19 Feb 1891
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat Times
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Feb 19, 1891
Page
1
Published weekly by Tinxs Printing and Publishing House Mephrye Har Assa offers advertising rates for one column to stock brands and professional cards. Transient ads priced per line with minimum charges. Notices for marriages births and deaths priced per insertion, free to subscribers. Orders by mail welcomed.
The Church of England and Presbyterian notices list morning and evening services. Rev G N Dosis leads matins and Holy Communion, Sunday School at 10, Evensong at 7 30. Rev Co Teeter conducts Solemn High Mass and instruction on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 10 30. Riv E Pros presides.
Senator Perley urges a Northwest Territories exhibition to showcase local products in Regina with building support from the city. He outlines funding via 30 Agricultural Societies, a $3,000 grant from the CP Rail, a $3,000 top-up from Hon. Mr. Carling, and gate revenues to cover expenses. He seeks broad public and parliamentary backing and suggests a thirty-member managing committee drawn from societies.
A.A. McArthur, former manager at Gull Lake, launches the Western Cattle and Sheep Company with 100000 capital. Headquartered at Medicine Hat for cattle ranching and Maple Creek for ranges south of town. Plans 2000 steers annually shipped to the English market and 10000 sheep placed on a southeast range this July.
A Cree Indian and Daniel the Blackfoot boy met by hand signs near Elkhorn. They recalled a Maple Creek meeting a year earlier and discussed Daniel becoming Christian and returning next spring to the Industrial School. The note describes tribal signs and Cree customs including photos.
An early Ontario promotion offers 759 in gold to the first correct entrant who identifies where the word WIFIR first appears in the Bible, with escalating prizes up to 100 in gold for top and last correct answers. Players must mail 25 cents and a pill box promo to Dr Cole's Home Specific Co Orillia Ont.
The Liberal Conservatives of Western Assiniboia met in Moosejaw on Saturday with 44 delegates from Medicine Hat Swift Current Regina Qu Appelle Valley Loon Creek McLean and other areas. After wrangling 38 delegates accepted six uncalled from Qu Appelle Valley Loon Creek McLean Hednesford. Davin defeated Tweed 25 to 19 for nomination and Hopkins was reelected president with Alexander secretary. The session planned full reorganization and adjourned to the president’s call.
A fragmented verse debate quotes figures like T Hugh Price Hughey and Dr Parker on Home Rule and political upheaval. It references mourning, bells, digging graves, and Parnellites amid a bleak satire of power, legitimacy, and reform in a late stage arc.
The registrar reports that Dr. J.D. Lafferty Calgary Dr. R. B. Cotton Regina Dr. R. Brett Banff Dr. A. J. Routledge Moosomin and De 1. A. Bain Prince Albert have been elected members of the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Northwest Territories for 1891 92.
A dated testimonial claims Burdock Blood Bitters cure liver complaints and keep the liver in perfect working order, praising Tama well women’s health and mentioning Mrs C Yo Wioevy Omabog from N.B. as a user.
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