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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 03, 1889
Page
1
A historical listing shows UEEN'S HOTEL and numerous merchants and tradesmen along Qu Appelle Street including Caswell H Caswell Hockley McKenzie Milliken Cowan Axford Paterson Thomson Nelson Macaul J H Macaul J McEwen Bunn and others. The page notes services from Harness and Saddlery to Livery Stables and a weekly Albert Mail Coach line.
Mr and Mrs JH Fraser visit Capital friends. Esther Fallis taught at the public school until January 1890 earning 83 per month. John Twit injured his shin and was laid up briefly. Sevding nearly finished. wind damaged rolled grain and frosted growing crops. Jn located near 24 19 15 with cattle and horses, expanding farming. Mr and Mrs W Cameron move to Edgeley Farm.
In Katepwe area signs point to a busy seed season with favorable rain and days. Trees show unusual April growth for the Territories as Colts and calvu increase in the valley. Fresh pasture arrives earlier, predicting many wild goose eggs nearby as geese frequent the lake and surrounding fields.
The Grenfell Agricultural Society held its first spring show with shire horse entries led by Prince 8th from Fugland. Exhibitors included Messrs G Whitley Fames Commee and I H McAuley A W Bitmer. prizes listed for stallions and cattle. Ontario visitors brought two carloads of horses and cattle. The municipal council met to rearrange districts and plan a town hall with a proposed stone bridge replacement.
Forty nine families totaling 282 people arrived on Friday the 29th and are preparing to settle on odd and even numbered sections in townships 25 0 and 2 W 2. They bring about 100 oxen and 50 cows with wagons and supplies. The community plans to cluster families nearby and local officials have arranged plots. Dr McPhillips and Rev James Macarthur visited to assist. A wedding occurred among the Crofters. The entry also notes local celebrations, a drinking case, and officials establishing a school district with plans to build a stone schoolhouse at $500 with a twenty year loan repayment. Trustees named Rawden Kendrick and Willoway.
Fragmentary ad copy urges use of Hagard's Pectors to loosen phlegm ease cough and heal throat and lung troubles. No clear active recipient or fixed claims due to garbled OCR text.
A fire at the mill near Stoney Plain burned on a Saturday morning, destroying the planer and shingle machine while 4 000 feet of lumber and 3 000 shingles were consumed. The boiler explosion caused additional damage. 500 000 feet of lumber and much shingles and kerosene were moved to safety. Loss estimated at 5 000 with no insurance. A separate court action fined a person 50 dollars for selling intoxicating liquor without a license.
Fragmentary text mentions Minttees and Corerwumtt along with political era terms. References to government, fear, and a shaky state suggest a civic or editorial item amid disrupted OCR. The readable fragments hint at a commentary on governance and public sentiment.
Patient reports three years of stomach pain and ulceration. Doctor advised Burdock Mead as a remedy and the patient claims improvement after a year of use.
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