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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
1
Fragments show a timetable with unclear destinations and times such as 10.55 and 19.35. The readable bits include mentions of sirens and a city reference, but exact routes or schedules are unreadable.
Seeding is underway on many farms with fine ground and growing crops. Local events include building projects in Boulton, Arbor day planned for early May, and a cricket club meeting to discuss league play. Notables: Oliver, Sifton, and local officials in ongoing civic and school activities.
Local dealers rush to business as a Farmers Institute may form. Alex McDonald of Lidford plans a Scotland trip. Almack returns after illness. McGilvray sells livery to George Johnston. James Anderson builds a new block near Waller block. Roads dry, Creeks and Assiniboine high. Dr. Lanigan sells drivers and buys younger team. Plowing and seeding underway. wheat soon sown. Dominion regiment rifle association discussion. local talent to surface. Ed Hollway farm stock sale by Amphanoer Case succeeds. crowd notes Mr Cage’s auction prowess. Hollway departure saddens community. Second Silver Medal contest at Binscarth Methodist fall hall. Miss Webster wins with The Tramp. Judge verdicts by Rev. Young and Mr. Baxter.
Millwood reports JH Coxon buying a team of horses from W J Doig and Mrs George Firth’s cattle concerns causing serious alarm among friends. S Temple hires to Jas Cals for summer arriving on Monday’s train. Mr Prior from Peterboro England joins on Tuesday with H Lazenby. Arch Brown installed on the farm of A M Williams amid welcoming notices.
A farmer conducts a small scale incubation test with one chick from a hundred eggs to assess hatch viability. The trial suggests the experimenter juggles multiple tasks and variables, keeping interest on the outcome.
Paul Berger arrived in town on Monday and Charles Langer came on Wednesday from Winnipeg. A creamery meeting was held Saturday. Mr R Denmark will preach Sunday evening April 9. N McCallum kept busy as homestead inspector during his stay last week. H Mandsley arrived last Friday with a cat load of effects. W Cooper S Herbert and G Fibbs of Lowthorpe visited Friday. Nelson settling nearby arrived Thursday with a cat load of effects. Charles Morton brought a lynx shot east of town last Wednesday. A missionary from America preached. An enthusiastic meeting at the Imperial hotel arranged annual sports for July first with bids to be a great success. Officers elected: President S Burton, Secretary Treasurer W Snell. It was decided the committee of fate should act this year. A vote of thanks to retiring president James Nixon.
Dr Ami of the Geological Survey of Canada believes rich diamond bearing fields lie between the great lakes and Hudson Bay. A Shoal Lake despatch reports a buggy tongue failure at a railway crossing, horses ran away, and injuries to Alex Mckenzie and J H McLean. Andrew G Ross of Wilson River settlement died after a short illness at 31, leaving a widow and infant. He moved to Dauphin eight years ago with his parents.
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