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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
4
A garbled OCR reading shows partial phrases about a coastal vessel, a steering error, and a directive from F A L Stone Father and Proprietor. Specific names and places are unreadable, leaving only hints of a legal or commercial notice.
The first year shows a profitable outcome for the Bell system in Manitoba with a $4 yearly rate cut for subscribers. Government ownership is credited with turning the venture from an experiment into a successful public utility. Further reductions may follow if business continues rising, as Manitoba and Saskatchewan set a precedent.
The amended game protection act requires residents to obtain a government license before shooting any game. Visitors face a three day wait from Winnipeg to get licensed, making it impossible to join local hunts. A proposal suggests county level licenses issued by local officials to fix the mismatch.
A Pittsfield preacher arouses intense debate among parishioners with a blunt address on women. He asserts that gossiping women dominate social ills and declares he would banish them to Siberia or the infernal regions, drawing sharp reactions from the ladies.
One thousand Nebraska farmers have settled in the Canadian northwest this spring. Vice-President Mann of the Canadian Northern announces the road will spend a million dollars a month this year on construction. Gas is struck at Maple Creek Sask at 1500 feet with 600 pounds pressure. The Salvation Army hospital at Winnipeg will be expanded to double its size at a cost of unspecified funds.
Miss Elsie Phillips visits relatives in Brandon. Robus and Brown dig a weir at Mr Lipsettts. A mumps spell affects some residents. precautions discussed. Tenchas hired as school teacher until Sept 1910. painting planned this spring. Local sports clubs show activity but no reorganization steps taken. Sorely Springs mellowing. dancing party at Mr and Mrs Lipsetts. Miss A H Foster wed Mr T Cuddy in Winnipeg April 2. wishes for a long life.
Imported goods offer best English Cashmerettes and flannelettes with good patterns. Crum's Prints advertise washing prints and Ic prints at sale prices 14 cents, marking a discount from regular 18 and 2 cents.
Attendance hours recorded show possible attendance of 14 days. Grades list students with counts, noting junior and senior classes and multiple surnames. The report highlights average attendance at 485 with lates at 3 and remarks on punctuality and regularity due to bumps and spring troubles.
The Manitoba Election Act outlines revisions to the List of Electors across districts. Registration sittings run May 31 to June 7 at various halls in McLeod district, with hours 9 AM to 1 PM and 1 PM to 6 PM. A revision court in Hamiota and Rapid City governs amendments and additions to the electors list.
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