1915 Mar 11 – Found Dead in Bed

S.C. Powley, traveller for the firm of James Robertson & Son, of Winnipeg, was found dead in bed at the Kings Hotel on Saturday morning. Coroner Harrington was notified, and after making an examination, decided that an inquest was not necessary. Heart failure was stated to be the cause of death. Deceased was 20 years of age and single. The remains were sent east to Orillia, Ont. on Monday for interment.

1915 Mar 11 – Dauphin Soldier Dead

J.J. Bloomer (John James Bloomer, 1887, 136), private of the C.M.R. who enlisted at Dauphin, died of pneumonia at Brandon on Monday.

1915 Mar 11 – Fork River

Mr. Biggs, of Dauphin, was a visitor for a few days at the home of Mr. F. Wilson on the Mossey River.
F.B. Lacey, of Mowat, is a visitor to Winnipeg to interview the government re a generous grant to the municipality for 1915, which would be very acceptable.
Mr. D.F. Wilson is a visitor to the ‘Peg and will no doubt have a pleasant time.
Mr. Dan McLean is off for a trip south on important business.
Mr. Wiggins, travelling agent for the Winnipeg Steel Granary and Culvert Co., was here lately and appointed W. King agent for this district for 1915.
Mr. McCaulay, travelling agent for the Massey-Harris Co., appointed W. Stonehouse as their agent for Fork River. We should be able to sell him a tin hat on the head of this.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Cooper, who have been visiting with friends in Ontario during the last two months, returned home on Friday and are looking hale and hearty. Mr. c. states they had a pleasant time and were pleased to get back to Manitoba.
The roads are getting bare and everyone is buy hauling before the break up.
We hear it is rumoured that we are only to have trains Tuesdays and Fridays. This is Hell after giving them the railroad and paying them to run it. Three times a week is little enough.
In looking over the Mowat correspondence we notice the correspondent takes a Sifton writer to task re sickness. If the professor’s word is worth anything there has been considerable sickness and several deaths in the Wieden district. Then to be fair, why try to cover up these serious matters. It is only the way to keep a clean sheet of health in the community by calling a spade a spade. We do doubt the authorities are doing what they can.