Another mixed bag of weather, at least it didn't rain.  Bowled in Juan De Fuca then finished power washing the driveway.Saw the chiropractor then to the club for the Friday social. Our biggest crowd with 39 staying for supper

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The cakes of ice were not all of sufficient size to permit us to jump from one to the other.  I noticed a larger one than usual coming along, so made a jump for it and landed on it all right but I could not stop my momentum and slid into the water.  My pole reached across the cakes of ice and prevented me from sinking.  I felt I was in great danger of being crushed between the cakes and as I was being carried along, I struggled and made every effort to make my way towards shore, and presently my feet touched bottom and this greatly aided me and I was soon in shallow water, and onto the shore.  I had the mail tied to my head and resting on my shoulders, and it was only partially wet.

My partner with the election papers tied to his head the same as I had, repeated my performance, and we saw McKenzie standing there, and I suppose he was well pleased as we were that we had landed safely.

The ice water bath had thoroughly chilled us, and we hustled along for about two miles to Mr. Delf’s stopping place, where we obtained dry clothing and hung ours up to dry beside the stove.

This was ten or twelve miles from Tom Ring’s. So in the morning we reached there about fifteen minutes late, so we set our watches back to nine to show we were on time, and as we had just come from Portage, they did not dispute our time.

It was several days before the results of the election were known, and it was somewhat of a surprise when it became known that I had been elected by so large a majority for at the time it was not generally known that I had been over to the north side.  I was elected the following two years by acclamation.

I designed the seal for the municipality, and when the municipality became divided into North and South Norfolk, this seal was given to North Norfolk and I designed the one for South Norfolk.

There was no town hall, nor school houses for the council to meet an at that time, so we met at any convenient farm house.  During the summer months we met at Smart’s crossing as it was convenient for the councilmen on the north side to come across country on horseback.

The Provincial Government had allotted each municipality the sum of $400.00 to assist them until taxes could be collected.  I transacted the business of receiving this money with the Hon. John Norquay and Judge Walker, the Attorney General.

When the Southwestern railway was organized a few years later, and had built a bridge across the Assiniboine at Headingly and on towards Carman, Mr. Scammel, a councilman, and I were appointed delegates to interview the railway officials at Winnipeg, and see if they would divert the railway through the Tiger Hills settlement.

When we reached Portage a storm came on which detained us there three days.  Mr. Scammel became discouraged and returned home, and I went on with my mission and laid the matter before the President of the road, who afterwards made an investigation, and had the railway diverted at Elm Creek to run west through the Tiger Hills settlement.

Publisher’s Note: It is stated on page 32 that Mr. Little was accompanied by a Mr. Scammell on his trip to interview Mr. Norquay regarding the railway.  The publisher is credibly informed that he author is in error in this matter; that no Mr. Scammell was a councilman at the time nor was identified with representations about the railway.--- Fifty years have intervened from the event to the writing, which readily explains an error of this nature.

Transcriber’s note; I believe the publisher misread Mr. Scammel (l)’s role.  His name is not connected with that of Mr. Norquay and the meeting with the railroad president took place “a few years later”.  – jhl