SCTTAKEL WINS A PIG
Elmer SoWake1, Palmer cabbie, left
the dance last Saturday night rich
er by one young-and inexperienced
norker* The nig, donated to Miss
Pearl Williams,by M. D. Snodgrass,
was the prize of a raffle held to
provide funds for the Red Gross
Flood Relief Fund.
Pressed as to his intentions re
garding the critter, Sehak! averred
he might tie a pink ribbon on it’s
neck and make a pet out of it —
--but then, he confessed that a
tremulous feeling at the pit of his
stomach and a watering of his mouth
might lead to fresh roast pork and
applesauce. .«
NOTE OF TRANKS
"I wish to take this opportunity
to thank everyone who assisted in
making the ’Pig Ruffle’ for the
flood victims, such a success,
’’First of all, my thanks are ex
tended to Mr. Snodgrass who donated
the little animal; then to Berna- •
dine Reitan, and to Messers Allman,
Pill Young Jr. , Joe Sheely and 71,.
Bouwens, whose efforts made it pos
sible to realize the sum of,A14.50#
--Pearl Y. Williams,
Red Chess Public Health Nurse,”
SLir JOHNSON’S CASTLE
If Deoct A: snt Slim Johnson’s
chest seems to be a bit larger than
usual, blame it on the new arid very
swellegant Palmer•denet, living
quarters attached, which Slim now
calls "Ro^e Sweet Ho^e". Varnished
floors, panelled walls, modern and
sniffy lighting fixtures, a nice
big concreted cellar with an Iron
Fireman feeding the furnace, rooms
galorp with all the necessary clos
et- space....No wonder .Slim is proud
of that castle of his.
Leif Strand’s 3&B Gang made heap
magic when they built that station.
They seem to have left very little
to be desired.
NEW ANGLE ON ANDERSON
A muck-stick still fits Anton
Anderson’s hand. ...Think of itI
An engineer and surveyor who has
snent years with bow-pen and tran
sit, reverting to tyre that wayi
That was on the 31st, when the
chinook thaw charged the roadside
ditch before Anton’s tent office
with muddy ’water. He r,r«bbe& a
muekstick and started shovelling*
In just a little bit, the water was
merrily an it’s way. Anton said it
made him feel hcme-sick, the shovel
fit his hand sc well*
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GOES E.D.R. ONE BETTER
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"Mrs# Godfrey takes charge cf
weather."
(Headline in Anchorage Times cf re
cent date)
...Who says Alaskans donTt rate
authority?
ORCHESTRA HOLDS DANCE
On Saturday ni^ht, March 25th, a
dance was held in the Falser Com
munity Falls under the auspices of
the "Palmer Pioneers", Txl6 hall
closed at midnight, whereupon many
of the celebrants went tc Timmy
Sdi-itClairfs to wind up the night.
COLONEL OHLSON VISITS
Tv,ice during the past week, F^l
;..er has been visited by Colonel
01 Ison, General Mmia^er of the Al
aska Railroad. His private car was
set out on the team track while h
inspected the Colony and eonferre
tieh General Mann- er Sheely.
Mr. Sheely leaves for Washington
today on official business.
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AURORA BOREALIS
On tLe night of March 30th, about
midnight or slightly after, there
appeared a very beautiful and im
r-ressive display of the Aurora,
The eastern sky, behind the moun
tains, was lit as though-by the
sunrise, and an enormous, thick
arch of bright greenish light ex
tended all the way across the nor
thern heaven, losing itself beyond
the' mountains to westward*
Lasting about an hour, the dis
play -was very intense.
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9 9 9 9 99 ???
WHO WILL HOLD THE WINNING LUMBAR??r.
So far, Palmer has seemingly had
a touch of Midas-luck* Everything
has turned out pretty well, what
with three Paimerians holding win
ning tickets on the Fairbanks Dog
Derby, and Miss Faimer walking off
with the Miss Alaska title.
The only thing new lacking is ar
ise Pool winner from Falser; and
the burning question of the day is:
WE? IS GOING"TO GRAB OFF ALL THOSE
BUCKS WRICK HAVE EESN POURING INTO
NENANA, AND WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO
POUR IN THERE UNTIL APRIL 12TH?
So far, the breaks have been with
Palmer,., and it only takes one
dollar's worth of ticket to hit it,
if you haupen to guess rightj
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BIT PIONEERS AND SEND THEM TO YOUR
FOIT-FOLKS.. . . TEY ARE CURIOUS TO
KNOW WTAT'S --JOINO CSI'jy pjaiSH. ...