CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
The Beclional covering for the steam pipe
umier several of the buildings arrived and
the pipes will be covered in a few days.
Tlie cold snap last week made some of
the shop people wish for the speedy com
pletion of tlie new shop building, as there
was too much ventilation Id the old shops.
Georjte Dilly writes from his home at
Smith River, California, that he li very
lonesome for Ohemawa, and wishes to re-
Tlie boys and girls of division one, use
the double-quick in marching to quarters
during these rainy day. They have
learned to keep step and line, as well aa
when on regular march time.
On Wednesday the eighty horse power
boiler arrived al Chemawa and yesterday
Bernard! & Dun ford, contractors, had a
force of meu busy moving it to our power
house, where it now rests awaiting the
brick unisons to close it in.
Three boys of echoo! room number one
are delighting I heir teacher's heart by the
manly way in which they art) trying to
make up for lost time. These boys are
Barnie Vincent, Manuel L ggelt and Will
Lillie Dowe of Division one, has made
rapid progress in the papt sis months.
At first, she had been a member of the
churl clubs but through studying hard ber
urtimoiionh has brought her to be one of
the best in the class which is finishing the
first render.
Mr. Potter's deer took it into their heads
to wm Ik etl today end visit hidi of
our neighbor. Mr. Pugh, whollves about
a mile from th school. epled 4bem and
reported that he bad a couple i.t deer.
Two of the boys soon htid ttiem Iwck to the
sc hool and within their enclosure.
Mr. Scott was on the sick list for a coup'e
nrdays last week but the blacksmith boys
kpl busy just the same. It was not a
ct.flenf "tlieeat is away and the mice will
p'y.M At times the shop seemed like a
hurxe fair and besides they were going
ahead ironing a three seated hack,
George Shakes was at work ma king gates
for the new pig yard this week,
Charles Newton made two nice step lad
ders for the general use of the school.
Henry Lovelace has been under the
weather for the past week nr two, but is
better and will soon be around among us
again and at the helm.
Ella Devault who la living with Mrs
Farmer of Salmi and attending the East
Salem School, has been promoted to thev
6th B Grade. Her rank in class was 4th
-and her general average 01,
Andrew McKay in working on a fine
one b.rse gear, which he ill have ready
for the ironwork in a couple of days. It is a
lieHt and creditable piece of work, and if
cioseapplicatloii to bis avnrkand the emull
;est detail enurs success, McKay will
carry off.be palm.
Tb carpenlets have boen putting the
finishing touches upon our new up-to-date
chicken house and now al I that we need is
nome new up-to-date, cblrkeiia, as those on
hand won't lay egtr and nre pretty tough
eating
The WHgon shop seem to be uiif'rtmitite
with the new boys atBigiifd to ii. One of
ihetii after a two days trial thought he
would throw in his lot with the Umatilla
hobi'fl, and in uonstquence is bonrding at
Hotel de Palmer. One other got rick after
the paiiie length of apprenticeship and has
notehown up since. Thi wee another
addition whs made to the whop in Hm per
son of A pas Gawdy, who. in line promUea
10 l-e a master uitclimiic.
Supervisor Chafes is now visiting Che
mawa and inspecting thn extensive im
provements now under mtwlructi hi. He
was p rent-nt az the upeiiing eX'-rnlnea of
school oti Fiidny rmoriiit'K and ; made, u
short addresaj ti th- p'ipils aodj teachers.
Mr Char lea di'odthe impoi .not position
ofaiate urchnect in Wic-coii-do fur three
years and ll s plain. ndand om.Mliucted
tumy biige 'am loMiinliona. He la a
most thorough and competent .8Ui visor.