Harding Annual Fair a Great Success Despite Crowds
The Harding Agricultural Society held its annual exhibition last Friday with strong showings in stock classes, harness horses, and roadster events. Tom Lorimer of Hamiota won with Grace Darling, and J G McConnell earned red tickets for hackneys. An Oak Lake football win and an Oak Lake band performance capped the day.
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Harding Agricultural Society
Harding
Tom Lorimer
Hamiota
Grace Darling
J. G. Mc. Connell
Oak Lake
Summer School Proves Satisfactory For regional Methodist gathering
The Portage la Prairie Neepawa Birtle and Dauphin districts held a July 20 to 26, 1909 summer school at Shoal Lake. About a hundred delegates attended with Rev Dr Choun, Rev Dr Elliott, Rev Dr Cox, and Rev J A Doyle giving addresses. The Rev J A Lane and Rev B W Allicon were reelected officers, an executive was elected, and the group plans to meet again at the same place next year.
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Portage la Prairie Neepawa Birtle
Dauphin
Methodist Church
Shoal Lake
Choun
Toronto
Elliott
Wesley College
Cox
Lo Chuan
China
J. A. Doyle
Soloman
Ross
Martin
Directors Pass Resolutions At Agricultural Society Meeting
Directors pass resolutions thanking the ladies for arranging exhibits and awarding prizes in ladies work, fine arts, and some farm and dairy products. They also disqualify a few pictures shown under wrong classification to avoid discouraging genuine exhibits in the future.
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The
Agricultural Society
Winnipeg Hotel Licences Restored After Refusal
Licences for Winnipeg hotel-keepers are granted after being refused two months earlier. In Mexico the lower part of Acapulco town is destroyed by an earthquake with many fatalities.
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Winnipeg
Acapulco
Mexico
Harvest Help Shortages Warn Local Grain Growers
District officials warn farm labor shortages may delay harvest with east district workers not yet started and unavailable. Grain Growers Association plans to dispatch representatives to secure harvest help from earliest carriage connections and coordinate statewide responses.
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Winnseg
Severe hailstorms sweep Matweo ba region in extreme heat
In a week of scorching weather a series of large hailstorms struck the valley south of Miniota, Two Creeks District, and Shoal Lake area. Hail up to eggs in size damaged barns, trees, and camp setups around Narrows, Yorkton to Minnedosa, with farms at Strathclair Basswood and Newdate hit hard. Several residents report ruined crops and homes, and old timers say it was the worst storm seen in the area.
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Miniota
Two Creeks
Shoal Lake
Yorkton
Minnedosa
Strathclair
Basswood
Newdate
Messrs Templeton
Badger
Wilson
A McLeod
R. McHeod
Hoses Brockwell
Shott
C. A. Steeke
Wheat Market Warnings and Farmer Advisories
Readers are urged to hold wheat for better prices as a grain blockade looms. Many Western Canadian farmers face notes and high interest costs, risking losses if they must sell prematurely.
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Canada
Wtc
Wapac
Manitoba Hardware Advises Local Check Before Outsiders
Farmb friends pay pedlars 35 and 40 dollars for kitchen cabinets and 70 dollars for ranges while Manitoba Hardware offers 25 and 60 dollar items respectively. J. E. Wright, manager, urges customers to examine goods at local furniture and hardware stores before buying from outsiders.
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Manitoba Hardware & Lumber Co
J. E. Wright
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General Merchandise
Mor Lin
the Farmers’ Trading CO
Man
Hamiota Echo
Western Canada
Ontario Agricultural College
Buffalo
Manitoba Hardware and Lumber Co’y
Warren
General Mercant
P. Howden
Puoro
Post Orrick
H.L. Smith
Crandell Branch
A. F. Nesbitt
Echo Office
J. Jamieson
Johnson's Livery Stabile
Connte
Hail Storrs
Matweo
W. S. Hyndman
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