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Newspaper
Tisdale Recorder
Location
Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
1
The sports committee unanimously postponed the annual Sports Day originally set for June 7. A longer lead time is needed to train and fill entries for games and contests. Communities are being approached for baseball and football teams and organizers anticipate a strong program and substantial guarantee.
A community picnic is announced for Forester School Grounds at noon on May 24. Attendees bring baskets for dinner, enjoy games and races, buy refreshments, and contribute school supplies and paint for the parsonage. A brief program in the School House includes an address by the Pastor and a lunch service.
A daughter was born Friday May 14 to Mr and Mrs E. Purdy. A son arrived Monday May 17 to Mr and Mrs Hawkins. Another son was born Tuesday May 18 to Mr and Mrs McCormick. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid announces meals to be served in the Orange Hall on Sports Day.
The war has caused severe horse shortages with cavalry horses lasting about seven days and artillery horses around thirty. Light horses have seen declining demand, but mass imports may revive the industry. Farmers are urged to breed high grade stock and use stallions enrolled and inspected under the Provincial Enrollment Act.
Minnie Eula Allen of Hanover and William Edward Kouny of New Osgoode wed at the Methodist Parsont age church on Wednesday May 16th in a ceremony led by Rev. J C Sibley.
Local notes report Victoria Day will be observed as a public holiday. The Grain Growers Association of Silver Stream unloaded potatoes on Monday and Tuesday. Community events include a football dance and a women’s meeting at Tisdale, with various local visits, meetings, and social activities detailed for the week.
The Department of Agriculture reports heavy rains across the province improving crop conditions. Seeding is nearly complete and summer-fallow plowing has begun in some districts. Damage from winds is noted but overall prospects look promising though too early for firm harvest forecasts.
Ten members from the local lodge of the 1.0.0 F journeyed to Melfort for a degree meeting hosted by the Melfort Lodge. The visit was enjoyed by all, but on the return trip Johan na's car failed to start after two hours of work. A replacement car was borrowed, and the group arrived back near 3 a.m. Flannigan’s car reportedly completed the return trip in about 45 minutes.
Miss Jane Dempsey died Saturday evening at Mr. Im Dempsey’s home due to paralysis. In her eighth year, she had lived in the district for eleven years and was highly respected. Her funeral Tuesday afternoon was largely attended and conducted by Rev. Other Young, Presbyterian minister.
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