Forts and Fur Trade Shaped the Assiniboine Valley
The Chronicle recalls 18th century forts along the Assiniboine near Welby, Silver Creek, and Shellmouth, built by Grant and Sutherland as the North West and Hudson’s Bay companies vied for trade. It notes a shift after mid‑century from beaver to land wealth as settlers and railways reshaped the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grant
North West Company
Fort Esperance
Qu’Appelle River
Big Cut Arm Creek
Welby
Peter ‘Grant
Assiniboine
Upper
Red River
Qu’Appelle
Silver Creek
Binscarth
John Sutherland
Hudson's Bay Company
Cuthert Grant
Shell River
Shellmouth
Peter
Togo
Sask
Port Ellice
Fort Pelly
Marchwell
Pelly
Fort Ellice
Montreal
London
Russell
Wolverine
Asessippi
Castle Avery
Scouts Resume Meetings Seek Bird House Prize
The Russell group will restart regular Scout meetings on Sept 7 inviting all to enter a bird house contest with prizes. A summer camp write up recounts 21 Scouts from multiple towns camping at Silver Arrowhead on the White Mud River with patrols named Crows Beavers and Owls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Flin Flon
Branson
Oaks River
Dauphin
Neepawa
Silver Arrowhead
White Mud River
Waterman
Tenderfoot
Council
Jeepawa
Lee “Shaw
Russell Banner publication note
The Russell Banner is a weekly newspaper published each Thursday in Russell Manitoba and is a member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russel
Manitoba
Years Ago Highlights from September Issues
A retrospective column recalls events from Septembers of 1908 1913 and 1978 in Russell. Notable items include a bear escape at Queen's Hotel a new school staff list a blacksmith shop an electric plant some railway wiring and local agricultural prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen’s Hotel
Mberty
Bruin
Keating
McIntosh
Silverton
Northern Elevator Company
Mary Graham Buie
John McGinnis
Minniska
Brightside
A. ‘Smith
F. Duchesneau
A. Murphy
Eats
J. Mault
Russell Council
Watepayers
Harrowby
Eadcliffe
Riverside
Russell Agriculturals
Oats
J. Seifert
R. J. Coulter
M. Iwaniuk
R. Rannie
J. Jackson
T. Jackson
Toronto
Sutter
Manitoba
Russell
Shoal Lake
Russell School
Iverach
Kippan
Fleming
McCrindle
Moore
J. H.doughty
AM. Pratt
Oats yield leader pinned at Angusville fair
Dan Sebaski threshed 4200 bushels of oats from a 45 acre field to top the local yields. Municipal elections set for a two year term this fall with mayors and reeves to be chosen. The piece also notes a 1938 tennis mixed doubles win at Binscarth and garden produce on display in The Banner window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angusville
Dan Sebaski
Ometlie
Binscarth
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Chronicle of
Gilbert Johnson
Silver Arrowhead Camp
Aoe
Eader
WR. Park & Sons
Russell Banner
Carmack
The
Christian Science Monitor
Westinghouse
coLe Cour
Se Westinghouse
Casitar’s
Radio Electric Sales & Service
Russell, Man
St. Massey Tractor
Jr. Massey Tractor
J.D
John Deere
McCorl Deering
E. C. Shepherd
John Leere
MAN
Brantford
Binder
Hilver
Hembroff & Smart
B.A
C. C. Graham
Geo
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