I forgot to add this with my post. The BURAU Family is included in this book if anyone has access to it. I don't know if it would give any of the information I'm looking for such as if Lester was from Minnesota or Montana.
Local History Book Index: Duchess and District - Duchess, Clancy, Sam Howe, Wellman - Newell
Contributed for use in Alberta Digital Archives by Renie Gross
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~abarchiv/newell-bookindex-...