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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1927
Page
5
July town notices record a Rivers fair eve dance near Wheatland and a big dance at Oddfellows Hall. Residents H Durrant and J Rutherford travel, while Albert Baily visits Brandon and many locals host relatives and greet guests from Saskatoon to Ontario.
Daly Council met amid heavy rains with four councillors present and one absent by phone. Minutes approved from prior meeting. Correspondence from Brandon Hospital and Workmen's Compensation Board noted. Mrs Willey matters referred to Councillor Blatchford. Brandon Fair Board grant of 100 dollars approved. Bills approved by finance committee. Council adjourned.
Rivers Council met July 6 with Mayor Dunsmore presiding. The body adopted the Finance Committee reports for General and Electric Light and approved payments of 700.89 and 48.35 respectively. Taxes for Mrs Tivy were canceled for 1925. Gazette subscription through Dec 31 priced at 75 cents.
Strayed from my place mile south of Carnegie in section 26 11 20 a bay mare weighing 1400 to 1500 pounds. Anyone with information should notify J L Black in Carnegie or call 882 23 Brandon.
A speaker urges porch side restraint by keeping chickens in the yard to spare neighbors. He warns that free roaming birds torment others and provoke harsh reactions, suggesting wire enclosures to prevent harm. He stresses neighborly regard and the consequences of letting poultry roam.
P Schreiber relocates to Melville to establish a new home.
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