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Newspaper
Yorkton Press
Location
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1918
Page
1
Town council reviews wage increases for wartime staff and outlines adjustments to salaries and extra duties. It discusses cemetery caretaker appointment, confirms M J Pugh as appointee, and addresses fire insurance and municipal budgeting decisions amid ongoing war.
Last night a public meeting in Yorkton appointed a committee to organize the Dominion wide effort to raise funds for the YMCA military department. Mayor Praker chaired the session with J. L. Magrath as organizer and a long list of local names as members and reverends Telford and Toole among the clergy.
Pauline Babink was fined $10 and costs for contravening the Masters and Servants Act after five months of hire and quitting at month end. Fred Westchub of McNutt appeared for a preliminary hearing on a threat to kill his wife. the complaint was dismissed.
Salvation Army events led by Commandant Habkirk of Regina are set for Saturday and Sunday at the Citadel. Sunday School at 1030 a.m. Praise Meeting at 3 p.m. Salvation Meeting at 730 p.m. Mrs Sowtes will lecture on Missionary Work in India titled As to the borders of Thibet.
The Rev W Ivens of McDougal Methodist Church Winnipeg will visit Yorkton on Thursday May 2 to discuss commerce diplomacy and war. He is described as a thorough student and his views are urged for public consideration during concerns over peace and reconstruction. The meeting will follow Forum Rules and welcomes all attendees.
Justice Wigelow begins his initial appearance as a member of the King's Bench. A list of cases to be disposed of is presented, including v references to Bodniek Keiosdur Prank Gélchuk Johnson Herbath Howarth Zeale Marrick Ketan Boye Retzen and others with various party names and dockets noted.
Eight member Royal Northwest Mounted Police unit ordered to report at Regina headquarters and leave promptly. Since 1875 the force sought front line service but the Dominion Government rejected active status as a unit, prompting resignations. Despatch requests suitable riders ages 18 to 45 to apply at Yorkton Barracks for medical examination.
A Yorkton committee of the Greater Production and Feed Conservation Association proposes a scheme to raise vegetables and funds for a skating rink. Children sign a pledge to plant and harvest vegetables, with proceeds funding the rink and those meeting the pledge receiving a free season ticket for years, as decided by trustees and rink authorities.
Captain D M Brace of Winnipeg arranges for a Yorkton visit by returned soldiers and youths for South African productions at the Town Hall Thursday Friday and Saturday matinee. Briy and Navy Veterans nominate delegates to the Winnipeg Dominion convention May 11 and outline active member requirements. A big concert features Winnipeg Veterans and local juveniles.
Casualty notices report RO. Littlejohn of Willowbrook died as father learned Saturday. Ginr PF OL. Lawton is wounded with gunshot injuries to the right side. Second wound of this young soldier in service. hope injuries are not serious. Cable confirms he is in hospital in Inverness England.
In Ottawa an observer notes the new Parliament's shift as members mingle with old faces and new. The Liberal party appears unsettled while the Union government maintains its majority and the Commons settles into its fresh dynamics.
At a shareholders meeting of the Yorkton Grain Growers Cooperative Association the group unanimously decided to open a retail store in town. The executive will seek premises in the Purky Block on Second or the Bette Block on First while the existing warehouse remains for wholesale use.
A reader notes the the review analyzes themes of poverty oppression and social reform. The commentator references Ht Ht and compares the work to current social conditions and their impact on civic life in Calumet. The piece signals an upcoming fuller critique by Outten and urges reader engagement.
The notice recalls Sir Gruner Alexander a beloved Lewin actor praised as a favorite on stage and a skilled fencer and boxer. It notes his death early Saturday and his impact on the community. The piece also mentions ongoing reflections on the late figure and respect from villagers as they mourn.
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