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The gardens are looking very well.
We all enjoyed the field meet last Sat
urday. All of the graves looked very nicely
on Decoration day.
We have alreaJy had two mess of
straw-berries.
A lawn social was given Monday even
ing which was enjoyed by all.
Only the 3rd and 6th grades furnish
ed items this week. ,
We are having all the strawberries
we can eat at present.
The dining hall girls were glad to see
strawberries on the table.
Jennie Luke is getting to be a. good
cook in the domestic sciene.
Bessie Boles is . now working in the
mess relieving La vina DeVault.
Annie Souvigner is now; working on
the floor in the small girls' home.
The girls that work in the domestic
science are getting along nicely and will
soon be good cooks. . .
There were four little boys went down
to the river and they say they had a good
time swimming.
John Miles, Maxirne Barnaby and
Joe Dillstrom have made some very
good designs for book covers. -
Mary Pablo, has made Alice Mc
Pherson two pretty summer dresses and
will begin on a dress for Mrs. Tucket-.,
Miss Bowman said that she can hardly
wait for the time to come when she will
go to Alaska.
Instead of cheering for us when we
defeated Willamette 66 to 42 in the
field-meet, they gave a horse-laugh.
We are taking notes on University
manners.
PROPOSALS FOR FISH, Chemawa, Ore
gon, May 14, 1907. Sealed proposals, plainly
marked on tae outside of the envelope "PRO
POSALS FOR FISH," and addressed to the
undersigned at Chemawa, Oregon, will be
received at the Indian School umLil '2 o'clock,
P. M., Saturday June 8, 1907, inviting prop -sals
for furnishings and delivering at the
school, as required 'during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1908, about twenty-six thous
and (26,000) pounds of fish, as per specifica
tions obtainable at the school. Bidders
must state in their hid the price of the fi&h
per pound. The fish, when delivered, shall
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 th service. Each bid' must be accom
panied by a certified check or draft on 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 bid, which check or draft
" snail be forfeited to the United States in
case a bidder receiving an award shall fail
to execute promptly a, satisfactory contract
in accordance with his proposal; otherwise
to be returned to the bidder. Bids accom
panied by cash in lieu of certified check
will not be considered. For further infor
mation apply to Edwin L. Chalcraft, Superintendent.