MAIL ORDER FIRM IS TO BE
SANTA CLAUS TO YOUNGSTERS
Mr. Irwin has received word from
Sears and Roebuck that presents for
the five hundred and ninety-two
children o? the valley under eight
.'ears of age ere on their way, a
gift of the firm in appreciation for
Tie business received from here this
summer,
The presents are coming in bores
narked rs to age groups -- one to
five, and five to eight. They also
carry the letters (G) and (B) to
designate whether for boys or girls.
Distribution will be by Mr. Ir
vin and be promises every child of
the valley within the age limit a
gift of some kind, the nature of
them, though, is as much a mystery
go him as it is to children who will
be the happier because of Sears and
Roebucks bo un ty.
The importance of our scheduled
Christmas tarty for the lit ole ones
was demonstrated last week when Mrs.
lee Harrison mushed in 18 miles from
Chick^ison to resort the number of
children at that end of the valley,
Seven of the twelve little ones
belong to the Harrisons end the long
hike meant nothing to the mother who
heard of the corporations child cen
sus. .She was willing to walk in and
report so that the dozen k3 dries of
she distant camp would be assured of
r good time at the Christmas party.
There were a few minutes of wor
ry piled on Lawrence Rorriser, the
other day when the Bucyrus-Rris
drill wn his well caught fire,. The
rig was only lorry feet from the
house with a high wind carrying the
flames in its direction,
The glass filter jar above the
engine broke and sprayed gas all
over the place while he wind whip
red the flames such a distance that
a tree between the. rig and the house
was burned.
T'/ith three Indian back pumps and
a Pyrene, Rorrison and others drove
the flames back so that Dick Baker
could climb up and shut off the feed
line ve 1 ve a 1 the tant:.
The rig sustained considerable
damage, but the handy fire equipment
saved the house,
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to
check up on your pump or entinguishe:
and see that they are in working or
der? Ten of the tig chemical exting
uishers have been frozen and split
through neglect and Mr, Sheely’s an
nouncement to corporal!on employees
is that carelessness in the care of
fire equipment will be considered
gre und s for d i sm). s s a 1.
Another order that Hr. Sheely
will enforce is that gasoline in
small quantities around camp shall
be carried only in red cans. The
blue are for kerosene only.
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CAMP QUIET V7ITH TWO SPECIAL
DEPUTY MARSHALS ON DUTY
The announcement that drunken
ness on corporation property was
not to be tolerated, coupled with
the presence of two officers, has
had the effect of quieting down
the late hours of the nialit.
Valter Culver, formerly nolice
officer with the Alaska Railroad
was sent up here by Col. Olsen to
curb the excess drunkenness, and
John Tier non, colonist from Tract
was sworn in as a deputy to
work with him so that there would
be a twenty-four hour no lice pa
trol of the camn.
Walter E. Iluntlpy of Tract '80
is to be our new Commissioner,
but it is doubtful if his duties
will interfere much with work on
his tract. The Uatanuska Volley
appears To be a fairly law abid
ing community, and lctvs hope It
remains qhet way,
11a t fc Johisen, old timer and
owner of the farm fust south of
Adam Herner's niece, left this
week for his first visit bo the
States in 14 years.
Matt says he's going out to
get his teeth fixed up, hut we’ve
a hunch that he’s heard so much
about the outside this summer that
he's curious to see what it is
really like out theref Matt has
no family nor people to visit, but
will travel around a little, see
old Alaskan friends of earlier day
and return to his va.13.ey homestead
some time in 1 larch or April.
If you need a car and feel
lucky look uo either Tom Nelson
or "Oklahoma" John Stabler. Beth
are raffring off their automo
biles ana expect 10 have the draw
ings some time around the first of
the year.
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