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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
4
Prohibitionists and liquor interests wage a heated contest as Manitoba approaches the legislature session. Temperance groups push to ban bars while advocates for liquor trade seek protection of travel rights. Notables, including Mr Hant, a farmer at Austin with a large mixed farm, are noted alongside local civic leaders shaping the policy debate.
Tuesday's Free Press profiles Jno D Hunt as candidate for the railway commission vacancy. It lists resolutions from North Norfolk and North Cypress councils and local agricultural groups, outlines his Ontario birth, Manitoba residence, and long career in education and public service. He moved to Winnipesaukee two years ago and started the firm Hant Noble Card, with partners handling most affairs.
The Carberry seed fair, backed by the Department of Agriculture and the Carberry Grailssociation, will be held Tuesday February 1200 at the Municipal in Carberry. Prizes include top seed samples in wheat and barley categories, plus a special 5000 prize for eradicating quack grass. Papers will be read in the afternoon and judged by experts.
The piece argues that small retailers with annual sales from twelve to twenty thousand dollars typically carry about three thousand dollars in accounts on the books. This equals a third to a half of their stock in trade, tying up half their cash capital in unproductive channels. If this idle capital could be converted quickly, a redeeming feature might exist, but collectors rarely enable rapid recovery from ordinary accounts receivable.
The passage argues there is no security or interest in certain investments and highlights high opportunity costs. It notes that tying money into such schemes wastes capital, incurs dead losses at seven percent, and adds costs for accounting, postage, stamps, and stationery, all while causing mental strain from potential losses.
From September to December 1908 inspectors noted 350 bushels valued at about $30, yielding roughly one dollar per bushel. Total agricultural product revenue across the season nears $71 million, signaling renewed confidence as the West shows strong commercial and industrial prospects.
Brandon man Herbert Sells died after two men were struck by a CPR freight train near Chater Manitoba Canada. An unidentified man was badly injured and rushed to hospital after the fatal accident occurred just west of Chater on the line from Brandon. Sells, died a short time later at Brandon hospital. the other man, a local resident, was from Chater area and had been staying with his mother.
A young Iowa doctor contends the ankle should lie between the foot and knee to keep the calf away from the curl, presenting a novel alignment concept. The claim, yet to be tested in broader practice, prompts discussion among practitioners.
Public notice states the partnership Ramsay and Fleming liverymen of MacGregor is dissolved by mutual consent. All debts to the firm must be paid by February 1 1909. Creditors urged to present claims before that date to F. who will settle them. Dated at MacGregor. Dee. List, ws.
A mortgage sale under a power of sale is held for the property in Stanley Village, Mtns Manitoba. The Northwest quarter of Section 16 in Township 19 Range West of the principal Meridian is offered for sale in the village with a reserve. Terms of sale are five dollars time of made. Details available from Meichlin & Hoog Portal. Dated at Ps wed Day of
New owner announces takeover of the MacGregor Harness Business formerly run by J. C. Ward & Co in MacGregor. He pledges prompt supply of harness goods at reasonable prices to serve the public.
A notice from H. Rogers states the elevator will be closed for two months and will reopen in March. The message provides no additional details about location or responsible organization.
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