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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
1
The article lists numerous prize winners across categories at the local fair including heavy draught horses, roadsters, cattle, poultry, vegetables, dairy products, and crafts. It notes a mixup in recording ladies’ work and mentions several winners by name and measurement.
Mrs Beirnes of Rosbarn visits Mrs C H Staples. Stitt’s store looks better after paint. Robt Pritchard and wife host friends with Switzer’s dam lost two horses to influenza. Crops look good. binders soon at full swing. Mrs E M Williams and family return to Russel. National Elevator Co. lumber deliveries last week. large crew underway.
A note outlines prize collections in a garden show with 1st place awarded to Mise M Ledin of Union Bank Kirtee for the largest number of princes A to Q, with Smith also noted among participants.
Me Smith and family return from camping at Riven Lake. Miss Ross to open school on the 8th. About fifty thousand bushels of grain destroyed by hail south of Strathclair. Harvesting general this week. summer fallow land good but stubble land short. AW Blackwell wins at Russ Show on the job 1st. Summer show weather ideal and proceedings smooth on the 12th. Young, Russburn, spoke at Eephinstone on church union and assembly insights. remarks praised for fostering unity amid denominational divides.
Miss K Bates departed Monday to take charge of a school in Keyes. Mel Hough and children from aus jour visit the Bates home to see her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bates.
Evelyn O Keeffee and Mr Carruthers arrived by tram to resume school. Markle family from Shoal Lake vacationing in camp at Millwood. A O Donnell of Asessippi visits Harrowby then heads to Kingston College for ministerial studies. Mrs A Watson, longtime resident, plans to manage YWCA homes in Chicago after return from vacation. Sunday school picnic unfolds in favorable weather with children and adults enjoying tea on Mrs Bates lawn and games. Pioneer farmer Joel Allen dies at Portage la Prairie aged 86 after two days illness. large family mourns.
The Russell Municipality council met on Monday August 16 to rescind a prior millwood hill road order and to authorize a right of way at corner 320 28 for a siding loading platform on the Russell branch. A by law to levy the current year rate was passed and accounts for payment to J McConnell Robert Murdock Gilician GA Brewster Jas Matthews C G Maynes Ernest Madill KM Williams J H Thompson were approved. The meeting adjourned to reconvene Monday October 25.
Council members met at Stratford school with full attendance. A 250 grant funded a road westward from Angusville. Accounts paid include E M Williams 13576, Winnipeg general hospital 1900, Pierrie Pasquet 665, Staples 1432, Rich adoon & Bishop 96, W J Doig 34925, CS Sheppard 24, M H H Lit 1745, W McKay vital stats 7. Fees set taxes 12 mills. Next meeting called by Reevi W McKay and W De.
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