Royal Templar Meeting and License Reform Debate
The piece notes a Royal Templar lodge gathering next Tuesday to hear a Grand Council report. It cites Manitoba License Act amendments taking effect April 26 and includes a speech from an Ohio Liquor League officer warning about commercial motives to create drinking appetites among boys, urging missionary work and nickel-for-treats. It also discusses 1908 as a pivotal year for Hamiota with a bar closing and school expansion, rural support for license abolition, and nearby towns debating license fees and British license reductions.
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Tamiota R. T. of
Royal Templar
Grand Council
Manitoba
Ohio State Liquor League
Hamiota
Winnipeg
Havelock
Ontario
Great Britain
May Change Mixed To Passenger Service Aimed At Brandon
Rumors suggest a daily passenger service on this branch and a thrice weekly regular wayfreight. Present schedules force Brandon travelers to endure overnight travel and long waits while trains are shunted. A revived loop the loop train in spring is also rumored, promising better service overall.
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Brandon
Auditors Report Issued for Hamiota Municipality and Village
The Auditors report for the Municipality and Village of Hamiota has been issued. The Blanshard report is in the office and will be ready for circulation next week.
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Hamiota
Blanshard
Viola Dale Items and Local Mumps Epidemic
Viola Pollock returns home after a month in Clan William neighborhood as mumps outbreak hits the area. Nearly every family affected and the school is closed with Miss Kirk among the victims. The Three Ms meeting at Rob King’s home features a debate on war versus peace with Kirk and Levins in the winning negative. Judges were Robt. King Geo. Andrews and Miss Cameron.
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Misa Viola Pollock
Clan William
Miss Kirk
Hubert Pollock
Mary McConnell
McConnell Settlement Activities and Local Notices
The McConnell Methodist Church reports steady winter attendance and welcomes help for Sabbath School. A silver Medal Contest is planned at Ellenville Presbyterian with dates to be announced. Sympathies are offered to Mr and Mrs Grant of Aberdeen on their bereavement. Local veto petitions see progress though some hesitate. Illnesses include La Grippe and inflammatory rheumatics. A Box Social is set for Ed McConnell on Tuesday March 17.
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Ellenville Presbyterian Church
Grant
Aberdeen
Scotland
John Killoch
George Knight
Ed. McConnell
Grain Growers' meeting to hear E A Partridge in district
The Grain Growers Association of Hamiota invites E A Partridge founder of the Grain Growers Grain Co to speak on March 10 at 7 pm in the Orange hall. He will explain benefits of organization and better grain marketing. Partridge also speaks at Miniota Crandell Blaris and Oak River on dates in March.
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Hamiota
E. A. Partridge
Grain Growers’ Grain Co
West
Orange Hall
Partridge
Miniota
Crandell
Blaris
Oak River
Amendments 10 License Act Passed Provincial Legislation
The amendments to the License Act received third reading and were passed before prorogation. They require a 25 percent petition to trigger a local option by law at the next municipal election with a simple majority. Repeal restricted for one year, no new similar by laws if repealed. Local option districts limit licenses, allow druggists to furnish liquor on physician certificates, forbid interprovincial shipments, and require prescription for possession.
Death of W. H. Collington at Buenos Ayres
Word has reached Mrs. Collington of the Rectory Birtle of the death of her husband Mr W H Collington on October 2 07 of fever in a hospital Buenos Ayres South America He was formerly manager in the Union Bank Birtle and earlier teller in the Union Bank here The community extends sympathy to the family through the Birtle Eye Witness.
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Union Bank
New Judicial District Formed With Hamiota as Center
A new judicial district unites the municipalities of Birtle Blanshard Boulton Clanwilliam Ellice Hamiota Harrison Odanah Russell Rossburn Shoal Lake Silver Creek Strathclair Shell River Saskatchewan and the towns Minnedosa Birtle Rapid City with Minnedosa as the center. The new building will be erected there at an estimated cost of 40000 dollars.
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Birtle
Blanshard
Boulton
Clanwilliam
Ellice
Hamiota
Harrison
Odanah
Russell
Rossburn
Shoal Lake
Silver Creek
Strathclair
Shell River
Saskatchewan
Minnedosa
Rapid City
Farmers expect cheap horses but auctions say otherwise
Farmers hopeful for spring work expect low horse prices yet sales show strength. At Mr Watter’s sale last week a team brought 550 dollars while two mares sold for 285 and 270 dollars. Colts rose to 170 dollars and cows sold from 40 to 45 dollars.
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Watter
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Maimiota Branch
M. B. Jackson
Parm Lats
Fren
C. Bennest
K. Lands
Moaey
Bank of T Hanilton
E. L. Jackson
M.D
Man
Isckson
M. AC Whimster
Howard MM. Reid
DDS
LLD
Philadelphia
Termnts and
Dominion Center Council
Ofice
Manitosa Hardware and Lumber Co
Sprout
Hamicta
John Nairn
Zephyr Ginghams
Wallaceburg
Chambers
General Merchant
Yue
Rianitoss
Haplavare CO
EK. Anderson
Singer
Echo Office
E. A. Alson
Somexnvinne Mavsie Works
Baaxpox
Josigns
Ciyndman’s
Kor
Viola Dale
Robi King
Grippe
McConnell Methodist Church
Neil Pethame
Ellenville School
Haioth
Haimiota
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