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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
4
The Rev Myles A F Custance accepted a unanimous call to the Church of England parish at Rapid City and departs on the lith August. Locals regret his departure yet wish him blessings and continued usefulness in his new field.
Portage papers lament the Portage summer fair as a near failure due to lack of advertising. Directors failed to place posters or handbills in MacGregor, leaving nearly no town awareness of the event. Taxation is blamed for limited promotional spending.
The Herald reports a busy week with visitors including Claude Blackwood of Edrans Louise Diell of Winnipes and Donald Hay of Morris. Local residents travel to Brandon fair and Edmonton trips noted.
Winners at the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition included Mrs. Frank J. Thompson winning single driving pony, Mrs. J. Thompson taking second in team driving ponies, Jas Coronation Day finishing second as Shire stallion, and W. Biday earning first Dominion government export butter status for Gilroy creamery across Canada.
The Macgregor community reports church services next Sunday in St Pauls and Rosehill, preaching by Rev J Bowman and Rev Robson. Local events include an auction of range horses, a parade by Ancient Order of United Workmen, grain loading platform by C P R, and various travels by clergy and residents. An infant dies from paralysis. several residents return from travels and auctions.
The Manitoba Weekly Free Press of Winnipeg distributes a premium offer featuring a color repro of G Lorenz’s The Folding of the Bi. The artwork depicts two men in western garb hunting the Big Horn with a desert landscape and distant train. The coloring emphasizes natural tones and outdoor life studies.
The Free Press offers a set of twenty two pictures described as artistically depicted and western appealing. A yearly subscription to the Weekly Free Press costs one dollar, delivering ten pictures on receipt and one each month, totaling twenty two.
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