THE ORPHANAGE NEWS U TTER.
Anion** passengers from Kodiak on
the Ilerthu were: Messrs Blodgett and
I'dinn, who are making a trip to
Seattle in the interests of their new
saw mill and salmon cannery;
Mr Laurence Kelly, who goes to
the State Agricultural College at
Madison, tVis., to take a course iu
1 burying;
Mr. Cecil Kin** and his family who
go to San Franc isco. Mr. King has
for many years been connected with
the Alaska Commercial Co. As
Krskine and Fletcher the successors
to the A. C. Co., have the necessary
force for their work. Mr. King's help
was no h uger required. He goes to
San h ran cisco to accept a position
there. He will he greatly missed in
Kodiak. We wish him every success
and happiness in his new home.
Sir. j. W*. Krskine and Charlie
hletcher also were a passengers on
the Hertha. Mr. Htskine will spend
the winter in Sao Francisco with his
family Charlie Fletcher expects to
enter the University of California at
Berkley.
I.ntle Georgie had been sent home
from school with <i note from the
teacher to Grandma Campbell. He
was over heard telling Max, “Teach
er wrote a letter to Grandma and she
put her name in it too. I gave it to
Grandma, she looked at it, but didn’t
care for it she chucked it in the fire.”
There had been a good deal of talk
among the older boys about bones,
muscles, veins and arteries while they
were studying their physiology lesson
evenings. Phil had evidently taken
some of it in, for oue evening when
he had taken oft his shoes and stock
ings he called to some of the other
smaller boys “come and see my brains
on my foot”.
Mrs. R. F. Snodgrass has accepted
the position of teacher of the primary
department of Long wood School left
vacant bv the resignation of Mrs.
Learn.
The mission launch h is been taken
from the water a id put in winter
quarters. We are very unfortunate
in not having a suitable harbor w here
it could be left out for use all winter.
The Nov. Hertba brought 11s a bar
rel and a box of excellent clothing
and articles for Christm is from the
First Baptist Church of North Yaki
ma Wash.
Grace Baptist Church of Portland
Ore. contributed a barrel packed sol
id with good clothing and things for
Christmas.
This year again the ladies of the
First Church of Walla Walla Wash,
sent us a barrel of clothing. The one
they sent last year was lost in the
wreck of the Portland. It was valued
at $1.00. These ladies are always
careful! to send servicable garments,
and more than that prepay the freight
on what they send.
The Christmas Pox from the Mis
sion Hand, Southington, Conn, came
on this steamer also. It always con
tains a nice gift for every child in the
mission and for the workers too.
Two boxes were received from the
Annette P. Clark Circle of King’s
Daughters of San Francisco. This is
the third Christmas that this Circle
has remembered us in a substantial
way.
The freight from Seattle to Kodiak
on a barrel of ordinary si/.e is about