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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
taken flmir, calico, tobacco, housekeeping
utensils, etc., in exchange Cor deer, and not
petting them last year, refused to trade.
The natives were unacquainted with the
use or value of money. "While but thirty
heart were secured on the Biberian coast,
the increase in the berdH in Alaska by the
birth of 1,591 fawns, shown a very rapid
and encouraging gain in number. Com
missioner Harris save that there are at
present sixty individual holders of do
mestic reindeer in Alaska, of whom forty
four are Eaklmo, the majority of whom
have served a five yeais' apprenticeship
and Rained a competent knowledge of the
management and care of reindeer. The
total number of deer in Alaska at the date
of the report was 5,707, of which 4,116
were adults and 1,591 fawns. The com
missioner suggest! that arrangements be
made with the treasury department by
which an inspector could accompany the
revenue cutter which goes to Siberia next
year and thereafter, for the purpose of in
specting. Under the law no reindeer can
be imported without first being inspecied
atSan Digo, Oal., which would necessitate
a trip of 8,000 miles.
W, W. JERMANE.
Local and Personal
Chester Bell has entered the blacksmith
Alfred Lane has been placed in the har
ness shop.
Bay, what's the matter with Mary .Turns'
button holes?
Mr. Soule of Portland tuned the pianos
on Monday.'
Those tomato pickles ovide by Mr. Wil
liams are delicious.
The water tower has received the last
coat 'of white paint.
Norman Strong has been added to the
ham easma Vers force.
Blshby Lawsoo ha been added to the
carpenter apprentices.
Borne of our faculty and students went
to Bale m on Thursday night to here El
lery's Royal Italian Band.
We are glad to have Katherine McDon
ald in the sewing room.
David Lewis is one of the best and clean
est milkers at Chemawa.
Some excellent illustrated stories were
wrtten by the pupils of the Fifth Grade.
Simon Booth lea great help to many
of the ladies as he is very handy with tools.
We are all glad to see that the school is
Improving and new pupilBComingin bo fast.
Do you here meadow-larks singing every
morning? What a cheerful happy song la
theirs.
Misses Cora Richardson and StiBie Seilfel
can assist MlseO'Here and Miss Bannll
in cutting.
Alice McDonald and Freeman LtDrout
are enrolled in the a. m. division of the
sixth grade. .
Tommy Potter is one of the mot studi
ous pupils in the little folks room. He is
learning fast.
The A Sewing Class are mukina; capes
for the little girls, and the B Class are mak
ing winter underwear.
Thenchool dining room is heing kalso
mined by the painters. The serving room
is to he kalsomined also.
Miss Sheilds, the traveling Sec. of the Y.
W. C. A. fur the North West, was a vlsilor
at the school this week.
Sebastian LaChester, Thomas HlIen,
and John Markishtum arrived from Neah
Bay, Wash., ou Wednesday.
AH the dining hall girls are getting to he
very neat in (heir work, and the dining
hall looks much better than It. used to,
A letter from Amelia Underville says
that she has entered the Fifth grade at Phoe
nix aud Lena Smith the graduating class.
Respect age.. We were sorry to see some
boys making sport of an old mo who was
passing the school the other day. Shame
boys! You willbeold some day yourselves.
The A. M. Division sing agreat deal better
at opening exercises than the P. M. Divis
ion. In the afternoon a few girls have
most of the singing to do the nisei veB,
Boys tune up.