Birth Announcement in Hamiota for Riddell Daughter
In Hamiota on Tuesday September 1 1908 the wife of Mr Jas Riddell bore a daughter.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
1
In Hamiota on Tuesday September 1 1908 the wife of Mr Jas Riddell bore a daughter.
In Hamiota on September 1908 the ceremony took place at the Manse performed by Rev. H G Crozier. George Alexander Young and Jenet Osborne Wilkie of Crandall were married.
Word came from Oak River of the death by drowning of J. Robertson at Cooking Lake Alberta. Deceased had a half brother employed by Mr. W. Miller at Oak River. He left for Cooking Lake yesterday. The brothers came west from St. Marys Ont with the harvesters this fall.
The text notes likely Dominion general elections on Wednesday Oct 28 with contingency for Oct 29 or Nov 3. Final date depends on revising judges and the printing bureau capacity. Government press hints elections will be held Nov 3, the fourth anniversary of the 1904 victory.
Notice explains that odd numbered sections will become available for homestead entry under the Dominion Lands Act on September 1. Records for odd sections may not yet be fully transferred from Ottawa to local offices, so applicants may need to send forms to head offices. Applicants are urged to apply in person at the Dominion Lands Agent office. even numbered sections may still be processed via Sub Land Agent.
Abstract statement of receipts and expenditures for the Village of Hamiota from January 1 to July 1 1908 and the financial statement for 1908 ending July 31 1908. The report lists unpaid taxes and various municipal items including council chamber furniture nuisance ground tools and union bank accounts. Certified correct Henry Tillman provincial auditor.
The Presbytery of Minnedosa met at Knox Church Hamiota with a public service and a sermon by retiring moderator Rev A George MacKinnon Basswood. Rev Crozier was elected moderator for the year ending September 1909. The court adjourned to meet in Rapid City in February.
Officials announce that by Sept 15 a passenger service will start on the G T P between Portage and Saskatoon with two mixed trains weekly. They call it a small beginning to meet growing town needs and promise first class service as soon as operations can be reliably managed.
The piece compiles statements from four local and surrounding doctors plus leading physicians in Edinburgh Glasgow and Cambridge arguing against indiscriminate alcohol use in disease. They claim alcohol is often harmful, shrinks vital functions and offers little medicinal value, with several noting prescriptions lack clarity and some opposing any use in illness.
Owner W. H. Stewart of Crandell issues notice regarding property and encumbrances on premises. The notice references Red and Yourling Steer and May first as the pertinent date with expenses and ownership details to be verified.
The municipal council completed plans for a rural telephone system. Reeve Houck returned from Winnipeg with six carloads of pole material and Foley Sons won the contract. George Foley and his crew arrived to prepare for main line construction, with many farmers already signing contracts.
Threshing started last Friday with Mr. Jen Parks delivering a fine sample of barley averaging 25 bushels per acre. He also threshed wheat from barley stubble, grading northern and averaging 25 bushels. J H Houck and T Lorimer of Ogilvie’s have begun threshing and drawing in wheat, with grades largely northern and 4 northern in some cases. Other districts report similar samples, none grading lower. Harvest appears near complete as much of the grain is cut and stacking has begun with machines expected to be fully active by week’s end.
Hamiota, a busy town, saw thirteen freight cars on a Wednesday eve, six for rural telephone construction and seven loaded for local merchants, plus the regular train. If trade continues, CPR plans to run these specials three or four times weekly to avoid congestion at the dry point.
A contrasting report notes a high quality sample from Isabella by Wm Iverach versus poorer wheat on a nearby farm. Harvest prospects remain uncertain as rainfall effects and market timing influence yields, with a cautious forecast that farmers may end the year financially solid overall.
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