THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
cv^ry Friday by the Fr tcnuskr
Vr 11 oy Farmer’s Cooper: ting
Association r.t Primer, Alaska.
Mng. Editor:
H. L. i'inline r
Subscription rates: '1.00 Yr .
By Fail: 1.75 yr.
Mailed anyvihore: ICjzf copy
This paper is issued for th- pur
pose of giving inform: tion and nev:s
of th Metrnusk: Vr 11, Fr r.r.r ’ s
Cooperating Association's v/ork,
pr hi . •, accomplishr onts, els6
nows of local end g.norr1 interest;
an' to foster th: cooper'tivo
spirit of th r' rr.;r* s or the
Mrtanushr Valley.
V.hen I was : little boy, on; of the
long to bo romcmb re sights vr s
night fires of v;indrov/s of corn
st Iks burning. Farrars sr id then
the coTTi st'lks could not be turned
under. Ton v...: rs 1; ter burning
corn at’ Iks. v - s considered br.d
pr ctic . Todry only mad men
burn corn st'lks .nd it is a crime
almost sufficient to send r farmer
to Jail.
'hen : plmt to’vs on soil it tokos
food from th • soil to build the
31 ,r;. r.nd 1 res . Th; t food w
ell f orti] iz r. ’.'hen the pi. nt
is buried in the ground that fer
tilizer plus vrhr t is token from tho
air is returned on which future
plants nay feed. But if the plant
is burned most of that food,and
fertilizer is lost in smoko . To
replace vhr t that plant took from
the soil wo go to torn and pay
good money for fertilizer to put
on that ground so thr t future nlmts
can grow.
Are you one of those persons whom
vro have soon burning th hay which
was snowed uni.r last fall? jt
can bo. spread, disked, and plow d
under.
Hovra rd E s to i 1 o
SOFTBALL STARTS STJgbAT
A Soft-ball league has been formed
in the Valley. This is the first
time anything like this has been
tried. ELlutna, Primer, and a team
from down I'atanusks way v;ill compose
the League. Eklutna will have a
fast colorful team in the league,
and will be out for the champion
ship. The local term will have
grey caps v/ith black visors and
orange and black sweaters. The
L; dies teams ’"ill be decked out in
different colored baseball cans
to watch their make up with blue
and r~ol d sv/ea t rs. "rv: balls and
bats have arrived rnd everything
is set. be hope to got two ladies
’toa.r.:s from Pal or and 'atanuski to
pi a the Fklutnc. "iris in t’ e
tor
Each Sundav it is • lrna d to hi vo
a doubl ho; \ r of 7 innings adh.
The Ladies "moos will follow the
irons. ?*.•; o official umpires . ro
needed, ahy 1 '. will ' - r dated.
Also more soft ball players are
nc,dd, sign up vith hex Eh:.rhart
at Koslosky’s or ’’orbert Eoprerud
of th .'x l . on S rvlcc .
A -a mo v ill bo plr ye d Sunday y
5th at 2:00 o’cloc’-, betw on
P In r a nd hat rr-sk. , •: nd a
pr ctiva ;a ac for "ho -girls. The
iLoto g was arc expect d tot
start 1 1 ) folio wins: Sunday.
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ST01T1 CLOSED nor 12‘30 to . 1 • 00
In order thr t the employees in the
Trc.diny Post plight hi ve r ro 'wltr
lunch hour the store will bo closed
ffon 12:30 to 1:00 o'clock.
Coo pc- rtion o r the pr. r t of f > o pur -
1 k. sors ’-in b gref.tly dpprocic tod
y the cl rks.
The closing of the store for this
on.; i . If hour ill insure bettor
s^r-.’ic . during the rest of the dry.