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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1948
Page
4
The Hamiota Echo lists subscription pricing: $2.00 per year prepaid and $2.50 for U S deliveries. Publishers C W VENABLES and W W H JOSEY note the date June 9 1948.
Lewis Day Mackie died May 27 1948 at his son in laws home John Sutherland. Born June 28 1855 in Glenrinnis Banffshire Scotland he was a blacksmith and engineer who worked in Scotland until 1911 then moved to Crandall and Beulah. He leaves three sons two daughters nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. He was buried in Scotia cemetery after funeral services at St Pauls Church Shoal Lake with many local representatives in attendance.
Fraser Anderson age 74 years 6 months 6 days died Friday May 28 1948 at the home of his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs G A Anderson after months of illness He was born in Turriff Scotland came to Canada in 1901 lived in Manitoba and settled in Hamiota He leaves a widow four sons and three daughters with one son John predeceased him The funeral was held Sunday May 30 at the Anderson home Rev H Oldfield officiating Pallbearers were Gordon Smith John McGhee Fred Watson Charles Lindsay Wm Fenty and John McNaughton Interment in Hamiota cemetery
Russell Shiels, former Shoal Lake councillor and well driller, died at his family home on Friday May 21 1918. He helped raise funds for the curling and skating rink and led the committee planning the veterans hall. Born in Ontario in 1899 he moved west with his parents and settled in Dauphin before joining Beamish and moving to Shoal Lake 25 years ago. He married Hilda Chapple in 1937. survivors include his widow and two daughters.
The Orange Hall meeting led by Mrs J Russell planned catering for visitors at the One-Way Rife and Cultivator Competition on Mr T J Strachan's farm June 16. They acknowledged a $5 gift to the Central Volunteer Bureau Winnipeg and inducted two new members Mrs F McFadden and Mrs Don Pollock.
Mr and Mrs J Allan and Johnnie spent the weekend at Clear Lake. Mr and Mrs Waan and family are visiting at Carman. Mrs Asselstine is visiting Winnipeg with Mr Asselstine. Mr and Mrs Land and family arrived from Parkman Sask to make their home in McConnell where Mr Land is employed as agent.
A Brandon resident Miss Grace Creighton spent the weekend at her home. FOR SALE Good Table Potatoes 1c lb Jack Downing.
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