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The wife of Francois Poirier, of Bonaven* ture, has just given birth to Siamese twin girls. Three medical men have beeu commissioned to examine the prodigy.Michael Du man has returned from the Wild West Show iu Paris, owing to ill health. He says Gabriel Dumont did not go to Pans, but is sick in Montana.JamcB Coutler, a farmer living near Pel-orainc, hung himself early on the morning of the 13th inst., 011 a beef scaffold. He had been a little off for some time previous.A man named John Joslyn, a lumber merchant, of Broadview was run over by a railway engine at that place recently. The body was horribly mutilated.Beara are reported very numerous in the locality of Tewkesbury, Que., and are play-ing havoc among sheep and cattle. Nineteen were killed in that vicinity last year.Private Jos. Hill, a soldier at Halifax, committed auicide on the 15th inst.. by placing the muzzle of a rifle far into his mouth, scattering his head to the four windsof heaven.The coroner's jury in the case of Alice McKenzie, the last woman killed in the Whitechapel district, have returned a verdict that she was murdered by some unknown person.The barque Kate Harding has arrived at Quebec with the largest cargo of molasses which baa ever been brought to that port. I t consisted of 1,503 puncheons, 237 hogs-h.ends und 175 barrels, equal to about 1,820 puucheon*.Cnpt Bendrodt, of the steamer Isabel, reports heavy bush fires all along the coast to the north clear to Comox. The smoke la very dense on the Gulf, and may prove a serious detriment to navigation. The whole country ts aadly in need of rain.The heavy bush tires In the hills has driven wild beasts into the valleys and settle-.ment5 in large numbers, and they are play, ing sad havoc with the domestic animals of the farmers. Panthera especially, are prov. ing vory destructive to hogs, sheep and calves. —Nanaimo Courier.The wild west show at present being given in Victoria Gardens Winnipeg is a success and is deserving of cordial support. Last night's performance, »o far as it went, was most enjoyable and U that was advertised. Tne horses, cattle and cowboys were all there and exhibition of lassoing, broncho riding, tying down the wild Spanish cow, riding the wild mustang, lassoing and branding calves and lassoing and handling the wilu Texas steer were given. Darkness caine on, however, before the programme was finished, and as the electric light could not he got to work a postponement became necessary. ‘ The proprietors of the show, Messrs. Fuller Breeden, notwithstanding that the performance had nearly all been given, insisted on returning the money to the R|ectatorfi, which was done. This generous act was cordially appreciated. The show will be repeated this evening, when Penrson from Fort Macleod, who will arrive here to-day, will ride a wild steor bureboek ; the company will also bo reinforced by half a dozen cow-boys and as many u ild bronchos. The show will start at 8 o’clock.—Sun.
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Fort MacLeod Gazette
Fort MacLeod, Alberta, CA
Thu, Aug 22, 1889
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