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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
5
Quotation features Diogenes declaring he seeks a genuine man and a reliable fountain pen. The piece humorously contrasts a harsh Arctic scene with readers who suffer heat while awaiting better times, mixing playful satire with a nod to a wartime fundraising effort.
A busy Gazette entries list a Friday dance at Wagai Hall, a Jasper holiday return, Rivers school expansion, doctor visits, and a farm sale. Miss Prout entertains at church, Sutherland buys a Rivers farm, and upcoming events include the Methodist Rally on October 5 and a farm stock sale October 1. Auctioneer Chas Howard to conduct. A milliner display arrives October 1 2 at McKenzies with cattle judging planned October 9. Sixth-month-old died. funeral held. Mr. and Mrs. Robins depart Pendennis for England. Aurora borealis sighted recently.
Bradwardine Mr and Mrs Graham and Willie visited Brandon last week and returned with a Studebaker car. A concert by the Fox Company in Kenton drew many locals for laughs. Mrs Chapman spent the weekend at Boden. A supper and concert is planned for Oct 6. J R Morrison took a trip to Brandon. Mrs R Common in Winnipeg hospital is improving. Rev Mr Muir preached at Brandon church while Deaconess Roy led services here. Miss Parker returned to Griswold and A Johnston and Roy McKenzie spent the weekend in Brandon. Ladies expect new winter bonnets as milliners toured town. men express a grouch.
Wheatland resident John Moore buys a Chevrolet car. Miss Jane Holt left last week to visit friends near Toronto. Miss Maud Osborne renews acquaintances here. Charley Irving returns from overseas service and visits Mr. and Mrs. Dodson, greeting friends.
Winnipeg report notes William Rindsfoos and K Thompson traveling from Winnipeg to Barkerville country near Prince George, B C, on a big game hunt to collect specimens for the Smithsonian. Two years earlier Rindsfoos collected a large number of animals in the Smoky River area, including 66 caribou and 80 moose, marking his fifteenth year of Rocky Mountain hunts.
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