Clyde John Craig was the son of John Clyde Craig of
Lanark, Ontario, who brought his family to the Reston district at, the
turn of the century. Although Clyde resided in the
Pipestone Municipality for less than twenty years, in that time he
started and operated a number of businesses, and was particularly
influential in the early days of the village of Ebor.
Clyde lived in Reston In 1907 and 1908 he lived in Reston where he
bought a butcher shop, shipped livestock, and homesteaded the SE of
28-8-29.
Later he started an implement business in Ebor and in Ewart. In Ebor he
purchased the poolroom and enlarged it for implements. He built a
large building beside it in 1909. He had the post office and lived
upstairs. He dealt in real estate and insurance, was on the school
board and was weed inspector. He left Ebor for Edmonton but returned to
live in the butcher shop, then tore it down to build a blacksmith shop.
He also operated store for a few years.
Adapted from Ebor Echoes page 73
Adapted from Trails Along the Pipestone page 7552
The Village of Ebor
The village of Ebor was surveyed and settled beginning in 1906 with the
establishment of the Reston Wolseley C.P.R. Branch line. The
village grew quickly with general stores, an implement dealership, a
boarding house, a blacksmith shop and pool room soon established. The
railway maintained a section house and station, and two grain elevators
served the district.
Ebor – 1910
Left to Right: The Craig Building, Implement Shop, Livery Barn, Store,
Ritchie Barn
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