Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 8, 1929, Winnipeg, Manitoba Ii Al 1 a u o u j j. Other outbreaks in Manitoba to Der control Berens River Blaze troublesome heavy rain brings Long looked for Relief Kenora District Valun Jle imbed in Southern Manitoba bump i . Falcon. Man., and Tiff International Boundary i ave assumed a or Niino Rirl Alro Lanc Sanders arc bt.r.? rushed to the scone held the flares in Check. Col. H. Ii 10 v. Iii Iuit extreme caution in order to prevent to 1 rom up rending. Fire is confined in the main to scrub Jack Pine. Close to the scene How Ever lie Large stretches of Timber and combined forces of rangers and anxious homesteaders Are combat Ting the flames with feverish haste in order to prevent their spreading. Outlier fires under control yesterday two forestry service air planes were despatched to the scene from Lac Dubonnet. The fire is con fined to a front a mile in length. Other in Northern Manitoba Are under control. At Berens River How Ever the Blase is still troublesome and Large anxiously pitting their experience against the flames. Fear is expressed that ii a Strong wind develops the fire will spread. Sparsely settled districts will then be threatened it is believed. East of Lake Winnipeg and North of Dubonnet Small Bush fires Are in under control and Are not considered serious. Near Lake Winnipegosis Marshland fires Are under control. Heavy half in Kenora District pc Indra out., aug. A Day of Brief showers heavy rain was falling in the Kenora District tonight and the Long looked for Relief by in head of the do i Orcsi by depart a the men battling the fires was Anent Manitoba division declared last band evening Ribiat new Jovelop-1 earlier in the Day improvement in j -1 Renslo District had of the Are Fuu Atton was reported with cured the thurs Vas serious scores of fire fighters holding in Check worries i Uilk men who will lion help you to a sound financial foot ing. The Money that you need urgently lie provided without delay and you wiil be shown the Way to Independence in and talk it Over. The big Blaze in. The Crow Lake area where More than acres were i flame swept last week and in the Sturgeon Lake District. New fires were reported near the Sturgeon Lake Blaze and at Whitney but foresters were on guard keeping the flames from spreading with the Aid of Many volunteers. Three fires in Soo area. Canadian press Soult Ste. Marie out., aug. Bush fires have been reported today in this area which previously had escaped the trouble which Lias visited other sections of Northern Ontario. The most serious of these is at Bate Heyrana where 4.0 men Are fighting a Blaze which is running in some slash in the pulpwood cutting. A fire reported from Cranberry Creek which started from a scamp fire was under control three hours after being reported. Another i Blaze was reported from mile 00. On the Algoma Central railway but a party i sent up by air plane it. Adv acc of flames slowed mown j associated despatch 1 Spokane. Aug. Flam ing Advance of Forest fires in Eastern Washington. North Idaho and Montana was slowed Down today. Kit the danger was not Over officials reported. Many hundreds of men still battled to keep the flames under control. Few new fires were reported. Idaho mining Village destroyed associated press despatch to up aug. Which destroyed the e historic mining Village of quart Burg. In Boise county with loss estimated tonight was racing Over Mountain sides which hem in the Boise Basin. Crews from mines and lumber Camps were fighting the flames. Quart Burg h rollicking mining town in Tho Rich Placer Gold mining Days of the 60 a was revived recently by Gold Ore strikes in that Vicinity and re sumption of the quest for the yellow Metal. I san corporation. Limited 207 Curry building 233 Portage ave. New unit of metropolitan Chain stores to occupy building in october new location or. H. B. Wescott dentist Dominion Bank building Cor Kennedy St. And Portage Good dentistry. Prices. Evenings by appointment. Phone office. 87 400 res. 33 117. Many men Are engaged in tear ing Clown partitions and removing a cures of various kinds on part or the ground floor of the Steele Block where great changes Are under in preparation for the opening of tie new unit to the metropolitan Chain stores inc., in the month of october. William Taylor superintendent of construction for. The company has arrived Here and will probably remain until the changes on the Block Are finished. The Job is regarded As one or the most important of the corporation which has now almost 300 stores in operation or under construction in Canadas and the United states. The majority of Are in. Canada. One of the Chick changes in the Steele Block is that the Entrance which has been on Portage will be on Carlton. Tills will involve the building of a new elevator which Vav ill be accessible from Carlton Street. The Transfer of the Entrance will give the entire front of the Block As re modelled to the metropolitan stores which Ivil make a Fine the Bank premises will remain on the Cor Ner As they have been. The store will have several entrances on Portage and also entrances Oil. Carlton Street. Claydon company has the general contract Bovyer Boag the plumbing and Kummen Shipman the electrical work. Contract for painting has not been let. The permit is for Only but the actual Cost it is reported May reach three times this sum. The metropolitan is now operating in a number of the cities o Western Canada including Vancouver Edmon ton Saskatoon Etc. It has at the present time 14 buildings in preparation most of them in Canada. One of the features of the new Winnipeg store will be a Large cafeteria of modern Type with elaborate fountains Etc. The kitchens and ladles rest rooms be on the second floor of the building but the Merchan Diz ing will be confined to the ground floor. The policy in construction or. Taylor stated was to pay the it attention to the Light Rig and no Relief n indications Point to Exten Sion to faustian manufacturing Trade Manchester England. Aug. 7. As yet there is no Relief from the dead lock in Industry and Indi cations today Point to ests Sion of the dispute to the faustian manufacturing Trade in. In Holcli opera Tives arc employed. Nevertheless there is a slightly in More hopeful atmosphere developing. Prem Ier Macdonald s concern a the continuation of the stoppage has been welcomed in Lancaster business of urus generally though it is realized government has no magic Wand by the Mere waving of which it con produce a solution. The Secretary of the Northern ties United textile workers federa Tion believes there is a tendency Amanns the employers on the manufacturing Ide to favor arbitration. If this develops tic re Nooci their might be i together. Cross . The Csc is other out of the vat is i fun to Point out reduction of could not be accepted is a i arbitration. He Iii lick okla. Aug. 7. Sweeping through dried forests in -.1 fresh out i break flames today increased their i menace to Timber lands in Ruthc Asican i Oklahoma. Efforts a of Uoo 1 men to bring the tires under control were meeting Slih Little Success. C. P Idos Seter. District forester said that or traction of " More thin i world. Of Cuti Over Timber was threat ened by More than 15 fires. John so tsar whose death occurred tuesday at St. Boniface Hospital aged 38 years and who was burled yesterday afternoon at Elmwood cemetery. Or. Slusar resided at East Braintree Man. The stores in All parts of the country have a remarkable reputation in this regard. Or. Taylor spoke of the very cordial Welcome which had been extended to him in this City characteristic he said of the Western coun try a tentative Date for the open ing or the new store has been Sot for Friday oct. 4. 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