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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 30, 1900
Page
1
See offers on shirt waists in print muslin pique and lateen styles with prices around 5dc per suit. Summer coats vests and black silk sashes visible with prices 75c to 1.50. Linen hats regatta shirts flannelette cashmere and silk blends advertised with assorted price points.
Contract advertising rates are set with a minimum three month term. Transient Advertising costs 12c per line for the first week and 5c per line for each subsequent week. Special Notices such as Wants Lost and Found cost 1c per first insertion and 1c per subsequent insertion. No notice under ten lines or under 5c, and no ads in local columns. James I. Ross is editor and manager.
Three men arrested for blowing up the Welland canal received life imprisonment from Chancellor Boyd. The judge called the crime directed at the state and motivated by anti Britain sentiment, warning others against similar depredations in the future.
Amendments to the Manitoba game protection act extend the open season for male deer by two weeks and adjust close season dates from December 15 to October 15, with proposed changes moving to December 1 to September 15. The text restricts hunting female moose and caribou.
The act keeps close seasons for grouse and prairie birds while shortening duck season to end January 1 to protect spring young. Deer hunting dogs cannot roam near deer areas December to September. Non residents must obtain a $25 hunting license with fines from 25 to 100 and possible 10 days to one month imprisonment. Heads, hides may be sold or exported. mounted heads and dressed hides allowed.
After a lengthy day of sports Arrow River defeated Crandell 5-1 in football, with night closing in as the game stretched beyond its time. The picnic yielded about $100 in proceeds, and strong civic spirit under Orrwold’s leadership turned initial doubts into confidence.
A 25 cent box promises increased strength a keen clear brain and high ambition. Sold by Dr Lawson claiming life improvement through Stomach and Liver health.
Rev. T. Small preached at the Methodist pulpit last Sunday. Mrs. W. C. Bunt left Wednesday on an extended visit to friends in the east. Mrs. Darragh continues to recover from a blood poisoning attack. Mrs. T. Clendenning is slowly improving after a month of illness. Rev. A. W. Ross of Portage la Prairie, visiting in the area on U. W. lodge business, spent time with local friends last week.
Advertisement notes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. All druggists refund the money if it fails. Price is 25 cents. E. W. Grove signs each box.
On May 24 Thos Colbeck’s wife gave birth to a son. On May 27 R Brown’s wife gave birth to a son. In Calgary on May 16 Orris W Hembling of Didsbury to Minnie Beamish of Hamiota Manitoba were married by Rev F Langford.
Viola Dale forms a base ball club with H Laidlaw as captain and R Pangman as secretary-treasurer. The group uses a ground at the picnic grounds by the river and holds practices on Tuesday and Friday nights. The nearby school was renovated and cleaned this spring and is to be fenced to improve the yard. Arbor Day activities included tree planting and yard cleanup. The girls decorated the school and hung new pictures.
Witness T L Martin of Dixie Kentucky recalls severe coughing nights before using Dr Kings New Discovery which provided instant relief. He and his family have used it for four years and endorse it as a remedy for coughs colds throat chest and lung troubles. It stops severe coughs and is claimed to prevent and cure consumption with bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar and trial bottles free at Lawsons drug store.
R A Hickling attended Brandon races on the 24th. S Hunter visited Rapid City last week and returned by Thursday. R Lang moved his family from Beulah this week into a new house at the town's north end. Miniota municipality bought a new grader and begun main street work. Citizens plan a local baseball club and aim to play nearby teams. Postmaster Rowland nears moving into a new town office next week. Town buys 5000 poplar trees to form a wind break against sand and snow drift.
Beautiful weather on the 24th drew many to Lavinia for a Union Sunday School picnic. A refreshment stand yielded over 45 dollars, and a large programme of sports followed. Arrow River led in a football match 1 0 after five minutes, with no further scoring.
Orrwold draws many Arrowton residents as new settler Hodgson builds on five one five and twenty four, a missionary student Coldwell arrives, and a union Sunday school picnic is planned at the schoolhouse on Tuesday June 12 with a phonograph entertainment and a broad program. A Sunday school and Epworth League of Christian Endeavor have been organized, and a recent meeting covered substantial ground despite few attendees.
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