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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
4
Local notes report Rupert Stewart’s home visit and a list of residents traveling to Buffalo for the Pan American Exhibition. Items note a new typewriter at the station, construction on a farm house, plowing matches, church missions, and local civic repairs plus a strike by C P R section men affecting train speeds.
Local notices report farm loans offered by The Home Investment and Savings Association through A C Campbell, promising faster Manitoba backed approvals. The Free Press notes J H Brayfield joins ministry ranks, while early Pan-American excitement and a shelved station crossing prompt calls for immediate action. C P R weed destruction car begins service. Shoal Lake Star confirms Jubilee license issued. Hamiton cross-town crossing urged. Glenwood Agricultural Society introduces prizes for best farm and garden, signaling broader community shifts.
The Hamiota Agricultural Society sets the annual plowing contest for Wednesday July Std on Philip Kerr’s farm three miles south of town. Dinner provided. visitors bring baskets. Ladies' Aid will run a refreshment booth. Prizes include walking plow divisions for boys under 16 and 19, men over 55, and categories for first-time winners, with items such as a diamond seated clipper harrow and various tools donated by local merchants. Rules mirror last year.
The notice lists prizes for plow and farming equipment categories open to residents of Woodworth and participants over 18 with no prior prizes. Awards include washing machines and cash prizes from 10 to 36 dollars, plus specials donated by local individuals, with payouts to be made by November first.
The Lansdowne Farmers Institute will hold its annual plowing match on the farm of Mr. E. J. Hunter on Wednesday June 26 following the 11-12-23 date. Interest runs high among local farmers with large attendance and keen competition. Prizes include a four-horse gang plow worth $42 for first, $12 for second, $10 for third, and $6 for fourth plus a pair of bridles donated by W. N. Harrop Oak River.
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