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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
3
A weekly note on grain quotations shows Wilkie prices higher than last year with No 1 Northern wheat at a high level and flax and other grains firm. It warns farmers to watch Winnipeg quotes as prices may fluctuate and advises retaining wheat for flour to bridge the winter and support local milling needs.
A formal opening is set for Tuesday evening at 6 90 PM with committees appointed to handle arrangements. The note ends with an adjournment and a brief signature.
G G Publow recalls Rev Dr Wild, an evangelist in Maney Hall, predicting a 1914 European war with Britain opposing Germany. He notes that the prophecy oddly aligns with the current crisis, including major battles, bloody sectors, and Britain’s eventual victory after a large conflict in a British city. Dr Wild has since died. Kingston Whig
Trustees discuss principal appointment for High School and rent terms for rooms and services. Board endorses Ward as principal and considers high school expenditure estimate of 3335 for the year, opened at Imperial Bank. Minutes adopt and reengage Miss Wilson and Miss Robwrite as janitors under terms suggested by Mr Morton.
The council discusses permission to lay in a kome at town expense and a potential refund per Henderson's contract as finances allow. It instructs the secretary to reply to Harris Air Pump Co. and Refrigeration & Engineering Ltd. and to solicit coal tenders from local dealers. By-Laws 116 and 117 receive readings and adoption, and accounts totaling numerous small amounts are approved for payment. The meeting adjourns.
The provincial agriculture department offers to act as middleman to move breeding cattle feeding cattle and unfinished hogs from Western Saskatchewan to Eastern farmers who have feed or cash but few animals. Farmers with capacity to buy and feed are urged to contact the Livestock Commissioner in Regina detailing stock type and quantity to assist stricken settlers this year.
The text notes a strong migratory bird flight and favorable hatching weather boosting duck and chicken shooting prospects. It states residents must obtain a license to hunt game birds, available from local agents for 1.00. Open season for ducks and game birds is mentioned.
The notice outlines September 15 as the opening date for chicken hunting and December 1 for ducks and other migratory game birds. White cranes gain year round protection. It also introduces a $1.00 out of season permit fee charged by the Department to curb crop damage, clarifying misunderstandings about earlier Pate ReA Chet statements.
A large audience enjoyed a high class recital by Miss B M of Unity with Miss Julia Owens of THoekhaven and Miss Gertrude K Trotter. The program featured piano and vocal numbers, dramatic readings, Yukon poems, and dialect works, praised for self control and emotional range. a return engagement is hoped.
The schedule shows weekly trips between Wilkie and Cut Knife with departures on Tuesday and Friday, arrivals and return times including 12.40 arrival in Cut Knife and 16.55 arrival back to Wilkie. A Wilkie to Kerrobert and Kelfield route operates on mixed days with specified leave and arrival times, including Wilkie 12.00 arrival at Kerrobert and Wilkie 16.50 return from Kelfield.
A government notice outlines requirements for homestead selection and pre emption in the Lands Agency district. It specifies six months of residence yearly, eight acre homesteads, cultivation duties, and price per acre. provisions for settlers with poor residence or rough land. options to purchase upon patent, and substitutions of livestock for cultivation under conditions, signed by W. Cory, Deputy Minister of the Interior.
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