Nd 1974 First Edition Signed by the author on the dedication page.  8vo. [28], 632, [20], 633-637 pp. Index. Map front endpaper. Large homestead map and errata list in sleeve inside back board.  Tan pictorial cloth boards, bottom of spine has 2 small puncture marks.  Gift greetings atop first blank leaf otherwise unmarked. Chapters include: The Beaver Dam Creek; Here Comes the Train – 1904; Birth of a province and town – 1905; Stake Your Claim – 1906; Waiting for the Rails – 1907/08; She’s coming ’round the bend 1909; How a prairie town grew – 1910; and more. Includes many local family histories and biographies.