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Incorporated as a Town in 1904
located at
Lat- 49 deg, 13' 48" N
and Long- 102 deg, 10' 9" W

on Section 23, Township 3, Range 2, W2
in S.E. Saskatchewan
1903 ft above Sea Level

the map shows the Souris River coming up from the south
and heading back down south
Also seen mouth of Moose Mountain Creek
entering the Souris River

road to the Souris River in 1927 map above
is Galloway Dr. today (2011)
and Highway 18 follows the Railroad to the right (east)
Highways were quite a bit different back then.

The town was named after the "Oxbow"
in the Souris River, which is just south of the town

Hotel Alexandra
Mr. L. A. Roe Proprietor
Letter of recommendation for my Aunt Dorothy Gent
signed by Mr. Roe's wife

Post Office History

Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (SK)

Office Opened Apr 1, 1892

S0C 2B0

Postmaster Information:

Name of Postmaster	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Roderick A. Troyer (see below)	-	1892-04-01	1895-04-12	Resignation
Christian "Chris" Troyer (see below)	-	1895-06-01	1897-05-06	*
William A. Greer	-	1897-06-01	1913-03-25	Dismissal, Political Partisanship
George Selwin Hames (see below)	Sept 6, 1871	1913-03-28	1948-01-01	*
John Edward Mitchell	*	1948-04-16	1972-07-24	Resignation
Mrs. G. M. Rutledge	-	1972-07-22	Temporary	-
Cecil C. Bull	-	1972-08-28	1980-09-06	Retirement
Mrs. Grace Rutledge	-	1980-07-05	Temporary	-
Darwin H. Hoimyr	-	1980-11-07	-	-
Mrs. Grace Rutledge	-	1982-05-13	Acting	-
Conrad Kuntz	-	1982-09-07	-	-

Additional Information: Semi-staff - 1948-04-01

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Roderick A. Troyer, Oxbow's first Post Master
b- 1866 (1855?) in ON
d-
in 1910 there was a Roderick A. Troyer,
living in San Francisco,
single, immigrating to the US, in 1895

father- Christian "Chris" Troyer, 2nd Post Master
b- July 1, 1841 in ON
d- Oct 16,1924, in Invermere, BC., Canada, age 83
Dutch farmer in 1881, Mountain, Marquette, MB
wife of Chris- Priscilla Jane Humberstone
b- July 1, 1845 (1843?) in ON
d- Mar 18, (Apr 11?), 1888
buried in Oxbow SK
daughter of Thomas Humberstone and Sarah Wilson
son- Albert O. Troyer
b- 1871 in ON
son- Edgar Troyer
b- 1874 in ON
I also seen info on a possible son named Edward Troyer.
b- ?
d- ?
After Chris's wife died he moved to Moosomin SK
and ran a small hotel,
before moving back to Oxbow.
Chris was the 2nd Postmaster in Oxbow.
as well as Justice of the Peace there.
Chris's father- Christian Troyer (1798-1883)
mother- Magdalene Cover (Cober?) (1802-1888)

George Selwin Hames
b- Sept 6, 1871 in Harrowsmith, ON
(1874 in another record)
(1872 in 1881 census, age 9)
d- June 1971
Served in WWI, enlisted May 29, 1916, in Moose Jaw SK
Reg # 255196
discharged in 1919
father- William Locke Hames
mother- Charlotte Anne Wolsey
wife- Margaret "Maggie" Hames, nee Hamilton
they had 4 children:
Albert Earl Hames
b- Aug 2, 1902
d- Apr 1911 at Oxbow
Queenie Isabel Hames
b- Jan 4, 1905
William Arthur Hames
b- June 25, 1906 at Oxbow
d- Oct 28, 1906 at Oxbow
Allan Leslie Hames
b- Jan 24, 1908 in Oxbow

There is a Museum in the Town
Ralph Allen Memorial Museum
802 Railway Ave.
Canadian journalist Ralph Allen came from Oxbow