Biggar World Volume 1, No. 1, August 19th, 1909

Urquhart, W.

W. Urquhart, member of Meek & Urquhart, general store, is a railroad man at Medicine Hat and comes from Sidney N.S. Mr. Urquhart is expected here shortly to take an active part in the firm's business.

Wah, Lee

Mah Toy & Lee Wah, proprietors of the Canadian restaurant, are from China and have been in this country many years and have acquired the language and adopted the customs of this country. They have had much experience in the restaurant business in many cities of Canada and settled in Biggar some three months since as a promising location for a restaurant business.

Watson, R.G.

R.G. Watson, relieving station agent here during Mr. Frease's holiday trip to the States, is a native of Ontario, having been born in Ayr, Waterloo county. Mr. Watson is one of the pioneer railroad men of western Canada, having come to Winnipeg in June 1878, shortly after taking a position on the C.P.R., which he held for sixteen years. He severed his connection with the C.P.R. some six years ago and has since been in the service of the G.T.P. Mr. Watson is thoroughly conversant with his business in every detail and by his uniform courtesy in the discharge of his duties has quickly made himself popular with the public of Biggar.

Welter, A.F.

A.F. Welter is from Uncle Sam's country, Devenport, Iowa, and later from Sublimity, Oregon, where he attended school till he moved into Canadian territory six years ago, locating at Humboldt, Sask. There he acquired a first-class business experience with T. McLaughlin, in general store lines. Mr Welter in the spring of 1909 being on the lookout for a good business opening heard fortunately of Biggar's prospects and coming here on April 29th looked the ground over and was so well pleased with the location he immediately bought lots and built his store and installed a first-class general stock of goods, opening for business here the 27th day of May, 1909. One fine morning shortly after Mr. Welter journeyed mysteriously to Humboldt and a few days later returned to Biggar with a charming bride, having been married on the 22nd of June.

Werner, J.W.E.

J.W. E. Werner, the affable genii of the bar at the Biggar hotel, was born in 1882 at Ayton, Gray Co., Ont., and educated there. At an early age Mr. Werner entered a furniture manufactory and learned the trade thoroughly, afterward working at it for six years as a journeyman. Later he was connected with hotel business in the east in a managerial capacity and came west to Biggar in March, 1909, and for a while engaged in contracting and building in conjunction with his father, Louis Werner. On Mr. Baron obtaining license for the Biggar hotel, Mr. Werner stepped into his present position with this hotel.

Werner, E.F.A.

E.F.A. Werner, Biggar's popular barber, was born in Ayton county of Gray, Ont., nineteen years ago. He received a public school education in Durham. From there he went to Newstead where he learned the barbering trade thoroughly. Afterward Mr. Werner learned photography at Mildmay, Ont., and later reverted to the barbering trade at various points in the east and six weeks since came to Biggar and engaged in the barbering here. Mr. Werner is a member of the Biggar brass band and is deservedly popular with his many friends here.

Werner, Louis

Louis Werner, contractor and builder, is from Gray County, Ont., being born at Normantown forty-five years ago and there receiving his education. Mr. Werner learned the cabinet making at Tavistock and later the building and carpentering. He has held many responsible positions in a managerial capacity with large concerns in the east and is a workman of experience and ability. He was in the hotel business in the east for five years before coming west to Biggar the 29th March last. Mr Werner is an artist in fine finishing work and is doing a lucrative business in this place.

Young, T.C.

T.C. Young, locomotive foreman was born in Picton Co., N.S. and came west in 1879 and entered the service of the C.P.R. September 1st, 1891 at Brandon, Man. He wiped, fired and ran an engine for that company until the starting of the G.T.P., when he ran an engine at Portage the summer of '07 and came to Saskatoon in Oct. of that year and laid the steel from Watrous to Battle River with engine 504. Mr. Young was appointed as locomotive foreman at Biggar on March 1st, 1909. Mr. Young's broad experience has given him a thorough understanding of his business and is a valued member of the G.T.P. staff at this point.