Andrew Setter Starts Oat Harvest This Week
Local notes report Andrew Setter beginning his oat harvest this week. multiple rural items cover church meetings, fairs, and upcoming events across Russell, Minnedosa Presbytery, and surrounding communities. The CPR crop damage from hail tops half a million bushels while elevator and rail work progress continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Setter
Minnedosa
Russell
Myrtle Davidson
Mianiska
CPR
Schwalm
Kenton
Western Canada Milling Co
Russell Defeat Shellmouth in a Friendly Shoot
Members of the Marquette Rifle Association traveled to Shellmouth for a friendly shoot with the local team. It was an ideal day for shooting though scores were modest as top shooters faded. A. Lorimer led with 9 Burley, followed by Ken with 7 and 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Rusell
Unieds
Winnipeg
Russell
Manitoba Football Association
Marquette Rifle Association
Shellmouth
A. Lorimer
Burley
Ken
Russell Fair Draws Near Full Show Attendance Despite Morning Showers
Russell Fair reports close to 950 entries across divisions with 198 horses and 61 cattle. Judges note many cattle unworthy for the ring, urging higher prizes to boost that section. The show features strong vegetable displays and a notable hitching contest won by Jack Dunn. Shoal Lake endures a bad hail storm damaging crops along a 3 to 4 mile strip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Russell Agricultural Society
H Smith
Capt. Woudiwiss
Brandon
Patterson
Winnipeg
Wm. Sharman
Nor’-West Farmer Dairy Products
Crow
Agri- College
Jack Dunn
J. Dunsmore
Severe hail storms ravage Fox Warren and Birtle crops
A severe hail storm roared from Fox Warren to Minanedosa last Tuesday damaging crops. In Strathclair three miles south a large area was wiped out with several named farmers reporting total losses. Birtle suffered the worst hail storm in district history, covering six thousand acres with total crop loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minanedosa
Strathclair
Angus McKay
John McKay
M Ferguson
M_ Black
Geo Black
William Leslie
Birtle
Threshing, building boom, and a summer wedding in Binscarth
In Binscarth crop prospects look excellent with several threshing outfits expected. Cement sidewalks replace wooden ones as growth continues with new houses and barns rising. A lawn tennis tournament is planned for August 18 and a home wedding, A J Douglas to Susie Rhodes, was held at Mrs Rhodes' home with a celebratory supper.
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Woodruff
E. Sidney Woodiwiss
John Anderson
Mr. Hare
States
Quebec
Binscarth
M. W. Murdock
Thos. Rhodes
A. J. Douglas
Susie
Winnipeg Live Stock Wheat and Grain Prices
Wheat No 1 Northern 111 No 2 Northern 168 No 3 Northern 107 Oats No 2 white 41c No 3 white 39c feed 39 Barley 45c.
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Winnipeg
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Olmstead
Bell
Parage la Prairie
Pritchard
Snake Creek
Winnie Greaves
Dorothy Cope
Rusell Society
Ganz
Here
Grabe
D Dunn's
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Prairie Provinces
N. Briggs
Smellie Bros
Norman
Shoal Lake Star
C_NR
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New York
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Minneapolis
McLeod
CNR
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Minitonas
Dauphin
MFA
Grandview
Northern Elevator
Peavey Elevator Company
Minneapols
Northern Elevator Company
Canada
Peavey Company
Northwestern States
Armerican Company
Whnnipeg
Fort William
Northern
D. MclIntyre
Nee
Lt. Maynes
Silverton
Teeple
Seeburn
Russell Fair
Pagan
Burroughs
Goodbuan
Goodban
Joslin
Stewart
Rea
Si ' Yeates
H Goodben
Garnett
Gordon Is
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Poltiard
Deb Dinhard
Kippan
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Hendry
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