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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
5
Advertisement outlines homestead and preemption rules for the Canadian North West. Details include residency demands of six months yearly for three years, minimum cultivation areas, and home site requirements. It describes options for initial homestead, patent terms, and purchase of remainder with price per acre and conditions.
Local items list residents traveling to Winnipeg and MacGregor for enlistments and work. Wallace travels to Winnipeg as Odd Fellows Grand Lodge delegate. Several men enlist in the 406th and Motor Ambulance corps. Miss May Robertson takes a telephony position in Griswold. Community events include a patriotic concert March 17 and a temperance talk March 13. A Welcome Bible Class sleigh ride and a Morrison-Davis Easter show planned for March 6 are noted, with seating details and admission prices.
Church notices list weekly services with multiple errors and variations. Key details include Sunday services at 5 pm and 2 pm Sunday School, a Tuesday evening meeting, pastors named J Noble and Geo Aikens, and alternate Sundays at various locations such as Astin church and Blue Creek.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a brief departure for Winnie to a residence at 612 William Avenue. References to previews, acquaintances, and a Mr Roberts appear garbled. no clear date or full context is provided.
The 197th Overseas Battalion is recruiting under Lieut Colonel Fousecs from 305 Nanton Brig. and is nicknamed The Vikings of Canada. The roster lists numerous names including Stewart Harold, Charles E. Turner, Angus Fergusson, Hubert Stewart, and many others from Macgregor and Orangeville area.
An incomplete recruitment appeal invites men from western regions to join a regiment en route to Winnipeg. Details on joining are provided by Lieut. Colonel Fenseca and related officers, stressing examination and medical requirements for potential volunteers.
The marriage of Annie Catherine McIntosh to Alan Roberts took place quietly on February 16 at the Central Congregational Church Parsonage in Austin. The bride, attended by her sister Viola Metatosh, wore a serge and black velvet ensemble with white ostrich, and the groom gave a mink set as a gift. Mrs. Roberts will spend a few days in Austin with her mother.
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