The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-24

doll Hp The worst fe#t#ra . ,hc chilly weather Bul f wasn't 20 bad bur that Old Sol could warm 1t up with his unobstructed rays of u-ht and heat
 And the destination of practt ally everybody was church HoVnve as was the case of one well kaown young lady of Fairbanks, many pre- ferred other places This young lady. when questioned as to WI eth CT or not she was going to church remarked "No church for me when can go to the swimmtn' pool" At The The natatorium on up Swimmin' per First avenue is a Hoe. popular place these
 days. But il is not a~ popular now as if will probably be in the very near future For at present the weather is about a. conducive 10 swimming as it is 10 make people get out in ice cream suits and other Easter ftnery
 It is safe to say, however that the nat" will soon enjoy good run of business. For nobody could walk along it's shores without wis. ..g t-ey ,ould tax" good plunge into it's cool depths on a warm day And the wish is the father of the .act with most people.
 Hut even at that there are now a great many people who are cu. toying the natatorium l. is crowd .gi on ladies' afternoons. Tuesday and Friday. And the little girls and boys flock i'll large numbers to C4. pool on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons respectively. The tank is also usually well filled on cou- ples night. Wednesday,
 The management of the natatori- um expects that there will be many people who have never been in the pool learn how to swim as soon as the weather gets warm. There fore arrangements have been made to have competent instructors on hand at all times.
 Notice should be given the man agement, however, in the event fiat lessons in the art of swimming are wanted The best times to go for lessons are during the morning hours, when as a rule, the pool is unoccupied.
 Coming - guess you had bet Too Fast ter quit sending that For Him. paper out there" said
 Paddy Mclaughlin one day last week. He was referring to his subscription to The Citizen which he has been sending back to his old home in Pennsylvania
 Asked for reasons as to why he should stop his subscription and as to whether or not his people liked the paper Mr Mclaughlin said
 That's just the trouble; they like 1t too we'll And through the paper they have learned to like Alaska SO well that they are all thinking of coming north. Two have already arrived and I am informed that one more is coming immediately. And I am afraid that the whole family will pick up and come. l can find work enough for the men folks on my property out at the head of St. Patrick's (referring to his quartz) but I don't know what to dc with the women.
 You'd better stop the paper or the whole countryside back there ill b" on ton of n" tnA I "'~'' find work for the whole state of Pennsylvania, Not yet, al any rate" Makes One Considerable interest Think Of has been aroused dur Other Days. ing the past weeF by
 the spelling bee which is going on at the school house For it has had the effect of making many Fairbanksans think of days when they too participated in just such spelling matches. And being matters of a test of superiority in spelling, spelling bees never fau to hold the concentrated attention of the children who take part
 The spelling match or spelling school, as it used to be called, started early last week at the school house, the last twenty minutes of each morning session of school be- ing used. It is expected, however. that 1t will be concluded today, for there is only one member of each team left. namely, Misses Edna Lewis and Ruth Woodbridge. And 1t is thought that one of the other will go down to defeat today.
 Professor F. K Karrer is acting as judge of the contest and 1. yiv- ing out the words.
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