Treaties with the Indians and a 1886 agency dispute
An examination of how Canadian Indians negotiated treaties with the Crown, the role of interpreters, and promises of compensation. The article recounts a 1886 incident at File Hills where Indian leaders protested losses of garden produce and a painter’s claim, leading to a settlement and shifts in policy toward agency work and hay provisioning.
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R. H. Williams
Glasgow House
Regina
File Hills
Crapper Bros
Fine Sheep For Sale In Saskatchewan Annual Auctions
J G Robertson Saskatchewan livestock commissioner announced a valuable selection of pure bred Oxford Shropshire and Leicester ewes and rams from the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders Association sales will be in Regina on November 9 and Saskatoon on November 19.
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J. G. Robertson
Saskatchewan
Oxford
Shropshire
Leicester
Toronto
Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders’ Association
Regina
Saskatoon
Divorces Granted in Winnipeg Court
Eight divorce cases were heard by Mr. Justice Curran in Winnipeg recently. Six decrees were granted while decisions in the two remaining applications were not rendered.
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Justice Curran
Winnipeg
Prisoner Made Wooden Keys To Aid Escape
Fred Mitre, imprisoned at Port Arthur district jail for theft, faced trial on a charge of making wooden keys to help other inmates escape.
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Fred Mitre
Port Arthur
Twelve Months For False Pretences
Alex Syroishka formerly of Wakaw now Winnipeg elevator man was sentenced by Judge Macdonald to twelve months in jail for false pretences in the sale of A Westerall’s Calgary farm to Wakaw farmer Yocka Trach. He bought the land for 16 dollars an acre, claimed 19.75, and charged 600 dollars for the complainant, a misrepresentation noted by the judge as a deeply despicable act against an illiterate foreigner.
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Painter
Piapot
Alex
Syroishka
Winnipeg
Macdonald
A. Westerall
Calgary
Alberta
Yocka Trach
Canada Second in Use of Telephone
Officials of Bell Telephone Company compare Canada with other nations to show its high per capita telephone use. Canada ranks second after the United States with 10.8 telephones per 100 people, ahead of Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, and Italy.
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Canada
Bell Telephone Company
United States
Great Britain
Sweden
Norway
Germany
France
Italy
Rainbow Sold to Seattle Firm After Navy Bids
The old cruiser Rainbow was sold to Neider & Marcus of Seattle after bids were invited for the Canadian navy units.
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Rainbow
Neider & Marcus
Seattle
What makes a bee hum according to farmer Ogema
The bee’s humming comes from the wings as they fly not from a voice box. Very fast wing movement creates audible vibrations in air within our hearing range, explaining why we hear a hum when the bee is near. Some waves are too slow or too fast to hear, and many sounds and colors remain inaudible or unseen.
Why a Noise Breaks a Window
A noise breaks a window because a sound is an irregular air wave with weight and power. If the sound is strong enough, it shakes the window beyond its capacity to resist. Air moves in waves from outside, then back inside, making the window vibrate and fail.
Lover of Birds and the Mystery of Nest Building
The article explains that birds build nests by instinct, a power animals possess without learning or prior experience. It contrasts instinct with human learning, noting instinct cannot adapt beyond its design while intelligence allows broader learning. No one knows where instinct originates.
Classic Candy Making Instructions From a Historic Cookbook
Two cups brown sugar with half cup milk are heated gently until a drop in cold water forms a bail. The stage takes about ten minutes with constant stirring to prevent scorching. Remove from fire after adding a heaping tablespoon of butter and cook until creamy with a slight grain. Stir in a pound of its broken portions awaiting further steps.
Fort McLeod Frontiersman Jack Symonds Recalled
A recollection of Jack Symonds, a former North West Mounted Policeman and Strathcona's Horse sergeant, who shared tales from the South African War. In Calgary he told of a Boer farmhouse encounter ending in a staged execution delayed by a British patrol. He later greeted John Hawkes, likening him to Captain Kettle.
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Fort McLeod
Jack Symonds
North West Mounted Police
Strathcona
John Hawkes
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Symonds
Mr. Hawkes
Captain Kettle
Edmonton editor Frank Oliver and the learned swear words
An Edmonton legend recounts how Frank Oliver, a veteran editor, and his wife once swore in unison after an ox cart stuck in a slough. She claimed the vocabulary came from him and warned restraint in her presence, while he kept swearing fluently when alone. The tale lives on among old timers.
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Frank Oliver
Edmonton
Oliver
Mr. Oliver
Lloyd George in Canada Visit Recalled From Two Decades Past
The article recalls Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain visiting Western Canada about eighteen to twenty years ago as a simple MP. He toured during an inquiry into Welsh settlement schemes, guided by C. W Speers, Dominion Colonization Agent, and expressed belief that radical reformists could lead the British people without their traditional aristocratic leaders.
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Star Blankets
Star Blanket
Stern Child
Dominion
Ottawa
Fire Hills
Septeber
Agent Williams
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Western Canada
House of Commons
England
Canada
C. W Speers
Dominion Colonization
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Totose Apwe
Government of Canada
Britain
Europe
Morris
Farmer
Ogema
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