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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
4
A hazy notice from UMA outlines a bidding or advertising deadline dated 01/10 with terms for insertion and publication, listing a 1% rate and specific deadlines for office submission and publication, signed by W. Venabler.
A soldier writes from Flanders Belgium in June 1916 detailing medical service work with the CAMC. He describes three field ambulance sections, their stations from base to advanced, the transport of wounded by motor and horse ambulances, and the grueling tasks borne by bearers and medics as they move patients to Casualty Clearing Stations and hospital trains.
Pte FW McKinness of the 4%th Battalion reports a brutal engagement with German forces in dense wood defenses. The unit endured over thirty hours without food or drink, suffered severe losses but held their positions until retirement for rest and reorganization. McKinness notes no injuries to himself and continued luck amid the shellfire.
On Wednesday evening June 28 1416 at the home of Mr and Mrs Levi Whitelaw Sidney Manitoba Priscilla Jane Whitelaw and Frederick Wyatt were married by Rev J F Palmer BA The ceremony featured a Lohengrin march and a single attendant with a flower girl Ila Johnson A buffet luncheon followed for about thirty guests They plan a honeymoon in Banff and will reside at Decker Manitoba for their future.
The anniversary reopening at Aowoth has been postponed to Sunday July 11 and Monday July 17. Mr W. F. Batiley of Winnipeg Morality Superintendent will speak on Some social reforms and The days of a new day. Monday features supper and a concert starting at 6 pm.
The text outlines duties for homesteaders and pre emptors including residence, cultivation, and improvements. It details location and distance rules for homesteads, house requirements, and how land area may be reduced by rugged land. It notes prices per acre and conditions for patent transitions and bought homesteads.
Robt. Roberts died Sunday morning at Hamiota hospital after returning from Alberta where he sought a homestead following a decade as a painter. He moved from Trefant Denbyshire to the district about fourteen years ago. He sank after illness and his funeral was held Tuesday in Hamiota cemetery. He is survived by his wife and a daughter in Alberta.
Mrs. R. Roberts expresses gratitude to friends for sympathy shown during her recent bereavement.
A successful supper and concert was held at J. L. Fraser’s farm on Thursday evening under the Presbyterian Church FMS. The event showcased local talent and the proceeds of 31 dollars were donated to the wood fund. Mrs. Anderson thanks all helpers and attendees.
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