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Newspaper
Fort Macleod Gazette
Location
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
1
Quick telegraphs report Canadian Rifles under General DeWet are scattered along northern Orange River. Privates T B Patteson of Macleod and J F Morden of Pincher Creek are killed in a June 22 attack near Aoning Spruit. Others are drowned or captured, while Ed Waldy of Calgary and Privates Miles and Aspinall are named among the dead and missing. The piece also notes cattle ranching concerns and a Canada court house budget for Macleod.
In Memoriam notes the deaths of F. Morden and R. Kerr of Pincher Creek and T. E. Patterson of Macleod with T. Miles wounded. It honors their sacrifice on difficult battlefield positions and expresses sympathy from the district, naming their affiliations and service.
Beef in London last month reached prices not seen since 1890, selling as high as 194 cents a pound due to import blockages from heavy ocean freight. The Nor' West Farmer also notes Canadian horses sold to South Africa and praises western Canadian horse endurance and suitability for cavalry use.
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