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WEATHER REFORT
APRIL
Maximum lemperature 50
Minimum * ” 15
Mean maximum ” 41.66
Mean minimum ’’ 28.40
Precipitation, inc hes, 5.41
Snow fall, 4
Number of days, clear 2, partly
cloudy 24, cloudy 4, rain or snow I'
M. D. Snodgrass, Vol. Observe:.
Annie McRae, the little cirpple
Kiri, is walking again, and walking
better than she has for a year.
Nearly all of the children have
been confined to .heir beds for a few
days during the past month with one
form of sickness or another.
A few Wood Island Idioms.—Take
a pictuic off,for take a picture. Or
der for it,for order it. Stick in my
finger, for splinter in my finger.
How much eggs for, how many eggs
He bes wrong, for he is wro lg. He
went down below, for he went to the
Stales. Plenty people, for many
people. A slim man, for a tall man.
A fat tree, for a large tree. I’m mad
on you, for 1 am angery with you,
Already, for It is finished. Ah-yah.
a cry of distress. No good, for not
pleasant. Wall paper a rbom, for
paper a room. May month, for
month of May.
Mr and Mrs. A. C. Goss celebrated
the fifth anniversary of llieir mar
riage May II. 1909. Although
no intimation was given in the
invitations as 10 the event lememher
ed, several wooden presents were
received including a beautiful Tab
oret, from Mrs. Dr. Silverman.
Capt. Denson anti officersot the
V. S. Survey boat Patterson, Capt.
Quillian and officers of the Yukon,
l\ S. Martial and Mrs. Dennison,
Dr. and Mrs. Silverman, Mr. M. D.
Snodgrass and mother, Judge N.
So by. Miss Orah Dee Clark, .Miss
blodgett. Miss Sargent. Mr L Strauss,
Mr. Pert E. Duane, were among those
present to enjoy the kindly hospital
ity and wish many happy returns ot
the day to those kind people. They
have spent five years of their wedded
life heie and their friends and well
wisheis include not only the people
of Kodiak but those of the surround
ing islands and the stranger within
the gates who have enjoyed their
kindness and hospitality.
Refreshments were served during
the evening anil music was furnished
by Mr. I.ukens and Mr. N. Sorby
on cornet and piano.