The following article was found in the Morse History room, titled a Historical Midsession and was written by an unknown author sometime around the 1950’s. The article details some key historical facts of Morse as well as what Morse looked like at the time of publication. Enjoy!
Here is today’s town history broadcast and out point of call is Morse in west-central Saskatchewan The town was established in 1912 on a flat prairie section of the province which had been settled in the early days by such pioneers as G.A. Paul, J.J William, J.B. Ogden, H.B. harder and F.M. Wood. The town was named after the inventor of the telegraph. The first mayor of the town was J.J. Williams. The town has a large hotel, three up to date filling stations, a well-equipped auto camp, good sports ground with racetrack. There are four general stores, two hardware, a drug store, oafe and branch of the Royal Bank, a lumbar yard, barber shop, beauty parlor, a weekly paper and a large town hall with includes the town office, theatre, and dance hall. In the same building are the fire department and the council chambers. There are three churches, a good curling a skating rink, post office and telephone exchange, and six grain elevators. The town has a population of about 400. In 1915 Morse set up a record by shipping 2,250,000 bushels of wheat. Back in 1906 when the country was being opened up, the town had 6 lumbar yards, 5 livery barns and two hotels. In 1916 the Rolling Plains Co-Operative Association was organized at Morse. Clifford pepper was the first secretary-treasurer. Among other prominent in the organization was Willian Hutchinson, who was later secretary-treasurer of the association. Since the date of organization this association has amalgamated with other co-operative associations and has developed into a strong co-operative known as the Morse Co-operative Association, In 1940 they provided more than 75,000 gallons of gasoline and fuel oils, 3,200 gallons of lubricating oils and 5,600 pounds of grease. The Morse Co-operative Association has more than 70 members. You can see all our latest updates and posts by following us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MorseMuseumAndCulturalCentre/and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morsemuseumsk/. Opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the position of the Morse Museum & Cultural Centre, its Board of Directors or sponsors
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Brigadier-General Carla Harding is a former resident of Morse, and somebody who I believe holds the spirit of Morse. Brigadier-General Harding grew up in Morse and joined the military straight out of high school in 1990. She attended the Royal Military College in Kingston first enrolling as Army Supply Officer, upon graduation she began climbing the ranks.
In 2013 Lt. Carla Harding took over as new commanding officer for 2 service Battalion in Petawawa. She has also served in Afghanistan for more than one tour and in 2015 was awarded the Order of Military Merit. Among her awards Brigadier-General Carla Harding also has many degrees, including Masters of Arts in Defense Management, Security and Policy, a Masters in Defense Studies and most recently a Masters of Science in National Resource Strategy. In 2019 she was promoted to Brigadier General, in so doing she became the youngest female ever in Canada to hold this title. Currently Brigadier-General Carla Harding serves as the Director of General Support at Canadian Joint Operations Command. Brigadier-General Carla Harding has many other high points of her career, all of which cannot easily be summed up in this small blog post, but what can be said is that Brigadier-General Carla Harding is a source of pride to her home community of Morse. We thank Brigadier-General Carla Harding for her service to our country, and for bringing such pride to our small community! You can see all our latest updates and posts by following us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MorseMuseumAndCulturalCentre/and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morsemuseumsk/. Opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the position of the Morse Museum & Cultural Centre, its Board of Directors or sponsors While pondering what to write this week, I came across a letter in our digital archives. A letter between John Steinhauer and A.I Bereskin. Which caught my eye, partially due to the fact that it was quite legible and upon further inspection it included some very interesting history. A little history of Morse, of which I would like to share with you today.
John Steinhauer was a resident of Morse, and his son Flight Sergeant George Henry Steinhauer was his beloved son. Sadly, George Steinhauer passed away while fighting in the Second World War, specifically on March 31st, 1942 at the young age of 22. The correspondence that I came across, was a letter to John Steinhauer from A. I. Bereskin who was Controller of Surveys at the time. The letter informed John that a lake had officially been name “Steinhauer Lake” in honour of his son and the immeasurable sacrifice that he had made. Steinhauer Lake was officially named on September 27th, 1962, and is located in the northernmost area of Saskatchewan. A quote from A.I Bereskin: “It is a 3 ½ mile long feature along the Chipman River and is surrounded by well-wooded, rocky hills. The nearest settlement is Stoney Rapids which is about 20-miles to the west…. It is situated among some of the provinces finest scenic and sport fishing areas” Stories such as this one, along with many different pictures can be found in our online archives. Simple click the “What We Offer” tab of our website, and scroll down to the “Historical Pictures and Oral History” link. You can see all our latest updates and posts by following us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MorseMuseumAndCulturalCentre/and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morsemuseumsk/. Opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the position of the Morse Museum & Cultural Centre, its Board of Directors or sponsors. With the bitter cold of February in the rear-view mirror, and the spring months ahead I thought we could take a little look back. A look back to Morse in a more recent time, times of growth and community initiatives! So, let’s hop in our time machine and take a quick look at some of what March has had in store for the community of Morse in the recent past!
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