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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 12, 1886
Page
2
The Qu Appelle Progress publishes a rate card listing advertising spaces with prices for various column widths and periods. Rates include full, half, and two inch columns, business cards, and word-based charges, with a right to refuse objectionable content. Proprietor Jamen Weidmar at Qu Appelle Station, Assin.
The column discusses Eagan leaving the CPR for a higher pay at the St Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway and warns Regina’s views on Dewdney. It notes government plans to establish a Mounted Police Post at Touchwood Hills for mail escorts, and critiques suggests firebreaks and Northwest governance while praising farmers' independence.
The article argues finders should keep stray animals and advertise them rather than placing them in pounds. It notes current custom exceeds law by retaining and advertising until a formal statute allows it, suggesting amendments to make this practice legal and cheaper for owners.
Proposals reveal two railways eye Rapid City with the Northwest Central and Manitoba and Northwestern Railway both advancing. Survey work, contracts for grading, and expected completion this season aim to connect Rapid City by rail, boosting business and repopulating surrounding farms. The Minnedosa route favors a southeast bank path, while some fear a junction outside town.
The report analyzes rainfall in Qu Appelle for April to July 1885 and 1886 and compares Ontario Quebec and Manitoba averages for April to July 1881 82. It notes growing months rainfall not unfavorably different from Manitoba, discusses impacts of June heat and cool nights with heavy dews in the district and eastern provinces.
Wolseley council reassembled on August 7 1886. Bridges at Osler’s McLean’s and Qu Appelle work approved with contractor payment recommended. Funds eyed for school districts Westfield Summerhill Summerberry. $500 borrow authorized. statute labor adjustments discussed. Grants approved including $100 to Wolseley Agricultural Society.
The South QuAppelle council met on the 9th with all members present. They confirmed last minutes and approved several payments to William Dunlop and Nathan Vallas for work and salary. By-laws were read and passed, including ward division and road overseer updates. A gopher bounty was approved at two cents per animal through Aug 30, 1886, with a fund drawn from the treasury to cover kills. The meeting adjourned.
The fragment notes Manitoba may yield oil for export and domestic use, citing the Lake Dauphin region as a magnet for prospectors and investors. It mentions fireworks and a store, reflecting a period tone and commercial speculation.
Whitewood announces a big day of sport on Friday the 27th with $300 in prizes for horse racing foot racing and jumping events. Further particulars will be posted on notices.
The writer describes a potato sample from a garden noting small sizes like marbles and peas. He mentions seed peat and careful digging and apologizes for not having more to spare. The dated fragment records a gardener's observations from Appelle on August 9 1886.
Notice to creditors of Stowe & Murdock and Mrs Catharine Wynne Rdock listing an assignment of stock to the assignee and a meeting of creditors set for August 20 at 3 o clock in Qu Appelle Manitoba to prove claims and arrange distribution of estate assets.
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