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there will be an Agricultural Agent
and a Feme Demonstration Agent as
signed to work exclusively here in
the valley, devoting their entire
/ time to the interests of farming,
home building and boys’ and girls’
4-H Club work.
The Agricultural Agent will be
the first appointed to that position
in the Territory and the Extension
_ Service takes pleasure in announcing
that Joe Flakne, who is to held the
-ost, is a graduate of the Univer
sity of Alaska*
Miss Puth ^eck of Wisconsin will
have charge of the TTome Demonstra
tion work, replacing Mrs. Lydia
Fchn-Hansen who has resigned from
the service.
For five years Mrs. Fohn-TTansen
has held that the future of Alask
depends upon happy homes, and when
she resigned she simply said that
she feels that her owrn home comes
first. "This,” said Lorin T. Old
royd, Director of Extension who re
placed I r. Boss L. Sheely, "leaves
us little ground for argument."
V.’omen of the Valley will be sor
ry to hear that Mrs. Fohn-TTansen
will net be back this summer. Last
year she rendered invaluable assis
tance to the colony wives in the
matter of advice on proper methods
, to preserve Alaskan fruit j fish and
vegetables, and in the wo^k of show
ing them how snare time can be turn
ed into cash by heme handicrafts.
A meeting for the colonists and
old settlers of District jj/2 is cal
led for Sunday at 1 P.M. at the
former Hank Rou&han place, Tract
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them left by returning colonists,
were awarded by lot before the
trading nest Saturday afternoon at
1:30.
Qn slins drawn from a hat held
by Mr, Lyng were the numbers of
the vacancies. Immediately, the
lucky nine were assigned tc their
new homes and nut on the colonists
rolls by Mr. cheoly and Mr. Irwin.
Parry Sears drew $83, Ed Yfineck
$174, Eurt Garton $188, O.T. Nelson
$27, o*H. ^errine $203, Lee Mar
shall $162. Fex Fierce $19, Chas,
G. Elliott $203. Number 46 was
drawn by F.L* Conover, but because
of difficulties in completing ar
rangements has since been awarded
to Matt Onkka, who on Friday became
the head of a family, making him
eligible tc join the colony.
Mith the raise in grade from
2nd to 3rd class our new nosto" Mice
now combines many new features.
The boxes are uocular as many
missed rides back tc'their tracts
because of having to stand so long
in line.
Baby Bonds in the denominations
of 25, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 dol
lars arc now for sale through the
winIowa International Money Orders
can now be purchased here* ^cstal
'avings will still bo accepted by
Mr* Felton, but it is still neces
sary to have the denosits transfer
red’ to Anchorage as the big safe
has not arrived.
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