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Newspaper
Tisdale Recorder
Location
Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
1
Tisdale hosts a record Sports Day despite stormy weather with large crowds, weathering gloom to cap a successful event. Highlights include a Moose Range and Star City baseball showdown, Scottish dances by Piper MacGregor, and strong Red Cross fund proceeds. Prize winners list and future notices follow.
David Yule handed over his two dollar hammer prize to the Red Cross Society. George Flannigan announces cattle shipment for Tuesday July 18. In Star City Jonas Berlin fines for liquor in a public building and an added name-refusal penalty. Hahn and Heger fined for liquor in an Auto Garage. Constable Yorke reports on these cases dated the 28th. Miss M Cunningham to vacation four weeks. Wenvil Metcalfe to fill her bank duties. Melfort sports set for tomorrow the 15th with town turnout expected. Rev T C Hargreaves arrives to lead the Methodist Church. travel hardships noted. Walter Hughes named station agent at Barrows Junction. J A MacDonald and another candidate listed for Melfort district.
At a July 1 directors meeting the Auto Road Grain Growers Association voted to form a charter under the Cooperative Act to enable buying and selling. Twenty shares have already sold, bolstering finances. A recent special meeting in Auto Road School discussed the Better School movement and sent resolutions to Regina's Department of Education.
Four recruiting officers from the 174th battalion Cameron Highlanders of Canada worked five days in the district. Lieut H Stokes Corporal Littlejohn Robertson Pipe Major Collie and Piper MacGregor entertained locals with bagpipes and dancing. Four or five signed up with promises, and recruits can apply to Winnipeg headquarters where transport will be paid.
Mr Dawson from Melfort arrived as a distinguished political visitor in the district during the latter part of the week. A brief sharp hail storm Thursday afternoon gave way to heavy rain, impacting crops in several areas.
On July 7 Arborfeld School held a children’s picnic with races and rewards. R M Head J Berubi F Campbell led activities. treats included popcorn lemonade ice cream and sweets. Thanks were given to several ladies for supplies and support. News notes mention Tisdale Sports Day Moose Range joy and mail service complaints about six day letter delivery.
A major derailment on the Mistatim Peesane line left 15 box cars off the track due to a sun kink in the rails. One man and four horses were killed. the stock car was bound for D. J Smith of Melfort, with John Ethier in charge. Coroner Dr. Thomas Hans from Alsask is in town reviewing the case.
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