15 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
1
The notice lists mail closing times at Russell with odd entries such as Onionry 243 and Weent Meal A46. It mentions post days Tuesday Friday at 5 p.m. and references Beauke Creek and Aller Creek with 120 on Boake Creek. Faint agricultural terms and days follow, including Barnania with Tuesday and Saturday 5 p.m. closures.
Vague timetable fragment lists names and routes around Warr and Winnie with partial entries. No clear event or outcome. details unreadable.
Local notices recap sports schedules from Harrowby to Russell and Birtle, church openings, and community events. Notable items include coroner Dr JW Evans, cricket match Wanderers vs Russell, and hospital visit for Mrs Jackson. deaths of James Shaw and T J Beatty mark a somber note amid summer plans and excursions.
A Wednesday wedding at the home of Mr and Mrs J Madill joined Miss Jean Madill and Mr Thomas Allen. The bride wore white silk and chiffon. bridesmaid Miss M Madill and groomsman Mr James Skeoch attended. Rev Edmison officiated. A lawn wedding supper followed. The couple planned to reside here after a honeymoon to Winnipeg and southern Manitoba.
A meeting at Foresters Hall last Saturday organized a Manitoba Grain Growers Association branch in Craigie district. Larcombe of Birtle outlined aims to advance growers' interests, monitor legislation, and propose laws as needed. Walter McKay was elected president with Storey as vice president and Farthing as secretary treasurer, plus directors and an executive committee. A resolution expressed sympathy with Robert Shaw on his son James Shaw's death.
The Ladies' Auxiliary plans a garden party on the 28th amid festive attractions and church grounds refreshments. Road grading near Millwood progresses ahead of harvest easing access for settlers from Spy Hill Bavelaw and Landsdown. Deep sympathy is offered in Millwood for the Shaw family after the death of their eldest son James following a long illness.
June 21 report details a fierce fire in Binscarth destroying Leggatt and Murray's livery barn and Geo Johnson's stable. Horses were saved but a new buggy and sleighs were lost. Rain aided firefighting and schoolgirls carried water to help. Several residents suffered minor injuries and property transfers occurred earlier in the week.
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