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Russell Banner

Location

Russell, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Oct 25, 1917

Page

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For Sale A Coal Heater Nearly New

Classified note offers a coal heater in near new condition for sale. Contact Mrs L Laycock for details.

L. Laycock

Grand Auction Sale of Horses Implements and Furniture

Grand auction sale 6 miles north of Russell on Wednesday October 31 at 1 pm includes horses implements furniture and household goods with extension beds mattresses tables chairs crockery and more. Cash sales up to 20 dollars, balance on 12 months credit at 8 percent interest. 5 percent discount for cash. Luncheon from 12 to 1. Mrs Gordon Alf Clee, Proprietoress Auctioneer.

Russell Gordon Alf Clee

Medical boards pass 25000 men as fit for service

Medical boards report that about 25 thousand men are deemed fit for military service while roughly 80 percent seek exemptions. The figures reflect the wartime draft screening and exemption requests processed by authorities.

To Rent Queen's Hotel Stable This Winter

Stable space at Queen's Hotel offered for rent. Advertises a profitable live livery operation for a winter occupancy. Apply at hotel for details and terms.

Queen’s Hotel

Auction Sale for Garnett and McIntyre Prop Auctioneers

Auction notice for W. S. Garnett and A. R. McIntyre as owners and prop auctioneers. Details unreadable. event advertised as upcoming public sale conducted by the listed firm.

W. S. Garnett A. R. McIntyre

Working Men and Women Home Dreams Question

A dated query asks if today’s home meets the dream of working men and women. The caption implies a focus on housing fulfillment and user expectations.

Local Russell notes include visits and military news

Dr. Pike the dentist will be in Russell on November 15. Photoplay Idle Wives shown at the Bijou on November 1. Mrs Geo Matheson of Cartwright visited Russell last week. Lt. Col Campbell dies in France. Major Boulton back on furlough after overseas service. Rural mail delivery extended from Asses­sippi to Lennard and through Boulton. Russell Lodge A F and A M to meet with JD GM visiting. Red Cross donations total 934.17. rural Municipality adds 250. Fire losses hit local farms. Barns burned in Binscarth area. War loan canvass organized in Russell area with Smeliie appointed chair. Manitoba split into 10 districts for loan drives. Appointments and reorganizations noted for local officials and businesses. Studies of exemption rules noted ahead of military drafts.

Geo Matheson Cartwright Russell R. Jones Clarence Robin Alessippi W Charles Ormsby F J Halling Kamsack LG Swindell Asessippi Lennard Boulton J W Smith Rapid City Russell Lodge Russell Red Cross Society British Red Cross Society Jas. R Anderson Geo Meeres DE Boulton Major Boulton Col Campbell France Campbell Fort Pelly Sask Manitoba WL Johnson Binscarth W L Johnson Nxt T. R. Billet I Russell Wilson & Glen G P Smeliie R H McCallum John Sinclair D Hough Rosburn R J Coulter J Crerar Silver Creek H V_ Bailey Glen Russell Municipality Russell Town Staple's Block Self Millwood Wim L Johnson

Winter Looms Over Silverton After Red Cross Gift

Silverton residents donated 117.00 to the British Red Cross. Deaths include W T Keating of Silverton and Mrs Cecilia Anderson, aged 77, with funerals held in Silverton Church and Silver Creek cemetery respectively. Keating leaves one daughter, two sisters, five brothers, and many friends. Anderson leaves three sons Thos in BC, Wm in France, and John in the district.

King Winter Silverton British Red Cross W T Keating J Robertson Silverton Church Cecilia Anderson John Thos France Silver Creek

Red Cross Choir Delights at Tuesday Benefit Concert

The Red Cross Choir under Mrs Lucas with Madame Deane at the piano gave a splendid evening of music. Soloists Miss Setter Miss Boulton Mrs Nelson and duets by Park and Plewes pleased a large audience. The Kentucky Babe encore and two well rendered choruses earned praise. Major Boulton praised Red Cross and YMCA efforts at the front and urged continued support.

Red Cross Mrs Lucas Madame Deane Miss Setter Boulton Nelson Messrs Park P Lewes Miss Walker Messrs Swallow Glen Huddlestone Smetlie

Local visits and church notices amid harvest weather in Shellmouth

Shellmouth welcomes Mr and Mrs Matheson of Cartwright with Mrs Gerrard as district friends renew acquaintances. The letter warns of arson threats amid a recent blaze and calls for a farmer vigilante group in Binscarth and surrounding districts to protect property and capture the incendiaries. The community reports snowfall delaying threshing and lists upcoming Ladies Aid and Presbyterian services and a Red Cross collection.

Matheson Cartwright Shellmouth Gerrard J L McFadyen Presbyterian Church

Destruction of Forty Thousand Belgian Buildings by Germans

Report states that German forces destroyed about forty thousand buildings across Belgium. The tally reflects widespread devastation amid military operations and air activity, with civilians displaced and infrastructure heavily damaged.

Belgium

Bankrupt Stock Auction Ends Russell Trading Co Sale

Final cleanup auctions of the bankrupt stock include men’s boots ladies rubbers hats caps groceries and more. Two sessions Saturday at 230 and 830 pm conducted by St Hughes, Auctioneer. Also noting the Home Economic Society annual meeting Friday Nov 2 at 330 pm in the Presbyterian church basement with roll call soup recipes officer elections and a discussion on women’s income. Tea to follow. members urged to attend.

Russell Trading Co St Hughes The Home Economic Society Presbyterian Church Smellie Boutton

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rs Farthing, Millwood A . Russell John H. Drought Man I. McFarlane Cole N M. D. Gordon TC Paden Ressbuin Gleneffer Smellic Bros Fred Gordon Russell Farmers’ Elevator Company, Limited Egivanate Dan Walter McKay Wilson & Glenn& Solicitors L Wolfson Thunder Creek S. D Thunder Creek School Novist Roth E Bryant Roth Idle Wives Chautauqua Chautauqua Lake N. Y Canada U.S United States England Australia Ada J. Ward Robert Sutcliffe Jean Macdonald Elliott A Boyl
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