Turtle Mountain
& the Souris Plains
A Decade of Growth
1890
William McDonald moved his blacksmith shop from the Hartney farm into
town.
The first C.P.R. train from Brandon reached Hartney Dec. 25, 1890 – the
town was already well on its way to becoming the commercial centre of
the district
The name Airdrie was assigned to the new station. Local residents
protested and the name was changed to Hartney
Methodist Church built
1891
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Brandon Sun
The Dominion Land Office was moved from the Sourisford area to Melita
The first Bridge over the Souris River at Melita was built.
The first Circus came to Melita - Oct 5
The village of Elva was established.
The village of Pierson was established.
1892
The first regular passenger train came to Pierson February 19,1892.
Settlers coming to fulfill their homestead commitment were offered
special rates for shipping their effects on the Canadian Pacific
Railway.
A stone church, St. George’s Anglican Church, Copley, was built in 1892.
A post office called Broomhill was established in 1892, on the
homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Will Kilkenny. In the year 1905, the railroad
on the Lauder-Alida branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway arrived. The
name was applied to the village was established on the line.
The Diana region, north of Tilston, was settled by Icelandic settlers,
beginning in 1892. Some came from the R.M. of Argyle. The Diana
Icelandic Cemetery in a farm field about one-third of a mile from the
nearest road, contains the graves of several people from that community.
1893
The Hartney Farmers’ Institute was established. It served as a forum
for farmers. They met monthly – exchanged ideas took turns making
presentations on area of expertise.
H.C. Pierce established a Pump Factory in Hartney
1894
Alice and Ida Edwards established a thriving dress-making business in
Hartney. They had moved to the community from Melita by 1893.
The
Edwards Sisters
Hammond
and Leckie began construction of a Flour Mill in Hartney
Prairie fires were in the news.
1895
In Hartney a big fire wiped out the main business block. Both
hotels were lost in the fire.
1896
In Hartney Harry Payne began making brick west of town.
Harry
Payne – brickmaker and businessman
An Orange Lodge was established in Hartney
1897
The New R.M. of Cameron was established from part of the R.M. of
Winchester
The first Sourisford bridge was built.
Coultervale Cemetery was surveyed on NW corner 22-1-27
1898
William Sackville discoverd good clay on the NE corner of the section
on which the town of Hartney was built. William Kirkland, an
experienced brickmaker worked with him to create a large enterprise.
William
Kirkland came to make bricks and became a long-term Hartney
citizen
In 1898 the Canadian Northern Railway established the town of Minto
1899
The Hartney Star reported 25 threshing outfits and 150 men off
excursion trains.
A.E. Thompson, who had moved to Melita in 1889 to operate a Butcher
shop and deal in cattle and horses, was elected to Mb. Legislature in
1899 and again 1903.
The Village of Waskada was established.
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