Local Business Moves and Community Notes in Ouk River Area
Brandon businessman Mr. Brooks buys Ak River Trading Co and takes over. Mr. Hackforth becomes Bank of British North America manager in Brandon. Rev. McCulloch family returns from camp near Shoal. Mrs. McCulloch ill and en route to hospital, due home soon. Mrs. Osborne and Howard vacationing at Winnipeg Beach. Rev. Geo Lockhart of Alexander Manitoba preaches at Henderson. Lemoine Cochran recovering from ear abscess. Local Option Petition circulates and gains signatures. School exam results show disappointment except for top entrants. Marjorie Thompson earns second part of third class with honors. W Chrisholm from Winnipeg Grain Exchange visits Delamater cousins.
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Ak River
Mr. Brooks
Brandon
Douglas Min
Ak -River Trading Co
Brooks
Douglas
Hackforth
Wood
Bank of British North America
McCulloch
Shoale
Marjorie Thompson
Bank Burn
W. Chrisholm
Chrisholm
Grain Exchange
Winnipeg
Delamater
Community notes on crops, accidents, and local concerns
Poppy NEAVS crops in fine shape with McKenzie beginning cutting early. Wheat harvest expected around August 13. Reports of hail storms. support for Roblin. Atlas Elevator foreman in Gerald Sask died after a fall from a scaffold en route to Rivers hospital. engineer Mr Brown perished in a prior Kelliher wreck. GTP lingering on one more station before cars arrive. demand for a skilled blacksmith to boost local business. A meeting is planned to discuss building a viuk and boosting town prospects. Mrs Brash reports a runaway incident damaging a wagon rack but no injuries.
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McKenzie
Roblin
Atlas
Gerald Sask
Rivers Hospital
Pope
Mr Brown
Kelliher
G.T.P
Ota
Brash
R Ross
Birthday Party Blessed Violet Wallace
Miss Violet Wallace hosted a pleasant birthday party for a group of her young friends on Saturday. The event concluded with wishes for many happy returns of the day.
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Violet Wallace
Oak River Fair Showcases Strong Exhibits Across Livestock and Produce
hot weather and large crowds highlighted Oak River’s Annual Fair with a record turnout of livestock entries in cattle, horses, and poultry. Fine tomatoes and corn sparked praise while farm produce and ladies work attracted steady interest. Wheatland won senior wheat and Arrowter took junior honors. prize list to be published next week.
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Oak River
Istre
Elevator work to start on CNRC project at McConnell and Decker
Materials for the elevators to be built by McConnell Co and Crandell have arrived. A crew of thirty men will commence work at once on the CNRC site and rush the project to have both elevators ready for this year’s traffic.
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Eleevators
McConnell and Co
A. D
Village Council Minutes By-Law Finance and Light Meetings
The regular village council meeting in the council chamber discussed last minutes, approved finance payments including Jos Andrew statistics 550 and J McKay prisoner work 414.56, lighting and fire safety for the chambers referred to the Fire and Water committees, approving By-Law No. 2 32500 borrowed for street expenses, and a plan to report on lighting and piping at a future special meeting.
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Vill
Cil
Chamtert
Rehd
Jos Andrew
McKay
John
Pire Co
H Jones
Scott
Wright Gravel
Johnson & Son
Korr
Stephens Constable &Life Jag Fislement Constable
Misa Fraser
Whitvster
Joane
Municipal Light Cat and Power Co
Visitors Applaud Isabella Sunday School Model
Mr and Mrs H and Mr McConnelly visited the Iribelte Sunday School last Sunday and expressed pleasant surprise at Isabella’s model school. Superintendent Mr Wm Tverach, also county supt, highlights the strong work and effort behind the cradle to normal class range. The guests praised the clear appearance and the splendid singing by the school choir.
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Avd. H
Oat
McConnelly
Iribelte
Vtetr
Np-Tosete
Ieabelle Eér
Isabella
Clear
Last Inning Rally Fails As Lead Evaporates
With the score tied and two outs in the final frame a batter lined up for a decisive hit but the pitcher retired him. The game ended with a 4 to 1 call as the late rally extinguished and the crowd awaited the final out.
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Bates
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shoal LL
General Merchandise
the Farmers’ Trading CO
Shoat Lake
Man
The
Hamiota Echo
Farm Crops
Western Canada
Ontario Agricultural College
Buffalo
Manitoba Hardware and Lumber Cop
J. E. Wright
Hamiota
Warren
Ci Ae Howden
Puoro
Tile West
Savings Bank Department
C. H. L. Smith
Crandell Branch
Ouk River
Poppi
NEAVS
A. F. Nesbitt
Echo Office
J. Jamieson
Johnson’s Livery Stable
Arrow Ton
Ottr
Mr’ C. McKay
Miss M McKay
Kenton
Mrs. Ennchey
Hamilett
Mrs Kanchey
Liaris
Tie Artias
Seart
W. S. Hyndman
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