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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Vol. 59 #3
Karl Thorlakson throwing the horse shoe. Auntie Helga sitting on the fender of my father’s car. Sister
Helga sitting on the log looking this way. The others are unknown.
Selkirk.” (Paul and Stefania Magnusson
lived on Dufferin Ave in Selkirk.)
On Feb.29, 1929, he wrote,”1 had a
narrow sweak last month on the lake with
my old plug. He broke through a crack on
the lake and dropped in up to his neck. I
got him out only to break through again.
This time we both had a taste of it but we
managed to get out without any help. I had
to keep driving him on the lake until some
fishermen got planks across the crack so we
could get ashore. We were two miles out
where the crack opened. It was the coldest-
Atkins&Pearce
Canada
HUGH HOLM
Plant Manager
P.O. Box 101 Bldg. 66, Portage road
Southport, Manitoba Canada ROH 1N0
(204) 428-5452 FAX: (204) 428-5451
day so far this winter. We both darned near
froze stiff before we got to shore. The old
plug is sick over his dip but is getting over
it again. He sure got thin but the tough old
devil is none the worse - nor is the good
leg.” (Uncle Andy had only one leg.)
A letter written December 21st, 1928,
refers to the big public meeting called by
the new Councillor, Mr. P. Trapp, to
choose delegates to meet Hon.Clubb and
Hon. Hoay to press upon them the need to
finish the road to Grand Beach and
Victoria Beach in the spring. “The School
House was crowded to the door.
The main spokesman being Ace
Emmitt. Beausejour was represented by ex
Mayor Hayes, Lac Du Bonnet by
W.Childs, Grand Beach Community Club
by Mr.Lees, Ladywood by Trapp Brothers,
Thalberg by Mr. F. Otto, Victoria Beach
by Mr. A.Bouchie, Albert Beach by Mr. A.
Atark, Balsam Bay by A Christianson
“Uncle Andy,” Beaconia by Albert Trapp,
Greenswold by Mr. Yule. The Bank
Manager at Beausejour, Broken Head was
also on deck. We sent an auto to East
Selkirk to bring out our new Reeve and we
read the riot act to him. If he didn't back us