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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1901
Page
1
An advertisement urges readers to select seeds for spring from field, garden, and flower lines. It notes dealers Steele, Briggs Co. and others ship orders, promising at least ten percent savings when lists are brought in. Bluestone seeds are selling out rapidly.
A large turnout at the farmers institute heard Mr. A D McConnell push for summer fairs as a way to boost attendance and finances. He argued fairs should align with when farmers can attend and noted many provincial societies already favor summer events. Oak River representatives Mr Peter Barr and Mr D Black supported the idea.
A meeting favored a summer fair citing larger crowds and better weather. H A Fraser outlined the Grain Act and outlined steps for sampling wheat, securing proper dockage, and enforcing licenses. Farmers debated a boycott if buyers exploited the act.
A meeting debated wheat pricing with elevator owners pledging openness and a Dakota style bulletin pricing system overseen by a provincial commissioner. The Hamiota Agricultural Society unanimously urged government hail insurance and discussed local issues from Arrowton school funding to bounty on wolves and compulsory education bills.
In Arrowton the school board saw the expulsion of a trustee after a secretary uncovered a misspelling in the resolution naming the seconder. The vacancy led to a new appointee who has not yet taken the oath, awaiting further action to declare the seat vacant.
Market notes from Hamiota list No 1 hard wheat and No 2 grade as rejected, with tub butter and various canned goods. Reading shows prices for potatoes per bushel and other farm products, reflecting local trading activity.
On Tuesday March 19 the wife of C H Stewart welcomed a son named Scott On Thursday March 11 the wife of James Scott gave birth to a daughter This brief notice lists two births with parents and child genders in a historic newspaper style.
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