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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
4
The premiers of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta released a formal reply rejecting government ownership and control of terminal elevators. They state a monopoly is needed to ensure a viable government venture, deeming the association’s plan impracticable and likely to fail. The grain growers face opposition as meetings forecast continued debate.
A Presbyterian correspondent describes a Manitoba hamlet where nearly all children in one district are literate while others show chronic absenteeism. In districts near a thriving town, attendance is irregular and many youths remain illiterate. The report urges provincial legislation to improve schooling.
The MacGregor Wanderers defeated Portage la Prairie 9 to 5 in a rough league game at MacGregor. The visitors led by two early goals, then MacGregor surged with three goals in a row before halftime and dominated the second half with five goals to three.
Mr and Mrs George Malekirk of North Road McKillop celebrated sixty years of marriage with children relatives and a large gathering. The couple began life at Hex, later moving to a Northby Road farm where they raised a family and remain in good health with friends hoping for many more anniversaries.
The MacGregor curlers have organized, electing officers at a meeting and drawing a game schedule. Matches feature McCormack, Yonton, Street, Alton, Corrigal, Cowie, Ponton and others with results from the first game a 13 5 victory for Ponton over McCormick’s team and Ashton’s rink beating Street 12 7. Large crowds attend.
Week ending report lists class by class grades for geometry and arithmetic. Notable names include Clara Poyser Mary Smith Ellen McKelvey Frank Shieriff Mierebra Pringle Murgatroyd Lye Poyser D Street Hale Cairns Little Wate Entrance B Street Smith Maorth son E Fox M Klay Berry and others with scores ranging from 0 to 92.
Aggregate attendance shows zero enrolled while a long list of pupils and staff are named as present or with perfect marks. Geography exam results list several students with varying scores including Frank Durrant 100 and Robert Glover 190.
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