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JohnMcKillop Honored For 31 Years01 Charter MembershipShort Coursent, It ris toI whoichor..wmsemi-Jte J.Husk a LaingIp of this aniood re-setni-an-tnd the gener-fl] alreadyI sprtnrm* think-rrik for iv to gel to curl-TII\SssHealthpril 27hashealthPictured on the right » John A.receiving a leather footstool In appreciation of his man' vcars of service to the Short Course comimttee' ,.f which he .v a charter member Ilt; n1'hmfuid. director of youth for theacnc.iiur-i.«mi. »«*•*lt;*««* *»m rripiciM D. J Hill, puricultiiral irpnaMlUlm. made the presenrtation to Mr.John A McKillop. one of Dauphin s respectepioneer residents, was bom in McGanty county.Queiiec, in 1878. and when five yws oW came*H to Regina with hb parents Six years lateri-i 1887 they smiled in the Dauphin Mains lt;irict When young John was 18 he went into theim-.iuess of farming ►• mwing onto a homestead,win tv his son Russell McKillop is earn ing onthe tradition of his dad, that of doing a good jobIn 1905 John married Irene Ray, sister of Mrs lone McKillop, and they had two sons.Keun. th now of Winnipeg, and RussellRem.n:«-ini;. Mr McKillop said the first Dau.. ---w.t Up in 1892. on Tom Whitmore.Gartnvn\ where Art Rampian now operates his dairy farm To get to the fair the McKillops drove the miles with on oxen team.In 1907 the new fair ground*—now known as the old fnir grminds- was set up for the fair, where Mr McKillop began his career as a showman. showing heavy horses, Clydes.In 1925 this same John, with George Cornwall, looking into the future, saw the need of gooddairy cattle in this area ami together from tiu United States they brought in several head of t«\ grade Guernseys. Some of these formed the basi, stock of the now well-known herd of Art Rampton„e was presented with a life membership »n th. Agricultural society in MM. ^ °longer on the farm, is dill active m the society,hut has retired from the board *n favor «younger more active membar.Mr McKillop took his place in the affairs of ,the rural municipality by serving as councillorin ward three for tax year*.He has been a member of the Dauphincredit union since R» beginning ton yeans ago.After the death of his first wife, he marrtecAda Steckley in 191*. and they have WBruce now residing in town, and Wilfred. Sioux St Marie. Out Together they have taken a great interest in the horticultural society, and thisymr “Auril Ada m *he i* ilfcctKmatdy knov^n to her friends, is looking forward to taking house plants to the annual garden show again. ^ a jMr McKillop remembers the first floml thathit the Dauphin Plains district since he armed there It was in 1902. when a thretMlav ram cans ed flooding that carried roots from the newly broken fields up against ditches and piled them high Another flood oecured in 1935: and still another in 1947. which was the worst one of thethree, when there was 1lt;M» «f human Mfc ■»* JL a a f ¥VrLife has been good to Mr McKilk*p. as his solhacks were not Uw numerous. Rack in 1921 he lost a ham and poultry, but none of his much thought of stork Several years later a machine shed burned with some loss of implements, hut again, there was no loss of animals.Early Community ActivitiesAsked about community life, Mr McKillopsaid k all centered around the church, jusl as it d es today in outlaying districts. The first church services were held in his grandmother's home, the* of Mrs. Mary GiUis, and her home was the centi • of worship for nine years, from 1888. In IRM.: Dauphin Mains school was built ami the service*, were held there by a student minister by name of MacLeod. 11 wasn't until 1905 that a church was built, the one still used for worship and for gatherings for the community todayIn speaking of recreation this grand old gentleman remembers that football began after the school was hoik and games were played between (iartmore ami Dauphin Plains, and baseball also became a game for competitions between the | two districts, gradually reaching out as other, districts formed teams.j Supplies, said Mr. McKillop, often were brougb.. from as far away as Strathcl air and Glphinatomm th* south side of the Riding Mountains Tinh of thecanvassers rf Dauphin*27 to May ■ carry on ion. 'Moneyd to helpand and ihilita-Icaveboard of directors of the Dauphin Agrieultu society, after having been an associate director several years. Hr has seen continuous service the board since that time, acting as chairmar the livestock committee for the past 15 years, was a constant exhibitor in the fair until retiifrom the farm in 1959.trip, he remembers, took seven days by team and could be made m six with horsesThese were good days, happy days, yhich as he says, with his feet up on his new gift of a footstool, he can now dream about to his heart * content, “until my wife says 'John, supper't ready, or let’s go for groceries,' which does no', take the seven days or even six, hut just a few minutes there and hack.”4*healthopeni t iren 3 formeril even 4 back friend iand toif it ;»howNo doubt thinking back to his early days or farm life, John became a charter member of the h(rrt course for young people organized here in 1925, and has been on the committee ever since that time, missing only one short course, that of last year because of illness.In 1928, he recalls, he took six head of cattle to the Toronto Royal fair, ant of the cows taking top honors in rate of performance, that of production of milk and butter fat, as well as winning nri7.es wif.h some of the other cows.Things have changed since the ylt; John Archibald McKillop landed at Plains aiway back in 1887, to face the the western winters and beautiful sun To help fill his leisure hours Mr.attends the gatherings in the Legion seniors and is a member of the Sixt; Over club. *Dauphin is proud of her seniors, and ourhats are off to you, Jot in A. McKillop, one of Dauphin's senior seniors,•mnrunr niVFRprogram
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Dauphin Herald and Press
Dauphin, Manitoba, CA
Wed, Apr 22, 1964
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