a council or legal note listing sections and names such as Grebeak, McMurray, and Payton, with references to divisions, sec numbers, and a Militia Act and adjournment proposal. It mentions subscriptions to a Gazette and various place names, indicating a municipal or provincial legal record brief.
Friday council session chaired by McCay addressed water rates 16 cents per barrel 50 cents per tank with readings staged and public health measures discussed. Cunningham resumes duties at the Oxbow garage after wintering in the U.S.
The Oxbow church hosts a Wednesday service on March 28 with Ladies' Aid supper and a social evening. Reports from church departments will be given and congregation representatives on the official board will be elected. The Palestine church holds a congregational meeting on Friday evening March 26 with Ladies' Aid servings and invites all adherents.
Local Liberals organized a meeting in the Foresters Hall on Saturday August seventeenth for the election of officers for the ensuing year. A large turnout attended the event and discussed party affairs.
Delegates were appointed to attend the convention at Gainsboro today where Mr. Forsyth spoke. Officers elected include President Chas Herriott, Vice President E O Chappell, Secretary H Burmeister, and Treasurer T E Gibbons.
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