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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
3
Vancouver wife learns her husband Private W. J. Cook was not a deserter but a prisoner in Germany for two years. From Welon on Thames England he writes home to say he is in an English nursing home recovering. He had lost track of his family during captivity.
Tomo Joshow Vukichevich, former poet laureate of Montenegro and special poet to King Nicholas, lost his royal post after Montenegro joined Yugoslavia. Now in Podgoritza he tills truck gardens for livelihood with the Junior Red Cross and pursues an epic Serbian blank verse.
George W. Jones a well to do negro of Jefferson county who has lived there 56 years recently distributed part of his estate among his ten children sending each a cheque for 1000 dollars. He was born a slave.
W A Houghtailing bought the John Lekivetz 800 acre holding for 96000 dollars, the highest price seen at Milestone. The property covers three quarters of 31-12-18 and west half of 32-12-18, located three miles east and four miles north of Milestone. The vendor retains the present crop and possession may be gained in fall or spring.
An elusive northern Wisconsin figure nicknamed a wild man was tracked for eight days to a woods hut in Ashland County. He lunged with a handmade axe but was subdued and handcuffed after officers observed him returning with a killed porcupine and herbs. He claims to be Russian and questions if the war is over while accepting civil food.
Alberta creamery leader W. W. Prevey predicts dairy output will total about twelve million pounds in 1920, despite feed shortages and a late spring. He notes 1919 production at eleven million pounds and cites Edmonton as the year's top Canadian butter producer.
A committee proposes an Empire chain of wireless stations to counter private monopoly and ensure free operation. The plan would establish connecting stations at an initial annual cost not exceeding £100,000, securing vital strategic and commercial potential.
Russell Dumas alias Dr. Gordon Mayo, linked to Mayo Curtis Medico Institute of Research, is remanded for a preliminary hearing on eight charges. Seven allege Medical Act violations and one alleges obtaining money under false pretences after court appearance this morning. He operated under the Mayo name, with patients including several outside Winnipeg, and claimed the local clinic was a branch of the Mayo brothers clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Dr J A McArthur reports strike leaders on the prison farm at Stony Mountain are generally well after official health examinations. Parole would be possible, but the leaders refuse unless government restrictions are dropped and demand unconditional release.
Andrew J. Seaman of Omaha lived on fifteen cents a day for thirty years denying himself comforts to build a fortune in bank and loan company deposits. He died leaving a Los Angeles sister heir to an estate expected near a million. His parting note urged not to buy a coffin, saying a box is good enough.
Mr. Bradshaw of Saskatchewan argues in Rod and Gun in Canada that selling game encourages killing. He decries profits from sale as a prime reason game hogs kill more and warns Saskatchewan must protect wild life before irreversible damage.
Twenty soldiers settlers wives attended the As siniboia fair with many exhibits. The baby competition drew great interest as soldiers babies won town prizes and special awards. Dr Middleton and Miss Pears led the baby clinic. In Ogema district Mrs Dru sette and Mrs Stewart won, while in Woodrow district Mrs Hind and Mrs Ratinell won.
A Rural Education Association push gains momentum as A R Brown visits Earl Grey to inspect school gardens. J J McCraden tours Neville Lancer and Sceptre and teaches at Gull Lake Mortlach on return. Harry Saville and Miss Campbell join Cheviot school fair after university lectures.
The air board plans to publish a comprehensive sky map covering all routes in the Dominion. Col E F Scott, director in chief of civil aviation, notes the map will address both civil and military aviation in its scope.
Josiah Dirstein of North Brant was fined 200 dollars for possessing a barrel of hard cider. His son allegedly sold the cider to local young men, prompting the legal action.
A new branch of the Great War Veterans Association is established in Elrose Saskatchewan with D R La Dean as president and R L Shannton as secretary. E G Ewing provincial organizer attended the inaugural meeting and helped in organizing the branch.
Marconi experiments at Croydon airfield enable wireless communication between ordinary telephones aboard aircraft and over 300 miles. A combined land line and wireless network ties English American and Canadian users. In court, William R. Brown collapsed as Magistrate Mears warned of a possible fine and imprisonment for possessing a half pint of whiskey. sentence deferred.
The International Typographical convention in Albany selected Quebec as the site for the 192! gathering. A Denver related note: the union printers home in Colorado Springs faces a per capita tax rise from 20 to 30 cents under a law amendment.
Local dealers said Montree residents buying coal for winter around September 1 would pay 18.95 dollars per ton if the proposed 40 percent increase in freight rates is approved and implemented.
Bread prices rose in Canada during June with a half cent per 24 ounce loaf increase. Flour costs climbed 65 cents a barrel, about two-fifths of a cent per loaf. The average bread cost across the Dominion reached 8.83 cents per pound, with per capita consumption up nearly six percent and flour yield at 264 pounds per barrel, up two pounds from May. Calgary shows the highest rate near 9.5 cents per pound, while London Ontario remains cheapest at just over 7 cents.
Max Nordau the famed Jewish philosopher, exiled from France due to his German parentage, will travel to America at age seventy one to deliver a lecture course to fund his own support and aid his livelihood.
Silver Bow county dry squad seized two hundred eighty eight bottles of whiskey and several cases of beer at Butte. Two Canadian firms Lethbridge Brewing and Malting Company of Alberta and Hiram Walker of Walkerville Ontario face importation charges. Two cars used to collect liquor were seized and condemned under the State Abatement act.
English merchants push strict economy causing losses to firms that stocked heavily for spring and summer. A Bond Street milliner notes wealthy customers now buy only necessities due to higher living costs and wages, leaving many shops with unsold stock and little demand.
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union plans union owned shops and factories to prove workers can earn first class wages work shorter hours and enjoy better conditions while selling garments below regular market price. The initial six factories will be in New York with stores, followed by Chicago and Philadelphia. Funds are provided by the international union.
Florence Butler of Bladworth Saskatchewan, a two year old, swallowed a bright goldfilled watch chain with a button and swivel. Her father rushed her to Regina where Dr Hendricks treated her several days until they retrieved the chain intact though knotted in the middle.
The weekly report of the Canadian Credit Mer's Association notes mixed trade conditions. Dry goods and apparel show slow sales and fair collections, while wholesale groceries and footwear feel steadier. Retail trade stays slow though advertising rises. building activity is fair with fair collections. Montreal and Quebec wholesalers remain quiet. manufacturers show activity in boots and shoes and clothing.
Roy M Coe and family moved to Albuquerque from Fort Scott Kansas with their collie Bud. Bud vanished last November but a message from a Fort Scott Gas employee said the tired dog walked into the gas plant, indicating Bud traveled about 900 miles over eight months to return home.
Alberta doctors may vote on a plebiscite about liquor and medical prescriptions. A petition is circulating, and the decision to submit the plebiscite hinges on the signatures collected.
The Hon. Duncan Marshall reports Scotland’s crops this year are exceptionally good after a six week inspection of UK agriculture during a Regina visit. He observed favorable conditions across farming regions and highlighted strong yields.
Druggists report liquor authorities are preparing a special seal for all liquor bottles and urge retailers to minimize stock in anticipation of new legislation passing.
Inspector Thomas Heath of the provincial fire commissioner and A A MacDonald fire marshal for the western division plan a sanatorium fire brigade. The unit will likely include employees and inmates of the institution.
Office workers in Winnipeg plan formal union organization led by C. E. Weller as chairman of the organizing committee of the Office Workers' Guild. The move aims to establish definite purposes and collective bargaining. The Imperial Press conference presented Lord Burnham with a Canadian moose head, 63 inch spread, shipped to his country home via CPR delivery.
Ambrose Small Toronto theatre magnate vanished after a million dollar cheque deposit. The body identified in Paris morgue by M Verande with support from Trans-Canada Theatres figures. Rewards total 70 000 for information on Small and his secretary James Doughty.
Stanton A Nickle a Calgary shoe dealer was committed for trial by Magistrate Sanders on a manslaughter charge for the death of Mrs William Campbell who was struck by Nickles car on August 4. A police witness said Nickle was drunk after the incident while others testified he was speeding and could have swerved to avoid the woman. He was released on bail set at 7000 dollars.
Customs officials intercepted diamonds valued at more than eighteen hundred dollars believed to be part of the Russian royal jewelry. The jewels were addressed to Comrade Martens and were on a shipment from Soviet Russia to the United States. Details of a service between Bolshevist agents in Sweden and Soviet representatives in New York have been revealed, showing large quantities transported over the past six months.
The Dwyer elevator on the Kamin istiqua river Fort William has been sold to Gillespie Elevator Company of Edmonton. The sale price was not disclosed. The 250000 bushel capacity elevator with 475 feet of water frontage changes hands while Dwyer retains Fort William grain offices per manager I Delamater.
Major General G L Foster acting director of medical services for the Dominion says jazz dancing is healthy and proper for youths. In Belmont Manitoba W J Battley of the Manitoba Social Hygiene Association argues modern dancing robs teens of morals and undermines health.
Rev W D Moffitt of Toronto has joined the United Free Church ministry after study at Edinburgh University. W A Carrothers D F C becomes assistant lecturer in political economy, and Earl Douglas McPhee of Tyron P E L earns the MA and Bachelor of Education.
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