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Fort \VnwH# Seward,
Alaska.
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Fridcy. November I Oth,, 1022
No«46
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OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY:
' The Chilkat Post’1 is one year old today. We
’’point with pride'* as tno saying is,to the fact that we have never
missed an issue,or delayed a single copy. Our subscription list
numbers over one hundred and fifty,but we’re always ready to ac
comodate’ moref so 3 eng as the paper,the mimeograph,the ink,the
ideas, and the elbow grease hold out.
Yours i or another big year-"The Post”*
MAIL BOAT SCHEDULE;
Tuesday, No?, A4th *••••««**• G»B*HEstebeth”
(Alaskan mail only)*
Wednesday,Nov*15th ..*..*** S.S."Prin.Mary”
(Due Skagway with States mail)
Thursday,Nov*16th *«*•«*•* S.S*”Spokane”
(Direct States mail)*
And -maybe-one week from the 16th,vizithe 23rd,the
famous White Fljer of the Alaskan SS.Line,-the "Jeff",
will arrive at the Post,Maybe,-you note we said;
theiB might be a dance in Ketchikan,or some one of the
crew may want to attend the Movies in Seattle*And,of
course, one couldn’t expect the ’’Jeff” to bother hurrying
with Alaskan mu?1,when some great event like the above
mentioned t*vc interfered* Cheer up-it’s a gay life!
Headquarters, Ft •''1/m.H .Seward, Alaska
G.O* No.ll* November 7th,1922
1, The retirement of Sergeant Timothy Eashy, Co*,fFM, 7th
Inf«,is hereby announced*
2, The Coinmandi ng Officer regrets the passing from the
Army of a soldier of such efficiency,soldierly steadfastness,high
•manly character,bravery under fire,and resourcefulness. But he is
pleased to have this opportunity of calling the attention of this
command to his honorable and faithful service,of over 30 years,in
cluding double time for foreign service.
3, He was recommended for’a Certificate of Merit for the
following acts of oravery and efficiency, July 26th,1899,he,with
two others swam across the san *uan River,Phillipine Islands.-then
in flood,under severe fire from insurgents,and returned with a boat
with which his company was ferried across,and getting on the flank
of the insurgent trenches,aided materially in the capture of the
town of Calamta#
July 30th*1899,Sgt.Hashy,then Corporal,in the absence
of orders from superior offioers,recognizing the fact that the ab
sence of ammunition was about to cause disaster to hie company,did
a very dangerous but necessary act in going to the ’I'ear and bring
ing up a box of rifle ammunition,under an intense rifle fire of
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