Weekly Chemawa American., October 17, 1902, Page 4, Image 4

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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
Cecal and Personal.
We are glad to Bee Nettie Hoffer and
Addie Colfax with us again.
Victor Graham visited Cheinawaduring
the week.
Miss Leon a Meservy is the small girls
sergeant, Bh is a very good one.
Joe Brignnne said that the "Man in the
Moon" forgot to put oil in his lamp, which
was the cause of the eclypse.
Wm. Hunt writes that, he like his work
a( Puyallup and is (retting along nicely.
Mr. Campbell went to Portland on Tues
day to attend to business for the school.
Mrs. Ida Jazndnipp, of Kansas City, Mis
souri, spent a day at the school this week.
This country is covered wilh fruit. Pear!
millions of themseem to be growing inthis
vicinity.
Mrs. Thefpz and Mrs. ClouHer went to
Portland to hnv carpets and furnishings for
the. McBride Hall.
R C . Spooner, Wnpt. of the Chicago Ware
) ruse, with hiswifcand son, were welcome
visitors at Chemawa during the week.
New pupils are arriving from all par's of
the country, end many without solicita
tion. Chemawa wants good bovs and girls,
who re hungry for an education, aid in
dead earnest.
Wp are all glad to welcome so many
new hoys and girls who are coming here
to be pupils of onr school. And also the
old pupils who are returning from their
Mr. Potter writes, that the Chemawa
boys on the Lumni Reservation are mak
ing hlir money flwhiner this month. Law
rence Tohy caught $25.00 worth of salmon
recently in one night's haul.
Andrew Pi card is playing trombone lo
Warren and Dtty's Uncle Tom's Cibiti
Show band. They are showing in Utah.
Andrew wrote from Salt Lake City stating
that he was having a good profitable time.
The Sociable last Friday night was a
moat happy meeting of o'd pupils, after a
two mouth's absence at home, or at places
of work. The music was excellent, anil the
games and exercises wer enjoyed with a
hearty relish.
Last evening many eyes at Chemawa
were turned towards the heaven's tn view
the total eclipse of the moon, the vie.w of
which ft as not obstructed owing to a cloud
less sky. The monn entered the earth's
shadow at exaetlv 8: 8 o'clock and the total
eclipse begun at. 9:19 p m. The total roll ma
ended at 9: 38 and the moon left the sha
dow at 10: 40 P m. It was a very beautiful
and impress! ve sight.
Ohemaw a feels justly nrotid of having four
large silver cups to show what herhasehall
teams have done in the past. The battery
consisted of Graham, Reagan and Teabo,
who deserve a great deal of credit lor
winning the cups,
Silas Meeker the 16 year old son of Mr.
Jopry Meeker, arrived last Wednesday from
Puynllup. Mr, Meeker was one Of the first
pupils to attend the ChemawaSihnol at
Forest Grove, and has a warm spot in his
heart for his Alma Mater. He I one of
the wealthy progressive Indians of I'uval
lnp.and besides managing his farm, fills
the important position of the government
interpreter for the Indian Commissioner at
Taeoma.
Mr. Potter arrived home this morning
wjih nineteen pupils from Tulalip Reser
vation. They were: Marina McLean,
Steplienie Jules, Agnes Jules, Maggie Steve
Selina Megge, LiieindH Hheltrm, Theies
Young, Alice McDonald, Cathrloe McDon
ald, Margaret McDonald, Francis Kesp,
Simon Charles. John Joe, Freeman Lidront,
Wilfred St-ve, Harry Joe, James Joe, Fdix
Sese and EiwHi.l Albert.
This was one of the best parties of pupils
that ever arrived at Chemawa and they re
flect great creditnn Dr. Buchanan, the effi
cient Superintendent and Indian Agent,
and his co-workers at Tulalip. Among
them were several whose fathers were
among the original 2o pupil of the school,
who helped to clear the ground for the first
buildings at Chemawa in the early eight-