THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
Our Neighbors
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takon down :111< 1 ivinn\»il to Kodi.'k.
Miko and his wifi* Foona haw two
<*hildr»n, a ^irl and a l»ov whom'
nanus an* l’raxuia and Srr^ay.
Mikr is fishing this s»*as n.
Noarly a milo in*rt}i is tin- homo ot
Jonnio Ostroni, or “Old •Toiinio” as
slii* is ri llod. Slit* livos by horsolf at
t«-in 1 m to In r ^anb-n, ohopsdown troos
ami works tlmm up into stovo woid
with w hi* li slit1 tills hor wood shod for
win tor uso. Sho also has ohiokons
and sovoral hoad of oattlo. Sho is
p. rhaps tho most indopondoiit woman
on \\ ood Island.
Noar hor plaoo is tin* last homo on
tho island that of Knudian and Mart da
Adoni^a. Thov havo two ohihlron at
homo Kmilka ami (Hija. Knudian is
a huntor and trapp r.
Vou havo now boon with us in all
tho hoim-s on oiii1 island and havo mot
all tin- pooplo who live in thorn.
A eomplimentHry trip was given by
Alaska I’icitir Na vigatinn Co. mi the
A<lmini Sampson t•» about 10 business
nwii of Tacoma ami Seattle. Mr.
Alexander, tin* president of the Co.
was host, ami tin* piny had u thor
oughly (b lightful trip.
In the party was Mr. Love of Love*
ami Manning. Wholesale Drygoods
Merchants of Tacoma. Supt. Learn
had had the pleasure of meeting Mr.
Lo\u* in the First H ipfist Church at
Tacoma something over a year ago.
We regret ted mm h tli it the ste imer
came in in the evening and left early
in the morning, else we should have
been glad to have hr night smucof the
tourists to Wood Island.
M ATT IK M.-CONWIIAY
On tin* morning: of May 1st Mattir
MrOonahay pissd away in tin* hos
pital at tin* Mission. Kor months sin*
had 1m•«*n s itf ml with tnln reul ir
pfiitoni is. A li’th* ovrr five* and a
h iIf y« irs aifo, win n II y«*ars old sin*
riiim* to tin* Mission with In r 1 rothrr
•Taiin'S and s <*« i* Kittie. Noin* ot
tlirin had rvn* l»r«*n to school, hut
tln\ ill niadr imh 1 pm^r. ss win n tin*
opp •rtunity w is yfi\a n tin in. Janus
r«*turin*d to Tymiok two yrars iijjn to
hrlp his t'athrr.
Mattie was an emmst (Miristian #irl.
tiitd lmr dea’li was inns4 I eantiful.
Sin* was eon si i -ns alums* tn tin* last
nmnmn*, h aving messages < f low te
lmr father, hrotlmrand sister, alsnfnr
tin* #irls and hoy sand workers, iiirii
ti«»ninnr many hy name. Sim tried t<>
comfort h r sister, ur#in# lmr lint tn
#riew fnr lmr. Sim passisl a wav
wry peacefully.
At 11m annual election of tlm S<‘lxNil
Hoard for Ijon#wo<»d District School
in April, N. W. Favlotf was • looted
Clerk; (i. A. Learn, Treasurer: Win
Hall, Director. For Insjiootors <*f
Flection Mike Pcs4riknff, Win. I’av
lotf and lVter Havlntt* won* chosen.
Mr. ami Mrs. L. <i. Folsom who
haw given such excellent service this
past year have heen rehired tn teach
the coni in# year.
\Y. .1. Krskine of The \V. J. Krskine
r’«>.4 with wife and son, and Mrs. \V.
\V. Krskine of Sirn Kraneisen, Mrs. W
J. Krskine’smother; and Mr. and Mrs.
M. I>. Snodgrass and children were
passengers on tin* Sampson which :ir
rived tlic latter part of April.