Russell County Exhibition Notes Weather Impacts on Attendance
The Russell County show remains strong though this year’s nineteenth animal exhibition faced weather delays hindering harvest and fewer top livestock entries. Directors stress ongoing enterprise, invite members to annual meeting, and list prize winners across Draught Purposes, Agricultural Purposes, General Purposes, road and carriage classes, and livestock categories with several firsts to notable exhibitors.
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Russell County
Russell
D. T. Wilson
Geo. Cartwright
Castlevery
Local notices and business updates from Russell area
The local column reports extending the herd law to December 1, new appointments and resignations at several firms, purchases of threshing outfits, and a preacher visiting Russell. It notes grain prices and a hay stable fire, rising wheat yields, snow delay, and C P R timetable changes with a tri weekly Toronto train starting October 15.
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Winnipeg
Toronto
Harvesters
Harvest notes and local chatter from Silver Creek district
Mr. Duncan Stewart of Stratford Ontario visited Silver Creek last week. James Franklin hired as a feeder for Kippan and McFarlane's threshing outlet. Miss Yeates the Silver Creek teacher attended the Birtle teachers convention. Robi Hammond traveled to Creeford and returned home briefly while harvest work continues. Threshing resumed at Jas A Kippan's. stacks suffer color but not grain quality. Farmers peel wet stacks to dry and protect grade. Jas Rea sold his sheep to A McDonagh of Russell. Wolves are thick, making retention difficult.
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James Franklin
Kippan & McFarlane
Miss Yeates
Silver Creek
Birtle
Robi. Hammond
Creeford
Jas. A. Kippan’s
Quiet wedding at Baptist manse in Strathclair
In Shoal Lake Star report, Mr. T. Watson and Miss Minnie Hogg both of Strathclair wed by Rev. T. Hagen at the Baptist manse. Two men captured in Hamiota for suspected safe robbery were arraigned in Brandon for carrying concealed weapons and jailed for thirty days with hard labor. R. Carson of Lone Tree found a human skeleton while removing gravel from a hill near his home. the full grown body appears ancient and poorly preserved.
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Mr. T. Watson
Minnie Hogg
Strathclair
T. Hagen
Hamiota
Geo. Mason
Wilson
Brandon
R. Carson
Lone Tree
Carson
The Banner announces 1902 subscription offer
The Banner offers new subscribers a fifteen month paper for one dollar. The paper seeks large subscriber growth in the next three months and promises three months free for new signups.
Threshing in Full Swing Amid Rain Delays
Brightside notes threshing active as Geo Temple lowers stacks due to rain. John Rea reports strong yield and wheat quality after several days of work. Topp hauls water for Cusitar’s engine. Cusitar praises finding good help. Rumor says Chas Pittaway family plans a trip to the Old Sod this winter. Bears are plentiful. R. Simms reports a sighting recently.
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Geo. Temple
John Rea
Topp
Wmn
Cusitar
Russell Council Charts Road and Fence Actions
The Rural Municipality of Russell meets on Friday September 27 at 10 am. Minutes adopt prior record. A road project between sections 29 and 30 township 21 range 28 is authorized to spend up to 50 dollars, including purchase and completion. The council agrees to sell part of lot 1 block 86 to the Russell Rink Association for 25 dollars. Fence removal between sections 29 and 32 is ordered by October 15. Arbitrators Arm strong and Crerar named to settle school district dispute. A list of bills totaling 33.25 to 100.00 is approved. Herd law extended to December 1. Next meeting set for December 21.
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Russell
Williams-Thompson
Russell Rink Association
Jackson
Crerar-Williams
Londonderry
Edwin Armstrong
Boulton
William Crerar
Silver Creek
Donald Kelso
W. J. Doig
Joseph Allen
John Matheson
D.M. Kinnaird
J. P. Laycock
Huddlestone-Cartwright
Proposal to rename Philippine islands as McKinley Islands
A suggestion proposes renaming the Philippine islands to McKinley Islands. The idea centers on honoring President William McKinley and could fuel discussions about colonial naming practices and national identity.
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Philippine Islands
McKinley Islands
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A. A. Seebach
Wm. Hembroff
Orling
John E.eating
A. Forsythe
Wm. Sherritt
John E. Keating
Ist
Chas. McDonald
Wm. Cusitar
S. G Keating
Wm. Setter
R. W. Patterson
S. G. Keating
T. Clements
W. S. Crerar
J. C. Langford
Oliver Keating
Wm. E. Keating
Richard Keating
Sheppard
W. G. Williams
Gritwood
Garibaldi
Richard Eating
Wim. Hembroff
Durham
Bull
J. Horner
H. Smith
John Peddie
S. G
James Rea
Ram
Wm Sherritt
Ram Lamb
R W Patterson
M Gordon
SWINE
Alfred Cleeson
H Smith
W S Garnett
E Moore
Chas. Thom
Simellie Bros. & Co
Cranwell & Ferguson
Mr. Coone
Rossburn
Russell Methodist Church
Jas. Thom
T. Hill
Harry Thomson
Smellie Bros. & Co
Gladstone
Manitoba
Gordon Kippatt
John Bailey Corn
W. B. Lennard
Miss Parkinson
Walkerton
Ont
F. H. Mayhew
Stanley Rootham
Churchbridge
Jas. Nixon
A. G. P. Smellie
Duncan Stewart
Stratford, Ont
the Banner
Brightside
Russell Council
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