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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
5
One 29 1 p. Waterloo steam engine in good shape carrying 13 pounds pressure. Reasonable terms. Apply Gordon A. Kilfoyle betta Pacido Grein Co Calgary Alta.
Local ad markets offer cash for ergs, claiming over 2 dollars paid per erg this year. It mentions Elmwood Market and Towle at 233 Bowman Ave East Kikdonae Winnipeg Manitoba with unclear contact details.
A roundup of local people with movements visits arrivals and community events. Ivan Stewart of Los Angeles returns for a holiday while Reeve Campbell travels to Winnipeg on municipal business. Nurse Anderson responds to a Brandon case. Mrs S Boyd of Dauphin visits Austin hosts Therese Boyd. Vera Saunders returns from Riding Mountain. The Great Carlton church picnic is set for July 28 with 2 cent admission and a dance. Mary Campbell accompanies Robena to Brandon then Rocanville with relatives. Keswick family moves to the Baptist Parsonage in Austin. Congratulations to Grade IX and X students at Forrestville School for achievements. A Portage la Prairie project seeks written local history from Manitoba old-timers and requests residents to document memories for municipal records.
Canada reports a 42 million drop in net debt for the past fiscal year, a historic reduction. The Royal York name is chosen for a new Canadian Pacific hotel to be built in Toronto, linking the project to the city’s early days. CP engineers survey a Toronto to Chicoutimi line while considering a new terminus. An aviation field near Lethbridge Alberta will host commercial flying and aerial mail service. A Montreal University tour of the West, including the Canadian Pacific Empress of Australia voyage with the Prince of Wales and Premier Baldwin aboard, is planned. Col J S Dennis notes a large immigrant movement this year, while Canadian-made wood pulp grinders join U.S. orders. CP’s Prairie Prev plans progress, with lines expected ready by fall crop time. Land settlement expands as the Clan Donald district gains cultivated land.
The weekly crop bulletin from the Canadian Pacific Railway Agricultural Department says quality and Garnet wheat will be ready for binder in about three weeks in some districts. Other wheats heads are forming, oats are well advanced, corn is backward but gaining, and pastures hay crops are excellent with ample winter feed. Weather has been warm days and cool nights with generally favorable conditions.
Congratulations to Bagot and Elsmith pupils who passed entrance exams. The community notes visits, engagements, and farewells among Bagot residents. A school district rate payers meeting elected officials and planned swings for pupils. Wheat fields near J Barrett praised for seed stock and yield prospects. Herald subscriptions overdue and urged in advance payments.
Cheques totaling 27 million dollars were mailed to wheat pool members in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The payment equals 20 cents a bushel on Durum 15 cents on higher grade bread wheat and 10 cents on lower grades. Total to date reaches 1.30 per bushel for Durum and bread wheats. Manitoba receives 2,696,700 Saskatchewan 17,825,000 and Alberta 6,500,000. Initial prices for new crop deliveries set at Fort William and include Northern Wheat Durum Wheat and other grains.
Currie School District No 1952 invites bids for painting the school. Two coats white paint with green corners, all tails driven and pattied, windows pattied and painted, storm windows included. Tender received by August 1, 1927. lowest bid not necessarily accepted. Thompson, treasurer, Bagot.
Local craftsman offers prompt horse shoeing and a range of repair work services. Experienced in farrier tasks and general repair for harnesses, wagons, and farm equipment. Reliable scheduling and onsite service available.
A catalog of farm equipment mentions 7 foot Massey Start binders, three double-throw gang plows, four wagons, two cultivators, a land packer, disk and drag harrows, a buggy, several sets of work harness, and a number of good work horses.
Local notice seeks a tenant for 100 acres of farm land near Bagot. Mrs. D Shaw invites interested parties to apply at Bogot Massachusetts. The listing specifies a flexible lease arrangement for the entire 100 acres.
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