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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Mar 28, 1918

Page

8

Rivers Fire Brigade elects new chief and deputy

E. J. Fortran was elected Chief and Arthur Bishop became Deputy at a Rivers Fire Brigade meeting held Wednesday evening. A dance in Wagar Hall honored Mr and Mrs C D Card who recently returned from their honeymoon. Bert Varcoe won first prize in the Grand Challenge event of the second charity bonspiel.

The Rivers Fire Brigade E. J. Fortran Arthur Bishop Wagar Hall Bert Varcoe

Red Cross Elects Officers at Rivers Branch Meeting

The Rivers branch of the Red Cross Society held its annual meeting in the town hall Tuesday evening with few attendees. A report of the year’s work was presented and elections held, naming H. H. Nesbitt as president, H. Wareham as vice president, and J. McNeil as secretary treasurer. The officers were empowered to select their executive committee.

Rivers The Red Cross Society

Local Directory Listing of Municipal Officials

Chairman R N Dunsmore secretary T W Offen ward 3 T R Grieve J H Couch ward 4 F Paddock KR W Sargent ward 5 TEI J Varcoe J T Bowman mayor E Thompson councillors ward 1 C Smyth J McNeil ward 2 H Wareham L Wiegand ward 3 W Pitts E Y Forman secretary treasurer G W Oliver

R. N. Dunsmore T. W. Offen E. Michell F. W Town Council E. Thompson C. Smyth J. McNeil H. Wareham L. Wiegand W. Pitts E. Y. Forman Treas G. W. Oliver

Do It Now Family Herald and Weekly Star Premium Pictures

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the Family Herald Star Manitoba Western Home Farmers Telegram Grain Growers’ Guide Canadian Farm Toronto Mail & Empire Toronto Weekly Globe - A Farmers Advocate Nor'w West Farmer

Canadian North West Land Regulations Summary

Homesteaders in certain districts may pre empt one adjoining quarter section at 3.00 per acre. Duties require six months residence in each of three years after patent and cultivation of 50 acres more. Pre emption patent possible once homestead patent is issued under specified conditions. Employment as farm laborer in Canada during 1917 may count toward residence duties under defined conditions.

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Jon D. C. Jonason Red Cross H. H. Nesbitt Sec JT. C. Cousins B. R Dodgers Dept Lodge C.H. Payne Buccey Sec S.C.E.B.S Oddfellow Hall R. A. Withers V. P J. H. Barker Order of Foresters Oddfellows Hall IL. Wiegand C.R. H. Bicknell Mt. Sinai RAM, G.rb.c Masonic Hall C,h Payne, S.E Pacific Lodge C. F T. Miners, N.G N. Dunsmore Rec F. G. Schwalm G.T.P J. H. Couch Notary Public Ontario Bar Second Avene Thompson Car Columbia and Fifth Avenue Rivers Man Optigal Paar LOCAL J. R. Shanks Wheatland H. J. Chapman Pendennis the Gazette and W.W. W. Cory C.M.G N.B the Gazette
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