Glenora District
Borders Lake
Resort
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store keeper still rings. Tom Etsell, an Englishman put up the first
dwelling house in Glenora. Now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Balkham.
Mr. Ed Ford had the first Blacksmith shop and later took out the
International agency in 1908. Mr. G. Fraser operated the first lumUe'r
yard arŽound 1905 — also had the Post-Office from 1903 to 1909.
He then transferred the Post-Office to Chas. Lumbers in 1909. Mrs.
Lumbers has been postmistress since that time up to the present which
is a record of over 30 years. Mr. and Mrs. Lumbers came from England
and built in Glenora in around 1908. They have a fine large house and a
part of the dwelling is being used for the post-office. Mr. Lumbers
operates a Threshing outfit in the Fall. Richard Collins, an English
veterŽan of the Boer War, was another early builder in Glenora. Dick
worked on the C.N.R. section for many years and on account of illness
had to leave the track in 1939. Mrs. Collins was also English. W. Gray
is an old pioneer now living a retired life in Glenora. Mr. W. King of
the early days and a son of the late Sam King, who lived to be over 100
years of age, is one of the districts best historians and resides in
the village. Mrs. Alf Leslie, 88 years, is another old pioneer living
in Glenora. Mrs. J. I. Crayston, her only daughter, resides on 20-3-13.
The above represents the firsts residents of the town.
Glenora has not grown very fast since it originated in 1904. It has a
large hall and a very fine one-room school house, which was built in
1912 by Roger Brown, who was known as one of the Brown boys in the
early days. In 1940 Glenora has two general stores, one operated by A.
M. Lindsay and the other by W J. Macklin, in the building formerly
operated by the late J. Carrel, who run the store for about 10 years.
S. Hicks of Pilot Mound was the first station agent in Glenora. The
railway concluded it did not pay to keep an agent at Glenora and Mr.
Hicks moved away. John Croften was once appointed Mayor of Glenora and
district and he is still known as Mayor Croften.
Glenora had one of the best ball teams in this area at one time and has
a good skating and curling rink.
The English Church was moved to Glenora in 1926 from 24-3-13 while
United Church services are held in the school house.
The present population of the town is about 75.
In and around 1900 a number of land buyers came in from the States and
a large number of the early setŽtlers sold out and moved away.
War Activities
Glenora and district was not lacking when the call to arms came in the
first Great War. Some of the boys who made the supreme sacrifice from
this district were Francis Pierson, Sam Woods, Clarence Standing,
Oliver Sole, W. H. Odell, J. McFadden, Harry Landers, Donald Fraser.
The names of the above are engraved upon the large monument in
the Memorial Park at Pilot Mound along with the names of their
comrades, and once a year friends and
relatives go to this Park and attend the
Memorial services and honor their late loved ones.
Glenora also contributed generously to war organizations
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The Enchanting Districts of
Grund and Bru
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HOMESTEADS OF THE FIRST PIONEERS IN GRUND AND BRU
2-6-14 - SE E. J. Snydal, NE Helgi Thorsteinson
SW Baldwin Benidickson ,NW
Benedikt Gudlaugrur
4-6-14 —SH Evan Jones, NH James Dale
6-6-14 —SE Joseph Davidson, SW Benoni Gudmonson, NW Hernet
Christopherson, NE Jon Jonson
10-6-14 - WH John Badger, EH S. Christopherson
12-6-14 - SW Christian Johnson , NW Sigurjon Snydal
NE Johannes Sigurdson , SE Christian Sigurdson
14-6-14 EH Wm. Hearn, NW Johann Johannson . SW Kristen Stefanson
16-6-14 - SE Ami Sveinson, SW Bjorn Josephson , NH James
McNichol
17-6-14 - EH A. K. Card , WH A. W. Card
18-6-14 - NH Hough McNichol , SW Samuel Madas
SE John Hamilton
20-6-14 - SH Thomas Hill, NH Edward Blain
22-6-14 - SW P. G. Nordal, SE Magnus Goodman, NW Oljeir Fredrickson,
NE F. S. Fredrickson
23-6-14 - EH John Goodman
24-6-14 - SW Benidikt Einarso,n SE Johannes, Strang Skafti
Arason NE, Gudney Aradottir
26-6-14 - NH Ami Ayford
28-6-14 NE Fredick Jonson SE Sigmar Jonson SW
Christian Sigurdson NW Jacob Helgason
30-6-14 SE Jonas Jonson, NE John Thofdarson, NW Bjorn Anderson
32-6-14 SW Steve Christie, NH Mr. Gowanlock
33-6-14 NW Mr. Ward, EH Mr. Moore
34-6-14 NW Mr. Ward, EH Mr. Moore
34-6-14 NW Mr. McKenzie NE John Dowd SE Thorkel Erickson
36-6-14 Wm. Thompson
An able article appeared in the Baldur Gazette in the year 1902 on
Iceland and its people and I give one quotation which may be of special
interest to some of the readers. The writer says that, "The Icelanders
are staunch Protestants and the most loŽyal, innocent pureminded people
in the world. Crime, theft, debauchery and cruelty are almost
unknown amŽong them, and as a people they are lovable and hospitable."
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