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Newspaper
Tisdale Recorder
Location
Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
3
The District Supreme Court session heard Red Deer Lumber Co claim for wages of 46 employees who struck after demanding a flat $45 monthly rate. Judge upheld contract violation and left settlement to the company. Also Guymer vs Farmer adjourned for later judgment.
Winbert J. Salisbury donates $10.00 to Belgian Relief Fund acknowledged by RY. Reid, Sec. Treas. for the record.
May 8 announcement wishes Mrs. Ben Bray a message for her son. The brief notes a personal greeting and family context, with a focus on a celebratory tone and kinship.
Five rural telephone firms are now organized with Lakeview Rural Telephone Company applying for Regina approval last week. The Lakeview line will stretch seven pole miles to Allan Mann’s with three subscribers signed. Willow Hill will extend to Valparaiso and connect to Tisdale via government long distance poles. These lines would link surrounding country, likely expanding later to Connaught system, excluding Auto Road and northern Silver Stream.
The Saskatchewan education department reports Grade VIII exams in public schools will drop from ten papers to five and the schedule from four days to two. Amendments also allow promoted Grade VIII students to advance to junior high without examination, reducing the number of actual exam writers and examiners.
Special services will be held Sunday evening May 13 at the Presbyterian Church in observance of Mother’s Day with a focus on family prayers and local church activities.
Over two weeks residents circulated a petition asking to switch from land value taxation to a broader single tax. The canvass failed by more than four votes, leaving the 1916 assessment in place. Council also approved dog tax increases from 1 to 2 dollars for males and 2 to 4 dollars for females pending department approval.
Work on the village telephone began last Saturday as nine men arrived from the west. All wire cables and equipment are on the ground and the foreman says the system will be completed within a month. The central office will be beside the post office on the north side.
Tenders call for direct Arborfield mail service from Tisdale with intermediate points. Posters displayed Wednesday announce routes to commence after June 1. Additional tenders invited for mail from nearby streams and properties.
Opinion argues bankers and merchants should unite with farmers to boost nationwide prosperity. It emphasizes community building, reciprocal cooperation, and extending commercial influence beyond corporate limits to support farming areas and mutual growth.
Miss Violet Wallington of Forester and Dr Murray of Winnipeg planned to wed at Witegipeg on May 3. The Methodist Ladies would host a tea and project sale at 14 Dr Murray’s Winnipeg address on May 16 at three o clock.
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