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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
5
A local notice invites attenders to the Springbrook Young Peoples Concert and Social at Foresters Hall in Austin on February 19 at 5 o clock with lunch served. The week prior hosted sessions with modest turnout offering pointers on various subjects.
Regulations outline homesteading in Saskatchewan or Alberta for men over 19. Applicants must appear before the Dominion Lands Agency to file. entry via proxy possible under agency rules. Six months residence required within three years, with a habitable dwelling and farm use conditions. Prices listed at 3.00 per acre and 2.00 per acre for renewals. location details include a quarter section adjacent to the home.
The Portage la Prairie chapter reports members joined on Sept. 18, 1914 with 22 members and elected officers. They raised funds, donated blankets and supplies to soldiers, Belgian relief, cholera belts, Princess Mary's Fund, and Christmas remembrances, plus a Union Jack gift from the municipality.
Fragmentary letter discusses early payments and settlements with firms and banks. Mentions notes at the bank and calls for prompt action. Names and context are obscured, but tone suggests a business appeal for immediate settlement and future cooperation.
The members met at Mrs. Morris’s residence on January 15 with a Mr. Morris sent to Austin for a outing. They honored the Morris anniversary and Mrs. Morris birthday. A business meeting at Mrs. Stinson’s Felth appointed a committee to pack comforts for soldiers. On February 1 a box with 26 socks 16 mittens 6 balaclava caps and 5 bed socks was sent to Winnip headquarters. Next meeting set for February 19 at Mrs. Archie Campbell’s.
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