Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 19, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba Provincial news. Pica Ibiza mountains. To the editor of thu daily Fuiek Presb. Crops. As i informed you before the crops hero were pretty generally ruined by the Grasshopper ravages the severe Frost putting on the finishing touch and thereby depriving us of oven a partial crop of potatoes whith latter we had calculated of after the Grasshoppers left us. Out of forty bushels that i planted i have Only gathered about five bushels and the most of the settlers have fared similarly. Some two or three however escaped to a certain ext edit the general catastrophe. Or Leary comparatively speaking has had a very fund of us has also had or Watt Duncan and or Mordon but these Are the Only cases in the settlement that the destruction was not Complete. . Better houses Are at present engaging the quention of most of the set slurs. 31 r Leary Lias logs out and hewed for a 20x25 feet inside and two stories High i Galbraith has logs and the Walls partly up for a a ii ouse 20x24 feet inside or want Dun car to erect anew and Ergo domicile this Winter As do also or mor Don Mrilyn or Stevenson. Or Mccullough or bail 10, or pandas i Foster or Adam Sori or Gordon and or Joney. Mril Igor erected a Largo two Atory hewed log House Hist Spring and James Duncan Anil Thomas Duncan built Largo and commodious hewed log houses at the same time. It is quite evident therefore that the crop failure has Only increased our determination to stick to the Beautiful farming country or naw the population of this Section lius Boon increased duri if the i it season by the acquisition of some Twenty three or Twenty four new settlers and still they come and will continue to come till Winter fairly sets in. I think i May safely say to Are growing faster than any other Settle ment in the province and that next and summer s increase will prob ably place us at the head of the list As ichards in fact any other Way of All the new settlements of Manitoba. A i see by the last pure press to hand that some one of our settlers signing himself second has corresponding with you in re Gard to this . To thinks the name i proposed of Prazella is a very Good one and has the Merit of originality Etc at the same time to docs not think it comes up to the ideas of the majority of the settlers. Very Well if it does not suit the settlers they need not adopt it though i beg to state that so far As i have inquired the name scorns to suit the settlers perfectly. Your Cor respondent agrees with me that Oak Dale is too old an i worn out says to something new and proposes the name of Dunmore As one to at will in All likelihood meet the approbation of the people. Stow the name Dun Mero decidedly gets away with me to find anything now in it and As regards the approbation of the settlers those i have spoke ii to seem rather Adverse to it. I am very far from wishing the name i proposed adopted if it does not suit the i think it would to advisable to Call a meeting As soon As decide the matter at once and for Ever. Mountaineer. October 10th, 1875. Of May 13th, 1875, a letter was Bent trom new York to a gentleman in Yoko Hama Japan via England and Brindisi and the said gentleman was requested to Forward the letter and envelope by mail to the writer in 2srew York via Sari Branc Feco which to letter reach ing now York August 8th, gone a distance of Twenty two thousand nulls m eighty eight Days. It May also to interesting to know that after Leav ing Inow York it went to London in a closed mail reaching there May 24th from London it went to Hong Kong closed mail via Alexandria Suez lied Boa Aden Ceylon Penang and Singa pore arriving at hone Kong june 26th. From Hong Kong if went direct to Yokohama closed arriving Trofo by 12 h prom Yokohama it proceeded to san Francisco which place it reached August 1st, arriving in now k. 8th, 1875. It averaged Hundred and fifty Miles por Day e Greene one Here o t i c e City lots Montreal p.q., wholesale nod importer of hats Caps furs also buyer and of raw skins. And prices Quality extent of Stock near Sijats that a. Box Camp Portage Avenue at stoves 250 in Stock. To hats at Steele s auction Mart. Just received a lot of Sample hats which will to sold Chupp. Clarence e. Steele old red River Hall near now merchants bunk. Farming implements machinery motors and sulky in pcs waggons parties who fanning Mills Etc Cross and breaking plows cultivators shelf hardware in endless variety nails axes handles camping outfits Iron Hook picks tinware building paper Kakos carpenters tools Glass Putty oils varnishes brushes Etc. Etc. Foundry. Will build on said lots blasting and sporting powder shot Ball steam and ass fittings plumber s work Caps Etc fuse pumps and piping roofing Avo roughing so. Having got it we a Dot Rorine Llo Kec i the end. Favourable terms to dealers. Oill and Pemmican sinews House and Blaek Mith Coal. A Chc in for Cash it Mckenney bros., b3 pm _ Success orb to l. N. Bontly s Block Winnipeg engines Pat Temh Ana Alcedos Box and Cylinder stoves for burning Wood and con. Iron a brass castings of duh tiption. 108 Cedar Street St. Paul. Mana cu31mer 18v5. Fall goods. A. A. B. Bannatyne wholesale retail a lots Mclenaghan 1 Malloch s pork has arrived and is to be sold ready for inspection. Tailoring. Very Low our new Cutter has arrived. Sure fits guaranteed. I Puen iture r. Cerrie co., for Cash and House furnishing goods. Uto 11. J. Be for salts Tho undersigned Tho to importers or to ibo undersigned 51 03 solid torn. Curtis j. Bid. Apply to a. W. Burrows a25-lm of Staple dry goods. Si-1m Bacon hams and shoulders spiced Boll Bacon tongues and lard. Xxx flour Oats ground feed. Blacic Green and mixed teas in Hall Chest and five and ten fatties. Dry crushed Coffee and Brown Suffaro bad 7 ibs. For 2 la peaches Pino Apple. Quince Shernee Etc. 3. Tics for 21b. Corn peas. Tomatoes Beans Etc., 4 tins for 81.00. 3 la tomatoes 3 tins for 81.00. Whiskies brandies Gin bum 3ia Dena port Sherry and Claret in Wood and glues. Champagnes santeria a and White wines. Bass ale and guineas Porter arts and pints. Dow s ale in Wood 85 cts por Gaj by barrel. Curacao absinthe Maraschino. Large of assortment of bitters. Raspberry vinegar and assorted fruit syrups. Feo Mican Robes fore bought and old. 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