KODI. K. ALASKA APRIL .V: MAY
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We've got a war to win. Food is
one of the important, if not the M( >S P
important, factor in winning this
world’s battle f«>r fre* doin.
All but, two or three of our girls
and one* or two of the hoys have been
confined to their beds for several days
during the past few weeks with stom
ach trouble
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William Robertson and Mike Chab
itnoy together with a number <*f oth
er young men have received notice to
be in Seward May 10th to he exam
ined as to physical fitness for military
service. The government makes no
provision for their transportation or
expenses while there. This works
rather a harhship on them as the
transportation is over $20.00 each
way.
William Robertson is the foreman
of our farm work and Ins going at.
this time makes it hard for us, as no
one can be secured to take bis place.
Spring Work
“Whoso n ti<) MftT«v” mir faithful
horses tie very busy i lit-js • davs lnul
11 Manure, plowing, disking an i
li t» r. « in*; l »i r fields urn being pat
lr " "i | ** m 5 r *’>Mlly as possible for
8i • <V j»t % hi • ■ pt *T1111*g
S<mi*-* Rt-iiin| * j -Iimm been cleared to
i 1.1 ’• > » nr cultirated land.
In h- greenhouse young plants are
«*oniin^ on finely, and will bo ready
for transplanting as sooir hs weath
er p rmits of them being put outside.
On rainy days the boys are busy
in the root cellar, sorting turnipsand
p itut<*e«.
We have found that the IVtrowski
t imips are superior in <®very way to
the *vhife ones. The worms do not
both* r them so much. They keep
better and are good raw, cooked or
pick led.
We :ir«* pleased to report that
our potatoes kept splendidly. We
v/ill have enough to plant more
ground than we did last year and
plenty to lust us ti l new potatoes
COine. We use great quantities ill
food in various ways. Our potato#
bread is especially fine.
An Old Wood Island Enterprise
Mr. (!. L. Andrews of Seattle send*
ns an interesting item < f an Ice Co.
which op •rated on Wood Island in
the early days The account of the
beginning of the business is given in
th« Ilistorn al Sketch of the Knssian
American Company being as follows:
“The first experiment in the new trade
occurred in the Russian Colonies fol
lowing the opening of the year 1S.V2.
The ship Bacchus belonging to the so
named Ice Company, exported from
New Archangel *2*>0 tons of ice, pay
ing to the Russian American Com
pany s7o. per ton. After this tbo
Company (Russian American) con
cluded with the management of tlis