Gustave Bellegro “Gus” Yaeger was born on July 10, 1878 at Genoa, Italy. The son of Swiss parents, he immigrated to the United States, working in West Virginia then North Dakota before arriving in Brandon, MB in 1910. He worked at various jobs before opening Yaeger's Furs, a fur-coat factory and retail store at 602 Rosser Avenue, in 1919.
Yaeger married Sarah Ellen Williams (1883-1966) of Big Rock, Idaho in 1907. They had two children: Karl Williams Yaeger (1908-1975) and Barbara Yaeger (m. H.H. Ricketts).
Gus Yaeger died on March 25, 1942 in Brandon, MB. His son carried on the business after his death before selling it to one of the managers in 1969.
The Dionne quintuplets, born May 28, 1934, were the first quintuplets known to have survived their infancy. They were born just outside Callandar, ON.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of the Yaeger's Furs Dionne quintuplets Christmas window display. The display features five dolls dressed in fur coats and bonnets, a framed photo of Gus Yaeger, a Christmas tree and a cardboard Santa.
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History/Bio information taken from the Manitoba Historical Society website (http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/yaeger_gb.shtml)
Cypress River Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1930 - 1969 Resolution re Accrued Interest and Surpluses, 1930 - 1931 Application for One Share of Stock, July 23, 1931 Bylaw No. 12, July 23, 1931 Bylaw No. 13, July 23, 1931 Shareholders' Meeting re Bylaw No. 12 and 13, July 23, 1931 Agreement between CRC - MPE, August 1, 1931 Bylaw No. 14, November 3, 1931 One Share of Common Stock, December 1, 1931 Meeting re Bylaw No. 15, March 9, 1933 Agreement between CRC - MPE, October 15, 1936 Bylaw No. 16, October 31, 1939 Bylaw, Cancellation of Share Capital, October 29, 1940 Approval of Bylaw - Cancellation of Share Capital, 1940 General Bylaws, October 27, 1941 Bylaw No. 18, October 27, 1941 Bylaw No. 19, October 27, 1941 Bylaw No. 20, October 27, 1941 Resolution re Surplus, 1941 - 1942 Agreement between CRC - MPE, August 1, 1954 Directors' Resolution, October 18, 1961 Agreement between CRC/MPE, December 15, 1966 Bylaw No. 26, March 23, 1967 Arrangement and Transfer Agreement, June 17, 1967 Directors' Resolution accepting Arrangement, no date and Transfer Agreement, no date Minutes of Executive Board meetings, Volume 1 April 5, 1928 Volume 4 January 25, 1991 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1938 - 1990 (20 reports). Financial records and statistics Statement of Surplus, 1938 - 1946 (5 reports) Final Statements, 1931 - 1943, (5 reports) Auditors Reports, 1932 - 1968 (14 reports) Detail of Grain Earnings, 1963 - 1968 (4 reports) Review of Operating Results, 1960 - 1968 (4 reports) Comparative Statement, July 31, 1932 Growers Equity Payment, January 12, 1945 Surplus and Terminal Mortgage Payment, December 11, 1945 Financial Statements, December 31, 1945 Receipts, December 30, 1963 Correspondence, 1925 - 1967 Membership list, 1942 - 1969 Miscellaneous, Receipt dated January 1981 for Pool Elevators ad in Newsletter. Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Victoria
Swan River Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Swan River.
Red River Valley (Feeder Cattle Association)Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Minutes of Executive Board meetings, 4 January 1966 - 19 December 1967 Miscellaneous Feeder Cattle Association correspondence, 1966 - 1969 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Springfield
