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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
8
Fragmentary clipping mentions several Portage area residents and relatives including Mr. Alex Mac Fourie and families such as Mr and Mrs McKinnon and Mrs Vattersen. The text names multiple friends and associations but lacks coherent events or dates.
A wedding was solemnized at Mrs. 5. Elliott’s home on Tuesday February 10 at 2 o clock. May Elliott married Thompson of Beaver Valley with Watt Smith of Porta Prairie assisting. Attendants wore satin and lace. Annie Kerr, niece, served as flower girl. Guests traveled by train to Winnipeg after a reception, and the bride’s traveling dress was golden brown velvet with pleated lace. The couple received many gifts and blessings from relatives and friends.
The Manitoba Winter Fair invites crowds to view live stock poultry and seed showings with nightly programs. Local exhibitors like Nellie and Sir Leonglas promote the event while Brandon Briar provides equipment for the winter exposition. The pale opens Monday night March 1 with anticipated attendance across the province.
An agricultural extension program for Manitoba farmers announced with lectures on farming, veterinary science, and poultry. The course runs during the months with sessions at the provincial college and features rail fare discounts from multiple points including Moose Jaw. Details available from HE W Jones, Extension Department, Agricultural College, Winnipeg.
On a Friday at Hixniots Samuel Kish was severely injured while his six year old daughter Viola was killed in a gasoline explosion that gutted their farm home. A family effort to control the blaze failed as the father warned others and tried to douse the fire. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion and the home, once among the town’s finest, burned rapidly.
Cox BROS of Beaver Manitoba lists for sale four hundred bushels of very choice Victory Oats and Marquis Wheat. They offer promotional free oats with each purchase, provide price details per hundred bushels, and note delivery after March 1. Shipping available by car or freight. bags extra.
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