Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × North Portal North Portal, Saskatchewan, Canada Nov 16, 1903- Village Status given to North Portal, Assiniboia. Located in all of Section 1, Township 1, Range 5, W2 1893 Mr. L. A. Hamilton, CPR Land Commisioner claimed this was going to be called North Sterling on the Canadian side and South Sterling on the American side. now of course it is North Portal SK, and Portal ND Dec 14, 1903 they were to elect their First Overseer. Horace Prairie of North Portal, was appointed returning officer to run the election. Feb 8, 1904 they were to hold another election for the same position. Thomas McKenzie of North Portal, was elected Returning Officer Town Status Located at SE Section 1, Township 1, Range 5, W2 Latitude- 49º 0' 23“ N Longitude- 102º 33' 18” W On the CPR “Soo” line Altitude 1951 ft Located in Rural Municipality of Coalfields #4 Feb 23, 1904, William Arthur Neal was appointed Justice of the Peace fro North Portal. Part of My Dad's 1927 Map of this area. Elevator, Post Office, Telegraph Office, and Gas Station in 1927 Grain Elevator History Sept 1903 - Portal had one Grain Elevator Northern Elevator Co.- 25,000 bushel capacity Hotel History 2 Hotels: Union Hotel Grandview Hotel Mr. L. E. Haley of Bengough bought the Grandview hotel from Louis Kill (see genealogy below) for $75,000 Dec 1914 Ken Friedt's Negative No 56, North Portal Station Sept. 1910 See more of these old pictures on the Outlook, Moose Jaw, and Roche Percee Pages This is one of the few that is a double exposure, but the station can be seen I think the other exposure is a couple guys at the Roche Percee rock formation. note- original negatives donated by Ken to the SK Archives, after he sent them for my use. Post Office History North Portal S0C 1W0 Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (SK) Office Opened Aug 1, 1894 Section 1, Township 1, Range 5, W2 Postmaster Information: Name of Postmaster Date of Birth Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Willard Hargrave Dorsey (see below) 1894-08-01 1897-06-10 Resignation J. A. Wood 1897-09-01 1901-07-31 Resignation Miss Lucy M. Harris (see below) 1902-01-01 1930-04-06 Death Miss Eva May Harris (see below) Jan 10, 1884 1930-06-16 1944-09-29 Resignation Mrs. Elizabeth Ann MacKenzie Mar 19, 1898 1944-11-01 Acting “ 1946-09-19 1965-03-30 Retirement Robert Munro Dunbar 1965-03-31 Jan 3, 1967 Death N. I. Barker 1967-01-04 Acting Mrs. Margaret Florence MacKenzie 1967-02-22 1977-03-16 Resignation Mrs. Elinor MacKenzie 1977-03-16 Temporary Mrs. Florence MacKenzie 1977-03-16 Mrs. Elinor MacKenzie 1977-03-23 Resignation Mrs. D. J. Fuchs 1982-05-04 Acting ” 1982-05-06 Additional Information: Grade 2 PO 2325-1 Private Semi-staff Gr. 31 - 1949-04-01 Post Office Information 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- Willard Hargrave Dorsey b- June 29, 1870 in ON d- wife- Ida Kate Dorsey, nee Fogg b- Sept 10, 1872 in ON d- Katherine “Kate” Dorsey b- Aug 29, 1894 in Assa, NWT d- Annie “Elsie” Dorsey b- Dec 12, 1897 in Assa, NWT d- Willard “Irving” Dorsey May 8, 1905 in North Portal, SK d- a Miss C. K. Dorsey was Principal of the Village High School from ca1917 to at least 1923 July 8, 1923 she was given a $20 gold piece on the lawn of Rev. S. A. Kennedy. Rev. Kennedy, Dr. R. M. Parker and C. P. Wright gave speeches. possibly Kate? Eva May Harris b- Jan 10, 1884 in Brandon Hills, RM of Cornwallis, MB, d- End of Oct, 1983, age 99 Funeral Nov 2, 1983 at St. Paul's United Church in Estevan buried in North Portal Cemetery. Attended school in Estevan and Regina worked as a clerk in stores in Estevan and North Portal. Retired as Post Mistress in 1944. Lived in Vancouver and Victoria for 10 years. returned to North Portal, ran a china gift shop. then retired to Esterhazy. After 15 years there, returned to Estevan. She was the oldest guest at the 1979, 100th Anniv. of Brandon Hills. She was Village Queen of North Portal in 1979. father- Oliver Harris b- May 27, 1837 in Clawton, Holsworthy reg dist., Devonshire, England d- Sept 9, 1922 at his home at North Portal, age 65 1861, 1871 and 1881 census, living in Fullarton, ON Resident of North Portal for 30 yrs, before he died. Resident of Western Canada for 40 years before he died. Immigrated to Canada when he was 12 years old. first settled in Mitchell, Perth Co., ON came west to Brandon in 1882. stayed there for 10 years, then homesteaded on a farm near North Portal where he farmed until 1905. Moved into the village after that. Oliver's father- Samuel Harris, mother- Mary mother- Ann Harris nee Francis b- Feb 18, 1843 in England d- ? buried in North Portal Cemetery Oliver and Ann had 1 son and 6 daughters: son- William Frederick “Fred” Harris, b- 1868 d- 1950 buried in North Portal Cemetery He lived in North Portal in 1930. he married Georgina Roddick (1872-1942) daughter- Ida Harris b- July 5, 1875 in Fullarton ON d- ? buried in North Portal Cemetery married a Mr. Johnston daughter- Fannie Lorretta Harris (alt Fanny)(alt Loretta) b- Apr 26, 1878 in Fullarton, ON d- ? buried in North Portal Cemetery married James Franklin Stringer (1870-1938) daughter- Ella Maggie Harris b- July 10, 1886 in Brandon MB d- Sept 16, 1956 in Vancouver BC, age 70 she married Clement LLewellyn “Clem” Davies they lived in Victoria BC daughter- Lily Jane Hill, (Lillie?) b- Mar 18, 1873, in Mitchell, ON in death record (Fullarton ON in birth record) d- June 17, 1945 in Victoria BC, age 72 She married John Hill, lived in Victoria BC daughter- Lucy Matilda Harris, b- ca 1867, at Mitchell, Perth Co, ON d- Apr 7, 1930, at home in North Portal, age 63 buried in North Portal Cemetery Living at home in North Portal, in 1922 daughter- Lottie Harris b- ? d- Apr 1926, Meadow lake SK Mrs. Lottie Waddington, in North Portal district in 1922 Genealogy of names above (other than Post Office names) Louis Kill b- Apr 1857 in Switz hein Germany Thwitzheim? Germany immigrated in 1867 to NY USA Oct 1905 left Sandstone MN to Canada 1911 he owned the hotel in Alameda SK 1916 still shown as owner of a hotel in North Portal wife- Annie Kill b- Aug 1861 in USA immigrated in 1867 daughter- Annie Kill b- Sept 1885 in USA immigrated in 1900 son- Edward Kill b- Nov 1887 in USA immigrated in 1900 Bartender in Alameda Hotel in 1911, age 23 son- Vincent Kill b- Mar 1896 in USA immigrated in 1900 son- Sylvester Kill b- Mar 1898 in USA immigrated in 1900 Rural Schools near North Portal Forbes School #730 External Links Note- Not my sites Links may or may not work in the future. There was a history book online on the Estevan Library site, but as of today it isn't working anymore. Note- I don't have a copy of the History book. North Portal Customs Office http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/do-rb/offices-bureaux/604-eng.html Portal ND USA http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndburke/burke2.htm Some history overlaps into Canada North Portal Cemetery SE Section 12, Township 1, Range 5, W2 in RM of Coalfields http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/north_portal.html © Last modified: 2020/01/11 17:38by dlgent Log In