Anecdotes and Updates 1882-1982 - Virden Centennial ... - Manitobia

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le of ontentsTable of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acknowledgements ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XUlForeword ....................................... xivMessage from Mayor ............................. xvChapter I - Requirements for Homesteaders .......... 3Chapter II - Diaries and Letters .................... 13A Homesteader's Diary ........................ 131883 Letter ................................ .Excerpts from Ivens Diary ..................... 15Letters of a Pioneer .............. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Chapter III - Speaking of Buildings ................. 29The Brickyard ............................... 29The Elphinstone Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Old Brick Post Office and Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32CPR Station ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34CPR Repeater Station ......................... 37Virden Auditorium ........................... 40Landmark Demolished ........................ 43Fort La Bosse School Division .................. 43Virden Junior High ........................... 44New Vocational Wing, v.c.l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Mary Montgomery School ..................... 46Goulter School Update ........................ 48Volunteer Work Plus Grant Equals Drop-In Centre .. 49West-Man Nursing Home ...................... 50Princess Lodge .............................. 51Virden Branch CAMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Oxford Assembly ............................ 53The End of an Era ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55IXIX
Chapter IV - Talk About Stories ................... .Liza ...................................... . 57Well Drilling Incident ........................ . 59Bones! Bones! Bones! ........................ . 60i;,..'Cutting Wood in the Depression ................ . 61The Buffalo Wallow ......................... . 61Beef Rings ................................. . 62Sitting Eagle ............................... . 62Bamardo Boys .............................. . 62Anecdotes ................................. . 64Orangeman's Day ........................... . 66The Good Old Days by a Virden Pioneer ......... . 67The ICE Man ............................... . 68The Stunt Man .............................. . 70A Prairie Business ........................... . 72Saturday Shopping ........................... . 73An Evening Out ............................. . 73Teacher's Pet ............................... . 74The White Pony ............................. . 75A Present from Santa ......................... . 75Shortages .................................. . 76Rabbit Stew ................................ . 76Remember When ............................ . 77Chapter V - Speaking of Weather and Health ........ .Weather - The 1882 Blizzard ................. . 79A Winter Storm ............................. . 80The Cyclone - 1900 ........................ . 81Remember When ............................ . 83Health - A Pioneer's Recipes for Cures ofCommon Ailments ........................ . 83The Virden Ambulance Story .................. . 85Candy Stripers .............................. . 86Remember When ............................ . 86Chapter VI - Talk about Travel .................... . 87Landed Immigrants .......................... . 87The Maiden Voyage of the SS Marquette ......... . 87Locomotion Before 1900 ..................... . 89Sleighs .................................... . 90Travellers' Oasis ............................. . 92Remember When ............................ . 94x
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Page 7 and 8: Population 2913vi
Page 9: © Copyright Empire Publishing Comp
Page 13: Margaret Ann Townson . . . . . . .
Page 16 and 17: MessageFrom.The MayorThe Town of Vi
Page 18 and 19: CHAPTER IRequirements ForHom.estead
Page 20 and 21: total charge for anyone such car wi
Page 22 and 23: anywhere by sinking wells to a mode
Page 24 and 25: pass, to get married to a neighbour
Page 26 and 27: mind that there is no difficulty in
Page 28 and 29: oatmeal, bread, molasses, cheese, t
Page 30 and 31: Farm Home of C. E. Ivens, Virden, M
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Page 36: the Jeffreys, a practice that was r
Page 39 and 40: I only got back from Birtle today (
Page 41 and 42: lettuce and onions. I don't think a
Page 43 and 44: CHAPTER IIISpeaking of BuildingsA P
Page 45 and 46: 1974 when the stone house on the Cl
Page 47 and 48: W. T. Manser Sr. was awarded the co
Page 49 and 50: Picture of the CPR Station built in
Page 51 and 52: A View of the CPR Station, Passenge
Page 53 and 54: month of orientation at Medicine Ha
Page 55 and 56: its fieldstone cairn marking the lo
Page 57 and 58: Landmark DemolishedDecember 16,1981
Page 59 and 60: The population of Virden Junior Hig
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View of Mary Montgomery School show
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Volunteer Work + Grant= Drop-in Cen
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A steering committee was formed in
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provided the house and an operating
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This modem home replaced the First
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Water Treatment Plant by the CPR tr
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Finding natural gas was of consider
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eturned it had been stolen. There m
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Tragedy seemed to dog his footsteps
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At a Sunday service, shortly after
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their cars, they once again travell
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Ed Palmer delivered ice to the cafe
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possible, and the former Mayor Chal
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O'Neils' farm while they were away,
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Santa Claus - a bright red sleigh.
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CHAPTER VSpeaking of Weatherand Hea
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He lit the fire in the stove and wa
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Sandbagging on Queen Street.Remembe
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The Virden Ambulance StoryThe story
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CHAPTER VITalk About TravelLanded I
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trying to pull ourselves off, havin
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time for hitching the horses to sle
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Scenes in the Lions Tourist Park.Ja
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~;CHAPTER VIIFire levelled Megaffin
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only by its colorful past. Another
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said one of the witnesses, 'that th
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had broken camp and in the darkness
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almost immediately, probably becaus
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Speaking About People"Reader's Dige
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and publishing. This takes him all
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Virden artist Terry McLean is one o
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CHAPTER IXVirden Fair provided ente
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A teacher could be forgiven many th
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The Great Memorea wove a fascinatin
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natural." "That's it, we're "The Na
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- the music store clerk would play
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Hargrave Baseball Team 1912-1913. B
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Swimming PoolPresent day scene at V
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A building was purchased and moved
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Local hockey enthusiasts really pro
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.,Opportunity to learn the game or
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CHAPTER XICentenariansFollowing are
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later, as so many young couples wit
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Mr. Leach was born at Smiths Falls.
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After his hospitalization in 1979 h
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come very close. That fall he harve
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CHAPTER XIICentury FannsPollock Fam
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The Joseph Younge home which burned
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In June, 1882, William and a son, J
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the produce was carted to Virden. W
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Rev. Finlay C. J. McLeod who homest
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John Robinson, who homesteaded the
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Jack married Lulu Etsell in 1929 an
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Binder and four-horse team.Self pro
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Steam engine and plough.Case tracto
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Bosshill Farm, circa 1885, on the c
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Virden Manufacturing Co. Ltd., corn
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Residence of H. C. Simpson at Ninth
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Presbyterian Church Virden, M[Lll.C
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The Union Bank Building, 1888, serv
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The CNR station closed in 1976 and
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Fur fashions circa 1916. Hattie (Mc
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The armoury was headquarters for th
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View of Seventh Avenue looking nort
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A view of Nelson street looking eas
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,.Team of oldtime curlers: Joe Brig
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Central Hotel on Sixth Avenue oppos
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Andrew Agencies at the corner of Se
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The Royal Bank opened a branch in t
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Miss Myrtle Lane turning the first
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Update1970-19811970The New Year's b
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largest in Canada) on January 6. Tw
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Donald Ross Finlay received the Gov
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katchewan, were top winners at the
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Critchlow won the Grand Aggregate a
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Mr. and Mrs. John Weber celebrated
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ard Ltd., was transferred to Edmont
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Miss Annie Cooper celebrated her 93
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Developments Virden Limited, had be
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Albert Cullen, Manitoba Pool Elevat
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R. E. Borland received an appreciat
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Andrew Agencies officially opened t
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Susan Kent received the Girl Guide
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"Mr. Chips" restaurant on King Stre
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Rev. Trevor Rutley became the new m
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1980Robert M. B. Toews of the law f
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arship to the summer camp at the In
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A fire on October 19 completely des
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Kit Rowson celebrated his 93rd birt
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Mr. and Mrs. Les Hodgins celebrated
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.. 000foot structure, with the use
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Secretary-TreasurerMayorDeputy Mayo
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H & H Oilfield ConstructionHartley
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