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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
8
Local notes mention Winnipes to MacGregor today and the big Manitoba horse and cattle fair advertised as bigger and better than last year. New arrivals, tea events, church services, and visiting residents cover a bustling MacGregor scene with reports from Portage la Prairie, family visits, and plans for a Protestant meeting on Sunday.
Mr Gorton plans to move into his Beaver farm residence while Adelyne McLaren joins The Annum Gar Women Auxiliary at MacGregor. Amusements for Tuesday include admission prices for adults and children. Detective Cox visits Austin to discuss a liquor shipment case linked to the Lynor law with several summons anticipated.
Phrases describe farmers needing laborers and city men willing to move to the countryside. Proposals include advancing travel costs from immigration services and deducting the amount from first month's wages. The note mentions Winnipeg travel routes and a program to pair farm lands with workers. Also reports that Free Press notes July weather, with Winnipeg at the observatory recording 38.7 degrees and discussions on thermometer readings.
Market report lists Wheat No 1 No e bushel at 30, Barley 40 to 50 cents per bushel, live cattle and hides prices not fully clear, potatoes 40 to 50 cents a bushel, dressing weights indicated.
George Hay, who has shipped horses for twenty years, will be in Meager for the last week of duty with a first class lot of farm and working horses. Schmare Hay handles the consignment, listing some of the first consignments available.
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