Weekly Chemawa American., June 26, 1906, Page 9, Image 9

THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
9
LANGUAGE LESSONS
from
Miss Dohse's Grades
George Home, adult primary, first year
My sister and brother lived in Wash
ington.' Most of boys and girls come
from California, they all ride on the train.
We all live in the Willamette Valley.
Berry Jeff, adult primary, first year
I like to ride a horse, but I am afraid
of the wild animals in the woods.
The farmers plough the ground for the
grain.
I like to talk to. my friends.
When I ask my teacher for some things
I raise my hand.
Louie James, adult primary, first year
Everybody likes to go to the town.
The pigs likes to stay in the mud in
the summer. ,
Some hills are very high and steep.
The cows likes to eat the straw in the
winter.
Some mountains are very high and
steep.
Everybody likes to stay in the warm
room in the winter.
The boys like to work in the Tailor
shop. Wallace Burroughs adult primary, first year
I think it would be best for people to
keep out of trouble.
My mamma told me it would be best
for me
I would like to travel through the
world and look round in the country and
cities, I think it would be very comfort
able. Miss Miller has a nice dog. Its name is
Trixie.
Last year Chemawa first team went up
at Salem to play foot ball with Willamette
and they had a very good game and big
Joe he threw them players rightand left.
You people must know I come from
California I had a pleasant time when I
came.
Josie Williams, adu't primary, second year
This is the first time that I was ever
away from home.
I started from Crescent City April 16,
1905. We traveled the first day in a
wagon drawn by four horses, we started
early in the morning, to go up a hill, and
it took nearly all day to go up. I walk
ed about 4 miles. The road was very
rough and it was something terrible to
ride over the big stones. We reached the
railroad at last, and then we got on the
train. I saw many things I had never
seen before. I saw much pretty scenery
on the way. We arrive ! at Chemawa.
April 19, I was very glad to get here.
Mack Colby, adult primary, third year
Many kinds of materials is obtained
from the ground which is used for build
ing houses and for many other things.
We cannot go without protection, we
must have some sort of protection to
shelter us from the cold winters and the
warm seasons. Some words are very
hard to pron unce in our lessons, and
which we may require our teacher to
pronounce them for us.
PROI'OSALS FOR WOOD, FISH, PLUMBING AND
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, ETC. Chemawa, Oregon,
June'2Srd, 190t. Sealed Proposals, ..lainly marked on
tlie outside of the envelope "Proposals for Wood, Fish
Etc.," and addressed to J Ike undersigned a t Chemawa,
Oregon, will be received at the Indian School until
two o'clock p. m. of Saturday July 14, 190f, for furnish
ing and delivering at the School when required during
the fiscal year ending June SO, li!07, about 2000 cords of
wood, f tons oil meal, 2t000 pounds fish, besides a
quantity of packing, tees hubs, pipj tools, sewer pipe,
valves, elbows, electric lamps sockets, switches, etc.,
as per full list and specifications obtainable at the
School. Bidders are requested to state the price of
each article to be offered for aelivery under contract.
All supplies so offered wili be subject to rigid inspec
tion. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids or
any pan of any bid if deemed for the best interests of
the Service. Each bid must be accompanied by a cer
tified cheek or draft upon some United States deposi
tory or solvent National bank, made payable to the
order ot the Commission of Indian Affairs for at least
five percent of the amount of the proposal, which
checK or draft shall be forfeited to the United States
in case a bidder receiving an award shall fail to
execute promptly a satisfactory contract in accord
ance with his bid: otherwise to be reiurned to the
bidder. Bids accompanied oy cash in lieu of certified
check will not be considered. For futher information
appv 10 E. L. OHALCR FT, Mipcrintendent.