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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
10
Prominent western figures share engaging anecdotes about familiar people. The piece highlights social circles, career tidbits, and lighthearted moments that illuminate well known personalities and their interactions.
Irish publisher Mr. Dornan recalls a tale told in Regina about a hard looking Aberdonian who claims to have done two charitable deeds. Saint Peter and Gabriel judge his life while debating entry at the Golden Gate. The gatekeeper returns the two pence and sends him away.
A profile of Olaf Olafson of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers' Association praising his Norse heritage and entrepreneurial success in Western Canada. The piece extols Icelandic education and culture, recounts Olafson's banquet speech crediting Viking exploration to Lief Eriksson, and notes Norse influence on British ancestry as discussed by authorities.
Isaac Cowie buried in Winnipeg describes life on the Saskatchewan plains before settlers and the railway in his book The Company of Adventurers. The work records adventures of Hudson Bay Company inmates in a plainspoken, conversational style.
The article reviews a book by Mr. Cowie a native of the Shetland Islands who joined the Hudsons Bay Company in 1867 at Fort QuAppelle He traveled to many posts in what is now Central Saskatchewan offering vivid observations of frontier life including Indian tribes and Metis families and urging residents to read it for regional history.
John McKay a longtime Western Canada pioneer died in Winnipeg after a long lifetime in Manitoba. He lived sixty five years in the province and witnessed the early Riel era. A friend of Thomas Scott he was held during Scott's death and later suffered frost bite from a cold drive north of the city.
James McAra named president with MacPherson as vice president and Cameron as secretary leading the Great War Veterans' Association provincial command. M. A. MacPherson, a Dalhousie-educated lawyer from Cape Breton, served in the 128th Battalion and the 10th in France before returning to Canada in 1917. He now handles legal work for Regina's Soldier Settlement Board and joined the Regina G.W.V.A. executive.
Secretary of State Lansing resigns after alleging that during his illness he was usurped of presidential functions. Wilson's correspondence cites friction with the President as the cause.
A coal oil lamp exploded at the Davidson farm south of Elrose Saskatchewan killing Mrs. Davidson and her two infants. Mr. Davidson rushed to save them but both infants and wife died from their injuries and suffocation. The wife was 28.
Ottawa dispatch reports Sir Robert Borden returning to Canada while London confirms the Earl of Reading will become British Ambassador to the United States, succeeding Lord Grey. Reading, a renowned member of the British service, is praised as a brilliant personality with a storied lineage.
In Rezine January sees ninety one births and forty three deaths recorded while forty one couples wed, highlighting local life events and trends for the month.
Imperial Oil Co prepares spring geological survey of southwestern Saskatchewan near East End. Manager of the research branch, Mr. Taylor, recently reviewed the field as part of the exploration effort.
Joseph Gagnon of Wood Mountain was fined 15 dollars plus costs for carrying concealed weapons after pleading guilty before a justice of the peace. he was arrested by provincial police.
The headquarters of Military District No 12 announced the appointment of Colonel J L R Parsons C M G D S O as general staff officer for the district. Parsons had been gazetted from Ottawa some time earlier.
At a Winnipeg meeting the Dominion Seed Grain Commissioner urged lowering seed wheat prices at country elevators in drought areas. The Canada Wheat Board refused, saying the order-in-council did not permit such a reduction.
John Brenner and Karl Ziegler of the Southey district were convicted for illicit whisky distillation. The province’s treasury gained $1,400 from the wrongdoing and related proceedings.
A horse sale market will be established at Moose Jaw with the Southern Saskatchewan Cooperative Livestock Yards Ltd. The inaugural sale is slated for February 25.
Canada’s notable Indian sniper George Stonefish was found frozen to death near his Moravian Town reserve home. He enlisted August 6 1914 and is credited with over a hundred German kills as a sniper, yet he had no wounds. The coroner ruled an inquest unnecessary.
Drury of Ontario wins Halton County by a majority over Edward Stevenson of Toronto the returned soldier. The result marks a decisive win for Drury in the provincial election.
Julien Lowden Ontario special commissioner concludes eight people died as trainmen trusted to luck and ignored instructions after the Canadian Pacific Railway wreck near North Bay.
Berlin outlines to Allied powers a plan to try individuals accused of international crimes and war ethos violations at a German court in Leipzig, shifting the tribunal venue from occupation authorities to German justice.
Regina Mayor James, president of the Regina Board of Trade, said at a recent meeting that United Hotels of America is considering adding Regina to its continent wide chain of hotels.
Police Commissioner Perry of the Royal North West Mounted Police has been appointed honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General, reflecting recognition from the highest office.
Merchants Bank subsidiary Bankers Trust opens a Regina office to be managed by Mr Galloway, the local Merchants Bank manager, signaling expanded regional presence and customer access.
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