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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 01, 1901
Page
4
Retired C Cansingham of the Locomdant Service presides as pastor at Presbyterian church with Sunday services at 1 am and 5 5 pm. There is Sunday school at 2 pm and prayer meetings Thursday evenings at 6 30. Weekly church events include youth league Tuesday evenings and a Wednesday evening study group.
Malcolm Thompson leaves for Winnipeg by Tuesday train. The CPR surveys a Forest to Ralphton branch and plans a Brandon races excursion on May 24. Numerous residents travel, relocate, or pursue work, including Roy McGregor to Macleod and Ross Johnson leaving Scott & Chambers for the west.
The Selkirk Expositor reports revival services in the Metheodist church with Rev J C Madill expected to preach on return from Hamidta. It notes Geo Arthur a Brandon quack doctor traveling home from Ypandell and a Manitou farmer Reid winning $125 damages for imperfect threshing. Also covers Madam Sherry the palm reader, municipal birth and death registration reminders, a territorial hotel insomnia joke, J C Medill Knox lecture, Shoal Lake junior football, a donation of clothing by Prescott sewing society, and updates on CPR officials and regional church affairs including Beulah Miniota services and new vestry elections. Frazer illness and local society items are included.
A. C. Campbell maintains an office located in the building south of Miss Frazer's, marking a new local business presence.
Wm. Moore reportedly broke the district goose shooting record by bagging five geese and one turkey last week, while several other birds were seriously wounded. Ben Wyatt traveled to Oak Lake and returned with a new driver on Saturday. Farmers face heavy fallow work and the community notes harsh winters ahead.
Daily service via Portage la Prairie and intermediate points runs Sundays excluded. Departures at 4.80 p.m. with arrivals at 10.35 a.m. on Monday Wednesday Friday and 11.59 a.m. on Tuesday Thursday Saturday.
Trade notice announcing a large, well selected millinery stock this season. Emphasis on trimmed hats, latest shapes in ready to wear hats, sailors, and hats for misses and children with tempting prices to encourage purchases.
The note directs that orders be given prompt and careful attention to Miss Gutteridge.
D Gerrand begins erecting a coal storage shed near the track to ease supply. John Steuart leaves Massey Harris Co and a Brandon agent arrives to oversee local interests. Booth handles post office building work while other structures will be transformed. Townsfolk call for a general tidy up and manure removal, health observations, and a weighing machine for Miniota and Crandell.
The passage suggests using public scales to measure a load of howl and proposes selling a derelict well boring machine to place proceeds on account of public scales, arguing needs will exceed today. The text uses speculative reasoning about measurement, sale, and allocation of funds.
Rapid City Creamery will open for the season under new management. Farmers from Hamiota and surrounding country should leave name and cows with J. H. Mc Connell as cream will be shipped by train to Rapid City three times weekly. If sufficient cream, a collector may be hired to gather cream at local stations. Making and selling price is 4e per pound with returns mailed on the 1st and 15th of each month.
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