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W A and Harry Denmark received word of the death of their father at Campbellford, Ont., Sunday week, and they left the following day for the east to be present at the funeral.⁶

John Malcolm of Red Deer is in the real estate and coal business and
he occupies a position of prominence among the foremost citizens of this
community. He was born on the 9th of March, 1869, in Ontario, a son
of Andrew and Sadie (Johnson) Malcolm, the former a native of Scotland
and the latter of near Boston, Massachusetts. Their marriage was cel-
ebrated in Gait, Ontario. For some time the father engaged in the com-
mission business in that province and in 1877 removed to Winnipeg,
Manitoba, where he operated a dairy and ranch for a time. In 1889 he
went to Dauphin and turned his entire time and attention to ranching.
Mrs. Malcolm died at the home in Dauphin in 1908. Mr. Malcolm con-
tinued to reside there for a time but subsequently returned to Gait, where
his demise occured in 1920. To Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm ten children were
born, seven of whom are living, John, whose name introduces this review,
being the second in order of birth. Throughout their lives Mr. and Mrs.
Malcolm attended the Presbyterian church, and the father gave his
political allegiance to the Liberal party. The success Mr. Malcolm achieved
was well-merited, for he was a self-made man in the truest sense of the
word, and he was held in high confidence and esteem by all who knew him.

In the acquirement of his education John Malcolm attended the public
schools of his birthplace and in due time was graduated from a high
school in Manitoba. He immediately entered the business world and for
six years clerked in a hardware store. He then came to Alberta and
became associated with the International Harvester Company, traveling
for them for some fourteen years. In 1911 he came to Red Deer and went
into the real estate and coal business and also does some insurance. He
has won well-merited success in his business ventures, for he is a man
of keen discrimination and foresight. He has an interest in the coal mines
in the Saunders creek district. In 1894 was celebrated the marriage of
Mr. Malcolm to Miss Christine McClain, a native of Bruce, Ontario, who
received her education there. To Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm five children have
been born : Roy A., who is now clerking in a store in Waterloo, Iowa, is
a veteran of the World war. He enlisted in the Winnipeg Highlanders
in 1915, serving with the rank of sergeant, and was overseas four years,
receiving his honorable discharge in 1919. He married Lois Ruthlidge;
Clifford J. Malcolm who is an inspector for the Aetna Fire Insurance
Company at Calgary, is also a veteran of the World war, having served
overseas with the "Fighting Tenth," and being in service from 1915 to
1919. He married Margaret Cadwell and they are parents of one son.
Jack; Howard is associated with the W. E. Lord Company of Red Deer;
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Alberta is training to be a nurse; and Elva is a student in the local
schools.

In his political views Mr. Malcolm is a Liberal and he maintains an
active interest in party affairs, although he has never sought nor desired
political preferment. For some time he was a member of the city council.
His religious faith is manifest in his membership in the Presbyterian
church and he is a zealous worker in its behalf. He has been a member
of the church board for sixteen years and is now its chairman. Fraternally
he is identified with the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons and the Royal
Arch Masons and he has been treasurer of both. Mr. Malcolm is readily
conceded to be one of the progressive business men and highly esteemed
citizens of his community, where he is known to be a man of good prin-
ciples and honest business methods.¹²

MALCOLM -- Passed away Nov. 4, 1942, John Malcolm, 1035 W 14th Ave., aged 77 years. Survived by his loving wife, three sons, Roy A., in Lauderdale, Florida; Clifford J., Toronto; Howard J., North Vancouver; one daughter, Mrs. Rhos Roberts, Trail, B.C. Funeral service, Friday, November 6, at 2 p.m., in Nunn & Thomson's chapel, 10th Ave. and Cambie Street, Rev. Thomas J. McAllister officiating. Interment Ocean View Burial Park.¹⁶

The death occurred on June 7th, after a lingering illness of four months, of William Denmark, aged 87 years.
Born in 1840, at Campbellford, Ontario, of British parents, who hewed their way into the forests of Ontario, he spent his youth on the farm of his father, marrying in 1862, Miss Georgina Dunham, eldest daughter of Dr. Dunham of Brockville, Ontario. Of a pioneering disposition, in the early '70's he left the old home and went west, working on the Dawson and C.P.R. surveys in the Lake of the Woods district. In 1880 he moved his family, consisting of wife and five children, to Winnipeg, the same year trekking 250 miles northwest of Winnipeg, to what was afterwards known as the Shell River district, where he and other new settlers surveyed or ran lines for their homesteads, the country only being surveyed into townships, and they settling on quarter, half or whole sections.
He took an active interest in the upbuilding of this new settlement, establishing the first post office with store in conjunction, which was a meeting place for the new settlers for miles around. When the settlement grew to the extent of being formed into a municipality, and when the town of Russell first came into existence, he acted as reeve, councillor and school trustee at various times.
In 1911 he moved to Chilliwack, B.C., and led a retiring life. A member of the Church of England, he was buried from St. Thomas' church, Chilliwack, on Wednesday, June 9, 1927.
The deceased is survived by three daughters, Mrs. E.B. Martin, Mrs. Percy Burton, and Mrs. Joseph Burton, all of Chilliwack; and one son, Capt. A.G. Denmark, M.D., of Shoal Lake, Manitoba; 11 grand children and 11 great grandchildren. His wife pre-deceased him in 1922.³

Rev Canon H P Barrett officiated when last rites were conducted from Henderson's Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs Frances Mary Martin, who passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs R Kendall, Marysville, Wash., Sunday. Interment was in the family plot, Anglican cemetery. H D Hipwell, H E Anderson, Alex Adams and George Minter were pallbearers.
The late Mrs Martin was born in Cobourg, Ont., coming to this district 30 years ago. She was active in all Anglican church work here.
She is survived by one son, Roy, Chilliwack; one daughter, Mrs R Kendall, Marysville, Wash; several grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs J Burton, Vancouver, and Mrs P Burton, California; also a brother, Dr Denmark, England.¹⁵

An old time resident in the person of Joseph Burton passed away on Saturday, August 15, in Chilliwack Hospital. He came from Oxford County, England, to Canada in 1882, taking up a homestead at Shellmouth in Manitoba, where he was a bachelor pioneer for seven years. In 1885 he joined Boulton's Mounted Scouts and rode through the entire Riel Rebellion.
In 1890 he married Maud Ross, youngest daughter of the late William Denmark, an earlier pioneer of the Shell River district. After their marriage they came to British Columbia where they lived for fourteen years, Mr Burton engaging in the salmon canning business. In 1904 they returned to Saskatchewan. Mr Burton going into the hardware business at Langham, which business he continued for seven years. On the store being destroyed by fire he moved to Chilliwack with his family, and purchased a hardware business from the late James Munro, which business he continued until January of this year.
During his residence of 25 years here Mr Burton took part in many civic affairs, and was honorary president of the BC Hardwaremen's Club. He was also, for many years, prominent in the work of St Thomas' Anglican Church.
Mr Burton leaves to mourn his loss his wife and four daughters, Marjory L Cohen of Stockton, Cal; Nan G Lidster of Hollyburn BC; Hilda R Cole of San Leandro, Cal, and Heather D at home. There are four grandchildren.
Funeral service was held in St Thomas' Anglican Church Monday afternoon, Rev M C Humphrey, of St John's Anglican Church, Sardis, officiating. The body was taken to Vancouver where interment was made in the family plot in Mountain View cemetery.¹³

Mrs Maud Ross Burton, late of 2644 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, died Sunday in a private hospital in her 88th year.
Her husband joseph was a partner in the firm of Denmark and Burton, pioneer merchants in Chilliwack. Mrs Burton and her daughter, Miss Heather Burton, resided on Victoria avenue, leaving Chilliwack to make their home in West Vancouver in the 1940s.
Funeral service will be held tomorrow at 3:30 p.m., in St Stephens Anglican church, West Vancouver. Rev E W P Parker will officiate. Cremation will follow.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs D B (Marjorie) Cohen, Stockton, Calif; Mrs E W (Hilda) Cole, San Leandro, Calif; Miss Heather Burton and Mrs J R (Nan) Lidster of West Vancouver; 14 grandchildren.¹⁷

Fraser farmed not far from his father, Richard Oliver, in the Springside District. He married Maria Lennie. They moved to Bresaylor, Saskatchewan before 1910. Fraser passed away about 1948.⁹

Parker Oliver - By Mrs. Alex Blain
In 1901 Parker Oliver took up a homestead in the Rugby District. While working on his homestead he bought horses and sold them in Calgary and Lethbridge.
At the age of 21, in 1904, Parker sold his homestead and went to Calgary where he worked at cement contracting. He married Lottie Welch and lived in Calgary for some time. In 1914 they bought a farm west of Olds in the Hainstock District. They sold this in 1952 and moved to Innisfail.
Parker Oliver passed away in June 1969 at the age of 87 years.⁷

A resident of Chilliwack since 1910, Mrs K A Burton, 84, widow of the late Percy Burton passed away Saturday in Chilliwack General Hospital.
Mrs Burton was born July 25, 1869, at Cambellford, Northumberland County, Ontario. As a child the family moved to Shellmouth, Man., where they lived until they moved to Lazenburg, Assiniboine in the North West Territories in 1897.
While there she and her sister, Maud, met and married in 1905 two brothers, Percy and Joseph Burton.
The Burton brothers were partners with their father-in-law William Denmark in a hardware business in Lazenburg until the store burned down in 1910.
The partners then moved to Chilliwack and started the firm of Denmark and Burton which continued until Percy Burton's death in 1935.
Mrs Burton was an ardent social worker and active member of St Thomas' Anglican church. Friends appreciated her quiet and cheerful disposition.
She is survived by one son, William Denmark (Denny) Burton, employed with Morrison-Knudsen Co., in Venezuela, South America; 1 granddaughter, Penelope (Penny); one grandson, Richard; one sister, Mrs Maud Burton, North Vancouver; several nieces and nephews.¹

In another column it is announced that J J McLean has taken into partnership Mr Alex McLean, late of Robinson & Hamilton's, and the business will be conducted under the firm name of "J J & A McLean." "Alex" has not been in Moose Jaw over a year, but during that time he has won a large circle of friends who wish success for him and "The Modle [sic] Grocery Store."⁶

Alex. McLean, of "The Model Grocery Store," left last evening to spend Easter with friends at the Capital.⁷

INKSTER Friday, August 29, 1980.
Mr Gordon McLean Inkster, age 70 years, dearly beloved husband of Mrs Celeta Inkster, 34 Coventry Cres., Regina. Predeceased by parents, two sisters and four brothers. Mr Inkster is survived by his wife Celeta, two sons: Thomas and Richard of Calgary, one stepson, John R Green and wife, two grandchildren, all of Winnipeg, one sister, Mrs Muriel Rennie of Regina, one brother, Bruce of Calgary, numerous nieces and nephews. Private graveside service in Soldier's Plot, Riverside Memorial Park. Flowers most gratefully declined. Friends so wishing may make donations, in memoriam, to the Legion Comfort Fund.¹²

LARGE STRAWBERRIES
The largest and best strawberries grown in Chilliwack this year were grown and presented to the Progress staff, by the most thoughtful man in the valley, viz., Mr C G Bonnycastle of Williams Road.
The berries were of the Big Red Jumbo variety, red all the way through and the kind you have to cut in four pieces to get into your mouth. A little strawberry festival was held in the office one afternoon by the staff over a dozen of these delicious berries and the editor had enough left over for five-o'clock in the evening. This journal shall look upon Mr Bonnycastle as its best friend hereafter.²²

BILLIARD TOURNAMENT
Another very successful English billiard tournament was completed at Fred Gillander's billiard parlors on Thursday evening and if anything was more successful than the previous one...A large number were entered for the tournament this time, which extended the time much longer and the interest grew as the play narrowed towards the prize winnners...This will close the tournaments for the season, but as soon as the warm weather is over they will be resumed and made more popular than ever

LARGE STRAWBERRIES
Mr C G Bonnycastle of Williams road, brought into the office of the Progress his annual presentation of a box of strawberries. They are the big red kind that make your eyes stick out in wonder at the growth of the fruit in the soil of Hope Slough. They far exceeded Pat's potatoes in size, and one berry would last a small family a week. Strawberries grow to perfection in nearly every section of the Chilliwack Valley, but none to such perfect color, size and flavor as those on Mr Bonnycastle's ranch.²⁵

CRICKET CLUB FORMED
At a meeting of enthusiasts held in Charles Hutcheson & Co's office, Friday evening, the following persons were elected to fill the offices and form the executive for the new cricket club: Honorary president, D E Gwynn-Vaughn; president, C G Bonnycastle; vice president, A L Coote; secretary treasurer, W E Frost; Capt Charles Hutcheson. S A Parsons was unanimously made an honorary member. The membership fee was fixed at $3. Practice is held on the old fair grounds almost nightly and the club starts out with a very fair membership.
It is the endeavor of the club to get in shape to play a match with Abbotsford or some other club on Labor Day.
The secretary was instructed to communicate with the Abbotsford club regarding the match and to find the feeling of the enthusiasts there towards playing in Chilliwack.²⁶

A cricket match of very special interest was played on Thursday afternoon in Mountain View between twenty-four members of the newly formed local club. Sides were taken by twelve members from the country under the captaincy of R C Barwell being pitted against twelve from the city under Charles Hutcheson. [it was noted that] C G Bonnycastle also played a splendid game scoring 18 runs.²⁷

GUN CLUB SHOOT
The members of the Chilliwack Gun Club held a very successful shoot at the traps on C B Reeves' place Saturday afternoon in August, the score of each person being creditable indeed. [It was noted that C G Bonnycastle shot at 25 clay birds, breaking 19 of them]²⁸

John Bonnycastle and family, of Calgary, are spending Christmas with Mr Bonnycastle's parents, Mr and Mrs C G Bonnycastle, Williams Road.³⁰

CRICKET CLUB REORGANIZED
The members of the Chilliwack Cricket Club met in Chas Hutcherson's office on Monday evening for re-organization for the coming season. The meeting was largely attended and the members were quite enthusiastic regarding the outcome of the game at Chilliwack.
Plans were formed and a request will be made for privileges to use the recreation grounds at Exhibition park.
.... The election of officers resulted as follows: President, C G Bonnycastle... The annual membership fee was placed at $2.00 per member.³¹

Annual Meeting of Game Association
... Two matters of importance to the association were brought up at the annual meeting. One was that of Sunday shooting brought up by Mr C G Bonnycastle. Mr Bonnycastle suggested the petitioning of the game department to take steps to have the Sunday laws so amended that the authorities would be enabled to prevent the firing off of guns in and around inhabited communities. In the case of the uninhabited districts such as that of Sumas Prairie, he was not opposed to this shooting, but in and about a community where many were opposed to it, he thought it should be stopped. The concensus of opinion at the meeting was with Mr Bonnycastle in this but no definite action was taken ... election of officers included C G Bonnycastle to the executive committee.³⁴

Get Fenian Raid Bounty
Last session an act entitled the "Fenian Raid Vounteer Bounty Act" was placed on the statute books of Canada. The act provided that the Dominion should show recognition of the services performed by patriotic Canadians who had taken part in the repelling of the Fenian raids of 1866 and 1870. It was estimated at that time that about 10,000 men took up arms in defence of the Dominion, but it has since been shown that a far larger number than that took the field, or showed a readiness to do so by answering to the muster call. Up to the end of 1913 34,050 applications for the $100 bounty were made. Of this number 16,470 had been paid and 3,045 refused...Included in the list paid are four residents of Chilliwack, namely: Messrs. C G Bonnycastle, J W Hill, Hector McKay and D T Nelems ...³⁵

MARRIED
Rudd - Bonnycastle --- February 22, 1902 in the Church of the Redeemer, Calgary, by the Very Rev. Dean Paget, Herbert E. Rudd, Chief of Police at Edmonton and son of the Rev. E. Rudd of Ireland, to Miss L. Bonnycastle, daughter of Chas. Bonnycastle, of Indian Head, Assa.⁷

RUDD and BONNYCASTLE - February 22, 1902, at the English Church, Calgary, by the Very Rev Dean Paget, D.D., Herbert Edwin Rudd, of Edmonton, youngest son of the Rev. Thomas Rudd, M.A., late Rector of Killallon, County Meath, Ireland, to Lyall, second daughter of Charles Bonnycastle, of Indian Head, Assa.⁹

Word has been received of the death on Wednesday of Mrs Charles G Bonnycastle at Chilliwack, BC. Her daughter, Mrs H E Rudd of Edmonton is at present at Chilliwack.¹⁹

A member of one of Canada's oldest pioneer families and a former resident of Edmonton, Mrs Lyall Bonnycastle Rudd Evans, 83, died recently in Victoria.
The former Lyall Bonnycastle was a granddaughter of Lt-Col Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle of the Royal Engineers, who was commissioned by the Queen to build Canada's first stronghold at Fort Henry, Ont.
Lyall Bonnycastle married Herbert Edwin Rudd of the Royal North West Mounted Police in Q'Appelle, Sask, in 1901 when they moved to Edmonton where Mr Rudd served until Alberta became a province.
Widowed 20 years ago, she married William Redfern Evans and has been living on the west coast for many years.
She is survived by her husband William; two daughters, Sheila Hassel of Nanaimo BC and Hope Inglis of Victoria, two sons, Charles Rudd of Nanaimo and Terence Rudd of Winnipeg; a brother George Bonnycastle of Vancouver and a sister Mary [sic] Barwell of Edmonton.²⁹

In Victoria on July 26, 1961, Lyall Bonneycastle Evans, aged 84 years of 4297 Gordon Head Rd., born in Campbellford, Ontario and a resident of this city for the past two years, formerly of Alberta, Vancouver and Nanaimo.
     She is survived by her husband, William R. Evans, two sons, Terence of Winnipeg, Man. and Charles of Nanaimo, V.I; two daughters, Mrs. Sheila Hassell of Nanaimo, and Mrs. Leslie (Hope) Inglis of 4297 Gordon Head Rd., also one brother, George Bonneycastle of Vancouver, B.C., one sister, Mrs. Leonard Hawkins of Mayne Island, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held in McCall Bros. Floral Funeral Chapel, Johnson and Vancouver Sts. on Saturday, July 29, at 3.15 p.m. Rev. J.A. Roberts officiating. Interment in Royal Oak Burial Park.²⁴

At high noon a quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr and Mrs W T Smart, of Watson, Sask., October 1st, when their daughter, Mabel, was given in marriage to John Herbert Inkster, also of Watson. Rev E Crossley officiated.
The bride was given away by her father. She carried a prayer book used for the same purpose nearly fifty years ago by her grandmother. The bride was charmingly gowned in oyster satin, her only ornament a diamond studded wrist watch, the gift of the groom.
For the wedding breakfast the table was graced with red carnations.
Mr Gordon Inkster attended his brother. Mrs Smart was matron of honor, wearing a black and white georgette ensemble.
Only the immediate relatives were present, Mr Inkster, Sr., and Miss Muriel Inkster, of Raymore, Sask; Mrs Wright of Winnipeg, grandmother of the bride; Herbert Smart of Watson; Mr and Mrs Verne Campbell of Disley, Sask, and Mrs Crossley of Watson.
The bride's traveling costume was of brown flat crepe.
The couple left on the afternoon train for Winnipeg, Chicago and other points.¹¹

KNIGHT Herbert Henry of Buckingham House Combe Down Bath died 3 February 1915. Probate London 2 December to John Henry Knight spinster [sic]. Effects £716 14s 5d.⁸