THE STRATHMORE STANDARD . SECTION ONE— VOL XXX— NO. 28— Canada Welcomes Our Our ‘thing And Queen Elizabeth Prov. LAbarian Dec. 39 Strathmore, oo) ae May 11th, 1939 en soem Annum Syoaat Foreign $2.50. I : thing ear vI Glamis Castle aes a i ait itl Ps a a ‘A CHRONICLE OF THIRTY YEARS SACRED HEART CHURCH, REV.I. LEAVER, M.A. —; 10: :——— Most of the people abd most Ol the movable property which we of South ern Alberta enjoy today came into this country by way of the Canadian Vacis ic. However, the Catholic Chureh came bere not by way of the grea iron road but by the water routes o! the “Gentlemen Trading into thud son's Bay”, otherwise known as the Hiudson’s Bay Company, this was nat ural because the Catholic Church in southern Alberta antedated the days of the railway by many many years fhe old tur traders came into Alberta by way of the great navagable North Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan riy ers nd the first missionries into this province followed the same routes so that the lirst bishop to take up resid ence in Alberta was the Vicar-Apostol ic of Athabaska-Mackeuzie in the north and the Grey Nuns worked am ong the northern Indians at Fort lro- widence even betore Confederation. In 1842 Bishop Provencher in st Boniface, Manitoba sent the Rey Thibault, a priest, into ta to establish the first Catholic mission at Lac Ste Anne; for up to that time that whole region’ of the North-West which is now the lro- vince of Alberta was ministered to by the Bishop of St. Boniface and a hand ful of priests who devoted their lives to long missionary journeys for the conversion and spiritual benetit of the Indian and half breed population — of the country. Ten years later the Rey Albert Lacombe came to the of Lac Ste Anne and shortly alter his arrival the missions of the entire North-West were placed ubder the care of the Oblates of Mary lmmacul- ate. Father Lacombe became a Mem ber of the Oblates in 1855 and he and his brethern of that congregation lab- ored in Alberta tor the rest of the hineteenth century, In 1861 Bishop ‘ache of St. Boniface chose St, Albert as a base for all the missions of cen tral and southern Alberta and in 1871! when St. Boniface on the Red River Was raised to the rank of an archdio- cese, St. Albert was created a diocese under Msgr. Vital Grandin as its tirs Bishop. While these beginnings of Catholic settlement were taking root in the north, the Blackfoot Indians with their allies the Bloods, Sarcees and Veig- ans were lords of the prairies south of the Red Deer River, Dreaded by their enemies on all sides of them thei Blackfoot Confederacy carried ou 4 ceaseless War in the west much us did the blood thirsty lroquois of the tive Nations in New York State in the east, Their hostility made it impossible fur a long time to afford opportunity tor White Settlement in thei: country. Added to this also the Hudson's Bay, Company found that tur trading with them was not worth the risk and,| though Rocky Mountain House Was built in 1802 aud Bow Fort ip 1882, the latter had to be abandoned as early as} 1534 while the tormer 1875, Only explorers and secular mission carried On till surveyors | 4 J. BI Alber: | permanent) ‘mounties’ came aud Calgary Was born. This was the first church in the city of Calgary On the arrival of the police Father Doucet gave up his lit tle log cabin to them along wilh = the logs he had collected for a larger cou struction and returned west to the mission on the Elbow tiowever, if vas decided that it would be better to move in closer to the new centre ot civilization and in the fall of that Same a little log building near the site ofthe present Holy Cross year Was erected Hospital, This was the beginning ot INTERIOR OF SACRED HEART CHURCH TO-DAY diocese of what is now known as the Calgary. In 1877 “Treaty Number Was signed With the Indians and Father of the mission lent valuable aid in information and its composition to bring it about, Alter the treaty Ulers began to come in more and in greater numbers to Alberta with the result that this part of the country entered into its being as a white man’s country, The construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway reached Calgary August llth 1883 and in that Same year Fathers Lacombe and Doucet took up homesteads in the district of Calgary now known as the “Mission’ which gave sites for the Cathedral and the schools adjoining it, tloly Cross Hospital and the Catholic cem etery in Calgary. In 1884 a new chure)) Was buiM on this homestead and the altar in this church was the work ot seven the set treely southern on the artesanship of Father Leonard Van Tighem, O. M. |., who later be Came the first résident priest and built the first and present church = in Strathmore, After the completion of the Canad ian Pacific Raiftway through to the “Coast” towns and farms began ta grow up rapidly throughout southerr Alberta and by the beginning o/ the hew century the town of Strathmore arose and expanded in the midst vl the irrigation system which the great SACRED HEART CHURCH AND RECTORY AS IN 1910 like Warre, Vavasseur and Palliser and a missionary now and then like Thibault in 1842 and DeSmet in 1815! dared to make passing sojourn among them, Father Lacombe was _ their Apostle from 1858 to 1871 and meu} like him visited them every summer and sometimes passed the winter with them but it was not till near the last quarter of the nineteenth century that Merchants and missionaries finaliy be &4u to take up residence in the land of | the indomitable Blackteet. Through the untiring these visiting missionaries Christian | ity began to take hold among the| Blackfeet and in 1869 the ecclesiastical | authorities of St. Albert decided to found a permanent mission station am ong them under the title of “Our Lady} of Peace.” Lack of means prevented the immediate establishment and! building of this station but in 1872 a house was built for the missionaries about four miles southeast of Jumping Pound Post Office on the north bank of the Elbow River. Three years lat er Father L. Doucet (who is still en joying life at St. Albert at the age of 93) built a log cabin at the junction of the Bow and the Elbow Rivers and in that year was on the ground when the elforts of | tlement as a town centre Lo raflway company had constructe! through the Bow Valley trom Calgary to the east, Settlers flocked in trom everywhere and among them Cathol ics from Germany, Poland, the United States and, notably, trom Holland and Belgium, Some of those from Poland established a coiony known as Cra kow six miles due south from Strath more the Bazants, the Koreks and the Novickis began their sojourn in the wild and woolly west, This set longer exists but the families and the descen- dants of these hardy pioneers are still strong in and around Strathmore. The settlers from Holland though they scattered everywhere in the where length and breadth of the Strathmore) district, took up land mostly out northeast of the town and, under the leadership of Father Van Aaken decid ed to build a church where the Aken stad school now stands for Aakensta‘ or, in English, Akentown was named after their spiritual leader. For a time the Bartelens, Cammaerts, DVamens Gaertzs, Vanderwestens and Voerman: were in 1908 attending Mass in’ the home of Mr A. J. J. Weyers and in the Akenstad School. At that ule. ote) formed a committee to investigate and| more and which has beeu carried | more and Mass was not | at Strathmore | by them up to 1916 | except for } 1913, | Calgary STRATHMORE. report on the advisibiiity of Dullding a church in that place, Their project did nol, however, come to fruition because Albert the Bishop of St thought il better to establish a church tor the Catholics of the district in the New civic celtre of Strathmore, The resuit Was that, though Muss continued to be Said, as would appear from records till iS in the Akenstad School, tie present church in Strathmore Wa founded in 1909 and built by the Ke.. Leonard Van Tighem O. M. |. in the summer of 1910 with living quarters at the rear for the priest. At that time the missions oi Aakeustad were attached to the parish of Strata the parish church as trequently Ulen as i resideucce ol the Langdon, Rockytord and said in is said at the present day. In view of the fact that the Oblates were in charge of all the missions — of the church Alberta in the early days, Was begun and served represented — by Fathers Van Tighem and Cc. Deman a short interval Rev, F. M. Lajat of the Order o: Benedict held the post from igi1 to the was founded in 1912 it Was only to be expected that the missionaries of the Congregation 0! the Oblates should move to centres and leave the task of organiz ing the church in these parts to. the more stable priests of the diocese. So When the St. However, when Diocese ot mobile MIssilor it Was that Father EK. J. Carew came ) to Strathmore from Sacred fleart Church, Calgary to be the first dioce san priest in Strathmore, He was stc ceeded by Rev. M, F. Murphy in 1918 | to be followed in 1921 by Rev. J. E | | | ceiling in the church and carved Dougan who retired for a time in 1926 to be replaced by Father A, MacAdam. aftectionately known as bathe: “Mac.” lu 1929 Father Dougan return ed and stayed till 1932 when there Was a short intereguum till Father “Mac,” took up work again among us till his untimely death at Banti ip 1934, Fathers Dougan aud MacAdaw were on the ground during the baru years of drought and depression in those years the finances of the pu: ish fell to a rather critical state, task of raising the financial conditiou of th eCatholic church in Strathmor fell to their successor, the Rev. Phili, J. N, Cosman who came to Strathmore trom Drumheller on Sept, 1, 1934 and did his work so splendidly that, at the time of his forced retirement la: September, the condition of the par. bot), financially and spiritually gave testimony to the success of bis zealous efforts, From 1910 to 1926 the priests vi Strathmore lived a lonesome lite in a couple of rooms behind and contig uous With the church building but in the latter years by order of Bishop Kidd, the former residence of the family of Joseph Van ‘Vighem was pur chased and has since that time served us a fitting place of abode for the pas tors of the flock of Strathmore Cath ir the olics, improve the Wol As Ume went ou various menuts have been made to make house of God a worthy place of ship. In the very earliest days bathe: Van Tighem sought to beautily the grounds around the church and plant ed native poplars brought from the | foothills which still stand today in re cognition of bis love tor and interest in the work of God among his fellow men, In 1920 the oak pews in ‘he church were brought in from Ontario and later on Mr. Joseph DeSmet put a the | altar rail which still shows forth what | ther piece of his craftmanship which. the poet meant when he said that “a thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Auo | is less noticeable but none the less admirable can be seen in the hand- carved pickets which surround the whole property. Countless other otler- ings of art and service might be men- tioned here in recognition of those who gave and labored out of pure love of God. It was the dying wish of Mrs E Bartelen that her family should donate a bell to the church and in the summer of 1927 a bell imported from France was blessed by Bishop Thomas Kidd and erected with solemn ceremony in a belfrey prepared for it the previous spring with teh names of Lishop Kidd Father Dougan and the donors, M: and Mrs. E. Bartelen inscribed upon it. The Catholic church of Strathmore today is a credit to the faith, devotion and loyal cooperation of its pastory and faithful members, It has aLadies’ Aid which is second to none in their interest for the progress of God's work and the beauty of His house. The Men’s Committee which meets every mouth is a parliament of exper ience, wisdom and initiative in the ad- vice and aid which it renders to the pastor, In brnging this short chronical ty a close it is our hope that the zood W's which has been begun here in Strath: ! on| THE STANDARD, ST The United Church REV.V. M. GiLBERT B. A., B. D. The first Methodist Chureb, which Was later turned into the = present Manse, Was built about 3908 and, ac cording to available records, the lirst man in charge was J. |. Heslop. the first couple married in the church was George Hill and Seymour Rey. J. H. Bury was the man but he was on the field only the first six months of 1U10 About this time the Presbyterian folk decided to build and to minister. Rev. James Rannie of Gley chen was appointed by Presbytery to preside at the meetings and the lead: ing laymen were, Doctors Girvin and Giffen and Messrs Garrett and Skene The task of erecting the building wa assigned to Frank Skene and lor some time Rev. James Rannte came Over trom Gleichen to conduct worship and when he was called to Bankriew byterian Church, Calgary, the Work was carried on by Rev A. Boyd. Vur ing the war, the congregation disband ed aad later the church was sold — to the Masonic Lodge and the proceeds invested in the Memorial Stone in front of the Veterans’ Hall. In the summer of 1910, Rev. T. A Wilson arrived trom the east with hi: niece Miss Gladys Dickson, now Mrs M. S. Hirtle. Those were the days otf roughing. There was no parsonage for the minister and his family, so a cou esther first Ordaines call oa Pres continuously tor the past thirty years, a source of admiration and edification to all who see the reguJay attendance of the Catholics of the district to the service of their God, may still “shine before men and glorify our Father in heaven” till time shall be no more, And so in congratulating the Strath- more and Bow Valley Standard on its completion of thirty years unceasing service we teel a double joy that we both have worked shoulder to should. er for teh advancement and good the community in which we live. eh BUILDING 63a National Gi automotive manufacture. Add their families and a percentage for the shops that feed and clothe them and the professions and trades that 4 minister to them and you have a unit of amazing purchasing power. The money it spends goes to every ad The automotive > that it employs of Canada. ‘Ihere are some 200 Province. The Automotive Indus Parts Industries giving pay Fi ey is National in purpose ai . 2 National in scope. When you envelopes to 15,000 more people, a total of directly G LLL ET | saskatoon @ i> sete re mennne rr ems seen mere wee ees seams industry more to Canada and to her indiyi- dual Provinces than the mere fact 18,000 These men are but the start of an impressive employment chain reach- ing into and benefitting every part dependent AUTOMOTIVE 1006 LUMSDEN BUILDING — TORONTO, RATHMORE - Strathmore ong those united in matrimony were Mr and Mrs H. Platt, Mr and Mrs F Seales, Mr and Mrs W..Rudd of Rocky UNITED CHURCH 1909 ple of granaries pulled together provid ed a temporary shelter. Building was the program of the day so a new church was erected and = the = old chureh turned into a parsonage. The late Eb. W. Pust was a leading layman and the task of building fell to M. Ss, Uirde. Thus it Was that Rey. I. k- Mat thews, a fisher of fish as well as a fisher of men, came to have a new par sonage, a new chureh and a bride, tor Mrs Matthews came to Strathmore as a bride. During Mr Matthews’ ate (1911 to 1918), Mrs Pust died and Mr and Mrs L. Beezley, Mr and Mrs Wathen and Mr and Mrs W. Anderson Set up housekeeping, In July 1913, Rev. S. A. arrived with two motherless boys. But a mistress was s00n in the parsonuge and before the close of the pastoral year a babe came into the home, Look ing up statistics, it was interesting to note that E, Stoodley and A. ‘Teare took to themselves wives during the year, Rev. Thomas Bole tollowed in July 1914. It was he and A, Black who planted the trees ia front of the manse and what giants those trees have since become, During his pastorate, Mr Stockton, Sr. passed away and am pastor- Chauncey bh St, “tT , Lh iw , ae >} » HS eee le Kegi“g @ ~~ Cab ahi MOOSE JAW be Gr 5 BA git Cty nN . y | CANADIAN MOTOR IOAE means workers 33,000 buy a Canadian-built on se CARS car, you help your own Province. ford and Mr and Mrs Roy Miner a. Cheadle, Rev. J. P. Berry came in 1916 and his first act was the paying off the mortgage on the church, Among those married by him, we note Mr and Mrs M. May, Mr and Mrs James McBean, Mr and Mrs James Rannie and Mr and Mrs R. Biggar of Namaka. Probably Rev. and Mrs = ‘thomas Phillips will be best remembered by that bright eyed lively lad who lived in the manse. ‘Their son's tragic death brought sorrow to many. He had pro- 3 <F a4 P he CA bi INTERIOR OF CHURCH TO-DAY Thursday, May 11th, 1939 ven himself a leader among those of his own age and had just turned 21 when the garnering angel came. His death was just one of those experien- ces we cannot explain. During Mr Phillips’ three years’ ministry qg19 1922) Mi and Mrs W. Harwood, Mr and Mrs A. Saar and Mr and Mrs Jack Ne- Bean were married. With the coming of the Rowe family, we pass to modern history for many of our young folk have very vivid recol-- lections of the good times spent in the Tuxis and Trail Ranger groups. &m- phasis was placed upon the spiritual side of the church’s work and = wnder teh leadership of Kev. Arthur Rowe, the membership of the church grew rapidly. It was during his ministry that Mr and Mrs T. Mileson and = Mr Mrg Claude Mackie were married. The pastorates of Rev. J. N. Wilkin- son (1927 to 1929), Rev. E. B, Brund- age (1929 to 1935) and Kev. V. M. Gilbert (1935 —) are too recent to call for comment . The work of the United Church has been steadily growing in all depart- ments. The past year has seen a Jun- | ior Congregation and W. M. 8. organ- ized, two adventures new to Strath- more. Last fall, pews were purchased for the church and at the time of writ- ing the church 1s being redecorated. It is hoped that the building will be ready for reopening before the end of the month, | = NADA*®* SASKATCHEWAN Ky VOW GE antl . larger than Ireland, out right. Saskatchewan: Set one for rush to farm lands — ten times over from 1901 of them) — has 77,000 bowl” of the West. animals — has her share turing activities, an lishing within her borders making paints, motor cars; She imports from and Canada. Our own motor numbering with their MMENSE — her 20,000,000 arable acres, dependents dehuevement / Ye Co-operation among Canada's nine Prov- inces means more than @ strong Dominion. lt is vital as well to the welfare of each individual Province. Each gives to the others: each receives from the others: all are bound together bm ties of mutual interest. her total area 5,000 square miles bigger than the British Isles and Sweden combined. Is just at the beginning of her greatness — just getting into her big stride, with her near million of people on the job, producing something like $300,000,000 worth of real wealth every year. The kind of people who suffer temporary reverses in years of bad luck, and yet who never falter in their belief that all will eventually come of the world's records increased her population to 1931 — mighty pro- ducer of wheat and all other grains — enormous grower of live-stock (exported in 1937, 230,000 tons acres under irrigation, mostly in what was formerly known as “the dust ‘ She has mines of gold, copper, zinc — traps a million dollars worth of fur-bearing of that almost fabulous gift, the Pre-Cambrian Shield, She is beginning to develop her own manufac- Eastern industrialists are estab- their Western plants for others are on the way. exports to all parts of manufacturing people, over 132,000 people, are good customers of this great province. She has developed her broad miles of farm land by are alike, but al. We will send them, INDUSTRIES OF CANADA ONTARIO. using mechanized farm implements, and has over a hundred thousand registrations for cars of all kinds, with trucks and motor busses. One of the prest provinces, no two of which contributing the things that make Canada one of the great nations of the world. Ask for Facts and Figures on the Automotive Industries and the work they are doing in Canada. This advertisement is ome of a series dealing with the Provinces ef Camada, ond will appear iu many dally and wethly newspapers in the Dominion, RI HIGHLIGHTS OF ITS HISTORY THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE ST, MICHAEL’S & ALL ANGELS’ GHURCIT screen Was built by Mr Harry Wood Mr Pro-Cathedral of the cupied as a residence by Mr Gatuon. But they certainly had to pay. good and there was a feeling oi pro REV. GEORGE W. LANG B. A., L.Th. Incumbent of St. Michael « All Angels’ Church ty The following information has beeu gleaned from two historical pampi.-/ lets,— “Twenty Years of Service” and! “Twenty-five Years on the Prair.e,’- “| ed the Rev. T. Mitten in July, 1911 and was dmitted to priest's orders ip 1912. Mr Hathaway extended the work of the church into the rural areas of Strathmore.. He was the first resident | clergyman of St. Michael’s church. {t is interesting to note that at a vestry meeting held in December of 1911, acknowledgement of the receipt of the! til December 2nd, 1917. altar cross from St, Thomas’ Church,! Toronto ,and of the gift of one hund- red prayer books from the §S. P. C. K., Wood, now Church of the Redeemer in Calgary, Was a tireless worker in the interests of the church, The reredos was design ed and made wy him. ‘I'he memorial | aod Mr Hall in the fall of 1913. tablet in the nave is part of his work. ,; All of these are examples of what a | consecrated layman can do for his! ee and his church, The Key. G.} | Bathurst Hall continued as rector UL: | | From this latter date until August} | 1919, another layman is responsible, | for carrying on the services of the T. M. WEARS —_:0;:—— A quarter of @ Century cover many milestones in the life of an individual. To live in the same place for that length of time in a new country, where people move about so much, if not record, at least does not happen quently. In these early days Messrs. Lambert When | settled in Strathmore the Town was built up, and few buildings have been added during my residence a Lre- Most of the cases tried were Wage Cus | es, and the trouble generally was no} written agreement, it hard for the Justices to fix a lair re} which made In 1916, at the instigation of Mr Lay zell, the Strathmore Auction Mart Co Limited was incorporated, boosting business considerably by bringing “ perity around, even local lawyers kept busy Court but in the Winter holding regular not only District il muneration for the servant. | certain amount of trade to town, but Succeeded by Judge McNeill and later One of the most uotable cases was! after a few years dropped out of exist by Judge MacDonald. known as “The Duck-shuoting cause | ence. Over such @ lengthy period we have Which Was heard in the lall of 1915, In 1917 | Was appointed ‘Town Solic seen many changes, and many Much space was devoted in the Stan itor, succeeding Mr Petrie. One of my fullness of time alter lile’s fitiul tever dard of that year to it. It appeared) first jobs was to look into the matter) have gone to that bourn from that a bunch of C PR ollicials had gone out to the Dearn farmto have some duck glooting, and the question of natural gas, and for thatpurpose to search the records of the Land Titles Office. It appeared that the Calgary no traveller returns; gone before the fullne we especially mourn but many those the Court court ol time compiled by the Rev. Canon T. B. Winter, and from the church record:,| The missionary work ut Anglican | clergymen in the district of Strath: more goes back to the 80's, according | to the Ven, J. W. Tims, Archdeacon ot Calgary. Services were held in the; waiting room of the C.P.R. depot which was at that time situated at Eagle Lake. We may be sure the ser- vices were held “on time”, The Rev. W. B. Farnham is reported to have conducted Anglican services between Calgary and Gleichen for a number ot | years, presumably travelling on horse- back, And we, today, complain of long, distances with our high powered cars! The firat recorded, public service is the Order of Confirmation conducted in Lambert's Store, Ist Street, Strath- more, on June 21st, 1908, when = the Rev. Thomas W. Castle of Gileichen presented three candidates. Mr Castle writing in September of 1935 intro duces us to the erection of the church building thus; “] was missionary at St. Andrew's Church, Gleichen, at the time of the building of St. Michael & All Angels’ Church, Strathmore. In September, 1909, Bishop Pinkham asked me to start a congregation at Strathmore The place was then in its infancy, and the people were just going in. The Canadian Pacific Department of ™a tural Resources, had just made irriga- tion headquarters for the western section, at Strathmore, Mr Dawson, the engineer in charge, was keenly in- a | was made, The meeting apparently en- ded with a heated discussion as re gards poor congregations,, That tradi tion has been boldly adbered to! —- “the old school tie” sort of thing! 2!) March of 1914, Mr Hathaway tenderec his resignation. From July ist, 1914, the parish decided to become selt-sup | porting. In July 1914, the Rev. G, Bathurst, Hall became the first rector of Strath. | more, ‘Tbe clergyman in Charge of a parish that is self-supporting, is en ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH — 1939 terested and gave, amongst other) © : things, the (church) bell. titled rector. The parish that receives We had one or two _ preliminary @ grant towards maintenance is a mis meetings in the hotel and decided to start to build a church, ‘The carpenter who had charge of the building, Mr.| Bush, was very kindto us and ottered | us hospitality when we were in Strath. more. Some of the labour was given, and the church was dedicated by| Bishop Pinkham on the 21st of No-| vember, 1909, myself and the Rev. W.| B. Farnham being present, The whole | church was built at once, including} the chancel, but the lattes was not de! icated until the following year, 28th, of November, when the bell was also! blessed by the Bishop. This was my last service at Strathmore, the Rev. T. Mitten taking charge on the 1st of January, 1911. After the carpenter work had been completed, we jacked up the building and put ina cement foundation.” So it was that the Church of St Michael & All Angels’ came into being. The Rey. John G. Hathaway succeed-} Anglican Church in Alberta”, a rood) more incumbency to become rector of Church notice board has been made by “I always use ROYAL BANK MONEY ORDERS” sion and the clergyman in charge is vestry, —-the printing done by Mr H. Wood, a former member of the church, an altar guild has been formed which has done valuable Work in caring for | the sanctuary and building up an ex. cellent supply of altar linen. These new additions to the church tabric were dedicated by the bishop, Kecent-. | ly, through the generosity of Mrs lat. tick, a bishop's chair, built according to the Saxon style by Mr Fred Spill: man, has beep placed ii the sanctuary, It igs to be dedicated by the bishop on | here if we except those built to replace others destroyed in the fire of 1924, There were few trees, and those grown since have added considerably to the appearance of the ‘town parti- cularly in Lambert Park. and Vickery were Justices ol the Peace. | always found them fair and just with a lively sense of the respon. | sibilities of office, The first case in which | appeared was in connection with the alleged theft of a Stetson hat, John McKenzie was then running the Strathmore Stan- dard, and headed his reports atter the old song, “Where did you get that | hat " The accused produced the hat in court and handed it over to the own- er, 1 stated to the court that no doubt a technical offence had been commit- ted, and that the ends of justice would be served with a reprimand and the Justices concurred, In those days there were many cas es tried before Messrs Lambert and Vickery, in which Mr Petrie and = my- self invariably appeared, and as a church. Mr W. W. Winspear, also of the Pro-Cathedral Church of the Re deemer, Calgary, was then resident at Namaka, and under the supervision ot the Rev. A. Cyril Swainson of Gleib- en, gave himself unstintingly to the tMaaintenance of public worship during those years. rule these were heard in the Bgrraks, a small shack, now enlarged and — oc- Was inducted by the Ven, J. W. ‘Tims, The Very Rey. H. R. Ragg, Dean of Calgary was the preacher., After a year of earnest work fn the parish, Mr In September of 1919, the Rev. IL. Wiley was called suddenly and unex. Montgomery came to Strathmore as pectedly into the presence of the incumbent and was inducted and 1st: Great High Priest, toa higher and tuted on September 2lst. St. Mat more perfect service. Vhough his thew's Day, by Bishop Pinkham, Note that the clergyman in charge is now called an incumbent, Tat means that a gentle follower of the Master Will the parish is no longer self-supporting, linger on in this corner of His _ vine- and it never has been self-supporting yard, Mrs C. W. Wiley recently donat- since then! War knocks the stilts out 64 4 silver bread box aud pair of from under humanity and God is large, brass altar vases to the sanct: wounded and bruised. What happened ary in memory of her husband. ‘hey in Strathmore at this time was only a were dedicated by the Bishop.. . tiny example of what happened — the From May, 1937 to August. 18th, the world over! And now the thunder of services of the church were carried on guns rumbles again on the world’s by Mr G. H. Patrick, lay reader... On horizon, | note that during the incum.| August 18th, 1937, the Rev, George W bency of Mr Montgomery, it was de- Lang arrived in Strathmore to assume | cided to wire the church for electric | ine incumbency. atter two years in | ity. This was later carried out by Mr the curacy of St. Stephen's Church, work in the parish was cut off in its youth, yet the fragrance and beauty of | chorus. souls from this district who made the sacrifice during the 1914-18 holocaust as recorded on the tablet to their memory. “Father in Thy gracious keeping sleeping Natural Gas Company had some year town a franchise to drill for gas, but as the Company had taken no steps in the Withdrawn these gentlemen — shot, wounded, or killed ducks on, at o1 ov.! er the Dearn property. It was much ot a mystery. The prosecution swore Dos: | itively that they did, and the detence! swore positively that they didn't. At ter hearing the evidence one Justice thought they did, and the other that they didn't. Mr Petrie who appeared} tor the defence, (1 being prosecutor),| asked Dearn if he saw the ducks tall, and Dearn answered that the ducks could not fall because they never rose! | It appeared that the ducks had become tame, although originally wild, the justices disagreeing, something that seldom happened, the matter was re- ferred to a neighboring justice, Mr Moorhouse, who, after some hesita tion, dismissed the case. ‘There were no less than three hearings at which} the defendants Lad to appear, the rea- sons for which I need = not explain, Shortly after this Mr Gilbert Patrick | Q ~-he was not mixed up in the business! —and a few choice spirits, gbt up an} entertainment in which the Dearn case again provided amusement with some topical verses sung by Mr Pat rick, the whole audience joining in ihe Vas whether before received from the supreme matter the franchise was In these earlier days business was Leave ive now our brothers More Miles for your Money!! See us for your 8 Gas, Oils, Distillates. ADDED PICK-UP WITH 3STAR Greases, Now Strathmore has become famous, For shooting and wild game galore, There are coyotes and ducks and wild chicken, | And gophers right up to your door, very But the Law has been found very} stringent | D E A L E R When sought by a man like John Dearns; | And the court meets at two every | week end, ad | And they all have their say and joura. For they all had so much to say, They couldn't get through in one day, But those Calgary guns they hacked like ‘Uns, JOE ROBISON PHONE 42r 2 {N CENTRAL EUROPE \ June 11th of this year. To date, April 27th, 1939, Mr Lang is the resident warden and the able organist, Mr £.) W. R. Lambert. I notice also that in clergyman. | January of 1921, the Ladies’ Guild pre- No history of St. Michael's Church| sented to the vestry the sum _ of would be complete without a tribute to| $663.00 to pay otf outstanding debts a layman who wag the firet church three times the amount that can be entitled incumbent. As a result of M1) raised in a year during these present Hall's sugestion that St. Michael's; times! On April 20th, 1921, the Rey, Church, Strathmore, “was the plainest| H. Montgomery resigned the Strath- St. George’s Church, Banif, where the warden and who for years was res ponsible for the musical interpretation | of the services of public worship— Mr E. W. R. Lambert. He continued bis, work from the inauguration church to the year 1933 and during that time developed a choir that was credit to the province, It is untortun- | present rector is his son the Kev) | Canon T. Montgomery. On May 1st, 1921, the Rev. Andrew | Dunlop Currie became the incumbent, | Mr Currie is now stationedat Cross. field. He was succeeded on August Ist 1926 by the Rev. John Thomas Smith | who continued until April 17th, 1927. | | In April, 1927, G. H. Patrick, a char.) ter member of the parish was licensed as a lay reader. He has carried On a valuable work as choir master and as a solid and unmoveable witness to the! ; Worth and inspiration of Christ's Church, The Rev, Canon ‘I. B, Winter was inducted as incumbent of Strathmore | on the 29th of Sept. (St. Michael &) obtein a All Angels’ Day), 1927, by the Rt. Rev, al Benk Money Order 1. Ralph Shermap, present Hishop of amount you ‘ Calgary.. Canon Winter carried on a you juct put faithful and devoted work until May it in an envelope and send Srd, 1936. In his quiet and humble way ie never cafe to he ministered to his people in a way by mail. Royal | that was, perhaps, in no way apprec Ordere can | jated while he was here. The mark of eend money | @ true “man of God” is always lett in- delibly in a parish after he bas gone. | So it was with Canon Winter. During Cecil Lambert, son of the first church Calgary. Mr Lang was inducted on| this hard working layman, one ol of the! God's artists, will continue on in the memories of those who are at any 4) time connected with the work of St September 29th, St. Michael & All Angels’ Day, by teh Rt. Rev. L. Ralph) Sherman, Bishop of Calgary, and the | preacher was the Ven. C. Swanson, rector of St. Stephen's Church, Cal gary. During the incumbency of Mr! Lang, the church has purchased a Car; a new cross for the church has beep donated by Mr and Mrs Patrick; a Mr Fred Spillman, a member of the ate that circumstances have necessit- ated a sad decline in the work of the cholr. But the apirit and inspiration of Michael's Church. He has passed into the glorious presence of Him whom the heavenly choirs for ever praise aud extol, “Other men laboured, and we have entered into their labours.’ The hist- ory of St. Michael & All Angels Church brings to light the prominent laymen, laymen who consecrated thei: ; lives to a vision of God's Kingdom. |; It is a delight to find it so, and it ser | ves to emphasize the truth which we are apt to averlook or ignore, that the Church of Christ is a society of re deemed men and women, who, having | come to know Jesus Christ, give thei: | lives so that through them, the’ re deeming spirit of Christ may redeem | others. The priestly leadersnip in this work is represented by the names ot! the clergy appearing in this short his- tory. Some of these warriors of Christ’s kingdom have joined His un- seen hosts, some are still fighting in the ranks of the visible army. But we are one, St. Michael’s Church is not the church only of this year 1939. It is the church of those “other men” and women, heralded and unheralded, who laboured; “and we have entered into C. F. NIOHOLL— Manager, Strathmore, Alberta | his incumbency the present altar and| their labours.” Our labour is one; it | Pair of brass candlesticks were dedic:| is the work of Christ's kingdom, Uur | ated by the bishop in memory of Fly-/ lives are one, the Body of Christ, St. ing Otticer Douglas French, R. I. C.| Michael is the fighting saint. ‘That | He was responsible for the observance; must be the cry of this little church iu | of the twenty-fitth anniversary of the! Strathmore in the future if it is to re erecting of the church and for the! main true to those others who have | anniversary pampbiet, “Lwenty-tive fought. | Years op the Prairie,” Nov, 21, 1929.| “Fight the good fight with | Canon is now stationed at Vulcan, might, ) Alberta, ! Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy | On May 8rd, 1936, teh Rev. Charles right;— | W. Wiley assumed the responsibility; Lay hold on life, and it shall be of the incumbency, and on May 7th,/ Thy joy and crown eternally.” all thy VY AND STILL THEY TOIL Tp. one wt I te © Not in the days before the coming of machines either, but today, *" in some of the central European countries and other parts of the world, where, for lack of machinery or by Government decree, peasants ply the fields with bent backs and tired muscles trying to wrest a living from the soil. Such contrasts with the favored lot of Canadian farmers whose tasks have been made easier and whose productive powers have been multiplied many fold, serve to emphasize the transformation that has been wrought by the use of machinery in the heavy back- breaking jobs of the farm. Only by the help of modern machines is farming, on the scale and in the manner we know it, possible or profitable. Fewer people now raise the required foodstuffs of the world, while the others devote their energies to turning every conceivable raw material into com- modities for the comfort, convenience, and pleasure of all, and provide an ever-expanding market for the products of the farm. China, for instance, grows more than twice as much wheat each year as Canada—the average yearly production from 1931-35 being 813,000,000 bushels, although you hear little of it and it is not included in the official figures for world production, for it is a soft wheat used as a confection only and is but a handful per Chinaman. The significant fact, however, is that it takes the same man power per farm in China as in Canada, but with this difference, the average size farm in China is two acres, whereas in Western Canada it is 320 acres and that because of what machinery enables the Canadian farmer to do, and that spells the difference in the standard of living of the Canadian farmer in contrast to that of the Chinese farmer. The progressive policy of Massey-Harris of anticipating the needs of the Canadian farmer and making available the latest in power equipment of greater productive ability has won for the Company an enviable reputation. MASSEY-HARRIS COMPANY LIMITED OF GOOD FARM IMPLEMENTS SINCE 1847 BUILDERS THE BRITISH CROWN AND W HAT IT SYMBOLIZES VICTORIA, B. C. W. M. DAVIDSON | —:0:: | George Vi, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, lreland aud the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, De tender of the Faith, Emperor of Iudia. That is the official title ot king, the first monarch ever | Canada's to visit this the second member of the Com mouwealth of British nations, | Had Queen Victoria crossed the! seas Within thirty months alter her| coronattion, which would have been exactly one hundred years ago, she would have come as “Alexandrina Victoria, by the Grace of God, Que en} of the United Empire of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Iaith.” At that time the Union of Caunada,| which was to develop into the Domin | ion of Canada forty years later, bad! not been completed, The monarch was | not Queen of Canada, or of Upper Canada, or even Empress ot India. She was Oueen of Great Britain which | held dependencies in various parts ot | the world, of which Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova} Scotia and Prince Edward Island were | included. Responsible Government | even in domestic affairs, at that time Was au ideal in the minds of the wore brogressive, some of whom including the grandfather of the present Prime) Minister of Canada, were in exile as! rebels, The Governor appointed by the British Government did most of the ruling, or attempted to do it, and a col oly Was just 4 colony, a sort of out post abd an accomodation for the Bri Ush Government, A comparison merely of the tille of; hing George VI with that ot uis great grandmother in 1839 reveals a remarkable Wanstormation from = the British possessions scattered in vur- ious parts of the world developing, without force, conquest, revolution or} bloodshed, slowly but steadily into| @ulOLOmeUs Daliongs and Members of the British Commonwealth of sell-) governing uations, The title of Queen Victoria remuin-! ed unchanged for thirty-five years, ex- cept for the elimination of the tirst| name, but the relations between BLrit-| ain and her progressive, ambitious | aud restless North American posses- sions altered frequently apd exten- sively, Two years after this supposed visit the union of Upper Canada and Lower Canada was completed; ten years after, the battle for respousible | government in domestic affairs was wou by the new Union and through tue Sixties other rights of autonomous ad- ministration were secured, Before thirty years had passed the Confede:- ation of the North American provinces} had been completed anl Canada, though still more a Colony than a oa- tion had visions of its own tuture im portance, | But the title of the British monarch remaiped unchanged until 1876 when Disraeli with a dramatic flourish ad-| ded “Empress of India.” This addition Was spectacular but relatively unim-| portant, a glittering gesture without any change in relations between Em- pire and dependencies, Upto that time British statesmen saw two _ alterna- tives in the future development in the Empire and its possessions, The Lit} tle Englander wanted no colonies, with | Britain standing alone unencumbered and without colonial responsibilities, The Imperialist visualised an Empire, | world wide in extent with one central- ised Government— One Throne, one government and, perhaps, one tariff. No person at that time, or at any) time during the 19th Century could) have foreseen the trend of empire development which even then was un- der way and was to advance so rapid- ly in the Twentieth Century. The next change in the title of the) monarch came after the Imperial Con- ference in 1901, at the time of the Coronation of Edward VII. It was at the close of the South African War, when the Empire was discovering that the Dominions had grown up and were taking on national stature. The Dominions realising their own growth viewed with alarm any suggestion of permanent separation from the moth- er country. It was under such condi-| tions that the relations of that time) and future hopes, were embodied in the Royal Titles Act and the amended title read as follows— Edward VII, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Brit- ain and Ireland and of the British Do- minions beyond the Seas, King. De, fender of the Faith, Emperor of India.| More changes took place in the re-| lations between mother country and) Dominions in the next quarter of | century than ip all the preceding| | than @ symbol, | The succession of George V1 was for- | ada as King of Britain. From the time | position of the king cannot be years. South Africa became oue of the Dominions, with all the rights and freedom of the other Dominions, Then came the World War and Britain dis- covered that the Dominions had be- come full grown nations, Eire joined the Empire with full Dominion status, The full development of the Vomin- ions into full stature was recognized in the Imperial Conference in 1926. and further recorded in 1929 and 1n the Statute of Westminster in 1931. The Crux of it all reads as tollows—-| They (the members of the Common wealth including Britain and the Do- minions) are autonomous Communit- ies within the British Empire, equal | in status, in no way subordinate one! to another in any respect of their do mestic or external affairs, though un- ited by 4 common allegiance to the} Crown, and treely associated as mem-| bers of the British Commonwealti: of | Nations. We who pride ourselves in our Bri-! tish heritage, delight in our British association and rejoice in the achieve- ments, traditions, democracy and jus-| tice of Great Britain can glory in that! sentence of less than titty That is one of the greatest triumphs of our united British people and of the! races who join to make up the Brit- ish Commonwealth of Nations, That! will become part of our sacred writ-| ings, With an honored place beside the | Magna Charta, the Bill of Rights and other glorious records of our people. | Now we have reached a point’ in this story where we can understand fully the importanGe of the Crown in the make-up of this great Common- Wealth, “The Crown is the symbol ot the free association of the members of the British Commonwealth of Nations” explains the Statute of Westminster. King George VI is something more Queen Victoria was Queen of Great Britain and our Queen because our Dominion belonged to Great Britain, George VI is King of | Canada. Britain now has no power, | constitutional or legal over Canada and can no longer disallow our legis- lation or give formal direction of any kind. “Every self-governing member of the Empire is now the master of itg own destiny” explains the confer-, ence of 1926. “Free institutions are} the life-blood of the British Empire. | Free co-operation is its instrument.” | words, mally approved by the Parliament of Canada. He is as much a King of Can- he lands in Canada until he departs he will be an official of the Dominion of Canada, and acting under the ad- vice of the Canadian Government. That is one reason why this visit is of supreme importance not only to Can- ada but to all the other members of the Commonwealth, The momentous importance of the over estimated because he is the one offi.) cial, binding together all the members of the Commonwealth, He is King of | Canada, King of Australia, King of, South Africa, King of New Zealand) as well as King of Great Britain, He is the connecting link binding them all together. No monarch in any age ever had such a unique position, The respon- sibility, though not a trying one _be- cause of our democratic system of governments, is wider than that ever possessed by man before— except for his two immediate predecessors. So we have the triple approach | King George VI comes to us 4s the king of the United Empire in whose traditions, history and glorious achievements we all have a share. He comes as King of Canada, our own country, He comes as the authoritative official holding together the British | Commonwealth of Nations of which we are a member. God Save the King. 303:3——— Mayor— I will now ask you gentle- men to drink to the health of our good | townsman, John Jones, on my who is leaving us. He was born here; he was married here; and we all hoped that he would die hefé. But it was not | | months before the balance — of right, | # THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE is FROM HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL — 0: :— Reviewiug the Pioneer days of our town; the days When Strathmore was a village, without sidewalks, and with prairie grass growing in its streets we | find that our present High | building was, at that time, considered Cal School the finest schoolhouse between gary and Medicine Hat, It Was erected in the Fall of 1907 the contractor being a local man, Mr Robert Barr. Mr Bush was appointed | the first SecretaryTreasurr of the. | School with Messrs W. E. Brown and | E. W. R. Lambert as trustees. ‘the room in Which Mr MacKenzie now iea | ches Was chosen for the first Public | School, but the room now occupied by Principal Crowther was not completed until September 1910 On Monday, January 4tu, 1908, the school was opened with Miss Edith Kk. McKeen, B. A., (U.N.B.) as teacher, | now Mrs J. H. M. Martin, Twenty-tive| | puyils enrolled the first morning, a problem to commence with the teacher, Who had only seating capac- ity tor seventeen. This was solved, by fourteen pupils agreeing to occupy seven desks, lt Was more than two| the | Trustees’ order of equipment arrived, | and the pupils were comfortably seat-| ed. The work of Janitor was ably — car- ried out by George Brown, while it is a matter of recollection that some, in- habitants often set their time pieces by the School bell. With the advent of Spring, the enrol ment of pupils increased weekly until in June, the School Register contained fifty-two names. Grades One to hight tor | Were taught, often two classes in one grade, ages of the pupils ranging trom During the summer holidays the grounds were fenced and a tew trees planted. <A Christmas Concert was held in the School the following December. five to nineteen years. Miss Bernice Killoran was engaged to take the place of Miss McKeen who had resigned in January, 1909, and! she was assisted during the afternoon sessions by one of the Grade Light pupils, Miss Ruth Imlay, now Mrs M Chapman of Glencairn School, September, 1910 saw another room completed in the School, and in Dec-.! giant size and WOODBURY ROSE LOTION 3 CAKES JERGEN’S Gardenia soap and a purse- size pertume, all tor.....23c KRUSCHEN SALTS WOODBURY SOAP, 3cakes BOTH FOR STRATHMORE SCHOOL ember, Mr H. J. Spicer was appointed Principal, who in addition to the = ad-| vanced Public School grades, taught) Grade Nine, and the tollowing year Grade Ten, | In 1917 as a result of 4 petition trom the students Grade XI] was added to} the High School and — the tollowing| year Strathmore students were enrol-| led for the first time at both Calgary} and Camrose Normal Schools. Starting with only one teacher Staff now includes five. | The lighting system was improved last year by having the indirect sys- tem installed. A history of the school would not be complete without a re terence to the well kept grounds by Caretaker Mark Crellin. | the the Consisting of about five acres School Grounds border the Northern! side of the Trans-Canada Highway. Today, the grounds are completely sur-| rounded by shade-giving trees, and contain in addition to the two school buildings and caretakers house, gym-| uasium bars, see-saws, softball and) baseball diamonds, basketball stand- ards and a football field; a tall tlag | pole stands in the centre of the} grounds, while a small barn has been | built for the accomodation of the rural | studnts’ horses. The echool grounds are considered as being among the as est in the Province. Last year through the kindness ot | ———————— twenty-five = fruit grounds Mr Gritfin some trees were planted, on the and these will add to the fruit culture that is being actively developed in this part of the Province. —- Principals of the Strathmore School From 1908 to 1939 1—Miss Edith R. McKeen 1908, 2—Miss B. Killoran 1909. 3—H. J. Spicer 1909 to 1911, 4—H., L, Allbright 1911 to 1912, 5—Geo. McDonald 1912 to 1913. 6—Wm. Jones 1913 to 1915. 7—J. G. Niddrie 1915 to 1916. 8—H. E, Clark 1916 to 1918. 9—H, J. Reynolds 1918 to 1919. 10—G, A. MacKay 1919 to 1920. 11—L, T. Williams 1920 to 1922, 12—R, L. Whitney 1922 to 1926. 13—S. H. Crowther 1926— —E Chairmen of the Strathmore School Board 1906 to 1939 1—T. Uhrich 1996 to 1907. 2—E. W. R. Lambert 1908 to 1912, 3—W. 8. Bush 1913. 4—F. T. McElboes 1913. 5—J. McKenzie 1914 to 1915. 6—F. R. Lilly 1916, 7—H. B, Seymour 1917 to 1920. 8—H. F. McDonald 1921 to 1922. 9—Dr. Girvin 1922 to 1923. 10—J. A. French 1923 to 1936, 11—Thos. E. Wright 1936— Strathmore High''School COLL S76 OL Saturday ORANGEICE Ice Cream-— Per Pint .69 ALMOND .23 and BANANA SPLIT Fountain Specials; ; Sunday : 2 for 26¢ . PINEAPPLE -20¢ only CHOCOLATES :: FOR MOTHER'S DAY:: § SOME WONDERFUL VALUES . | In New Boxes for your hands tor your tace ALL | JERGEN'S CREAM 25¢ size BEAUTY SPECIAL JERGEN’S LOTION........50c size 25¢ f 8 7Se valuetor 43c § §=6 LISTERINE TOOTH PASTE § §=6Two 25c Tubes tor......39c MAGNESIA TOOTH Phone 58 to be. | 50c tube............6C PASTE Accurate Dispensing. New Shipment of { TOOTH BRUSHES TO $3.00 25e VALUE FORI5¢ BY THE PROPHYLACTIC BRUSH Co CONGRATULATIONS to Strathmore Standard on their Thirtieth Anniversary. the -- Lambert's Drug Store - - STRATHMORE | her usual course and Thursday, May 11th, 1939 ‘Some Pertinent Questions With Regard to Education 8. H. CROWTHER —!:0;:— These questions are solely in the hope that some train of thought may be aroused in the ers. In Germany's happier days philosophers used to say, when some economic, social or political question was crying for solution, ‘Take it back to the School.” It will, we think, be agreed that, in an increasing degree, the school is being held responsible for much that used to be done in the homes. Perhaps, therefore, it is im- perative that an answer be given to the following questions—— 1—Provided that the teacher be a Person of character and background, should he be allowed to express, in the class-room an Opinion on the vital is- sues of the day— an opinion based on the best evidence available? people have convictions and express them. Should other than vital people tormulated read- her be teaching? There is a story told of; | one teacher who declares with pride | that she has never expressed an opin- ion on anything in her life, except out- side the classroom. On the day all the | banks in the United States were closed the by Presidential proclamation, same teacher refused to deviate trom occupied ber time with teaching the intinitive. Clearly she regarded the infinitive of greater importance to her pupils = at that time than the apparent collapse of the financcial structure of the country. 2—Should the student be encouraged to take sides freely without the imp s- ition of the teacher’s view? The tree interchange of ideas in adult life is the Vital) life blood of democracy. Is not school education supposed to be a_ training for adult life? | $—Should tormal education train the student to make a living or try to | show him how to live?— There is a vast difference— a difference of fund- amental import to society. 4—What would you give as the six outstanding characteristics of an ¢d- ucated person? 5—Are we, in Canada, doing enough with regard to adult education? | 6—In 1934 the total expenditure in Canada on universities, colleges and schools was about $139,000,000, Luring the past year $100,000,000 was spent in the liquor stores, $18,000,000 ia cig- arettes and $21,000,000 was bet at the races, With this in mind, can we, rea- sonably complain of the cost of edu- cation? Can we be proud of our sense of values? Dr Alexis Carrel in “Man the Un- | known” says ‘I'he restoration of man ity «he harmony of his physiological and mental self will restore the uni | verse. For teh first time in the history of humanity, a crumbling civilisation ‘3 capable of discovering the cause of ‘its decay. For the first time, it bas at {ts disposal the gigantic strength 1 science, Will we utilize this knot ledge aid this power? It is our only nupe of ercuping the fate common to all &. 9a: | c.vilizations of the past. Our destiny is in our hands. On the new road, we must now go forward.” Perhaps the German philosophers were right when they said, “Take it back to the Schools” and perpaps it is only through Education that Man will be restored “to the harmony o his physiological and mental self.” The Carelnad. Consolidated School R,. E. HOOVER — :e::—— ‘The consolidation consists of the three former districts of Ferndale, Horsetrack and Strangmuir, ‘lhe in- dividual schools were moved in and used separately at first.In 1923 a new frame 2 roomed school was built ai a cost of $8,000 and provision made in the basement for two more rooms. On the grounds and owned by _ the district 1s teacherage and u janitor’s cottage. A few years ago Russian pop lar, oak and caragana were put out on the three sides of the grounds, Dow giving the school a beautiful setting. The present school board consists of Mr Stirn, chairmanfi M. Christensen, and H. Groves, Jr. while the Secretary | Treasurer W. Laurie bas held the po- | sition for the past 17 years, The three former buildings are now being used, after considerable remod- elling, one as the teacherage, one as Mr Harper's home, and one as the Catholic Church. In the spring of 1930 the Consolid- ated School burned down, and as_ it had proven unsatisfactory, the board decided to rebuild with a modern tile, brick veneer school which they did at a cost of $22,000, including equipment. The present school is One the dist- rict is proud of with its four bright| rooms, hardwood floors, chemistry and laboratory fully equipped, and office on the ground floor, while in the basement are two large separated) playrooms, indoor toilets aud a Manual shop room 16’ x 28’ sufficiently equip- ped. | RIDDLES ABOUT BOOKS 1—Why is a book like a king? | 2—What part of a fish is like the end of a book? 8—What is the difference between a@ cat and a book? 4—Why are books such good friends 5—-Why is a peer of the realm like a book? ters When the house vibrated in the old days, it was caused by an earthquake, Nowadays it is sister going through her tap-dancing routine, 1——— Anewere— 1—Because it has many pages. 2—The fin-is, 8—-The cat has claws at the end of paws, while the book has the pause at the end of the clause. 4—Because if they bore you you can shut them up without giving oftence, 5—Because he has a title. Elwood School 1939 The present school staf{ consists of Principal R. E. Hoover, Vice Principal Miss M. Skne, Intermediate, G. N Pettinger, Primary, Miss G. Davis, 3103 —— TO A CLOSED SCHOOLHOUSE You stand forgotten now; Owls sleep under your sagging eaves; Swallows nest in your chimneys. The worn, scarred desks In your abandoned class-room Are gray layers of dust. Yet you are alive— A vital, active part ‘That we so treely term; “The American tradition!” Within your four walls History was made, The lads who stood on your plank floors To recite their daily lessons | Are the wen who will preserve , The free spirit of America; The little pig-tailed girls Who used to spell go glibly Are still cherishing the ideals of peace and prosperity That they learned in the little Frame Schoolhouse. What if your wooden steps sag sadly Or your windows are warped and broken? What if the great iron stove That used to throw out warmth and welcome On bitter mornings Is rusty and useless now? You have served America well; You are her background, Over your worn threshold Boys and girls have gone hopefully forth. Those who knew you at first hand Are not dazsied by large modern buildings; They know that the American tradi ten Of economic honesty and good-will to all nations Was faithfully nurtured In the little frame schoolbouses that dot the countryside. And because that tradition had so simple and rugged a beginning They are confident that it, As @ great and pactical ides, Will endure! —Mleanor G. R. Young. all -l- a e maCeonnr Tt og & fw we © ee fC | PB & O & - Oo fs es oe ee ee ee, ee ee ee he ee we ff SS Ye a SN Se Ye ey ee THE — SECTION TWO— R, 8. STOCKTON iit i a cal ; development in Alberta wore ve Mr J. S. Dennis and sir vo won During the great diouiu bheeca vo 1896 nmeariy all the sluugiin the Bow and Ked Deer rivers easi vi Calgary were dried up and the range was very scant. It seemed that wri gated lands in this territory should be very profitable and might uelp in- duce needed settlement on tie praii ies. The Canadian Pacific inaiiway Company was interested, and by ue gotiation with the Dominion Goveiir ment arranged to cunso dul. », 000 acres of their Grani Lauds iu o what is known as the Irrigatiou Block east of Calgary. The Western Section was for first constructon on accou its proximity to Caigary and ue..u of the attractive chavacier Oi = tos portion of the Irrigation Lilock. Construction Was begun in 1903 w.il Mr Dennis designated as Uhief Engin- eer but the details of the work we.e soon delegated to Mr A. 8S.) VLawsen and Mr H. B. Muckleston who becaiie in 1911 the Chief Engineer anu Asst, Chet Kngineer In charge of the con struction. Mr Dawson was MosLIy concerned with the executive end and Mr Muckleston was _ responsible for the technical part, including the sign of the multitude of struc.ures ii quired, und the location of the cana: and ditches. Strathmore was se.ected as the gineer.ng Headquarters and the bui d- ing now occupied by air D M. Me Murray was the engineering office, although in winter ihe engineers moved into the old Calgary office at First Street West and Ninth Avenue, A large force of engineers was em ployed during the early years of sur vey and construction work and some of them are still with us or in the Province. Mr P. Turner Bone worked on some of the first surveys and is said to be responsible for some ot, the good old Scotch names given to various districts under the Secondary “a” Canal. Major F. G. Cross, now Superintendent at Lethbridge, was one of Mr Muckleston’s right hand mep. Mr P. J. Jennings, O. B. E. Supt. ol Banff National Park, was one of the early engineers and of course oul own E. N. Ridley, G. H. Patrick and F, D. McNaughton. Mr T. E, Robin: | son was killed in the Great War. | Many others engaged on the Mal ve ea seiee du could be mentioned. irrigable area to less than half the Among the contractors were Mc | approved total. Kibbin & McCallum and Mr Lynas| Ag the soil became depleted in) doing earthwork and Hayden ana} Skene on timber work, one membe! of the latter firm was Mr Frank T. Skene of Cheadle who is well known in the district. The Main Canal was constructed first and the dam put in that would create Chestermere Lake, but at the same time work was pushed on the Secondary “A” Canal system. The Main Canal was taken out of Bow River in East Calgary and at first) water was admitted by means of a) timber headgate. The present con-| crete weir and headgates were built in 1912 and 1913. Water was first turned into’ the Main Canal in May 1906 and on May 1lth a telegram was sent to Mr Den- nis saying “Hull advises 10 inches of | water in canal flowing into reservoir and an increase of 4 ft, in depth.” Looking back, this creation of a new lake on the prairie was a drama- tic event. Before the season was Over bad been run through the Secondary “a” canal past Strathmore to Gleich- em District and reached Crowfoot Creek through Distributary “D" on August 16th, Only one break occurred in the many miles of canal carrying water for the first time, which was a testimonial to the design and con struction work. A little water was delivered to set tlers in 1907 and construction for: warded on the Secondary “B” and “C” systems. The Secondary “B” system | was nearly completed at the end of | 1909 and the entire system was com- pleted in 1910. The original irrigable area, out ot| the approximate million acres in the Western Section, was stated at about) $62,000 acres. A total of about 10,000, 000 cu. yds. of earth were excavated watel HISTORIGAL SKETCH OF in building about 1,600 miles of canal and ditch to serve this great area. Thousands of timber structures were put in using about 9,000,000 F. B. M. of timber. A number of concrete structures were built towards the end of the period. IRRIGATION SYSTEM In 1913 and 1914 the irrigable arca, was reclassified by the Government and reduced to 218,900 acres. These few figures show that the building of the Western Section was a great undertaking in a new country. Settlers flooded in rapidly from 1906 to 1911 and another wave of set- tlement and expansion occurred dur- ing and just after the Great War. Lands were sold under attractive terms and the water rental fixed at the low rate of 50 cents per .rrigabie acre. . vue operation of the partially com- pleted system from 1906 to 1909 in- clusive was under the direction of Mr George B. Hull, In 1910 Mr P. C. B. Hervey was placed in charge and had a force of engineers and ditch- rders. The year 1910 was extremely dry aiter June lst and a concerted demand for water was made by far: mers in the Gleichen District, about 90 miles by canal from headgates. Crops were burning and other use increasing when this demand arose and a considerable delay occurred be- bore a large head of water could be delivered. Owing to many flooded areas adjacent to the Sec. “A” Cana) it was impossible to make rapid de- had greatly enlarged respousibilities outside the Western Section. Mr Geo. Quirin has an equally long service. Mr J. W. MeNeill, Sid Williams and the late Charlie McMichael of the Land Branch in Calgary all served time on the Western Section. McMullan, Watermaster at Gleichen, was an old time foreman of the early days ranking with foreman Adams in length of service. Mr A. E. Spurgeon, started in with the construction for- ces. Mr Sam Slater, Watermaster at Crowfoot, has been on the ditch almost from the beginning and his son P. W. Slater has the honor of first native son Ditchrider to be em- ployed. year after year and worked faithfully and well. ated here, especially if we take those who came just a little later o stop to mention those who have gone We had a struggle to operate during those trying years. their er contract by John George and tree planting begun, now Headgate’ keeper, of Mr ter Marshall took over, being the flourished under the Many men in the camps came back J, H, Freeman who still place. The list is far too long to be enumer- The writer was retired at Ip In 1911 the present Irrigation Head- livery to the Gleichen farmers unless , the canal had been filled previously In later years most of the flooded ar eas were eliminated and spillways de- veloped so that less time is required The delay in delivery led to damage claims from certain furmers and’ was one cause for an organized effort to have the System abandoned which started in the Gleichen District and, spread more or less over the entire: system. The main cause of the oppo’ sition to irrigation farming was the large farm units and the natural trend to prefer extensive wheat grow-| ing on the wonderfully fertile prairie soils. We have a record on 160 acres in the Gleichen District of 70 bushels of wheat per acre in the banner year! of 19165. The so called irrigation fight came! to an end in 1914 with the conclusive and complete victory of the Company | in the Babcock Test Case before the) District Court. However many farmers continued to prefer dry land farming on large | areas and wished to be relieved of water rentals, so that finally in 1932) the Company reluctantly consented to large scale cancellation of water | rights, and this policy was broadened | until it has resulted in reducing the humus and with dry years occurring at intervals, irrigation became pro- fitable, and the use of water increas: ed, until in recent years a large pro- portion of the irrigable area bas been served, although there is still a lack of forage crops and that diversifica- tion which is essential for the best results in an irrigated area. The future prosperity and perman- ence of agriculture on these lands we believe depends on conserving the soi) against erosion by wind and water | HEADGATES AT CALGARY WHEF 1S DIVERTED FRO) THE BOW RIVER ONE OF THE MANY DROPS CONSTRUCTED AT VARIOUS POINTS IN THE CANALS and building up the humus to some- thing approaching their original fert- ility, whether irrigated or dry farmed. To go back again, we find the en- gineering force transferred in 1911 to the huge job of constructing the East- ern Section, while the Western Sec- tion staff was re-organized with the writer as Supt. of Operation and Main- tenance, with a large force including some experienced Watermasters trom the irrigation regions to the south. Most of these men left after a few years, but the late Mr E. G. Calkins, Watermaster at Gleichen, remained op until his death in 1926, and Ben D Fessenden who is still with us ae Mechanical Superintendent at Strath: more, An exciting time was experienced in 1912 when Mr Dennis ordered the Western Section Staff to stop the C. N. R. from laying their track across our ditches until there was an agree- ment for suitable structures. The en counter with the track layers occurr-| jf ed near where Rockyford town now exists and was localy known as_ the Battle of Rockyford. Our forces held| the position for several days until a Court injunction could be obtained and the matter setled. The Western Section bas been part- icularly fortunate in the loyalty and steadfastness of its ataff, and a num- ber of men who date back to 1911 or before are still serving the Company In addition to those already men- tioned we have Mr T, E, Schulte who | has had charge of the Telephone Sys-| ‘tem since 1911 and in later years has! HEADQUARTERS IN 1910 BEFORE PLANTING OF TREES rhe tree planting was largely in the hands A. Hatcher who was Headgate Wal Cottages anc shop keeper from the beginning until barns were built and the first moved down from the old headquarters and then enlarged from time to time, The trees and gardens grew kindly care of George Hill and after his death by Mr holds quarters Was laid out on the unbroken prairie on the N. W. Quarter of See- tion 11-24-25 just south of town. The Irrigation Office, Clubhouse and Sup- erintendent’s residence were built und- Mr OM. S. Hirtle Strathmore, The Stati moved down to the completed buildings in the Spring of 1912 and the grounds were laid out first and the the end of 1935 and the system placed under the charge of Mr A. Griffin, Chief En- gineer, C. P. R. Dept. of Natural Re- to their reward. Many of the staff en- sources, and it is the writer’s hope listed in the Great War during the that the story here told will _ bring first years and some did not return. back pleasant memories to the old timers and interest others in the his- tory of the Western Section so brief: ly sketched here. THE C. P. R. IRRIGATION CANAL HEADQUARTERS IN 1920 AFTER 9 YEARS GROWTH OF TREES ot bP. TURNER BONE Visitors seeing Strathmore tor tie lirst time beautitul woodland town nestling, like some coy maiden, in a secluded noo) op the prairie. ‘The Standard js certainly gratulated on the uth Avniversary its publication in a town » peal like this. So 1 gladly accede its request to tell what | kiow the early history of this town Probably the first Strathmore to appear in print was our must marvel at linding a lo be col hp ah aj SLOVY abuul Which appeared in an issue ol Lhe Eye-Opener in i9vé That Was at a time when real estate was boomiitic Immigrants were daily arriving it large numbers; and boosting clubs all around were making ol noise. Calgary lad its L0v,v0U Club. So the Kye-Opener tacetiously announced the formation ol a boosting Strathmore— an $0,000 one | think it but 1 am not quite sure of the figures, Il was al any rate one of goodly This may baye been intended as a satire on bousting ciubs in general, or it may have been just a take-off on Strathmore s over weening ambitions, For it was then but an infant town = just from its swaddling clothes, and must be said Was doing able bawling. Up to this time Strathmore been for many years simply the name ot a station on the C P KR without the least semblance of a town, When t lirst passed through it, it didnt even have a name, ‘That was back in Issz. 1 had but a lew weeks belore placed on the engineering stuil of lie C PR at Medicine Hat, us a jumios With very limited experieuce 1 profession, and wone at ail in Lue Ways of the West. known as a Lendertoot. ces weren't long in coming. plenty club at Was, proporuiohs, emerging ~it cousider haa beeis ius 1 Was What Was tue ul erpelrics ‘the track Lad crosseu tue dbasner | chewan but a few days belore my at rival in Medicine Hat. Six Weens sacer it Was nearing Calgary, The Stal: was then moved to the end of traci, of- | tice buildings, cook house and ail, on , board a flat car, There was nothing | | Unusual about this, To the initiated it was the common way of travelling. | But to the tenderfoot it was a Wild ad- | venture, in this house on wheels | forerunner of the modern Uailer Lhe | ride over a track as yet unballasted | | Was more like a sail in a choppy sea. Rolling and swaying, our trailer round: | ed the point which Was allerwards lo become known as Strathmore, with that dare-devil speed of a construction | train, and a few miies further on fet-— |ched up with a jerk and a clatter of broken dishes at the end of track, From there | was sent forward in a Waggon, to a camp at Calgary and had to cross the Bow River on a ferry, An- othe: experience for a tenderfoot, Bul that is a story in itself, 1 may say, however, in passing, that the ferry- man on whose rakish looking cratt I ventured across the Bow is still to the fore in Calgary, and when we meet at Old Timers’ gatherings our conver- sation generally drifts round to’ the story of our first encounter. ' The track reached Calgary shortly afterwards, August 1883. This com- pleted the construction of the prairie section of the railway and also the contracct of Langdon & Shepard, the | | contractors for this work, It is from these pioneer railway builders that the stations Langdon, and Shepard, got their names, The completion of the prairie sec tion of the railway was oot followed by as rapid a settlement of the Wes! | as had been hoped. Some 20 years had passed before there was much change | in this respect. By 1903, however, more | people were coming into the country and more lands were being taken up It was then that the\C P R embarked =| on its irrigation project. 1 was the en gineer in charge of this work, and thus it fell to my lot, In the course of time, to play no small part in the | founding of Strathmore. Being central- | ly situated in the area to be irrigated it was the logical point from which | to operate the system when complet- ed. So with this in mind, as well as lor my own convenience during construc: tion, | had my headquarters built here in the spring of 1906, If my memory serves me right a hotel was built about the same time near the station But there were few, ff any other build: ings. Later in the year the land de- partment of the company laid oul a townsite conforming with the lines of the headquarters building. And now commenced the sale and resale of lots. The boom was on. Thus we may picture Strathmore in |the beginning; the Strathmore which the Eye-Opener’s sense of humor 80 STRATHMORE-- AN APPRECIATION _ ‘i ANDARD - ou PUOT cats om $338 handsomely dowered with an ambit- tain points, | was greatly surprised to jous 80,000 Club. ee these two street names standing I occupied my new headquarters tor Out as witnesses to the fact that we the rest of the year, at the end of both had played some part in the which, the construction work being early life of the town, practically completed, I severed my Under the dangerous stimulus of a connection With the company, leaving boom the town grew rapidly for a to others the care of operating the ayatem, year A, two, But the pace could not last. The boom collapsed and the I have happy memories of that year vanished, Then tollowed the testing times through But severe a boosters a loyal all still passing I had staff and we kept open house for spent in Strathmore, which we are these have who came in from time to time from the different engineers’ camps. They been, the Blraggling infant prairie keep passing before me as | write. So town of 1906, possessed of a sound should any of them read these lines constitution, has had 4 healthy growth they will know that they are not for and has become the compact woodland gotten, 2 town of today. The year after | left, the company Its groves and vistas; its lawns and made an extension to the townsite. In colorful gardens have a charm of their this extension there are two streets|°" They aré the delight of every lover of beauty in Nature. especially worthy of note For they So, to the Councillors of the town; to the Standard; to my Succéssors op erating the irrigation system; to the Hote Street; people in general,] offer my hearty congratulations notable achievement, Carry on. are the only streets which have been all the a numbei given names, other being known by And the names of these two streets are, and Waddy Street. Waddy, say, Was my right hand man on such a I may here ae euSH His spec keepel ial duty was that of store in charge of camp supplies. But he did many other things besides, I did not know that we had thus honored until the other He— Miss Onthego, if you wish to see nature at its best you should take a trip through the great pine woods of the Adirondack mountains. 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The house, barns and brightly painted and neatly kept, pro-! tected from the winds by the creek banks and with sheep browsing ou the hillsides, present a picture of rural comfort reminiscent of the Homeland. The absence of church aud schoui did not daunt these pioneers; they taught their children to read and write and not one ever attended school, The practical value of a sound home training is surely demonstrated) here when we seethe sturdy men and women thus reared; all prosperous,| highly respected and valued members of the communities in which they live. Mr McLean bought sheep and es- tablished the first sheep ranch in this locality, Mutton was traded for sup- plies at Gleichen and Cheadle, and In | dians who soon learned which was butchering day, carried away the of- fal. The nearest post office was at Cheadle which boasted of the pos session of a “blind pig’ or, more likely concealed it! Mr and Mrs McLean have passed on but will be long _ re- membered by those who were privil- eged to know them. Mr and Mrs Pete McLean and Miss Jane live at the old home and Mr Archie McLean lives on| a neighboring ranch, | At this time an American cattle company located on the creek west of | the McLean ranch and after operating | carrals, | HATS FOR THE BRIDE AND WEDDING GUESTS FOR the LATEST in STYLES —AT MODERATE PRICES— Go TO— Milady’s Hat Shop 701— 2nd St. West, CALGARY sold out to tlie mau lor a short Lilne ger Mr Fredericks, jiotiance now entered into the pic ture and it was not long belore “i Fredericks and Miss McLean were tnarried, Plis Llirst Wedding in tite district took place in 1909 ahd Ltheli daughter Ida Who was born the foi- lowing year has the distinction of b« ing the first gitl baby ic be bora Nightingale, Mi lund in the district, bredericks broke Lue Lirst piece SOW lhy iL tu ol oats and harvesting a bumper crop Phis aud each load Was hauled lurougu tut wus threshed by a steam ouliit creek to the machine by leams A bronks, At this time il is inleresung tu Dele Chat antelope rodimed over the prairne aud kit foxes were plentiful, beaver too were to be seen and on one occits ap acre Ol Oals Lroin lield With which jon curried away Mi build a dam. Among the next settlers in the dist were Mr and Mrs Sixby wil Fredericks tu rict ahd Art creek east ol Cullen brothers chose spring a tew miles to the north and brought in some fine Hereford cattle and Percheron horses, who located along Lait the McLean ranch, tie Burnes a spot near a Social events began lo brighten tue monotony of country lite and the pres ence of tour ladies, Mrs biredericis, Mrs and Miss Sixby and Mrs ‘Tom Chamberlain, who, with her husband is, miaile Music Wits lived where Baintree now square dances possible. provided by Archie McLean accordion and Chris Culleu tributed music trom a gramaphoue which was carefully taken the scene of the revels by buggy. In lyuy the peace of this ranching community was broken by the coming of turmes “Mr Benson bought land north Nightingale aud built a dug oul io which he brought bis wile and three with his Who con to ol children, This unusual but cosy home Was used by the family until 1917 when a modern house was built. Mrs Benson was a Very gracious and chit ming abd is remembered with altec- 4£LLL444. 4444444444444 44 4 4 4 & MASSEY - HARRIS Dealer for gq comp AAA ham STOVES and all other appliances Phone 100 AAALAA 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Or 4 hr hr hr, ™“ FARM IMPLEMENTS ALSO SrTancey Korek 10011 Manacer “FUVVGVVVVVVVVVVVVvVvVvVvVvVvTVvVTYV Seethe Rest -- then -- Buy the BEST! SEE YOUR lete line of WINDMILLS Strathmore PIONEERS OF NIGHTINGALE =— tion by all Who kuew her, Since he; death Mr Benson no longer lives iu (he district bul occasionally visits old triehds eur, When the Irrigation System Was completed a number of uglish peo ple were brought out by the GC. a kk. Company and settled cu the ind, Puese en represented Various walks ol tite and only a few of them lad had actual larining experience. Lowever, startled euthus lastically to tackle the job of making wu grould. brought disaster in the form ot a hail storm which destroyed all mer hothing daunted, each living on an SU were plot ot the first year standing crops, A scorching sum. was followed by a severe winter in Which the settlers, unused to such eXtremes, suliered trom the cold, Many mistakes were made; a large crop ol potatoes, grown trom seed supplied by the Company, was irozen aller being barvested, A beet lactory Which lo have been established did Cattle and Were placed on the farms aud every tu help the farmers Wis nol materialize, hugs thing dulie get started, Oue alter another gave up the strug: Wits gle and leit (o seek a more cougenial Among these the tolluw- ing may be mentioned, Major and Mrs Davis opened a store at Ardenode aud they and tieir twin sons conducted a business lor some time. The surviving member of the family, Mr John Davis With his Wile is farming at Ardenoue Mi Mrs Voole who built the house wow owned by Mr and = Mrs Trollope, allerwards leit to reside in Calgary.. They did much to encourage the playing of Lockey, aud games With local teams, were played on 4a nearby slough. Ted Poole otten visits triends in Nightingale. Mi Mrs Cott, alter several years furming, established a but ehering business in Strathmore whicy occupation, successlul and and ol flourished until Mr Cott’s death sever- al years ago. Mr French, a University mau aud a teacher lett tor British Columbia where he followed his protession. Mi in Victoria where he owns a herd of fine Jersey cattle. Mr and Mrs Dawson who lived on a Wade is now | turm directly east of the school lived for some time in Victoria and after wards moved to the States, Mr Southwell weat into partnersmy with Mr tlenry in the Nightingale store and later Was lor some mahager of the Buick garage in Cal- gary. Mr Bullock, an old navy mun, who Saw service in the storming of Alex audria under Sir Charles Beresford, lett with bis sous for the coast. Mr and Mrs Gothard took up land at Ardenode where they farmed — tor several years alterwards leaving tor B.C, Mr and Mrs James also farm in the Ardenode district, the sole survivors of the colony in Nightingale are Mr and Mrs Henry Hilton and they and their two farm extensively in the district, their daughter is the wife of the — present Inayor of Stwathmore, Mr Hughes, Mr Newall who came to the district later in 1910 is on his original holding, With his years 50s and tWo sons, Operates a“ sheep farm, Mr Newall has always en couraged sports for the young people of the district and many will remem ber with pleasure tennis tournaments and croquet games in the tree shaded | rounds, the present hockey rink 15 | also on the same farm, Mr Newall 1s | With an enthusiastic gardener and his home its beautiful flower beds and neatly clipped hedges is one of the | show places of the neighborhood. Mr and Mrs Cameron, Mr Nichol, Mr and Mrs Elliott also arrived in 191, the latter moving later to a ranch at Midnapore. Mr and Mrs Cam- eron are still residents of Nightingale and although advanced in years are carrying on With characteristic Scot- tish independence, Mr Nichol is Nightingale’s old man and at the age of 85 years may still be seen in good weather, wolking to Nightingale for his mail In 1910 a co-operative store was oO} ened by the farmers and managed by Miss Sophie Elliott who is now a sec- retary in the Land Titles Office in Calgary. When this project was aban- grand | doned a store was built near the rail- Way by Mr Henry who built up a4 | flourishing business, operating a post | district and farms sprung up in | office, rooming house, restaurant and lumber yard. The schoolhouse was built in 1911, With Miss Welsh as teacher, and | church services, which had been con- | ducted at the McLean ranch, were now held in the school, Settlers were now flocking into the all directions, Mr Watson and his sister, the Griffiths Brothers and Mr and Mrs Seeley are among those who came in 1911, Mr Watson now has a cuttle ranch and grain farm at Ardenode, | Mr and Mrg Seeley also moved to the) same district. Two of the Griffith | | Who came out to the road and THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE — DESCRIPTIVE NOTE — fhe accompanying picture give comprehensive outline of the variou industries of Alberta, Grains — wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, timothy, clover, crested wheat grass all in the In the Cases below are the various seeds, just above are ores— zinc, cop- per, iron, gold, lead and nickle, In the spaces are shown horses, cattle, sheep pigs, wild bird life, with the Irrigation Canal, that life giving source of water flowing through the land and center- ing all is Johnny Canuck rolling his sleeves, With a stalwart determination to meet what comes and master ditticulties, The C, P. R. train and boat, tramed sheaf, any in wreaths of flax heads are the mighty means of transporting these products to the four corners of the Globe. brothers farm west of Calgary and the third, Who married Miss Watson, ta- med at Nightingale afterwards sailing for Wales where they own a dairy farm in Glamorganshire. Mr Stoodley who worked in the di: trict in 1909 decided later to here and his home on the hill with its carefully tended gardens known by those who have partaken of the liberal hospitality dispensed by his wite and himself, settle is weil Mr Harriman also broke land south of Nightingale in 1909 and he and Mrs Harriman later moved to the farm un | which they still live and raised a large! family of children, all of Whom are giving a good account of themselves Tall stories are often retounted «ab- oul the green Englishman, who by the Way Can lake @ story agaiust bimself us Well as the Scot, One is that of a farmer who suwed, rolled oats to ensure a supply ot breakfast food! Another, which is true, is of a farmer who forced — the ring ona ueck-yoke over the Stop on @ democrat pole and wonder w hy the} vehicle ran onto the horses heels, This article would not be complete without mention of the Mercer family who are old timers in the district. Their house is a replica of an Wnglish home and the lovely turniture Which they brought out with them is the en. ; vy of certain local matrons, Mr Mercer | is living in Calgary and the tarm — is| Operated by two sons Albert and | Walter. Mrs Albert Mercer is famous | for the delectable hand dipped choc olates which she makes. Mr and Mrs Mackenzie also not soon be forgotten by those knew them, In 1918 when travelling to join my husband who had located on the Longhi farm, | met Mr and Mrs Nov: ton Hamar on the boat, By a strange co-incidence they bought the neighbor. ing farm and lived there several years) subsequently moving, first to Namaka) will who and then to Entwhistle where they now reside. The tirst woman to greet me in Nightingale was Mrs George Walker with true Lancashire hospitality invited me to drink a cup of tea. Mr and Mrs Walker had arrived but a short while before and are now retired and living in Calgary, 1 could write much more of my journey to Canada and of the kindnes- on the way and at the journey’s end, but space forbids and | names have been omitted it is ses received if any tor this reason alone, | Nightingale is @ happy place and | many who live here love to think of it as home, sale in the knowledge that | in sadness there are friends to sym-| pathize, and in joy there are friends | with whom to rejoice, | Perhaps the following story may | prove amusing. A farmer who came | to the district in ‘13 was stricken with toothache a day or two betore Christ- mas, Unable to bear the pain he drove to Nightingale and caught a ride to Calgary with a friend, The dentist, af- ter removing the offending molar, and noticing that his patient was feeling ill, very kindly gave him a restorative, On reaching the hotel the friend also proferred some more of the same treatment, which, as it was Christmas was doubly acceptable. The sufferer reached home in bis friend’s convey- ance exuding the Christmas spirit from every pore, ‘The following day his wife and young son walked to Nightingale to bring home the family steed, Three young men kindly offer- ed to hitch up the horse and one held him, while the other tucked the driver in wery carefully, The third hovered the rear, Half way home a trace broke and on descending to répafr the damage the modest driver found to her dismay a Christmas tree protruding from the rear, and tied to it, floating in the breeze and stiffly frosen, a certain ladies undergarment which shafl Be unnamed and which had been purloin- ed from the clothes line at the rear of the store. in Much amusement was cau8ed a few | 9 days later when the offending gar. | ment was returned to the unsuspecting | store keeper who opened the parcel | before a crowd of customers, | kiosks at strategic points across | Alberta, is that located in the C.P.R. DISPLAY . Thursday, May 11th, 1939 MADE IN STRATHMORE BY MR. D. MCMURRAY Agriculture-- Basic Industry H. T. COLEMAN PRESS REPRESENTATIVE —~--2 That agriculture is Canada’s basic industry, is a point coustantly being brought to the attention of Canadians and regular travellers from coast to coast, by the Canadian Pacific Raily ity through the medium of advertising the Dominion, Ohe just recently completely renoy- ated by Duncan McMurray, Display \gent for the company at Strathmore, depot at Vancouver, An attractively illumin- GENER Gift Silverware and Varnishes ated case, it contains specimens of the principal products of this Haiainloh<s| wheat, Oats, barley, samples of lum ber, and small cases of seed = even to including grass seed of Superior qual- | ity. Most of the seed shown Was grown by Mr McMurray, and is prize winning Various exhibits, Mr McMurray spends couriderable time improving these exhibits in Wes. tern Canada, one of the most oulstand- ing e@xamples being that located at Sicamous, Here world-wide travellers are given an intimate glimpse into the heart of Canada’s industrial centres and commodities, while the colorful at Stephen’s Paints Our store is fully equipped with a complete line of HARDWARE AL Stoves Rapios ELecTi.c WasHERS ALL AT REASONABLE PRICES Strathmore Hardware | M.A. RELLINGER products of the Okanagan Valley aples, peaches, tomatoes, apricots an. countless other notable fruits from the Valley, are displayed in enticing fash- ion. A past master in the arts of bunid- ling Canada into a glass case and hav- ing it tell its own story at a second’s glance, Mr McMurray can rapidly transform each exhibit into a different story by the aid of various samples and exhibits he moves about the coun- try and emanating from Strathmore In the above photograph is shown the display case at Vancouver, with its new story of the Canadian Weat, A Phone 54 : - aommeemxasrrpeet eae eo S| st S& owe | J. E. McCULLOCH —i3:0ti—— In connection With the policy for development Company's the first problem was the settlement| tty became settled, greater At| Were made on the Company to assist) and our present Senior herd sire “Col of lands adjacent to the railway. that time agriculture was expanding and land was greatly in homes and inv ment proceeded rapidly as could be secured at a low price and on| *#ttlers. easy terms, With the arrival of large} P@0y Kast, 10.000 cattle, 1,000 horses, 1300 Swine and other countries, several problems| 80d about 7000 sheep, The best avail which| ble stock was purchased and sold at numbers of settlers from the evolved. Methods of farming, demand for| ‘ng stock. Several hundred estment security. Settle- dollars of Compaty money aws used to, herd has paralleled the breeding of the, the lana| finance the purchase of livestock for as ees es es 99 88 — etee | anced plan of agriculture. As the coun | All-American Senior Yearling Heiter. All-American 2 Year Old Heifer, of the West,| Reserved All-American Get of Sire. deuands in financing and securing better breed- thousand To the end of 1928 the Com. sold to settlers on credit over had been followed, had to be changed. cost to the farmers on credit. In addi- Part of the land sold was irrigable an a majority were without experience. which were were determined by the error” to be developed. The Company was naturally as greatly interested in these problems as the settlers and to assist in their solution the Agricultural Branch was formed, embracing a wide scope of ac: tivities, Quoting from Dr Rutbertord’s last report— “I have had to struggle constantly with the multifarious de tails of what is unquestionably the most unique and varigated congiomer- ation of agricultural seneetribities| that ever rested on the shoulders of One man since time began.” In order that the greatest number of farmers could be established as rapidly as possible, the Company sold lana par - ly under cultivation and witu buildin... erected so that production was _si*ipp...8- sible the first year the farm was c- cupied. Experimental work was Car- ried on at the farm to determine the crops which were economicaly desii- able in the district and the bes Cu.- ural methods, ‘his wors was also CAr- ried on by demonstration farms and plots, Some of the crops proved of lit- tie value to the district but saved the farmer the expanse of experimenting. Seed grain was also sold at times to the settlers on credit. With the delivery of water on the land the Company assumed the _res- ponsibility of furnishing information with regard to suitable crops to grow and the proper use of water. In c0-op- The crops eration with the Government, tests were made to determine the duty of water. This work expanded and _ the Irrigation Investigation Branch was formed with Don H. Bark, Superin- tendent, covering all of the Company’s irrigable lands. Assistance was required in market- ing local produce and the Creamery and Poultry Plant was built for this purpose, Dr Rutherford devoted much of his energy in improving marketing conditions in the West through the or- ganization of the Western Livestock Union . LIVESTOCK— Many of the new settlers were with: out experience in the West as regards the value and care of livestock. The prices for livestock were naturally high in the new country and alter the expense of getting established on the land, many of the farmer’s financial resources were exhausted, Officials of the Company appreciated the fact that livestock must take a very important place in the development of the West to consume the products which were, not saleable and to provide a more bal- q| tion to this service, the Company pur- of the settlers on this land| Cb@sed and placed at the disposal of settiers, without cost, good bulls to be economically practical used in the various communities, The “trial and| Company provided method and markets were yet| Made periodic visits to the farms and Inspectors, who offered suggestions as to the care of the livestock, J. C. Yule states that one of the duties of the Inspector was to decide whether the barn should be cleaned or moved. In the early days, the cattle distributed were principally [ ° dual-purpose grade cows, but as the market for dairy products developed! the demand for dairy cattle increased) and Strathmore Farm was selected) for the breeding and distribution of, dairy cattle. | The herd in 1915 comprised pure. bred Shorthorns, Ayrshires, and Hol- steins, Later the breedinsg herd was confined to Holsteins, Some outstand- ing Holsteins were in the herd at that time, ‘'hree of the cows had the bhigh-| est record of production attained in the Prairie Provincces in 1915— “We- Winton Princess,” five years old-- 10,009 pounds, “Julip Hengerveld,” 4 years old, 18,083 pounds, ‘Princess’ Vida Pietertje,” two years old, 16, 200 pounds, Some of the offspring of, these cows has played an important part in the development of our present herd and some of the winners at the shows carry these blood lines. The best bulls available were used in the herd from its inception, includ. | ing “Sarcastic DeKol’', “Duke Wayne yee Py We een ssiicte S€ CANADIAN PACIFIC LAND DEVELOPMENT 3% | Mechthilde 2nd,” “Sir Canary Vietje 2nd,” “Sir Canary Fairchild,” ‘“Mateb- less Sylvius,” ‘Colony Morag McKin- ley,” “Strathmore McKinley Mecp- thilde,” “Colony Koba McKinley lst” In later ony Vale Romeo Sir Heilo.” years the breeding of tbe Holstein Colony Farm, Essondale, B. ©. In the days when the herd was sta i ted one of the first thoughts was to have the breeding stock free of T. ib | and since that time the herd has been kept accredited, The early founders of the herd were Professor W. Elliot, Dr Rutherford, A D, Campbell, Dr Jacobs, H. B. Smith. and were succeeded by George Hutton A. A, Campbell, George Jones, E. W Jones, and Art and Al Hay. Some outstanding production rec ords have been made at the farm anid the Holstein winnings at the Fairs have contributed to Alberta's’ high standing. Last year in the All Ameri can Winnings Alberta was placed high- er than any other Province in Canada or State in the United States, Strath. more Farm had two Aji Americans, | one Reserve, and one Honorable Men-| tion, a record equalled only by the Carnation Company. Breeding stock trom the herd hag been a_ valuable contribution to many Canadian breed. ers and has been sold locally at rea- sonable prices, In the early days at the farm the horses were principally of Clydesdale breeding and a large number of good Clydesdale brood mares were run at Tilley and supplied some of the out Standing geldings that have been sold at the Strathmore Auction Sales, In later years, purebred Percherons have been raised from a_ foundation of mares of W. B. Thorne and George Lane breeding. Percheron entries from the tarm have made a creditable showing at the Fairs. Last falla two year old stallion was made Junior Champion at the Royal Show, Toronto. In thedevelopment of the swine in- EARS 1S NOT A LONG TIME— IT IS NOT OF SUFFICIENT DURATION FOR A NEW-BORN CHILD TO GROW TO MATURITY. CALGARY'S FRIENDLY STATION HAS GROWN WITH THE EXPAND. ING RADIO INDUSTRY FROM A SMALL RUDIMENTARY “RIG” INTO A MODERN, WELL-EQUIPPED BROACCASTING STATION, PRESENTING UNINTERRUPTED ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS 17!2 HOURS EVERY DAY. NO WONDER, TO LISTENERS IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA, CFAC |S THEIR MOST POPULAR STATION! THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE dustry, the farm first maintained a herd of Berkshires = and what was then considered developed high-class bacon hogs to take the place of lard type being used in Alberia, With the expansion of the British market tor Canadian bacon, and a demand for the white hogs, Yorkshires supplanted the Berkshires and breeding stock trom the farm provided the foundation for some of the good breeder's herds — in Alberta. In the Sheep Department, the Com- pany’s flock of Suffolks wag first es- tablished in 1914 and foundation stock was supplied to many of the breeders in Alberta. In later years the demand has expanded across Canada and to a large number of the States. The Hampshire flock was added present in | 1922. Prices of breeding stock sold locally have not been high to the breeders but our sales at auction in the Salt Lake ‘Ram Sale have been good. Last fall one of our rams sold for $300.00, one for $225.00, and a ram lamb for $150 Our sheep have made consistently good winnings at the Fairs. Twice we have won the Freysing ‘trophy at the Royal for the four best lambs, any breed, Last year in Sulfolks we won Grand and Reserve Grand Champion- ship for ram, and Reserve Champion ewe; in the Hampshires we won Grand Championship tor ram, and Grand: Champion ewe. ; The high standard of our sheep has been maintained through the importa- tion of breeding stock fromthe good flocks in Britain, Joci; Stephen, the Shepherd, has had long experience in Scotland and Canada in breeding and showing sheep and has brought the flock to its present high standard, While at times the prices of stock and livestock products are appointing, and more labour is quired than in grain farming, it is noticeable that the operator who de- pends on his living at least partially from livestock is seldom starved Out, has less trouble from soil drifting, and has a better distribution of income live- dis- re- YET IN THAT ESTABL ISHE | Thursday, May 11th, 1939 A RECORD OF PRODUCTION BY STRATHMORE HOLSTEINS ALL AMERICAN SENIOR YEARL CARSELAND WELL eee toes ING AND JUNIOR CHAMPION. COMMUNITY R, E, HOOVER —— Ie During the years i917 and 1918 there developed an urgent need in Carseland for a good and adequate water supply, as nearly all the grain delivered to Carseland was by team, many wagon loads requiring several teams to haul them, from 150 to 200 head of horses It Was 4 common Sight to see lined up in the village at the noon hour, Public subscriptions were solicited and With the aid of the citizens the U. F. A., and the Municipality sultic ient funds were raised to engage driller in the person of | Mr Rydberg, After the usual difficulties the well Was completed at a depth of 216 Leet and since the first flow was — struck the well has never been short of wat- er, Its chief function now is to serve the needs of the village, and commun ity at as low a cost as possible The throughout the year, Vhe tamily that likes livestock, aside from the possible profit that may be returned, derives a very real satisfaction from the = care and breeding of good livestock, if 5 | ’ } < 1922 All Day Every Day SPAN, the finest in radio | entertainment , Monthly rate has varied from $2.00 per month per user to the present low of | 50 cents, An overhead tank is provided with a 100 gallon capacity so that no one has lacil- iates the flooding of the local skating rink which was started three any pumping to do, This also years impossible pro- ago and would have been except for the tine water supply vided from this overhead tank, Iwo tears ago a Windmill Was purchased and installed and this past fall a new International engine was added as an auxiliary to Windmill, were paid for in| cash and a great deal of credit goes to| new Dempster the These the present officers in charge, Mr Sib- | ley and Mr Stinson for being able to | provide these additions and reduce | Water rates to the lowest level in the! history of the well, | x | — ALBERTA — | ——'!0::—— | love these wide Alberta skies And God has never made Sunsets more magnificent, More splendidly displayed Than ou the sweeping ccolors, | | Amber, azure, jade. | I love the frosty, star-tilled nights— | The mystery of space— | A new moon hanging from the sky As trail as primrose lace And a night wind whipping willows | Into slender grace, | ! love the roaring blizzard Bending grasses low | love the sleepy river's Endless dip and flow And a million other things that only We Albertans know, ~Kitty Rogers Drumheller 3163: BUSH FA There’s nothing, a FARM decrees, So quite all-purpose as are trees. The forest it proceeds to stamp With virtues of Aladdin's lamp. Variety beyond compare Of things to eat and things to wear, And things for every other use Trees can abundantly produce. Great new resources they will broach If given the correct approach. Mail. | So, with no dollars and no cents, 1] still am rich to all intents And purposes, For on my land Trees congregate on every hand, And, ere the dreaded rainy day, \ scientist may pass this way. 33035 AND HE DID “I shall die,” threbbed the suitor, “unless you consent to marry me.” “I’m corry”, said the maiden kindly but firmly, “but | will not marry you” So the fellow went out West and, af- , ler 62 years, three months and a day became suddenly ill and died. | Ste, ART HAY —01:— — HIGHEST RECORDS -- MATURE CLASS DeWinton Princess Milk 19,008 ibs, Butterfat 602 ibs. Syivia— Milk, 29,371 Ibs, Butteriat 1013 ibs Ste, | Mona Pontiac Walker— Milk 30,464 Ibs, Buttertat 928 Ibs. Vrimrose Lily VPietje Milk, 28,271 Ibs, Butterfat 968 ibs. 4 YEAR OLD CLASS Mona Pontiac Walker Milk, 29,202 Ibs, Butterfat 856 lbs. Milk, 26,784 Ibs, Butterfat 819 lbs. | Ste, Lady McKinley— Milk, 25,569 Ibs, Buttertat $82 Lbs. Rose Echo Warwick— 3 YEAR OLD CLASS Ste, Lass Sylvia Milk, 28,568 Ibs, Butterfat Pauline Fairchild Milk, 28,568 Ibs, Buttertat So 2 YEAR OLD CLASS Ste. Koba Francy Milk, 24,264 ibs, Buttertat Valley Farm lrancy Segis— Milk, 22,922 lbs, Butterfat Pontiac Beauty Ormsly Milk, 22,792 lbs, Butterfat 676 Ibs. All American Award to Strathmore 1930— Bred All-American 2 year old Heiter, Recerve All-American Bull Calt, Reserve All-American Junior Yearling Heiter, 1931— All-American Junior Yearling Bull. Reserve All-American Bull Calf, Resenye All-American Senior Yearling Bull, Reserve All-American Get of Sire, 1932— All-American Bull Calf. Reserve All-American Senior Yearling Bull, 19338— Reserve All-American Aged Cow 1934— All-American Heifer Calf. 767 Ibs. » ibs. 6Y2 Ibs. 764 Ibs, | 1987— All-American Heifer Calf. 1938— All-American Senior Yearling Heifer All-American 2 Year Old Heiter. Reserved All-American Get of Sire. delivered to your door every morning FOR COURTEOUS . AND DEPENDABLE THE EARLY HISTORY OF NAMAKA MRS. H. COLPOYS Namaka is a tiny place about eight Though now it is litthe more than a shipping miles S. E. of Strathmore point for grain, with a two room| school, a general store, and a post | office, providing service for a rural} mail route, it was, during the war | years, and immediately afterwards al thriving busy little village. “Namaka” is an Indian word mean-! ing beside, or near the water, and the by the Blackfoot In- dians, whose reservation comes right up to the boundaries of the little place. When one glances at Eagle | Lake to the West, and Namaka Lake! to the East, of the village, the name| appeals as decidedly apt. | About 50 years ago, in the Namaka district, were a homesteaders, «| few ex-army ranchers, and the Canad. | ian Colonization Co, operated Namaka Farm, This farm is a large tract of land extending South of the village to the Bow River and has much to do with the prosperity, otherwise of Namaka itself, Of the old settlers in this district the best known and most closely as- sociated with the village, were the late Mrs Habgood and Mr and Mrs E. Stevens and their respective families, though W. Bristol was actually the first homesteader. For more than a decade there seems to have been little change in the sta- tus quo, with the exception of Nama- ka Farm and the farm still owned by Mr Harry Shouldice, passing into the hands of the Shouldice family. In 1906 and 1907 a few settlers rived, including W. Marshall, R. Big- gar, the Steed family, J. Storm and the Smitten family, and it was in the former year that Mr and Mrs Mike name was given few who owned and or ar- Brown laid the foundations of the village, by opening a general store, Shortly afterwards the late S. J. and Mrs Hedges opened a boarding house alongside, so these two enterprises formed the nucleus of Namaka, During the next few years the set- tlement of the Namaka district was very rapid. The families of the pres- ent Mrs H. E. Johnson and J. P. Lawrie were the first arrivals. With-| in a few months they were followed by a party from England, of which H. T. Colpoys is the only one still resid ing in the district, though H. R. Wooster still retains his interest in (‘ _—_— AND OTHER PLACES OF BUSI CES AND SERVICE. iT MAKES AND ITS HOMES MORE CHEE AND FRIENDLY. LOCAL MANAGER— G, | the present ELECTRICITY ENABLES STORES, OF. FICES, GARAGES, SERVICE STATIONS TO PROVIDE MODERN CONVENIEN. STREETS OF STRATHMORE SAFER, oo seee his original farm, and has a con living in the neighborhood. quickly followed by a number or fam including These were ilies from the States, Pho: sen Bros., Pinkerton Bros., the family of the late L. H. bB and Mrs Wheeler, Sr. and Pinkerton, Brown family. With the addition of the tamilies — of Mrs G. H. Peterson and C, H. Watsoa and the arrival of Mr and Mrs Phil Mertgen, the district was practically settled, and the village grew very rap idly, In 1909, the first school was built in Namaka, and some little time alter wards, two more elevators, in addition to the Namaka Farm elevator, The Farm passed various hands alter the to Calgary, util it itself through Shouldice family went was bought by the late George Lane, who farmed it for about 10 years, when it was sold to the Mennonites who occupants, At the beginning of the war in 1914, Namaka could boast of two good gen eral stores, blacksmith two liv ery barns, implement lumber yard, hotel, post office, barber shop and pool room, depot, with a good daily train service, in addition to its schoo] and three elevators, The U.G. G. elevator was built a few years lat- er, during those prosperous times. Of those who helped to promote the growth of Namaka and who still re-! side there, are E, C, Watts and W. H. Buker and their respective families. At this time, Church Services both the Anglican and United Church denominations were regularly held in the school house. When one mentions the Anglican Chureh in Namaka, one is reminded of the good work of Mi and Mrs W. W. Winspear. Not only did the former conduct the in Namaka, but he frequently did the same in Strathmore, and both Mr and are shop, two agencies, services Mrs Winspear were foremost in all social activities, or anything that would promote the development of the neighborhood. An I, O. O. F. Lodge had been form- ed, and a little later a hall was built by this fraternity. Perhaps the most enviable achieve ment of Namaka during the wat years, was its Red Cross which surpassed that of many larger places, Not only did the busily work for the Red Cross, record Namaka women but IT’S ALRIGHT TO NOT ONE OF Us, NESS u T THE YOUR LIGHT, RFUL Calgary Power Company Limited A. THUBRON— Remember when-- Strathmore and You Were Young BUT WHO WOULD WANT TO TURN BACK TO THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THOSE DAYS? HOME LIFE HAVE SINCE THAT TIME. PORTANT FACTORS IN THAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN ELECTRICITY. IT HAS DONE MORE THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE DISCOVERY OF THIS MOD. ERN AGE TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN THE AVERAGE HOME, SCORE OF APPLIANCES THAT DRUDGERY FROM HOUSEHOLD CHILDREN OF THIS “MODERN GENII”. ROCKYFORD, ALBERTA they also formed one of the earlies branches of the U. F. Ww. bought \. and among other things, large quantities ot truit and grocery staples co-operat ively. In those days, the high light of community life was Sports Day Ou May 24th when horse races, foot races, tugs of war, a football game and sim indulged by Indians and Whites alike, In 1923, nonite ded to the school, but in ilar activities were in after the start of the Men room was ad 1927 the old building was pulled down, and it was colony, another replaced with a good two roomed school. Untortunately this building was destroyed by fire Tm 1935 when the present building was @rected. General conditions, caused by the depression and poor crops are hot alone responsible for the decline of Namaka. A considerable blow Was dealt the little village when the C. VP. R. decided to chatige its main line of railway traffic to the South, Anothe followed when the Trans Canada high Was built about 6 miles north in stead of on the original survey, which left Namaka a little backwate between the two main lines of com munication. The general use of cars and trucks, with the short distance from Was another factor in this decline, Then, as roads improved, Stobart Namaka, as a grain shipping poipt for a con siderable part of the Eastern sectioi of the neighborhood, In 1928 a fire totally destroyed = a considerable section of Namaka, i cluding houses, hotel and store, and this practically the death blow of the village. The farming community of the Na maka district has produced the gen eral average of good, very good and poor crops. It has suffered from hail storms, drought and grasshoppers. In the very early days, most of the farmers planted shelter belf® around many have way combined Calgary, replaced was farmsteads, and progressive Not only are vegetables their maintained a gardening, interest in ‘and small fruits generally grown, but in most some effort in home- beautification has been made. The beautiful lawn, georgeous flowers and masses of shrubs surounding the home of Mrs H. E. Johnson is probab- ly the best known, and once seen, is forgotten, cases, not easily LOOK BACK THIRTY YEARS, FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND MADE GREAT STRIDES ONE OF THE MOST IM- RADIO AND A ELIMINATE TASKS ARE TELEPHONE, | blacksmith shop now stands. THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE ae De LEO. E, McKENZIE Upon arriving in Strathmore by the Canadiaan Pacific train, the only mode of travel at that time, one got off to see a box car tor a sta which was tion beside the section house. A Mr Ferguson was our first station agent and a little later that spring brought his family and they took up their residence in the Coming across what is now the park there Was a car roofed shack where the King Edward Hotel now That shack housed the generai store, post, office, hotei, and all there was in the line of a business in Strathmore, The same shack now in the yard behind the hotel. Mr and Mrs George Lloyd owned this place and later built the present hotel, — In that shack Strathmore’s first baby Was born and named Cecil Strathmore Lloyd. he section house, stands, place is About where the Lambert block now Stands was a corral and the where Mr MeMurray now lives the Canadian Pacific Irrigation Head- quarters, There was a work shop where Mr Oliver Wright's barn is and a contractor Mr W. 8. Bush and his family lived there. ‘he building burn- ed to the ground in June 1924 when Mrs DeBee and two children lost their lives, Strathmore consisted of these buildings in March 1907. ‘The C, P R. Farm was under the manage- ment of Mr Willetts, They lived where Mr Wilson does now, the only house there at that time. place Was The building went ahead very rapid ly that spring, the Mapie Leaf Hotel being built in April on the corner of Third Street and Second Avenue. This Was torn down several years ago. Mr Percy Owens built his first store over across the track where Mr Snooks now lives and Mr Chase built the first dwelling house in Strathmore, where Mr Bower is now living. Mr and Mrs R. Barr came to Strathmore the same day as Mr Chase and family and built a little place on the lots which Mr Newmeyer now owns. Mr Barr was a contractor and Mrs Barr a trained nurse from the Boer War, one of three who won the Victoria Medal, There- fore she soon became Nurse Barr to all, and the kindly services she rend- ered in those early days will always be remembered. It Was a very noble work she did, Sirathmore had no Doctor until 1908 when Dr A. W. Gir- vin settled here, The hardships he went through those first years were Many and great, but he alWays went when needed and was a true friend to all. Too much praise cannot be given to Nurse Barr and Doctor Girvin for the service they gave to this new country. Also in the spring of 19079 Mr and Mrs H. L, Seymour, Mr and Mrs Chas, Seymour, Miss Seymour and mother, Mr George North, Mr John North and Mr Chas, North and family also their mother. A Mr and Mrs Dave Evans and Mr and Mrs W, Tucker arrived, The Seymours built on the corner where Mr Woodliffe and Mr W. F. McKenzie now live. The Norths bought farm land, Mr Evans built where Mr and Mrs Snaith now reside. | Mr Tucker went out on the Stoff farm. Mr W. E. Brown and family came, He built a hardware store on Main Street recently vacated by Mr Roberts Meat Market and was known as Brown & Davis, Our first meat market was built by Mr R. McCann and is the building now occupied by Fraser's tin shop. Mr Chas, Urick built a livery barn across from where Mr Gray's That building was burned somewhere ar- ound 1915, Mr and Mrs F, O. Boortz came May 1907 and built where Mrs West now lives, There was only one well here then and that was near the section house and filled with water brought in by train. We all carried our supply trom there, During the spring and summer of 1907 church was sometimes held in the section house by a Presbyterian Minister who travelled through here usually on horse back, and was some-)| times held in the main room of Lloyd’s shack by Mr H. B, Seymour, later on in the dining room of the hot- el, Until what is now a part of the United Church parsonage was built as our tirst church, In that little church Strathmore had its first wedding when Miss Esther Seymour and Mr George Hill were united in marriage. A blacksmith shop was built Main Street that spring by Mr Smith, known to all as Smithy, Somewhere about August Ist, 1907 Mr FE. W. kt. Lambert came with his family and built our first drug store where Mr and Mrs Cecil Lambert now reside, Anglican church services were held in their store when it Was pos sible for an Anglican Minister to come through. There was also a contracting com on Roy pay known as Hayden and Skene and in. their camp was across the tracks near the canal bridge. Mr Skene is still farming in the Cheadle district, Mr Black tirst came here in 1S and plastered the house at McAllister Lake where Mr King now lives where Strathmore still gets its and ce supply. He came to Strathmore to Stay permanently in the spring of 1907, as there was building being done on every side and therefore need of a plasterer. In July 1907 Mrs Black came here as first post mistress, She Was then Miss Clara Smith, The Dutt Block was erected that year, It is now the Strathmore Hote; It housed a number of businesses suca as pool room, restaurant, jewellery store, and there Mr T, E. Wright opea- ed his first Men's Clothing Store. Our school wags built in the tall of 1907 and in January 1908 our — first school was opened with Miss Edith McLean as teacher, She is now Mrs J. HL. M. Martin, During the summer of 1907 — there Was a herd of about 1,000 head of cat- tle with a few cowboys in charge roaming just east of the tracks. These were owned by the late Pat Burns, Eastern people dij not know what range cattle were like and some of them started to walk to their farms, about a mile out and only for the fact that a C P R man came to their rescue they would otherwise have been tram- pled to death. Mr George Bates came here that spring aiso and bought his land, 1 can Well remember a Bob Cat he shot just outside the village, Sitting on his saddle pony, and holding the Bob Cat) by its hind feet its fore paws touched the ground. This gives one an idea of its size, Many times the men would all be summoned by the North West Mount- ed Police to tight prairie fires. ‘The women who were left behind watched the smoke and direction of the wind in fear of the new homes they had built of being destroyed bythe fire. We had several very narrow escapes in those days. Our home was open to all as is al-| Ways true in a new country. Many were the settlers that stayed with us until they could get a shack built. Often a minister or priest would stay over night and travel on, They mostly rode through from Langdon to Glei- FRESH FISH SISSLSIGSTSISITTDI ST TPSALD ASD PPPS PPD PPPS SSDS TTP PIPLSSASS PS LPS, no f STRATHMORE FROM MARCH 1907 chen by horseback and Was the half way place to stop. As time wént on the Union Bank op ened in one of the rooms in the King King Edward Hotel with the late Mr Jos. Van Tighem as manager. Later they built the preseut bank. The Can- adian Bank of Commerce also put up a nice building here, but later it was moved to Rockytord. There also became need ot a ceme tery and Mr Lambert, Mr McElhoes and Mr Chase started this, Mr Chase added the undertaking establishment to the business in which he was ab ready engaged, which was wire lene ing and hardware specialties,, . There were no phones in the village or country at that time except the C PR phones, and inlg0s Mr J. A. Kearney and Mr Chase canvassed the country for enough names to get the Alberta Government telephones here However it was sometime alter betore the phones became a fact, us there were poles to put up, wire to string besides the red tape there always is before these things get settled . The hardships were many and the pleasures few, but everyone joined in- what pleasures there were wit! their whole heart and many happy memories still remain. Our chief pas- time was dancing, which was usually held in the King Edward Hotel dining room, Often groups of three or four families would meet at each others homes for a game of cards and tiie friendly cup of tea, the same as tocay. There were concerts put on by what ever local talent there was at that time and the friendship in those eariy days was sincere and true. I the spring of 1907 most of the new settlers were from the United States, and so on July 4th we endeavored to have a few sports in the way of races ot 4i'- ferent kinds, bronco busting and = so on, The bronco riding, by the would make today’s stampedes look tame, They finished off with a tug-o war and it turned so cold that the men had to put on their overcoats and dur- ing the day it snowed, way The first Sunday we spent in Stratii-| We were| more I will never forget. living in a shack which my father had built until he could complete our house, It was a lovely warm spring day and we sat there with the door open writing letters back home. All at Strathmore Thursday, May 11th, 1939 = ar) ail Ke once there appeared seven Indian< the doorway, I had never seen au i. jan and I don’t think I was ever 60 frightened before or since, Every night one could the coyotes around the shack picking up any food scraps that might be thrown out dur. ing the day. Some of the people that lived near- est to Strathmore in those early day: were Captain Gordon, A, McLean, W. Fredericks, J. Harwood, Z. Grimms Mr Nicholl, R. McCann, va: au McDonald, Doctors barca, « fen, H. Groves, O. Mooriivu.c, Hartell, F. McKenzie, T. nicer J. Miller, W, Freeman, Steve auu Chamberlain, The changes have been many == 4.4 great, There wasn't a fence in tu country except the railroau i There were no roads, only ola inuu trails and not a tree to be seen in i village or country, It is very lard realize the early conditions a. looks at our beautifully treed to, today. It is impossible for one to reine. all the interesting things thac place or all of the people who that first year. If any have itted it is certainly anover si’. Mr H. Harmer is the only now living in Strathmore wiv here at the time we arrived. x Mother, to son in pantry Vili what are you hunting for Nothing. You'll find it in the jar where cokies were. pete w BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME THESE NATIVES ROAMED THE PLAIN. THE EARLIEST SETTLERS BEEF, VEAL, LAMB, AND PORK .. . . ALWAYS KEPT FRESH IN OUR ICE COOLER C orned Beef FRESH MEAT WE HAVE THE BEST!!! SALT FISH Poultry in Season HAMS AND BACONS For your MEAT SUPPLIES go to Robert’s Meat Market pyOtus y tood it dur. near. day hn, W THE SECTION THREE— STR Strathmore, Alberta, May 11th, 1939 “ THUNDER ON THE HORIZON ” Deep Trouble in the Ranks Of Agriculture— LEONARD D. NESBIT Supt. Publicity, Alberta Wheat Pool.) “I could smile when I see the hope- ful exultation of many at the new reach of worldly science and vigor of | worldly effort as if we were again at! the beginning of days. There is thun-| der on the horizon as well as dawn.” | —Ruskin, Western Canada’s development as, an integral part of the Dominion was) undertaken on the basis of agricult-| ure, and particularly wheat growing.) -.'. A MIGHTY Forty years ago the world was fear- ful of the prospect of hunger. Popul- ation was increasing to a greater ex- ‘ent than the productivity of the farms, Hence the swinging into food production of the great new territory | of Western Canada was accepted with joy. In the intervening period between then and now great changes have swept the world. First it was the war, 1914-18, which disrupted things, Und- ar tremendous pressure Western Can- tadians expafided their acreage at great expense and to some degree in an economic direction. Other food ex- porting countries, notably the United States, did likewise. Then science took a hand. New and ‘nproved varieties of wheat were de veloped, extending the wheat gro in» area almost to within sight of the Arctic Circle. The engineers develop- ed machines to supplant human labor on the farms, Agricultural productiv- ity was speeded up to a remarkable degree, Today two men can do the farm work which required 72 men one hundred years ago. Europe is an agricultural continent, but her farm life was disorganized by the war. During the 1920's Europe's agriculture was being re-established. But agriculture in the overseas coun- tries, and particularly in Canada and the United States, was still steaming ahead producing at a war time rate on inflated acreage, Peace had brought see the thunder on the horizon. In 1928 the world harvested a rec- Grain producers nowadays accept the J | | | 1 ord wheat crop, The marketing o; this crop intruded well into 1929 and col- lided with the oncoming depression. The depression was featured by a cat- | aclysmal drop in prices, but the pri- ces of agricultural product: fell fast- er and further down than the prices of goods and services, As two-thirds of the people in the world are engaged in agriculture the destruction of their purchasing power had a disastrous ef- fect on world economy. A feature of the depression was the piling up of huge surpluses of un- wanted wheat, European ‘overn- ments quickly came to the aid of their domestic agriculture, barred their markets against the influx of cheap ovetseas wheat. Farmers in food exporting countries faced ruin. A series of unprecedented crop dis- asters occurring in quick succession in North America resulted in the dis- appearance of wheat surpluses. By | the end of the 1937-38 crop year the a dawn of hope, but observers failed to| world surplus of wheat was down to) | normal, But the harvesting of a rec-' in! ord-breaking world wheat crop TERMINAL .°. billion 1938, which was over halt a bushels larger than the previous rec- another and mar- brought production ord crop of 1928, crisis in wheat keting. Through the united efforts of ganized agriculture Western Canadian wheat farmers obtained a federal Wheat Board in ‘1935. Recognizing that an emergency existed, the feder- al government through the Board fix- ed a minimum price of 80c a bushel, basis One Northern at the terminal, in 1938. Farmers in the prairie prov- inces have been fighting vigorously to have this Board continued as an operating concern, In this effort they are having the concentrated support of all interests in Western Canada. The wheat problem is by no means solved. As wheat fs vital in the life of Western Canada and its production basic in the Canaadian national econ- omy, it is contended that its producers are entitled to an ample degree of government protection, at least until normal conditions are restored in the international wheat trade, ALBERTA POOL TERMINAL AT VANCOUVER N ACCEPTED THING | * | | DAVID E. ENGLUND It was a bright and sunny = spiinys morning early in April, 1909. Every- body was looking forward with great hope and ambition for the future of a new agriiultural country, a hope and ambition that has made Strathmore and community what it today. Strathmore was a very busy little cen tre in those early days when farming was in its infancy. There were many thousands of acres of virgin prairie to break and prepare for crops, crops that were to induce more settlers with more and better homes for the new | agricultural experiment of western { Canada. Hundreds of carloads of horses were shipped in and unloaded here, and is many thousands of dollars worth of machinery shipped and brought by the settlers from everywhere, into this little town, A few tractors were also tried out. These new tractors were very slow, clumsy, and heavy, as well as much too expensive, and especially so, if we remember that gasoline was around fifty cents per gallon and those new machines used plenty of this precious liquid. The horse seemed to be the answer to the important task of turning the tough grassy sod to fields where gold- protection they receive in handling and marketing their grain as a matter of course. But only through long and insistent struggle and co-operative action were those privileges and safeguards obtained. They can be preserved only by the same means. PATRONIZE . . Iberta Pool Elevators ' a general store, post office and | ranches, the McLean ranch and | roamed the country, m began to boom, Settlers of all nation-| | alities coming in, taking up land, put-| S| ting up fences, and turning over pra-| | irie land to raise some of ATHMORE STANDARD | Thursday, May 11th, 1939 i stoeetalliaeeteiaanemeedeniienael en grain would ripen, It required trom sweat, it was a dirty job at the best. modern tractor can sleep two hours six horses on a small plow up to However, the horse must be kept well longer in the morning than the man twelve on the larger implement to groomed to enable him to stand up driving the big team did inthose early turn over the tough, hard sod, and to under the heavy load for ten long days. He can fill up his tractor with get it ready for What was to follow, hours a day. eas and oil, crank it, or if he has the a golden harvest. It certainly was a Next comes the laborious work of latest model, step on the starter, and very slow, bard job compared to the speedy powertul tractor today In those early days a farmer ot would get up at four o'clock in the morning, ride out on the wild, Wide prairie, perhaps for many miles. It he had found his working = steeds by six o'clock in the morning he was fortunate; many times il so happened very that it was nine or ten A. M. or often noon. Hlowever, everyone had hopes for better days after the crops were harvested and sold; then the returns would be sufficient for the purchase of wire and posts for a fence, and some kind of a shed in which to keep the faithful animals, It was, however, soon learned, to the sorrow of those early settlers that it would require more than one crop year to realize those long cher ished hopes, At any rate, the horses were now in the shed, some kind o shelter, or perhaps tied up to an old wagon. First they must be fed grain, thatis, if one was able to buy feed, as it was very scarce in the first years. Next, one must get the brush and give the nags a good going ever. This was fine for Dobbin, but on the man, covered with dust and sole comb and R, GERTRUDE KIRTON Karly in the twentieth century, when Strathmore was represented by ho more than a box car, the © little town of Cheadle boasted a water Link, one other dwelling occupied by the C. P. R. pump man, About twenty years before this the Place bad been given its Dame, as far as can be ascertained, after Vr, Cliea- dle, an explorer who with Lord Milton Was co-author of the book entitled “The North-West Passage by Land.” Like most of the prairie districis in those days there was here and there a trail, leading to the railway or to one or more of the few ranches 1locat- ed in the district, ‘he story of Chea- dle would scarcely be complete with- out the mention of two o/ the largest the Thousands of cattle not stopped by. fences trom Bow River to the Cheadle Buttes, About 1908 this part of the country | Hartell ranch, the _ best grain in the country. Three grain elevators were built, as time went on, handling halt a million bushels some years, Cheadle grew to the extent ot or three stores, restaurant, barn, lumber and brick yard, black smith shop and a tew residences, In 1908 a good school was erected and in two | livery 19138 a community hall, which has since been enlarged. Then, owing to the advent of the y | auto, its nearness to Calgary and putting the harness on from six to twelve head, according to the size of the plow used, and number of horses ymne could afford to buy. common price for a team of 51x \ very two horses would be some five or tf he goe He can pull wider and larger machinery, accomplishing us tnuch as, or nrore in a day, than the man with the team could do ina week, So when we compare the modern way of farming to that of thirty yeare bundred dollars, or a team of eight ago, itis far beyond apy dreams of horses which was the average plow man, team, would set one back approxim- However, we must not stop here. itely sixteen hundred dollars, that is, Warming is a struggle, still gloomy, if the banker thought your face good and conditions ar: extremely grave. enough for a nole bearing eich! or The cost of the tractor and farm im- ten percent interest. plements today as in the early days is rt TOM I ee The machine and lumber couipanies In Most Cuses Were ready to take your the high interest, in anticipation that you could pay in th fall Nevertheless, the fall came, but so did the dry summer, frost, note at percent ol or even hail storms, and be sure the date for the maturity that note due also; What Was there to do calle 0} well, perhaps the following one, It was not eusy for the ot next OL better year new settler. West Was better However that is how the improved in anticipation ol days and years. Now as to comparison of the modern high speed tractor of today, as well as lines with improvements in all other ot farm implemen’: The man the oe ee = History of Cheadle : Strathmore, and the building of a hey railway through the country south of it, Cheadle began to dwindle, A large hardware and a restaurant were burn- ed, other buildings removed, until to- day the village has dwindled to” one store, a post olfice, three grain eleva tors, a cOmmunity hall, roomed school and a few residences. But around the village are beautiful, comfortable homes, well kept farms where good grain is grown, tine cattle aud horses reared, a good two While hail and drought have played havoc with farming the last few years the pioneer spirit of these peo forward to ple is helping them to look with teh usual western optimism better days ahead, Tar loo high, and the returns of the colummodities Of the fart are by too low to maintain the present standard of living. Where is the answer? In closing | take great pleasure in congratulating Mis Moore and sluif in the celebration of the thirtieth an- hiversary oO] the Strathmore Standurd. | wish to teke this opportunity of thanking you for your loyal support of the farmer and district. A local paper can play a great part in the making and welfare of a com munity, aud | believe the Standard stands for the good of all. Thanking you for this space in your paper and Wishing you much happiness and suc- cess in the years to come, crops auld othel fur THE LIFE SPAN OF A KERNEL OF WHEAT The long turrow is turned, The seed is drilled in, It is in turn watered by the rain and warmed by the sun, until the time of maturity arrives, when it is gurnered and taken to one of the Small elevators that dot the landscape al every railway station on our West- ern Prairies-- thence to the mighty terminals herein pictured, later to be Sent hither aud yon to teed the peo ples of the world, Wheat is the stati of life alike for the peasant in his cottage, or the King on his throne, It is a far cry from the turning of the furrow on an Alberta Farm to the markets of Great Britain, in which agriculture, commerce, and navigation each play an important part in serving the needs of the world’s people. It is a story as fascinating as any novel and much more fundamental. 3:@33 MYSTERY ! ::0::— -\ newspaper account of a disastrous shipwreck states The vessel sank With all aboard except one lady _—pas- Senger, She was insured for a large sum and loaded with pig iron. THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE A Who’s Who 30 Years Ago Standard Sunday \ telephone call by the Editress on a recent cold morning, exacted a promise from the Writer, (Who must remain anonymous) to compile a list of names of those pioneer souls, living and departed, who helped in building up the Community, first as the village, and later the Town of Strathmore. Being made up from memory alone t is possible Many names may be om itted, and since this list is made as a tribute to living, and a memorial to departed pioneers of the whole dist rict served so faithfully by the Stand. ard down to the present time, it is hoped those whose names are not! shown, Will take the will for the deed! ANDERSON, Mr and Mrs H. J. and tamily. Implement Agents. ANDERSON, Mr aud Mrs R. A. and family, Draying Contractor. ANDERSON, Bob, Barber. ANDERSON, Gerry, Clerk, W. E,) Brown, Hardware, | ADAMS, Geo. Camp Foreman C,I.R. ALLEN, Mr and Mrs Chas, and family,| Publicity Dept. C, P.R. | ARNOLD, Cecil W., Clerk, C. P. R. | BARCLAY, J. ‘I. Dr. Pioneer farmer. BARKER, J. A., First Manager Cana- dian Bank of Commerce, BARRATT, 7. S., First Manager Strathmore Lrading Co, \ BATES, Gee. AL, Pioneer Farmer, BENNES® J, I. BERRY, Geo, I. and Mrs, Strathmore Hardware Co, BERRY, Bert, Killed in Action in the Great War, BERRY, Hugh, Pioneer farmer, BLACK, A. Pioneer Cement Contrac- tor. BOLES, Mr and Mrs F. C,, Our first Livery Barn Proprietor and a sound business man. BOLES, Miss Wilhelmina, The best horse woman in the district. BOLTON, Mr and Mrs J., Our milkman in 1909, BOLTON, Miss Lucy, Mus. Bac. School and music teacher, BOISSEVAIN, D. F, and family, Pion- eer Farmer, and a devoted worker for local U, F. A. BOND, Frank, Partner, Black & Bond Cement Contractors. BRAND, J. E., Merchant, BRAND, F., Veterinary Surgeon. BOYD, Rey. A., Minister Presbyterian Church (and a good one), BRUNDRETT, Walter, Clerk, |. P. R. Farm, Killed in Action, Great War. BUTLER, G. F., Manager Strathmore Trading Co. Active in Community life and Mayor of Strathmore later. BREMER, Otto F. and Mrs, Pioneer Butcher. Active in Civic Affairs. Elected Councillor when Town was Incorporated. BROWN, W. E. and Mrs and Family, Pioneer Hardwareman, Another member of first Town Council, Mr and Mrs Brown were very active in Church and social affairs for many years. BROWN, W. C., and Mrs. Farmer ard later a very successful pioneer in the Auto (Ford) business. BOLE, Rev. T., and Mrs, An earnest Minister in Methodist Church, Mrs Bole assisted with time and talent in the success of the local Dramatic Society of these days, BUSH, W. S., Mrs and Family, Pion- eer Builder, erected many of the buildings in town, including those at the C. P. R. Farm, Anglican Church, Fire Hall, and the first railway station (destroyed by fire in 1909.) ol first BARR, Robt. and Mrs. Carpenter and} FESSENDEN, Ben and Mrs. As mue! farmer. Built the first Schoolhouse here in 1908. BOOTH, O. R, and Mrs. Early settlers in Ardenode district. For many years, Sec.-Treas. Serviceberry S.D. CARUFEL, L, and Mrs. Pioneer Tin- smith and metal contractor, in part- nership with C. Frost. CAINE, W. Carpenter with M. S. Hir- tle in early days of towh. CHAMBERLAIN, H. S. B., Mrs some years Reeve of Bow Valley. CHAMBERLAIN, T., Mrs and family, Also pioneers in the farming dist- riet, and active in Community life. CHASE, C, W. and Family. Pioneer Dealer in Wire Fencing, ete, Later Funeral] Director, CLEMENS, Archie, and Mrs. One of! the first Implement Dealers here. | COLE, Chas. Teller, Union Bank,! Killed in Action, Great War. COLE, Guy. Clerk with G. T. Berry, Strathmore Hardware. Guy was ac- tive in sport matters always. CAMMAERT, J. A. and Mrs. farmer who used irrigation successfully. COLLISON, Jas., Mra and family, Car- penter and Drayman. COLBERT, P. J. Mrs and Family. Fore- man, later Watermaster, C.P.1.D. | A good most | DOWNIE, J. A. Partner, Downie and and| Klondyke, family, A successful farmer, and for| FREDERICKS, W. P. Mrs and Family. BY A STRATHMORE PIONEER CLEEVE, J atic circles, Chairman school board. Drayman. John saved Mrs and Family, Pionee: town GRAY, Alex, Mrs and Family, Pioneer from fire otten by his quickuess in blacksmith in partnership with D, McCullough. GRAY, Alex, and Mrs, Foreman black- smith with C.P.LD, A faithful work. for G@ W V A since return from Overseas, GRAY, W. (Billie). As a boy began Strathmore’s first Delivery Service, with two (nore or less) tame dogs and a box on skids in 1912, Served Overseas, GRAY, R. E. Mrs and Family. Agent Alberta Pacific Grain Co. No Burns Nicht or other affair where men foregather could be successful with- out Bob's aid. GALBRAITH, J. Manager Maple Leaf Hotel. A member of Town Band when first organized, GARRETT, M. B. Mrs and __Family. Town's first grocery man, with Geo. Lloyd in 1909. Later owned store, Now Town Secretary, GARRETT, John. A native son of whom Strathmore has just reason to be proud, A Rhodes Scholar, GILLIES, Miss J. and Jim. Kept a good restaurant on First Street, many of the town's bachelors tried our hauling the eugine and water tank to small or large outbreaks. CONNELL, 7., Mrs and Family. Vion eer Carpenter. Very ernal (1.0,0.F.) circles. COPE, J. W. Mrs and Family. Pioneer farmer, later clerk with Bow Valley M. D. A musica] family, of great us sistance to Methodist Church. CRAWFORD, 1, Mrs Family Pioneer farmer and a good one. Very active members of Church in early days, CRELLIN, M., Mrs and Family. School Boards come and go, but Mark ‘goes on forever’ caring for our School buildings. Himself an expert bowler and the boys clever at baseball and hockey. They made a good addition to sport here. CROSSLEY, S., Mrs and Family. They ran one of the first boarding houses here, during the rush years when settlers were arriving fast. CASTLES, Rev. IT. W. Pioneer Angli- can Clergyman. Came from Gleichen | alternate Sunday mornings and ev- enings to hold services for rapidly growing congregation of St. Mich- (without success) to be Jenuie’s ael’s Church. | Star boarders for life, DAWSON, Mr and Mrs, Head of new-| GIFFEN, Dr. J. W. Mrs and Family, ly formed Irrigation District (West-| First a farmer, afterwards practiced ern Section). Both Mr and Mrs Daw- in his chosen profession, His son son were keenly interested in the follows In tre good doctor's toot development of the town, steps. DAVIS, Major and Mrs, Early settlers GILLINGWATER, W. and Mrs, Second in the Nightingale farming district, holder Chief Clerkship, C. P. R. DAVIS, John. Son of Major Davis. Headquarters. Farmed a few miles OESCH, Miss A. Opened the [first from town. Tragic fire in summer (and last) Exclusive Millinery store of 1918, wiped out home and both here. An excellent singer and = in Mr and Mrs Gillingwater and young great demand at local social events baby burnt to death, DESMET, Jos., Mrs and Family. Car- GIRVIN, Dr, and Mrs A. W. Pioneer penter in partnership with Bill Orm doctor, braved winters cold and sum- rod laid the town’s wood sidewalks. mer’s heat to assist the stork Later a successful farmer. and near, Keenly interested in every DEWITT, F. M., and Mrs. movement for the good of Strath- DEWITT, G. D. and Mrs. Experienced more. He was a member of the first and very successful farmers trom Town Council, the Presbyterian U. S. A. who also made good here Choir and Town’ Bandfor many active in trat er and Presbyterian where iar Mrs F. M. still resides in town, years. Mrs Girvin gave also of het where her garden is a pattern = tor best services as a member of the younger (and healthier) folks. School Board. DODGE, L. and Mrs. Hydrographer at GLADWIN, W. S,. and Mrs. — Pioneer Manager Riverside Lumber Co, Mrs Gladwin was a faithtul worker — in Anglican circles, GLENDINNING, Tom and Mrs. Ditch. rider C. P I. D, GROVES, ll. Mrs and Family. A pioneer family worthy of any dist rict, successful, through hard work and careful planning. Harry has been Reeve of Bow Valley M, D, to: many years, GUNN, J. Blacksmith C. P. R. ~Head- quarters. Jimmy's good deeds proverbial. In good times and bad, C. P. I. D. Headquarters, Salmon Grocery Store, Later with Irrigation Dept. C. P, R. ’ DOWNIE, W. First Chief Clerk at Cc. P. R. Headquarters, Jack and Bill were very eligible bachelors’ in those days. DOYLE, H., Carpenter, built the only semi-detached villas in town, on Siti Street. DUKELOW & SON, Pioneer Construc tion Workers, employing a great number of men on Irrigation pro are Jects. he has ever been an asset to the ESSON, John and Mrs. Established town, the second Jewellery Store in Strath. GRIMSHAW, 7% Mrs und Family, | more in the old Opera House Bldg. Ii ost Hoigesieuder east of town, and ELLIOTT, Professor W, J. and Mrs. successful farmers for wany years, First Manager (, P, R. Farm, An CALPIN, Jo Mrs and Family, Pioneer authority on agriculture and his ad- farmers and gced neighbors, HAINES, \ Il eer farmers, HARMER, Herb. Pioneer Janitor at large. The first and oldest Anglican in the district. HARRIMAN, F. Mrs and Family. Pio neer farmers and good ones, HARTELL, J. Mrs and Family, Pion , eers, and successful farmers in the Cheadle district. HARWOOD, J. Mrs and Family. Pion eer farmers who used their heads and made a success of their large farms, HARRISON, Paul, First proprietor of Maple Leaf Hotel. Had a motor car to meet all trains in 1911; which was a fearful thing to hear as _ it went by. FRASER, J. and Mrs. A pioneer car’ HARVEY, W R. wife and Family. Very penter, chiefly remembered by his successful farmers in the Crowfoot wonderful ability in building the 2 district, houses on 7th St., although he had HALL, Canon G. Bathurst, Mrs and lost both feet years before in the Family. Anglican Rector and a true Christian gentleman. HATHAWAY, Rey. J. G, First ent minister of St. Michael's church, HILL, George. Pioneer contractor, La ter Town Clerk. HILL. Roland. Pioneer Pool Hall and Bowling Alley Proprietor, Run on Model lines. Postmaster 1911-20. HIRTLE, M. S. Mrs and Family. Pio- neer Builder; built C, P. 1, D, Head-) quarters and many fine homes, Re- | cruited and trained Strathmore’s Town Band. Gaye us first motion! Picture Show, and who has not dan- vice was sought by the many new Mrs and Family. Pioir settlers, EVANS, ORRY. Built the first bakery in partnership with J. H. M. Martin. EVES, T. H., Harness and Shoemak- er. Later a successful Implement Dealer, FAULKNER, ED, Builder of several residences and annex to the then thriving King Edward Hotel. FAULKNER, Chas, Mrs and Family, Another U. S. farmer who made good. @ part of the Irrigation System as the canals and ditches, Ben was al- ways on hand in Community work and Strathmore owes much to his efforts, resides A pioneer cattleman and farmer, FREEMAN, J. H. Mrs and Family Strathmore’s first Horticulturist, a‘ @. P. R. Farm, specializing in Carn- ations, grew a new variety, and on Lord Shaughnessy visiting green house in 1912, named it Lady Shaughnessy. FROST, C. Partner in ‘Tinsmith firm, of Carufel & Frost. A clever Ice! (racing) skater. FRENCH, Douglas and Mrs. Enginee: Cc. P. I, D. Chiefly remembered for, ced to Manuel's music in bygone) hig leadership in G W V A work, re-| years? sulting in the best War Memorial HOLMES, J. Strathmore’s Chief of) Police who left us on being ‘“promot- ed” to Hangman! HAYDEN, J. Partner, Contracting firm of Hayden and Skene, who built all farm homes on Nightingale | and Namaka Colonies, Hall built in Alberta. Douglas died of war injuries in 1926 at Shaugh nessey Hospita), Vancouver. FRENCH, J A. Mrs and Family. En: | gineer C. P. I. D. Active in chureh | and socia] affairs, music and dram | HUTCHINGS, T. Popular RN WM P Constable, now an Inspector at Ot tawa, HINCHLIFFE, Nurse, Mrs A, Pioneer resident nurse. Established first nursing home in Strathmore Dist. IMLAY, I. Mrs and Family. Pioneer! farmer on Tand occupied now by C PI D Headquarters, IRVINE, T. R N W M P Constable the times cattle rif’tlers abroad in the land. in were JOHNSON, A. Mrs and Family Pioneer § farmer. Possibly the first to attempt | apple growing in Alberta. JOHNSTON, W. and Mrs, Saddler and Harness Maker in the days when) tractor farming was unknown. JAGO, H. Mrs and Family. Caretaker School Houses. JENKINS, R. W. Mrs and Family, | Well-driller, and Boarding House | keeper, Dick encouraged temper-! ance by always giving us good water | JONES, B. F. Wife and Family, Pion-| farmers, Hervey District, | KILN, Dick and Mrs. Pioneer Milk-| man before bottles were fashion-| able. KELSEY, J. Mrs and Family. Fore-| man and Storekeeper C P I D (old} headquarters). | KNYVETT, W. G. aud Ed. Built large! Barn on grd St. in 1909, and had draying business during rush years.) Also built our first skating rink. Ed. | was killed in Action, serving with New Zealand Forces. KEARNS, G. F. Mrs and Family. Pion- eer farmers, and later milkdealers in town, | KEARNS, R. J. Mrs and Family, Pion- eer farmers, LAMBERT, E. W. Rk. Mrs and Family. Pioneer Druggist. Early showed! faith in Strathmore by building in| 1909 the largest store in town, A man of sterling character. First | Mayor of town. First Justice of | Peace, All old timers remember the | thrill in the days when Mr and Mrs | Lambert gave their Arinual Mayor's Ball LEES, A. An old cowhand with the Boltons for some years, | LILLY, F. R. Mrs and Family, First | Elevator Agent with A. P. Grain Co. | Prominent in Civic Affairs and for years a ‘Town Councillor, LEWIS, ©. G. and Mrs. Manager Can- adian Bark of Commerce. Very ac tive in life of community, and in Anglican circles, LODMELL, L.. L. 0. Manager Crown Lumber Co, following promotion ot Mr bk, W. Pust. LUCK, J. EK Mrs and Family, Pioneer painter and signwriter, Another musical fumily which was helpful to Methodist Church in early days. LLOYD, G. H. Mrs and Family. A Pio- neer business family indeed, Own- ers of King Edward Hotel, Bar, Res- laurant, Livery Barn, Blacksmith Shop, Grocery Store, Post Office, Opera House, and Telephone Ex-- change in the early days, MARTIN, J. H. M, and Mrs, Secretary to George Lloyd. Mart had his hands full of work those busy times, Later built our first bakery (in partner- ship with Orry Evans). Served Ov- erseas, and now Postmaster, MARTIN, J. Mrs and Family. Many years barn boss C P I D, now living near Red Deer. MARTIN, Miss G. School Teacher Strathmore Schoo] and a good fluence on the children, MORRISON, Miss M. The above goes! for Miss Morrison also; who was a! great friend of (the late) Miss Mar- tin. MENZIES, Fred. Hardware man with W. E. Brown, 1909-11, McCANN, R and family. Bob was our true pioneer butcher in the early days. A great blow befell him when his only son was killed by a runaway team. McCLINTOCK, J. Mrs and Family. Built first Millinery store in 1910, when Mrs CcClintock opened in part- nership with Miss Desch, McADAM, Fred. Chief Clerk, C PI D Headquarters, after W. Gillingwat er’s death. MacDONALD, J. A. Mrs and Family. Station Agent at Strathmore from 1910-15, Keenly interested in local sports and fraternal and Chureh (Presbyterian circles). McDONALD, H. F. Mrs and Family. Pioneer Butcher, with Bremer and Swertferger. Later in business for himself. Was an ideal chairman of School Board for some yeaars. McKINLEY, J. Pool Room Pioneer in the building on Ist St. now owned by Herb Harmer, Mac also tried his hand at the laundry business with poor results, The boys figured Methusalah was a mere boy, when Mac told the tale of his many busi- ness exploits, ; | at! in-| ooh , and the Strathmore Staridard came to your district thirty years area. NATIONAL Winnipeg CHEADLE - L.H.WOOD NAMAKA - E.C.WATTS Calgary a % The National Elevator: ompany and have taken pride in being neighbors of yours in the develop= ment of this outstanding farming ELEVATOR COMPANY, CARSELAND. - C.PETERSON STANDARD - J.SMITH CHANCELLOR - J.C.PAULSON “Thursday, May 11th, 1939 EES anes aoe = ago LIMITED Edmonton McELHOES, F. T. Mrs and Family., RANNIE, Rey, A. Presbyferian Minis-, SLY, M. PE. Mrs and Family, Pioneer ter 1909-1911, Came from Gleichen finest home in Strathmore in 1910, to hold services in Brown's Hall be- on 6th St, Land agents pointed it out, fore church wag built. . to settlers as an object lesson on| REED, Clarence-‘and Mis, Pioneer “the boy who made good” in those | plasterer, Very féw homes here that days. | do not contain Clarence’s work ot MINER, J. H. Mrs and Family. Pion-| 29 or 30 years ago. eer in Cheadle district, of the best) RIDLEY, E. N, Mrs and Family. As type. Harry now lives in town, ~ sistant Supt. C PID. Mrs Ridley NELSON, C. B. H. Pioneer Implement; came here as @ bride, und has never Agent, Jack made the boys envioug| failed to interest herself in the Soc- on winter days as he drove the nic: | ial life of Strathmore. Both good est girls round in a very much| Sports in the true meaning of the} streamlined Cutter with bells on! words, NOCK, W. Mrs and Family. A very, RISDON, W. Pioneer farmer. Later a helpful family in the community. | Machine Shop owner in town. A Haarold and the girls were promin- splendid U F A worker in its earlier ent in young peoples work at An-| days. Pioneer Real Estate man, Built the glican Church. | ROBINSON, T. Engineer C PID. OWEN, Percy, Mrs and Family, Pion-, Tommy was O. C. in the (sham) eer Hardware Merchant. Mrs Owen). battle of Rockyford when (CNR construction gang was forbidden to build bridges over C P R Canals, in v 1912, Killed in Action, Great War. ORMROD, Bill, Pioneer Carpenter.| SAAR, W. Mrs and’Family. “Pioneer Helped on many contracts, includ.) . farmers in Cheadle district. ing Roman Catholic Church, and,! SALMON, R.: Pioneer: Groceryman, with Joe DeSmet, laid the wood side! Partner with Jack Downie. © had the distinction of being the very first white woman to live in Strath- more. walks, alter incorporation of town. OSMOND, H. Pioneer Groceryman,' with Strathmore Trading Co. The | “Robert Taylor” of early days, choirs, also members of Town Band! PARRISH, Percy, Pioneer with River-; from the beginning, | side Lumber Co, Later in business §CHULTZ, J. Mrs and Family, Pion.’ as painter, eer farmers, Johnny always found PATRICK, G. H, and Mrs, Assistant time to help Manuel and his boys Supt. C P I D, Since earliest thnes; with his kettle drum on parade with! Mr and Mrs Patrick have shown) our band. , : keenest interest in the social lite of scHETTLER, W. and Mrs,” Pioneer| the town. For 30 years a member of| farmer, Had first commercial green St. Michael's Choir, and a lay Read-| house in district, Supt. Methodist er. Sunday School. { | PETRIE, J. J. Mrs and Family. Strath-| SEALES, F. Mrs and Family. Pioneer more’s first resident lawyer. Played) Barber, Frank was a busy man ‘ol an important part in the town's in- the early days, Hada the only bath | corporation, Then (and still) known jn town, and made the boys clean| as Honest John to all old timers. in a big way! | PATERSON, W. S. and Mrs, Draughts- g¢HULTE, T. ‘Mrs and Family. Chief! man © P I D Headquarters, On re Electrician C PR Headquarters. turn from Overseas came here, and Ted and Mrs Schulte have identified | eer Saddler, A musical family giving | much time in assisting local church! no citizen has done more tor our) themselves with the educational lite} town than W. 8, | of the town from‘their arrival, and| PUST, FE. W. Mrs and Family, First) still going strong. j Manager Crown Lumber Co. Mem: SEYMOUR, H. B, Pioneer Citizen. He| ber Village Council, Keen church} was instrumental in bringing to the, worker and designed new Methodist’ district many good settlers from N., Church in 1912. | Dakota, PRINCE, Ray. Groceryman with Déw-* SKENE, F, and Mrs Pioneer Contrac nie and Salmon in 1910. Strathmore) f Trading Co, and R. Fox later. | RISDON, H. Pioneer farmers in Cairn: bill district, where they have built/ a modern home, | Reeve of Bow Valley M.D. G. W. V. A, members do not forget Frank's | efforts to assist in building their, Memorial Hall. . SAUNDERS, J. Mrs and Family, Pion-| tor. Partner Haydér*>&~-Skene. | farmer. First Sec.-Treas, to ‘own Council, Euthusiastic U F A mem- ber. Member of school board, SMITH, E. and Mrs. Chief Constable. Ed made things so lively for the Hobo fraternity, they avoided Strathmore as a plague. SPICER, H. J. and Mrs, Pioneer School Principal, First Secretary to Village Council, Later received high position with Dept. of Education at Edmonton. SNAITH, George, Pioneer Butcher with R, McCann, Later in business for himselt. STOCKTON, R. S.. Mrs and Family Supt. Irrigation District, A progres- sive man under whose control Irri- gation became Big Business here. SWANSON, W. Blacksmith C PI D Billy was one of our best sportsmen {and a popular boy in town, SWANSON, J. Drayman, C P I D, Jim- my's post-war hobby bas been the ./ Memorial Hall. 4 SCHWERTFERGER, J. Pioneer farm- er, Later in partnership with O. F. ‘Bremer, Butcher, TAINSH, Gordon, Mrs and Family. Pioneer Agriculturist, with C. P. R. Left to superintend Duke of Suther- land farms, Brooks, THIBIDEAU, J. Mra and Family, Vio- meer carpenter, Built many farm homes in district, TALMEY, Miss, Clerk in White & May Store, TIBBETTS, W. J. Pioneer farmer, lat- er caretaker of Opera House, Dad's pride and joy was his coffee, brew- ed on festival occasions, It surely kept the boys awake! TIERNEY, W. Pioneer Tailor with Tommy Wright. Bill’s knife-edge creases were in heavy demand in those days, VAN TIGHEM, J. Mrs and Family. Pioneer Manager, Union Bank. Joe's financial advice was much sought in early days by the many Belgian settlers coming to this district, Saw the bank business grow from ia room in the hotel to office employ- ing staff of 5 clerks. At firat clang of fire bell, he was off to help, and the “great fire” of 1924 began while Joe was out of town, VAN TIGHEM, Rev. Father. Pioneer Jatholic Priest, A saintly man. As- sisted in building new Church, and a true father to the many fewcom- ers here. (Continued on Following Page ) The Prairie Sentinel The Line Elevator —:0::—— The vast and undulating prairies are dotted with innumerable sentinels, keeping watch over fertile fields of the world’s best wheat, Plain, rugged, unadorned yet withal stately, depend- able and built to serve. The grain ele- vator is symbolic of all that is linest in our Western Canadian life. Through swift flying minutes of prosperity and dragging days of de- pression through summer and winter, seedtime and harvest, rain or drought, hail or frost, the elevator stands, a humble but essential factor in that mighty river of golden grain, cease- lessly flowing, that the peoples of the earth may be fed. -—From Stovel’s Calendar 1933. A POOR FISH Waiter( to diner)— Are you the fil leted kipper, sir? Diner —No, I’m a poor lonely sole with an empty place for someone to) fillet, | A STRATHMORE PIONEER'S WHO'S WHO OF 28 YEARS AGO (Continued from Previous Page) | the Works of Shakespeare. | WAY, W. G. Mrs and Family. Pioneer farmer, Sec.-Treas, Bow Valley M | D. from beginning in 1913 until | 1923 when family moved to Ontario, 2Y, W. and Mrs, Built a beaut-| VICKERY, W. and Mrs, Built a be: | WAY, Mra B, and family. Pioneer wo. iful home near town and _ retired here in 1911. Keenly interested iu civic affairs and, witbout compen- sation supervised layiug out of new park in 1914. Justice of the Peace) until recent years. WADDY, Jack. Pioneer Real Estate Agent, Left in 1912 to be Indian Agent at Morley. WADDY, Nurse A. Pioneer Nurse. In charge of Isolation Hospital during short outbreak of Smallpox in 1912. Quarantine brought romance and Nurse took charge of our Chief Con- stable for life. WEST, Robt. Mrs and Family. Buccess ful pioneer farmer, A staunch sup- porter of Chautauqua and faithful member of Methodist Church, His daughter is now a Missionary. WEARS, T. M. Third lawyer to estab. lish practice in town, For some years town Clerk. An authority on M. E. MALKIN Ladies Ready-to-wear Calgary 221 8th Avenue Phone M8070 § LAKE LOUISE Banff National Park, Alberta ypwy wv VV Vv YS 4 Lake Louise-Victoria GLACIER Banff National Park, Alberta Man farmer who knew her business and Overcame many difficulties in those early days here. WEVYERS, Wm. Mrs and Family, Pio! neer farmer in Crowfoot district. Served as Councillor of Bow Valley also school district tor many years, WILSON, Dr, Mrs and Niece. A sin- cere and good Pastor of Methodist Church 1911-13. Left with the good wishes of his congregation, but without his niece, who “got her Man-uel.” WILLIAMS, H. Bill kept a first class lunch counter for many years. Be- fore Hamburgers became King, he, served a two-bit lunch to compete with the best of ‘em. WOLDUM, N. Mrs and Family, Pion- eer farmers, Hervey District. WOOSTER, H. Mrs-and Family. Pio- neer farmers, Namaka district. As- sisted nobly in local Anglican Choir and were alWays in demand when good m@sical talent was re- quired, WOOSTER, L. Pioneer Bank Clerk with Uaion Bank, Killed in Action serving with British unit in Great War. WRIGHT, H. A. Joined ‘Tommy's Growing business, in which he be. came a partner. A good sportsmitn, | Member of the Band. Killed in Ac-| tion in Great War. WRIGHT, Oliver, Mrs and Family. | Pioneer farmer, Namaka Colony. A} keen footballer. Later express aud mail carrier. WRIGHT, Percy, Mre and Family. | Pioneer Employee C P J D. Served) Overseas with Canadian Artillery. | Later, Proprietor Livery Barn on! Park Avenue, WRIGHT, Thos. E. and Mrs. From the beginning Tommy has been the “Man's Man” of Strathmore. With the exception of a year or two during the Great War, he has run the bust: | ness since 1909, and is still going! strong. The red letter day of ‘l'om’s_ life was when the boys met the train on which he brought home his, bride. Sharivaree-ing was fashion. able in 1910.! ZERKLE, EF. B. and Mrs. A successful pioneer business man, Agent for| Robin Hood Mills, Imperial Oil Co.,| Coal Merchant. A Town Councillor, and faithful member of Methodist Church, Mrs Zerkle’s home was used for many Church and Social events, THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE IN MEMORY OF DEPARTED PIONEERS —:0::— T .LONGBOTHAM —:0;:-— In grateful remembrance of the nu merous Men abd women who settled the wide district centred on Strath. more and whose remains are now restipg in the cemeteries of the sur rounding comunities, From many distant climes they came In quest of heart's desire, And on the spreading prairie land Fought cold, and sweeping tire; Through lonesome years they speut their toil, learless of nature's scorn, And ere they sought their rest, ‘Triumphant, view’d the morn, Where lordly bison oft had trod, well-won They saw wide fields of grain, The churches, schools and shining homes That rose from vale and plain; The winding trail of byegone days ,Now ‘neath the furrows lay, And straight o’er coulee, hill stream Ran forth a broader way. In shady gardeng they beheld, and| | In glorious array, The roses and the holiyhocks, | And poppies nodding gay; | Thus from the faith that’s ne’er denied There came the hour so sweet, When all the ancient wilderness Lay subdued at their feet, | Ye winds that roam this mighty tana,| Fall softly on their tombs, And e’en when blowing wild and tree, ) —Aye spare the tender blooms; Ye wand’ring birds that love to sing Beneath a prairie sky, Ne’er fail to greet the grassy mounds | With gentle lullaby. And ye who follow well-worn paths This lesson read today; When storm and strife are raging high Kneel down and humbly pray, That the sweet faith of pioneers, So staunch in days of yore, Be yours to strengthen will and soul Till peace returns once more, 66 30 99 Is Majestic Scenic Horizon For Strathmore and Surrounding District. WESTERN CANADA’S PLAYGROUND Thursday, May 11th, 1939 a SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF SETTLEMENT OF THE STRATHMORE DISTRICT, THE ALBERTA PACIFIC ELEVATOR AND THE STRATHMORE STANDARD HAVE BEEN SERVING THE COMMUNITY. On this, the Thirtieth Anni- versary of the found'ng of the Strath- the Alberta Pacific offers its heartiest congratulations to a fellow-pioneer. more Standard, ALBERTA PACIFIC GRAIN CL: LICENSED AND BONDED WITH THE BOARD OF GRAIN COMMISSIONERS wv “What is this world— if tull of care We have not time to stand and stare?’ Casting one's eyes Westward fon the streets of Strathmore, and Wany another vantage point in the surround ing country, there is spread betore our enraptured gaze, a panorama ot majestic grandeur, that mere words are futile to describe. The Mighty Peaks of the locky Mountains— that tourists come trom tar places of the earth, to revel in their awe-inspiring, rugged beauty these are ours to see on any clear day, if we choose to look, In the early hours of the dawn, when the morning sun sheds its bright rays on these snow capped peaks, the con- trasts in lights and shades are beauti ful indeed, ‘Then in the light of the setting sup, with its brilliant coloring of clouds, that we Albertans are so privileged to see, there stands out ag- ain in softer hue, perhaps somewhat cloud entolded, or again distinctly marked this guarding arm of mighty peaks, that in their silent stalwart, in movable force, lifts one’s thoughts above the trivial things of life, and implant a more ennobling viewpoint of things in general. Hidden iu the recesses of these ma jestic peaks are gems of beauty, that enthrall the nature lover, and which have been the inspiration for Many a poem of praise. Lake Louise, nestled in the centre of some of the highest peaks in its calm serenity isin sharp contrast to the rugged peaks that sur- round it. Emerald Lake is another gem in its contrast of color. Jasper Park, etc,, etc, These are some of the Beauty Spots hidden among. these “hills,” We extend sincere thanks to Mr R. J C, Stead, formerly of Calgary, now of the Department of National Parks, Ottawa for the use of these pictures herein portrayed, MALIGNE LAKE From the Narrows Jasper National Park, Alberta Mh, hy hy hi, hy hy Lo fr, My hr, iy an hr. Lin tr hi, By hin hn SCENIC DRIVE NEAR VERMILION Jasper National Park, Alberta Ahbbbhbhbhtht ty SKI-ING AT LAKE LOUISE Banff National Park, Alberta 10kt. natural CATALOGUE EXPLAINED — 3:0) i— While on a visit to this Marshall Foch was a guest at a dinner country, party when one of the other guests took exception to French politeness. There is nothing in it but wind, he said with questionable taste Neither is there anything but wind in aPneumatic tire, retored the gallant Marshall, yet it eases the jolts along life’s highway wonderfully. DELICIOUSLY TENDER Baked, Broiled or Fried ON SALE AT:— | George Snaith’s Roberts Meat Market VACUUMIZED PURE Available at the above nam- ed Stores, also at— Strathmore Trading Co. | Western Dept. Store AND USED BY HANSEN’S BAKERY — INSERTED BY — BURNS & CO. LIMITED | ‘‘The Pioneer Packers of the Canadian West’’ UNSURPASSABLE SERVICE 14kt. natural gold, with two dia- monds, set in 18kt. white gold, Challenge: movement - 35.00 gold-filled case, Challenger move:nent - 25.00 rls HENRY BIRKS & SONS (Western) LTD. 314—8th Avenue aes ORICA TG Y inca Cha!lenger Watches are serviced in our own Stores across Canada. ON REQUEST West, THE FARMERS ‘‘IF”’ It you can do the job of any toiler, Carpenter, mason, plumber, engineer; If you can drill a well and mend a boiler And practice fifty other trades a year; If you can run machines, and doctor cattle, Keep setting hens on duty at their nests; If you can fight an unremitting battle With endless armies of invading pests; If you can face the hazards of the weather, Gambling with Nature with you vil al stake, And when the luck’s against you al- together, Fight on, and never let your courage break; It you can hold your patience when coping With drought or flood, with blight and smut and scale, And lose, and start again and keep on hoping In spite of all the hanvests that may fail; If you can share the burdens of your neighbors Gladly, but leave their own attairs their own; If, notwithstanding all your endless: labors, Your spirit keeps its tone; If you can see your thrilling Because, though sometimes you plod, You know each stubborn acre you are Is new wealth you've created trom the sod warmly human every task as wearily | If you can feel a joy at turning over The good brown earth furrows cleanly run; If you love scent of oats and and clover in wheat And yellow corn that ripens in the sup; | If you don’t rob the soil, yet go on getting From every acre all that it is worth; | You are a FARMER, son—and | am betting You wouldn’t trade with anyone on earth! —Berton Braley, in the Saturday Evening Post. THE STANDARD, STRA THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK C. W. PETERSON When | first visited Strathmore Miaby years ago the then village con Sisted of only a few scattered build ings. The Western Section of the Irri gation Block had just opened up and high hopes were entertained of the future importance of the embryo town, Some of these ex prosperity and pectations have not yet been attained, Many mistakes were made the colonization, It fully that farming is Only feasible ou comparatively small in early Was not realized irrigation areas intensively cultivated, which in volves the most meticulous care in handling the water. It is essentially a problem in painstaking detail. The average Anglo-Saxon spurns the idea of confining his energies to a mere 10 to 20 acre farm. Karly mistakes were largely due to the fact that the C PR projects cover very large areas, and, following the great capital outlay on coustruction, a feverish anxiety to get the land occupied and revenue produc. ing was quite natural, These irrigated lands should be and assuredly will yet be the most productive and prosperous in Canada, , but their tuture will be inextricably tied up withf the development of com- plementary local industries, such as beet sugar, fruit and vegetable can ning and teh various — brapcbes dairy processing, all deriving raw material trom the land. secondary industries might very pro- fitably subsidized until firmly eg tablished, They should be induced t oy their such be occupy the field long before an ade- quate volume of raw materials were forthcoming, so as to furnish a mars. et in the lormative stages of the set tlement. The colonization ot irrigated lands is impossible with out them, And there by the way lies successful the opportunity ol centres like Strathmore, But no matter how successful we thay find it will do us little good, In Europe to day and, be in production, unless we can markets at remunerative prices in a lesser degree, an entirely hew economy has arisen, Food price are, more or less, fixed and Various Inedsures of agricultural production and export control are in force to im plement these tixed prices as tar possible, It ls a new departure in goy ernment, and we may take it granted that these social measures are not there simply because enthus iastic dealers” in some overseas countries us for “new want something with, This devel has urisen out of stern, econ omic necessity, which farseving Statesmen have been utterly unable to resist, tural purchasing power, But that it is entirely out of the question to do anf- thing towards stabilizing prices, It is not do in their eight-hour working day and during the prevalence of strikes, but it is just about immoral to endea- vour to instill ordinary business meth- ods into the domestic merchandising of agricultural products in fact, our governments just follow the lines’ of least resistance, Their comfortable slumber cannot be disturbed with im- punity. All we can hope for is that presently saner counsels may prevail The wheat glut may teach the politic: spectacular to play opment jans useful lessons before we get through. quite all right to “regiment” labour down to prescribing every detail of what they may do and what they may In short it has occurred simply be- cause, partly through the stress of de facto agricultural over-production, ad mittedly not susceptible to correction by economic laws, and, partly through | under-consumption, the modern “cock- eyed” economy has broken down com pletely in terms of impending agricul-| tural bankruptcy the world over. In Canada—- so abjectly dependent on het agriculture political demp in unmeasured terms this so called agricultural “regimentation” o other and much less vulnerable coun tries. We are going to stick to the good, old, comfortable laissez taire policy. In Kurope there is assuredly more agricultural wisdom then we can boast of. They have learned through out century-long experience, tha basic industries must be supported at any cost, They simply dare not permit their nationals to profit tor any length of time by demoralized food prices a the expense of agriculture mental lesson in sane, public adminis tration Canada has yet to learn. approach to full-fledged lunacy one could possibly imagine. As long as we are not on an export basis, supply and demand fixes the domestic prices, ‘he moment we over-produce by even two or three per cent, our prices imimed- iately change their character fhe “economic” price automatically disappears and 4 new price is estab lished, not alone for the 2 or 3 per cent of export surplus, but also for the whole 97 or 98 per cent going into domestic consumption, This price is based on the market value in some distant European centre, from which is deducted the transportation We endeavour to function in Canada in a halting sort of a way under an agricultural price system the nearest cost to that centre, That is the artil icial— and generally a _— starvation price torced on Canadian agriculture. The Canadian consumer does not de- Mand such 4 concession. It comes to him as an unsolicited gilt from above. but he naturally proceeds to teed at the ever popular agricultural bargain counter, The Canadian cousumer is thus per- mitted, or rather forced, to exploit Our agriculture, Our farmers are coudem- hed to sell the entire fruits of their in- dustry at “Fire sale” prices— a sacri- tice whicu no one bas demanded and simply because they have produced a small traction over and above the domestic demand whieh | must necessarily seek an export out-}| let, If the farmers deliberately destroy- ed this small surplus, domestic prices would be maintained at an economic level. Very frequently such an unsoc- ial procedure would prove an advant- ageous solution of the problem, This entirely artificial price set up has pre- | leaGers con a funda whole new few desire vailed tor years and the result nas been that the Canadian tarmer has been forced to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars towards cheap living in our urban communities, Now we are told that agriculture, must sink or swim under its own pow- er, That there is only one remedy for the present stress, namely, to reduce the cost of food production so as to meet all competition, which sensible farmers know simply means to furthb- er reduce the present low, rural stan- dard of living, creating more agricul- tural slums. Also, that it is perfectly sound to maintain high urban wages, leading to high tariff, high industrial prices and the destruction of agricul- YOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVU IVY TVVVVVVVVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvYV Ontario Laundry Ltd. Dry Cleaners q q Glad to Look After Your Laundry and Dry-cleaning. ALLL & 4 & 4 4 4 4 4 4 4» 4» 4» 4» 4 46> 4 tp hr ty hr tr TROTTING THMORE L. McKINNON On May 10, 1886, 1 got off the train at old Strathmore, a few miles down the track trom where the Strathmore is now, and went to work as chore boy General Strange’s family, His household consisted of his wile, three daughters, two sons, a cook, a housemaid and a governess town ol for General Suange was manager — of the Military Colonization Co. ° whose headquarters were on the General's homestead 10 miles south of the rail- road and about 5 miles east of where Carseland is now, The Company hid 2000 head of cattle and some 500 head of horses running on a lease of three townships up the river, There were no settlers between the railroad and the river. The General's sons, Alex = and Harry, had homessteads in the same viver flat. Up the river were A. H. Goldfinch, W. R. Newbolt and turther up @ man by the name of Pruin was located, all within a 25 mile stretch north of the river, ‘These men were shareholders in the above Company as well as individual ranchers, In 1888, the Canadian Coal and Col- onization Company, under the maniage- ment of Sir John Lester Kay, acquir- ed and established a farm of some 15,000 acres, along the western edge of the Blackfoot Indian Reserve, trom the railroad south to the river. This land, after changing hands several times became the property of Mr Geo- Lane, who also took over the Strange property. This is now known as the Namaka Farm. Sir Lester Kay also started a iarge farm at Langdon, from the railroad te the Bow River, acquiring the Pruin place, This Company established 11 of those farms along the ( P R- from Langdon to Balgonie, Sask. ‘The river end of the Langdon farm became the property of of C. R. Brown, who later disposed of it to the Curtiss Cattle Co. On the south side of the same dist- ance were Alex Begg and Sons and the McHugh Bros, south of Carseland. Be- fore the summer was over the Wynd- ham family located on the south side of the river, near Carseland bridge, During the next few years a number of settlers came in south of the river but none on the north till | = started for myself in 1895, followed by the W DD. Shattuck family about 1901. \ \ \ \ \ J \ N In the meantime old Strathmore be- came a famous shipping point tor cat- tle which were brought form the Coch- rane Ranch near Cardston, the Wald- ron Ranch, the Bar U, the Quorn, the Circle and Oxley ranches, in tact all the surplus cattle from the south country except those needed for Ind- ian supplies, were brought to Strath- more for shipment to the east through the years 1888-92, A trail was surveyed of considerable width trom Claresholm to Strathmore, with feeding grounds es- tablished along the way at intervals. around where Harry Groves, Oscar Moorhouse and the MeDonald tarms are today was one of those places reserved for grazing and camp ground for those shippers, This trail crossed the Bow River a mile or two east of where Carseland bridge is. This was kept up until the railroad was built from Calgary to MacLeod. About 1900 or 1901, Harry Groves, Dan McDonald, the Dundas Bros, and W. W. Brown took up homesteads, Of those the Dundas homesteads became the property of Oscar Muorhouse, who has made a model farm by building a! modern home with everything up-to- date; planted trees and all Kinds of shrubbery and flowers, He keeps good cattle, sheep, chickens and bees, He is one of our best citizens, helping in everything that is for the best in the community and was made a Master Farmer of Alberta in 1931, Neighbors and friends from all over the — prov- ince were on hand to help him cele- brate the honour conferred on — him, which happpened to take place on his 62nd birthday. It was in the form of a banquet in the Carseland Hall. Harry Groves is still living on his homestead and has been very success- ful. He has raised a large tamily and is prominent in the community and has been Reeve of Bow Valley M. 1D. for a number of years and is still go ing strong. W. W. Brown homesteaded a little north and east of the others and num ed his farm “Heap See” because he was on a knoll and could see for a long distance each direction, He now lives in Gleichen, Early in 1900, the Goldfinc}; ranch became the property of the Horse Track Cattle Co. who operated on «# large scale with horses and cattle, as long as there was open country and grass for grazing, Other members of near BAWLF GRAIN HAS BEEN SERVING | THE FARMERS OF WESTERN ; CANADA FOR 54 YEARS. Thursday, May 11th, 1939 -= Reminiscences of Strathmore District -- the Company having passed on, Frans Addeman, who had been manager ana now lives on the south side of the riv- er, developed into a real tarmer in a big way, with a modern home = and machinery and equipment, with his family settled nearby or working with him. Up until the year 1919, all the con- try between Calgary and Strathmore was a Cowman’s Paradise fur cacuc Bounded on the north by the C. P. i, east by the Indian Keserve ac south and west by the Bow The main stock owners were Luc --. ary Colonization Co., the Lester 1... outfit, the Moorhouse Pros., Sparre and Johnson Horse Track Co., Ax. Strange, C, R. Brown, W. D, Shactuc:. and many others as well as) = Miy- There being no more homesteads a,- ailable after 1902, as the Goverisu: ordered a survey of the land with t:« idea of turning it over to the C. P. K. for irrigation purpose, It took two ur three years to complete the survey anu another two or three years to bul. ditches, before it was ready for set- tlers. About 1905, our old friend Em, Greisback of Gleichen, and some oO his associates put up quite a goo) sized building about a mile souch where aCrseland is and attempted «+ colonize a tract of land around ther.. They were not very successful and ab- out the only settlers they got wei: the Dick family and maybe one or t others. About 1906, the C, P. R. put on selling camppaign and during to next ten years I doubt very wi: anything to equal it had ever done in the west in the way 9 + land, This refers to the whole o. | Western Irrigation section. Sev ment came very fast then for a ft‘ years, Langdon was the principal shippping point until the C P R bui. the cutoff between Gleichen and Sh« ard about 1914. About this time Carseland started and has grown into a commu ity centre with its consolidated schow. church, community hall and busines. places sufficient to cater to the need- debe Wie or wants of a thriving and progre. sive settlement of farmers such as the Dick family, Nelsons, Lawsons, Fields, Burgquists, Phillips, Melendy, Mead Moores, Ben Cool, fourtneyr, Kruse and many others, all good moral and neighborly folks. BAWLF GRAIN COMPANY EXTENDS | ITS CONGRATULATIONS TO A FELLOW-PIONEER OF ALBERTA | THE STRATHMORE STANDARD. | N. BAWLF GRAIN : Company Limited. suena site hag ln ee Ce ay THE SECTION FOUR— @ Memories of Carseland ry L, A. PHILLIPS —s50: :—— In complying with Mrs Muvore'’s re quest for a survey of the early devel: opment of the Carseland district, 1 shall have to rely mainly on memory, and my recollections will be open to corrections, From the days of the early ranches until about 1907, horses and = cattle roamed the Bow Valley range undis- turbed, with the exception of the an imal Roundup in the fall of the season About this time, mainly due to the extensive advertising of the ©. P. R. regarding Alberta’s possibilities of cheap lands, low taxes, and abundant production, (in those day commonly referred to as the land of milk honey), the first farmers began to ar. rive, Some of those who were principally engaged in ranching at that time were F. Addeman of the Horsetrack, 0. Moorhoose of the turtle brane, W. W. Brown, ZX (Hipo), and Harry Groves the B. 3 T. In 1914 and 15 the ranchers were forced to discontinue or seek other locations, due to the breaking up of the range. Oscar Moorhouse and H. Groves being the only ones who still reside in their original districts. In those days many of the earlier farmers had small herds of cattle which they ran on the range durng the summer season. I believe the Phillip Dick were the first farmers to arrive here but shortly after the Dicks others came, among those being T. R. and G, B. Field, Joe Kennaugh, R. Page, G. C. Melendy. Ben Cool, ©. A. Phillips, F. C. Dalton, A. M. Moore, Geo. Fort- ney, A. Anderson, Hans Lausen, D. M Anderson, Ole and J M. Christensen. In those days’ S. P. (Sam) Slater was the chief representative of the C. P. R. and continued in that capacity for several years. The first store was owned by Emil Griesbach (Gleichen) and operated by a man by the name of Henroth, a mile south of the village on the now Jim Nelson farm, This store was quite a family “Number, please?” yo ae and| convenience to the early settler, fo | the nearest towns were twelve to Til teen miles distant. For several years, or until the Shep ard, Gleichen cutoff was built by tie C. P. R. in 1914 the settlers hauled their grain and supplies to, or from | Namaka, Strathmore, Cheadle and | Langdon, and in the case of hauling | grain and coal it was a long tedious | day at best, for in those days, we had | no roads, mere trails (in many instan ces trials would be more descriptive) | which pretty much kept to the higher | ground winding here and there to! avoid the sloughs and soapholes, at times one would be forced to travei two miles to gain one. lu those days you just didn’t pass up the fellow who was stuck in a hole, if you did, you seldom escaped the «x- perience for long, and the experience | was a good teacher, and on those trips it was not an uncommon thing | to feed your horses and have a meal with a stranger, but one who soon | proved to be your neighbor, | Anyone who had a spring or a well | Was pretty sure to have penty of com- | pany, nearly everyone having to haul | their drinking water, sometimes a dis- tance of three or four miles, | Among the heads of the early fam ilies who now reside in the district are Mr and Mrs Dick, Grandma Rob’ son, Grandma Field and C. A, Phillips, all who are past their three score and ten. Mr and Mrs Di¢k have the distinc tion of being the first residents of the! district to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary. Mr and Mrs Phillips pas: sed their 50th anniversary last spring. | This district has one distinction, the only one for some miles around, that of the Master Farmer’ degree) which was presented to Mr and Mrs} Oscar Moorhouse some five years ago! by the Nor’-West Farmer of Winnipeg. | The first athletic activity was start- ed in 1910 with the formation of a ball club called Bow River which} played games with the surrounding | | STRATHMORE’S TELEPHONE OFFICE,— A. V. McPARLAND, MANAGER. RECEIVED THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT AWARD TWICE FOR THE BEST KEPT OFFICE AND GROUNDS IN THE PROVINCE. General Trucking prompt JOHN KEELING Congratulations to the Strathmore Standard on its thirtieth anniversary. _ & & & & & & 4 & b&b & & & & bp bp fp bp be bn bp ftp Coal & Wood service PHONE 72 /eGALGARY PHOTO €NGRAVING company ALDAO4LAbAAAAAAOMAMMAMAMAAAL bf a STR & ay & & By Be Br MB fo Ts Memomiat Hail @ Stone ARE CRECTOO w Strathmore MEMORY OF a. 2 THE Mtn Of Srearomuge @ osTmCT WHO OO OM ACTIVE ScRViCE Oumims THe Carat War 1B1G mm 1G, Banars 55. Brawy Bear Brown A Brown uC Bucnincnam A Gyeas Cocaceus J. Cmec Fasten #7. Canon J Canwin fF Cacewrert 0 Nanoee WE. He TAteegton B. Jessop FC. favverr fC bey > er OVETR 198 CvEewter: av 4 ‘We Memo rol Tablet Strat Amore Aha * “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE” towns for a number of years. In the early days of the district ag- ricultaral production was increased from year to year, but in 1915 due to the high prices of the war period and the Empire demand for increased pro- duction of food stocks, production went ahead by leaps and bounds and the day of the cattle range fast disap- peared, wheat fields appeared where cattle trod the previous year, Without resorting to statistics, in quanitity | and quality, J believe 1928 has been the more productive season. In the development stages, as in most districts, flax was one of the chief crops grown on breaking, often seeded the same year in which the prairie was broken. Horses of course furnished the chief power on farms inthose days, but steam engines played an import ant part in the breaking of the native sod, and least but not last the occas- fonal team of Oxen, switching at the flies and mosquitoes as they trod up and down, (sometimes down in a slough of water if the mosquitoes be- came too bothersome) often fliscomfort of the driver, who probab- to the ly had to remove his the slough and prod Way of converting grass lands fields of golden grain, buots, wade into them on their into In the early days there would be occassional dance held in a — private home, « school or a granary. From {hen on dances were held in barns, especially new ones, and then to tle present lorn of entertainment in our community halls. In the summer there were usually held on Bakers flat on the river just west of ope or two picnics, mosty the Horsetrack Ranch, old and young spending a pleasant day visiting and enjoying the various games ot the day. Some years ago M. D. Bow Valley and Dinton jointly purchased some river land just west of the B. oR, bridge, named Wyndham Park in re- membrance of the Wyndham family, old time ranchers, to be used for com- munity purposes. The first school was organized in 1909 known as the Horsetrack district und I believe the first trustees F, Addeman, C.A, Phillips and Gay land Gibson This district later be came a part of Carseland Consolidated were % 6G. prides itseif on What is War Strathmore considered the Memorial finest Hall for a town of its size in the Do minion, ‘This community centr ‘ the outcome of the local ex-service men’s need of a place to meet, and their desire to have fitting evidence that the memory of those they lett be hind in Flander’s Fields is ever green The enterprise had many ups and downs before the lirst sod Was turn. ed on May 24th, 192], Looking back one recalls the hard work of the G. W. V. A. headed by Jolin) Macken zie, D, Freuch, H. H, Forward, and P Naismith, For a time the project Was all but dropped, however a car donated then | by the late J. Van ‘Vighem realized a fair amount and put new lile into the effort, so that in July of the same year, what was more or less of the shell of the building was opened by Brig. Gen, H. F. MacDonald. ‘he Municipality ot Bow Valle, and the Town of Strathmore lieaded the list of contributions with generous amounts. On the anniversary of the opening, were held, ‘These events not only duced the debt on the hall, but the town a desirable prominence, Sport Days, and Stampede re gave Funds trom the sale of the Presby- terian Church donated by the trustees, along with other donations made pos Sible the erection of Memorial Stone, This wus unveiled at a the record gathering by the Rt, Hon, Rk. B. Ben nett on September 6th, 1925, Three years later, on April 24th, School District. The first work on our roads unde the local improvement district plan Was by the old slip method, mostly tilling in a slough, shortly atterward the M. D, of Bow Valley was formed and the method of road construction of course imnproved using a four lore fresno for making fills and au 8 toot blade grader drawn by eight horses, and about the largest purpose they served was to fill in and sort of round over the ruts in the old praiiie trails. But of course for several years past, that method of road construction about has passed and we have had the larg er both bladk and elevating machines, pretty well doing away with horse and man power, con- verting the native sod to a 20 [t. road- bed of 6 to 8 thousand cubic yards ot earth moved in the course of a three day operation. The days of farming have passed from the horse to the mechanized stage, from the horse and buggy to the stream lined car of today and it would be useless to prophecy what the schoo] of science will bring us to- morrow. power graders, - CONGRATULATIONS - | — TO THE — Strathmore Standard ON THEIR COMPLETING 30 Years of Service of the OF PEOPLE STRATHMORE and VICINITY | IN the INTEREST cy ee weed Norther. A National Co. Ltd. Electrical Vs Fleciric Service W. V. A. HALL ATHMORE STANDARD | , Alberta, May 11th, 1939 THE MEMORIAL HALL 1939 district, 1928, the mortgage was burned, aud returned wen in thi the hall was free from debt, On that 1919— John MacKenzie, date what had been accomplished was 1920— D, French, 192i DL, French, reviewed, and it is interesting to note 1922— RK. Gardiner. that the building and furnishing had 1928-—P. Naismith cost over $18,000, all raised by ub 1924 J. S. Gunn. scription and voluntary effort, and 1925-— C, Keeling. the inclusive cost ol building and 1926— D, French. maintenance had totalled Over $27,000, 1927 D. French a very creditable showing lor such a 1928 S. H. Crowther. small community. The building mea 1929-— §. H. Crowther sures 83 xX 61 feel, contains an assem 1930-- Il, MeGregor, bly hall with hard wood floor, — tully 1931-— J. W. Sallis. equipped stage, dressing and cloak 1932 lr. S. Wallace, rooms, Clubroom and kitchen The 1933 Db. S. Brook. beautifying of the grounds was made 1934-— A. V. McParland. possible through the generous co-opel 1985— J. S. Gunn. ation of Mr R. 8. Stockton, 1936 — J. S. Gunn The following is a list of the Presi 1937-—— W. Gray. dents from the date of organization of L938. J. B. Watson. BREAKING THE SOD FOR THE LIAS LST STRATHMORE PHONE 20— Economy Express Daily Bantf - Acme - Strathmore Fully Insured. Service GW. Vv. A. HALL CALGARY PHONE M5184 AGENTS FOR Local Rep. City Hall Corner Reg, N. Boxer’s ‘ “Sunworthy papers” also ‘‘Katharine Powell’ Imperial LIGHTFAST WALLPAPERS Lambert’s Drug Store Crossland and Beale, CALGARY 6 ‘ Maximur” T. SCHULTE It hardly seems that a generation arrival in Strath A side trip guy iS passed hee my ‘re on L4th, o Winnipeg made in the fall of York City the Canadian West was so fascinating that natural March 191i. hile on the way trom New » California was the cause, and a decision to remain was the the probable reason tor this with life in New York, after an early youth spent on a pioneer outcome, was a surieit farm in Southern Missouri, Leaving Winnipeg, Regina was vis ited and alter rejecting anotfer of em ployment with the newly lormed Sask atchewan Government Telephone Sys tem, Calgary was reached. Here a long queue of prospective homesteaders at the old Post Office, now the the Dominion Public Building, aroused my interest and resulted in a decision to Obtain a share of the public domain which a generous government wis giv some Site ot ing away free, With a party of eight similarily intentioned adventur ers from “south of the line,” Brooks visited and, after spending a night on the floor of the Brooks Hote: which pioneer hostelry was still under country explor impressea Was construction, the homestead along the Red Deer River was ed, and, with two companions who hailed from Okalahoma, it was decided to look over the Edmonton Country. ‘he result was that we went from bdmon ton to end of steel at Stony Plain by None of the party was Grand Trunk Pacific work train, From there we walked about eighty miles and located homesteads iu What is still a moose hunter's country worth of Entwhistle \fter filing on this land upon returning to Kdmonton the Okla homans became disenchanted the prospect of homesteading alone was not alluring and, on returning to Cal sary feeling very much adritt, [| decid ed to investigate the possibilities — ol Gleichen, Che “Indian atmosphere ol this bustling town had aroused interest on preyious occasions, It seemed that the could be satistied to the tull here at last craving for treedom How ever, a personal financial stringency Was beginning to manifest itsell and it became necessary to Obtain remun erative employment, craving for tree dom notwithstanding. My first job Was as a very “rough carpenter’ With the late George Wakefield. As tate Such Will MADE TO MEASURE CLOTHES HOUSE OF HOBBERLIN, WARREN K. KAYE’S BREECHES AND TROUSERS G.W.G. SHIRTS, OVERALLS. HEADLIGHT SHIRTS, WATSONS AND ACME GLOVES would have it, it was on CG. P..R. Irri gation construction, Owing to my Lor tunes’ being wrapped up With Mi Wakefield, who, in addition te multi farious other pursuits held the Ollice of Fire Chief, | was made secretary oi the Brigade and in this connection in stalled the first local telephone sys tem for fire alarm purposes, The only other telephone in Gleichen then Was in Alberta Government long distance telephone installed but a tew months earlier in June 1909, The system com prised eight party line telephones lo cated in the principal business prem ises and in the homes of officers ol the fire brigade with wires strung from building to building to save the Needless to say Gleichen was very proud of being expense of precious poles, the only town in the Bow Valley out side of Calgary with such modern tac ilities. In the meantime the new Pal ace Hotel replacing an old log strue- ture Was completed, Employment as clerk there by Messrs, Bray and Bros seau followed; an inability to Consume intoxicants making my desirable, During this period Gleichen Was visited by such notables as Genet al Sir Ronald Lane—- at that time in terested in the Southern Alberta Land Co., now the Canada Land and Iliriga nume lo ion services very tion Co., who gave his Ronalane; Mr A. M. Grace, Chiet gineer for the same firm; The llonour able A. L, Sifton, then Vremier ol Alberta; Mr J. W. now, Senator Hai mer, then Deputy Minister of Railways Telephones; the McHugh broth Gleichen Wis a and ers and Many others, virile commubity typically western where the old frontier custom of riding into a bar room on horseback wis not unknown, An interesting experience in the lall of 1910 was that of riding a cow hide to help smother the big prairie tire of that year, haying been ordered oul by a particular friend Frank “tlappy Davis, R. N. W. M. v. Constable Was later shot and killed by an Indian who near Bassano, Assignment to Jack Morton's outlit in the Wintering !lills near what is now Standard followed and | sometimes wonder if Mr Morton recalls the young fellow whom he pei suaded to cling to the inside ol the hide of a treshly killed steer to put out the fire by being dragged over it at the ends of lariats drawn by saddle horses ridden on each side of the Lire. PILIILLIISS ei SOOIOOCICLOIOL IOI A GENERATION IN THE BOW VALLEY lhe physical disarray resulting uch a rid e can well be THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE trom had cordial, but unofficial relations lett to the im With the members of the detachment igination,, As horseback riding then was a favor In those days Gleichen was a el ite pastime, this naturally led to an uctive centre Contributing to this occasional ride on police lorses which were runching, the building ol the C#Used an amusing incident on the day Southern Alberta Land Co cana, | lett tor Strathmore. All ready for the south of the Bow River, settling o: the tin dressed in what elegance remain: Canadian VPacilie’s Western Sect o, og, 4 wom New York days | was persuau the Irrigation Block and homesteading \n districts in thie Dy published by the vith whom wood and Red Deer ed by Mountie triends to try a new horse of theirs. This brute which was river Gleichen Call was be an outlaw, after running into a corral late Mr W. Vark S#te Which tore iny trousers, deposit- Mr J. AL MeKenzie, ©4 me into a mud puddle. By now but founder of the Strathmore and Bow Httle time remained until the train Valley Standard, had previously bee, ‘#s due and, had it not been lor some associated, frequent visitors were Mr ‘ind friends, Strathmore would lave Fr. W. Crandall, Colouization Represen had to Wait another day tor my ar- tative ior the writer's later entering the service of the same Company at Undoubtedly the tamily were the Beaupre’s, store Beaupre when he completed his tract on C P KR main line construction presented some changing scenes Vary ing all the way trom catering to Jnd- janis anxious to get rid of their treaty money, oultilting ranchers and Ulers generally, to the typically French Canadian domestic scene in the living quarters where the Oblate Father Sim onin of the Cluny Mission used to say Mass for Catholic residents, by Mr Mr J. W » fall of During a visit mer in the private telephone system, As a result | received a letter and railway pass to the buiiding, P Rand Mr J. Cc ligan, Operating Engineer at the C PR Irrigation Headquarters north of Glei- chen, The latter wi best founded Mil Vival Strathmove’s railway station, stalfed by an agent and two assistants, one of Mr Harry LBeeber Bassano, Was a busy I met Mr kL. Irrigation Ottice, now Mr D, MceMurray’s dweli ing, Apparently the tull import of my Mr Gili ingwater, who was Chie! Clerk, knew instrumental in the latter being how agent at spot, Alter a little plohneer (©, Gillingwater at the old Beaupre’s Strathmore known delay by Victor con- coming Was not realized tor nothing of my impending arrival or appointinent, However, he placed me under the “tender” care of © Mv John C, Keisey, whose tlnctions seemed to be those of a headquarters sergean'- major, Ile assigned hewcomer to a tent in “Rag Row,” a collection ot some titteen tents, occupied by about as Varied an assortment of male hu manity as Can be imagined and guard ed by terogenous Promptly at 5 a.m, the fol set- “the Har 1910 he noticed the a pack of dogs just about us he lowing morning 1 Was aroused and or Calgary with a request to see Mr J. Db dered to water horses, This and oth Baker then Wire Chief for the newly er incidents led to a formal challenge organized Alberta Government Vele to fight Mr Kelsey; the encounter tor phones, now its General Manager, ang the sake of privacy lo lake pla in Deputy Minister of Telephones this the garage workshop alter hours, Al interview bore no fruit, Sometime tat. ter several “rounds,” manslaughter er Mr J. ©. Milligan told me (hat the wus prevented by Major P, J. Jenn CV KR Irrigation Department needed a telephone man at Strathmore, Shortly afterwards | gary with Mr C, W. Peterson then Sup ot of the Farm and Ranch Review noted Western {his was more satistaclory and erintendent job ot phone system into a permanent for canal Operation was accepted Gleichen was @ mounted police post of some importance and turning had an interview Irrigation, ings, now Park Superintendent = at Banit, who with a surprising arrived and nuinber in Cal. of others had meanwhile who delivered an impressive lecture how Hditor on the folly of fighting. and In the meantime Mr P, C, B. Hervey, Canadian Publicist. then Chief Operating Engineer, bad (he arranged for living and working quar the construction tele ters, assistance and horse transports blant tion, All of the irrigation officials were very considerate, For the most part they were old country men Many the writer With previous engineering experience MEN’S WEAR Of The Better Kind PPPSASISSSI SAIS SS in other parts of the Overseas Mempire. Mi in May Robert s. 191 now occupied by ul the Stockton took charge and lived in the Mr G. HL. Vatrick ua beadquarlers Oppusile tie Wert house new Demonstration Farm completed in the spring of liz, A nes era in the development of this part ol the Valley conditions gradually Colmpany’s bow Was now under Was us chou pionee! ged settlement, Luis change Was modilied in various Ways transportation, and to permanent by development ol communication, war conditions power ltarming methods, ln the early tall of 1911, a fire alarm Was turned in trom the Hotel about one o'clock one morning. On this occasion | met the late Mr G t, Berry who tor many years was to exert a strong yet kindly influence on the allairs of the community. he Maple Leal Jiotel long since dismant led Which stood beside the Strathmore Standard office was the first building to have electric light, supplied from its own private plant having been so equipped since its opening in the spring of 1911, Mr Berry’s home was the first electrically lighted house, ob Maple Leai House located Maple Lea: taining service trom the Hlotel plant Vhe old Opera Where Hirtle’s Theatre is now Withessed the production of the Lirst play with electric lighting ellect when Mr D. C, MacNair and associates produced “The Vea Girl” there in 1916. Members of the ¢ and aud jence will recall occasional dimmipe and complete fade-outs not calied tor engine’s« allogeliie: in the seript Caused by the slowing down or stop) ing Vhie Company's present owes vol pe: provision in the Calgary tranchise that tuge Inay Not vary more than 6 from the normal would have those days, The imperfections of these early lighting plants were hunierous and muny a pleasant social occasion or quiet even ing at home was rudely interrupted when the place Was plunged into dark- hess and the host had to Uanstorm himself into a mechanic, in the hope o trestoring service before the evening was utterly ruined, cent seemed uloplan dn Until 1914 most local travelling was done by means of teams and democ rats and thiry miles per day was con sidered a respectable trip. It Wus gen erally possible to drive across = the largely unfenced country; in tact, We Have Been Offering to the public of Strathmore and District since April 9, 1909, when we first opened our business here. We Thank You For Your Patronage In Lines Continue To CAMBRIDGE AND COOK PANTS, AND Of Men’s Favor Of Goods “KED Wear SLATER SHOES LECKIE SHOES GREB SHOES VALENTINE MARTIN 9” As As As Are L'&ted Still Can We We Us, TOOKE CANVAS SHOES The Below In Endeavor To Reccommend. SHIRTS SWEATERS AND BATHING SUITS Past And The Thursday, May 11th, 1939 there was little use in keeping ty road these usually roads in name only. There were a lew automobiles but, like the early light- were very lemper amental and road conditions were tar trom what they are today, particularly in wet weather, It was not until after the war that the drone of an occasion al airplane was heard and the com mercial bus was still farther in the future However, train service was trequent and convenient, there being three and tour passenger trains daily through Strathmore, allowances as were ing plants, they each Way A diverting interlude to the routine to which the irrigation stati was se.-) tling down In 1912 was the “Battle oi Rockyford” which took place at the site of the present Village of that hame, The so-called battle occurred when irrigation crews under the com- mand of “Colonel” Stockton were con- centrated at this point to hold up the forces of MacKenzie and Mann who in their haste to reach Calgary did not hesitate to fill up any irrigation — dit- ches that might interfere with their track laying, However, the matter was settled satisfactorily and the defend ing force was withdrawn without cas ualties, In 1911 commercial wire communica tion With the outside world was chief. ly by means of Canadian Pacific ‘Vel- egraphs, Th Alberta Government Tel. ephones bad in 1909 installed a long distancce telephone in the King Ed. ward Hotel, then operated by the late Mr George Lloyd, whose ubiquity of interests in Strathmore enterprises o, that day has become proverbial. A small exchange with day service, wa opened in 1910 in (J, Hl, M.) Martin & Evans’ Bakery situated in the building now occupied by the Wheatland School Unit, The following year the exchange Was moved to Lambert's Drug Storm to be moved, this time to the Alberta Government ‘Telephones’ own present building on January IS8th, 191s. the first rural line was builtin 19120 and by 1913 there were 56 local and 88 ru | ral subscribers. ‘Today there are 81 locals and 202 rurals, with seven dir) ect circuits to Calgary instead of the) original one in 1909, Early telephone; operators were Miss Vera Lambert Miss Ida Lilly and Miss Ethel Imlay It was not until after the War that telephones on farms became really common and it was general practice Offer Hope That Carry Such Makes Ww B.V.D. SHIRTS AND PYJAMAS ARROW _ CAULFIELD, BURNS AND GIBSON HICKOK BELTS, You STANFIELD, HARVEY P.D.0., AND UNDERWEAR to utilize the C P R irrigation — tele- phone system in emergencies, This method of getting in tou with the doctor was still very mucu used during the influenza epidemic oi 1918 and 1919. ‘The paucity of com- munication tacilities in this area can be imagined when one recalls that election returns were transmitted — to the C P R Press Service over the irri- gation telephone system, The fact that returns from between Brooks ald Cai- gary were some of the earliest rura: results available in Alberta is indica- tive of the general scarcity of rapiu communication facilities of that time. While on the subject of elections it is interesting to recall the patriotic fevour existing in Strathmore during the “Reciprocity” election of 1911. It was, to say the least, somewhat = dis- concerting to a native of the Uniteu States to learn of the sinister design. of that country on the imperial con- nection, In discussing the advance of com. munication in the district, the estab- lishment of Radio Station CFCN two miles east of Strathmore should not be omitted. This transmitter, when constructed in 1931, under the super- vision of Mr W. W. Grant, with a cap- acity of 10,000 Watts, was the most powerful station in Canada, and it still ranks among Canada’s largest. The electrical development in Strathmore diftered largely from that of other towns of similar size in the province in that the municipality nev- er indulged in the luxury of a publicly owned electrical utility, There were, of course, many people who installed isolated plants to Obtain the advant- ages of electrical energy and consider. ed the cost not too great for the bene- fits derived therefrom, The result was that there were about twenty-five isol- ated plants in use including a 50 kilo watt turbogenerator at the Vemonstra- tion Farm installed in 1913 and a 27 kilowatt gasoline driven unit at the Irrigation Headquarters installed in 1920 when the Untted Electric and En gineering Co. inaugurated central sta tion service in August 1926, This company had its genesis in the Alberta Electric Co., which built a steam plant in Bassano giving a limit ed night service to that community about 1911, During the Jatter part of 1914 another plant was installed ae (Continued on Following Page) You WATSON'S WOODS, HATCHWAY 3 BRACES, ETC. CURRIE NECKWEAR @ MUFFLERS | HOLEPROOF, ALLEN A, FOLSOM } HOSIERY } wet tatilt ee, a ee as ee ee We keep the best -- FRESH BEEF, VEAL, LAMB, AND PORK 5 Fresh fish and poultry in season. | Cooked hams, cottage rolls, and | Village of Strathmore. choice cared meats. all at reasonable prices. Carse.ano Meat Marker. ¢ Phone R704 +H. M. Bonitz Mgr. @ A GENERATION IN THE BOW VALLEY, Continued from Previous lage) | —30::—— the natural gas well— Bassano’s con- tribution to the 1914 oil boom just south of Bassano— which carried on with limited service until wrecked by a gas explosion in February 1920, Ser vice was resumed a tew days later by tieing-in with the Bassano Dam plant which was operated on @ 24 hour schedule, In October 1924 this service Was extended to Cluny and = Gleichen when teh municipal system in the lat- ter town was taken over and the local plant shut down. The campaign for central service in Strathmore was conducted under the able direction of Mayor I. W. B. Beli and for a time it appeared doubtlul if the franchise by-law re quiring uw two thirds mapority would carry. However, the drive had been very thorough, and the vote was 71 to 6 in favour. It was a real pleasure to the writer to officiate at the inaugur ation as Acting Mayor, in the, | believe intentional, absence of Mayor Bel: ou August 20th, 1926. This spelled the doom of the lone hissing gasoline Jamp located at the intersection of 2nd St. and 2nd Ave, which had previously served as a beacon to those venturing out after dark, ‘The advantage of the new 6ervice Was soon demonstrated, when tive broke out in the King Edward Hotel Block on the following New Year's day at 1 a.m. This threatened to become a station serious conflagration, like that of 1924, and it was only due to the’ re: cently electrified tire pump, coupled With the efforts of the Volunteer lire Brigade under the able direction — of Fire Chie? A. V. McParland, that the hotel and adjacent buildings Were saved, In September 1928 the United Elec- tric and Engineering Company proper- | ty was acquired by the Calgary Power Company and Strathmore was linked up with its province wide hydro sya? tem. In reviewing the history of electrical development one local cannot THURSDAY NIGHT— OLD TIME FROLIC JERRY FULLER’S ORCHESTRA NEWS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE “Mortals and Immortals” is the sub- ject of the Lesson-Sermon all Christian Science Churches on Sun- day. The Golden Text is I1 Corinthians 5;4. One of the Scriptural citations is “The Lord knoweth the days of the upright; and their inheritance = shall be for ever (Psalms 37;18). One ot the correlative passages from “Science and Health with Key to the — Script- ures” by Mary Baker Eddy, is “Vro-| gress takes off human shackles, ‘The finite must yield to the infinite. Ad-| vancing to a higher plane of action, thought rises from the material sense! to the spiritual, from the scholastic to the inspirational, and from the mor- tal to the immortal”, at help but think how great a financial burden was avoided by Mot going into au municipality owned electrical ven- ture, Alberta is dotted with abaudon- ed local plants which could not justiry operation either on the score of ser: vice or economy after power from large advantageously located plants became available. The large systems hot only gave better service but also relieved municipalities of inetticient local stations; they also reduced rates, so that the average consumer today i; | paying only one third as much per, kilowatt-hour, including senvice| charge, as tormerly, Where the Change | over was from private isolated plants. | the cost has been reduced to one fittii| or one sixth of the former, | Although Strathmore has had its’ minor booms, and consequent = read- justments, its life has pursued an even course, No doubt, itis largely this! quality, impressed upon it by the char acter of its people, which has given it that peculiarly old world charm Otten commented upon by visitors and per- haps too much taken for granted by| many who live here, It is the writer's) belief that these characteristics will continue to mark Strathmore as_ fay-) oured above the ordinary and that the “Standard” will continue its full con- tribution to this state, | Scotland to take over the publication | of The Rothesay Express, his ' count of the early days is given by Mr “THE VOICE OF DRAMA EDUCATION COMEDY RELIGION Ti PIONEER RADIO ALBERTA, WHICH SINCE 1922 § | who matter, HAS SERVED THE PEOPLE. | STRATHMORE STANDAKD A. M. Moore, Publisher Res PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR IN CANADA OUTSIDE CANADA $2.50 PER YEAR ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE INADVANCE Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Office Phone 17 Phone 94 The Strathmore Standard “1909 1939” | Strathmore little first In November 1909 the the presses tear off 150,000 papers or) Standard made its debut in the more of 50 or so pages every ho— but it possesses a closer touch, a more personal friendship with — its readers. The Weekly Paper performs a service in the community, as a mem- ber in a well regulated tamily does his part tor the general well being of the housebold, hour-.| It was established by Mr Park Evans, who at ter a few months sold plant and build- ing to John MacKenzie, Mr byvans took over the Gleichen Call, now published by his son, and Mr MacKenzie famil- jarly known by his many Strathmore friends as “Jock” continued to publish The Standard until 1926 when it purchased by the late Mr MacKenzie returning the re We appreciate very greatly general encouragement, we have ceived trom very Many, and the sup- port tangible and intangible that has been extended to the present manage ment, Was A, A, Moore to Rothesay In this our Anniversary We are offering to our readers, far near, this Souvenir Number, year, lather and being in failing health, In another coi umn in this edition an interesting ac- In reading through its columns, it! will take you back in retrospect to earlier years when our community was) in the making and Strathmore holds a) warm place in the hearts of all who have ever called it home, Ihe modern status of the Town is also pictured., It has been an interesting task to com- pile its pages. MacKenzie and some of the problems that faced, the then, publishers. Time marches on, and conditions change, and the problems of days give place to others. Electricity now furnishes the powe) that makes the wheels go round, and only a severe electric storm in sunimer or a break in the wires of The Calgary those We trust you, our readers, will tind Power Company in winter, interfere: | pleasure and interest in perusing — its with the smooth runing of the wheels, many and varied articles, belts and rollers that bring The Stan- It has been our endeavor to edit dard into printed form to greet its The Standard in sucha manner = as readers each week in sunshine or in would make it a welcome visitor in rain, a temperature 90 above or 40 be- your home each week, In this, if we low A weekly paper in a small town have succeeded, is our greatest re ig not a metropolitan Daily, where ward, gete 3235 Ww The Standard is very deeply grate. ful to the many who have co-operated with us and thereby made this Anni- versary Edition possible, To the many who have contributed the very excellent articles, found in these pages. “> To the Merchants who have given us generous and interesting advertise. YY) ments. : To those who have loaned pictures and cuts. To the photographer— Anson Chase —who has spared no pains to get us good clear pictures. \ Now when our final pages are being formed we recall other items which one might have been included— but titne le pressing— and the “dead line’ has Une arrived, hence we must needs leave YY) these others for the Fiftieth Anniver Gary. i ecc?e THE PRAIRIES” STATION IN OPERA PUBLIC OPINION Keep your set tuned to 1030 kc. | SYMPHONY THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE SLL LSA ASA aSLSAISSSSSSISSS So Thursday, May 11th, 1939 <LISISSS ASSSSSISSSSSSSSSSSSSS- Congratulations to the Strathmore Standard upon reaching its thirtieth year of publication. 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GRAPEFRUIT Juice 7 3-4 oz. .... 10c FIG Juice, 12 0z., 2 for PRUNE Juice, 2 for ..............-.... . LEMON JUICE ......0.0..00200...... Strathm Drinks Hot Weather @%%# GRAPEFRUIT Juice, 12 1-2 oz, ..15c for 23c PINEAPPLE Juice, 12 oz. .......... 15c ene 25c APRICOT NECTAR .................... 15¢ 23¢ Tins GRAPE JUICE |... ..... 15c ..... 15¢e ore Trading Co. A. D. SHRIMPTON, MANAGER. CONGRATULATIONS FROM TUDOR MRS. A. HALEY —— +503; On this uth anniversary ol the Strathmore Standard, Tudor heartiest congratulations both to sends its Lhe Standard and to its Mditor, Mrs A, A Moore, In the average prairi town, there appears on the suriuce, so little to comment on, on any aulnhiversary Compared with other parts ot the world, we seem to have so litthe to boast about, No Rheims Cathedral, no Joan of Are, no centuries of tradition, no tales of glory, But that comtorting philosophyr, Ralph Waldo Emerson, believed most sincerely in the laws of compensation His belief was that if we lacked these | things then we must have other com pensations that more than offset this loss, So this correspondent about wondering what it was, we did have, that compensated for our lack of his tory. First of all, she decided, Strath morians have vision, Since they can not dwell on the past, they have de veloped a gift for seeing ahead, Where else but in a prairie town, do we find people with the will to take hold set ol VUVVVVVVVVvVVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvIvyVv ANG: Recep NOs im ‘eo! —| i Va 5 = tf — wary : - sod BREAD.B CAKES Buy FRESH BREADfrom —— YOUR GROCE R——— pa bb b & & & & & & & 4 q q q q 4 q q , Mp Bp 4. he sy hia he he he, Mn hy hy hr hr, ln, ls, hi, li, Mi ll, hr, Le, ll, li, lla, XCELLENT! GUNS INSTEAD OF BUTTER Canada had 37,000,000 pounds ot butter on hand in nine principal cities In Germany the popu- lation has been rationed down to an allowance of a quarter of a pound a is the Roman notation for ten . is the mark of illiterate men, is a ruler removed from his throne, is a quantity wholly unknown, is for Xerxes, the monarch renown on December 1 AKA ~Aw ed, week. ‘The people of the world could X is the spot where lost thing are have plenty of every useful product a found! civilization learned how to distribute ; what the world is capable of produc- —s ~ | ing..- Toronto Daily Star. nice clean page in the history books! NS waiting for your exploits! JOB PRINTING Compensations for our lack of a THE “STANDARD” past? I'll say there are! the future, place it on the anvil ol the| CXXXXXIIXXXIAAKIXAAAIAIAIIIITS: present; and beat, bend and mold it totheir desires’ People with a past history to revel in utterly lack this audacity, Ancther compensating asset, is the vital feeling of Our essential import We feel that we are the ones Not those who held the bridge in ‘75, or those who fought and ance, bled in ‘76, But we, ourselves. ‘To us, there are no 70's. he history of our! town is yet to be written and made We are the ones who are making it, We are history. In 30 years a town has hardly outgrown its three-corne: ed pants, It is just waiting to applaud its modern Robin Hood, to tollow — its Charlmange, Isn't that an imyigorat ing feeling, Strathmore? One day, a Man will rise from among you will gather the folds of his shirt around him, hie him _ to heights beyond the town, address with fiery oratory his adoring rabble, and save the back taxes from the disguis ed safety deposit boxes of the schem- ing politician, Just think, This might be YOU. A who dress the ? Pe J d4 > w HOT MEALS & LIGHT LUNCHES ¢ AFTERNOON TEA Tasty Salads and{Sandwiches Ice Cream Soft Drinks Lunch Counter or Booths 3 Chic’s Coffee Counter. XXXIIAAIIAAASAITAAAIIIT HOME IMPROVEMENT PLAN How often during last winter did you see in some) magazine a picture of a modern home and wish that you could have one, with all its labor saving devices and com- forts. You probably made inquiries and found that it was not possible to obtain a loan in the Province of Alberta, and regretfully decided that you were unable to build and that your modern home would remain only a dream. This need not remain a dream, because the Domin- | ion Government has provided for just such cases as yours. | The Dominion Home Improvement Plan provides the money for the modernizing of your home through loans from the banks at a low rate of interest, and with the prin- cipal repayable by monthly instalments. Millions have been borrowed from the banks for this purpose, and thou- sands of people are now living in the modern home that they so much desired, and paying for same by small montii- ly payments that do not materially interfere with the faim ily budget. Here are some of the things that you probably de- sire:— New floors; built-in bookcases or cabinets; rooms made larger, or an additional room; more closets for clothes linen or storage; additional windows, or present windows made larger; more cupboard space; extra bedrooms; work | : shop; sun parlor; roof renewed or repaired; cellar beneath existing building; garage connected to house; new flooring | for porches; etc. Take an evening off and figure out just what you would like to do to your home to make it the kind of home that you have always desired. Then see the Crown Lumber Company’s agent, Mr. McGregor, and get him to figure up what it will cost. Throygh the Dominion Government guarantee you can borrow up to $2,000.00 on your personal note, without any endorsation or without giving any security. The loan is repayable over a period from one to three years at the very low discount rate of 3 1-4 per cent. per annum. We are prepared to plan your alterations, give you experienced advice and carefully worked out estimates. Why spend another year enduring living conditions that can be so readily and Ba Vagee cua improved? ASK TO SEE OUR CATALOGUE OF MODERN BUILDING MATERIALS If modernizing or building, discuss the advantages of the following with our agent— TEN-TEST, DONNACONA AND INSUL BOARDS MASONITE & INSULITE HARDBOARDS & TILES ACE-TEX AND JOHNS-MANVILLE FIREPROOF SHINGLES AND SIDINGS DOUGLAS FIR PLYWOOD GYPROC PLASTER BOARD OAK AND MAPLE HARDWOOD FLOORING MISSION AND CRYSTALITE EXTERIOR STUCCO NU COAT WATERPROOF CEMENT PAINT LIMITE EXTERIOR STUCCO ZONOLITE AND GYPROC WOOL INSULATION (SILL AILASLSSSSS LS 4 /From One “Old Timer” to Another THE CROWN LUMBER CO, LTD, CONGRATULATES THE STRATHMORE STANDARD ON THIRTY YEARS OF VALUABLE COMMUNITY SERVICE Since North West Territory Days | time, THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE CROWN LUMBER CO., LTD. - EARLY HISTORY LUMBER C0. LTD. My recollection is that in, | think, the year 1906, I, in my then capacity as superintendent of the Company, rode horseback trom Langdon to Strathmore and arranged with Mr Gec Lloyd, who was then running a small store hear where the present town of | Strathmore is located, to handle lum i believe this arrangement with Mr Lloyd lasted for some ber for us and | think that without doubt our Company is the oldest business how in existence in the town of Strathmore, | recall a very pleasant ride passed quite quickly, whereas now when | go by car at 40 or 50 miles an | hour | think and perhaps what a long time it takes; this illustrates the chan- ges that have come over our mental- ity in the course of a generation, The other recollection of Strath more Which stands out in my mind is that so huzy aus to exact dates, Mr John Gold en, Our ugent at Langdon, drove me ir au buggy to Strathmore late one night Unfortunately we kept to the — old trail instead of turning off on to the regular road allowance, The trail was intersected by the main C, P, R. ditch and suddenly while we were jogging merrily along, the bottom dropped out of everything and we found oursebyes CR, + OT I. BT Sa, fase a way una May be g meee “}" \ A MANSION. LW THE SKIES” for the famure se oer cor ro little | | much needed restorative and provided Which | us with a room for the evening, me time later, again I am quite | Strathmore are very pleasant and am “The Crown” has been supplying Strathmore and Nistrict w'th High Grade Building Materials and now offers in addition Complete Stocks of Hardware, Paints, Crockery, House- Furnishings, Baggage, Electrical Appliances and General Farm Supplies. Thursday, May 11th, 1939 STRATHMORE OF THE CROWN AT STRATHMORE ; at the bottom of the diteh, Mortunate | ly this was betore the irrigation sys tem Was in Operation, so we escaped the fate of drowning, which probably collection of being caught ged lor some considerable time over G@-B Refrigerator. the prairie until | finally got loose anu made my way on foot into the town ot Strathmore, badly bruised and shakep up, At this time Mr Lloyd was running | the hotel and he came mantully to the rescue, gave myself and Mr Golden a I ray n 1 believe shortly before this eithe: the sheriff or his bailiff had driver down the same ditch and broken his leg. However this was generally ac | cepted to be an act of God and viewed with great equanimity by the com n N ” munity. ‘tant! v All my other recollections oi "mt a ong the farming community tributary NEW G- E RADIO to Strathmore I number quite a few ! friends of very long standing Mode! H4B It’s caaish ae The earliest agent at Strathmore at a new low pr ice that 1 particularly remember was Mr| battery operated- gives mar EK. W. Pust, a very fine man tor whom! yelous reception. Price com- | had @ high regard and respect. | plete with batteries . $29.95 I am sorry that I cannot recall any: thing else that might be of interest to your readers, NEW G-E HOTPOINT STREAMLINE IRON | It’s New! It’s Smart! This iron is so light in weight, | finishing your laundry is a | pleasure, .................. $8.95 | Other Models from $3.50 tod Pees et rae ay ; should féalizatu ong “PRE: re E AIRFLOW CLEANER One of the most efficient | cleaners ever built. Has all the tools for every clean- ing in the home ...:.. $59.50 YOUR BEST BUY. Hace GENERAL ELECTRI HOME APPLIANCES AND CONVENIENCES | WAAR ‘ fiseiany ‘en NEW 1939 G-E REFRIGERATORS we both richly deserved, | have a re Never before has so many worthwhile in the features been available in a refrigerator wreckage of the buggy and being drag | Tf it’s value you want, be sure to see the MODELS PRICED FROM $169.50 Get ready to enjoy a long carefree Summer! Let General Electric Appliances do all the hard work in your home. Illustrated here are a few of the many G-E Appliances that are now on display at the Crown Lumber Company’s store in Strathmore. Walk in to- morrow and learn how these conveniences can give you new found freedom. G-E WASHERS Does all the hard work of washing. Saves too, on laundry bills, MODELS PRICED FROM $79.95 G-E HOTPOINT WAFFLE MAKER One of the many applian- ces that help to make meal planning easier, ........ $8.95 NEW G-E VACUUM CLEANERS Just like magic, dirt van- ishes when this G-E cleaner goes to work, Mode] shown AV-5 .... $59.50 NEW G-E TOASTER. A beauty that could grace any table. Never a burned slice with this toaster, for it’s automatic $8.95 GENERAL *3¢) ELECTRIC ROTARY IRONER - \g NEW G-E RADIO G-E ROTARY IRONER ‘Who wouldn’t want an ironer like this:. Will fin- ish every piece of your wash just as if you ironed it by hand. .............. $113.00 Model H50— Here isa smart new radio set at the lowest price for its size. 4 tubes, and what a receiv- er? 22.95 CROWN LUMBER Co., Ltd. STRATHMORE BRANCH - ESTABLISHED 1906 H. McGREGOR, MANAGER SEC THE STRATHMORE STANDARD | SECTION FIVE— LY DAYS REMINISCENCES OF EARLY IN STRATHMORE JOHN MacKENZIE Your editor has requested me to) make a contribution to this anniver-; sary number of the Standard, which | most gladly do, particularly as 1 had some share in bringing this newspaper to birth, and presided over its destin- ies in its earlier years. The difficulty is where to begin. When I arrived in Strathmore in| September 1909, it was not a very big place, but it was a wery busy one, ‘he sounds of hammer and saw were con stant during the daylight hours, Car- penters were scarce while our printing’ office was going up, and we had to keep an eye on our men in case they were inveigled away to some Other job on the plea of greater urgency. I can hardly call myself a_ pioneer, for the first house in Strathmore wigs built in 1906, and a photograph taken) in 1907 shows the earlier portion ot of} the King Edward Hotel in course construction, and there was also a lum- ber yard, rooming house, butcher! shop, harness and drug store, and Mr, W. B. Brown’s Hardware store in| course of erection. The King Edward— The growth of Strathmore had been’ considerable since 1907, but the life of! the town in 1909 revolved round the! King Edward Hotel, in fact Mr George Lloyd, owner of the hotel, was the dominating personality of the young! and virile community. Besides the hot-; el, he also owned the general store,| livery barn, opera house, _ blacksmith| shop, and other undertakings. Behind| the hotel were a number of small huts! (they may be there yet for all | know) They were built before | came to the town, and the tradition was that they, were erected to comply with «a law that before an hotel license would be) granted there must be thirty houses | in existence, Herb Harmer, general factotum and all round man for Mr Lloyd, lived in one of them, and in lat. er years it was a favourite resort of the boys of the village, drawn by! Herb’s genial personality. The Social Centre— The rotunda of the King Edward was the town’s social and business centre, It was generally busy. The, bar, which connected with it, was also generally busy, and every bedroom in) the building was fully occupied. For two years I “doubled up” with Mat YUVVVVVVVVVVVVVGVVVVVGVvVvTevvVvy See BERT- - - ' the bowling alleys were built at dancing in the Opera House,! aud’ + My Interpreter— | ter of R. B. Bennett. Macaulay, a carpenter, in one of these now of Cheadle, and we bedrooms, living literally on the fat of great arguments when we encountered the land for $6.00 a week. ‘he dining | room waitress, Jessie Watson, Scotch like myself, saw that the permanents fared well. On Sunday mornings, if we happened to sleep in, we would tind) the dining room door locked, and make, our way through the kitchen past the’ protesting Chinaman, and use our wiles on Jessie to forgive our lateuess. | We, the permanents, were the arist-' ocrats of the hotel, sharing its de-| lights with commercial travellers, im-| plement and real estate salesmen, ani} arriving settlers, Transient labourers and drunks found a home for the! night in what was known as “lhe An- nexe” underneath the Opera House. | Both Mr and Mrs Lloyd were very good to us, and Mrs Lloyd was like a, mother, seeing that we bathed our feet, in hot water and had a_ complete sweat if we developed colds, Happy Daye— These were the happy days, Strath- more was a town of youth, youth with plenty to do, youth with the opportun- ity of earning and enjoying lite at the | the country, etc, had bought | Torrance, | to the bar and stand him a drink same time, For recreation we had Ro l think that land Hill’s pool room ( I do not time), skating, buggy and sleigh rides swimming in the irrigation canal, and other orms of diversion, ‘here were’ plenty of high spirited pranks, parti cularly around Hallowe'en and Christ mas. Stag parties were occasionally held in the Mounted Police Barracks or in the living rooms above the bank. These were the days when the big herds of cattle were being cleared to make room for the farmers, and plenty of cowpunchers were to be found in and around the town, and these, with the numerous employees of the CP R employed on irrigation construction, kept it lively. Politice— We were much given to political dis- cussion, and argumeats would some- times be carried on round the big stove in Brown’s Hardware till the early hours of the morning. Mr Brown was an exceptionally keen witted and likeable man, ani, like a lot more of us, a fervent suppor Equally keen supporters of the Liberal cause were! Mr Ferguson, station agent, Frank | Skene, then of Hayden and Skene, and! FOR YOUR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS Fire - Auto - Accident - Hail INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS A. H. ERSWELL ROCKYFORD AAO 4A4 4 O44 b Never out o paid by early earnings. arial Trained students, exists today. 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McCann! our butcher, was at his door looking | them over, and seeing ove stout lady, | he remarked, _ professionally, “Gee, that woman has wintered well-” Once, when I was scanning the ho- tel register for the names of arrivals, who might provide copy for the Stand-| ard, | noticed that of Dr Michael ‘Yor: trance, M, D., Chicago, | inquired from! J. G. Troy, a humorist who occupied | the position of reception clerk, about this gentleman, He replied that he was a well known Chicago doctor who had come here on a visit, and being great-| ly impressed with the possibilities of, several | sections of land. This was good stuft, and I published it. Several hours at-| terwards I had a visit from a seeming- | ly very angry cowpuncher, Mickey) or two to pacify him. Mickey had signed! the register, and Troy had added the, Dr,, M. D, and Chicago to the signa-) | ture. On another occasion I went down) to ay Masonic gathering in Gleichen, 1 was! called upon to speak, and did so in my best Scotch accent, Then Jack Waddy, | alterwards Indian agent at Le las, ar-| ose solemnly and said ‘I will now in-! terpret for Brother MacKenzie.” My accent got me into trouble once! on my first Canadian job, with the Cal-| gary Albertan, | bad only arrived from; Scotland a few days before, and while | in the office the phone rang. No one else being handy, I answered it, to find that at the other end was a man} with a fine Yankee twang, who appa | ently wanted to insert an advertise-, ment, I could hardly understand him, | nor he me, but I got his conclusion, “For —- — sake get somebody on the phone who can speak English.” And 80, with some mistification I turned | over the receiver to a colleague, No “Boote!""— | Reverting to the hotel, one incident | sticks particularly in my mind which reveals the social customs of ditterent| | countries. A gentleman from Holland! the! door, With the expectation that they would be cleaned, Throughout the late hours of the evening parties trom the rotunda would be escorted up the stairs, shown the shoes, and there would follow peals of hearty laughter. We did not, however, neglect the} social aspects of civilized society Dances were numerous, and by 1911 Tommy Wright had us rigged out in evening dress suits. (fommy’s shop, by teh way, was another centre where the latest news items and travellers’ stories were retailed, (Knowing ‘l'om- my, | hope and expect they still are). On One occasion, I think it was alter teh Benedicts’ Ball, seven &.m. saw a string of gay spirits in evening dress leave the Opera House and parade the street making their way to the China- But do not let allthis make thimk that life was all one round of pleasure in these earlier days. We worked hard, When the Standard first commenced publication there were times when | wrote the paper, set it in type, printed, folded, and mailed it, all by myself, As the job included wash- ing inky rollers and so ftorth and! there was no water in the printing ol-; fice, there was sometimes difficulty in distinguishing me from the Only gepn- tleman of color in the neighborhood, Sam Richardson. | The Countryside— | What of the country around Strath- | you ' more in 1909, as I have said, the ranch lands were coming under the plow, the, trails were being fenced, and the ac: Teage in crop was growing ata very fast rate, 1909, if I remember right, was a good year for those who had crops in, but 1910 was dry and disap-, pointing, and 1911 was, by contrast,! very wet, and the frost came betore| most of the grain was ripe. | have al-, Ways recognized that on the tarmer depends the prosperity of the town, and throughout the whole period I was connected with newspaper and public- ity work in Alberta | always strove to keep that fact ip mind, and to back them up in their enternal struggle ag- sinst odds, whether natural or man- made, The interests of the farmer and (Continued on Page 4 ‘his Section) ‘ erty of thought and action, and free} | dom from oppression, | It is this spirit which is the — strong} Strathmore, , Alberta, May 11th, 1939 Greetings From! Mayor Hughes —!0::—— During the past 10 years | made several trips which have me through numerous towns in the various parts of the Province and on returning Home (to Strathmore), the thought invariably strikes me that this is a nice little town in which to live and while my feelings would no doubt be partial in this respect after hearing many non-residents make re- marks confirming my thoughts there must be some foundation for it. The Spirit of Co-operation which has existed for many years among the rg- sidents of Strathmore and the surroun- ding District is ina great measure responsible for our present position. To many of the Old Timers we as Citizens of the Town of Strathmore are greatly indebted for the time, money and effort expended by them in laying the foundation and building up a town which we today are proud to be a resident of. In fact it is chiefly due to their initiative and foresight that the majority of our = major improve ments can be attributed, have taken In a short time this Province will have the honor of acting as host to their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, an honor which has never before been conferred on us, that is a visit from the reigning Mon- archs of the Great British Empire, We all join in extending to them a most hearty welcome and cordially wish that they may enjoy every mom- ent of their sojourn here and take back lasting memories of this fair Province. In closing I would like Congratulations to the Strathmore Standard for 30 years of continual service to the Town and District, to extend Canada’ S Welcome To Their Majesties | ient manager of the A. G. ' No small town is complete its “Main Street” and Strathmore is) ho exception to this rule | | Main street in this particular instance) bappens to be Second = Street with Third Street running it a very second and First Street having its immediate predecessor, Among the business people of Strathmore we can safely say that we find a degree of co operation and help not exceeded in any other small town in the West Small towns are usually considered | small by virtue of the smallness of the outlook rather than the scarcity of In this respect Strathmore is not small— anything but. Most of the Businesses found in the average run of small towns are represented in a marked degree in Strathmore’'s Main Street. A casual tour of it dis closes men who have senved the town and community well and ably since 1905 up to the present as well as those that Strathmore is the he town in the West where business warrants their services, and have just recently started business, Possibly Thos. k, (fommy) Wright is the Dean of the ol Strathmore having settled here away back just after the turn of the present century. Not only has he dispensed mien’s and boys wares to the — public but he has served the Community = in maby many ways. His service on the Town School Board is long aud faith ful, His contribution to the social lite of the community is famous for his rendering of “Alouette”, ai mean hand of bridge. W would not attempt to single the next inseniority among the hess men, so a quiet stroll along Main Street starting at the Memorial lull, might be intormative to those without general close been population, who believe business men oul read this far, We tind T. M, (lim) Wears still digging into Ulackstone and bringing forth the odd “bumph along with weighty legal opinions. ‘I. M.'s long experience With law bas tor many years been useful while he sery- ed the town as its Secretary-lreasur er, <A. V. (Mac) McParland the ellic 1, is usually to be found digging into trouble — not of his own making—— in order to keep the telephone system in and around Strathmore functioning smoothly, Oi course Mac cannot have all the credit because the girls sure keep plugging } even if Mac is not around, Just across From Coust to Coast sl Gahadiand will | the street we would find Melissen shin extend a warm welcome to George VI and Queen = Llizabeth.| Since coming to the throne two years ago, they have endeared themselves tc fieir people by their human sympathy, and because they exemplify in their Own lives those ideals which Anglo- Saxons hold dear. They will also be welcomed as representatives of the kimpire, whose unwritten constitution emphasizes lib: the bond, (hat binds the Component parts of the Empire together. Whatever may have been their Majesties pre-conceiv- | ed opinions of Canada— it is sate to venture they will be amazed by the vastness of our Dominion; by the vast expanse of our Great Lakes and _—rol- ling prairies, and though much of it May seem rugged and unadorned yet in the very vastness there is an indes- cribable beauty that, we believe re- acts on th mental attitude of our peo- ple and produces a broad and tolerant outlook. Their Majesties will tind a people stalwart in heart and thought, proud | of their beloved Canada, and of their heritage within the Empire. Canada is lurgely in the making. We have a great heritage, We feel we have an opportunity to help save Democ- racy and to help strengthen the friend- ly feeling which already exists be- | tween the two branches of the Eng- lish speaking peoples, i It is because we believe that our Constitutional monarchy is a sate- guard for Democracy, that we say| with a full heart, God Save the King and Queen, Our great Dominion bless, With peace and happiness, From shore to shore, And may our Empire be, United, strong and free, True to herself and Thee For ever more, ae ae FOR— Papechanging Kalsomining, Painting Interior and Exterior See —W. S. McNEILL-- King | | assuming way he | much to the business life of the Com Alberta Strathmore ing up the fire wagon or maybe getting the hose out ready to irrigate the town's many gardens and in case Leu is not there we Can go upstairs and have aw visit with M, B. (Martin) Gar-| rett. We are alraid that too Many oil us never visit with Martin because us ually the ‘lax Guatherer’s job in the town is anything but a pleasant One. But it we do get away trom the Lown Hall without logs we Can call and see Hector McGregor the genial manager of ‘The Crown Lumbr Yard and Store. ' If things were quiet we might — pos- sibly persuade Hector to skirl a tune on the pipes, Just across tbe street we would find the stat? of the Bank ready to welcome us ald to take our money for deposit and ©. F, Nicholl, the man: ager there would be able to give you! a few hints on what might happen ii it does not rain this year, In case we had looked out of the window of the Bank, we would have noted that ano: ther industrious gentleman was busy putting out nails, horse collars, and things in anticipation of spring work | M, A. (Alvin) Rellinger the owner ot Strathmore Hardware is getting to be humbered amongst the old time busi- nesg mn ip the town. In his quiet un has contributed unity and has had somewhat ol a sta | bilizing influence on its even tenor. | Next door to the Bank is the office ot) the new large Schoo! Division whee) destinies are watched over by Secret ary A. H. Erswell. A new comer to the) town, still Mr Erswellis well-known | in the district having recenuy arrived | trom Rockyford, J. H. (Harry) Miner | and Stanley Korek represent the Mas: | sey-Harris Company next door to the | School Unit office. Harry is an old: timer in the community and also in the) business section. He has made Many friends by his kindly manner and May: | be also by virtue of the products | which he dispenses, His partner Stan-| ley Korek, while a long-time resident | of the District is comparatively new in| the business section. No doubt his| connection with Harry will show him the paths which he must tread in pond er to arrive at a similar destination. | Since we have passed the Hardware | Hardware Merchants and = got down) past the Bank and the School Division | we had better call in and see L. (Len) Roberts and see if we have any = suc: cess in lining up a weiner. Len came He also Plays busi | who | STRATHMORE’S MAIN STREET to the business section of ctaiatar taht | Arthur (Art) Lambert is carrying on quite a Tew years ago in an assistant =| Capacily and has been on bis Own lor some time. W. J. (Bill) Weyers anoth er selling Chevrolet cars and g0es With them born sons of the District and is begin hing to show his stuli, Next door to Bill's garage George Snaith is to found holding out on the R. L., and selling Pork Chops what have you in addition, George claims that there is no beef to compare all is One ol the alive be of aud merits With Black Voll Angus. Next door tc George's place is IT. bi. Hi. (Vat) Vat tison, the genial wielder of pestle and mortar and compounder ot pills for Pails and aches. Coming to the busi hess section of Strathmore many years ago from the south country, Pat found bis niche in the business life of the community. To liven up our saun ter down the main track, we cross Barbor & Craddock has over and see and get them to play us a tune on the lat est types of radios. Both members of the firm are well known in the Com munity and have been serving it for a considerable number of years, Adjoin ing the radio shop is the business another native son who also wields a mean pestle and mortar and in addi- tion slings a snappy dish of ice cream, ol new comer to the business section,| that! the business instituted by his father. the first mayor of Strathmore, the late BE. W. R. the town and the town has grown ar ound Art's business. Strategically cated next door to one, and across the street from the other, pill foundry, is Dr J. W. (Doetor John) Giften, Al though young in years, still a long time resident of the district and ano- ther son who is carrying on the pro- fession instituted by his father the late Dr Giffen. Doctor John as he is al fectionately known to the community tilis the bill of the local medico admir ably, that is when he is not to be found at the old swimming hole. A good neighbor to the Doctor, a good busi ness Man, and one who has served the commubity long and faithfully A, 1). Shrimpton is one of the old time gen eral merchants in the town. A, D. as he is generally known is the prorietor of the Strathmore ‘trading Company Lambert Art grew up with lo and as such has developed a fine busi ness in Strathmore. He served the town council ably for many years as the mayor. Amusement in the town is purveyed by Hirtle’s I'heatre owned and operated by another long time re sident of Strathmore, M. S. 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When | reached the atoresaid ee ye | corral | spied a tent some distance Late in March 1ylu A arrived fbb fet MUA LLG hn a Perey athmore from Kansas City just at had pointed out and to it | headed, ou iybreak, the depot plattorm covered ly to find a new binder. It suggested b frost and the temperature pretty | settlement, Anyway | had seen plenty uappy to the ears, | of them but not in a tent. Another look and | perceived some shack gala Pees eh ts tae Bech tren te where | found Sammy Lonas. He dit Ade dactlneenen f erttatapeesnnd ngecn si bakea ected me to the late T. O. Wilkinson's ) me by the newsboy on the train, a iew miles east, | was very much aware of the change in climate; as when |! lett my old haunt, Kansas City, a few days before, it was quite warm, being Shirl sleeve weatller, Fairly early in the morning the town was alive with people and being hungry J] went to the King Edward liotel for breakiast. Chere at my table 1 met the late Bill Knyvett and the loe- al mountie Constable Irvine. Alter striking up an acquaintance | bappen- ed that | had a motor cycle coming. ‘You can’t ride that here, said the latter. Very much astonished and won- dering what law would stop me, | ask ed why. He said, “Have you seen the roads?” After breakfast I set oul to find my brother who had located the fall pre vious. I went first to the CP R office opposite the station where I found quite a staffanda Mr _ Stott (this name might be misspelled) who showed me maps and talked North, East, South and West, also mentioned main canal or ditch laterals, sloughs, section lines and road allowances, Which were all “dutch” to me, How- ever I luckily started on foot in the right direction and found myself head- ed down the South road where I found a man starting to fence the old Sly farm, one mile south. After floundering along over s0me rough sloughy land I came to the Bow- lus land, which was farmed by the late R. B. Robson and was fenced. An other half mile brought me to prairie fenced for some distance on both sides. Here | became bewildered, there was the creek running full of water and I didn’t know whether this was the main canal, ditch or lateral, The sun was shining pretty warm by this time and I was thirsty, so took adrink in the creek. Then I heard a voice, one that I soon found was’ familiar in these parts at that time as that of the late Percy Waddy. He was greeting his neighbor. one of the Polanders, who had settled where the Cairnhill Colony was atterward formed, ‘They all left but the late Mr Silas and the late Mr Frank Korek, Percy waved his hand in the same direction as Mr Stoff had given me at the C P R office, and sprung at least one new one on me, “Did | see the cor- ral on the hill?” The corral | atter- -wards found out was somebody's hay- stack fencce. The fence only, remain- THE STRATHMORE HOTEL — DR. GEORGE E. KOCH — Land | place who lived a few hundred yard from Fred Watts. He told me my Watts at the moment, Al- bro- ther was at | ter making myself known to him, 1 found out the prairie fenced on both | sides in narrow strips were road allow- ancces, After | got my motor cycle | | often found that the badgers had a | pretty fair idea where the roads were | going to be, and did their best to prove that Constable Irvine was nearly right when he said that I couldn't ride | a motor cycle here. But ride my motor cycle I did, « and ar rying it over where the culverts | bridges are now, By the way, my motor cycle reminds me of changing time. After uncratiug | it at the station I proceeded to get a little gasoline to take me to Dalroy | where I had a job. 1 went to the old Imperial Oil Warehouse, close to _ track, north of the A. P. Hlevator. Mr Zerkle had just taken charge. He got it, and in his very careful way (as all who knew him at that time will member) asked me very nicely not to start “that thing’ until! got awa from his oil tanks. | Now I headed for Dalroy, | the prairie, and using the elevators of Cheadle and Langdon as a guide t hit the trail which wound its way west ‘from what is now Keeling’s service | station to the old canal bridge by Bol- | ton’s, and then meandered across Whit is now Nels Woldum’s farm to the track north of the present | where I found the trail was repeatedly sawed off by newly erected barbed wire. | remembered seeing on What was then a prominent quarter section Sale the re: green on crossitiv¢ | corner post, one of A. Layzell's | bills advertising the sale of Hiram | Shultz who had just previously left | the land which Ted Hartell now farms North East of his home, Trying to pick up scent again I landed at the railroad crossing at Cheadle where | remember seeing Joe Giroux. ‘Then | headed off in a fairly accurate direc- tion for my destination and found the old prairie Trail pretty good sailing, and less sawed up, the further I got away from the railroad. After making the trip nearly every Sunday and find- ing each time less trails, more barbei wire and badger holes, | realized what a tremendous change the Indians had seen, I lost myself only once alter that. One Sunday morning up west of Cheadle, I ran out north of trail Veterinary-Surgeon Proprietor PHONE 64— ee MARGARET G. KERR of Exclusive Ladies Wear Ltd. THE ARCADE (Upstairs) OUT OF TOWN CUST- LY CAN BE ASSURED COURTEOUS AND ..IN- DIVIDUAL TION, STRATHMORE 126— 8th Avenue WEST — CALGARY — SUITS— COATS—. COSTUMES-- DRESSES— EXCLUSIVE STYLING AND FABRICS OMERS ARE SPECIAL- WELCOME, AND OF ATT EN- _ THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE aud Leaded for 4 settler Who met me i at his yard fence, Mr A. Pierson, | Phis trail jollowing experience is; most amusing to me of = late years,’ since | have realized that the one [ should have taken and followed can be seen in places yet. [t starts the! skating rink and runs through what i: and goes on through our present Mayor's residence | heat now our own yard straight across country to Seott farm buildings. With two short inter, ruptions continued typical trail) fashion right to the bridge east of my brother's present house, in fhe most tue trail With my motor cycle which tried | to prove the R C M P olficer was near- ly ight happened later on in the sum- mer, Coming from Dalroy one day down the road allowance (not the Drumheller Highway as now) one hot day, (no rain that summer), | went in- to what | thought was a previous set tlers well, but found it was a badger hole. | ripped my pants ina manuer which didn’t matter much on teh pra- irie, but when | struck Strathmore i had to go to Tommy Wright's to be fat least presentable in town. Back to the pant ripping hole, the highway of yesterday, ubout the spot where I finished ing after Lhe calamity afore mentioned is a farm now occupied by Harold lay- amusing icident on badger Just cuss lor. It used to be the home ol two English army olticers, The road et trance was closed by a lew iron gate and on the gate, quite a well painted sigh. With wonder aud surprise look- ed at it, |, hot and dry, bumped = and sore, pants ripped, ete., with hamaze- ment read “Naboth Vineyard.” Having a vague idea at least, ot | What Naboth Vineyard ought to be like, I laughed all the way to. Strath- more. And I think today how lucky | was to get relief from Tommy Wright instead of the late good old Doe Girvin Harold ‘Taylor says he still has the ‘sign around the buildings which per haps might look a little less owt ol place now than it was then without any trees or anything to make it look like a vineyard. I can see yetin one of my _ first three years here a few things that will be remembered by many, namely, lhe first attempt to grade the streets in a general manner was done by W. C. Crowley, running Charlie Obrays old one lung tractor and little grader. (Crowley is now tarming near Drum- heller), take a look on th Street from Mrs Hughes, Sr. west to the ir) rigation ditch and you will see two faint marks (grassed over Many years now). You will find a sample Strathmore’s first rsidential’s streets. | §trathmore was not known then by {1 don’t remember any, Cer 1 broke the prairie ure | ils trees, tainly very few. where the C P 1 D Headquarters now. | well remember old Mr Hatcher (who afterwards was at the head quarters) tramping around one morn- ing and wondering when somebody) Was coming around so that he could | start planting the trees. A few old personalities that still | stand out in my mind on Strathmore’s | Main Street when the livery barn door was a common meeting place were) Frank Harriman (at least Once with a team for sale), Frank Boles, George | Lloyd, Herb Harmer, F. TT. Mcklhoes, | Joe Smith, W. EB, Brown, = M. b, Gar- | rett, Jim Martin, Jas and Bill Saund- ers, Jas. Harwood, Sr., Robt. McCann, | John McKenzie who had the Strath.) more Standard in those days, Mr Lam.) | Eloguent In Their Silence Canada —3 0: As pines of her grow upward, Sball her jaa In & sense of justice free; dust as ready to be nurtured With the underbrush (hat les, As they are to drink the purest } Starry wisdom of the skies sons atid daughters be; less, | sense Ob Courage it As the might tor her is rugged, Shall the heart of her be Shall her undertakings ever Be the matching of her snow Where the lonely northern acres Are the winter's only pride As the miles of her are countless Shall the soul of her be wide. so As her climate mingles every Sort of climate that there is, Shall her understanding cover Such a magnitude as this Mingling equal with the nations, Snowy-hearted With a greatness of te spirit To be understanding all cedar-tail, As her pine trees so her children! As her acres — so hier heart! As the skies unbound above ber Where the amber shadows part, So unmeasured by her reason Vast and vague for lasting pride; As the miles of her are countless, Shall the soul of her be wide. —R. H. Grenville, eR ie Ee a a ee druggist’; lather whom our town park Was named alter and who was our first Mayor, Who old tan Kirsteins everyday about tour o clock on the black pony to get tle mail trom Mrs Sprague, Mr Bolton, the milkman, Harry Anderson and W. C, ‘Tucker, A. Johnson, Old man Golirier, Henry Platt, Jack Waddy, Harry Freeman and good old Mrs Barr, Dave Patchel, Charlie Chase, Frank Seales, Archie Clements, Joe Van Tighem, Doctor Giffen and his two wheeled cart, Hir- tle with his derby hat and a 2x4. on his shoulder, The anvil chorus was rung in one) shop by Alex Gray, Dave McCullough,| and Lew Beasley, and in the other by Mike Donally and the late Bill Swan-| son and later by John Taylor and Jimmy Gunn, (Can't very well leave} out the blacksmiths), The voices of old man McCann and George Lloyd were as familiar on the! streets of Strathmore as the mealtime! gang of Haydon & Skene’s camp ac-| ross the road trom what is now the B, A. Oil house. After dinner the well! harnessed teums of Hayden and! Skene hit the trail on teh prairie. If} they went north they would meet Jack Riley, Captain Daley, Henry Sorensen and Mr Cope, and south, Harry Groves, Jack McDonald, Harold Risdon, the 3 brothers the present Charlie, John and Long, Frank Shultz, the late Ang:| us Watson, A. DL. Ashley and John Simm. From the west-—— J. F. Hartell, Tim Kildee, Dick Kays, From the east! James Harwood, Sr., D, FP. Boissevain, | Ed and Harry Scheer, J. A. Cammaert | Jack Grimshaw, BE, E. Green, L. Fy) Wheeler and Wally Marshall, 5S. ©.) Sorensen, Prot, Miliott followed up by, bert our present ill not remember Bill Hay with a load of cream cans | for the Bassano local, | These were the days when jf you! left anything on the trail, it was there! when you came back. | THE DISTRIC | school work. K. M. GIBSON oi— the heed transportation from Saskatoon of down through the eastern portion of Alber- ta to Calgary and the subsequent buil- ding by the C N Roof the Goose Lake Line, led to the setthement of | much open country, which up to this time had been used only for ranching and a few scattered tarms, In the district now known Rockytord locality it was used only for Some $0 years ago as Thursday, May 11th, 1939 T AND TOWN OF ROCKYFORD | the) #razing tor horse and cattle ranchers | herds. However many were beginning to realize the wonderful fertility of the soil, and under great difficulty many well to do families from far and wide moved in, and built beautiful which stand as a guarantee of — their taith in the country, The nearest town Was Strathmore and with no cars for hauling it meant many long days and hard work. A colonization Company was tormed and a whole district north of town was settled, mostly by settlers from Washington and Oregon, In the year 1913 the Railway was completed and the town site settled but before this lumber had to be bought in from Tudor on the spur line of the C P R which had been built in 1910 and 1911. Frame buildings built large enough to © start stores and a hotel, then the made big additions, <A land were small Station and elevator; great boom in breaking up the and steamers and cat- was witnessed terpillar outtits were to be seen every- where, Many of the settlers were so busy preparing the land in these early days they had no time to build houses but lived in tents or quickly construct- ed granaries on skids, so they could be taken to the field that was being plow- ed in readiness to tend any needs for engines, Ag the families settled in town with the advent of different there was the growing need for school the facilities, This was conducted in building used for a hall until a nice one roomed building could be erected; but soon there were 40 pupils attend- ing and it was found necessary to build another room to this. the Catholic people of the district ranged to have a Separate a beautiful two roomed building was built. However as the scholars advan- cced these were found inadequate and| grounds. a movement was started to organize something to fill the needs of high The Rockyford lural homes, businesses | a} Later on | | ar- School and| Tink, and skating rink, while the boy | | ses, and the Pool Blevator across the Railway tracks, this latter was rebuilt later, The meat market and one store| were all that was replaced on the tor.| mer sit®s, however these were a much! superior type of building and are a credit to any town, Other bulidings ot | splendid type have been — constructed! on different locations, | The idea of beautifying the ground | of the homes has been practiced to a! considerable extent, and the trees and flowers have made a beauty spot in a wery short time. A small park has been laid out at the grounds of the United Church which has grown to a be avery beautiful and useful resting spot for) small picnics and gatherings on the warm days . | With the aid of irrigation the tarm- ers grow quantities of vegetables and small fruits, with the larger truits just starting to bear. | In 1920 the Huetterittes bought a large tract of land north of Rockyford part of the colonization farm and part of old ranchers homes ‘Their activities | turn not so much towards the beauty but utility of tarming, and in the tall) of 1938 the extensive gardens in the| valley below the main highway was a! wonderful sight, with yellow pumpkins | as large asa washtub showing up through a fied of green vines, also tons and tons of squash, melons anid| cucumbers, The churches of Rockytord credit to any town. The United eburch! is an extremely neat cottage type edi-| are oa fice set in quiet, neat grounds, and the, Catholic building which had stood for! twenty years was very suitable to the’ small towns of the prairies, but last summer it was found to be much small for the large attendance which there is here, and extensive enlarging operations were conducted, till the present building is a credit to their efforts, the seating capacity is now 350. The grounds are also nicely arm ranged, having the Church, a very neat rectory, a two roomed school, and a large convent in the same location, too The places of amusement have not been neglected, as we have a_ large hall, a Masonic Hall, a good curling nice the scouts have their own lot with a little club house set well back in The Rockyford Hotel and Restaur- ant were destroyed by fire some four years ago, but avery neat stucco High School was formed; this consist-| building was erected on the old site, ed of five Rural schools’ with one from town. They built a beautiful new brick building to accomodate this, With a slight increase in taxes the pupils of these districts are able to get high school facilities at home, This was the second school of this type to be conducted in teh province, and has proved extremely beneficial to many. Under the tutorship of Mr Brad- well and Miss Korezynski the pass marks for the school have been the highest on several occasions, Another need was felt in the early days, that being for a bank; this need was supplied by the Canadian Bank of Commerce, who erected a fine building and this was one of the busiest spots of the town for many years having a staff of from 5 to 8 in the olden days of large crops and good wheat prices. One Street of Rockyford business Section was completely burned down in the spring of 1930, Three restaur- ants, one general store, the meat mar- ket and Drug store, two rooming hou © Two noble members of the = eqiiue race, rapidly being replaced by Powel! eannot restrain a lingering | that has been inspired by the faithful W would not, if we could hinder the, machinery. wheels of progress— nevertheless one} affection horse, trac- and intelligent devotion of a that will never be inspired by a | tor-—— albeit heated and radio equipped. —-Courtesy Edmonton Journal) | This is one of the best and unlike most country hotels, it is steam heated and it always supplies warm rooms to the guests. Gardens are already being prepared and small budding plants are’ every , where in evidence which makes it) | look as though with the help of Moth er Nature, our town and district will ‘ again take on its summer gaiety and beauty. 0000000008 Go TO— | we would have to get off tne train AFW RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY DAYS Oi ine MRS. R. WEST aes U5 Gs Mrs H. G. Scheer and I arrived = in Strathmore Easter Eve, April 9Yytn, 1909, We had been told by te porter at QGleichen at 3 a.m. and wait el@éve. hours for the next train to Strathmore | It was 22 below zero and no fire in teu station, however when we arrveu ac Strathmore we found th station wari and comfortable. We drove oui avou: 10 miles to our new home ana liveu 14 people in a 4 roomed house for lu uay. when Mr West West, Leslie anu Scheer arrived and built a granary i by 12 feet, in which we lived. Mr West plowed the first furrow in the Crow- foot district. In 1910-11 settlers came and put up fences and people were forced to tra- vel by the road allowance. One uay a man asked me the way to Strathmore, He said, “I have lived in this country for 25 years, but now that the settlers ure putting up fences and buildings 1 am completely lost.” Mr During the first summer we — saw many new and wonderful sights. One | day a big drove of cattle went past the house. | did not think there coulu be that many in all Alberta, but thee were only u few of Pat Burns herd that were to be shipped from Strati.- more. ‘The stories of mosquitoes are al) true as we learned to our discomfort Hail storms and prairie fires each au- ded their quota of loss and _ terror, Seeing twelve binders all at work cn the Namaka Farm was a sight to be remembered, and an experience never forgotten was a blizzard on New Year's Eve. 1 thought the first Indian that came to our house was going to scalp ius, but they only wanted to buy milk and vegetables; they were part of the threshing crew. Several new families , came in 1910-11 and a minister came over from Gleichen and organized a church in Crowfoot. Nearly every fam- ily represented a different denomina- tion, but we all met together in the homes or granaries, Mr and Mrs L. O. Wheeler's was the first home in Crowfoot. None of us are multi-millionaires, as the advert- isements thirty years ago said we would be, but we have managea to live comfortably. This part of Alberta is us prosperous and more peaceful than many other parts of the world and we are glad and thankful we live in | Strathmore. HANSEN’S BAKERY for your BREAD, CAKE, PASTRY, CRYSTAL ICE CREAM SOFT DRINKS — LIGHT LUNCHES A.W. MILLER H, A. McKECHNIE th eters The Rexall CONGRATULATIONS —To— THE STRATHMORE STANDARD — FOR — Thirty Years Community Service bbe ettp eh dee ede chee dodedpeh Godpafed- oh dood: & Gog 8 — FROM — THE STRATHMORE PHARMACY —— PHONE 49 —— W.M. MARSHALL T, E.H. PATTESON Drug Store oe impr | the I elity —— CFCN THE PIONEER RADIO STATION > rl eu. W. H. ROSS } Radio station CFCN has been the | ‘pioneer of radic in Alberta and one of ‘the pioneers in Canada, Starting with ‘limited power and still more limited ‘equipment it has steadily increased the one and improved the other untii now, only the CBC supr-power stations and ‘one other station in Canada have pow- er in excess of CFCN. The quality of ‘transmission hos increased with the power and coverage. Good equipment / has been replaced by still more mod- ern equipment; studios have been ad- ded to facilitate the production of local programs; control equipment en- jables the operators to blend into a connected whole parts of a program or by! | produced in different studios ‘ transcription. | | When CFCN increased its power to 10,000 watts it was necessary to re. move its transmission station out of Calgary. Strathmore was chosen as the ‘location and @ modern station was ) built there with allthe latest equip- ment. The result has been that CFCN | serves not only the province of Alber. \ta but Eastern British Columbia, Wes. ‘tern Saskatchewan and some of ~ the north western States as well. As a matter of fact CFCN has a host of lis- teners outside the area mentioned. . Letters are constantly being received ‘trom Alaska, North West ‘Territories California, Oregon, Utah, Colorada, and as far east as Indiana. During the ’ Nickel Club Campaign last Christmas contributions were received from all | these points, In line with the policy of constant improvement CFCN recently installed | the latest and most efficient High Fid- elity control equipment in its studio in the Toronto General Trusts Building and is the first in Canada with the new RCA Control Desk Broadcast equipment. This equipment is factory! wired and tested assembly of speech input equipment for the efficient oper- ation of 1, 2 or 3 studios, as well as transcription and announcing booths. It enables the operators to control both high and low frequencies, awitch the broadcasting, and cut remote lines thus improving the quality and timing of programs produced in the studios or PLAN Your Trip N O W for more travel pleasure. coming in from outside locations. With this efficient equipment, the op-| erators can rub auditions from wld Studios, test lines while a different, | broadcast is going out over the = air. Then in cuse of a breakdown, a second) complete emergency channel is avail-, able for use. | In addition to the improvement = ip; power and quality of transmission, constant improvement is being made}/ | in teh programs brought to CFCN Iist-| eners. One of the most popular proz- Tams on the air is the Old Time Frolic every Thursday night. ‘This program started soon after the station went in- to operation and it has brought pleas- ure and enjoyment to a constantly en- larging audience ever since. ‘hous: ands of people in Western Canada and the Western States tune into this pro- gram every Thursday night. Another pioneer achievament ol CFCN was teh institwing of a news service, It was the first independent |; news service in Canada and one of the} first on the continent. Today it js} equalled by few and surpassed by, none. The News broadcasts trom| CFCN have become an institution in| the life of teh people of Alberta, Brit: northwestern ish Columbia, and the States, To the news supplied by Trans-! radio Press Service and Radio News Association, sponsored by the ‘l'exas Company of Canada, has now been} added the service of the British United Press, Introduction of newscasting under, these circumstances ushered in a new era for this kind of broadcasting! in the Northwest and it was not long before the wide district served by| CFCN began to rely on Texaco News’ Flashes for all sorts of important in- formation. Farmers who, particularly in winter did not see daily papers for weeeks onend, were ableto keep! abreast of the times ina Manner un-; known to them before. But they relied! upon CFCN’s news for more than that. Upon one occasion the station was credited with saving at least 26,000 head of cattle when, during a Boon broadcast, it was announced that | a bilzzard was on its way down trom the north. Farmers and ranchers south and east of Calgary, despite the SEATTLE | if some crisis is impending or in pro- | cultural, industrial and political THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE fact that they bad turned their cattle on th erange because of the prevailing | fine spring weather, immediately acl ded up their herds and drove them to shelter, The blizzard struck that night with devastating resulis to to herds that had not been driven in.) The importance which the agricultural | | community of Alberta places on these Texaco News broadcasts is shown by the complete change of noon hours on! the farms. In policce, government and educat- | ional circles, teh authorities were quick to take advantage of this unique! senvice and important information is regularly broadcast by them, Vital in-| formation regarding such things as forest fires and disease epidemics am-| ong animals as well as human beings | have been broadcast. CFCN does not make it a practice of | broadcasting news “flashes” indiscri- minately. Experience has shown that! in this area listeners want to know de- finitely when they can tune in to the news but they have also learned that gress that CFCN can be depended to) flash them the news immediately upon its reception. Topics of the day are discussed by, the leaders in all branches of agri-; life. Music to suit al tastes, from grand op-; era to the latest swing, is carried. Drama, comedy, entertainment in Var- fous forms {a available to CFCN’s list-| eners, The latest educational ettort; through the Extension Department of the University of Alberta and the De-! partment of Education, is an effort to teach group singing and musical ap- preciation to the rural school children! of Alberta by the radio. In this way; expert instruction, not possible in the) rural school, is brought to the children | The results have been beyond expecta- GOOD EATS COURTEOUS SERVICE THE CLUB CAFE ROUND TRIP FARES FROM STRATHMORE TO Join happy throngs at the World's Fair on vancouver San Francisco Bay. Come by Greyhound V'!CTORIA 26.40 SAN FRANCISCO 53. 05 Ride luxuriously in a Greyhound Supet> giy4;,an Low FARES TO ALL POINTS IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES FOR COMPLETE Coach. See more. Have more fun. Save more money for greater enjoyment at the Fair. Your Greyhound ticket to San Fran- cisco is only ¥ the cost of driving! Ask your Greyhound Agent for folders on the Fair and Greyhound’s service in the West and throughout the nation, INFORMATION SEE— YOUR LOCAL AGEN Hughes Motors GREYHOUND: FARM AT LANGDON BY ONE WHO KNOWS | About the year 1887 a company tormed known 4s the Vas Canadian Coal and Colonization Company under the direction of Sir John Lester Kay. | They acquired land from the govern- ment and the C P R at eleven different places along the main line of the C P R namely Langdon, Namaka, Wantry, Stair, Dunmore, Kincarth, Crane Lake, Gull Lake, Rush Lake, Swift Current) and Balgonie. Each farm consisted on! an average of 12 to 15 thousan 1 acres. | Mr Mollison was) general superin-; | tendent with Mr Rutherford as sheep) manager and D. H. Andrews as cattle | | manager. The headquarters of the! Langdon farm was on Sec. 15, ‘lwp 2% | R 27, and consisted of about 12,000! acres, running in a zig-zag tushion like| steps of stairs to the Bow River on Sec. 4, Twp 22, R 28. They built a large house and barn at Langdon and about four miles south, ' and west, sheep and cattle sheds were| put up. The river end purchased from a man named ed no further improvements for time being. During the summer of 1888 Anderson and family consisting of his “ll teh Company quit operating it for to took) George Bryant for a term, who alter- wife ,two sons, and camé from the Old Country and up their abode at Langdon, Mr Ander- son as farm manager. the horses for) farm power were purchased in Ontario During 1889 this land was all fenced witb two strands of wire cedar posts a rod upart and heavy top rail spiked and wired to the posts. ‘his fave work to a number of men as _ it two daughters} and went all the way tothe river and there was over 40 miles of fence. <A goodly acreage was broken the same year and ready for a crop in 1890. Sheep were acquired in 1889 and limited amount of hay produced not enough to see them through winter, it being a hard winter lots of snow. During February 1890, the sheep were shipped down near Swift Current in box cars as there was leas snow there. The sheep sheds were never more used but were torn down and moved to the river to build cattle sheds in the fall of 1890. The cattle sheds were never used where they. were first built but were moved and re- a but the with built some at the Langdon place and) property of the late Roy Cowen who was an employee of the The Company purchased the cattle’ wnen they delivered their first cattle belonging to the Powder Hiver Cattle) ¢ Langdon. He continued with them Company, branded 76 and a number of 9, foreman of the supply farm other brands running on the southern’ 1894 when he purchased a 10 acre par- some at the river. ranges of the Little Bow, Old Man and Belly Rivers, with the ranch buildings situated where the Mosquito Creek | empties into the Little Bow. ‘his herd) consisted of between 8 and 10 thous-| and head o fcattle The spring of 1889) they worked these cattle and gathered 1600 head of beef steers and 1100 head of dry cows, Later in teh season they | were offered $36 per head for the 1600) steers or $40 per head for 1200 of them and $25 to $27.a head for the cows. These offers being refused they | shipped them themselves to the Old| Country. The steers netted back $22) per head and the cows $11 per head. The cows and calves of this herd were gathered and distributed to the dilter- ent farms. ‘The balance of the herd was left on the southern range. Langdon’s quota of the cows and calves was around 500 head, ‘The Cal- ves being weaned and kept at the farm, the cows were turned loose al- ong the river excepta number that were held to break as milk cows. A premium had been offered to the dit- ferent farm managers who would break the greatest number gentle en- Ough to milk. This proved another failure. Over 50 per cent of the cattle turned out on the Bow River died. The eummer of 1890 and winter 1890-91, the weather being good, the cattle did well, but not so good the farming operations as it was so dry. Things looked so dry in 1891 that they ordered a half dozen water tanks with sprinklers, shipped to Langdon to haul water to sprinkle the crops. ‘Vhis was soon found to be impractical and was discarded and later the tanks were used for water troughs for stock. During 1890, the Company started a butcher business in Calgary and the river end of the Langdon farm became the supply source of the Calgary shops. During the spring roundup of 1891, some fat cattle were gathered off the Willow Creek range and brought to the Bow River for use in the Cal-| gary shops. } Then came a drive of several hund-| red yearling steers from the different farms from Crane Lake to Langdon. Crossing the Bow, they were taken down to the Willow Creek range and turned loose. The wagon and outfit re- mained at the Mosquito Creek ranch till teh fall roundup started end then they gathered over 700 three and four of the Bow River camp for Calgary sup. ply. In teh fall of 1891 the compuny cided to gather certain breeding stock from the different farms. They took all breeding stock {rem Langdon, all except about 75 head of white laced cows from Namaka, everything trom Bantry as they were abondoning that farm, all from Stair except a couple of hundred head of blue roans and black heifers, some from Dunmore, = and nearly all from Kincarth, to the east end of the Cypress Hills, which is the height of land or the back bone of the de country from north to south, The big | Spring near which they built their camp, divided, one the head waters of the Swift Current Creek running to Hudson Bay and the other the Mud, running through Missouri and Mississippi Rivers the Gulf of Mexico, Crane Lake cattle had been moved there previous to this About this time the Anderson lamily quit the employ of the company having been| Moved to Millarville, Where, they built) Pruin,| #2d established a ranch of their own, had a shack, corrals and barn so need-| "OW the property of Carl King who re- ihe| Sides on same. ‘The Bantry farm, being} abandoned, the manager Geo. Motion, a Mr, became manager of the Langdon larim, themselves, They then rented it wards became the mayor of Innistail. He being followed by Gilbert) and Craig. Craig later became a merchant in Olds for a number of years and some of the family are still there. Later the tarm became the property Hull and the river end went to of W. R. to C. R. Brown, who later sold it the Curtiss Cattle Co, ‘They still own it and it is rented to the Schang Bros, who are living on it now. ‘The Company operated the farm as a ter feeding place for cattle till about 1905 when they sold it to the Calgar; Colonization Compan who had acquir- ed all the dry and high land in the Wih- ‘THE STORY OF THECANADIAN GOAL AND COLONIZATION CO White Frenchman, to and Hull! BARRISTER - SOLICITOR - NOTARY STRATIMORE PHONE 59 he which as north side of the railway, where built a home and small store grew into a real department store, the village of Langdon grew into a lively place until it was pocketed be- tween railroads, C N R on the north, C PR Acme line on the east and ALBERTA Since 1914 Strathmore THIS IS THE INSPECTED HERD OF — THE — --Strathmore Dairy-- WHERE YOU GET FRESH MILK AND CREAM DAILY S. C. Sorensen cel of land from the ©, wt *, Co, on ‘is FROM FIRST ISSUE 1909 —!:0::— September 24th, 1909 Oats! 1 guess yes. 1 sowed about 2 1-2bushels to the acre last May and have just harvested and thresbed 1i0 bushels to the acre of fine Oate— 46 lbs to the bushel. So much for Sunny Alberta, —J. O. Wilkinson “Mr J. A. Anderson of Strathmore has completed a deal for the purcchase of four lots at the south west corner of the town and purposes next week to commence the erection thereon of a handsome dwelling house, The building is estimated to cost | approximately $3000 and will be con- structed on the most up-to-date lines, with all the latest modern improve- | ments,” This is now the Van lighem home, Western Irrigation block belonging to the C. P. R. They operated this as a demonstration farm while selling their land to all comers. This being a Good district and adjacent to the rail- road and near Calgary, the land was quickly sold nd settled by people trom far and near. The Langdon farm later became tle Shepard-Gleichen cut off on the south, which son spelt the finish for Lang- don, where once were four churches, a school, three or four stores, drug store, two blacksmith shops, two liv- ery barns, newspaper, bank, hotel and several boarding boarding places and everything else to make what it was called “The good luck town.” A big sign board could be seen by all pas: | sing on the railway with the name as mentioned therein. ‘The Cowen family are still owners of the original Canad- ian Coal and Colonization Company farm. | ©, C. C. Co, i ! until | ! = at tia sewil EDMONTON: J, ‘ ‘ ‘ s Ri = ' © E ‘ ~* ¥ oe “ha le = i a ei CALCAaY May 2 ae be. ae an Mn ORT WiLLIAM- May 23” ° fal CIN A May 2S firs gs é WWNPEG “ — ’ “a i 9 SUOBURY-Juna$ MONTREAL 35) May /6 : . : ’ - -. Their Majesties & Canadian Itinerary Map 15 - June 15" SAINT JOHN, Tobie dr) 5S jee re HALIFAX £EEE dune 1S Y | ortawa \ | Mey (720 —— — —— — NEILSONS — CALGARY’S OLDEST, EXCLUSIVE AND MOST RELIABLE HOME FURNISHING INSTITUTION. SIMMONS STUDIO LOUNGES— 28 50 @ With velour sets and backs, contrasting tapestry arms, ane rooniy clothes compartments, Special each -------------- | Unfinished Dropleaf Kitchen TABLES, Special each ------ ------ ee aad $5.95 | $ 21.50 Draperies, Carpets, Linens, Bedding, Window Shades & Linoleum. PHONES— FURNITURE “5404 RUGS 45150 — DRAPERIES M5198 The Neilson Furniture Co. Limited 118 -_ 120 EIGHTH AVENUE EAST CALGARY ALBERTA 3 PIECE SIMMONS BED OUTFIT, REG. 2.50 10” PANEL METAL BED— SLAT & CABLE SPRING HIGH GRADE FELT MATTRESS ALU SIZES SPECIAL ------------- THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE Thursday, May 11th, 1939 STRATHMORE'’S MAIN STREET town having first commenced his established himself as a good cictizen | ‘This Section)| busiuess experiencs as a baker. He @nd a capable workman and just’ in (Continued From Page case business might be slack in the has served the lost Office Department $3033 Winter time you might still be able to learn to play “500” if you drop — inte Andy's shop, Vassing uv vacant lot or Hirtle, In addition to running the ple for many years. The hotel ou the corn ture show and Other theatre attract ions Mr Hirtle has lead the band lor i considerable number of years and er, Lue King Wdward is possibly ove o the oldest buildings in the town, but through the good ollices of the Mana two Andy's next door neighbor is the Chinese Laundry ready to washee and has been a very enthusiastic member) Bers has been kept right up to date the Its destinies are presided over by on your shirts and collars with the of any organizations dealing with best finish possible, or dry clean your musical life of the community, Among Jolin Spirros and the hotel has all that Gress or coat and make it look like his accomplishments is building hou You could desire of an estublishment” pew while not strictly a business in- ses many houses in Strathmore tes.) of this nature. In the King Edward we stitution in the generally accepted tityiug to bis ability in this respect | find a restaurant ready to satisfy the songe of the word, still we find that \cross the street are the premises of} demands of hunger’ in appetizing ti. Municipal District of Bow Valley “The Mayor” I. 8. (Spence) Hughes, meals served under the supervision of No 219 has an office situated on — this Spence too, is getting into the cate Marcus Pyck. Across the street at the street. L. C. (Leonard) Van Tighem is gory of an old-timer in the business Club Cafe you canalso tind good things ine secretary of the District and as section in Strathmore, having come to| to eat served with typical Chinese such, can tell you all about the griefs the town some fourteen years ago.) courtesy, and not to let them have the that attend upon a rural Tax Gather With his energy and business ability | field alone a lew doors up the street ers job, Leonard too is counted among he has built behind him a very line We find the H. P. Cate, Over the street the native sons having been born in business and has a highly trained and) from te hotel is an old location tor @ — the town some considerabl number ot well qualified stati ready at all times) Cafe presided over by a comparative years ago. Now that we have covered to take care of the gas, oil, aud grieg new comer to the main street Chic pretty well the two main streets — we troubles of all sorts of makes of cars Brown, While you are here yOu C&n ynowig not overlook the fact that oth and tractors. By preference he sells get 4 meal to revive you after a Wan 4) pusinesses are represented in other “Wee Eights” and other products of) der up and down the street together parts of the town. W. H. (Bill) Ris- Henry Ford and Company, In his spare with some ice cream and soda pop ii don’s machine shop where you can time, he ably fills the bill as his wor the weather happens to be too Warm. bing in teh pieces and take back the hip “The Mayor.” Cakes and pies and Although mentiond last on Main sleet pole Next to Bill, is Bill Tierney who bread and doughnuts and rolls aud) by no means the least important is the looks after your pants when they need buns an dother good things to eat are Old-time barber Frank Seales. Frank pressing and can fit you out in 4 nice baked in Hansen’s Bakery, Whiie Mr has been snipping the locks of the Pop) new suit for the " gtinmer season Hansen is comparatively new in the ulace for a goodly number of years aud) Oliver and Percy Wright take care oi business section of teh town still his) you can still get a beard immed i!) come of the dray business in the quiet personality and his ability as a) you are the proud possessor of sucb.| town and have been serving the com baker has ensured for him a lasting, Over on main street the Second we munity in this capacity for some con place in the community. Along other) find Jock aylor sharpening =ploUsh! cigerable time. Charlie Keeling is Coa) lines of amusemnt, we find a pool hall} shears and generally purveying Scotch! merehant in town and in additior and bowling alley together with tob-| dialect. Alex Gray also pounds the ai! (aie. care of some of the needs for accos and other smokers’ sundries pur-| vil as a blacksmith just up the street gas, oil and grease. Charlie’s genia} veyed from the premises of k. b., trom Jock and about this time of yeu! anner has won him a host of triend (Bobby) Hambly. Bob's place is the} you can hear the bum of the dise shat in the community, Joe Robison repre place where you can get yoursell be-| pening machine or the trip hammer sents the Imperial Oil Company and) hind the “eight ball” if you do not) pounding out some poiuts ou shears’ primer Gray is the agent of the British handle a billiard queue or other sueb| Anson Chase another young Man IN) jinerican Oil Company. Both of thes« weapon with ability. So that the com-) business and a native born son has a individuals take care of the needs of bination may be complete, we tind Bill} shingle out as an electrician, paper) those who prefer their particular Woodliffe taking care of part of the| hanger, etc. Among Anson's QUUIITICA) brand of gas and oil products, Strath barber business in the front part of) tions are that of good = pho.ography more still being a farming community Bob's pool hall, Although Bill is some-) Bill Crowe holds the balance nicely be-) ji, serya by two elevators, the Alberta} what young in years, he is long in ex tween the horse and buggy age, 401) pacific Grain Company Elevator oper perience in the barber business in the the machine age. He is the Darness Ma jieg py R, B. (Bob) Gray and The AL) town and can give you a close shave, ker and general repairer. Bill is @-9 Herta pool Blevator operated by E.| not only with a razor but sometimes quite a genial companion and does sport. In all respects you can get an with an automobile. Over the road) love to discuss current events. Strath | y1 service on your grain from eithe: from the pool hall is the premises of more’s other hotel is situated on this) one of these two fficient agents. D. A | The Western Department Store owned street and is well looked after by Geo Perry takes care of the incoming and by S. B. (Sam) Libin, Th present des.) Koch and under his guidance, has Le outgoing freight as well as express an tiny of the store is presided over by) come one of the nice places to stay ou passenger service for the C. P. R. Co George Anderson as manager and the) a visit to our community, George }* 1) 4. js one of the old timers in the store caters to the needs of the com | also a qualified “Vet” and we under town and has served the community! munity for another good general store | stand has been wielding a nice sharp} ang hig Company ably and well, Anoth-| George Anderson, the Manager, is a needle vaccinating horses against En) 4) old old timer who is still plugging long time resident of Strathmore. Ad:| cephalomyelitis. Next door to the along is Herb Harmer, and we hope! joining the general store is the Pos! | Strathmore hotel is the businss prem: that Herb may continue along that Office. The genial Postmaster J. H. M.| ises of Andy Fraser Tinsmith and same path for some considerable time (Jim) Martin is an old timer in the| Plumber in the community. Andy bas it» come, Generally speaking we do not think of a farm as being a business, | but Strathmore is the exception where | the C, P..R. Supply tarm is located and where all the prize Holstein stock comes from. Art Hay is the ellicient manager, ‘lo round out the business section we might mention the Irriga tion headquarters where the destinie- | of the western section of the Irrigation to t @ | block ar taken care of. ‘To try and! | name all of the staff would be nigh im | possible in this article, but we should | pay tribute to the work of the depart. St thm St d d } ment which is carrying on under the fa ore an ar very elficient management of Superin | tendent A. Griffin, The Canadian Leg | lon B. BE. S. L. as the successors to the 22. | old G. W. V. A. have continued — to on attaining | maintain a Memorial Hall in excellent | condition and the officers of the Leg } ion are to be congratulated on making bd the grounds and the building such an { eir attractive acquisition to the buildings of the community. It is true that the schools take care of your needs in the e e e ; : : ; : formative years of your life and in this Thirtieth Anniversary respect Principal Crowther and his | staff are to be congratulated upon the | good showing which the pupils make A WELL-WISHER lin their examinations annually, Al-| | though not strictly business 1ustitu:| tions, Strathmore’s three churches ser ve the religious needs of the people (5A ng ag Aa a ER ST eT aa eI a a Re TR III amply. Rey. Gilbert ot the United |! Chureh of Canada, the Rey. Lang of BEAUTIFY the Anglican Church, and Rev. Father If there ever was a special time for beautilying your Leaver of the Catholic Church are the home... this is it! All Canada is agog over the Royal panpesssy® heads of the various Jenom | Visit, and while the King and Queen may come nowhere ene that evatnavaihadialtounial near your home you can at least share in the thrill of their the business section of the town, 1 Canadian tour by making your home “fit for royalty”... think we better adjourn to the Strath. and a vastly more attractive setting for you and all the more Standard and see whether the) | will print this article or not. | members of your household. | We certainly will— The Standard, | FOR EVERYTHING IN MUSIC | Popular Songs, Violin and Piano Standard Music and _ Studies, Seprani Piano Accordians, Gib- son Guitars, Banjos and strings, Steinway & Sons, Matthews & Mason & Risch Pianos, Victor, Westinghouse & Stewart War- Toto ner Radios, Westinghouse Elec- IF YOU NEED FURNITURE SEE tric Refrigerators & Appliances, Call at SYKES-IMPERIAL ™ cavcan Calgary's Quality Plano a FURNITURE STORE THE M ATTHEWS “THE STORE THAT SETS THE PACE” MUSIC HOUSE 328 8th AVENUE WEST Ltd. | | prospect of abundant happiness if we , many good friends in Strathmore dist | 2000000000 aa phaaaaaddibiied pam: | KING EDWARD HOTEL vse WHERE EVERYONE FEELS AT HOME => — JOHN SPIRROS =§ MANAGFR Phone No.1 Sirathmore Country Club D. A. PERRY wade these Golf Grounds very attrac} — Ba 7s tie e Ra recs a ——110fi tive. ‘The Strathmore Golf Club, beauti his Club, has always been — self fully located one half mile North of Supporting, and has never received town was formed in the year 1921, on “fy grants of any kind, from town or a wild Prairie Quarter Section, wits Municipality, and is a great asset to lake in the centre thereof. It has con the Town. tinued to make steady progress eve The Presidents, since its inception since, and is now considered to be One are— of the best Nine Hole Country Goll I. W. R. Lambert, (deceased) { Courses in the Province of Alberta. R. 8S, Stockton. 4 iN) In 1928 the Clubhouse was added to J. Van Tighem, (deceased). Akos : ¥ y } oS AL pers tNukende this property, which has been improy k, W. E. Whiteside. ed upon year by year, by our Ladies, G. H. Patrick, und is now a credit to the Club. Thige D. A. Perry. along With other improvements, such T. S. Hughes. as Hedges and Evergreen trees has A. Pierson. (HASE FUNERAL HOME 4 BRINGS CITY SERVICE T0 A COUNTRY TOWN Phone 78 Strathmore or M3030 Calgary | WE CONGRATULATE THE A. F. & A, M, imesonint te nt sronieg Boe Ti o ° ry o downstairs| ON 30 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE dancers and the squeeze when supper was served. The fire of Strathmore Lodge No, 53 A.B. & A, . : . M., established 1912 can lay claim to 1924 destroying that property, teh va:/§ KNIGHT'S BINDERY being the oldest organization in the! ©'"t Presbyterian Church which was district. The tirst meeting place of its Purchased, altered and improved CALGARY - 607CentreSt. ALBERTA Ww : sas ‘lhe Makes an excellent lodge room The! Samara: Rogar to ld nae afi: — BOOKBINDERS AND STATIONERY grounds are well kept, and the corner Opera House,” was, until the erection on which the building stands is most MANUFACTURERS of the Memorial Hall the centre of all attractive. LETTER BY JOHN McKENZIE (Continued From Page 1 This Section) oy USED CARS TRUCKS 1938 FORD DE LUXE FORDOR—- 1937 FORD DE LUXE TUDOR— With Heater, and Heavy Dut With Heater. Tires, Reconditioned .. $885.0 Reconditioned .............. $700.00 of the people in his home town are| complementary. The land is the source of all life, while the town provides a centre for religious, educational, com- mercial, social, and political develop- ment, ‘They are necessary to each other, The country newspaper is a link which binds them together, The Future— Hope, faith in the future of Alberta, and of their own district, the spirit of the pioneer, animated the people of! Strathmore and its Surrounding dist- rict thirty years ago. To all of us there has come at times disappoint ment so far as material success is! concerned, but material success ta! fortunately a small part of life, and tn} the possession of good friend and con tinuing confidence in the wise dispen sations of Divine Providence lies true success, | The rosy hopes of those who came to Alberta in the earlier years will} yet be realized, It remains a land ex | ceptionally favored in natural resour ces and in fertility, and offering a 1938 FORD STANDARD FORDOR. 1935 FORD DE LUXE SEDAN— With Heater, With Heater and Radio. Reconditioned $850.00 Reconditioned .......... $550.00 1932 FORD COACH— 1938 FORD STANDARD TUDOR— With New Style Fuel Pump, Man- E t Wah Bem ere. $795.00 ifold and Carburetor .. $350.00 a Sestt ee e tal s — TRUCKS — 1936 FORD DE LUXE FORDOR— With Heater. 1936 FORD 2 TON DE LUXE— Reconditioned .............. $625.00 157’’ Wheelbase, Ne Ie at a With Box ...................... $625.00 1935 FORD STANDARD TUDOR-- With Heater, and Jumbo Tires. 1936 FORD 2 TON STANDARD— Reconditioned .............. $525.00 157’’ Wheelbase, MO BOR cicscsnececssesesesesosens $575.00 Can adapt Our Man made~= systems to! take advantage of it, Though | had, for, domestic reasons, to leave it, | hope some day to return, if only tor a Visit and renw the acquaintance of my rict and throughout the Province | Every week I scan the Standard — for| news of them. I do not know if this is what Mrs Moore asked me to write for this edi- tion, It is entirely fro mmemory, but it may throw some sidelights on thise| days of the past, and evoke further memories among its readers. I wish the Standard many succesful years to come under her able and gallant edit orship, and happiness and success to) the good folk of Strathmore and its| countryside. Adieu for the present, JOHN MacKENZIb, Rothesay, Scotland. 1935 CHEVROLET— Master Goupe, With Hanser, 1932 FORD LIGHT DELIVERY— Reconditioned .............. $490.00 (Four Cylinder) / EET Eliana ia eet $150.00 1934 FORD STANDARD COUPE—. Reconditioned .......... $375.00 1937 FORD LIGHT DELIVERY— 1930 DODGE STANDARD— With Practically New Heavy eta 8a i ccciscsus Sie $250.00 Duty Tires .................... $625.00 H* GHE MOTORS STRATHMORE, ALBERTA Thrilling! Exciting! “TARZAN OF THE APES” Monday to Friday, 5.30 to 5.45 p.m. nan (ar A a, ee at. we teed hes i lS Sen = ee chee ot ee en ene anes, mam AT te a i i Da UE a SR GS A Ni che ntieR eats, ts ONE is pth A SEC At week enin, on 8 will ¢ Jack Unfo eesti ieee eee ee a ee a THE STRATHMORE STANDARD SECTION SIX— DRAMATIC CLUB ENTERTAINMENT | IN THE MEMORIAL HALL ——— ESE Monday, May 22, all interest will very colorful operetta, an centre on the Night of Plays, to be from’ Gilbert & Sullivans, presented in the Memorial Hall under! Pianfore. the auspices of the loca) Dramatic The Play “Joint Owners in Spain’ Club. will be put on by members of Dram- The Musical Club are arranging atic Club. Local Jottings nn te eee 833s Messrs Erswell and adaptation H. M a At a meeting of Session held last Katterhagen week, it was decided to hold the reop-| are busy audting the books of the ening services of teh United Church’ Town this week. on Sunday, May 28th. Full particulars | te | will appear later. | Duncan Gordon of the Royal Bank! een Statt has been transferred to ‘Turner, Valley. He will report at his new post! Sturday next. Mr Gordon has made Acting as umpire at a softball match | many friends during his short stay in Sunday last, Jack Crellin was struck Strathmore, who will be sorry to learn’ in the chin by a ball with such torce! of his transfer, but will wish him the ag to cause a fractured chin and jaw! best for the future, bone. The injury is exceedingly pain--| 34032 —— tul.e it will be about three weeks be- | SUNDAY, MAY 14TH TO BE fore food can be taken normally. Jack! OBSERVED AS MOTHERS’ DAY Van Tighem is substituting at school; for Mr Crellin, Jack Crellin suffers Unfortunate accident ——— 8 583 Some In many homes and for many indiv- | iduals Mothers’ Day will be observed | with joyous thought and tender care ! for the one, who if she be true to ber, Mr and Mrs A.M. Cumming and baby Jim of Stony Plain will arrive H during the week end for a visit with! their mother, Mrs Moore, } high responsibility, is the centre and | | queen of the home, The 13th Field Company of Royali It will mean home visits for those Canadian Engineers will form a guard! wpoge work calls them away from the of honor in Calgary for their Majesties! pome root-tree. on May 26 next. Don Brown isa mem-) pg many others it will recall only ber of this unit and hence will be one’ more intensely the unutterable long: of the guard, | ing and the despairing heartache that ay | ure and to wish him every success in ‘in most of the events, | hill, | took part. Strathmore won the Junior | is caused by the vacant chair. To such Miss Folk took her Rhythmic Band, we hope the “Everlasting Arms” will) up to the Festival in Calgary be near to protect and guide. Mlustrated—Chevrolet Master De Luxe Sedan with trunk. IT IS OUR GOOD FORTUNE 10 BRING IN AT THIS TIME, A CAR LOAD OF THESE FINE CARS, THEREFORE WE HAVE ON HAND SOME EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD USED CARS. 1934 FORD 1931 FORD 1938 PLYMOUTH COACH 1987 CHEV. SEDAN— Low Mileage 1987 FORD SEDAN 1937 TERRAPLANE COACH Phone 12 oe Phd 1980 NASH 6 SEDAN 1937 CHEV. 1983 CHEV. Panel Light Delivery ) JOHN DEERE FARM MACHINERY DeLaval the Greatest Name in Dairy Supplies at Terms Never Before Obtainable W. J. Weyers FATHER LEAVER APPOINTED TO NEW oh —_ 3 The Standard has just learned of une trausfer of the Rev. Father Leaver! to the parish of Canmore effective late’ this month. | Since Father Leaver came to Strath- more last Fall, he has earned for him-' It was my good fortune recently to self the high regard of the community | be able to inspect the work that Mr by his sympathetic and public spirited Griffin is now carrying on at Strath- nature, These attributes, coupled with’ more. My first contact with his work his scholarly qualities have been a de-' was with 4 bed of 3,000 seedling lily cided asset to his church and the com’ bulbs in full blossom all hybrids of munity in general. his own production and a marvellous W. R. READER Superintendent of Parks, Calgary ——' 103 5- =< The Standard therefore wishes to collection indeed. Passing on to the take this opportunity to express Sin- less spectacuJar but} more utilitar- cere regret at his impending depart- jan part of his work, 1 was shown a , blot of land where were pears, apples, his new field. | plums, apricots, cherries and numer- 20.———— our other fruits growing vigorously | STRATHMORE-CARSELAND and healthily, All of these had not fruited and the entire hardiness of AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS SPORTS DAY After being postponed trom Satur | day the sports were held Monday after ° some had not been actually proved, but, as Mr Griffin is doing a consid- erable amount of gratling and budding § is working on stocks of the very / noon, May 8th. Despite bad weather} eSB ANY 6 adhe y h thiet ve good extiibit | hardiest type imported from Manch- ieee mae eth ES dsces uria, Siberia, Russia and other parts , t ; ions and put up very good competition 6h thelwond WHFS the climate. te at least as extreme as our own, there is | every indication that his efforts will} prove successful. Indeed, that has al-| ready been proved in some instances as I was privileged to see healthy crops of plums and such as Duchess Wealthy and various crabs and Senior Shields, Carseland the two already in bearing. Walnuts and but- Intermediate Shields and Gleneairn | ternuts ure coming on. the Rural School Shield. A complete; One very interesting ‘experiment Heddhs Shed ce ondgbadan ha 1: ssc a that Mr Griffin is conducting is to see More schools were entered this year than ever before. Carseland, Strath. more, Cheadle, Namaka, Serviceberry | Creek, Glencairn, Berta Vale, Cairn--| Akenstad and Hervey Schools ly. if it is possible to grow a really worth- The winners of this Track Meet will while apricot in our climate, Siberian compete with the winners from the) goricot species are decidedly hard Gleichen and Bassano ‘Track Meets on) 4y4 are useful as ornamental subjects Saturday, May 20, at Strathmore.’ pooause of their attractive pink blos- These events will begin at 10 4m. cons, put the fruit they produce 4s Your attendancec is urged as a strong without flesh-dry and husky, Manch- competition is assured, urian species, whilst they produce fleshy fruit, lack sweetness ald are generally unpalatable at least to our taste. But trees from both these sources are extremely hardy and it 4s; hoped that by working some of the! better of the new hardy varieties on | these hardy stocks, apricots of a qual-| ity such as have’ been successfully | ~ ‘Strathmore, Alberta, May 11th, 1939 (MR. A. GRIFFIN, SUPT. CP-LD. CONDUCTS NOVEL THE MUNICIPA [EXPERIMENT IN’ DEVELOPING FRUITS & FLOWERS L- DISTRICT | and return the pips. apples | sss —— eee productive that even his shelter belts consist of fruit producing species—- saskatoon plums and crab apples, most unique material for a shelter belt. One interesting feature of such a shelter belt is that the fruit produced will tend to attract birds which may prove helpful by feeding on insect pests at- tacking the fruit trees proper Mr Griffin is very liberal with fruit he produces but, in the case of stone fruit, il is always given away With one stipulation — you are to Save the 33035 LADIES GOLF CLUB —:30::—— FIRST ROUND— SUNDAY, MAY 14th_ 1st Flight— Mrs Van Tighem vs Mrs Chamberlain Ix. Sorensen vs. Mrs Hughes M. Bremner ys. Mrs Nicholl M. Marcum vs. Mrs Gitfen | Mrs Fessenden vs Mrs May Mrs Koch ys. ‘I. Glendinning | Mrs Holmes vs. G. Fessenden 2nd Flight— H. Shrimpton vs. W. Porteous M. Folk vs. Mrs Patrick | J. Hebbs vs. Mrs Field | V. Belts vs. Mrs Piersou | Mrs White vs. Mrs Whiteside | V. Pritchard vs. &. Werling A. Wright — ? MOTHERS DAY SUNDAY, MAY 14th We give a hearty invitation to all to! attend our Mothers’ Day service at 11} o'clock, The girls will have charge of the service. Special singing by the) Junior Choir, songs trom the Primary | department, and some home scenes, by | some of our Junior girls and boys,! Come and worship in honor of our} Mothers, ‘The singing of the hymns} will be lead by the Sunday School or chestra. produced in Manitoba and of sufficient | hardiness for our climate may yet be produced. Mr Griffin’s principle work has been | in connection with hybridizing, rats- ing of seedling stock and budding, &, but he has not neglected cultural | practices in other directions, He has| given much study to methods of plant- ing and pruning and the best soils for certain varieties, though he has been most fortunate in this latter regard in both locations where bis experimen. | tal work has been conducted-——Lrooks | aud Strathmore; in both places the soil has been of excellent quality tor tne work he has carried on. The question ot polination of certain, truit trees is a very important one,! some varieties of certain fruits self fertile, others being self These self-sterile varieties are suscep.) tible only to certain Other varieties and therefore these compatible pollin- ators must be planted in proximity if fruit is to be produced, Mr Griffin has made a close study of this subject. At Strathmore, so keen is Mr Grif-| being} sterile, | fin to make every part of his project) 11 ieee RADIop ions Frank B. Fleming PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT CFAC AMATEUR FINALS— At last the long list of amateur con- tests are over and the FINALS are al- most here. In twenty Southern Alberta! towns and cities between 475 and 500) aspiring amateurs took part in the} contests. One hundred and sixty, K | (eight from each centre), were chosen for the broadcast, and of these twenty : | winners were selected. In some cases there were more than One person tuk: | Ing part in the “act”, so there will be 27 contestants coming to Calgary for the finals, The Contest will be held at the Elks Hal In Calgary, May 24, at 10 p.m. and the compete show will be broadcast. All contestants wil have their round- trip transportation paid, They will all be the guests of CFAC at a banquet to be held before the program. The six) ® | chosen as winners will appear on the! B Stage of the Palace Theatre the tol | lowing evening, May 25th, where they will be presented with their prizes | $105.00 in all. Expenses necessitated by the overnight stay of these six will} be paid, In addition to Forty first prize winner will receive one! week free vacation at Sylvan Lake, and will also be engaged at the Up: town Theatre, Sylvan Lake, for six | days with suitable remuneration. COUPE COUPE DELIVERY LIGHT DELIVERY Dollars, the Strathmore | of Calgary, } ser will be with her for | house and Mr Christensen | busy signing up customers, and meet | | teh above date. ' the comforts and amusements of home. COMING EVENTS — The Official Bourd of the United| Church have secured the services — ol} Miss Kathleen Greene, to replace M1 Fred Ducet who is unable to be with us, for their entertainment in teb church on ‘Tuesday next, May 16th, | 8.30 p.m. Local talent are also provid. ing several numbers, A good program is assured, Mrs Trainor’s orchestra will furnish | good music for a dance to be held at! Cheadle, May 31 under the auspices of) The Cheadle Sports Club. A good tloor, good music, and a good time assured, PES Announcement— faye wishes to an nounce that Miss Martha McQuillen | Hair Stylist and Hairdres: | the coming} | months, So start the summer out with| ' a suitable hair style, | | ANNOUNCEMENT —'i0::—— A business transaction was complet | ed Monday, whereby Mr Dowsley oj Western Canada Refrigeration Ltd purchased the stores on Main Street formerly occupied by Barbor & Crad | dock and M. B, Garrett. Mr Stone are now} They expect in oa ing with much success. to start building operations | month’s time., 'Ott— 22052~ “PENNY PICTORIAL’’ JUNE 14, 1913) ett We bave been loaned a very worn copy of the above magazine much | | ol The feature of interest to us is a de. tailed and interesting story by Sydney | | Coldwell, well known resident Strathmore today, giving his exper iences of various conditions in Strath. ot) more on his arrival 1910 and following | years. Space forbids reprinting the article in full in which Mr Coldwell describes | in detail his experiences as farm lab-| orer, C, P. R. laborer, homesteading, We give the two concluding para-| etc, graphs, i¢ 1 have nothing to complain of with! regard to climate. The summer days are fine and warm, with delighttully coo] nights; the winter though severe! at times, can be easily overcome. To conclude | would say that to the worker, Western Canada oOlfers far more and better opportunities of suc- cess than are to be found inthe Old Country; but one must be prepared for hardships, and forego fora time ! of this meeting was Mr J. | of Which Was held on January , Council was comprised of Dr H. | cerned with organization prised the Council with Mr W. | landed in Langdon one sunny Saturday | H ten days. On Saturday night we had ay | atoes between us to keep them Oe Of BOW VALLEY NO. 219 L. C. VAN TIGHEM At the time of an Anniversary bum- ber much reminiscing is engaged in} und consequently many bappy discus- sious follow. An attempt to cover the} entire history of the farming district} ' now included within the boundaries oi} the Municipal District of Bow Valley No, 219 is beyond the scope of this ar- ticle, however, an attempt will be) made to cover the outstanding features of the derelopment of this District, | In December 1909 a meeting was cal- ‘ed in Strathmore and a Road Vistrict formed, this was the beginning of or- ganized Municipal lite. The Chairman A. Schultz, and the Secretary, Mr DL. FF. Boisse-| vain, The outcome of this meeting was the formation of an Improvement Vis- trict known as 1274, the first meeting | 15th, | 1910. Mr Schultz was elected = dair-| man and H, A. Michaelis was appoint- ed Secretary-lreasurer, The tirst | Bar- clay and Messrs J. A, Schultz, W.| Marshall, D. BF. Boissevain and W. ¢ Way. This Council was chiefly Con-| work, as| each train was bringing new settlers) and with them, new responsibilities| for the officers of the Improvement District. June 8th, 1912 Mr Way resigned as a Councillor and Was appointed Secret- ary-Treasurer of the district. Within a few months, the formation of the Mun icipal District was an accomplished fact and the first Council meeting of the Municipal District of Bow Valley, No. 219 was held in Strathmore on Jan-| uary 6th, 1915. The first Keeve was| O, Christensen, tather of the present! Engineer of the Municipal Grading | Crew, and Messrs E. 2. Green, A. Wat-| thomson com-} G. Way} as Secretary~lreasurer, The Ottice was located in the Strathmore Stand- ard Office owned and Operated at that) time by Mr John MacKenzie. son, J. McLean and J. The Municipal District took in all the lands north of the Bow River in} Townships, 21--25; 21—26; 22—24;| 22—25; 22—26; 28—24; 28—2b; 2 26; 24—24; 24—25, 24—26 all west of teh 4th, together with the Hamlets of Carseland, Namaka, Cheadle = and Strangmuir. At the time of the tormat- jon of the district there were only tive Councillors but this number was — in-! creased to six in Uctober 1913. which | sume as al present, Road Allowances, Fencing regula- tions, Canal Bridges and ailway Crossings were important issues for the Councillors of that time and old timers can recall many disputes Over these matters which were brought to! the Council for setilement, is the DIFFICULTIES et W. VAN DER VELDE 220%: We known as the Brothers at Langdon, three in number, ———- Van Der Velde morning April 6th, 1908. Coming trou the State of lowa, we brought with us} Wagon and box, small table, four chairs, tins stove, a few trying pans, two beds, democrat, sulky plow, grind stone, 4 horses and ten bushels of corn and an old 4 horse disc. We hid} under a wagon box to save train tare, coming here in the box car which took real snow storm and had snow drilts a foot deep on our box car bed next day We slept in bed with two sacks of pot- trom out On| treezing. On Monday we ventured on the prairie to find our location, COME TO - - Phe lirst Municipal Ollice was built in 1916 ext door to the Ollice of the Strathmore Standard and this building occupied as a Municipal Otlice un- It Was about this time that shed, located Lauudry, was purchased [rom Chase The pre sell ollice Was buill in 1929 and one of the best Municipal Oilices the Province, Roads have always played a large part in the allairs of the Municipal District and the Council of 1918 pur- Chased two-tractors to participate in this important work. Suuall graders were bought to be used with these machines until linally in 1928 a Stroud elevating grader was purchased, This brought in the high grade rouds = and in 1930 the first Caterpillar tractor Was purchased to enable better use to be made of the elevating machinery. ‘The present equipment cousists of Was til 1929. the Municipal Machine hext lo the Strathmore & Co, is iu Caterpillar Diesel RD7 and a Union Tractor 42 in., Elevating grader with au Auxiliary motor, for casting dirt and an Adams Leaning Wheel grader, tor spreading. Seed Grain assistance and Hail in- surauce protection were major issues in the years 1918 to 1922 but untortun- ately they were not contined to that period and still are major issues with Municipal Councils, Mr Way severed his connections With the Council and District in Feb- ruary 1925 and this was a source of much regret lo all concerned as Mi Way had carried ou bis duties as Sec retury-Treasurer in a most exemplary manner for a period of thirteen years, lu his successor, Mr D. N, Gardiner, th district Was most lortunate and the highly satisfactory work of Mr Way Was continued by Mr Gardiner until his resignation in 1936. Mr Gardine: Was succeeded by the present Secret ary-Treasurer, L. C, Van lighem Education of the children of the DistricL Was well taken Care of at all times and at present there ure sixteen | rural schools and The Carseland Con- solidated Schoo! District catering to the educational needs of the district. Looking back over a period of 3u years we find great development has taken place, much has been done of which no mention has been made in this article and many residents sery- ing on the various Councils have ren- dered great service by devoting their time and talents to the affairs of the District. We hesitate, however, to Men- tion any one name as all had Weir part in the work and development otf this district, We close with the hope that when another thirty years have passed by and the Strathmore Stand- ard is presenting its 60th Anniversary number that still greater advance- ment and progress will be recorded, CON QUERED > ee ee e ‘Tuesday we started to build a barn for C. W. Anderson 20 x 20 and our first meal was on @e tin stove at noon on the bald headed prairie, fried frozen potatoes, tea, and bread, And was it good? We boarded 4 days in our box to live a couple of days in Mr Ander- car. When we Moved out to the farm son's hay mow, 1 thought we had a real home then.. ‘Then we went and built a 20 x 20 barn on our Own land, with an upstairs, single boarded all ov er and lived up there fortwo years, with four horses and a cow down stairs. Lucky again. We bought anoth- er team of horses and two single walk- ing breaking plows and started to break out our 141 acre farm. May | say that we got 200 acres of stubble land from Frank Lewis at Langdon (Continued on Page Two this Section) FRASER'S for GENERAL — TINSMITHING, PLUMBING FURNACES REPAIRED & INSTALLED FARM APPLIANCES A SPECIALTY PAGE FOUR— THE STAN DARD, STRATHMORE Thursday, May 11th, 1939 Advertising Rates : WELL DRILLING } The Name “Str aihmore” Classified Advertising, per issue ... 85¢ 8 PUMPS. ia secs mas cai aes YY GY aes ks cca s,s is IONS T0 THE Three issues for .............................-.. $1.00 WINDMILL— | T. M. WEARS But I have not yet told you who did § _M Reading Notices, Coming Events ...... 50c AND PIPE— Mews te, He sald, “rhe expetintecdort of STRATHMORE STANDARD The : > ‘ , : e. J . “The Cards of Thanks, In Memoriam Notices, etc —-Al] Water Supplies— Place names in Canada are sadly the re ie t re eh VA prema ol b . area per issue . 50c WwW C TUCKER lacking in originality. It would appear i i whe de 2 1e C P R from Medic: | | of the lay Advertising Rates on Applicati ok. that pioneers got over the difficulty of Te ae ee ne a ee ea ne ON [TS THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY ) choirs Disp ay ve ising Ss on PP cation. N P.O. 215— Strathmore the matter of nomenelature by trans: (s 7 eee his at eo e he y 4 Chuse aio ‘ wat : . pe was rather prone to giving Scoteb kK SAS SSISISSSOSCSOS SISO ISOS SOOO II IIS SSSSLSS SSS SA SLISS Ss Phone— King Edward planting the names of the places they’ ; 5 ae eae ; am 8 came from, English, Scotch, Irish, Am nams to the little towns then arising _ *Armis FOR RENT— DWELLINGS—3, 4 and cor sa_e— MARQUIS WHEAT é& ericans and toreigners used this sim slong the track.” Ld j ae 5 rooms. Apply ‘Il. M. Wears, Barris Red Bob, all cleaned, ready to so ras ple method so that we have many dup- an ig em / al Sod sch aba wid serigemathe Apply A. Story, Cheadle Phone 1910. es | peat ht RAMEE heatne big peal . | { 11th, Now 18 THE TIME TO IMPROVE) —— ————--—~ — C,H. DAWSON Glo: ccemtiy ts tron sues, | Oe BOMIDAY | ily t your land with Sweet Clover in the! FOR SALE— 610 GALLON GAS - i, a : gion > aaatang ikea” Oe TIME A es I ship 0 stubble crop. It is cheap. For sale Tank, Heavy Duty, 2 Compartments, Mu hte ih ri oly ait oC wth ne ROLLS AROUND genci S$ tity Sweet Clover Seed, oats and barley | with bolsters to fit truck. $75.00 GENERAL ne a Loa! is I seta eh ORL Head for the ; 4 progr all Government graded, Apply Wj| cash. Apply Rube Uliyott, Strath- TRUCKING 4 > ace Name in Scoland, FO 18 wal: PHONE 21 STRATHMORE B so in Harold Risdon, Phone 1108 My25! more, 4 miles west, main highway. Cream Route +E aatél PYRG own THC ta Y h Swan? i anata 8! e( s tow ui 4 F. P - - -_- when ws a er CT OTT EI Tr ne 4 4 : P Seine P - pee » were WANTED— GOOD DOG, wal oa, TAKE FOR SUMMER PASTURE— Tuesdays & Fridays 1914. Coming originally trom that part Pp A ( | F | ( Fe = es, Thurs trained to herd sheep, not ey Old.) 39 Head cattle or horses, at 75 cents GAS & OLLS of ela tth called gig dk ers nae iis VSLLLLSSLSLSLLOSLA . Flore Apply G. J. Shock, Lyalta, Phone a head per month, Excellent pasture PHONE 1s... there is a “Strathmore,” | was natural- H | yo rick.‘ 1705 Strathmore. - of wv : i . ly curious to know how’ Strathmore NY ; ee and plenty of water. A. Konkin, STRATHMORE it ce ; 17 atten Obie 8 ly wi s ne » so shortly after corr FOR SALE— |. H.C. THREE BOT Cheadle, Alta, af ie -Sebdelenoeo i man ord ine ’ y et week tom Plow, almost Seale J. Nelson, ' 5 Tae _____| view of the approaching visit of _ the J FRESH and SMOKED MY porate Carseland, Phone 2005. | FOR SALE— 15 GOOD SOWS, WITH ; King and Queen it may not be out of take ad: t f a) bg “ai | Pigs by side, Apply Homer Nelson, NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF | jjace to recapitulate, ake advantage o % ) Gera Phone 1010, Strathmore M18) ASSESEMENT ROLL The result of my investigations was M E A T \) 8 TON Pint MAS Beco : ee TOWN OF STRATHMORE | that our town undoubtedly took its LOW COST MW ‘ai ° Se a name from the Valley of Strathmore, Ny t oy os ASSESSMENT ROLL 1939 which lies between the Grampian 8 Seat HIRTLE’S £ Notice is hereby given that the As; Mountains (of Douglas fame) and the 30 DAY NY ial mi . h %) sessment Koll of the Vown of Strath Sidlaw Hills in the County ot ANEUB, | Ny t the | T Bs $ | more for the year 1939, has been pre: | on the Hast coast of Scotland. ‘The |} ow BEEF VEAL NY sais ' Ch h N t ' HEA RE <I pared and is now open Abe {nepection| OeHae ; ve ads Mes i ne peurt fr A RES t pene urc 6) es £| at the office of the secretary-treasurer | “Strath” meaning “valley” and pau | 0 ening —::0;:—- yaar ee ¢ of the town trom ten o'clock in the! ey We Rea UU Race cea ; aie 4 Tickets on sale PORK MUTTON on the UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA *| forenoon to four o'clock in the atter-| #8 interesting Lo note that the Man ob} a: Hy AY 7 Ere andathae ; aa at i times Rev. V. M. Gilbert, B.A., B. D. rey Caparo tere ¢| hoon on every day which is not a pub-| Strathmore, it ha Nats pede picid tr | JUNE 16-17-18 rf trios Minister THe TRUER ETHIC ANTS x lic holiday, except Saturday, and on | AH AES LN Cee ta, deed JUNE 30 - JULY 1-2 8 all ki Strathmore, Alberta eter it Yene teary z that day trom ten o'clock in the tore: in us Valley of Strathmore, Mey JULY 14-15-16 Bic Miss Edith Hirle— : Sy ; | noon until two o'clock in the afternoon, | OW2°4 ic sheesh Misa hehe JULY 28-29-30 N ough! In Technicolor .* Glamis. ‘The castle is in the Scottish| us: Choir Leader and Pianist. | and that any person who desires to Bewittal ; ae Nth weiiaats AUG. 18-19-20 outsic gems $ 4} $n SN | object to the entry of his name o} Boos style, and the hame lam | ° tothe Mothers Day— Sunday, May 14, 1939 WEDNESDAY, MAY 17th | that of any other person upon the saia the ‘i Braise Ser neigce 8 eal SEPT, 1-2-3 To CHEADLE— 2.45 p.m.— Worship. BREAKING THE ICE ‘| roll or to the assessment of any pro pAkcngsibin: ing tbe from d SEPT. 15-16-17 M put 0 LAT » | SenkANA vive : | Gaelic glamhus— a ‘wide gap’ a ‘vale? | ; ; Si RLATHMORE— Bobby Breen and Chas, Ruggles t perty or to the assessed ‘value placed | bam “4 & ar nite ak a the| Gothe lost Suitable the 2 10 a.m.— Worship, and Junior and—. QUIZ CONTEST + | upon any property, must within thiriy ; It dates oe hee bestowd the Date were Congregation, Ee ' | days atter the date of this notice lodg 17th century. Ro me Il bes eed Hull infornati fr For tl Subject— “Mary's Advice.” SRIDAY. ANG GATUNDAY t a complaint in writing with the secret earldom to John Lyon, founder of the u mn ormat 1on re om Pinaf 11 a.m.— Church School. + ary-treasurer of the town, existing family, who had married the any Canadian Pacific data: ‘There will be an open session of the} MAY 19th and 20th % King’s second daughter, so that there Agent appre School and a Mother’s Day Program DAWN PATROL + | Dated this 14th day of April 1939, is a distant affinity between the tamil- oF b | : “K an an, » King be-| j will be presented. ; < M B. GARRETT, ies oF our King Be eae aes | CA NADIA | { ) perso 7.30 p.m.— Worship. ‘ : re ling able to trace his ancestry t ag | PACI Fa Cc 7 Week (1 hy ¢ Secretary-Treasurer ‘ : ; successor} Subject— “Jesus’ Verdict. NEWS & COMED) + Robert the Bruce, whose 1 or + a __..| was Robert IL || ——————$———————— P S h 108: 0066464444 E ELE Believing it was time to get inform-| Wee ne nd c werd ee hone 43 trathmore | cr ee g § are considered to be the old- ee : > ld- ST. MICHAEL’S AND ALL ANGELS MORE $ FROM HENS pyc eran N aa est chain of retail distributors on the | men CHURCH | Isn't is natural that well teu fj got in touch w ith Mr William Pearce,| North American continent, =| Sp pageegegesscosccssessscscosooesooeeccecccesced oC ones Geo. W. Lang, B. A. L.th. | | poultry will lay more than Slack then of the C P R who sent me an in-| pee sien taak pee one ae te eeetiat can 0a 00 birds? Your hens will be health teresting item about Strathmore, In! May 14— 5th eipday after genteel est if they get the minerals they his narrative he said— “You will nt) —— ‘ = ; need to make eggs, instead of ice the very many names of stations) Me Ote BAe aay Order Your Summer PRUNES Uses TRG eat , = SHSTERNER asi ical COAL AND WwooD minerals and becoming more E T sate Sonia School subject to diseases, Peed Wat A 45 a.m.— y Se ; Wa Serv . rom— kins Mineralized Poultry TLlonic li am.— Service of Matins aud F 7 PARSONS and keep your flock in good i y \ condition, Special Service for Mothers and P.O 118 — Phone 377 gil PY a aie 28 their families. Bh J f P 7.30 p.m.— St, Andrew’s, Gleichen, DRUMHELLER (Your Watkins Dealer) 652 McDougall Road, Phone M7296 : c i Special Service for Young People. algary Evensong and Sermon. S. LIBIN, Manager ededetobeedededeeiede SACRED ce CHURCH CHICK STARTER— LARD— — NOTICE — va Gold medal— (Pure), Swift’s— red IN PHYA TAT 2 OF WALI |e meee mm ete Juicy Sweet, © 100 ibs ............ $3.10 Bilge, cece 5Bc as STRATHMORE— JAMWS KELLY, late of Butte, County ERE EEE LEEEELEEEVESTET IS: Sunkist, Family 50 lbs paren ate ie $1.70 10 lbs 25 SE eto $1.05 Mase every Sunday 10.30 am. ex “The purest form in which of Silver Bow, in the State of Mon ; PETE DE KORT Size, 344 s— 25 ibs eI A>. 2 nae gUc Baking POWDE cepting first Sunday of the month, tebecco con be smoked | tana, one of the United States of An 50 for ................ 60c 10 ibs pet 45c Magic, 12 os, eye when Mass will be at 10 a.m. erica, Farmer, deceased. Carpenter Half Case ...... $1.79 — aes 212 Tb tin abo OTieet Sunday of the Month, Mass | Notice is hereby given that all pe STRATHMORE Advanced 75c case, DEVELOPER— - aceon Buy while our Stock lasts. s0ns having claims upon the estate o! the above named Walter James Kelly, PHONE M4470— JAMES MORRIS | at llem. REV. I. LBAVER, M. A. 1uU lbs 50 ibs Shortening, 2 lb 25c _& lbs FLORIST and SEEDMAN | who died on the 29th day of March, FRATERNAL Cut Flowers For All Occasions A. D, 1936, are required to file with yp eee wer Wedding Bouquets Floral Designs || The Trusts and Guarantee Company APPLES— BUT' TER— THE CANADIAN LEGION Seeds, Bulbs, House Plants, Btc. || Limited, Administrator of his Estate, Winsap, Sound, Fresh Dairy, Ne. 108. E. 8. L. 331A 8th Ave. West CALGARY | by the 30th day of June A, D, 198%, a 5 lbs eee es 25c GRUWING MASH Z lbs Pept + or ey full statement duly verified ol their SUrrobwikn cL PORK & BEANS on the C P R have Scotch names. You} q may probably not remember that the} original Strathmore was down at the| bottom of the valley just to the W est | of Eagle Lake, so that the description | of the valley of Strathmore would to! som extent it the conditions surround-| Phone 28 Strathmore Alta. ing the original site, which was about! 9 four miles east of the present town o! Strathmor. ‘The old town of Strath more was immediately south of Hagle Be Lake, about the north east corner oj 19,23,24, W4. j ORANGES— ee ame | | A peer: - ee Rs i 2 -~- rere = iat a slaims and o y securities held by - efosfosderdeofoofoeferfoobeten3 thet and that ‘alter that date we Ad- LEMONS— Gold Medal— ry hwy : ministrator will distribute the assets | " OZ, tins ...... H U B of the deceased among the parties en.- | Large Size 300, " TOMATOES— titled thereto having regard only to) (SE gic 86 WOZEN ........-.----.- q Choice, large tins, slaims of which notice 8 een | CABBAGE— BILLIARD ROOM 3) to jeu or wuich have been broueh ree GB £0R eremererrees | BOWLING ALLEY % |. it: knowledge. Maite vavornia New, | | MEAT SCRAP— 24 tins .......... $2.50 |i President STRATHMORE : Dated this 22nd day of April, 1939. TOM ATOES_ sananee 100 lbs its $2.40 e Pp H Sec. Treas, Tobaccos and All i WARD H. PATTERSON, THE HOTEL OF THE F 11b 20 BABY CHICK raw berry, Sure i Hall Manager ----- James Swansor Smokers Necessaries. 7 Solicitor for HOTEL FRIENDLY HEARTH Cc resh, 1 Ib ........ 0 SCRTACH FEED— 4 lb tin .............. 55c | Meetings held the Second Tuesday | The Trusts and Guarantee Company ARROTS— Plum, Pure— of each month. All eligible welcome R. HAMBLY, Prop. i Limited, | Administrator, GROSVENOR F California New, 100 lbs - $2.50 Aanain 39¢ as members. eben | 227, 8th Ave West, Calgary, Alberta : dial 4 bunches ........... 25c 50 lbs sregsrocessses $1. 39 Raspberry, Pure, Vancouver is @ most popular cily | LETTUCE— 4 lb tin olen 3S Risdon’s Machine | for travel during this month of Large Size, HONEY— | May. If you are planning to come, Solid Heads, ea. 10c CALF MEAI Pur it will be wise to have your reser- vations made as soon as possible, Hotel Grosvenor not only offers full, modern Hotel comtort ONION SETS— No. 1 Dutch Sets, 2 lbs and | ience, but is centrally loca | ; M RESIDENCE W BUSINESS rer a e. pe ws guest a | Beplcipiior 8, “ CHICK GRIT— ee ae A PHONE 27R3 PHONE 27R2 full, quiet night’s rest, Hotel Groe- | [IP SRE ssnnn-- nn Cc 100 lbs ............ $1.00 MIRACLE WHIP venor has no bar, WALNUTS— MAPLE BUDS— 32 oz, Jar ........... 50c GENERAL MACHINISTS AND WELDERS Eacelent Qood yee ot ee 25¢ aE pooy me lendid Sernce «sid AA OB cevccececeeeccernere F T ee ic g ELECTRIC AND ACETYLENE WELDING Aire KRAFT CHEESE wise TOFRTES 12 pkgs for .... $1.10 — CYLINDER REBORING — ALL WORK GUARANTEED 2 lb box CATSHUP— Heinz Tomato, Large Bottle Special NO BAR | | | Graham WAFERS— 1 lb pkg. ............ 19c Sweet BISCUITS— Hy-Class, 2 lbs 35c Red Rose, 1 lb .. 50c Nabob, 1 lb 52c hh = i a A tshie Musical Club MRS. G. H. PATRICK The Grigiti 06: of the Musical Club was! a request from the Strathmore brancb! of the Canadian Legion asking the choirs of St. Michael’s and the United Church to combine for the annual ' Armistice Service held in the Memor- ial Hall. From this sprang the idea of a chor. al Society which was formed on Dec 11th, 1925, and which carried on hap: | pily for some time, under the leader. ship of Mr C A. Lydiatt. It wags felt however that a change of programme would be more beneficial, so in the fall of '31 the Musical Club was formed of which the committee were Mr Lydiatt, Mr Plesner, Mrs Thurston, Mrs Douglas French, Miss Florence Garrett and Mr G. H, Vat- rick, The Club has carried on faithtful- ly with a meeting held every third week except during the hot summer months. Unfortunately there are nj records up to the year 1934, when Miss Geraldine Van Tighem became the ef- ficient and painstakin® secretary. The programmes wary—sometimes they are of a miscellaneous character, sometimes the entire programme has been devoted to the work of one spec: ial musician. ‘The meetings are held at the homes of teh members, the rule being that each member must contribute his or her quota to the ey- ening. Papers are occasionally given on the lives of musicians, and some. times there are recitations, but duets, trios, solos, quartettes, whistling and all kinds of instruments are the chief sourcccs of entertainment, and thor. oughly enjoyed. Every now and then, outside talent has kindly joined, much to the edification of the members. To augment the One Act Plays, put on by the Dramatic Club, on April the 29th, 1936, parts from the Mikado’ were produced with marked success | For the same reason parts of H. M. S Pinafore, will be given at an early date and undoubtedly will be equally appreciated, Over such a number of personnel of the Club has years the naturally , changed, but it is most pleasing to note that any resignations have been solely on account of the ‘members | leaving town, and the ranks have for. tunately been enhanced by new com- ers, At each farewell a gift has been presented in appreciation of the loyal co-operation and aimiability of the de- parting member or members, At times Cupid has decided that the score consist of wedding marches !! a hese with appropriate accessories have pro- vided several very delightful evenings To the honor of the Club be it on rec ord that all the marriages of her mem- bers are proving most happy ones. At the Christmas season it has long been the custom for the Club to semble and en masse visit neighbors ‘shut-ins’ and elderly all cheer them with carol singing. For a number of years Mr G. rT Patrick has been the President, as: the to H. — WEDDING — WATSON — STEED The marriage of Miss Ruth Hvelyn| Keene, Steve Boughton, Casey Single-’ Steed to Mr Verden Watson was sol- tn, A. Haines, A. C. Redford, Nelson, | aggregations are THE STANDARD, STRATHMORE IN STRATHMORE LEONARD HILL | —:0::— An issue such as this would not be! complete without a resume of the hist- ory, past and present, of the sports, Baseball and Hockey. Taking baseball for a start we find that it was _ being’! played here in Strathmore in an organ-: ized manner in 1910. During that year the Bow Valley League was formed! comprising teams from Bassano, Glet-! chen and Strathmore. The real estate: firm of Pegler and Darby of Bassano donated a cup for competition in this League, and by virtue of heading the league in 1910 and 1911 Strathmore won it outright in 1912 by again cap- turing League honors. This cup may now be seen together with numerous other trophies, in the Memoril Hall at Strathmore. Players coming to mind! who were members of these winning} Gene Bride and| Andy Baxter, now of Calgary, Larry! emnized in Calgary in the Wostborne ®"d Bob Anderson, now of Langdon. | Baptist Church on May 2nd, teh Rev. Morley Hall officiating. The bride locked lovely in a 1 dar dress with white bolero and white ‘28 located on part of the old ball park. coronet of shoes and gloves with a sweet peas in her hair, They were attended by the sister Nola Steed and brother William Watson. A lovely reception was held at charming home of Mr and Mrs Hardy Prospect Ave, Calgary. Turnbull, buffet supper was served. bull proposed a very nice toast to the bride. A very pleasant time was enjoy- Later the bride and groom will return to their farm near Namaka, Mr and Mrs Verden Watson, Mr William and Ern- est Watson, Miss Alberta Watson, Mr ed by all. The guests included and Mrs Alex Peterson, Montgomery, Mrs Bert Wines and gon| teams as Calgary Dodgers and Teddy, Mr Edward Swingwood and Mr| !er. Since then enthusiasm seems and Mrs Turnbull. Mr Mrs COAL FROM CONSUMER’S MINE Delivered per ton at TRUCKING OF Cream Route $4.25 Au KINDS. Tuesday and Friday NORMAN TAYLOR —— DENTIST —— Residence 80067 PHONE M4140 Calgary Office— DR. D. C. Eas bas ; ie t Le) ; | eeniee HAWORTH York CAL GARY NU ua ALGO veanrine HOTEL ST. REGIS RATES $1 end 81,50 — WEEKLY ond MONTHLY RATES THE WORLD’S GOOD NEWS will come to your home every day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Aw lasernciond Deily Newspaper —- pete ft ae seers ef Oren neem wewwwe werner ene n nn ---- nee ph Desten, Massechusette 5 Ah comapcppae ar capetingarbsonsy:. nag Wedueeaar tenve, faceding ideseatns Seating: S'seor tata OO ——————————————_ Address pre remem e wow w nn enn ene. emer wenn eo --: Semple Copy on Request 414 SOUTHAM BLDG. bride’s the groom's aven- the Al ‘Turn Alex | support of some to the final, only to be Vegreville by a team representing that which all the family enjoy all the time, north) and our neighbors and located | school, be- | The diamond was originatly | just north-west of the Public ' the caretakers's house at present In 1914 Lambert Park became part of the Town and the following year the ; diamond was transferred within its | confines. As was the case with most sports during the years of the world! war, activities in baseball diminished, | but after the termination of hostilit-! es overseas Strathmore resumed its tine ball teams, Tournaments were held each year in! nearly every town or village in the Bow Valley with the local team = win- ning its share of the prizes. Provin-} cia competition was entered into and in 1933 the locals were successful in landing the Intermediate Champion- ship of Alberta. defeating such strong Stett- have dwindled to such a degree that’ Baseball teams are few and tar _ be- tween with interest now centred chief-; ly on softball. On the Hockey front we find that in 1910 the community rink on _ the slough in front of the C P R Depot was! the scene of the first Hockey battles,! The next year it was moved to a site! west of the Bank of Commerce | ings and was operated by the Knyvett Bros. The following year it was run by Wm. Ormrod. In these days it was seven man Hockey, tnat is each team) had in addition to the present day) line up another player designated as! at home. Us brothers farmed together| St’athmore— the Rover, Members