Fierce Fires Sweep North Part of District After Dry Spell
A severe wildfire last Sunday raced from the west across the district, aided by dry conditions and strong winds. Houses and hay stacks suffered losses as flames scorched fields and threatened buildings. rain during Sunday night prevented greater damage. Threshing near completion. local teachers and residents engaged in seasonal work and social notes.
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Smitherman
Taywuard
Mr. McIntyre
Riverstimé
J. Parker
A. Littlewood
Gu, Preen
Ted Preene
H Donal
Successful School Convention At Codette
The Codette convention held Friday August 21 in Codette drew teachers from Moose Plains Lost River Nipawin and local districts. Papers on primary work education of the child through self activity school games geography and nature study outlined teaching methods and resources with discussions and a generous luncheon and tea at Mrs Wilsons.
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Codette
Miss Andrews
Yeats
Readmint
Beddome
Atkinson
Melvin
Inkster
C. Craig
Moose Plains
Beatrice Readman
Bertha Yeats
Francis Andrews
Nipawin
Wilson
Garden of Thanks in Bereavement Acknowledgment
Mr and Mrs ER Branchflower extend sincere thanks to those who offered sympathy and songs during their bereavement.
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ER. Branchflower
Typhoon Destruction Leaves 138 Dead in Tokio After Storm
A Shanghai despatch to Reuters reports a typhoon swept Tok i o on Monday killing 138 and leaving 217 missing while 100000 homes were destroyed. The notice also mentions the Guymer sale set for next Saturday.
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London
Shanghai
Reuters
Tokio
Soldier Family in Ford Family Portraits at Tisdale
In the windows of the Tisdale Recorder are portraits of three soldiers, sons of KE J Ford of Ford Post Office Sask. Private J Ki Foti joined the 243rd Battalion Prince Albert and has gone to France. Private J E Ford was a local recruiting officer now in France. Serge J H Ford joined the Winnipeg Grenadiers in 1915 and has fought in the Somme and Lens actions, temporarily commanding after serving in trenches and a shell hole burial. Now acting serg major of his battalion.
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Tisdale Recorder
KE. J. Ford
Ford Post Office
Sask
J. Ki. Foti
243Rd
Batt
Prince Abert
France
J. E. Ford
Tisdale
Serg. C. F
Winnipeg Oath
Ait
J. H. Ford
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Somme
Lens
Berry Wedding in Waterfield Unites Frank Berry and Miss Annie Lee
The home of Mrs. Berry in Waterfield hosted the marriage of Frank Berry to Miss Annie Lee of Leeds England on Saturday October 6 at 4 pm. Rev Hargreaves officiated as Bride and Groom were attended by Nurse Berry and Mr James Caskey. A wedding breakfast followed with ample provisions. The bride recently arrived from England via Australia and received warm civic wishes for happiness and prosperity.
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England
Australia
Waterfield
Red Cross Annual Meeting Notice in Tisdale
The Tisdale Red Cross Society will hold its annual meeting at Orange Hall on Monday evening October 15 at 8 o clock. A report on the year’s work will be presented and officers for the coming year elected. All interested in Red Cross work in Tisdale and surrounding district are invited.
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The
Tisdale Red Cross Society
Orange Hall
Tisdale
Easuing
Red Cross
Births at Mrs Howe’s Tisdale October dates
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Kendrick of Armley at Mrs Howe’s Tisdale on Friday October 5. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Haywood of Auto Road at Mrs Howe’s Tisdale on October 10.
Thanksgiving Day Quiet in Town as Instinctive Closures Mark Holiday
Thanksgiving Day slowed life as Tisdale’s bank, schools, and stores closed and the town grew quiet. Businesses paused for the holiday while residents observed the day in their own ways, leaving streets nearly empty.
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Tisdale
Couzen's ad and upcoming shipments noted on page three
Local notices list Blair Blue's next cattle shipment for Monday October 15 and a cattle sheep and pig auction by Guymier Bros on October 13. Other brief items mention Miss Viola Bray visiting Prince Albert, Private D Wiseman's return from Regina hospital, improving health of Mrs Wm McGratten, and visits by several Ontario guests including Mr. and Mrs. Clubine and Miss Beulah Heise.
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Guymier Bros
Lieutenant Johnston Killed in Action in France
Lieut Johnston, officer commanding the Tisdale detachment of the 188th Battalion, is reported killed in action somewhere in France. He was principal of Blain Lake high school before enlistment and was known for a wartime incident at the school over singing patriotic songs.
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Lieut. Johnston
Tisdale
188Th Battalion
France
Lieut Johnston
Batt
Blain Lake
Moon
Saskatchewan Draft Board Results At Saskatoon Oct 3
Shorty men were examined at Saskatoon on Oct 3 by the local board. Of these, several passed in Class A and B with one in B2 and seventeen in B. Private Claude McNabb, a well known Tisdale district resident, is reported wounded.
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Saskatoon
Claude McNabb
Tisdale District
Navy League of Canada Seeks Sailor Relief Support
The Navy League of Canada announces a Dominion wide effort to support disabled and wounded sailors and the widows and orphans of those who sacrificed in the past three years. October 21, 1917, designated Nelson Day to show appreciation. Mr J W Sleight to collect funds. M P Fennell serves as honorary secretary treasurer.
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Navy League
London
Navy League of Canal
Dominion
British Sailors’ Relief Fund
British Navy
Mercantile Marine
Nelson
Why Army is Like a Circus
Ottawa October 9. An army in the field is likened to a traveling circus by officers returning from the front. The comparison highlights that many workers support the force while only a few perform. Armies require railways, food, and supplies, plus casualty care and heavy artillery logistics behind the scenes.
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Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Telegraphers Accept Conciliation Board Award
Ottawa reports the Canadian Pacific Railway telegraphers have agreed to accept the conciliation board award under the industrial disputes act. The decision covers station agents and assistants, operators, and train despatchers among Railway Telegraphers.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Amity Telegraphers
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T. F. King
Alt Brett, Sr
Percy Bates
Henry Dera
Wm Beno
G. Reed
Mr. Hart
Threshing Outfit
W. MelLeacy
R. Wilkinson
Wally
W. Bates, Sr
Hic King
King
Mr. Hore
Uccessful
Red Cross Annual Meeting
Couzen
Blair Blue
Viola Bray
Prince Albert
Norning
James Claggett
Melfort
Tisdil
Elderstey
Finder
Edgar Bank
D. Wiseman
St Chad's Military Hospital
Regina
Beaulah Heise
Gormley, Ont
Annie Heise
Kindersley, Sask
Kindersley
A. Hunt and
J. H. Millard
M. Young
Cypress River
Man
H. G. Merritt
Union Trust Company
188Th Batt
the Navy League of Canada
Montreal
M. P. Fennell
Treas
J. W. Sleight
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