Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 17, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free 1920 3 Ecta Cular events of history interwoven with develop ment of City and province Chester Martin Points out interesting events of past nth Itie possible exception of que Las within its limits scenes of spectacular events in connected with the fortunes h province in which it is situated n another City in Ches professor of history of the r Twity of and a recon authority on Canadian stored in quite amazing what a wealth distinctive Manitoba of fers for an historical said few persons realize what a wonderful collection of spectacular Many of which marked crises in the of the prov were enacted in spots now Cov ered with railway tracks and streets of with the exception of the signing of the Hudson Bay company Char Ter in every important event of Manitoba history has occurred within a few Miles of the Corner of Portage Avenue and main it would be a pity indeed it these great moments should pass from the 1 memory of All but few students of and the part of the Globe should be forgotten by us who should be proudest of them and most anxious to perpetuate the memory of City of traditions Winnipeg is not Only a City of i streets and buildings and railway with Only a present and a fun it is a City of traditions without which its present condition could never have come to i thoroughly believe that these traditions hold in themselves sufficient interest to make them objects of a very real Community Pride if Ever they Are brought to the attention of our school children and this year offers an Opportunity peculiarly appropriate for a reenact ment of the Romance of Manitoba in a the anniversaries of Many important dates in Manitoba history fall in it is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Hudson Bay charter the 100th anniversary of the of the arrival of the first protestant the 102nd anniversary of the arrival of the first Catho Lic clergy the 50th anniversary of the Entrance of Manitoba into the of the arrival of Woli Seley and the end of the first rebel the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first troops to of the arrival of the first lieutenant governor and the first time that the Canadian Flag was Rais anniversary of the second red River the material for a pageant is Rich in spectacular there could be a reenactment of the old world i pomp and grandeur of the signing of the Hudson Bay there could be a portrayal of the arrival of in the first White Man to reach the red and of his building of fort a Forti fled Shack at the Junction of the red and the Assiniboine then came the Northwest in they built fort on a spot now just behind the Union in Iii us in came the first band of actual sent by Selkirk from they a Rev of Niagara fire insurance company new York established 1850 Canadian assets exceed Enderton 228 Portage Hudson Bay and came Down the red River in canoes to a spot near the present site of Boniface it was these settlers who in later years kept Manitoba for great Bri while Oregon went to the United Selkirk colonists As Miles Leader of the Selkirk he was met Alan Collie and have received Frota Ottawa the Mili tary awarded to thedr son Alan Callie 44th for conspicuous gallantry during an at tack at fugues court August 16th on sept28th at the Frattle of Callie was wiled leading his company into entirely of Wood and without Lubrit to bring the carcasses at one time there would be As Many As of these carts on the v Selkirk new a Many As or Mese by William Hudson Bay j drawn by it you Factor Here picturesque ceremony the combined squeak of these was performed As Macdonald took All approaching Deer Seishin after presenting a copy of his Lodge at the noise could Grant of land to Hillier j be heard for Miles and picked up a handful of in reel and his follow and handed it to Macdonald in Token ers seized fort it was in of his recognition of the settlers this year that Wolseley arrived from was picturesque m the the with Many men who still extreme with the Indian chiefs and and recaptured the Kiel the few White traders one one leaving his breakfast untested on the we make newspaper Metal of All also to special formula the Canada Metal company limited and the scottish adventurers on the greeting each other for the first and thus virtually laying the foundations of the Winnipeg of More spectacular still was the Battle of seven four years Battle of seven later half Breeds on the Warpath great for the Northwest stopped table and fleeing across the on that occasion the Canadian Flag was raised for the first by Lieuten an governor the offer material for a As do the soldiers of the postal employees of Winnipeg Are Joyful increases in pay announced por carriers May spread there was great rejoicing in the Winnipeg Post office Friday As a re sult of the announcement from Ottawa that salaries of letter carriers had been considerably Secretary of the local Branch of the amalgamated postal explained that while the Case of the letter carriers had been used As an the five grades of clerks and letter carriers would be made to Cor respond under the new classification and All clerks would receive increases similar to those which have been granted to the under this interpretation of the More than 500 men in the Winnipeg Post office would be there being about 200 letter carriers and More than 300 practically everybody on the except the postmaster and assistant would come in for advances in salary under the schedule just expect the increase to the More recently employed married men was estimated by Fuller at 200 or a Little under the old classification there was some feeling of distinction and inequalities Between the carriers and in fullers the carriers had been paid on a basis of daily wage and the clerks on a yearly and there were other which would be done away with under the new he believed that things were shaping fairly Well for the postal nearly thousand cases of measles last week an epidemic of measles swelled the total of communicable diseases reported to the City health department during March to according to a report submitted to the civic health commit tee this constitutes the great est number of cases reported in any one month this there were 84b cases of measles with 3 deaths four cases of smallpox 27 of with 10 deaths 317 of Scarlet with 7 deaths and 70 of with 20 the committee decided to consider a bylaw imposing More stringent regulations on persons conducting premises where fowls Are killed and plucked for it has been brought to the attention of the committee that unsanitary conditions prevail in these puts restriction on campers restrictions 011 summer camping in the vital municipality were imposed at a meeting of the held thursday night in Glenwood 1 camping will not be permit i Ted along Side roads or ave j Nues that Are paved or that have sewer or water the report of the Board of equalization of the greater Winnipeg a i Ter District for the year of show red the assessment Over the taxable lands in the District to be the municipal assessment on the same lands is accounts amounting to were passed for the water and Public works in their requested that new uniforms be supplied to the police and that All firemen be sworn in As and that the police staff be the whole report was the nest meeting of the Council will be on May councillor Rose will interview the postal authorities with a View to obtaining the Extension of mail de livery to Suffolk negro hangs for april was hanged Here today for the murder of two men last Mills was convicted on Finger the trap wag sprung at Grant time april two years Extension of in which to comi plete the mount Mckay and Kaka Beka Falls fort was granted by the railway committee of the Ontario legislature four years was the period asked rip Perar ice Cream 284 require capital in an established operating valuable Patent rights in building construction All information will to will stand the opening of the building season makes prompt action Canadian Standard con Crete steel 918 Somerset Zoi Montgo Suehy phone Portage a store Banjo Hort time Semples whole band was Vear later Selkirk himself with a new band of and the first Indian treaty was picturesque m 1 Ort Doug Las on the South Side of what is now known As Point East of the to Surrao eminently characteristic of Mani Toba were the ancient Buffalo Hunts and even More characteristic the use of the ancient red River made change of address Martin has moved his office from the Mcintyre Block to 232 Curry building to let very desirable warehouse on Princess Street four floors and Spur track in splendid Pepler 802 Sterling Bank main Wood or Metal patterns you want when you Empire lightning Rod 197 pm Rev to rent space for counter in lobby of Avenue theatre see manager Rannard Rex a new arrival built on dress lines nut Russia welted sizes 5 12 to 10d janitor to appear Fol police court today first prosecution under Sec ret commissions act charged with violating the secret commissions of Bartella 377 Home has been summoned to appear in the Violice court Smith is alleged to have advertised in the press a suite in his Block to the and winding up with the words Best Bonus to caretaker gets the and appeared on monday and tuesday the police Are preparing a Campaign against profiteering in rentals if this is the first prosecution of a Case of this chief of said any other caretakers adopting a similar method of holding up the pub Lic also will be he dear j the police had no information at present of any others having tried he Smith May be heavily fined or imprisoned if according to Crown on a summary bearing a maximum sen i tence of six months in a Fine of 100 or could be in on an indictment the Ruud num sentence runs much be no two years in the a Ine of or Fine and Imp is there is no minimum pen Alty stated in the Graham potatoes Are High quoted in Toronto at record to april potato prices in this City reached a record height when they were quoted at from to a big increase in Price at april Asa re sult of several Hundred loads of potatoes being dumped on Detroit markets by Essex faces a potato housewives Are now paying for a 90pound bag As compared with a week mines encourage buying of fuel Supply in summer april sum Mer discount on the Price of Coal has been decided upon by the red Deer Valley Coal operators Assoc a applying to a the mines in the Drumheller on shipments made during april a discount of five per cent will be and there after a sliding scale will be m working out at four per cent in three per cent in june and two per cent in this reduction is being made in order to induce dealers and Consumers throughout the West to put in a Stock during the Spring and summer to is reported from Drumheller that 4tj bring in your old shoes to be 1331 set it a pleasure to come to Winnipeg leading shoe Fiat from its Exten Vve assortment can select the Correct footwear for your Spring needs when he comes Here for his shoes or every one chosen for us Crescent Wood Home for Sale Superior Ernst Rocton tras evidently the first consideration of the builder Thi Home it is solid by Lex on a fim Stone it Nunt to endure at the minimum Cost Fer main floor contains spacious Hailway and rur wive music Diri Ine rooms connected by Large sold los there is a set Nold pantry Between dining room and first floor contains 8 Lovely two of which have Larre Bay there 1 aim a Den with fireplace on this Nooi together with bathroom and attic contains two rooms for storage House is heated by hot luvs tory in also goal fruit has frontage of by a of it is nicely there is a Large building on the rear of which can be converted into a double Home is located on tale it be inspected by Price payment balance Killam Mckay 364 main Street phone main 7600 evenings 225 for Wellington Cree sent Brick veneer and Frame 10 two Bath three sleep ing five Coal urges drawing finished in selected Birch and mahogany 300 feet front age to nicely Moet pleasantly this property is offered at a Low figure on reason Able terms the equitable Trust 333 main phones experienced casualty insurance Man wanted to take charge of newly established casualty department in Large City office with Good vol ume casualty insurance already in Box 2083 free Rannard stores open saturdays till 9 it is Ruihui leu Sood effect is already As orders for Stock Coal Are now coming mostly from newsboy near victim of would be wild Esters april juvenile disciples of Nickel novels and ten cent movie thrillers languished in the detention Home Here today while the police were investigating their efforts to Burn at the stake Charles 10yearold Kneller was saved from being badly burned by Don aged i Kneller was distributing newspapers and had occasion to pass a lonely the five playing wild West lurked behind Trees and on the Alert for a rope whirled from behind a tree and the noose settled Over Kneller Shoul disregarding his yells of protest he was dragged and tied to a his own papers were piled at his on top of them was lumped branches land a match flared and the 1 pile burst into flames while the boys retreated to watch their victim from a Morey happened along just in he scattered the Blaz ing branches and untied new York elevator operators on strike new april revival of the lost Art of walking upstairs was forced upon thousands of reluctant persons in new York today by a strike of Union elevator operators the Union claims a membership of More than City buildings and hotels generally have not been affected by the the operators claim their strike has the Sanction of the american federation of labor they demand increases ranging from to a week and the eight hour Day with time and a half for i to let ground floor and basement of Olafson Corner King and James present occupied by City of Possession May apply 802 Sterling Bank to let store main Street near Logan Avenue that most desirable store and entire second floor at present by Hemphill Trade Possession May apply Pepler 802 Sterling main 379 electric motors and generators we have for immediate delivery new and used motors from 5 to 100 440 volts also lighting sets 50 to 500 151 Bannatyne a five acre plot and a cottage close by is the Road and the Road to Independence runs through North Transcona Market gardens now is the time to buy Market Garden property close in Winnipeg acreage which reached its Bottom level during the War is now Ris ing again in rising Market a the Market to buy there is a big demand Tor Garden produce in Winnipeg and prices Are with a few acres close in Well cultivated land Man can make a handsome five acre plots mostly under cultivation within one mile of the tards in North we have five acre plots of Market Garden land for Sale at a fraction of their original Purchase the land is All High and and mostly under cultivation at the present Good roads run from tie property into the Price from an acre easy terms for the Price of an Ordinary building lot ss50 you can buy five acres of land which sold As High As to an acre be fore the and was subdivided As High As an these Are valuations which will return at some not 60 far Distant terms of Purchase Are on third and balance in two and three or Quarter balance in Sis equal half yearly interest at discount for Cash get on the land and get a crop this year you pick a better year to Start a Market Good stiff prices for Gar Den truck and two Good markets right at your and the land will soon pay for Syndicate to Purchase machinery and boost production to Cut Down your initial costs and at the same time assist in raising the biggest possible crops from the we plan to form a Syndicate Between buyers and our selves for the Purchase of All needed machinery for successful Market Garden Multi by this Means Only Small individual capital will be required toy any individual purchaser in order to begin Multi 5 and 6 roomed to within easy reach of these Market Garden plots we have a number of 5 and 6 roomed standing on 30 it x 100 electric Light sidewalks and drilled Wells with Good these Are offered for Sale at a very Price to prospective buyers of the five acre plots or to any Independent the cottages Are Only minutes walk from the and Are within one mile of Yards and prices to come and investigate we will drive to out to see the property at any time there is a workmen of with an eight hour working Day and artto tag it Over with or phone or write for further j not e Call in and Cockshott 312 Mclntyre phone main 6983 the newest in dance records Prince sja2883 dance 10inch Prince dance my Isle of Golden Medley Columbia a6139 that naughty f venetian la producing in your kenja2895 Tucky egyptian Ted Lewis jazz 10inch Medley Columbia orches incidental chorus by Bell and Buddha Columbia saxophone pox Loinch Limehouse 00 Columbia saxophone let the rest of the world a2829 go by Koine Campbell a n d i j ;