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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1886
Page
2
Rates listed for advertising space at the Qu Appelle Progress printing office in Qu Appelle Assinibom Canada with per line and monthly charges. Publication adds restrictions on obtrusive content and reserves right to refuse inserts. Market names James Wesdomax E Appelle Station and E J Wesomax appear in the notice.
Correspondence in the Winnipeg Free Press states Mr. C. J. Atkinson of the Portage la Prairie Liberal will soon start a Liberal newspaper in Regina.
The Regina Leader urges the rapid extension of the Long Lake Railway from Northwest Central to Saskatoon, citing renewed prospects for construction and regional development.
A Halifax telegram reports Cape Jireton sources saying Senator Wm. Mcdonald will be named lieutenant-governor of a new Northwest province. The note suggests many provinces and governorships are expected there.
The Macleod Gazette celebrates the C T R obtaining permission to sell liquor to travelers on dining cars as they pass through the northwest. The editor may travel from Fort Macleod to the C T P R and between stations to obtain a drink, soon learning of a potential disappointment.
The Macleod Gazette hints at a political removal and urges readers to vote. It argues that once the decision is made at the polls, the Gazette will feel the weight of the old saying hope deferred maketh the heart sick.
The Rambler column writer complains of a dull period with little happening, noting readers want substance rather than empty filler. He mocks the market’s slow pace and laments the burden of producing enough material for the paper.
The Temperance Colony settlers publicly thanked His Honor Lieutenant-Governor Dewdney for denying permits to any person resident in the Colony.
The Northwest Central R Railroad Company plans settlement of wage and material claims within weeks. An act raises the bond to 25000, a commission will adjust earned wages and used materials, and construction may start at Brandon with a bridge across the Assiniboine River. Twenty seven bids were received for construction and supplies.
A Dakota paper laments gophers as the nation's top farm pest and notes failed past incentives to curb them. It questions whether any remedy is cost effective for counties and farmers, citing past five cent bounties and wasted benefits.
The passage argues that dry weather worsens gopher damage and demands stronger measures. It supports protecting settlers and keeping money in local circulation, noting farmers bear the burden but long term county benefits justify action. It suggests a territory wide bounty or county chosen plan.
London governments deny snow blockades and canalism claims in Labrador. Hudson's Bay Company notes steamer schedules for Fort Chimo, Fort Churchill, York Factory, and Moose Factory, with news unlikely before September. Officials say no Cape Muyford settlement or nearby Indians, while Manitoba natives attribute tales to railroad interests.
Notices to Prince Albert volunteers confirm bounty eligibility under Act 49 Victoria chapter 29. The government decision is welcomed. The piece also discusses the Canada to Pacific tea route, potential savings, and urges calm in editorial tasks rather than harsh critique.
The Presbytery of Regina convened at Knox Church on the tenth with many ministers missionary students and catechists present. Licenses granted to A Currie D H Hodges and Wm Nicholl and ordination arrangements for Robt Gonidie and others discussed along with ministerial resignations appointments and missions planning.
In Peddae last the last rail on the Island Railway was laid and Sir John will live the last spike. He travels to Nanaimo on Friday then to Vancouver and Westminster.
The Regina district Methodist Church convenes in Wolseley on Wednesday August 25 at 9:00 a.m. The same day in the evening a District Missionary Meeting features Rev. A Andrews and Rev. G Bryaniel. Thursday offers 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. sessions on Christian Holiness by Rev. A Andrews. A 7:00 p.m. Sunday School convention invites all interested in Sunday School work.
The council reassembled at Wolseley on Saturday August 14 with the Chairman and Councillors Fleming Campbell Hall Nimmers and Jolly present. Items include a 50 dollar allocation to B Darber for culvert costs a 3500 loan obtained and advances to school districts a land right of way described for the Mclean bridge and purchase money 4 10 approved letters to Mr Thorne regarding Osler’s bridge deeds and a mill site proposal from Mr Ford with a plan to sign a contract and hold a meeting to discuss location and water supply wards proposal considered but ultimately lost a bylaw to divide the municipality into wards was offered and sent to the next meeting.
Indian Head area reports the Qu Appelle Valley Farming Company absorbed into Bell Farm Company Limited with the same officers. Early Thursday two masked robbers entered RK Rigby’s home near Indian Head, stole three watches and cash, then fled. Rigby identified no one and police were notified. suspects Fred Pishleigh and Hugh McIntyre were arrested and jailed on robbery charges.
The new Board of Trade in Montreal made up entirely of French speaking citizens has elected officers and is weighing the feasibility of a direct Montreal to France steamship route.
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