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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1907)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN 3 puptcs icems Hi Mrs. Newcomb is the mess manager for the month of April, Miss Miller's dog is always hunting mice in the school room. Dora Gray is making a beautiful white dress for Margery. Mr. Webber of Salem entertained the students of this school in the chapel Monday night. The kitchen boys gave a very nice party on Thursday, and everybody enjoyed themselves. D. D. A number of employees went up to Salem for the Easter Services last Sun day morning and afternoon. The public debate between the Excel siers and Nonpareils Friday was very exciting and was enjoyed by all. The points brought out were about even on both sides so through courtesy to the young ladies, the judges decided in favor of the affirmative. Miss Cecila Wessela of Gardiner Ore., who is a subscriber of the Chemawa American writes to a friend in Chemawa saving that the American is a very inter esting paper. A. M. Earnest David has returned to the laundry aft.'r an absence of two weeks in the hospital. The laundry force missed his help and they were glad to have him back again. The entertainment given Saturday night by Miss Emily Squier was a rare treat for the pupils. Miss Squier altho being a very small girl is well up in the enterainnient line and gave a most excellent entertainment which all enjoy ed very much. C. D. Ellen Ferris took her first lesson in making and using starch on Monday, and her work was very satisfactory. Thomas Downie, an ex-pupil, visited the Brewers the first part part of the week. He left for Walla Walla, where he will receive $150 a month for the season. In the evening service on Easter Mr. Goudge gave an impressive Easter ser mon. The school sang two appropriate hymns and the choir sans an Easter anthem. A few of the girls were fortunate enough to receive invitations to an afternoon tea to be given by the printing force at three thirty Monday afternoon but on account of it being the first of tht month, many othe-duties onpellel the a to merely' send their regrets. E. B. We understand that some of the girls of McBride devote a great deal of their leisure time reading novels, and they also memorize different phrases of the stories until they imagine themselves the heroines they read about. Why don't you get down to earth. J. J. S. PROPOSALS FOR BRICK BAKERY AND EQUIP MENT. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C, MARCH 23, 1907. SEALED PROPOSALS, plainly marked on the outside of tne en velope "PROPOSALS for Bakery, etc , Salem, Oregon" and addressed to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Washington, D. C, will be received at the Indian Office until two o'clock p. m. of APRIL 22, 1907, for fur nishing and delivering the necessary materials and .abor required to construct and complete abriek bake ry and equixnnent at th- Salem School, Oregon, i., strict accordance with plans, specifications and in structions to bidders which may be examined at this office, the offices of the "Oregon Statesmau", Salem, ore., the "Chronicle", San Ftan- isco, Cal.t and th "Morning Oregonian", Portland Ore.: the Builders and Traders Exchanges at Omaha, Nebr. St. Paul Minn., and Minneapolis, Minn,; Northwestern Man ufacturers Asso., St. Paul, Minn.; LT. 9. Indian ware houses at Chicago, 111., St. Louis, Mo., Omaha, Neh New York, N. Y., and San Francisco, Cal., and at the school. For further imformation apply to E. L, Chal craf , Sopt., Cht niawa, Oregon. C. F LARRABEE, Acting Commissioner