‘A CHRONICLE OF THIRTY YEARS

SACRED HEART CHURCH,

REV.I. LEAVER, M.A.

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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 |

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

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

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.

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

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

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

St, “tT ,

Lh iw , ae >} » HS eee le Kegi“g @ ~~ Cab ahi MOOSE JAW be Gr 5 BA git Cty nN . y |

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means

workers

33,000 buy a Canadian-built

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-

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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,

| =

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Ky VOW GE antl .

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out right.

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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

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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

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She is beginning to develop her own manufac- Eastern industrialists are estab-

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people, are good customers of this great province. She has developed her broad miles of farm land by

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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

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

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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

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-

| 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

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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.”

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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.

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—: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

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-.!

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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

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.

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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—

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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—

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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.

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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

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

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

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.

Miss Onthego— Oh, that would

been day.

When looking over the plan of Strath- more to refresh my memory

on cer great! | dote on pineapples,

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Name Oo CE Spring-Tooth Cultivators Address =~ a —

Duckfoot Cultivators

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EDITH R, THURSTON

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In the year 190U a Scot, with his| wile and eleven children sailed trom the Falkland Islands bound tor Fite: | shire, Scotland. After spending oT month in their native country they

embarked for Canada the train at Namaka ihey were welcomed by Who had settled there a! short lime before, This is a brief sum mary of the long journey brought Mr and Mrs McLean to what} is bow kuown as Nightingale

The first winter spent Na maka and the tollowing year Mr Me:

Leaving

relatives

which

was al

Lean took up a homestead ou the} banks of the Serviceberry Creek. | There the family settled down to!

Inake a home and how they succeeded is a well known story to the commun-| ity. 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, |

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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

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

children, This unusual but cosy home Was used by the family until 1917 when a modern house was built. Mrs

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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

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, |

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.

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

Stephen’s Paints

Our store is fully equipped with a complete line of

HARDWARE

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,

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

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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

| 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 |

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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

| 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

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.

section house,

stands,

place

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-

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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

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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.

Mother, to son in pantry Vili what are you hunting for

Nothing.

You'll find it in the jar where cokies were.

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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

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.

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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

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-|

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

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

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.)

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,

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, ; |

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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,

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

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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,

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For Strathmore and Surrounding District.

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Thursday, May 11th, 1939

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

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LICENSED AND BONDED WITH THE BOARD OF GRAIN COMMISSIONERS

“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,

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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

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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;

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Your spirit keeps its tone;

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You know each stubborn acre you are

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—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

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