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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
4
The Miniota Herald lists advertising rates per line and per insertion and notes deadlines for notices. It includes printing office details, editor names, and directions for submitting commercial ads and changes to advertisements.
A session of the Miniota police court was held before Magistrate Rowan. Thos Heap faced charges of selling liquor without a license on Friday, November 22, 1907, and pleaded not guilty. After witnesses for both sides, the prosecution asked for an adjournment to summon more witnesses, and the case was adjourned to Monday next.
The year 1907 in Manitoba shows 1,154 insolvencies versus 1,275 the previous year, indicating a drop below the thirteen year average. The province appears financially healthier, with fewer commercial failures than many prior years.
A Manitoba Saskatchewan grain circular from the Canada Malting Co and CP Rail promotes Ontario recleaned barley sold at cost to farmers along the line. It urges joint orders to form carloads to cut freight, with shipments from Winnipeg and optional sackging. It notes half regular mileage rates and future price details.
The case recounts John Lee, convicted of the Miss Keyse murder in 1884 at Devonshire, whose execution failed three times as the gallows stubbornly refused to function. He survived until a commutation spared him after twenty two years in prison, amid vivid testimonies from witnesses and the chaplain’s account of the fateful morning.
The Lodges Minnota Tent No 17 of the K O T M meets on the first Tuesday each month. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. Signed R K Dixox Grand Recorder CoM and G Rowan Commander.
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