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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 19, 1924
Page
8
The notice lists Winnipeg free admissions ending and reports on Angl ican church activities including aprons sales raising 61 dollars, a cantata at Isabella church, weather permitting, and several harvest and sermon services across Manitoba communities plus local council resolutions and rural bank meetings.
Olive Richardson daughter of Mr and Mrs A Richardson Arrow Rivers married Horace Clayton Day of Blairs on Wednesday November 22 at Mange Beulah The couple will reside at Blairs with best wishes for happiness and prosperity from friends and family
Mary C. Gordon daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Gordon of Laindon Hills Essex England wed James Harlin at St Georges church Montreal in a ceremony conducted by Rev Dr Patterson Smyth. The couple then traveled from the east to Miniota and are staying with Mr and Mrs W Hurlin while the groom met his bride’s party in Quebec.
Reeve Mitchell won the presidency of the Union of Municipalities at the meeting. Leaders and members gathered to vote on the new executive, signaling a change in the city governance advocacy group.
In the Canadian West small business owners attach railroad initials to shop names to boost prestige. The Canadian Pacific warned that such use is illegal and sent notices to violators. One response from a barber shop owner claimed the letters stood for his mother's name Christine Patricia Rear don and derided the railroad’s reach over commerce and language.
After nominations closed the tally announced Reeve J W Mitchell and ward councillors C Graham Craig R Peel Wythe for six wards. Ward 6 requires a councillor vote while other offices go by acclamation for 1935. A ratepayers meeting followed with little complaint about administration. Ontario silver production 1924 nearly matches 1923 by nine months showing about 19 500 daily. Yukon Caribou herds numbered tens of thousands while smaller bands included hundreds or thousands. An aerial stowaway on a Laurentide Air Service plane prompted weight concerns but the individual was not punished due to intent to visit a sick wife and child.
Monday evening gathering in the church parlor reviewed church matters and finances. Plans were made to publish a detailed subscriber list and to strengthen funding to establish a more solid financial foundation. The meeting aimed to ease friction and bring brighter days for the church.
Born at Miniota on November 18 to Mr and Mrs J H Perry a daughter.
Nominations for municipal officers took place yesterday in Minnesota with local interest high as residents weigh candidate names and potential leadership. Ballot timing and key races remain unclear as reports focus on turnout and community concerns.
E W Beatty chairman of Canadian Pacific Railway spoke at Welland Ontario on November 7 celebrating the Welland Canal centennial. He said in 1923 the company dispersed in Canada 202 million dollars in wages and materials and 7 million dollars in taxes.
November 7 marks the 39th anniversary of the driving of the last spike that completed Canada’s first transcontinental railroad. A stone monument at Craigellachie in the Rocky Mountains commemorates Lord Strathcona who swung the hammer to unite East and West and fulfill Confederation.
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