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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
2
Pas Stock Company staged Tei on Parle Français at the Lyric last Monday night to strong success. Seven performers impressed with precise parts led by Geo A McClelland as Mr Spriggins with Mrs Spriggins played by D E Brown. Proceeds totaling 175 dollars go toward a church organ. programme organized by the USA.
The Herald interview with Saskatoon businessman Mr. Kisbey notes growing attention to The Pas as a magnet for miners and prospectors. He cites expected inrush of 7000 to 8000 workers this summer due to strikes in British Columbia and poor conditions in Washington, praising The Pas as an opportunity center in Canada.
Dear readers, Mr. T. H. Brooks of Toronto ships a complete mining plant to The Pas by mid May and plans to begin operations around May 20. With over forty years in mining he is renowned across Canada and will assay minerals of all kinds. His son was in town last winter from Calgary and may be present.
H. W. Ayerst of Barrows Manitoba died suddenly at the home of his brother in law A South in The Pas. He leaves a wife and family at Barrows.
The council met informally after being postponed to Friday with Mayor Finger and councilors present but no quorum. Sidewalk repairs were requested, the town debated a separate pound, and the engine’s location remained unclear. The mayor urged resignation from nonattending councillors. Stitt supported electing new ward officers where disqualifications occurred.
The Indian department launch has been repainted and overhauled and is ready to take water. R D Robertson of Prince Albert plans two launches on the Pas Beaver lake route this summer. The Ross Navigation Co has freight ready to load for Cumberland lake. Cumberland and Beaver lakes are expected ice free about May 16. Barney Anderson builds a large freight barge on the Pas river front to be towed by a high power gasoline launch. The new gasoline launch Sylvia arrived and will be used by Dr Orok for hospital trips to Big Eddy. The 22 foot Sylvia is well finished and mechanically equipped. The Ross Navigation steamer Minasin struck a sand bar in the Pas river and partially capsized taking on water. Men bale out water while the steamer Notin tows it to safety. The government dredge is steam ready and rigged for operations in the Pas channel. The engineer in charge of dredging is due to arrive soon and work will proceed rapidly.
The school board, chaired by Mr. Halcrow, debated site block 48 for a new school. Objections over centrality caused a delay until May 25 while the building and sites committee inspects other locations.
The St Andrew's Society local branch meets on the first and third Mondays at its rooms in the old post office building on Fischer Ave. The group invites all Scots men to join for benevolent fraternal and social aims and to aid distress relief among countrymen. Mr. W Burt serves as president.
The Manitoba Gazette announces Marshall Stitt and Ernest H Stevenson named registration clerks for The Pas division. Walter Ross M D is appointed coroner for The Pas district. David Clapp named special examiner in the Court of King's Bench for Manitoba.
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