Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 3, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba City and provincial news furniture t. He Cioe rooms the meteorological lir observer hero bags to has the weather fixed for a week peace River wonderfully mild climate Lor and least. It is said that a deck unknown was drowned off the Steamer Minnesota on her last up trip. If Tho citizens at Large think As much of some people As these do themselves .11 i _ in a 4 n f f f Iff it coun who accompanied or Fleming across the continent and whose report of f comparison Flora found on the o route e Rihan cd Tho value of the Blue Book of Survey so much is now in town. Return ing from a botanical examination of the peace River country. From some notes with which lie favored his Friend or Burrows who never loses an Opportunity to obtain statistical information of Tho territory to learn that the pro Fessor left Ottawa on the 10th of May Columbia and since that time has examined the Flora of the of 1 the township named. A the to rotary communicated the the land j.1_ a. A int Xvi a no n a Voricl henceforth to entered by that name in news i we will to lil Coly to next year Havo about thirty it is reported that one Man applied to the sheriff offering to do Tho slip knot business some Days before Mcivor s trial Camo Oil. Hod River ferry is having an of Coo Dinely unhappy time just now. Ice not Good for its machinery and frequent stoppages for repairs Are Mado. Whole of the peace River Speaks of it in Tho most Valley and enthusiastic Large number of mennonites Are in the City now. They Camo in yesterday and had some difficulty in getting across the River. Winter supplies is the mat ter. Citizens interested in licenses for the liquor business Ivory stables Board ing billiard drays and other things feel a Little interested those Days. _ _ _ runaway. Go Rio go s team Camo flying up Notro Dame eur not yesterday and made knocked Down furniture out of Tho Wagon in no time. People wore along the line of March this morning collecting splinters to kindle their fires with. Police court. Tho first Case of mennonite drunk was up thin these people very do that sort of thing and John Icem pol is looked upon by his col ii its As something of a curiosity. He took four of those wholesale horns yesterday and carried to Tho police station in a packing Case. To remarked to a police Man this morning. Schnapps no Good. To was fined and costs. Terms As a country admirably fitted for settlement and the Chilt ovation of All the cereals. m As a remarkable fact that Tho lower part of the River Distant from the Mountain is oven More suitable for settlement having a warmer climate and is less subject to Early frosts this is proven beyond a doubt by a comparison Flora As Well As by Tho growth of cereals and vegetables where tried. The first Frost encountered by or Macoun was on the 8th of sept Whon at the Forks of the Atha Basca Ivor. To was of course sur prised by the result of his examinations and never ceased to wonder that Buch an immense extent of country valuable for Sot Loment could have so Long remained closed to civilization where Over tried Only within the last few years however All kinds of vegetable and Coreal growth Wor remarkably successful for instance at fort Var Neil lion in la t. 58.42-200 mile s West of fori , where the magnificent peace Olivor is Yards wide on Tho 6th of August Barley was Ripe and Cut and on Tho found on Bis arrival Barley and Oats Ripe and fit to Cut. At fort Mcmurray on tie Forks of the Athabasca River or Moberly the Hudson Bay co officer in an excellent Garden in which most kinds Tho office. Name Meadow a Young lady township was conferred up on township. 13. We Havo regular Sabbath services by presbyterians methodists and Episco Paliana. Woodlands 14 has lately been erected into a protestant Schoel District but failure in crops a school has not Boon opened. For the same reason Meadow Lea although much in want of a school remains without. The want of a Post office which has Long been is now remedied by a weekly mail via Baio St. Paul. The first mail leaves this morning at seven o clock and the return mail will arrive about four p m. Scott of Meadow rebellion in the West crushed c. A Radiger 8, brother Imp Preib and Peai Erb in wines i w my j _ Len is our postmaster. To is an old hand at Post off icing having been in the service Deputy postmaster of ramp ton ont., for several years. He was sworn in last woe by Aid. Messes f it dip Sott v a and we Tay Lor Are his sureties. Our missionary meeting will be hold next Friday evening 5th Hist in a Neil s building. A deputation composed of Kovs. Goo Young m Fawcett and j m Harrison is expected. Or George Lipsett has sent his family Home to. , ont to attend school. A letter from them states that they arrived safely having made the trip in ten Days. Or. A. 0. , who bade us goodbye about three weeks _1______i j v. Avvis n to to xxt1 1 i has also arrived Homo. 11 return next Spring by mrs Anderson. Nov 1st, 1875. H. B. The British lion raised and looking after v Narf cigars. A Large assortment of English French and american gab goods and groceries quiness and pints. India and Bernard s Angostura. I Bass quarts and pints. Brands. Congo Hyson gun pow Dor Best m Sau Champag Nib mosello Claret Jules Kobe Bis quit Dii Bouche at on sunday oven nil Tho third go Young s special course of sermons to Young people was listened to by a Large audience., Tho subject being the evils of evil the ser Mon was very pointed and exhaustive occupying Noary an hour in delivery and yet attracting the utmost attention and apparent sympathy of Tho Congre gation which was composed largely of o i i _ of 4-ua of vegetables wore growing and from which Tho carried away by permission half a dozen Fine cucumbers at Isle Lacrosse 300 Miles North Anc West of Carlton at the Mouth o Beaver Eiver with a grist Mill and Fine Fields he found potatoes still ii ground on the 22nd of september no having had any Frost there up to that time. At1 Green Lake 150 Miles n w of Carlton to found crops of potatoes being taken but of the ground 600 Bush Els in one Fie d. Hero Are of Chipp Wayans and half Breeds settled and All grow potatoes and catch fish. All Tho lakes North of the Saskatchewan seem to abound in fish and or Macoun thinks this Section of country Partick i do i hyper Dunlop old j i find Irish. In Wood j. Ashdown s. Iced and people. Tho fourth of the course on next-5abhath-evening will to the Young Pool Early fitted for Tho urge Rev gentleman upon the subject of a fast fruit p j Mcgill and d 11 for Mccoll Bro thers of London ont Are now in the province taking orders for fruit and ornamental Trees. Tho nurseries of Tho firm Are located at Rochester and Geneva a and Bear a i i St class rep tation in Ontario. Or Megill will can Vass in Tho neighbourhood of Tho City and or Mcgugan will take Tho Western sections and they propose to sell on such Varit Iod of Trees a their Long of teaches Thorn to be suitable to Tho climate. Tho messes Mccoll pro establishing a permanent business Here and will Endeavor to give every satisfaction to t coir customers. Waltl acre is a Sot Loment of about a Cuna Diasio located on Plum River 7 South of Grillio d. Or scratching Olivor. Early last summer they had a Large pre i read for cultivation and will re quire biome 300 bushels of wheat for Sprinc sowing. Tho land is very Rich and rolling with or. Tho East Sido of Rod Tii Vor the set tors in this District Are mainly from a apace Boon pioneered by goo wild Farmer of that place and will form Tho nucleus of a very Prospo Roun Thor Aro Many thousands of acres still open to Tho West which must soon attract Sot Lomont. In their Vicinity a considerable number of Woal the mennonites have settled and along the Rod River front a Anta rians Havo secured farms. Of those or t Mulvey has harvested this year a crop of 300 bushels of wheat has sold at Tho barn at 81-25 per Bushel. A or Vandal near by has a crop of Over 200 bushels. Some 20 Miles West the bulk of last year s Mon Nonous Soltelo l. From this Section of country a very Large and prosperous Trade mint Settle Winnipeg in i Faw years and to therefore look with upon its development. Icelandic m migration expected. Coming nearer Home at Tho Settle ments surrounding Cailton in Tho Forks of the found Largo crops of wheat Barley peas and Pota toes especially. At Prince Albert whom there Aro some 60 families settled. Some idea of the change taking place to judged by the fact that at the Middle crossing of Tho Saskatchewan where Throe years ago All was silent to found now Somo fifteen houses and regular store. Or Macoun notices that the French half Breeds Are moving Westward still and Many of them whom to Mot stated their intention of going to the peace River where some of them have already gone repeating their experience of pioneering a new country again. _ p-r6fessor Macoun mentioned incident ally that it was Hia intention to Mord to the government at Ottawa that the North West should to repro it the Centennial exhibition by a Tull and Largo compilation of All tin statistical info ration at hand relating to Tho magnificent heritage which we have to offer to the world us a a of settlement. It would perhaps no to out of place for our provincial gov eminent to do something in this matter Chrapa by offering a prize for the bes removal. J. W. Winnett fist t i then distributing Copic at the and every whore else fact our immigration interests Wil Lover to fully attended to to Tak Lold of the Woik ourselves. Immigration o j Chin Kirsch Walbor Aya Pana Anisette de Bor stoves has rom Tod Bill furniture and picture Frame wardroom to f stoves j fit stoves Vij hardware hardware vermouth juice. Just Xiv Mcdermot s Block two doom North of merchants new Bixik. A now a 1 to acct Block of Ohr Omos picture end furniture of Debora options at Bottom figures. N3m Johnw. Winnett the largest and la Xton in Tbs City on tic Siil inst., the wife of w. V. W general servant girl. Apply to . So Bentson Tampa Street Airt Meadow As our he element is being Noti cot frequently in your paper probably would be interesting to your readers five a Brief of it. Known lands settlement is composed of two townships 14 and 13 Range 2 West. The former was settled before be surveyed in 187l or d Porto Sand of Wimily being Trio pioneers. Owing to Tho not Therri part of the township being heavily Timbo re i with Poplar the Surveyor in run knit out his report marked the township Woodland. Thu Tho Namo which has finally been conferred upon to entire settlement but while Trio re Tel Mont is known by that name Winship 14 is Wood lands proper. Or. Samuel Arneil was the first to Neil a open in 1873. Township de by thai Nuu most Complete Stock North of St. Paul Hall s. Safes. Full line of fire burglar proof and Tault in s w. Chambers t a. I 1. 1 j s of which to Jeo i Iftiger t jul Scopes afield opera hotel. Al the Union House and Tho Oakly Icet cd will to of Poyod on St iuat., Lor thu Rico nation of k posts. Wall to Al. No.6 p Bthomas Taylor. Proprietor. Tam Fob Sale cheap for a Airai Oliv a in apply to Rev. Wan Hington ii. A to Wonnin of in then pcs Goat is also a Survey or s term. He Rizig August of the pros Cut car a meeting was called to take into Post office affairs and to a permanent for town Shiji Meiu Low Lea. Mount pleasant were the names Proi posed und. Mead o Loa a i v eco by if h and so me is Igor ill. Then declared notice is her Obj Given that the Hyrc Totoro existing Between Wallace Byrte As hotel keepers at Portage a Prairie has been Cli solved by in tune consent i All debts do to Tho firm the existing under the name style of j. H. Ish Down co. Having expired by limitation the subscribe would respectfully state that he o the same and would urgently Job cell that All indebted pay up promptly and avoid the Cost of collection. Use Lii pm Rio som j h. R n o i m i repairing ;