ARTHUR BURNETT..  

		Arthur Burnett was the first barrister and solicitor to take up resi-
dence in Maple Creek and in the intervening years he has become one
of the foremost members of the district and provincial bar.  He was
born in the province of Quebec, on the 1st of February, 1875, a son of
Thomas and Louise (Getty) Burnett.  The father is a prominent busi-
ness man in Quebec, having for years engaged in the cheese and butter
manufacturing business there.
	In the pursuit of his early education Arthur Burnett attended the
public schools of his birthplace and was graduated from McGill with
the B.A. degree in 1895.  That institution conferred the B.C.L. degree
upon him in 1898. Mr. Burnett practiced his chosen profession in Mon:
treal from 1899 to 1902 and in the latter year came to Saskatchewan and
located at Maple Creek. He was the first barrister in this section of the
province and was the only member of the profession between Medicine
Hat, Alberta, and the boundary. There were no barristers and solicitors
as far north as Battleford, Saskatchewan. Establishing offices in Maple
Creek, Mr. Burnett soon built up a representative clientele and has
wielded much influence in legal circles here. He has been town solicitor
since taking up residence here and is a life governor of the local hos-
pital. 
	In July of the year 1903 Mr. Burnett was married to Miss Ethel
Brown. Mrs. Burnett is actively interested in the club and social circles
of Maple Creek, where she has many friends. Fraternally Mr. Burnett
is identified with the Independent Order of Foresters and the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He is a member of the Board of Trade and takes
an active interest in local political affairs. He has never sought nor de-
sired political preferment but is ever cognizant of the duties and respon-
sibilities as well as the privileges of good citizenship and is never too
busy to lend his cooperation in the furtherance of any movement for
the benefit of the community.  His religious faith is manifest in his
attendance at the English church. Mr. Burnett has made many friends
since coming to Maple Creek and well deserves the confidence and esteem
accorded him.

         
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