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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
5
Since our last issue a number of Fatfol six hundred Herald subscribers have renewed their subscriptions. We note few readers profit from our funds as we purchase ink, paper, type and fuel, yet renewal keeps us supplied and ready.
A jumble of local items mentions families like Annie Collier and Mr and Mrs A Pickerin with travels to Portage la Prairie, Brandon, and Winnipeg. It notes a death of Arthur, a Harvest Festival at a church, and a fundraising tea by the Baptist W Mission. The piece also covers school and Sunday School delegate notices and prize results in Manitoba farming shows.
The notice explains eligibility for preemption and homestead patent under Dominion Lands policy. It details residency six months yearly, cultivation of acres, and building a house valued at $300. It mentions options for purchasing land if emption is not secured, and counts farm labour during 177 as residence time under certain conditions. It notes eligibility for discharged overseas soldiers and directs to local Agents. advert issued by the Deputy Minister of the Interior.
Manitoba wheat was proclaimed the best in the world at Peoria with competition from North American and South American districts. Manitoba's oats and rye also won honors, led by M. P. Mountain for oats and John Strachan for rye. Two-row barley prizes went to J S Pritchard and David Pritchard of Roland.
Public notice from MacGregor Manitoba dated September 1917 calls creditors to present claims in the estate of Isaac Lunn who died around September 1917. It warns that the assets may be distributed after proper notice and that certain parties may not be liable for remaining assets.
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