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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1901
Page
4
A Foresters Hall gathering on a Thursday evening critiqued the railway debate as poorly attended and misinformed. Critics urged the Dominion to delay federal rail legislation until the public better understands its scope and impact, noting partisan manipulation and unclear mandate.
The passage asserts Ottawa's long standing opposition to intruding on provincial powers and predicts Dominion refusal to halt provincial laws. It warns that if the province advances its own measures, Dominion authorities will deem it none of their business and will not object to the province acting independently.
The piece questions why budget debates in Ottawa are lengthy and dull, arguing concise fiscal statements would suffice and that journalists and citizens lose interest. It ends with an unrelated notice offering Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser mailed for stamps.
An elderly man, though aged, refused to return home citing his clear memory and desire to stay in the poor house rather than risk taking a chance elsewhere. The note suggests a life of hardship but a settled choice.
Tenders are invited for hay cutting on lands of the Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Co with lump sum bids refundable if not accepted. For road work, bids must state daily rate and Pathmaster division. Tenders to A. G. P. SMEULIR by noon Saturday April 27. not necessarily accepted.
In Tumbell the onset of spring appears gradual as crows are scarce. News notes visits: McNicols hosted Mrs Watson who has been bedbound. John Arnott returns to his prairie home. Gilchrist bids Clearwater friends farewell. McDougalls host gatherings with Miss Bennie and Mr Mitchell. Ford of Asessippi visits Edwards family. McLeod delivers farewell sermon and departs for a new field. Kruger’s South Africa war prospects hint at a peaceful phase.
In Beverly Massachusetts an eighty year old man, once separated from his wife and sent to the poor house sixteen years ago, has reported a renewed accord with his forgiving wife after she visited him recently.
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