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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1903
Page
8
Money advanced to aid in building and land lots for sale. Terms show 6 percent on loans over 100 dollars and 7 percent for smaller amounts. Exyenens on loan advertised as very low.
No. 1 bard 58 to 60 cents. Delightful weather and Arbor Day on May 7. H B Rose visited Portage Monday. Jim Watson went to Winnipes on Monday. Mitehill of Bagot was town on Tuesday. Wes Sager to manage P Finkelstein store. Harry Brown attended Quadrille Club dance Friday. Trustees consider tenders for new school to start soon. Communion at Wellington Sunday by Rev A Chisholm. Bonfires signal spring cleaning. Emma and Minnie Berry of Portage and Berry of Iron Easter with mother west of town. Rev A Chisholm to preach Moses at the Burning Bush Sunday evening at Presbyterian church. M Robt Stinson erecting log barn near town. Voters urged to register by 25th of next month. Macgregor Athletic Association active. baseball outfit secured. Spring roads lack water, rains favor seeding. area farmers busy. Expected record seeding this year. Quadrille Club dance last Friday a success with Winnipeg orchestra. EB W Sacl takes store manager post at P Finkelstein’s. invites patronage.
A roundup of visits births and events in Macgregor Manitoba and nearby towns. Abbie Halliday visits. P Martin in town. a baby born to Mrs Grieve. Jno Little and N Holmes in the area. Mr Lowrie of Bagot calls at Herald. McRobbie to preach next Sunday. Sam Young from Austin visits family. J E A Bailey former Herald editor attends city. Neil Smith and John McGeichie updates. Mrs Juckes and Blanch go to Winnipeg General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Muir of Austin attend a Quadrille Club dance. Meta Berry home from Havergal College. implement dealers busy with farm machinery demand. Macgregor band under Ross Murdoch progressing. Thus Street returns from Portage la Prairie. call for local baseball league discussion. Wards and visitors from Austin and Sidney noted. Dr George C J Walker dentist from Carberry to Macgregor monthly. Stanley House rooms noted.
Parents are informed that beginners will be admitted to the public school on May 1. Pupils cannot be admitted after the class is formed. Children entering school must be at least five years old.
Commissioner of Immigration in Winnipeg announces Mr. Im ment of the Interior will bring experienced farm hands to Scotland for a year at 220 dollars plus board and lodging. Men will be selected by Mr. Adamson and arrive around mid June. Farmers may apply in writing with 25 dollars for passage and applications must reach the undersigned by the second week in May.
Born at Edrans on Saturday 18th inst to the wife of Mr Niven Jason. Wm Rae of White Water visits his parents for a few days this week.
Excerpts from critics and authors including W S Maugham J M Barrie Marion Crawford and Henry James reflect on writing life perception sentiment and the reading of characters. The prose contrasts praise and doubt about literary craft and the deep impressions of youth love and time.
The record lists a mix of church notices from MacGregor and neighboring parishes. Details include Anglican morning prayers and Sunday school, evening services on alternate Sundays, Holy Communion notices, and Presbyterian schedules with Sunday School, Bible classes, prayer meetings, and Epworth activities led by named ministers and lay leaders.
Sealed tenders will be received on Tuesday morning May 1 for the erection of a frame dwelling at Bagot. Tenders to be addressed to J C Lowrie. Separate bids requested for material and work, and for work alone. Plans and specifications available at G B Houster’s offices past Aigi Prairie or Bagot post office. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted.
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