THE REGION  Bannerman | Bellafield | Cartwright | Holmfield | Lena | Ninga | Rowland | Tisdale | Wakopa Bannerman    When this hotel was torn down in the 1950s, the lumber, etc. was carted to Cartwright, MB where it was used to build the Prince Charles Hotel. Unfortunately, the Prince Charles burned down just a few years after it was built.   1908    From the Archives of Canada - listed as a farm near Bannerman.  Bellafield  Knox Bellafield - 1940 Cartwright  The Young Grain Company, based in Killarney, had several branches, like this one in Cartwright. Holmfield        Lena     Bates House   1925     Stewart Home  The first store  Ninga  The Joseph Hicks steam threshing outfit 1906 (Photo and info from Stan Hicks - posted to the Turtle Mountain Flywheel Club. https://www.facebook.com/groups/227329810706092/ Pictured here are Joseph Hicks on the grain box Wellie Hicks on the water tank Directly back of Wellie in empty rack with white horse Bill Murdock, next to him with another white horse is Murdock's man, Engineer Joel McCauley Firemen Cuppie Patterson Separator man Henry Weir Team and empty rack W, Benison Over the steam engine Garney Hicks on load of straw On load of sheaves at machine in dark shirt Frank Taylor, on the load with Taylor is a man from the east Standing by the feeder is W. Millard  Hammond – Chapman Threshing Outfit 1904 With felt hat standing Gardiner Hammond Felt hat and beard sitting Sam Hammond and Dick Hammond Here is a quote from Beckoning Hills 1956 edition by R. F. Chapman. “My first co-operative endeavor was the Hammond-Chapman Syndicate. We bought a threshing machine, a Sawyer Massey engine, portable and a 36 inch separator for $36.00. As this was satisfactory we threshed this way for seventeen years.” North of Ninga - Hammond homestead was NE22-4-19 (Photo and info from Stan Hicks)        Here are two identical photos with different lables. The one above says. "Boissevain", the one below says., "Ninga". I couldn't believe it was Ninga, but was pretty sure it wasn't Boissevain. A close look at the next photo provides the answer...  Note the corner buildings, then scroll back up. Rowland     Tisdale  Tisdale School Wakopa     A.S. Oles - Co-owner of the Wakopa Store, and his delivery wagon.  
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