Severe hail storms devastate prairie crops across municipalities
A pair of Monday and Tuesday hail storms ripped through Buffalo Keford and Prairie municipalities, destroying about half of standing crops and causing heavy damage in Prairie and Reford. Insurance inspectors assess losses while farmers listed include J Naylor Jas Harvey and Grainlands Ltd among others. A later Tuesday storm brought heavy rain flooding numerous areas after a hot spell.
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Thackeray
Buffalo
J. Naylor
Jas, Harvey
Francis Harvey
Fred Black
K. Cook
Herbert
W. Cook
S. Reid
D. Reid
K. Kilburn
G. Davies
KP. Bousquet
L. Bousquet
C. Houaquet
T. Thereson
J. Smith
E. B. Gilbert
J. E. Hyndman
Grainlands Ltd
Reupech
J. H. Warren L
Reford
W. Keith
Ben. Carruthers
G. McPherson
Prairie
F. Albert
F. Houser
Air-Lift Test on No 1 Well at Local Power House
An air-lift test on well No 1 at the power house showed workable results but could not clear a nine foot sand plug. Water rose 50 feet during air flow, yet natural pressure failed to remove the obstruction. A deep-well machine is needed to drive the casing and remove the sand before No 1 can be revitalized for town water demand.
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Wea
Meakes
C. BP. R
Local Team at Kelfield fair day baseball results
Wilkie boys beat Kelfield while Gettysburg edged Wilkie for first place in a three team contest. Final score after seven innings 12 to 0. Prizes were 40 dollars for first and 35 for second. Wilkie players included Irving McMillan J Falmundaon M Stalin Tilton Gust Meakin Ed Edmand son and Marble.
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Wilkie
Kelfield
Gettysburg
Wilkie Boys
Messrs. Irving
McMillan
J. Falmundaon
M. Stalin
Tilton
Gust
Meakin
Ed. Edmandson
Marble
Town Proposes Water Supply to CPR From Wilkie System
The town council offers to supply Canadian Pacific Railway water from the Wilkie division municipal system at 1. per thousand gallons with a 75 000 gallon daily minimum, about 2 250 000 gallons monthly and 65 75 per month, to aid CPR and ease freezing mains, with a fallback plan to deepen town mains if rejected.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Wilkie Division
C. BP. KR
Arrears List Prepared for Buffalo Rural Municipality
The municipality compiles a list of land arrears and warns property owners to settle overdue payments before the list is sent to the publisher at month’s end or early September to avoid further charges.
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Buffalo
Pan Muir Picnic Benefits Red Cross Funds
The Pan Muir Willing Helpers hosted a summer gathering at Mrs. Albert Dinsley’s home with over twenty ladies attending. Tea and boating by the willows preceded an address by Mrs. Chipping on Old Country conditions. Four dollars and fifty cents were added to Red Cross funds from refreshments tolls.
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Albert Dinsley
Old Country
Chipping
Red Cross
Bradley Marries Mia Nellie Hayes in Hamilton Church
A telegram reports Frank S. Bradley secretary treasurer of Prairie Municipality wed Mia Nellie Hayes at the Church of the Ascension in Hamilton Ontario. The couple has many local friends awaiting congratulations. A Alberta hail toss is estimated at 1,000,000 bushels of grass, and the piece notes an air raid comparison by Germans.
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Church of the Ascension
Hamilton
Ont
Frank S. Bradley
Prairie Municipality
Mia Nellie Hayes
Herald
Battleford
Alberta
Secretary reports hailstones brought for inspection after storm
The Buffalo official says hailstones nearly as large as watermelons were brought to his office three hours after the Monday storm. We were not in the district at the time and must take his word for it. The stones are described as “same pippins.”
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Buffalo
Wilkie High School Opens and Plans Normal Session
The Wilkie High School opens September 4 with preparation for Second and Third Class Diplomas and university matriculation. The fully equipped building features modern facilities and a staff led by Principal Mr. L Spencer. A Red Cross tea is planned at Mrs F W Morton’s home on Saturday afternoon August 25 with a charity sewing and knitting drive.
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Wilkie High School
L. Spencer
Saskatchewan University
H. Burnett
Ho Hh. Rattray
Mise M. Harden
F. L. Clendenan
Department of Education
F. W. Morton
Knox Church Services And Local Military News
Knox Church holds services at 10 a m and 7 p m with Sunday School at 10 15 a m Communion at Owenstown School 3 p m and at Thackeray 7 p m Pastor Walfram conducts services at Wilkie and Scott. A Prince Albert letter notes Lieut Col R P Laurie offered to revert to lieutenant on England arrival but age prevented it. many officers move to imperial service while lieutenants take a two month course for France. Veal banned from US hotel tables. New York military census puts city population at 3 227 336 aged 16 to 50, with aliens under forty per cent. Crop prospects: corn up 68 million bushels over 1912, wheat 13 million ahead, potatoes 47 million more, tobacco strong. War Office warns of food wastage in parcels to troops.
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Owenstown School
Thackeray
Prince Albert
R. P. Laurie
242Nd
France
Prince Albert Herald
New York
Wilkie Auto Club Meeting and Pope Benedict Peace Proposals
Wilkie Auto Club met at the Fire Hall with a postponed meeting slated for Monday August 14. They planned fifty shields and to send affiliation fees to the Saskatchewan Association. Separately the Pope Benedict peace proposals urged restoration of Belgium Serbia and Romania with arbitration and no net reparations while Germany would return colonies. Liberia declared war on Germany. Canada plans seed potatoes from Port Arthur and Britain’s National Service collapses with Neville Chamberlain resigning. CPR guidance restricts young meats and favors fish with minimal butter and lard use.
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Wilkie Auto Club
Pope Benedict
Blegium
Serbia
Romania
Alsace-Lorraine
Trent
Trieste
Poland
Germany
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Step Lively
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Red Cross Tea
Rick
Ina McDonald
J. J. Gunn
A. BH. Ford
J. P. Hermann
A. Schaub
A. Colwell
Wilkie Press
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United States
United States Crop Bulletin
War Office
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Saskatchewan
Negro Republic of Liberia
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Port Arthur
Canada
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
W. Pratt
Ben
Mechaniam Alwayemai
Geewr Wether Cove
Thi
Lous
E. H. Dalmage Hardware
Sask
Semspeg
Mackinaw Coats
Extra
Harvest Underwear
Gordon
Ellis
Thompson Forge
Thompson
Peter Wright
Vice
Geo. E. van Blaricom
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