THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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I LOCALS
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Miss Ethel Parrish was a .Sunday
visitor at Chemawa.
The cinder path to the new bakery is
a great improvement.
Miss Brown i.B the manager of the em
ployes cafe this month.
Quite a number of Chemawans were in
town shopping Saturday.
How many pupils can repeat the sa
lute to the flag correctly?
Who is going to get the prize for the
bestjlndian legend? Let every body try,
We hear that Miss Irene Campbell is
making very good music on the mando
lin. Sam McCush, who has been suffering
from a sprained hand, is back to school
again.
A car load of oats and a car. loud of
soap arrived last week for our use at the
school.
Lee Evans returned to school last
Friday bringing with him hia brother
Edward, from Siletz.
Mike Telkie arrived at the school' last
Friday. Mike comes from the northern ;
part of t.he Colville Reservation.
In the language of mother goose we
are having "misty, moisty weather."
It is a trifle cold, but when one's busy the
Oregon rains are never noticed. The na
tive Oregonian prefers rain to any other
weather, especially slushy snow and ice.
Sarah Peirce returned last week i n
order to take a post graduate course in
nursing. She brought with her a brother .
of Ben Moore, from Happy Camp,
Arthur Bell arrived last week from Si
letz. Arthur is a brother of Chester who
was a pupil of Chemawa some years ago.
No Mr. Santa Claus, we do not want
you to come to Chemawa in an automo
bile. We insist upon the old time sleigh
and reindeers. .
Everybody is busy getting ready for
Christmas. The odor of mince meat and
fruit cake ib plainly in evidence. Now
look out for Santa Claus.
We note in the Native American that
away down south in sunny Arizona they
are talking about early frost and the
brilliant hues that the trees have as
sumed, , '
Thos. Mullinga is practicing some new
eonirs. He will be able to please his
friends with his singing if he learns them
well, as he has a very true voice, and en
joys singing.
Two little girls, Ruth Liphart and
Alice McPherson, are studying music un
der Miss Dohse. Faithfulness in prac
ticing will decide who will be ahead at
the end of the year. :
From a letter received from Mr.
Brewer, who is at his home in Tacoma,
we are glad to know that he is improving
in health and will be back and on duty
by the first of the New Year.
The work on Chemawa's new hospital
is rapidly nearing completion. The
carpenter and plastering work is
virtually done, and the painters and
plumbers have the finishing touches to
put on before the work will be complete
ly done and the building turned over for
our use. It is a handsome structure and
with a trained nurse and a resident
physician, Chemawa will be equipped to
take care of those who are indisposed.