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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
1
Report of a committee of ten in Estevan selecting two delegates per poll for a federal convention. Tripp of Oxbow elected chair, Wallace named secretary. Delegates favored to support the Union Government. urging unions in towns and rural areas to ensure each poll reads its delegate quota for the largest riding gathering.
At a recent meeting of the local Brotherhood in Oxbow a five month series of lectures was announced with one lecture each month open to the public. November’s speaker will be a University of Saskatchewan staff member, with Rev Dr McKinnon Hugh Dobson Dr Sinclair and President Murray also invited. A full list will follow and the group has secured the Council chamber for the talks.
The Oxbow Tribunal began sessions in the new Council Chamber on Thursday November 8 under the Military Service Act. It will receive exemption reports from Class A men who believe their services are more needed elsewhere and in other posts. The personnel include Mr E O.
In the eastern ward the two figures, Westtener B and Mires Mantin, persist amid ongoing conflict and vow to remain until necessary. No further details are provided.
Fragmentary notes describe a Sunday gathering with mentions of Rev. P. Icea Rea and a sermon on faith hope and love. The text notes a large crowd despite bad roads and praises a Monday supper and entertainment. An unclear reference to a character sketch by Geo Elliott appears.
Dr Alexander Graham Bell told St Catherines Canadian Club listeners that a wireless telephone reached 8000 miles from Honolulu to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. He noted a man in Honolulu heard the conversation, signaling a future of wire‑free communication across vast distances.
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