Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Outram Outram, Saskatchewan, Canada Unincorporated Hamlet Located at NE Section 19, Township 2, Range 10, W2 Latitude- 49º 9' N Longitude- 103º 19' W Elevation 1906 ft Located on the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR) Estevan- Neptune Branch, built in 1913 Located just north off Highway #18 In RM of Cambria #6 Part of My Dad's 1927 Map of this area. Grain Elevators Map shows they had at least one Grain Elevator. Harold L. Tilley, Agent, ca 1929, Sask Wheat Pool Elevator. First Elevator was built when the Railroad came thru in 1913. found a Harry Tilley, b- July 1906, age 5 in 1911, living in Girvin, SK., son of A. Tilley and Mary Tilley sister Rheta Tilley same guy? not sure. all born in Canada Post Office History Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (SK) Office Opened as Outram Station- May 1, 1914 in a Private building Sec 19, Twp 2, Rge 10, W2 Changed to Outram Sept 17, 1956 Office Closed- Jan 9, 1981 Postmaster Information: Name of Postmaster Date of Birth Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Edwin C. “Ed” Erickson (see below) 1914-05-01 1915-05-13 Resignation Mrs. Olga Crave 1915-05-15 1915-10-04 Resignation Edwin C. “Ed” Erickson 1915-11-15 1919-09-27 Resignation Halvor O. Moe 1920-11-29 1922-01-26 Resignation Kristian Kittelson (see below) 1922-05-04 1923-03-19 Resignation Sidney Ellis “Sid” Turner (see below) 1875-11 1923-05-11 1945-03-31 Resignation Dmytro Rudy 1888-01-21 1945-04-30 Acting Dmytro Rudy 1888-01-21 1946-05-08 1946-10-21 Resignation John Kiniak 1946-11-01 Acting John Kiniak 1947-02-03 1981-01-19 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 Edwin C. “Ed” Erickson First Postmaster Operated a General Store from a tent until he built a store, where the Post Office was located. Sidney Ellis “Sid” Turner Merchant and Postmaster in Outram Invented a Lock Nut in 1929, with Harold L. Tilley, The Grain buyer for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator granted Canadian Patent no 286.355 for 18 years. They applied for patents in the US as well as Europe. It could be manufactured for almost the same cost as a regular nut. it involved a wedge hammered in to the nut, binding the threads. Sir Henry Thornton President of the CNR and his chief engineer were impressed with the invention. If successful they were to build a plant in Estevan. Sidney Ellis Turner b- Dec 1875, in Hastings, Sussex, England d- ? 1905 he came to Canada and settled in Estevan married bet Apr-June 1901, registered in Hastings. Sussex, England wife- Lily Winifred M. Turner, b- Jan 1875 in England son- Stanley Turner, b- Dec 1901 in England daughter- Pearl Turner, b- Dec 1908 Halvor Moe found a Halvor Moe Reeve of RM of Hazel Dell no 335, 1929-1930 same guy? School History Part of Estevan School Unit #2, Fall of 1946 ad for teachers at Outram Vocational and Rural High School They were to use the Airport buildings, School located 16 miles west of Estevan Agricultural school for up to 300 students. Purchase price $14,000 Board was $18 per month. In 1956, a 5 room School was here. Airport From School info above, we can see an Airport was built here during WWII. It was an auxiliary airport to Estevan Included one hangar, mess hall, sleeping dormitories, and other buildings on 1 acre of land. Pioneers Andrew Kettelson (alt spelling seen-Kettilson) b- 1868 d- Mar 1929, age 62 Funeral Mar 7, 1929 Him and his wife, buried in Bethel & St. John's Cemetery RM of Cambria #6, SE Sec 30, tsp 1, Rge 10, W2 (link below) He came to Estevan about 1904, and was one of the first to take up a homestead in the Outram area. married to Helga Kettelson, nee ? with 5 sons: Kristian Kettelson (Postmaster 1922-23) Oscar Kettelson farmed 3 miles west of Outram, ca 1929 Trygor Kettelson Thomas Kettelson lived at home, ca 1929 Olaf Kettelson lived in California, ca 1929 daughter- Hilda Kettelson d- ca 1925 In Mar 9, 1914 a William N. Sweitzer died in Hudson Iowa, leaving a widow and 5 children $37,735 estate, a half section of land near Outram, valued at $9310 was included Leo Kolke (Kolkes?) moved in spring of 1914 from this area to south Frobisher area. He died in 1958 Kolke School in the area named after this family Norman Leslie McLeod M.L.A. (standing) speaking to a crowd at Outram Sask. Undated photo (likely mid-late 1930s). Source: B. J. Brace family archives. Origin of Name Outram possibly named after a Rev James Outram who explored land for the HBC in BC. only a wild guess. History Book Note- I DO NOT have a copy, and I can't find it online “Our Prairie Heritage - Cambria 1902-1977” Cemetery http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/outram.html PLEASE NOTE- Not my site, not my research link may or may not work in the future © Last modified: 2017/10/24 07:16by dlgent Log In