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Jim Gadsby and friends in front of a store or perhaps a hotel in Lamerton.Jim was a real character of the times, even being linked to the James Gang.
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A Home Which Was Moved to Mirror1912
Lamerton, Alberta
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One of the Lamerton homes which was moved to Mirror sometime after 1912.The vehicle on the right is a McLaughlin Touring car, about 1924 or 1925, and the one on the left is either a late teens Chevrolet or McLaughlin.
This would put this photo as been taken after the house was moved to Mirror.
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The Jewell Farm1911
Near Lamerton, Alberta
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This is the Jewell family farm, near Lamerton, around 1911.The story is that D.M. Jewell bought the Edminson's house from the estate, after Mr. Edminson's death, and moved it and the old Lamerton police barracks 100 yards south of where they originally were, joining them together, creating a farm home.
This home is still on that site and is occupied by the Victor Inions family. This house has the distinction of being the only remaining evidence that Lamerton ever existed.
This photo is that home.
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The Jewell Family Farming Their Land1911
Near Lamerton, Alberta
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Harvesting grain on the Jewell farm outside Lamerton.26
Making Firewood at a Home1910
Lamerton, Alberta
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Cutting firewood for the winter in Lamerton.28
The Simpson Home1910
Lamerton, Alberta
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This is the Simpson's homestead outside Lamerton.J.C. (Clem) Simpson and his family of 6, (his wife, 2 boys and 3 girls) arrived in Alberta in 1902, staying with a friend, Harry Phelps, until thier own place was built, on a homestead they found close to Lamerton, the next February.
The two boys, Ray and Rex moved to their own homesteads eventually, with Ray finally retiring in Mirror.
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Another Look at the Simpson Place1910
Lamerton, Alberta
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The Simpson's back yard.This may actually be a photograph of the Simpson home 'in' Mirror in later years.
Note the telephone poles in the distance, making this photo definitely after 1912, when the phone lines came into the area.
History tells us that the first phone anywhere in the general area was in Rose's drugstore in Lacombe (48km away), on a Bell Telephone Co. line.
In 1907 the provincial government extended this line to Stettler.
And on April 1, 1908, the phone system was taken over by the government, and was the first state owned phone system in Canada.
The Tees and Alix exchanges were opened in 1907, and Lamerton got a line in from Alix in 1907 as well.
Then in 1912, Mirror was also connected, and the rural lines run from there.
In those days, the phone system was a very manual one, with telephone operators actually doing the connecting manually. The office hours were often set from around 8am to 8pm, 6 days a week, closed on Sundays and holidays.
In an emergency, or when people were sick, an operator often volunteered (unpaid) to keep the office open, sometimes even sleeping at the office in case a doctor had to be sent for.
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More of the Simpson's1910
Lamerton, Alberta
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