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DNALARLEET SCHOOL NEWS
We are now using our Hollow
wire light. It is O.K.
A spelling match will come off in
time for the winner’s name to appear
in this issue.
Samuel Anaruk has been appointed
truant officer.
(labriel Kootook came out ahead in third
grade spelling for October. And Alexander
Nashoulook champion fifth grade speller.
Mannnie Quick proved to he the l>est
memorizer in a third grade test for October.
Eighteen pupils are enrolled in Miss Hen
son's room. The room is soon to he made
cozy and pretty hythe pretties made hy the
pu]>ils. All enjoy the singing very much
TOWN TALK
Mr. Kvans left here some time ago
for Yukon points.
Mr. Buck, the operator, has gone to
take charge of the Foot Hill Road
House.
Tomcod fishing has been good this
fall.
Pete Curran brought the first over
land Nome mail.
Is liah and Isabella are happy because
of a little son.
George Kootook, Hubert Rock, and
Metiglak have found out that a big
raft and nine small dogs do not fit.
The Swedish Evangelical Mission
which was established here some 25
years ago by the late A.K. Karlson,
has recently organized into a more
compact Ixxly.
A BRAVE MAN’S PRAYER
From S.S. Times.
The leader grinned shrewdly.
“No, no, take ’em along with us,”
he answered. “There's a body of
United Stales so’diers down by Indian
Creek. We’ll ride down there an’ turn
these men over for justice, savin’ we
caught em’redhandcd at bush whack
in.That’ll make the soldiers feel
more friendly toward us an’ will free
us of any suspicion of havin’ had a
hand in the business ourselves,
Nothin' like nickin’ work cut both
ways.’“but'won’t thefellows talk?’’
doubtfully.“Sure to,” “folks have
i way of talkin’ when brought
up in front of death. These will
talk a lot; but it won’t 1 c for long,
an’ the soldiers are used to the lies
that prisoners tell, before this time
tomorrow these fellows will be tried
an’ shot an’ forgotten, an’ we’ll be
o.T huntin’ mules an’booty.an mebbc
more’prisoners to clear us with the
soldiers—or with the other side, if
we happen to meet any of em’ fust.’’
It did not taue long to reach Inch in
Creek—near where the postoffice of
> iallns now stands—and Palmer and
Ripatoux were turned over to the
company of United States soldiers
stationed there, with a report that the
two men had been caught bush
whacking. Palmer and Ripatoux
tried to explain, but were cut short
by the officers in charge. It did not
take much evidence to convict; before
the outlaws rode away, an hour later,
Palmer and Ripatoux had been tried
and condemned to be shot at daylight
the next morning.
Continued