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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
4
Display advertising rates per inch. Insertion rules require copy by noon today to publish same week. For sale to let notices and classifieds, submit copy to office at Arthur Street Hemicta Men. Public notices from W Venables and Josby Woodhouse.
Hamiota council met March 97 1915 with all members present. A $6000 grant to the Hamiota Agricultural Society for 1915 was approved. The provincial auditor's 1914 report was received and printed for ratepayers. Travel expenses for a Good Roads Association meeting were approved. Multiple accounts and indemnities were reviewed and paid. The secretary was ordered to obtain fresh stationery and the council adjourned to April 2.
A new Act requires two copies of each new card sent to the Department at least ten days before the season starts and mandates horse registration under the Act to collect fees. The Echo Office offers horse card printing with cuts for all breeds and faculties and includes a new up to date Horse Book with cards.
Tenders will be received for painting and papering the Orrwold Church. Plans and specifications may be seen by applying to A. W. Panabaker one mile south of church, to whom tenders must be sent and received not later than April 17, 1915. Address A. W Panabaker Orrwold P.O.
The notice sets a one cent war tax on letters and post cards mailed in Canada for Canada United States or Mexico and on letters to the United Kingdom and British possessions. The tax starts April 15 1915 and must be prepaid with a War Stamp or regular stamps marked War Tax. Stamps should be affixed to the upper right of the address side for easy cancellation. If prepaid fails the item will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Postage must be prepaid by ordinary stamps.
The notice outlines eligibility for male settlers over 15 to homestead a quarter section in Saskatchewan or Alberta. Applicants must appear in person at the Dominion Lands Agency with entry by proxy only at certain offices. Requirements include six months residence per year for three years, cultivation of land, building a habitable house, and optional preemption or purchased homesteads at 3.00 per acre. Livestock may substitute cultivation where land is rough or stony.
The record lists enrollment and average attendance by grade levels for 3rd Assistant and 4th Assistant, with figures for Sr 2 Sr 3 and Grades 1 2. Non Residents figures are shown and totals for the whole school. Names include T. A. Neelin principal and staff members John Houck Charlie Douglas George Andrew Lottie Anderson Gladys Davis Hileen Parker Dory Symonds Laura Wright.
A historical school notice lists student names by grade with honors in spelling and best in spelling. It includes teachers Sproat and H Houck and notes perfect or honorable mentions across grades 2 through 8.
The April Rod and Gun in Canada features Bennycastle Dale on The Steelhead the Great Gamy Trout, and Wilfrid Hubbard's The Wise Fish a humorous ichthyological dialogue with Les Pike and others. W. L. Wise discusses the Algonquin Park forest fire problem, plus Guns and Ammunition notes and many additional outdoor pieces.
A regional notary public and conveyancer firm offers services in real estate, insurance, and finance, including loans on farm and town properties. The firm emphasizes loan negotiation, title examinations, and property transfers for agricultural and urban holdings.
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