WE HEAR THAT:
Walter Blue, who has been in charge
of the Hardware Department of the
Trading Post, has resigned effec
tive January 15. He is going to
retire to his log cabin in Palmer
and concentrate on story-writing.
Although he assures us that he
does not do so with the idea of
getting rich but rather to satisfy
the urge, wo wish him great suc
cess and happiness in his work.
Moana Monkman, teacher at Palmer,
is wearing a diamond which we hear
was given to her by-Harry Lundell
of Doublas.
Debt adjustments are moving right
along. Practically all original
Colonists have"tallced it over"
with the A.R.R.C. and some of the
newer Colonists have been in.
However, at the present time only
a few of the land sales contracts
have been signed.
Of tho 171 Colonists pow here there
arc about 70 Including members of
their families who arc employed
away from their farms. These in
clude 55 on the A.R.R.C. pay roll,
7 bus drivers, 2 teachers, 2 saw
mill operator’s, 1 shoe-maker, 1
deputy marhhall, 1 clerk in the
Fost Office and 1 carpenter work
ing on other tracts.
Two Colonists—Clarence Quarnstrom
and Claude Hesse—are in tho States
with their families. They are
still members of the Colony.
Bill Hynek left his family here but
returned to the States last Friday.
He has ’signed out’ of the Colony.
Understand John Stahler is just
waiting until he can get his fi
nances straightened out, then he
will be on his way to the States.
The Palmer Athletic Club hasn’t beex
able to get very far with their
hockey practice. First the weather
is too cold, then too warm, or too
windy. Altogether it has been al
most impossible to get the rink
ready.for use, but they still hope.
Mrs. Krogh, who with her husband,
operates the general store in Matan
uska, is leaving tomorrow on the
southbound train. She hopes to go
as far as Los Angeles and will not
be back until late in March.
The i.R.R.C. has announced that all
furniture accounts were closed at
the end of 1937, and It will not be
possible for any one now here to
purchase further furniture on credit
Virgil' Eckert is not working at the
Warehouse any longer. He objected
to having to sign the employment
agreement which is required from
now on. Vic Johnson was hired to
take his place.
Last night when the Eklutna bus was
returning from Palmer, wind and ice
caused it to go off the road on the
north approach of the Knik River
Bridge. The whole rear end of the
bus was buried in a snowdrift.
There were eight children aboard
and they wore brought back to the
Palmer Hospital for treatment and
roturnod to the school late that
same night.
Some folks are kind of upset because
they got more than one copy of an
earl;/ edition of the Valley Settler.
You know, we're none of us perfect
and we hope the mistakes will get
fewer as the paper gets oiler. But
anyway shouldn't they be kind of
glad there is a local paper and that
they got at least one copy of each
issue.
WE DIDN'T KNOW, DID*YOU?
That John Osseward, Disbursing Agent
of the A.R.R.C., and Jane Hills,
teacher at the Faimer School, arc
cnga.gcd to be married.
That the Butte has a name and is
called Bodenburg Butte on the Maps.
That recently in order to speed up
debt adjustments, Mr. Jacobs' call
ing hours have been changed fio
10:00 to 12:00 every morning.
The reported business recession in
the States, is a real depression if
y/e can believe what we hear on the
radio and read in the newspapers.
Guess we're pretty well off up here.
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