Chris and Minnie came with their parents to the
U.S.A. in 1887 from Odessa. In 1908 they were
married at Fairfax, South Dakota.

In 1913 the couple immigrated to Canada and
settled on a farm near Maple Creek, Saskatchewan.
However, drought and grasshoppers brought farm-
ing almost to a standstill. There were no crop, the
country school was closed for two years. It was
here, however, that the oldest boy, Ben, completed
his education.

Dad decided that we must leave in order to se-
cure a better education for the family. This was one
of his priorities and so he arranged for two freight
cars and we arrived in Rimbey in 1925.

Then we moved to N.W.15-42-2-W5. This quarter
was south of the Rimbey elevators and so we at-
tended the old red brick school in Rimbey. We
stayed.on this farm for only a year because it had
been taken over by quack-grass and it was impossi-
ble with the equipment of those days to conquer.
Still, Mother and Dad were undaunted. Once again
they moved, this time it was to the Chapel district
where they rented the Frank Veal farm. My sister,
Ruth, was born there.

Then came the dirty thirties. Dad took out a
homestead in the Blindman River District and here
they lived until they were forced to retire because
of poor health in 1948.

In 1948 "Chris and Minnie" celebrated their
Golden Wedding. Their bridesmaid, Emma Cole,
helped celebrate this occasion as well as their eight
children, twenty-three grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Irene Wright and Melba Oden-
bach sang a duet and Ruth Frank read a poem in
their honor. Ida Hamilton presided at the guest
book. The cake which graced the table had been
made by their daughter Helen and their oldest
granddaughter Gladys Johnson. Rev. O. Dyer asked
the blessing.

Chris passed away in 1962 and Minnie in '63.

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