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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
5
Statement of Receipts and Expenditures from January 1 to October 31 1913 for the Village of Hamiota. Municip. re furniture etc Union interest Overdraft. November 26 1913. Signed and certified correct by the town official.
Reports from the Flathead District foresee a major oil field with surface seeps and shales spanning 70 by 12 miles. The British Columbia Oil and Coal Development Company Limited plans deep wells to 4500 feet and expansion by the railroad arrival. Local financiers and Spokane brokers discuss an oil exchange as Sage Creek prospects attract attention.
The text notes Seid as a promising figure and confirms D C Corbin agreed to extend a railway south through the district to join the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line near the international boundary within five miles once commercial quantities are secured. It also mentions Milwaukee’s plans to enter the region and cites a caution about contagious diseases. It ends with an endorsement of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for cold related illnesses in children and claims it contains no opium.
A December schedule lists Seed Grain Fairs and Dressed Poultry Shows in Manitoba. The note says more fairs will be announced after January as several societies have not fixed dates yet.
Announcement outlines eligibility for sole family heads and male adults to claim quarter sections across Manitoba Saskatchewan or Alberta. Details specify residency requirements six months per year, farm size and ownership conditions, and price per acre. Regulations note eligibility for preemption and purchased homesteads with varying duties and house value requirements. Unauthorized publication claims will not be paid.
An item titled Electric Restorer for Men Phosphonol is advertised for sale by BR. McNaught Drugges. The ad claims the device stores every nerve and mentions restoring health, with references to locations in Ontario and prices in dollars.
A notice lists Anglican and Methodist services in Sanda Moria area. Holy Communion at Sanda church at 1 a.m. led by Rev. C. Weed. Methodist at Allan Ave Hamiota holds morning worship at 11 a.m. evening service at 7 p.m. Sunday school at 12 noon. Bible study midweek. pastor E Tarkington.
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