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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
12
The Banner appears weekly in Mussel Manitova from the Main Street office. Publication details show a Thursday release cycle and jurisdiction under Advance Publisher.
Canadian banks face losses from overseas ventures as Sovereign Bank and Ontario Bank liquidate. Directors urge keeping funds in Canada to bolster local solvency. The piece argues prudence over risk and highlights sport driven international harmony through competition. The tone blends banking policy with broader global exchanges and cultural exchange through athletics.
The article lauds the Olympic Games as a force for international understanding and sympathy through contests of strength speed and endurance. It cites the Marathon revival and Canadian youth success as catalysts. King George VI participation is noted as boosting interest, while Britain’s leadership in global exhibitions is paralleled with sport uniting nations beyond conflict.
Minutes from Silver Creek Council show O Seebach appointed assessor at 150 dollars. An extra 625 dollars allocated for roads and bridges. Reeve tasked to secure iron cemetery stakes. By laws 215 and 216 passed. A railway grievance resolution supported. Payments approved to W McKay 325, E M Williams 31 23, J S Warrington flour 70, Waterous Engine Works 1420 5, B Burgess 1112, Lewton 300, Morrison 4 40, Lang 175. Council adjourned to August 15.
A party led by Mrs Sharpe travels with a guard and two rifles and three revolvers. Provincial Detective Ross of Virden oversees them as they move toward Yorkton. Two Royal North-West Mounted Police accompany, keeping watch until the boundary is reached.
Chinese merchants in Vancouver and Victoria have won Ottawa counsel to petition delays or government purchase of opium stocks and factories as Canada moves to prohibit manufacture and sale of opium. They argue the government is complicit by collecting duties on $460,000 of opium in stock while threatening manufacturers.
The Adamites on the Way to pan the Douktyebors passed through on Saturday. They were quiet and orderly singing hymns at farm houses. The group includes five children and Ave adults. Two young men deserted, Ler Sharps is named as the leader’s son. They crossed the Assiniiboine at Port Ellice and faced difficulties exiting the valley. James Sharpe believes the Douk honors will receive him as Christ. if not, he will return to the States. Aks of flies are kept away by the children tending the horse. The group calls themselves Adamites not Dreamers.
Notice reports the Kinsearth Farmers Elevator Co. Limited annual meeting to be held at Waller Hall Kinsearth on Saturday August next. President W L Johnson and Secretary Treasurer P J Mcintosh named in the notice.
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