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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1906)
THE CHEMAWA; AMERICAN 3 ::ill:::illl!i:!!!llll!!lllllll!!l!lll!l!!IIIIIVlll!lli . I INDUSTRIAL NOTES Irene Peone is working in the mess and likes her work. William Beach and Levi Sortor made a gink for the kitchen. . The wagon shop boys have a heavy wagon ready for the blacksmiths. The carpenters have started to work on the sidewalk leading to the car line. Some of the girls would like to know what the tailor boys mean by "full Eng lish" trousers. Mr. Cooper has recovered from his late illness and has taken his place as dairyman again. The party given by the sewing room girls was a great success and everyone enjoyed themselves. ' The wagon shop boys have about completed the arrranging of the stock wheels, hard wood, etc., in the shop. ' Fred Irving made himself a nice pair ol trousers. The style was full English, which is getting to be the latest style in Chemawa. ' Sewing room: Hurry up girls, there are more new girls coming , and "Mrs. Theisz says they only have the; dresses they are wearing. .. Mr. Woods showed his boys some English money last week, and told them the value of the money compared with United States money. " " ' Judging by the butcher knives brought to the wagon shop to have handles put on them, those thanksgiving turkeys will be defeated 10 to 1. Oar dressmaking department is very successful this winter. Miss Brown and Miss Skipton manage the Avcrk and in struct the girls in the most capable manner. Some of our girls are making very pretty clothes for themselves. One of our girls made a beautiful rain coat that could not be surpassed by the best dress makers. The sewing room girls will be glad when Thanksgiving is over. It means a rush order of waiter aprons - for the Dining Hall and the gray Uniforms feel a little slighted. We were all very sorry to have Mr. Moran, who acted as temporary engineer leave us. He is a line engineer and electrician and handled his work and his. boys in the very best manner. We wish Mr. Moran success in his new work. An evening was pleasantly spent in the sewing room on Saturday by the girls of that department. The enter tainment consisted of recitations and songs, while several performed on the violin and mandolin, making merriment and jolity for'all; after ivhich refreshments were served: ihe lights went out, and the girls retired for sweet dreams ,nd calm repose. PROPOSALS FOR FLOUR. Chemawa Oregon, Nov ember 14, 1906. Sealed Proposals plainly marked on the'outside of the sealed envelope "PROPOSALS FOR FLOUR" and addressed to the undersigned at Chema wa, Oregon, will be received at the Indian School un til two o'clock p. m. Saturday December 8, 1906, for furnishing and delivering at the school as required during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, about 150000 pounds of flour, as per specification obtainable at the school. Bidders, should state the price. per hundredweight for the flour delivered at the school, the flour to be subject to rigid inspection. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, or any part of any bid, if deemed for the best interests of the service. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or draft upon some United States depository or solvent national bank, made payable to the order of the Com missioner of Indian Affairs, for at least five per cent of the amount of the bid, which check or draft shall be forfeited to the United States in case any bidder receiving an award shall fail to execute promptly a satisfactory contract in accordance with the terms of his bid; otherwise to be returned to bidder.; For further information apply to Edwin L. Chalcraft, Superintendent.