Taken from Our Treasured Heritage-
A History of Coalhurst and District - Pages 35-36
(Editor's note - Article also includes occupations of
members of the community
* Indicates information added from pages 41-43)
MARY'S GENEALOGY TREASURES
Taken from Our Treasured Heritage-
A History of Coalhurst and District - Pages 35-36
(Editor's note - Article also includes occupations of
members of the community
* Indicates information added from pages 41-43)
A P.O. and town 2 miles east of Kipp, which is on the C.P.R.
Crow's Nest line and the nearest C.P.R. telegraph and Dom.
Express office and 7 miles northwest of Lethbridge. In
Lethbridge Prov. Elec. Div. Stage from Kipp. Has
Alberta Govt. long distance, rural and local telephones.
Presbyterian, Catholic and Pentecostal churches and two
schools. At the present time coal mining is the principal industry.
The North American Collieries Ltd., owners Lethbridge Colliery,
has daily capacity of 2,000 tons. Imperial coal is the output.
The district surrounding Coalhurst was placed under irrigation
in the fall of 1922 for turning on the water. The town is very
active at this time and the citizens anticipate that the year
1924 will show the town to be in the centre of one of the best
irrigated districts of Southern Alberta. The town has no
bonded debt and a low tax rate, pure water supply and
electric light. Headquarters of Provincial Police.
The business portion of the town consists of five general
stores, one hardware store, one bank, one garage, one
blacksmith shop, one meat market, one billiard hall, one
moving picture theatre and dance hall, one laundry, one
barber shop, one bakery, two restaurants, a general hospital
and resident doctor.
The societies are represented by the District Board of Trade,
Community Club, Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, Ladies Art
Needlework Club, Miners' Union, and the Tennis Club.
The Odd Fellows own the finest hall in the district.
Population. 1200. Alberta Prov Police C D McWilliams
Atkins C B mine surveyor Lethbridge Colliery
Birse Alexander overman Lethbridge Colliery
Black Henry fireman Lethbridge Colliery
Bublick Joe dry goods boots and shoes
Cash Joe J pay clk Lethbridge Colliery
Coalhurst Bakery W G Mathers prop.
Coalhurst Hospital Dr W W Inkrote surg in charge
Coalhurst Meat Market & Grocery Store Domenick
Sorbara prop
*Connor Kathleen School Teacher
Conners Thomas driver T Pavan
Croucher Bert stableboss Lethbridge Colliery
Cunning Arthur F. asst storekeeper Lethbridge Colliery
Davidson Agnes schl tchr
Davis John loco eng Lethbridge Colliery
*Deds Stephen Switchman Lethbridge Colliery
*Dixon Stephen Fire Boss Lethbridge Colliery
Doran Dorothy schl tchr
Ferguson John fire boss Lethbridge Colliery
Flinn May schl tchr
Gammon Robert J blacksmith
Gordon Wm loco fireman Lethbridge Colliery
*Griep Fred Prop Mine View Hotel
*Griep Mack Clk Mine View Hotel
Grisack Annie clk P 0
Gusella Henry E ledger Standard Bk
*Hatch Lucy head nurse Coaldale Hosp.
Hatton Thomas miner North Amer Collieries
Haughen R J sec treas schl
Heap Robt overman North Amer Collieries
*Higney John Fire boxx Lethbridge Collieries
*Holmes John Local Eng. Lethbridge Collieries
I 0 0 F Hall
Inkrote Warren W phys and surgeon in charge-
Coalhurst Hospital
Kehough John timekeeper Lethbridge Colliery
Keith John D pit boss Lethbridge Colliery
*King Verda B. Nurse Coaldale Hosp.
Knox John fire boss Lethbridge Coll
*Langtry Percy S. shipper Lethbridge Colliery
*Le Blanc Regina school Teacher
Lee Kee Restaurant, Cigars, Fruits, and-
Confectionery
Lethbridge Colliery North American Collieries Ltd
owners coal miners
Lindsay James fire boss Lethbridge Colliery
Lindsay John fire boss Lethbridge Colliery
*Loxton John fire boss Lethbridge Colliery
*Luxton George fire boss Lethbridge Colliery
McCulloch Robert feed barn
McDermott's J I and W E McDermott gen store
McDermott James I of McDermott's P M, real estate-
and ins conveyancing and Official admr.
McDonald Esdale clk Finlay McDonald
McDonald Finlay genl store
McDonald Mary bkpr Finlay McDonald
McInnes James surface foreman Lethbridge Colliery
McInnes Wm fireman Lethbridge Colliery
McIntyre Joseph power house eng Lethbridge Colliery
*McIsaac Margaret school teacher
*McKay Bert burtcher D. Sorbara
*McKenzie Grant clk Percival's Cash Grocery
McLeod Edson barber
McMahon James chief elec Lethbridge Colliery
McMahon Wm master mech Lethbridge Colliery
*McMullen Daniel A. traffic mgr. Lethbridge Colliery
McNabb M fire boss Lethbridge Colliery
*McPherson John fire boss Lethbridge Colliery
*McUlloch Robert feed barn
McWilliams Charles D prov police
*Machin Wm. S. power house eng. Lethbridge-
Colliery
Mah Chew laundry
Mathers Wesley G prop Coalhurst Bakery
*Mine View Hotel
Morrisey Joseph weighman Lethbridge Colliery
*Morrisey Josephine clk Percival's Cash Grocery
*Munro Adeline school teacher
*Munroe Claude hoisting eng. Lethbridge Colliery
*Nesbitt James shoemaker
Nicol Charles dairy
North American Collieries Ltd owners Lethbridge
Colliery
Patton Andrew boarding house
Pavan Tony grocer
*Pavan Groceries, Hardware and Auto Supplies
Peacock Chas fire boss Lethbridge Coll
*Pelletier Philemene clk Percival's Cash Grocery
*Percival's Cash Grocery
Percival's Billiard Hall P H Percival prop confy and
cigars
*Percival James T. mgr Percival's Cash Grocery
Percival John T mgr Percival's Billiard Hall
*Percival Percy H. billiars and soft drinks and prop-
Percival's Cash Grocery
Percival Preston H prop Percival's Billiard Hall and
Reeve
Pitt Ernest switchman Lethbridge Coll
Postmaster J I McDermott
Purvis Slyvus chf storekpr Lethbridge Colliery
Quigley Daniel H mine supt Lethbridge Colliery
*Regent Theatre Thomas Hatton mgr
Robertson Mary housekeeper Coalhurst Hosp
Sawada Joseph elec Lethbridge Colliery
Secretary of Village George Watson
*Skidmore Herbert fan eng. Lethbridge Colliery
*Skidmore Wm. elec. Lethbridge Colliery
Smith David boiler insptr Lethbridge Colliery
Smith Fred hoisting eng Lethbridge Colliery
Sorbara Domenick prop Coalhurst Meat Mkt, Poultry,-
and Produce, Cattle Buyer
Standard Bank of Canada L G Thomas mgr
Start Howard fan eng Lethbridge Colliery
Stetz Alex timber foreman Lethbridge Colliery
Thomas Llewellyn G. mgr Standard Bk
*Turner John H. mine surveryor Letrhbridge Colliery
*Village Official Administrator J. I. McDermott
Village Reeve - P H Percival
* W.G. Mathers, Prop. Baker, Confectionery, -
Cigars and Tobacco
Watmough John Dairy
Watson George School Prin and sec of Village
*West Kenneth A. chief clk Lethbridge Colliery
White Harry Trafic Mgr Lethbridge Colliery
Whyte John Dairy
*Wright Samuel T. fire boss Lethbridge Colliery
*Yucytus Mary elk Coalhurst Bakery
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