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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
1
The notice lists mail closures at Russell with unusual times including nine a m and five p m on Tuesday and Friday. Other entries mention 2 a m deliveries and a liver leek reference, creating a garbled but urgent postal timetable.
Fragmentary timetable item list mentions Millwood and Winnipeg with various figures. Unclear full event, likely travel or shipping times, with scattered numbers and names.
Russell News items report Murray Perry named station agent at Robin and Rev James Fraser to oversee Roblin Presbyterian duties. Local sport includes a May 12 league football match between White and Russell with 15 cent admission. Community notes cover Sun May 1dth services by Rev Patrick, school exams, provincial appointments, and recent arrivals settling in the district.
Mrs John Heap and children departed Saturday for Rocanville steady home. A basket dance at Bavelaw school Monday drew good attendance. Miss Fraser, formerly Harrowby teacher, now teaches Crescent Ridge. Whitely and Burford returned from Touch Wood Hills. Mare epidemic concerns rise as many new colts die. Beatrice Whitely from Leeds arrives Friday to assist at Craigie. Rev J A Beattie will conduct service May 7 at Millwood with communion and baptism. St Johns vestry reelected Spencer and Drought as wardens. Missionary arrangements to Bagelaw and Harroway approved under Rector supervision.
Secrecity is the order of the day. Miss hi fiied has returned to Tumbell ait now an is Sit wiv recover ine from his recent illness. Mrs. S. Watson is leaving for Qoutarid about say it. Mrs. R. J. Brooks is slowly re covering from her serious illness. Mrs. J. Edwards is at present Visitine her danghter in Winnipeg. The Thmbeil school has again been opened with Miss I. Kelso of Russell in change. Rev. Mr. Inglis preached his farewell sermon last Sunday. He will be succeeded by the Red. Fraser of Shoal Lake.
A league football match is scheduled to be played here on May 12 between Birtle and Russell. The contest will take place on the local grounds with both teams aiming for victory.
Robt. Steverson begins work on his claim in Harrowby. Andy Givens from Arnaud arrives. Village girls discuss forming a baseball club. R. Cowan of Shoal Lake visits. Football practice shows strong turnout. Harrowby school walls open Monday with Miss Thompson of Winnipeg as teacher. Pre communion service led by Rev J A Beattie on Friday May 5 at 7.45 pm. baptism offered. Sabbath service at 3 pm.
The Russell School releases weekly exam results for the intermediate department. Second Class scores include N Anderson 582 and F Setter 558. Third Class Part II lists M Storey 553 and Kelso 550. Part I shows Dunn 445 and See Bach 424. Grade VIII B records Andersen 552 and Wrights 521 with six other irregular-attendance marks omitted.
The Russell club starts league play next Friday visiting Strathclair in a schedule full of questioned strength. Shoal Lake Birtle both boosted by old-country players raise the B series race suspense. A Russell Sports Day set for July 7 with committees forming, subscriptions sought, and athletic plans arranged including band hiring and excursion by CP Rail.
Silver Creek is without Shaw this week due to illness with Victor Wright in charge. A Wednesday meeting at the school house led to unanimous plans to organize a Tennis Club with Hon. President W. J. Doig M. P. as president Melville Anderson vice president Peter J. Hyde secretary treasurer Gordon Rippan as committee member joined by Biss EG Shaw eon Crerar and McKay. The club aims to send players to Winnipeg and other outside tournaments this summer.
The Stratford school report for April lists daily attendance for several grades with most pupils at 18 to 19 days. Only one pupil has been absent any day since enrollment, total enrollment 17, average attendance 1625. Peter L. Hyde, teacher.
A meeting on April 26 in Oddfellows Hall discussed forming an Athletic Association. It proposed a committee of management with W. J. Byis as president and A. P. Shellac as vice president, Dr. T. A. Waight as treasurer, and two members from each club to govern football baseball lacrosse and cricket. The group planned renting agricultural grounds for ten years at 200 dollars annually with a high board fence to host events and charge entry on non-players. A further meeting was planned.
Strathclair readers learn Rev D Sutherland recovers from la grippe while M Chapman and Wm Bald row ship a carload of hogs and cattle. Miss Jessie Ross returns from Treherne. The Royal Templars grow toward one hundred. A farmer rents his Dauphin farm and visits friends. May brings cold but seeds look good. wheat sown slowly as oats seen more profitable. Prairie fires north of Strathclair damaged bluffs and threaten drought and a rainless season, blamed on man’s fire without full moisture support.
Sale register lists T. Young stock and farm implements to be sold Saturday May 6 at 2 pm at Clark's Livery Barn Russell with Alf Clee as auctioneer. Also J. Biggin stock and implements to be sold near Asessippi in sections 12 23 28 on Wednesday May 10 at 2 pm with Alf Clee as auctioneer.
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