08 Dec 1887
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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1887
Page
1
Fragmentary note reports a trade or transfer involving red items to a Chop Bu Office over a store in QU APP area of the Northwest Territories. Details are unclear due to incomplete text.
Reports from The Progress by our correspondents note elevator throughput over 1 000 bushels daily. Miss Grant arrives from the east. Mr Bedford visits on experimental farm business. Indian Head Lodge of Masons meets. wheat and meat markets shown activity this fall. Ramer cites North West experimental farm near the CP R tank. Grain shipments head to Hell Farm for eastern markets with good prices for produce. Annual meeting of Indian Beach and Uppulle Valley Agricultural Society held. treasury strong, over 700 in prizes distributed. Officers elected include President Bell and several named stewards.
In Moosomin a dancing circle is planned for winter enjoyment. Elevators report 1 500 to 2 000 bushels of wheat daily, with an initial estimate of 200 000 but likely under the final total. A pipe to a water tank broke, causing a horizontal pipe to fall over the track, injuring several and leading to an inquiry. The accused party was deemed insane and committed to the NWALI awaiting the Lieutenant Governor’s decision.
A blaze in Mr. Ballenger’s stable on Broadway in Fort Qu’Appelle was put out before major damage occurred. Also reported is the death of Miss Nora Jackson, eldest daughter of Mr. T. W. Jackson, who passed away on the fifth, at age eight.
Broadview reports cattle sold at eight dollars each and beef supplies likely plentiful for winter. The Donaldson brothers arrived from York and Crescent with young cattle and beef animals bought from settlers. The CPR finds spring water east of town and digs a reservoir to ensure winter supply. a steam pump was sent when digging lagged. A Winnipeg sample confirmed purity. A west end spring has long supplied residents with good water.
Local notes report the Occidental hotel thoroughly repaired and a fine covered skating rink erected for the season. Mentions of residents and visitors include H A Perley, Lt Alexander, TB Darker, and Hugh McDougall, with references to Emigrant Agent Proange and the Temperance Colonization Society. The piece discusses farmland prospects, yields, and the Farmer newspaper role in the Northwest.
The town reports nearly 100000 in building and improvement values for the year. A new riding school will be built near the old site. Brass band seizures and varied civic notes appear as officials and investors engage in brisk municipal activity.
Fragmented textile of a sale notice mentions new toys and pole trips at a NYC store. Readable elements indicate a retail items event with promotional language and garbled phrases.
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