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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1926
Page
8
Town residents note Jas W. I. Hodnett’s visit to Winnipeg and Basil Reverley’s Winnipeg invitation. Mrs. Irvin’s residence in town, Beulah and Briars services led by Rev. Salter, and several social events including a Miniota Masonic Lodge gathering and Holy Trinity Church picnic are recorded along with local election plans and memorial preparations.
A Grenfell Sun editorial argues Canada must seal gaps in immigration to preserve national power. It claims Canada should allow entry only to those who can live safely and prosper, while preventing entry for the physically, mentally, and morally unfit.
Arrow River Items Misses Vera Grace and Ruth Mitchell motored to Brandon on Monday. Mrs R Bell and son of Humboldt visit Blaiis district. Mrs J B Mitchell back from Virden hospital shows health improvement. Mrs Sazaras and Edna with Mrs E Sinclair and Mr and Mrs C Craig attended the Hamiota flower show. A poster on Women’s Institute work, illustrated by Mrs O Day, was sent to the Toronto Exhibition. Mrs Finnie and Winnipeg children returning from district visit with Mrs McNab.
Isabella Notes H McKinnon of Winnipeg arrived Monday to visit his sister Mrs H Brisbin. Miss C Scarth of Billscarth visits her brother A Scarth. A Extrad installs an electric lighting plant in his store bought from IEverach Beveridge. Mizael E and B Rabe of Alexander left after visiting Mr and Mrs R E Heise. Several others left to take up schools and visited Grandview.
Born on Tuesday August 10 to Mr and Mrs E Lawn a daughter issued in town newspaper birth notice.
The Municipal School Board met in Miniota on Monday afternoon to conduct its business.
The Miniota Herald lists annual subscription at $2.00 in advance and weekly publication on Wednesdays. Rates include transient ads at 40c per inch, condensed ads at $1.00 for three insertions, 50c per line thereafter, and legal ads at 12c first line then 16c per additional line. Cards of Thanks 50c per line minimum 5.00, display rates available on request, bold reading notices at 15c per line, meeting notices with admission charges subject to paper rules, no guaranteed positions.
The passage proposes local trustees handle Palterston high school pupil transport and forms a Social evening committee with Wooda Vrazer Iverach and Spalding. A committee including Chalmers Plewes and Spalding to consult with the Womens Institute on pupil eye tests in Miniota. The Teachers committee report on Miniota and Arrow River schools to be adopted. Next meeting to be held in Miniota.
Miss Creciee Warren arrived from Canora to spend the holiday with her parents. Townsfolk traveled to Birtle for a Ladies Aid sketch The Family Album. The Memorial, to be unveiled on Sunday August 29, arrived in Miniota Monday night and will be prepared for the event. The memorial stope came from Beebe Junction Quebec and inscribing work was done by Guinn and Simpson of Portage la Prairie.
Impounded horse described as a 3 year old brown gelding with three white feet and a narrow white facial stripe. If not claimed by September 16, it will be sold. Pound keeper: Reid, Beulah.
The Shenandoah Iowa Kiwanis Club organized a civic vacation tour with 600 participants. The group traveled via Toronto and Montreal to London England, with plans to visit Stratford on Avon Oxford Paris and French battlefields during the stay.
About 800000 trout fry from Banff hatchery were released into Sylvan Lake and 900000 into Buffalo Lake this past week. Another consignment will stock tributaries of the Red Deer River. Pilchard oil is used in foods and medicines. Export of pilchard oil to Europe begins in bulk in September. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co will ship 600 tons on each ship for several months, with about two ships per month. market is Rotterdam.
Eastern Cattle Market Exchange members met to reorganize operations aimed at boosting Montreal's standing in the livestock industry. Duke Dmitri of Leuchtenberg, a Beauharnois lineage descendant, visits Canada for the first time. He participates in the Grand Pow-Pow of the Canadian Trail Riders in Ptarmigan Valley near Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies.
Joe Smith, captain, praised the Dominion tour following seven weeks of travel. He said Canadian football would soon resemble major British league soccer, and that the tour’s objective had been fully accomplished.
Twenty five high grade horses travel by sea to Montreal for Mulan's breeding and training operation near Winnipeg. The shipment includes Nellies Pet a 38 year old stallion and Denton a two year old from top line stock including Coronach winner of the English Derby. Captain Kilroy Harris a U S radio lecturer on Australia and New Zealand visits Montreal before proceeding to the Canadian Rockies Trail Rides seeking further miles and a gold medal.
Reports from Banff Springs Hotel and CPR agents state forest fires in the Kootenay Park region are eighty miles away and not threatening railway tracks. Guests and travelers have been unaffected and fires are now under control. Banff Springs Hotel enjoys its busiest season in history.
The Manitoba Government launches an agricultural survey of unoccupied lands to provide incoming settlers with complete information. Western Canada reports 2,474 homesteads taken this year while Winnipeg processed 1,681 immigrants in 48 hours. The Earl of Clarendon and T Macnaughton tour Canada to review the 3000-family settlement scheme with progress reports promising all three thousand families by year’s end.
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