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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1907)
4 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN Cbe Kbemawa American Published Weehly at the ' United Stat s Indian Training School. Subscription Price, 25 Cents t Year. Ot.tjbs of Five or Over 20 Cents. Entered hi the Chemawa, Oregon, PostorfiVe as sec-ond-elHss mail matter, ; Have you sent your Jamestown exhib it work to the office? Volume one, number three, of'the In dian Outlook. This comes to us publish ed in the interest of the Baptist Mission among the Indians at Darlinnton, Okla. It is quite a newsy sheet giving many items of interest concerning the Chey ennes aud Aiapaboe Indians. ' ' The American We I coin -s the initiation number of the Sherman Bui letin, which lias entered the field of Indian school journalism The Bulletin comes to us in ii heat -form and is ful, of nevi s apper taining 'the Hi ve. side School.; . Itis neat ly piinieUV'.'nd vv'H predict for .it a high plac: in the' Indian school journalism. I'lie condition .of the Indians at the mou'h of the Smit'h River. California is deplorable. Years ago an agreement was martc between the whites and the Indians fo' the reil men to retain the island in the mouth of the river. We understand this landwas subsequentlydeeded to them by the geni ralGovernnientjhut since their allotment sonic one (white man) has claimed land us swanp land for (state land) and the Indians have been dis possessed of their homes. They were alloted to remain as "squatters." The heavy rains in that part of the country w.ishe I their houses away, so that today they are homeless. Some of them had very comfortable homes. The county authorities of Del Norte Co., Calif., have taken up the matter with the Indian - office asking for relief for the people. "Y. "W. C. A. This was the first regular meetii g held since the election of new officers, who were as follows: President, LaVma De Vault; Vice President, Lizzie Frazier; Secretary, Elsie Reed; Treasurer, Ella Brewer. The various committees were appointed, and Miss Gage explained the work of each, and told how much she ex pected the society to do this year. The meeting was opened by singing, "I Am Trusting The Lord Jesus," after which . we were lead in prayer by Louise Mur ray. The roil was called and we sang again, . "There is VVideness. in God's Mercy..' Miss Frazier lead the evening, her topic was "Saved to Serve." After she explained the topic, two more -ongs . were sung, '"Holy Spirit, Love Divine," and "Bringing inthe Sheaves." h-lla Brewer and Miss Bowman both gave talks on topic which were very interest ing. Lizzie Frazier then announced that we are to have Bible studies on Men day evenings, and all the members who wish may come to the meetings. Forour closing song we sang, "Blest be the Tie that Binds." We repeated our Watch Woid ai d !K,j in ned. The.-hfeeting was opened with a song, after which" Miss Johnston lead us in prayer. Roll was called, another song was sung and Miss D -Vault of the Y.W. C. A. look charge of the meeting. She explained the work of the Society and gave them many useful hints to help them. After the closing hymn we re peated our watch wcrd and adjourne .
