Macoun
Macoun, Saskatchewan, Canada
Incorporated as a Village, Oct 16, 1903.
shown on Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR, Soo Line, in 1927 below
Located NE Section 22, NW Section 23, Township 4, Range 10, W2
Latitude- 49° 18' 48“ North
Longitude- 103° 15' 43” West
Elevation 1903 ft
Macoun Sask. Postcard (ca: before 1920) Signed “Gobam”
Sent to a Mr. Ted (or Jed) Shvets, Prophetstown, Illinois, USA
Sent Sept 27, year not shown on mail stamp, but prior to 1920
as the big High School can be seen in background.
Large 2 storey building on left center, was the Macoun Hall, which burnt down.
It housed the Post Office at one time.
Postcard courtesy Grant Walker, CA, Jan 24, 2015
Elevator, Post Office, Telegraph Station, and Gas Station in 1927
Named after a Great Canadian Botanist,
John Macoun
Grain Elevator
2 Elevators in Macoun Sept 1903
Western Elevator Co.-
William Robb-
25,000 bushel capacity each
Located north of Highway 39, and South of Township Rd 44
St. Names in Macoun
John St.
De Forest St
Young St
Tallman St.
Monroe St.
Hamilton St.
Robinson Ave.
Michel Ave.
Hansen Ave
O'Connor Ave
Appleton Ave.
Sorlein Ave.
Breen Ave
Youngberg St.
Post Office History
Macoun
Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (SK)
Office Opened Sept 1, 1903
Section 22, Township 4, Range 10, W2
Postmaster Information:
| Name of Postmaster | Military Status | Date of Birth | Date of Appointment | Date of Vacancy | Cause of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Rollins | 1903-09-01 | 1906-12-25 | Resignation | ||
| David Westbourne Patten | 1907-07-09 | 1914-03-19 | Non-residence of Postmaster | ||
| Susan Hannah Patten, nee Currey | 1914-04-15 | 1927-06-09 | Resignation | ||
| Hugh H. McLeod | 1928-06-12 | 1933-10-09 | Death | ||
| William Ash | OAS | 1934-03-01 | 1956-10-15 | Retirement | |
| Mrs. Dorothy May Nelson | 1956-10-23 | 1965-04-13 | Resignation | ||
| Miss Mollie Jane Wells | 1965-07-01 | Acting | |||
| “ | 1965-07-08 | 1975-12-25 | Retirement | ||
| Macoun Co-op Association | 1975-12-25 |
Disclaimer- This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced,
nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada.
The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada
Postmaster Genealogy and Bios
First Postmaster- Edward Rollins
b- 1848, Ireland, age 63 in 1911
d- aft 1921 (note one online source says 1901, which can't be true as he is living in Benson in 1921)
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/l/Doug-A-Rollins/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0003.html
http://manitobia.ca/resources/books/local_histories/137.pdf
David Westbourne Patten
b- July 1868 in Wolverton, Oxford, ON
d- May 26, 1947, in Weyburn SK
buried in SK Mental Hospital Cemetery, Weyburn SK
son of Walter Charles Patten (1840-1917)
and Charlotte Buckberry (1842-1925)
married Susan Hannah Patten, nee Currey,
she became 3rd Post Mistress in 1914
b- Aug 1867 in Wolverton, ON
d- Nov 5, 1928, Sunnyside, Yakima County, WA, USA
Father- George N. Currey (1832 - 1886)
Mother- Susan Catherine Wilber Currey (1839 - 1915)
son- Howard Wilber Patten
b- Feb 28 1893 in ON (1893 in birth reg, 1892 on headstone?)
d- July 26, 1945
buried in Estevan City Cemetery
Hugh H. McLeod
b- 1862 (July 25, 1861)
d- 1933 (possibly Oct 9, 1933 in Winnipeg MB, age 71)
buried in Macoun Cemetery
Rest are entering Privacy/Living issues.
Macoun Ca 1920-1921
Has SK Govt telephones, CP Telegraph and Dominion Express
Presbyterian, German Lutheran and Norwegian Lutheran Churches
Public and High Schools
Population 275
General Stores
Armstrong & Co.
Macoun Trading Co.
Misc.
J. R. Borrowman, Hardware
Canadian Investment Co. Ltd. - Lumber
Martin E. Christenson, Flour and Feed
Wally Shupe- Billiards and Confectionary
John R. Reid- Livery and Coal
James Penny- Barber
N. O. Johnson- Contractor
Judson Utility Construction Co. -WD Work and Hardware
A. J. Kramer- Restaurant
Macoun Garage
Macoun Telephone Service Board
Agent for SK Govt Telephones
Macoun Hotel (Chinese)
Insurance
David Harper, Insurance
Ernest R. Steele, Insurance
and Justice of the Peace
Farm Equipment
W. A. Harvey, Implements
Massey-Harris Co.
Doctor
Alex Mitchell, Physician and Drug Store
Land, Real Estate
Havner Land Co. - Real Estate
Elevators
International Elevator Co. Ltd.
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co. Ltd.
Western Elevator Co. Ltd.
Post Office
Mrs. Susan H. Patten, Postmistress
Newspaper
The Post, Weekly on Thursday
Howard W. Patton, Publisher
Blacksmiths
T. Peterson & Sons
William Shippam
Bank
Royal Bank of Canada
Harry A. Westergaard- Manager 1905-1927
from 1905 to 1918 the Royal Bank building
was the Northern Crown Bank.
It closed in 1932 and the building was moved
to River Park in Estevan and used as a hotel there.
CPR Pumphouse and Water Pipeline
The CPR Steam Locomotives needed lots of water to keep them running.
So every so often they had to install pipelines to a CPR Pumphouse on the Souris River.
The one from Macoun ran SW, from NE Section 22, Tsp 4, Rge 10, W2
to NE Section 30, Tsp 3, Rge 10, W2
Of course all of this changed when Rafferty dam went in.
This whole area would be under water now.
Macoun CPR Station Fire
Morning of July 31, 1947 the CPR station in Macoun burnt to the ground.
It was a one story building, with Office, Waiting Room, Agent's Quarters at the rear,
and an Express and Freight Warehouse. Station Agent at the time, R. J. Jaques
Fred Vicary from Hitchcock turned in the alarm at 2:30 am
Fire Chief William Winton, and the Estevan Fire Department responded
The building was a total loss.
Macoun Hotel Deadly Explosion and Fire
Macoun Hotel Fire
Ext Links
These are not my pages, Links may or may not work
History Book
Macoun History Book
Macoun Cemetery
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/macoun.html
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