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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1913
Page
10
Fragmentary notice from The Banner announces a weekly reward scheme from the office of Petlication Mair and J Russell in Manitoba. The garbled text suggests a monetary incentive, but exact terms and dates remain unclear due to damaged OCR.
Letter from a resident correcting a Banner report that a December nomination would raise funds by by law. The author notes the vote should occur at the election and offers a pencil sketch of potential action for ratepayers.
A provincial plan to improve rural highways through The Good Roads Act is outlined, enabling municipalities to borrow up to six percent of assessed property value. A revised assessment of fifteen dollars per acre could raise about 126000 with the province paying one third, plus potential 160000 more in funding. Split log drag tests across Manitoba roads show rapid, broad improvements, prompting calls for wider adoption.
The Prairie Chicken open season runs October 1 to October 20 inclusive. The Chief Game Warden urges all hunters who lack a game license to apply early to avoid the rush. Resident license fee is $100. Non residents must obtain a nonresident license. Applications go to the Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Wicrivey.
In four months 38 cripples from railway construction camps have appealed for aid in Port Arthur. A Canadian judge ruled relying on Christian Science in serious illness is akin to manslaughter. Unionists plan to petition King George to refuse assent to the Home Rule for Ireland bill.
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