Synopsis of Canadian North West Land Regulations
A historical summary notes eligibility for Dominion Lands entry including head of family or male over 18, residence and cultivation requirements, homestead conditions, and land pricing. It mentions setting aside patents, residence proximity, farm size rules, and tenancy limits with emphasis on cultivation, habitation, and the interior department’s oversight.
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Dominion Lands ‘Agency
Domin- Fen
Wien
Denevan
Alberta
Cory.c.mg
Austin News Briefs Touch On Visits And Events
Miss Sparrow renews acquaintances in Austin as farmers begin cutting grain. Mrs John Maill visits Alta Mont with her son C Madill. Miss Reid of Selkirk leaves for Kellwood after two weeks with Mrs E Carruthers. Miss Smith from Agricultural College Extension Dept arrives and runs a dressmaking course. Presbyterian picnic and sports event set for Friday August 11 with gate admission ten cents. Trustees meeting of district schools held at John Madill's, planning a Boys and Girls Club Fair in early October with Agriculture College Extension Dept involvement.
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Miss Reid
Selkirk
Austin
John Madill
Man Agricultural College Extension Dept
Church Notices and Schedule of Services
Church notices list service times across several congregations. G D Cook and Rev Geo Aikens lead Sunday school and church services with sessions at 2 pm 3 pm 7 pm and 1 am in Austin Pine Creek Melvin and Roman Catholic parishes schedule 1st Sunday 9 30 am.
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Focusm Cremen
Barrist Cucaca
G. D. Cook
Peoples
Presbyterian Church
Geo. Aikens
Austin
Pine Creek
Melvin
Roman Catherte Chencn
Help For The Harvest In Manitoba Farmers Urged To Apply
Manitoba farmers needing extra harvest help must write to the Department of Agriculture at 439 Main St Winnipeg detailing how many men they require for how long and wages offered. With late crops and few city workers the western harvest poses a serious manpower problem. Soldiers are available for farm work and farmers should specify if they want soldiers or civilians.
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Manitoba
Main St
Winnipeg
Middle Western
Militia Department
Camp Hughes
New Zealand Adopts Compulsory Military Service for Men
The article notes New Zealand will require all men aged twenty to forty to serve in the military. It also reports the Brandon intern camp for aliens closed and workers moved west for government tasks. Casualty totals mark German Austrian losses at 3,500,000. Additional items mention a Winnipeg fire causing about 100,000 damage and Russian prisoner captures surpassing 350,000 amid a major offensive.
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New Zealand
Brandon
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Old Atand
W. B. Gilroy
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Miss Sparrow
John Maail
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Alexander Booth
Bussels
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H. Axsisos
Reawu
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John Gree
Joba Deere
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Raspberries
G. F. McKay
Chas, R. Wallace
Paris Green
Potato Bugs
Germany
Austria
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Russia
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Dmiplestal Market
M. Lamont
Fish Columbia
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Katrime P.D
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Studebaker and
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Gladstone
E. A. Stout
M. Thompson
B. Gilroy
Frost & Wood Binders
W. C. Collier, Macgrecor
Dominion War Loan
Department OF Finance
Ottawa
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