2 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN H LOCALS I ' i The gardeners are pruning trees. Some people suffered from indigestion this week! Mr. and Mrs. Cox and Iva went to Sa lem n business, Tuesday. A corps of girls were cleaning the new hospital Monday and Tuesday. The industrial boys' will soon start a cinder walk to the new-hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper had their Xnias dinner at Salem with A; L. Harvey. Sarah Peiree was in charge of the din ing hall during the short illness of Mrs. Cox. The garden boys are washing squash and pumpkin seeds for next planting season. Mr. Westley's boys are fixing trays, preparing for next September's prune drying. . There has been no regular work in the domestic science department for three weeks oil account of the holidays. Dr. Tucker, with the help of Mrs. Bullard and her force of nurses, is get ting ready to move into the new hospital. . Pickering Chalcraft and his new gun are inseparable companions just now. A boy's first gun is to him a great treasure. The sewing room girls are busy doing odd jobs. At present they are getting ready for real work to make work uniforms. Postal cards and letters from the S. A. A. C. young men say they are getting a long fine. They are loud in their prais es of Chemawa and the hospitality ex tended to them here. The electric car made its first trip from Salem to Portland on New Years day. Edward Williams, William Lalachute and Frazier Meacum are fertilizing for planting the squash, cucumbers and pumpkins. Mr. and Mrs. Gibeau, of Montana, left last Saturday afternoon, after . visit ing their daughters, Mary and Matilda, for over a week. Mrs. Campbell is happy over the addi tion of some more beautiful Indian curios which were received as Christmas gifts and are now added to her collection, Mrs. Chalcraft's pupils have decorated her blackboard most artistically. Mrs, Chalcraft's room is always neat and clean and the pupils seem happily busy, Mr. Bowen and his industrial detail have made a cinder walk from the east side of the hospital to the gymnasium, 8f now you needn't go up to your necks ir mud to go to a sociable. , The men of the Spokane amateui athletic football team took their meali t at the domestic science room during thei: t stay. They were entertained by Mrs Cooper, Til lie Souvigner, Louise Murn Dollie Case and Lizzie Beaver, win covered themselves with glory with thei j excellent hot rolls, coffee, apple pie am other choice dishes. c Mr. Campbell received a beautifu book - issued by the Civic Ciub 0 Carlisle, Pa., for a Christmas gift. It i called "Carlisle New and Old". Thi book is profusely illustrated and tells al tl about the quaint old town. Seven pages are given to the Indian Scho n, there and the great work accomplish j for the Indians at that famous institi a tion. tl;