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Arriving at the 6th Siding
Location: Olds NWT Canada

 
Part 2 of '100 years of retailing at W.M. Craig and Co., The Peoples Store'.
73 of 112 		C.G. Craig formed a partnership with W.M. in 1907.
74 of 112 		Dairy was a revenue generator for the settlers. The Vanthrin's also used cows for transportation.
75 of 112 		In just 15 years, this spot on the virgin prairie became a vibrant centre of farming and lumbering
76 of 112 		The tradition of an Agricultural Fall Fair started in the 1890's.
77 of 112 		Fair Prize List 1901.
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Fair officials are familiar names.
79 of 112 		The first Fair Grounds.
80 of 112 		Era of the horse.
81 of 112 		Horse Races at Olds.
82 of 112 		A grandstand is added to the fair grouds.
83 of 112 		'Canada Fever'
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The Moes were part of the Norwegian group that came to the Eagle Hill area ten miles west of Olds.
85 of 112 		Hans Stromsmoes and his family arrived in 1902 and settled in the Eagle Hill area.
86 of 112 		West of Olds was heavily treed.
87 of 112 		Hans' application for his quarter section. The survey was not yet registered in Ottawa.
88 of 112 		Stromsmoe's Patent Application for his 160 acres.
89 of 112 		Patent acceptance by the Department of the Interior 1907 for Hans Stromsmoe.
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