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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1908)
THE CHEM A W A A M ERIC AN 9 ELSEWI-IERE ..; f ;;. .? . i ;- ;. X T -- - A New Orleans paper tells of a print er who, when his fellows went out to drink beer during working hours, put in the bank the 1 exact amount which he would have spent if he had, gone out to ,, drink with them. He kept to his res olution . for., five years. He then ex amined his bank account, and found that he had on deposit ($521. 85. In the five years he had not lost prie , day from ill health. Four or five of his fellow-wrork-men had in the meantime become drunk ards, were worthless as workmen, and discharged.- The water drinker bought a printing office, went on enlarging ' business, and in twenty years : f rom the time he began to put by his money, wras worth one hundred thousand, dollars. Selected.' , ; , : . ,-''. 1 - ..; An unfortunate and very serious acci dent occurred Saturday. Jan.' 11, when Walter Kim m el, son of ?S. Hr Kim m el, accidently shot himself through the ab- domen with a 22 calibre rifle. The bul let passed clear through his body, but without striking any of the vital organs and missing allbones. His life hung in thebalance for four or five days, but good care and the doctors' skill have accom plished their end and he is at present doing so well that his complete recovery seems to be but a matter of a very short time. The New -Era: -' . Mr.;.John 'Cole of Oklahoma City, Okla,, has assumed the duties of Leasing Clerk in the Agent's office. The New, Era. ; During January the printing force have had two "red letter days," "or""rather two "doughnut- days,": for - which' we'are truly thankful. Mamie Lamson donated a plateful of fresh Warm doughnuts, which were indeed delicious,. and we can heart- ilv recommembher doughnuts. . Just sur- -? : i f v p r i ? - - prise iis' again when )rou feel like it The.Jndian News.,' j ...p The harnessmakers had to turn into the shoemakirig department last week to finish upjthe.-fancy white baseball shoes for Coach Scholder and his team. These swell.shoes wi 11 be .initiated; atttheoSt. Vincent game. Sherman Bulletin. Mrs. I. H. Babcoek, who was formerly assistant matron anUliousekeeper at this school, writes ;f rom :her horned in; Grand R apid s, W iscpn si j . - Sh e r esi g n ed f rom Otoe, Oklahoma, last June on account of ari attack of malaria, but is well now and would like to re-enter the service Rhe has iived in the south so long that" fif teen inches of snow seems more than is required at onetime. Native, American. One of the employee's' while "sprucing lip" for lunch at the club, was standing before the mirrior, and discovering some sawdust on his shoulders, commenced to blow vigorously at the "mirror to i blow the dust off. Realizing that he was "dreaming" hen removed' the offending sa w d ust w i th h is , h a nd . ,Ca r 1 is 1 e A rro w . - Two Bible study classes are being Con ducted this. term, one in "The Life of Christ," according to Rt. Mark, and ,onp4 in "The Acts of the Apostles." Interest in the association1 work: has not lagged and the devotional meetings have been Fegula rl v ' at : t ended J.wiTieTni euvbers an d have., proved, to be( helpful. T h e Crescent. , .. . Miss Margaret Nessel of Grand June . tion' school has been transferred to Santa Fe school. She rinds it a vary pleasant place, A good many ry ears' f ago : Miss Nessel was em pi wed at Chilocco, 'w.hen Mr. (i ood ma n " .wa?. i n charge. Native American.
