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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
4
Blocky text shows advert rates for notices of land and property sale. It mentions insertion charges, deadlines, and office handling by W Venables and W H June, with references to government advertisements and a timetable for securing placement. The legible parts indicate public sale notices and price details for classified ads.
Hamiota village council meets with full attendance except Councilor Stewart. It approves the 1916 assessment roll, sets wages for road work, considers an assessor candidacy at 175 dollars, and accepts the resignation of the weed inspector with a new appointee. Numerous payments to local suppliers and service providers are authorized.
The tewuler tecuthly meeting of the Ladies Patriotic Society was held at the Methodist Church parlors. Funds from the concert and tea raised 450 for Red Cross and 7255 proceeds from the children’s concert were directed to relief efforts. They voted 10 for Belgian relief and 3150 for St Darstan’s Home for Blind Soldiers in England. A self denial week is urged to rally community support and aid Canadian soldiers and prisoners.
Notice under The Manitoba Trustee Act calls all creditors and claimants against the estate of George Craig who died around May 17 1915 in Brandon Manitoba to send full particulars of claims to Fred Charles Benoest at Hamiota by June 22 1916. Alexander Craig appointed administrator will distribute assets after that date and is not liable for misallocated distributions.
Report covers Grain Growers Picnic at Shoal Lake scheduled for Wednesday July 5 1410 and mentions sewing meetings at the Methodist church parlors Tuesdays from 2 to 6 with reminders of 415 service. It notes donations to Convalescent Home and Swastika Club giving funds and items and lists parade participation by Court Hamon No 367 CLOF with church service by Rev F Middleton and visitors from Cardale and Oak River.
The bulletin covers Sabbath services including "The Bow in the Cloud" and "The Winomenese of Jeane" by Mr We McPherson, Junior Society on obedience, and Bible study on the Spirit. It notes the General Assembly meeting in Winnipeg from June 7 for ten days about church union, with Rev E Turkington and Mr WC Fraser planning to attend. Also announced is a Sabbath School teachers picnic to Shoal Lake on June 20 with committees for refreshments sports and auto transport, and a request to invite new members around the Lord's Supper at month end.
A Sunday evening Is Memoriam service at Zion Methodist Church themed Lord Kitchener a soldier and a man. Miss Gladys McLean will sing Crossing the Bar and Miss Carrie Hall will play the Dead March in Saul. Morning service sermon titled These necessary things or In what should a Christian be distinguished from a man who makes no profession of religion. Pastor to preach at both services. A hearty welcome to strangers and visitors.
A local notary public oversees a real estate foreclosure sale involving a property in Morey. The proceedings include the legal action to foreclose on the mortgage and the advertising of the sale to potential bidders.
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