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Newspaper
Tisdale Recorder
Location
Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
1
At a Tisdale Agricultural Society meeting interest grew for stock judging and stock feeding contests as educational features of the fair on August 14. Prizes include a $50 shield for team judging and medals for members, plus age limits of 18 for teams and 15 for feeders. Feeding classes offer $5, $3, and $2 prizes for best fat calf and best pair of hogs born in 1917.
Gunner W. J. Lucas of Tisdale returns from leave after serving with the 37th Battery of Artillery. He was wounded on the Somme front with leg and head injuries and other wounds to his arm and hand. He describes a shell strike that buried him for two days and killed nine comrades, with further recovery at Regina Military Hospital forthcoming.
At a meeting with Mr G B Johnston and northern reeves, the coming season's road work was discussed and funding allocated. The Tisdale Ravine Bank road receives 1800 for this summer, with 500 grants for the eastern division and the north road from Star City. W Matthews of Nipawin is appointed road foreman on the Ravine Bank road.
Plans call for enlarging the British America elevator by 17000 bushels, remodeling the old structure, and installing a larger engine. Construction will begin when ground frost allows cement foundations, and the completed elevator will hold 40000 bushels.
The public school teaching staff left on Thursday morning for Easter holidays traveling from T. B. Patterson Craik Miss Bates Liberty Mrs. Todd Saskatoon and Miss Thomas to Melfort.
The notice outlines exemption from municipal taxes for land held by a volunteer or reservist in the present war. One home quarter, plus an additional quarter, within the same municipality, may be tax exempt until after the war. Elections to select exemptions may be made by the volunteer or his representative. Retroactive to the date of acceptance. If taxes were paid, the municipality repays with penalties and costs on demand. If land is sold for arrears, the municipality holds it for the owner. Upon death, the benefit passes to personal representatives. Applications may be made to the council with evidence as required. The act applies only while the interest is retained.
The Department of Telephones announced village telephone service will be installed as soon as materials are available. Work begins at Birch Hills then Star City, with transfers possible to the village project. A Regina expert will speak at next Tuesday’s Orange Hall meeting on organization and costs.
Receipts from the special war taxation exceed forecast as banks and insurance firms pay large annual sums under the Special War Taxation Act. Extra levies on postal war tax drafts and railway tickets add to public revenues. Excess Profits Tax yields far beyond Sir Thomas White’s 35 million dollar three year estimate, with 1916-17 projections totaling substantial gains.
A pleasant house warming was held last Friday at Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Williams home to celebrate their move to a new farm north of town. The event concluded with a cheerful evening as neighbors joined the couple in their festive gathering.
A school concert at Silver Stream School House last Tuesday night raised 56.50 for the Belgian Relief Fund. The event featured a 25 cent oats guessing contest, won by Mr. Hendrick of Waterfield, plus auctions of fancy articles created by the children.
Mike Messer delivered 44 hogs weighing about 200 pounds each to Blair Blue last Monday. He was paid a total of 1132.65 dollars, roughly 25.74 dollars per hog, reflecting the day’s produce sale.
The butcher shop at the Tisdale Trading and Milling Co Limited is now under new ownership with Mr H Baldwin taking possession, while Mr Frank Williams is mentioned in connection with the transition and reports of illness among workers. Tom Clay and family departed for Pennant, Sask where Mr Clay will seek work.
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