Looking Back: 100 years ago, leg broken in a mine
110 years ago - April 6, 1916
Fire Chief R. Adrian and Engineer Henry Kirby spent the major portion of Tuesday afternoon getting the fire apparatus in condition and placed to advantage. They also inspected the engine and found that it needed a thorough overhauling.
Andrew Ferguson of Chilliwack, B.C., was moving onto his farm four miles north of Anglia, said that correspondent. Robert Cargill was getting things in shape on Mr. Park’s farm, also wrote the Anglia correspondent.
100 years ago - April 8, 1926
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Montreuil learned by a telegram that their son Theodore had a leg broken in a mine in Butte, Montana.
Douglas Bros. had Chrysler “4” sedans for sale, advertising a top speed of 58 miles per hour, fuel economy of 30 miles per gallon and acceleration from five to 25 miles per hour in eight seconds.
70 years ago - April 5, 1956
Toastmasters club members hosted a banquet at the United church. President Howard Mitchell welcomed the 44 members and guests. A debate, “Resolved that celibacy is more desirable than married life,” ended with the judge, Rev. J. Sinclair, awarding “a dubious decision” to the negative. Four people gave speeches: Russell Wilson, Birds I Can Do Without; Wil Toombs, The Goddess of Time; Bill McDonald, Speech; and Mitchell, My Advice to a Teen Age Boy Choosing an Occupation. Mel Dickey served as general critic, Scott McLeod as grammarian and George Leith as timer.
Everett Harvey left for Victoria where his mother had died.
Arthur Rose Cleaners - Furriers, recently re-located to Main Street across from O.K. Economy, offered a dry-cleaning special just for Rosetown: men’s or ladies’ suits for $1.19 and spring coats for $1.29.
50 years ago - April 7, 1976
Four part-time staff positions at Rosetown Union Hospital had been cut. These had been made necessary by restrictions imposed by the Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan, said the hospital board. As a result, six of the 36 beds wouldn’t be used for the remainder of 1976 and outpatients would be asked to use the medical clinic for non-emergency medical care.
Dave Dionne related his family’s recent accident experience in a letter to the editor. On March 22, their car hit a patch of ice, rolled into the ditch and was demolished. The three adult passengers were “buckled in” and received minor cuts and bruises, wrote Dionne. Their seven-month-old girl was in a Travel Gard car seat and was completely unharmed. He concluded, “With the present controversy over seat belts and compulsory legislation we undoubtedly learned our lesson the easy way.”
30 years ago - April 6, 1996
A group in the Plenty - Dodsland area were negotiating with CP Rail about putting a grain terminal along the rail line between the two communities, said spokesperson Evan Simpson.
A photo from the Walter Aseltine School spring concert showed princess Holly Hanley and frog Perry Button in a new twist on an old tale: “Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.”
20 years ago - April 10, 2006
Canadian Press journalist and former resident Jim Morris told of his carrying the Olympic torch for Canada in Turin, Italy just days before the winter games. After he stood alone in a street, a runner with the torch appeared, said Morris. “I leaned my torch into his and the flame lit; it was an incredible moment,” he said.
A photo showed vocalist Tegan Liska at the music festival final concert. She and two other local performers had been chosen to go to the provincial competition in June.