THE CHE MA VA AMERICAN
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Anna Fisher, one of the dear girls
practically raised by Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Cowan, whites that she is now working
for a family at Anaheim, Cal. She says
she is well and fat and happy and to
prove it sends her photo. The Indian
School 'Journal.
Mr. Vanderveen and I had a fine trip
to Muscowpetungs reserve. We had
plenty of blankets to cover ourselves
with and there was no chance of our
toes freezing, but the roads were not
good for sleighing some . places. We
nearly got pitched out once, but I just
had time to get my leg out and keep
the cutter from coming over, and we got
out and put it in the. right place.
When we got at the Agency we saw
Mr. Gordon and we slept there over
night and the next morning we wTent to
the village where the Indians lived.
We got Johnny and came home. Sam
Black in Progress.
A horse likes to look nice. There may
be some bad natured student who thinks
that a horse or cow or any other animal
has no pride. You can take the proud
est stepping horse and treat him as some
farmers do their horses, let him sleep in
the manure for a few weeks or months,
and he will get lazy and become an old
plug inside of a year. Native American.
Special allotting agent John D. Deets
has again commenced work at Cheyenne
River Agencv, It is estimated that to
complete all of the selection will take
another year, then there will be many
changes that will be asked for,- which
will take still more time, so that the
opening of the reservation to settlement
can not take place for some time.
Weekly Review.
"The Chemawa American, " published
by the American Indian Training School,
is a splendid sample of what a weekly
paper can be. High School Messenger.
Thanks. '
Janet Astakeesie, after spending 12
years with us, was graduated and receiv
ed a framed diploma, a photo of herself,
and a Bible to remind her of her school
days. She has entered the Lizard Point
Hospital as assistant to the matron,
Miss Johnston.---Progress.
There has been considerable sickness .
in the Agency and on the Reservation
the past month and Dr. Walker has had.
a good deal of work to do. The Oglala
Light.
Tl e girls as well as Mrs. Shawk . are
anxiously waiting for next Thursday to
come for we then expect an incubator
full of little chicks instead of eggs. The
egg which are in the incubators were
all raised here at the Farm cottage and
if they all hatch, which we are most
certain they will, it will mean five hun
dred more chickens for the cottage.
Native American. .
The meeting of the literary society
heldjast Saturday evening was one of
the best in the history of the school. A
good program was rendered, and the
question, "Resolved, that the Indians of
two hundred years ago were happier
than the Indians of today"was thorough
ly discussed. The affirmative was rep
resented by girls, all of whom were very
prettily dressed in native Indian cos
tume, while the boys took the negative
side of the question. After listening
to -a lively debate for about an hour, the
judges decided in favor of the negative.
A good number of employes were in at
tendance and enjoyed the meeting.
Weekly Review.