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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
The Chemawa American.
Henry L. Lovelace, Manager.'
Published Weekly by the Pupils of the
Chemawa Indian School.
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Address all Business Communications to
The Chemawa. American,
Chemawa, Oregon.
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scription has expired. Please renew.
The American i pleased to acknowledge
the receipt of a pamphlet "On the Straw
berry Industry on the North Pacific Coast"
from Colonel Hofer, of Salem, Oregon.
This pamphlet, is contributed to show
that the establishment of the strawberry
industry in Oregon is a very remunerative
one, and the Col.mel states: "that there is
no fruit, the cultivation of which will bring
greater returns of pleasure and profit to the
grower, whether it le for the family table,
the local market, or for shipping or the
cannery.'; 8! ra wherries seem to grow with
out, an effort iu Oregon, both to the East
and to the West of the Cascade Mountains.
The lecture given by Rev. St. Pierre on
Persia, last Wednesday was instructive as
well as entertaining. He spoke of its peo
ple, their costumes, their villages, their
modes of travelling and the, cruel treat
ment practised by the higher on the poor
er classes of people of that country.
We are pleased to enter on our list of ex
changes, "The Messenger" published by
the students of the Wichita Kansas High
School. "The Messenger" is certainly a
very fine publication in every respect and
a credit to the Institution.
We regret to learn that Superintendent
D. D. McArthur, ofSiletz, Oregon, is going
to leave us and go to Fort Mohave. The
association with Mr. McArthur has been
pleasant in the extreme, and he has con
scientously endeavored to advance his In
dians and the interests of his pupils. He
has sent to Chemawa the past year an ex
cellent class of pupils, realizing that it
was their individual interest which were
to be looked after.
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We regret to announce that ex-senator
Dawes died on the 5th of this month. Mr,
Dawes served 36 years in Congress, the
longest, continuous legislative work of any
American. He was always a faithfnl and
constant friend of the Indian and the father
of the Dawes Severalty Bill, and he has
done as much as if not more, than any
other legislator toward the advancement
of the civilizatiou and education of the Red
Man.
The Educational bill, a copy of which
we published last week has been favorably
reported by the Educational Committee of
of the house, and bids fair to become a
law. Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon the Hon. Frank Davey, who has
fathered the bill, and is looking after its
interests.
It is encouraging to think that we live
in a country where we have a perfect
Government, insured justice and liberty,
and many other blessings, which we enjoy
in qui- every day life.
We notice that the Indian Appropria
tion Bill as it passed the House authorizes'
the education of 50 native Porto Eicans at
the Carlisle Indian School. '
We regret to have to announce tbe death
of Judge D. M. Browning, ex-commission-
er of Indian Affairs, who died at his home
iu St. Louis on the 1st of this month.