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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
3
Narrow Lake notes show strong turnout for the Tregaskis boys memorial service. Local items mention visitors to homes, travel to Saskatoon for a fair, frost damage to gardens, and a Home Makers Club meeting planned for Friday the 25th at 2 90 p.m. Baseball boys win first prize on sports day.
There is no choir practice this week. On August 20 services begin with 11 a.m. Sunday school followed by baptism at noon and a 3 p.m. service. The Narrow Lake service is at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Wilkie. Pan Moir next service on August 27 at 3 p.m.
Services will be conducted Sunday next by the pastor at Narrow Lake 11 a.m and Wilkie 7 p.m. A Quarterly Official Board meeting will be held at Narrow Lake on Monday evening August 21 at 5 p.m.
Knox congregation heard an excellent solo Forsake Me Not O Lord sung by Mrs Wm Speers of Coblenz a rich contralto with perfect control Her return will be looked for ward to with great pleasure Rev J D Manly B A is expected to conduct services next Sabbath morning and evening.
The Montenegrin ruler King Nicholas recalls his grandson Prince Humbert of Piedmont. amid exile in Lyons he speaks of defeat and famine, saying the child understood that the war’s sadness stemmed from a lack of food for their country.
Local residents report visits between Harper Cowan and Kerr families. P.M. Florence to conduct a sale of 32 working mares at Cat Knife on Saturday August 19 for George Anderson. A 1914 Ford car is offered for cash by W T White Box 15 Okie. A fire hall chemical engine received a celebratory shower and a new fizz bottle from the town constable. Trustee nominations to fill Dr K J Macdonald's school board vacancy proceed at the Fire Hall Friday August 8 from 11 a.m. until noon.
Mme Robin of Paris holds the record as god mother with 520 godsons from occupied French departments. She funds food and clothing parcels, replies to letters with three secretaries, and coordinates a six girl parcel crew daily for post office delivery. Her effort supports soldiers and families while wartime constraints ease slightly with submarines gone.
Belgium awards King Albert’s Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold to Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden. Consul General M Goor presented the insignia as a public mark of Belgium’s appreciation for the Dominion’s sympathy and generosity. The Order dates to 1832 and has two classes with pensions for recipients.
A London front desk note claims Winston Churchill invented a trench use apparatus. British articles accompany the claim with illustrated books as fixtures of the report.
A reader is advised to consider photography as an affordable diversion providing lasting satisfaction. The piece highlights a full line of camera supplies and development options promising steady enjoyment and quality results.
Mrs Olof Skapple visits at her father's farm near Battleford. The Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon August 17 at Mrs A Coghlin's. Mrs Jes Robertson visits De Foe for weeks. Miss Florence Knuff visits Wolfe. Cloudy night but no rain. Residents attend Scott plowing exhibition. Flem Robertson to harvest barley then wheat. Mr and Mrs Geo Allen and Backus visit Battleford, Jackfish Lake trip planned. Dave White goes to Edmonton for a weekend, T F P Muir seeks treatment in Banff.
The notice cites compliance with a weed act and penalties for neglecting weed control. It warns threshers to prevent weed spread, with instructions to display the required notices and cooperate with authorities. The secretary is named for Buffalo, urging public display of the notice in a prominent place.
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