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They had chickens, pigs, or beef. Chickens also laid eggs. People only bought what they could not produce on the farm. Brokenhead had a store, a post office, and a school. Stores sold basic things and gas. Money in those days was tight and there were no credit cards, so people would trade things. 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Ralph happened to have the shortest distance to school out of all the children. As there was no transportation, kids had to walk to and from school. Once in a while, a farmer would come by with a sleigh and take the children to school, but that was rare. Ralph's school was a 3 room school.\n\nThe subjects were very basic, not as advanced as classes are today. Science, geography, history, mathematics, poetry and drama. Classes weren't divided like they are today (science being divided into biology, chemistry, and physics). School started at 9 and went to 4 with an hour and a half lunch. Winter was a 9:30 start with only an hour lunch. Textbooks were purchased by families, but the books were not expensive in those days. The courses wouldn't change much, however, so the books didn't have to change much. 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His father was an assessor and would go around assessing the value of homes for tax purposes. When elections were held, he was in charge of distributing ballot boxes to different areas. He then had to collect the boxes and help count the ballots before sending the boxes to the chief electoral officer for Manitoba. Anyone who wanted to run for public office had to send the application to Ralph's father for approval or rejection. He also was in charge of tracking gravel deliveries for the roads in the area. 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