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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
4
From the Treberne Times we learn the river’s unde contraction will yield a fine new tint. MacGregor boasts a rink and the Agricultural Directors call for winter operation tenders. Local groups are urged to meet and plan curling and hockey efforts this winter.
Provincial treasurer Baarerd Brown was re-elected in The Pas by a large majority over Labor candidate A Norgrove. Reported from nineteen polls shows 316 votes to 0 for the opponent, settling the general election and completing Manitoba’s 16th Legislature with liberal or government group forming the assembly.
In Saskatoon area police cornered two bandits at a hay stack east of Tisdale. After a five hour stand they were killed when the stack was fired and police fired relentlessly. The siege, the fiercest yet in Canadian police history, saw over four hundred rounds exchanged with no police casualties.
The School Board erected two stairs and awnings at the school grounds praised by the primary room. The library receives many new volumes, totaling nearly 900, enhancing student learning and overall school beauty noted by principals.
The general library is open to the public free of charge for one week with Saturday sessions at 10 am. boys and girls in the entrance room show strong interest in current events. Parents are urged to engage with the times at home. The Sonoo reopened August 24 with 16 in the High School and 63 in Public School. Attendance has been irregular due to refreshing operations, and parents are urged to improve future attendance.
The United Farmers shipped a load of stock this week as excavation begins for a new Community Building. Mr and Mrs N Irwin have moved in after securing the G.T.D. Remember the rally west Si pam. Rev R A Scarlett, speaker, welcomes all. Wanted help in tailor shop no experience needed full or spare time apply to F Koh.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Scott express sincere thanks to their many friends for the kindness and sympathy shown during their bereavement.
A damaged memorial notice from 1918 laments a loss with lines about missing a loved one. The verse speaks of absence from home, shadow over life, and missing sunshine, care, and cheerful presence. Difficult to identify exact name, date, or place due to garbled OCR text.
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