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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 30, 1889
Page
1
QU'APPELLE directory lists Malntosh Bros proprietors and many local trades. Insurance agents, watchmakers, printers, tailors, blacksmiths, lumber, builders, forwarders, and station services are named with addresses and roles in the North West Territories trade network.
Correspondents report on progress in the North West with updates originating from local desks and field reporting across the region.
Russian and Siberian crab apples and cherry trees leaf and blossom. Municipal council notes town hall plans and tenders. Crops improve with showers and farmers praise doubled acreage. A sermon on church work drew a decent audience. Business rises with workers staying for buildings and the experimental farm. The cattle shed and barn near completion.
Mr St Dennis has a fast pony and Mr Macllan reports a large quantity of rye barb. Potatoes are largely planted with smaller acreage than usual. High winds caused less damage than expected. Weather favorable for crops and grain looks well. Mr Johnston says Government Indians are well cared for and criticizes eastern papers on starvation claims.
Official notice from the Supreme Court of Jebel Cheeke of Western Aesinniboia lists court session dates in Moose Jaw Swift Current Qu Appelle Fort Qu Appelle and other locations. Sessions occur on the third Tuesday in March June and December, and on the second and first Tuesdays in various months as stated. R B Gordon, secretary lieutenant-governor, signs the notice.
The notice directs all officers of the department to address their official letters to the minister or the undersigned. It emphasizes proper channel and formal salutation in correspondence.
Morning baseball match draws local teams and a large crowd. The Orange Hall opens with a concert by local and neighboring gentlemen. Senator Perley chairs and delivers a long instructive speech.
Local reports note excellent crop prospects and brisk business across Grenfell while Queen’s birthday is quietly observed. A cricket match and a picnic at the Qu’Appelle banks are described, along with a curious two legged young creature owned by J. S. Dickson and beginning to walk.
In Ellisboro at Spring Lake Farm on Zinnat Mr William Chew jr and Miss Annie Elimbeth daughter of A R Williams of Mold Wales united in holy matrimony. Ceremony attended by a few then a large gathering celebrated their future happiness and welfare.
Whitewood residents report progress on houses by Baldwin and Biggins and welcome Higginbottom Knowlows returning from England. Miss McLong and Mrs Christie expected Friday. Mourning for Major Short of B battery shocks town. locals await government tender notices as settler settlement grows with Esterhazy official Vass pushing efforts.
A fragment reports junior players attempting a friendly cricket game at Lithorox, facing a heavy defeat yet remaining undeterred. It notes a proposed reform match at Creagent and mentions dates and scores from a 635 game tally: Creedent 33, Salt cous 18, drawn 12.
The Wapella event draws many visitors including farmers and Moaso people who spend money on races and dances. Queen's birthday observances featured sports and a dance as locals traveled from the countryside to participate and watch.
Mr Chas Doran of Brandon Moosomin visited Saturday. Justice Wetmore left for official business. Farmers report No 1 hard wheat at 60c. Mrs Robert Millar returned from three months at New Edinburgh. James Flarria of the Queen's Hotel was arrested with whiskey. property confiscated. Moosomin citizens celebrated Queen's Birthday quietly. single men win a local event.
A Saskatoon style notice describes renovations at a local school. Plans include constructing a dormitory addition providing new rooms and twenty bay spaces under supervision of Mr. John.
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