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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
1
An enthusiastic meeting at Wilkie Fire Hall gathered delegates from Buffalo Prairie Keford Grandview Rosemount and Wilkie to discuss forming a hospital cooperative. They named potential sites Biggar Kerrobert Wilkie and tentatively Cat Knife with six municipalities expected to join for financial savings and improved service.
The Wilkie Unit of the 242nd Battalion entrained at Wilkie for North Battleford with Lieut Herbert in charge. A large local gathering saw the soldiers off, praised for a soldierly, orderly conduct and the community’s support through the Ladies Auxiliary.
The Wilkie unit, building its ranks, has new uniforms on hand and two recruits joining this week. Jim Steven leaves for Winnipeg to join the 252nd at Camp Hughes. Lieutenant Herbert becomes acting adjutant after move to North Battleford. New recruits get leave and appear on payroll during training. Some will report to headquarters while others stay at Wilkie to form a separate unit en route to camp when enough men are secured. Andrew Kenneth Jackson of Kingston and Harold Arthur Knowles join Wilkie unit, with Jackson to report the 18th and Knowles traveling to North Battleford.
William George Hall, a local farmer, was instantly killed on Saturday when a team of horses drawing a load ran amok. The incident also destroyed the outfit and resulted in the loss of several horses.
The town offers a 5 percent tax discount for ratepayers who pay taxes in July. Those who have not received tax notices can call the Town Clerk at the fire hall to have the calculation prepared. A July electrical storm caused the death of 19 year old William George Hall, son of Mr and Mrs Jnc Hall, who was killed while riding a disc behind a four horse team near 11 o'clock. The body was laid to rest at Wilkie cemetery on Monday afternoon. Coroner Dr R A McLurg saw the scene and deemed no inquest necessary.
Town Council of Wilkie met on July 7 1916 with Mayor Da and Councillors Scott Hounsell Kenzie and Clement present. They adjourned for twenty minutes and discussed street lamps hospital union contracts constable hiring tax sale 1916 by laws on taxation butcher shops and tax discounts. An farmers meeting failed to attract locals and R M Mitchell had a train accident at Macklin while repairing a box car.
In the Wilkie district crops look excellent with a bumper outlook. Wheat varieties Prelude Marquis head well with strong, healthy growth. fields measure 22 to 36 inches. Hail remains a potential risk, but insurance helps. Bruce Cowan’s name appears in a casualty list. details pending.
Reddick, manager of the Pure Milk Company creamery, conducted a Thursday open-house showing the plant’s workings from after dinner until 6 pm. Guests sampled the ice cream and enjoyed buttermilk in warm weather as production continued and butter output rose from prior weeks.
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