GEORGE GETTY. 


	It is to the industry and perseverance of the pioneer farmer, more
than to any other group of people or industry, that western Canada owes
its marvelous development in the past forty or fifty years. Every man
who came out to this new territory in the early '80s of last century to
take a homestead which he improved and transformed into a modern farm
of well tilled fields, made a very real contribution to the growth of his
province. Among the builders of Saskatchewan should be mentioned the
name of George Getty, now living in Moose Jaw, who settled on a home-
stead in this vicinity over forty years ago and has devoted a lifetime of
work to bringing his land under a high state of cultivation. He is retired
from the active life of an agriculturist now and is enjoying the fruits
of a well spent life.
	Born in Ontario, on the 16th of February, 1857, George Getty is the
son of Samuel and Catherine (Kinney) Getty.  His father and mother
were married in Ireland, their native land, and came out to Ontario in
1857, where Samuel Getty ran a farm for many years. In 1890 he came out
west and took up land in Saskatchewan, living on this farm until his
death.  His widow, who died in Moose Jaw in 1920, lived to celebrate
the ninety-fifth anniversary of her birth.  Seven of the nine children
born to this couple are living: George, the oldest child; Archie, a retired
farmer living in this city; Samuel, also of Moose Jaw and a farmer by
occupation; Elizabeth, the wife of James Armstrong, who has retired
from his farm and makes his home in Moose Jaw; Joseph of Caron, Sas-
katchewan, who ran an elevator there for years and is also a farmer;
Thomas, a retired agriculturist of this city; and Catherine, now Mrs.
Archie Delremple, who lives on a farm in this province.
		George Getty's educational preparation was obtained in the public
schools of his native province. At an early age, as the oldest son of the
family, he began to help his father with the farm work and remained with
him until his twenty-fifth year. In 1882 he came out to Saskatchewan
and took up a homestead, which he proved up and made his home for
some time. A little later he spent about two years working for the rail-
road in the bridge building department, but eventually returned to his
farm, which he operated with success for many years. In 1914 he turned
over the active work of running the farm to younger hands and came to
Moose Jaw to live. Four years later he sold his original homestead and
invested the proceeds of this sale in a half section of land.
	In 1899 Mr. Getty was married to Miss Isabella Jane Wynn, a native
of Ontario. Mrs. Getty is the daughter of John Wynn, a pioneer farmer
of Ontario, who came to western Canada to take up a homestead in 1890
and died here. Mr. and Mrs. Getty have four daughters: Kathaleen Eliza,
Margaret and Georgiana, who are teaching school; and Ella May, a stu-
dent in the Collegiate Institute. Mr. Getty is a Mason and his religious
faith is that of the Presbyterian church, in which he was reared. By
conviction and inheritance he is a Conservative in his political views and
he is a loyal member of the Order of Orangemen.



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