colony r’snirss pouts
Tlie northward trek of 200 fami
lies from the middle west seems to
have caught the fancy of many who
express themselves in verse. One
of the tetter of the many poems re
ceived was written by liey Mayer of
3522 Humboldt A.ve. , worth, Minne
apolis, Minn*, whose latest song,
"Strolling in the Minnesota Moon
light," may be one of our dance
numbers uo here before the venter
is over. Miss Mayer’s poem follows
MaTi'KUYKL PI OTHERS
You left eld scenes that summer day
And left old friends behind;
You smiled but fear was in your hearts,
You knew not what you’d find—
The men were gay, the women brave,
They7! not admit the tears
That friends saw lurking in their eyes.
You Matanuska pioneers 2
The days go by as if on wings,
Ere many months have flown;
You and your loved ones will rejoice
In a home that’s all your own.
Home, and a goodly plot of ground,
To yield a living for years*.
Independence, health, for you
Matanuska pioneers’
The courage our forefathers had,
You’ve shown us you possess;
Your friends far back in the States,
Ask god your venture to bless.
So teach your children loyally
To the "Stars and Stripes" that wave,
To the president of our great land -
He knew you’d be strong and brave.
If he gave you opportunity you •raved,
To wrest a living anew
Prom the Matanuska Valley,
Bringing pea^e and contentment to you -
Your names will go down in history,
Throughout the coming years;
You brave, courageous vanguard,
You Matanuska PioneersJ
NOTICE!
GAME LAV/ ANNOUNCE!CENT
At the request cf the governor
H. V. Terhune , of the Alaska Game
Commission has sent Lt. Col. Hunt
the following telegram.
^Colonists are hereby advised
that one yearTs residence in Ter
ritory necessary before being en
titled to resident privileges.
Cclonista must obtain ten dollar
license hunt small game, fifty
dollar license to tran fur-bearer
or hunt big game. See circulars
10 and 12 Alaska game laws.”
WISE UP THE POLKS BACK HOME
Many of you will be receiving
Christmas boxes from home and you
will be doing the folks back there
a favor if you will send them the
following figures,
If a oackage weighs twelve or
less aounds have it sent parcel
post. Prom thirteen to forty ex
press is the cheapest, but above
that it is advisable to have it
sent by freight.
There is a joker in that last,
''e had a 25 lb, box come freight
and it cost J4,16 to land it here.
The same box would have cost jj>2.5C
by express, because of the hundreo
pound minimum charge for freight
shipments out of Seattle.
How about tacking this sheet
on the wall and telling the folks
back home next time you write?
DID YCU HAVE TROUBLES LIKE THIS?
Mr, Rex Atwood has just re
ceived a letter from Arthur Moses
who left with the first returning
colonists.
Regarding a claim Mr. Moses hao
against the corporation for goods
lost in transit, he has the fol
lowing to say;
"Since coming hack I have loca
ted almost all the things I had
put in a claim for. Through ne
glect and falsehood on the part ol
the case worker here the things
never left the shipping point.
Some I found in second hand store:,
and some was stolen. Some was
just broken and left, thinking, I
suppose: "Well, he’s in Alaska an^
won’t bother us."
Mr. Moses goes on to state tha;
a few of the things were returned
and adds: "This explanation will
put the blame where it belongs.
Please withdraw my claim."
FIRE! EIRE! The call, which
carries so much dread for the in
habitants of a tent city, rang ou
across the camp about eight ofclo>
Monday morning.
Eire , starting around the stov^
pipe, was eating away one end of
the tent of Madeleine de Eoras,
our Red Cross nurse. Men came on
the run with Indian Back pumas.
Father Sulzman, Eire Marshal
for the colony, had a little dif
ficulty in finding his other shoe
but as he lives close by he man
aged to arrive on the scene just
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