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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1922
Page
2
The Alberta premier’s critique of government paternalism is echoed as a call for national independence. The piece argues federal, provincial, and municipal bodies overregulate daily life, from meals and attire to work hours, dampening self reliance and initiative. It urges trimming petty expenses and encouraging private enterprise to foster prosperity.
Premier T C Norris was re elected leader of Manitoba's Liberal party at a Winnipeg convention. The assembly endorsed Norris with strong praise for his record and leadership qualities and supported motions for preferential ballot use in single member constituencies and to let the people vote again on liquor sales under direct legislation.
Fragmentary text notes the prorogation of a legislative session, indicating an official action to end the current meeting period. The snippet signals procedural closure without detailing dates or outcomes.
In Ottawa the government faced opposition from its own ranks twice this week. McMaster leads a motion urging consistency, while two government followers proposed large cuts to militia estimates, risking reduced training camps and war preparation. The heated debate exhausted a House sitting and awaits a further vote.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Alberta had fifteen fur farms with land and buildings worth 59 000 and animals valued at 139 670 at year end 1920. Canada totals five eighty two fur farms. Prince Edward Island lists 306. Alberta leads Karakul sheep with 1100 head valued at 80 000 and a 1920 lamb crop of 400. Alberta fox farms show 183 silver 49 500 98 patch 9 350 25 red 800 with only two patch pelts sold for 300.
A Dominion of Canada inquiry into wheat by products and feeding stuffs like bran shorts middlings and feed flour finds current protein fat and fibre levels too low especially for young stock. Recommendations call for bran protein to >=15 percent fat >=3.5 percent fibre <=11.5 percent. shorts protein >=16 percent fat >=5 percent. middlings protein >=16.5 percent. Twenty samples evaluated.
The report presents tabular data on feed flour quality with protein fat and fibre percentages for better class flours. It also summarizes thirty screening samples including twenty one whole and nine ground, noting variability and average composition: 14.40 percent protein 4.05 percent fat and 6.68 percent fibre.
E A Barnes dies at Winnipeg General Hospital after a long illness. Born in England, he lived in Dakota and Winnipeg before farming near Kelloe and Shoal Lake. He leaves a wife, two sons, a sister Mrs L Carter of Stonewall, and two brothers in England. Funeral at Shoal Lake McLean cemetery.
The Rural Municipality of Russell enforces the Animals Act restricting stallions bulls rams and bears from running at large with penalties from 10 to 95 dollars or 10 days to two months imprisonment. The act authorizes civil damages and calls for provincial police enforcement. a copy is available from the Office of the Live Stock Winnipeg.
E Leech offers neat work with moderate terms from a workshop opposite Union Bank.
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