THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
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FROM ABROAD.
The Chilocco Farmer will be printed at
the world's fair in St. Louis next year.
Mr. W. A. Root is now principal teacher
at the Pine Ridge Agency boarding school.
Clerk (. D. McQuesten has been trans
ferred from Puyallup to Yakima Agency.
Rev. McCloud, pastor of the Methodist
church at Tahlequah, I. T., is a full blood
ed Cherokee Indian.
The printing department at Chilocco
added S500 worth of material to its equip
ment during the past month.
Supervisor M. F. Holland will succeed
Supervisor Chalcraft as supervisor of this
district, while the latter is transferred to
Mr. Holland's former district.
Mr. Frank Ferry, formerly superintend
ent of the Puyallup school, is now in busi
ness in Tacoma. Supt. H. F. Liston, of
Round Valley, Cal., is now at the helm
of the Puyallup school.
Supt. Chas. E. Snell has been promoted
from Greenville, Cal., to Pala, Cal., where
he will have charge of the Warner Ranch,
li, B. Custer, formerly disciplinarian at
Phoenix, will succeed him at Greenville.
Robt. A. Lovegrove, farmer, has been
transferred from the Carson school to
Riverside, Cal. At the time of his depart
ure from Carson, Mrs. Lovegrove was tak
en sick and was taken to San Francisco
for medical treatment, where she died a
few days later.
An old man who shot a boy in his melon
patch has been mulcted in the sum of
M.O0O, says an exchange. We don't know
just how tender a boy's watermelon patch
is but any man who would shot a boy in
his melon patch ought to be mulcted.
- liloomington Eye.
Inspector Jenkins is an ex-printer, and
while in the printing office on Thursday
was shocked and amazed to learn that
the detail had never seen type lice. He
promptly remedied the oversight on the
part of the printer, and the boys now
know more than they did before. Native
American.
The Boston Herald speaks of Chas.
Bender, an ex-Carlisle student, as being
''the most remarkable of American League
pitchers," and then mentions him in a
way which evidently explains the "why
of it." It says: "Chas. Albert Bender, a
child of the forest, is one the most ex
emplary' young men playing ball. Tobac
co, liquors and bad language never sully
his lips. In spare moments he improves
his mind reading society notes, box scores
and high-class magazines." Indian's
Friend.
The last annual report from the dead
letter office shows that the total receipts
for the year were something over 10,000,000
pieces, the largest in the history of the
office, exceeding those of the preceding
year by some 850,000 pieces. Of the aggre
gate number, 8,895,205 pieces were opened.
The money fund in open letters amounted
to $48,634, but this sum included money
(generally coin) found loose in the mails
or in postofflces and consigned to the
dead letter office. Commercial paper
found, such as drafts, checks, money
orders, etc., represented a face value
of $1,493,563.
Robt. M. Cousar, assistant superinten
dent of Phoenix Indian school, died at his
home at the school Wednesday, Sept. 16,
of tuberculosis. A last sad look at the
features of their departed friend was tak
en on Thursday by pupils and employes,
and on Thursday night Mrs. Cousar
started with the remains for his former
home in Somerville, Tenn., where they
will be interred. Miss Robinson accom
panied her to San Antonio, Tex., Mrs.
Cousar's sister meeting her there. Mr.
Cousar was a Christian gentleman, one of
God's noblemen, and commanded the re
spect and admiration of all who knew him.
The sympathy of the entire school is ex
tended to Mrs. Cousar in her bereavement.
N.ative American.