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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
3
The piece discusses soldiers from the Wilkie area weighing whether to join units with headquarters outside their district or to enlist with local regiments. It notes the natural shyness in khaki, the longing for hometown comrades, and the value of companionship once abroad, urging careful choice before enlistment.
The Wilkie weekly newspaper announces updates to its mailing list. Delinquents outside a 40 mile radius have been removed and those over one year in arrears will be struck off. Subscriptions cost a small sum yearly and readers can check their standing by the printed payment date on labels.
The report notes that growing material costs threaten settlement progress and must be addressed on a dollar and cent basis, intensifying financial pressures on ongoing work.
Reports say cattle have damaged the Wilkie Cemetery this week with five head dislodged and the fence broken, leaving gravesites exposed. Residents urge a responsible person be appointed to inspect and promptly address any further damage.
A roster lists fallen and injured service members including Aking Bloxam Kellamy Diggart Grow Campbell Cavanagh Caligan Carpenter Conway Caldwell Cardiff Clark Coombs Cox Cramp Dawes Dallas Ennis Field Grantham Gilson Gray Griffiths Galvin Hall Hogg Horst Howe Hobbs Hetherington Johnston Justice Johnston Kibble Lancaster Macdonald McKenzie McIntosh McDougal McCulloch McCorquodale McLean McCallum Malartre May OBrien Rickett Rourke Ramm Rich Steele Sample Sparke Spicer Sparks Sparks Tullock Thorne Twamley Tregaskis Tregaskis Thorne Tucist Thompson Whelpton Ward White Whiting.
The report lists the honors for the Wilkie unit 232nd Battalion including Lieut G R Fleming among those named. The brief entry notes commendations and service recognition for personnel.
A jeweler lectures Jack on watch care as if the timepiece were a patient. He explains watches dislike cold, magnetism, and static from wearers, and warns against laying a watch on cold marble or near windows. He advises winding in the morning, keeping the watch level when winding, and handling the key gently.
Under the Land Titles Act and amendments a mortgage sale of farm property is set for a sale at the Willkie Hotel Saskateen Saskatchewan. The property is described as the southeast quarter of Section 13 in Township 40 and Range 18 West of the Third Meridian, with terms including twenty percent cash and balance due on delivery of title. The sale will include all encumbrances and statutory charges, with vendors Murray Morrison and others acting as trustees. Sale set for a specified date in May at Saskateen Saskatchewan.
Fragmentary copy describes Meota Beach with a large sand tent and a beauty spot. Mentions a state coach and weekly pay, plus names North Detroit and Sawk in unclear context.
The Honowralde Edward Laillow Wrethere mnet Meachant Choarwewa Smith and Giger Thuglee Muckle are appointed under The Public Tribunes Act to Erin ail pepert pom petteia demteers pow tedeciig te. The notice names proceedings, duties, and witnesses in Saskateluw about MA year dates, with determinations and deadlines for filings and compliance.
A guest recalls a celebrated author and his wife making her feel at home with genuine hospitality. The lunch featured modest fare: cold mutton, currant jelly, baked potatoes, ginger cake, and tea. The speaker notes true hospitality lies in sincerity and ease, not lavish meals or fuss.
Queen Alexandra has given an 1878 Marlborough House telephone setup from the school room to the royal sitting room to the Institution of Electrical Engineers. The boxwood receivers and transmitters connect by wire and were first built for the Princess of Wales aboard the Thunderer.
Public notice of a sheriff sale issued under a writ of execution in Sackatchewan District. Sale to take place at the sheriff's office in Scott, Saskatchewan, at 1 o clock in the afternoon on a specified date, with bids in cash for property including parcels in Wilkie and surrounding areas.
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