Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1920 — WILL GO TO LAND OF ESKIMO [ARTICLE]

WILL GO TO LAND OF ESKIMO

Monticello fioctor and Family Leave Soon for Monticello, June 15. —Dr. H. W. Greist of Monticello, accompanied by his wife and 2-year-old son David, plans to leave early In July for Alaska, where Dr. Greist will be engaged in making a survey of that country, and of the needs of the Eskimo population. Dr. Greist and his family will locate at Wales, Alaska, which is located on the Seward peninsula, the most westerly point of the American continent. Wales is about 60 miles from the Siberian coast. Dr. Greist will work under the direction of the Presbyterian church, and his position will be somewhat of a medical mlssioirary. He will ascertain the health and needs of the Eskimos, and will determine if conditions justify the building of a government hospital there. Dr. Greist will work all along that part of coast and will also visit the Diomede Islands.