Vermilion In October 1925

At the start of each month, I like to look back at what was going on in the community a century ago.

The events of 100 years ago helped from the community that exists today.

At the start of the month on Oct. 1, it was announced that Reverend Father Goutier was leaving the community to take over the parish in Legal. He had served as the Vermilion parish for the previous 15 years and was well loved by the community. He was succeeded by Father O’Sullivan, who came in from Hanna.

That same day, 100 Liberal delegates met at a party convention and chose C.W. Robinson of Vermilion to be the secretary for the organization. D. McClelland was chosen to be the president.

On Oct. 2, a body was found in the Vermilion River near the community. There was no foul play suspected but it was believed he was a missing man from Seattle.

On Oct. 5, former mayor of Vermilion, J.W.G. Morrison was chosen to be the candidate in the upcoming election for the Battle River riding that included Vermilion. He was a member of the Conservative Party. At the time he was the chairman of the Vermilion School Board. He advocated that children and teenagers be banned from attending dances, movies, concerts or social gatherings as he believed it negatively impacted their studies.

On Oct. 7, Police Magistrate Pilkie stated that the laws regarding possessing liquor in the province amounted to shovelling smoke. He said this as he imposed a fine of $20 on Joe Len for having liquor outside of his home.

On Oct. 17, Paul Krywonishika, the 12-year-old son of John, was using kerosene to light a fire in the stove when it exploded. He was killed instantly. Three brothers were around at the time and escaped from the kitchen. Firefighters found the body of Paul next to the stove. Paul’s father and mother were away at another farm.

On Oct. 27, the Vermilion School of Agriculture opened for another season. The previous two winters, 64 British boys came to the school to learn agricultural techniques. The school had been closed to regular students for two years. Registration was almost full by the beginning of October for the winter semester.

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