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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 10, 1889
Page
1
A scattered page lists local merchants and professionals in Qu Appelle and surrounding area. Included are McKenzie bakers and confectioners, a tailor J G McKenzie, mills, farm equipment agents, building tradesmen, stage line schedules, feed stores, blacksmiths, hardware dealers, and land agents.
Descriptive notes show a devotional gathering in the North West with ground beating linked to a destructive prairie fire. Report mentions horses killed near Indian Head and Peltier and Skinner herds in Lake View with Angus cattle as part of the local agricultural scene.
In Yorkton residents await the Manitoba and Northwestern road extension to the prairies. They complain the mail contractor fails to deliver to the settlement on time, usually daily or nearly so.
A WPA architect's designs have been selected for the new public school. The Smead Dowd heating and ventilation system will be installed. Work began the afternoon of the 6th while moving Phelson's hall from the market square to a site beside McCusker's smith shop.
Official notice states that sittings of the Supreme Court for the Julical District of Western Asuvboia shall be held at ten o'clock on the fore part of the days at specified places. It lists the Third Tuesday in Harod, June and December. Moose Jaw Second Tuesdays in April and October. Swift Current Third Tuesdays in April and October. QuAppelle Station First Tuesdays in May and October. Fort QuAppelle First Tuesdays in May and November, with each year.
The J. G. Carroll barn and stables, located a half mile north of Moosumin, were destroyed by fire today. The blaze, believed sparked by the chimney, consumed stock, oats, hay, and a young animal. total loss about $1,000 with slight insurance coverage.
Moose Jaw residents hear a rifle club will begin this season. Merchants have closed shops. J J MelLecan sold out grocery stock. E A Baker & Co remains in business. Council considers purchasing land east of town for a cemetery at about 300 per acre.
Fragmentary text describes a healthy body resisting disease through blood cleansing and vital powers. It references cleansing systems, blood purity, and purported remedies, but the passage is garbled and unclear on specifics or outcomes.
Local police struggle to catch arsonists as neighbors refuse to cooperate. Some cases have been brought to trial and fines imposed, with officials pledging tougher action in future cases to deter further arson.
Fragmentary report notes removal of an organ sold to the barracks recreation room and a newer one for the church. It mentions the Battle River bridge, extremely low water, and a contractor pushing work to divert water and prevent flooding. References a Cree reserve figure and a harsh personality involved in a rebellion.
List of pupils with surnames and first names including Fouata, Priscilla Dynes, Dawcan McLoncello, Maggie Me ne Tuap Rebecca Fleming and others. Den vid Lawlaw, John Fleming, Staan Fleming, Maud Aldred, John Aldred, Thomas Fleming. Average attendants during the month, 24.
The van soldiers under Col Everett gathered at St Giles Cathedral Edinburgh for Sunday divine service led by the regiment's string band. Rev Dr Lees preached from a text about hardening as a good servant of Jesus Christ. A large crowd of military and public attended. A similar meeting occurs weekly with the same choir and organ players.
A fragmentary update from Navies on May 6 notes a volcanic eruption near Venuvina with ships and mountains involved. The garbled text limits precise details but hints at maritime disturbance and geological activity affecting sea lanes.
The Battleford Herald critiques the Regina Leader over printing ordinances and parades arguing the Leader overstates its efficiency. It cites alleged proofs of rapid printing and criticizes the Leader for inflated figures and questionable claims about page counts and press capacity.
The soap works of David and Williams in Hanover Court Milton Street London burned with an estimated loss of £100,000. Details of the incident and the extent of the damage are reported by the London Daily Chronicle.
garbled text fragment mentions a band and names Cecil Bs and Loreute with unclear events. No coherent reportable news item or identifiable dates, places, or outcomes.
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