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He was enrolled at Cliemawa about five years ago and worked in the
harness-shop.
We believe that no finer lecture has ever been delivered in the Audi
torium than that recently given by Rev. R. H. Kennedy on The Trans
formation of Jean Yaljean” from "L e s Miserables” by Victor Hugo.
ICveryone was highly pleased.
W’e acknowledge the receipt of a program of the chapel exercises at the
Tulalip (W ash .) school on February 3th. As usual the program is of
more than ordinary interest and reflects credit upon I)r. Buchanan, who
is superintendent of the school.
An item which we are especially pleased to publish, and which we over
looked in our last issue, is the fact that our printers’ team were the victors
over all other departmental teams of the school in a series of basketball
games pulled off during the holidays.
On January 27th a little snow fell at Cliemaw a. To cur students it was
only an aggravation as there was not enough on whole campus to make
a decent-sized snowball. I ’p to the time of this writing this was the
only snow that we have had this winter.
Mr. and Mr. J . A. Horn were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs.
E. A. Smith the first of the month. Time passed only to soon in pleasant
reminiscences of golden school days.
Mr. Horn and Mr. Smith were
school chums at Carlisle, from whence they were separated fourteen
years ago when Mr. Horn graduated and Mr. Smith the follow ing year.
Mr. and Mrs. Horn were well impressed with the school and its work.
Their home is at present in Portland, Oregon.
On Monday evening January 19, 1 9 1 4 . the Cliemawa Alumni Associa
tion held a short, but interesting, business meeting at the home of Mr.
Lovelace, 'file constitution and by-laws for the association was read
and discussed upon. After a few minor changes were made President
Lovelace put it before the house for its adaption. Every one present vot
ed for it. After the business meeting refreshments were served by Mrs.
Lovelace and Miss Brewer, who acted as hostesses.
Cato Sells, Commissioner of Indian Afairs, has just demonstrated in
a practicable manner his ^
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waste
of natural gas from Indian lands, by imposing a penalty of $1,000 on the
Silurian Oil Company, which company holds a lease on the allotment of
Walter Star, a Creek Indian in Creek County, Oklahoma, for failure to
observe the regulations of the Department.
\t the same time he indicat
ed that a much heavier punishment may be expected by the next lessee
found guilty of the same practice.
On the afternoon of Lincoln's Birthdav everyone at the school was