Mail Delivery
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to 1883, the nearest post offices were Smith’s Hill, on the
east, Wakopa, on the West and Glendenning on the north Mr. Chas. Bate
opened the first post office in this district, in his house on the farm
on the north shore of the Lake, April 1, 1883. When first the post office
was opened the mail was fetched from Wakopa. It was brought by rail to
Brandon, thence to Deloraine by courier. Another courier took it to
Wakopa, and a third brought it from Wakopa to the newly opened post
oflice at Killarney. Later it was brought in from Brandon, via old
Souris City and Langvale. In the fall of 1886, Mr. Bate moved the post
oifice into town and later built a dwelling and office on Williams
avenue. Here the post office remained till 1923, several years after
Mr. Bate’s death. T.J. Lawlor
The mail was brought in from Emerson, and the mail sack was emptied
into Clevise’s big box, where each settler went and sorted out his own
mail. Everything that was lost and found by some one was brought to
this box. Later a regular mail route was established, coming in from
Brandon. Clevises kept the first post office. Alex
Rankin
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