HAINES ITEMS
Editor of "The Chilkat Post":
.. v' • Here's to the people of Heines and Ft.Seward.
Thanks for making our County Fair such a ripping success'. The
proceeds were sufficient to send us .to the School Meet at
Juneau.
•tfe had One Grand Time , Folks , and once more, Thank YOU \
(signed)
Haines School*
j/.M. and Mrs. Dyer, Government school teachers at Klukwan, were
out-going passengers on the SS "Queen", last Monday. *
Ihe school children from the Haines and Chilkat schools returned
from Juneau an the "^ueen", and while they brought home no Cups,
they gave a very good account of themselves and annexed two second
prizes.
The Maid of Erin tractor got in Sunday night with a load of
ore from the Rainy Hollow mines.
Road work on the Government road has begun for the season. Fore
man McKenzie has a gang out graveling and repairing between Haines
and iVells, and another gang is, at work at Fish Point, four miles
above tfelis, connecting where work was stopped last year.
Hie Alaska Boundary Mining Company sent a crew of men to
Porcupine last -Tuesday, to begin preparatory work for the
seasons' operations. Tom Vogel is in charge of thee work .
Mr. and Mrs. J..V. Stans field were Haines arrivals on the "^ueen",
and immediately proceeded to the homestead claim of Mr .Stansfield's
brother, near the five-mile post, to spend a vacation. Mr. and Mrs.
Stansfield are teachers for the Government schools in Alaska, and
last year were at Metlakatla, where Mr*. Stansfield was principal
of the school. *
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Ihe Jail Steamer "Jefferson" is due Sunday night, and the Freighter
Skagway is expected early next week. ' 3
Ihe Standard Oil Company tanker, "Petroleum IX" arrived at the
Haines dock Thursday noon, and laid all the balance of the dav
selling oil .
NEW ARMY REGULATIONS ON FOREIGN SERVICE: There has been much
speculation as to the scope of the A.R. on Foreign Service wmeh
reached here last week. It can bs authoritively stated that it
will not effect those whose applications for an additional year
have already been approved, unless additional instructions are
received. . •