10 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
1
Public Works tables a $406,642 total Saskatchewan expenditure for the next fiscal year and approves $815,000 for Wilkie public buildings. Funds earmarked for the new Wilkie post office on Main and Imperial opposite the Union Bank, site details noted.
The Belgian Relief Raffle time limit is extended to March 1 urging those with tickets to turn in books to the Press Office by then. Only two tickets, numbers 4 and 9, have been completed with draws set for February 12 at 2 PM. E Laycock attended Kerrobert District Court regarding Peerenboom versus Mechaels. Mechaels found guilty of employing a boy under age in a pool room, verdict later reversed on appeal.
Reports state the British government will take control of all shipping as Commons sessions convene in the Victoria National Museum auditorium after the Canadian Parliament Buildings were destroyed. Forecasts warn of severe mid month storms and a Panama Canal closure lasting two months due to major earthworks. Berlin airfield wrecked by fire attributed to German spies, with new airship types destroyed.
The Methodist Ministerial Association of Manitoba sanctioned raising the 203rd Overseas Battalion to be recruited in Winnipeg by Major J. E. Hansford. A suspected plot to destroy public buildings across the prairie provinces prompted military precautions. Freight coal moves favored by the C N R until coal relief hits cities. Ottawa parliament buildings may be rebuilt in Winnipeg for central access. Zeppelin L-19, shot in the North Sea, is missing with all hands. its crew were found clinging to the airship balcony after rescue declined. The government calls school donations to the Canadian Patriotic Fund.
The Outlaws defeated Thackeray 5 to 4 in a tightly contested game as Spooner and Generoux led scoring bursts. A subsequent Wednesday tilt on Wilkie ice drew a large crowd, with Scott contesting for long stretches but Starin and strong defense kept the Wilkie lineup ahead and the visitors loud in support.
Wilkie reports the death of Mrs. C J Logan in London Ontario on February 6 following pneumonia. The widow of the late Mr Logan, she was a beloved figure in the community and a memorial service is planned at the Methodist Church next Sunday at 7 p.m.
Sunday services will be conducted by Rev. Smith-Windsor with Phippen at 3 pm and 7 pm. A memorial for Mrs. C J Logan is at 1 pm followed by the quarterly communion. Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 am. The Quarterly Official Board Meeting is Monday evening at 7 pm in the church basement. all board members requested to attend.
Minutes from Buffalo No. 409 meeting report approval of a proposed School District spanning multiple sections in townships 40 and 21. Delegations from Wilkie Agricultural Society Canadian Patriotic Fund and Scott Hospital attended. debate on provincial hospital legislation ensued. A municipal phone was installed. gopher poison choice discussed, Kill em Quick selected. Coyote bounty fixed at $2.00 per animal. tax rate set at 44 mills for 1916. A Herd Law vote was scheduled for March 2016. adjourned at 6. Kennedy point to Suttle R to Miller rovers Clarke DD Miller centre Genereux Gusher wing McNeil levine wing Spooner.
The Narrow Lake Ladies Aid raised 90 at their Valentine Social hosted by J. Hyndman to aid the Ret Creas Society. Guests came from Wilkie and district for an evening of music, speeches, auctions, and bean guessing prizes won by Evelyn Hoare and William Crump. Proceeds supported society work.
Town council minutes from February 4 note election of A J Scott as chair and oath for T H Clement. Health Committee authorized to buy a scavenger tank with 20000 yearly salary deduction, Imperial Oil ordered March fuel oil, and health officer reports acted upon. By law for motor livery license received first and second readings.
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