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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
6
Chautauqua visitors and local residents listed with trips to Winnipeg Oak River and Duluth Miss Cobbledick and Miss Munro among teachers and staff. Dominion Day holiday stores closed. Rivers teams win prizes at Souris sports with $300 baseb all purse and a crowd gathered for the event.
The event will be held in Brew Doe on July 10 with uniform optional by OC approval. Old boys urged to attend as a large local turnout is anticipated. Rivers baseball team placed second at Griswold Sports last Thursday after a strong showing and improving play this season.
Miss Dick the school teacher left for Rapid City last Saturday. Rivers baseball team visited for a friendly game last Wednesday. Miss Cowing of Oak Lake visits friends here. Souris sports drew big crowds. Rivers ladies ball team received congratulations.
The Women s Institute asks for eggs donations for the French Red Cross to be brought to the rest room on Saturday July 5. Clothing for the Salvation Army may be left at the rest room. The regular meeting was held on Wednesday June 25 with reports from the Virden Hamiota and Brandon District Conventions.
The Rivers Agricultural Society announces a Summer Fallow Competition in this issue with prize lists coming soon. Details will follow and directors or the Secretary Treasurer can supply entries. Citizens are invited to visit on the eight of August for Fair Day.
The Jasper Park Camp opened to the public on June 14 at Lac Beauvert in the Canadian Rockies. The Dominion Government set aside the 4400 square mile area for public use, with tent sites and a large lodge for gatherings under manager J. W. Brgwater.
Advertisement urges summer travelers to visit friends down East using the Northern Navigation Co steam ships on the Great Lakes and to contact Grand Trunk Pacific agents for full particulars.
The Gazette notes past winners from the os match on Saturday at H J s farm. Winners include Bob Mills A Bowman D Stewart and Bob Bowman with prizes awarded. The entry mentions Acorn Fal Prance Wade and Sieternel Sermon in unclear context.
A compiled Gazette reference lists general stores jewelers stationery hardware lumber bakeries insurance loans furnishings and more. It includes J A Grummell L Mareh J Moxley North American Lumber Co James Brown Josef Thompson G R D Lyon S J Couch Miss Tessie Murdoch and others for in town and out of town readers.
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