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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows names and a birth announcement with several unreadable parts. Readable items mention a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Jackoon in Bilver Creek and references to January dates and individuals Seeburn BreSanday Juin Forest.
Russell and surrounding towns feature church events school results and club updates. The Russell branch of the Manitoba Grain Growers Association meets January 25 with Brandon Convention delegates. Binscarth hosts the district instruction meeting. Local sports include hockey wins for Binscarth over Foxwarren and a Rossburn-Russell rink clash. Manitoba Agricultural College honors reported.
The Rossburn team visited the local seven for the league opener last Thursday, falling 11 to 2. The game was closer than the score suggests as Rossburn attackers failed on several chances while Wilson from the point debuted with the local club.
The Provincial Grain Exhibition of Manitoba Agricultural Societies will be held at the Agricultural College in Winnipeg from February 12 to 16. Prizes by district include Wheat 25 15 5 dollars, Oats 15 10 5, Barley 12 8 5. Sweepstake prizes offer a Silver Cup and cash for Wheat Oats Barley. Entries should contact Gilbert A. Cope, secretary, Russell Agricultural Society, for full details.
A wedding solemnized at the Albert Zimmermann home on Saturday January 1 1910 joined Alfred J Zimmermann son of Mr and Mrs Albert Zimmermann and Elsie Anna Leifer daughter of Mrs Carolina D Leifer of Russell Manitoba Canada Rev R Heidmann officiated The couple will reside in Crocker South Dakota where they will establish a home.
The Tuckett and Royal Caledonian District curling contests will be held at Shoal Lake on January 26 with Russell rinks participating. In the first round of the points competition only scores over twenty are listed, led by Matheson 36 Olson 36 and McIn tyre 29.
Millwood resident Mill I Dandridge visits Miss J Bates at Shoal Lake. Brandon visitor Mr Peter Bates joins his brother I W Bates at home. Hubert Polding hosts birthday gathering at Lymm Creek. Skating throngs enjoy lagoon by the post office. Wilfrid Farthing shows off a new gasoline engine for cord wood sawing. A large turnout greets LO B masqueraders on New Year’s Day led by a band, singing in festive or quirky tunes.
Silverton notes Mrs W H Lang moved household effects to Russell last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Mel Anderson returned from a holiday to Winnipeg and other points. Mrs Innis McDonald, our retiring teacher, has secured the
Local items report a Kelloe school principal change and a Silverton general store sale to Peterkin of Yorkton. The piece notes a quilting bee at Mount Pleasant Farm, an unclaimed yearling steer auction at G L McFarlane, and a well attended Binsearth Grain Growers meeting. Also listed are officers of a Binscarth Agricultural Society and a Masonry district instructional gathering with a closing banquet at the Royal Hotel.
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