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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
1
A Brandon Sun clipping laments rising rat numbers in the city and urges renewed eradication efforts. It notes rats scurrying behind restaurants and garbage, details their disease risks, and argues for comprehensive destruction of the pest.
Windsor adopts higher fines under the Ontario temperance act to curb violations. The civic treasury reports £209 15s in fines collected over the past six months, signaling steady enforcement gains.
Rus sell council met August 18 1920 with Reeve presiding and all councillors present. A grant of 150 to the Russell and Binscorth agricultural societies was ratified. McLennan to supervise draining slough between 21 and 28 21 28. Damages claim by Mr Kerswell to be pursued in court if filed. Clerk to notify C Campbell to remove fence. Conraillor Gray to act if owner fails. By law 317 transfers 5 percent of London derry district land to McLennan district. By law 318 approves current year taxes and passes. Clerk to forward motion on Russell Hospital to Hospital Board. Sympathy extended to Mrs Phizacklea and family on Reeve Phizacklea’s death. Accounts passed include Donald Macdonald, assessor supplies, Arctic Ice Co, H J Smale, B G road allowance, Dole culverts. Next meeting September 2 1920 at Russell Wheba z
Holy Communion at 8:28 am and 11:30 am with Moreng Prayer and Evening Prayer. Choir stalls arrived and should be installed soon. Rev. John Richardson and Earnest Anderson, son of Bishop An Moosomin, visited the Rectory this week.
A largely attended meeting in the Picture Show building agreed to raise a county memorial for Russell men who died in the Great War. An initial goal of 16000 dollars was set. The design will honor all county residents, inscribing every fallen name on a central monument.
An airplane passed over Angusville in an easterly direction. McKay Bros. installed an electric tee sign on their garage. Ferguson is confined to the house after receiving a punch. The Angusville Ladies Aid garden party at the Burgess home cleared the Manse debt, freeing the Union Church property. A Rossburn correspondent touts a better summer resort than Angusville Silver Beach on a nearby island with Robinse Crusoe-like potential.
Fourteen members from Lodge Assiniboia Song of England Society Saltcoats Saskatchewan visit Lodge Queen of The West Russell for a social evening. The event includes a Red Rose Degree initiation, a bronze tablet unveiling for WWI honorees Sidney E. Allen and Herbert Brummage, a banquet, speeches, and songs before the Rasnibola members return home Thursday.
The regular monthly meeting of the W. A. will be held at the home of Mrs. Snowing on Thursday September 2 at 3 p.m. All ladies are cordially invited to attend.
The Silverton church holds a morning service in the School House next Sunday at 3 am followed by a parishioners meeting to discuss church affairs.
Mrs Skeoch is seriously ill at Mrs Diamond s where she visited. Mrs Andrew Matheson returns from Esterhazy. Mr and Mrs T McPherson of Well and Ont visit Binscarth with Mr F McPherson. Binscarth school opens with Mr Rideout principal and Miss Jean McArthur and Miss Grant as assistants. Mr A W Jollye sells four tennis lot parcels to Son Bros for lumber use.
The house once owned by James Minshull moved to Russell in two sections. Grain Growers Co shipped a car of hard coal last week and expects another soon. A lawn social on the Manse grounds by the Women’s section of the U F Association with tea and cake. Mrs. Gee of Newdale spoke on the Dower Law and women’s social and economic roles. Mr. D C Stewart returned from the East reporting fine crops and attended the funeral of the late Saatent. Mr. Hammond fell from a load of hay injuring his spine and died. district offers sympathy to Mrs. Hammond and children and to Saatent’s relatives.
The area enjoyed a busy weekend with swimming and boating at Silver Beach. Government engineers plan a road expansion to the East side and a dancing pavilion will be built at the lake. A telephone line will be installed soon and Dr. Lewis aims to erect a cottage next year. The baseball ground construction will resume and finish for next season.
An account of Baku as a historic oil center born in 1895 with Nobel Brothers leading the boom. It notes the city’s harsh description, the Caspian Sea access, transit lines, spouts of Dwogha oil, and an estimated annual output of ten thousand million pounds weight.
The jewelry store offers a large assortment of gorgles spanning many styles and designs to suit varied tastes. Customers can browse numerous pieces and find options that fit different occasions and budgets.
The piece highlights The Banner Bookstore and The Banner Office for magazines, stationery, and wedding invitations. It notes local interests including Labor Day holiday, sidewalk construction, upcoming bank opening, and school term readiness with staff lists and stock updates. It mentions visitors, travelers, harvest progress, and book stock with cash sales due to higher express rates.
The district extends condolences to the widow and her family, honoring the memories and noting support during this difficult time.
Walter Minshull longtime resident of Melita Manitoba died August 18 after a long illness. Born in 1861 in Hanley England he moved to Canada in 1871 and lived in Stratford Ontario before moving west in 1882. Survived by a widow three sons three daughters three brothers and two sisters.
Notice announces combined meetings for United Farm Women of Manitoba and the men’s section on the last Saturday of each month at 8 pm. It mentions village improvements including residences a general store a hall an elevator coal shed and foundations for shops. A boarding house venture is advertised. A church tea on Mr Birnie’s lawn funded a new organ roses bloomed during a garden walk hosted by Mrs Birnie and Robertson.
The piece argues for equalizing taxes between urban and rural residents. It contends farmers pay similarly, differing only in method. Cities fund police, sanitation, and fire protection, while farmers self-protect with private measures.
Inland Revenue collector T. H. Verner announces stamps will simplify luxury tax collections by merchants. The system reduces extra bookkeeping tied to the triplicate sales slip and monthly tax returns, though stamps have arrived but not yet issued. Ottawa awaits instructions to sell them to dealers.
The article notes that for the first time since 1917 the prairie chicken shooting ban will be raised for one week this fall with an order in council to declare the open season from October 15 to 22. It also mentions related regulatory and international notes.
Mrs. B Allen of Shellmouth suffered a facial injury after tripping in darkness while returning from nursing a patient. A circulated claim that a quarrel caused the blow is denied. L. J. Boulton, solicitor for the Allens, threatens action against further dissemination.
For sale a 206 acre tract split into cultivated land with summer fallow, good pasture and hay land all fenced with reliable water. Includes a 16 by 39 house with a 12 by 18 lean to kitchen, a 14 by 24 barn with loft and additional outbuildings. A good buy at the asking price. For particulars contact J McIntyre at The Banner Office Russell.
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