III. * Ii at-$ao ’res i togan.I* ofv’ of cot tIVruo.vi the oranvjk bet .tI merest itig lt;riT.sj» Uldcnce fro;:i Scot -sdale.Scottsdale. Sept. ir». IS1S. our school opened this week wirl* mi enrollment of thirteen. The removal of s-*\ .-ral families of Urauslents has n*fiii«*cil our numlier of school children -comcwhai but additions will In.* made during iIn* year no doubt.Word comes from Rev- Jnelson Elliot r. of Kansas City that he will shortly rot urn 10 the Salt River valley to make a permanent home. Mrs. Elliott and children spent tlie winter in Seotts dale to (lie Improvement of her health We will he fortunate If we art* able rt» add this family to our permanent resilient s.Prof. Blount returned to his duties .1- prin.dpal of the Union FIigh school iiris week and his daughter. Bertha. ef»t, red up in the sophomore grade in tie* same' institution.Charlie Greene entered the Normal school at Tempe this week and will make the trip daily during the year. Tie was in our school Inst year. M1 brother. Will Greene, will open school soon Iti Ids district across the river, needed repairs ui»on school property musing the delay.Sanisdak* is coining to the front. poliini*atly. Chaplain Winfield Scott, i.ur oldest resident, having Ikh*ii selected b.v the republicans as their candidate for the legislature The Chaplain w ill make a g«*Mi representative and we hope lie may l»e elected.Uoc. C. -1. Banks and family made a -liorr visit to Scottsdale friends last week. They will always find a welcome among us.The first cook stove has been set up on the I in Han reservation. The pioneer of civilization in tlxis ease is ••Ben” an interesting Pima, lie also has the honor of having bought the first sewing machine that over found its way onto ih»* reservation. Mrs. W. FI. Gill volunteer raistonfiry. had the privilege of teaching the use of both these arrie les of household furnishing. Several sewing machines are now in dally use in the homes and the wardrol»es of Puna women ilt; consequently becomingmore o]al*»rnte. Better houses is the rheme agitated now by tin* missionaries and without doubt. go*wI adobe houses will be ^minion among ihe Pimabefore many years. A grwxl Interpreter is the great need now in the work and doubtless friends will be found wji.. can turiiish the small snm of money required to secure this.A. K. B.