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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
1
Historic carol style narration describes the newborn Jesus in the manger, angels singing, shepherds visiting, and the world waking to Christmas morn. The text urges worship of the infant lord, inviting all to bring joy, light, and celebration.
The article lists holiday shop displays and services including Christmas Day church at 11 am. It notes local people traveling to Ontario for winter, new book and diary sales at The Banner, various social visits, hunt trips, and hockey league results. It also covers railway grain car door reimbursement, church additions, and a Brandon grain elevator policy, plus local financial items and appointments.
Municipal results show T McLennan reelected in Shellmouth with a 27 vote majority over R Hunt. Ward 3 winner Jos Dagan defeats A Ul Ferris for council. Local up tin carries municipality by 29. In Boulton Wm Hembroff leads Reeveship by 14 with north poll pending. J Field and John Clement elected councillors in Ward 2.
Silver Creek council met at Stratford school on December 8. Minutes read and approved. Aid for Mrs Holowski denied. she resides in Rossburn Municipality. Tax reductions not granted. only 1420 27. Seed grain notes 1589 to be computed at simple interest. Amounts ordered paid include Thos Keating roadway 7 dollars, R J Cou ter 1000, Jas Arnott acct 2.60, Richardson & Bishop 7.55.
The Maccabees Russell Tent No 34 held a large meeting in the Maccabee Hall on Tuesday the 14th with Provincial Commander D McNamara presenting applications. Degrees awarded to six members. third degree to be confirmed in January. Officers elected for the year included C Brown as Commander and F Pollard as Lieutenant Commander. A public installation is planned for January and a membership drive is underway. Russell Tent lists 120 members, second largest in Manitob. A bylaw proposal for a new fire hall is being considered by the town council. Also reported are election results for the Togo Saskatchewan Grain Growers association and the Togo Agricultural Society offices for 1910, with flourishing society reports.
The week’s items include a river well sinking by C N R men, social visits by Miss M Bennett and By Moore, and Mr A Roberts winning a moose in the bush. W Bagnall returns home from Me B U’s, bereavement thanks from Mr and Mrs A Roberts, and road inspections by Superintendent McLeod and Cameron. Freight issues plague merchants, a peculiar yellow tailed weasel is seen, and calls arise for local option. A turkey shoot at Paulson’s drew about 28 birds observed Saturday.
Millwood locals gather for winter routines as Harold Coombe stays, A Waddell rents Williams cottage, John Heap visits England, and families prepare for ice season. Manitoba topics include compulsory education, penny postage, a Grandview bank branch, and railway shelter rules. Seasonal concerts, sport talk, and regional anecdotes fill the issue.
A steam laundry in Dauphin burned Monday night. W J Cooper district registrar at Portage la Prairie has resigned.
A writer requests publication of the language of stamps to convey tender feelings through postage. Rules include stamp upright for sense, upside down for haste, omitted for absent mindedness, and misplacement showing lack of consideration. The piece notes the humor and affection in postal signals and hints at returns for misapplied stamps.
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