A SEASONAL PLEA
Rex Atwood’s SPRING is SUMMER
around, but until he finds it he
is the FALL guy.
Some time ago a spring leaf for
Mr. Atwood’s car arrived, but went
out with some other things to one
of the Colonists by mistake.
Will the party who received it
please bring it in, or tell Mr.
Atwood where he can pick it up?
READING MATTER ON HAND
Any Colonist wishing a few mag
azines or a book for the kiddies
will find a few on hand at the of
fice of the PIONEER.
Someone from Anchorage sent a
box of reading matter here, but
it arrived while we were out and
their identity remains unknown.
Re wish to thank them for their
generosity and thoughtful act.
One of the first questions asked
by Eleanor Cohen, a tourist with
Father Hubbard’s party, was about
our plans for a library, V/e ex
plained the situation and the other
day a bundle of magazines arrived
in the mail; sent by her from Ju
neau. Re thank her.
From our mail we know that the
PIONEER is going into many cor
ners of the States and perhaps
there are some of our readers out
there who have bocks for which
they have no further use. If so
we would welcome them.
Because we don’t know to what
extent this plea will be answered,
nor what funds will be available,
it is necessary to ask that any
shipments be prepaid. Freight is
much cheaper than express and the
books would arrive in plenty of
time for our winter reading. Ev
eryone is too busy now anyway,
but a good book makes a mighty
fine companion on a long winter
evening.
Books, either fiction or fact,
dealing with Alaska are partic
ularly desirable.
BIG PEAK GETS APPROPRIATE NAME
The big peak across the Knik
River south-east of palmer will
hereafter be known as pioneer
Peak, the name officially selec
ted.
Pioneer Peak is a constant
challenge to all the pioneers
who enjoy mountain climbing, and
a prize -- a leather medal or
sumpthin1 -- goes to the first
Colonist to scale it. Must have
proof, though. Better take a
mirror with you and flash back
the signal, that would be easier
than carrying wood and announcing
success by a fire. Who is going
to be first to "place his name at
the top of pioneer Peak?
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WELL 1 WELLl WELLI
If a mine is a hole in the
ground that is owned by a liar,
how about a well?
So many people jump Ross
Sheely about wells every day he
has developed a severe rase of
artesianitis. This is an odd
malady where the victim dreams
continuously of driving a pipe
into the grouhd three or four
feet and then getting it blown
out of his hand by a gusher of
artesian water.
Ross was right in the middle
of one of these spells when an
idea struck him. He is going to
buy an old abandoned railroad
tunnel up here on the deserted
Chikaloon branch, split it up
into well sizes and distribute
them free. Get your order in
early, Ross is liable*to wake up
out of his dream any time.
GOOD NEWS COMING UP
Captain Perkins, in charge of
con s t ruetion, an d Arehit e e t
Jacobs were caught with their
heads together and happy grins or
their faces.
When asked what it was ail
about Captain Perkins only grin
ned the wider and shook his head.
’’Have some good news for you
in a few days,” he said.
Neither of them could be made
to elaborate on the statement,
but it was noticed that the blue
print which they had been study
ing was the ground plan of the
big central school.
Are we going to get it this
fall after all? Let's hope so.
A teacher at Matanuska says
that she has twenty classes a
day, and that no one can accom
plish much under those condirL
tions.
Mr. Ring, who has eight in
his family, says that he would
rather the children missed six
months of school than to see all
the material and equipment for
the main building lay there idle
while temporary structures were
built. He is only one of the
Colonists of this mind.
The main school building will
fill other needs than just that
of a seat of learning. It will
house the ’wood,-working machinery
with which many of the thrifty
will build furniture from' the a
fine birch trees around here. It
will have a recreation hall in
which meetings and dances can be
held, or the young can hold ath
letic games. It is needed.
For Sale: Tent and frame with
small cast iron cooking and heal
ing stove installed. Together oi
sepai'ate 1 y. Inquire Architect*,