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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1889
Page
4
Prohibition era ad space rates are listed by contract with weekly monthly and longer terms. The notice names James Weidmax at Qu Appelle Station and B J Wernas as proprietor and references objections of questionable character.
In Regina the Advisory Board of the Territories met on Wednesday. MTL G S Davidson focused on district interests and A A C Lariviere was elected MP for Provencher on February 28. H J Clarke ran but failed to save his deposit. Liberal Richard, formerly regional sheriff, led the Liberal bid. Conservative plurality stood at 205. Manitoba disputes with the CPR continue over Dominion legislation to authorize Red River Valley Railway despite the Supreme Court ruling. Winnipeg bridge plans approved by the Railway Committee of the Privy Council include several crossings on the CPR except Portage la Prairie awaiting further action.
Darwin's theory of survival is linked to sowing only seeds suited by nature to live. D M Ferry & Co of Detroit supply the best pure seeds with over thirty years of experience. Their Seed Annual for 1889 aids gardeners. request a copy by sending name to Detroit address.
A reader from Millbrook recommends Mapyard's Pectoral Balsam as ahead of similar options for coughs and colds and especially suitable for children.
A social gathering occurred at Manor Farm the residence of J Vage south of Pipestone on January 10. Dancing began at nine and continued well into daylight with over 60 guests attending.
A Letter from the Qu Appelle correspondence in the Winnipeg Free Press discusses local disturbances amid temperance issues, citing Governor Royal and liquor licenses. It notes a 26 member faithful assembly, a suppression threat to the Progress newspaper, and critiques the Qu’Appelle Roller Mill pricing as robbery.
The Regina Leader notes a Conservative association rebuking our local sheet for calling the Lieut Governor Royal a despot. The piece mocks the critic as wry and evasive, citing three editorials including one that uses the term despot in a pointed, period-tinged jab.
A reader attacks the Qu Appelle Roller Mill accusing it of inflated feed prices and low returns to farmers. He cites oats at 25 cents a bushel versus 61 1/2 cents for chop per 100 pounds and calculates a 75 cent profit per 76 cents disbursed, questioning fairness and district burden. The letter claims the mill brags of size and high charges, contrasting with low grain prices and high feed costs.
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