30 Sep 1886
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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1886
Page
1
Quot Appelle notices advertise sales and insurance offerings in the North West Territories. Agents in Qu Appelle invite inquiries at offices listed, with June 11 as a published date. The document references fire, life, accident, marine and carriage coverage and agency contact details.
Public notice from Protestant Public School District No. 2 Northwest Territories outlines borrowing sixteen hundred dollars secured by the district to be repaid in ten annual installments with interest. A vote on the loan is set for Saturday October 16, 1886 at the Qu Appelle office to determine authorization for the borrowing.
The Seheal District of lircentille Protestant Public School District No 36 in the North West Territories plans to borrow 400 dollars via a debenture payable in ten equal annual installments with eight percent interest. Funds are allocated for forming a municipal district, building a school house, and hauling stones. Voting by ratepayers will occur at Mr. Elliott’s residence in Section 10, Township 18, Range 0, on Wednesday September 20, 1586, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Notice lists qualifications for voters in District No 62 based on age and tax payment, includes dates and signatures. It notes eligibility for a local district vote and emphasizes that certain individuals have not voted before. The document is dated September 1st and bears official signatures.
Framed in terse terms this fragment recalls a baptism adjutant notice dated 8 September 1886 and signed by Ed Burton. The brief item cites a Friday date as the 1st of October next in an unspecified order.
Sealed tenders will be received at Ottawa by the Postmaster General until noon Friday November 10 1686 for a four year mail conveyance contract between Wallace and Whitewood. Services include weekly two vehicle runs via Yorkian Lake Centa Hookview Sumner Veterhas Voress Farm with specific weekly schedules and two daily directions. Blank tender forms and full conditions available at the Post Office and offices.
Sealed tenders will be received at the Office of the Portmaster General until noon on Friday the 10th November 1886 for the conveyance of Her Majesty's mails between Mowson in Keipath and Nedpath via Pillbue and ville. The contract covers four years from January next, with weekly service and specific departure and arrival times. Forms and full terms are available at the Post Offices of Mecosumin Hililarn Kocanille Redpeth and the Winnipeg Post Office.
A fragmented note references Te G L Dodds, Wolseley and T W Jackson, debating district representation and public questions. The text hints at unity among locals, favoring one man for leadership and denoting political maneuvering in the North-West Council.
A public electors meeting at Fort Qu’Appelle elected Mr. G S Davidson as a candidate for the Northwest Council vacancy caused by T W Jackson’s resignation. The gathering included residents from Fort Qu’Appelle, Indian Head, and Qu’Appelle. Voices supported Crawford, Sutherland, and Davidson with a show of hands before declaring Davidson the winner. A note adds Belfast police on riot duty sent home.
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