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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
1
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Russell and surrounding towns report fine weather and busy schedules idle with sports day plans. Schools, church events, and civic matters fill the week from Rossburn to Birtle, including auctions, road improvements, and bank front renovations.
The Russell ASCC sponsored sports day drew farmers and locals in high spirits after light rain. Special trains from Minnedosa and Ressbera and an early Kamsack CN train boosted attendance as nine teams entered the baseball tournament. Bredenburg beat Roblin 5 0.
Monday night action saw Birtle defeat Binscarth 3 to 0 on the home ground. Fox Warren beat Binscarth 14 to 4 in a league baseball clash at Binscarth. Sherry’s Musical Comedy Co. gigs at Walter's Hall and sports day events scheduled with store closures and guild dinners.
Millwood The Rifle Association will meet on Friday and Saturday for practice. Mrs. W. E. Swain spent the weekend with her friend Mrs. J. Hayes of Foxwarren. Ingleside and Crosby combined team came home from Russell sports elated after winning third baseball prize. Iva Percy wrote for her entrance at Binscorth last week while Alice Cartwright Dora Heap and Amos Bougher Jr. write for third class at Russell.
Principal Plewes of Binscarth and Mr. Wallace of the Russell school staff led the teachers examinations with 41 candidates attending. Grade IX names include Bry ant Smith Lee Angus McCon nell Cope Mc Donald Clee Rea McRae etc. Grade X lists Flynn Farquharson Mc Intyre Lorimer McKay Cusitar Charles McKay Smellie Tod Gillies Cairns Maynes Blain. Grade XI features McRostie Ledingham Stevens Simms Spooner Huddlestone Lennannan Setter Mac Donald Cusitar Tod.
The notice highlights good crops in Silver Creek and a purchase of a fine horse and buggy by John Hammond from J McIntyre. It invites all to Arcadia grove at Silverton schoolhouse on Saturday June 28 for sewing and novelty sales, toy land, free admittance, 10c supper, and a ball game in the evening.
Silver Creek Council met at Angusville on June 5 with Councillors Dunn Angus Rutherford Nield Chittick and Philaclea. Minutes read and adopted. Payments ordered to F Mc Pherson 7200 E M Williams 700 J A Anderson 650 John Nield 20 C H Staples 16 Richardson Bishop 11.85 Russell Agricultural Society 100 J A Anderson 309 800 allocated to each ward for road work. An order placed for a car of metal culverts with Mr W Sherman. Adjourned to first Saturday in July at Silverton.
A light red cow with white patches and a blind left eye strayed from the south wall of lot 90-21-24 about a month ago. Owners urged to contact A. I. Mer, Russell, or write to notice to the public. This notice appears in a dated, fragmented public notice section.
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