TIPS FOR THE LADIES
Nurse k'adeleine de Foras says she
has seen a number of cracked floor
coverings in her house to house trav
els and suggests that the linoleum b<
well warmed before it is unrolled.
This will soften it so that it will
lay flat without cracking. Papers,
any old kind as long as they don't
overlap in ridges', will add to the
■ ■ wearing quality and act as insula
g-V tion if placed under the linoleum.
s- ■ And here's another thing, ladies,
that might be very important some
time. Have your husband put up a
sign with your name and tract number
where the road turns off into your
house. The other evening Dr. Al
brecht went out on an emergency call
and lost valuable time trying to lo
cate <jh^ tract.
If your house paint is on the job
use it; if not use a blue pencil un
til the paint comes, but be sure and
get some kind of a sign up at once.
books fob xir::.iES a.::;ive
Again wo thank Miss Eleanor F.
Cohen for reading matter; this time
a big bundle of Animal Alphabet,
Cut-out and picture books for the
little ones. Drop in at the office
of the PI (MELA and got one.
Miss Cohen also sent as a gift
to the last born baby a knitted
outfit with a knitted blanket to
match. Mrs. William Bennett was
the lucky mother.
Among the picture books was a
small silk flag of Alaska, together
with the following poem which some
of you children may want to memor
ize.
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ALASKA’S FLAG
Eight stars of gold on a field of blue -
Alaska's flag - May it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes and the flow'rs nearby;
r The gold of the early sourdough's dreams
The precious gold of the hills and streams;
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The "Bear"—the "Dipper"—and shining high
The great North star with its steady light,
Over land and sea a beacon bright,
Alaska's flag—to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.
— Marie Drake —
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ALASKA: One fifth the size of the
1 United States with 590,000 square
miles, and a population of sixty
thousand almost equally divided be
tween whites and natives.
RETURNED COLONIST WRITES IRWIN
Mr. Don Irwin has just received,
a letter from Mrs. Roy Hopkins
who with her husband drew tract
111 while here, but later re- '
turned to the States because
Mr. Hopkins couldn't find the
type of employment he wanted.
They are still interested in
the project, however, and Mrs.
Hopkins writes from Arcadia,
Michigan, that things do n.ot
look so well out there. Apples,
she says, are too cheap to oven
bother picking, and that late
potatoes will be very scarce.
She reports having received
a letter from the Zooks and is
grateful-for any news from the
colony.
The Porterfields, who were
also here but returned, have
purchased twenty acres of land,
says Mrs. Hopkins, and Mrs. Port
erfield gats her log cabin any
way for they are building one on
their newly acquired property.
FIRE NOTICE
No brush burning without no
tifying your Deputy harden in
advance. Deputy Wardens will
issuo Indian Back Pumps, and if
used please return them filled.
Violations of this burning or
der will receive our immediate
and effective attention.
And now, with colder weather
coming on, watch the hot fires
you arc building in your stoves.
D.'ny of you haven't yet .re
ceived the hoods for your pipe
safti.es and others have made
changes in outlet positions that
are dangerous. This will be cor
rectod by the time inspections
are completed, but in the mean
time be careful. We have had no
serious house fires yet -- let's
not press our luck.
(signed) Fr. Sulzman
Fire Warden
CAMPBELL PREPARES
TO RECEIVE ROYALTY
"Stew" Campbell increased the
four-horse roll on the cuffs of
his overalls to six-horse di-men
tions and proudly displayed the
letter. Royalty was coming to
Palmer, and by crackey, ho was
to bo the reception committee.
When the train pulls in Stew
will be there - now Stetson and
all - for three grand-daughters
of an imperial grand-mother will
bo aboard...throe grand-daughters
of holly of Ayorsdalc, and if
that isn't bovine royalty what
is? Holly is the highest Offic
ially tested Guernsey in Montana.