given towards the electric lighting
plant the Supt f«H warranted in or
dering it, in order that it might be
installed before winter, he himself
advancing the balance necessary to
to get just the bare equipment. We
bought a 1500 watt diiect connected
32 volt Western Electric Power and
I,ight Outfit A. part of the large
wash house was partitioned otf for a
power house, and a ooncrete founda
tion built for the engiue and gener
ator.
Very fortunately for u a, two
electricians in the Radio Working
Party had time to wire th(> Minion
tmil ling. Our foreman Wm. J. Rob
ertson, with several of the older hoys
worked along with the elnetrioians
and l“'*rned enough about the wiring
to goon with the work in wiring the
other buildings We now have elec
trio lights in the Mission, in the barn
and in nearly all the rooms of the
Winch Dormitory. Would have had
the work all finished had we not run
short of material. In the short time
we have had the lights we realize
what a great comfort, convenience
and blessing they are, and the cost of
maintaining the plant we do not be
lieve will he any greater than the
cost of lighting with kerosene lamp#.
The first night we had the building
lighted we gave an entertainment to
the working party, which we have
reason to know was greatly appreci
ated.
It is probably well known that oar
children are quite musical. So that
with the help of Miss Mattson, Mar
varet and Goldie Ijearn iu music and
Miss Hines as a dramatic reader we
vrere able to give quite a pleasing
program, consisting of piano solos
aud duets, violin and piano duets,
arid mandolin and guitar selections.
We apartt another pleasant fcocial
avaning together, havmg as refresh
moots ice cream furnished by the
Mission and ten fin® cakes by the
urr*n, who presented our boys with
a fin** ’»H8« ball out fit which the men
had used during the summer. It was
worth about $10.00 and our boys are
wonderfully proud of it.
Three of the men wero discharged
from the army last June. They came
thro the Meuse- Argonne mi wound
ed and were kind enough to relate
some of their experiences in church,
two taking the time for morning
service one Sunday and the third
with Mr. Courtney speaking the fol
lowing 8abbath.
The first snow oaine Oct. 4, about
an inch fell We wore busy getting
in our beets, carrots and turnips when
the storm came, but we di<^ not stop
till the woik was finished.
Mike Cbabitnoy returned to Wood
Tfiland the latter part of Oct. It. will
be remembered that he was drafted
ant1 wer.t to Ft. Liscum, from there
he went to Ft.. Seward then to Camp
Grant and was about to start for
France when the Armistice was sign
ed. After his discharge he worked
for a time on the railroad at Seward,
but name home to spend the winter.
He has rented a house and is keeping
bachelor's hall.
Mrs. Gregory who has been kitch
en matron for a year left on the Oot.
steamer, not caring to spend another
winter here She is a very capable
worker and has taught the girls who
were with her in the kitchen so thor
oughly and well that Mrs. I.earn who
is taking the kitchen until another
cookoanbe secured finds Alice, our
oldest girl, very efficient help.