The Life and Times of Hubert Brooks M.C. C.D. A Canadian Hero

APPENDIX A – EXTENDED BROOKS FAMILY GENEALOGY

A.6.6 PHOTOS From St. John, North Dakota Early 1900s

The following sequence of PHOTOS illustrate some street scenes from St. John N.D. in the early 1900s to provide some appreciation of the environment that the BROOKS family lived in.

Main Street, St. John N.D. circa 1908
Hubert Brooks' Store is the 3^rd one on the left (under RED DOT) and burnt down in 1911
Fortunat Martineau developed a telephone system installed from St. John to Rolla, Dunseith and several other towns
that kept Rolette County citizens from paying the exorbitant charges of the telephone monoploy.
There could be up to 35 phones on one number which led to many combinations of long and short rings for each subscriber.
It also led to "listening in" on a neighbor's call!

PHOTO Courtesy: Mel Kuhn and Paul LeBlanc St John N.D.
(Photo also in Book: St. John, City at the End of the Rainbow)

Other Photos of Main Street St John circa 1908

PHOTOS Courtesy: Mel Kuhn, St John N.D.
(Photo also in Book: St. John, City at the End of the Rainbow)

The Store Directory Image for Main Street in St. John is provided again such that the photos that follow can be put in perspective.

Store Directory for Foussard Ave – the Main Street of St. John N.D. circa 1908
BROOKS GENERAL STORE LOCATION 30 on MAP

Courtesy: Book: St. John, City at the End of the Rainbow

Pete LeBeau Blacksmith Shop St. John N.D. circa 1908
This Shop was located next to Hubert Brooks' General Store

PHOTO Courtesy: Book: St. John, City at the End of the Rainbow

Photos of Hotel Lafeyette St John circa 1908
Hubert Brooks' Son-In-Law Dr. John Warren Worked Out of This Hotel

PHOTOS Courtesy: Mel Kuhn, St John N.D.

Business Section St John circa 1908

PHOTO Courtesy: Mel Kuhn, St John N.D.

Great Northern Railway (G.N.R.) Terminal St John circa 1908

PHOTO Courtesy: Mel Kuhn, St John N.D.

Complete Page Out Of St John N.D. STAR Newspaper with H Brooks General Store & Bolstad Bank ads source: "St. John, City at the End of the Rainbow"

AJ Bolstad's Rolette County Bank Robbed Deputy Sheriff Hesketh and Hubert Brooks in Pursuit Turtle Mountain Star Dec 1, 1904

Part 2 of the St. John N.D. occurs AFTER the next section on son Alfred's stay at the St. Boniface Man Jesuit College...

The Life and Times of Hubert Brooks M.C. C.D.