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You Know?
1. Some Hartney "Firsts"
2. Fun Facts
1. Some
Hartney
"Firsts"
Trade & Commerce
First:
Lumber Sales: Hammond & Leckie
General Merchants: Young & Moore
Bowling Alley: Ed. Isabey as a supplement to his machiny shop business.
Homes & Farms:
First:
Combine: Perry Cowan, 1928
Dwelling in District: Fee & Long
First to winter in the region: William Roper 1881
House in Grand Clairiere: Thomas Brelund
House In Hartney: W.H. Hotham
Acheivements
First:
Female Pharmacy Grad in Manitoba – Margaret Woodhull
Community and Services:
First:
Mayor: Dr. F. Woodhull 1905
Ordained Minister: Samuel Polson 1890, Presbyterian
Church Congregation: Baptist organized by Rev. J.H. Best and student
Pastor J.H. Dolittle
Curling - 1894
Police Constable Town of Hartney: 1905 – W.K. Bradley
Postmaster – 1889 S.H. Dickson
First Reeve of R.M. of Cameron – 1893 John Fee
Rural Post Office - David Gibson home/farm Waneche PO – mail came from
Old Deloraine.
Post Office in Meglund: W.J. Higgins
Religious Services: Mr. W. Rochester, a Presbyterian student
missionary was sent to the area to hold services in homes and to work
towards the organization of a permanent parish. 1885 Whitewater Mission
– 1890 Hartney – Presbyterian Church 1892.
First School: Whitewater 1884 Fred Wright – teacher Meglun 1885– 1884
David Cram
Telephone Toll Office – Woodhulls Pharmacy 1904
Methodist Minister in Hartney: Rev. J.H.L. Joslyn 1890
First C.P.R. Agent: 1896 Charles Redpath
First Catholic Mass: Breland’s house July 22, 1888 – Father Gaire
First White Child Born: William David Magwood 1882
First Principal: Mr. Morton
First High School principal: B.J. Hales
2. Fun Facts
- Hartney was called Airdrie until locals convinced the C.P.R. to
change it.
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