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LOCAL NEWS. Miss Shier supplied for Mise —— during places this weeerk. *The Royal Templars of Tempe rance will hold their next recolar _ on Tuesday evening, Jan. The band played at the rink last Tuesday evening and as a re sult there was quite a large crowd skating. Miss Myra Brereton, contralto has been engaged as choir header of the Bamiota Methodist Church. The office previously occupied by Jos. Andrew has been moved to the cemetery to be used as a tool shed etc. At a convention held in Bran don lset week The Western Canada Farmers’ Elevator Associa tion was formed. The S. I. B. class of Allen Ave. Sunday School will meet wext Monday evening at the residence of Mr Reuben Shier Those from here who attended the ball in Miniota last week bring back a grand account of the success of the event. J. Dick, who has been acting teller-accountant at the Bank of Hamilton during the absence of H.A Basler, has been permanently appointed to that position. While playing at school last week, Melvine, the 12 year old son of Mrs. E. E. Torrence, Bilaris, met with a painful accident, leav ing her collarbone broken. Rapid City’s bonspiel is on this week but by some mismanagement Hamiota is not represented at it. This seems too bad as Rapid City has always patronized Hamiota’s ‘spiels. Premier Roblin has introduced in the Manitoba Legislature a bill to amend the charter of the Win nipeg Grain Exchange along lines suggested by the Grain Growers’ Association. Indications of an early spring. A butterfy was caught in the Central one day last week. People often see things, but this one was caught, doing away with anything suggestive. Shoal Lake defeated Yorkton in hockey last Monday night by 10 goals to 6. Both these teams were winners in their respective districts. Quite a few from here attended the game. It is rumored that the young ladies of the town are going to be a leap-year ball in the near atere. It's a good thing leap year comes once in a while to liven things up a bit. As we go to press we learn of the death of Mrs. Duncan Robert son, who lives south of town. We have been unable to get any par ticulars so far. The funeral will take place on Friday morning at ten o'clock. he telephone men are now in town installing a new and larger switch board in the central. This was found necessary owing to the increased number of ‘phones now in use and the possibility of still more being added to the number. Miss M. Brereton, graduate of the Toronto Conservatory of Music can be seen at the residence of Mr Hassard, Hamiota, to arrange for glasses in piano instruction, vocal, elocation and physical culture. ation of studio will be an nounced next week. The sale of the furniture and effects of Mr. Turner's hotel, Miniota, advertised for last Tues y, was called off. Mr. Turner intended closing his house up but the Board of Trade of the town has arranged to take the housee over and run it for the convenience of the public. We regret to learn that Rev. W H. G. Battershill, has sent in his resignation as incumbent at Christ Church there. Mr. Battershill’s removal will not only mean a great loss to the church but also to the town, as he has always taken a keen interest and manly stand in all water, pertaining to the town's . This has indeed been a wonder ful winter. The 25th of January and little or no snow and weather that for comfort and health would be hard to be at any place in the world. The last two weeks every day has been bright and clear and regular spring weather. Last Saturdy and Sunday was ideal! The little snow we had on the idewalks and grades melted away fore the noonday suns and many eople enjoyed outings and drives hitherto unheard of there at this season of the year. There as no need of going south this year, Mr. F. E. Howey returned last Saturday from a month's visit to Ontario, Mr. A Nesbitt left for his old home in St. Stephens N.B. last Monday. Mr. Bert Donnell left Monday morning for a viet to his home in Harrington, bnt Miss Edna MacKay returned last week from Winnipex where she had been visiting for some time Mrs. Wilson, of Rewian Miss McLean, of Emerson, were in town this week the guest of Mrs. W. B. McLean. Miss Cable left Monday morn ing for Fairfax where she has accepted a position as teacher in the public school, Mrs. Bard, who has been living in Alberta for the past few years, is at present in town visiting Mr. and Mrs. RK. Roberts. Assistant supt. Maharg, general supt. Jamieson and Mr. Temple, supt. of locomotives, went up this line on a tour of inspection last Tuesday, returning Wednesday. Mr. C. Alwin, one of the first settlers in this district, was in town last week on business for the Fairchila Co. It is about thirteen years since Mr. Alwin left here. He was surprised to find Hamiota such a large and up-to-date town. A severe story swept the Paci fic coast last Monday * H. Moock will ship hogs on Monday, Jan. 27th. wd *The Hamieta Ploar Mills have a surplus of bran and shorts at the present time. Feeders should avail themselves at once. Birth Brear to Hamiets oo Levertey Jon 1 Tr the wate of Frea. Kemp of farm. ~ The Sovereign Bank has been forced to go into liquidation. Keep in mind the Baseball Concert on Feb width. It is rumoured that there will be a valentine dance after the program The Oak River Curling Club has made arrangements to hold a bonspiel in that town commencing on Feb. 4 Programmes are being printed and will be distributed next week. A colony of Dunkards or Quakers, numbering a thousand families, are settling in Ashcroft, B.C. They marched from North Dakota and Kansas where they found the climate too severe. It is announced that within a few days between two and three thousand men will be required at Edmonton in connection with the construction work on the Grand Trunk section, west of the city to McLeod river, 125 miles. The annual meeting of Knox Church was held last Duesday evening. There was a good turnout of both members and adherents. The ‘financial state ments of the different organizations were presented and showed the congregation in good standing financially. It was decided to change the hour of Sunday School from 3 o'clock p.m. to 12:15, the change to go into effect on Sunday Feb, 2nd. After the business for the year was transacted the ladies served refreshments. It is always a good thing to be on time, but Chief Scott got a little ahead of time last Monday, and threw the whole town into ex citement. At eleven o'clock thinking it was twelve—he rang the town bell for moon. At the first stroke of the bell everybody ran to see wat was up, thinking it was a fire. The Chief did not notice his mistake till the crowd gathered around to make enquires. There is some excuse for the mis take as this is only the first week after the bonspiel and the Chief is a most enthusiastic curler.
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Hamiota Echo
Hamiota, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jan 23, 1908
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