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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1886
Page
2
Publisher cites advertising rate card with prices per inch and column widths. Contains garbled names, a station address and references to payments, contracts, and objectionable character policy. Mentions Jamra Weidmax as a contact at a post station with unclear city.
The Port Qu Appelle Vidette accuses Tax Pacerns of false printing deals while the publisher denies any contract to print ordinances or reprint Northwest Territories laws. The paper asserts editorial independence and vows not to be swayed by rivals, inviting proof of alleged claims. The note ends by warning against vilification as a tactic.
The passage critiques a newspaper's unfair portrayal of a public official. It contrasts allegedly exaggerated charges of malfeasance with the phrase miserable mess of pottage and questions consistency in the Vidette's rhetoric.
Correspondents note newspaper space is limited and letters as long as those in other columns are costly. The editors have printed the piece hoping a reply from Indian Head will end the debate.
Ottawa March 4 in the Commons Hon Mr Thompson outlined a consolidated statute Torrens style land transfer for the Territories with several land grants in Manitoba Assiniboia Alberta and Saskatchewan. He discussed policy details while Sir John answered questions on Indigenous flour inspections and population counts.
The Indian Affairs report to December 31 1885 notes Northwest troubles due to insurgent leaders and half breed agitation, details loyalty of chiefs and officials, and cites improved education and farming in southern Alberta. It lists prominent chiefs and mentions the Duck Lake affair, and highlights industrial and educational advances despite unrest.
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