1284 EDMONTON DAILY
JUNE 1, 1907

MacDOUGALL, George Rev.
ROBERTSON, W.S.
McLEOD, W.
BEATTY, W.
SIMPSON, G.A.
COLEMAND, J.

Twenty-four Years ago

A marble tablet in memory of Rev. George Macdougall, founder of the 
Methodist mission, at this place is now on the way in from Bow River. It will 
be erected in the mission church here.

Steps are being taken to organize a joint stock company for the purpose of 
establishing and running a Conservitive weekly newspaper in Edmonton. W.S. 
Robertson, W. McLeod, W. Beatty, G.A. Simpson, and J. Coleman, are 
mentioned as being amongst the promoters.

There are now 47 townships surveyed into sections in this immediate vininity, 
including nearly all from township 55 to 57 in ranges from 19 to 27 west of the 
4th Meridian. The northern part of the Beaver hills, which is included in this 
block, is not surveyed yet, but the work is proceeding under G.A. Simipson, 
and will be completed shortly.