Douglas Island news., 1921-02-04
SAXlIAN IS NOW
 MODEL VILLAGE Former Lawless Village of Natives Near Kctemkan Hos Been
 Reclaimed to Virtue

po.latcbnc wcro thc rule. tbc town of saxmau. three miles south oI KocbIkan. has within Che past year bccu revived into a prosrcssiy, town. whose every nhab.tout ha. followed Che straight and marrow natb and where mot Q sign Of Che old evils has bcm evident
 During hc pas, winter che l25 people there have repaired Che church. Che Salvation. Army han and many of he houses and arc planning lo introduction oi olcc. ucIy aud other Improvements Yet m spite ol thcsc measures for good ou Che part ol tho nhabiuuts thirty children are growing up in Ignorance .hcre owing to tho fai- urc ol Che eoycumon, in tho ns, cIeht years Go furnish teachers
 The town Of sazman is Inhabited only tdrcc months oi nc year, These arc Che months of November December and January Beginning about .lc Grt ol February the poo- pfc sooucr going Co many other quarters on tho.r fishing or hunting expeditions During ,ho rest Of tho year .t Is practically deserted.
 m .lc six winters previous Go lost winter tbs se8sou ol tbc year, whom an Che native inhabitants uerc at bome was spent io a great eN.u. m oar1uHus and ntomper- mc. No regular church services were hold tlaro and .bc community was entirely neglected by Che roy- o-nmu. a. t Us today
 Wr Che coming Of Che Rev. y. R. Fuorcr who revived Che services oI tle Presbyterian church uorc during Che winter of 1919 and cone unuoI hem ths aason Che town has transformed usc.t and .hc evil
 mo longer tolerated. Tho town eoseumu. has reareauleI iUal under mayor and council of seven. and Is doing good administrative work
 Every member of thc community
 ar as cm bo determined has boon churoh-eacr during Che rat ur.. month. and theg Haro put Che hua.e el worship back .n orlcr auor '. had nHan into a .ate ol de'ap.- aauoa F0s nearly seven years t had boon entirely neglected and u1- H..I Now .Hc roo. has been TO- .He.oI lH. collapsed stairway to m. church rebuilt and che Interior Hlt back into shape
 Iolahou. Che winter months rruu services bayc been condu.t- .I by Ho Row. FUeonor ol KetchI- s.r ey.r Sunday morning and ai- Iuool. and also during tbc week by tue Salvation Army headed by Ima sarb During tbc Christi
 ma. ho.H.r Che church was beau- umy and appropriately decorated Hr .Ic members and much n.ores, a. taken m che observance of Che meule
 There ]. l good government school building in tae vnre but tbIs .Jmu- he past seven or e.eU. years Hs been mooopeI Appeals to che rmI.I States Bureau ol Educa. uou hg Hc, Fa'oouor for a teacher have been NHoa. awI the bureau considering Che Hmo tle children are .her. .oo short lor Che inauguration again Of school activities and che Imutr Of getting teacher there For s. sHor. a ume .oo eroat
 A. consequence oI the lack ol ..aoone |. s said .le natives there show rrca.er proportion of W- ar fhm any similar community H Aa.ta The parents have shown ...m.e.eos eager to secure schooling ..r tler children and have o1ucI 'o Ie. hor children remain in ha uuaee. to co to school while they Inere to tloIr various spring and summer occupations During he nmn- t.ar Rev. Mr. FaIoo1or u- tends To make further efforts to secure teacher lor tbe school hIs tme tlloaeh thc Territorial uporu- t.nlnt ot schools Mr. Henderson.
 Tl. town Of saNmau was founded in tb. nu of ISat by ho Toneae and Crr. Fox tribes tor Che purpose or bringing these two small nations tartbcr Tho site O. szmau. chen a wilderness. was named for a Ior- mer Presbyterian mi .onar who lost his ui. in Che winter ot lsS7 while on canoe trip from Por. Ioaea.s Go Annette island in ho .utoest ot Che Touraa uIbc Wih Louis Paul. hH missionary was looking over Che present site of Mouakaua as % suitable one for Che settlement
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