Market Prices at Mac Gregor Market
Thursday's market report lists No 1 Northern poultry and dressed beef prices. Butter eggs pork and fowl values appear, with turkey, geese and duck noted, though several figures are garbled.
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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
8
Thursday's market report lists No 1 Northern poultry and dressed beef prices. Butter eggs pork and fowl values appear, with turkey, geese and duck noted, though several figures are garbled.
The item lists numerous people from town and nearby districts, including Mrs F J Thompson, Miss Merrick, J Martin of Holyoke, Dr Ponton visiting Winnipeg Beach, Ed Wheeler of Austin, Jno Leckie in town on business, S J Rourke of Portage la Prairie, and many others visiting, renewing acquaintances, shipping hogs, or changing jobs. It mentions the windmill engine house completion, a new cement sidewalk, and townsfolk attending the Winnipeg fair.
Local items report Mr and Mrs T Dean traveling for health reasons to Carnegie. Miss Webster and others listed with school positions. A stock auction will occur at residence of Margaret Gamble. Mr Norman McLean leaves Oak Lake grist mill after four years. Southend Schoolhouse hosts Sunday services starting August 12. H Lloyd, Geo Currie assault case dismissed pending decision. CPR surveyors eye Beaver Creek water flow. sacred services and Official Board meet at MacGregor. Lightning struck Mr Walter Smith’s stable. loss estimated at 12.00 with 750 insurance, settled by Portage Mutual.
A speaker notes many job openings in the district and asserts that able men can secure good wages. cautioning against false alarms and emphasizing employment opportunities despite reports of unemployment.
Mr and Mrs W. B. Stitt and fly departed Wednesday for Alameda where they will establish their future home. Before leaving, several boys presented Marshall with a monetary gift to thank him for his contributions to the MacGregor baseball team this season.
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