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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
4
A writer argues to curb election corruption and bans on bribery, noting costs and enforcement. The piece praises Andrew Carnegie funded libraries with local support and warns about typhoid from impure well water, urging water testing by the Dominion Experimental Farm in Ottawa.
New Year greetings from Binscarth readers. D M Kinnaird had a busy day collecting taxes on the 13th. Grain blockade relieved by 9 cars arriving last week. Geo Murdock ill with pneumonia but car aid may speed recovery. Massey Harris Agency changes hands. W Compstock moving to new premises for a busy season. Masquerade Ball postponed to January 14. bachelor group plans New Year’s Eve ball at Waller's Hall.
The record lists several payments including G. and J. S. Maynes for lumber and nails 1257 dollars Jax Browe for work 400 dollars R. Paynter for work 600 dollars Saville for work 2000 dollars TH. K. Bligh for council fees and wages 265 dollars B.S. Crossen for council fees and mileage 4.80 Harman Tatz for council fees and mileage 3 dollars F W Reeves for council fees and mileage 240 dollars Meeting adjourned Mr B S Crosson of Division 2 retires and a hot fight expected in Division 4
The Eddy estate has remitted seventy five thousand dollars to the Quebec government as succession duties. The payment completes the tax obligation tied to the estate.
An advertisement touts Favorite Prescription as a cure for female disorders including prolapse, dysmenorrhea, and weakness. It claims nerve recovery, elimination of pelvic drainage, and increased fertility, urging readers to write Dr. Pierce in Buffalo for advice and to obtain related products and a medical adviser book.
A farmer reports two roan steer calves strayed onto Section 1.21 at John Herttein's farm. They are four years old with white heads and one brindle head. The owner is asked to remove them and pay expenses.
Councillors Bligh Crosson Tatz and Reeves attended the meeting. Minutes and correspondence were read. A motion urged six township districts with four as economical. sent to Regina. Returning officers for the next elections were named as D J Low, B S Crosson, Chas Bligh, and Leo Polding. Accounts passed.
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