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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
5
Synopsis of Canadian North West land rules noting homestead and residence requirements. Describes acres needed, price per acre, and three year residence duties. Mentions habitable dwelling, cultivation obligations, and land reduction factors in farm conditions.
A fragment from a rural page notes Hens new garden work and Easter holidays at home for Mise Ethel Collier. Several locals visit Winnipes and Portage ta Prairis. seeding progresses despite cold. A Home Economics meeting drew a good crowd and Mrs Williamson plans a public auction May 6 for household goods.
Church notices show sermons and meetings across several congregations. Pecrsim Ceenen-Service holds Sunday services at 3 PM and Darrist Caee-Service at 7 PM each Sunday. J. Noble leads Sunday School at 2 PM with a meeting Tuesday at 7 PM. Presbyterian Church has Saturday service at 9 AM, Rev Geo Aikens conducts Austin church services at 75 every alternate Sunday, with additional services at pa Creek and Melvin on alternate Sundays. Carmette Cate holds the 1st Sunday monthly at 9:50 AM.
Tenders will be invited for painting a two room schoolhouse outside with white body and green facings during July. Tenders opened by the second week in June. Apply for particulars of inspection. S J Regelous, Sec Treas Shiney.
Local notes poke fun at a Sidney writer who cannot locate MacGregor and questions the town’s boundaries and phone central. The piece mocks rumors of government moves and praises Austin retaining its phone center while MacGregor remains tied to the municipal framework.
Local items recount a busy week with visitors from Winnipeg and Micksburg Ont. Mrs Woolsey, Mrs Sutherland and Mr Sutherland, and families visited, while school reopened with principal J3M Sutherland. A youth named Lorie Gilson caught a 22 pound four foot specimen fish north of D McKerchers. The Newcombes moved from the CPR station to LaRiviere station and were welcomed with gifts from friends and Women Grain Growers.
T D Lamb of MacGregor offers several hundred acres of food pasture with ample running water for the season. Interested parties may see him for details.
A ring bearing a Masonic emblem in blue enamel has been lost and a finder urges its return. Please contact the newspaper with any information leading to its recovery.
Partial OCR item mentions Harry Pore and Harry White in Delaware with price 110 dollars per bushel. References to Portage Prairie, sacks, cash terms, and firms ACCAIG CAMPBELL Portage with phone 65. Lacks full structure but indicates grain trade note and local business contact.
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