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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
10
A town community booster urges residents to boost local pride and trade at home. The issue cites a resident named Spencer earning a nod as a hero, jokes about family visitors, poultry housing ads, cedar fence posts, and an American farmer selling Minnesota land to buy Saskatchewan farmland, arguing the exchange benefits population and land value.
An article claims a real China egg has appeared in Canada, an honest to goodness egg laid by a Chinese hen, selling for 52 cents a dozen in many cities. It suggests Canadians could profit by producing eggs on local farms to meet a Pacific shipping driven shortage.
The regular meeting on Wednesday April of the Town Council presided by Mayor Thompson passed several resolutions. They authorize purchasing fire hose and funding response teams, adopt the finance report totaling 3040.28 and 594.64 for various accounts, and instruct publication of communications. The council also adopts the Health and Relief Committee report and orders collection, restricts building removal without consent, issues an Early Closing Bylaw notice, and accepts the secretary treasurer's resignation with advertising for a replacement.
The Women’s Institute will meet Wednesday Atrie 2st at 3 o clock in the Rest Room, one week early due to a millinery demonstration. Miss Smith from the Extension Service will lead the workshop the week of April 26. Residents may donate case-off clothing for a crate to the Children's Aid Society Winnipeg and local children are invited to contribute an eye for the crate.
Under the Real Property Act a mortgage sale will occur by public auction at the law office of JH Couch in Rivers Manitoba. The sale will be conducted by a licensed auctioneer and will offer valuable townsite property to bidders.
On Wednesday April 2 1920 at noon lands in Rivers townsite Manitoba Lot 12 Black 5 Plan 236 will be sold under The Real Property Act with a reserve bid. A former hotel building sits on the premises. Terms require 15 percent of the purchase price at sale and the remainder per conditions announced at sale. For details contact Brandon Manitoba dated March 16 1920.
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