Railway Extensions Sought For Manitoba Lines
The Manito ba and Northwestern Railway seek extensions in Parliament for routes from Yorkton to Prince Albert, Russell to Manitoba boundary, Portage la Prairie Arden area to boundary, Westbourne Beautiful Plains to Lake Dauphin, and Theodore Isinger to township 32 range 18 or 196 plus Bredenburg to Kamsack Bavelaw. A prairie fire damaged grain and buildings in the Gerald district. Threshing for the season winds up with satisfactory yield and quality. Local Improvement District 652 Spy Hill Municipality formation vote shows little interest, keeping the district unchanged for next year.
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Hallowe’en
Manitoba and Northwestern Railway
Yorkton
Prince Albert
Russell
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
Arden
Westbourne
Beautiful Plains
Lake Dauphin
Duck Mountains
Theodore and
Isinger
Bredenburg
Kamsack
Gerald
652
Spy Hill
Strathclair Market Notes and Local Movements
Store keepers in Strathclair sell for cash only. Smith Russell shipped potatoes east on Monday. Angus and John McKay ship four cars of oats to Fort William this week. D McCutcheon bought grain in Stornoway for winter. Rev Caleb Parker is now the Methodist minister. Robisons of the CPR station travelled east to Montreal for ten days. Threshing is nearly finished. Government elevators see little activity as farmers store grain themselves. Oats range 22 to 24 cents on the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Russell
Angus
John McKay
Fort William
D. McCutcheon
Stornaway
Caleb Parker
Robison
Montreal
Silverton and area notes from Angusville meeting
Silverton Silver Creek council met at Angusville on Saturday last. F Dickinson intends leaving shortly for his homestead at Swan River. A R Tingley of Russell was a business visitor to Silverton on Saturday. J Whiteman has been on the sick list for the past few days but is now on the mend. Threshing is well underway grain is yielding well and the farmers are wearing an extra broad smile. Gibbs Hyde general store has had a busy week and the new proprietors should feel assured of success.
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Silver Creek
Angusville
F. Dickinson
Swan River
A. R. Tingley
Russell
Silverton
J. Whiteman
S. G. Keating
Messrs
R. Whiteman
E. Crerar
B. Greaves
Winnipeg
The
Agricultural College
Gibbs & Hyde
Dropmore Grain Activity and Local Notices
Dropmore reports busy grain work with about sixty teams daily. Ralph Nevil lost a valuable mare last week while the Misses Leflar returned to Russell on Monday. Mrs Nevil and sons moved into a new house last week. The outfit was found in the ditch after a recent incident involving the Colonel and the Sergeant. Good buns are helping threshing progress as another day finishes. Some grain turns out very well with the maxim slow but sure guiding efforts. Among the lucky ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leflar
Russell
Dropmore’s Neighboring Toast and Local Sports Notables
The Dropmore correspondent reports a casual toast among friends including Bill and Erin. J Bernie finally bags a coveted specimen he spoke of, pleasing sporting circles and prompting calls to earn favor in Kilmarnock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Erin
Dropmore
J. Bernie
Kilmarnock
Land tax sales and farm auction notice
Sale of farm stock machinery and household goods of Mr. Chas Lane four miles west of Harrowby on Thursday October 27 at 1 pm conducted by auctioneer E J Naffziger. Lands for arrears of taxes at McKay's boarding house Mississippi on October 28 at 2 pm. Rural Municipality of Boulton lands for arrears of taxes at the clerk's office Tuesday November 1 at 2 pm. Rural Municipality of Shell River lands at the Municipal office Roblin Tuesday November 8 at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Lane
Harrowby
E. J. Naffziger
McKay
Asessippi
Boulton
Shell River
Roblin
Kenney Harvey Entertainment at Wright's hall Nov 4
The Kenney-Harvey entertainers headline Wright's hall on November 4 with Bert Harvey and C LeRoy Kenney presenting Barrel of Fun plus new comic songs and sketches. The company features Miss Blanche Deering on violin and piano and Miss Lily Crossley a contralto from New York as part of the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenney-Harvey
Wright’s Hall
Bert Harvey
C. LeRoy Kenney
Ocean
Blanche Deering
Lily Crossley
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bavelaw
Strathclair
Ralph Nevil
Kenney Harvey Entertainment
Hi. P. Reed
Lawrence & Meeres Photo Studio
Russell, Manitoba
20Th Century Brand
Ulster
Perfectio
Worsted & Tweed Sa
Boy’s College
Astrachan
Smellie Bros
G W. Coulter
Oliver Keating
John Douglas
H. Hoeflin
Great Falls
Montana
E. M. Williais Russell Tan
Halling Bros
Main Street
Art Tailoring Co
Toronto
Gurney
C. Hi. Staples
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