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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
8
Local items report residents like H Weber's Beaver Lake trip and Peter Dennis seeking throat care in Prince Albert. Town notes include Perthian visits, job changes, and social events at the Dreamland Theatre and hospital aid plans for a library for patients.
Prince Albert official F C Castrill predicts a major prospecting boom as many travelers may head to Beaver Lake between fall and next season. He endorses overland travel from Prince Albert in four to six weeks with provisions and a canoe, noting 18 inches of snow currently hinders prospecting but will clear.
The County Court session opened Wednesday before Judge Ryan at The Sign of the Beaver. Cases include Schuller appeal from Magistrate Search's conviction Brannathan versus Nicholls wage case Badger versus McArthur dispute over base and several debt collection actions from Winnipeg firms.
A Winnipeg party led by Gordon A. Macdonald and including Ansell Pritchard J H Frank C Gravel and Hugh Broadfoot of Prince Albert spent over a month in Beaver Lake gold areas staking fifteen claims. They reported 36 members back their optimistic outlook and plan to return in six weeks to verify findings.
A dated list declares reform aims condemning saloons and dancing halls as corrupt, noting citizens fear law and God while crime runs unchecked. The document stresses moral decay and calls for enforceable standards to reduce vice and violence in society.
The excerpt asserts the town had a strong winter, excellent gardens rivaling Canadian dominions, successful 90 day crops, capable Indigenous residents, no saloons, strict law and order, a hardworking populace, and potential to become a large city despite criticism.
Creditor claims against the estate of Alphonse Declivie who died at Cormorant Lake Manitoba between November 1, 1912 and April 26, 1913 must be delivered to National Trust Company Limited in Winnipeg by February 28, 1914. After February 28, 1914 the company will distribute assets to those with valid noticed claims only.
Mayor Deacon rode to his office in Scotty Smiths dog sled arriving at city hall last week. A letter for the Mayor of New York was handed to Scotty to deliver on reaching the second largest city in the world. Smith and his dogs began the trek over snow covered roads on the same day.
A reflective piece examines stereotypes about Indigenous peoples and winter landscapes, noting myths of perpetual snow, omnipresent Indians with tomahawks, and settlers’ images of Indians wrapped in blankets. It questions simplified views and calls for more nuanced understanding.
Listing excerpts blocks and lots including Pas Centre and Old Town areas with references to 58 Thornton Avenue, London Ontario. Indicates price increases soon as market activity heats.
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