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Whitney brothers and Fred ’ ing roping exhibition n f‘*w days Feil have returned from Maple . ago, staged by Jim Foies. Some Creek, Sask., and have gone north of our loeal cowboys will need to to their traplines. look to their laurels.John Alexy, P. Oxinchuk, and P. W. Basnett and family mo-Jack Slenczka returned with their jtored to Battle River last week, teams on Saturday from Grimshaw They reporter! a pleasant trip and where they were engaged in excellent roads.threshing operations.EAST PEACE RIVER(By The Gazettes Correspondent)A box social was held in the community hall to raise funds for the children’s Christmas tree. There was a good turnout and most of the boxes sold for over a dollar, the highest price paid being $2.35. Everyone had a good time.The harvest hands are drifting back.EUREKA RIVER(By The Gazettes Correspondent)Eureka River, October 23rd.— H. F. Robinson and Geo. Webster took down 120 cattle last week. Thirty yearlings of these were for immediate shipment to the Edmonton market and the remainder will be wintered at the ranch of A. T. Carter, n-ar Hines Creek.The writer witnessed an interest-The Immigration Agent was a business visitor in this district last week.W. J. Basnett has purchased a fine young bull from Harry F. Robertson, of Clear Prairie. This animal is sired by one of the prize-winning Shorhortns of the Prince of Wales' herd.Indian Agent N. L’Heureux. accompanied by his wife, visited the Clear Hills Reserve last week and paid the Indians their quota of interest monev.Rev. Father Giroux, of Grouard, also visited the Reserve at the same time. One couple were married and further arrangements made for the construction of a new mission Church.Pete Nelson and his partner left for the Hay River Country last week to begin trapping operations.Chas. Dawson had intended to ship a number of steers to the Edmonton market, but, in view of the low price of beef, he intends to winter them with the hope of getting better prices in the spring.
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Peace River Northern Gazette
Peace River, Alberta, CA
Fri, Nov 03, 1933
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