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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
1
A prairie panorama extols Silver Creek and Perth region courage with verses by R. D. Coulter and local notes from Asessippi. The column recounts homesteads, cattle talk, Serene farms, sermons, and community notices including school, church, and social happenings with quirks about dogs chasing bannock.
Labor Day observed with close attention in Millwood. A 17 pound fish caught at the mill daily. A bell arrived on Saturday night for the church tower. A wedding of local interest expected this week. Mr. Wallace Hibbert left for Portage. Contingent departed for Shoal Lake for two party conventions. Regret at the termination of J J McKay’s Presbyterian missionary term.
Unsettled weather as local sportsmen enjoy duck season exploits at Shoal Lake. Mr D O Keeffe buys a fine horse from Mr Smithson. Mr Clarke rooms with Mr Nelson for the shooting season. The Historic and Scientific Society reports on the St Paul Trail in the Sixties and on natural science in Manitoba. The 1899 statistical year book is now received, detailing population and trade.
Mr. Cusitar began threshing on Wednesday while Mr. Mullins shipped five carloads of cattle. Miss Norquay dislocated her arm when her buggy toppled after a harness broke four miles from Russell. The Shoal Lake excursion broke records for accidents. two men were killed near Minnedosa and others injured. A letter from Springs, Transvaal, lists cheap prices on canned goods and staples. The town learns of various visits, sermons, rail talks, and local commerce, with weather and court notes framing the week.
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