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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 14, 1925
Page
8
Farmers can access a list of recent agricultural bulletins and pamphlets from the Experimental Farm Brandon. The titles cover Poultry Feeds and Feeding Poultry House Construction Winter Steer Feeding and more. These publications are available free on request and can be kept as a handy reference library.
Tender notices invite bids for 20 green poplar cards 16 inches and all wood split and delivered to Glenchar school and piled before April 1 1925. Also £0 cards at Arrow River school on game conditions. Tenders must reach John Spalding secretary treasurer Miniota Municipal Soil District by January 24 1925.
Curling news reports With the Curlers Miniota plans sending a rink to Brandon next week A Beulah rink visited Miniota for a friendly match Hamiota sent two rinks seeking the McConnell cup but Miniota held the cup on Jimmy s counter after learning Miniota led by 11 points 18 to 22 A Tuesday hall meeting organized a ladies cunning club forming five rinks and plans for games between spinsters and married ladies with a schedule showing matches on Wednesday and Saturday dates and ice numbers
D. J. Hill visits relatives in the district while John Spalding and A. Spencer tour Winnipeg. Dr Myles the dentist will be in town Monday and Tuesday. Miss Alice Thompson returns from B C with her father R Thompson meeting her in Brandon. Train times in Beulah altered to improve connections with The National Winnipeg Toronto train. The Royal Bank issues a Family Budget booklet to help households run finances on a business basis. Jack Canuck weekly ends after orders of sequestration in Toronto. editor David Campbell jailed for contempt in the same case. The paper’s founder J R Rogers died in the Lusitania disaster. Widespread notes mention Robbers and Ames Holden for fit and wear with Hodnett branding.
The rural council at Minsota last Tuesday approved W. E. Warren as secretary treasurer for 1925 at 1600 dollars, Robert Collingwood as caretaker at 80 dollars, John Spalding as legal adviser for 50 dollars, and Doctors Chalmers and Fraser as health officers at 50 dollars each. The clerk was directed to ask Canadian National Railways to place a station agent in the municipality.
Annie Wanchuk eldest daughter of Mike Wanchuk Rossburn became the wife of Harry Bolton Glenella Man in a ceremony at the Manse Minioca on January 7. Stella Wanchuk attended the bride and J J Henderson was groomsman. The couple plan to live at the groom’s home while settling in the west.
The Canadian Bible Society proposes January 18 as Tyndale Sunday to honor William Tyndale the first to print an English New Testament in 1525. Rev. A Moffat will address crowds at Arrow River Glenlochar and Miniota on that date about Tyndale and his work. His translation set standards later echoed in the 1611 Authorised Version.
The council decided a depot agent is needed for the Can National Railways depots serving the municipality. Currently Beulah and Isabella host agents, with Miniota lacking one for a long period. An agent would aid travellers and local merchants, enabling prepaid express and boosting business across routes to Winnipeg and beyond.
Lynch Peel moves to advertise for weed inspector and poll and dog tax collector for 1925 under by law. Applications due by March 4. Clark-Graham motions $300 grants to Miniota and Isabella Agricultural Societies. Taylor-Graham proposes committees: Finance and Public Works with Lynch, Graham, Craig, Peel, Taylor, and Clark.
The Isabella school trustees met last Wednesday appointing committees for 1925. Jas A Frazer named chairman with committees for Teachers and school supply Iverach Frazer Chalmers Finance Frazer Iverach Elliott Lindsay Torrance Property Iverach Miller Steuart Lindsay W J Bonner Douglas Transportation Warren Chalmers Elliott A resolution delegates all members and secretary to the Manitoba school trustees convention in Winnipeg The transport matter for Mrs Wallace's children goes to J M Elliott Next meeting at Maniota on chair call.
Arrow River items note John Fleming visiting Winnipeg. Lochart Lenore staying with his brother. Mr and Mrs Cusack visited Brandon. Exhibition skating Saturday night. Correspondent makes a resolution. Local boys attended the carnival and dance at Crandall. Blaris Young Peoples Club reorganized with Thursday meetings. Young Peoples class reorganized. attendance hoped to grow. Dramatic society plans a forthcoming play but selection is unsettled. UFM whist drive at W Tennant's. Reeve to speak on Ottawa impressions. Shower for Mr and Mrs R Bell of Grandview at Campbell home. gifts received. Wiggiston home whist drive yielded ¢10.50 for rink lumber. Whist winners were Mrs Dayton and George Cusack.
Calgary and Banff plan a joint Winter Carnival from February 71 to 14 featuring curling, skating, ski events, tobogganning, dog sled races, ice yachting on Lake Minnewanka, and hot sulphur pool swimming. The event aims to rival Mardi Gras and the Rose Tournament with a weekend of outdoor games, dancing, and concerts.
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