From “George Darlow”, by Frank Darlow“As a baby, I came with my father and mother … from England to Red Deer…. In either 1905 or 1906, we came to Alix where my Dad opened a real-estate office. We lived in a house next to Sim’s Livery Stable for some years ▸
In March 1922, I left Saskatchewan and took the train to Edmonton. I turned up at the Corona Hotel where I was befriended by the desk clerk. He put my bedroll and my other luggage under his desk and showed me where I could get a big breakfast for 25 ▸
From “Valentine Schnepf” as told by Maggie (Schnepf) Sanderson “Father’s name was Valentine Schnepf. He came to Canada in 1905 and bought land in the Carroll District. We didn’t move up until 1911. We left New Windsor, Illinois, by train. Of course, our supplies, horses, and household things were loaded in ▸
From “Coghill Siding” by A. NielsenCoghill is a railroad siding between Alix and Haynes about three miles south and east of Stanton School. A section crew lived there until the 50s. Then there was just a section man lived there for a few years….It was a very important grain loading ▸