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OOruBWK, 1915. Vol. XVI. No. 7
KODIAK. ALASKA,
New Station Chief hlere
L. H. Dustin, the new chief of the
ratlin station, arrived mi tin* Admiral
l’uri^ut Oct. 2S. Mr. Dustin whs
former y chief of the Sitka station,
but cime here fr>un the l’. S' S.Cleve
• i:d, returned to San Kr .nr sco from
S luthern vaters He h «s had many
yearn of ex per.cnee in the Navy anti
appears to be we l equ pped for his
p esjent duties.
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1 he New Printers
N'*t the 1 e-«st important of the new
things reported in this* issue are the
tit*v\ printers Since Willie Robert
son left Philip ()iyou, Peter Calugau
and John Pertin have been learning
the secre'S of the ptintei ’s craft.
Th *v h ivedone most of h- S. pfprn
her mid October iniitibeiH. Continu
ing their excellent woi k they will
min** very near hand inir the next
number alone.—L. O. F. Fd pro tem.
New Launch For Government
txperiment Station
The Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion his a new launch of which
S- p rintendent Snodgrass and liis
assistants may well be proud. It not
u ly baa utility value f ir superior to
the old Kearleaa ’ which ia a good
1 much in her class, but in commodi
ous equipment is not excelled in this
\icinity. She bears the name “Red
wing'* which is fittingly supported
bv the color and style of painting.
It ie indeed a pleasure to ride in the
Kedwing and a satisfaction to observe
her tow ing power.
She has a 3>-horse-power Smalley
engine, was remodeled in Silka and
brought up from there by Captain
Miller of KYmIim k and engineer Abb rt
of Afognak, who w» nt down after In r.
Reading Room at Kodiak
Kodiak people are doing a very
commendable thing in the lifting lip
of a public reading room. Hereto
fore tht-re has been no place except tl •»
saloon where residents, or travelers
w bile the boats are in, could go to
whileaway the long winter evenings
or the spare time during the day.
Heron*ter that need will be met by
Virtue of a well-thought-out plan
which has met with a generous re
sponse It has required some hard
work, but what worthy cause does not?
The reward comes partly in Si eing
the ideal take tangible form and it
will continue to come, to all w ho con
tribute their time < r money, in the
pleasure mid profit of others as well
as themselves.
I he w. J. hrskine in. donates the
use «»f the building, below the store
of 0. Kraft & Son, known as the old
Cope store building. and also lumber
for repair of the building, while the
work is largely done by voluntary
contribution. Nearly $1‘>0 and more
than 100 days work have been sub
scribed and the work of putting the
building in first class cunditiou is
w ell along.
The plan includes provision for