COPPER NUGGET3 Joy Morgan
KENNY LAKE MAN WEDS
A December 13th wedding in Anchor
age united Jud Grimm of Lower Ton
'sine, and Miss Ruth Gardner of
Anchorage„ The new Mrs Grim came
to Alaska last’ March from Ohio, and
ppior to her marriage was employed
by the Sate Department of Natural
Resources; Mr Grimm was formerly
employed by-Miller Brothers on
their Lower Tonsiaa contract. The
country appealed so much to Jud
that he applied for a homestead,
and ..now and he and his bride join
the fast expanding group of Kenny
Lake-Lower Tonsina homesteaders.
Bill Weaver of Lower Tonsina may
soon be' the Past President of the
Idea1 phapcer of the "Dirty Batch
e 1 or f s; Club'f’. His term of off iee is
being challenged by members who1'
cry "Foul" because Bill was the 1
guilty party responsible for Jud
Grim getting to Anchorage for his
wedding to Ruthi For shamel
Dorothy Johns odd Pot McKinley were
honored by a joint -birthday party
held a fortnight ago at the ANB Hall..
Dorothy is now an old 15, and Pat
turned 27. A Large crowd was on hand
despite the cold weather to wish
the two a happy birthday.
Another birthday party was held
last;Sunday for little Virginia
Spencer who was 3 years old on the
10th, Neighbor children helped her
v cut the birthday ' cake .. " ’ '
Axel Grant, old-time miner and pros
, pec tor of Chit iiia • passed a way quiet
ly in his sleep'at his cabin across
the Copper. The bod}/ was discovered
by Paddy King of Chitina. Mr Grant
is reportedLy survived by a brother. -
The happy smile on Joe Sambo’s face
was pul there by the arrival of Joe’s
fiancee from Vancouver, Canada.
Joe is now emplyed at Copper Valley
School where the future bride is
staying too..
Mr and Mrs Strauss have moved into
one of, Bessie rs trailers at the
Buiisek Trailer Court.
George Ashby flew to Fairbanks last
week for a meeting of the Alaska
Tourism Board, of which he is an
advisory memeber, appointed by
Governor Sg!an.
GLSNNALLEN AMERICAN LEGION ANNOUNCEMENT
Joe Briones, Finance Officer, Service Of
ficer, and Adjutant of the American Leg
ion for the State of Alaska will be. in
Glennallen Saturday, January 19, 19631
He will be accompanied by John Collins,
Adjutant for Jack Henry Post in Anchor- ■
ageo The Legion-will hold a Smcrgasborg
at Gateway Lodge for Legionnaires and their
guests o
FATHER MUELLER WRITES
Here on the banks of the Yukon - in the
heart of Eskimoland.-- life is quite diff
erent - primitive, desolate, barren! I
am my own cook, bookkeeper, housekeeper,
sacristan, catechiet, and general over
all janitor• fhe life, in the words of
one seasoned missionary, is one of’1 sur
vival*' - as is the life of the people -
but the days are full and busy teaching
catechism, blessing a sick person, bap
tising an infant that, perhaps, may not
live long, carrying water, administer
ing the Sacraments, './hen 1 am away from:.
,a village, women and older girls of the
village take over the teaching of cate
chism o r .. . V '
My first Mission station, Mountain Vill
age, (and headquarters), is 1 about one hun
dred miles up from the mouth :df' the Yuk
on * The next place, is. Pilot Station,
forty miles on up river. “ Then comes Mar
shal, another forty miles’ up river. And,
finally, Russian Mission,' some eighty miles
beyond • ,1/. "
■.Means of travel varies from a boat in the
Summer, to plane, snow-traveler, or dog
•team in the Winter. Century 21 has taken
over • the dog team with "Sno-travellers”
(or the like): - small five to seven horse
power gas. engines that propel One' or two
men along, aqd can pull a load of a thou
sand .pounds or so, 11 the money can be
raised, and superiors permit,. I may get
one o. They present greater facility in
moving from station: to station.
The territory is barren and desolate.
There are no trees aS such. On the North
bank of the Yukon are low rolling hills;
to the South only flat country comprising
myriads of lakes, sloughs, swamps — the
tundra 1 When the wind 'blows, it whistles,
howls, and bites . !:'■ -1" -
1rve had my share of illnesses: colds,
the flu, an ear Infection, and !other
pains, but thanks to God, am surviving
quite well now and finding sbffid enjoy
ment in canned food. The secret is to
vary the canned food: - one day, cook the
can with one end up, two days later cook
it with the other end upl Fresh meat is
a luxury up here. n
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