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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1926
Page
8
A local notice urges cooperation to reduce regenerative interference from improper band use. It advises subscribers to settle arrears properly, and discusses seed grading by the Dominion Seed Commissioner, outlining annual farm records and inventories for 1926.
Farmers can avoid the tax return hassle with a new farm accounting book issued by the Manitoba College of Rural Economies. The guide includes step by step pages to record income and expenses and a back page form to compute annual net profit or loss and net worth. It costs 50 cents and aims to help spring preparers manage farm finances efficiently.
An incomplete tale of a Pecan record surfaces from a fragmented manuscript. The usable portions hint at a written account by a former contributor and a focus on documenting a singular event or item.
The Friday meeting of the Miniota School Literary Society adopted officer reports showing $128.72 receipts and $48.95 expenditures, leaving $79.77 on hand at year end. New winter term officers include Hon. Pres Principal Laird and various roles with Ina Cornish and Gwen Taylor among convenors and Violet Powell as reporter.
A bright day with spring imagery and cheerful tone. The excerpt notes showers revealing silver linings and birds full of glee as a playful seasonal verse attributed to Edna Reynolds.
Gwen Taylor recalls student grievances from January 14 1926 in Caen about exams and school tasks. The verse laments tedious drills in science history language pronounciation and measurement tests, calling for relief from harsh assessments.
Birth notices from Watrous Saskatchewan list a boy born to Mr and Mrs W G Scott on Sunday and an additional birth recorded Saturday January with details partially obscured in the clipping.
The notice explains that ballots in the Soldier's Memorial election must place a figure opposite every village name. Voters should rank the five villages in order of choice starting with their first, using figures not marks like X. A ballot missing a vote for any village will be spoiled.
Four key points guide the February 6 vote on the Miniota Municipal Schools by law to raise 30000 for four rooms at Miniota and one at Arrow River. Debentures spread over 30 years cost 1951.54 yearly. district assessment 2 447077 implies levy of 0.8 mills per year, about 240 dollars per quarter section on a 3000 assessment.
Legal advertising rates 120 per line first insertion 60 subsequent lines. Display ads 400 per inch. Cards of Thanks 50c per line. Notices of meetings with admission charged must be paid. Reading notices in bold type 2 per side. All ads subject to newspaper special position and unfrantied.
Isabella notes Mrs E Lawn is very ill and with friends in Crandall. J Smith of Alexander visited his daughter Mrs R E Heise. J Watts of Winnipeg visits his grandmother Mrs Andrew at the Manse. Mr W hedoper injured his left hand cutting wood. Two local rinks from Isabella lost to Bicle by small margins. Mr P McPherson broke her ankle last Friday, her son broke his collar bone. both in Birtles hospital. A hockey game Wednesday between Blaris and Isabella ended 7 to 10 for Blaris. Friday two Crardall ladies' rinks played Isabella. first game Isabella won 8 to 7. second game Isabella won 9 to 7.
Official figures show about 800 000 pilgrims visited Ste Anne de Beaupre this season. The article notes nine countries represented and 145 000 travelers by car while a Canadian Pacific ship carried tourists across the Atlantic. A New Year ascent from the Great Pyramid and Sahara trip are mentioned, along with Halifax becoming a port of call. Ship tonnage rose over one million tons in six months and 1 500 000 tons in ten months in 1925 versus the prior year.
The Rural Municipality of Miniota publishes a public notice stating the Assessment Roll and the Unoccupied Lands Tax Roll are open for inspection until February 23, 1926. Appeals must be lodged ten days before the Court of Revision sitting on March 3, 1926 at 10:00 A.M. in the Municipal Hall. W. E. Warren, Sec. Treas. Mintota January 1926.
William Valgardson of Taber Alberta earned 350 dollars from three and one half acres of sugar beet land. Winter sports flourish in old Quebec as top tourists and enthusiasts gather for the Ancient Capital events. Miss Isabel Goursier, nineteen, is named world woman ski jumping champion and set a world record at Revelstoke at sixteen. In Quebec winter games she jumped 83 feet in the Intercollegiate Ski Contest.
Canada’s exports to the Soviet Union rose in the twelve months ending March 31 with a value of 14 million dollars, up from 48 thousand in the prior twelve months. Trade figures show increased shipments and stronger ties between Canada and the Soviet bloc.
Four events to be staged in Quebec in January include the smo races with 3000 entrants and 1000 Maine bound competitors, a hockey match between the Sons of Ireland and Dartmouth College, a curling bonspiel, and an international dog sled derby.
George Rollin of Viger Station Montreal retires under pension arrangements January 1, 1926 after years of service with the C P. He becomes messenger at Hochelaga called Place Viger Station 24 1879. J A S Racicot appointed to fill position.
Four Briti ver sities students form the Imperial Debating Team to discuss The Geneva Prot The League of Nations and Western Civil generacy in a high level word debate. Canada grants and cheap passage terms from British governments and transport firms draw interest amid domestic servants inquiries. Prairie chickens seen in Montreal reflect a glancing note as shipments move east via minion Express.
From August 1 to December 1925 inclusive, 804 bushels of grain were along Canadian Pacific. Of this amount there were 86 bushels of wheat and [missing] bushels of other grains. For the same period, grain ears contained [missing] bushels as compared to [missing] for the same period of 192 ing. 121,618,661 bushels.
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