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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
8
Market prices for produce and dairy appear alongside town news. The Herald notes residents visiting from Saskatoon and Prince Albert, a photo gallery bid by W B Findlay, Beaver Lake travel by C B Holman and a Manitoba land surveyor passing exams for R A McLellan. Local events include Hospital Ladies Aid, June 2 meeting, and Laird Wigle gold coin win in a Cobalt billiard pool.
The town opened the baseball season on Tuesday on the mission field with English and French players. the game ended after six innings due to darkness. In football, palefaces and red men split results 2-1 with Vickers and Cook scoring, and a rematch was anticipated.
Geo Beattie former Beattie rifle gallery proprietor Winnipeg visits guest of O G Ham lin. He won the grand international handicap in 1912 at Hamilton Ont and the 1913 grand championship at the Fort Garry gun club meet in Winnipeg earning a gold medal prior to that he won the 1908 2nd world individual championship at the Olympia trap shooting meet in London.
In England and Canada the shooter Beattie earned top honors including the Governor General cup at Sherbrooke Quebec and a Canadian record of 100 straight birds at 18 yards. He plans to settle in The Pas and notes likely local gun club interest. He also recalls meeting Roy Lightcap at a 1912 Ontario gun club meet.
Coffins of all sizes always in stock with leaden and other caskets available on short notice. Graves dug and interment or shipment arrangements made. Lady in attendance when required. Orders taken at E. Carroll's Hardware, Lake Lumber, The Herald, or Armstrong Trading Co. stores.
The Opasquia Club held its first informal dance Monday at Slaney's hall. Fiddler and Wigle provided music and featured the social two step and robber two step. The arrangements committee included Mrs. Chas Dickason Miss L Banks and others. many attendees were listed by name.
Messrs T H Brooks and Sherman Wartman of Kingston Ont arrive in The Pas to establish an assay office after purchasing over 12000 dollars in property at Wednesday’s sale. They plan The Pas as their future home and will install an up to date assaying plant once a building is ready. Brooks is described as an old time Klondiker.
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