, ▁the ▁hotel ▁— ▁" the ▁Queen ’ s ▁Hotel , ▁which ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁was ▁lost ▁in ▁an ▁early ▁morning ▁bla ze ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 " ▁— ▁( and ▁" be verage ▁room ," ▁in ▁the ▁termin ology ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁Canadian ▁West , ▁though ▁closed ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁under ▁Premier ▁Walter ▁Scott ' s ▁prohib ition ▁and ▁temper ance ▁legisl ation ), ▁bar ber ▁shop , ▁fire hall , ▁law ▁office , ▁numerous ▁service ▁stations , ▁several ▁c af és , ▁cinema ▁( l ater ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁gro c ery ▁store ) ▁and ▁a ▁covered ▁r ink . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁there ▁was ▁" a ▁fl our ▁mill , ▁a ▁cre am ery ▁[ and ] ▁a ▁felt ▁and ▁boot ▁factory ." ▁ ▁The ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Ang lic an ▁Dioc ese ▁maintained ▁the ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College ▁Farm ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁town . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁town ' s ▁population ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁nearly ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁Qu ' App elle ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁local ▁business , ▁sho pping ▁and ▁distribution ▁centre ▁which ▁st aged ▁an ▁annual ▁summer ▁fair . ▁ ▁Early ▁surrounding ▁farm ▁community ▁Un like ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁North - West ▁Territ ories ▁and , ▁then , ▁Province