,,,ipl'd-"!!.! milk '::\;"':01;H': :mim.tls, "It, Wh,l! ,I thrlH

1: .•.;as. ,vhcn 1'.11", TClsdw\lf !,hoiled 1mtl asked ifB••,.ii,: and I w,mld lib:;o O:'.HlIl' ,W\." r"f,,,,,r,(: o(lhi,\.':ht!t\.'~·tkHt~.

Am,rher .:xcilinJ; litne of Ih•. 'iC(jr \\'(1S Ih;;:shim;I i111"; , Ih.; liin;h,-,u \;as atw:w)' in ; htt~.ik ",1,h Cj",~~in~ :m;.\i:d;itij:bf'';J,' .ph:s ,,;)d !••.•..;Iy hiwuiK 11waS

111ft~dn!.:jJl!t t,) Iht.' lidd with hm.;hc)' [\Jr "'1Wut!,,\',.-my \IWI1,

{)nc >11:mi rCIJ1t.'mhl'F ,\'.:11. Whl> '.\'ofli,~,! ror D:!rI.

\\';" S~HnH:ll:"lf,L II:: wa". a "1:II,I:I::h P!'i.JfCs1;\1\I frnm

kd3raLJk 111;1\\:.1 1Jw l1uIe ;tnd !;b fmwitt.' tune '·vas"()(;!m~"lIw'n's'f).lV", !!cb!cr wemb:ld: wln:htj)(t

\\'\7.••n rhe ditw'tbink .•(:<1'11';:. we Wt.'It.' [Celm!.:t.'rS

:lnd In"r..: ·,I.'as m; mum:y .. My first jnIJ ,11 13, ~q,S

'ind;ingbt thn:,hin(!.11mt.' (l'r$5,OOa nHJII.lh.I !md !{I"l'nlb lit.: kil\:hCII and li ••.i!1~.flKlm n(l()r~ ,cn~11 d<1)-~a,,<d;, 11''''\; (i!",!;: !X, X. XI b...;;OrJ\:,T'i)lItk!w ••.•

'rIm I'M!_ 'Wilh no ('~'I't!tmniIY for f;lrtlH:r ~,jllGukm Ih'ld;) ~han~~cIfJ ~o h1 VanCPUYi:r;ulJ\·.·t~1i~tt)h.~t~,Hnd

:~Hi '.\\I!~ill};r,;~';hhr~lorr,'r $2(I.{lO :lm<int!J--1 I'd!rkh, hut nl1. ',,'as Ilmlm:~idd Th~j) in ;1 i"ny )''''~IrsWorld W", Ubwk.: nul ;"nt! ,,-n.m!:," IIEU\\ thing.s, Itwas. ;,Jlerllll' war. '.1hcn ~flllhcrl);bse'! ~W:IYanti I

l.:n\(1I",3 00.1111'" W k.:",p hmf't." hx U;I,!.In 19·~9 im:.I1Tkd Wiiour {)"h,ml, f''':'~[1,]1;'1111,1,

B•.·"ll" linN lI;,,\! inh •..•ritc,( Mu:lh!(,h,ti;n:sls- At~:l\;L,;j'Vcarl\'a.~\':::oh.c- \\:~I:o., fl~'m.1 "r ~t~wim~;;;ndIn~IW"·

:1n1(~; in,)!.h~t~~I(iH 1ipubl;:; "UHinll;\'1H~h;r"="" nlj!l~Jl;.;J

w m;j~" dnll dOIh..:!> .•

In 19.10 Ik,~::" m:nrlL"1l Fere," Dimuntl. will' had

joined 1he;flr I'm'.:c. ·fhcyh.l,l Oil.•· dml;;~la,Dl:nmc.w!w b n.)W' mlnrkd h~Arllt!!;r Scuprd.;, TJu:y ,'!"';r;!1~a Ill""m•..:J dinin!.: nJHm [n NI.lnn Itlltlcrprd. Their

fi'Hnih;''C~_nhb~sI:{~)nc~ijtC'Vu:hh, and ~hrc.;,~b\)';";<;;~

,\I!b,;;-. Swphm iln\! :\;TIIO. - .

Pcri::~ p;~_ssccl ~1\va~cin 1\I~j::;and H-c~:->kkept hou,~r,,1' Ihrf\' Cr<1lkr. Tllr\' Well: m.m1t.'tI in 1970. II Wi.l~

-~t '\hol'L. "Inti _.'h..'ry hapl;Y IHarrill:;\.::, 1l.~H~tny p:l'!f.~\."J

••nv'ly,~\\i('tyC:;tr.~ tl~~r. BC~~Jl"nu'.V Ih;~·~in f~~IY'n~)(~ami ~Ii!t"i\,j\'yj.her , ••~\\'il1~"

,Juhn limer'Y WhitlockJII!!n Em'.:/'}'Whitlnd;;, Ihe tlllV "Qn (,I' Edward

Thoma" aml Mar\' Ann \\'hillnd;;, "';1;" bo.,m Oil 11w

ninth nf Mil),' in ihcycal!1'i82. Hi, childhol1u W;t,

spent inlhc W\\'~i vfBfurnky !!llh\! nmmj' ,,1' K"f1( inEngilimt IIw:1;.. ih;:rt' hisfamily t1r~r;!t"J:a bUIII!r}'busjm;~," Afls'r k.wll1iJ "TllOHI hek !w IN! hi" pel

n:itnc) was ;Ippremlc<"d in the p!!,,:.fitting [nuk. He\\'mk~dm,hh w,,!.: until 1I1l' 'PI il1ji of 1(1);',. A ..:ou"inhau il11mi'~r;tl.:d W Cmt:\i,i;! ;! .••.t.'~lrcmJin :1!,d Jad,dl.'tid"J Ii; ;oil1 him :hcr.:.•

hd;' ~I;:S! lob in C;mada w:tS 'Nmtlng ,~s:11~ml\

J;)C-~ilr..d E!icn ~,,~ll¥tk...;kft..t}~~~hHaien --- FfifJ1:1,. ftO;'i.;~" r~J~~ji!;'1I'id Tud. ~f""\(jnitl 19.:t;

h~H!t!On [fl•.; fmm ,)1' )iumw !'1\lmfl1 Ii:.: ;<'11"""lIIlu

ili"rri..:L The Ibl!mdng SUl1im,'r ,<lW him w",kil)!.! 10;:!I1\\Ih,:! f.mfle; in illl: "afnc ,m.:;! 11.,!!I;,:,JJim 5mi:h(w!Ju:-,,-, si"lcl' h..: ',\'OJ, bWr h. m'lrr\'), DUfin~ Ihe

winjer HI I \i!f6.tl7. ht.' wM!:"'tl with it ;;111)1t\lllif~g Iberidu i>I "·:11-' 1'01' the Gmml TrunK Railway :,b:ml ""i)

nille..,ouI,;! Vcm1iUi"n nitl-', which is ~i!lI"wd inWc,h;;m Om;,d •• "<Ii f;1f Ifm;, th.: "1:mia,b:!hnrJc::r.

'1111.'40 mil<: trek I\) Iii,· l'amp was lulU!,: nn (onl,

'n~,:p"y :111!lC;C'UllP W:I~ $:!.25pcr 11.1)\ whichla...:k -cl.)n~lJercti H'Jht:\'\:l\' ~">Hd~\~wCl1lltnlht,h~wil'J~·

in<: (J{j ,1\<: "U LIt,.,.W,,:\ re:If hard work. Oil hi~ rNUfU ·f •.•

.:--i;:"-'~lJrl1in ia I';'; ).P!hf~hc~hIPI1>':d.}f( in Winnip.:glllll! ·,vhil•.. ih~re {fmpped inw ;[ barb.;;r ~h(t(' r(~r:.1hain:ur ~ lh~ h:'ld f'k;i,;.H) a!~'-(:H~h11H~i.ltl' be1112 ch~1!g~d()!'i:I~t.:.or 12cCIH~futa haircut in Engl;l1nl. ;md WI;~11

the Wi,1l1IP<:1; h:1rh<:n:h;Ji)!cd him 50 ':eH!~;he ,,;as 1'0

'~fll"!-,<.'..J flY Ihb ~\(CI11;II,;Jy .:\pl,,;,;\\lon ,;1' the wmk­Jng nl~UL Ih~):hc-rc~{11\'("d['i~ver [i) diH);,Cn 1h.; d;.J~H'"

WiW nLj i),uh!.'r ~hl!p ;main 1m the rC:'llir hi:; !ilc ~'.;Ires;}!mi"" h•..•"tIII1I-n!nl\' k.;bL ,\1111 "'\ Ih!:' twlxr}.1in~Lith(~ d"K;h)r-;JifHllh.~ d~r~;hst Oil his 1~~.tof ;t;~n tot,,; ;1V'Ji,kd ,

TIll" t\1"'J,ornin disl1kt 11;••1bc<:n "enlc .••.1 in th..: bIt.'I XOlhrmd<I" tjll:I'~wa" no loug\Jr hOl1Ie:;N;{\~ bmJ,w;llIahlo: in th;11 ;1Il';1, kid; whn W;t>i inlenl IIpOIi

g,;lItllji ;1 f;ml1 of his oWIL h:ll! W sI.'e!; land f,n1h::r<lfidoJ,· i\noJ ,I) il,w;I.~ liml'>I1 dl<' 2Mh of 1\hl)'!!! Ih,:

·year i9!'j{, Jad: \Vhillo.'d: W,t:~(h<:rI' ith IWI) nf hi,,;(ii"ilh~ Get1lg" ,'n\! Bt:f1 S;mlcr. Idl :'Io(};,omin\,,1111 ;t l~~lIn and W~J,~~~JI.it tent ;t;fld th¢ nc:-t:1:~;-t~rr

pn1\'i,j,'n;o, lit !nd; I~;,ht1l1ie~!~;ld~,The blldj.mc~"~I" ioc;\l<'u in Y,,,ktl,1f! >\> Iltcy so:!COIll'o" Il1lhal direl>tion~

Inlho'l~rLlyswhefl mll~applied ';I,;J !wmc',h:;td,mtl p:Jid !h:: SoW jee. hl' wa~ gi •..er." ~crt:lin pcri\~:1"fIi!\).;: il1 whkh \() sel up I! dw.:flil1g .md i.x>;upy thl.'

From Prairie Wool to Golden Grain: Raymore & District 1904 - 1979 Cp. 566) Raymore& District Historical Society

!~md,Jrda~ !and 11!.5p..:<::tNj'nun4 iha\ .hi;;.r(:~UhllrjJnhad *,.1'1.:<:0 c(,mplicd w;th, Ihel\ tl~ j,md ',":IS mp05'sc~.s•..J.'l1u.1··l11aJe ;!\'aibblc fOLS()Jn<:on,~·dse, An

jlnmi!:Wikm(lniccrbYHI~~mlHw "f \V"lff!;;H! \)Co~ninr:h;uge "r .sU'Hlin!!" m;mbIJnjfAINIi;m fami!it:~onhpm~sl<:"d !:ltld in \\"'\.'11511Ip" 21 ;:l1nl 21i, r:m;;e .18,WC;i\;filfihc -2r~d~>{tf.-~ridi:i.n,-;\ f{~~~\'_h~)tn~~sh:;:~t1\in ,hi,group whid! had b<."t'n applied fl.r and ~lIb~~qll<:l1t!yrcp-:1:;,sJ.:~~!.:d'.\"1;['" :r\'nibbl;~ for r~~h~'J;~fn1ht" :~~rri]~~fir1'I0(t.

Thli~it was 11t;1! Ihe n Ihe thrce land ,-:ckcrj ;11"

plkd rlirhnm,~s!c;.t!q,p<,,\ 1";lchi~I~~ Ih,~ Lmd nf\ke ]11)'urJ.[lm Iln:ywerc ;llhmeJ smlll: ur [hi, n:p{JsiC'~~I.:J~~1nd"'~~)ack\Vhi~lnckgt,')t~hl.:' ~. \V. q:,r:u';:"cr (,'If :i~\':~

1iol1 J AA'~ G"jtgl.' S;Hl1,'rlll,' S..W·" '1\J;1t r~'r ,11"S,;{.'!i"n .j.

-- ~md Hert S,mler Ihe l\" \V, quarter nf See!inn [) in

t!;"H,wu,hip lK, r;l!1g,~IS, lIeC,1 nnh,~ 2n<1 ;l.h:ridi;H!,Wi[!! the ;JppJii:~\tioll l1i:CCIHeJ ami !he S to IX"

nomestcml paid. the j,)O Oi.JwWr,~ I() fiml thc. j~J1(!Ih,~yh;!>JJ(;qujwl~·~IMil whith i,l)' wnic'wh::re WIt !ht>!1:

i1l1rtewi!,!eme-s, 100 mites West ufYm'>:lnll" Ami ,0the tll!et.':of Ih'~m ~~1 (JII\ ,iIlG" HKI;!,) wilh 1hdr [.;am;u,,! WtI;!()n,. Till.')' j'J!lo""'cd rhe railway to \\lIl.'ltflbe

t"lckc:mh::dal ShdlO" Frnm Shd1l1 they cnatillued

Ir'\\"I.~mll!1 I\\:'twr.rd \(\ FW\rH Lik(:<tn:' litcu Iii,:\,

~l~(K~k(~H ,I)\'t.:r: ·prJ.irie. traHs: ·i~t ~l st1uHn\'c~'!.;l~rn]~·din::ction, Thdrjoum\::)' 101'1\ IhcHllhf{lughlfJ\: Kuta">Vii dhlric! ant! cm!linuim:: \,JU lhe,"' f'J!loWt·J a Imi!

thmll~h. Ihe TOIICh\\(I\',:i lWls ;!ll(i. ""'C!lnt;tll\' Im.!1(!;tvs 'ai'li:f k,I\'im: "'<"klm! the\' lInj~'('dor; JJwirb\,~u1!s[~ads~ - -

On ,,,,;ir (\:{lIm .!('\JHW}'In i\ll1(1~omln !h(~y10.01<:••

much sliiJHl'f Imll~,Jk'adingsoU1!1'<.'md !hcy:s~t (>[11

rur Cupllr, which :It Ih;!1 tim>:cwas the [own ncrm:st lit

lhdr ht\tnl:~11:(j\!s, "rll:, CI'If<1I Ih':.YI)"~W\! rh"OUl!lt

s~"'c'liil nwt.: 10Wils ;1'; \\(.:11 as th.: QU'''\I'Pdk Viti·

Ie,', unll1:,,- !ilst tile\' r.::;tchr:t! their :>.I!;rlim: pain!;.!i\llw:sumln. 'III,; mt;ml irip h~d ·t(ll;<;n :III ~'\f IHtf.'<;n

Ja:~"ikn Sankr chme nolW cI;tl11I. hi", l"'II1<:sl<:ml.

pl!r.;h3~ing a 1';11111ne;\r :>'h'nsomin inste;ld, So in ,he

spring of 1907 Hnly I'M', Jad; Whillod: ,\I"i(h:l>rgtS:mh:r set (mc Th.:\' sQ!ppet! IlIdr hd"nc~il1!:s D\' railw Cup;rr. i\nmng Ilidr hdongin,!;s \I'(:r",'fi)I;lbt;r:scs,

II 'Sl1)!9n, II om: l!Iuuhl-!;.:xml w;dUn,g p.!oll,gll amI adiSC h:!rrow, TlIdr nr~\ crop W;'\,"(\:\I" bm:\dC;I~,1by

hand. pl;!I1led mai:\!y 10 producc 11::<:d fUf the hor.:>c~,Nol h:n"in!!l! hinder of fheir ,Hm, thin fil:'! \'I.'M

~()mc()n~ hIli! [(1 be hirc-d II) CUllb;; crop, L:i1cr:1 c'"w,SOnt\! pigs ami dlid,e!1~ ',.•we purdmsC';) k>t1Jlly;

'j'hal ili,1 5Uf!i111<>r ,h~(:lIing'""a" In h" plI! "I."

al~:lt.;i..t;1hlc~·· Ift- hi)lI~~'[he li\'-i~~t{F:k -.-'"- tht"s~ \Vl:rc

l:on~lrtJclcd of pn1e~ und mud, :llId s(jd~ were !I;;d It>

m:,h: Ih~muf" Oal"(lrlh~,1.'mud shad, Wil" t,!wr.'\~

$ the Whillm:klmmein. Ihe n,~-,;(d"~h:1) :'l~'II'~.lhe rhr",hing ilt ,hn,v: ;::ady ,bys "'~I'"rtl.::I •.\IIali

t~/isuer jph;_ A f;lJnu~r \\'\JuJJ eut al1J, __~ln{~k hi.;;; grainand wll~fI it \\,,,,,{}f\" he: would .;acl.; it Hnd rhen ""il

!Ii,wm t'br Ill\; Ihf~;liint-: m;,cl1in •••wilh it, hu~e ;,[,';\11'1

Cni!tll\1 and \l~\:lln1panvini:-crc\'r h)arriv~." !n !9f}i Cup:~r wu; III~ Hcart'S! I<i'''n. hili ,'XIII lit\!

C.P,R, 1'eat'h~d_Gu\'tm \Vh1Ch ,.V~I~;~I;ll"\)unc. ~nzm>

Wh;l\ "".:i!cr. mId h>' 1'.110 the Grand Trunk Pa,'ifl<'

11,.11I~;r" •..d wilhin Iwn lI!ik, f,r il1,; \\'itill."tt: II\>IIi~'q::'ld>~< "".'f"b..: v1lla;;•.. ut' 1bymmc ;;11<1 <,)uin!on

~pr:\n£ tIp \',,"hkh hroughi ·the i,(,!r~tinli J~.:rk!d~o ~~htnt.!.

In I'Jln Ji'l'k Whit!!1d', fatht~r dil".! ,Ilid the i'!:ll"

Inwin~ rC~lrhi:.;rn(Hhcr(,,~nn~'!(I) C~.1n:td~tto Hv~~.t).'~ihhim, Sh'J c,;mln\l<."J w liw willi the family mnil hC:r

(j.:alh in 193;<;in her 91nd .r",u, Afj)lIn~ ,hb ,,~'Im"time IIYIO t(~ l'lll) Fn.'d En".'!\, (hWlher1\) Mrs_Whi:!m:!.: Scnio.n) hi, witl: t\1arlh ••: IIwctlwrwith Iheir

d:mi,th!cr ;11111 'i<Jrdn"law, ;\lfr.:d ~tn;! ~.kr,'Y f);'1hj'.

imrnigt;\I"d;)l~dj.)i!1l't.! [h:.: f;uniJY;'It H;~ymnli:,At the

olllv!1:.:ik ofd!<: I1fst Wm!d War AJfred Da.rhyjt.)loed~h~!C~1D~u.H~nii\nn\' ..hut bi:eHu5e he W;t~ ~t \·('nHih·~..

quis! andconJuf\.:rnf con,hkr;;b!C' ;.kilt h;J'iiI!~~~i!JI,'d;,(hnis"innto the J1\IWT dn:k: of apn'mirh"u1

gr,Hlp Hf milgicia!1~ in l.ondul1. he fmmd },!m".;::lf

spt"rrding rnn:;;,[fif tht: \\<~r J'c.";u·f'; Cn1:."rl~iinjnR fhe

lro:q'"-',

After the 11';tr AI( Ihrh>'obt.,in"d k,nd !Ie ••,

Sp:lldlnl; iiJr<mgh IPc· S,)!dicr Sctl!cmem S;:]WUlC,

Fr;:,! ;Hid Mlinim limel')' Ihl.:;<'uj1()11 kit R;r;.mm:c %,.

jl1in thef),trbycs:ll Sp':tldlll~, It w:t~ Ihere!h~y IICfo.; K.

s(X'!nd Ibc::r I\':maitting tI;IYS, Fanning hi'twc\'cr \'i,Swr1· inAlf [hrh;/~ h!<;tmt im.! ~Iw)n Iw W;t~ •.;tT h.V;nKIJu\'cr. where hcjnincd:t !!Ian BUlkr in I'orming

;[tt;t'.'c!!illg Shl'\\'lhm ',Jcrli! tll1c!tn!Jt~ l1;mte ('I' "'Bul­ler.:!I1(: D:trtw"·. Their circuil tl!ok~thcm wm;;r,..

pniul\ in Wcst\:m OUlatla. and f(;IYI)'I('I'~ ;mdkuN:'I,,'m pr •••·ikgtd 10 st:e Ihem perfuli!! their .,.~nlri!o·quhf :uul ("nI1JlIrinl~ ::!cts. nn thrc-~ dit"(t~-fcni f11.,"'i,~aSiOfls

timing 111\: I 92H;;..

An ;'Itid,;j~t iiI' \1('1": bdlmging: t" 1111;r~;\11I1HI' the

~Ui)Cm;tltltaJ d!:!! todk p!a~c <tllh •..!Ime of !h~ dei.tth {,I'Fr;;:d Emery b wdl \\'llrll1 rCI.·onUn£. Eml;' nile Ilwrn­

ingjml a~ il. lilt' Slatting W ~"l daylighl. Mr', Whit­lock SCl1il'r, Ihc"nill her dght!e~_ whH.: ~iltln!= 01' In

hL~i~S<J\~~;Yfh~ur:c in£crhcr bCi.lronro thl\)uQh th~ 'npcnt!')f,t, Tl1inkft!!; it ,(I hi: 1\,,1'd,tuglth:r.iH>I;jw \''<1Jl1in~

with the II~U::l!morning ell p uf li::lI"hc !Caller! out. Imt

Ihcl'l: W,!~ no Icply, '1'1](" flgUfC woved fI, Ih..; fOIl! 01

1hi::bcd, pi1u;.;:d l!~re fur;iwhile:tilcli i:onlilluttl "n t.)111"SI.!"ofthcb::tI, wll<:rc!lpon Mrs. Whitlock Iml 'JI.II

iU.~rh6~1d fn ;..rl!J\'h ;W1jil~~_\'eti~\1.~l.s.~~rhi.~tl,~'·.v;:lS nn1hing

Ih.:-rc- ;hl' ligtlfC had \'a!li~h..:d. trl!''::r1hah:.!m~ I.byMrs. Whil!,.:k r':.:.:in~J w,Jrd tl".! hel' j)m;hcr Fred

Emery :il Sp:JMinj; IJ;lo·pm •.:;d awn}'.It \\'11" 011 t\ugu,,1 ,}nl.NI'Z, 11m!jackWhittm~k

and f:Jkn Smilo \\<:n: m;m]>::,.!. To [hi;; ili!km \W[1:

hom lW,) ;'011>: amI two d:mghtcrs -- Edw::mJ Jo;;.:ph,

i'1mcm:c ~hlry.RO;';1Iiliatl-..:!h\lllJ .Inlm F-cderid;.:By 1919 ;WQ {lImr!':r ~l:cli,)J1" 11;1.:!b.:.::n mhled to Ihe

I.;ri~inal h'1IUc;;tead qU:II~('r. In mdcr In ~1btal[j. II1m:e:y

tI, !1;1Y for H)(.~ ne,w hlmscb~ill ill .1918 ;~ S:!.(10n

UHirL£a!;,-" w~'~,mkcn tt:lt;I.\i'IIIJSt H,,; h::l"11' scelion ­IhiS!H1!\JuntaJlkd l~' 1111:S I ,(JOU m,jr1t~agc eH:cr.:-dim" \'.hl1l1th..: s":cI.!I\'! 'p:wrtL'r s,;cliull w:t$j)IH'ehascd,rc,"II'.'1.1ill a wlal dcht iI,,~;!in'llh,~ fanl1 .,j' S':1.,U<JO:It

7~~imcrcst. [!mlth•.•high [:whtpd,;es "I' I'JI7 t:~mlin­\ltd im.! llU l!isamnu:; nup f;jiltlrc~~ oo;~uffi:d. Il1i;.

d~h! could h;I"" It<cJi pOliti off wilhin t\~'O [Ir Ilm:.:­

YCi:\rs. HIlt such w:.'!~ !Jot to be:. A July fmsl in 11Iitcmght lh,,\\.'h{~;lt i!i 1*'~,0J11, I"",'int: only emptyh~~d:j I'nr huPttSL EIl."1tcn )'e;us kH';;fS(~\\' fht; n1flrt­

g;\ge f1:'indp:.lsliH ru1Iyilll:!t:1 - only ;he imtnm[!:tYl1\cIHS, h;:dlR'l!n !I1(tt ~- dl'~n the depIcssion

s(1\K:i;! '11;.;0 [m::-w:.'!r !9,j()', :.<:tw IfI<.' farm. witn :tlth;md, w\)rkillg, u;ndy emning ,Ulou£h In p;ty IhL~

itHerCS)!}!) the rnoIig::lllc. Thlis the f;mn I'm; r.:lil!..:<:Jto ;1. SI;Hc ()fl1nCf'-'~t~t£.iKI:i<u1\\-iththt: UUUlC\' bcirtC'

~Iphoned off 10 pay in I<:ICSI 011 tkb!. -Ill'" r:n'lI~i11111 if'):

!wd '>1m\.;w the WlltlS nfhdng viIilJtllI}' thc sh\'cs tlf

the--rll~)rlga~,e--('uJ]1'paIlY and1hc1c- S(~~!Jnt:dto b-..': nHW:.I\'(\lIl.

"111i\ C:l.pt~riem:c wilh debt 1~1Ught Ihe Whit!otkfamil,>, :1 very impurl;!tlt !C~'L'IL :tnd IIt.:JII¢,~s~)n 'WIS,

Ihid. if thi>. dehl\\'t\1>~\i<:r Piii\!. (il W:1S. th;mk,; 10111<)

,;;.:",mo world wa(IIlC,t:LI1C'<'f' ag"in \\IJII!d Ihe)'

;!lInw tl)el11,;el' •..:,; 10 .;::ci I!HO the dutd~~s of IIwI1mn>::\' kuders.Nt' IlIl~m!~rnfthl: 1':!I11!1v to·nk this

IlI'JlV"ln h"ar. than did T.:d. Ihe "!U6t Sllll', '.r!lowtth,tuhh'n1 (~dennjjlii(ion, him:! work, am! no umr1:

th;m gnphcTI.lihwJ ..:ro·•••.c,!;£ mime}' for capital.;.tl<.:••.•ccdcd hI building \IP, in the 11.1£1)\ ,'I a fm- h,ff1j,

IIlIe or tilL' lUll:'! pwlit;lbfcfarming enlcrpri,cs Ihedbtrkt Ill' I~;,.•.mmc has e.er sccn: and aH thh W:1\

accumpli,h.:d' \\'illi';ll\ O!I:;'<.:bn!Tnwin~ one cent of3nyone: else'slr-une}'. Truly al';l\l;Ill;;lh)e ;Icnie.e­mell! ,i!lld Ilne tff oc c;wk't!. esp.:ciaBy by Ihos+.::

"would IY~\'Ollng farmers" oflndav who seclllllut W

~i\'c scc\m,i th'~;J::ht1(1 sdUng lhc;n,c!\·csimolifc.]on~5hwcrrI0 Iht: Illonq' kinEII!' in~!ittltiOJ1s.

!n:,!! ,If thb !im~ j;lCk \Vhiilod: wm, :>t:li\'e in

mrlou;,; coni111unity ilmlh>, Hl~5e~r"'cd 39 COllI inmms

Y<:M> as It Iw.st.:-c of Ih.: Wll!1clISlt:ln Sd!\I('!· Disl li';:l

-'-~ 37 of th~se ~\~S~Cf';{~·U)'"Trc~L'\urt:r~H~ st::f\'CU 011

~!:t.; h(}:m! of drrcclnf> of th(': Hllj'I1'lliN CI!ol'c:mlh'cA'~fld;Hinl1(;o:1lil1lJously i'or45 years. Hi: W,rSUlll' or

Ihe Of,!;:l!!]!!':I> :mda!! miJ:1inal direclor of Ill..: Ray'n1("r~ Saving!> ilnd Credit liuhm. Hi; ,;;r;cd ;'5 ~tJirectnr ui' Ih~ ]'nwm.bJ Rum! Telcphlme Cmnp:my,He: W:IS ;1 i{l\lIK~iflg m<:mb<.:ro;' Ihe Sa:,k;j!ch~\\';rnWheal Poul .mds.:,,'.d on the !.,,::<I cmnmitt"~,, He

'''''as also (Jcliw in ••.arim:s ulher f:lIm t'r~;Jr!il;Lliun!;

s:mHng with 111(': Sa,f.;:m:hcw:m Grain Growcrs andbIer with lhe United F::uUI\.'I"; ur CU'moa :111<1ttlt.F;!rmcr~ Union"

Tr't!- remained ,0 homc (\lid is a 11110'- ram:ncr.FI{1 --- ',-ent 10 Tnron1O in 1941 and wok u~lil\in;:

in pmnical uln>ing. \\larricd Rnn H!!ward-li •..cs inValJ(:om'<:r.

~(}>;;;:.....;. ;tl'(cr k;n:tll1,: Wt:n! In Tlmmlo. j!mtl\Ja1eoas 1IUjS\j in 'forum" G~'ncr.}lin 19;\'). Sh;; r1J;irricd

L1twd Griffith Ih'llit: iu HUlilelSviik, Om. Tho.:\' l1;td

tW\; girl,,; EH\;(famIJ<lcqudine .•Fled - .!uil1t:U R"C.J\,F .• t\ it W./\,G. SCf\'<:d

""'Clst,rs wllh r;)nk ,>1'FiO (>1\C\Xls!al Cmnm;md. i\ft~rhi> ,ii,chargc In 1'14511<: S('\It<:dr;lfm;n!,. He is i1 mem­

ber or lit~ 1,'1\::11LCj!iOil BI';\f~~hattd Elk-s Lodge.

Mrs. J, E. WJ!itlock (nee Ellen Smith)00 O;ii)hcr 4, 1\\1i2;1 b:\hy d;\;;gh1"r ;IHin;d al (hc

!wm" <1r Jo->cp1\ $milh," n'~l"rll•.•mal1\tf;t..;:t\lrcr, ;mJ his

wli<e mil.al'l'.lh, Ifu(oI\crly ThiHtUSl in th~ wwn ,'I' [(cd­

Uifdl in E'\j:/;H\{1. This w;t" lite Smiths IIfth d\ild ;,1\11

Ihn.:e mnr.; were [I) I('!I;,',\', Th~y nam.:.! the lillie girt

Elkn aftcr h.:, pilt,"mal f,;liHttrll.:hcf. l' ",,11 j:fCo,v up in ;1

lIo:ma! En~lbh Mk!dkckls\ 11l.)II\c~~ \\'t:nt I" schr;d­;\itti1\kd dIM\:!! -i!lld the Y"'''D :;!ipp;:d 11)'.

By the' time Eikil ("'itched the ;Ige 111'21, thefrulliiv, whkh un Iii thcn h;Jd rern:tin",d H>11,nhc.

slam~tl tl) br.wk u!, - brol!ler:, \Vi1l ,md Jim immi­t!f<1(eUIn try Ihd. h:lJ1u,tl rarlHjn~ in tI~ CU13di:m\\'.:>! 0_ .!.i,t(,r 1\1(\:' fblkm"d In keep huu~ for brotherWill -- and .\0<111it t"·(·:lm~ Elkn\ t!Jm 10 lciWC In j;e..:p!ww;c I'm brother Jim. S'J in II11.'Sl'riI111 of ji)I1S she,;:.Hed fmm f'.n.~I,m(/ 111) tht: steamship Ch;IIr.I)!ail1, tit+;;

\1(,n()f ;ji(,urn~''\' [11011 W:tS W luk.: hen" hc. tm"hcr\1'.([111 in [hcS1;mlcyS"rr1cment !11:"f Mou:\om1n in wit;!!

~W' then the NPrll1 W6t l~ftil\Jtks, T;"wHit'i~ on tlo;11

,;U11t: ,hip w;,.,; a ymmg Ini1l1· I'tOrn it dilTclcl1t ;JJrt of

I!n~l;lnd. wh'J~ dtstin:lfi\1n Wi,,. al",) Mt>uwmin ~ 111(;

111;111\Nh.:. dcsliny de(rcL'tI would some day bcn'm~E;tkti'5 hust;;!I\rL

Elh:1I ~;\.'pl !1(,use «I; h~r hmlh"T Jim flU I\W;"C;l£S, Jimlhen ma.rried and as EBcn was no longerIwcMd tl1;:IC, ,II::' 1>':111111,·(1 tn En11JamJ in 1907 bv w(\\'ui' New Y('rk. where she "1;IY"rlfo!;! while .•.i~ilin~t;fWlsin~ ,

In 1912 Elk'1I5<:1S<1i1 fur C~n:.1d:t for the Second

:!I1(II>1st 11111<:.She W:l>; m:::rdcd O!ll\tlgthl 31'0 (If tlm(

Si1;:W Y':il( 1(1 ,],ilm Whit I,.••.),; iri the Stanley Ant!lican

Church near :l:!OI1"mUfn and left imll1":&01!dy wilhhl~r hu~b;\lhj (,\ rn;I1;~ !iCj 11'':-111111m hi.s filf!J) l1~ar

R(I'iI11()re,

• LHeiu iI middle d;;s~hmn::o in l;nd;md ;!cIhl' lum

,)1'[hecenmry. ana indeed right up t,;thc 11mi;' of Ihefir.st Wn:rhl \Var, was rather;m eilsy.gUJng e.xis!Cnc"c,With a w;dd in Ihc kitch':l1. ;umlhcr cOlllin~ in tn duthe wibhing. and ag;mlener loo>;ing :Iftcr III..:11Jollml.s, there was littlc left for the familv to ,h, 1)[11

~;isi[ frkltCh. eng'I~":ln SIX'rT5. phL}' ITIjJsical inst!;! ..m~nb. reart. t!(. dmrth wNk.go t() ihe ~ca·sidc:md,;()():t.\\1131 a conm,s~ "'tiS [he hard pit:mcerlife IJn alaHll',:swlIt! in tn;} Cnflni.!hm West. But ti!;c sn m;my of

her cnntempUf;JneS Ellen <ld;lptcd tn her new life:,

Bcsh"~ t:Jking c.an.!pf the honS!.! she worked intheru:hb wht:;£1 nl:\!d~'d, hdpcd cleM' kmd. pk!;.:d ~IOil\;S,:>[lJ\,ked, Inuk carc uf liveslock; milkt:d cows. r;l[set!

chickens and iUrKcy~, [ended (he j;i1rdC:!. am! on lop

,~nl aUraise..!lwo "OIl;' ;mll IWO daugbIW., Todit)' ,{I 97i)) now in he: 97th.\'C:Jf.'I!thnUf!h conr1nd 10 thehUlIse, Ellen sliUli\'c;'·()J1lhe ho'lIJ~stc<lU$hc n'11w.:l!

10 if! 1912 .. ·\l1d srilt livlnA whh hJ:r is her Im;.b,md.

ulw in hb 971h }'ct\l'.'rhci~ ,"'In $l>lh Jiw with th.;:n1.om: HuminJ; tw.: f;I!1!1 (!:min) ima Ihe-ulher I!P~minkmnch. TII¢ir t\':o ~la\l~hl~~ hll\'(} their hmm:s fa,

away -<)111:' in O~\I:\ri~).Im! ~)f]C in B.C. - hullh.::}'holh manage to VlSj! toe 01(1 homo:: once ,I :\::;!r.

\VUdc, .John and KateKilll'I,;rirIC De£ehnan. tlw scnml! chillI 01';1 fal1li·

!vDficn cMldre);, ]".Ihl: tl,lUdlll:r l.LMLillitl M,;.,Frank Degclman Sr. She w;,;' born in \Vinnipcg.in19U5. She attendcd .•.duml .nW;!llcnslcin. HCI

Ic,lch\~c was Alh';f( SI;m1ck. :I vcr>' SUll"! lIisdpli·n,JrkltL 1111920 when her Motherdkd Kale W;IS!S\ie,tfS d!t.l ;111([ h<;:r~btcr ,.\Illlk on1\" ten. Kme' s ~dmfll

d,lYs soon \!l1Ilcd as. shl! was n\!cded 10 ht\l[) :1111001>:

with Ih.: housclmld tlutie;,; ;mu c;ire tilr thl' yo(mg\\r.hiiUrCI1. At thm.time then:: w<.:rc fiv.: aHemli£lf

school ,m,J IWO prc·~chl)o!crs pillS Ihc )'m1ll£ baby.8m >is ilS\! allir\) gO\):' 011.

Eight y<::afS hHer Katt: met John Wilde who wa~vi.<;itin~n:I"II\"C,; in the disalcl. He WitS bom illWil~'

nip.;g in 19bo. His parents eon)).; to (>dc:;.~a. $ask.

from \\'innipcg ;1Ilt!went f;nmill~. Tl1cy h;nl h"dv~chiJdn;n, who wen.: John. R::dpo. An:!lc.Mary.Ethd. Rust:. J\1ihJred.lhe fultiJwim1 fml! ;;ons w.-v' •..•"

with Ihe C;LnmH;u, I!IlIlY in \Vodj \V,lr II. Dhic.Conmd. Chmije. and Bill. whQIO~1a 1<.:; in Pierpe in1942. and l!iL:n Jnc who ,.:crvet! in Ihe U.S.A. NaVY.

John ;ulIl K,!le WCI\; m;luir;i! in Fcb. 192ft Theymild.: Iheir fjr>t hume <IIOdcss;! nll;J farm. T'heir [irSt

tW\)l"hifdrcn wcr.: barn Ih<:r::. Lillian in I92S ami

JOOwar1d Ka~/: WrJf.1<iJ '",11' tIIeit !.am;!,., Ri;;~l! IQ l>;!IL timl'''',Cwo:iry. E:Mmd .me I,d Kram.

Edward in Nm' :,1')30. Tl!~' drm!}:!!! :\~;;r~ w~ri::lln:"dj' st.utill!; ill 111<;jat •••J92(r~. bm: IJ,~1111"tllI>1~lOtms arid IIfj:!d Qut crops in somhcrn Sa;.katch­

cw;m. Jl1hn;md Kale nm\'ed In Raymf}n~ w.b,·/I,;;HIifSltho.:v f\tfilo.:\.! 1':\1'1'11hmd f<mt' milc.i> Iwrth. EVen

h'.:re tilc';:mp~ "crc not thai ouuntifnl, hut th..:rc wasj\';V\:1 .1co;:\pl';l<: t: t".'f> f;Li1ute imd J~ul'h:: 1!1;1rlagcu to

ge[ by. Theycllj'}}'L-tl rhe cmumunfl)' Hfe in the

1.t,wiswvl1.iistrkt cSj)cdallnchl)I'1 C",WL;rlS;md It»;.a) \lm1c~s. and thcII Ih~te ''':cn~ Ihc surpdse pmtje~alimybmfy's lIomc. which \\ere Ihomu.!.!!!I;' cnj"}'cd byAll' M.doucy. \{I n;III"~ "ne \,f many,

In 1)c~•• .1<;37 D0rmhy \\';IS homo Wlm! a rimelira! "'IS. Jl!hn.;md Fr;lIIk ;ma Mike Dcgclm:1I1"artcdQut with t:mnk'sold WiUisKnjght"~ltrt)fClch

Ihcln.id.wn~Mrs,!)(Jt.:hyt;tI!~ ..Tn.: lime: W<1" latL'i,'.'cllint: with it wrrib!e bliznrd r;H:i."I~, Thc\' h~d I\)

Ir;!vet ~ix mires south L.>11thcgr:td ••~II~\ad which W;l~

pas'ioahlc bUI Jp"iug \\<:;.\ <I mile aan>;" field" cL1mingbm:k Ih\::~' would 1:1'1 stuck in tl1., MWW drifl'. and

h;w~~to "hovel ami pu,N tltt car HmtuJ:!h. Afler m;!nyhl>U,S thev "mvcl! bai;k In th~ m:tll:mirv room wilh

Mrs. I",ng .mll ;<11<:I\,-I.;,j \\cl'.J!>hu ;m/K;;lc', !hrc:c

chjltliclI all '11!e11ded Lewisw)'u sdH10L Ailer I!wy

g:c',,,, IIp em:h wcnt thdr W:I}'. U!liml married ••\IJ\llph

Kram {\f Hayrnnn;:, 8!LH~; tm,ni.;';!; Fnll1ds Kriegl aI,,,:al girt :m" l)oc<Jthy Wl'tIt iarther afjdd and mct

ami m(lffiedJotJ BrmzcL 1th1 fim [;mr.hl ",hUH! inGO'""'I, S:I"~, ilnd Ihcn ill Cup;!r where the;.- h;tVI:m'lde: Ih.:I/' home, Their chiJurcl1;tr.; C;(jr~·.Shl.'fli.ami Randy.

Jolla and K:I!c {:Imlcd umH 1967. Ihl!!J il!ovcllin!<ltnwn ",ht'r¢; tlw:••.built ;\ m~w bum\:: in which tn

r<:lill:, John p"s~t:da~••.uyjJ1 Ntw., 1\177;If(er ~ll<:ng'th\" II1ncc~s.K;,[c', ~!el\H.:mmkhildrcll an: Mid1<lclB;;d; bum in 1973.- Cl1Ii~n ••.d; in 1977 .In;! AngkHultl.'nhui5i11 1977, Sh~ stilt Ii\'~;;;in hero\\:;) (jOfll\1 in

Ehiynl!Hcalld clljoys bcill~ nearhcr family,