Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × 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 © Last modified: 2019/10/27 17:08by dlgent Log In