By 1912 most of the area between Loverna, Sk. and the sounding Creek had been settled after a devastating prairie fire destroyed everything in its wake in 1910. The Olsens and several other families arrived and settled along the creek. At that time the mail came as far as (Bideford) which is now Altario, Ab. In 1913 the Railroad came to Loverna, the following year Yens Olsen, top photo, started a Post Office in his house, a half mile north of the Town of Esther, which was named for his daughter Esther, he would haul the mail from Loverna to Esther twice a week. In 1925 the Railroad came into Esther and further on west. In 1926 a General Store was built in Esther by Harry Ball and the Post Office was then moved into the store. When Mr. Olsen passed on in 1929, Fred Foot, bottom photo, took over the duties as Post Master until 1958. His son Bill and Ellen Foot then took over the duties assisted by several folks in the community. The Store and Post office was eventually sold to Madge and Bill Dalton and Madge was the Postmaster until the Post Office closed and mailboxes were put in just outside the store where they still are today.