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Arriving at the 6th Siding

 
Herb Samis, homesteader, realtor, exceptional gardner and strong supporter of Olds.
55 of 195 		The first school in Olds.
56 of 195 		The ball team.
57 of 195 		The homesteaders had coyote hunts to protect their stock.
58 of 195 		The school named after the Samis family where many homesteaders from Schuller, Nebraska settled.
59 of 195 		The 'walking plow' the early homesteaders used to break the sod to complete their land patent.
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The family hand tied the grain 'stooks' for drying.
61 of 195 		George Cloakey and his new bride came to Olds in 1894.
62 of 195 		Cloakey soon buys the Livery Stable close to the Bathos hotel.
63 of 195 		George Cloakey opens another business.
64 of 195 		Homesteader Jim Wolford was a turn-of-the-century barber in Olds, NWT
65 of 195 		Billy Dean arrived in 1895. From RCMP to Mayor of Olds.
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Adshead's Pioneer Tales describes Billy Dean.
67 of 195 		Dean gets into business.
68 of 195 		Billy Dean starts a brass band.
69 of 195 		Billy moves into the lumber business.
70 of 195 		1905 Olds becomes a town and elects Billy Dean as its first Mayor.
71 of 195 		The Mayors from all the towns in the new Province of Alberta met in Calgary in 1905.
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