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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
Townsfolk criticize daytime closures of banks and the post office from noon to one o clock. Workingmen clerks farmers say the noon hour is the only time to conduct business, prompting calls for longer hours and better midday staffing. The Board of Trade could arrange a satisfactory solution.
A Yorkton correspondent reports disgust at two carloads of Doukhobors sent back from Ontario. The writer denounces the group as fanatics, calls for government action, and urges municipalities and the Canadian Municipal Union to unite to stamp out the “evil” pilgrimages.
A cowardly anonymous letter was sent to a woman signed with another man's name. The author remains unnamed but a local suspect is believed and legal action is planned to ensure punishment.
The note urges business owners on the town’s main street to clear winter dirt and rubbish from in front of their stores. It suggests piling debris for collection by the council scavenger who would remove it to the nuisance ground.
The Live Stock Association executive urges Agriculture Societies to promote pure bred stock. Fairs should exclude grade animals except fat stock. one class for pure bred sheep with pedigrees required. Also notes stallion enrolment law in Manitoba with penalties and renewal needs for 1908. Also mentions an arctic expedition from Winnipeg, a prairie fire caused by ashes, and fines for liquor license violations in Newdale, plus political note on J E Cyr stepping down from campaign.
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