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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice mentioning a date March 17th and a person named Mr. eS, but details are unreadable. The text is too garbled to identify event, place, or involved organizations with confidence.
Miss Beattie of Yorkton visits Mr and Mrs Shaw. Alf Clee to auction horses and goods in Russell April 3. Missionary society meetings in Silver Creek and Minniska. Royal Templars open meeting raises 1850 for charity. Binscarth and Russell clubs Doig Mullin trophy curling results in Winnipeg. Community notices on travel, auctions, school trustees, rail service talks, and local church events.
Misfortune strikes Binscarth as Wm L Johnson loses a valuable Percheron mare. March 17 brings a festive party by Mrs Free Rice. Farmers report strong grain prices as roads thaw and spring arrives amid cautious warmth. An India lecture by Rev Ledingham draws praise. Strath class Ladies Hockey ends 1 1. St Patrick’s carnival draws crowds with masquerade prizes won by Frank Hallam and others.
Rossburn and area residents are noted with several movements and visits. Parfitt spent the weekend at Shoal Lake while Peden conducted Winnipeg business. McKinnon is gravely ill and nurses shifted at Seeburn. Dances, carnivals, and hockey events enliven the community as shops, mills, and farming pace pick up for the season.
Strathclair hosts a varied local note set. Strathclair wins a ladies hockey match at Newdale Monday night. Mrs. C Cameron of Shellmouth visits her mother here. Mr Devellin sold his livery to two Oak River men. Mr and Mrs W Foster left for Ontario last Saturday. Grassie family moves to a farm near Neepawa and boarding house remains empty. Postmaster McLean and wife return from British Columbia. Farmers in the south draw firewood fence posts and lumber. School trustees hire a new principal Mr M Cormick and family move here. Rev M Culloch preaches in Oak River and Elphinstone. D M Ross takes Oak River Eden work. He Roberts moves west to a new homestead. J Bryce and ons may start homesteads near Foam Lake with M I Colm Craig and friends resettling.
The hockey club emerged victorious with a one goal margin. Reginald Woodiwiss prepares his new house for the owner’s return from New Zealand mid next month. Local implement men have sold and fitted machinery as farmers buy new gear. A hockey tour return was celebrated with a banquet at the Royal Hotel hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Murdock followed by dancing into the early hours.
Angus notes business improving with the Massey Harris warehouse near completion by Buchannan Bros. Illness hits Mr. R Brunt while G D Cameron of British American Elevator Co visits town. Clark's Comedy Co performs at Newton's hall but the Star Artists fail to appear and people face a costly free dance.
Classified brief advertises three colts or gettings and one mare for sale. Enquiries directed to Donald Lamod in Russell. Price listed at 25 cents.
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