THE v: LE Y SETTLER is published
every Friday by the *,;atanuska
valley Farrier’s Cooperative
Association at Fr.lr.ior Alaska.
Mng. Editor: Vnrie
Subscription rates:
by nail;
mailed anywhere:
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31.00 year
1.75 year
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This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the Matanuslca Valley
Farriers Cooperating Association'1 s
work, problems, accoraplishnonts,
and also, news of local and gen
eral interest; and to foster
the cooperative spirit of the
farmers of the liatanuska Valley.
On Inat Wednesday evening four
teen of cur veung people gradu
ated from, High School. The ex
perience of those fourteen have
been unique. They started ns
f rcs’if.ien the year the school was
organized, they are the first
group therefore who have gone
the full four years at.hairier.
Before this last four years,
some attended, in various states
of the Uni n, some attended here
in the '^atanuska Valley, going
long ".istr.nccs over impossible
roads on an Sid I'crd truck and
getting their'e ducation in the
old log cabin or its equivalent. ■
The first year vrf.s unique in /
that the teacher traveled and \\
the pupil •remained. at hone. )
Vow wo h^.vo a lovely school, a [
High School given A-ho.1 credit \
durin^ the second year of its
existence, and a faculty that
wcul 1 be a. credit to any commun
ity. The achievements during p
this past, or first four-year
period has been enormous, fruit
ful and exhilarating. Rut added
to the list of those mentioned
above to whom credit is hue wo
need to ad"1 the long panne 1 of
names of Parents who have worked
.untiring in efforts of cooperation
and helpfulness during these four
years, be nee1 to mention the
Board of Sduc-tion also, and
lr.stly the rosidont of the volley
who has had no children in school
but who has the community very
much at heart.
Last week*s issue pointed out that
we nay or nay not be called upon
to vote before the first part of
next month, by signing an applica
tion blank or refrain from signing
th sane, for hard liquor to bo
sold at the bar in this community.
In viev; of some of the unlovely
consequences that have already
happened to some of us who are
older1, and inviov; of the dire cn
scquoriccs that happen to our
children, and in view of its harm
ful effects upon our future hone
and valley it is sincerely hoped
that no vendor of intoxicating >.
merchandise will feel the necessity
put upon him by customers to' add
drinks sold at the bar to liis trade.
It is further hoped that these . f
us who live horc,will not fool the
necessity to demand our full right
of personal liberty by having such
a s 16s agency in our midst.
L little cooperation at chore
tine toner row evening ancl we will
all bo able to attend the Colony
Day progran,
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The Governor Martin flour is
■not a co-op flour, as some
people -arc inclined to believe.