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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
4
Fragmentary notes show MacGregor business people debating a shared midweek holiday. Four merchants from neighboring towns consider closing Wednesdays through June to August, asking why others shouldn’t join. The text is incomplete and unclear on details or decisions.
The Government Live Stock Improvement train touring Manitoba will stop in MacGregor on Wednesday May 23. Meetings run 9am to 12 noon with over twenty coaches and speakers covering all farming and agriculture topics. Crowds visit both the CN and CP trains daily, inviting local farmers to attend.
A special North Norfolk Council meeting in MacGregor on May 15th reviewed bridge damage across the municipality. Bids were opened for a Nineteenth Street culvert and a timber bridge. low bids and required walling adjustments were noted, with cost estimates around 1500 to 1600 dollars and two carloads of bridge timber ordered. John Mourneag MP attended Parliament’s opening session and plans to return to farming.
The weekly crop report from the Canadian Pacific Railway notes excellent soil in the western provinces with Manitoba seedings nearing completion and Saskatchewan and Alberta showing substantial progress. Early wheat appears strong in Saskatchewan with good stand and color as farmers continue seeding amid favorable weather.
Births recorded May 1 at Portage la Prairie Hospital to Mr and Mrs G Thompson Beaver a son George Elliott May 1 at Portage la Prairie to Mr and Mrs W E Marsh MacGregor a daughter May 12 at Orangeville to Mr and Mrs J C Auld a daughter
The notice reports the death of Marsh on May 14, listing Mr and Mrs WE as surviving relatives. Further readable details are fragmentary.
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