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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925
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== Tuesday, February 10 == | == Tuesday, February 10 == | ||
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| − | Finished drawing in oats 14 loads off | + | Finished drawing in oats 14 loads off 14 acre field. Went to Flower Show at Paris in the evening. |
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| − | Left for the West, taking a | + | Left for the West, taking a Home Seekers Excursion ticket to Calgary via G.T.R.?} through Cobalt & Cochrane to Winnipeg and to Calgary by way of Edmonton. Can. National .R. |
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| + | Arrived in Winnipeg after dinner and went to Herb Howells for a few days, before going on by C.P.R. to Bosswain to visit at Uncle Wills & Aunt Belles took several trips out in the country with him as he went on his rounds as Vetrinary surgeon then spent a few weeks, working out in the country at Mr. Hendorsons, who had a large farm, it rained a lot while there, but I learned a lot about the Western black soil and their methods of doing things. | ||
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| + | On the way back to Winnipeg I spent a few days at Uncle Michaels in Pilot Mound. After returning to Winnipeg, took the train for Calgary, via Edmonton, spending a night there at a hotel. Uncle Jack Archibald met me in Calgary and spent a fine week there with Aunt Bella & the boys. Took the C.P.R. train early one morning and spent a day at Banff., visiting the museum, cave & basin as well as the hot-springs, and climbed Sulphur Mtn and ate my lunch up there before coming down for a bath at the hot-springs. | ||
Revision as of Sep 2, 2025, 1:27:54 PM
Tuesday, February 10
Aug 28th
Finished drawing in oats 14 loads off 14 acre field. Went to Flower Show at Paris in the evening.
..31st.
Left for the West, taking a Home Seekers Excursion ticket to Calgary via G.T.R.?} through Cobalt & Cochrane to Winnipeg and to Calgary by way of Edmonton. Can. National .R.
Arrived in Winnipeg after dinner and went to Herb Howells for a few days, before going on by C.P.R. to Bosswain to visit at Uncle Wills & Aunt Belles took several trips out in the country with him as he went on his rounds as Vetrinary surgeon then spent a few weeks, working out in the country at Mr. Hendorsons, who had a large farm, it rained a lot while there, but I learned a lot about the Western black soil and their methods of doing things.
On the way back to Winnipeg I spent a few days at Uncle Michaels in Pilot Mound. After returning to Winnipeg, took the train for Calgary, via Edmonton, spending a night there at a hotel. Uncle Jack Archibald met me in Calgary and spent a fine week there with Aunt Bella & the boys. Took the C.P.R. train early one morning and spent a day at Banff., visiting the museum, cave & basin as well as the hot-springs, and climbed Sulphur Mtn and ate my lunch up there before coming down for a bath at the hot-springs.
