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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
1
The piece argues true gratitude goes beyond obvious gifts, requires faith in a vast providence, and recognizes moral renewal in society. It critiques greed among the powerful, praises civic awakening, and links national gratitude to spiritual prosperity and accountability. A run-away accident involving Councillor Rae’s family is noted with no injuries.
Grain prices show No 1 hard 77 cents, No 1 northern 76 cents, No 2 73 cents, No 3 71 cents, oats 34 cents, barley 31 cents. Livehogs demand varies by weight from 7 to 7. to 6 cents. cattle market steady with strong demand for good cattle and liberal receipts. Export cattle set at 244 cents for choice steers 1,100 pounds plus. 2 ½ to 24 cents for choice cows 1,100 pounds plus. Sheep show good demand with high quality wethers 5 cents, ewes 4 4/5 to 4 1/2 cents, lambs 54 to 6 cents.
A valuable ox owned by W. H. Jakemann was killed in an incident near Roblin. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Council of the Municipality of Russell met in Russell on Friday October 12. Reeve Williams and Councillors Huddlestone Johnston and Hallam attended. Minutes from the previous meeting were read and adopted. The council accepted terms with the Russell Gas Co for a yearly rental of five dollars and taxed property at usual valuations. A petition to reallow timber cutting on timber reserves was ordered signed by the reeve and secretary-treasurer. List of accounts totalling numerous payments to named individuals and firms was approved for payment. Council adjourned to December 21 at 7 a.m. Carried.
Thanksgiving Day plans and services noted with Dixie Jubilee Singers at the Agricultural Hall on Tuesday Oct 23. Harvest services scheduled in Russell, Shellmouth and Boulton with organ recitals in Shellmouth and Russell. Local deaths, weddings, and society notices, including the Ross burial, Miss Watson Sutherland wedding in Winnipeg, and Edmont on couple’s move. Hockey club reorganization and dentist visit announcements also appear.
Various town notices announce Oct 19 concert by Tom Marks Co and Oct 23 events at Dixie Jubilee Singers Waller's Hall and Binscarth Presbyterian church. Hockey club plans, hall layout at the Drug Store, and an orchestral concert with a Nov 12 program plus a Harvest service at Lidford schoolhouse. A hockey rink project and a serious hand car accident involving Harvey Skynner are reported with preliminary condition notes.
Albert Wood, a young resident of Gilbert Plains, was fatally injured Saturday while out shooting. An Ottawa conference resulted in subsidies increasing by two and a quarter million to be paid to the provinces.
An awkward dated notice announces Mr and Mrs J Rogers welcoming an event at Sheaeon Thareday with details unreadable, indicating a family milestone or social notice in the community.
Fragmentary OCR reads about Rev. finala and a church event at Fort Bie with a reference to Rev. Aud Mis. The readable names and places are incomplete but indicate a church-related notice or obituary style item.
On Saturday October 20 auctioneered by James Nixon the sale lists farm stock and implements of R Berger near Rothbury and of James K E Normington on Sec 28 24 32 with James Nixon as auctioneer.
A London distribution will allocate fifteen million dollars to local charities. The Carr farm at Portage sold to a Winnipeg syndicate for four hundred fifty dollars per acre. Fire destroyed many threshing rugs across the province raising concerns for machine protection during harvest. J L Haycok reports unprecedented binder twine usage in Canada this year. Farmers sold four million dollars worth of goods, with over half a million more than last year. International Harvester imported some funds and shipped six thousand tons within Canada and five hundred tons from England.
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