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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
8
On the highest and driest part of MacGregor, saleable lots allow cellar drainage. Money advanced to aid in building, with lots priced from 8 to 20. Loans on farm land at 6 1/2 percent for over $100, and 7 percent for less. Expenses on loan very low.
Writings from Macgregor on Monday note W Walker of Carberry and Mrs Walker of Morden visiting. J H Tarry travels to Winnipeg on business. Miss B English of Austin visits her sister in Macgregor. Rev Cassap to swap with Rev Smith of Carberry next Sunday. News on immigration, farming, and local trades. Okla homa rancher Thompson buys Neil Smith farm and moves in. Spt Speed of Austin visits Macgregor. Mrs Elliot’s runaway accident leaves her bruised. Barney McFarlane returns from West with Barr Colony meetings in Saskatoon. Dr Walker of Carberry plans monthly visits. painters spruce station house. sale of Buff Orpington eggs from Laporte birds displayed. presbyterian church land ploughed for trees. dental visits and local editors to visit Manitoba and North West Territories in June. A Scotch paper cites an American financier’s claim to expose Sir Hector Mac Donald’s innocence.
An old market notice advertises oranges lemons and a large selection of onions along with a full line of confectionery nuts and soft drinks inviting customers to visit.
Ontario farm leaders seek immediate immigrant help as western farmers fear future shortages of harvest hands. The Commissioner of Immigration at Winnipeg notes rising demand from young men and married couples, with or without children, seeking work before taking land. The message urges farmers to apply now for available labour.
Reports from Winnipeg note the Musical Festival with Conductor ALC. McKenzie and the Dominion election is rumored for October. A Glasgow Scotland power scheme of 25 000 horsepower is announced. Nova Scotia mine flooding uses sea water at three and a half million gallons per hour. A child mixup over granulated sugar leads to a joke about a new brother and old candy.
A clipped list of church activities including St Pauls MacGregor Church of England with weekly prayers and sermons at 11 a m and Bible class at 2 30 am. Evening services on alternate Sundays at 7 pm with Holy Communion notices given in prior service. Presbyterian notices show services at Beaver Creek Rosehill and Pathhea with Sunday meetings led by Rev A Chisholm and Mr J McRobie, including prayer meetings Wednesday evenings.
Mr Robert Adamson of the Immigration Branch in Winnipeg plans to bring experienced farm hands to Scotland for a year at $220 plus board. Applicants must send in writing with $25 per man for passage and expect deduction from wages. Reactions must be received by the second week in May.
Tenders sealed and received through May 1918 for two projects at Portage la Prairie or Bagot post office. One tender covers material and work, the other for work alone with plans and specifications in B Housser's Portage office. The lowest tender was never accepted.
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