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Newspaper
Tisdale Recorder
Location
Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
1
By week’s end nearly all grain crops in the district will be in stock. Farmers express satisfaction with prospects for a record crop as frost damage remains small overall. Late sown crops are most affected, but most crops are too far advanced for significant harm. Ideal weather since the 24th allowed rapid cutting and most work now complete. threshing to begin next week.
The frost reported as occurring on the 18th was an error. It should read the 24th, with frost dated that day and not the 18th as previously stated.
The first load of 191 grain containing 57 bushels of oats was brought to the municipal scales on Wednesday and sold to Last Brothers draymen of the village. The oats were grown by D Guymer of Arborfield district and threshed on August 26. The sample was excellent and graded well.
A local Home Guard is considered likely after a Red Cross Society meeting last Monday. Negotiations are under way to secure a drill instructor and a formation meeting will be held once arrangements are satisfactory. A large number of young men from town and country are expected to support the project.
During the past week substantial donations to the Tisdale Branch of the Red Cross Society were received by Secretary Rev. R Young. The society expresses appreciation for Mrs T J McGown three dollars knitting proceeds eighteen dollars sixty cents from a patriotic rally and five dollars ninety cents from the Tisdale Literary Society.
Mr and Mrs Frankinkster of Nipawin visited Tisdale with their two daughters to obtain a surgical operation on their young daughter's arm. H R Sander arrived Thursday to oversee milling operations for the Tisdale Trading and Milling Co Limited.
The District and village of Tisdale raise funds with Red Cross backing to endow four beds at the Saskatchewan Base Hospital to serve Canadian and Saskatchewan soldiers. Dr. MacKay and the Saskatchewan Medical Association pledge further $10,000, with the province, public subscriptions, and the Red Cross contributing portions to reach a $150,000 target.
Robert Alexander McConnell and Annie Beatrice Clapson were married at the Manse on Thursday afternoon with Rev R T Young officiating. Both bride and groom reside in Ridgedale and the bride formerly lived in Derby England. Meru McConnell is noted as a prosperous young farmer from the north.
The Bank of Ottawa announces adjusted hours for the harvest season from September 15 to November 15. Branches will open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., replacing the usual 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. schedule. E Stone, Manager.
Reports from Crooked River Tisdale and Prince Albert cover visitors Hugh E Jones and Hartley as well as Fairbairn and Broughton. Notes on shooting permits, a Methodist Bazaar on Sept 7, and Co operative farming progress in Saskatchewan. Wardrobe of Crop prospects in the east and West, elevator leadership changes, and enlistment efforts with Army Medical Corps plans.
Corporal J Allan Reid recalls Battle Sports Day held August 6 with sprinting rope work fencing and tug of war finished by an outdoor concert. He notes humorous dress by Maud Rastus and wife and describes a jolly but strenuous event with open air entertainment and a torch lit platform scene at Valcartier.
Local notice invites attendance at the Silver Stream Agricultural Fair on Tuesday September 21 at the Presbyterian Church. The Sunday evening program features a choir anthem and a solo by Mrs. R Young.
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