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The
History of Anthony Hill School District #1073
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The
Teachers
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| C.G.
Austin |
School
District #1073's early
history centres on the HANSON and OSTERLAND families. The school
was built on the NE corner of NE 1/4-3-45-26-4 on land provided by Alfred
OSTERLAND. It was built on tamarack sills, hand hewn by C.O. HANSON, and
used for a school until 1914. Mr. OSTERLAND paid the school district $112.50
and moved the building to his yard for conversion to a store and post office.
It still stands there, presently owned by Don BAUMAN, as a mute reminder
of the past. Mr. OSTERLAND and Mr. HANSON spent much of their time
for the next two years as teachers, the pupils being their own children.
In
1907, a community organization was formed with Wm. CARLSON as secretary,
and taxes collected for 1906 and 1907. Taxes ranged from $7.95 to $9.60
per quarter the first three years. (see tax roll names below) In 1918, the
north half of 32-44-26-4 was taken from Glenfalloch and the names of Elof
NELSON and Joe BOULIK added. Section 31-44-25-4 was transferred to Poplar
Forest when that school was built. From the beginning the school operated
continuously, often with thirty-six or more pupils registered each year
until 1958 when children south of Twp. 44 were bussed to Ponoka, and those
north of Twp. 44 to Falun. The building, new in 1914 and rebuilt three times
still stands on the original land. It is now used as a community centre.
The school treasurer continued to collect the taxes and pay for the school
operation until 1931 when the municipal council began collecting all the
taxes. The board was then responsible for budgeting the year's expenses
and requisitioning this amount from the council. The continued until 1937
when the large division took over all the administration. The local boards
continued as advisory and as a contact between the people and the divisional
board. The taxes at the time were about $15.00 per quarter. Early auditors,
George GORDON, E.N. RATTRAY, H.E. MANNING, charged from $3.00 to $5.00.
J.A. JACKSON, (later Judge Jackson) processed the numerous affidavits for
fifty cents for three, Mr. F.W. WAGNER got $12.00 for being treasurer in
1907 and Wm CARLSON $10.00 for his work as secretary. The jobs were later
combined and were worth $35.00. E. DUWE, Anna HANSON, and after his return
as a soldier, Carl HANSON held position of Secretary-Treasurer. After the
board began to act in an advisory capacity, Harold CLINE acted until 1945,
receiving a $5.00 honorarium. In 1946 Ed NELSON became the secretary and
Albert COLLETON chairman, positions both have to this time (1972). |
W.J. Morris
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| A.R.C.
Berry |
Thos. P. Murphy
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| Pat
Claancie (married Mary McLelland) |
Marie Myrre
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| Phillis
Fenske (Mrs. Krubkowski) |
Annie O'Dell
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| Milton
Fenski (married Marjorie Harris) |
C.D. Osterland
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| Catherine
Ferguson (nee Nowicky) |
M. E. Raeid (Mrs.
M. Christensen)
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| Evelyn
Hardy (Mrs. Ed Palechuk) |
Miss Robertson
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| Wm.
Hayhurst (married Edna Mattern) |
Blanche Schierer
(Mrs. Toivo Hill)
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| Grace
Jones |
Erica Schnell (Mrs.
Martin, Hobbema)
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| Jas.
Jones |
Laura Seamens
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| Irene
M. Keane |
Ester Soderstrome
(nee Howes)
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| Pat
Kjorlein |
Ivy M. Steele (Mrs.
Dr. M. Graham)
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| A.J.
LeBlank |
J.E. Sunberg
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| Mary
McClelland |
Ida M. Svenson
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| Gertrude
McCready (Mrs. Gibson) |
Richard T. Williams
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| Ida
Mattern |
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| The
First Tax Roll |
1909
Additions to the Tax Roll |
| Richard
T. Williams |
F.W.
Wagner |
| Wm.
Carlson |
Jacob
Walkter |
| Chas.
K. Chaffee |
A.
Westman |
| W.E.
Cook |
Oscar
Westman |
| W.H.
Cook |
A.
Erickson |
| L.B.
Courtright |
John
Fyfe |
| C.O.
Cunningham |
The
First Tax Roll (continued)
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A.
Graff |
| Charles
A. Dean |
A.
A. Hexem |
Fred
Mattern |
C.O.
Hanson |
| Edith
Defendefer |
J.A.
Jackson |
A.
Osterland |
A.
Barbara Marr (Mrs Grover,Stettler) |
| E.
Duwe |
Henry
Kramer |
Dora
Patterson |
James Harris
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| Harry
Eliason |
Jacob
Kramer |
H.P.
Smith |
Henry
Lammi |
| Oscar
Eliason |
A.W.
Liliedahl |
E.
F. VanDeusen |
James
Small |
| Chas.
Geilberger |
Asa
Lincoln |
George
VanDeusen |
V.
Tulokas |
| Axel
Greenlund |
E.
Lundell |
John
Vassberg |
Bernice
Yoos (Mrs. Stone, Olds) |
