In the summer of 1913, Mr. Thomas Dark of Battleford a native of Brussels, Ontario, after apprenticing as a pharmacist for a time in Battleford, Saskatchewan, rented space that had been occupied by The Star General Store and opened up Dark’s Drug Store at 205 Main Street, the current site of Leslie’s Drug Store. With establishing his own pharmacy he began his training in optometry. In 1916, Biggar’s most prominent drug store was placed under new management with Mr. P. A. Hainstock replacing Thos. G. Dark. In 1919, Mr. Dark moved to Edmonton where he pioneered the firm of Dark, Carter and Francis. He died in Edmonton in 1950 .

In January 1937 it was announced Elmer Ford purchased Dark’s Drug Store. With the new owner the drug store got a new name, Ford’s Drug Store.


Sources:
The Independent, Biggar, Saskatchewan, August 21, 1913, page 1.
The Independent, Biggar, Saskatchewan, October 2, 1913, page 1.
Ad from The Independent, Biggar, Saskatchewan, July 24, 1919.
The Independent, Biggar, Saskatchewan, January 7, 1937.
The Independent, Biggar, Saskatchewan, March 9, 1950, page 1.
Town of Biggar 1926 Tax Assessment, page 6, Dark & Campbell, Block 7, Lot 11.