10 Nov 1887
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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Nov 10, 1887
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and a possible case but provides no clear event or outcome. The readable parts offer limited context about individuals and a location, making a concrete summary difficult.
Messy excerpt notes a Methodist church event at Fort with a likely date of the 27th for a forthcoming action. The fragment hints at a scheduled moment but lacks clear details or context.
W Bro James Weidman a grand lodge authority officiated at Indian Head when he consecrated and installed the lodge and dedicated the Masonic hall. Mrs J P Murray is reported very ill. F Pugsley reports his farm near Indian Head yielded 40 bushels per acre on 200 acres of wheat and 63 bushels per acre on 50 acres of oats.
Local items report D J Switzer moving to Grenfell and Mrs Gowen visiting Dakota relatives. New butcher shop rising by N Holson while K W Frne buys grain. Mrs Weldon improves after Banff trip. Dr Hutchison treats G Thomlinson. hope for recovery. Clergy Rev W A Codke returns from Regina to speak at Methodist church. Families from Uxbridge and Ontario arrive. plans for South America trip. Long list of residents and well wishes for Grenfell’s citizens.
The Wolseley council held a session reading minutes, considering by laws to divide the municipality into wards, levy a 10 percent tax surcharge, and appoint a nuisance and fire inspector. Financial appeals for grants and road works were postponed due to lack of funds while seeking loans.
A farmer from Ontario, one of the province’s pioneers, notes farming is easier in the new region. He is struck by the shorter time needed to bring a farm under cultivation compared with Ontario plots.
Debates in the council discuss the right of North West Territories residents to file claims and the cost of proving tithes. A proposed permanent commission to adjust half breed claims is debated along with scrip for half breed children born between 1870 and 1885. Bills on stock ordinances, gas and water company incorporation, and school district financing are noted as amendments and petitions are heard.
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