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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1886
Page
2
Publisher's notice outlines rates for display space and legal notices with per line and per word charges. Instructions warn exclusions for auctions, entertainments, meetings, and transient ads, and provide contact details for James Wridmax at Qua Appelle Station and J. Sassten.
Sir John Macdonald moves resolutions to admit four Commons seats and two Senators for the Northwest Territories with Assiniboia two seats from Saskatchewan and Alberta one each. The aim is to gain funding and rights, enabling independent representatives who defend territorial interests while the Progress notes Fort Qu’Appelle editorials and praises Mr. H A J Macdougall for orderly municipal meetings.
War readiness eases as the Grecian Government agrees to suspend hostile preparations after pressure from European powers. Movements paused and diplomacy resumed, signaling a temporary thaw in regional tensions.
The passage states that the prior year can be counted as actual residence for the purposes of the time involved. It emphasizes that the time spent in the previous year should be considered toward establishing residency. This interpretation affects how residency status is evaluated based on past occupancy.
Ottawa reports say His Honor Lieut Governer Dewdney may move to the Bri and Judge Brooks of Sher dreck could coach him at Regina though unconfirmed. The Vidette editor claims our Fort de’Appelle article was patronizingly impertinent and questions Northwest Government printing. The Vidette and Tuz Paro- Gras offices were asked to tender for Board of Education printing but Tuz Paro- Gras may be excluded with The Procamsg office handling the work.
Description of Qu Appelle and surrounding area from a journal note. Highlights include location east of Indian Tent near Deatetae west of Indian Tent, park like country, distribution point for Fort Qu Appelle, Touchwood Hills and Prince Albert Settlement, a flour mill with 150 barrel capacity, a 35 000 bushel grain elevator, churches, two hotels, a bank, weekly newspaper, immigrant buildings by the railway, and Bishop of Qu Appelle College Farm of 640 acres funded by English subscriptions. The farm aims to educate church officers, aid settlers, and support church work with a three year study and work plan, plus options for paid maintenance or free labor. The region details cover land quality, railway access, local governance, and early settler activity including squatters and groves, with a post office at Edgeley Farm and current farm management by W. C. Cameron.
Eleven more cars of ties for the Sd horned mach ar rived making twenty one cars 30 far received, and more coming. Rails and other material are at present on the way here. Labor on construction will commence this week. A Canadian carrier timer of White ate ob ee a Pee-Potatoes wanted at Tuz PROGRESS office for subscriptions.
A devotional verse implores care and guidance for a newborn son at life’s start. The poem asks God to protect him through troubles and joys, promising faithfulness and divine guidance from birth to death and beyond.
A polished talking parrot enthralled a Bisth avenue crowd near Twenty-third Street as its owner explains the bird’s feats. The feisty bird squawks national anthems and proverbs, trading quips with bystanders while its owner touts a $200 price tag in a Tribune report on the odd spectacle.
A western judge visits a Boston medium in 1877. The pair witness stage tricks and a staged spirit conversation. The judge challenges the medium, noting a prior encounter on the Parker House steps, then departs unsatisfied with the illusion.
Yesterday morning a Leader carrier reported a large hound followed his route on Cascade Avenue arriving at the porch to seize and carry the paper before retreating. The dog timed its actions to awaiting the carrier and the incident repeated two or three times, causing the carrier to demand payment for papers previously delivered faithfully.
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