Map of Pointe St. Charles, Québec

Ball. Waltham 16 size, 17 jewel, Serial No. B 237946 Manufactured 1909. Adjusted 5 Positions. Single sunk Roman numeral, 24-hour dial Trade Mark Official RR Standard dial. Ball Model Keystone Silveroid screw back and bezel loaner case, marked "WG Watson N. Battleford, Sask. 130"

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In 1905. The construction of the Canadian Northern Railway mainline to Edmonton, Alberta placed the line on the North Saskatchewan River, North Battleford was Incorporated is a village in 1906, a town in 1907, and as a city in 1913, with a population of 5000. To the East, the line connected with Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Western Canadian Railway Lines map Edmonton, Alberta to North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Western Canadian Railway Lines map North Battleford to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Canadian Northern Railway station and yard North Battleford, Saskatchewan 1905

Canadian Northern Railway station North Battleford, Saskatchewan Soldiers departing for World War I 1915

North Battleford, Saskatchewan railway shop workers

The Trader the official publication of the Canadian Jeweler for 1920 refers to a meeting of the CNJA and the forming of a Saskatchewan Jewelers Association in affiliation with the CNJA with a motion by Dick Downing of Mooseomin and Barclay C. Creighton of Moose Jaw. A nominating committee consisting of FG England of Regina, Dick Downing of Moosomin, and Will Watson of North Battleford brought in a list of names and the following were elected as officers of the Association:
Chairman - AL Wheatley Regina.
Vice Chairman - FG England Regina.
Secretary-Treasurer - Charles F Claire Prince Albert
Members of Executive - Dick Downing, Moosomin; Robert J Armit, Weyburn; William G Watson, North Battleford; Barclay C Creighton, Moose Jaw.

I have several private-label watches from BC Creighton posted on this thread, perhaps Tom can find this some more information about William G Watson

So far I find him in the 1916 Canadian Census living in North Battleford. He was born about 1886 in Ontario and is listed as a jeweler. The census shows an address of 332 Fredrick Street. He was married to Hazel Pearl Watson.

If I can find anything else I will post it.

As always, a very nice watch, Larry.

Tom

Thank you Tom for the additional information, here is a photo of the Canadian National Railways station North Battleford, Saskatchewan built in 1956.

Larry

Your welcome.

Do you know how the place got it's name, Battleford? Sounds like there should be a story to that.

Tom

Hello Tom:

I found the following information on the Internet;
Battleford and North Battleford referred to as the Battlefords, North Battleford is geographically located across the North Saskatchewan River from Battleford. Founded in 1875 as a fur trading post and the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) fort. Battleford was the territorial capital of the North-West Territories (now Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunaviaut, northern Québec, northern Ontario and the Northwest Territories)

The North-West Mounted Rifles was created by Canada's First Prime Minister John A. Macdonald as a permanent force to patrol the Northwest Territories after the Dominion of Canada purchased the territory from the Hudson's Bay Company, it was recommended that a force of 100 to 150 mounted rifleman could maintain law and order, the Prime Minister renamed the force the North-West Mounted Police when formed on May 23, 1873. by Queen Victoria with the intent of bringing law and order to, and asserting sovereignty over the Northwest Territories. The need was particularly urgent given reports of American whiskey traders From Fort Benton, Montana, had set up their operations at Fort Whoop-Up (now the city of Lethbridge, Alberta). The initial force wearing their characteristic Scarlet Tunics consisting of 22 officers, and 287 men – called constables, with 310 horses, 67 wagons, 114 ox carts, departed from Fort Dufferin, Manitoba on their march to what is now Southern Alberta, As the force expanded northward to the Yukon Territory in 1895 to police the Klondike gold rush, and in 1903 to the Arctic coast the prefix "Royal" was conferred onto the NWMP by King Edward VII, jurisdiction was extended to the new provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905 and two, Manitoba's new annexation in 1912. The RNWMP merged with the Dominion Police from Eastern Canada and became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920.

The NWMP Fort Battleford located there played an important role in the 1885 North-West Rebellion, which was an unsuccessful uprising by the Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under the leadership of Louis Riel against Canada. After early victories at Duck Lake, Fish Creek, and Cut Knife the rebellion was quelled at Batoche, Saskatchewan where my great-grandfather George Fisher operated a fur trading post, the allied First Nations forces scattered and Louis Riel was tried and hung for treason in Regina, Saskatchewan. Due to the role that the Canadian Pacific Railway played in transporting troops from the East, political support increase and Parliament authorized funds to complete the countries first transcontinental railway.

Photo of Fort Battleford, Saskatchewan

Illinois 16 size, 17 jewel, Grade 175 Model 5 Getty, private-label double sunk Gothic dial marked Waters and Maybee in script, Ingersoll, Ont block lettering and movement marked the same way as the dial with Adjusted, Serial No.1936228, Manufactured 1906. Fahys Montauk RR solid bow yellow gold filled screw back and bezel case.

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Another example of this private-label is posted on Page 5 of this thread, a Waltham 18 size, 21 jewel, Grade 845, Serial No. 15096791 Manufactured 1907