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Arthur G. Scott was born at
Alford, Lincolnshire, England in 1863. After learning the candy making
trade he moved to London, where he met and married Sarah Ann Bourne of
Sloothey, Lincolnshire and they were married in 1884.
In 1885, their first son John Ralph was born. In 1887, their second son
Arthur Germain was born. In 1889, Arthur and Sarah and their two sons
sailed for Canada, arriving at New York and proceeded west to
Bottineau, North Dakota, where their third child Alice was born, later
comŽing on to Killarney, Manitoba then on to Souris City.
Mr. Scott located in Wawanesa at its founŽdation, being one of the
first businessmen to settle. He moved a large house from Souris
City in the winter of 1889. It stood at the corner of 7th and Cliff St.
He opened a bakery and confectionary in 1890, (about where the post
office stands today) in one of the five store buildings that were moved
from Souris City, and operated it until 1919, at which time he sold it
and bought a general store. He also bought the farm in the valley south
of Wawanesa around 1908.
Interior Scottie’s Store Circa 1905. Behind counter. L to R: C.E.
Jackson, A.G. Scott, Scottie, others unknown.
Adapted from Sipiweski, page 467
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