Markets and social notes from MacGregor town
Thursday's MacGregor market prices cover Northern No 2 Northern Cats Barley Butter Mice Beef dressed Pork live weight choice Pork dressed Chicken Fowl Turkey Geese Duck. Several townspeople and visitors are listed with movements to Winnipeg Austin Portage la Prairie Brandon and Medicine Hat. Fire damage, train service changes, local meetings, and business updates accompany cattle and hog shipments and an upcoming court of revision.
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Turkey
Moon train delays as Barnsige ace vent slows progress
The report notes a delayed Moon train with an ace vent at Barnsige delaying service for hours. In Carberry, Course and his brother visited town while Hugh Dantar's household goods head west to Walkup Sas. Mrs Dan bar and family plan a quick move, with friends sending best wishes. A Portage la Prairie Victoria Day sports committee invites MacGregorites, with the MacGregor band engaged for the day. Miss Helga Hansen in San Francisco is alive after her home burned. A North Norfolk baseball meeting in MacGregor on May 16 will plan the season schedule and cups. A driver’s license incident near Merrick's corner caused a minor crash. An old tale about planting flaxseeds to deter potato bugs is discussed. A cement sidewalk funding petition circulates among Hampden Street property owners. Emmeline on April 26 sees a birth.
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Portage la Prairie
Victoria
Potatoes for Sale: Fat Red Varieties Offer
A sale notice advertises Col Potatoes described as fat and best of the red varieties. The listing notes quantity available and promotes quality for buyers.
Notice of Canadian Pacific Railway branch line hearing
Section 175 notice by the Cane'tau Pacific pat ent to the Board of Halfway Commissioners for Canada. After four weeks from the date of use, there will be an application to construct operate and maintain a branch line across the Northwest quarter of section 9 township 1 West of the Principal Meridian in Manitoba. The line would reach the southern limit of the Right of Way of the Macht egor Branch, with the location shown on plan deposited in Brandon Land Titles Office on April 4 1908 as No 177, notice of which deposit is given under the provisions of the said statute.
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Iver
Board of
Halfway Cunisioners
Canada
Comet Ag
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Muchreror
Eye strain and ill fitting glasses remedy offered
A vintage ad queries if eyes tire and if artificial light causes blurred letters. It promises relief by proper fitting of a pair of glasses at the local optical shop.
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Pioneer Store
MacGregor
Merrick Bros
Doug Street
Whitewood
Orlit Newman
Winnipeg
Brome
S.J. Hourke
Miss Navasour
Austin
Town
S. McLean
Claude Isbister
Brandon
W.G. Dunbar
Foster
Fretald Offce
T. L. L. Lewis
Northern Life Assurance Company
Lamb
Panlin Chambers Co
Ather
Geo
Pope
GPP
A. J. Deacon
Mrs Smailey
Westbourne
Peat
North Norfolk
Riss’ Hall
Messers Merrick and
Waller
Medicine Hat
J.M. Lamb
Maroon
Peter
Robert Lamb
M. Ward
Hase
J.C. Case
Ward of Austin
Barnsige
Ed. Course
Carberry
Tureday
F. T
Hugh Dantar
Moning
Walkup
Sas
Huson
Danbar
Hampden
T Lot
Percy
San Francisco
Helga Hansen
North Norfolk Baseball Teag
Stanley House
Ritver
C.P.R
Merrick 'S Corner
Hampden Street
Paris Green
Bean's Drug Store
Hampden Feet
Bors
Emmeline
C. Robisonson
Elephant Brand
Has Bee
Raymond Sewing Machine
W. H. Glover
Ceneral Hardware
W. J. Boyd Candy Co
Orliff Newman
Smokers Supplies
John Ross MacCrecor
M. Shirriff Maccrhgor
Feke of the Woods Elevator
Turner's Butcher Department
Turner's Bakery
Ayay
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