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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
5
Methodist Church schedules alternate Sunday services at 3 30 and 7 30 pm led by Rev T Y Williams with next Sunday service at 7 30 pm. Presbyterian Church conducts Sunday evening service at 3 30 pm by Rev R F Hunter. all are welcome.
The rural municipality of Miniota met at Mawthorpe’s Hall December 10 1907 with all councillors present. Items include hospital grant discussions boundary cheque cancellation investigations into assessments and crosswalk concerns plus various refunds and service payments. The Reeve and secretary treasurer handled adjournment and chair duties.
Miss Maggie Yeamin returns with Roy Faulconer after two weeks visiting Miss Effie Faulconer. We mourn the loss of teacher Miss Ella Robinson and pledge not forgotten. Arrow River visits, community greetings, and a planned Two Creeks football supper at James Burnett’s on January 19 with all welcome.
The Miniota Union Sunday School held a Christmas Eve program in Mt. Turner’s Hall that drew a full house and upstairs occupancy. Rev. R. F. Hunter presided. decorations by Messrs. Andrew, Steed, and Evans impressed attendees. Children performed from primary to teen ages, with a standout twelve girl’s tennis drill in white gowns and red sashes. Santa arrived with gifts amid generous offerings and candy for about 160 children. Turner praised the program and offered use of the hall for the evening without charge.
The excerpt recounts a Manitoba harvest scene with a harvester train and a header bed. It recalls shipboard imagery from a voyage around a vast wheat field, describing crew life, a storm, and a rallying captain. The narrator extols Manitoba as the pearl of the northwest and a land of honest talk and pure air.
A cautions note warns that frequent or protracted colds can lead to chronic illness and urges proper treatment. It promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as highly recommended, citing Mrs. M White of Butler Tennessee who credits it with rapid relief and restored throat and lung health. Product sold at Minicta Drug Store.
J N Wasmeyx extends sincere thanks to Ward 5 electors for support on the lith and pledges to perform duty in general. The message recalls the grand carnival at Cran dell skating rink on Thursday night January 2.
A session at the Miniota police court heard charges by licence inspector Coz of Portage la Prairie against Wm Cucack for selling liquor without a license on December 6. The magistrate Rowan imposed a fine of 75 dollars and a three month imprisonment in default of payment after prosecutors proved liquor was sold in a public space.
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