14 Jun 1888
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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1888
Page
1
The notice outlines advertising space rates for the Qu Appelle Progress ex Pismo, detailing 10 cents per line for list inserts and 5 cents per line per insertion. Yearly ads may be changed monthly with extra charges, plus 50 cents for the first twenty words and 2 cents for each additional word. the publisher reserves the right to refuse any insertion.
Public auction offered by E A Banbery Rostinnéen at The Welaeley Hotel in Winnipeg on Saturday June 10 1888 at 3 pm. The farm lies 8 miles south of Burmethegs station on the CP main line, includes a 160 acre tract with about 25 cultivated, frame house, and other improvements. Terms and conditions to be announced by the auctioneers Andrews Carbert & Andrews Winnipeg.
Power of sale clause in a mortgage leads to an auction conducted by the Work Auctioneer at ten o clock in the forenoon. The sale occurs at the town and place specified in the document, detailing the property secured by the mortgage.
Auction announced for 9 o'clock Saturday June 1 1888 at Winnipeg by Ed. Arens 160 acre farm six miles north of Wol of Sale 45 acres cultivated. Dated June 1 1888. Calbert & Andrews solicitors.
Trustees of the School District announce a loan by debentures of 100 currency units repayable to bearer in ten years with interest. Voting will occur at the North West Territories District Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Section 24 Township 29 Range 2. Eligible voters must swear their qualification.
To Hotel keepers in Indian Head the Fins Brick Hotel is offered for sale or to let. The notice outlines prospects for ownership or tenancy with details readable in the damaged OCR segment.
Regina June 14. At the barracks the two convicts Gaddy and Racette were led to the scaffold after final appeals failed. Both men faced the noose with courage. Gaddy died instantly. Racette’s pulse continued for fourteen minutes after the drop.
A small morning blaze in Dawson, Bole & Co. injures two employees W Yeats and R Martin as drugs heated on a stove ignite and explode. D Mowat of Mowat Bros. nearby has facial burns from flying embers. fire confined to the room and chimney with quick suppression from water.
Regina District ministers and lay delegates met for the annual Methodist church gathering in Regina. Present were Rev. A Andrews chairing with multiple clergy from Balcarres Moose Jaw Bromsgrove Grenfell Wolseley and others. Over four thousand dollars was raised across nine stations and candidates for ministry were examined for proficiency. A public meeting followed with warm thanks to Regina friends for assistance.
N F Davin writes from Fort William to The Call defending Sir John A Macdonald’s critic showing that the appointed Mr. Dewdney as Minister of the Interior would have faced censure unless a word of truth supported his claim.
The Indian float contract was awarded to the Milling Company. Mr. Hayter Reed married Miss Georgia at St Johns Belleville. Kate Cruzer’s groom was a Mounted Police member. Prohibitionists draft pledges at the Journal office. A legislative assembly campaign committee was formed with Atkinson Clark Simith and Young.
A fire this afternoon consumed a house occupied by Mr Apax and spread to a adjacent dwelling owned by James Porter. Strong winds fueled the blaze. loss estimated at 31000 with no insurance.
In Fort Qu Appelle Mr Sutherland married Miss Hetty Traveller and the couple traveled west by the lakes. An interview with the Premier followed, noting a dam across the Qu Appelle. The Qu Appelle Valley mills resumed operation after closures for improvements, increasing capacity and flour quality.
In Gardena the cool spell raises hopes for crops as a large acreage has been sown across many miles. Voters show indecision ahead of the 27th while visitors to the settlement multiply. Mr RB Crawford and Mr A T McLellan are noted figures in the local work and outlook.
A detailed plan for a Dominion Day celebration in Ellisboro on Monday, July 2, 1888, includes a forenoon baseball game, followed by athletic events and an evening ball. Participants furnish their own baskets for a communal picnic with various track and field events listed amid scattered OCR errors.
The electors of the east part of Alseley district met at Grenfell on Tuesday 12 inst to choose a candidate for the N W C Me B Richardson was unanimously chosen. The report notes a twenty four hour mill that raised farmers hopes and mourns the death of Carroll with sympathy for the bereaved family.
A butcher’s shop has begun at the site of local road work west of Mousdmill with Mr Street. A. F. Baen J. Stewart Tapper G. Ee Stevens arrived to visit the commercial colony. Sergt Mcleod of the North West Mounted Police obtained leave of absence.
A general meeting of Miaticobla and ernae company stockholders will be held in Montreal on the first of the month to authorize corporate actions and confirm governance. The session aims to approve resolutions and elect directors as required.
A classroom dialogue in an Austin public school recalls Columbus and his voyage. A student asks who Columbus was and a classmate answers with a playful joke about Columbus being a bird, prompting the teacher to intervene.
The Staked Plains region and nearby areas have been poorly understood but show promise as civilization advances. Quaker colonists in Crowley County have cultivated potatoes and millet for three years, suggesting future irrigation and settlement could transform the barren lands.
A crowd gathers as a Malian woman stages a mock theft of wood near the Regester’s Office. An Irishman and an Italian watch as she selects and stacks pieces along the curb, then ties the load and rests, drawing mixed reactions from onlookers.
A garbled OCR snippet references class prices and crowds in each class with mentions of dollars and totals. Names and places are unclear, leaving the core idea of pricing and attendance described in a disconnected, partial form.
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