The Biggar Drug Store was next to Bethel, Travis & Black General Store on Second Ave. The store was managed by Mr. R. Black. Mr. Black had studied pharmacy in Dublin, Ireland and had worked with the Thornton Andrews Drug Company of Winnipeg before forming a partnership with Travis and Bethel and coming to Biggar. Mr. Dawson was Biggar’s first postmaster for three months April to June 1909. This post was thereafter filled by R.Black between 1909 and 1912.[2]

The 1911 issue of The Canadian Druggist reported that Black sold the drug business.[1]
The Rexall Pharmacy was operated by A.A. Langford. H.O. Langford was reported as the postmaster between 1912-02-01 and 1917-09-05. [2]


Source:
Biggar World, August 1909, pages 2 & 6.


[1] "The Canadian Druggist" (OCR scan). Vol. xxiii Number 1. Toronto, Ontario College of Pharmacy. 1911. http://www.archive.org/stream/canadiandruggist23torouoft/canadiandruggist23torouoft_djvu.txt. Retrieved 2010-12-02.

[2] "Philately and Postal History > Post Offices and Postmasters". Name of Office: Biggar. Library and Archives Canada. 2007-01-31. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001-119.01-e.php?&isn_id_nbr=9133&interval=24&&PHPSESSID=lbeharhommtngsgf531n93a2r1. Retrieved 2010-12-02. "The Canadian Druggist" (OCR scan). Vol. xxiii Number 1. Toronto, Ontario College of Pharmacy. 1911. http://www.archive.org/stream/canadiandruggist23torouoft/canadiandruggist23torouoft_djvu.txt. Retrieved 2010-12-02.

Historical Photograph:
"Main street, Biggar, Saskatchewan. Buildings L-R: James Brothers Grocery, Langford Drugstore, City Meat Market, Canadian Bank of Commerce, Frampton's Bakery, Park Drug Store, Erikson Hardware, W.W. Miller Grocery and Dry Goods.". Image No: NA-2870-11. Glenbow Museum Where the World Meets the West - Archives Photographs. ca 1917-1918. http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx?AC=GET_RECORD&XC=/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx&BU=&TN=IMAGEBAN&SN=AUTO11468&SE=1532&RN=36&MR=10&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=0&XP=&RF=WebResults&EF=&DF=WebResultsDetails&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=255&ID=&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=37217&NR=0&NB=4&SV=0&BG=&FG=&QS=ArchivesPhotosSearch&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1. Retrieved 2010-01-25.