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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1888
Page
4
A compilation of names and occupations from various trades and services including insurance, baking, watchmaking, building, mill operations, books and stationers, organ dealers, conveyancers, and commissioners for Manitoba. Entries mention agents, dealers, and contractors across multiple towns and stations, including Qu Appelle Station and Northwest Territories regions.
Qu Appelle column records promotions, business changes, a stock sale in Sintaluta, health by law notes, weed concerns, and local sports chatter. Items include C. T. Bailey's store promotion, Battiscombe stock sale on the 21st, a C P R picnic plan, and a base ball match between local clubs with a wife-led victory noted.
A large crowd gathered for the Deep Lake picnic with tennis outfits and tables arranged. An early procession formed at Qu Appelle with Union Jacks and a Methodist Sunday School group joining the event. A platform and violin performance were noted along with various entertainments and decorations.
Henry John Edwards son of H J Edwards Eisq MD of Jersey emigrated to the Northwest in 1883. A cabinet maker by trade and former organist at St Peters Cathedral he died after a bout of typhoid fever and ulcer. His funeral was attended by his bank employe and Masons in Fort Qu Appelle.
The Qu'Appelle council met at Melane's Hall to review expenditures and salaries, hear school district funding requests, and confirm road district boundaries. Actions include road district redefinitions for tp 18 range 14, special payments to auditors, and salary standings for treasurer and assessors.
The article notes vast land and labor figures including a trust of 105,600 acres and 6,000 workers yielding 10,154,262 dollars annually. It cites farmer percentages by state with Georgia leading agricultural workers at 452,204 and Massachusetts at 9 percent. It also mentions naval shipping and a relic about a King’s cock crower in a Lent context.
The council approves His Honor's appointment, grants A M McLane as district road overseer for No 14 with 20 dollars pay, and orders road lists per assessment. It funds Mount Pleasant No 39 legal advice from Mr Strong, and purchases a safe via C Bailey Co, with authority to F A and 8 S committee in safe purchase. Council adjourns after readings.
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