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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1924
Page
5
AUSTIN BORN On Jan 7 to Mr and Mrs fachern a som. D. A. Campbel visited on business last Tuesday. Meeting notes say all Friends members welcome news that Mrs A Beattie inherited a legacy from Connecticut. Mrs Robi Leckie returns from hospital after an operation with wishes for good health.
Elmira Margaret Brown daughter of Robert Charles Brown of Watson marries Arthur Reginald Small eldest son of Robert Small of Quill Lake. Beaver Friends in the district extend congratulations and wish them every success.
Public auction notice for a mortgage sale of a farm property in Manitoba. Describes the lot in Twenty one Township Brewer Eleven West of the First Meridian with a 22 foot by 16 foot frame shed and other outbuildings. Sale set for January 15, 1924 at 1 PM Winnipeg time, with 20 percent deposit due. Sold under sealed reserve price terms. further details via Laird Davis Hobkirk, Barristers, Victory Building, Winnipeg.
The annual meeting of Union Church was held on Tuesday, January. Reports showed energy and good results. Attendance by youth 15 to 20 at Sunday school rose 50 percent. Rev J A Beattie and wife agreed to stay another year. Trustees were reelected. Harold Duncan became treasurer, J Wallace reelected secretary, Leon Hubble organist. Refreshments followed by ladies.
Supporting the local dealer aids the town and community’s growth and vitality. By choosing nearby businesses residents boost local economic health and neighborhood well-being.
A Chester cathedral prayer requests divine aid to end the foot and mouth outbreak affecting Britain. Bishops authorize prayers across dioceses while the plague worsens nationwide. Over ten million dollars has been paid to compensate farmers for cattle culled to stamp out the epidemic.
The Gladstone Age notes many protests and objections tied to this year’s cheque signing and cash payments for the Chautauqua deficit. A notable incident features a man writing a ten-spot cheque, signing it, and adding Dama prominently on the side.
A whist drive will be held in the Community Hall on Friday January 11 with all welcome to attend and participate in the event.
HA Mullions of Winnipeg predicts high prices for Canadian store cattle in the Old Country next spring. He cites current UK beef slaughter flooding the market causing deflated prices now, but expects prices to rise once the cattle market clears in Britain.
The provincial government announces 1924 license plates are ready for auto owners. Those keeping last year s number should apply promptly. Plates are white on black with year and serial numbers dividing halves. the province name appears on one side. The tax department urges rural owners to pay fees for 192%. Over 1 000 owners are believed unlicensed as provincial police prepare to act.
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