Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Table of Contents Antler Post Office History Postmaster Info 1905 Population Early Settler Names Antler Antler, Saskatchewan, Canada Unincorporated Hamlet Location SW Section 14- Township 7- Range 30- W1 Located near North Antler Creek On the CPR Pipestone Branch built in 1900 Latitude - 49° 33′ 58″ N Longitude - 101° 27′ 27″ W 205 miles west of Winnipeg 72 miles from Brandon Patrolled by the NWMP in 1888, shown as white line in map below A Methodist Minister visited the area starting in July 1900 per Edgar Haight Letter By Nov 26, 1900 there was 17 buildings, some small, others large and substantial A School was planned for the beginning of 1901 Mar 15, 1905 established as Village of Antler. Mar 27, 1905 election for the First Overseer was to be held. Edgar Haight of Antler was appointed Returning Officer. Antler, part of the 1888 NWMP map in Estevan NWMP Museum, Copy in Trooper & Redskin Book, by John G. Donkin In Rural Municipality of Antler #61 Antler Postcard ca 1909 Grain Elevators Western Elevator Company Elevator visible in foreground Railroad Station shown in this photo as well Antler Public School Ramsay Public School #576 (Antler Village) Edgar Haight- Secretary-Treasurer- 1910 Church Methodist Church Antler Hotel- Totally destroyed, Burned Dec 16, 1912 after an explosion of the Gas Plant Post Office History Office Name: Antler Electoral District: Assiniboia (Saskatchewan) Office Established Apr 1, 1884 Subsequent Office Info: Subsequent Name = Gainsborough Date of Change Sept 1, 1895 Additional Information: Sec.4, Twp.3, R.30, W1 Name of Postmaster Military Status Date of Birth Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy H. F. Hasteler (see below) 1884-04-01 1892-07-30 Resignation G. Anderson 1892-10-01 Herman/Harmon Frederick Hostetter b- Oct 1856 in Niagara Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada, d- July 6, 1925 in Welland Hospital, Welland, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada One of 5 brothers who came to the Antler area Jake and Charles came in 1892, Joe and Albert in 1893 George Anderson Office Name: Antler Electoral District: Moose Mountain (Saskatchewan) Office Established Sept 1, 1900 Additional Information: Group 3 S0C 0E0 Sec.14, Twp.7, R.30, W1 - 1900-09-01 Name of Postmaster Military Status Date of Birth Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Edgar Haight (see below) 1900-09-01 1901-08-01 Resignation A. M. Stephen (see below) 1901-10-01 1902-04-07 Resignation Edgar Haight (see below) 1902-06-01 1911-04-15 Resignation Harry Hopkins (see below) 1911-05-15 1913-08-22 Resignation H. S. Campsall (see below) 1913-10-31 1929-09-15 Death Mrs. Wilhelmina Campsall 1929-11-18 1954-02-24 Death Miss Ethel Minerva Johnston 1954-02-26 Acting Miss Ethel Minerva Johnston 1954-08-09 1975-12-30 Retirement Mrs. Eva Jamieson 1975-12-14 Temporary Mrs. Eva Jamieson 1976-01-27 1978-08-15 Resignation Aurele P. Moreau 1978-08-05 1986-05-08 Resignation Yvonne Bauche 1986-08-18 Term P.M. 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 Info First Postmaster- Edgar Haight b- May 26, 1857, in Union Hall, Lanark Co, ON d- May 9, 1949 in Sparta, Elgin, ON, age 92 buried in Sparta Friends Burial Ground, Sparta, Elgin, ON son of James Wright Haight and Louisa Wood Edgar left his home at Sparta Apr 2, 1900 and took a week to get to his homestead 20 miles west of Antler area. But he did not like the look of the land and returned to Antler a new village at the time. When he arrived there was only one family there. The First Post Office was in his house established Sept 1, 1900 by 1908 he could issue Marriage Licenses in the area family were members of the Quakers, descended directly from Pennsylvania They established a Union First Day School June 1900 married Amelia S. Haight, nee Zavitz, Dec 9, 1885 Middlesex, ON b- Aug 19, 1858 at Lobo, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada d- Apr 29, 1953 at Sparta, Elgin, Ontario, Canada buried in Sparta Friends Burial Ground daughter- Nellie Marguerite Zavitz b- 1892, age 14 in 1906 in ON d- 1982 son- Samuel Herbert Haight b- 1894, age 12 in 1906 in ON d- 1983 Alexander McBain Stephen b- Apr 18, 1863 in ON d- July 1, 1942 Calgary, AB Buried in Redvers Cemetery, Redvers SK Real Estate man in 1911 son of Alexander Stephen and Isabella Stephen nee ? he was married twice Harry Samuel Hopkins b- Aug 12, 1886 Manchester, Jamaica in one source, Dennis MB in another, Pipestone MB in another d- May 10, 1965 Melrose Private Hospital, New Westminster, BC, Canada, age 79 buried in Fraser Cemetery New Westminster, BC son of Samuel Hopkins and Harriet H. S. Campsall (Hermel) (Hermall) (Heimall) (Herman) Stanley Campsall (Camsell?) b- Jan 9, 1880 Lennox and Addington, ON d- Sept 15, 1929 in Winnipeg MB Buried in Antler Cemetery Father: John Camsell Mother: Sarah Babcock married Wilhelmina Churcher Dec 18, 1912 in Portage LaPrairie MB She became Postmaster until she died Feb 24, 1954 1905 Population Population 98 Grain Elevators- Elevator Capacity 85,000 bushels Kelly Milling Co - A. Kelly- 30,000 bushels Western Elevator Company- 25,000 bushels Doesn't add up to 85,000 so missing one it seems? Churches- Methodist Church- Rev Fleet Pastor Rev D. H. Fleet Rev Daniel Herbert Fleet b-Jan 26, 1884 at Christleton, Cheshire, England d-Jan 19, 1961 at Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA Buried in East Side Cemetery, Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA I believe he went to Poynette, Columbia County, Wisconsin after this ca 1914 Presbyterian Church- Rev. Gauthery Pastor Rev. Gauthery b- d- F.R. Brown Implements Frederick “Fred” R. Brown b- abt 1866 in Germany d- Dec 16, 12, in 1912 in the Antler Hotel 1906 census, age 40, born in Germany, immigrated in 1900 Sept 9, 1912 he was elected Commisioner for oaths in Antler Assets 4,610.94 and after creditors were satisfied He died intestate and $1468.72 was left to the Government after a court decision The fire destroyed all his personal effects. They tried to locate relatives in Germany where he was born, with no success J. J. Glassford- CPR Agent John James Glasford b- abt 1864 in Cardinal, ON d- ? Camden NJ? son of Charles Paul Glasford and Mary Johnson 1901 US census says his name was Glasford, b- Apr 1864 in ON, a railroad clerk in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. his wife and 2 children born in Michigan in 1906 census 2nd marriage- Mary E. Davis Aug 8, 1891 in Lansing, Michigan, USA divorced Dec 11, 1900 his brother George Edward Glasford was a pioneer CPR Engineer Robert Carscadden- Livery, Feed b- age 37 in 1906 census, in ON wife- Sara Jane Carscadden b- age 33 in 1906 in ON daughter born in MB and a son born in SK Wesley Cavanagh- General Store b- age 36 in 1906 in ON wife- Annie Cavanagh, b- age 35 in 1906 in ON daughter and son born in ON Edgar Haight- Postmaster- (see above) Mrs E. Haight- Temperance House Amelia S. Haight, nee Zavitz (see above) W. H. Hales - Blacksmith should be W. W. Hales in Antler in 1906 census William Watson Hales b- Mar 25, 1863 at Otonabee, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d- Nov 29, 1947, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Moose Jaw SK son of William Henry Hales wife- Sara Jane Hales, nee Conkell b- age 37 in ON 3 daughters, 3 sons in 1906 census. last 2 sons born in SK H. W. Harvey- Lumber & Implements Henry Ward Harvey? b- ? James Hunter- Implements James Hunter b- ? d- ? wife- Jane Hunter, nee Miller b- ? d- 1915 buried in Antler Cemetery M. J. McGreevy- Livery Michael Joseph McGreevy? James McLellan- Harnessmaker James Stewart McLellan b- Dec 1876 Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland d- Oct 14, 1974 at his home, in Saskatoon, SK, age 98 buried in family plot in Moose Jaw SK Age 14 he was a Saddler Apprentice in Carluke Scotland, living on Stewart St. Came to Antler in 1905 Moved to Marquis in 1910 Retired in 1948 as a harnessmaker, and moved to Saskatoon Father- Hugh McLellan, Coal Miner in 1891 in Scotland Mother- Henrietta Tenent McLellan, nee Stewart Grandparents- William McLellan and Esther (Ann?)McLellan, nee Watson James married Anna Margaretha Sundin in Antler Anna died in 1919 Massey-Harris Co. Ltd. Merill Bros. Hardware should be Merrill Bros. William R. Merrill b- 1875 d- 1946 in Antler? buried in Antler Cemetery Samuel Mitchell- Butcher b- ? d- ? buried in Antler Cemetery Alexander Robinson- Carpentry James Robinson- Farm Implements Singer Sewing Machines- W. J. Montgomery- Agent A. E. Steele & Co- Lumber Albert (Ab) E. Steele b- 1868 d- Feb 1937 in Antler buried in Antler SK wife- Isabella Steele, nee Stephen b- 1874 d- Mar 1971 buried in Antler Cemetery A. E. White- General Store Albert E. White b- Dec 20, 1868 d- July 1951 in Antler? wife- Mary A. Stephens buried in Antler Cemetery Early Settler Names Names listed as I find them Mrs Margaret Rosina Dickison, nee Stephens b- Sept 17, 1884 Wiarton, Bruce, ON d- Feb 17, 1971 in Calgary AB, age 86 Came to Antler in 1903, moved to Calgary in 1955 husband- Thomas Dickison b- Sept 20, 1878 Hanover, Grey, ON d- Sept 25, 1931 in Antler SK farmer 36-7-30-W1 in 1921 1921 census- all children born in Saskatchewan Arthur McGladdery b- Jan 5, 1907 at Antler SK d- July 9, 1982 Nipawin Hospital, SK father- William McGladdery George and Winona Stuckey External Links Note- NOT my sites, Links may or may not work in the future Antler Cemetery http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/antler.html © Last modified: 2021/04/09 11:41by dlgent Log In