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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
1
Wilkie School fair attracted large crowds on Weeklies day with exhibits, contests, and demonstrations. Students showcased work from art and crafts to spelling and drill, while stalls sold sandwiches and raised funds for future school activities.
An immigration officer will issue and verify United States passport applications locally. Applicants must present proper identification and photographs and may obtain papers from employers or the secretary of the relevant municipality where they reside.
The notice forbids hunting with poisons nets spears or illegal devices and bans waterfowl hunting from sail powered craft. Baiting storing game out of season and night hunting are prohibited. Penalties start at 1000 dollars for first offense and 25 dollars per extra bird. other violations carry six months imprisonment or fines.
A Manitoba Saskatchewan crop survey by Meo Durnin, with notes from Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon, reports wide variation in yields. Wheat in some areas looks good while others struggle. oat crops and yields are poor in parts. Wilkie district crops are questioned though later reports suggest better outcomes. Durnin notes some figures as reported but warns of possible inaccuracies and says he may contradict rumors.
Condensed items report war impacts in Europe Asia and Africa including German military conscription, casualties and naval losses. It notes Canadian war loan plans British civilian service calls and temperance debates. Also touches Montreal charity fraud, Belgium food supply issues, and UK fishing and farming resilience.
Church notices announce a W A handkerchief sale on Saturday October 6. Choir practice Friday at 7 pm. Next Pan Moir service September 1 at 3 pm in the school. Sunday events list Sunday School 11 am, Baptism 12 noon, Service 4 pm at Scott, 7:30 pm at St Pauls Wilkie.
Public auction by Thomas Webb of Battleford sells cows calves yearlings and heifers with calves, pure bred cattle horses and ponies, pigs and a large flock of registered Shropshire and Suffolk sheep, high grade Southdown ewes, plus poultry and farm implements. Sale starts 12 noon with free lunch, equipment auctioned and cattle and sheep in healthy thrifty condition.
Knox Church notes announce morning and evening services with Sunday school at 2.40 pm and a New God of H. G. Wells topic tonight. The Wilkie S. 3S. Rally is set for Sunday morning at 11 in the Methodist Church, with the Baptist Congregational Methodist and Presbyterian Sunday Schools sharing the event. Communion service moved to October 7. Morley Stevenson injured guiding a threshing engine crank. nose broken but he recovered and resumed work.
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