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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
4
Public advertisements in the weekly section list rates for classified ads and changes of advertisement. The notice urges payers to submit copies or changes for first insertion and confirms deadlines in the local office, with names W Venables and W Joey as advertisers.
On Thursday January 19 1918 drivers report 45 below zero temperatures and heavy wind. Snow and storms plague roads, delaying school vans on Monday. Farmers helped by driving teams to clear trails and reach schools on time. van C backed into a drift near Ed Rutherford's.
Home Economic Society announces the first dressmaking course will start Tuesday January 18 at 3 o'clock in the new shop section. Enter via the east door. bring your own material. A small fee defrays expenses 50e for non members for one year and 2c for paid up members. All are invited to attend.
Vera Preston visits Rama while Frank Duncan returns from Winnipeg for Christmas. Fred Norton and family plan a California winter. John Meakin relocates to Lavinia. election results list E. A. Dixon as assistant superintendent J. D. Place as secretary treasurer and multiple staff. A. W. Lief declines superintendent. A. S. Kirk steps in. Musik led by A. W. Lief. proposal for a literary and debating society to aid public speaking.
Hoyt Cy and Mee Latener Mies Cowan resume teaching duties after New Year. Despite very cold weather, nearly all district children attend. Public service moved to 2 o clock with Sunday School at 3 o clock.
A reader asks the trustees under the School Act to publish a printed statement of receipts and expenditures for the year. He notes it has been 41x months since the last school year closed and requests totals for additions, transportation costs, and overall expenditures. He urges compliance for public reading.
The January 4 1916 meeting elected officials for 1916 led by Reeve W J Cochrane with Jos Andrew as secretary treasurer at 3600 health officer Dr E D Hudson at 5000 and sanitary inspector Sam Fisk at 25. Committees on Finance Road Bridges Cemetery were named Stewart Smith Park Van Norman and others. Grants approved included 35 to Children’s Aid Society Winnipeg and 250 for Manitoba Patriotic Fund plus 1850 to Western Municipal News. The council adjourned to March 4.
The Consolidated School District of Damiota No 692 lists chairs and committees including J Murray A Atkinson J Delbridge W Fraser L Taylor B McNeught and W Fraver with roles in wards grounds buildings finance and meetings. Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday at 1 o'clock in the Council Chamber with Jno Nairn referenced as Treasurer.
A compact notice of church schedules lists Church of England services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m with Holy Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sundays, Zion Methodist Evening at 1 p.m. and Sunday school at noon, Chumah with Sunday School at 2 and preaching at 3, Knox Presbyterian with services and midweek Bible study, Scotia with Sunday school and services at set times, Ellenville Union services, McConnell and Marland notices inviting attendance.
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