Couling, Pierce Biography:  Married Susan Payne in 1903. Died 1947 Claims:  Pioneer (1881) also served as Mayor (1910 –1912). Moved to Carroll in 1913. Back in 1927. Probable Significance: Medium Source: Sipiweske:  15, 257 Images: As Above: 46, 258 Content: Good additional information Elliott, James Biography:  Brother of Jabez and Joshua. From Port Hope ON.  Claims: Pioneer. Coucillor 1886. Director of the local branch of the  Manitoba and North West Farmer’s Co-operative and Protective Union 1883. Probable Significance: High Source: WASP 91, 130 Images: As above, 164 Content: Some additional information Kerr, Charles D. Biography:  Claims:  Bookkeeper from Souris. Co-Founder of the Wawanesa Mutual. First Wawanesa mayor - 1909 Probable Significance: High Source: Sipiweske:  15 Images: As Above:  46, 170 Content: Some additional information   Kinsley, Richard Biography:  Claims:  The Oakland Municipality elections of 1884 saw Richard Kinsley Esq. of Souris City, returned as a Reeve. Probable Significance: Modest Source: Sipiweske:  15 Images: As Above Content: Little additional information Nichol, Thomas. Biography:  Father of schoolteachers, Jenny and May Nichol Claims:  Replaced William Scott as the resident overseer of the townsite of Souris City in 1884.  In 1884, with a good crop and surplus grain piling up, the settlers were becoming quite concerned. Thomas Nichol of Souris City, presumably on behalf of “The Toronto Company” (Souris City town site owners) offered to supply the rails if the municipalities of Oakland and Cornwallis would do the grading for a railway from Brandon to Souris City. The offer was not accepted. Probable Significance: Major Source: Sipiweske  9 / Prairie WASP 83, 164 Images: N/A Content: Some additional information