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Fragmentary OCR text mentions Ottawa and interior department references with unclear dates and numbers. No complete event or names to define a full card.
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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Ottawa and interior department references with unclear dates and numbers. No complete event or names to define a full card.
City council approves a base charge of one dollar for the first car in municipal notices and ten dollars for each additional car. The measure applies to all public notices issued during the next fiscal quarter.
A bylaw to set a twelve mile per hour speed limit on all streets in Wilkie is being drafted. Previously no speed limit existed and recent incidents prompted action to regulate car speeds in town.
A proposal to alter the by law before final posing suggests adding a clause that cancels the Wednesday half holiday if a civic or public holiday falls between August weeks. A merchant advocates the change as beneficial to all. If a civic holiday is proclaimed for the plowing match, Monday and the following Wednesday would be half holidays.
A Regina based Local Government Board letter urges raising water rates and not lowering mains below frost level. It recommends obtaining a competent engineer’s report on depth adequacy and cautions abandoning the system could lead to a frozen broken pipline and unpaid bills. A town delegation discussed the situation with the Board.
The column notes Nottawa lacks all comforts of pricier care but expects broad summer popularity. It invites readers to seek the tettle mark and contact Russell Knuff for information. A June 1 garden party at Mr Weir’s raised over $70 with a large crowd despite chilly weather. A Rockhaven Swarthmore game drew interest with Rockhaven leading 11 to 6 after a short post game program. Mr and Mrs Garland were in a runaway incident returning from the garden party Friday night but were unharmed.
Friday this week the community loses Dr. Smith as he departs for Edgerton to begin practice immediately. Widely known and beloved here for years, his kind disposition earned him many friends. The Unity Courier laments his leaving and wishes him success in his new field.
In Seasion week the Third Ave Windsor group holds an early seasion for Chairmen of Districts. From Monday to Wednesday a committee program runs with the Statistical Committee at 9 am Tuesday and the Stationing Committee meeting repeatedly before the June 6 conference opening at 8 pm. Laymen convene at 8 pm June 6 as well. General Hension of Conference with delegates begins at 2 pm June 7. Sunday services and Sunday School times are listed for Wilkie and Narrow Lake, with a pastor conducting services on June 17.
The Friends of the church announce a Gale Cookery on Saturday June 16 at 3 pm. Upcoming services are Sunday June 10 with Monday School at 11 am, services at Boott at 11 am and Pen Muir at 7 pm, ending with a St. Paul’s service at 7 pm.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Colin Young and Suspected public notices with unclear names and actions. The legible items reference a local official or location but lack concrete dates, outcomes, or details for a full summary.
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