Adam Laigh native of Scotland dies after long settlement in Prairies
Adam Laigh born 1827 in Scotland died Wednesday after a life moving from Holyoke Manitoba to Newdale and Prairie. He settled near Newdale, farmed until 1897 then retired and moved to town about six years ago. A familiar figure on the streets he was seen daily and had just chatted with friends the day before his death.
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Adam Laigh
Mr. Lamb
Scotland
Canada
Tass
Galt
Ost
Key Holyoke
Man
Tak
Newdale
Lowing
Prairie
Lamb
Halley's
Beavers Mourn Loss Of Life Long Parish Worker
Funeral rites were held for a lifelong Presbyterian church member and local worker. Family includes a wife, one daughter, Mrs. Joose Jaw Sark, and son Robert B of MacGregor con. Beavers attended by many friends as Rev. Duckworth and Rev. J R Johns conducted the service before interment at Beaver cemetery. Memorial service at the Presbyterian church followed, expressing district sympathy to the aged widow and family.
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Joose Jaw
Sark
Robert B
MacGregor Con Kidence
Duckworth
J. R. Johns
Beaver Cemetery
Edith
Herbert Lamb
Beavers
Thomas
Andrew
Adam
Wile Roland Lamb
Norman Thompson
G. Duckworth
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Lamb
Churc
Local Notes On Travel And Health In Portage District
Mrs. Joseph Bagot and Mrs. Barrett travel plans are noted with Mrs Hamilton awaiting appendicitis surgery in Rochester Minnesota. Mrs John Longstreet visits Kenlis and may seek hospital care at Portage la Prairie after arriving this week. John Kerr and John Elliott return from two months in Scotland, reporting a good time and good health. W Cooper and W Davis Jr. ride to Portage la Prairie Tuesday. Mrs J C Lowrie attends Prairie Gateway Chapter Daughter of the Empire annual meeting.
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John Longstreet
Kenlis Sask
Frank Longstreet
Portage la Prairie Hospital
John Kerr
John Elliott
Scotland
J.C. Lowrie
Prairie Gateway
Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg travel notes and local items
The report notes E G Roberts traveled from Portage la Prairie Monday evening to Winnipeg for a ten day stay. Mrs. Walter Smith suffers pneumonia. Alex ay awarded a contract for a 30 by 65 foot barn with hip roof. F H Radclyffe returned from the Dauphin District after a week with the Manitoba Sunday School Association. Several ministers skipped country appointments due to poor roads last Sunday.
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E.G. Roberts
Portage la Prairie
Winnipeg
F. H. Radclyffe
Dauphin District
Manitoba Sunday School Association
Escape from Portage Jail Sparks Police Search
Police in neighboring cities are alerted as Edward Alyffe and Patrick Mee escape Portage jail. Alyffe is serving 28 months for burglary at Gladstone and McGuire robbed a farmer on a train between Winnipeg and Martiregor.
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Edward Alyffe
Patrick Mee
Alyffe
Gladstone
McGuire
Winnipeg
Martiregor
Toronto banker remanded amid unpaid Herald subscriptions
Fragmented text shows Leattie Nesbitt of a defunct Farmers' Bank in Toronto urging timely action to avoid litigation and urging overdue Herald subscriptions be paid in advance or settled. The garbled OCR omits clear dates and complete names, but references a payday unpaid total and calls for liquidation.
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Leattie Nesbitt
Farmers’ Bank
Toronto
the Herald
Heral
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BAGOT
Joseph Hamilton
Rochester, Minn
James Barrett
W. Cooper
Wim. Davis, Jr
Portage
Werchants
Montreal
Savings Bank Department
Ted
Austri
Ted P
R, Macgregor Tirling Smith, Manag
C.P.R
Transcona
Culti
Dawney S
Col
Saskatchewan and Main
Dawney
Transcon
Massey-Harris
R. E, Lamb, MacGregor
Walter Smith
Wm. Avis
Alex.ay
Crealo
Mr. Wu
Young
WM. Cairns, MacGregor
J. H. Watson
Macgregor
Ona
Peakleton Discaree
Mom Seite
Golden Monitor
Kennedy & Kennedy Cor
Michigan Ave
Grisweld St
Detroit
Kennedy & Kennedy
Windsor
WM. Cairns
Maccrecor
Yours Truly
Ile
Snow
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