01 Apr 1915
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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
3
A Prairie KM division 5 meeting presided by Councillor Parish sparks praise for engaging ratepayers. The piece argues councils should hold informal sessions to discuss local issues and boost understanding beyond formal minutes, hoping other municipalities follow.
A postwar editorials argues unemployment remains in cities while rural districts lack labor. It contemplates reconciliations by matching surplus and shortage, noting immigration may delay for a year and urging action with current resources.
A region with many unemployed residents faces limited options as new opportunities arise. Local officials highlight upcoming programs and incentives designed to stimulate jobs and growth, hoping to mobilize talent and spur economic activity.
A set of ten commandments urging farmers to devote themselves to farming, preserve moisture, plant good seed, avoid overloading dry land, manage livestock, and join agricultural groups. It emphasizes soil stewardship, ongoing study of dry land farming, and working for regional agricultural uplift and national economic salvation.
Advice on when to sow vegetables for frost risk and hardening before transplanting. It covers onions peas radish parsnips carrots beets and timing for corn beans pumpkins squash melons cabbage cauliflower tomatoes potatoes. Also outlines blue stone and formalin grain treatment methods with ratios and immersion times.
Public notice announces a mortgage sale of Section Six Twenty Six in Township Forty Two West, south Garter Onean, Sas katchewan. The property near Borkhaven has 14 cultivated acres, reserve price set, sale at 3 pm Mountain Standard Time, terms 10 percent deposit. For details contact J Mees solicitors Winnipeg Manitoba dated March 1905.
Under the Land Titles Act the sale will occur by auction at the Wilkie Hotel in Wilkie on March 6. The farm sits about 35 miles from Wilkie and 8 miles from Cat Knife with seventy five cultivated acres, a dwelling 12 by 40 feet, a 28 by 24 foot stable, two granaries 12 by 90 feet, and other outbuildings. Twenty percent cash deposits the purchase price. remainder by terms. Sold free of encumbrances except current year taxes. Contact J H Munson solicitor for the vendors in Winnipeg for more details.
Local items report mishaps and visits. Clark’s horse fell into an open well after chasing a dog on Herbert Tyler’s farm. Families hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Suttle and Mrs. Padg. Several residents returned from Ontario while others toured Beckhaven and Narrow Lake.
A large number of rural municipalities joined a round drag contest sponsored by the Saskatchewan Government and District. The prize attracted broad interest across the region and generated significant local excitement.
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