A Resident Dentist Needed.
As (here is now no resideut dentist
at Kodiak all trouble with teeth has
to be put up with till some dentist
make* a vacation trip to Kodiak,
■pends a few weeks there and goes a
way rioher by many hundreds of dol
lars, as a result of his labors in pull
ing, treating filling teeth aud mak
ing false teeth etc.
In June Dr. W. Rystrom from Anoh
orage, came. Most of the children
in the Orphauage had to have some
work done and though Dr. Rystrom
made a reduction in price of work for
the Orphanage lamily y“t the bill for
the work was not exactly small.
However if it means better health for
thechildreu the expense cannot he
regretted.
The Passing oi Did Kodiak
Old Kodiak of a few years ago
no more. The fishing industry, in
clndiuK salmon cannery, codfish, her
ring and salmon salteries, have
brought in a number of new people,
some living here during the summer
only, others hare beoome permanent
residen ta.
When the Orphanage first aecurred
a launch there was only one other
small power boat at Kodiak. Two
others came in frequently; one from
Ouziukie, the other from Afognak.
Now there is a large “mosquito fleet”
docking here.
The Cold Bay oil field has brought
many mere people to the town, so
that it almost seems as if every day
ware a ‘Veainer day,” there are so
many strangers in the stores and on
the streets.
The hotel is frequently obliged to
turn people away as all the rooms are
taken. One need of the town at pre
sent is adequate hotel accommoda
tions.
Two large buildings are undvr con
struction A pool hall by Al-cn and
Gray and store building by the Kod
iak Trading Company, Mr. Madsen
man ager.
The stores are doing a thriving bus
iness M a n y people are staking
homestead claims, aud it now looks as
if Kodiak were destined to become an
important town on the map of Al
aska. It certainly will be if all the
antioipa'ionJ are realized in the Cold
Bay Oil Fields.
Agricultural Efforts
The slowness with which spring
came delayed very much the putting
in of crops, both in the fields and gar
dens
Kvery year we endeavor to add
more olearel land to our cultivated
acres This year whs no exception,
though the p »rtion cleared was not as
large as usual, owing to the breaking
of one of the cables of the stomp pn ti
er. It is our ambition to bn able to
grow enough fodder on the is'and to
make the tr-ps to »h*« neighboring is
lands and bays in quest of ensilage
and hay unnecessary
For some reason our p tatoesdid not
keep well last winter, so when plant
ing time drew near we discovered we
were going to be short of seed, and
would have to buy. We were fortun
ate in being able to secuve a few sacks
grown in Kodiak wt a reasonable
price, but for seed potatoes shipped in
from the states the price was $15.00
parhunderd pounds, end inferior in
quality at thaf.
It is to be bop-d that the crop » ill
be better th;s year 1 h in quality
and quantity than it was last sea
son.