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RCMP Constable William Dean No. 2288 arrives to Olds in 1885.

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Billy Dean arrived in 1895. From RCMP to Mayor of Olds.
1895
Olds NWT Canada

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Constable William Dean No. 2288
According to See Olds First
" Dean joined the force at Toronto in 1889 was sent to Calgary, stationed at Gleichen. Transferred to Banff in 1891 returned to Calgary in 1892 then sent to Olds in 1894 where he replaced SB Harrison who resigned from the force to homestead in the district.

"Billy was very popular in the community, especially among the homesteaders in the rural areas. His territory extended from Carstairs to Innisfail, and as far east and west as there was any settlement."
He showed a mind of his own when on July 1st, 1896, he married a homesteader's daughter, Miss Eva Lyman, contrary to the rules of the Force. The Force was not getting enough enlistments to keep up the strength, at the time, and the Hon. Frank Oliver also interceded on his behalf, so he was allowed to remain in the Force, largely due, no doubt, to his own popularity."

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Adshead's Pioneer Tales describes Billy Dean.
1896
Olds NWT Canada

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Constable William Dean No. 2288
According to See Olds First
The Following are excepts from Deans Correspondence;
"had quarters in the hotel and kept horse in the livery barn, both owned by Geo. Batho. The only jail I had was the C.P.R. water tank and the hotel bar was where we usually held court.

"Charlie Taylor, a homesteader ... was magistrate and on his signal to Bob Logan, the bartender, bottles and glasses would disappear behind the bar and court would be called to order. When court was dismissed, it was business as usual again"

An Election story taken from one of Billy Dean's letters reads as follows:
"in 1896 or "97" there was an election being held and out in Dog Pound, old man Hamilton was deputy returning officer. Batho, a son in law of Hamilton's, acted as scrutineer for the Conservative party. While Hamilton was outside attending o the demands of nature, Batho stuffed the ballot box with 15 ballots. I can't remember if it was a Federal, or N.W.T. election."

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Dean gets into business.
1897
Olds NWT Canada

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Constable William Dean No. 2288
According to See Olds First
"Besides performing his police duties he took a keen interest in business and community enterprises, first as a partner if William Frith in the creamery business in 1896. Billy uses to tell that on days off from patrol, he would go down to the creamery to help McKellar, the operator, and usually got the job of driving the old horse on the turntable, thus becoming the Chief Engineer, but later would be demoted to wrapping bricks of butter or to the wash-up job"

Stated in a History of Olds and Area
The following entry was part of journals and letters of sisters Clara Holmes and Jeanette Becker to their family back in Ont.
"February 1895-"
"A meeting to make plans for a new schoolhouse (Hainstock) -J.L. Becker is one of the trustees."
Also " A meeting with plans for a creamery. They plan to bring in cows, give them to the homesteaders and take part of the butter until paid for. That will be good for us who have no cows."

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Billy Dean starts a brass band.
1898
Olds NWT Canada

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Constable William Dean No. 2288
According to See Olds First
" Billy Dean's interest in community affairs became more pronounced in 1898 when he organized the first Olds band, which was also the first band between Edmonton and Calgary. This band played at celebrations at Innisfail, Red Deer, and Lacombe, and entered band contests at Edmonton and Calgary
Members of the Olds band were:
Leader and baritone horn W. Dean
Coronets - Tom Hainstock, Walt Ramsay, Ross Silverthorne
Alto horns - Frank Henderson, Teddy Lewis
Clarinets- Otis Lyman, Jack Hayes
Slide trombone -O.S.Moore
Bass drum - Bob Hainstock
Snare drum Eddie Franklin"

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Billy moves into the lumber business.
25 June 1904
Olds NWT Canada

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Constable William Dean No. 2288
According to See Olds First
" His next venture was in the store business as partner with Bob Hainstock. It was during this spell as policeman and businessman that he obtained his discharge (1899) and became a full-time businessman. Hainstock and Dean operated the store for a period of two years then sold the business to W.J. Brumpton, Hainstock going into the machinery business and Dean starting a lumber yard."

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1905 Olds becomes a town and elects Billy Dean as its first Mayor.
1 September 1905
Olds, Alberta, Canada

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The Mayors from all the towns in the new Province of Alberta met in Calgary in 1905.
2 October 1905
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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The CPR tries to remove a rail crossing they approved two years earlier.
May, 1907
Olds NWT Canada