Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 16, 1925, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free press thursday april. 16, 1925 crop correspondents report 96 per cent. Proved to be Merchantable per cent of total still in Farmers hands at end of March Canadian do Spalli Ottawa april the total is wheat crop of 102 i totalling of bushels 93 per cent or bushels is reported by correspondents As having to be of Merchantable Quality. Year s corresponding figures a to a report issued today by the Dominion Bureau of statistics were 96 per cent or Bush Els out of bushels. The quantities in bushels and pro portions of Merchantable of the remaining crops Are As follows last year s corresponding figures being Given within brackets Oats or 91 per cent of or 96 per cent Barley. Or 93 per cent of or 94 per cent of Rye or 96 per cent of or 95 per cent of Buck wheat or 90 per cent of or 87 per cent of Corn for husking or 70 per cent of or 79 per cent of flax seed s.s50.000, or 91 per cent of or 96 per cent of potatoes cwt., or i is per cent of cwt. 000 cwt., or 85 per cent of j turnips ate., cwt., or i s7 per cent of cwt. 000 cwt., or so per cent of Hay and Clover tons or 88 per cent of tons tons or 91 per cent of the proportion of potatoes estimated by crop correspondents As lost through Frost or rot during the past Winter is 14 per cent. Luc Kyi vent seven always was a Lucky number but three together mean threefold Luck especially when you paint and use Miracle or nigh a niches arc new products of miraculous Quality. They produce a surface so hard and smooth that weather and elements take years to destroy. Use them anywhere All cars where a Superior Long life surface is required. Anyone can apply Miracle varnish and finishes. There is Only one Quality and it covers an unusually Large surface per gallon. Miracle varnish Clear and 6 transparent colors. Miracle finishes Are made in 28 Beautiful colors. For Sale by Centre Taylor painting decorating co., 331 Donald struck. Hudson s Bay company paint dept., main Street. Robinson co., ltd., paint dept., main Street. West Bridgman hardware company 619 Portage Avenue. Hardware company 706 Simcoe Street. Fort Rouge t. Bone co., 120 Osborne Street. L Frankel 453 Pembina Road. St. Son i face St. Boniface hardware co. I29 Provencher Avenue. Toupin lumber co., 388 Ber Trand Street. Elmwood Harvey Eastwood hardware co., 343-5 Nairn Avenue. Weston b. Sherman hardware co., 840 Logan Avenue. St. James Beatty s hardware Tago Avenue. North Winnipeg Weir hardware co., 666 main Street. Doner Copp main Street. Dominion lumber co., 667 red Wood Avenue. Western hardware company 645 Logan Avenue. Globe hardware co., 541 Sel Kirk Avenue. Distributors for Western Canada co., Winnipeg Edmonton Vancouver. Ladies and misses Coats for Quick Selling at on easy payments Down balance monthly made in All Wool velours Duvet yes and Polo cloth. Fully silk lined and a Large assortment in All sizes. Ladies misses suits tailored. Sport and Novelty styles a Large variety at Down balance monthly. Ensemble y suits at terms 1-3 Down and monthly. Fashion s favorite neckwear and Isobelle foxes priced to sell to s39.00. Easy payments Down and ?5.00 monthly. Dresses millinery smart Nen so ably priced from. And up. Or cwt., As compared with 8 per cent or cwt. In 1923-24, and 11 per cent or cwt. In 1922-23. Total in Farmers hands at the end of March according to the crop correspondents 15 per cent of the total wheat crop of 1924 remained in Farmers hands this pro portion applied to the total estimated production bushels rep resenting 39 bushels. In 1924, Tho same percentage of 15 reported but As the total crop of 1923 was bushels the Quantity in Farmers hands was then bushels. In 1923, the pro portion was 14 per cent and the Quantity bushels in 1922, 14 per cent representing bushels in 1921, 19 per cent representing bushels and in 18 per cent representing bushels. Therefore this year s retention of bushels is smaller than that of any year since 1920, when the Quantity required for that year s seeding was considerably less than that now necessary. Returns from elevators flour Mills railway companies and crop correspondents to the Bureau of statistics shows that on March 31, 1925, the Quantity of wheat in Canada was bushels As compared with bushels on March 31, 192-i. The total for 1925 comprises in round numbers bushels in elevators and flour Mills s9.225.000 bushels in Farmers and bushels in transit. Of Oats the total Quantity in can Ada on March 31, 1925, is estimated at bushels As compared with bushels in 1924. The total for 1925 comprises bushels in elevators and Mills 14s. 5ss.ooo bushels in Farmers hands and bushels in transit. Of a Flers is continued from Sacra 1. 338 Post ache ave bad Elton Kato Hewan school act by provision for the establishment of municipal or county school boards was carried. It was recommended in presenting this or to Tho authorities the executive should co operate with other organizations interested in Tho matter. It was also decided to Urgo upon the provincial government the Neces sity of hastening a scheme for Tho superannuation of the teachers of the province. The proposal to seek the inclusion of Saskatchewan Tea Chera under the Industrial disputes act now before the Federal parliament was endorsed. Revision of curriculum appointment of a committee of working teachers to assist in the re Ision of the existing Public school curriculum was also endorsed. It was suggested that the present cur Ici Ilum in the Public schools of the province had been prepared by per sons of advanced education who had no real experience in imparting Csc tintary education with the result that much of the teachers time was wasted on work that was Oththo value to Trio pupils. It was also decided to seek the appointment of an executive them her of the Alliance As an official visitor in advisory capacity at meetings of the education Council. Officers for the year were elected As follows president j. S. Mills Saskatoon vice . A. Aitken. He Gina executive. Aid. M. J. Coldwell Regina w. M. Findlay Yorkton c. Sand Cook Biggar w. Adams Asquith a. K. Rolleston Saskatoon b. Is. Stephenson Moose jaw miss Edith pm Barri Saskatoon miss h. Wolfe Saskatoon miss Jessie e. Walls Prince miss a. R. Boucher Mose jaw miss v. Miners Saskatoon airs. I. Grey Prince Al Bert. Law be Saskatchewan land Deal completed mennonites acquire farm of Sena Tor Lemcke at Dundurn Canadian press Saskatoon sask., april one largest land deals completed in the province in recent years the farm. senator k j. Mellecke at Dundurn. Became the property of ten mennonite Tull pm. Selected by the Canadian mennonite Board of colonization tuesday. The Price is and Tho Pur Chase was. Made on the crop payment plan the farm is the land on which sir Meilicke settled when he established the first Colony in the Dun Durn District in the year 1902. Since that time this area has produced 750 000 bushels of Grain. The land is in first class shape and will be handed Over to Mennon ites every acre under cultivation it is expected the ten families will move to the farm at once. Saskatchewan police Battle with madman held at Bay two hours until five wounds Stop their Quarry despatch Regina sask., april insane and armed with a Rifle and Shotgun Arnold Peters stood off a posse of provincial police in a two hour Battle outdo his Shalt neat re Berry Lake North of the Cana Dian National railway main line be tween Saskatoon and Battleford. This morning until he fell with five Bullet wounds. Peters was still alive after the Battle and was rushed to Tho Battleford Hospital. Where his wounds were pronounced serious but Constable Terndrup of the pro Victal police went up tuesday night from Karlsson to investigate complaints As to the conduct of Peters the latter met him with it Shower of bullets. Terndrup returned for assistance and sergeant Kel la with four constables a com p anted him. They. Lay. In ambush around Peters Shack All night hop ing to capture him without shoot. Ink but behind his barricaded Homo Peters did not stir. At Sunrise he saluted the morn with a. Fusillade from his 30-30 Rifle firing from the window of his hut. Then throwing open the door he stood with his Rifle at the ready and his Shotgun leaning against the Post nearby ready for use. Peters fired at the. Police times reloading from Hia pockets. Tho police toot cover and returned the fire aiming Low until Peters fell Peters had been released front the Battleford mental Hospital Only recently in his Shack unused cartridges were found. Damage set at yes Lintl mich., april Waters that swept through the. Edison. Dam near Here tuesday Down the. Tanks of the Huron River into Erie did damage estimated at Between and officials said today. Life to fact i is pm continued from pass although Boris wished to Malce an attempt to carry off it chaff s body with him. Finally seeing this was impossible the King and his aide rushed towards the Auto bus Tho Driver of which Navong heard the fusillade was endeavouring to turn but was hampered by the narrowness of the Road. The King took the chauffeur s and driving with great skill turned the Bua and seeded off Down Hill pursued by the bandits who fired ind hit the bus but fortunately without serious Damag e. Arriving at Orch Ahta the King hastily mobilized a platoon of troops stationed there and remaining at the wheel of the Auto bus with an officer and 2s soldiers returned to the scene of the Ambuscade at High Speed. The bandits not dreaming that soldiers would arrive so quickly were engaged in robbing the bodies of Ilcheff and the servant. They were taken by Surprise and one was wounded. The others fled and owing to their Superior knowledge of the Countryside and aided by Small horses contrived to make Good their escape. The King s calmness Jurin the affair was related with admiration by those who witnessed the attack. On Chilly Days i a Majestic electric Heater Arfinie in of Good Dray stores s laxative syrup pepsin will keep you warm and comfortable. 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