Silver Creek Council Minutes Seek Land Tax Revisions
March 3 meeting in Anguaville as Court of Revision of Assessment. Lands struck off the rolls for unoccupied land. reductions announced for Silverton Angusville and rural areas. Petition for Angusville pool room laid over for signatures. A 15 dollar prize offered for best four to six horses at Binscarth Show. Accounts approved and paid. next meeting to be called by the Reeve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Creek
Anguaville
N.E
S. E
Silverton
Angusville
Wetee
Wikeinen
R. H. Peddie
Geo. Phizacklea
W. McKay
Reeve
Council Meets as Court of Revision at Russell
The Russell council sat as Court of Revision on March 1 1920 with Reeve presiding. One appeal from H Beal reduced assessment to 5600 dollars. The council then acted as the municipal council approving the current year's assessment roll and directed letters to E A Struthers regarding Barnardo Cemetery. Other business included bridge and road issues, grant to Winnipeg Children's Aid Society, and various by law preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Reeve
H. Beal
Court of Revision
E. A. Struthers
Barnardo
James
Millwood Bridge
Farthing
Good Roads Board
Angusville Notes On Local Happenings And Losses
Mr Wat Murray returns to work after surgery and trustees aim to restart the school soon. Arthur plans to resume farming. The community laments the departure of Mr. and Mrs. J Hammond and family. A Banner quips about newspaper men in Sing Sing. Grainger shines in curling, while a hockey team seeks a manager. Mrs J J Moore loses a purse containing about $22 on the road from Angusville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wat Murray
Arthur
J. Hammond
Angusville
Jim
Ontario
Sing Sing
Grainger
Mrs. J. J. Moore
Boulton
Augustville
Honest act noted after finding purse
Report says the purse was found and returned by those involved after contacting Mr Sam Keatings. The act is described as honest and worthy of note, with Mr Heap slated for congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Keatings
Heap
Political Committee Votes Narrowly on Provincial Action
Shoal Lake residents of the Marquette Political Committee report 11 in favor 13 against with 27 not answering in a 51 local vote on provincial action. The committee says no further action as a body is justified and leaves it to individual constituencies to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoal Lake
Marquette Political Committee
Fred Williamson
Community notes and updates from local events
Reports that flu patients are improving and a Sunday service is planned at 3 p.m. on March 14. Visitors include Mr. Halliday and Theo Walker with the Swains of Millwood. H. K. Bligh and daughter visit the city for a gas course by the Rumbly Company. Brandon exhibition attendees return satisfied. Norman Robinson places sixth in a boys competition. Sympathy offered to Mr. Albert Guyatt after his English bride died during preparations to depart for Canada.
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Halliday
Theo Walker
Walker
Swain
Millwood
H. K. Bligh
City
Kiem
Rumbly Company
Brandon
D. J. Low
Norman Robinson
Albert Guyatt
England
Canada
Village News Roundup and Social Notes
Messy community column notes residents returning from Shoal Lake and Florida, visits by Gordon McAvery, welcome home for Mr and Mrs Chandler after a long trip, and a schoolhouse shower for Miss P Wesley with many gifts. Local humor and chatter include Leap Years, superstition about whiskers, and remarks on schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Dilts
Shoal Lake
Flu
Yont
Stevens
J. Smith
Mias Jeanette Pene
F. Jo Aobert Bios Blane
Sickness Returns, Hopes for Quick Recovery Rise
A fragment notes ongoing illness and expresses hope for a speedy recovery, reflecting cautious optimism about the person's health.
Bonspiel Week Opens with Country Versus Town
Local notice brief recounts community events and dates. A big bonspiel lines up country versus town this week. Socials, farm sales, and family milestones fill the community calendar. William Hartley funeral and bearers noted with service by Rev. E E An nand.
Grand Victory Ball for H. B. Heather Remembrance
In affectionate remembrance of H. B. Heather who died of wounds in France on March 1 1915. The G W V A Dropmore Branch invites attendance at the Grand Victory Ball at McNutt Hall to celebrate Ireland’s night Keep St Patrick’s night in the old way with dancing Admission one dollar Ladies bring baskets for the event.
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H. B. Heather
France
Dropmore
McNutt
Ireland
Christ Church Lent Services and Lifted Forward Movement Total
The 4th Sunday schedule lists Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. Evensong and sermon at 7 p.m. A special Friday Lent service at 8 p.m. is followed by choir practice. Anglicans surpass Forward Movement target by over $250.00.
Memorial Tablet Erected For Col Glen Campbell
A memorial tablet will be erected to Lieut Col Glen Campbell and fallen officers and men from the 107th battalion by its former members. The tablet may be placed in the new Parliament Buildings. Officers present at the Fort Garry hotel banquet included Major H D McLaren Neepawa Captain J L Bryant Shellmouth Captain E S Harrison Kelwood Major J N Martin Douglas and Lieut W R Kel 80 Roblin.
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Glen Campbell
Gformers
107Th Battallion
Fort Garry
Parliament Buildings
H. D. McLaren
Neepawa
J. L. Bryant
M. C
Shellmouth
E.S. Harrison
Kelwood
J. N. Martin
Douglas
W. R. Kel- 80
Roblin
Death of Mr Cyril Briggs Casts Gloom on District
Cyril Briggs died at the McLaren Hotel in Winnipeg after influenza and double pneumonia following a Trustees Convention visit. He came to the district 18 years ago and became a progressive farmer. Oddfellows arranged funerals in Winnipeg and here. he was buried at the Assissippi cemetery amid many floral tributes. He is survived by a wife and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril Briggs
McLaren Hotel
Winnipeg
Briggs
Cyril
Oddfellows
For Sale Two Houses in Ruzeell
Two houses in Ruzeell offered for sale, one with nine rooms and one with seven. For particulars inquire at The Banner Office. mil
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Ruzeell
Banner Office
Mil
Local News Highlights From Russell Area
New telephone directories arrived for subscribers. Dr. Marquis will visit Shellmouth next Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Whitmore hosts a millinery opening on March 24 and 25. The Flu epidemic seems to have ended with few recent cases. Local doctors Bates and Tisdale have spent a busy winter on the road. A promotion for A. Dahrouge’s bargain sale begins March 12. Funeral attended by relatives of Cyril Briggs in Chilliwack and Viscount. Glances at glasses and sunwear at Parks. Presbyterian Girly Club St Patrick's social on March 17. Mrs. Allen in Silverton reports a mosquito sighting. A banquet for Angusville and district veterans set for March 18. Russell Army and Navy Veterans Time at The Bou. Housing concerns voiced by retired farmers. Presbyterian church anniversary services on March 21st with drought of details. D. G. M. Taylor of Hamiota visits Russell Lodge. Soldiers' Club Rooms opened in Smellie block. Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh to Russell. Yep promoted to assistant superintendent for Grain Growers at Dropmore. Rev. John A. Doyle to speak on the Forward Movement in Russell. Architects Act amendments debated. impact on Winnipeg required access for contractors. Mil wood calf judging awards at Brandon fair. Canvass drive by United Farmers of Manitoba begins with 700 canvassers under 76 captains.
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Dr. Marquis
Shellmouth
Sunnaine Bros., Ltd
Miss Whitmore
Bates
Dr. Tisdale
Regina
A. E. Leifer
Merchants Bank
Minitonas
A. Dahrouge
Fred Briggs
Chilliwack
B. C
T. Murphy
Viscount, Sask
Cyril Briggs
Parks
Presbyterian Girly Club
Geo. Allen
Silverton
Angusville
Angusvn
Russell
Army and Navy
Presbyterian Church
F. W. Kerr
Manitoba College
D. D. G. M. Taylor
Hamiota
Russell Lodge
Mr. Homnuth
Birtle and
Binacarth
Smellie
R. D. McIntosh
Yep
Grain Growers Grain Co
Dropmore
Boyd
Yorkton
Neepawa
John A. Doyle
Oxace
Forward Movement
Tobe
Speck
Russell Methodist Church
Doyle
Interchurch
W. W. W. Wilson
E. Armstrong
Boulton
Purcourist
United Farmers of Manitoba
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the Farmer-Banker Alliance
Montreal OF Canada
Henry Drayton
Finance
Union Bank OF Canada
Safety Deposit Boxes
Renutt
R. C. Jamieson
Maneges
C. Ivey
Smellie Bros., Ltd
Maron
Russell and District
William Ball
Childrens’ Aid Society of
Goverment Telephones
R. H. Beattie
Wpg
General Hospital
Seacooe
North Am. Lumber Co
Cockburn Son Cop
Leary
Government Bridge
Geordie
Ashcroft
St. Patricks
Women's Institute
Bryant
Jack
St. Cuthbert’s Church
EB. R. Ridgway
T. C. Garnett
Langford
D. A. Goodbun
F. Yeates
E. Drake
G. Douglas
E. C. Ridgway
Bavelaw
Harrowby
Binscarth
Marsh
Lorne Crerar
M. EB. Clegg
Waller's Hall
Bruce Turnbull
Lazare
Geo. Fowler
Brandon Fair
Messrs
W. Matheson
Free Rice
Sid Tibbatt
John Pearson
John Coulter
Geo Case
Coulter
J. W. McCallum
J. W. Corbett
Barnes
Mac
John Anderson
Rebekahs
Christ Church
Col
Glenlyon Campbell
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