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llugason, Ellen Mrs.
Mrs. Ellen Illugason, born in Iceland, initially came to Manitoba
in 1877 with her husband and during that same year moved to Calgary.
Ten years later they moved to Markerville where they lived until
1929. Her husband died in September, 1938 and Mrs. Illugason died
October 29th, 1939.
Ref: Obituary in The Calgary Herald.
Inderwick, F. Charles
Charles Inderwick in 1882 was one of the original owners of
the North Fork Ranching Company, located in the Pincher Creek
area.
Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek
p. 10 - 12.
Ingram, John (Jack) S.
Jack Ingram moved from his hometown of St. Thomas, Ontario to
Winnipeg at age 21 to become Chief of Police. He returned to Ontario
in 1875 and then moved to Calgary in 1884 where he was appointed
Chief of Police in 1886. He married Mary Oake of Hyde, England
on October 1, 1887. Jack resigned as Police Chief in February
28, 1888 and moved to High River to manage the Royal Hotel. He
then spent some time in Montana and later became Police Chief
in Rossland, B.C. a position he held for 4 years. He took a job
as dynamite man in 1904 which tragically resulted in his death
in an explosion on December 16th, 1905.
Ref: The Albertan, July 10, 1950.
Innis, John
John Innis, born in 1864 in London Ontario, was well educated
and had a passion for art. He came west with a survey party, making
maps & sketches of his surroundings. He later turned to horse
wrangling and rode with some High River outfits. During the Riel
Rebellion of 1885, he sold horses to the Government. He drew election
cartoons for the Calgary Herald, returned to Toronto where he
worked for the "Mail" and "Empire". Back west
in 1889 he rode for the Bar U, painted and sketched during a trip
to Vancouver on horseback and enlisted in the military and was
decorated in the Boer War. In 1904 he was elected to the Ontario
Society of Artists and retired in Vancouver in 1913 where he lived
until his death in 1941.
Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 132.
Billie Irvine came up the trail from Montana in 1882 with one
of the first trail herds to enter Alberta. In addition to working
for the Bar-U he joined the field force when the rebellion broke
out and was put in charge of some cavalry horses. Following his
return to the Flathead Country he was staked by Charles Allard
to start a ranch west of Polson. By 1898 Billie had a herd of
3000 cattle and 100 horses on his range. He died in 1939 two years
after the death of his wife Emily (nee Brown).
Irvine, Col.
He was a capable officer in the Mounted Police and contributed
his services in the Riel Rebelion. He travelled from Regina to
Prince Albert, a distance of 270 miles in minus 20 degree weather,
in just 7 days. His name Irvine, was given to twenty mile post
where he had been in charge.
Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country.
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