THE CHEM A VA A'M ERIC AX.-
webfoot remark. What a big ! Well,
we want to inform the many readers of
the American who are not fortunate
enough to live in this delightful
climate, that we have had just enough
rain this fall to lay the dust and make
things lovely. It rains in Oregon at
intervals during the five months of
fall and winter, but very often we
will have whole days of beautiful
warm sunshine, between these gentle
showers of rain, which we have all
learned to enjoy. Think of our fine
roses, flowers and green grass through
all the winter months. Oh! how we
shiver and sympathize with our un
fortunate brothers, who will have to
suffer the cold snow storms and bliz
zards. Rain, dear rain! we welcome
thee, every time, when we think of
other climes.
BROOKS VS. HAYESVILLE.
The basket ball girls entertained
the school Wednesday evening with a
basket ball game between two picked
teams, Brooks and Hayesville re
spectively. The object was to raise
funds to put our basket ball team in
business for the coming season. The
'game was fast and furious and so
evenly matched were the contesting
teams that it was difficult to pick
a winner until the curtain rang down
on the last act. Each team had
many admirers among the young
men in the audience and a score by
either side called forth a burst of
enthusiasm among its followers that
fairly made the gymnasium tremble.
The girls put up a splendid game and
it now looks as if the entire burden of
redeeming Chemawa's lost laurels in
atheletics will rest upon, these fair
players. At least our basket ball
honors are safe in their hands.
Hayesville won by a score of 14 to 7.
Following is the line-up:
Brooks: Center, Mattie Hairier; for
wards, Mable McKie, Jennie Downie;
guards, Lena Brignone, Nellie Davis.
Hayesville: Center, Mattie LaChapelle; ,
forwards. Irene Campbell, Francis LaDuc;
guards, Mary Goodell, Lottie Woods.
The game was followed by a soci
able. Prof. Steelhammer's orchestra
was in attendance and rendered a few
selections which added much to the
pleasure of the evening.
THE INDIAN WAS MURDERED.
The body of U S. Grant, an Indian
who was justice of the peace at the
Siletz Indian reservation, was found
yesterday in the Siletz river, His
skull was crushed, and the circum
stances connected with his death made
it plain that he had been rauidcred
Grant had started from Toledo Tues
day evening to go to the reservation
He did not appear at his home as
expected, so search for him was in
stituted. His pony was tound first,
and then about a mile from Grant's
home the searchers found a place
where there was considerable blood,
and other umistakable indications of a
conflict. From this place to the Siletz
river there was a trail of blood, and
the body was found in the river.
The Indian's skull had been crushed
by some hard substance, probably a
stone or bar of iron. He had evident
ly had a hard struggle with his assail
ant, judging from the appearance cf
the place where the indications made it
certain the conflict took place.
Grant had been a justice of the
peace at Siletz for several years, and
was a very prominent man on the re
servation. He was a full-blooded In
dian, about 35 years old, and formerly
attended the Chemawa Indian School.
Albany Herald.
Mr . James Burdotte is very a My
filling the position of farmer at l
school until a permanent appointnn-i.t
is made by' the Department.
In numbering our two last kv:
typographical errors were niai.
They should have been ,.numk'rnl s
and 9, instead of 10 and 11.