more I thot of it the more sure I was that a
Ca->e- a stony case- of libel or slander could
be brought against me” At last I dropped off
loto a we bit of a slape, and had bad dreams
tili morning. As soon as I could I hurried
down the back streets and bought a paper.
There it was the whole front page devoted
\n the meeting. Says I to me self before I
dared begin reading, now Mike ye did make
tm a>s of yore self" and ye deserve what’s
coming. I was afraid to look at the head lines.
At last I summoned up courage and read it.
At the end was one and a half lines refering
to me spache: it said “A young man by the
name of ..like O’Raferty talked also.”
Continued from pa^e 2
being educated with a part of the
cash you plank clown. When viewed
at this angle are yon shocked with the
fact that your boys education is
costing YOU a lot-money .manhood,
happiness,home and heaven?
You may retort that you do not
frequent the soloon, that you never
drink, never passed a dollar over the
bar, and that therefore you are the
gainer, as your boy is being educated
by money planked down by the other
man Yes that is true, but do you want
your boy educated with money that
Comes via the ‘'Dark Valley Route?”
Money that snatches the crumbs from
hungry mouths, if thus squandered
It leaves shivering children in
a home that is not a home; hard
earned dollars, that slipping thru the
unfortunate drunkard’s hands pass
Over the bar, a fraction of which
co nes back to educate your son.
The business is wrong: licensing
does not make it right.but it lays the
respousibil ity of the traffic at your
door and permits to stand the insti
tution that will soon callout to your
Sion,‘‘Next:” iqstatesof the great
est Nation on earth have voted it
out—clear out.
UNALAUEET ITEMS
Sinrok Mary and family are at the
herd.
Mr r.ouchaii and family have
returned, and the children are now
in school.
Mr. Kric. Soosook is now here after
a stay of several months in the Koy*
uk region.
Mr. Rock left for St. Michael a few
davsago. Business and visiting took
him him to the City.
Mrs Ryan an 1 Frank also Isaib
and Isabelle have gone to the
mountains to hunt squirrels.
We have heard that Geo. Kootok
co templates selling out andgoing—
perhaps to Shaktoolik. We hope he
will change his mind.
Joseph Katchatak is just finishing
a joh of woo 1 cutting for Mr. Traegei
It is reported that he was lowest
bidder on the school wood.
Mr. Xashoullak and family have
come back to the village from their
wi.ter camp.
Mr. Bradley who has been on the
mail run for sometime has returned!
to Marshal city where he is intersted
in some very good mining property.
Mr.C. L Steinhatiser who was called!
to Nome as witness is now back at
his old place in the store. Looks like
the outing agreed with him.
Mr. F Beeson, our mail carrer
says he hopes to be able to purchase
a house inunalakleet where hisfam
ily may take advantage of the school
Mr Kagerstrom.a mail carrier,ha>
brought his family here where the
children can take advantage of the
school.