Public holiday closes Wilkie businesses early
Every Thursday afternoon from June 15 through August 17 Wilkie will observe a public holiday with all business places closing at 1 PM on those days.
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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
3
Every Thursday afternoon from June 15 through August 17 Wilkie will observe a public holiday with all business places closing at 1 PM on those days.
A Wilkie Toreball special meeting at the Wilkie Hotel resulted in J. Ierivanae Feltene resigning and H. Musquelier named successor with Blair as manager. A three member committee Blair Laliberte Musquelier with TH. D. Bishop to oversee organizing matters. Horigan to pitch when in town.
Sunday service and Sunday school announced with times 11.50 and 1.90 am. Vestry meeting slated in the rectory. Women’s Auxiliary to meet at Mrs B Warkarton’s home next Wednesday. A church purse for the men of the 282nd Battalion is planned for Sunday evening pending unit command confirmation.
The church notes show Rev. Smith delivering the sermon. Narrow Lake and Phippen join at seven for evening service with subject Great Lesson in the Sister Church.
Ceor baseball loses the opener to Wilkie nine to three but captures the nightcap seven to four. The paper notes unfavorable conditions and limited space prevented full game details.
T. Martin of Securing Local Specimens Co displays two mounted specimens in his Buffalo office on Imperial Ave. The lynx is among the five largest secured in years and he plans further collection within the municipality while serving as secretary.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a weekly ballet update with references to a department, week, and injury. It mentions Evicting Erwin Haihe and a person named Neneh with vague events and an injury report.
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