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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1926
Page
1
Lou Leland was struck by lightning while reaching a fence to gather turkeys. He escaped serious injury though the incident left him briefly out of work. The week’s town note reports a charity game by an American Ladies Baseball team beating Miniota with unclear score, netting about $125 for the visitors and $30 for Miniota locals.
A motorist Olaf Strandland died August 22 at a Broadview crossing after colliding with a train. His widow sued the Pacific Railway for 50,350 damages. a Moosmin jury found no negligence by the railroad and judgment dismissed. The engineer had signaled and the driver ignored the signals.
Miniota hosted a big indoor and outdoor sports program on Thursday with seven senior baseball teams and four football entries. Hamiota won the night baseball first prize while Willen edged Miniota in football for top money. Virden took third in baseball and Miniota fourth. An accident occurred when Fred McCheyne injured his knee during football, and locals supported the event with sizable turnout from distance despite limited local attendance.
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