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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 30, 1889
Page
8
Readings of tid thermometers for the week ending Wednesday May 2 show temperatures recorded across locations. Data compiled from HSV observatory readings indicating daily highs and lows for the period.
Qu Appelle column reports residents relocating to Moose Jaw and Fairview, auctions at Empey’s store, theatre and sports events, church services, and civic matters. Officials and crews move between Regina and Prince Albert areas while the Ransom Dramatic Co. performs to full houses.
Fragmentary text lists miners in various regions and extols a product called Haggard's Yellow Owl as a remedy for rheumatism neuralgia sore throat and croup. Claims broad curative powers across multiple ailments in a single line of promotional rhetoric.
A meeting at the school house on the 20th formed a committee with Mounted Police and citizens to erect a native stone monument for those who fell in the 1885 rebellion. The monument will stand on public block land with costs limited to about $320 on hand.
Citizens of Qu Appelle mark the seventieth birthday of Queen Victoria with a two day fair featuring baseball and horse racing. A large crowd attended as track gates and prize lists highlighted events including flat, trotting, pony and novelty races with substantial prize money and a brass band performing both days.
A partially legible note from Mary Lerperd of 59 Cecil Street Toronto describes severe burns and pain relief needing medical attention. The garbled OCR shows distress and a reference to pain management with a lingering sense of urgency.
Complimentary remarks from visitors and locals praised the man for his excellent renderings of choice music, noting the quality and charm of the performances.
The adjourned meeting of Licensed Commissioners held in Virden decided not to grant licenses for Virden or Elk horn due to insufficient bona fide household signatures. Consequently no liquor will be sold in either town after May 31.
The lower Edmonton ferry started on the 21st. Miss Shaw from the Todian Agency in Stony Plain rode the outgoing stage on the 18th. R G McConnell of the geological survey visited the Athabasca area to assess petroleum deposits and their value. Fires threaten woods sixty miles up the river, destroying timber. Malcolm McLeod of Fraser and Co. lumbering lost his shanty camping outfit and a skidway of logs for a total loss of about.
A notices reads that on the seventeenth int in the year the wife of Mr Caswell gave birth to a daughter. The family rejoices at the new arrival and invites friends to share in the glad tidings.
Fragmentary notice lists Rev Mr A and Mr A Me Villaan with Miss Annie daughter of KR Williams of Mold Wales. unclear details and names repeated. context and roles not discernible from readable text.
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