Ranching Notes Report Strong Cattle Shipments and Settler Growth
Grain crops thrive on ranches amid rising cattle shipments from Montreal and increasing settler arrivals. Everett Douglas buys cattle to start a Cypress Hills ranch. Jattie prices abroad climb. several Manitoba and Montana traders move stock. Calves abound this year promising beef in 1903. Stock shipments include 183 head from Medicine Hat to Calgary on June 3 and numerous horses to Belgonie on June 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Everett Douglas
John Ross
Cypress Hills
W. T. Smith
Red Deer Forks
TRE News
Jattie
Mesers
Rt. E
G. B. Murphy
Carberry
Manitoba
Pegan Creek
Robt
Gordon
Winnipeg
Gordon Ranch
Red Deer River
Joseph Finkelstein
Huntley
Strong
Walsh
F. G. Forster
Finkelstein
Minnedusa
Man
Medicine Hat
Tus News
Ross
United States
Canada
Calgary
Belgonie
Medicine Hat Horses Lead Beside Cavan’s Breeding Fame
The passage praises Medicine Hat horses as top contenders and credits Mr. Cavan's stallion stock. It notes Major General Hutton’s visit last fall and the hospitality shown by Medicine Hat citizens, implying lasting goodwill and recognition of local horse breeding excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
D. N. Cavan
Dunmore
Greeval Hutton
Medicine Hat
Masonic Grand Lodge Officers Elected Across Manitoba
Officers were elected last week including Grand Master Thornton of Deloraine Manitoba and Deputy Grand Master Rev Garton Emerson. Other posts include Grand Senior Warden Fenwick of Alexander and Grand Treasurer John McKechnie Winnipeg re-elected for 16th term. District deputies were named for ten districts with several towns represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Grand Lodge
R. W. Bro. Thornton
R. W
John McKechnie
Winnipeg
W. Ovos
Souris
Man
Bro
Braithwaite
Tyler
Bailey
Prof. Baird
John Dixon
Bro. T, Taylor
Bro. E. Cope
Carberry
J. K. Robinson
Treherne
Bro. Fuley
Bro T. Jackson
S. E. Lang
Virden
Bro. A. B. Gillies
Whitewood
Ino. de Sousa
Calgary
Bro. McNabb
Lethbridge
Alberta
Mounted Rifles Casualties Report From South Africa
Sir Alfred Milner reports from Cape Town casualties among Canadian Mounted Rifles and Infantry. Officers Captain A McDonnell and Lieut Blanchard are cited. privates Frost Baines Greenal Leonard and McElkiney are listed as wounded dead or missing with Zand River and May 20 dates.
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Ottawa
Alfred Milner
South Africa
Cape Town
A. ©. McDonnell
Second Mounted Rifles
W. Frost
Calgary
H. H. Baines
Alberta
F. Greenal
Blanchard
Victoria
B.C
G. W. Leonard
Zand River
J. McElkiney
Canadian Regiment of Infantry
Accident at Canmore Mines Claims Eight Lives
Eight men died in a Canmore mine explosion last Wednesday after a safety lamp failure and a miner relighting a lamp. A gas blast suffocated the workers, with four or five others injured. Seven victims were foreigners and one a Nova Scotian. most were married. Coroner Lawson’s inquest found no blame on the company.
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Canmore
Lawson
Banff Gazette
Chapspell Promoted to Schreiber Division Superintendent
R J E Chapspell, formerly assistant superintendent to the CGPR general superintendent, is promoted to superintendent of the Schreiber division from White River to Port Arthur. Thus Uny becomes superintendent of the North Bay division.
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Montreal
R. J. E. Chapspell
P. R
Schreiber
White River
Port Arthur
Uny
North Bay
Card of Thanks Note in The News
Mr Payton expresses sincere thanks to Mea Spencer Mrs Ireland and other friends for kindness during his bereavement in a column of The News.
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Payton
Mea
Spencer
Mrs. Ireland
Town Council Meeting Into City Welfare Affairs
Regular Town Council session discussed school funding, water works, and city by laws. Resignations and new appointments were noted while finance, police, and public works details were approved and tabled for action.
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Finlay
Yuill
Luno
Ross
Mitchell
Finance Committee
Engineering Record
New York
Dean Steam Pump Co
Holyoke
Mass
James Horner
G. P. Thomas
Ctown
O. W. Kealy
Methodist Church
Toronto Street
Fourth Avenue
Councillor Mitchell
Hugh & Campbell
Winnipeg
Mr. Mitchell
F. F. Fatt
Lovell & C
W. B. Fleming
Finance Comittee
Express
J. A. Trimble
H. H. Roses
John Shields
P. R
Mitchell and Lune
China Declares War as Taku Forts Open Fire
Admiral Kempff reports the Taku forts fired on foreign ships and surrendered after brief engagement. Allied casualty figures include British 1 killed and 4 wounded, Germans 3 killed and 7 wounded, Russians 16 killed and 45 wounded, French 2 killed and 0 wounded. Russian relief force reaches Pekin. British flag seen over Pekin gate.
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Washington
D. C
Navy Department
Kempff
London
China
Berlin
Che Foo
Associated Press
Taku
Pekin
Seymour
Liberal John W. Munro elected by acclamation in North Renfrew
John W. Munro of the Liberal party was chosen by acclamation to represent North Renfrew in the Ontario legislature. He succeeds A. T. White, a member of the Conservative party, after the June 10 acclamation in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
John W. Munro
North Renfrew
Ontario
A. T. White
Domestic help sought by Mrs. Alvert Hughes
Wanted domestic help. Apply to Mrs. Alvert Hughes in Medicine Hat for position inquiries and employment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvert Hughes
Medicine Hat
British Live Stock Markets Report from London
Trade in cattle was slow and the market dull in London on June 18 with prices 1 per pound lower than a week ago. States cattle sold at 124c to 13hr and Canadians at 2c to 13c, reflecting overall weak demand.
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London
States
Vancouver convention backs Dunsmuir for one session
In Vancouver 25 of 38 elected members convened to support Premier Dunsmuir and his government for one session to allow country business to proceed with plans for a thorough organization next session. A signed resolution urged Lieut Governor McInnis to resign, but he refused after receiving a telegram.
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Vancouver
Joseph Martin
Dunsmuir
McInnes
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the Medicine Hat Trading Co., Ltd
Zephyr Gingham
U. A. Black, Uroggist
the McCormick
J. K. Drinnan
Tra A. Quick
Hudson Bay Co. Lands
Catte
Jon Weiss
Josephburg
Assa
Josern Finkelstein
Tweed & Ewarts
M. Vineberg & Co
American Hotel
Harris
W. Wesley Cooper
Mounted Rifles
Max Weneberg
R. Haesard
C. Putnam
T. Corbett
Eagle Butte
W. J. Dyson
M. L. McLean
A. P. Garagan
Jake Smwith
Collard C. Kirkwood
J. Franks
Moose Jaw
A. Cook
J. Millar
Minnedosa
M. Sherburne
J. Wright
T. McKay
Guelph
E. C. Fletcher
J. Egan
Toronto
R. Atcheson
Geo. Wheatly
Blackwell
Ont
W. Leclerc
Edmonton
Miss Park
Fred Caughton
McGregor
Geo. B. Powell
Sandon
S. Cameron
Assiniboia
H. A. Chadwick
John Strongams
Nelson
G. Payne
WV. S. Rough
A. W. Maylin
G. Beale
A. M. Maybee
A. G. Morgan
J. Hilton
D. McLean
Brandon
Oliver Maisonville
John Armstrong
Coal Creek
A. C. Barclay
Leavenworth
Wash
John Rudolph
Brantford
A. Boyle
Hope
D. Mcrienacher
Coast Politics
Imperial
J. F. Robinson
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